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ROCHESTER — Get ready for an adventure as the Homeschool Theatre Guild takes over the Rochester Opera House for their annual spring performance next weekend.
"I like drama. I like performing," she says. "That feeling of standing on stage and having the spotlight on you and having people hanging on every word, it's a feeling like none other."
This is Margaret Murray's first time as the lead director. She has been into acting since high school and has been involved with the Homeschool board for eight years. The board asked her to direct this year.
"You get to experience a freedom by portraying another character that may translate into other areas of their lives," she says about why acting is important to her and like-minded homeschool parents.
The plays, she explains, let kids build their "toolboxes," including public speaking, collaboration, giving and receiving input, working with a diverse group of people, following directions, time and project management, understanding the human condition, discipline, interfacing with the public and giving back to the community.
Mark Twain is portrayed by Rodrick Grass, who says he practices his lines whenever he gets a chance. Whenever he's somewhere and has a few free minutes, he is memorizing.
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B.S., Ph.B., Miami University, 1985; M.A., Purdue University, 1987; J.D., Case Western Reserve University, 1990.
Before arriving at Seattle University in 2002, Professor Adamson had been a member of the clinical faculty at Case Western Reserve University School of Law since 1995. During that time, he also served four years as its Assistant Dean for Student Services. Before teaching full time, Professor Adamson served as a litigation associate with Squire, Sanders & Dempsey, LLP, and a prosecutor for Cuyahoga County (Ohio). He is currently Chair-Elect of the AALS Section of Clinical Legal Education. Professor Adamson teaches the Civil Practice Clinic.
Thomas Antkowiak
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B.A., cum laude, Harvard University, Sheldon Prize Fellowship; J.D., Columbia University, James Kent Scholar
Professor Antkowiak has worked with a number of institutions on human rights matters. Among other positions, he was a senior attorney at the Inter-American Court of Human Rights of the Organization of American States, and served as a special assistant to Oscar Arias, Nobel Peace Laureate and President of Costa Rica. Just prior to his arrival in Seattle, he taught a seminar on human rights law at the George Washington University Law School, as well as directed the Access to Justice Program at the Due Process of Law Foundation.
Professor Antkowiak's teaching and research interests include international law, global and regional human rights systems, remedies, and transitional justice.
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Before joining the faculty in 1997, Professor Brodoff served as chief review judge in the Office of Appeals for the Washington Department of Social and Health Services and was appointed chief administrative law judge for the Office of Administrative Hearings. She has also worked as an attorney for the Puget Sound Legal Assistance Foundation and as legislative staff counsel to the Washington Senate. Professor Brodoff currently teaches the Administrative Law Clinic, Trusts and Estates Clinic, and Elder Law.
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B.A., Harvard University (with honors), J.D., magna cum laude, New York University School of Law, L.L.M. in Advocacy, Georgetown University.
Professor Holland joined the Seattle University faculty in 2004 and was appointed Clinic Director in June 2006. Before coming to Seattle, he taught for seven years at Georgetown – two as a Prettyman Fellow and five as visiting professor and deputy director of the Juvenile Justice Clinic; two years as the director of the ChildLaw Clinic at Loyola University Chicago School of Law; and three years as a clinical assistant professor at the University of Michigan Law School's Child Advocacy Law Clinic. Professor Holland's teaching and practice have addressed juvenile justice, child welfare, special education and other school-related matters. In 2005, Governor Gregoire appointed Professor Holland to the Governor's Juvenile Justice Advisory Committee; Professor Holland was recently named vice-chair of the committee.
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Professor Kidane is an Assistant Professor of Law at the Seattle University School of Law. He teaches and writes in the areas of immigration law, administrative law, and international and comparative law. Professor Kidane has published articles in the law journals of Cornell, University of Michigan, Catholic, Hastings, Chicago Kent, and Wisconsin. Before joining the Seattle University Law School, Professor Kidane taught at the Penn State Dickinson School of Law for three years. The courses he taught include immigration law, administrative law, and a clinical course in immigration and refugee law.
Prior to joining the Penn State Dickinson School of Law, Professor Kidane practiced law in Washington D.C. for four years with the Law firm of Piper Rudnick (now DLA-Piper), and later Hunton & Williams. His practice focused on international arbitration and litigation. He continues to consult in these areas with law firms.
Before his practice in Washington, D.C., Professor Kidane worked as a legal officer in association with the African regional office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR). His duties included refugee status determination, and the protection of rights of refugees. In that capacity, he travelled to and worked in various refugee camps in East Africa. At about the same period, he also taught criminal procedure and law of evidence as an adjunct in Addis Ababa.
Professor Kidane is a recipient of visiting scholars' awards and fellowships from various institutions including Northwestern University, DePaul University, University of Brussels, and San Ramo Institute of Human Rights and Humanitarian Law.
W.H. (Joe) Knight
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From 2001 to 2007, Joe Knight served as Dean of the University of Washington School of Law. A strong advocate for educational innovation and academic excellence, Knight provided administrative leadership as the Law School built and moved into a new home, William H. Gates Hall (2003) and developed the financial resources to recruit over twenty new faculty members to the school.
Before coming to the UW in 2001, Knight was a professor at the University of Iowa College of Law. He also served as Vice Provost of the University from 1997-2000. An expert in commercial law, Knight has authored three books on the subject and taught courses in banking, contracts and commercial transactions. He has also taught seminars on international banking and critical race theory.
Knight grew up in Winston-Salem, N.C. and earned bachelor degrees in economics, speech, and political science from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He earned his juris doctor degree from the Columbia University School of Law. At Columbia, he was a member of the Columbia Human Rights Law Review. Prior to becoming a faculty member, Knight worked in New York City as a labor lawyer and in Connecticut with a bank holding company.
He is an active member in several organizations, including the American Law Institute; the Law School Admissions Council; the Society of American Law Teachers; and both the American and National Bar Associations. He is currently serving a three-year term as a member of the Executive Committee of the Association of American Law Schools. Knight also serves as a member of the board of directors of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company where he chairs the Legal Affairs Committee of the board. He was recently elected to serve as a trustee of the National University System in La Jolla, California.


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Catch your overnight flight together from London Heathrow to Cape Town.
This morning you will arrive in the city of Cape Town. Pick up your hire car and drive into the heart of the city to start you honeymoon. The next three days can be spent exploring the city. Why not visit some of the attractions such as the infamous Table Mountain, Robben Island, Bokaap or the V&A Waterfront. Take a scenic drive down the Cape Peninsula towards Cape Point to enjoy the view. At Boulders beach you can spend some time watching the Jackass Penguin Colony before returning into the city to enjoy some of the great restaurants and nightlife. If you prefer to take it easy on your honeymoon why not relax on Clifton or Camps Bay Beach.
Drive back to Cape Town airport and drop off your hire car. Catch you flight to the Eastern Cape Safari region near Port Elizabeth, and transfer to your Game Reserve. Your days on safari will start very early with a wake up call with tea or coffee, following which you will be off for your first exciting morning game drive. After breakfast spend the hottest part of the day relaxing in the shade or cooling off in the pool. Your second game drive of the day will take place in the late afternoon, another great time for spotting wildlife. As evening falls it is generally the rule that guests enjoy 'sundowners'. Nothing is better than having a cold drink while you watch the sun set over the African bush. You will return to the lodge for dinner and in many cases more drinks under the African night sky.
This morning you will transfer to Port Elizabeth airport and catch your flight to Johannesburg. From here catch your connection to Mauritius. On arrival in Mauritius you will be met at the airport with a warm Mauritian smile and privately transferred to your hotel. Over the next seven days you can partake in some of the free non-motorised watersports, go scuba diving or learn kite surfing as well as many other great activities. For those wanting to completely unwind and relax together you can take in a romantic duo spa treatment together, soak up the sun on the pristine white beaches or enjoy a special meal at one of the top gastronomic restaurants. As Mark Twain said 'Mauritius was made first and then heaven, and heaven was copied after Mauritius', the perfect place for your honeymoon. All of the properties we have suggested have a romantic atmosphere for you to enjoy together.
Today you will be picked up at your hotel and privately transferred back to the airport for your flight back to Heathrow.
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Definitions for patientˈpeɪ ʃənt
This page provides all possible meanings and translations of the word patient
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
pa•tientˈpeɪ ʃənt(n.)
a person who is under medical care or treatment.
Category: Medicine
a person or thing that undergoes some action.
(adj.)bearing provocation, annoyance, pain, etc., without complaint or anger.
characterized by or expressing such a quality.
persevering or diligent; steady.
undergoing the action of another (opposed to agent).
Idioms for patient:
patient of, able and willing to endure: susceptible of.
patient of others' mistakes.
Category: Idiom
Origin of patient:
1275–1325; ME pacient (adj. and n.) < MF < L patient- (s. of patiēns), prp. of patī to undergo, suffer, bear; see -ent
Princeton's WordNet
a person who requires medical care
"the number of emergency patients has grown rapidly"
affected role, patient role, patient(adj)
the semantic role of an entity that is not the agent but is directly involved in or affected by the happening denoted by the verb in the clause
enduring trying circumstances with even temper or characterized by such endurance
"a patient smile"; "was patient with the children"; "an exact and patient scientist"; "please be patient"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
patient(noun)ˈpeɪ ʃənt
sb who is being given medical treatment
the doctor's patients; cancer/AIDS patients
patient(adjective)ˈpeɪ ʃənt
≠ impatient
There are lots of people, so you'll have to be patient.; Please be patient with me while I try to fix this.; The children were waiting patiently.
A person or animal who receives treatment from a doctor or other medically educated person.
The noun or noun phrase that is semantically on the receiving end of a verb's action.
The subject of a passive verb is usually a patient.
content to wait if necessary; not losing one's temper while waiting; not bothered with having to wait; not unwilling to wait
Origin: From patiens, present participle of pati; akin to Greek πάσχειν; see pathos, from Proto-Indo-European *pē(i)- "to hurt" [Pokorny pē(i)- 792].
Webster Dictionary
having the quality of enduring; physically able to suffer or bear
undergoing pains, trails, or the like, without murmuring or fretfulness; bearing up with equanimity against trouble; long-suffering
constant in pursuit or exertion; persevering; calmly diligent; as, patient endeavor
expectant with calmness, or without discontent; not hasty; not overeager; composed
forbearing; long-suffering
oNe who, or that which, is passively affected; a passive recipient
a person under medical or surgical treatment; -- correlative to physician or nurse
to compose, to calm
A patient is any recipient of health care services. The patient is most often ill or injured and in need of treatment by a physician, physician assistant, advanced practice registered nurse, veterinarian, or other health care provider. The word patient originally meant 'one who suffers'. This English noun comes from the Latin word patiens, the present participle of the deponent verb, patior, meaning 'I am suffering,' and akin to the Greek verb πάσχειν and its cognate noun πάθος.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
A sick, injured, wounded, or other person requiring medical and/or dental care or treatment.
British National Corpus
Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'patient' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #1480
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'patient' in Written Corpus Frequency: #3281
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'patient' in Nouns Frequency: #128
Adjectives Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'patient' in Adjectives Frequency: #822
Anagrams of patient
Translations for patient
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
suffering delay, pain, irritation etc quietly and without complaining
It will be your turn soon; – you must just be patient!
- geduldigAfrikaans
- صَبورArabic
- търпеливBulgarian
- pacientePortuguese (BR)
- trpělivýCzech
- geduldigGerman
- tålmodigDanish
- υπομονετικόςGreek
- paciente, sufridoSpanish
- kannatlikEstonian
- صبورFarsi
- kärsivällinenFinnish
- patientFrench
- סַבלָנִיHebrew
- धैर्यवानHindi
- strpljenjeCroatian
- türelmesHungarian
- sabarIndonesian
- þolinmóðurIcelandic
- pazienteItalian
- 我慢強いJapanese
- 참고 견디는Korean
- kantrusLithuanian
- pacietīgsLatvian
- bersabarMalay
- geduldigDutch
- tålmodigNorwegian
- cierpliwyPolish
- صبورPersian
- ګالونكى، زغمونكى، صبرناك ، ناروغهPashto
- pacientePortuguese
- răbdătorRomanian
- терпеливыйRussian
- trpezlivýSlovak
- potrpežljivSlovenian
- strpljivSerbian
- tålig, tålmodigSwedish
- อดทนThai
- sabırlıTurkish
- 有耐心的Chinese (Trad.)
- терплячий; впертийUkrainian
- صابر، متحملUrdu
- kiên nhẫnVietnamese
- 有耐心的Chinese (Simp.)
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TOWSON – The Baltimore County Public Schools free mobile app, BCPS Now, is getting an upgrade.
The application, which launched in April 2013 as the first public school system mobile app in Maryland to offer news, events, and announcements, has been updated to include push notifications whenever the operating status of the school system changes – if schools close early, for instance. Now, the app will notify smart phone users of any change to schools' operating status as soon as announcements are posted to the system's website. Users can enable or disable notifications by using the new settings screen, which is accessible from the settings icon in the upper left corner of the application.
The BCPS Now version 1.1, which is available for iOS and Android, is now available in the iTunes and Google Play stores.
Also new, BCPS has launched a mobile companion to its public website. The new mobile site, which is located at http://m.bcps.org, provides smart phone users with information that is in a format better suited for most smart phone screens. News, spotlights, and events are summarized on the mobile home page and by using an "Explore" menu located in the upper left corner of the site. The school directory provides mobile-friendly access to school profiles, including school contact information, websites, and location and boundary information. Visitors can access the full BCPS website using the "View Full Site" option located on the Explore menu.
BCPS welcomes feedback on these updates to its mobile app and web accessibility; for more information or to provide feedback on the 1.1 version, please visit www.bcps.org/mobile.
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How to tie a tie - learn with easy step by step instructions
Ties are definitely back. There is always an occasion when a necktie will need to be worn. If a tie is tied correctly, the tip of the necktie should come right to your belt. Not three inches above it and not six inches below it.
We provide you with easy, step-by-step instructions on how to tie a tie. The four most widely known different ways to make a tie are the Four in Hand knot, the Pratt knot, the Half Windsor knot and the Windsor knot. There are several other knots with interesting names. The basic four above will serve any shirt.
How to tie a Four in Hand knot
Level: Easy
Occasion/Wear with: Narrow collor or button down, narrow suits. The necktie to wear with jeans.
Advantage: Easiest to learn, a knot can be worn by anyone.
How to tie a Pratt knot
Level: Medium
Occasion/Wear with: A tidy knot, suitable for most occasions. (Also known as the Shelby knot.)
Advantage: Symmetric, average size knot.
How to tie a Half Windsor knot
Level: Medium
Occasion/Wear with: Suitable for most occasions. It works best with slightly wider neckties made from light/medium fabrics.
Advantage: Symmetric
How to tie a Windsor knot
Level: Difficult
Occasion/Wear with: A wide spread collar, formal shirt. Not for ties with a thick fabric, the resulting knot will be too large.
Advantage: Symmetric
Just say no to clip-on ties. If you are old enough to be reading this website, you are old enough to learn how to tie a tie. Whatever your choice of knot for your necktie, always make sure that the front of the tie has at least one dimple - a depression or half-fold - in it as it comes forth from the knot. You create the dimple simply by massaging it, using whatever fingers you have and in whatever way works, as you stiffen the knot. A tight knot almost always ensures a dimple. A smooth, convex tie-front is un-sensual; a dimpled or ruffled tie is more textured and expressive."A Well-Tied Tie is the First Serious Step in Life" - Oscar Wilde


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The day job seems to be taking over again. I keep forgetting to have breakfast, but slowly become more gastro-0rientated by tea time.
I have not really had time to start a food experiment this week and probably won't get a chance to, so instead I am going to plan something for next week that has a french theme, as on Monday I will be in Paris. Maybe I will eat nothing but croissants all week?
No i'm not Giles Coren or do I wish to be supersized…but I am looking forward to spending the weekend and beyond in lovely Paris, staying near Fauchon, Ladurée and Hediard (of course)..looking forward to a Michelin starred meal on Sunday evening – a wedding on the Seine with great food, what more could you ask for?
- Maybe some dancing girls covered in Jerusalem artichokes?
- A big swimming pool sized bowl of Artisan du Chocolat – Chocolate salty balls?
- A fast car full of duck confit?
Sorry. Trying to mix my fantasies there.
Anyway, the collation is nearly there. tho I have been having a few problems with a few exports and feeds and as I have not put up a proper WordPress blog (working on it in my spare time) everything is a little squiffy. Not to worry will have it sorted soon.
Having fondue chinoise for dinner this evening as I can't be arsed to cook and am having people round, bit of chopping and a little sauce making and poof – we are cooking (with methylated spirits!)


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Olli J. Paavola
Olli J. Paavola is the designer of the text-adventure LORD.[1] At the time, he was a student at the Helsinki University of Technology.[2][3]
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- ↑ Tolkien Games (retrieved 15 August 2010)
- ↑ Brass Lantern Timeline of Interactive Fiction, list of events (retrieved 15 August 201)
- ↑ FAQS, Tolkien Games (retrieved 15 August 2010)


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The British Library's urbane head of modern manuscripts, Jamie Andrews, has been, as reported in Saturday's Guardian, enjoying his idea of heaven over the weekend – sorting through John Berger's literary archive in the French Alps. Some tantalising details are emerging: papers relating to an aborted collaboration between Berger and Tom Waits; correspondence with the likes of Ken Loach and Sally Potter; and an account of a 19th-century postman in the Ardèche who collected stones on his round in order to build his "Ideal Palace", an amazing castle that is now a national monument. MB
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20 Super Salsa-Centric Recipes
Whether on its own or atop a brilliant trio of tacos, salsa has a way of turning any meal into a reason for celebration. Check out what these amazing salsas can do for you.
Want more salsa? Try some with one of these heart-healthy mexican recipes or with one of these meatless Mexican picks.
Melon-Avocado Salsa
Pair this fresh and spicy salsa with grilled chicken or shrimp for a superb summer combination.
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Spinach Gnudi
Gnudi (pronounced nyu-dee) is thus called because it's like naked ravioli: creamy, dreamy dairy balls sauced with a bit of Parmigiano and butter. In 2006, NYC caught gnudi fever, and it's now an Italian-restaurant must-serve. New York magazine voted Falai's version the best. With a signature dollop of cappuccino foam, it matches his restaurant's decor, and, served as Sizzi's Valentine's Day secondi, it complements his red beet risotto beautifully.
2 oz baby organic spinach
4 oz ricotta
1 pinch black pepper
2 pinches nutmeg
2 egg yolks
1 oz grated Parmigiano Reggiano
2 tbsp cake flour
4 tbsp browned butter
2 cups hot milk
4 fried sage leaves
Serves 2
Dunk spinach in a bowl of cold water, swish, and lift out. Drain water and silt from bowl. Repeat. Boil spinach, then cut into small pieces. Mix all the other ingredients in a bowl. Add spinach gently at the end so the mixture does not turn green. Refrigerate for several hours. Form dough into eight egg-size dumplings. Cook in simmering, but not boiling, water for four to five minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon. Divide into two bowls. Finish each serving with two tablespoons of browned butter, the froth from one cup of milk steamed in a cappuccino maker, and two fried sage leaves. Sprinkle with white truffles if you have them.
Red Beet Risotto with Lobster Pomegranate Reduction
1 large red beet
Kosher salt and pepper to taste
1 whole lobster 3/8 cup melted butter, plus 1/4 cup butter at room temperature
1 garlic clove, minced
1 tsp thyme
1 1/2 cup POM Wonderful pomegranate juice
3 cups Carnaroli rice
2 tbsp olive oil
1 tbsp shallots, minced
3 cups vegetable stock
1/2 cup Parmigiano Reggiano
Serves 2
For red beet puree: Place beet in boiling salt-and-peppered water for 15 to 20 minutes; drain. Puree with a pinch of salt and pepper.
For lobster: Boil until shell turns orange. Cool in ice water and deshell. Sauté in shallow pan while brushing with melted butter, garlic, and thyme.
For pomegranate reduction: Boil POM until reduced to 1/3 cup.
For risotto: Toss dry rice with olive oil and shallots for three minutes over low heat. Add four tablespoons of hot vegetable stock while stirring. Cook for three minutes and add four more tablespoons of stock. Repeat process for 17 to 20 minutes. Remove from stove and add the beet puree, remaining butter, and cheese, stirring slowly and gently until risotto thickens. Pour risotto onto a plate, tapping the bottom to flatten. Brush the lobster with pomegranate glaze and place in the middle of the risotto.


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By Edward J. Marolda
Admiral Harry D. Felt, the Commander in Chief, U.S. Pacific Command (CINCPAC) during the pivotal era from 1958 to 1964, strongly influenced the direction of U.S policy in Southeast Asia. The short, intense officer was an energetic supporter of the Kennedy administration's counterinsurgency strategy. He oversaw the deployment to Laos and South Vietnam of increasing numbers of Army "Green Berets," Navy SEALs, and Air Force Air Commandoes. Felt also presided over the employment in North Vietnam's coastal waters of the South Vietnamese-crewed, Nasty-class fast patrol craft in Operation 34 Alpha.
Felt also supported the deployment to Southeast Asia of conventional U.S. military forces to stiffen the resolve and fighting ability of the Laotian and South Vietnamese armed forces. During his tour as CINCPAC, U.S. Army and Marine helicopter companies, Navy coastal patrol ships, and Air Force tactical squadrons operated in support of the allied forces.
While Felt recognized that indigenous Communists served as the foot soldiers in the struggle against the pro-American governments of Laos and South Vietnam, he firmly believed that North Vietnam's leader, Ho Chi Minh, and his Communist Lao Dong Party directed the effort from Hanoi. Hence, when the Communist Pathet Lao in Laos and the Viet Cong in South Vietnam threatened to overwhelm government forces on several occasions between 1959 and 1964, he did not hesitate to recommend to Washington that aircraft carrier and amphibious task forces be used to deter North Vietnamese actions. Neither the presence in Indochina of counterinsurgency units nor conventional forces caused North Vietnam to relent for long, however. Hence, when he turned over his command to Admiral Ulysses S. G. Sharp in June 1964, the specter of war loomed over the region.
Marolda, Edward J. By Sea, Air, and Land: An Illustrated History of the U.S. Navy and the War in Southeast Asia. Washington: Naval Historical Center, 1994.
Marolda, Edward J. and Fitzgerald, Oscar P. From Military Assistance to Combat, 1959-1965,Vol. II in series The United States Navy and the Vietnam Conflict. Washington: Naval Historical Center, 1986.
Schreadley, Richard L. From the Rivers to the Sea: The U.S. Navy in Vietnam. Annapolis: Naval Institute Press, 1992.
Reproduced with permission from: Tucker, Spencer C., ed. Encyclopedia of the Vietnam War: A Political, Social, and Military History. Santa Barbara, CA: ABC-CLIO, 1998.


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Perfect for Summer: 9 Blueberry Recipes
The long-anticipated blueberry season is upon us! Check out these recipes for a little berry-based inspiration.
By Alena Hall
Blueberry-Buttermilk Coffee Cake
The golden brown streusel topping and molten blueberries make this simple recipe as beautiful as it is delicious. What's more, you've probably got all the ingredients sitting right in your kitchen!
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Plenty of my friends are looking
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Find a pet to adopt
My name is Buddy!
Facts about Buddy
- Breed: Basset Hound/Labrador Retriever Mix
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I am already neutered, up to date with shots, good with kids, good with dogs, and good with cats.
Buddy is an older gentleman who just is happy with the world around him. He loves everyone and gets along great with all other animals. he has big ears and very short legs. Buddy is cute and well mannered. We will be having our next adoption event at Inskip's Warwick Auto Mall in Warwick, RI August 11 from 10-4 Please come see all of us there.
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Buddy, a Warwick Basset Hound/Labrador Retriever dog was adopted! Here's how you can benefit by looking at adoption as an option to buying a Basset Hound/Labrador Retriever for sale in Warwick, or seeking a Basset Hound/Labrador Retriever dog from a breeder in Warwick.
- Rescues and shelter volunteers in Warwick already know the personality and tendencies of their pets. This means they can match you with the right pet. That will makes it much easier transition to owning a pet for yourself and your new pet.
- On average adoption fees are much less than you'd pay a Warwick breeder, or pet store. Plus most often rescue pets have already been to the veterinarian for a check-up, had a round of vaccinations, and are spayed or neutered. That is a lot of savings!
- You will become a hero, and give a needy dog or cat a loving home. In fact, there are even Basset Hound/Labrador Retriever breeders who help with Basset Hound/Labrador Retriever rescue. One puppy or kitten adopted in Warwick paves the way for another one to be saved.


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Dr. Susan Mcmanus graduated from UAG - Universidad Autónoma de Guadalajara in 1979. Dr. Mcmanus has one office in New Jersey.
Specializing in the field of General Surgery, Dr. Mcmanus is prepared to perform a wide variety of surgeries and operations, mainly focusing on those concerning the abdomen and related organs and structures. Dr. Mcmanus is trained to utilize minimally-invasive surgical techniques, reducing recovery time and stress on the patient's body.
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Montrose Veterans
Two Vets teams again this year playing in the Bayside League, Montrose Legends and Montrose BC. The Legends will be looking for a top half finish, the BC will be looking for one win for the season (don't want to aim too high) and a less than negative 100 goal difference.
If you're old but talented (at football preferably) then pop on down to Keith Hume Fraser Reserve and listen to the wisdom of Dougie Nolan, Chris Almond and Chris Gilson; our illustrious coaches.


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Trusz v. USB Rlty Investors LLC et al
Filing 97
ORDER: Defendants' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint 23 is granted as to Count Five and denied as to Counts One, Two, Three, and Four. Signed by Judge Janet Bond Arterton on 03/30/2010. (Kretman, J.)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT Richard Trusz, Plaintiff, v. UBS Realty Investors, LLC and UBS AG, Defendants. March 30, 2010 Civil No. 3:09cv268 (JBA) RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS [Doc. # 23] Plaintiff, Richard Trusz, has brought suit against Defendants UBS Realty Investors, LLC ("UBS Realty") and UBS AG ("UBS"), alleging violations of the federal Sarbanes Oxley Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1514A; the state statutory analog, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1336; the Connecticut whistleblower statute, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51m; Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51q; and common-law wrongful discharge. Defendants have moved to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. For the reasons that follow, only Count Five will be dismissed. I. Background Trusz alleges the following facts. He began working for UBS Realty's predecessor in 1984, and when that company was acquired by UBS AG in 1999, he became an employee of UBS Realty and UBS AG. He worked in a variety of capacities and was head of the valuation unit for UBS Realty and its predecessors. He was a voting member on UBS Realty's Investment Committee and was named Managing Director in 2005. UBS Realty is a limited liability company with a offices in Hartford, Connecticut. UBS AG is a corporation with offices in Stamford, Connecticut. Its stock is publicly traded on the New York Stock Exchange and it has a class of securities registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 15 U.S.C. § 78o(d). UBS Realty is a part of UBS AG's Global Asset Management Group. In its 2008 Form 20-F/A, filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission ("SEC"), UBS AG represented that its various business groups and subsidiaries constitute a single integrated firm. Each business group is led by a member of the Group Executive Board. Senior executives of UBS Realty report to Paul Marcuse, Head of Global Real Estate for UBS's Global Asset Management Group, and to Mario Cueni, General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer for the Global Asset Management Group. The valuation unit at UBS Realty, supervised by Trusz, was responsible for determining the market value of all real estate and mortgage investments in accounts UBS Realty managed, based on analysis of information contained in independent appraisals of each property. As head of the valuation unit, Trusz was responsible for managing the valuation process and assuring the integrity of the appraisals and consistency of the valuation policies and procedures. Trusz holds the professional "MAI" designation from the Appraisal Institute and is licensed as a Certified General Appraiser by the State of Connecticut. For years, Trusz's supervisors praised his performance, and he received ratings of "exceeds profile" or "greatly exceeds profile" in formal performance evaluations prepared by Thomas O'Shea, UBS Realty's General Counsel. As the amount of assets managed by UBS Realty grew, Trusz increasingly felt that the valuation unit needed more staff. In July 2006 he requested of O'Shea and Dean Lidquist, then UBS Realty's Chief Financial Officer, that the valuation unit be given more staff resources to meet this growing volume of assets. Trusz emphasized that increased staffing was necessary to "meet necessary reporting deadlines and reduce the risk of appraisal error." Trusz's continued requests for additional 2 staffing through 2007 were denied, despite two staff medical leaves. During 2007 O'Shea pressured Trusz to accelerate reporting appraisal results. In October 2007, during a Valuation Review Committee meeting, Trusz informed O'Shea and Matt Lynch, UBS AG's Head of Global Real Estate and President and CEO of UBS Realty, that the value for a property named "3200 Windy Hill Road" in UBS Realty's "RESA account" was overstated in the Second Quarter of 2007 by approximately $3 million, meaning that UBS Realty collected excess management fees and that clients traded in and out of the account at incorrect values. A week later, Trusz reported to O'Shea that the value for a property named "Crown Colony" in UBS Realty's ARMB account was overstated for the Second Quarter of 2007 by $1.7 million and that this overstatement was responsible for a client's write-down in the Third Quarter of 2007. Over the next several months, into early 2008, Trusz continued to reiterate to Lynch and O'Shea his concerns about valuation unit understaffing and a series of valuation errors, none of which UBS Realty responded to. In a February 6, 2008 meeting with O'Shea and Christine Sailer from UBS Realty's Human Resources Department, Trusz advised that valuation errors had to be rectified, full disclosure made to clients, and excess fees to UBS returned. He also expressed concerns about side-letter deals entered into with clients regarding the conversion to a T2 valuation system, which he regarded as a questionable business practice. At that meeting, Trusz first complained that he was the victim of illegal discrimination on the basis of disability, namely a heart condition from which he was suffering. Trusz claims that in response to his claims of discrimination and valuation errors, Defendants began retaliating against him, undermining his authority, and removing his job 3 responsibilities. On March 6, 2008, he was told that he was no longer permitted to communicate with clients "until these issues are resolved." Trusz filed a charge of discrimination and retaliation with the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities ("CHRO") and the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ("EEOC") on March 11, 2008, alleging violations of the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act ("CFEPA") and the Americans with Disabilities Act ("ADA"). Trusz alleges that thereafter, UBS Realty continued to discriminate against him, requiring him alone to provide a log of daily work activities; not allowing him to attend an annual client conference; diminishing his responsibilities and authority; and refusing to discuss with him further his allegations of valuation errors. On April 10, 2008, Trusz filed a complaint with the Occupational Health and Safety Administration ("OSHA"), alleging that he engaged in protected activity under the Sarbanes Oxley Act ("SOX"), and was retaliated against because of his protected activity. OSHA notified the SEC, which sent an investigator to meet with Trusz about his allegations on April 29, 2008. Trusz informed his supervisors that UBS's Capital Holdback Policy, which contained an artificial upward bias on affected values, and the Traffic Light Policy, which eliminated the valuation unit's review of the appraisal's software, violated his ethical obligations as a professional licensed MAI appraiser. Defendants nonetheless forced him to abide by the two policies. Trusz filed suit in Connecticut Superior Court, alleging violations of Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 33-1336, 31-51m, 31-51q, and a claim of common-law invasion of privacy, the latter predicated in part on the improper disclosure of his confidential medical information. On 4 June 13, 2008, Mario Cueni accused Trusz of insubordination, in response to which Plaintiff complained to Cueni, the UBS Realty Human Resources Department, and John Fraser, CEO of the UBS Global Asset Management Group, that he continued to be retaliated against and that UBS Realty was failing to meet its ethical obligations. During this time, UBS Realty contracted with independent appraisers, who reported values in June 2008 that would require significant write-downs on several important properties, which prompted senior management to pressure the valuation unit "regarding their values." At the Valuation Review Committee meeting on June 26, 2008, Trusz expressed particular concerned that the size of the write-downs would necessitate consideration of whether some portion should have been acknowledged in the previous quarter. Senior management and portfolio managers were "very angry and upset with the valuation results," and those in attendance described the meeting as a "blood bath." Following the meeting, Lynch had a private, angry meeting with Trusz about Plaintiff's questions and allegations during the earlier senior management meeting. On June 27 and 28, 2008, Trusz wrote to senior executives of UBS Realty and UBS Global Asset Management, complaining about intimidation and pressure on members of the valuation unit. On June 30, 2008, Trusz was asked to leave Defendants' premises and was placed on an involuntary, unpaid leave of absence. On July 28, 2008, Trusz sent an e-mail to Cueni and Fraser to "report what [he] believe[d] to be a serious breach of UBS's fiduciary obligation to our clients in violation of Statement 11 of the [UBS Code of Ethics]," explaining that after he was forced out of the office, that "value write-downs totaling approximately $55 million were reversed out by UBS management during the first week of 5 July that were previously finalized with the independent appraisers and the UBS Realty valuation and accounting units." On August 13, 2008, Defendants notified Trusz that his employment was terminated retroactive to June 30, 2008. Trusz filed an amended complaint with OSHA on September 3, 2008, alleging new instances of retaliation including his termination. Trusz requested that OSHA release jurisdiction over his claim so he could file suit in federal court, and his request was granted in a letter Trusz received on November 26, 2008. II. Motion to Dismiss Standard Defendants have moved to dismiss all counts for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), and for failure to state a claim, under Rule 12(b)(6). A case may be dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(1) "when the district court lacks the statutory or constitutional power to adjudicate it," the determination of which may make reference to evidence outside the pleadings. Makarova v. United States, 201 F.3d 110, 113 (2d Cir. 2000). A plaintiff has the burden of proving by a preponderance of the evidence that jurisdiction exists. Id; see also Malik v. Meissner, 82 F.3d 560, 562 (2d Cir. 1996). To survive a motion to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(6), "a complaint must contain sufficient factual matter, accepted as true, to `state a claim to relief that is plausible on its face.'" Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. 1937, 1949 (2009) (quoting Bell Atlantic Corp. v. Twombly, 550 U.S. 544, 570 (2007)). Even without detailed allegations, a claim will be found facially plausible so long as "the plaintiff pleads factual content that allows the court to draw 6 the reasonable inference that the defendant is liable for the misconduct alleged." Iqbal, 129 S. Ct. at 1949. Conclusory allegations are not sufficient. Id. at 194950. III. Discussion A. Counts One and Three In Counts One and Three, Trusz claims that the Defendants violated SOX and the analogous state statute, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1336. Defendants move to dismiss these counts for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction on the grounds that Trusz did not exhaust his administrative remedies before OSHA by not waiting for expiration of the statutory 180-day review period before bringing suit in federal court. 1. Count One: Federal SOX Under 18 U.S.C. § 1514A(b)(1)(B), a person who alleges discharge or other discrimination in violation of the SOX whistleblower protection statute may seek relief if the Secretary has not issued a final decision within 180 days of the filing of the complaint and there is no showing that such delay is due to the bad faith of the claimant, bringing an action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States, which shall have jurisdiction over such an action without regard to the amount in controversy. The regulations implementing SOX similarly provide that "If the [Administrative Review] Board has not issued a final decision within 180 days of the filing of the complaint, and there is no showing that there has been delay due to the bad faith of the complainant, the complainant may bring an action at law or equity for de novo review in the appropriate district court of the United States." 29 C.F.R. § 1980.114(a).1 Additionally, "[f]ifteen days in advance of filing a complaint in federal court, a complainant must file with the 1 Defendants do not argue that Trusz acted in bad faith. 7 administrative law judge or the Board, depending upon where the proceeding is pending, a notice of his or her intention to file such a complaint." Id. § 1980.114(b). Trusz filed complaint to OSHA on April 10, 2008, but Defendants maintain that his amended OSHA complaint, filed on September 3, 2008, "restarts" the 180-day clock, and that fewer than 180 days elapsed between September 3, 2008 and when Trusz filed suit on February 13, 2009.2 In essence, Defendants argue that the amended OSHA complaint, which Trusz filed with its forty new paragraphs of factual allegations, covering termination of Trusz's employment, should constitute a new OSHA complaint. Plaintiff erroneously argues that Defendants' invocation of Rule 12(b)(1) is not appropriate because a failure to exhaust administrative remedies with OSHA, as required under Section 1514A, does not preclude a court's subject-matter jurisdiction. Relying on Zipes v. Trans World Airlines, Inc., 455 U.S. 385, 39298 (1982), in which the Supreme Court held filing a timely charge of discrimination with the EEOC is not a jurisdictional prerequisite to suit in federal court, Trusz urges that this same analysis be applied to SOX. In Zipes, the Court emphasized that the timely filing requirement did not implicate jurisdiction under Title VII because "the provision granting district courts jurisdiction under Title VII . . . does not limit jurisdiction to those cases in which there has been a timely filing," and the "provision specifying the time for filing charges with the EEOC appears as an entirely separate provision, and it does not speak in jurisdictional terms or refer in any way to the jurisdiction of the court." 455 U.S. at 39394. By contrast, the provision in SOX conferring federal court jurisdiction includes a 180-day administrative review requirement, explicitly tied to jurisdiction. See, e.g., Fraser v. Fiduciary Trust Co. Int'l, No. 04cv6958(RMB)(GWG), 2005 WL 6328596 at * 6 (S.D.N.Y. June 23, 2005) ("Before an employee can assert a cause of action in federal court under the Sarbanes Oxley Act, the employee must file a complaint with [OSHA] and afford OSHA the opportunity to resolve the allegations administratively," and "a federal court can only conduct a de novo review of those [SOX whistelblower] claims that have been administratively exhausted" (citing Willis v. Vie Financial Group, Inc., No. 04cv436, 2004 WL 1774575 at * 6 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 6, 2004))); Lebron v. Am. Int'l Group, Inc., No. 09cv4285(SAS), 2009 WL 3365039 at * 7 (S.D.N.Y. Oct. 19, 2009) ("Under section 1514A, OSHA has exclusive jurisdiction over SOX whistleblower claims for 180 days."). 8 2 Defendants cite no authority for the proposition that an OSHA complainant must wait 180 days after amending an administrative complaint before filing suit in federal court. Rather, they cite cases that hold that all facts raised in a SOX claim in federal court must first be presented to OSHA, so that OSHA can adequately fulfill its statutory and regulatory review obligations. See Willis v. Vie Fin. Group, Inc., No. 04cv435, 2004 WL 1774575 (E.D. Pa. Aug. 6, 2004); Portes v. Wyeth Pharms., Inc., No. 06cv2689, 2007 WL 2363356 (WHP) (S.D.N.Y. Aug. 20, 2007). Defendants further reason that in order to "afford OSHA the opportunity to resolve the allegations administratively," Willis, 2004 WL 1774575 at * 5, OSHA must be given the full 180 days after amendment of an administrative complaint to consider all facts alleged. While Willis and Portes dismissed for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction SOX claims based on facts that had not been presented to OSHA, Trusz did give OSHA the opportunity to adjudicate his claims, including his amended complaint. He did not initiate a new OSHA complaint. Instead, he amended his initial complaint, alleging facts and subsequent developments related to the conduct alleged his original complaint. The text of the relevant OSHA statute and regulations specifically confer jurisdiction on federal courts 180 days after the filing of the complaint, which Trusz undisputedly did, and there is neither caselaw nor any statutory or regulatory language mandating that a plaintiff must wait an additional 180 days after he amends his complaint before a federal court has jurisdiction. Since 79 days passed between the time when after Trusz amended his complaint and when he requested that OSHA dismiss his complaint so he could sue in federal court, OSHA was given an opportunity to make a merits determination on the entirety of the allegations now before this Court. Nothing in the letter Trusz received from OSHA on November 26, 2008-- which 9 noted that more than 180 days had passed since he filed his initial complaint, and explained that "as a result of [his] electing to proceed with [his] case in Federal Court, rather than before the Secretary of Labor, [his] complaint before this office is hereby dismissed"-- suggested that OSHA had been deprived of its administrative review function. (See OSHA Release of Jurisdiction Letter, Ex. K to Def.'s Mem Supp.) OSHA dismissed his entire complaint, not just his original complaint, and no longer has jurisdiction over his claims. Trusz has not included in his federal-court complaint any facts that were omitted from his OSHA complaint. Because he waited the requisite 180 days from filing of his initial complaint, and OSHA divested itself of jurisdiction over his claim, Trusz has fulfilled the jurisdictional prerequisites for this Court to hear his federal SOX claim, and Defendants' motion to dismiss Count One under Rule 12(b)(6) is denied. 2. Count Three: Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1336 Unlike SOX, Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1336 does not contain any administrative exhaustion requirement and only requires that a claimant bring an action within one year after knowledge of the specific incident giving rise to his claim. Trusz complied with this requirement. Defendants also move to dismiss Count Three as to UBS Realty on the basis that it is not an entity covered by Section 33-1336, which only applies to corporations, "the securities of which are registered under Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as from time to time amended, or that is required to file reports under Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as from time to time amended."3 Trusz counters that Like SOX, Section 33-1336 does not expressly cover subsidiaries of publicly traded companies within its coverage, in contrast to other sections of SOX, which specifically 10 3 Defendants UBS Realty and UBS AG jointly constitute an "integrated employer," because of their interrelated operations and control, and therefore, he can pursue a Section 33-1336 claim against both the parent corporation (UBS AG) and its non-publicly traded subsidiary (UBS Realty). (Mem. Opp'n at 18.) Defendants conceded during oral argument that "if the integrated employer notion were utilized in Connecticut" and the Court "found that [UBS AG and UBS Realty] were integrated employers," the motion to dismiss Count Three as to UBS Realty would lack merit. (Oral Arg. Tr. at 29:1930:11.) The integrated employer test, also referred to as the single employer test, "enable[s] an employee in certain circumstances to assert employer liability against an entity that is not formally his or her employer" and "is used in numerous contexts, such as union representation, responsibility for violations of the Fair Labor Standards Act, and . . . Title VII liability." Arculeo v. On-Site Sales & Marketing, LLC, 425 F.3d 193, 197 (2d Cir. 2005). An integrated-employer situation exists "where two nominally separate entities are actually part of a single integrated enterprise." Id. at 198 (citing Clinton's Ditch Coop. Co. v. Nat'l Labor Relations Bd., 778 F.2d 132, 137 (2d Cir. 1985). In such circumstances, "of which examples may be parent and wholly-owned subsidiary corporations, or separate corporations under common ownership and management, the nominally distinct entities can be deemed to constitute a single enterprise." Id. (citing Cook v. Arrowsmith Shelburne, Inc., 69 F.3d 1235, 124041 (2d Cir. 1995)). The integrated employer test was first developed by the National Relations Labor Board and endorsed by the Supreme Court in Radio and Television Broadcast Technicians. Local Union 1264 v. Broadcast Service of Mobile, Inc., 380 U.S. 255, 256 (1965), to determine reference this subsidiaries. 11 whether a parent and its subsidiary were sufficiently interrelated to meet a jurisdictional requirement of minimum business volume, and has been applied in cases arising under Title VII, the ADA, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act. See, e.g., Cook, 69 F.3d at 124041 (Title VII); Sabol v. Cable & Wireless PLC, 361 F. Supp.2d 205, 208 (S.D.N.Y. 2005) (ADEA); Hosler v. Greene, 5 F. Supp.2d 99, 10102 (N.D.N.Y. 1998) (ADA). The Department of Labor also applies the integrated employer test to enforce the Family and Medical Leave Act and the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act. See, e.g., 29 C.F.R. § 825.104(c)(2) ("Separate entities will be deemed to be parts of a single employer for purposes of FMLA if they meet the `integrated employer' test."); 20 C.F.R. § 639.3(a)(2) ("[S]ubsidiaries which are wholly or partially owned by a parent company are treated as separate employers or as a part of the parent or contracting company depending upon the degree of their independence from the parent."). This District has applied the integrated employer test to extend personal jurisdiction to an international company because of its interrelatedness with its domestic subsidiary under SOX and Section 33-1336. Haleja v. ING Groep, N.V., 582 F. Supp. 2d 227, 23637 (D. Conn. 2008). Additionally, the Department of Labor, on behalf of OSHA, has endorsed this test and urged that the OSHA Administrative Review Board ("ARB") adopt it for determining subsidiary coverage under Section 1514A.4 See Letter from Gregory F. Jacob, Solicitor of Labor, to Honorable Patrick The ARB and Administrative Law Judges have determined that under SOX, both non-publicly traded subsidiaries and their parent companies can be covered employers. See, e.g., Klopfenstein v. PCC Flow Techs. Holdings, Inc., No. 04-SOX-11 (A.R.B. May 31, 2006) (vice-president of subsidiary acted as agent of parent company, and therefore, subsidiary was covered employer, even though it did not have securities registered with the SEC or file reports with the SEC); Morefield v. Exelon Servs., Inc., No. 2004-SOX-00002 (A.L.J. Jan. 28, 2004) (SOX is a remedial statute, and to effect the interest of Congress in protecting whistleblowers, subsidiaries, which are "an integral part of the publicly traded company," 12 4 Leahy and Honorable Charles E. Grassley (Sep. 17, 2008), available at http://www.osha.gov/dep/oia/whistleblower/ Jacob_Reply.pdf. Because this Court concludes that the integrated employer test would be applicable in a SOX case, and given the similarity between the SOX statute and Conn. Gen. Stat. § 33-1336, this test will be used for purposes of determining whether the Court has subject matter jurisdiction over Trusz's Section 331336 claim. The Second Circuit uses a four-part test in determining whether a parent and subsidiary are integrated or joint employers and both liable: "(1) interrelation of operations; (2) centralized control of labor relations; (3) common management; and (4) common ownership or financial control." Cook, 69 F.3d at 4041. The second element, centralized control of labor relations, is of particular importance, because it reflects the degree to which both parent and subsidiary influenced actions taken against the employee. Id. Trusz has alleged that UBS AG and UBS Realty constitute an integrated employer, sharing an "integrated One-Firm Approach" meaning common management, shared human resources strategies, integrated training, and shared compensation plans. Trusz alleges that although he was directly employed by UBS Realty, his employment was governed by UBS AG's policies and procedures and that UBS AG officials were involved in and made decisions concerning the functioning of UBS Realty. By pleading a sufficient level of interrelatedness and control in human resources decisions between UBS AG and UBS Realty, Trusz has met must be considered covered employers); Gonzalez v. Colonial Bank, 2004-SOX-39 (ALJ Aug. 20, 2004) ("As the parent company is a respondent in this case and it is determined that Congress intended to provide whistleblower protection to employees of subsidiaries of publicly traded companies, Complainant has set forth a cause of action under the Act sufficient to withstand a motion for summary decision" as to the subsidiary). 13 his burden under Rule 12(b)(1) of pleading facts supporting the inference that UBS Realty and UBS AG constituted an integrated employer to show subject matter jurisdiction over his Section 33-1336 claim as to UBS Realty. Therefore, Defendants' motion to dismiss Count Three is denied. B. Count Two In Count Two, Trusz alleges that Defendants violated Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51m, which protects whistleblowers against retaliation. Defendants move to dismiss this count for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction, again arguing that Trusz has failed to exhaust his administrative remedies. Trusz alleges that he filed complaints with the CHRO and OSHA, and both provided him with notice that they were concluding their investigations. Before either reached a final merits decision of his complaints, he requested and received letters from both OSHA and the CHRO, relinquishing their jurisdiction over his complaints. Defendants do not dispute that Trusz has alleged activity covered by Section 31-51m reporting to the CHRO disability discrimination based on his heart condition under CFEPA and reporting SOX violations to OSHA. Defendants instead argue that Trusz failed to exhaust remedies by effectively short-circuiting the administrative process by requesting that the CHRO and OSHA dismiss his complaints and issue letters releasing their jurisdiction so that he may proceed in federal court. Section 31-51m(c) of the Connecticut General Statutes provides in relevant part that "[a]ny employee who is discharged, disciplined or otherwise penalized by his employer in violation of the provisions of subsection (b) may, after exhausting all available administrative remedies, bring a civil action." The essence of Defendants' motion to dismiss Count Two is their view that release-of-jurisdiction notices from the CHRO and OSHA, before the 14 expiration of their statutorily-delineated administrative time periods, do not satisfy the exhaustion requirement of Section 31-51m(c). In arguing that such release letters, procured at Plaintiff's initiative, do not exhaust administrative remedies, Defendants rely on Burnham v. Karl and Gelb, P.C., in which the Connecticut Supreme Court held that "when a plaintiff fail[s] to follow the administrative route prescribed by the legislature for his claim, the plaintiff fails to exhaust his or her administrative remedies." 252 Conn. 153, 169 (2000) (internal quotations omitted). Yet Burnham does not address Defendants' contention that a release of jurisdiction letter from an administrative authority in compliance with statute and regulation is an-end run around the legislatively-prescribed "administrative route," and Defendants cite no other authority in support of their proposition. "Statutes requiring exhaustion serve a purpose when a significant number of aggrieved parties, if given the choice, would not voluntarily exhaust." Woodford v. Ngo, 548 U.S. 81, 89 (2006) (administrative remedies provided for in the Prison Litigation Reform Act must be properly exhausted). In Woodford, the Supreme Court addressed the meaning of exhaustion in the context of administrative law, explaining that Because exhaustion requirements are designed to deal with parties who do not want to exhaust, administrative law creates an incentive for these parties to do what they would otherwise prefer not to do, namely, to give the agency a fair and full opportunity to adjudicate their claims. Administrative law does this by requiring proper exhaustion of administrative remedies, which means using all steps that the agency holds out, and doing so properly (so that the agency addresses the issues on the merits). . . . Proper exhaustion demands compliance with an agency's deadlines and other critical procedural rules because no adjudicative system can function effectively without imposing some orderly structure on the course of its proceedings. Id. at 90 (emphasis and parenthetical in original) (internal quotations omitted). 15 For Trusz to have properly exhausted his administrative remedies, he must have utilized all steps set out by OSHA or the CHRO, in regulation or statute, complying with their respective deadlines and procedural rules. Before seeking dismissals, he complied with the 180-day waiting period with OSHA set forth in SOX and the 210-day waiting period with the CHRO set forth in CFEPA.5 Trusz properly complied with all steps set out by both 5 Conn. Gen. Stat. § 46a-101 provides: (a) No action may be brought . . . unless the complainant has received a release from the commission in accordance with the provisions of this section. (b) The complainant and the respondent, by themselves or their attorneys, may jointly request that the complainant receive a release from the commission at any time from the date of filing the complaint until the expiration of two hundred ten days from the date of filing of the complaint. The complainant, or his attorney, may request a release from the commission if his complaint with the commission is still pending after the expiration of two hundred ten days from the date of its filing. (c) The executive director of the commission shall grant a release, allowing the complainant to bring a civil action, within ten business days after receipt of the request for the release, except that if a case is scheduled for public hearing, the executive director may decline to issue a release. The commission may defer acting on a request for a release for thirty days if the executive director of the commission, or his designee, certifies that he has reason to believe that the complaint may be resolved within that period. (d) Upon granting a release, the commission shall dismiss or otherwise administratively dispose of the discriminatory practice complaint pending with the commission without cost or penalty assessed to any party. 16 OSHA and the CHRO, electing to sue after their statutory and regulatory deadlines had passed. Thus, he has properly exhausted.6 Trusz alleges that he has complied with the CHRO's deadlines and procedural rules, and neither OSHA nor the CHRO have jurisdiction over his administrative complaints, and he has exhausted remedies, as required by Section 31-51m(c). Defendants' motion to dismiss Count Two is therefore denied. D. Count Four: Section 31-51q7 In Count Four, Mr, Trusz claims that Defendants illegally retaliated against him for engaging in activity protected by Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51q. Defendants move to dismiss arguing that Trusz has failed to state a claim that he was unlawfully retaliated against for the exercise of his free speech rights. Under Section 31-51q, Any employer . . . who subjects any employee to discipline or discharge on account of the exercise by such employee of rights guaranteed by the [F]irst Courts have held that administrative right-to-sue letters and other releases from jurisdiction constitute proper administrative exhaustion. See, e.g., Ganzy v. Sun Chem. Corp., No. 06cv3424(FB)(MDG), 2008 WL 3286262 at * 4 (E.D.N.Y. Aug. 8, 2008) ("After their terminations, plaintiffs properly exhausted their administrative remedies by timely filing written charges of discrimination with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, which dismissed their charges and issued right-to-sue letters."); Johnson v. Fleet, 371 F. Supp.2d 155, 159 (D. Conn. 2005) ("[T]his Court concludes that it has jurisdiction over plaintiff's federal claims, which were properly exhausted with the EEOC's issuance of a right to sue letter."); Morales v. Rent-A-Center, Inc., 306 F. Supp.2d 175, 183 (D. Conn. 2003) (the plaintiff "did properly exhaust his administrative remedies by filing a complaint with the appropriate administrative agency, which issued him a right to sue letter"). The parties do not dispute that a well-pleaded Section 31-51q claim can give rise to federal-question jurisdiction. See Bracey v. Bd. of Educ. of City of Bridgeport, 368 F. 3d 108, 116 (2d Cir. 2004). 17 7 6 [A]mendment to the United States Constitution or section 3, 4 or 14 of article first of the Constitution of the state, provided such activity does not substantially or materially interfere with the employee's bona fide job performance or the working relationship between the employee and the employer, shall be liable to such employee for damages caused by such discipline or discharge, including punitive damages, and for reasonable attorney's fees as part of the costs of any such action for damages. To state a claim under Section 31-51q, "a plaintiff must allege that (1) he was exercising rights protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution (or an equivalent provision of the Connecticut Constitution); (2) he was fired on account of his exercise of such rights; and (3) his exercise of his First Amendment rights did not substantially or materially interfere with his bona fide job performance or with his working relationship with his employer." D'Angelo v. McGoldrick, 239 Conn. 356, 361 (1996).8 Defendants argue, as a threshold manner, that Plaintiff's speech is not protected by the First Amendment because he spoke as part of his official job duties. They rely on Garcetti v. Ceballos, 547 U.S. 410, 421 (2006), in which the Supreme Court held that "when public employees make statements pursuant to their official duties, the employees are not speaking as citizens for First Amendment purposes, and the Constitution does not insulate their communications from employer discipline." Garcetti, however, was expressly limited only to employees who work in the public sector; the Court explained that when the respondent in that case, Richard Ceballos "went to work and performed the tasks he was paid to perform, [he] acted as a government employee," and held that "[r]estricting speech that owes its existence to a public employee's professional responsibilities does not infringe any liberties the employee might have enjoyed as a private citizen." Id. at 42122 (emphasis added). The Supreme Court in Garcetti did not address any limitations on the exercise of free speech by private employees. Moreover, Garcetti has not been applied to Section 3151q. Recognizing that Trusz was not a public employee, Defendants contend that while the issue of whether private employees performing their official duties are protected by the First Amendment was not a question before the Court in Garcetti, its logic should apply to private employers under Section 31-51q because Section 31-51q and Section 1983 are analogous, and thus, the parameters of their speech protections should be the same. However, their obvious difference is in the context of private employment, because Section 18 8 Section 31-51q is not limited to freedom of speech in the public arena. Nevertheless, the statute does not protect all speech. The statute applies only to expressions regarding public concerns that are motivated by an employee's desire to speak out as a citizen. The court must consider, therefore, whether [the plaintiff] spoke as a citizen upon matters of public concern or instead as an employee upon matters only of personal interest. The Connecticut Supreme Court has concluded that it is within the province of the trial court to determine, as a matter of law, which topics are considered to be of public concern. The resolution of whether an employee's statements address such a topic is, however, within the province of the jury, to be determined by looking to the content, form and context of the particular statements in question. Campbell v. Windham Cmty. Mem. Hospital, 389 F. Supp. 2d 370, 38182 (D. Conn. 2005) (internal citations and quotations omitted). Speech on a matter of public concern relates "to any matter of political, social, or other concern to the community." Connick v. Myers, 461 U.S. 138, 146 (1983); Garcia v. State Univ. of New York Health Sci. Ctr., 280 F.3d 98, 105 (2d Cir. 2001). While Trusz's CHRO complaint alleging disability discrimination against him reflects only his personal interest and does not implicate any concern to the community, Plaintiff's allegations about his complaints of inaccurate valuations, insufficient internal controls, and breached fiduciary duties to investors, may constitute speech which concerns 31-51q covers private employers while Section 1983 does not. See Cotto v. United Techs. Corp., 48 Conn. App. 618, 629, aff'd, 251 Conn. 1 (1999). The Connecticut legislature intended to "provide coverage for the exercise of constitutional rights at a private as well as at a public workplace." Cotto, 251 Conn. at 8. Although First Amendment protections extend to private employees in Connecticut, it does not follow that the rationale for public workplace limitations delineated in Garcetti should also apply to private workplaces. As a remedial statute, Section 31-51q "deserves a generous construction that implements its purpose," Cotto, 251 Conn. at 8, and the Garcetti Court explicitly directed its holding only to public employees. 19 the public. When employees speak out about potentially illegal activities of their employers that affect third parties or the community at large, courts have held that public concerns are implicated. See, e.g., Campbell, 389 F. Supp. 2d at 382 ("Whether a non-denominational notfor-profit hospital is discriminating against patients or disclosing confidential information is a matter of public concern."); Calderon v. Dinan & Dinan PC, No. 05cv1341(JBA), 2006 WL 1646157, * 6 (D. Conn. Jun. 13, 2006) ("if the firm were violating state wage and hour laws pertaining to the accounting of paychecks . . . or hiding cash income in violation of the tax laws, these are issues of public concern" because they "are directed to issues in which the public and state and federal governments would take an interest"); Thibeault v. Scap Motors, Inc., No. 04cv1936(JCH), 2005 WL 2041968, *4 (D. Conn. Aug. 23, 2005) ("Whether a private entity is acting criminally," altering invoices to inflate costs and receive overly large subsidies from a supplier, "is a matter of public concern.").9 Trusz's alleged speech about UBS Realty pressuring employees to value properties higher or lower than their actual worth and knowingly misrepresenting such values to investors may concern more than the "scope of the terms and conditions of [his] employment." Campbell, 389 F. Supp.2d at 382. The resolution of whether Trusz's statements actually reflected a public regulatory and financial concern, or for instance, only manifested his personal-professional concern that he not be blamed, requires a fully developed record of "the content, form and context of the particular statements in question" and whether his statements impacted his bona fide job performance. Daley v. Aetna Life & That Trusz expressed his concerns within UBS Realty and UBS AG rather than publicly does not cause him to relinquish protection of the First Amendment. Givhan v. Western Line Consol. School Dist., 439 U.S. 410, 414 (1979). 20 9 Cas. Co., 249 Conn. 766, 782 (1999). At this stage, Trusz has alleged sufficient facts to raise a claim under 31-51q, and the motion to dismiss is denied as to Count Four. E. Count Five Finally, in Count Five, Trusz claims wrongful discharge in violation of important public policies of the state. Defendants move to dismiss Count Five because there are available statutory remedies for the wrongs he alleges. Trusz responds that his discharge violated public policy because it was a response to his insistence that he comply with his professional codes of ethics as an appraiser and a reaction to his lawsuit in state court challenging the disclosure of his protected health information to third parties. (Mem. Opp'n at 39.) Connecticut courts recognize an exception to the traditional rules governing at-will employment to permit causes of action for wrongful discharge where the termination contravenes a clear mandate of public policy. See Sheets v. Teddy's Frosted Foods, Inc., 179 Conn. 471, 474 (1980). In evaluating such claims, a court must determine whether a plaintiff has "alleged that his discharge violated any explicit statutory or constitutional provision . . . or whether he alleged that his dismissal contravened any judicially conceived notion of public policy." Thibodeau v. Design Group One Architects, LLC, 260 Conn. 691, 69799 (2002). First, Plaintiff relies on no statutory or constitutional prohibition against terminating an employee who insists on abiding by a professional code of ethics, nor on any such judicially conceived notion of public policy. Trusz cites Matzin v. Delaney, Zemetis, Donahue, Durham & Noonan, P.C., No. CV 044000288 S, 2005 WL 2009277, * 23 (Conn. Super. July 29, 2005), in which a lawyer who was discharged for expressing concerns that 21 opposing counsel violated the Connecticut Rules of Professional Conduct could claim wrongful discharge because a clear statement of public policy allegedly violated was found in the Rules of Professional Conduct regulating the conduct of attorneys, which "were approved by the judges of the Superior Court." See also Lewis v. Nationwide Mut. Ins. Co., No. 02cv512(RNC), 2003 WL 1746050, * 2 (D. Conn. Mar. 18, 2003). Yet, unlike the Rules of Professional Conduct for attorneys, the ethical rules for the conduct of MAI certified appraisers have not been approved and adopted by any public entity. As to Trusz's suggestion that his discharge was retaliation for bringing suit in Superior Court because his employer intentionally disclosed his confidential medical information, that claim is precluded by the availability of Conn. Gen. Stat. § 31-51m, which creates a private cause of action for employees who are discharged for reporting the "unethical practices, mismanagement or abuse of authority" by an employer. Where a statutory remedy exists for an alleged discharge in violation of public policy, it precludes a common law wrongful discharge action. Burnham, 252 Conn. at 162 (retaliatory discharge claim precluded by existence of Section 31-51m); see also Atkins v. Bridgeport Hyrdaulic Co., 5 Conn. App. 643, 648 (1985) ("A finding that certain conduct contravenes public policy is not enough by itself to warrant the creation of a contract remedy for wrongful dismissal by an employer. The cases which have established a tort or contract remedy for employees discharged for reasons violative of public policy have relied upon the fact that in the context of their case the employee was otherwise without remedy and that permitting the discharge to go unredressed would leave a valuable social policy to go unvindicated."). Because Trusz could have brought--and did bring--an action under Section 31-51m, he cannot raise a common law wrongful discharge claim on the grounds that Connecticut recognizes an 22 important public policy prohibiting unconsented disclosure of individual medical information. Finally, Trusz argues that he should be able to raise a wrongful discharge claim as an alternative theory of liability if any of his statutory claims are dismissed, so that he may argue that the "public policies embodied in those statutes constitute important public policies of the State of Connecticut that support a claim for wrongful discharge." (Mem. Opp'n at 40.) Each of the statutes to which Trusz refers, and under which he has brought this action, contains private causes of action, and any pleading or proof failure of such claims does not mean that there is no statutory remedy. The wrongful discharge cause of action "is not intended to be a catch-all for those who either procedurally or on the merits fail to establish a claim under existing" statutes. Kilduff v. Cosential, Inc., 289 F. Supp. 2d 12, 18 (D. Conn. 2003). Trusz has failed to allege facts supporting any clear public policy mandate that his discharge violated and that is not protected by an existing statutory scheme. Therefore, Defendant's motion to dismiss is granted as to Count Five. IV. Conclusion Accordingly, Defendant's Motion to Dismiss [Doc. # 23] is GRANTED as to Count Five of the Second Amended Complaint and DENIED as to Counts One, Two, Three, and Four. IT IS SO ORDERED. /s/ Janet Bond Arterton, U.S.D.J. Dated at New Haven, Connecticut this 30th day of March, 2010. 23


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Decoding The Secret Behind Succulent Treats
Ever wondered why some strawberries are super sweet, while others not so much or why some chocolates taste creamier than others? It's all to do with the same thing that makes each human being different - the genes. Now, scientists believe they have unlocked the code that will take them one step closer to even more delicious versions of not only these two treats, but others as well.
The two separate studies conducted by a team from 38 organizations from all over the world, was led by scientists from France's CIRAD, an organization that tackles agricultural issues. Their mission is to not only create tastier produce, but also, one that is healthier and more resilient to disease.
For the chocolate study, the scientists selected Criollo - A cacao tree that was first cultivated by humans during the Mayan era, about 3,000 years ago. Amongst the 28,798 genes identified, were two that help protect the plant against disease. Also identified, were the genes that influence the amount of natural antioxidants, aroma, color and flavor.
In the case of strawberries, the scientists picked the wild Woodland Strawberry, which they uncovered has an astonishing 35,000 genes or about one and half times the number found in humans. Similar to the cacao tree, they were able to segregate the ones responsible for diseases, aroma, color and flavor.
The scientists are now hoping to use this information to cultivate plants that can resist diseases, which in turn will lead to better yields and more sustainable farming, especially in the case of the highly susceptible cacao tree.
Also, since the strawberry is part of the Rosaceae family of plants, which includes apples, peaches, pears, raspberries and roses, they are hoping to use similar techniques to boost the production of other fruits as well.
Genes are chemicals that determine the traits or characteristics that all living things inherit from their parents. In the case of humans they determine things like how a person looks, how tall he/she is, whether he/she has curly or straight hair etc. etc. Each of the between 20,000-25,000 genes, housed inside the nucleus of every human cell, carry their own blueprint or pre-determined function. It is the malfunction of these protein molecules that leads to all kinds of diseases in living creatures, which is the reason scientists study them so closely.
Sources: topnews.us, cbc.ca,kidshealth.org
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