To the extent permitted by applicable law, any controversy or dispute arising out of, or relating to, this Agreement, or any alleged breach hereof, the parties voluntarily agree that said disputes shall be settled exclusively by arbitration in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in accordance with Pennsylvania law, and shall be conducted in accordance with the Rules of the American Arbitration Association then in effect.  The parties hereby consent to the jurisdiction of the courts of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and of the United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania for all purposes in connection with the arbitration.  The arbitrator shall be selected by the Executive and Company, the parties.  In the event that the parties cannot agree on the arbitrator within thirty (30) days following receipt by one party of a demand for arbitration from another party, then the Arbitrator shall be selected by the American Arbitration Association.  The Arbitrator shall convene a hearing no later than thirty (30) days following the selection.  The arbitration award shall be final and binding upon both parties without any right of appeal by either of the parties.  Judgment may be entered and execution issued in any court of competent jurisdiction.  The Company shall pay the total cost of the Arbitrator’s professional fees and related expenses.  The parties further agree that arbitration proceedings must be instituted within one year after the claimed breach occurred, and that failure to institute arbitration proceedings within such period shall constitute an absolute bar to the institution of any proceedings and the waiver of all claims.