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In Pakistan, UN Volunteer Rizwan Latif (left) talks about women's rights. (W. Anees/UNV)
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Harish Chandra Verma, 25, lives in Fatehpur in India's Uttar Pradesh. "Women in our society are the worst sufferers when it comes to gender-based violence," he says. "Women don't have a right to do what they wish for… Women are considered to be 'Paraya Dhan' ('another's property') as soon they get married and go to their husband's home."
But Harish feels that volunteers working on community projects are helping to alter people's mindsets. "These projects will ensure equality among men and women," he says. "Women will get a boost in their mental, physical and intellectual development."
The change among male attitudes is permeating the whole community, Harish adds, and people are spreading the word as volunteers themselves. "Community leaders, like the Sarpanchs [village heads] and youth in our community talk about gender issues with more voice and concern now."
On 8 March, the world celebrates the 100th International Women's Day, which this year emphasizes the right of equal access to education and work. Such a thing can only happen after the "change of mindsets" Harish mentions.
Gender equality is as much a development issue as it is a societal problem. Ram Prakash Pandey, 33, resides in another Uttar Pradesh community in Govindpur. "Women have been confined to the four walls of their homes… Basically, the mobility of women gets restricted and it affects their overall growth."
Prakash agrees that the influence of volunteers in changing mindsets may help bring more women into the local economy. "The most crucial element is that it will lessen the burden on men as protectors and breadwinners when it comes to earning and taking care of the family. It inspires us to think that being a man doesn't mean we are the only ones who have the liberty to go out and work and contribute to the family."
Meanwhile in neighbouring Pakistan, national UN volunteer Rizwan Latif works with a national NGO, Rozan, deployed by 'Partners for Prevention'. This is a UN regional joint programme aimed at reducing gender-based violence in 10 Asia-Pacific countries. The programme partners are the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), the newly-formed international organization UN Women, and the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme.
Women and girls in Pakistan also face many challenges, and Rozan, through its Humqadam programme, creates spaces for men to engage on the issue of gender-based violence.
In order to raise the awareness of youth and mobilize young men on a large scale, Rozan runs a 'Stop Rape' campaign, targeting 15,000 young men of the age of 16-30 in Punjab province. The overall objective is to raise awareness among young boys and men of the problem of sexual violence.
Through a competition format, the campaign encourages young men and boys to reach out to other young men and boys. "We are receiving a very positive response from young people who want to actively participate and contribute to building a supportive and protective environment for women and girls", says Rizwan.
And back in India, Prakash is witnessing the change that volunteers are helping to bring. "It is surprising to see that youth from the age group of 18-28 years have started washing their clothes, which hardly ever happened. It was their mothers or wives who actually washed their clothes. Even when it comes to gathering wood for cooking fuel, men have understood their responsibility."
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A Merrimack woman has been arrested and accused of stealing a car during a test drive.
Nashua police said a local car dealership reported that a woman stole a car that she was test driving.
After an investigation, police arrested Caitlyn Caron, 19, of Merrimack, on Friday. She was charged with theft by unauthorized taking.
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Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Heat oil in a large lidded stainless skillet. Dry the chops well and add to skillet, sprinkling the top side with salt, pepper and Cajun seasoning; brown. Turn, sprinkle the other side with seasonings, brown; remove to a baking dish.
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Establishing an environmental justice endowment. Buying and renovating 40 acres of potential parkland along the Niagara River. Working with manufacturers to reduce toxic chemicals. Providing a fund for people who live near the Tonawanda Coke plant to relocate.
These were among the 10 leading recommendations, with estimated price tags, voted on by 561 people – most of them residents of the Tonawandas, Grand Island and Buffalo's Riverside section – at 12 polling places since Saturday, culminating in a final tally Thursday at the Boys & Girls Club in the Town of Tonawanda.
Community members voted on how to spend what could be up to $200 million in fines levied against Tonawanda Coke, 25 percent of which could be used to address community health and environmental needs.
"There is this assumption that you have to have an advanced degree or have to be elected to make these decisions," said Rebecca Newberry of the Clean Air Coalition of Western New York, which organized the community vote.
"What I love about this process is that anyone can make decisions, and anyone can come to the table and put their ideas and put their dreams and their hopes for the neighborhood, and make it a reality. That's what we saw tonight."
Tonawanda Coke, which produces high-quality foundry coke for use in melting metal and removing impurities in steel manufacturing, was found guilty in late March of 14 counts, including the discharge of excessive levels of coke-oven gas containing cancer-causing benzene, dumping coal-tar sludge and failing to install anti-pollution equipment.
Mark L. Kamholz, the company's environmental compliance officer, was also found guilty and could face up to 75 years in prison.
U.S. District Chief Judge William M. Skretny ruled earlier this week that he will delay his verdict from July 15 to Sept. 20 at the request of Rodney O. Personius, Kamholz's defense attorney. Personius said his work on another case would make it difficult to respond in a timely fashion on behalf of his client.
The exercise in community-based democracy, in which community residents decide how public money is to be spent, culminated an intensive month of planning that began with a brainstorming session May 23. The 15 proposals people voted on were whittled down from dozens more by budget delegates whom participants had chosen.
The top vote-getter was the Industrial Pollution Prevention Project, which calls for working with small- to medium-size manufacturers in the Tonawandas, Grand Island and Riverside to reduce toxic chemical use, emissions and waste, and to improve energy-efficiency.
The Community Environmental Health Institute was the runner-up. It would focus on research, training, prevention and health care coordination for people especially affected by pollution.
The final say in how the money will be spent rests with the federal Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice. Sen. Charles E. Schumer, D-N.Y., wrote letters to both agencies urging them to use the voting results as a guide when deciding projects to be funded by Tonawanda Coke's fine.
All of the proposals, including their rankings, will be sent to the two government bodies, Newberry said.
Cheryl Viola, of the Town of Tonawanda, said she attended because her daughter was diagnosed with breast cancer at age 18 and needed a double mastectomy at 26. Genetic testing, she said, blamed the cancer on environmental factors. "I've only been a member of the Clean Air Coalition about nine months, but this community of volunteers has worked so hard and tirelessly. To have the community determine how to spend the fines, and not the government, is fabulous," Viola said.
Thomas Ryan, of the Town of Tonawanda, who has lived on Kaufman Avenue near the plant for 36 years, has emphysema and bronchitis, and skin and prostate cancer. He said he was glad to see the tables turning on Tonawanda Coke. "They could never give us enough back for what they have taken away from us," Ryan said. "This could have been brought to an end a long time ago. It didn't get expensive enough, and it's starting to cost them money now."
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It was one of the wildest semifinals, or any bout for that matter, at the PIAA Class AA Championships, and the ending to Josh Brown's 10-8 overtime loss to South Fayette's Seth Carr might be talked about for awhile.
Carr picked the Claysburg-Kimmel senior up in overtime and appeared to lose his grip. When Brown came down on the mat, it appeared he came down on his neck or head, which would be a slam. If it were called, Brown would have been given a point and won, 9-8.
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"I think that Flo Wrestling probably called it right," C-K coach Dave Marko said. "Is that a slam in 99 percent of the matches that take place over the course of the year? Yes. Is the referee going to call it a slam at that point and at that time? No way.
"The only thing I can say is I would hate to win a match that way, but I would sure hate to lose a match that way too. Whenever he hit and didn't move, it would have been sure nice to call potentially dangerous at some point or another, so we could have at least seen if he is OK. When he hit the mat, he didn't try to defend [Carr] going around. Anybody who's ever seen Josh knows that there's no stop in him."
"I don't know how they called it," Brown said, "but I could have shot, and I could have ended it like that."
Brown did a lot of shooting early in the bout against Carr, whom he had lost to in the Thomas Subaru Tournament finals and the Southwest Regional Tournament semifinals. Brown built a 6-3 lead midway through the second thanks to three takedowns.
But it was 7-6 Brown by the end of the period, and Carr took an 8-7 lead in the third with a takedown. Carr was hit with his second stall call with 7 seconds left in the bout to tie the score, 8-8, and send it into OT.
"I just went out and gave it all I got," Brown said. "I had my medal. I had what I wanted, so I wanted to get greedy and get more."
In his next bout, Brown was pinned by Ligonier Valley's Justin Patrick in 3:13 as Patrick avenged his loss to Brown in the District 6 finals. Brown then beat Tri-Valley's Caleb Bordner in OT, 4-2, in the fifth-pace bout.
"In the match against Patrick, he certainly wasn't himself in any way shape or form," Marko said. "But, that's called the semifinal blues. So many kids lose that close match in the semis and drop down [into the consolations]. I've often said that's the toughest match in wrestling. For him to come back today, I'm super proud of him."
Derry Area freshman George Phillipi, who beat Brown, 3-0, in the third-place bout at regionals, won a state title with a 1-0 win over Carr in the finals. Boiling Springs' Korbin Myers beat Patrick, 4-2, for third place. So, four of the top five placers were from the Southwest Regional.
"My goodness, Phillipi lost last week to Patrick," Marko said. "Three weeks ago, Josh beats Patrick. Carr lost to Phillipi at districts. Korbin Myers beats Bordner by one point. Josh beats Bordner by two in overtime. Those five or six guys were just so stinking close to each other. If you wrestle the same tournament over next weekend, you may have a totally different order."
Taylor follows dad's footsteps
The question for Bald Eagle Area's Jake Taylor came up as he was surrounded by reporters near the entrance to the Giant Center floor last Saturday night after he captured the 182-pound Class AAA state title with a nerve-wracking 2-1 ultimate tiebreaker win over Norristown's Brett Harner.
How would you compare to your dad?
His dad is Doug Taylor, who won a Class AAA state title for Bald Eagle Area in 1988 at 126 pounds. The Taylors are only the second father-son combination in Centre County history to win a state title, and it's the first time in 30 years.
The only previous combo was Ron and Scott Pifer. Ron won titles for Bellefonte in 1957 and 1958, and his son, Scott, won gold for State College in 1983,
Jake Taylor laughed when he was asked the question, and he said, "He was a lightweight, and he was quite a bit better on top than I was. I like to joke around and tell him I'm better than he was, but he doesn't quite let me have that yet."
It was an interesting comment because riding is what got the younger Taylor the state title.
Harner, a four-time placewinner at the state tournament, and Taylor, a three-time placewinner, rode each other out in the 30-second tiebreakers. When it was Taylor's choice for a position in the 30-second ultimate tiebreaker, he chose top.
It wasn't easy, but the decision paid off as he rode Harner the entire 30 seconds and earned the program's 10th state title and the first since Quentin Wright won his second in 2008. It was the second time this year he rode Harner out in the ultimate tiebreaker, with the first being at the Escape The Rock Tournament.
"That's usually not my go-to [position]," Taylor said, "but he was doing a good job of not letting me out, and I didn't want my state championship to come down to a stall call."
"He had success the first time they wrestled, and he was able to ride him out then," BEA coach Steve Millward said. "At that point, the state title is on the line, and it's what he wants to do. Our feel in the corner was he'll know what he wants to do."
When the final seconds ticked off the clock, there was a mixture of cheers from the BEA fan section and boos from the Norristown section, which were, interestingly enough, in the same area of the Giant Center.
The Norristown fans and coaches became livid when a possible Harner takedown at the edge of the mat at the end of regulation wasn't called, and they only got angrier from there on.
"I couldn't really tell if his feet were in or anything from where I was at," Taylor said. "I just knew it was really close and I had to do whatever I could to not get taken down in that situation."
Law comes through
Last year, Forest Hills' Cody Law lost to Bentworth's Francis Mizia, 3-2, in the 160-pound finals after beating him in the regional semifinals, 4-2.
Law, who will wrestle at Penn State, made it to the 160-pound state finals again, but this time he beat Kane's Evan Delong, 5-3, Saturday afternoon.
"I'm just really happy. I'm excited," Law said. "Last year, it didn't end up the way I wanted it to be, so I didn't get to enjoy my state tournament. I've been working forever for this. I finally went out and wrestled pretty good, and I got it.
"I thought about [the state finals loss] every day until right now. Right now, it's finally getting out of my head because I'm a state champ right now. I don't have to worry about that kid anymore, but it haunted me for a long time."
Law is only the second Forest Hills wrestler to win a state title, joining his coach, Jake Strayer, who was a two-time champion and an All-American at Penn State.
"He teaches me everything," Law said of Strayer. "I'm with him almost every day, so I pretty much follow in his footsteps and try to do everything he tells me. He's always right. He's helped me get this far. It's awesome."


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As we mark the International Year of Youth: Dialogue and Mutual Understanding (August 2010 to August 2011) as well as the tenth anniversary of the International Year of Volunteers (2011), the United Nations Volunteers (UNV) programme is pleased to release this discussion paper which was commissioned for the 48th session of the Commission for Social Development in February 2010 on "Youth Volunteering, Social Integration, and Decent Work: Inspiring Leadership."
This discussion paper addresses the inter-relationship among social integration, decent work, poverty alleviation, and volunteerism, especially with regards to young people. It focuses on the experiences of 13 organisations from around the world engaging youth volunteers to address issues of poverty, identity, access to work, HIV and AIDS and achieving the MDGs. It provides examples of how volunteerism can strengthen both the social and economic integration of young people.


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I've been making these spicy and satisfying sandwiches for more than a dozen years. On occasion, I substitute country sausage for the Italian sausage and they taste just as good. Served with a zesty sauce for dipping, they're my family's favorite. -Brenda Jackson, Garden City, Kansas
- 1 can (8 ounces) tomato sauce
- 1/4 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1/8 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 pound bulk Italian sausage
- 1 medium onion, thinly sliced and separated into rings
- 8 slices part-skim mozzarella cheese
- 8 slices French bread (3/4 inch thick)
- 1/4 to 1/2 cup butter, softened
- In a saucepan, combine the tomato sauce, basil, pepper flakes and garlic powder. Bring to a boil over medium heat. Reduce heat; simmer for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile, shape sausage into four thin oval patties. In a skillet over medium heat, cook patties until no longer pink; remove and keep warm.
- In the drippings, saute onion until tender. Place a slice of cheese on four slices of bread; layer each with a sausage patty, onion and remaining cheese. Top with remaining bread. Butter the outsides of sandwiches.
- On a griddle or in a large skillet, toast over medium heat until both sides are golden brown and cheese is melted. Serve with herbed tomato sauce for dipping. Yield: 4 servings.
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Wat Phra Chetuphon Wimonmangkalaram or Wat Pho, as it's commonly known, was built in the 16th century and regarded as the royal temple of the reign of King Rama I, is famous for two things: (1) the 46-meter-long Reclining Buddha built in 1832 featuring the feet beautifully inlaid with mother-of-pearls and (2) the Thai massage.
Wat Pho is also regarded as the country's first public university as when King Rama III ordered a restoration of the temple, he demanded a revision of lost sciences, segmented into eight categories and engraved them onto several stone inscriptions (later been registered the UNESCO Memory of the World since 2008) so people were free to read and learn—and Thai massage was one of eight the categories. After wandering around wall paintings, you can stop by at the massage pavilion to try traditional Thai massage using ancient techniques to release muscle tensions. A selection of Thai massage courses are also available for those who are interested.
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A man was arrested Tuesday after school officials reported that he threatened to harm an elementary student in an act of retaliation on behalf of his child.
Employees from the Tracy Unified School District reported that 37-year-old David Michelucci called the district office, stating he was going to an elementary school to retaliate for an act against his child.
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There's a chance Hunley commander Lt. George Dixon kept a log and carried it with him on the sub's final voyage.
And if it's there, as an X-ray appears to show, researchers may have found the Holy Grail of Hunley excavation: direct insights into the lives of the crew and the thoughts of the men as they operated the sub.
Historians would "know hour by hour, minute by minute" what happened with the operation of the secretive submersible, project manager Bob Neyland said Friday.
After a summer break, archaeologists will resume excavation of the sub Monday. About 80 percent of the crew compartment has been cleared of silt, but key areas remain covered, including the front and rear bulkheads, where some of the sub's diving controls are still covered up, and the space under a wooden bench where the crew sat.
"This probably is the final archaeological venture into the sub to remove all the evidence to see what happened to the Hunley," said state Sen. Glenn McConnell, chairman of the state Hunley Commission.
First up are more X-rays. But team members hope to eventually find an array of personal artifacts beneath the bench. It is the most likely place the crew would have stuffed their belongings as they prepared for battle.
Excavators have already found numerous small items such as buttons, pencils and a sewing thimble. They also hope to find paper, such as letters, that could help identify individual crewmen.
"If there are personnel effects on board, we can start putting names to remains," McConnell said.
Still, Dixon's mud-filled remains that were removed from the sub earlier this year remain the most promising. An X-ray of his clothing shows he was carrying a pocket watch and what appears to be a metallic clasp to what may be a personal log, diary or ledger.
"There is a likelihood that somebody was writing on something," McConnell said.
The pocket watch could also include a photograph of a family member or loved one, as was the tradition at the time. It could be years, however, before Dixon's remains are fully investigated.
Also important is finding out more about how the sub worked. Its sea cocks, depth gauges and other mechanics are heavily corroded, and it will be delicate work investigating how they functioned.
The archaeologists admit they might be years away from determining what caused the sub to sink on the night of Feb. 17, 1864, after successfully ramming a 90-pound black powder charge into the Union blockade ship Housatonic. That ruling will take a wide array of assessments, ranging from the degree of hull plate damage to analyzing the burial sequence around the wreck. Even the hour that Dixon's pocket watch stopped may be a factor.
"We haven't found the smoking gun," Neyland said. The determination will be "a true piece of detective work over a few years of analysis. I think it will come together, but it will come together slowly," he said.
The final phase of the excavation should be completed by Christmas.
Other developments:
• NASA has shown an interest in analyzing any oxygen that might be trapped in the sub. The oldest surviving "ancient" air dates only from the 1950s, Neyland said.
• McConnell said he hopes to have a recommendation by February on where the sub will be housed. Charleston, Mount Pleasant and North Charleston have all shown an interest in getting the Hunley.
• Officials still need to determine if there were eight or nine men on board. Historical accounts say there were nine men in the Hunley, but the remains of only eight have been found so far.


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Stetson University women's basketball head coach Lynn Bria proudly announced Thursday that David Saur and Kenny Anderson have joined the program's coaching staff for the 2013-14 season.
Saur will serve as the Hatters recruiting coordinator, a position he also held at both Indiana University of Pennsylvania in 2012-13 and at California University of Pennsylvania in 2011-12. While at IUP, Saur helped lead the Hawks to a 23-9 record, an appearance in the NCAA Tournament, and a #12 national ranking. As the posts coach he mentored forward Sarah Pastorek, an honorable mention All-American performer, and forward Lindsay Stamp, an NCAA Tournament Atlantic Region all-tournament team selection.
At Cal, Saur secured commitments from top players in Maryland and Pennsylvania while also acquiring a pledge from a Division I transfer. As the guards coach he mentored first-team all-conference selections Danielle Luckett and Amy Johns.
"David is going to be a great asset," Bria said. "He has done a really nice job at the places he has been. He is an excellent coach on the floor. I anticipate he will do a great job recruiting. He has a lot of contacts in the U.S. and internationally."
Saur previously served on the coaching staffs of both the men's and women's basketball programs at his alma mater, Thiel. While with the Tomcats, Saur was involved in all aspects of both programs, including on-court coaching, game preparation, preseason workouts, scouting, recruiting and daily operations.
He earned his Bachelor's Degree in Psychology from Thiel in 2011 and his Master's Degree in Sport Management from Cal in 2012.
"I am ecstatic about the opportunity to join the Stetson women's basketball family," Saur said. "The high standard for academic excellence, the winning tradition on the basketball court and the opportunity to work for a highly successful coach like Coach Bria is what makes coming to Stetson so special for me. I look forward to the opportunity to help build on the already great foundation that has been set here."
Anderson joins the Hatters from Lynn University, where as an assistant coach in 2012-13 he helped guide the Knights to new school-records of 18 regular season wins and 11 conference wins. Lynn also captured the Sunshine State regular season title and participated in the NCAA Championship. Anderson tutored Knights guard Kira Harvey, the SSC Player and Co-Defensive Player of the Year, the Daktronics South Region Player of the Year, and Daktronics third-team All-American. He was also a member of the coaching staff that saw head coach Niki Washington earn SSC Coach of the Year honors.
"Kenny will be another really good recruiter," Bria said. "He has already recruited in the state of Florida. He is a very impressive young coach who is really going to be outstanding. He is a really good floor coach, and I anticipate he will work with our guards. I think he will be a solid recruiter in the southeast."
Prior to his arrival at Lynn, Anderson completed a successful high school coaching career where he served as head coach at Kings (Ohio) Junior High (2010-12) and assistant coach at Lawton Chiles (Fla.) High School (2010). He led Kings to a pair of conference championships and helped Lawton Chiles to its first winning season in school history and a FHSAA Class 4A District Championship.
Graduating with a Bachelor of Science degree in Electronic Engineering Technology from Florida A&M University in 2010, Anderson worked with the Rattlers' coaching staff as a sophomore and junior, assisting in practice preparation and scouting.
"I would like to thank Coach Bria for this great opportunity," Anderson said. "She has done an amazing job of putting Stetson Women's Basketball on the map and I am really excited to be a part of the Stetson University community and the women's basketball family. Coach Bria expects to be in the NCAA Championship every year and it is my responsibility to help get us there."
The Hatters were 24-9 in 2012-13 and champions of the Atlantic Sun Conference.


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General Tendencies
Everyday Life / Profession: The planets are now nicely distributed among the four elements, whereby the Sun and Jupiter in Libra set the tone, and this is – in turn – balancing! This weekend there is also a New Moon in Libra. This creates hope. The world is and remains filled with contradictions and opponents, but we do not need to instigate disputes because of it. The Sun and Jupiter give us an understanding for contradictions, indeed, they love polarities because they make life exciting. Without opposing views there are no discussions. Without the connection of female and male there is no reproduction. It is about the very basics. We have seven squares (tension) of Uranus and Pluto behind us, and we have survived the three squares of Saturn and Neptune. It is time to trust again and play up the positive. We do that now with vigor, provided by Mars in Capricorn. Partnership / Love: Venus in Scorpio and, after Tuesday, Mars in Capricorn indicate that partners are now in a very connected situation. Everyone is happy when the other is certain of him. In this way we have a good foundation for creating future plans, and these will also become very concrete soon. With the Libra New Moon a new, good time for love "officially" begins. Venus in connection with Neptune may dream without sliding into exceedingly grand illusions, because Mercury and Pluto know exactly what is the matter.
Everyday Life / Profession: The Leo Moon reveals that you are doing quite well now. The Libra New Moon on October 1 suggests that it is not just about you personally, but also your fellow humans. You have begun to involve other people in your plans in a cooperative way. That strengthens you and makes you happy, and relieves you from some things just in time. Namely Mars, moving into Capricorn, indicates hard work and duties once again. Together we can go far! You feel that and set your targets correspondingly high. Perhaps with that you seek to build up a little pressure to perform. But is that really necessary? When you take so much delight in matters such as now, you actually do not need pressure any more. Is that an old habit? A pattern from your childhood? Partnership / Love: The constellations indicate a great joy in relationships. Recently you have been doing something exactly right! If you like to have things romantic: Venus enters a trine with Neptune – what more do you want? So much good is coming towards you, you must simply accept it with gratitude. Uranus in Aries since 2011 has let you become aggressive because you were never entirely satisfied. Will that no longer be necessary from now on?
Everyday Life / Profession: The current constellations show a new positive outlook on life. Mars in Capricorn and Mercury in Virgo ensure that the Sun and Jupiter in Libra do not expect or promise too much. There is a positive outlook on life that is held in check. Also Venus in Scorpio shows that one cannot be interested in a wonderful world of illusion, rather one should prefer to look reality in the eye, at least that is how it is in the first half of the week. High achievers and those with their heads in the clouds, who always exist, will be relegated to the borders. But with Venus-Neptune dreams are so fantastic, which is felt most strongly with the Libra New Moon on Friday. Mars loses connection to Venus and can no longer hold it in check. Sometimes one has to put aside concerns in order to make room for dreams. Partnership / Love: The Sun and Jupiter would like to bring love into your everyday life. With that, relationships are promoted at your workplace, should that lie in your interests. The Libra New Moon intensifies this tendency and drags the issue into the weekend. You begin to dream, feel longing (Venus-Neptune), are more and more set on love and relationship. If you are already in a good relationship, some pampering is in order.
Everyday Life / Profession: How high is your demand on yourself? It must be very high. If it is not, you get to feel some criticism now, and this would be more accurate than you would like to admit. Next to the demand, a lust for life is also in order. The Libra New Moon at the end of the week reveals that you would like to indulge in something and generally going forward treat yourself to more. Venus and Neptune indicate imagination and empathy that should find accord in your daily life. You can make your world a bit more beautiful, harmonious, playful and filled with joy. That is your personal luxury, and whosoever would like to be a part of it is heartily warmly invited. With the Libra New Moon a time of hospitality and generosity begins, whereby not just anyone may come to you. With respect to people, you remain selective and discerning. Partnership / Love: Your relationship needs opportunities to grow. Right now you need very broad perspectives and great plans. Your partner must get something tangible going with you. In case he/she only modifies and blocks your plans, you will try to convince him/her with any means. Your chances are good because your persuasiveness and above all your excitement are very high and contagious now.
Everyday Life / Profession: When you are left in peace to do your work, you can have lots of success now. If someone bothers or criticizes you, you will vigorously defend yourself and with that appear to be a bit arrogant. You know what your work is worth and are quite proud of it. With the Libra New Moon you stretch your feelers out in order to find out whether there is more recognition to be had. What would be the next logical step on your ladder of success? The New Moon is a good moment for you to set a new goal. Utilize the weekend for conversations with people (partner/family) who must go through a career development with you. You would definitely like to maintain psychological balance spiritually, in your relationship and your family. Partnership / Love: You are happy when you are at home and have a good reason to be so. The home environment is emphasized with the Libra New Moon. You need security and intimacy, and would like it to be beautiful and romantic. You come very close to these desires this week. In case your partner is not so romantically inclined, do not let this bother you. He/She is your counterpart, and perhaps will learn a little something from you in the near future.
Everyday Life / Profession: You are very convincing right now, but should make sure that you are not imposing your opinion on anyone. The Sun and Jupiter in Libra have a strong impulse to convince, but at the same time a good sense of justice so that there needs to be enough room for other opinions. At the beginning of the week, the Moon is in Leo and strengthens you in your personal needs. So, on Monday or Tuesday, it can happen that your own interests come too much to the fore. With the Virgo Moon, and above all with the Libra New Moon, that can be balanced out again. The Sun and Jupiter can greatly increase optimism and feelings of self-worth, but they can also shoot past the goal and unnecessarily inflate the ego. Mars and Mercury in the element of Earth do their utmost to sound a note of reason. On the other hand, strong signals are needed now because we stand before a new beginning. Partnership / Love: When you are filled with love, like now, you are very generous and tend towards gigantic plans and promises. Your gestures are meant well and should be understood as such. Hopefully your partner is not petty and does not keep tabs. One must see and value your good will now. Special moments need special attention and a corresponding orchestration.
Everyday Life / Profession: Words can do so much! They can harm and later express an apology. They can comfort, build bridges, drive moods, heal, make hope, or promise something. Mercury, our planet of thinking and words, has a remarkable journey through Virgo behind it, and is likely to have learned a lot. You notice it when your language or your voice comes back into swing and flow, or when your words have a particularly strong effect and people react accordingly. Mercury, the Sun and Jupiter indicate that you have a strong presence and that you definitely know about it. You are a valuable counselor now and can create hope for people quite well. Because you are by nature cautious, your optimism comes as a surprise to people who know you well. Partnership / Love: The Libra New Moon brings to expression what you have just realized: your relationship can only be lived out with each other and not against each other. With your new attitude you are suddenly much happier than before. Take your first sensation of happiness as proof that you are on the right path now. Your partner will be infected with your good mood soon. He/She cannot control or prevent it.
Everyday Life / Profession: Mars will reach the sign of Capricorn this week and comes into tension with Jupiter in Libra. You are challenged to do something for your happiness, to render services, to take something on. The promised happiness does not come gratis and on its own. This is a constellation of success that you must use so that it can develop. The Libra New Moon this coming weekend is a big opportunity you should take advantage of. Naturally you can also decide to remain passive and to wait and see. With that, however, you will surely miss a worthwhile part of the opportunity. In addition, a tension in the horoscope can act negatively if we mask a part of it (in this case Mars in Capricorn). Mars in Capricorn would like to pursue a worthy goal, take responsibility, and work hard. Are you in? Partnership / Love: Venus enters a trine with Neptune now, whereby wishful thinking will take up a lot of space. Even Jupiter in Libra stirs big desires and can lead to unrealistic expectations and, with them, deceptions. Also in your love life it is advisable to incorporate Mars in Capricorn. If you stick to the facts you save yourself later disappointments. And if you do it skillfully, you can literally realize your dreams now.
Everyday Life / Profession: The Sun and Jupiter stand in a tight connection. The Sun gives light, joy, and awareness, and Jupiter enjoys passing these along, promoting the spread of good thoughts. The word PEACE must be written in all capitals now. Mars in Capricorn would like that as well, and will chisel "PEACE" in stone or take upon itself a long, arduous peace march. Or settle a dispute. When you do something along these lines, you will do justice to Venus in Scorpio and begin to feel good. When you sense that you can create your work through your thoughts and your conscious activity, you emerge from the feeling of helplessness that arose when you devoted yourself to so many critical thoughts. There are certainly strange things happening inIn this world, the right things definitely do not always happen, but you can do something against themit. Put yourself against themit! Partnership / Love: Mars and Venus come into a good aspect again while the Sun and Moon prepare for a Libra New Moon, happening this weekend. With the New Moon Venus makes a dreamy aspect to Neptune so that the coming weekend is laden with a strong love energy. There is great hope in this constellation. Mars in Capricorn helps you to not be a space cadet, rather to make it possible for fortune to have an earthly existence.
Everyday Life / Profession: Mars and Venus make a lovely aspect now, and with the Libra New Moon over the weekend harmony and relationships are promoted this week as well. You can do a lot to help people treat each other peacefully in that you refrain from nourishing emotions and speculations and instead remain nicely objective and quiet. If you affect many people like a rock in the surf, you have correctly understood Saturn in Sagittarius. Avoid moralizing or preaching it. It is really enough if you keep cool and observe everything neutrally. Many people get a bad conscience by only looking at you because they know your position. You have an instructive and admonishing effect. Partnership / Love: Can it be that your partner has more trust than you? Do you have the feeling that you need to protect yourself? Venus in Scorpio makes an aspect to Neptune and lets the feelings flow. Also the Sun and Jupiter and the Libra New Moon indicate a connection and intensify relationship issues. Does all that go too far for you? Do you get vertigo when making plans?
Everyday Life / Profession: Did you get advance praise? With Mars in Capricorn after Tuesday you will do everything to fulfill expectations. The Sun-Jupiter aspect and the Libra New Moon emphasize your professional or societal role once again in a special way. You can play down this role as often as you want – it remains meaningful. There are also Capricorns who are currently overshooting their targets, because even modest people gifted with reason have an ego. Without ego there is no ambition, and success must come from somewhere. Mars can give you a lot of energy now. In case you still doubt being able to provide the required power, do not worry. Everything happens at the right time. Partnership / Love: Do you have a partner with whom you like to be seen? Then this week will provide ample opportunities for that. The Libra New Moon is ideal for a joint appearance with which you make a downright arresting impression. Mars in Capricorn gives you courage to step forward. You have no reason to hide yourself and your relationship.
Everyday Life / Profession: This week hooks on to the thoughts of the previous week and asks again: Which goals do you dream of? Where do you see yourself in the future? Which tasks would you fulfill with joy? Which task were you still a little afraid of? The fear could be suddenly superimposed and defeated by a new desire. The Libra New Moon would like to invite you to follow your inclinations. Even a partnership task would fit well with this constellation. Do you have colleagues who you can split a task with? With that, you would also split the responsibility in two, which would surely relieve you. Talk about your plans with someone you know well. Perhaps you need this person to gain certitude. Partnership / Love: Relationship issues intensify, which can be seen by the creation of plans. If you have been putting off a wish for some time, you would like to fulfill it now. On Tuesday Mars enters Capricorn and with that becomes concrete. Love life must happen, you are hungry for experience. And what you experience instantly creates desire for more! Venus and Neptune show insatiability. Partners would like to get intoxicated off one another.
Everyday Life / Profession: Your success may depend upon one person. When you know that, you will show the corresponding gratitude and thereby strengthen your connection to this person. Can you further build out the collaboration? The Libra New Moon appears to want to offer this option. How do you feel about that? How much help would you like to accept? Who will profit from this joint success? How would you like to divide the profits? This is a good week to clear up all these questions. Now, when the classical planets are all direct, we can look toward the future, make plans, and immediately begin to implement them. Everything is suddenly concrete. You have hoped and dreamed long enough; if you also do something now, something should become of those dreams. Partnership / Love: Your relationship held on. What is the next step? Would you like to get married? Are you doing that now, or are you still in the planning stage? What about children? Even grandchildren are progeny and bring new tasks and joys of life with them. You are in an optimistic mood. Everything is possible! It is because you can imagine everything, and everything that you can imagine has a tendency to happen.


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Daniel Kahneman's Thinking Fast and Slow is still a bestseller and heavily in-demand at the library, after receiving lots of publicity late last year. This exploration of intuitive vs. deliberate thinking makes fascinating points about what motivates decisions both personal and business-related. It's top notch popular psychology, a genre I really love for the way it forces you to examine actions and thoughts that seem simply natural or logical. Here are a few other great examples.
For more similar books, here's a nice Goodreads list, and a LibraryThing one.
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Deeplinks Blog posts about DRM
One of the bitterest struggles against DRM is still taking place on the Web's own home turf — at the World Wide Web Consortium, the Web's own standards organization. Last year, the consortium accepted as in scope the development of Encrypted Media Extensions, an addition to the HTML5 standard intended to support DRM within browsers. EME envisages a future where restricted content could be served within Web pages, apparently as a fully-fledged element of the Web ecosystem, but locked away from user control or fair use, and controlled by tools that can override user preferences.
DRM and the laws that back it up actively undermine our computer security. On this Day Against DRM, the first one since we learned about the US government's efforts to sabotage the integrity of our cryptography and security technology, it's more important than ever to consider how the unintended consequences of copyright enforcement make us all less safe.
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I love this thing - especially to have my ipad handy on my desk or table. Very sturdy, no issues with the fit of the dowel like prior reviewers may have mentioned.
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Stylish and unique design.Problem: the peg that I received is not finished like the other piece is -- it is light, rougher, and does not match the larger piece or the other bamboo accessories I have ordered from Levenger. Perhaps as a result, the fit is not as snug as it should be and the peg falls out on occasion. I have to check it every time I move the stand to make sure my iPad does not fall over.
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A Blessing in many ways especially when it sits on my desk holding my iPad to which I can refer easily while working at my desktop. Fits very well with iPad 2 cover and I wouldn't want the slit any wider. The one drawback and it is a big one for me is the angle of the support. I'm 5'8" at a standard desk and need to put something 1 inch to 1 1/2 inches under the support to get it at an angle at which I can read it with ease. Would suggest adding other holes in the back that gave a variety of possible angles for a variety of people.
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Initially I got this to keep at work because of the slim, clean lines. Now I use it when I travel ... and even when reading my Kindle in bed. Even on sale it's a bit over priced but the design is spot on.
best stand I have come across period
By Sallysays
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I bought this stand for my Kindle and my Ipad. It is the best!!! The stick to hold up the wood base slips right in and when you are done you store the support stand stick into the base where your e-reader or I pad was. It comes with a pouch so you won't loose it. When you do get it, the instructions they will tell you where the "feet" go. The "feet" are tiny round stickers the size of a pencil eraser. You get 4. They are all on one small sticky square the size of a stamp. Peel off one circle at a time and stick it where the diagram says. These act as a " don't slide around " feature. The stand put together is light weight and small but will hold your device perfectly. One of my friends just got a Kindle Fire and I have ordered one for her. This will save her from having to find the right stand, unlike myself. I have three different " book holders" that are blown away by this little baby. I don't think you will be disappointed.
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Got this for my husband to hold his Nook when he's reading at the breakfast counter to help his posture a bit--and it does (if I remind him!). However, the slot is too narrow to hold the Nook in its cover, so he has to take the Nook out of the cover each time he uses the stand. So, if you could make the slot a bit wider, it would be perfect and not just an iPad stand.
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I was looking for something for when I am at work or on travel to hold my iTOUCH. I listen to music or self help CDs all the time and this lightweight product keeps my iTOUCH upright while playing. Nifty little invention with its own carry bag. Thanks Levenger for a wonderful product.
Stylish and Useful
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I like this stand very much. It is elegant and attractive and a conversation peice on my desk at work. The peg/support fitting in the tray for storage and the mesh bag make this stand very conveninet in my bag as well. My only two detracting comments are that the angle is slightly (very slightly) off on a standard desk for a 6-foot man, and tray would be more useful if it were just a teensy bit wider--I can fit my iPad in there with the leather case, but I really have to jam it in.
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The mayor of Lackawanna has made good on his threat to sue City Council members over their slashing of the public works commissioner's salary.
In a complaint filed last week in State Supreme Court, Mayor Geoffrey M. Szymanski accused the Council of usurping his exclusive powers as mayor to hire and fire department heads when members voted in June to cut the annual salary of Public Works Commissioner Thomas N. Love to $10,000.
Love, 59, resigned in mid-November after 38 years as a city employee.
"The actions taken by the Council to force Mr. Love to resign his post as commissioner of public works are completely contrary to the City Charter and City Code and contrary to the City Code provisions pertaining to the hiring, firing and supervision of department heads," the complaint states.
Szymanski asked the court to overturn the salary reduction and declare that he has the exclusive right under the city's charter and code to allow Love to remain in his post at a salary of $30,000 – the amount Love was receiving prior to the Council's budget change.
Szymanski hired the Bouvier Partnership law firm to represent his administration in the legal action.
Although appointed by the mayor, City Attorney Norman A. LeBlanc Jr. regularly attends City Council meetings and works closely with members of the Council.
"He felt that there was a conflict," Szymanski said of LeBlanc.
Szymanski said he was forced to pursue legal action "to fight for the integrity of the administration."
He declined to comment further.
Aside from acknowledging that he was served with court papers in the case, Council President Henry R. Pirowski also declined to comment. The four other members of the Council, Abdulsalam Noman, Rebecca Darch, Joseph Jerge and Keith E. Lewis, also were named in the complaint.
The Council has scheduled a special meeting for 6 p.m. Thursday.
In an interview prior to the mayor's court filing, Pirowski stated that a lawsuit over the salary reduction would be frivolous and unsuccessful.
Szymanski appointed Tony DeSantis as temporary commissioner of public works for 10 days.
DeSantis, a Lackawanna public works employee for 26 years, has been a foreman for the past two years. DeSantis retains his union rank and pay.
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LISBON — Although Columbiana County Recorder Theresa Bosel has fulfilled a request from a California man seeking electronic copies of 15 months worth of records, her delay in doing so will likely......
Only a public official would not understand that a public record is a public record. I have been given the run-around in Pennsylvania like you wouldn't believe, but this is not Pa. Not only should these records have been made right away, they should be on-line like the real estate taxes. Having public records on line would save us thousands of dollars. As for the county not having the means to make a cd or a dvd, come on, the burners can be bought for 20 bucks and an external burner may go as high as a couple hundred but most anyone is capable of plugging it in. The media is around a quarter each and I am sure the folks wouldn't bulk at paying a dollar for the media, as for paying for the time involved, we all ready do that. It is not Ms Bosel's job to filter what a person is going to do with public information. If folks want to sell it that is their privilege. If a crime is committed, the AG office takes over.
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Dr. Richard V. Lee, a physician and educator known for his work with isolated native populations around the world, died Tuesday after he was stricken in his Orchard Park home. He was 75.
Dr. Lee was a professor of medicine and anthropology at the University at Buffalo and also maintained a private practice.
"He was a general practitioner in every sense of the word," said his son Matthew Lee, noting the irony that his father specialized in tropical medicine but lived in Buffalo.
Dr. Lee was born in Islip and attended St. Paul's High School in Concord, N.H., and Loretto's School in Musselburgh, Scotland. His paternal grandfather, Li Yan Phou, was one of the first Chinese students to study in the United States, at Yale University, where Dr. Lee also received degrees in 1960 and 1964. While in college, he was awarded the Ferris Prize in anatomy and the Winternitz Pathology Prize, and maintained a lifelong interest in promoting educational exchanges between the U.S. and China.
His work abroad included medical treks with students and other physicians to remote villages in Kashmir and Ladakh, India, in the 1980s and '90s, and visits to the Amazon jungle, the Andes and northern Kenya. He also provided health services in Thailand to refugees from Laos and Cambodia. His work with Tibetan refugees in India later led to an acquaintance with the Dalai Lama, and Dr. Lee was part of the committee that brought him to speak in Buffalo in 2006.
Early in his career, Dr. Lee was a physician with the Indian Health Service at the Fort Peck Reservation in eastern Montana.
He moved to Buffalo and began working at UB in 1976. He also was medical director for Ecology and Environment in Lancaster and was head of the Department of Medicine at Children's Hospital of Buffalo from 1979 to 1996.
He also was a consulting physician for the Buffalo Zoo and the Bronx Zoo.
Dr. Lee supported local cultural groups and served on the board of the Shaw Festival in Niagara-on-the-Lake, Ont. He also donated a number of rare books to the Buffalo & Erie County Public Library and to other collections.
Dr. Lee was a fellow of the Royal Geographical Society in London and the Explorers Club in New York. He was a trustee of the Yale-China Association, Nichols School and Buffalo Academy of Medicine, of which he also was president from 1985 to 1996.
He also was a member of the Great Lakes Interurban Club, the New York Academy of Sciences and the American Medical Association, and a fellow of the American College of Physicians and the Royal Society of Medicine in London.
In addition to his son, Dr. Lee is survived by his wife of 52 years, the former Susan Bradley, and another son, Benjamin. The University at Buffalo will schedule a memorial service.


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South Williamsport Borough Council approved its 2013 budget Monday evening that holds the line on all taxes.
Michael D. Miller, borough manager, described the $6.3 million budget as "bare bones" that includes contractual pay increases for union employees.
The budget keeps the borough's millage rate at 4.3 and earned income tax at 1 percent. A $100,000 residence would generate $430 in tax revenue at 4.3 mills.
Glenda Ruch, SEDA-Council of Governments program coordinator, told council that the borough was awarded a $442,320 Community Development Block Grant from the state Department of Community and Economic Development to assist income eligible homeowners in replacing sewer laterals.
The project is part of the borough's mandated comprehensive sewer upgrade that improves a pump station, constructs a 3.4 million gallon storage tank and replaces 3,000 feet of sewer main.
"We can finally focus on this and get it done," Ruch said.
She said, however, that she was disappointed in the small number of applicants to be included in the project. Ruch said about 50 homeowners applied and met income guidelines to be included in the lateral replacements.
Ruch said response was low because some residents "just didn't want to provide us with the information."
Instead of several contractors working on sewer lateral replacements, Ruch suggested the job be bid as a public works project for one contractor. She said that would speed up the project, which is anticipated to be completed by next summer.
Ruch also said there is enough money available that all households that meet income guidelines could get 100 percent of their work paid for. Previously, some homeowners had to pay at least 50 percent, depending on income level.
Council approved the suggestion, with Jeffrey Tompkins and Ed Weinhoffer voting no.
In addition, Ruch suggested that those who fall under the grant funding be required to have their existing sewer laterals excavated and replaced instead of lining the existing pipe for better durability and longevity.
"We might as well do it right," said Councilman Benjamin Landon. "The purpose of this is to get one consistent project."
"It's still taxpayer money, though," said Councilman Anthony Mussare.
Landon said the grant money will be used - whether it is in the borough or elsewhere in the state.
Landon's motion to require excavation for those receiving grant funding failed by a vote of 5-4, but will likely be brought up again at the next public works committee meeting.
Council also decided to spend some money in this year's budget for a new police vehicle.
A total of $15,000 was allocated for a new cruiser to be purchased before the end of the year.
One councilman - Robert Cronin - questioned if a new unit was necessary.
"What is the need to purchase a new car this fiscal year," he asked Police Chief Robert Hetner.
The chief said a new car fits into the department's plan of replacing vehicles before they face costly repairs from demanding use by officers.
"I'm concerned about reliability and safety" when officers are engaged in a pursuit, Hetner said.
Cronin also questioned a donation request from the Lycoming County SPCA for services provided for the borough. The organization asked for a $3,900 donation; council voted to give $1,700.
Hetner said the SPCA assisted the police department in housing loose dogs, while Miller said the organization's humane officers assisted in getting codes officers access to properties that were violating ordinances.
Cronin, Henry Frey and Anthony Mussare voted against the SPCA donation. Tompkins, Weinhoffer, Benjamin Landon, J. Bernard Schelb, Dan Cupp and Richard Harris voted in favor.


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Cities in 20 states declare March as Myeloma Awareness Month: Thank you Advocates! Three states, fifty cities and seven counties have declared March as Myeloma Awareness Month! From Anchorage, AK to Hoover, AL, and from Prospect, CT to Virginia Beach, VA, myeloma patients and caregivers have reached out to their elected officials to raise myeloma awareness. Many people found officials whose family members have myeloma; others found they were the first people to utter the words "multiple myeloma" to their local lawmakers. Proclamations, pictures and press releases continue to roll in, but we want to share the success to date with you. Click here to view our Facebook or Click here to view the full list
Advocate of the Month: Cindy Ralston Thanks to our Advocate of the Month many people across the country are officially celebrating March as Myeloma Awareness Month! Cindy Ralston, Myeloma Action Team member and Kansas City Support Group Leader, successfully encouraged her town to proclaim March Myeloma Awareness Month. "Throughout the years, our members have inspired me with their courage and determination to fight the disease," says Cindy. "Once you are aware of myeloma and how it touches the lives of the patients, how could I not get involved?" Read More
As the Bill Turns Spring is in full swing and so are the state legislatures. There are now 13 oral anticancer treatment access bills under consideration across the country. In Florida, Maine, Oklahoma and Utah, bills have had committee hearings this year; while in states with year-round legislatures, the process is still at the starting block. Read More
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An Akron man, jailed in 2010 for embezzling $175,000 from an 85-year-old widow, can reapply for a state funeral director's license, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Paris J. Childs, 52, remains on probation for his third-degree grand larceny conviction.
Childs can seek to have his license reinstated, but he still cannot have anything to do with customers' money, State Supreme Court Justice Russell P. Buscaglia said.
Buscaglia, who presided at the plea and sentencing hearings for the operator of Childs Funeral Home, had revoked his state funeral director's license for five years.
Attorney Thomas J. Eoannou, representing Childs, asked the judge to allow Childs to reapply for the license.
Eoannou sought the "limited carve-out" from the probationary conditions imposed on Childs "so he can make a living."
Childs will have no contact with money but will perform tasks like as picking up bodies, embalming, arranging viewings, and helping families select coffins, Eoannou said. He said Childs paid full restitution of $175,000.
Buscaglia sentenced Childs to six months in jail, among other sanctions, in January 2010.
Childs has not had any problems while on probation, but the judge warned him that he could still face up to seven years in prison for any further criminal behavior or violations of his probation.