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A Premier League spokesman told the BBC: "Fans should know that these pre-loaded boxes enable pirate broadcasts of Premier League football, and other popular content, and are illegal.
"People who supply them have been jailed or ordered to pay significant financial penalties.
"We are increasingly seeing prominent apps and add-ons being closed down as the law catches up with them leading to consumers being out of pocket.
"The Premier League will continue to protect its copyright, and the legitimate investment made by its broadcasting partners."
Political scientist, former congressman and La Nación columnist, Rodolfo Cerdas, died last Friday in San José. Cerdas was one of Costa Rica’s most recognized political analysts. He was a militant, left-winged citizen. He served in Congress from 1978 to 1982, during Rodrigo Carazo’s administration.
Cerdas had been ill for several months. He was 72.
Every Sunday, for the past 10 years, Cerdas’ shared his opinion in the column, “Ojo crítico” (“Critical eye”), published in the daily national newspaper La Nación.
Last Saturday, the Legislative Assembly held an honor guard for Cerdas’ body. A wake was held the night before. Cerdas’ remains were buried in the San José Obrero Cemetery.
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After falling behind 14-7, the Cowboys tied the game with a 10 play, 78-yard scoring drive capped by Allen Hurns’ 23-yard touchdown catch with 39 seconds left in the first half.
The Cowboys’ first score was set up by DeMarcus Lawrence’s forced fumble on a rush of quarterback Marcus Mariota.
Sean Lee finally recovered the fumble after a lengthy scrum at the Tennessee 15.
Dak Prescott connected with Cooper for a four-yard scoring pass to give Dallas a 7-0 lead.
It didn’t take long for Prescott to get Cooper involved. Cooper caught an 11-yard pass on the Cowboys’ second play from scrimmage.
But the Cowboys’ eight-play first possession fizzled out after a fast start.
Dallas had to settle for a 38-yard field goal attempt but Brett Maher missed it wide right.
Maher his missed two consecutive attempts after making his previous 16 straight.
.@AmariCooper9 makes his FIRST grab as a member of the @dallascowboys!
After the Cowboys recovered their third fumble, Prescott was intercepted in the end zone.
Tennessee drove 80 yards on 15 plays to tie it at 7-7 on Derrick Henry’s one-yard scoring run. On their next possession, Marcus Mariota’s 18-yard pass to Dion Lewis gave the Titans a 14-7 lead.
Thirty people remain in Christchurch Hospital, with nine in intensive care. A four-year-old girl is in a critical condition in an Auckland children's hospital, with her injured father now nearby.
The first burials have taken place after a father and son were interred at the Memorial Park Cemetery in Linwood, east of Christchurch.
They are Khaled Mustafa, 44, and 15-year-old, Hamza, who had arrived in New Zealand from Syria just months ago.
New Zealand also confirmed 21 bodies have been identified and were being claimed and another six were due to be returned to their families by the end of Wednesday.
Authorities spent four days constructing a special grave at the cemetery for the Muslim burials.
About 60 Muslim volunteers from Australia flew to NZ this week to help prepare the bodies for the upcoming burial in accordance with Islamic funeral rights.
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan used a political rally to play parts of a video live-streamed by the gunman to Facebook - despite New Zealand's request that the distressing and violent footage not be distributed - as a tool to stoke nationalist and religious sentiment ahead of local elections on March 31.
He also referenced the WWI Gallipoli campaign, in which thousands died, to threaten Australians and New Zealanders with anti-Muslim sentiments.
Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison took offence and called in the Turkish ambassador to convey Australia disappointment at the "offensive, deeply offensive" comments.
"They are offensive because they insult the memory of our Anzacs and they violate the pledge that is etched in the stone at Gallipoli, of the promise of Ataturk to the mothers of other Anzacs."
Ambassador Korhan Karakoc told Morrison his president was only voicing the feelings of the people of Turkey.
Morrison will meet with executives from Facebook, Google, YouTube and Twitter next Tuesday to demand they take greater responsibility for violent and disturbing content.
He also wants G20 nations to consider practical ways to force companies like Facebook and Google to stop broadcasting atrocities and violent crimes.
"I want social media companies to use their technology to ensure that instantaneously their platforms cannot be used as weapons by terrorists."
The meeting comes as Ardern also urged social media companies to take more responsibility after the Christchurch attack was live-streamed on Facebook and shared on other platforms.
NZ Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern refuses to speak the name the Australian charged over the attack, 28-year-old Brenton Tarrant from New South Wales.
By Simon Dumenco . Published on November 13, 2012.
It's been awhile since we've written about Stephen Colbert's super PAC -- the Comedy Central star's pointed (and Peabody Award-winning) critique of ridiculous, loophole-ridden campaign-finance laws in the form of an actual super PAC called Americans for a Better Tomorrow, Tomorrow. In January, Colbert's super PAC filed paperwork with the FEC indicating that it had raised more than $1 million. On last night's "The Colbert Report," he not only revealed that he's got nearly $800,000 left in the bank, but he's going to do something incredibly sneaky -- but perfectly legal -- with all that green.
The short video below (which includes a leftover sighting, from a previous segment, of Colbert's usual Karl Rove stand-in -- a canned ham with glasses on it) stars frequent guest Trevor Potter, Colbert's super PAC legal counsel and former chairman of the Federal Election Commission. If you don't already think the regulations (or lack thereof) surrounding Super PACs are insane, you will now.
Published: Sat. May 9, 2015 at 5:09p.m.
The below letter was submitted to The Vindicator and was the catalyst for a column written by Vindy Editor Todd Franko. That column appeared Sunday, May 10, 2015. Click here for a Facebook photo collection in regard to thie letter and Franko's column.
When your own mortality turns from a suspicion to an awful certainty, you begin to think of the things you owe.
I’m going to pay up while I can.
Some years ago the township of Boardman changed the name of a street, Statler Avenue, to the correct Stadler Avenue. At the time, a Stadler Court was added as well.
While annoyed residents had to change mailbox signs, I found one woman living there who understood why the change was made. She purchased her house from my grandfather, Frank Stadler. The street is named for him – so, a much belated thank you to Boardman for correcting this.
Frank’s house was directly behind the dance hall he built on Southern Blvd. at the end of the trolley line. The dance hall (and I am tempted to put those words in quotes) was at the last car stop from town, out in what was then the boondocks.
Born in Erie, PA in 1876, Frank drifted off in his twenties to play violin, mandolin and guitar and organize social events and concerts in the Pennsylvania hinterlands.
Finally, not too far into the 20th century he landed in Youngstown. For 50 years, his name was synonymous with entertainment. He gave music and dance lessons and helped form the Mandolin Club to cash in on that craze. Stadler’s Dance Studio was on Federal Street and helped birth every other dance studio up to 1950. In his later years, he was associated with Yankee Lake, Idora Park Ball Room, Stambaugh Auditorium and, at the end of his career, he managed the Elms Ballroom.
An entrepreneur, he brought entertainers like George Gershwin, Rudy Vallee and a very young Bing Crosby to Youngstown.
I was told he made and lost three fortunes.
In 1906 at age 30 he married Emma (Susie) Eckert, then 19, who gave him two children, Donald, my father, and Grace, both now deceased.
When my mother, Phyllis, died 15 years ago, my last excuse for returning to Youngstown expired as well.
Now I see, again via Google, that my childhood home has been demolished and the lot is grown over with grass. In many ways I feel sad about Youngstown. Growing up in the '50s and '60s, I experienced the seeds of decline, steel industry mismanagement, rampant rackets and crooked officials, the 80-plus bombings that never got solved.
Yet, I am proud of my grandfather and his contributions.
And, although I will probably never return, a small part of me is still there in the shape of green road signs with my name, my father’s name, my grandfather’s.
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Angela's 22 year career as a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner has been devoted to providing specialized care to children with complex developmental, behavioral and medical challenges and their families. Prior to joining Kirch, she enjoyed a career in Child Neurology and the Strong Epilepsy Center where she developed a strong foundation and understanding of the needs and challenges of children with complex chronic behavioral and medical illnesses and the influences of one on the other. She has expertise in diagnosing and treating children with learning disabilities, developmental delays, ADHD, Anxiety, Seizure disorders and other general pediatric developmental and neurologic conditions.
Key elements of her practice integrate calm careful listening to families, systematic methodologies to interventions and recognizing the value of family insight into the behaviors and needs of their children. She values a team approach to providing comprehensive care with a focus on improving quality of life and ensuring that each child reaches their potential through thoughtful non-pharmacologic and sometimes pharmacologic strategies.
One year after Hurricane Harvey slammed the Texas coast, 8 percent of the people impacted by the disaster have not been able to return to their homes, according to a report from two nonprofits that surveyed Texans about how the storm affected their finances, health and living conditions.
Fifteen percent of the hundreds of thousands of homes damaged by the storm are still unlivable. And of the 1,651 people from 24 counties who answered the survey, 30 percent of those impacted by the storm said their lives are still "somewhat" or "very" disrupted by the devastating storm's lingering damage.
Those survey results, released by The Kaiser Family Foundation and the Episcopal Health Foundation on Thursday, may be the clearest picture of how many people are still struggling to put their lives back together after Harvey. Federal and state officials aren't keeping track of how many people remain displaced.
The Federal Emergency Management Agency, which provides aid in the immediate aftermath of disasters, said it doesn’t tally how many Texans are still without permanent homes “in a meaningful way.” FEMA spokesman Kurt Pickering deferred The Texas Tribune’s questions to the Texas General Land Office, the state entity that federal officials and Republican Gov. Greg Abbott tabbed to oversee both short- and long-term housing recovery programs after Harvey slammed ashore last year.
Meanwhile, GLO spokeswoman Brittany Eck deferred the questions to FEMA. She said her office’s “exposure to those in need of assistance is limited” to the names of people that FEMA shares with the state.
While most survey respondents said their financial situations and quality of life are about the same as they were before Harvey, 23 percent said that Harvey worsened their financial situation and 17 percent said it lowered their quality of life. Twelve percent of respondents said their financial situation is better and 11 percent said their quality of life has improved.
But the results found that people of color, those with lower incomes and people living in certain geographic areas are not recovering as quickly as many Texans.
“This survey shows how much Harvey continues to haunt many across coastal Texas, with significant shares reporting ongoing challenges with their housing, finances and health,” Drew Altman, president and CEO of the Kaiser Family Foundation, said in a prepared statement.
Among black Texans impacted by the storm, 60 percent say they are not getting the help they need. That compares to 40 percent of Hispanic respondents and 33 percent of white respondents.
Half of respondents with lower incomes say they’re not getting the help they need, compared 32 percent of people with higher incomes. The survey classified people into two income groups — those making double the poverty-level income and those making less than that threshold. Twice the poverty level is an income of $24,280 for a single person and $50,200 for a family of four.
Meanwhile, 27 percent of Hispanic respondents affected by Harvey said their previous homes remain unlivable. Twenty percent of black respondents and 11 percent of white respondents said their previous homes cannot be lived in. And 27 percent of Texans earning lower incomes say their previous homes aren’t safe, while only 9 percent of higher earners said the same thing.
“One year later, many of those with the fewest resources are still struggling to bounce back from Harvey’s punch,” said Elena Marks, Episcopal Health Foundation president and CEO.
Flooded highways and dramatic rescues in Houston’s swamped neighborhoods propelled the city into the national spotlight last year, making it the poster child of Harvey’s destruction. But the two nonprofits’ survey results show that Houston’s Harris County has recovered faster than other areas.
The groups found that 19 percent of Harris County residents sustained minor damage to their homes, while 18 percent had major damage or complete destruction. Eight percent of people in the county have not returned to their previous homes.
In the coastal counties that first faced Harvey’s wrath, which includes Aransas, Nueces and San Patricio counties, 34 percent of people said their homes received minor damage while 27 percent said their homes sustained major damage or were completely destroyed. Yet only 7 percent of people in those counties have yet to return home.
But in the Golden Triangle — the area surrounding Beaumont, Port Arthur and Orange — 17 percent of people’s homes saw minor damage, while 38 percent said their homes had major damage or were completely destroyed. And 20 percent of people in that region have not returned to their previous homes, according to the surveys.
“This kind of information is crucial to letting government and other recovery groups know what Texans still need for a long-term comeback,” Marks said.
Correction: An earlier version of this story and one portion of the survey from two nonprofits incorrectly stated the number of Texans who said they have not returned home after Harvey. Eight percent of survey respondents said they have not returned to where they lived before the storm.
Disclosure: The Kaiser Family Foundation, the General Land Office and Elena Marks have been financial supporters of The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that is funded in part by donations from members, foundations and corporate sponsors. Financial supporters play no role in the Tribune's journalism. Find a complete list of them here.
Vanuatu tennis star Cyril Jacobe is considering returning for one final Davis Cup run with Pacific Oceania.
The 32 year-old helped the Dolphins earn promotion to Asia/Oceania Group Three at the weekend, with victory over the United Arab Emirates in Bahrain.
Jacobe has a new born child and increasing business commitments, and had signalled this would be his last Davis Cup appearance, after making his debut in 1999.
Pacific Oceania captain Gilles de Gouy said this week he wanted the full squad to return in 2016 and Jacobe admits he's now in two minds.
"When you end on the win like this it's a good thing because you end on a positive and you can actually say look I finished well and I did help the team to win the promotion but maybe I should give it another shot, you know? We did speak longly with the team and Gilles was actually quite disappointed that I was going to pull out of Davis Cup but I am actually contemplating now about doing it next year again. He did say what about if you ask your partner and bring your kid over and we have one more together to see if we can actually do the promotion back up to group two."
Cyril Jacobe says he plans to discuss his options with his family in the coming weeks.
She's been roasted on Saturday Night Live, humiliated on 60 Minutes and interrogated on Capitol Hill. All of which raises the obvious question, will Education Secretary Betsy DeVos be the next to go? And if not, why not?
Unlike the ousted Rex Tillerson, who may have been the worst secretary of State in history, DeVos does not have the excuse of an erratic, meddling president. She inflicts damage to education causes all on her own.
First, she has no demonstrated interest in the public schools that educate 90% of our students. An education secretary has three basic constituencies: parents, teachers and kids. She lacks a connection to any. Her message is parent empowerment, but her base is private schools. For this she is a failure.
Second, she fails to grasp even the basics of what’s not working in K-12 education. Her admission to 60 Minutes interviewer Lesley Stahl that she has not visited failing schools was shocking. How can you be so sure that “choice” is the solution to those schools if you haven’t even visited? For this, she is also a failure.
But are charters going to solve our education problems by improving failing districts' schools? Not likely, in part because most superintendents want nothing to do with them.
Peter Cunningham is executive director of Education Post and a former assistant Education secretary. Education writer Richard Whitmire is the author of five books, two of them about charter schools. Follow them on Twitter: @PCunningham57 and @richardwhitmir. This was first published in USA Today.
Prince William and his wife Kate are reportedly set to move back to Scotland as he pursues his career in the RAF.
The royal couple - who began their relationship while studying in St Andrews - are planning to head north of the border again under plans for William to transfer to RAF Lossiemouth.
At the moment the pair live in Wales where the Prince works as as part of the RAF search and rescue crew.
And next year he is due to perform a six weeks tour of duty in the Falkland Islands.