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10 Biggest College Football Scandals of the BCS EraApril 17, 2013
10 Biggest College Football Scandals of the BCS Era
With Oregon's recent admission that "major violations" occurred under former head coach Chip Kelly, the college football world is left to wonder, "what's next?"
Sadly, the news breaking about Oregon is hardly a surprise anymore. This is the same old song and dance for some of the nation's biggest college football programs. On the heels of almost any spectacular run of success, allegations of NCAA violations follow.
Oregon's plight certainly has the possibility to become a major stumbling block, but it's not the biggest or most shocking scandal to rock an FBS program over the last decade-and-a-half.
To put the pending Oregon mess in perspective, here's our list of the biggest college football scandals of the BCS era.
No. 10: Auburn
Coming in at No. 10 is the quasi-scandal of Cam Newton's days at Auburn. There are still lingering questions about the whole "pay for play" situation and whether Cam himself knew, or should have known about what was going on.
Newton's entire college career is mired in controversy. While a backup at Florida, Newton was arrested for stealing a laptop. He even tried to cover it up by throwing the laptop out a window—as if that could possibly throw off investigators.
Newton was also accused of academic improprieties during his time in Gainesville.
Auburn still hasn't closed the books on the 2010 season, and more may yet be discovered. But even if nothing else comes of Newton's days at Auburn, the media circus that surrounded his final season in college football is enough to earn the No. 10 spot on our list of BCS-era scandals.
No. 9: Alabama
What would a scandals list be without good old Alabama? Over the past couple of decades, there doesn't seem to be a single stretch of more than a few seasons without the Crimson Tide stepping in some sort of excrement. Not even the mighty Nick Saban has been able to completely avoid questions from the NCAA.
It seems like Alabama has been on double-secret probation forever now. The NCAA has repeatedly found the Tide to be in violation of some rule or another, but those infractions have never amounted to much more than a slap on the wrist and an extension of the perpetually existing "sanction" of probation—whatever that means.
But in 2009, that slap on the wrist was a little harder than usual. Athletes from multiple sports—including football—were given free textbooks that they in turn gave or sold to other students.
The dreaded "lack of institutional control" violation was levied, and Alabama was placed back on probation—which had just expired—through 2012. The Tide also vacated all football wins from 2005 to the midway point of 2007, a total of 22 games.
No. 8: Arizona State
Considering the lives ruined and lost in this scandal, it seems somehow unfair to not have it near the top of worst college football scandals. But the truth of the matter is that Arizona State isn't what many would consider a major national power in college football and the scandal involved a player that saw the field in just three games.
Arizona State self-reported to the NCAA that a football player, Loren Wade, had an improper relationship with a staff member who also funneled approximately $1,100 to Wade. In March of 2005, during ASU's spring practices, Wade shot and killed Brandon Falkner, a former ASU defensive back.
In 2007, Wade was found guilty of second-degree murder and sentenced to 20 years in prison.
Sure, Arizona State itself was not culpable in this whole mess, but an illicit affair, improper financial payments and murder all lead up to one heckuva scandal.
No. 7: North Carolina
Just a few years back the preseason buzz was all about North Carolina and just how good the Tar Heels' defense was going to be. Could UNC finally win an ACC title? Is the BCS a foregone conclusion for this talented bunch? Is a national title run possible?
Unfortunately, we'll never know the answers to those questions.
Thirteen players were suspended for the season opener against LSU—a game UNC still nearly won. Allegations of money from agents and a raging academic scandal were uncovered, and UNC is still feeling the effects of this scandal with scholarship reductions and a postseason ban.
Funny enough, as soon as the scandal began to edge towards the basketball team, it began to lose importance in the eyes of the UNC folks conducting the query.
No. 6: Colorado
In hindsight, there's little about the Gary Barnett era at Colorado that doesn't make you shake your head. First, we'll look at the whole Katie Hnida fiasco.
Hnida became just the second female to appear on a football roster when she made the team as a kicker in 1999. But in 2000, she was cut. Hnida then levied allegations of harassment and rape against the football team.
Curiously, Hnida herself didn't complain until after she was cut, and her accusations were made to the media—not to law enforcement. It was the university itself that had to ask the police to investigate the allegation.
Whether it was the revenge of a woman scorned or was true (Colorado football had been involved in no fewer than six rape allegations), Barnett did just about everything wrong in trying to get to the bottom of the Hnida situation.
Barnett said, "We were doing her a favor [by putting her on the team]." He went on to say, "It was obvious Katie wasn't very good. She was awful... Katie was not only a girl, she was terrible, okay? There's no other way to say it: she couldn't kick the ball through the uprights."
A year later, two Colorado players were accused of raping a woman they had met at a party.
By the time 2004 rolled around, Barnett found himself suspended (and later fired) after it became apparent that football players and possibly others associated with the program had hired strippers at recruiting parties.
In the end, the University of Colorado basically rewrote the book on recruiting violations.
No. 5: Florida State
Florida State's transgressions come in at No. 5 on our countdown of BCS era scandals. While the "Free Shoes University" does spill over past the introduction of the Bowl Championship Series in 1998, that's not the scandal that lands the Seminoles in this collection of dubious programs.
While the fact that agents had bought over $6,000 worth of shoes for FSU players in the 1990s certainly gave Florida State a black eye, it was the academic cheating scandal of the late 2000s that not only cost Bobby Bowden 12 wins on his record, it also eventually led to his retirement.
When Florida State was forced to vacate the 12 victories, it seemed as if Bowden had lost his shot at beating out Joe Paterno for the most wins in FBS history. But with Penn State vacating 14 seasons worth of wins in the wake of the Sandusky saga, Bowden now again reigns as the coach with the most wins in FBS history with 377.
No. 4: Miami
There has been so much wrong with the Miami football program over the years, a spot in the top five shouldn't surprise anyone. In fact, the only reason "The U" isn't higher on the list is exactly because scandals have become what we expect from the Hurricanes.
Where to begin? After rewriting the books on NCAA violations through the 1990s, the Hurricanes entered the BCS era as a program intent on restoring its good name.
There were the cash payments from Luther Campbell for big plays and the massive Pell Grant scandal which led to some pretty nasty sanctions, but once the BCS era got underway, Miami looked to be mending its ways. The Hurricanes even earned a trip to two BCS title games and won the 2002 Rose Bowl Game (the 2001 season's national championship game).
Then came some unfortunate comments from Kellen Winslow.
We can all respect loyalty to one's team, but apparently no one told Winslow it really isn't "all about this U." What's worse, his unfortunate comments about being "a soldier" in "a war" came at a time when real American soldiers in real wars in Iraq and Afghanistan were fighting and dying. Ill-advised comments to begin with were made inflammatory, disrespectful and down right stupid by their timing.
Fast forward a few more years and we come upon the real scandal that places Miami on our list: the Nevin Shapiro saga.
Shapiro, a Miami booster, provided all manner of impermissible—not to mention illicit and illegal—benefits to Miami players over the course of several years.
The actual allegations are numerous and include so many players over several seasons, it's hard to sort through it all. Suffice it to say the breadth and depth of the scandal will leave a scar on Miami football that may never fully heal.
No. 3: Ohio State
The story of Jim Tressel and his resignation/firing from Ohio State is another example from history that shows the cover-up is often worse than the crime.
A few Ohio State players were accused of some fairly minor infractions. In the grand scheme of things, selling a few mementos in order to get some tattoos isn't that big of a deal. Had Ohio State simply reported the incident to the NCAA, there would have been some punishment, but it would have been nothing compared to what Ohio State faced because of the actions of Tressel.
When the NCAA did find out about the situation, Tressel committed the ultimate sin in the eyes of the NCAA: he lied. Not only did he lie, he did so in writing. Unfortunately for Tressel, the media had evidence (in the form of emails) that Tressel was not only fully aware of the incident, he actively tried to smooth things over. All of this led to Tressel's forced resignation and some pretty harsh penalties for the Buckeyes.
Ohio State vacated some victories—which included a Big Ten title and a Sugar Bowl title—but the biggest point of pain came this last season when a 12-0 Ohio State team was prevented from playing for a national title, or any bowl, thanks to a one-year postseason ban.
Maybe Ohio State should have known better. After all, this wasn't the first Tressel-coached program that found itself in hot water.
A story on ESPN.com appeared in November, 2004 about Youngstown State's football program. It had accepted NCAA sanctions based on impermissible benefits to a star football player during Tressel's tenure as head coach of the national championship-winning Penguins.
No. 2: Penn State
The Penn State scandal which led to the Nittany Lions vacating 111 wins over 14 seasons and cost legendary head coach Joe Paterno his job after 46 seasons makes our list at the No. 3 biggest scandal of the BCS era.
With everything so fresh in our memories, many will wonder why this shocking and horrifying scandal didn't top our list. Primarily, this scandal revolved around one man—Jerry Sandusky—who, at the time of the incidents, was not an active employee of the university. Furthermore, the actual events of this scandal had very little to do directly with the program itself. No players were involved and the perpetrator was a former assistant coach.
Still, this is easily one of the most shocking and heart-wrenching scandals ever to hit collegiate sports.
By now, we all know the story. Former assistant coach Jerry Sandusky was accused of some pretty heinous acts with children, some of which apparently occurred at Penn State football facilities. Sandusky was arrested, tried and convicted for his actions, and will unquestionably spend the rest of his life behind bars.
The lasting impact on Penn State football, however, will be monumental. It could take years, or even decades for the program to regain its footing—if it ever does. Penn State has completed one season of its four-year postseason ban and harsh scholarship reductions. The deeper into the sanctioned time frame we go, the more prominent the repercussions are likely to get, and things are going to get much worse for the Lions before they get any better.
Maybe that's the way it should be. Maybe some good will come of this. Maybe, just maybe, college programs around the nation will realize that there are more important things than football.
No. 1: USC
At last we come to the biggest college football scandal of the BCS, the infamous Reggie Bush era at the University of Southern California.
The Trojans football program was in the midst of yet another annual run to the top of the rankings in 2004, thanks in large part to the exploits of star running back Reggie Bush. Unfortunately for the Trojans, it was later uncovered that Bush was receiving a massive pile of improper benefits. Now, instead of talking about the great USC dynasty of the early 2000s, we talk about vacated wins, a forfeited BCS championship trophy and Bush's returned Heisman.
Add in the fact that head coach Pete Carroll jumped ship right before the scandal broke, and the whole thing smells like a landfill on a hot summer's day.
USC was hit with some pretty severe penalties in addition to the vacated wins and BCS national championship. The NCAA imposed a three-year scholarship reduction as well as a two-year ban on postseason play.
With the downfall of a dynasty, the first-ever invalidated Heisman Trophy and, most importantly, a vacated national championship all combine to make the USC-Reggie Bush episode the No. 1 college football scandal of the BCS era.
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Tyranids being the biggest threat to the Imperium and other xenos in the milky way galaxy then the question is; could they be running from someone?
Tyranids may be the only known aliens to come from another galaxy but there is a another xenos that is a bane to all races; the green skins and I read sources and it is quite possible they inhabitate other galaxies (just like the nightmarish creatures of c***** censored by the Inquisition).
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There is a very important factor when it comes to experience in resumes: it's not necessary to fill your entire job record in your resume. Include job experiences that are relevant to the position, instead all your past jobs; if not it will seem that you are not the professional profile that employers are looking for.
What a concise and eye-catching resume needs is the experience and education that can be related to the field and position you are applying for. If you are aiming for a career in architecture and you once started a cupcake business you don't have to include it in your resume, even if the business was a huge success, it won't help you if you are not applying for an entrepreneurship position.
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For each job you've had, include your title, company name, city, state and the years you worked there.
Don't include the months, as this may highlight any gaps in employment.
Below this first line, describe your typical daily duties in one or two sentences. But don't on duties or responsibilities. You want to emphasize achievements, effective projects and other good things you did on each job.
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- Grew account billings from $10,000/month to $60,000/month in under one year.
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While there are exceptions to these rules, this format gives you a lot of flexibility to describe your experience in an effective manner.
If you want to get more ideas or if you want to check a specific field, you can go through our list of categories and find some resume templates there so you can use any of them and make an outstanding cv.


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Speaking of tasty things... I love all kinds of food which makes the healthy diet thing difficult at times. Oh and sushi is really amazing, but soup is my favorite. Kinda weird I know but soooo good.
2) my phone/and mp3 player (in one unit of course)
3) my recording software aka computer and the microphones and interfaces needed to produce beautiful music.
4) My pops (father) love that guy
5) My bestys
6) fruit
No order intended really
Oh, and you have a sense of humor that would baffle most of western society. Or could make me laugh at least, that is mondo sexy.


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Rep. Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) pulled her support last Thursday for a bill that would rename a post office in Hawaii honoring late Rep. Cecil Heftel (D-Hawaii) after learning that Heftel's widow objected to the measure.
The bill was sponsored by Rep. Charles Djou (R-Hawaii), whose district Heftel represented in Congress for 9 years (1977-1986).
In a letter to Djou, Heftel's widow, Rebecca Glass Heftel, wrote that the move to rename the post office (which isn't quite as grand as this one, in Honolulu) comes as "a complete surprise." According to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser, she requested that Djou stop all his post office-related efforts related to her late husband.
In an odd twist, Heftel's children initially gave Djou permission to move forward, according to the paper.
Reached for comment, Hirono told ITK she initially supported the bill "in the spirit of bipartisanship" because post office naming bills are not passed without the support of the entire state delegation in which the facility is located.
But now that Heftel's widow made her opposition public, Hirono says that the bill should not come before the House for a vote.
"Since this renaming has caused such a public rift within the Heftel family, I do not believe that this matter should move forward at this time," she said.
Meanwhile, Djou's press secretary told ITK in an email that the lawmaker wants only to honor a devoted public servant, and he's willing to work with all involved parties to do so.
"Congressman Djou repeatedly reached out to Congressman Heftel's widow, [and] she still has not returned his messages," said Djou spokesman Daniel Son.
Son also implied that the source of the controversy might be political: Djou is the first Republican to hold the congressional seat in more than 20 years. "If party affiliation is the cause for Mrs. Heftel's opposition, Congressman Djou is willing to step aside and allow Congresswoman Hirono to lead the way in honoring the life of a devoted public servant."


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Hi all! I am looking for something the same idea as the Wilton cupcake stands, but with just "branches" on which I could tie cookies with a ribbon onto. I hope I'm making sense here. If you understand what I mean, and you know where I could get something like this, please help me! Thanx!
I know exactly what you mean. I have been looking for one for my parents 50th anniversary. I want to make cookies with edible images of the family on them and hang them on the tree for a "Family Tree". I may have to resort to scouting out some dead braches and putting them in a vase. I did see a table top tree at FancyFlours.com in the Halloween section but I think it is too small and it is black. I will watch this topic. I want to know too...
What I'm imagining that you're talking about is the money trees that people used for weddings and anniversaries. We always made our own depending on the size of the event and the colors used. Just some old branches spray painted and put into containers of plaster of paris. You might also check out party rental places.
Me 3, I have been looking for one as well. But one from dowel or similar to be more modern, and less real tree like. So I too will be watching this thread, or I will be speaking with my hubby to start building !
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Well my Wyoming hunt was a great success! On the second day I filled my tag. It was pretty wide open terrain (more than I perfer), but that's what makes it fun/frustrating.
Details: Thursday: Couldn't get any closer than 600yds. Spooked them out of the area they were feeding in. Went back in the next day (Friday) and they were about half mile away. So I laid down and started my wait (0845hr). There were 2 bucks trying to get at some of the does but the dominated buck was running his arse off after the 2 other bucks. I did fall asleep for 50 minutes. After waiting almost 7 1/2 hours (he was down at 1610hr) they finally got within range. Unfortunally the big buck never presented a shot, and being so open I didn't want to chance it any longer. There were 28 in the herd and that is alot of eyes, besides my neck was killing me from laying there keepng an eye on them. I was able to get one of the smaller ones (as you can see from the pictures there was absolutely no cover to speak of) and he was the first buck to get in my field of fire. I had ranged a small group of rocks at 248 yds. He was real close to them so I decided to take the shot (after he was down I ranged him at 262yds). Bad part was it took 2 shots to anchor him. First one knocked him down and I thought I had a good hit, but he got back up. Fired a quick second shot and missed. He took about 4 steps and stopped again. This time I took my time and hit him again and he was down for good. The first shot I hit him high above the shoulders, the second hit was right through the lungs quatering forward. I feel bad it took 2 shots, because I pride myself in my marksmanship. This is the 5th antelope I have shot ( 2nd furthest by the way) and all were one shot kills. I guess after lying down all that time, not eating and with rain showers off an on, must have drained my concetration.
Anyhow all the meat is vacuum packed and in the freezer. I'm beat.
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30 January 2014
Suai District Court not functioning for more than a week
ETLJB 30/01/2014 JSMP Press Release 27/01/2014 - Between the 20th-24th January and the 27th-28th January 2014 the Suai District Court did not conduct any trials because there were no judges available. After seeking clarification with the local court clerk it was confirmed that trials were scheduled for the 23rd and 24th January but they did not take place because all of the judges were attending a meeting in Dili. In addition, on the 24th, 27th and 28th January 2014 the court did not schedule any trials for reasons that remain unclear. Currently there are four permanent judges and one trainee judges at the Suai District Court.
"JSMP is very worried about this situation because for almost 2 weeks, from the 16th and 17th January until now, the court has not been functioning. This situation will have a huge impact on the cases that have to be tried and settled" said the Executive Director of JSMP, Luis de Oliveira Sampaio.
JSMP realizes that judges have to participate in all of the important meetings organized by the Court of Appeal to discuss general issues and challenges facing the judges, especially in relation to issues of safety and the well-being of judges in the performance of their work. However JSMP encourages the judges to properly manage the available resources to prevent the possibility of a non-functioning court for a period of almost two weeks. These situations have been avoided in Dili and Baucau where the courts have been functioning normally.
Also, JSMP has received information that the Oecusse District Court has not been functioning until today because a case scheduled for trial requires a panel of judges and the local court only has one judge. The Oecusse District Court can only start functioning and conducting hearings on 3 February 2014.
JSMP believes that the effectiveness and consistency of the trial scheduling process as well as the productivity of the legal institutions is critical to build and strengthen community trust in the justice sector. JSMP has noted that acts of violence have been prevalent, including cases of aggravated murder. JSMP suspects that this situation could be indicative that community members are not really sure that their cases can be processed through the formal legal institutions and they take justice into their own hands, because the formal legal process takes a long time, is very bureaucratic, and there are delays for reasons unknown and a number of other technical obstacles that have to be overcome.
Previously, JSMP questioned the trial schedule at the Baucau, Suai and Oecusse courts on 16-17 January 2014, because after they carried out their duties these courts did not conduct any hearings because no dates were set/scheduled.
JSMP hopes that from this week onwards the courts will start to function normally, so that the principle of a fair trial (simple, speedy, affordable) continues to be upheld by all of the courts. Source: JSMP Press Release 27 January 2014 Edited by Warren L. Wright
28 January 2014
Statement by Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea
ETLJB 28/01/2014 - For many years, Australia has been stealing the oil and gas from the Timor Sea, in an area which belongs to Timor-Leste under international legal principles. Sadly, Australia has shown its manner and its greed to make our small and poor country in this region lose our resources and sovereignty.
After it became aware of the oil and gas reserves in the Timor Sea, Australia supported Indonesia for more than two decades as it committed genocide against the people of this land, stealing and using its strong economic and political power to trample us, making themselves rich by leaving us in poverty.
A few days ago, the Australian government used its intelligence service to seize documents from Timor-Leste's lawyer in the CMATS (Certain Maritime Arrangements in the Timor Sea) arbitration case, and to put pressure on a "whistleblower" so that he could not testify. These are not the practices of a nation which values democracy, freedom and morality. In addition, Australia's leaders showed their disrespect for the Timor-Leste people – a small, poor people who generously helped Australia during the Second World War against Japan, at the cost of 40,000 Timorese people's lives.
Today, the Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea asks the Government of Australia to: 1. Stop stealing and occupying the Timor Sea, but show your good will as a large nation which follows democratic principles to accept a maritime boundary which follows international law principles.
2. Australia should set an example as a sovereign nation which respects and recognizes the rights of Timor-Leste's people.
3. Australia should not promote or continue neocolonialism against Timor-Leste's people, who have suffered this for centuries. We will no longer be your slaves.
4. The Abbott government should apologize to the Maubere people, who have been hugely discriminated against by Australia from the past to the present. If not, we will continue to demonstrate at the Australian Embassy for the indefinite future.
This concludes our press release, and thank you for your attention.
The struggle continues.
Dili 5 December 2013
Juvinal Dias
Representative, Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea
Contact number (+670) 77348703/77126417 Source: Movement Against the Occupation of the Timor Sea Press Release 05/12/2013 Edited by Warren L. Wright
ICJ: Questions relating to the Seizure and Detention of Certain Documents and Data (Timor-Leste v. Australia)
ETLJB 28/01/2014 - INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE Peace Palace, Carnegieplein 2, 2517 KJ The Hague, NetherlandsTel.: +31 (0)70 302 2323 Fax: +31 (0)70 364 9928Website: www.icj-cij.org Press Release Unofficial No. 2013/42
20 December 2013
Proceedings instituted by Timor-Leste against Australia
Urgent communication to Australia from the President under Article 74, paragraph 4, of the Rules of Court
THE HAGUE, 20 December 2013. Acting in accordance with the powers conferred upon him by Article 74, paragraph 4, of the Rules of Court, Judge Peter Tomka, President of the International Court of Justice (ICJ), the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, addressed on Wednesday 18 December 2013 an urgent communication to the Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, with a copy to the Government of the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, in the proceedings instituted by Timor-Leste against Australia on 17 December 2013 (see Press Release No. 2013/41).
The text of this communication is reproduced below:
"I have the honour to refer to the Application filed on 17 December 2013 by the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste instituting proceedings against the Commonwealth of Australia and to the request for the indication of provisional measures filed by the Applicant on the same date.
The convening of the Court for purposes of proceeding to a decision on a Request for the indication of provisional measures should be dealt with as a matter of urgency (Article 74, paragraph 2, of the Rules of Court). At the same time, the date for the hearings should be fixed so as to afford Parties an opportunity of being represented at it (Article 74, paragraph 3, of the Rules of Court).
In the light of these considerations the hearings on the request made by the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste for the indication of provisional measures have now been fixed for 20-22 January 2014.
The Court will at this juncture have to decide whether the conditions for the indication of provisional measures are met.
As President of the International Court of Justice, acting in conformity with Article 74, paragraph 4, of the Rules of Court, I hereby draw the attention of Your Government to the need to act in such a way as to enable any Order the Court will make on the request for provisional measures to have its appropriate effects, in particular to refrain from any act which might cause prejudice to the rights claimed by the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste in the present proceedings."
East Timor Public Holidays 2014
ETLJB 28/01/2014 - The public holidays with a fixed date and variable date for 2014, determined by the Law n.o 10/2005 of 10th of August, are the following:
a) 1st of January – New Year's Day (fixed date public holiday);
b) 18th of April – Holly Friday (variable date public holiday);
c) 1st of May –World Labour Day (fixed date public holiday);
d) 20th of May – Restoration of Independence Day (fixed date public holiday);
e) 19th of June – Corpus Christi (variable date public holiday);
f) 28th of July – Idul Fitri (variable date public holiday);
g) 30th of August –Popular Consultation Day (fixed date public holiday);
h) 4th of October – Idul Adha (variable date public holiday);
i) 1st of November – All Saints Day (fixed date public holiday);
j) 2nd of November – All Souls Day (fixed date public holiday);
k) 12th of November – Youth National Day (fixed date public holiday);
l) 28th of November – Proclamation of Independence Day (fixed date public holiday);
m) 7th of December – National Heroes Day (fixed date public holiday);
n) 8th of December – Day of Our Lady of Immaculate Conception and Timor-Leste Patroness (fixed date public holiday);
o) 25th of December – Christmas Day (fixed date public holiday).
The Law n.o 10/2005, of 10th of August, determines national public holidays and the official commemorative dates. Source: Government of East Timor Press Release January 27, 2014
27 January 2014
Timor Sea Justice Campaign News Grassroots campaign urges Australian PM to intervene to settle Timor oil dispute
ETLJB Wednesday, January 22, 2014 - The Timor Sea Justice Campaign has launched an open letter to Prime Minister Tony Abbot urging him to establish permanent maritime boundaries with East Timor in accordance with international law and is asking members of the public to put their names to it.
Spokesperson for the Timor Sea Justice Campaign, Tom Clarke, said it was time to move on from his predecessors' hard-nosed haggling over oil and gas resources.
"Timor is not asking for charity, they are only asking for what they are legally entitled to, no more and no less," said Mr Clarke.
The letter calls on the Prime Minister to immediately enter fresh negotiations in good faith with the Prime Minister of Timor-Leste, Xanana Gusmao, to establish equitable boundaries in keeping with current international law.
"If our Prime Minister Tony Abbott wants to preserve the legacy of goodwill and mateship so effectively fostered by Australia's intervention in 1999, he needs to sit down in good faith with his Timorese counterpart and show that he's ready to talk about a permanent boundary. No more of these temporary deals that simply short-change East Timor," said Mr Clarke.
The letter also urges the PM to resubmit Australia to the maritime boundary jurisdiction of the International Court of Justice and the International Tribunal of the Law of the Sea to demonstrate that Australia is willing to abide by international law. In disputes such as this, current international law overwhelmingly favors a 'median line' solution – that is a line halfway between the two coastlines.
"This would mean that if oil and gas fields are located closer to East Timor they would belong to East Timor, and if fields were closer to Australia they would belong to us. That's a solution which is both simple and fair," said Mr Clarke.
Mr Clarke said he was confident that Australians of all walks of live would endorse the letter to help highlight the need for permanent boundaries to deliver a more equitable share of oil and gas revenues to one of the poorest countries in Asia.
"There's not a fair minded Australian who could be comfortable with the fact that successive Australian Governments have short-changed East Timor out of billions of dollars in government revenues from gas and oil resources that according to international law should belong to East Timor, so I except more and more people of all political persuasions will get behind our campaign," said Mr Clarke.
Anyone wanting to add their names to the Timor Sea Justice Campaign's petition can do so at:
Source: Timor Sea Justice Campaign Press Release 22/01/2013
26 January 2014
Proceedings Initiated by Timor-Leste Against Australia Commence at ICJ
ETLJB 26/01/2014 - On 20th January proceedings initiated by Timor-Leste against Australia will commence at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) at The Hague. The ICJ is the principal judicial organ of the United Nations, established to adjudicate on disputes between States.
In Monday's court proceedings Timor-Leste will seek an Order from the ICJ concerning documents belonging to Timor-Leste and seized from the office of one of Timor-Leste's legal advisers. The documents were seized by order of the Attorney General of Australia and relate to a range of confidential and highly sensitive matters, including among other things an arbitration that Timor-Leste had recently initiated against Australia. The seizure was executed by the Australian Secret Intelligence Organization (ASIO), shortly before the first meeting of the arbitration tribunal established to hear that case.
The arbitration was initiated by Timor-Leste against Australia under article 23 of the 2002 Timor Sea Treaty and seeks a declaration that the Treaty remains in force in its original form, notwithstanding amendments purportedly made by a later treaty. Timor-Leste contends that the later Treaty is invalid and ineffective because Australia's secretly and unlawfully spied on Timor-Leste, bugging its government offices and listening in to highly confidential discussions during the course of the negotiations on the Treaty. Such conduct is a violation of international law. The treaties provide for the sharing of offshore oil in the Timor Sea between Timor-Leste and Australia, and are widely considered to have been drafted to the advantage of Australia and the disadvantage of Timor-Leste.
The documents referred to in the ICJ matter were held in the Canberra office of one of Timor-Leste's lawyers, and were seized without warning. The property of Timor-Leste, the documents contain communications between its lawyers covering legal strategy, analysis and opinions relating both to Timor-Leste's case in the arbitration and to broader legal and strategic issues. The home of Timor-Leste's key witness in the arbitration was also raided at the same time and his passport was seized.
"In addition to the return of our property, Timor-Leste is seeking the protection of all its communications that attract legal privilege, and an assurance that will provide its lawyers as well as the Government with comfort that their legal documents, dealings and property are secure in accordance with their entitlement under international law," said Minister of State Agio Pereira.
Timor-Leste's international law firm DLA Piper has instructed highly regarded barristers and international law specialists Sir Michael Wood and Sir Elihu Lauterpacht.
In Monday's proceedings, which will last for three days, Timor-Leste seeks an interim Order that would require Australia to hand the documents over to the Court, pending a final decision on Timor-Leste's demand for their return. The final decision could take a year or more. These proceedings will be publicly available via live web streaming at webtv.un.org. Source: Press Release Minister of State and of the Presidency of the Council of Ministers and Official Spokesperson for the Government of Timor-Leste Díli, January 19, 2014 Edited by Warren L. Wright
Dili District Court tries case of aggravated murder
ETLJB 26/01/2014 The East Timor Judicial System Monitoring Program has released the English translation of its report on monitoring of a murder case in the Dili District Court. The text of the report follows.
Public prosecutor recommends 23 years imprisonment for defendant in case of aggravated murder - On 21 January 2014 the Dili District Court tried two defendants (DJdS and MDR). The two defendants allegedly killed the victim Ernesto (deceased) on 7 September 2013 in Katraileten Village, Ermera.
"The Crime of murder is a very serious crime and all people should endeavor to settle their problems peacefully without taking the life of another. JSMP urges the court to convict the defendants with a punishment proportional to the seriousness of the crime to prevent similar occurrences in the future," said the Executive Director of JSMP, Luis de Oliveira Sampaio.
JSMP has observed that crimes of murder have taken place in nearly every region. Based on the JSMP court monitoring during the trial of this murder case, the motive behind the murder was not clear. What is worse, often these types of incidents occur as the result of minor problems, but people are more interested in using violence to settle their disputes. People have almost lost their respect for the value of another person's life. This social phenomenon demands our joint attention and consideration so that this situation can be changed.
JSMP believes that in addition to the issuance of proportional punishments, other relevant institutions have to do everything possible to seek solutions to change the mentality and behavior of the people so that they become accustomed to dispute resolution mechanisms free from violence, in accordance with those formal mechanisms already in place.
JSMP suspects that sometimes these acts of violence send the message that people have lost their trust in the ability of public institutions to resolve their problems.
In relation to this case, the public prosecutor alleged that on 7 September 2013 the defendant and the victim met each other on a narrow path when they were returning from a plantation. At that time, the defendant and the victim provoked one another and a fight ensued and the defendant fell to the ground. When the defendant got up he immediately slashed the victim in the eye, head and mouth with a machete he was carrying with him. This act caused the victim to die instantly at the scene of the crime.
The public prosecutor charged the defendant for violating Articles 138 and 139 of the Penal Code, and subsections (b), (c) and (f) on murder and aggravated murder.
During the trial the defendant DJdS admitted that the charges of the public prosecutor were true. However the defendant MDR stated that the charges were not true because when the defendant DJdS and the victim were fighting, MDR felt afraid and ran to the police station to report the incident and he did not know about the death of the victim. Nevertheless, the public prosecutor charged the defendant MDR and he was placed in temporary detention.
In his final recommendations the public prosecutor requested for the court to sentence the defendant DJdS to 23 year's imprisonment, and requested for the court to issue a fair punishment against the defendant MDR.
The public defender in his final recommendations stated that the public prosecutor had made a major error in his charges against the defendant MDR. Because the public defender charged the defendant and placed him in temporary detention all this time, and this will have a negative impact on others in the future, because those that see a fight or murder will not report the incident because they will be afraid of ending up as a defendant in the resulting case. The public defender also believed that the defendant MDR did in fact run away and tell the police about the fight between the defendant DjdS and the victim.
Regarding the defendant DJdS, the public defender requested for the court to carefully consider the mitigating circumstances such as the fact that the defendant was a first time offender and that he has four children. Therefore, the public defender requested for the court to consider the matter and hand down a fair punishment.
This matter was registered as Case No. 596/C.Ord/2013/TDD and was tried by a panel of judges comprising Julio Gantes, Hugo Pui and Jumiati Maria Freitas. The public prosecution service was represented by Nelson de Carvalho and the Office of the Public Defender was represented by Rui Manuel Guterres.
The hearing to announce the decision will take place on 7 February 2014, at 2pm. Source: JSMP Press Release 22 January 2014 Edited by Warren L. Wright
Former member of the Besi Merah Putih (BMP) militia tried at the Dili District Court
On 20 January 2014 the Dili District Court tried a case involving serious crimes that occurred on 4 September 1999, in Liquica District. This case involved the defendant LV, a member of the Besi Merah Putih (BMP) militia, who was accused of committing crimes against humanity in Liquica District.
"JSMP is happy to see the courts continuing to try crimes against humanity cases to provide justice to victims, to ensure accountability for past crimes and to prevent the occurrence of similar incidents in the future. Therefore, JSMP urges the court actors and all parties involved in this process to deal with these cases in a serious manner befitting the nature and severity of this matter", said the Executive Director of JSMP, Luis de Oliveira Sampaio.
JSMP is very concerned because cases involving crimes against humanity are of a very different nature and scale to ordinary crimes. What's more, in 2011 the Dili District Court already convicted the defendant Valente Lavio for committing crimes against humanity in Liquica District, however currently the convicted person is moving around freely and enjoying his impunity in Indonesia because he absconded when his appeal was still being processed. Until now there has been no effort or commitment on the part of the competent bodies such as the Office of the Prosecutor General and other relevant institutions to bring the convicted person back to Timor-Leste to be held accountable and to obey the decision of the court.
To anticipate similar circumstances in this case, JSMP requested for the court to apply appropriate restrictive measures while the trial is ongoing.
The indictment of the public prosecutor, which was read out to the court, stated that on 4 September 1999 the defendant together with other members of the Besi Merah Putih (BMP) militia, with the support of the Indonesian Army (TNI) and the Indonesian Police (POLRI) slapped, punched, kicked and shot dead the victims Jacarias Alves, Duarte dos Santos, Agusto, Markus, Jaime Soares, Domingos and Leopoldo in Liquica District.
In fact there were 58 defendants who were allegedly involved in this case, but the court is only trying the defendant LV because the other defendants have not returned to Timor-Leste and are still living in Indonesia, and several of the defendants have passed away. In relation to this case, the public prosecutor and public defender presented a list of 132 witnesses.
The trial is being conducted by a panel of judges led by Julio Gantes, together with Pedro Raposo de Fiqueredo and Jumiati Freitas. The public prosecution service was represented by Luis Landim and the Office of the Public Defender was represented by Manuel Exposto.
The trial will continue on 10 February 2014, at 7am to hear testimony from the defendant and witnesses. Source: JSMP Press Release 20 January 2014 Edited by Warren L. Wright
19 January 2014
More than 800 police officers surrender martial arts uniforms
ETLJB 19/01/2014 - Eight hundred and one East Timore police officers surrendered their martial arts clubs uniforms and other attributes to the commander-general of the East Timor National Police on 15 January 2014.
The National Police Commissioner Longuinhos Monteiro said that this ceremony demonstrated that police officers who had previously joined the martial art clubs have abided by the resolution issued by the Government last year to outlaw the clubs which have been involved in frequent and violent conflicts since the restoration of independence in 2002.
National media Suara Timor Lorosae reported on 16/01 that Commissioner Monteiro confirmed there were 801 martial art uniforms handed over from different martial art clubs; namely, 654 from PSHT, 243 from KORK and Kera Sakti 96. The handing over ceremony was attended by the representative of the armed forces and civil society security monitoring organsiation Fundasaun Mahein. Source: Suara Timor-Lorosa'e 16 January 2014 Edited by Warren L. Wright
2013 Closes with more gang violence on the streets of Dili
ETLJB 19/01/2014 - Conflict among the youth of the county's capital, Dili continued through to the end of 2013 with further violent clashes in the suburb of Lahane in December last.
Two groups of youths from the west and the east of Lahane were involved in the violence that left one young man with injuries. TVTL reported on 16/01 that state security agencies comprised of State Secretary of Security representatives, the Dili District police commander and community leaders have been coordinating to try to resolve the conflict.
TVTL also reported that both groups of the youths involved have appealed to the authorities to legally process those suspected of having committed crimes during the violence. In response, the Dili District Police Commander, Pedro Belo said the police always carry out their tasks to strengthen peace and stability and would take necessary action against people who try to destabilise situation in the country. Source: Televizaun Timor-Leste 16 January 2014 Edited by Warren L. Wright
Happy New Year 2014 to ETLJB Readers
ETLJB 19/01/2014 - We would like to wish our readers and subscribers a belated Happy New Year 2014 and trust that those of you who celebrate Christmas were able to mark the birth of Jesus Christ in peace and that you all enjoyed time with your loved ones over the festive season when many of us are on holidays.
We hope that you are all safe and sound as yet another year begins its speedy passing and that 2014 will be harmonious, full of the achievement of your personal goals and that we all treat each other more kindly and with mutual respect and dignity.
ETLJB will continue on our mission to monitor, compile and publish news and reports on law and justice issues in Timor-Leste, to draw attention to injustices and violations of human rights and to raise awareness of the central democratic principles of the rule of law, the separation of powers and the independence of the judiciary and the transparency and accountability of the State and the Government to the People.
We invite comments and feedback from our readers via the comments section in each post or the Contact Us link in the Navigation Menu as well as any articles that you may write and wish to have published here.
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Tilde key doesnt work for me with D of Days (PC) retail version??
I have the retail PC-DVD version,not the download version.
When I press the tilde (~) key,nothing happens,and I am not able to enter any commands ("set god 1", etc). I suppose I should be seeing the commands being entered as I type them;I do not;this is why I am supposing the tilde key doesn't function in this game.
How do I enable the tilde key to work on my keyboard with this game so I can enter the commands after starting up the latest saved game?
FYI: THe tilde key-as cheat console DOES work in another of my FPS games,so I know it's not my keyboard.
Thanks for any tips.
robedits - 7 years ago
Top Voted Answer
There is an option in the controls menu to 'bind' a key to the console window, it usually is the tilde key but can be re-assigned. Give that a try and see what happens!
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Flask by Example - Custom Angular Directive With D3
Welcome back. With Angular set up along with a loading spinner and our refactored Angular controller, let's move on to the final part and create a custom Angular Directive to display a frequency distribution chart with JavaScript and the D3 library.
Remember: Here's what we're building – A Flask app that calculates word-frequency pairs based on the text from a given URL.
- Part One: Set up a local development environment and then deploy both a staging and a production environment on Heroku.
- Part Two: Set up a PostgreSQL database along with SQLAlchemy and Alembic to handle migrations.
- Part Three: Add in the back-end logic to scrape and then process the word counts from a webpage using the requests, BeautifulSoup, and Natural Language Toolkit (NLTK) libraries.
- Part Four: Implement a Redis task queue to handle the text processing.
- Part Five: Set up Angular on the front-end to continuously poll the back-end to see if the request is done processing.
- Part Six: Push to the staging server on Heroku – setting up Redis and detailing how to run two processes (web and worker) on a single Dyno.
- Part Seven: Update the front-end to make it more user-friendly.
- Part Eight: Create a custom Angular Directive to display a frequency distribution chart using JavaScript and D3. (current)
Need the code? Grab it from the repo.
Let's look at what we currently have…
Current User Interface
Start Redis in a terminal window:
Then get your process worker going in another window:
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Finally, in a third window, fire up the app:
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You should see your word counter working. Now we can add in a custom Angular Directive to display the results in a D3 chart.
Angular Directive
Start by adding the D3 library (v3) to the index.html file:
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Now let's set up a new custom Directive.
Angular Directives are markers on a DOM element, which allow us to insert sections of HTML with specific events and attributes attached to it. Let's build out the first part of our Directive by adding the following code just below the controller in main.js:
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restrict: 'E' creates a Directive that is restricted to an HTML element.
replace: true simply replaces the HTML Directive with the HTML in the
template. The
link function gives us access to variables in the scope defined in the controller.
Next, add a
watch function to "watch" for any changes to the variables and respond appropriately. Add this to the
link function like so:
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Finally, add the Directive just below the closing divider to
<div class="row">:
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With the Directive set up, let's turn our attention to the D3 library…
D3 Bar Chart
D3 is a powerful library that utilizes HTML, CSS, and SVG to display data on the DOM and JavaScript to make it interactive. We will use it to create a basic bar chart.
Step 1: Functional Logic
Add the following to the
watch function within the Angular Directive:
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Now, whenever
scope.wordcounts changes, this function is fired, which updates the DOM. Since an object is returned from the AJAX request, we iterate through it to add the specific data to the chart. Essentially, every word is appended to a new
div via a data join.
Try running the code.
What happens? Nothing shows up, right? Check out the DOM in Chrome's Developer Tools, after you submit a new site. You should see a number of nested
divs. We just need to add styles…
Step 2: Styling the Bar Chart
Start with some simple CSS:
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Make sure to include this at the top of HTML page, after the Bootstrap stylesheet:
Fire up the app in our browser. What's happening now?
When you search for a website, you should now see a grey area with some thin blue bars on the left hand side. So you can see that we are generating a bar for each data element we're getting back – 10 in total. However, we need to modify our D3 code in order to increase the width of each bar so they are readable.
Step 3: Making the Bar Chart more Interactive
We can chain this on to our existing code and use the D3 style function:
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Now we are dynamically creating a width based on the numeric value of how often a word shows up on a webpage:
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The style is calculated by returning the value associated with each word, multiplying that number by 20, and then converting it into pixels. We can also add text to each bar element by inserting the string value of the word along with how often it shows up on the page.
Try this out. You should see something like:
There's still one thing missing though. What happens when you search for a new website? Try it. The new chart is appended beneath the previous one. We need to clear out our chart div before a new one is created.
Step 4: Clean Up for the Next URL Search
Update the
link function in the Directive:
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d3.select('#chart').selectAll('*').remove(); simply clears out the chart each time the
$scope.watch function is fired. Now we have a chart that is cleared before each new use, and we have a fully functional word count application!!
Test it out!
Conclusion and Next Steps
That's it. Push your changes to the staging and production servers. Let's review what we tackled:
- We started with the configuration and workflow, setting up staging and production servers
- From there, we added the basic functionality – web scraping, data analysis – and set up a task queue with Redis
- With the back-end functionality set up, attention turned to the front-end where we added Angular, built a custom Directive, and added D3 into the mix
We have an MVP, but there's still much to be done:
- Refactor, refactor, refactor!
- Write tests
- Handle errors and exceptions
- Abstract out state in the Angular app to a Service
- Work on the UI and UX
Want to help? Add a feature, write part 9, get paid, and become Internet famous!


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Our founders, Adam Zuercher and Tony Hixon, founded the firm in 2002. Since then, we have provided professional investment management solutions to a select group of individuals, families, business owners, and foundations. They launched the firm with a vision of bringing wealth creation and investment management solutions that would enable our clients to achieve financial freedom. Thus, our original name, Freedom Financial Solutions, was born.
The First 10 Years
The first decade was rewarding and challenging. We started Freedom Financial Solutions in 2002, as the markets were still coming off the hangover from the tech bubble and we were still feeling the effects of the 9/11 terrorist attacks. The mission of our firm was to help our clients achieve their financial goals by successfully managing their investments.
That mission remains the same today. We began day one in a spare room in Adam's house with zero clients, zero assets under management, a phone, a computer, an internet connection, and a dream. In 2003 we opened an office in the Chase Bank building in downtown Findlay, where we currently reside today.
Today we steward over $90 million in client assets and have helped (and are currently helping) numerous clients achieve retirement, college, and other investment goals.
Our Name Change
Part of the growing pains of a business is celebrating our successes as well as learning from our missteps. For instance, we used to sell insurance; we no longer do. We used to prepare tax returns; we decided that CPA firms can do a more efficient job. We named our firm Freedom Financial Solutions because we wanted to be a one-stop-shop for most financial related things. We had found over the years that there are things we do well, there are things we are more passionate about, and there are things that others can do better than us.
We had come to the realization that the name Freedom Financial Solutions did not always accurately communicate what we did or who we were. We had received literally hundreds of calls over the years asking if we did debt consolidation or mortgage refinancing. Our name no longer reflected what we did. Our core competency is investing; it is something we enjoy and that we do well.
After coming to that realization, our firm became Hixon Zuercher Capital Management in January of 2012. The new name better reflects our business and highlights the names that you have become familiar with as your investment manager over the years.
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We expect the future to be even more exciting than the past. The world is a much better place than it was in 2002. Technology alone has made the world a better place to live, work, and play. Economically, there are challenges and extreme levels of uncertainty. However, there are also extreme levels of opportunity. Going forward, we will continue to commit every day to finding those investment opportunities, and helping even more people achieve their goals.
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Standard recessed light fixtures in the kitchen typically are the same as those in other rooms of the house and can be repaired using the same techniques. When working with any recessed fixture, always check the rating on the fixture canister: "IC" rated (for Insulated Ceiling) fixtures are designed to be covered with thermal insulation. If your fixture is not IC-rated, make sure any insulation is kept at least 3" away from any part of the fixture to prevent dangerous overheating. Heat buildup is a fire hazard and a common cause for fixture failure due to damaged or melted insulation on fixture wiring.
Things You'll Need
- Needle-nose pliers
- Screwdriver
- Replacement parts, as needed
How to Test and Repair a Recessed Light Fixture
Test the fixture with a new light bulb (just to make sure the fixture is really the problem, and not a bad bulb).
Shut off the power to the fixture's circuit by switching off the breaker at the home's service panel (breaker box). Test other fixtures or devices on the same circuit to confirm that the power is off. Use needle-nose pliers or a small, flathead screwdriver (make sure either tool has an insulated handle) to gently pry up on the metal tab at the bottom of the fixture's socket (where the bulb screws in). Restore power to the circuit, then test the fixture again with a good bulb.
Turn off the power to the circuit. Remove the fixture's trim ring and reflector ring, if applicable. Trim rings are typically secured with springs or spring clips. Remove any screws or clips securing the fixture's canister to the mounting assembly. Lift the canister out of its mount and lay it aside on the back side of the ceiling.
Remove the cover from the junction box on the mounting assembly. Use a circuit tester to reconfirm that the power is off to the circuit cable. Inspect the wires inside the box, making sure all insulation and wiring connections are intact. If there are no loose wires and all looks fine in the box, chances are the fixture's socket has failed.
Replace the fixture socket, if possible, or buy a new canister or fixture that matches the original. With a perfect match, you may be able to replace the old canister without having to replace the mounting assembly. Replace the socket or canister by disconnecting the fixture wires from the circuit wires and pulling the canister cable from the junction box. Install the new socket or canister by reversing the disassembly steps.
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But don't take our word for it.
Ask Popular Science, which named our Absorb disappearing stent and FreeStyle Libre* glucose monitoring system – the one that saves you a routine stick of the finger – as two of its "Best of What's New" innovations in 2016.
PopSci's bottom line on these medical breakthroughs: They "transform their category, solve an unsolvable problem, and incorporate entirely new ideas and functions."
Sounds like a pretty good description to us.
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Like the perfect dinner guest, the Absorb stent doesn't overstay its welcome.
It's a first-of-its-kind evolution of the traditional metal stent, used where you don't need a permanent implant to treat a temporary problem. Quickly, here's how Absorb works:
Phyllis Camp, the first person in the United States to receive Absorb, can testify to Absorb's effectiveness.
Camp lives in Saltillo, Miss., with her husband Ted, who comes from a long family history of heart problems. Throughout their marriage, Phyllis has been diligent about keeping Ted healthy.
What she didn't see coming was her own debilitating heart attack in 2010 that left her with two metal stents in her arteries. When she told her cardiologist she was having chest pain again in December of 2012, they found that she had another blockage.
This time, she had an option that wouldn't involve inserting a foreign metal object into her body. And three years after the Absorb stent did its job, it would be gone.
"I haven't had any additional chest pain," Camp said. "I work in my flower garden. I go to work. I have been blessed to have the life I have."
Camp feels good. And that makes us feel good.
"Absorb is a great example of our passion for helping people live healthier lives," said Chuck Simonton, chief medical officer, Abbott Vascular, of the one-of-kind device. "It's been an honor to be part of this revolution in treating heart disease."
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FreeStyle Libre: You have the numbers, you have the control
To take better care of yourself, what if it meant that you had to do something that you might find painful, just a little, every day?
And truly, to take the best care of yourself, you had to do this often, like four times a day? Or more?
That's the reality of people with diabetes who monitor their glucose levels multiple times a day with a prick of the finger.
Stick. Measure. Stick. Measure. Stick. Measure. Throughout the day and night.
Abbott's FreeStyle Libre, not yet available in the United States, was designed to solve this problem: Could researchers create a better tool for people living with diabetes to monitor their glucose levels around the clock while eliminating the dread of the finger stick and increase their chances for a better outcome?
"One of the key elements of the FreeStyle Libre development process was keeping the patient at the core of all steps, making sure that everything was designed with them in mind," said Marc Taub, senior director of Diabetes Research and Development, Abbott.
Jen Grieves, a digital producer for the BBC in England who blogs about her Type 1, is exactly the kind of patient Abbott's researchers had in mind.
She has incorporated FreeStyle Libre into her life at different times, coming back to the device in May after a break.
"So on went the Libre, and in came the data – which was an absolute undeniable saviour on the day I spent 15 hours cycling up the many mountains of the North of England," Grieves wrote on her blog. "Using the Libre was as eye-opening and as useful and as brilliant as I remembered. HOORAY."
Her FreeStyle Libre sensor, which is designed to be easily covered by clothing, is designed to measure glucose levels every minute of the day for up to 14 days. To check her glucose levels are and where they're going, Grieves swipes a small monitor over her sensor. The easily-downloadable data provides a full picture, keeping Grieves and her doctor informed.
"We are in a new, human-centered chapter of glucose monitoring," said Joel Goldsmith, director of New Product Innovation, Abbott.
Taub agrees. He's seen it first-hand.
"Seeing people apply the device, seeing them realize how easy it is, how pain-free it is, has been truly a very satisfying process," said Taub.
About Popular Science's awards
Each year, Popular Science reviews thousands of new products and innovations to choose winners across 10 categories. Only 100 new products/technologies in the U.S. are selected out of thousands of applicants each year. Abbott's are featured in the Health category for the impact they've had on people with diabetes and heart disease around the world.
To win the award, products and technologies had to represent significant steps forward in their industries – strides Abbott has been making consistently for more than 125 years. Our breakthrough inventions mean people can redefine their "possible"— and reach their true potential.
*The FreeStyle Libre Flash Glucose Monitoring System is pending PMA approval and not available for sale in the United States.
**Absorb dissolves except for two pairs of tiny metallic markers that remain in the artery to enable a physician to see where the device was placed.
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