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By Lee Wen-chung and Tuan Yi-kang
Tuesday, Sep 12, 2006,Page 8
`It is only when a country's constitutional system falters and all systemic measures lose efficacy that a popular movement can legitimately adopt methods to overturn the system. Unfortunately, even this can have unforeseen negative effects on that country's democratic development.'
Regardless of changes in theories about democracy and the increasing complexity of benchmarks for measuring democratic progress, political participation remains the core value of democracy. The easiest way to implement this value is to let the public manifest its wishes in elections under a representative system.
This means that allotting political power through periodic, fair and free elections with mid-term polls serving as a barometer of the government's success or failure make up one important standard for measuring the level of a country's democratic development. To protect the stability of the system, attacks on democratic election mechanisms should be avoided, since that might hurt one of the cornerstones of democracy. If the president or the government behave immorally or are incompetent to the point that their legitimacy is damaged, these leaders should be deposed through impeachment, recall, a vote of no confidence or at the ballot box. This is how democracy works.
We are not trying to say that popular movements are always a bad thing. On the contrary, in a country where democracy and the rule of law have not been completely implemented, popular movements are the most important source of pressure on the national leadership to implement reform. Even so, the goals proposed by such popular movements must still be achieved and implemented within the system. A typical example is the Wild Lily Student Movement of the 1990s. This could be called the first large-scale popular movement challenging the Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) regime, and it was also the catalyst for similar types of political participation by Taiwanese society.
The main demand of the movement was for a new elections for the legislature, which at that time was made up of legislators elected in China prior to 1949. Although that demand wasn't immediately implemented, the process became a major source of pressure on the KMT's authoritarian government. Then-president Lee Teng-hui was forced to call a national affairs conference, initiate a series of constitutional amendments, force senior members of the National Assembly and legislature to resign and hold new legislative elections. This whole process represented a peaceful revolution that was welcomed by the Taiwanese people.
It is only when a country's constitutional system falters and all systemic measures lose efficacy -- in particular, when the government uses armed force or other illegitimate methods to overturn a democratic system or an election result -- that a popular movement can legitimately adopt methods to overturn the system. Unfortunately, even this can have unforeseen negative effects on that country's democratic development.
Let's use the Philippines as an example. In 1972, General Ferdinand Marcos declared martial law. He then changed the Constitution to cement his dictatorship, and in 1983 killed his main opponent, Benigno Aquino. In the 1986 presidential election, official figures had Marcos as the winner with 10.1 million votes, against Corazon Aquino's 9,2 million votes. Both within the Philippines and internationally, vote-rigging was suspected, and the opposition camp declared its refusal to accept the official result. People rose up in response and forced Marcos to step down in what amounted to a revolution by popular power.
Following the revolution, the Philippines returned to democracy, but a Pandora's box had been opened -- the Philippines is now described by many academics as the worst example of a democratic system. From the days of president Corazon Aquino until today, when the incumbent president is facing the threat of military coups and public movements demanding that she step down, the political situation has remained chaotic, society has remained unstable, and the economy has failed to take off.
A close look at the organization of Shih Ming-teh's campaign to force President Chen Shui-bian to step down shows that it includes people from the pan-blue camp that deny Chen's legitimacy to rule, supporters dissatisfied with the government's achievements over the past six years and others who see Chen and his family as corrupt. We reject all of these positions. The vote recount and the judiciary's verdict proved that the outcome of the 2004 presidential election was not the result of vote-rigging; dissatisfaction with the government's lackluster achievements was amply reflected in last year's three-in-one local government elections; and courts are still investigating the question of the First Family's morals and integrity. Furthermore, the constitutional mechanisms for impeachment or a vote of no confidence in the Cabinet have still not been used.
This is why we cannot support the use of a popular campaign that attacks the stability of our democracy. This point of view is supported by Lee's success and the failure in the Philippines. If the demands of Shih's campaign are not handled within the system, we worry that the nation could be facing disaster.
Lee Wen-chung is a Democratic Progressive Party legislator. Tuan Yi-kang is a former convener of the party's New Tide faction.
Translated by Perry Svensson


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September 26, 2013
by Mary Steffenhagen
Leaves are changing hues, the nights are arriving sooner and the library is crowded into the wee hours. That's right: We've officially entered paper writing season. Almost every college student finds himself or herself pulling an all-nighter at one point or another to chip away at the writer's block a research paper inevitably brings. As an English major, I've probably written a few more papers than other students but nearly everyone encounters some such assignment in the common core no matter his or her major. If you've been staring at a mental brick wall for hours, never fear: There are plenty of resources and tricks to get around that writer's block and make that research paper a reality.
First, know your databases. Your university most likely has access to too many scholarly journals to count but databases make them easy to find. I've made quite good friends with EBSCOhost, a database which encompasses more databases on topics from Mark Twain's mystical view of the soul to current technological developments in the military. (ProQuest is equally useful.) Searching within such a broad database gives so many options that research is quite easy, even if you're unsure of your topic. Most will give you online access to the source you need and your college library may have archived physical copies of a journal...or even ebooks. They may not be as easy to procure but don't limit yourself to online only sources: Talk to a librarian and see what they'd suggest - you never know what's out there unless you ask!
Now that the database or librarian has given you a paper to use as a source, start picking it apart...from the ending. If you check the bibliography or works cited, you'll avail yourself of even more sources by basically following the author's bread crumb trail. Find the thesis – aka the driving point of the paper – within the first few paragraphs and build off of it. Whether you agree or disagree with the author, their sources and citations will lead you to more evidence supporting or debunking the viewpoint. I tend to start with my own idea and look for research related to it but if you're short on time, picking apart your source's sources will save a lot.
Next week, I'll talk about some writing techniques that have aided me in my paper writing. In the meantime, good luck researching!
Mary Steffenhagen is a junior at Concordia University of Wisconsin who is majoring in English with a minor in business. She hopes to break into the publishing field after graduation, writing and editing to promote the spread of reliable information and quality literature; she is driven to use her skills to make a positive impact wherever she is placed. Mary spends much of her time making and drinking coffee, biking and reading dusty old books. In an alternate universe, she would be a glassblower.
October 11, 2013
by Suada Kolovic
If you're a high school senior and you don't think a traditional four-year university is for you, attending a community college does have its perks. Whether you're interested in completing your general courses or testing the waters with a major that you're not absolutely set on, community colleges offer students the luxury of figuring out their educational path for a fraction of the cost...or at least they used to: California Gov. Jerry Brown signed a bill that would allow a handful of community colleges to charge inflated prices for in-demand courses. Let's say it all together now: Booooooo!
The higher costs – $200 per unit instead of $46 – would only affect the shorter summer and winter sessions. Supporters insist that the pilot program would prevent more students from being shut out of courses they need to graduate but critics said that lower-income students would be denied the opportunity to obtain course credits essential to their educational success. "The state would be shifting the burden for funding access from the state general fund to the backs of students," said Vincent Stewart, the community college system's vice chancellor for governmental relations, after the California Legislature approved the measure. "Creating a pay-to-play fee structure, where students who have greater wealth and means can get on a fast track, is patently unfair."
Even with the rate per unit almost quintupled, the overall cost of studying at a community college is still considerably less when compared to traditional options but is it fair to charge more? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section.
December 31, 2008
by Emily
Though it's a day off from school and work, New Year's Day is often seen as a day to get down to business. While you're starting in on your New Year's resolutions, opening up a new calendar, and packing up the holiday decorations, there's one more thing that college students and college-bound high school students should consider doing. The Department of Education starts accepting the 2009-2010 Free Application for Federal Student Aid (more commonly known as "FAFSA") on January 1. State application deadlines start happening soon after, beginning with Connecticut's February 15 priority deadline. So while you might not be starting school until August or September, you want to be applying for financial aid right now.
What You Need
In order to complete a FAFSA, you will need the following documents:
If you do not have your tax information yet, and most likely you don't, you can use your 2007 tax information to estimate 2008. That way, you have a FAFSA on file and once you've done your taxes for the new year, you'll be able to submit a correction online. While that might seem like more work, it's the best recipe for maximizing your state and campus-based aid packages. If things changed drastically for your family in 2008, apply for student financial aid with the information you have, then talk to your school's financial aid office to adjust your information accordingly.
Why You Should Apply
Completing a FAFSA is an important step in funding your education if you don't plan on paying for everything out-of-pocket. The FAFSA is used by the Department of Education to determine eligibility for federal student financial aid for college. This aid includes federal grant programs (such as the Pell Grant), federal work-study, and federal student loans. It is also used by states to determine eligibility for their financial aid programs, such as state grants. Colleges also use the FAFSA to determine eligibility for the need-based aid programs they administer. Finally, many scholarship opportunities request FAFSA information as part of their application process. Even if you think that you won't qualify for free money in the form of need-based college scholarships and grants, you should still apply. At the minimum, the vast majority of students qualify for Stafford Loans, low-interest federal student loans that represent one of the best deals in borrowing for school.
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Start on the FAFSA homepage and go through the links under "Before Beginning a FAFSA" to get started, especially if this is your first time filing. You'll find information about application deadlines, required documents, applying for a PIN, and other things you need to know about to begin. If you don't want to wait until tomorrow, 2009-2010 worksheets are already available on fafsa.ed.gov. The ambitious among us can even fill out a worksheet now, then copy the information into their FAFSA on the Web beginning tomorrow.We also offer a wealth of resources on financial aid at Scholarships.com. Check out the financial aid section on our Resources page for further reading.
January 13, 2009
by Scholarships.com Staff
While the focus for many students right now is planning for and paying for the next year of college, some students are still struggling with bills from the current or previous semester. An e-mail survey by the American Association of Collegiate Registrars and Admissions Officers reports a perceived increase in unpaid tuition bills in the 2008-2009 academic year. While being caught short on one semester's tuition can seem stressful enough, it can carry serious consequences for college students.
For students with the funds to easily cover tuition, either through family income, college savings plans, or financial aid awards, the figure on their bursar bill may be unpleasant, but it is soon forgotten. However, carrying a bursar balance--in some cases, even a small one--can cut off your ability to register for classes, request transcripts, and even graduate, among other consequences. Students who are unable to pay for a semester by the school's deadline may even find themselves dropped from their classes and kicked off campus. These consequences can essentially derail your education, and many students who take a semester off from college to save money and pay off bills never go back to finish.
Luckily, as Kim Clark stresses in an article on the subject in U.S. News and World Report, universities are willing to work with students to keep them enrolled and get their bills paid, especially in the current economic climate. Many schools are establishing or adding to emergency loan and grant funds to help students stay in school. Federal student financial aid is also still available mid-term. You can still complete the FAFSA for 2008-2009 anytime before June 30. Even if you've already applied for the current year, talking to the financial aid office could still come through big time, especially if your circumstances have changed. Federal grants, as well as some campus-based programs may be available to students whose family contributions have significantly dipped. While Clark's article emphasizes the surprising success networking and asking family for donations can bring, conducting a scholarship search may be a safer bet. Most importantly, be sure to stay in communication with your school. You may have to deal with three different offices on campus, but don't get discouraged. The process may be more streamlined than you'd expect. It is possible to stay enrolled regardless of the financial troubles you're facing.
January 20, 2009
A frequent feature of this year's college application season has been discussion and debate surrounding the CollegeBoard's new Score Choice program, which allows students to select which SAT scores they want to submit as part of their college application packets. Schools are beginning to announce whether they will still require students to submit all SAT scores, and much ado is being made about whether students will use Score Choice and expensive and extensive standardized test prep to game the system. At the same time, a number of college admission officials are talking, or in some cases cheering, about de-emphasizing standardized tests in the admissions process.
Meanwhile, numbers are emerging that suggest much of the hype surrounding the competitiveness of the college application process is a bit overblown. As The Chronicle of Higher Education reported today, just over half the students who take the SAT take it a second time, and the vast majority stop there. A study discussed last week in Inside Higher Ed says that despite the relatively small number of repeat test takers, 88 percent of college students surveyed were admitted to their first choice school. In addition, students typically apply to only three or four colleges on average. The high school students who spend years testing and retesting and compiling an extensive list of reach schools and safety schools may be well-represented in media, but prove to be scarce almost everywhere else.
To summarize, getting into college may involve a lot of work, but it doesn't have to involve a lot of worry. If you're a high school senior waiting nervously for an acceptance letter or a high school junior starting a college search, try not to stress. If you write a strong application essay, maintain decent grades and some kind of extracurricular or community service activities, land a solid test score, and apply to a few colleges that seem to be good fits for you, or even if you just do most of these, you will most likely find yourself in the majority of students who wind up going where they want to go. Now all that's left is figuring out how to pay for school.
January 21, 2009
If you're planning to enroll in a community college sometime in 2009, be sure to plan ahead. While in the past, late registration may have resulted in students not getting a class or two they wanted, increased interest in two year schools may produce an even more pronounced effect. Community colleges across the country are receiving more applications and admitting more students for the 2008-2009 academic year than ever before, with some institutions reporting percentage growths in the double digits. Many schools are seeing enrollment increases so dramatic that they lack the money and space to adequately accommodate the students turning up on their doorsteps.
Community colleges and four-year state colleges are contending with state budget cuts, declining endowments, and less fruitful fundraising efforts in the face of the worst economic situation in decades. Meanwhile, the cash-strapped and the frugal are flocking to the least expensive educational options available, which are community colleges. Community colleges are also seeing an uptick in nontraditional students, as the unemployed return to school for job training and certification to get back to work. All of this adds up to a situation where more students need seats in classes, college services, and student financial aid than ever before, yet fewer resources are available to accommodate these needs.
While schools are doing their best to find space, add courses and sections, and increase campus-based aid where possible, budgetary difficulties are an unfortunate reality. The economic stimulus bill currently in the works in Congress may help relieve some of this stress, but students should still be aware of potential snags in their college plans. If you plan to enroll in a community college this summer or fall, here are some steps to take:
February 19, 2009
Here's something for new college freshmen and college-bound high school seniors to keep in mind: college students and professors often have very different expectations when it comes to grades. An article appearing earlier this week in The New York Times highlights just how vast this difference can be, citing testimony from students, faculty, and one recent study. According to the study, one third of students feel they deserve a B or better just for attending class, and 40 percent feel they should earn at least a B by doing the reading for a class. The faculty members cited in the article disagree with these assumptions, emphasizing merit over effort in awarding final grades.
While many students believe that hard work should result in high grades, many faculty members believe that grades should be based on the finished product, not the effort it took to arrive there. While a student may pour hours of studying or research into a college exam or paper that only earns a C, the outcome can be perplexing and discouraging. Often, this experience is vastly different from the experience students have in high school, especially since many undergraduate students are used to being high achievers. Students perceive grading as unfair and instructors perceive students as having too great a sense of entitlement.
There is another factor the article doesn't address, which may become a concern for readers of our site--sometimes, students don't just feel they deserve a good grade, but they might actually need one to pay for school. Many scholarship awards have minimum GPA requirements, and nearly all financial aid programs require students to maintain satisfactory academic progress, which includes maintaining a certain GPA. So while a student's freshmen year of college can be a learning experience and a period of adjustment to a new grading system, it can potentially be a period of fear and worry about the security of their student financial aid.
If you're struggling to maintain the grades to keep your aid, don't be discouraged by your professors' attitudes towards grading. Talk to your instructor if you're struggling with a class and explain your concerns. Many will be more than willing to sit down with you and offer some help, or at least point you in the right direction. Join a study group and consider signing up for tutoring. If writing is your problem, look up the university's writing center--they usually offer free consultations and can help you with the problem that's standing between you and the grade you want or need. All of this is part of the increased time management and overall responsibility that comes with attending college, so prepare yourself accordingly and don't be caught off guard.
March 17, 2009
While April may be the cruelest month, March can be especially rough for students bound for college or graduate school. Late March and early April are when admissions decisions and financial aid letters roll out for those not immediately accepted or rejected by their dream schools, and around now, things are getting pretty agonizing. While a large part of March is consumed by waiting, even those who have already received good news may be consumed by the crushing dread of all the work to be done before September. After all, if you get into a college or graduate school, you still have to figure out how to pay for it, what classes to take, what forms to complete, what to do with your life between now and then, and for many students, how to graduate on time, as well. So, while you may still be waiting for a decision, there are things you can do in March to make April through August easier.
First, budget your time. Figure out the things you'll need to do, and make a plan to get them done. While you can't yet pick your classes or contact an unassigned roommate to figure out who is bringing the fridge or the TV, you can take care of other things.
If you haven't done so yet, complete the FAFSA. If you did a FAFSA with your 2007 tax information, do your 2008 taxes and submit a correction. Check your student aid report to see if you were chosen for verification, a process roughly equivalent to an audit of your FAFSA that is conducted by your college. Colleges receive a glut of verification forms towards the start of the school year, and a delay in completing it can result in a delay in financial aid. If you're not sure you've done everything you need to receive aid on time, contact the college to make sure. It's better to find out now than to find out on the first day of classes when you need to buy books and find that you can't.
Keep searching for scholarships and submitting scholarship applications. Deadlines are approaching rapidly, and available scholarships for the 2009-2010 academic year will only get more sparse as you approach the start of the fall semester. This doesn't just go for high schoolers--if you're a soon-to-be graduate student with an acceptance letter in hand, but no assistantship or fellowship, don't count on funding emerging later. This can and does happen, but many schools make these awards with their admission decisions.
If you've received your financial aid award letter at your college of choice and it's come up drastically short, look into options for appealing it, especially if your financial circumstances have changed or if you've gotten a better offer from a different school. You may also want to start shopping around for student loans. You might not be able to apply until summer (and you might not want to if you're currently applying for scholarships), but knowing what's out there now can help later.
If you take these steps now, then it will be easier to direct your spring and summer towards enjoying (or enduring) school, preparing to graduate, and figuring out your summer plans. You'll also be less rushed and less likely to forget to do important things, like signing up to register for classes or mailing in a deposit on time.
March 25, 2009
Are you getting ready to kick off the college search, but unsure where to begin? Today and tomorrow, prospective college students can participate in CollegeWeekLive, a free college prep event featuring college admissions and financial aid information from schools and experts across the country. The event takes place online at CollegeWeekLive.com and kicks off today at 10 AM EDT, with the first keynote address scheduled for 11 a.m.
Participants in CollegeWeekLive will be able to visit virtual information booths and speak with admissions officers from colleges of all sizes in every part of the United States, as well as several online and international schools. Current students from over 75 colleges will also be available to chat live and answer your questions about student life.
Admissions, testing and financial aid experts will also give live, streaming presentations throughout the day both days. Topics range from athletic scholarships to standardized test preparation. Speakers include Scholarships.com's Kevin Ladd, who will be sharing information and advice about finding and winning scholarships. Kevin will be speaking at 5 PM Eastern tomorrow, so take the opportunity to hear what one of our scholarship experts has to say!
If you're a current high school student thinking ahead to college, this is a great event to check out. Learn about colleges you may want to attend without spending hours in a car, and hear what people in the know have to say about paying for school. Students who register also have a shot at winning prizes.
March 31, 2009
In a bad economy, many recent college grads and laid off workers decide to make the move to go back to school. A number of current undergraduate students are also hoping to delay entry into the working world until the economy improves. Many of these prospective students will apply to graduate programs, hoping to land financial aid like a fellowship or assistantship on their way to a master's or doctorate degree. However, many programs that traditionally come with stipends attached are cutting enrollment, as their cash-strapped institutions try to find ways to reduce their operating costs.
A recent piece in Inside Higher Ed explains that while terminal master's degrees and other programs in which students commonly pay full tuition are still admitting large numbers of students, and in some cases even increasing enrollment, programs that typically give out more money than they receive, such as doctoral programs, are reducing admissions due to reduced budgets. While some master's programs and professional degrees come with fellowships, assistantships, or scholarship awards, the bulk of graduate financial aid goes to PhD students. These students typically serve as teaching or research assistants, receiving free tuition and a stipend in exchange. With university-wide cost cutting measures and rapidly shrinking departmental budgets, many institutions simply can't afford to offer as many of these generous aid packages as they have in the past. And rather than admitting and not funding doctoral students, these schools are choosing to admit fewer students in order to maintain their funding commitments to current and future students.
If you applied this year and didn't get in, at least you can console yourself with the knowledge that it was a particularly bad year for PhD applications. Whether it's your first time through the process or your second, if you're thinking of applying next year, start your college search early and consider sending out extra applications, especially if you're hoping for university funding. Competition may be fierce, and if the schools you want to attend decide to admit fewer students, applying to more schools will boost your odds of being admitted and winning scholarships, fellowships, or assistantships. If you're seeking a degree that may or may not have funding attached, such as a master's degree or professional degree, be sure to look into outside aid, such as scholarships for graduate students.
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so deimos would like this if he was human..
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Lines are good, but you definitely need to work on your shading man. Everything looks like if it was made of smooth sheets of rubber - no texture, no diversity in values or shine, and worst - I have no idea where light is supposed to come from. From the front, as it seems on the gun and the arm (but not on magazine)? Angled from the right, as the hand holding MP5k isn't shadowed by the body? All I know is, design-wise it looks cool, pose is good, bit tones are a trainwreck. (Also, this grip would look slightly more comfortable if you didn't nix stock on that G36 - it'd serve as some counterbalance. But that's just nitpicking.)


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Jones County Junior College student Lindsay Miller advanced Friday to the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway final.
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Jones County Junior College student Lindsay Miller advanced Friday to the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway final.
Bassfield won its second straight Class 2A title on Friday, and third in the last five years.
Oak Grove special teams coach Bobby DeLeon said the game-winning trick play was installed the morning of the Class 6A State Championship game.
Oak Grove offensive coordinator, and NFL legend, Brett Favre celebrates with Warrior players following Friday's Class 6A State Championship victory.
Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Friday he will run for re-election next year, ending months of speculation and setting the stage for a competitive race.
Ongoing Meeting: Hattiesburg Chapter of Toastmasters International, 7-8 a.m. every Tuesday, Wesley Medical Center's cafeteria community room.
Arson on 1100 block Hardy Street, blue Ford Crown Victoria burned by unknown means
The images and sounds remain indelible more than two decades later: Players racing up and down a basketball court inside a packed arena so loud you can barely hear yourself think.
Forrest County sheriff's deputies are investigating a burglary at Leaf River Sports on the Evelyn Gandy Parkway that yielded the theft of 35 firearms.
Friends and political allies on Friday remembered former Mississippi Gov. Bill Allain as an intelligent man who challenged the power structure and fought for everyday working people who couldn't afford lobbyists.
Christian Services will host its annual Birthday Party for Jesus on Dec. 14.
A federal judge has denied a request to let a woman out of jail pending sentencing in the kidnapping of a 6-year-old relative in a dispute over a piece of land and a portable storage shed in east Mississippi.
Sixth-graders from eight Hattiesburg schools filled the Saenger Theater on Friday for the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program graduation.
Surveys on educational issues always catch my attention, and I came across one recently that looked at the public's attitudes toward a variety of instructional topics including the Common Core State Standards, teacher pay and which students get the best schooling.
Oak Grove defeated Tupelo 14-7 in the Class 6A State Championship Friday, making that the first State title for the Warriors in school history.
C.J. Moore threw three touchdowns and T'Rodrick Daniels rushed for 118 yards to lead Bassfield to a 48-7 victory over Calhoun City today in the Class 2A State Championship.
Nominees announced Friday in top categories for the 56th annual Grammy Awards:
Jay Z easily led Grammy Award nominations announced Friday with nine, but left-of-center rappers Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kendrick Lamar were among a group of new stars who took many of the major nominations.
Replay live updates from tonight's Class 6A State Championship game between Oak Grove and Tupelo.
Krispy Kreme will hold Breakfast with Santa from 8 a.m.-noon Dec. 7 at 5006 Hardy Street in Hattiesburg.
Oak Grove and Tupelo have held one another scoreless in the first half of today's Class 6A State Championship at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson.
WASHINGTON Under pressure from the wind-power industry, the Obama administration said Friday it will allow companies to kill or injure eagles without the fear of prosecution for up to three decades.
NEW ORLEANS A federal judge has temporarily suspended BP oil spill settlement payments to businesses while he reconsiders the company's arguments against compensating those that cannot trace losses directly to the nation's worst offshore oil spill.
Check out this video from Bassfield's 48-7 victory over Calhoun City in the Class 2A State Championship.
Pearl River Community College mens soccer standout Mike Allizzo has been named to the NJCAA All-Americian second team squad for the 2013 season, while also earning All-Region 23 honors for the second straight year.
Forrest County Sheriffs Deputies are investigating a burglary of Leaf River Sports on the Evelyn Gandy Parkway that yielded the theft of 35 firearms.
Miss the action as Bassfield took on Calhoun City in the 2A State title game? See play-by-play action from Hattiesburg American sports reporters by following this link.
Friends of the Ellisville Public Library will sponsor Breakfast with Santa at 9 a.m. Dec. 14 at the George V. Harrison Multi-Purpose Center, 206 N. Church St. in Ellisville.
French Camp Academy defeated Smithville High School in the MHSAA Division 1A football championship game Friday 27-6.
The Hattiesburg American newsroom staff is bringing you another newsroom playlist to help kick off your weekend.
Bassfield's C.J. Moore has thrown three touchdown passes - two to Curt Mikell - and the Yellowjackets lead the Class 2A State Championship 27-0 at halftime.
Jones County Junior College student Lindsay Miller advanced today to the Dr. Pepper Tuition Giveaway final.
USA Today Sports' Tom Pelissero, breaks down an NFC South showdown between the Panthers and Saints
The North Lamar Water Association has lifted the boil water notice for customers living on Yellow Pines Drive and Greenhills Drive in the Forrest Hills subdivision.
JACKSON Jackson police have arrested two teenagers in a fatal shooting that happened near Wingfield High School.
Camellia Home Health and Hospice recently announced that they company is providing 105 new eco-boost Ford Focus models and 20 Ford Escapes for its local clinical team members.
HATTIESBURG Former Southern Mississippi basketball coach M.K. Turk died on Friday morning. He was 71.
JACKSON Reaction to the decision by U.S. Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Miss., to seek a seventh term in 2014:
JACKSON Democrat Jeramey Anderson of Moss Point has been sworn in as the youngest member of the Mississippi Legislature.
Christian Services will host its annual Birthday Party for Jesus on Dec. 14.
NEW ORLEANS Restoring the oil-stained Gulf of Mexico coastline is critical to the Obama administration's fight against climate change, U.S. Interior Secretary Sally Jewell said Friday.
Former Southern Miss mens basketball coach M.K. Turk passed away today. He was 71.
WASHINGTON Republican Sen. Thad Cochran of Mississippi said Friday he will run for re-election next year.
LORMAN Alcorn State University's chief financial officer has resigned amid an investigation of alleged financial problems at the school.
JACKSON The Mississippi Supreme Court has agreed to referee a dispute between a Wilkinson County couple and ExxonMobil Corp. over an alleged alligator infestation.
JACKSON Jackson police are investigating a fatal shooting that happened near Wingfield High School.
JACKSON Freezing rain is moving into areas of north Mississippi on Friday and state officials were warning motorists to watch for icy roads and bridges.
PASCAGOULA Two days after Jackson County Sheriff Mike Byrd is expected to plead guilty Dec. 10 in federal court in Alabama to one felony count, he'll be in a Mississippi court for a status conference on 31 state counts.
It almost goes without saying that there is no place quite like the campus at Forrest County AHS. 'Nobody knows about it until you go out there and experience it,' FCAHS senior quarterback Carter Hankins said. 'Everybody out there has Aggie Pride, and that's the only way you can explain it.'
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The silence was first broken by some laughter in the audience, and then by Commissioner Kelly Kirschner, who nominated Commissioner Dick Clapp.
Clapp's fellow commissioners unanimously voted him mayor. Newly elected Commissioner Terry Turner then nominated Kirschner as vice mayor. That vote was also unanimous.
Clapp said under his leadership, the commission will continue to keep the revitalization of Newtown its top priority and will continue to struggle with a tightening budget.
That was the culmination of the city's statutory commission meeting April 17. Eight former city commissioners and three county commissioners were in attendance to see Palmer and outgoing Vice Mayor Ken Shelin hand their seats over to Turner and Suzanne Atwell, who won last week's runoff election.
Palmer was ending more than three decades of City Hall service.
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Wave after wave of lightning -- lit up the night giving the Bay Area -- show usually seen on the fourth of July.
Those really scary like I'm not used to light lighten our hands -- discount problems here almost twenty years I've never -- like that.
The National Weather Service says at least 750.
Bolts of lightning struck ground generated by strong late season storm system and warm ocean temperatures.
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Still the impact was felt all along the Bay Area power grid.
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Billion with a B bolts that suddenly go into that system with them like when a lightning.
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Construction is underway on a 420,000 sq m mixed-use development at the end of the Shanghai Bund. Comprising eight buildings and two soaring towers, the immense waterfront scheme has been designed by Foster + Partners and Heatherwick Studio.
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Marshawn Lynch turns Beastmode into movie role?
Marshawn Lynch is one of the more interesting athletes in the NFL today. But, Lynch isn't necessarily one of the biggest football stars in the country. Despite his quirky vices, his past celebrations that are certainly unique, and actual on-field accolades, Lynch isn't exactly a household name outside of Seattle. If anything, Lynch is mainly known for this singular TD run against the Saints in the 2011 Playoffs, where America truly learned what "Beastmode" was all about (sorry, Matt).
But now, maybe Lynch is taking a step into a brave new world that few athletes dare to tread... movies. That's right, Lynch is looking to make his acting debut in an independent fllm shooting in Seattle. Local outlet NWCN has the details:
"Lynch signed on to play a role in a movie being filmed in Seattle. It's called "Matt's Chance". It's about a mid-20-something cowboy who's betrayed by his girlfriend. It sends him into a downward sprial. The movie tackles all the things Matt is going through, from the mafia to corrupt bankers to even God himself."
Not exactly an Oscar worthy premise. Then again, maybe American movie goers have been looking for a way to jam Westerns, mob movies, Wall Street greed, and religious zeal all in one two hour thrill ride. The article from NWCN doesn't exactly say what Lynch's role in the film will be, but it will probably be somewhere between background extra and headlining star. And of course, with co-stars like Hollywood legends Lee Majors and Gary Busey, it would be understandable that Lynch would be making a cameo appearance.
Still, all aspiring actors have to start somewhere. So, props to Lynch for doing more with his offseason than slipping on a pair of dancing shoes. He may not be the next Jim Brown or Alex Karras, but I could get behind a Beastmode movie franchise if Lynch's second career takes off.


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Inertia is a strong component of market tendencies. If the market is trending, 80% of attempts to reverse the trend will fail. If it is in a trading range, 80% of breakout attempts will fail. This is the single most important thing to understand about breakouts.
However, successful breakouts usually offer clues early that they probably will lead to a significant move. If a trader can see what the market is showing him, he can enter as the move is getting started. When he spots a breakout that is likely to follow through, his risk-reward ratio will be excellent, and the probability of a profitable trade usually will be at least 60%. ("Should I take this trade?" in the March 2011 issue discusses the mathematics of trading breakouts in detail.)
Many traders think of a breakout as a strong move out of a trading range, but if a trader only looks for breakouts when the market is in a trading range, he will miss many potential trades. A climatic reversal behaves the same as a trading range breakout and should be treated the same. A bear flag that breaks to the upside instead of to the downside also is a breakout.
A common trait of all breakouts is a trend bar. Indeed, every trend bar should be thought of as a breakout, even if it is not immediately clear that a breakout is occurring. When you see a trend bar, think of it as a breakout and look to trade it like a breakout. After you have placed the trade or decided to not place the trade, then you can spend time understanding why the market suddenly was rejecting current prices and moving quickly in search of another area of value.
Search for certainty
A breakout is a brief time of certainty. Both the bulls and bears agree that the market is at the wrong price level and it quickly has to find a new area of value. That value area is a trading range and it is an area of uncertainty, and that is where all markets spend most of their time. It is an area of agreement between the bulls and bears that there is value in initiating trades.
The bulls are comfortable buying there because they believe the market likely will go higher. The bears don't think it will go higher and therefore are shorting at a price that they feel represents value. The bullish and bearish price action patterns usually are clear and because they exist simultaneously, there is uncertainty, which is the hallmark of a trading range. For example, there might be a wedge bear flag. At the same time, this small move up might be breaking out of a bull flag. Whenever you cannot tell if the market will go up or down, then the market is in a trading range.
The bulls and the bears are doing whatever they can to move the market in their direction. They want a breakout. If both feel that the price is too low, the bulls will buy aggressively and the strong bears will stop shorting and will have to buy back their shorts. This buying by both the bulls and the bears makes the market move up quickly until it reaches a price level where the bears believe that it will not go higher.
The market usually moves up in a series of bull trend bars where there is little overlap between the bars and the tails are small. The bars open near their lows and close near their highs. The breakout spike ends with the first pause, which can be a sideways bar or a bear bar. The spike immediately might resume after a one- or two-bar pause, but usually the trend will have less momentum, and it will be in a bull channel instead of a nearly vertical spike. A channel is just a sloping trading range, which means that there is two-sided trading taking place, but the bulls are stronger and that is why the channel is sloping up.
The channel ends at some mathematical target like a measured move projection, a trendline or a trend channel line. The bulls will see this area as a good place to take profits. If there is enough shorting by the bears and profit-taking by the bulls, the market will start to pull back. The bulls usually still want to buy a pullback, expecting that there will be at least one more push up. The bears also believe that the bull trend might resume, so they will take profits once the market has pulled back to some support level, which usually is near the bottom of the channel. The bulls will see the same level, and they will buy there once again.
The buying by the bulls and the profit-taking by the bears will cause the market to rally and it usually will test the bull-trend high. When the trend is starting out, the bulls buy constantly, including at the high of every bar and above the high of the prior bar and above prior swing highs. Once they believe that a bigger pullback is likely, the bulls will instead take profits at new highs and only buy again after a significant pullback, usually lasting at least 10 bars and having at least a couple of legs down. Also, the bears will short again near the trend high, and the market will fall once again. The up and down swings will continue and create a trading range, and at some point the market will break out again in either direction. Then the process will start once more.
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Whenever there is any big price move, market pundits will ascribe it to a news item. However, this is foolish because there are news items all day that do not move the market, and the market usually moves in the absence of the news. Because there are always news stories, the analysts always will point to one as the cause of the breakout, but they almost always are wrong. It makes for good television, but it has nothing to do with reality. They also could point to a boy eating ice cream in Miami as the cause because that certainly was happening at the moment the move began.
There usually are many signs of an impending breakout long before the news is reported, and the breakout occurs when enough large firms begin to place trades in the same direction. They do so for countless and unknown reasons, and the reasons rarely have anything to do with the news.
In the E-mini markets, at least half and maybe 70% of the volume is generated by computer algorithms, and most of those programs have nothing to do with the news. Many of the moves are based entirely on statistical testing and are not related to fundamentals. Because the news is a fundamental, the move is rarely caused by the news.
Traders should ignore television analysts and only listen to what the charts are telling them. The big moves are determined by fundamentals, but most of the intraday swings are created by computer programs and are based on mathematics that have little to do with fundamentals. If the numbers say that the market should go up and enough firms have programs that are running in the same direction, there will be a successful breakout. If not, there might be a trend bar or two and then the breakout attempt will fail. The market either will reverse or just go sideways.
Anatomy of a trading range
A frustrating thing about breakouts is that many look strong for a bar or two and then the market reverses. This is especially common in trading ranges where there often will be two or three large consecutive bull trend bars and as soon as the market breaks to a new high, it reverses for the next hour or so (see "Don't be fooled").
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Weren't those strong bull trend bars a sign that everyone agreed that the market was going up? Not at all. They were just a buy vacuum. The strong bulls will keep buying until they think the market won't go higher, and in a trading range, that usually will be around the high of the range. Once the market gets above the middle of the range, if the strong bears also believe that the market will test the top of the range, it does not make any sense for them to short. Why should they short if they think that the market will be higher in a few minutes? They just step aside and wait until the market gets up near the old high and then short aggressively and relentlessly just as the strong bulls are selling out of their profitable longs.
The result is a strong bull spike caused not by a new bull market, but by strong bears waiting for the market to reach their sell zone. Because the strong bears stepped aside, the unopposed buying by the strong bulls caused the market to get sucked up quickly (see "Bull Traits" on last page).
Yes, there were weak bulls who bought at the top because they thought that the strong bull trend bars were the early stage of a successful bull breakout. There were also weak bears who shorted lower and were buying back their shorts in a panic. However, in a huge market like the E-mini S&P 500, these weak bulls and bears are insignificant. It is the strong bulls and bears who control the price movement and most of their trading is automated. The opposite happens at the bottom of a trading range where a sell vacuum sucks the market down quickly in a bear spike, only to have the strong bulls suddenly appear and reverse it back up.
"Breakout analysis" (below) identifies several breakouts, some real and some false. Every strong trend bar is a breakout attempt, but most fail to follow through, especially when the market is in a trading range as it is early in the chart. The failed breakouts include bars one, two, three, five, six, eight, nine, 10, 11 and 12.
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The market successfully broke out on the day's open, however. Bulls who did not buy the open or during any of the bars up to bar 15 could have bought the first pause bar, which followed bar 15, or above its high or above the bar 15 high. Bar 16 was the first bar of another strong two-bar bull breakout. The bull spike from bar 14 to bar 17 had many of the characteristics of strong, successful bull breakouts shown in the list.
Bar 17 was the beginning of two-sided trading and the start of a bull channel that continued up to the close (this was a spike and channel bull-trend day).
Bar 28 high was an exact measured move up from the open of the bull spike to the close of the spike. (Take the number of ticks from the open of bar 14 to the close of the bar after bar 16 and add that number to the close of that bar after bar 16.)
Breakout trading is one of the oldest and purest forms of technical analysis. However, it is also one of the most difficult to get right. False breakouts and over-anxious anticipation have created big losers on set-ups where a trader would have been better served by technical confirmation and patience. By taking your time and studying the attributes of the real thing, you can improve your profit profile.
Bull traits
Thankfully, there are several characteristics of strong bull breakouts (strong bear breakouts have comparable traits). The more of these that are present, the more likely that the breakout will have follow-through:
- The right context. For example, the market may have had several strong bull trend days lately and now a five-minute trading range has gone sideways long enough to test a major bull trendline. At the same time, it also might be testing a trend channel line along the bottom of a two-day wedge bull flag.
- The breakout bar has a large bull trend body and small or no tails.
- The next two or three bars also have bull bodies that are at least the average size of the recent bull and bear bodies. The spike then grows to five or more bars without pulling back for more than a bar or so.
- As a bull breakout goes above a prior significant swing high, the move above the high goes far enough for a scalper to make a profit if he entered on a stop at one tick above that swing high.
- There was growing buying pressure in the trading range, represented by many large bull trend bars and bars with prominent tails at the bottoms.
- There is a sense of urgency. You feel like you have to buy, but you want a pullback; yet it never comes.
- The first pullback occurs after only three or more bars of breaking out.
- The first pullback only lasts one or two bars and it follows a bar that is not a strong bear reversal bar.
- The first pullback does not reach the breakout point and does not hit a breakeven stop (the entry price).
- The spike goes far and breaks several resistance levels, such as the moving average, prior swing highs, and trendlines, and each by many ticks.
Al Brooks, M.D., is author of "Reading Price Charts Bar by Bar: The Technical Analysis of Price Action for the Serious Trader" (John Wiley & Sons, 2009), and three soon to be released books on price action that will explore breakout solutions in more detail (John Wiley & Sons, 2011). He also provides live intraday E-mini price action analysis and free end-of-day analysis on www.brookspriceaction.com.


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Parents, police, educators and mental health professionals turned out Monday night for a School Safety Forum at North Penn High School.
North Penn Coordinator of Safe Schools Ray Wilson says every police chief in the district has offered support.
"They're going to try to get the officers into the schools more often. That's very important. We need to work with the police departments. We've had a lot greater coverage, and you never know how many things you can prevent by having a police car in the parking lot.
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"The damage has already been done," said Ellen Rand, who owns Gallery 101 on Grand Street.
The MTA closed the L train for the opening two weekends of the gallery season, which follow Labor Day in September, she said.
"How can critics come, how can visitors come, how can buyers come?" Rand asked. "You send out all of this stuff and you make a big deal, and then there's no way to get here."
The L train was closed most weekends since September due to maintenance work.
"Typically, the work is done on weekends in order to minimize the number of customers that are impacted," Kevin Ortiz, an MTA representative, said. "We work hard to take community needs into consideration and recently announced a new program that is designed to limit impact by concentrating some construction in overnight periods during the week."
The closures are over, with the exception of one weekend in late February and another in mid-March, he said.
Kathleen Vance, who curates with Daniel Aycock at the Front Room Gallery located at 147 Roebling Street, a few blocks from Rand, said the MTA should make a better effort to notify the community when a train will close and reopen.
Galleries and other small businesses rely on the weekends when visitors and shoppers are off from work, they said.
"They don't make any prior announcements for it to at least let us know what the schedule is so we can figure something out," Vance said.
In addition, she said closing a train several weekends in a row deters people from trying again to visit a neighborhood.
"These trains probably get a similar amount of use on the weekends as they do during the weekdays," Aycock said. "Williamsburg is kind of like this weekend community, it's a destination."
Lexi Oliveri, who opened Antoinette, a vintage shop up the block from Gallery 101, six months ago, said shutting down the L train on Black Friday weekend was devastating to small retail shops located along the line.
"The traffic was completely down that weekend," Oliveri said.
Although the J, M and Z trains also access the area, their station is a long walk from most parts of Williamsburg. In addition, closing the L train affects businesses in Greenpoint because commuters from Manhattan transfer to the G train at the Lorimer Street stop, she said.
Oliveri is concerned about the L train closure in late February because there is a second Vintage Crawl, a shopping event in Williamsburg and Greenpoint, scheduled for that time.
The best solution is to shut down the L train late at night during the week, she said.
"February is a month for retailers that is not a strong month as it is," Oliveri said. "So the little traffic we do get from the L train is going to help us survive through the winter."


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