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Our national security professionals continue to have their work cut out for them. Since the failed attempt to bring down a Northwest airliner on Christmas day, we've been told by the heads of our intelligence agencies that al Qaeda will execute another attack against the U.S. homeland within a three to six month timeframe. What kind of attack they are planning remains unknown at this point. But given al Qaeda's obsessive focus on certain types of targets, it's probably not a bad idea to keep a close eye on our airline industry.

"Unless you're a rock dweller, you've no doubt heard about so-called "Climategate": The hacked e-mails from University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) that prove scientists have manipulated statistics to hide the fact that global warming is a hoax. Or, a series of catty e-mails among colleagues, with no bearing whatsoever on the scientific reality of catastrophic climate change."

"I read Genevieve Long's "Another War-Torn Generation" this week, and as someone deployed in Iraq would like to respond. A very well written article, yes, but perhaps she should have talked to the soldiers she saw in the airport. She might have learned why their boots were so well taken care of--"you can tell the quality of a soldier by the shine on his boots." There is a certain pride that is associated with wearing the uniform and accomplishing the mission of a U.S. Soldier, Sailor, Airman, or Marine. A feeling that one who has never stood a watch will most certainly find it hard to understand."

In celebration of Women's History Month, YPNation is profiling notable women from history who achieved success or a notable accomplishment in their respective fields when they were in their twenties or thirties. And because of their impressive work, we're recognizing these women as "honorary YPs." For part three of this four-part series, we honor artist Frida Kahlo and cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova.

While reporting on a forum held on Tuesday in New York about the 20-year anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall, I noticed something odd. I seemed to be one of the youngest people in the room. At age 32, I'm not a kid anymore, and it got me thinking. The panelists were all professional journalists who had covered the fall. And as they reminisced about their memories and impressions, I noticed they offered virtually no context for the valuable perspectives they were sharing.

Mall camping is hardly an alien concept to the moms and dads who stoically trudge through Toys "R" Us at this time of year, exhausting themselves just so they can avoid disappointing their kids. Well, Mall of America certainly had enough campers this past Monday, but they weren't lining up by the Lego Imagination Center.

Jon Severson is the president and founder of the Colorado Young Professionals. From Friday, Feb. 26, to Sunday, Feb. 28, savvy YPs from around the country gathered in Colorado to hit the slopes and network. This first annual YP Ski Weekend was hosted by Denver Young Professionals, and also included mountain activities, ski parties with live music, and tons of give-aways and contests. Be sure to check out more YP events here!

I'm hardly one of President Barack Obama's most avid supporters. But for the sake of debate it would be nice if the media stopped repeating and started reporting.

General Stanley McChrystal's recent comments about his civilian peers in the Obama administration have left the sometimes-controversial former commander of the war in Afghanistan standing in the unemployment line. To be sure, McChrystal did cross the threshold of professional decorum in today's military and for that, he needed to be held accountable. But the General was not insubordinate. In fact, his perspective on the troubled situation within the Obama administration's foreign policy team should be considered--and not overshadowed by its delivery or the firing.

Markets around the world have taken a few steps back in the past month, and there are a number of factors contributing to this newfound fear among investors. The debt crisis in Europe is, of course, the obvious event to point a finger at when explaining the recent market stall and decline. And a depressed Euro along with the Gulf oil spill are further adding to the instability. But there is one factor quietly lurking in the background that has been impacting the markets more than you might think.

When Elena Kagan was nominated as the 112th Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, women leaders rejoiced. If she is confirmed, there will be three women on the Supreme Court for the first time - quite a measure of how far women have come.

You may have heard of the controversial dating site beautifulpeople.com when CNN covered its decision last month to cleanse its membership of about 5,000 people because they had gained weight over the holidays. You can only join if existing members deem you attractive enough, and the added pounds were reason enough to be expelled.

For more than thirty years, there hasn't been a new nuclear plant built in the United States. This is due to a number of reasons, including cost overruns, environmental lawsuits, political palatability and an unjustified fear of nuclear technology. That may all change with President Obama recently announcing support for nuclear power by giving his blessing and taxpayer dollars for two new nuclear plants in Georgia.

Raise your hand if you think A Christmas Carol is terrifying. Me too. I saw Robert Zemeckis' new animated film last week, and I'd forgotten what a harrowing tale Charles Dickens weaves. It struck me that as I mature-as I become comfortable in the working world, earn more, learn to enjoy the privileges of my salary, eat more, and as I walk past my share of beggars on the street-Dickens' message becomes more and more relevant.

It is a staple among news outlets for the first of January--that obligatory story on the percentage of Americans who accomplish their New Year's resolutions, and how YOU can stick to yours (much like this article from the Wall Street Journal).

College students around the country are now anxiously awaiting the results of their applications for summer internships. Once a rare added bonus for students, internships have become a standard component of the college experience. And most college students would attest that the need to find substantive summer work each year is crucial.

At the Copenhagen climate change conference next week, world leaders will negotiate who should make the biggest sacrifices to lower their emissions. The prevailing theory is that countries such as China and India should lead the effort, because they churn out the most greenhouse gases. But as a new report points out, this argument denies an essential fact: That much of those emissions are because of exports to developed nations like the United States.

When it comes to national security, I can't say I've found myself in agreement with Karl Rove and Newt Gingrich for the past eight years. But after reading through their supportive remarks on the President's Afghanistan speech to West Point the other night, it's rather pleasing to see that slowly but surely, they're coming around to my view of the world. That isn't to say everything in the President's speech came up roses--the needless (and frankly hypocritical) criticisms on domestic policy, for example, or the failure to address the central issues that plagued our Vietnamese effort and the risk of repeating those mistakes in Afghanistan.

I followed much of the Amanda Knox case from the United Kingdom--the home of the murdered Meredith Kircher--and would like to add my two cents to the discussion.

The deficit is a funny political issue. On the one hand, it often riles up politicians, who use it as evidence that the government (and the party in power) is dysfunctional and isn't responsible with taxpayers' money. On the other hand, few of these same politicians actually propose doing anything specific to solve the problem. They usually just fall back on the old cliché of "cutting waste," whatever that means. The problem is apparently important enough to complain about in a very serious voice on the Sunday talk shows, but not important enough to offer specific solutions.