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Why the market has more room to go
D espite a recent pullback in the past few days, the S&P 500 is just 19 away from breaking its all-time high.
The index is up 12.1 percent in the past year. That's well above the 7.8 percent average annual return over the last decade, according to Morningstar Data. However, the past five years have seen an average of 15.7 percent annual returns.
However, many investors and traders are not convinced the S&P 500 has entirely run out of steam.
"There is a little more room to go," said Erin Gibbs, equity chief investment officer of S&P Capital IQ Global Market Intelligence. "I am predicting another 5 percent over the next 12 months."
Gibbs, who has more than $15 billion in assets under advisory, bases her outlook on projected slower growth in the S&P 500's earnings. She expects 3 percent earnings growth ahead, lower than the market originally anticipated.
"That's largely due to energy weighing on earnings," said Gibbs. "Without energy, we're looking at about 4.5 percent growth. This is slower growth than the past two years. Hence I'm expecting slower appreciation than the past two years. That's where I get my 5 percent appreciation target."
This sector could be the best bet this year
Is the best-performing sector so far in 2015 also the best bet for the rest of the year?
The ETF tracking the S&P 500's health-care sector (trading under the symbol XLV) is up 6 percent year to date. That easily trounces the returns for the index as a whole, which is currently at around 2 percent.
One portfolio advisor expects health care to remain the best sector for the balance of 2015 for several reasons.
"Health care has the highest earnings out of all the sectors in the S&P 500—about 13 percent growth while the index only has 3 percent growth," said Erin Gibbs, equity chief investment officer at S&P Capital IQ Global Market Intelligence. "We are looking at over four times the rate of growth. It's also one of only two sectors with double-digits growth."
The health-care sector's valuation is more attractive than the rest of the S&P 500, said Gibbs, noting that the XLV trades at 18.4 times estimated forward earnings versus 17.7 times for the index. "You get only a 4 percent premium on valuations for four times as much growth," said Gibbs, who has more than $15 billion in assets under advisory. "Not a bad trade-off."
The XLV closed at $72.8 4 per share on Thursday.
Why this could be the bottom for oil
Traders have been getting bearish on oil.
Despite a rebound in oil prices over the past few weeks, recent data showsthat investors are cooling their exposure to crude. The Commodity Futures Trading Commission said that money managers increased their short positions during the week ending Feb . 24.
One thing adding fuel to the bear case is the record level of inventories in the United States. The Energy Information Administration reported 444.4 million barrels in storage, "the highest level for this time of year in at least the last 80 years," the agency said in a statement.
But all this bearish sentiment may be reason to expect the decline in oil has exhausted itself, according to one trader.
"The supply/demand situation is certainly pretty negative right now," said Andrew Burkly, head of institutional portfolio strategy at Oppenheimer & Co. "But that's all pretty well known and it's all pretty wellreflected in the price."
Burkly believes January's low at $44.45 per barrel is the bottom that crude will see for the year.
The technicals are also turning up for crude, based on the charts of Mark Newton, chief technical analyst at Greywolf Executions.
Gold threatens to break down
Gold prices are testing key support again.
The past month saw a rise in interest rates which, in turn, hit the yellow metal hard.
Yields on the benchmark U.S. Treasury 10-year note spiked from 1.65 percent at the start of February to over 2.1 percent currently. At the same time, bullion dropped 6 percent and is now trading close to $1,200 per ounce. That is within striking distance of the $1,180 level, which has served as technically significant support several times for well over a year.
One trader said there's little reason for investors to hold gold now.
"In the short term, it's a protection against volatility, especially currency volatility," said Andrew Burkly, head of institutional portfolio strategy at Oppenheimer & Co. "We saw that in the beginning of this year where we had some surprise central bank actions…. Gold did its job, essentially. But I think we're past that point now."
Gold is also used as a hedge against inflation risk, noted Burkly. "Do we have inflation really picking up? There's really no evidence of that."
That leaves Burkly to conclude that investors should stay away from the metal for now.
Newton's longer-term chart of gold is not particularly optimistic.
Forget U.S. stocks--this index could be your best bet now
U.S. markets aren't the only place where shares are rallying.
The Stoxx Europe 600 index, which contains stocks in 18 European Union countries, is up 13 percent since the start of the year. What's more, it's close to reaching its 2000 and 2007 highs, both of which were near the 400 level. The Stoxx 600 closed at 387.68 on Tuesday.
Helping to fuel the recent gains in European stocks is excitement over the European Central Bank's stimulus policy, expected to begin later this month.
According to one market observer, Europe may be the better bet for investors compared to the United States—at least for the near term.
"This is a trade, not an investment," said Gina Sanchez, founder of Chantico Global. She said it's not just the ECB's version of quantitative easing that makes European stocks a buy.
"We've also seen some supportive macro data coming out of Europe showing some move towards a recovery," said Sanchez, a CNBC contributor. "We're seeing very positive spending data out Germany. We saw an unexpected fall in jobless claims in Spain."
However, she doesn't expect too much outperformance. "This still has some room to go, but it probably isn't going to go that far," Sanchez said.
As rates rise, these sectors are getting crushed
Things have gotten very interesting in the bond market.
Bonds have been selling off, causing interest rates to rise. At the start of February, the yield on the U.S. Treasury 10-year note was 1.65 percent. It is currently hovering near the 2.1 percent mark.
Meanwhile, stocks have rallied. The S&P 500 is up nearly 3 percent in the past month.
But while it may seem that money is flowing out of bonds and into stocks, one trader says it's a bit more nuanced than that.
"We've seen a repositioning in the market for higher rates," said Gina Sanchez, founder of Chantico Global. For that reason, she sees investors shying away from interest-sensitive investments like REITs and utilities.
Sanchez, a CNBC contributor, says the market is expecting a Federal Reserve rate hike in June. That cites the growing difference in yields between short-term and long-term Treasury bonds.
The technicals agree with Sanchez, based on the chart work of Craig Johnson, senior technical research strategist at Piper Jaffray. He said that many of the utilities and REITs are breaking below their 200-day moving averages.
"That's going to take a while," he said. "It's not happening this year."
Is the dollar rally over?
Though it has been on a historic winning streak, King Dollar has come dangerously close to running out of luck.
Oh sure, the U.S. dollar index has just completed a record eight consecutive monthly gains, the longest that has happened since it was created four decades ago. Since the start of July, the dollar index has gained 19.5 percent.
But in February, it was barely able to squeak out a win and was up just 0.5 percent on the month. That was the weakest gain out of the last eight.
However, not every trader is convinced the dollar's time in the sun is done.
"I think this is actually a pause," said Gina Sanchez, founder of Chantico Global. "The most important thing for the outlook on the dollar is going to be the expectation for future interest rates. And as long as those continue to remain hawkish – the belief that eventually we're going to see an interest rate hike — then you're going to continue to see strength in the dollar."
Sanchez expects the Federal Reserve will hold off on a rate hike until September. In the meantime, the European Central Bank in the midst of quantitative easing, potentially weakening the euro versus the buck.
Why you should take profits on this once-hot sector
A surprising way to make money in gold
Gold bugs looking to play the metal have found a winning strategy so far in 2015: buying the gold miners.
The ETF tracking gold miner stocks (trading under the ticker symbol GDX) is up 14 percent year to date while gold has gained less than 2 percent.
Yet despite the great returns this year, the GDX had a volatile several months and is only now flat since the start of 2014.
Some traders are saying to stay away from the sector entirely.
"This might be a good time to get out," said Erin Gibbs, equity chief investment officer at S&P Capital IQ Global Market Intelligence.
She said the miners recently benefited from a rally in the U.S. dollar, bringing costs down overseas where most gold mines are to be found.
"However, I still see these guys as underperforming the broader market," said Gibbs, who is responsible for over $15 billion in assets under advisory. "I need more than just a rising dollar in order to find these companies attractive."
The technicals are also negative, according to the chart work of Todd Gordon, founder of TradingAnalysis.com.
Gordon says that the $20.55 level can be used as a sell signal in the GDX.
Stocks are setting up for a more volatile move. Here's why.
The "fear index" has fallen once more as stocks make new highs.
The CBOE Volatility Index (the "VIX"), which started the month off at 20, is now trading below 14. The VIX, which is a measure of the market's expectations of future volatility in the S&P 500, is often called the fear index because it tends to rally when stocks sell off.
But with the VIX declining for much of this month, does it mean the market has become too complacent?
One portfolio advisor says the VIX should be at these levels. "There is a lot less uncertainty," said Erin Gibbs, equity chief investment officer at S&P Capital IQ Global Market Intelligence.
She sees lessened uncertainty with Greece, stabilizing oil prices and the low interest-rate expectations for the near term as reasons why volatility will stay down.
"When you combine those three factors, it is rational at the time being to have low volatility," said Gibbs, who has over $15 billion in assets under advisory.
However, the technicals are showing the VIX may move higher, based on the chart work of Todd Gordon, founder of TradingAnalysis.com. He disagrees with Gibbs on her oil and interest rate outlooks.


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1st Gear: Feds Push Ahead With Rules On Black Boxes
The Detroit News says NHTSA has dealt a blow to efforts by car companies to delay rules governing black boxes. The rules are going to go ahead on Sept. 1, although the Alliance of Automobile Manufacturers tried to push them back to Sept. 13. Black boxes — officially event data recorders or EDRs — collect data about the seconds leading up to a crash and can help investigators determine the cause. We heard a lot about EDRs during the controversy over sudden unintended acceleration involving Toyotas. EDRs don't have as much information as a jet's black box, but the data is important.
NHTSA pointed out that the new rules have been final since August 2006, and that implementing them has already been delayed by two years. The Alliance said that some automakers with older-generation EDRs may simply disable them in order to comply with the new regulations. The rules don't require cars to have EDRs, but they standardize the information that the EDRs collect, and make retrieving the data easier. Devices must record 15 data elements, including vehicle deceleration, in specific formats.
2nd Gear: Bailout Costs Keep Getting Bigger
Agence France Press says the cost of the federal auto bailout has grown by another $3.3 billion. In a report to Congress, the Treasury Department estimates that the cost to taxpayers is now $25 billion, based on figures through May. 31. That compares with an estimated loss of $21.7 billion as of Feb. 27, and it's a big contrast to a year ago, when Treasury estimated the loss to taxpayers at $14.3 billion. The figure keeps rising because General Motors' stock price keeps falling. The shares have lost 15 percent of their value since March.
3rd Gear: Hyundai Is Working On A 3-Series Fighter
Automotive News (sub. required) reports on Hyundai's future products, and says they include a rear-wheel drive luxury sports sedan. It's code-named "RK" and Automotive News says it will be based on the platform that's used for the Genesis coupe. Don't put down your deposit just yet: the RK isn't due in showrooms until 2015. In other Genesis news, Hyundai is revamping the sedan and plans to offer it for the first time with all-wheel drive. It's due to hit showrooms late next year as a 2014, although Automotive News says more changes could take place in the 2015 model.
4th Gear: GM Is Marketing Junk — Bonds, That Is
Dow Jones reports GM's financial unit is back in the bond market for the first time in 15 months, at prices that the car company has never seen before. The five-year bonds, which carry a "junk" or speculative rating, were launched at a yield of 4.75 percent, according to a person familiar with the transaction. According to Dealogic, this is the first sub-5 percent coupon bond ever sold by GM Financial Co., underscoring the low rates that the country's financial situation lets companies offer. Parent General Motors has never sold a bond at rates that low, either. The coupon rate is the premium that a bond buyer collects for basically loaning a company money.
Dow Jones says this is also the first five-year bond from GM since at least 1995, according to Dealogic records, which don't go back any further. The unit last sold $500 million worth of bonds in May 2011, paying a 6.75 percent coupon on seven-year paper. You can't go buy these bonds, unless you're a big institutional investor, because they aren't registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission. What does this all mean? Well, it shows that even if GM's common stock is dropping in price. GM is confident enough in the market that it can go out and sell $1 billion in bonds. However, it also shows GM isn't going to offer a big premium just to get somebody to purchase its paper.
Reverse: A Big Day In Labor History
On this day in 1980, workers in Gdansk, Poland, seized the Lenin Shipyard and demanded pay raises and the right to form a union free from communist control. The massive strike saw the rise to prominence of labor leader Lech Walesa, who would be a key figure in bringing an end to communist rule in Poland. Walesa had been fired from his position at the shipyard in 1975, and was arrested numerous times before the shipyard blew up over government austerity measures. Walesa banded four labor unions together and into one movement called Solidarity. It took another decade, but the commies eventually were ousted and Walesa elected Poland's first independent leader since the end of World War II. He won the Nobel Peace Prize and hopefully gets free drinks in every bar he ever visits.
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Michael Walton is Lecturer in Public Policy at the Harvard Kennedy School, Senior Visiting Fellow at the Centre for Policy Research, Delhi. He wasV.K.R.V. Rao Chair Professor, Institute of Social and Economic Change, Bangalore for 2008 and 2009.
From 1980-2004, he worked at the World Bank, including extended periods on Indonesia and Zimbabwe, adviser to two Chief Economists, Regional Chief Economist for East Asia and the Pacific (1995-97), Director for PovertyReduction (1997-2000), Chief Economist for Human Development (1999-2000) and Adviser for poverty and human development in Latin America and the Caribbean(2000-2004). He was part of the management group for World DevelopmentReport 2000/2001: Attacking Poverty,and played a central role in the design of the poverty reduction strategy process for low income countries. Prior to joining the World Bank, he worked for the Central Planning and Development Office for the Government of Lesotho, 1997-79.
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Cindy E. Rodríguez is an award-winning journalist, instructor, blogger, social media strategist and web content creator whose career spans 20+ years.
During her career, Cindy specialized in race relations and cultural affairs at The Detroit News, wrote provocative columns on the intersection of culture and politics for The Denver Post, where she also wrote a widely read blog on social issues, and covered immigration and demographics at The Boston Globe.
She has been published in The New York Times, ABCNews.com, The Village Voice, Latina Magazine, and several other publications. She blogs on occasion for The Huffington Post.
In early 2011, she received a fellowship from the International Center for Journalists to work on a reporting project that took her to Israel. A video and text piece on one of her subjects was published in Time.
Her managerial experience includes being Youth Editor at The Syracuse Newspapers, overseeing a professional staff of three and a staff of 50 high school correspondents. She has also run numerous journalism bootcamp programs.
Cindy has taught journalism at New York University, Boston University, and several other universities and for three years ran the S.I. Newhouse Minority High School Journalism Program in Syracuse, NY.
She has been a board member of Unity, Inc.: Journalists of Color. For four years, Cindy sat on the board of The National Association of Hispanic Journalists (NAHJ), the last two as Vice President of Print.
She has won numerous accolades, including First Place Award for Best Serious Columnist from the Colorado Press Association, and won a New York State AP Award for column writing. She also won a national award from NABJ for her work on a series about the 40th anniversary of the 1967 riots in Detroit. She is a 2000 National Press Foundation Fellow.
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Invisible Armies
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
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U.S. foreign policy; defense policy; military history; terrorism and guerrilla warfare.
Max Boot is a military historian and foreign-policy analyst who has been called one of the "world's leading authorities on armed conflict" by the International Institute for Strategic Studies. The Jeane J. Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow in National Security Studies at the Council on Foreign Relations in New York, Boot is also a contributing editor to the Weekly Standard and the Los Angeles Times, a member of USA Today's Board of Contributors, a columnist for Foreign Policy, and a regular contributor to the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, Commentary, and other publications.
Boot's newest book—The Road Not Taken: Edward Lansdale and the American Experience in Vietnam—is due out from Norton/Liveright in early 2018. He is the author of three widely acclaimed books: the New York Times bestseller Invisible Armies: An Epic History of Guerrilla Warfare from Ancient Times to the Present (W.W. Norton & Co./Liveright, 2013), which the Wall Street Journal said "is destined to be the classic account of what may be the oldest as well as the hardest form of war"; War Made New: Technology, Warfare, and the Course of History, 1500 to Today (Gotham Books, 2006), which was hailed as a "magisterial survey of technology and war" by the New York Times; and The Savage Wars of Peace: Small Wars and the Rise of American Power (Basic Books, 2002), which won the 2003 General Wallace M. Greene Jr. Award from the Marine Corps Heritage Foundation as the best nonfiction book pertaining to Marine Corps history and has been placed on Army, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Navy professional reading lists.
Boot has served as an adviser to U.S. commanders in Iraq and Afghanistan. He was also a senior foreign policy adviser to John McCain's presidential campaign in 2007–08, a defense policy adviser to Mitt Romney's campaign in 2011–12, and the head of the Counter-Terrorism Working Group for Marco Rubio's campaign in 2015-2016.
Boot is a frequent public speaker and guest on radio and television news programs, both at home and abroad. He has lectured on behalf of the U.S. State Department and at many military institutions, including the Army, Navy, and Air War Colleges, the Australian Defense College, the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare School, West Point, and the Naval Academy.
In 2004, he was named by the World Affairs Councils of America as one of "the 500 most influential people in the United States in the field of foreign policy." In 2007, he won the Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism, given annually to a writer who exhibits "love of country and its democratic institutions" and "bears witness to the evils of totalitarianism."
Before joining the Council in 2002, Boot spent eight years as a writer and editor at the Wall Street Journal, the last five as op-ed editor. From 1992 to 1994 he was an editor and writer at the Christian Science Monitor.
Boot holds a bachelor's degree in history, with high honors, from the University of California, Berkeley (1991), and a master's degree in history from Yale University (1992). He was born in Moscow, grew up in Los Angeles, and now lives in the New York area.
The legendary Edward Lansdale, a covert operative so influential that he was said to be the model for Graham Greene's The Quiet American and for one of the main characters in The Ugly American, remains, even four decades after the conclusion of the Vietnam War, one of the most fascinating, mysterious—and misunderstood—figures in post-1945 American foreign policy. A former advertising man, he was a master of psychological and political warfare and one of the most influential military advisers of the twentieth century, second only to "Lawrence of Arabia." In the Philippines and South Vietnam in the 1950s, he pioneered the kind of "population-centric counterinsurgency" strategy that has since been implemented from Afghanistan to Iraq. Based on access to his personal letters and to newly declassified documents seen by no previous scholar, I am writing a book that sheds fresh light not only on Lansdale but on the Vietnam War in which he was such a pivotal figure. The Road Not Taken will conclude with "Lansdale's Lessons" for the United States as it seeks to advise and influence allies in the developing world as Lansdale once did so skillfully.
This project is made possible in part through the support of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.
Ronald Reagan was one of the most successful and influential presidents of the twentieth century. Despite his many accomplishments there is no comprehensive biography of him currently available—nothing like what Robert Dallek has done for John F. Kennedy, David McCullough for Harry Truman or Ron Chernow for George Washington. The aim of my research is to produce such a work—an objective biography that examines Reagan's entire life to better understand his achievements and shortcomings. It will no longer do to dismiss Reagan, as Clark Clifford once did, as an "amiable dunce." He was clearly much more than that, yet he was not easy to understand because he was a bundle of contradictions. Affable to all, he had few if any real friends. Reagan had strong convictions but lacked intellectual depth or curiosity. He could be stubborn to the point of distraction, but he was usually willing to compromise and settle to get a deal done. He could make tough policy decisions when they were needed, but he found it impossible to fire anyone. My research will grapple with these and other paradoxes to produce the most comprehensive, fair, and readable account yet penned of Reagan's life based on archival work and interviews with those who knew him best.
This project is made possible in part through the support of the Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation.
History has not ended and the tide of war has not receded. Indeed in such places as Ukraine, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Afghanistan, Pakistan, and China, the United States faces pressing threats to its national security which demand a response from Washington. As a regular contributor to Commentary's blog and to numerous print publications (including the Wall Street Journal, the Los Angeles Times, and the Weekly Standard), as well as a regular public speaker and guest on radio and TV programs, I provide timely analysis of these and other pressing national security issues. My focus is primarily but not exclusively on the U.S. armed forces whose operations I study during regular trips "down range" to places such as Iraq and Afghanistan. Besides commenting upon, and analyzing, U.S. military operations, I try to place them in a broader framework of geopolitical events and American grand strategy to produce recommendations of value to policymakers.
A complete global history of guerrilla uprisings through the ages.
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What used to be known as the Global War on Terrorism seems to be lurching from one defeat after another. In the Middle East, ISIS has taken control of cities from Palmyra to Mosul. Libya and Yemen and Syria and large swathes of Iraq have no effective governance, leaving their territory to be fought over between competing terrorist groups.
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At least since the rise of Marxism in the 19th century, enthusiasm for "managed" economies has been a peculiar enthusiasm of intellectuals worldwide.
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Is Iran more like North Korea or Libya? That is the question politicians and the public must ask themselves as they consider President Obama's nuclear deal.
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"Had the program been in place more than a decade ago, it would likely have prevented 9/11. And it has the potential to prevent the next 9/11."So wrote Mike Morrell, the CIA's former acting director, about section 215 of the Patriot Act, which authorizes the National Security Agency to search telephone "metadata" (i.e., connections between telephone numbers not the content of calls) to ferret out terrorists. Now section 215 is no more.
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The White House didn't have much to say about the fall of Ramadi on Friday. Hardly surprising since this was a demoralizing blow to Operation Inherent Resolve whose mission is to "destroy" ISIS.
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Statistics being touted by the Pentagon have a whiff of the Vietnam War about them.
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A better way forward in the Middle East.
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His new doctrine: Downgrade ties to Israel and the Saudis while letting Iran fill the vacuum left by U.S. retreat.
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Tunisia was struck by a terrible act of terrorism today: gunmen, presumably of Islamist persuasion, stormed the Bardo museum in the capital, Tunis, killing tourists indiscriminately. Early news accounts suggest that at least 19 people were killed before security forces stormed the building and killed the terrorists.
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In 1934 Sergei Kirov, an old Bolshevik who had been head of the Party organization in Leningrad, was assassinated with a shot to the back. Most of his NKVD bodyguards had been mysteriously removed before the murder. Josef Stalin, the Soviet Union's absolute dictator, expressed shock at the murder and promised to investigate personally.
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Congress is now debating President Obama's proposed Authorization for the Use of Limited Military Force to fight the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria. Yet the president's request for this action from Congress comes more than six months after U.S. aircraft began bombing ISIS positions in Iraq and Syria, and even if passed it is merely an authorization for the use of force, not a full-fledged state of war, which Congress has not passed since World War II.
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Yesterday I wrote "here we go again" with President Obama agonizing over another major foreign-policy decision–whether or not to arm Ukraine–even as our enemies push ahead with great determination and cunning. Today we are seeing yet another Obama MO: the tendency, once endless administration deliberations are finished, to produce a split-the-difference solution that doesn't accomplish as much as it should.
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Clint Eastwood's film American Sniper has become a popular if controversial sensation. Critics accuse it of glamorizing Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle, while many have rushed to Kyle's and the movie's defense. But one aspect of the debate has gone largely unexamined: How historically accurate is the film?
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The Obama administration will be tempted to take a victory lap because of recent news that Kurdish militiamen have regained control of Kobani, a Syrian town near the border with Turkey. ISIS forces that had been attacking it for months have melted away. This is, to be sure, a nice achievement, but its wider significance is limited.
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Listening to President Obama's penultimate State of the Union address last night, I was more struck by what was missing rather than by what was included. The speech, naturally, featured a long wish list of domestic policy proposals (free community college, etc.) that have no chance of passing a Republican Congress.
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The U.S. has 9/11. Spain has 11-M (the March 11, 2004, bombings of the Madrid commuter trains which killed 191). Britain has 7/7 (a reference to the July 7, 2005 bombings which killed 52 people taking public transportation in London). And now, on a slightly smaller but still horrific scale, France has 1/7: the assault by three masked gunmen on the offices of the satirical newspaper Charlie Hebdo in Paris, which left 12 people dead.
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Imagine President Franklin Roosevelt announcing at the end of 1944, after the liberation of France but before the final defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan, that World War II was over and that U.S. forces were ending combat operations. Instead we would support our allies, from Britain to China, in their fight against the Axis powers.
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Although the wars in Afghanistan and Iraq are far from the costliest the United States has ever fought in terms of either blood or treasure, they have exacted a much greater toll than the relatively bloodless wars Americans had gotten used to fighting in the 1990s.
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Max Boot argues that the release of the Senate "torture" report, condemning an interrogation program authorized by the president and congressional leaders, will aid America's enemies and harm our interests.
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Obama did what presidents always do when their polls go south: Fire someone.
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This series focuses on issues, primarily military, that affect American national security. The series begins withan early focus on the war on Iraq, and later roundtables examine issues relating to the transformation of the American armed forces to cope with warfare in the information age.
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Max Boot joins NPR's On Point to discuss the Afghan War with Aaron O'Connell, editor of "Our Longest War."
President Trump's foreign affairs stance seems to be shifting from his campaign rhetoric. A shift isn't unusual in transition from candidate to President, but this one's happening fast.
Events in Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, and elsewhere are leading threats of force and bombings. What are the potential risks and payoffs in the President's approach?
Max Boot joins Lawrence O'Donnell to discuss the disorganization of the Trump administration regarding Syria.
Jennifer Rubin quotes Max Boot in a Washington Post article discussing the Trump administration and immigration.
Pres. Trump has said he loves WikiLeaks, yet was silent after it attacked the CIA by revealing secrets. GOP foreign policy adviser Max Boot explains how the admin has cozied up to WikiLeaks.
Peter Baker quotes Max Boot in a New York Times article reflecting on H.R. McMaster and his role in the Trump administration.
Max Boot joins Mary Kissel on WSJ Opinion Journal to discuss the National Security Advisor's backdoor Russia diplomacy.
Another round of global protests this week have erupted against Donald Trump's travel ban, as his many foreign policy moves receive massive backlash. Joy Reid and Max Boot discuss.
Max Boot joins VICE News to talk about how Trump's first few weeks in office have reshaped U.S. foreign policy.
Alan Colmes speaks with Max Boot about the concerns he has over some of President-Elect Trump's appointments to his Cabinet and his National Security team.
Max Boot joins Katy Tur to discuss Donald Trump's preparations to take over the "nuclear football," and concerns over unfilled security posts.
Opinion Journal's Mary Kissel and Max Boot on Donald Trump's strategic options.
A number of Republicans who have served Presidents and advised former GOP candidates are crossing party lines to vote for Hillary Clinton. David Frum and Max Boot join Lawrence to explain why Donald Trump should not be elected President.
KQED Forum's Michael Krasny talks with Max Boot about the Syrian crisis as the conflict intensifies and the refugee crisis grows.
Lawrence O'Donnell talks with Max Boot and foreign policy expert Tom Nichols about what the first debate revealed about Donald Trump as a potential Commander-in-Chief.
Oren Dorell quotes Max Boot in a USA Today article on terror-bombing suspect Ahmad Rahami.
Chuck Todd interviews Max Boot, retired U.S. Army Col. Jack Jacobs, and retired four-star Gen. Barry McCaffrey about Donald Trump's and Hillary Clinton's views on national security issues.
Yahoo Global News anchor Katie Couric interviews Max Boot, Alex Altman, Time magazine's Washington correspondent, and Yahoo News National Correspondent Holly Bailey about the state of the Republican nominee's presidential campaign.
Here & Now's Eric Westervelt talks with Max Boot about how the Republican Party's long-time embrace of anti-intellectualism set the stage for Trump.
The Takeaway's John Hockenberry interviews Max Boot, who argues that Trump is the product of years of anti-intellectualism within the Republican Party.
Using examples like Ronald Reagan or George Bush, Boot argues that the GOP has built a "know-nothing" facade for political purposes, and Trump has revealed that it might not be a facade any more.
Max Boot, in a expert panel discussion led by CNN's Fareed Zakaria, discusses Donald Trump's ties to Russia.
KQED Forum's Michael Krasny hosts a discussion on Trump's pro-Russianism, the hacking of the Democratic National Committee's emails, and how foreign powers influence U.S. elections.
Donald Trump delivers his first major address on foreign policy of the campaign. Max Boot from the Council on Foreign Relations joins Chuck Todd on MTP Daily to discuss.
Maureen Dowd mentions Max Boot in a New York Times op-ed reflecting on the Republican presidential primary.
Max Boot is quoted in the New York Times regarding Donald Trump's candidacy for president.
Max Boot signed an open letter with Republican foreign policy leaders regarding the implications of a Donald Trump presidency for U.S. national security.
Max Boot is a senior fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations and one of the most prominent conservative foreign policy intellectuals in America. He discussed Donald Trump's candidacy in an interview with Zach Beauchamp of Vox.
Max Boot is quoted in the New York Times after a Republican presidential nomination debate.
Max Boot talks about insurgency, governance and political warfare. He discusses what motivates insurgents and what we can do to stop it.
How will the agreement impact the United States? Max Boot and Matt Duss join the O'Reilly Factor to discuss.
Max Boot discusses congressional oversight of the Iran nuclear deal on 'Hannity.'
Max Boot discusses Obama's efforts to reach out to Iranians over negotiations on 'Hannity.'
Tim Arango of the New York Times recounts the impact of Max Boot's Foreign Affairs article to soldiers at Camp Taji, Iraq.
Washington simply doesn't have the luxury of simply avoiding long wars against brutal insurgencies. Instead, it needs to figure out how to fight them better, argues Max Boot, Jeane Kirkpatrick Senior Fellow at the Council on Foreign Relations, in the latest edition of Foreign Affairs. Boot recently sat down with Gideon Rose to discuss how.
U.S. officials continue to pressure Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to step down. Max Boot from the Council on Foreign Relations joins to discuss.
Unconventional wars are our most pressing national security concern. They're also the most ancient form of war in the world. Max Boot on the lessons of insurgency we seem unable to learn.
In the new book Invisible Armies, author Max Boot traces the role of guerrilla warfare through history, starting in the Roman Empire all the way up to Afghanistan. He tells Steve Inskeep the American Revolution was the turning point in guerrilla warfare.
Max Boot is featured as CNN's Fareed Zakaria leads a conversation looking back at whether the war in Iraq was worth it.
Military Times quotes Max Boot in an article about David Petraeus.
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Max Boot joins NPR's On Point to discuss the Afghan War with Aaron O'Connell, editor of "Our Longest War."
President Trump's foreign affairs stance seems to be shifting from his campaign rhetoric. A shift isn't unusual in transition from candidate to President, but this one's happening fast.
Events in Afghanistan, Syria, North Korea, and elsewhere are leading threats of force and bombings. What are the potential risks and payoffs in the President's approach?
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With a small puff of air, Fulton potter Renae Bennett lifted the lid of the kiln, revealing a small gathering of clay angels inside.
"From start to finish, it takes two weeks to make an angel," she said. "So far, we've finished around 500 of them."
Straight-faced and with deadpan delivery, she added," I've got to make 10,000 of these things."
Potters like Bennett know shaping a vision into reality requires, above all else, patience; they can picture something in their minds, take a lump of clay and then slowly work it into something unique and beautiful. It takes time, but it can be done.
It's a principle that can be applied to other projects as well. For example, creating a local non-profit community for men and women with developmental disabilities.
"Every organization starts with a vision," said Brenda Bridges, who is working with Bennett to create Crossroads Ranch — a planned self-sustaining community for people with developmental disabilities.
Once finished, Crossroads ranch will sit on 42 acres of land, which Bennett will donate to the project. The ranch will include up to 100 small houses where high-functioning men and women with cognitive disabilities can live.
At its heart will be a community lodge for gathering; at its outskirts, there will be a barn for animals and room for gardening. There will be a lake and walking track; a small park and campgrounds. The residents will be under supervision, of course, but they will largely be on their own.
It will be a home. That's the vision.
Work on the ranch has already begun in earnest. The project is backed by the support of the CREATE Foundation and Bennett is working with a small army of volunteers — many of whom come from local organizations or businesses — to create the clay angels, which are being sold for $100 each to raise money to help create the ranch.
Construction may start as early as next year.
Both Bennett and Bridges see their sons living there. Bennett's son, Marcus, suffered a traumatic brain injury 10 years ago. Although there's a lot he can do, he still needs daily supervision. Previously, he lived in an institution, which his mother hated.
"I was literally sick having to leave him there," Bennett said. "My dream has always been to bring him home."
"An institution is just that. It's a sterile environment. We want this to be a home," Bridges said. Her son, Adam, has Down syndrome. Outgoing and affable, Adam is like a big, lovable kid. For the most part, he could live on his own … wants to live on his own, in fact. But Bridges said he still needs some supervision.
That's what will make Crossroads Ranch ideal.
"They will have the structure they need … But they're also going to be treated like human beings," Bennett said. "They want to be independent … We want to give them a reason to get out of bed in the morning."
The idea of an independent community for developmentally disabled men and women isn't entirely new, but it's one that has very few examples. In fact, the Mustard Seed in Brandon is the lone statewide example. The waiting list for residency there is tremendous, Bennett said.
"There's not a lot of help out there for people like [our sons]," she said.
Bridges agreed.
"There's no place for them to go," she said.
Life for people like Adam and Marcus can be difficult socially, their mothers said. Oftentimes, they lack interaction with others who face the same kinds of challenges.
"Having a community like this will help," Bridges said, adding that Crossroads Ranch will allow its residents to have the independence they crave, and also the safety net they need.
"It's everything they need, but small enough that it's not overwhelming," Bennett said.
"I want them to be proud of their homes," she added. "I hope that they will be able to live in these houses for 60 or 70 years."
Bennett's already thinking in the long term … envisioning the finished product as she continues to sculpt. That's the potter in her.
So, why angels? When asked, Bennett shrugged.
"I just thought it would be beautiful," she said. "And every one of them is a piece of artwork … unique and beautiful."
Bridges smiled at the comment.
"Like our kids," she said.


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Kansas City Public Television will take the summer to give its local programs a refresh in both content and art direction. "The Local Show" and "Ruckus," which air on Thursday nights at 7:00 and 7:30 p.m., respectively, will conclude their season May 22 and will return in August with new sets, content direction and new faces.
"KCPT has undergone a series of exciting changes in the past year. We purchased a radio station, KTBG 90.9 FM, and received a grant to launch a new digital newsroom, The Hale Center for Journalism," Angee Simmons, Vice President of T.V. Production, said. "We're now embarking on the next phase of creating a bigger and better public media company by taking the time to turn our attention to our television programs with a greater focus on engagement."
"Ruckus" will continue its format as a place for opinions from both sides of an issue to be discussed, and the current panelists will be invited back to participate. There will also be efforts to bring in new voices and opinions as part of a guest seat at the table. Plans include finding ways to engage the community in the conversation through social media and outreach.
"We are so proud of the role KCPT plays as a community storyteller. It's not often that we are afforded the time to reflect on our productions and make conscious efforts to make them better for all audiences— on-air, online and in the community," Simmons said.
The 10-week hiatus will allow for KCPT's producers and production teams to turn their attentions to redeveloping the station's current local T.V. properties, as well as begin producing and editing a new arts show slated to launch in September 2014.
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Miles to Go: Focusing on Risks for Teen Driver Crashes. Philadelphia : The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute; 2013.
Miles to Go: Establishing Benchmarks for Teen Driver Safety. Philadelphia : The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute; 2011.
Methods for Linking Community Views to Measurable Outcomes in A Youth Violence Prevention Program." Progress in Community Health Partnerships: Research, Education, and Action. 2012;6(4):499-506."


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I just recieved an email from a faculty member from my alma mater in UNLs department of animal science and thought this would be a good crowd to relay the information to. The course if free and is 6 weeks long and thought some of you may be interested. Here is a copy of the email including the link:
"I just received information about a free online course on canine reproduction. The course is offered by a professor from the University of Minnesota's veterinary school. If you complete the course, I would love to hear your thoughts on it. For more information, see:
Canine Theriogenology for Dog Enthusiasts
Margaret V. Root
This course will help anyone who loves dogs to better understand their dogs reproductive health and how to control its reproduction. This includes understanding the pros and cons of having your dog spayed or castrated, and understanding at what age that surgery can be performed.
Workload: 2-4 hours/week
Next Session:
May 3rd 2013 (6 weeks long)"
Hurry it begins soon!


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Ah, advogato, what an excellent idea. Well, I've been working with free software, specifically Linux and related software, for nearly 7 years now. I've been involved in a variety of projects, and am currently the Site Director of Linux.com.
It's now my job to make sure that Linux.com represents the Linux community in the way that it should, and also is a resource that we can be proud of. I will try to chronicle every once in a while what is happening with Linux.com and maybe a tidbit about myself. The purpose of the project is to serve the community, and that is also why free software is so successful. Collaboration of ideas, time, energy, and inspiration will allow for it to progress even further. For now, it's just a step at a time. Good night. :)


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Kayakers faced dangerous rapids and near-freezing water to clean the Waihohonu Stream of debris spilled from a fatal truck crash earlier this month.
Porirua truck driver Dave Budge, 51, was killed when his freight truck carrying 20 tonnes of cargo crashed through a bridge and into the stream on Desert Rd two weeks ago.
Kayakers as well as rafters and scuba divers spent days scouring the stream in temperatures as low as 4C to collect the strewn cargo, which included two barrels of motor oil, paint rollers, bottled water, retractable clothes lines and marker pens.
Taupo rafting operator Simon McLeod, the owner of Liquid Days River Company, said the first 500m of the river was wide enough for helicopters to collect bagged rubbish left on the banks.
The following 2.5km more challenging.
"We had to raft down. I put plywood platforms onto two rafts and we had two kayakers in front and we had radios.
They would spot where the stuff was and warn us to pull over,'' Mr McLeod said.
Most of the river was a rafting grade three, except for a 200m section that was so dangerous that even regular Huka Falls kayakers were not keen to tackle it.
At the end of the stream the rafts and rubbish had to be winched up the 12m face of the Rangipo intake weir - and then the rafters would be returned to the Desert Rd bridge and start again.
Crews spent five days collecting rubbish and loading it into bags.
Mr McLeod said the river was about 95 per cent restored.
"It's one of the most beautiful rivers I've ever seen and the crew were stoked to be able to help restore the river to its natural state,'' he said.
Waikato Regional Council emergency response manager Rob Dragten said water samples taken from the river after the crash were reassuring.
The two items of cargo of most concern had been 12 containers of insecticide and three drums of pool cleaner.
While the insecticide containers were found intact on the river banks, the pool cleaner had emptied into the river.
Water sample analysis showed no change in acidity.
Mr Dragten said in samples close to the crash there was "a slight indication of diesel contamination'' from the truck. Further downstream there was no sign of contamination, he said.


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Hosts sought for admitted students, April 22-24
Posted April 15, 2004; 05:57 p.m.
The Office of Undergraduate Admission is looking for current students to serve as hosts for the Class of 2008 April Hosting Program from Thursday afternoon through Saturday morning, April 22-24.
High school seniors who were admitted regular decision have been invited to visit campus to experience life at Princeton.
Students can sign up online to be hosts. The last day to sign up is Sunday, April 18.
For more information, e-mail email@example.com or call Ryan Smith '02, admission officer, at (609) 258-3060.
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Strawberries in season? They're the sweet finishing touch to this pretty main-dish salad.
Roasted soy nuts can be substituted for the peanuts.
Chicken can be cooked by grilling with indirect heat, which means the food is not cooked directly over the flame. Use the guidelines in your grill manufacturer's booklet for more specific information.
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We know you will find a great deal of information here that will help you, whether you are deciding to join us for years of training or an evening at the theater.
It is very important for you to find a faculty, student body, environment, and philosophy that "fit" with your talents and dreams as you decide which college to attend. Much of what has attracted us to this program is likely to attract you:


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I didn't see an Arkansas posting below in the states section so I thought I'd just post it here. I was travelling through Arkasas on US 412 and had just crossed over a creek east of Fayetville called "War Eagle Creek". Just as I crossed over there was an open field approximately 40-45 acres that was covered with feeding turkey. I just about caused an accident on that road when I locked up my brakes trying to count them. At 55 mph, I counted 12 good sized toms and about 50 hens. Like I said...I'm not from Arkansas and I don't hunt there but I thought I would pass that on to anyone that does.
By the way... I have an Arkansas joke.
How do you know if a guy from Arkansas is married?
There are tobacco stains on BOTH sides of the truck! Hahahahaha!


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MTA hosted the 8th annual Girls Winter College Showcase Feb 2-3 at the St. Cloud State University Husky Dome. 12 U16 & U17 teams from 9 clubs and 6 states competeed in front of Division I, II and III college coaches over two days.
The MTA U16 and U17 ECNL girls teams stood out by going a combined 6-0 on the weekend.
A big THANK YOU to all teams for participating!
Over 30 coaches were in attendance:
Augsburg College - Chris Leer
Nebraska – Omaha - Don Klosterman
Bemidji State University - Andy Janssen, Jim Stone
St Cloud State University - Anna Belpdio, Becky McCabe
Minnesota, Crookston - Joe Alianiello
Gustavus Adolphus College - Laura Burnett-Kurie, Andrea Rosenthal
Wartburg College - Tiffany Pins
Minnesota - Deanna Waintraub
UW Superior - Melissa Nelmark
South Dakota State - Lang Wedemeyer
UW Green Bay - Niki Brooks
UM Duluth - Greg Cane
UW Stout - Ryan Raufus
St Kates - Sean Cochran, Chris Citowicki
NDSU - Mark Cook, Chris Logan
Luther College - Russell Schouweiler
Knox College - Melissa Joseph
Loyola – Chicago - Barry Bimbi
Viterbo University - Scott Pirnstill
Drake - Mike Regan
Minnesota State - Gretta Arvesen
Augustana College - Brandon Barkus
College of St Benedict - Steve Kimble
U North Dakota - Matt Kellogg, Sven Rasmussen
Winona State U - Ali Omar
Concordia Morehead - Dan Weber
St Thomas - Emily Fisher
Concordia – St Paul - Ben Gaddis,
Hamline - Allyce Mohs
UW Milwaukee - Greg Henschel
St Olaf - Dave Alberti
Concordia - Steve Bellis
The 2013 Schedule


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DMAE, or dimethylaminoethanol, is an organic compound that occurs naturally in the body. DMAE is produced in the brain, testes, and adrenal glands and is linked to the production of hormones, including estrogen, testosterone, and cortisone. It is also present in a number of different foods. It is particularly abundant in oily fish, such as sardines, salmon, herring, and anchovies. DMAE is also present in sauces that use anchovies as an ingredient, such as Worcestershire sauce. This nutrient has powerful anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. As a result, DMAE improves the appearance and texture of the skin.
In the body, DMAE is vital for the production of neurotransmitters. These chemicals allow nerve endings to communicate with each other and with muscle tissue. This functionality enables DMAE to enhance mental clarity and aid emotional wellbeing. It may also contribute to DMAE's ability to firm the skin.
DMAE can be found in a number of skin creams and serums. The effectiveness of DMAE on sagging and wrinkled skin has led to claims that skin products containing DMAE are equal to a facelift in a jar". When applied topically


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This page contains useful information about the Wikibooks project.
While this is not a listing of rules or policies, it contains information about an important Wikibooks process, custom etc. This page should be helpful to our users; please let us know if it is not.
Wikibooks uses several methods of page organization, the easiest of which are Categories. This page discusses how to categorize pages properly.
Categories achieve three main goals in the organization of books.
- Categories serve as "book binders". Holding all pages or chapters of a book together in their own category.
- Categories sort books by subject matter. Thus, the "book binders" of all books on a subject will appear in a particular category. This allows navigation through all books from general to the most specific subjects.
- Categories serve to identify problem areas so that people can help improve books and the Wikibooks project.
Categories also allow automated lists of related pages to be compiled, because any changes to a category will cause any lists depending on the category to be updated as well. The most common example of this is in the construction of subject pages.
The sections below explain how to categorize books using the different methods to ensure books can be easily found.
A book category is a category that indexes all pages, templates and media of a single book. Each book should have its own book category. Book categories should use the same name as the book itself. For example, the book category for "My Book" book should be "Category:My Book". Books and book categories should be categorized by subject using all the same subject categories (see below).
A common practice is to place {{BookCat}} inside any template intended to be used on all pages of a book or directly at the bottom of every page in a book. In this way, pages can be added to a book category simply by adding the appropriate template. {{BookCat}} will file the page it is placed on into the book's category and sort the pages inside that category by the portion of the title following the book's name. As a result, an alphabetical index of all a book's pages can be obtained.
A subject category is a category that groups together books on a related topic. Subject categories start with prefix
Subject:, and use sentence casing because, unlike books, the name of a subject is not a title. For example, the subject category for fine art is Category:Subject:Fine arts. Subject categories should only be created when there are multiple books that can be added to the category.
To add a book to one or more specific subject categories you can use the {{subjects}} template on a book's main/title page. Books should only be added to subject categories as specific as possible. For example, the book Music Theory is located in Category:Subject:Music theory, but not in Category:Subject:Music, because musical theory is a more specific topic than music. Cross-categorization should only be used to aid in finding books that are legitimately important to several subject areas and not used to simply advertise new books. Sub-pages of books must never be included in subject categories (if you use {{subjects}} on sub-pages, the book category will be added, but subject categories won't).
Subject categories are used in conjunction with subject pages to help make finding books easier, so proper categorization is important. For instance Subject:Mathematics lists all books located in Category:Subject:Mathematics. (Smaller subjects also list all books in all subsection subject categories, for example Subject:Pure mathematics also lists all books in Category:Subject:Algebra; Mathematics is just so vast a subject that it's not practical to list everything in all its subsections.)
A project category is a category for associating several related books with a particular project. For instance, all books written for a single course curriculum (science, math, and language books). For these situations, you should add all the related books into the necessary project categories.
Wikibooks uses a number of other organizational schemes such as an Alphabetical listing and a Reading Levels system. Each of these organization systems use categories to produce lists of books.
A subcategory is a category that links to one or more other categories through the use of the category system, effectively creating a parent-child relationship. All categories should be a subcategory of one or more other categories, except for the root category. By using subcategories, we can all navigate through the category system faster and more effectively find the book, page, image, or template we are looking for.
Subcategories should only be created as needed, such as dividing a large subject or book category in order to find books or pages more quickly. Any new category created for this purpose should have a good descriptive name that shares some common characteristics with the larger category name. For example, Category:Subject:Music theory is a subcategory of Category:Subject:Music and effectively describes a common relationship between the two categories. Another example is Category:Suject:Algebra and Category:Subject:Mathematics.
Book subcategories are also sometimes used; for instance, if a book is not using a flat structure and consists of several chapters with many subpages in each one, {{BookCat|filing=deep}} can be placed on the pages of the book or in a template placed on those pages to create subcategories of the form
Category:Book Name/Chapter Name. Then simply add {{BookCat}} to those subcategories to automatically place them in the root book category of the book.
How categories work[edit]
Pages are listed in categories by adding a category link on pages (usually at the bottom). For example, this project was listed in Category:Categories by adding:
The subpagename magic word helps organize category pages by sorting pages by name. This can be particularly useful for books since all pages begin with the book name.
Now say you were looking for information on animal behavior. In this case, there is only one distinct path to find books on the subject:
- Category:Categories (organizational category)
- Category:Subject:Books by subject (organizational category)
- Category:Subject:Science (subject category)
- Category:Subject:Biology (subject category)
- Category:Subject:Zoology (subject category)
- Category:Subject:Biology (subject category)
- Category:Subject:Science (subject category)
- Category:Subject:Books by subject (organizational category)
If you wanted Animal Behavior to be found here, you would need to add {{BookCat}} to the bottom of each page, add {{subjects|zoology}} to Animal Behavior, and add {{BookCat}} to Category:Animal Behavior. (In this case, {{BookCat}} figures out that the page it's on is a book category, and looks at the book's main page to see what subjects it belongs to.) By now you should be starting to understand how Zoology is added to Biology, and so on.
In general, categories go from the most general to most specific category. You can link to a category by adding:
[[:Category:Category Name|display text]]
See also[edit]
See Help:Category for a description of categories in Wikimedia projects in general.


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"A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on." --Winston Churchill
General Solar
American Solar Energy Society
The nonprofit American Solar Energy Society (ASES) is the nation's leading association of solar professionals & advocates. Our mission is to inspire an era of energy innovation and speed the transition to a sustainable energy economy.
Beacon Energy
Beacon Energy was formed to increase public awareness about climate change and what can be done to address it.
CERT - Council of Energy Resource Tribes
The Council of Energy Resource Tribes was founded by Indian Tribes as a distinct resource providing advice and support for Tribes in developing and sustaining long-term energy goals.
DOE - Office of Science
The Office of Science has provided longstanding leadership of fundamental scientific research for energy and is the Nation's largest supporter of basic research in the physical sciences.
DOE - Office of Scientific and Technical Information
The mission of the OSTI is to advance science and sustain technological creativity by making R&D findings available and useful to Department of Energy (DOE) researchers and the public.
- EERE - Concentrating Solar Power
Energy and Environment Specialty Group of the Association of American Geographers (AAG)
International Solar Center
The International Solar Center in Berlin brings together in one place several companies active in the area of regenerative technologies and applications.
International Solar Energy Society (ISES)
ISES is a UN-accredited NGO present in more than 50 countries. The Society supports its members in the advancement of renewable energy technology, implementation and education all over the world.
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory - Environmental Energy Technologies Division
National Renewable Energy Lab (NREL)
NREL is the only national laboratory solely dedicated to advancing renewable energy and energy efficiency technologies from concept to commercial application.
Oak Ridge National Laboratory - Environmental Sciences Division
Solar Electric Power Association
SEPA is an educational non-profit dedicated to helping utilities integrate solar power into their energy portfolios for the benefit of the utility, its customers and the public good.
The Solar Foundation
The Solar Foundation promotes the use of solar energy technologies to help meet the world's energy needs through education, research and market transformation. TSF publishes an annual U.S. solar industry jobs report.
U.S. Energy Information Administration
The EIA collects, analyzes, and disseminates independent and impartial energy information to promote sound policymaking, efficient markets, and public understanding of energy and its interaction with the economy and the environment.
U.S. Energy Information Administration - Annual Energy Review


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This charming 'chocolate box' thatched, detached holiday cottage is situated in the heart of the coastal village of Winterton-on-Sea. It has been tastefully decorated and furnished. The cottage has exposed beams throughout and offers a welcoming holiday break whatever the season. Set in a quiet crescent…
Set overlooking the green in the conservation area of a popular coastal village, this cosy, charming thatched cottage, one of a pair, provides a welcome break at any time of year. Winterton has everything for a relaxing holiday – beautiful sandy beaches, a nature reserve whose 6 mile circular walk can offer…
Overlooking the village green in the heart of Winterton-on-Sea, a popular and pretty coastal village, this spacious semi-detached holiday property, adjoining the owners home, offers a welcoming break whatever the season.
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By Ben Levisohn
NQ Mobile's (NQ) stock has jumped 6.9% to $12.00 today, and the Chinese online-security firm's shares are up 53% during the last month.
There was a bit of company specific news today, as NQ announced that one of its subsidiaries, Beijing Feiliu Jiutian Technology, had signed a deal with Baidu (BIDU) to distribute a mobile game, "The Martial Arts Champion." I may be wrong, but I doubt that's the reason for stock's pop.
Instead, look at what's happened to shares of online-security companies today, following the acquisition of Sourcefire (FIRE) by Cisco Systems (CSCO). Shares of Fortinet (FTNT), for one, have gained 4.1%. (Check Point Software Technologies (CHKP) has dropped 1% and Palo Alto Networks (PANW) has dipped 0.4%, however).
I wouldn't be surprised if NQ is rallying on the Sourcefire acquisition. As my colleague Tiernan Ray noted earlier, at least one analyst called the takeover "game changing" for the industry, and expects more consolidation in the future.
And NQ could be a target, at least if this Seeking Alpha post can be believed. And while I appreciate irony of U.S. internet users getting their security from a Chinese firm, NQ's mobile-security software is already being used by U.S. Cellular.
And why not? China's hacking U.S. computers; the U.S. is hacking China; and the U.S. is reading the emails of Americans and foreigners alike.
In this day and age, we can all use a little more security.


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I took a fifteen year old on a juvenile hunt last year at a popular WMA in Tennessee. I have hunted this particular place many times in the last thirty years. I know the place quite well. We were hunting a place that was fairly close to an access road. We had a gobbler with three hens in a clearing and could not get him to break away. They started to move away and got over a small ridge out of the line of sight. He suggested that we drop down and loop around in front of them. I noticed a vehicle parked at the upper end of the area (about three hundred yards away). I told him we best back out and go to another spot because I did not know where the folks in the other vehicle were. I knew there would be a juvenile with an adult and that figured into my decision. Here is what I thought, even though anyone that hunts has the resonsiblilty to be safe and careful it is alot safer to avoid any possibilities if you know they exist. Avoid the possible accident. We came out and got into the vehicle and as we were headed out the group on the other vehicle was coming out of the woods on the other side of the road. We were not even on the same side of the road. My hunting companion said dang it we could have had another shot at that bird. I said, "well, it was not safe to approach the bird, it could have ruined another hunting setup or worse, caused an accident." We know for sure we can go back and hunt the bird now.
I never would have chanced moving on the tom without knowing where the other hunters were. But even more importantly, I was not gonna risk injury or worse knowing that young hunters (with their whole life ahead of them) were in the area. I think if everyone took that approach on every hunt then the public woods would be alot safer. It aint worth it.
On that note, we decided that we prefer private land hunting for turkey, even though we like the challenge of public land. We just are not comfortable being in the woods fully camoflauged with a large amount of hunters we do not know. The tactics some use make it unsafe. Now early season hunts where visibillty is better makes it a little more safe.
I must admit, I get nervous on public land turkey hunts. And it seems like quota hunts have more hunters than non-quota hunts. I dont have the same feeling when I deer hunt. I am not saying that I have the answer but it used to not be as bad. We just have more hunters now. Shotguns that throw fist sized holes at longer range with more shock. Eventually someone will realize that the reason for shotguns was to limit the range and make target identification (and backdrop) easier. Heck think about it. How long has Mossy Oak, Realtree and the others been around. Twenty five (maybe thiry) years ago you could identify hunters alot easier because of what they were wearing , your shotgun had an effective range of about 35 yards, you probably have what, one tenth of the hunters and a small fraction of turkey that you have now.
The sport is evolving, and now more than ever, safety issues should be a concern. The odds have been increased dramatically for accidents. More hunters with different tactics, high powered loads and camo that makes one disappear to the human eye, hunters running callers that sound better than the birds themselves. Decoys that move and look like the real thing or are in fact, real stuffed turkeys. Be careful out there especially on public land.


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AEM 21-8502DP Brute Force Intake System Polished 04-10 Infiniti QX56 5.6L V8 F/I - All
AEM Intake Systems are designed to produce massive horsepower and torque gains as well as better engine sound when used as a replacement for the factory airbox and air filter. AEM intake systems are designed, tuned, and dyno-tested to fit specific cars and trucks. These kits usually include an oversized AEM Dryflow synthetic washable air filter for outstanding air flow, filtration, and performance while allowing easy oil-free cleaning. Most AEM intake systems use mandrel-bent aluminum intake tubes, powder coated heat shields, and high quality hardware designed to reduce restriction and reduce intake temperature. The design and components of each intake system vary so consult the installation instructions for more information on the contents of each part number. AEM manufactures a variety of intake kit styles including short ram intakes, cold air intakes, dual-chamber intakes, Brute Force intakes for trucks and SUV's, and Brute Force HD intakes for diesel applications.
AEM designs its BRUTE FORCE air intakes for popular trucks, SUVs and late-model, fuel injected muscle cars, and dyno-tunes each system to produce more torque and horsepower for large displacement engines.
Our mechanical engineers emphasize tuning the resonance properties on designs that include an aluminum inlet pipe to help carry more air to the intake valves. In a few designs we use a molded High Density Polyethylene tube which allows our engineers to route incoming air in more creative ways. We route our plumbing so that the filter draws air from a safe and cool location. Many designs include a steel powder coated heat shield to shroud the filter from engine heat and road dirt. Every BRUTE FORCE truck intake we make is guaranteed for the life of your vehicle.