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Indonesia to investigate beheadings allegedly conducted by palm oil security forces
(12/17/2011) Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono has ordered an investigation into a grisly beheading of two men alleged by security forces hired to defend an oil palm plantation, reports The Jakarta Post.
WWF: Asia Pulp & Paper misleads public about its role in destroying Indonesia's rainforests
(12/16/2011) Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) continues to mislead the public about its role in destroying rainforests and critical tiger habitat across the Indonesian island of Sumatra, alleges a new report from Eyes on the Forest, a coalition of Indonesian environmental groups including WWF-Indonesia. The report, titled The truth behind APP's Greenwash, is based on analysis of satellite imagery as well as public and private documentation of forest cleared by logging companies that supply APP, which is owned by the Indonesian conglomerate, Sinar Mas Group (SMG). The report concludes APP's fiber suppliers have destroyed 2 million hectares of forest in Sumatra since 1984.
The world's tiniest frogs, the size of a Tic Tac, discovered in New Guinea
(12/16/2011) Scientists have discovered the world's tiniest frogs in Papua New Guinea.
Environmental groups to Japan: stop importing illegally logged timber
(12/16/2011) A coalition of environmental NGOs have called upon Japan to adopt stronger measures to block illicit timber imports, alleging that Japanese companies are buying illegally logged wood from Samling Global, a Malaysian logging company.
Cultural shifts in Madagascar drive lemur-killing
(12/15/2011) Conservationists have often found that some cultural norms, religious beliefs, and taboos play a role in holding back traditional peoples from overusing their environment. Examples of such beliefs include days wherein one cannot hunt or fish, or certain species or regions that are off limits to exploitation. But the influence of the modern world can rapidly extinguish such beliefs, sometimes for the better, in other cases not. In many parts of Madagascar, lemurs are off the menu. These primates, found only in Madagascar, play a big role in Malagasy 'fady' or taboo-related folk stories: lemurs are protectors and, in some cases, even relatives. However, according to a new paper in PLoS ONE an influx of migrants, widespread poverty, lack domestic meat, and poor law enforcement has caused a sudden rise in eating lemurs, many of which are already near-extinction due to habitat loss.
REDD advances—slowly—in Durban
(12/15/2011) A program proposed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and degradation made mixed progress during climate talks in Durban. Significant questions remain about financing and safeguards to protect against abuse, say forestry experts. REDD+ aims to reduce deforestation, forest degradation, and peatland destruction in tropical countries. Here, emissions from land use often exceed emissions from transportation and electricity generation. Under the program, industrialized nations would fund conservation projects and improved forest management. While REDD+ offers the potential to simultaneously reduce emissions, conserve biodiversity, maintain other ecosystem services, and help alleviate rural poverty, concerns over potential adverse impacts have plagued the program since its conception.
Facebook pledges to go green...someday soon
(12/15/2011) After a massive campaign by Greenpeace to get everyone's favorite social media site to quit coal energy, Facebook has announced a new energy policy and a partnership with Greenpeace. The policy includes a goal "to power all of our operations with clean and renewable energy," however does not go so far as to state it is dropping coal at this time or give a timeline as to when it may do so. Still, Greenpeace is calling the new policy by Facebook a victory.
New large horned viper discovered, but biologists keep location quiet
(12/15/2011) In a remote forest fragment in Tanzania, scientists have made a remarkable discovery: a uniquely-colored horned viper extending over two feet long (643 millimeters) that evolved from its closest relative over two million years ago. Unfortunately, however, the new species—named Matilda's horned viper (Atheris matildae)—survives in a small degraded habitat and is believed to be Critically Endangered. Given its scarcity, its discoverers are working to pre-empt an insidious threat to new species.
Media campaign says mercury pollution a pro-life issue
(12/14/2011) While pro-life activists usually target abortion, a new campaign is working to broaden the pro-life message. A $250,000 media campaign in the U.S., including TV spots and radio ads in eight states, hopes to pressure conservative senators to protect unborn children by supporting the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulations on mercury emissions from coal-fired plants.
Issues of the Day: 100 Commentaries on Climate, Energy, the Environment, Transportation, and Public Health Policy: Book Review
(12/14/2011) Issues of the Day: 100 Commentaries on Climate, Energy, the Environment, Transportation, and Public Health Policy is a wonderful overview of 100 different issues presented in two-page briefs by teams of expert individuals.
Photos: 208 species discovered in endangered Mekong region in 2010
(12/14/2011) Last year researchers scoured forests, rivers, wetlands, and islands in the vanishing ecosystems of the Mekong Delta to uncover an astounding 208 new species over a twelve month period. A new report by the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF) highlights a number of the new species—from a new snub-nosed monkey to five new meat-eating pitcher plants to a an all-female, cloning lizard—while warning that many of them may soon be gone as the Mekong Delta suffers widespread deforestation, over-hunting and poaching, massive development projects, the destruction of mangroves, pollution, climate change, and a growing population.
Biofuel aspirations spur 'land grabs' that hurt the poor, says report
(12/14/2011) More than 40 million hectares of land has been acquired in developing countries for biofuel production in the past decade, reports a new study published by the International Land Coalition.
Carbon Coalitions: Business, Climate Politics, and the Rise of Emissions Trading: Book Review
(12/13/2011) Jonas Meckling, PhD., writes the first critical analysis demonstrating how various types of not-for-profit, governmental and for-profit coalitions over the past couple of decades have led to the development of the global carbon market, valued in 2010 at US$ 142 billion.
Paper commitments for the Indonesian industry
(12/13/2011) The Indonesian group Asia Pulp & Paper (APP) has been the target of many NGOs for years due to its alleged negative impacts on tropical forests. This culminated in a spectacular campaign launched by Greenpeace in 2011 based on Ken "dumping" Barbie. The rationale was that toy brand Mattel was accused of using APP paper products linked to the clear-cutting of natural forests in the Indonesian archipelago. APP organized a counter-attack in the media with the daily publication of advertisements promoting its sustainable development practices. Journalists from all over the world were also invited to attend guided tours of APP concessions to demonstrate their conservation efforts, and a number of articles were subsequently written.
Giant snakes commonly attacked modern hunter-gatherers in Philippines
(12/13/2011) Humans have an ambivalent relationship with snakes. The legless reptiles are often feared and reviled, becoming stand-ins for the Devil and movie monster characters; yet many people have grown to love snakes, raising large, even dangerous, specimens as pets. Now, new research suggests that the ecological role between snakes and humans, as well as other primates, is more nuanced than expected. After spending decades living among the Agta Negritos people in the Philippines, anthropologist Thomas Headland has found that the hunter gatherer tribes were quite commonly attacked by reticulated pythons (Python reticulatus), while the people themselves had no qualms with hunting, killing, and consuming python.
Interview with conservation legend George Schaller
(12/13/2011) Dr George Schaller is a veteran ecologist affiliated with two conservation organizations in New York, Panthera and the Wildlife Conservation Society. Spending much of his time during the past six decades in various countries of Asia, Africa and South America, he has studied and helped protect species as diverse as the Tiger, Mountain Gorilla, Giant Panda and Tibetan Antelope. In addition, he has promoted the establishment of about 15 protected areas. His studies have been the basis for his scientific and popular writings.
Harsh words for Canada after it abandons Kyoto Protocol
(12/13/2011) Less than two days after signing on to a "road map" agreement at the UN Climate Summit in Durban, South Africa, Canada has announced it is formally withdrawing from the Kyoto Protocol after failing to meet its emissions pledges. Although not surprising, reaction from other nations and environmental groups was not only swift, but harsh.
Large tract of old growth redwood forest protected in the San Francisco Bay Area
(12/13/2011) 8,532 acres of redwood forest and wildlife habitat in the Santa Cruz mountains will be protected after a coalition of San Francisco Bay Area conservation groups bought the land — the largest private landholding in in Santa Cruz County — for $30 million from building materials giant CEMEX, reports the San Jose Mercury News.
New species of frog sings like a bird
(12/12/2011) If you're trudging through the high-altitude rainforests of northern Vietnam and you hear bird song, you might want to check the trees for frogs. Yes, that's right: frogs. A new species of tree frog has been discovered in Vietnam that researchers say has a uniquely complex call that makes it sound more like a bird than a typical frog. Discovered in Pu Hoat Proposed Nature Reserve, the new species, dubbed Quang's tree frog (Gracixalus quangi), dwells in the forests at an altitude 600-1,300 meters (nearly 2,000-4,265 feet).
NGOs call for arrest of Malaysian leader for corruption, money laundering
(12/12/2011) A coalition of Malaysian and international NGOs are calling for the arrest of Sarawak chief minister Abdul Taib Mahmud and 14 family members for alleged abused of power, corruption, and money laundering, reports the Bruno Manser Fund, a group that has signed the letter urging action.
Using palm hearts sustainably in Colombia
(12/12/2011) Long eaten by indigenous populations, palm hearts have also popular abroad, usually in fine dining establishments. However, palm hearts are cut-out of the inner core of various palm tree species, in some cases killing the tree. A new study published in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Society looks at the sustainability of palm heart extraction from the palm species Prestoea acuminata in the Colombian Andes. While harvesting from Prestoea acuminata does not kill the host tree, better management is needed to ensure the practice doesn't become unsustainable.
Locals key to saving primate-rich wetlands in Cote D'Ivoire
(12/12/2011) Saved from being converted into a vast palm oil plantation by PALM-CI in 2009, the Ehy Tanoé wetlands and forest in the Cote D'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) is home to three gravely endangered primates and as well as many other species. Since 2006, a pilot community management program has been working to protect the 12,000 hectare area, and a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science finds that long-term conservation of the Ehy Tanoé wetlands and forest is, in fact, vital for locals who depend on the area for hunting, fishing, firewood, building materials, and medicinal plants. In addition, the study finds that the ecosystem has special cultural and spiritual importance to locals.
Estimating the rich diversity of galling insects
(12/12/2011) How does one estimate the number of tiny, cryptic "galling" insects without finding and describing every one (a task that could take centuries of taxonomic work)? According to a new paper in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science, you count the plants. Galling insects use plant tissue for development creating a "gall," or abnormal growth on the plant. Such little-known insects include gall wasps, gall midges, aphids, and jumping plant lice. The groups are known to be highly diverse, with over 2,000 species described from the US alone; scientists have previously estimated that there may be as many as 132,000 different species.
Madagascar tree diversity among the highest worldwide
(12/12/2011) In terms of biodiversity, the hugely imperiled forests of Madagascar may be among the world's richest. Researchers estimate that the island off the coast of Africa is home to at least 10,000 tree and shrub species with over 90 percent of them found no-where else in the world. With little baseline data collected on Madagascar's ecosystems, a new study, the first ever of tree diversity in Madagascar lowland rainforests, hopes to begin the process. Published in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science, the new study surveyed tree species in eastern Madagascar's Betampona Special Reserve.
Mixed reactions to the Durban agreement
(12/12/2011) Early Sunday morning over 190 of the world's countries signed on to a new climate agreement at the 17th UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Durban, South Africa. The summit was supposed to end on Friday, but marathon negotiations pushed government officials to burn the midnight oil for about 36 extra hours. The final agreement was better than many expected out of the two week summit, but still very far from what science says is necessary to ensure the world does not suffer catastrophic climate change.
Bushmeat trade driving illegal hunting in Zimbabwe park
(12/12/2011) Bushmeat hunting is one of the major threats to mammals in sub-Saharan Africa. Although widely discussed and recognized as an issues in Central and West Africa, a new study in mongabay.com's open access journal Tropical Conservation Science describes a pattern of bushmeat hunting that is also occurring in southern Africa. Interviewing 114 locals living adjacent to Gonarezhou National Park in Zimbabwe, Edson Gandiwa with Wageningen University found that the primary drivers of illegal hunting in the park were bushmeat and personal consumption (68 percent).
The Atlas of Climate Change: Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge – a book review
(12/12/2011) The Atlas of Climate Change: Mapping the World's Greatest Challenge presents in clear and concise visual form the impacts and effects, solutions and mitigation actions surrounding climate change - which is our greatest global challenge.
Picture of penguins is a prize-winner
(12/10/2011) Carl Safina's picture of King Penguins coming ashore at Salisbury Plain on South Georgia Island was the first winner of mongabay.com's series of photo contests hosted on Facebook.
Controversial pulp and paper companies underwrite Indonesia's climate change pavilion in Durban
(12/10/2011) A 'significant proprtion' of Indonesia's $3.3. million pavilion at climate talks in Durban was funded by Indonesian pulp and paper companies companies, reports Reuters Alertnet.
EPA finds toxic chemicals in water supply near fracking sites in Wyoming
(12/10/2011) The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced on Thursday it found chemicals used in the process of hydraulic fracturing to extract natural gas in water supplies in Wyoming. The preliminary findings seem to confirm the fears of environmentalists that hydraulic fracturing can contaminate aquifers, but the gas industry called the EPA's release of the results "irresponsible" and claimed political motivations for the announcement.
Direct air capture of CO2 to fight global warming is too expensive to be feasible
(12/09/2011) Using existing technology to 'scrub' carbon dioxide directly from the atmosphere is far costlier than capturing emissions directly from the smokestacks of coal-burning power plants, reports a paper published this week in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
Picture of the day: the endangered Toad Mountain Harlequin Toad
(12/09/2011) Atelopus certus is an endangered species of harlequin toad that is endemic to the Darien region of eastern Panama. It is primarily at risk from the spread of chytridiomycosis, a deadly fungal disease, that has been killing amphibians through Central America and other parts of the world.
Picture of the day: emerald-eyed tree frog
(12/09/2011) The emerald eyed tree frog (Hypsiboas crepitans) is found widely across tropical Latin America, ranging from Panama to Peru to Brazil. It is found both in pristine habitats and areas heavily impacted by humans.
Tool to track U.S. REDD+ finance released
(12/09/2011) A new online tool allows anyone to check U.S. government financial pledges made toward reducing emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) programs in developing countries.
Peru's Cocha Cashu biological station changes management
(12/08/2011) The San Diego Zoo Global Wildlife Conservancy is taking over management of the productive Cocha Cashu field station in Manu National Park, Peru. To date, nearly 600 scientific papers have come out of research conducted at the station, making it among the five most productive research stations in the Amazon and Andes. Located in a part of the Amazon rainforest that has seen little human impact, the station was founded in 1969, four years before Manu National Park was gazetted.
Evidence mounts that Maya did themselves in through deforestation
(12/08/2011) Researchers have garnered further evidence for a smoking gun behind the fall of the great Maya civilization: deforestation. At the American Geophysical Union (AGU) conference, climatologist Ben Cook presented recent research showing how the destruction of rainforests by the Mayan ultimately led to declines in precipitation and possibly civilization-rocking droughts. While the idea that the Maya may have committed ecological-suicide through deforestation has been widely discussed, including in Jared Diamond's popular book Collapse, Cook's findings add greater weight to the theory.
Picture of the day: Blue-and-yellow poison frog
(12/08/2011) The blue-and-yellow poison dart frog (Dendrobates tinctorius) — often called the dyeing dart frog — is found in the rainforests and savannas of Suriname, Guyana, French Guiana, and northern Brazil. Across its range there are several color forms.
Yasuni ITT: the virtues and vices of environmental innovation
(12/07/2011) As the 17th Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place in Durban, Ecuador has embarked on the development of a project presented as highly innovative. This project targets Yasuni National Park, which has been protected since 1979. Yasuni is home to several indigenous peoples and is a biodiversity hotspot. But it so happens that the park also sits atop a vast oil field of 846 million barrels, representing about 20 percent of the country's oil reserves. The acronym Yasuni ITT stands for Ishpingo-Tambococha-Tiputinin, which are the names of three potential zones for oil extraction.
Agriculture group to spend 10 years on forest research
(12/07/2011) Recognizing the global importance of the world's vanishing forests, a 10-year-long research program will focus on the interconnection between agriculture and forests. Conducted by CGIAR, a global agriculture group concerned with sustainability, the research program will look at ways to decrease forest loss and degradation.
Photos: two new paper clip-sized frogs discovered in Vietnamese mountains
(12/07/2011) Researchers have discovered two new frog species living in the montane tropical forests of Vietnam. Known as moss frogs, these small amphibians employ camouflage as one way to keep predators at bay, in some cases resembling the moss that gives them their name.
Discovery Channel backtracks, promises to air climate change episode of new Frozen Planet series
(12/07/2011) Discovery Channel has announced that it will, in fact, air the last episode of the new series Frozen Planet, which focuses solely on the impact of climate change at the world's poles. By the creators of universally-acclaimed Planet Earth, the full series explores the wildlife and environs of the Arctic and Antarctic, but the Discovery Channel came under fire after it announced it would not air the last episode, called "On Thin Ice", which deals specifically with climate change. A petition on Change.org garnered 75,000 signatures calling on the Discovery Channel to air the full series, before the network caved and announced it would do so.
Brazil passes controversial Forest Code reform environmentalists say will be 'a disaster' for the Amazon
(12/06/2011) The Brazilian Senate tonight passed controversial legislation that will reform the country's 46-year-old Forest Code, which limits how much forest can be cleared on private lands. Environmentalists are calling the move "a disaster" that will reverse Brazil's recent progress in slowing deforestation in the world's largest rainforests.
Palm oil, pulp companies commit to zero-tolerance policy for orangutan killing
(12/06/2011) Two Indonesian plantation companies have signed an agreement to train workers not to kill or injure orangutans and other protected species. The agreement was brokered by the Indonesian government between Orangutan Foundation International (OFI), a non-profit with operations in Central Kalimantan, Indonesian Borneo, and two major plantation firms: PT Smart, one of Indonesia's largest palm oil producers, and PT Lontar Papyrus, which supplies wood-pulp to Asia Pulp & Paper (APP). Both companies are holdings of the Sinar Mas Group. Under the terms of the deal, OFI will assist the companies 'in delivering a best management practices training program on orangutans and endangered species for its employees, affiliates and pulpwood suppliers.'
Picture of the day: Amazonian shaman with hallucinogenic frog
(12/06/2011) The giant monkey frog (Phyllomedusa bicolor) is known for its mind-altering skin secretions. A small handful of tribes deep in the Amazonian rainforest between Peru and Brazil have used this species in hunting rituals.
On the edge of extinction, giant ibis discovered in new region of Cambodia
(12/06/2011) The world's largest ibis, and one of the world's most endangered birds, has received some good news. A giant ibis (Thaumatibis giganteawas) has been photographed in the Kampong Som Valley in Koh Kong Province in Cambodia, the first record from this province in nearly a hundred years. Adults can grow to reach nearly 3.5 feet (106 centimeters) long.
Seismic trails cut by U.S. oil firm in Belizean national park used by illegal loggers
(12/06/2011) In the Belizean rainforest two rangers look up and down a straight path hacked through the jungle and take GPS coordinates, the escorting soldiers lying back in the heat as the coordinates are delivered. These are noted and the patrol resumes, pausing to photograph protected comfra palms that have been cut and laid on the muddy ground, or stretches where the rainforest has been cleared far beyond the permitted width. We are in the Sarstoon-Temash National Park, nearly 42,000 acres of rainforest and red mangrove swamps in southern Belize adjacent to the Guatemalan border, and the park rangers are dealing with a new threat to the biodiversity of the reserve. Rather than searching for illegal loggers from Guatemala, this patrol is monitoring the activities of an American oil company.
Current emission pledges will raise temperature 3.5 degrees Celsius
(12/06/2011) New research announced at the 17th UN Climate Summit in Durban, South Africa finds that under current pledges for reducing emissions the global temperature will rise by 3.5 degrees Celsius (6.3 degrees Fahrenheit) from historic levels, reports the AFP. This is nearly double world nations' pledge to keep warming below 2 degrees Celsius (3.6 degrees Fahrenheit). The report flies in the face of recent arguments by the U.S. and others at Durban that current pledges are adequate through 2020.
Jump-starting REDD finance: $3 billion Forest Finance Facility needed to halve deforestation within a decade
(12/06/2011) How to finance a means to reduce deforestation, which contributes emissions equivalent to the entire transport sector combined, has had some encouragement at the UN Climate meeting in Durban this week. An à la carte approach, where no source is ruled out, is emerging, leaving the door open to private sector finance for the first time. And with progress imminent in two other crucial areas of safeguards and reference levels, REDD+, a novel mechanism to halt deforestation, is once more likely to be the biggest winner.
Featured video: saving baby orphaned sloths
(12/06/2011) The world's only sloth sanctuary works to save orphaned and injured sloths in Costa Rica. A recent short film (below) by Lucy Cooke highlights a few of the stars of the sloth sanctuary. Cooke has a new hour long film debuting on Animal Planet on December 17th at 8 PM EST, following the adventures of a number of these sloths.
Feeding the world's population and saving forests aren't mutually exclusive
(12/06/2011) The world can simultaneously improve food security and save tropical forests by better optimizing land use, factoring in the true costs of biofuels, boosting yields on existing farmland, encouraging production away from forest frontiers, and supporting efforts to develop more sustainable community roundtables, concludes a new report released Monday by the National Wildlife Federation.
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- 1995
- Stretch Films, Hanna-Barbera Productions
- What A Cartoon! Show Episode Guide
- Cartoon Characters: Courage the Cowardly Dog, Muriel, Farmer, Mouse.
- Vocal Talent: Howard Hoffman (Courage the Cowardly Dog, Muriel, Farmer, Mouse).
- Directed By John Dilworth.
- Produced By John Dilworth.
- Animated By Jean Pierre Dillard, Chris Garrison, James Petropoulos, John R. Dilworth.
Assistant Animators: Michael Adams, Samuel Levine , Thomas Bone' III, Thessia Mechado, Namho E.
- Written By John Dilworth.
- Edited By William Hohauser.
Additional Crew:
- Layouts & Posing: John R. Dilworth.
- Layout Assistants: Matthew Oldfield, Jeffrey Speiser.
- Timing Director: John R. Dilworth.
- Clean Up Artists: Michael Adams, Jeff Brennan, Chris Dechert.
- Backgrounds & Color Styling: Margaret Frey.
- Ink & Paint Facility: CHA-POW!
- Artists: Ed Mironiuk, Kris Tercek.
- Sound Design: Michael M. Geisler.
- Sound Editor: Richard Gray.
- Foley Recordist: Lenise Bent.
- Foley Artists: Doug Madick, Vincent Guisetti.
- Re-Recording Mixers: Lance Wiseman, Lee Watters.
- Sound Facility: Gnome Productions, Inc., Bruce Nazarian.
- Pre-Production Coordinator: Marie Poe.
- Administrative Manager: Risa McInnes.
- Post-Production Coordinator: Michael M. Geisler.
- Animation Checkers: Rose Eng, Stella Loguirato.
- Production Assistant: Irene Wu.
- Digital Spaceship: Shawn Esposito, Terrorbyte FX.
- Track Reader: Richard Cohen.
- Associate Producer: Rob Marcus.
- Technical Consultant: David Grossman.
- Editorial Facility: Post Group.
- Lab: Four Media Company.
- Supervising Producer: Davis Doi.
- Director of Music: Bodie Chandler.
- Post-Production Executive: John Forrest Niss.
- Supervising Film Editor: Paul Douglas.
- Post-production Supervisor: Gayle Mnookin.
- Post-Production Coordinator: Gail D. Silvers.
- Production Supervisor: Victoria McCollum.
- Production Assistants: Sandy Benenati, Linda Moore.
- Production Liaison: Heather Kenyon.
- Executive in Charge of Production: Joe Mazzuca.
- Development Executive: Ellen Cockrill.
- Senior Vice President of Production: Sherry Gunther.
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Hanna-Barbera Cartoons, Inc.
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Jacob Hacker releases his plan on health care
Mitch E. Perry
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With Congress preparing a sweeping overhaul to the nationâs health care system, health care expert Jacob Hacker today outlined details on how the nation can structure and implement a public health insurance option as part of the overall reforms.
Hacker is the faculty co-director at the U.C. Berkeley Center on Health, Economic and Family Security, and the author of several books on public policy.
Speaking in Washington and on a conference call to reporters, Hacker said itâs obvious that health care reforms will be a public/private plan.
Hacker said the idea of a public/private plan has become more controversial in recent weeks and months, but he said that all aspects of health care reform that are essential are controversial.
Hackerâs report is called âHealthy Competition.â In it, he argues for allowing meaningfully different choices with price-setting authority.
He said the argument for a public plan competing with private plans within what he calls an exchange, is that the public plan can offer values that private companies canât, or donât provide. Conversely, Hacker said, there are some things that private companies can do better.
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Andrew Exum (aka Abu Muqawama) at the Center for a New American Security isn't exactly going out on a limb when he says Vice President Joe Biden has terrible message discipline. "We're starting this process [of withdrawal from Afghanistan]," Biden said on Meet the Press, "just like we did in Iraq. We're starting it in July of 2011, and we're going to be totally out of there come hell or high water by 2014."
"It became immediately clear," Exum wrote, "to pretty much everyone but a few folks who think of only winning another election in 2012 that the president's 1 December 2009 declaration that U.S. troops would begin a withdrawal from Afghanistan in July 2011 was a terrible mistake: the message may have reassured a domestic audience, but it was exactly the wrong thing to tell the Taliban, the Pakistanis, and the Afghan people. You need to be telling the latter audiences, for a wide variety of reasons, that U.S. support for Afghanistan will be enduring. You are simply not going to make any progress on the president's policy aims if everyone in Afghanistan and Pakistan thinks you are headed for the exits."
Following up on Max's commentary from yesterday, I'm not sure why this isn't obvious even to party leaders who are more worried about re-election than anything else. How can any president of either political party be expected to win an election after losing a war, especially a defensive war that began in New York and Washington?
I, too, would the like the war in that country to be over yesterday, but let's not kid ourselves: we don't get to withdraw under fire and let the Taliban take over again and call it a draw. We certainly couldn't call that a win. Not every war has a victor, but every war has at least one loser — and it would not be the Taliban if we give up and they manage to reconquer the country.
The Obama administration does need to say something reassuring to those of us who are sick of this war whether we support withdrawal or not, and it's not that difficult, really, to think of something to say to make voters feel better without boosting the morale of the Taliban.
Instead of saying "we're going to be totally out of there come hell or high water by 2014," as Biden did, try this: "We will destroy the Taliban in short order and end this once and for all." Maybe we can't win that war. I don't know. But I do know that the odds of our losing are higher if the president and vice president tell the Taliban we're willing to lose because we are tired. We need, instead, to exhaust them and to convince them they're better off quitting.


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--with-pgsql should point to the base install directory for
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The average grade for the 1932 twenty is 64.4, placing this piece considerably above the median grade. In fact, only 21 pieces have been certified MS64 when one combines the two major grading services (seven at PCGS and 14 by NGC), and none are finer (6/08). The 1932 is roughly equivalent in overall rarity and high grade rarity to the 1931. This particular piece has extraordinary luster characteristics and color. The color palette for 1932 twenties is wide ranging and can include medium to rich yellow or green-gold to light and medium orange and green-gold. This piece is atypical in that regard. The green-gold base color of the coin is accented by subtle pink overtones. The striking details are strongly brought up on each side and the only pedigree identifier is a shallow luster scrape (that gives the coin a different color in this area) located near the rim at 3 o'clock on the obverse. Just a phenomenal example and more colorful than the Morse coin that we sold in November 2005.
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The fourth story begun in Geoffrey Chaucer's Canterbury Tales is told by the London Cook whom the Host, Harry Bailey calls Roger of Ware. The Cook's Tale is also the first incomplete tale in The Canterbury Tales. Three other pilgrims do not complete their tales: the Squire, the Monk, and Chaucer himself with his "Tale of Sir Thopas". Each of these tale-tellers are interrupted by another pilgrim, but the Cook is not. The scribe who wrote the Hengwrt Manuscript (the earliest manuscript containing the tales) noted that "Of this Cokes tale maked Chaucer no moore", recognizing that the tale breaks off, rather than concludes. In this manuscript, space appears at the end of the last l…
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WEBSITE OF THE DAY: Rough Trade
So, it seems that little Nipper has finally stopped staring into that big old gramophone, cocked his leg one last time and is heading for the big record shop in the sky.
HMV is on its last legs and if it does disappear, with it goes the fond music-buying memories of a generation.
The act of buying music in an actual shop has become almost a niche activity nowadays, so it's probably not that surprising to see the bigger operators struggling.
Perhaps it was HMVs size that prevented it from being as agile as it needed to be, just to stay viable in a fast-moving digital world.
Whatever the reason, we Brits are now going to have to hunt around a bit more if we want to own music we can hold in our hands.
But all is not lost. Some independent record shops are just about holding their own in these troubled economic times and one of our favourites is roughtrade.com.
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Q: I'm a young, healthy college student. Do you really think I need health insurance?
A: Yes.
- You never know when you might get sick or hurt. We all think these things will never happen to us but they do. At your age accidents seem to be the main culprit. If you don't have insurance and you become injured you'll have to pay the full cost for treatment. Even common illnesses and injuries, like a broken bone, can cost several hundred to several thousand dollars to treat without insurance. Large medical bills could lead to debt or even bankruptcy and affect your financial future. More importantly you may have to decline certain recommended treatments because of inability to pay which may cause future complications such as disability and chronic pain.
- If you purchase health insurance, you will have free access to preventive care. Examples of " preventive services " covered under health care reform include: immunizations, well-woman visits, contraception, depression screenings, alcohol misuse screenings, and HIV and STD screenings and counseling. If you have health insurance, you won't have to pay anything out-of-pocket for these services when you get them from a health care provider (Nurse Practitioner, Medical Doctor or Physician Assistant) in your insurer's network.
- Starting in 2014, you must have health insurance or pay a fine. The penalty will start low, at $95 or 1% of your yearly income, whichever is greater, in 2014, but will increase, to $695 or 2.5% of your income by 2016. People who can't find affordable coverage or who meet certain criteria will not have to pay this penalty.
Q: My current health insurance plan won't pay for certain tests or procedures. Will this change under the new law?
A: Beginning in January all individual health insurance packages (ones you buy yourself as opposed to getting through your job) must offer a comprehensive package of items and services, known as "essential health benefits." As noted in last week's column, some of these essential health benefits will include: emergency services; hospitalization; mental health and substance misuse services; prescription drugs; preventive and wellness services and chronic disease management.
Q: What was that web site I can go on to sign up for affordable health insurance?
A: https://www.healthcare.gov/what-is-the-health-insurance-marketplace/
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Q: What is the Affordable Care Act?
A: The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPAFA) often shortened to Affordable Care Act (ACA) or "Obamacare" was instituted to ensure more people have access to quality, affordable health care and health insurance.
A big milestone of the ACA happens in 2014, when individuals will be required to have health insurance or incur penalties. Open enrollment for health insurance (for those who do not currently have a plan that meets minimum requirements and for those who are considering a change) begins next month. Individuals will be able to choose between different insurance carriers and levels of coverage in order to select a plan that best suits them. All plans will have a minimum of ten essential benefits, including outpatient care, inpatient care, emergency care, and prescription drug coverage. Those with incomes up to four times the national poverty level will qualify for government subsidies to help pay premiums.
Q: I am 22 years old. Do I still need to sign up?
A: If your parents have medical insurance you are covered under their plan until age 26. If your parents do not have coverage, you will have to sign up for your own coverage.
Q: When can I sign up?
A: Starting this October 1st you can sign up for health insurance under the ACA. If you already have health insurance, such as through your job, you may not need to sign up. But, you must have a certain amount of health insurance. Otherwise you risk being fined. This fine will get bigger over the next few years. The last day to sign up for coverage in 2014 is March 31st.
Q: What will my options be?
A: You will be able to pick from plans that have different premiums, copays, deductibles, and coverage. Different plans will work with different providers. Make sure your provider is "in network" if you want to keep seeing him or her. Also, check the plan to make sure your medicines will be covered.
Q: How do I sign up?
A: Go towww.healthcare.gov to learn about plans and to sign up for a plan beginning October 1st . Or, you can call 800-318-2596 . These resources can also help you find out if you can get financial help with your plan or a tax credit. You may get lower costs if you don't smoke and if you try to keep a healthy weight.
Q: Can I be turned down by a plan?
A: You can't be turned away or charged more because of a condition you already have. You can't be charged more for a plan if you're a woman. There are no lifetime or yearly spending limits on your care.
Q: What kind of benefits will I get?
A: All plans will at least cover the following:
· Outpatient care
· Emergency services
· Hospital care
· Maternity and newborn care
· Mental health and substance abuse care
· Rehabilitation
· Labwork
· Prescription medicines
· Wellness services
· Pediatric care
Plans will also give you some services that prevent illness for free. You will not be charged a copay or deductible for these. Birth control that requires a prescription will also be available for free. Here are some of the free services:
· Blood pressure screening
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· Colorectal cancer screening
· Depression screening
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· HIV screening
· Vaccines for adults
· Tobacco use screening
· Mammograms for women
· Cervical cancer screening for women
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Q: How do I know if I have anxiety?
A: It is normal to feel stressed out or nervous once in a while especially if you are a student! But being extremely anxious or worried on most days for 6 months or longer is not normal. This is called "generalized anxiety disorder." Generalized anxiety can make it hard to do normal everyday things.
Q: What are the symptoms of anxiety?
A: People with extreme or severe anxiety feel very worried or "on edge" and stressed out much of the time. They are often very forgetful and usually have some amount of insomnia. They can also experience physical symptoms such as chest "tightness", tense muscles, profound fatigue, and stomach aches.
Q: Should I see someone about it?
A: See your doctor, nurse practitioner, PA or counselor if you:
· Are more anxious than you think is normal.
· Get overly anxious about things that other people handle more easily.
They will ask you questions or ask you to fill out a form to "measure" your level of anxiety.
Q: Is there anything I can do on my own to feel better?
A: Yes.
· Exercise can help many people feel less anxious. A brisk walk or slow jog on the UAF trails can be enormously helpful. We have a beautiful, well maintained trail system which meanders through the forest and fields and around the lakes. If it becomes too cold outdoors the student rec center has a lot of fun aerobic activities available to get involved with.
· Join a Yoga class which focuses on breathing techniques at the SRC or in town. Heart Stream Yoga Studio is close by and may offer discounts to UAF students.
· Meditation is scientifically known to reduce symptoms of anxiety.
· Cut down on or stop drinking coffee and other caffeinated beverages such as pop and energy drinks. Caffeine can make anxiety much worse.
· Try to cut back on the amount of refined sugars and junk foods you eat.
· Take a look at any over the counter medicines you may be taking. Some, such as Sudafed, can cause jitteriness.
Q: How is anxiety treated?
A: Treatments include:
· "Talk" therapy – Talk therapy involves meeting with a counselor to talk about your feelings, relationships, and worries. This can help you figure out new ways of thinking about your situation so that you feel less anxious. In counseling you might also learn new skills to reduce anxiety such as slow, deep breathing techniques.
· Medicines – Medicines used to treat depression can relieve anxiety too, even in people who are not depressed. Your doctor, nurse practitioner or PA can help you decide which medicines are best for your situation.
Over the years we have seen many, many students at the health center for anxiety both on the medical side and the counseling side. So try not to feel embarrassed if you feel you might benefit from getting treatment for anxiety. It is an extremely common affliction of students. It affects all kinds of people.
Keep in mind that it might take a little while to find the right treatment. People respond in different ways to medicines and therapy, so you might need to try a few different approaches before you find the one that helps you most. The key is to not give up.
Q: Is this something that will go away?
A: People who struggle with anxiety often have to deal with some anxiety for the rest of their life. For some, anxiety comes and goes, but gets worse during stressful times. Fortunately, most people find effective treatments or ways to deal with their anxiety.
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Chaz Bono's mission to be a role model for young, transgender Dancing With the Stars viewers is going strong. The recently eliminated DWTS contestant will appear in OWN's upcoming Being Chaz special, scheduled to air on November 27th.
As you may remember, OWN's previous Chaz-centric documentary was called Becoming Chaz, and focused on the star's preparation for, and transition to, going from the female Chastity to the male Chaz. In this new special, Chaz and fiancee Jennifer Elia will overcome some of the early discomfort involved with living together as man and woman.
Also in the works: I Am Jazz: A Family in Transition, a Chaz-inspired feature that reportedly "follows 11-year-old transgender Jazz and her family wrestling with life-altering decisions as Jazz approaches puberty."
In all sincerity, we're thrilled to see fan favorite Chaz's dreams coming true so quickly. We'll be watching!
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Most years, on the night August 11, and into early morning on August 12, you can see the Perseid meteor shower. Next to eclipses of the Sun and Moon, shooting stars are about the most exciting astronomy events you can hope to see. To see the Perseid shooters at their best, it's best to be in a rural area, somewhere away from the city lights which spoil the quality of the night sky. However, I've seen a fair number from my light-drenched backyard, not far from a major freeway.
Also, more shooters can be seen in the early morning hours before sunrise, about 3:30-4:30 AM, before the onset of morning twilight. This would be ideal for people who work shifts that are very late or very early. Of course, if you work regular hours like me, you'll probably be sleeping at that time, and so will your kids. We got the kids out of bed in November, 2001 for the great Leonid shower, and that was something for everyone to remember! The Perseids won't be as good as that, but they are usually the most consistent and reliable meteor shower of the year.
The Perseid meteors appear to radiate from the constellation Perseus, which rises in the northeast over the course of the night. So look in this direction while watching for Perseids. The meteors will appear in any part of the sky, but you can always trace them back to the radiant in Perseus.
Also, if you're going to bother watching at all, plan on staying outside for at least 20 minutes to a half hour. This activity requires patience, and if you stick your head out for a only minute, you probably won't see anything. Throw down a blanket in the backyard with the kids and lie on your backs. It'll be fun! Your efforts will be best rewarded if you have a wide-open patch of the sky, clear mostly to the horizon. Also, the darker the sky, the brighter and more impressive the shooters will be. Since meteors happen at random times, they are always startling to see, and can make you jump out of your skin!!!
The Perseid meteors were observed during the Middle Ages. The Perseids were then known as "The Tears of St. Lawrence" since they occurred near August 10, the Feast of St. Lawrence. You can read about St. Lawrence in Foxe's Book of Martyrs. Lawrence was a deacon in Rome in the third century, and was martyred during the eight persecution of the church under the Emperor Valerian. The Roman bishop Sixtus and four deacons had been martyred four days before Lawrence.
According to tradition, the Roman prefect had demanded that Lawrence hand over the valuables of the church. Lawrence showed the prefect the sick and poor of the church, and said, "Here is the church's treasure." The enraged prefect had Lawrence thrown onto an iron griddle and roasted to death over a fire. According to one unlikely story, Lawrence asked to be flipped over as he was done on that side! Lawrence had been one of the most famous Christian martyrs of Rome, and was long remembered in the Perseid meteor shower.
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Viva Pataca Wins International Cup Trial
The revenge mission toward this year's Hong Kong Cup (HK-I) is "full steam ahead" after Viva Pataca won the Nov. 16 HK$3 million Cathay Pacific International Cup Trial (HK-II) in a common canter at Sha Tin, leaving the owner, trainer, and jockey all licking their lips in anticipation of a glorious international day in December.
"That's the major difference with him this year, his attitude," Beadman explained. "Twelve months ago, he'd be behind the starting stalls, and you could feel his heart racing. He was sweating nervously, getting very angry and agitated, and using up a lot of energy in the process.
"Now he's cool, calm, and collected. He's not worrying about things the way he used to. (Trainer) John (Moore) and the staff have done a terrific job with him this season; he's just so professional now."
The Viva Pataca of old would have to be painstakingly smothered away and held up for one late burst, but the late 2008 edition can do whatever Beadman wants.
"I was following Felix on Hawkes Bay, and he just relaxed beautifully for me," Beadman continued. "Coming to the home turn, I was truly going half pace, and it's been great to be able to win the lead-up like this without having to give him a hard race."
Moore was delighted in the victory, and the trainer senses the ghost of the 2007 Hong Kong Cup, when he was a "tragedy beaten" by Ramonti, may finally be laid to rest.
"That has been his program all along--the Mission Hills Sha Tin Mile Trophy (HK-III), and the Cup Trial," Moore said.
"He's won them both very impressively, so next stop it's the Hong Kong Cup on international day--bring on Dec. 14. He's probably at his peak now, so we won't have to do much with him for the next month, just keep him ticking over."
It was a freakish accident, but it appears a sharp edge on one of his rear feet (that are filled with equilox) brushed his elbow, which then swelled up and presented the possibility of infection if not kept perfectly clean.
"All credit to my staff--they worked many hours with the horse, keeping the wound clean and making sure he made it to the post today," Moore said. "They've done a great job, and the win is a just reward."
Jockey Felix Coetzee rode a perfect tactical race on Hawkes Bay, with the David Hall-trained gelding having been the subject of a longshot plunge from more than 40-1 to 14-1 in the final minutes of betting.
Hall was slightly stunned that his charge could be swept away so easily and arrogantly, saying: "He's run very well and I don't think he can run any better--that's as good as he is."
Caspar Fownes is ready to change plans with Jackpot Delight after the New Zealand-bred worked home late to finish third, another 1-3/4 lengths behind Hawkes Bay.
"I've had a talk to the owner (Peter Law Kin-sang), and we may change tack and head toward the (Cathay Pacific Hong Kong) Vase (HK-I) at 2,400 metres," Fownes said. "I don't want to be running into that (Viva Pataca) again. He's just unbeatable in that sort of form. He's barely got out of a canter in beating those horses today."
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Early-stage digital health entrepreneurs named "establishing a sustainable revenue model" their second-biggest concern in a 2011 Rock Health survey, just behind "funding."
As digital approaches to healthcare grow in popularity and ability to attract venture funding, the way entrepreneurs develop a sustainable healthcare business plan is changing, too. Early-stage digital health entrepreneurs are now building business-to-consumer companies, rather than the business-to-business medical device and pharmaceutical companies that formerly ruled the healthcare space.
Like the 60 percent of entrepreneurs surveyed who said their venture will make money by charging consumers directly, genetic testing company 23andMe chose to charge consumers directly for its mail-in DNA testing services from the get-go. During a panel discussion at last week's Health Innovation Summit, founder Linda Avey said this business model worked but was especially challenging at first. "How can we explain what this (test) means to people before they have their data, so that they understand the value of it?" she said.
Ron Gutman proposed that the solution is to focus first on creating something that customers will love before figuring out how to make money from it. "First add value for users, build great products, and build distribution," he suggested. "Then figure out how you can monetize."
Gutman is the founder and CEO of HealthTap, a network of more than 8,000 physicians who answer consumer health questions online. He said that before establishing a revenue model, the company focused on an innovative way to solve the problem, which was that consumers didn't trust online health information and doctors were worried about liability issues with offering medical advice online.
Jennifer Wong, the founder and CEO of Alt 12 Apps, agreed. "The word-of-mouth factor has been number one for us. We polled our users, and it's been mostly referral," she said. "Put money into your product (rather than marketing and advertising) to get that user to open that app a second and third time."
Alt 12 Apps, which develops lifestyle apps for women, bootstrapped for two years on a strictly consumer-paid business model before morphing into a premium model that allowed it to offer advertising and subscription services. Startup costs for digital health companies are oftentimes quite low, which is ideal for bootstrapping, Wong said.
Despite the always-referenced skyrocketing prices of healthcare, out-of-pocket health costs have gone down significantly over the past 50 years, said panel moderator Dave Chase, founder and CEO of Avado. As a result, consumers seem to assume that healthcare should be paid for by someone else. But there is no reimbursement protocol covering consumer-oriented technology that digital health entrepreneurs are developing. This could be a barrier to the digital health market.
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San Diego A father bent on sacrificing his children. A knife-wielding felon. A depraved, abusive stepfather.
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These everyday heroes were celebrated for their valor Thursday during the San Diego Rotary Club's 22nd annual Law Enforcement Salute to Local Heroes.
The honorees include a 50-year-old man on disability, 21-year-old mothers, a pair of traumatized sisters, and a group of volunteers who risk their lives to rescue others. The heroes were nominated by San Diego Police Chief Bill Lansdowne, Sheriff Bill Gore and District Attorney Bonnie Dumanis.
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It was supposed to be a solemn Saturday afternoon visit to a godchild's grave. Then Jaymisha Pires and Corey Granberry, both 21, saw the woman screaming for help in the middle of the road.
The woman's husband had a tight hold on their three children, and he was planning to sacrifice them all among the gravestones of Mount Hope Cemetery on April 28.
The man repeated over and over: "We're going to Jesus. We're going to Jesus."
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Since it's another long, cold month (more, even — it's practically an Easter gift at this point!) until Bones returns to our television sets, we think it's a smart idea to devote this time to thinking about what to expect when the series does alight on Earth once again.
As you're doubtless well aware by now, Episode 7, "The Prisoner in the Pipe," will most noticeably feature the long-awaited birth of Baby Bones. Booth (David Boreanaz) and Brennan (Emily Deschanel) will also investigate a prison riot.
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Unfortunately, Episode 11, like number 8, is shrouded in ambiguity. We do know, at least, that it's titled "The Family in the Feud." For what it's worth, of late there's a hypothesis floating around the office that this — not episode 7, as previously thought — is where we'll meet the infamous Deal Diva. After all, what better grounds could there be for a family feud than coupon-clipping, maniacal matriarchs?
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Not sure why my dps is struggling so badly as 1h fury, but I'm only pushing around 85-90k dps on average for most fights, have tried looking on here for more information on fury but most of the thread seems to be about arms. my armory is Steveniv @ Lightbringer - Community - World of Warcraft. As far as I know and as far as noxxic says, stat priority is hit(cap)=expertise(cap) > str> crit> mastery> haste. I am reforging lessor stats to crit and were I cannot reforge to crit I have reforged to mastery. rotation that I believe is accurate is BT > CS > RB(when up) > WS(on proc) > HS(rage dump, use mostly only over 80+ rage) > WS(rage dump 40+ rage). I try my best to time CD's with enrage, usually using it off the start when I proc Bloodbath with CS(have them macroed together, and also using BS and zerker rage when applicable, I seem to be struggle to keep up rage and also (which i'm sure is bad luck) sometimes getting proc starved on RB, sometimes can go through two full rotations without seeing a RB or more. any feedback will greatly be appreciated, thank you.


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As a financial advisor, are you doing the most important task at the most opportune time?
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Time management consultant John Anderson poses these questions as a way to get advisors to think about how much they are actually accomplishing.
Financial advisors who want to grow their businesses should keep track of how they spend their time for a week and then analyze the results, says Anderson, head of practice management solutions for SEI Advisor Network.
But few advisors look at how they spend their time, he says.
"The most surprising thing advisors find is how much time they waste doing what seems important but is not really important or that could be done at another time," Anderson says. "When we are younger and in school, there is a schedule for everything, but independent advisors have a lot to do but no schedule to do any of it, so nothing gets done."
Anderson suggests that tasks that do not involve talking with clients or prospective clients be done at the end of the day. Other tasks can be delegated to someone other than the advisor.
"Any time spent in front of a computer is time that is not spent in front of a client," Anderson says.
A recent Cerulli report showed that advisors spend an average of 13 percent of their time on business development or new client acquisition, which is far too little if the advisor expects business to grow, he says.
"The more contact you have with clients, the better you are at solving their financial problems," he adds. "If they think of you first when it comes to finances, they will refer you to others and your business will grow."


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A natural history museum at the University of Northern Iowa is bidding farewell as budget cuts force the closure of the 120-year-old institution.
Dozens of families turned out on Thursday to check out the animal exhibits and other displays. Many children carried balloons and one asked museum director Sue Grosboll why — if the museum was so cool — she was shutting it down.
"I'm not shutting it down," Grosboll said. "Somebody else is, and I don't know why."
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If you liked the last batch of "Arrested Development" character posters, then you're going to love these new ones. Featuring each of the main characters in "Arrested Development," the posters show how the Bluths respond to the idea that all 15 episodes of the upcoming fourth season can be streamed back-to-back on Netflix when they premiere in May. Lucille's quip, above, is one of our favorites. Check out Zap2it's gallery of all the new posters.
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"This year is about the enduring entanglements of family," "Arrested Development" creator Mitch Hurwitz tells EW. "They are 10 years older than when we met, so that means emotionally they're, like, two years older than we met them. Amazing things happen when one goes from being emotionally 12 years old to emotionally being 14 years old."
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