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The Science of Motivation

Sales and Marketing Management

You can register for a free webinar by Tim in which he will expand on the science of workplace motivation. Affective Forecasting,” Current Directions in Psychological Science, Vol. Center for Decision Research, University of Chicago, 2003. The webinar is scheduled for 2 p.m. Register here. Zoltners, A., Sinha, PK., &

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Good news for the Wood Stork

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Since 2004, the three-year averages (2003 to 2012) for nesting pairs ranged from 7,086 to 10,147, all above the 6,000 three-year average identified in the 1997 recovery plan as the threshold to consider reclassifying the species to threatened status. Wood storks primarily breed in Central and South Florida.

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How Many Birders Are There, Really? (Updated)

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There were similar FWS studies using similar methodologies with similar findings in 2003 , 2007 , and 2013. Based on these numbers, FWS estimated that birder spending on equipment and travel generated nearly $96 billion in total industry output, 782,000 jobs, and $17 billion in tax revenue. That’s a lot of birding.

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Nature Blog Network: A Eulogy

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Other bloggers were writing about birds and nature back in 2003, some even before then, and many of us found a communal spirit sparked by comments and crosslinks that carried into the world we wrote about. Remember the blog carnival craze?

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Sri Lanka Attempts to Establish Animal Research Guidelines

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The need for such guidelines was felt acutely when the National Bioethics Committee (NBC) of the National Science Foundation realized in 2003 that there was no legislation or nationally applicable codes of practice to ensure the humane treatment of animals used in research, states well-known animal lover, Dr.

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The ABA’s 50th Anniversary and Information: From Scarce to Abundant

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The rise of the Cornell Lab is reflected in its budget, which was approximately $10 million in 2003 and $30 million in 2018. My impression is that most young birders are eBirders, a trend that will surely continue due to its convenience, accessibility, and contribution to science. Of course, this has been highly beneficial to birders.

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Flock to Marion

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South Africa is their steward and have been declared Special Nature Reserves under the South African Environmental Management: Protected Areas Act in 2003, which restricts activities on the islands to research and conservation management. The marine protected area status was designated in 2013.