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Increase in Dutch Animal Testing

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increase on 2008, government inspectors said on Friday. The increase was largely due to new EU rules on chemical compounds, which have led to an increase in testing on rats, the inspectors said. From the DutchNews.nl. Dutch researchers carried out 592,665 experiments on animals last year, a 2.5%

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Pigs Used in Explosives Tests in Britain

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The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has defended its use of more than 100 pigs in explosive tests in Wiltshire. The tests "saved many lives" in Iraq and Afghanistan due to improvements in post-traumatic techniques, junior defence minister Quentin Davies said. He said 25 pigs were used in 2006, 19 in 2007, 40 in 2008, and 35 in 2009.

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Count Your Chickens (In the Florida Keys)

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In 2008, over nine billion chickens were slaughtered for Americans to eat. This post will get a bit into that for which I apologize, but it seems someone needs to do this. You see, the chickens are being shortchanged. Americans love chicken. Chicken soup and chicken wings are about as American as apple pie.

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Bird Banding Codes Demystified

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Say Hello to the Recurve-billed Bushbird Liben Lark Gets a Lifeline Birds of the Solstice: December 2008 About the Author Mike Mike is a leading authority in the field of standardized test preparation, but what he really aspires to be is a naturalist. These Blasts From The Past New Bird Blog What’s In a Scientific Name?

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The Most Popular Videos on Our YouTube Channel in 2017

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Deming 101 – An Introduction to Dr. Deming’s Teachings by Peter Scholtes (this shows Peter’s full presentation at our 2008 conference in Madison, Wisconsin): 1,900 views (4 years – 6,300). How Did We Do on the Test? excerpt from Bill Bellow’s presentation at the 2012 Deming Conference.

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Licking Clay: the Macaws of Tambopata, Peru

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Lucky for us, world-traveler Tim Ryan of From the Faraway, Nearby was good enough to provide a profusely-illustrated account of his visit to Tambopata as a volunteer in 2008. The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. Is this one of the ornithological highlights on the planet?

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Autumn colours

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Here is a little test-there are 6 species of shorebird in the photo-can you identify them? These Blasts From The Past Where Are You Birding This First Weekend of July 2008? I am often amazed how tolerant the shorebirds are on big tides. The Fine Art of Pishing What Is The Audubon Society Anyway?

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