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Finally, A Yellow-throated Warbler in Queens!

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I like even more when the bird waiting to be added is a wood-warbler, especially one that I ought to have added long ago.

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African Penguins in Peril

10,000 Birds

Remarkably, this growing colony suffered severe losses from a leopard that habitually came down from the mountains to feast on the easy penguin snacks. From 1978 to 2008 the Namibian population declined from 12,162 pairs to 4,563 pairs. In 1979 the South African population was estimated at 56,900 pairs.

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The Magic of Kerkini in May

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They have almost disappeared as breeding birds from England Both Turtle Doves and Spotted Flycatchers were once common summer birds here in Suffolk, but have suffered severe declines, so much so that they have become very scarce and difficult to find. A Kerkini Turtle Dove.

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Whales Losing the Will to Live?

Critter News

I came across this British article from 2008. The steeply declining number of whales in the world's oceans is causing the remaining creatures to suffer loneliness and 'lose the will the live', a leading expert has claimed. From the Daily Mail.

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Vet-Stem

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This therapy uses adult stem cells to help injured dogs and dogs suffering from arthritis. In Winter of 2008, Vet-Stem published a double blind placebo study in Veterinary Therapeutics which analyzed the effect of stem cells on dogs’ elbows. Since the launch Vet-Stem has treated more that 1800 dogs and more than 5,000 animals total.

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Stray thoughts on customer experience trends

Sales and Marketing Management

The most recent version of this approach was published in Harvard Business Review in the 2008 article “ Putting the Service Profit Chain to Work ” by James L. The 2008 article reinforces the original message that treating customer-facing employees well increases the likelihood that those employees will treat the customers they serve well.

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Taking the Lead: Why Q4 Is the Time for Small Businesses to Get Aggressive

Sales and Marketing Management

Following the 2008 recession, it took larger companies an average of four years to recover their pre-recession level of GDP , while smaller companies took six years. Those still able to come by meetings are suffering as well. Like before, small businesses are looking at a longer road to recovery. in the next year.

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