10,000 Birds

APRIL 24, 2021

I strained to see them, could only see an occasional booby escape our bow, watch some of the hundreds of Wedge-tailed and Pink-footed Shearwaters zip by and hold on as our boat tested its speed. As we approached and drew nearly alongside the small seabirds, we also tested the limits of our optics, our balance, and our focus.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 14, 2019

Paddling around the Veliko Ratno Island Reserve in almost downtown Belgrade was such a liberating experience of getting close to nature while not having to travel far or invest much. In order to understand the nature of the river, which created my experiences and advice such as they are, think of the lower Mississippi.).

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 7, 2015

Corey and I put the lodge’s birdiness to the test as members of the team covering Finca Luna Nueva for the 2014 Arenal Bird Count. I love a typical Costa Rican plate of rice, beans, plantains, salad, and protein, otherwise known as a casado, with the added allure of pesticide-free ingredients grown right on the farm.

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10,000 Birds

FEBRUARY 13, 2014

After banging my ribs against one side of the boat every time the boat landed hard after a short jump, we made it to the right area. Ok, I had studied the storm-petrels, but these were far and could not get a long-enough view at them to test how well or badly prepared I was. Some of the pelagic goodies began to appear.

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Critter News

JANUARY 18, 2010

An experiment in which anesthetized pigs were buried alive in snow to learn how humans live or die in avalanches was halted today in Austria after animal-rights groups denounced the research as cruel and useless. The two-week experiment involving 29 pigs began Tuesday in the Western Austrian Alps. From USA Today.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 20, 2012

How about the fact that the zoom is right next to the focus on the barrel of the scope? Just move your fingers a half-inch and zoom right in on it! As cool as watching the birds was I also enjoyed watching my fellow birders test out the new optics. We visited Hortobágy National Park, the Bükk Hills and places in between.

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Critter News

JUNE 16, 2010

If chimpanzees have consciousness, if they are capable of abstractions, do they not have what until now has been described as "human rights"? The natural experiment must have been tried very infrequently, at least recently. The following is from The Dragons of Eden by Carl Sagan.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 18, 2020

I savor the timeless experience of scanning these tropical waves for storm-petrels and lost jaegers. As it learns to hunt and live on its own, the young bird has taken up residence in a tree right in front of the farm. Like a spy or avian investigator, I can scope them right through the front door, watch them at will.

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Sales and Marketing Management

NOVEMBER 14, 2017

Author: Irina Jakovleva Building a business cemented in the customer experience is table stakes in today’s connected economy for both B2B and B2C organizations. In fact, a recent report from Gartner found that 89 percent of marketers expect that customer experience will be their primary differentiator in 2017.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 13, 2014

Before I acquired my own Swarovski binoculars, I had the chance to test both ELs and CLs for months at a time and so, from my own experience I knew what level of quality this brand guarantees. How to describe the experience in one word? Similarly, I had a good clue what to expect from the STX scope. in which way? In every way!

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4 The Love Of Animals

NOVEMBER 24, 2009

Instead, he simply points at the cup on the right. It’s no coincidence that the two species that pass Hare’s pointing test also share a profound cross-species bond. But scientists had carried out few studies to test those beliefs–until now. See a video on how dogs think like us.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 13, 2011

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. A Preview… 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. Water levels are right but the waders are still very scarce.

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Sales and Marketing Management

AUGUST 6, 2018

Now that you’re aware of the initial challenges, if you're fully committed to implementing a CSR program that will withstand the test of time, here are three keys that will help lay the foundation: Knock them alive. When you do that, you get down to the humanity of people.

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Animal Person

APRIL 14, 2009

Here's another direct action and its result, as described in an interview by Larry Mantle on KPCC Radio (it's the one called " Animal Rights vs. Animal Testing "). He speaks of the "mixed message of the animal rights community" that animals are so much like us, yet not enough like us to experiment on. That's one result.

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Sales and Marketing Management

MAY 28, 2020

B2B marketers have been trying to leverage technology to send the right content to the right consumer at the most appropriate time, but offering a personalized engagement in terms of concern, timing, and content is a challenge without behavioral intent data. Providing a positive experience for all your website visitors is a must.

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10,000 Birds

NOVEMBER 4, 2014

I was ecstatic when we found two giraffes by the side of the road “necking”, which I found out is a male test of strength and dominance, not a romantic entanglement. And so, I went on the American Birding Association Safari to South Africa.

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 1, 2017

And failed tests aren’t efforts to be circumvented but embraced, as they ultimately enable curiosity, development, and growth by allowing a company to take risks, drive deeper thinking, and outmaneuver the competition. Why a Company Culture Built Around Tested Failure Succeeds. How to Develop a Culture of Tested Failure.

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 23, 2023

As usual, my experience with such boardwalks was somewhat underwhelming, as was Eshowe as a whole, but there were still a few birds worth mentioning at the forest and in the area surrounding Eshowe. These Hadada Ibis were right in the garden of the place where we stayed. I think the people running the place even fed them.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 18, 2011

The experience is one of the ornithological highlights in the world. That’s right – birds eating clay. Wicked, right? It is, as the Tambopata research website says: …a unique forest environment, with the highest concentrations of avian clay licks in the world. Hat-tip to Stella.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 19, 2017

Salespeople need short, just-in-time, situation-specific learning experiences that bring together the key messages and skills they need to tell these many different types of stories well. Apply tested and proven frameworks – A salesperson is only as effective as the story he or she tells. or even pay more (why pay?).

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Sales and Marketing Management

JUNE 10, 2019

a faulty experience with you. So, along with Lee, we created a test scenario and recruited 500 people across North America and Europe to imagine themselves in a service failure situation. Four different combinations of the five apology elements were created to test for the best approach. Make your apologies count.

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10,000 Birds

JULY 4, 2018

Nonetheless, a birder’s initial experience in Honduras sets him or her on an inexorable course towards the only species currently named for this gem of a country. The emerald put on an amazing show, buzzing right up to some of us and darting past others. That is how the saying goes, right? ECO FINCA LUNA DEL PUENTE.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 6, 2011

If you’ve blogged about your weekend experience, you should include a link in your comment. We were at Big John’s pond and a red tailed hawk came out of nowhere and we thought he was going to fly right into the blind. Wicked, right? What was your best bird of the weekend? No time to take a picture. Hat-tip to Stella.

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SalesFuel

AUGUST 13, 2024

This focus marks a shift from when hiring emphasized college degrees or years of experience. But you can easily test for technical skills by asking them to complete a project. Asking the right kinds of questions can expand your insight into the applicant's soft skills. The COVID-19 pandemic opened Pandora’s box.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

My mother, mother-in-law, and godmother are all visiting right now. 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. Salls Country Life Mar 19th, 2011 at 1:35 pm We are experiencing some incredible migratory bird watching right now.

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10,000 Birds

MARCH 17, 2011

Perhaps you’ve had the same experience. Or These Blasts From The Past I and the Bird #128 I and the Bird #138 I and the Bird #39 I and the Bird #42 I and the Bird #96 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. Wicked, right?

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10,000 Birds

JANUARY 3, 2017

The answer was right in front of me, a bit to the right, an adult keeping an eye on oblivious tourists, the nest deep within the tree. (2) There is no experience comparable to birding a dump, and, I have to say, I have never experienced a dump like this one. 2) Plum-headed Parakeet. 4) Small Pratincole. But, I saw the bird!

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Sales and Marketing Management

DECEMBER 14, 2018

With teams working together from the start, you can determine the points of touch that communicate the brand idea with maximum impact and prove that it is different in a way people care about (the absolute litmus test for successful brands). Building and testing the brand experience via prototyping is not a formulaic process.

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Animal Person

MARCH 29, 2009

The underlying premise is that you can know what is right (such as me knowing what's right then eating cow flesh in the form of filet mignon for a year), but that by no means will necessarily manifest in your behavior. This, now, is a very practical matter, where all measures we take must be tested empirically on their consequences.

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10,000 Birds

JUNE 20, 2019

For long it was assumed that the saplings cannot survive being under water half a year, from spring to August, but recently another theory was tested. Hence, the experiment was created: a plot was fenced off to keep the animals away and now willow saplings did survive being submerged for half a year.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JANUARY 7, 2019

So far, so good; this is crucial stuff for all salespeople regardless of experience levels. Absolutely right, this is often central to the annual kick-off meeting, and can be an element of monthly meetings in addition to any specific training. Thirdly, we’ll need product knowledge training in the mix, too.

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Animal Person

APRIL 6, 2010

The personality characteristics we were both deemed to have can all be found by observation as well as a 500+ question test. This is great news for animal rights because it's one more piece of evidence that humans aren't as exceptional as we like to think we are.

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4 The Love Of Animals

AUGUST 7, 2012

Right Size Matters. For your pet, getting stuck in the pet door could ruin their pet door experience permanently. ??In Don’t scold your pet if they do not take to the door right away, it will only lead your pet to have negative emotions about the pet door. ??It It’s time to test out your new pet door with your furry friend!

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4 The Love Of Animals

JANUARY 30, 2011

When adopting a rescue there are added considerations on selecting the right dog for your lifestyle. Right at the top of the list is the awareness that your new rescue has a shady history, especially if it was a stray. Many shelters have the ability to test dogs with other dogs as well as cats.

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Sales and Marketing Management

JULY 20, 2020

Affiliates should be confident in their ability to build web experiences, host virtual events and promote products on social media. Equipping your sales team or affiliates with the right tools for the job so they don’t have to make those decisions themselves could be the difference between an empowered sales force and a dwindling one. .

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Sales and Marketing Management

SEPTEMBER 4, 2018

Often, the differentiator may come down to the sales rep, whose product knowledge, experience and ability to solve the customer’s problem end up being the deciding factor in turning a prospect into a customer. Not prior experience. Set them in the right motion. Companies have very little room for error in this environment.

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10,000 Birds

SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

This non-technical book is a development from a series of lectures, tried and tested in numerous adult education courses given to non-specialists. I don’t really know – from my own experience with school bullies or from Jack London’s novels? How did I know that?

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