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Could Sandbagging in Sales Be Killing Your Growth?

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While its a common practice in the industry, experts say that sellers should avoid this strategy. If you arent familiar with the term, sandbagging in sales is a strategy that involves intentionally delaying closing or reporting deals to lower expectations. If so, you may be hurting your success. What is sandbagging in sales?

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Protection for a fee: Band-tailed Gulls and Red-legged Cormorants

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Frigatebirds don’t occur in the cold waters of the coast of Peru and Chile, but Band-tailed Gulls (Larus belcheri) have developed similar strategy. This system of “fee” in exchange for protection from being overwhelmed by many thieves seems to work. It is, to some extent, a win-win situation.

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What’s Up with the ABA?

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This strikes me as a puzzling communication strategy for an important issue. T]he Association had suffered net losses and has a net deficiency in net assets that raise substantial doubt as its ability to continue as a going concern.”. Simply put, birding is fundamentally different than it was 50 years ago.

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Pied Oystercatchers breeding in Broome

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The Pied Oystercatchers are actually incredibly predictable when it comes to the dates that they lay eggs, the locations that they choose and the various strategies that each pair use in order to protect their young. They also appear to take more risks as they develop and this can be to their detriment.

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Pied Oystercatcher nesting

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There are sixteen pairs of Pied Oystercatchers and they have varying success at raising young birds. The main problem appears to be feral cats, but there is also predation from birds of prey and the parent Pied Oystercatchers do their utmost to protect their young. The last time they successfully raised a chick was in 2012.

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Where have they gone?

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Gathering more detailed information about wintering populations, and which roost sites they rely on, will help us protect them and develop more effective conservation strategies.” These gulls are all of conservation concern, and their breeding populations are either Amber- or Red-listed in the UK.

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Outstanding Pied Oystercatcher parenting!

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Each pair has a strategy and sometimes it is successful and sometimes it is not. Over the years some pairs of Pied Oystercatchers appear to learn how to protect the eggs and their young much more effectively and are therefore successful where other pairs may fail.

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