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Navigating client, staff communication relies on active listening, letting things go

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Dani Rabwin, veterinarian and founder of Ready, Vet, Go, a remote veterinary mentorship program, and Debra Hamilton, JD, the principal at Hamilton Law and Mediation North Carolina, presented the session “Clear Communication: Smoothing Out Rough Discussions with Colleagues, Staff and Clients” at the AVMA Veterinary Leadership Conference on January 6 (..)

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City Cracks Down on Unseemly Birdfeeders

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The city of Evanston, a suburb just outside Chicago, is sometimes known for its fractious civic engagement. To wit, this is the place that has on the books (and threatens to enforce) a law forbidding more than three unrelated people from living together, a measure derided by off-campus Northwestern University students as the “ brothel law.”

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Solid Air: Invisible Killer Saving Billions of Birds From Windows–A Book Review

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“Bird-friendly design” is becoming a common term in architectural and city planning circles and proponents can point to a successful initiative, the retrofitting of New York City’s Javits Center which reduced bird deaths by 90%. ’s Lights Out DC, to name a few. It’s not a bad idea.

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From Today's New York Times

Animal Ethics

To the Editor: The recent terrorist attacks on scientists (“ Firebombings at Homes of 2 California Researchers ,” news article, Aug. Peggy Cunniff Executive Director National Anti-Vivisection Society Chicago, Aug. The creeps in question should be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law. 5, 2008 Note from KBJ: Well put!