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	<description>A Blog by Sid Price, dedicated to Operant Conditioning and Applied Behavior Analysis</description>
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		<title>9th Annual Raptor Handling Class</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Apr 2012 15:08:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Avian Ambassadors is pleased to announce the dates of the 9th Annual Raptor Handling Class.The class, presented by Avian Ambassadors&#8217; founder Sid Price, will be held on the weekend of June 30/July 1st 2012 at the Marriott Hotel in Albuquerque, NM. Running from 9 am until 4 pm  on Saturday and Sunday the class is an [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Its a scientific fact!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 21 Apr 2012 18:04:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[“It’s a scientific fact, without a shadow of a doubt!” Well how many times do you read that and think one of two things; “rock solid truth” or “really?” If you really understand what science is and how its practitioners work you should have answered “really?” This may surprise some readers given that I am [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is a Stimulus?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:57:16 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In this short article I would like to address the definition of the behavior science term “stimulus.” The term is defined in Webster’s as: “… [S]omething that rouses or incites to activity … an agent (as an environmental change) that directly influences the activity of a living organism or one of its parts (as by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Training and Behavior Terms Defined</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 15:54:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As with all aspects of life, clear communication between  caregivers, trainers, and behaviorists is vitally important if we are all to help each other solve behavior problems with our birds. One tenet of clear  communication is the vocabulary used for such communications. To foster clear  communication I will be posting a series of short articles [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How can I stop my parrot (insert behavior)?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Sep 2011 04:18:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Coercion]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[screaming]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I can’t tell you how many times I have been asked a question like the following: How can I stop my parrot screaming? How can I stop my parrot biting? How can I stop my parrot (insert unwanted behavior)? I am sure you see the pattern here; asking this kind of questions doesn’t lead to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Free Flying Companion Parrots</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/free-flying-companion-parrots/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2011 16:59:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There is a growing interest in the companion parrot world in keeping birds fully flighted, i.e. not clipping wings. As someone who keeps fully flighted birds and flies them in many varied locations for the public there is a part of me that really thinks this is the only way to go. However, I also [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A position on the sale of un-weaned parrots to the public</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Jul 2011 07:02:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the past several years I have observed an approach being promoted to those in the companion parrot community interested in free flying parrots outdoors, they are encouraged to obtain un-weaned birds and to hand raise them themselves. This advice is not given on a one-on-one basis; it is broadcast to anyone who happens to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Right Bird for the Job &#8211; The Right Job for the Bird</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/the-bird-for-the-job-the-right-job-for-the-bird/</link>
		<comments>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/the-bird-for-the-job-the-right-job-for-the-bird/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:12 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Food management]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Just recently I closed a blog post with the following statement: “Finally, choosing the right bird for the job or even the right job for the bird is probably the most important training decision we make.” This statement triggered quite an active discussion on one Yahoo group and it was interesting to read the thread. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>History Revisited &#8230; again!</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/history-revisited-again/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sid Price</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In an article “Primary Reinforcement and History Revisited” posted in April of this year I made the point that knowing the history of a bird was important. “… the whole history of the bird is part of the antecedent package.” “… the behavior we see today was shaped by the experiences of the bird in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why did he do that?</title>
		<link>http://avianambassadors.com/BirdTraining/why-did-he-do-that/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jul 2011 05:31:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>admin</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I received the following question about the Steve Martin article “What’s in it for me?” I referenced in my welcome blog … Steve mentions working with the Harris Hawk who was lazing [in] a tree too much. He said they decided to try increasing his weight instead of decreasing it, but gave no reason why. [...]]]></description>
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