Last month the castle's owner, Historic Scotland, blamed the wet weather for a drop in visitor numbers, after recording a 9% decrease over the summer.
The company cut its bonus pool 7% in 2012, after a 42% decrease in 2011.
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Google's share price tumbled after it posted a decrease in revenue from click-through advertising on its sites.
Jones also pointed to lower grades from new projects coming online, a steep decrease in drilling in 2012 after a high in 2011 and there has been a decline in new gold discoveries in the last decade.
However, academic research by Professors Mary Benner and Mike Tushman showed that its adoption could actually lead to a decrease in innovation after a few years (because ISO9000 does not allow for deviations from a set standard, which innovation requires), making the adopter worse off.
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After six months the scientists observed a 34% decrease in incidence of malaria in those children taking the supplements.
But after patients who were treated with Botox showed a decrease in facial lines, an increasing number of physicians since the mid-1990s have used it to reduce forehead creases and crow's feet wrinkles, which are caused by muscle contractions directly under the skin.
Second, and perhaps more significantly, stellar employees who previously had excellent attendance and were highly productive ended up suffering a 6 to 8 percent productivity decrease after the program was introduced.
South Crofty originally closed in 1998 after the price of tin hit an all time low, a decrease which started in 1985.
Patients on Lipitor saw their artery plaque decrease by a median 0.4% after 18 months, compared with a statistically significant increase of 2.7% for patients on Pravachol.
"Any council which decides that supporting a mainstream UK political party disbars an individual from looking after children in care is sending a dreadful signal that will only decrease the number of loving homes available to children in need, " he added.
On a generally up day for the market, the education sector moved in near lockstep downwards after DeVry (NYSE:DV) reported a 1.2% decrease in fall enrollment.
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It showed a 61% decrease in heart attacks for women who took hormones after menopause.
It found a "significant" decrease in anxiety levels among the 68 smokers who had quit after six months.
Consuming a fruit and soy protein smoothie before or after working out may help improve your recovery and decrease muscle soreness.
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According to the study, the nicotine vaccine led to a 12.5% reduction in nicotine binding to nAChRs, which was linked to a 23.6% decrease in the amount of nicotine available to enter the brain after vaccination.
While the fervor for stronger legislation was high in the immediate aftermath of the shootings, a CBS News survey released this week indicates a 10-point decrease in support of stricter gun laws, from 57% immediately after the Newtown shootings to 47% now.
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After determining the initial sex ratios of a series of clutches, the researchers added or subtracted chicks to increase or decrease the father's workload (a standard trick in avian ecology, made possible by the fact that parents do not recognise their own young until close to the time at which they leave the nest).
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