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Cod</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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</SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New (W1)'"> of Natural History<SPAN
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align=center><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New (W1)'">North
Atlantic</SPAN></B></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New (W1)'"> Right Whale Lecture
Series<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </SPAN></B><st1:date Month="1"
Day="24" Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="COLOR: black">January 24, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
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style="COLOR: black">Contact: Julie O’Neil 508-896-3867 or </SPAN><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><A
href="mailto:adminsupport@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</A></SPAN></B><SPAN
class=MsoHyperlink><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">The </B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Cape Cod</B></st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> </B><st1:PlaceType><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Museum</B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> of Natural History will be hosting a six
week lecture series on the </B><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">North Atlantic</B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"> Right Whale.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>This series of special talks is being
sponsored by the Whale and Dolphin Conservation Society (N.A.) and the
Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN>All lectures will be held on Wednesdays at </B><st1:time Hour="19"
Minute="0"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">7:00 p.m.</B></st1:time><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><o:p></o:p></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="3" Day="7"
Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">March 7, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Grappling with Giants:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Disentangling large whales and
understanding entanglement—Scott Landry, </SPAN></B><st1:place><st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Provincetown</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
</SPAN></B><st1:PlaceType><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Center</SPAN></B></st1:PlaceType></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> for Coastal
Studies<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="3" Day="14"
Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">March 14, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Dinner for 50 Tons:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A story of one of the largest animals on
the planet feeding on one of the smallest—Dr. Mark Baumgartner, Woods Hole
Oceanographic Institution<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="3" Day="21"
Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">March 21, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Whale Whisperer:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Listening for right whales in the
sanctuary—Dr. Leila Hatch, Stellwagen Bank National Marine
Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="3" Day="28"
Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">March 28, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Collision Course:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Whale tracks and ship routes—Dr. David
Wiley, Stellwagen Bank National Marine Sanctuary<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="4" Day="4"
Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">April 4, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>CSI Right Whale:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>A forensics look into the issues
impacting right whales—Dr. Michael Moore, Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><st1:date Month="4" Day="11"
Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">April 11, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The Urban Whale:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">North
Atlantic</SPAN></B></st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> Right Whales at a crossroads—Dr. Scott Kraus and Dr.
Roz Rolland, </SPAN></B><st1:place><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">New England</SPAN></B></st1:place><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">
Aquarium<o:p></o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"><o:p> </o:p></SPAN></B></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">The charge
per class will be $5.00 for students and members of CCMNH or WCDS, $6.00 for
non-members.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Twelve Professional
Development Points are available for educators attending all six programs. <SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Each lecture will be supplemented by an
extra 45 minute session that provides resource materials and ideas for classroom
activities.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Fee for all six
lectures is $30.00.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
</SPAN></SPAN></B><st1:PersonName><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Reservations</SPAN></B></st1:PersonName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> by credit
card will be accepted Monday through Friday starting </SPAN></B><st1:date
Month="2" Day="1" Year="2007"><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">February 1, 2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN></SPAN></B><st1:PersonName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Reservations</SPAN></B></st1:PersonName><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> will close
</SPAN></B><st1:date Month="2" Day="28" Year="2007"><B
style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">February 28,
2007</SPAN></B></st1:date><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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