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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt">Gulf of Mexico</SPAN></st1:place><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt"> and Oil Pollution- Come to Ocean Voice July
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">John
W. Farrington will return to Ocean Voice on Thursday, July 1, to present "A
Similar Event:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>The 1979 IXTOC I Oil
Well Spill Research Cruise:<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lessons
for the Deepwater Horizon MC252 Oil Spill".<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">If
you are curious and concerned about what is going on in the <st1:place
w:st="on">Gulf of Mexico</st1:place>, Dr. Farrington may have the answers.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>If you would like to learn more than the
evening news reports, come to the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ocean
Explorium</B> to hear John W. Farrington talk about his experience and
scientific research concerned with oil pollution in the marine
environment<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Dr.
Farrington was aboard a scientific expedition that assessed the environmental
fate of the IXTOC-l oil spill in the <st1:place w:st="on">Gulf of
Mexico</st1:place> in 1979.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Lessons
learned from that research cruise and how they inform our response to the
on-going Deepwater Horizon spill will be presented and
discussed.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Currently
Professor and Interim Dean of the School for Marine Science and Technology of
the <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceType w:st="on">University</st1:PlaceType> of
<st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Massachusetts Dartmouth</st1:PlaceName></st1:place>,
Dr. Farrington is also Scientist Emeritus at Woods Hole Oceanographic
Institution where he served as Associate Director for Education and Dean from
1990 to 2002, and as Vice President for Academic Programs and Dean from 2002
until 2005.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">Doors
open at <st1:time w:st="on" Minute="15" Hour="18">6:15</st1:time> for
refreshments and mingling in the <B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ocean
Explorium</B>.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Talk begins at
<st1:time w:st="on" Minute="0" Hour="19">7 pm</st1:time>.<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Ocean Voice admission:<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>$4/Adult, $3/Senior,
Child.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US">The
<B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">Ocean Explorium</B> is located at
<st1:Street w:st="on"><st1:address w:st="on">174 Union
Street</st1:address></st1:Street> in downtown <st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place
w:st="on">New Bedford</st1:place></st1:City> and is handicap accessible via the
rear entrance.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes">
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style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial','sans-serif'; mso-ansi-language: EN-US; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">For
more information, contact Betsy Pye at 508.994.5400 or <A
href="">bpye@oceanexplorium.org</A> or go to the <B>Ocean Explorium</B> website
at <A href="http://www.oceanexplorium.org">oceanexplorium.org</A> </SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abbey Spargo<BR>Education Programs
Coordinator<BR>Ocean Explorium<BR>(508) 994-5400 x 23<BR><A
href="mailto:aspargo@oceanexplorium.org">aspargo@oceanexplorium.org</A></FONT></DIV></BODY></HTML>