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<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>The
</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
  font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Cape Cod</span></font></b><b><font
 size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
 bold'> </span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:
  14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Museum</span></font></b><b><font
size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
bold'> of Natural History in Brewster</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Presents</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><i><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold;
font-style:italic'>The Humpback Whale</span></font></i></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Jooke
</span></font></b><b><font size=4 face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;
 font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Ro</span></font></b><b><font size=4
face=Arial><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>bbins,
PhD</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Director
of Humpback Whale Research</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
  face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Provincetown</span></font></b><b><font
 face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b><b><font
  face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Center</span></font></b><b><font
face=Arial><span style='font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'> for Coastal
Studies</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font size=3
face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:bold'>Sunday,
June 3</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><b><font
 size=3 face=Arial><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:Arial;font-weight:
 bold'>1 pm</span></font></b></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: </span></font><font
 size=2 color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
 color:black'>May 23, 2012</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><font size=2
color=black face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial;
color:black'>Contact: Julie O&#8217;Neil 508-896-3867 or </span></font><span
class=MsoHyperlink><u><font size=2 color=blue face=Arial><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Arial'><a
href="mailto:adminsupprt@ccmnh.org">adminsupport@ccmnh.org</a></span></font></u></span></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal style='text-indent:.5in;line-height:150%'><font size=2
color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>On Sunday, June 3rd at 1 pm Dr. Jooke
</span></font><font size=2 color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span
 style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";
 color:#001429'>Ro</span></font><font size=2 color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span
style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>bbins,
Director of Humpback Whale Research, Provincetown Center for Coastal Studies,
will give a special lecture on the humpback whale. Admission is free.<br>
<br>
A Senior Scientist at PCCS, Dr. </span></font><font size=2 color="#001429"
 face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
 "Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>Ro</span></font><font size=2 color="#001429"
face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:150%;font-family:
"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>bbins is a specialist on this charismatic whale
species.<br>
<br>
Here is a special opportunity to learn about this great whale, whose epic
journeys and amazing behavior have enthralled whale watchers along </span></font><font
 size=2 color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
 line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>Cape Cod</span></font><font
size=2 color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;
line-height:150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'> shores and the Stellwagen
Bank National Marine Sanctuary.</span></font></p>

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color="#001429" face="Trebuchet MS"><span style='font-size:10.5pt;line-height:
150%;font-family:"Trebuchet MS";color:#001429'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>For further information, contact the Museum at
508-896-3867.&nbsp; <a href="http://www.ccm/">www.ccm</a>nh.org</span></font></p>

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12.0pt'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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font-family:Arial'>&nbsp;</span></font></p>

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