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<b><span style="font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#253846">CELEBRATE the North Atlantic right whale!</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">December 1, 2013 – New Bedford Whaling Museum</span></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">Guest Lecture: Brian Skerry
</span></b><i><span style="font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">Photographer, National Geographic</span></i><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">Noon:</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020;background:white"> Celebration begins
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<b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">Refreshments & Activities</span></i></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Times","serif";color:black">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">1:00</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020;background:white"> Presentations</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020"> ACT RIGHT NOW Campaign Recap & Lecture: Brian Skerry</span></i></b><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">2:45:
</span></b><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020;background:white">Book signing</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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</span><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020">Ocean Soul by Brian Skerry</span></i></b><b><i><span style="font-size:13.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:black"></span></i></b></p>
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</p><p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C0504D;background:lime"><a href="http://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebration-of-the-north-atlantic-right-whale-tickets-9006758457" target="_blank">GET
YOUR TICKET TODAY</a></span></b><b><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#C0504D;background:white">
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="background:white"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white">Early Bird Tickets: $7.50</span><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#253846;background:white">
</span><i><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:navy;background:white">Available until November 22; ticket price will then increase to $10</span></i><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-bottom:.1pt"><span style="font-size:15.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#202020;background:white">We've got a lot to celebrate! Join supporters, researchers, policy makers and educators in recognition of efforts
to save the right whale from extinction and to look ahead at the next steps to protect this majestic species.</span><span style="color:black"></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#253846">For more info:<br></span></p>
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Mobile: +1 617 501 7892</span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#253846"><br>
</span><span style="font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#253846"><a href="http://whales.org" title="" target="_blank"><span style="color:#253846">whales.org</span></a></span><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#253846"></span></p>
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</div><div><br><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- <br></div><div><span name="x"></span><div>Diana Kenney<br>Science Writer/Editor<br>Marine Biological Laboratory<br>7 MBL Street<br>Woods Hole, MA 02543<br>508-289-7139<br>dkenney@mbl.edu<br><a href="http://www.mbl.edu" data-mce-href="http://www.mbl.edu">MBL Homepage</a> | <a href="https://www.facebook.com/mblscience" data-mce-href="https://www.facebook.com/mblscience">Facebook</a> | <a href="https://twitter.com/MBLScience" data-mce-href="https://twitter.com/MBLScience">Twitter</a> | <a href="http://blog.mbl.edu/" data-mce-href="http://blog.mbl.edu/">Blog</a> | <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKUBiBDXmMg" data-mce-href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKUBiBDXmMg">Video</a><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><span name="x"></span><br></div></div></body></html>