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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:windowtext">I wonder how the museum formerly known as the British Museum (Natural History)
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext">From:</span></b><span style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext"> Bulletin Board for Bird Collections and Curators [mailto:AVECOL-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Ellen Paul<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, March 24, 2015 11:32 AM<br>
<b>To:</b> AVECOL-L@LISTSERV.LSU.EDU<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AVECOL-L] Gauntlet thrown (in case your copy was lost in the mail)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Oh to be young and idealistic again:<br>
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<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.linkedin.com_in_bekamop&d=AwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=fCssP3TxDF3RFUI14Ar5iuObWqhkVluhBh-8xidIF7I&s=Mgb7U-ZMQkv-fwkoBOELe5gcOwzWDZmXxzWDARZoeFo&e=">https://www.linkedin.com/in/bekamop</a><br>
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This is the founder of the Natural History Museum<br>
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<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__thenaturalhistorymuseum.org_about_&d=AwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=fCssP3TxDF3RFUI14Ar5iuObWqhkVluhBh-8xidIF7I&s=R8qXEdLTXsdNxgMsINlf1QOqlyBLc5jqTCr0xKXVqP0&e=">http://thenaturalhistorymuseum.org/about/</a><br>
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<span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif";color:#333333;background:white">"Unlike traditional natural history museums, it makes a point to include and highlight the socio-political forces that shape nature. These forces include those affecting the atmospheric
climate on Earth, as well as the political /funding climate within museums of science and natural history.</span>"<br>
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She's certainly good at PR.<br>
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I find it rather ironic that it is OK for this museum to make socio-political statements (that it finds to be correct and acceptable). Since when is that the role of science?<br>
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<pre>Ellen Paul<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Executive Director<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>The Ornithological Council<o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>Email: <a href="mailto:ellen.paul@verizon.net">ellen.paul@verizon.net</a><o:p></o:p></pre>
<pre>"Providing Scientific Information about Birds<a href="https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=http-3A__www.nmnh.si.edu_BIRDNET&d=AwMGaQ&c=-dg2m7zWuuDZ0MUcV7Sdqw&r=CLFZJ3fvGSmDp7xK1dNZfh6uGV_h-8NVlo3fXNoRNzI&m=fCssP3TxDF3RFUI14Ar5iuObWqhkVluhBh-8xidIF7I&s=P0IAbjRHIAVDcH8HzfTwo_D_O7djqbPHFhNxXdC_9UU&e=">"<o:p></o:p></a></pre>
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<p class="MsoNormal">On 3/24/15 10:27 AM, Ellen Paul wrote:<o:p></o:p></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Beka Economopoulos<o:p></o:p></p>
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