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		<title>Oleander, the Albino Alligator, Extends Stay at National Aquarium</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:08:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Due to popular demand, Secrets of the Swamp to remain open through April!
The National Aquarium in Washington, DC announced today that due to popular demand, they will be extending the stay of their albino alligator, Oleander, and the Secrets of the Swamp exhibit until April 29, 2012.
Oleander is an extremely rare albino alligator that was [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Steven Schindler Named Chief Marketing Officer of the National Aquarium</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2012 17:22:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The National Aquarium is pleased to announce Steven Schindler has been named the organization’s new Chief Marketing Officer.
In this role, Schindler will oversee all of the National Aquarium’s marketing initiatives for both the Baltimore and Washington, DC venues. Schindler will champion the National Aquarium’s mission to inspire conservation of the world’s aquatic treasures.
“I welcome Steve’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium testifies at Senate&#8217;s Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Hearing</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jun 2011 14:11:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - On Tuesday, June 28, Dr. Erik Rifkin, Executive Director of the National Aquarium Conservation Center was invited to provide testimony to the U.S. Senate Committee on the Environment and Public Works: Subcommittee on Water and Wildlife.  The hearing, entitled, “Status of the Deepwater Horizon Natural Resource Damage Assessment” focused on the evaluation and improvement of our ability to measure long-term chronic damages to our environment in the wake of last year's oil spill. ]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium Celebrates Turtle Release</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/06/27/national-aquarium-celebrates-turtle-release/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jun 2011 14:13:49 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On Sunday, June 26, a group of rehabilitated Kemp’s ridley sea turtles were released into the Chesapeake Bay at Point Lookout State Park in Scotland, Maryland. The public gathered on the beach to join in the festivities.
The turtles came to the National Aquarium in December from the New England Aquarium, after they were found stranded [...]]]></description>
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		<title>John C. Racanelli Named CEO of the National Aquarium Institute</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/06/20/john-c-racanelli/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 15:00:21 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[John C. Racanelli was named today Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Aquarium Institute (NAI) by unanimous approval of the Board of Directors. The aquarium industry veteran, who assumes responsibilities July 18, will oversee the NAI’s aquariums in Baltimore and Washington DC, as well as the National Aquarium Conservation Center (NACC), the Center for Aquatic Life and Conservation (CALC), and the National Aquarium Foundation. ]]></description>
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		<title>Wounded Warriors Visit the National Aquarium!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jun 2011 12:25:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[On June 11, the National Aquarium had the honor of hosting a group of wounded veterans for a unique guest dive in the Wings in the Water and Atlantic Coral Reef exhibits. Nine wounded soldiers from Walter Reed Army Medical Center were transported by the U.S. Coast Guard to the National Aquarium for the event.]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium Honored with Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/06/13/national-aquarium-honored-with-the-maryland-green-registry-leadership-award/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jun 2011 20:28:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[At an event hosted by the Green Building Institute in Jessup last week, the National Aquarium was one of five organizations to receive the second-annual Maryland Green Registry Leadership Award. The award was presented by Maryland Department of Environment Secretary Robert Summers, along with Maryland Department of Natural Resources Deputy Secretary Joe Gill and Maryland Department of Business and Economic Development Clean Technology and Sustainability Manager Elaine McCubbin.]]></description>
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		<title>National Aquarium launches a &#8220;Spring Social&#8221;</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/05/19/national-aquarium-lauches-a-spring-social/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 17:42:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Baltimore - May 19, 2011) – The National Aquarium has spring fever, and is inviting friends and followers to catch the fun on Facebook and Twitter! In celebration of the remaining weeks of spring and as a thank you to their social media community, the National Aquarium has launched “Spring Social,” a series of special online deals or fun surprises exclusively for their Facebook fans and Twitter followers to redeem at the Aquarium. ]]></description>
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		<title>Two-Weeks Remain in the Get-Going Costa Rica Sweepstakes</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/03/25/two-weeks-remain-in-the-get-going-costa-rice-sweepstakes/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Baltimore - March 25, 2010– With just two weeks remaining in the Get-Going Costa Rica Family Adventure Sweepstakes offer, the National Aquarium announces the last chance to enter this exciting sweepstakes that will send on lucky family on an eco-adventure in Costa Rica! Through a partnership with the Costa Rica Tourism Board, the National Aquarium along with the Los Angeles Zoo launched a sweepstakes that will send two lucky families of four on an all-inclusive family eco-adventure to Costa Rica for a seven-day, six night stay this summer. ]]></description>
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		<title>Now on the Fresh Thoughts Menu: The Invavise Red Lionfish</title>
		<link>http://news.aqua.org/2011/02/14/now-serving-red-lionfish/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 Feb 2011 14:28:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Washington, DC - February 14 - The National Aquarium is excited to introduce the Fresh Thoughts: Sustainable Seafood Dining Series at its Washington D.C. venue this March. This new series will celebrate sensible and scrumptious seafood choices with the help of renowned Washington DC chefs. The first of the dining experiences will introduce a fish whose taste is distinctive as its story; the invasive Red Lionfish. As part of a growing stategy coined Eat 'Em to Beat 'Em, the National Aquarium will embark on a week-long trip to the Bahamas on February 20, 2011 with Chef Xavier Deshayes, Executive Chef for the Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, to collect, prepare and ship the fish that will be served just days later at the Aquarium’s first Fresh Thoughts dinner.]]></description>
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