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font-family:Tahoma'>-----Original Message-----<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>From:</span></b> Benjamin Dean Lecture Series
[mailto:deanseries@calacademy.org] <br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> </span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'>Wednesday,
March 26, 2008</span></font><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
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<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> Dean Series<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Next Dean Lecture,
Monday, March 31</span></font></p>
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font-family:Helvetica'>Please join us for the next Benjamin Dean Lecture on
Monday, March 31. Our speaker will be Dr. Rachel Bean from </span></font><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>Cornell</span></font><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'> </span></font><font
size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;font-family:Helvetica'>University</span></font><font
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speaking about "The Dark Side of the Universe."</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:9.0pt;
font-family:Helvetica'>Recent cosmological observations have provided an
extremely puzzling insight into the nature of the universe. 95% of the
universe's contents are invisible or "dark", with 25% being
"dark matter" and the majority in a mysterious form labeled
"dark energy". Understanding the origins of the dark
universe is requiring collaboration between theorists and observers, and
between astronomy and fundamental particle physics and represents one of the
major challenges in physics today.</span></font></p>
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12.0pt'>The program begins at </span></font>7:30 pm in Kanbar Hall at the
Jewish Community Center of San Francisco, 3200 California Street (at Presidio Avenue).
Tickets are $5 in advance online at <a
href="http://www.calacademy.org/events/index.php">http://www.calacademy.org/events/index.php </a>or
at the door. Please e-mail any questions to <a
href="mailto:deanseries@calacademy.org">deanseries@calacademy.org</a> or call
415-321-8000.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Parking is available across the street in the </span></font>UCSF Laurel
Heights campus parking lot for $1.25 per night. Parking in the JCC garage is
$1.50 per half-hour. The #1 California, #3 Jackson, #4 Sutter, and #43 Masonic
MUNI lines stop directly in front of the building. The #38 Geary and #24 Divisadero
buses stop only a few blocks away.</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Here are some key web addresses from last month's fantastic talk by Dr.
Robert Hurt:</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Spitzer's Site<br>
<a href="http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/spitzer/">http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/spitzer/</a><br>
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Podcasts from Spitzer<br>
<a href="http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/podcasts/index.shtml">http://www.spitzer.caltech.edu/podcasts/index.shtml</a><br>
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Cool Cosmos (Infrared astronomy & science for all ages)<br>
<a href="http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/">http://coolcosmos.ipac.caltech.edu/</a></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Benjamin Dean Lecture Series in Astronomy</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>Morrison Planetarium</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>San Francisco</span></font>, CA</p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>415-321-8593</span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
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