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AllaN01Bear

(29,157 posts) Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:20 PM 11 hrs ago

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Longtime Monterey Bay Aquarium executive director stepping down after four decades. (Original Post) AllaN01Bear 11 hrs ago OP

Thank you for your service. czarjak 9 hrs ago #2

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1. Forty years ago, all us HP employees constantly joked that the aquarium was David Packard's

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 04:32 PM

11 hrs ago

$40M job for his daughter. Of course, she was well qualified but he made the big donation and, not surprisingly, she got the job.

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2. Thank you for your service.

Sun Mar 1, 2026, 06:28 PM

9 hrs ago

Our two visits were spectacular!