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<P><SPAN
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Department of Entomology is moving the entire Lepidoptera collection from
Wandsworth to the new Darwin Centre building in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns
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Kensington</st1:place>. </SPAN><SPAN
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<P><SPAN
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the 1st May 2009 the Lepidoptera collection will be closed to visitors, and
requests for loans and imaging will be deferred until after the move.
Please be aware that there will be a considerable backlog of requests to deal
with by then. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">There
will also be delays in responding to e-mail, telephone, postal and other
enquiries during the period of the move, for which we apologise. The move is
expected to be completed by the end of November so normal business should resume
in December 2009.</SPAN><SPAN
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<P><SPAN
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</SPAN><SPAN lang=ES
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">departamento</SPAN><SPAN
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de </SPAN><SPAN lang=ES
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; mso-ansi-language: ES; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Entomología</SPAN><SPAN
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se encuentra en el proceso de mover sus colecciones científicas <st1:State
w:st="on">del</st1:State> edificio temporal en Wandsworth a sus nuevas
instalaciones en <st1:place w:st="on">South Kensington</st1:place>.
<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">Desde
el 1ro de Mayo de 2009 la colección de Lepidoptera estará cerrada a todos
los<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>visitantes y aquellas
solicitudes de imágenes y préstamos deberán aplazarse hasta después de la
mudanza al nuevo edificio. Por favor tenga en cuenta que posterior a esta, habra
una considerable cantidad de solicitudes esperando. <o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: 11pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'NHM Ingrid'; mso-bidi-font-family: Arial; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">De
antemano pedimos disculpas pues tambien habrán demoras en responder sus mensajes
de correo electrónico, correspondencia, llamadas y otras solicitudes durante el
periodo de la mudanza.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Esperamos
concluir con la mudanza de las colecciones al final de Noviembre y volver a la
normalidad en Diciembre de 2009.</SPAN><SPAN
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<DIV><SPAN class=968144215-01052009><FONT face=Arial size=2>Kind regards,
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