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MOVIE NIGHT: Mao’s Last Dancer

Mao’s Last Dancer A Film by Bruce Beresford 117min., Australia, 2010 After a true story by Li Cunxin Li was born into bitter poverty in rural Qingdao, China. Certain years the peasants in his village even ate tree barks to … Continue reading

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MOVIE NIGHT: Whale Rider

W H A L E R I D E R A small Maori village faces a crisis when the heir to the leadership of the Ngati Konohi dies at birth and is survived only by his twin sister, Pai. Although … Continue reading

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DOMES AROUND THE WORLD

It all started with a geodome science fair project 🙂 ASM Headquarters and Geodesic Dome, Ohio, USA ASTRODOME, Houston, Texas, USA BIOSPHERE, Montreal, Canada CLIMATRON, St. Louis, Missouri, USA DOME OF THE ROCK, Jerusalem, Israel EDEN PROJECT, Cornwall, UK FLORENCE … Continue reading

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