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XiaoShanDon

Retired, well-traveled Forestry, Wood & Wood Composites Structural, and Polymer Chemical Engineer. Tried to balance married / family life and a traveling consulting enterprise after the kids were off to university --- couldn't find the mid-point / centre of gravity. Too much formaldehyde, an industrial accident with aqueous ammonia and vapour cloud, combined with naive cigarette smoking in the learning years has taken a toll. Now communicating as much and as often with former friends, relatives, business associates and acquaintances, whom I admired and held in high esteem, here in Niagara and abroad --- my teachers and role models. Thank-you ! And may God bless you all. Don 小山 🍁 XiǎoShān

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NEW —Wild South Africa

Delhi and Rajasthan: Colors of India

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Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: The "Mutes"

Rites of Spring: Nature, Myth, and Legends

Monster of the Month w/ Colin Dickey: Arctic Ghosts

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A Brief History of Scent With Saskia Wilson-Brown

Clowning for Novices: History and Practice With Rose Carver

Designing Immersive Gatherings With Zach Morris of Third Rail Projects

Introduction to Birding With Annie Novak

Writing Cultural Mythologies & Urban Legends With Colin Dickey

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Profondo Rosso

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Space Age Lodge and Restaurant

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Futaba Cake Building

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The 19th-Century ‘Strawberry Parties’ That Raised Money and Spirits Each Spring

Croatia Bans Winter By Partying Like ‘Where the Wild Things Are’

The Blood-Sucking Capelobo Haunts Brazil’s Dense Forests

Have You Seen a Dark Watcher?

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