askland on May 30th, 2008

Apple Daily Hong Kong newspaper preview photos of Cirque Du Soleil’s show ZAIA in Macau, China. (Click image for full size image).

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askland on May 30th, 2008

Press conference and previews of ZAIA (Cirque Du Soleil in Macau, China at the Sands Venetian) presented May 29, 2008 at the new Cirque theater at the Venetian resort and casino.
We’re all on stage at the end, but hard to make any of us out.

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askland on May 30th, 2008

Video trailer for ZAIA - The Cirque Du Soleil show in Macau, China at the Sands Venetian.

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askland on May 29th, 2008

(Cirque Du Soleil “ZAIA” photos - click bottom three for full size image)
Information here released publicly on May 29, 2008 by Cirque Du Soleil with live performance excerpts at their new theater in Macau, China at the Sands Venetian.
ZAIA (”Zai-Yah”)is the name of our new Cirque Du Soleil show in Macau, China. Former working [...]

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askland on May 26th, 2008

It’s my birthday today (May 27 - a day ahead in China) which is not interesting in itself, but two kind of funny things:
Did you know you can send greeting cards from the Cirque Du Soleil website? A friend sent me this and I thought it was awesome: Cirque Du Soleil Conrad Birthday Card.
And if [...]

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askland on May 24th, 2008

I know someone who really digs this song.

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askland on May 23rd, 2008

Think about this:  Galileo was forced to admit to the public that the Earth was flat by the Catholic Church. Does that make the Earth flat today?
Now fast-forward to Charles Darwin and the claim: “Darwin recanted the theory of evolution on his deathbed”. I saw that posted again today on a creation debate discussion forum.
No, [...]

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askland on May 22nd, 2008

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askland on May 22nd, 2008

Instructions for installing ImageMagick for use with VBulletin. I used these steps to successfully install ImageMagick 6 on a Fedora 7 dedicated server with PHP 5.x and VBulletin 3.7 Gold.

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askland on May 21st, 2008

TOKYO, Japan — When Yosuke the parrot flew out of his cage and got lost, he did exactly what he had been taught — recite his name and address to a stranger willing to help.
Lost in Tokyo, Yosuke the parrot was able to give his name and address to get taken home.
Police rescued the [...]

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askland on May 20th, 2008

Should you use Pop3 or Imap settings for your email? In a nutshell: Pop just downloads email from the server and actions performed locally do not affect server. Imap accounts coordinate with server, so actions taken locally are recorded on the server (Read status, saved, deleted, etc.) More info below.

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askland on May 14th, 2008

HOLYHEAD, Wales - A man who dressed up as Darth Vader, wearing a garbage bag for a cape, and assaulted the founders of a group calling itself the Jedi church was given a suspended sentence Tuesday.

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askland on May 12th, 2008

Yes, I’m ok. I received several emails about the major earthquake that hit China today. I didn’t even know about it until I started receiving emails. I’ve read that it was felt in Hong Kong - about 40 miles North of where I’m living in Macau (SAR), China.

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askland on May 12th, 2008

Email received today:
I think my wife is cheating on me. I am a working musician and, as you would expect, travel a lot. I have been noticing strange things happening when I get home. Her mobile phone rings and she steps outside to answer it or she says, “I’ll call you back later”. When I [...]

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A 13 year old from Texas who stole his Dad’s credit card and ordered two hookers from an escort agency, has today been convicted of fraud and given a three year community order.

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askland on May 11th, 2008

Fix for the dreaded ImpEx white screen timeout error. ImpEx is a utility to import various forum mysql databases into the VBulletin format. This timeout error happens most common when importing the POSTS with a count over 400,000. This is probably the largest part of your database. The timeout error around 400,000 posts imported results [...]

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askland on May 11th, 2008

Update: By Popular Demand, the local number for the Pizza Hut on Taipa Island (Macau SAR China) is 853-2884-3133
You know you have those times in your life when your walk of faith faulters - then something miraculous happens that strengthens your resolve. I have just had such a momentous experience.
Tired of eating rice and noodles, [...]

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askland on May 10th, 2008

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askland on May 9th, 2008

Hu Jintao - Paramount Leader of the People’s Republic of China.

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askland on May 8th, 2008

Oxford University decodes the platypus genome and finds it to be a mix of bird, reptile and lactating mammal. YAHOO NEWS SOURCE
What’s so exciting about that? It has to do with the ongoing Evolution vs. Creation and Intelligent Design debates. (I use the word “debates” lightly).

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