askland on July 27th, 2008

Opening night (soft opening) and monstrously fun party for Cirque Du Soleil’s ZAIA at the Venetian July 26, 2008.
Our first public show went very smooth - no apparent tech glitches or problems - and we had an incredibly enthusiastic audience - so we’re all very happy. Here little snippets of my opening night and the [...]

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askland on July 27th, 2008

Just to give you an idea of the amount of construction going on near the Venetian Casino on the Cotai Strip by Macau, China. This pic only shows part of the construction on the Cotai Strip. Also more construction further to the left off the picture  and an entire casino off to the right of [...]

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askland on July 27th, 2008

 
WARSAW, Poland — Like a religious relic, the heart of composer Frederic Chopin rests in a Warsaw church, untouched since it was preserved in alcohol after his death in 1849 at age 39.
And that’s how the Polish government wants to keep it.
Scientists want to remove the heart for DNA tests to see if Chopin actually [...]

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