askland on August 30th, 2008

Pilobolus – combining dance and biology.

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askland on August 30th, 2008

Two young men from up in Minnesooooota were looking at a Sears catalog and admiring the models.Ole says to Sven ‘Have you seen the beautiful girls in this catalog? ‘Sven replies, ‘Yes, they are very beautiful. And look at the price!’ Ole says, with wide eyes, ‘Wow, they aren’t very expensive. At this price, I’m [...]

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askland on August 29th, 2008

  Det er temmelig hårdt at gå på arbejdet efter en dejlig lang ferie. Men i morgen er det weekend og vi skal til Svendborg, ja nærmere Valdemar slot og hører opera. Her i huset er vi store fan af opera, min mand mere end andre. Men især disse udendørs operaer er dejlig at gå [...]

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askland on August 29th, 2008

A handful of sites in my networks are currently down. They will resume operation by middle of September. Thank you for your patience. Most of the free public service sites are currently running and accessible.

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askland on August 29th, 2008

I’ve received quite a few emails lately from longtime retailers that want to continue selling my CD’s but have run out of stock. I’m giving thought to options about the direction to take for distribution in the future. Will keep you updated.

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askland on August 29th, 2008

I think the Silverlit Sky Challenge attack helicopters are so awesome. A couple weeks ago I got a remote control helicopter at Toys R Us. It was just a small one to goof around with indoors. But the controls worked great and you could really fly it with the remote controls. Today I’m in Toys [...]

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askland on August 28th, 2008

A friend sent me these great clips from different students tests at school. They submit it with the comment: Perhaps we don’t pay our teachers enough. I thought these were very funny, so here you go:

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askland on August 27th, 2008

*Update – Premiere completed and successful. Everyone very happy.* It’s finally here – our world premiere of ZAIA, Cirque Du Soleil’s new show at the Venetian in Macau (SAR) China on August 28, 2008. It was over a year and a half ago that Cirque said to me “Would you be interested in Macau?” – [...]

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askland on August 26th, 2008

A study conducted by UCLA’s Department of Psychiatry has revealed that the kind of face a woman finds attractive on a man can differ depending on where she is in her menstrual cycle. For example: If she is ovulating, she is attracted to men with rugged and masculine features. However, if she is menstruating, or [...]

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askland on August 20th, 2008

 

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askland on August 11th, 2008

A previous juggling act from Corteo by Cirque Du Soleil.

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askland on August 9th, 2008

Info on the Cirque show ZAIA from the Venetian (Macao SAR China) in Chinese. ZAiA™ ZAiA™讲述的是一个小女孩的太空遨游之梦,这是一个陌生却又似曾相识的自我探索之旅。在这旅程中,小女孩遇见了人性之美,并把它带回地球与大家分享。 ZAiA™展示了一个小女孩对于宇宙无限的体会,以及居住在那里服饰华丽、稀奇古怪的天外生物。演出的名称「ZAiA™」是一个希腊词,意思是「生命」,而且它还能够让人联想到「Gaia」—— 地球的生存、自我认识及精神。

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askland on August 8th, 2008

Theater Arts Guild (TAG) auditions for the musical A Christmas Carol will be held September 9 and 10, 2008 at Lincoln Elementary School auditorium in Mount Vernon, WA. Singers, dancers and actors with talent of all ages, ethnicities, and “body types”! Parts for up to 60 actors! Show opens Nov.14 at McIntyre Hall in Mount [...]

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askland on August 7th, 2008

 I’ve had a couple real-world friends send me invitations to this website so I checked it out a bit. Here is info on Tagged.com: Tagged.com is a phishing website that masquerades as social networking website. It was co-founded by Greg Tseng and Johann Schleier-Smith and launched in October 2004 by Tagged Inc. and is privately [...]

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askland on August 7th, 2008

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/08/06/ap/business/main4324809.shtml Excerpt: The government-controlled developer of palm-shaped islands off Dubai’s coast and a related investment arm said Wednesday they have bought a 20 percent stake in international circus touring company Cirque du Soleil. Property developer Nakheel and investment company Istithmar World Capital did not say how much they paid for their share of the group, [...]

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askland on August 5th, 2008

  A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck China’s Sichuan province on Tuesday, killing at least one person and seriously injuring five others. Sichuan province is still recovering from the devastating 7.9 earthquake on May 12, 2008. The quake’s epicenter was located about 50 kilometers (30 miles) north-northwest of Guangyuan, near Sichuan’s border with neighboring Gansu province. Hours [...]

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askland on August 5th, 2008

I finally ventured out of my new home in Macau, China and into the big city of Hong Kong. It was just a day trip so we hit the shopping stalls in Mong Kok (Called the “Ladies Market”) and then onto the clubs in Wan Chai at night (the Ghylo party district).

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askland on August 5th, 2008

Check out the Zaia Taxi – one of the great marketing ideas for the Cirque show ZAIA in Macau (Venetian Casino). For a month up to the soft opening and up to the grand opening of the show – I would say that one out of every four taxis in Macau have the ZAIA advertisement. [...]

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askland on August 5th, 2008

Meet Hong Kong Annie – our favorite Mamasan at the Waikiki Club in Hong Kong. You can find the Waikiki club in the Wan Chai party district – with plenty of other clubs on the same street. We finally got smart and only went into the clubs with about $20 in our wallet – otherwise [...]

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askland on August 4th, 2008

A friend sent me this true to life fairy tale and I thought it was excellent!

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