The Canadian company "Cirque du Soleil" that made it respectable to run away with the circus staged an extravaganza outside its Montreal headquarters this week:
About 900 stilt walkers from dozens of countries are to gather to celebrate an entertainment behemoth's 25th anniversary.
These days, the Cirque du Soleil is a cultural juggernaut and Canadian business marvel whose founder, Guy Laliberté, is so rich he just bought himself a $35-million (U.S.) ticket into space.

After the Friday's qualification rounds the 2009 "WORLD STARS" event - identical to a FIG world cup event -the finals held Suturday in the Russian capital Moscow.

Host Russia won five golden medals - four in women's and one in men's category and altogether 10 medals.
Last year a junior yet, the Muscovite Yekaterina Kurbatova was the most successful gymnast winning on vault and uneven bars and the Dutch Sanne Weavers on beam was the only...