Altira Macau based Crown Limited. It opened on May 12, 2007, and James Packer was present for the opening ceremony. Altira Macau Altira Macau (), formerly known as Crown Macau, is a resort and casino located at Taipa, Macau, China. The change of name were caused by the opening of Crown Towers Macau in June 2009 as part of the City of Dreams development. It contains 220 gaming tables, 500 gaming machines, and 216 guest rooms (previously known as Crown Casino). With 38 floors at a height of 160 meters, Altira Macau is the highest building in Taipa. It was built and
The Colony of Unrequited Dreams intertwining of his life, since childhood, with (fictional) journalist Sheilagh Fielding. Johnston says the title of the book evokes The Colony of Unrequited Dreams The Colony of Unrequited Dreams is a novel by Wayne Johnston, published on September 30, 1998 by Knopf Canada. Johnston's breakthrough work, the novel was a Canadian bestseller, and was shortlisted for the 1998 Giller Prize and the 1998 Governor General's Award for English fiction. In 2003, Justin Trudeau championed the book on CBC Radio's "Canada Reads". A work of historical fiction, the novel presents a fictionalized portrayal of real-life Newfoundland politician Joey Smallwood, the political