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Juro Kothari
Like a dog on a bone
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09-29-2005 17:30
From nasa.gov:
"Palm Island Resort, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, is featured in this image photographed by Expedition 10 Commander Leroy Chiao from the International Space Station. The resort is under construction on reclaimed land silhouetted against the dark waters of Dubai’s Persian Gulf coast. Advertised as "being visible from the Moon," this man-made palm-shaped structure displays 17 huge fronds framed by a 12-kilometer protective barrier. When completed, the resort will sport 2,000 villas, 40 luxury hotels, shopping centers, cinemas, and other facilities. When completed, the resort is expected to support a population of approximately 500,000 people."
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Chosen Few
Alpha Channel Slave
Join date: 16 Jan 2004
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09-29-2005 17:34
Cool. Crop circles, be damned.
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Cosmo Drago
Pixel Dust Addict
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09-30-2005 21:57
Cool photo.  There's more about The Palm in this thread.
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Hiro Pendragon
bye bye f0rums!
Join date: 22 Jan 2004
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10-01-2005 00:44
Clearly, anyone who talks about "stopping ridiculous price gouging" of oil clearly doesn't see the obvious need for persians to build big palm trees on the water visible from space.
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Seth Kanahoe
political fugue artist
Join date: 30 Jan 2005
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10-01-2005 02:02
Palm tree? or jelly fish?
You be the judge!
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Seth Kanahoe
political fugue artist
Join date: 30 Jan 2005
Posts: 1,220
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10-01-2005 02:05
Palm tree? or jelly fish?
You be the judge!
(personally, I think it's an attempt by UAE authorities to advertise beach property to the aquatic spacefaring civilizations of Tau Ceti.)
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Kiamat Dusk
Protest Warrior
Join date: 30 Sep 2004
Posts: 1,525
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10-01-2005 10:22
I thought that was the giant squid the Japanese got video of...
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