Sheikh Carves His Name In Desert So It's Visible From Space 336
While it isn't as cool as carving his name on the surface of the moon with a giant heat ray, Hamad Bin Hamdan Al Ahyan's enormous signature is quite an accomplishment nonetheless. Measuring 1,000 meters high and two miles long, the sheiks name is now visible from space. From the article: "And rather than allow the writing to be washed away by the ocean, the letters actually form waterways that absorb the encroaching tide.The ruler's name is even visible on Google's map service. Hamad dreamed up the idea and had his workmen toil for weeks to craft the enormous piece of sand graffiti. It is not known how much it cost to make."
Re:Rename Post Title (Score:5, Informative)
Like this is the only reason. These people are slavers and it's an outrage the west supports these regimes. I mean just read this article about Dubai [independent.co.uk] :
"It is an open secret that once you hire a maid, you have absolute power over her. You take her passport – everyone does; you decide when to pay her, and when – if ever – she can take a break; and you decide who she talks to. She speaks no Arabic. She cannot escape.
In a Burger King, a Filipino girl tells me it is "terrifying" for her to wander the malls in Dubai because Filipino maids or nannies always sneak away from the family they are with and beg her for help. "They say – 'Please, I am being held prisoner, they don't let me call home, they make me work every waking hour seven days a week.'"
Re:In 2000 years ... (Score:2, Informative)
Those Dubai artificial "World" islands are already sinking back into the sea [telegraph.co.uk] and they're what, 3 years old now ? I doubt this'll last 50 years beyond the arrogant asshole's death.
Not done in weeks. (Google knows all) (Score:5, Informative)
On Google Earth, I checked image history at the area (Coordinates 2420'39.79"N, 5419'38.43"E) and found:
Jul 13, 2004: Nothing
Oct 7 2005: H, most of A
Sept 12, 2007: HA, part of MAD
Jul 13, 2009, All letters excavated, but water not in MAD yet.