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Wednesday, 10/25/2006 12:57:09 AM

Wednesday, October 25, 2006 12:57:09 AM

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Did you catch where the lead Civi Engineering guy (Ali) was from? When they were talking about his background they showed him in front of some building that said "Toronto"... I think he's from Canada. Maybe more canadian connections there... who knows hehe. Okay, i googled it:

Megabuilders: Fantasy Islands
Off the coast of Dubai in the Gulf of Arabia, two mega-builders are pulling off one of the most ambitious feats of marine engineering the world has ever seen. In this episode, witness the creation of the world's largest man-made islands - three artificial islands built in the shape of a palm tree - which will be the home to a luxurious future city of 100,000 people. When building an island, where do you even begin?

Canadian immigrant, Ali Mansour and New Zealander, David Smith have teamed up under the direction of Dubai's property development company, Nakheel, to create this exclusive playland for the world's wealthy elite. This episode follows the marine engineers as they manage a fleet of monster dredger ships and a convoy of mega-trucks moving 14 million tons of rocks to create the world's longest breakwater. These enterprising engineers are designing the 50-km2 islands to withstand earthquakes and they've built the breakwater to help protect the emerging islands against rough seas and erosion. If successful, their work will be instrumental as the tiny emirate re-invents itself as a tourist mecca for the super-rich.
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