The Kulluk is a blue and white circular rig with a helicopter landing pad and a tower in the middle.

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Baghdad also now boasts what Iraqis claim is the Middle East's tallest tower (erected in competition with Kuwait), the region's only double-decker bridge and a complete reconstruction of the world's oldest palace at nearby Babylon.

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As much as 150, 000 gallons of ultra-low sulfur diesel and about 12, 000 gallons of other petroleum products are on board the Kulluk, a double-hulled steel vessel with a helicopter landing pad and tower in the middle designed for drilling in Arctic waters.

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Regulators and industry talk past each other, while the ivory tower tries to cut through the middle.

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"In the instance of the Linked Hybrids, this experience seems more like being in an observation tower, and less like being in the middle of a bustling, alive, exciting city, " he says.

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After Nobu debuts its Las Vegas tower, the hospitality group will turn its attentions to the Middle East: hotels in Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are in the works.

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Some apartments rise on a diagonal across the middle of the lot, with a staggered row of terraces rising up toward the tower.

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His 80th birthday party, a grand picnic in the middle of the Champ de Mars, featured a cake depicting scenes from his life: a ten-metre tower of ganache and meringue decked in blown sugar, spun sugar and royal icing.

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