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MOON Resort and Casino: Contract Award & Development Team Update.


Entertainment Editors/Business Editors

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 5, 2003

Michael R. Henderson, Creator MOON, today announced the award of the contract to create the five man made islands which will form the land for MOON. Marine contractors VAN OORD ACZ ACZ Ace Combat Zero (game)
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 of The Netherlands will carry out all the dredging dredging, process of excavating materials underwater. It is used to deepen waterways, harbors, and docks and for mining alluvial mineral deposits, including tin, gold, and diamonds. , land re-claimation and rock shoring for a fee of approximately US $500 million. This fee is subject to certain final location criteria.

Additionally the team at TCS (Transportation Control System) A widely used integrated information system for railroad transportation developed by the Missouri Pacific Railroad Company in the late 1960s and early 1970s. It was later implemented by Union Pacific when the companies merged.  John Huxley of London England have been awarded the design and installation contract of the 1000 gaming tables to be fitted into MOON's casino, which when complete will be the worlds largest at some 600,000sqft (56k-sqm). "We are extremely proud to have been selected as part of MOON"s development team. As market leaders in the design and build of custom gaming equipment, this project is ideal for TCS John Huxley" said David Heap the Executive Vice President of TCS John Huxley.

Design updates include additional spheres bringing the total number to 88, housing 22,000 - 5000 sqft (464 sqm) fully furnished five star luxury Condominiums. These units will sell for US $1.2 million each and will account for a substantial portion of MOON's overall real estate revenue of some US $33 billion. In addition a second 18 hole Golf Course has been added to cope with anticipated demand. A spectacular half moon Yacht club and futuristic fu·tur·is·tic  
adj.
1. Of or relating to the future.

2.
a. Of, characterized by, or expressing a vision of the future: futuristic decor.

b.
 Golf Clubhouse have been added. The tennis facility has been increased and now encompasses 18 grass courts and two championship center courts making it one of the largest tennis facilities in the world. Overall height of the main hotel is now 1312 ft (400 meters) making MOON the largest and tallest hotel in the world. Indeed MOON's hotel superstructure superstructure /su·per·struc·ture/ (soo´per-struk?chur) the overlying or visible portion of a structure.

su·per·struc·ture
n.
A structure above the surface.
 is so large the famed Burj Al Arab The Burj Al Arab (Arabic: برج العرب, "Tower of the Arabs") is a luxury hotel in Dubai, United Arab Emirates managed by the Jumeirah Group and built by Said Khalil. It was designed by Tom Wright of WS Atkins PLC.  hotel in Dubai, will fit in the lobby and atrium atrium (ā`trēəm), term for an interior court in Roman domestic architecture and also for a type of entrance court in early Christian churches. The Roman atrium was an unroofed or partially roofed area with rooms opening from it.  of MOON. The Lunar Colony attraction, a US $400 million dollar adventure to the lunar surface The lunar surface (or the surface of the moon) differs greatly from that of Earth. Different topography exists and soil composition and properties differ. Environmental factors affect the lunar surface. , has been moved into the main resort complex. The inner harbor The Inner Harbor is a historic seaport, tourist attraction, and iconic landmark of the City of Baltimore, Maryland. The harbor itself is actually the end of the Northwest Branch of the Patapsco River and includes any water west of a line drawn between the National Aquarium in  facility has been extended to allow for the hosting of international sailing regattas and world class power boating events. The outer breakwater breakwater, offshore structure to protect a harbor from wave energy or deflect currents. When it also serves as a pier, it is called a quay; when covered by a roadway it is called a mole.  now hosts 5 cruise ship terminals, to allow for visiting liners of distinction.

Henderson commented on the location for MOON. "Understandably there is much global speculation as to the location for MOON. Currently we are focused on the Middle East, Far East and the Caribbean. We expect to have concluded this global search for the ideal location within the next few months."

The following new team members have been added to the already staggering list of international expertise who collectively will bring MOON to life. "We are indeed very privileged to have these companies on board" Henderson commented.

Mechanical and Electrical Engineers - Rybka - Toronto Canada.
Mechanical and Electrical Engineers - MCW Consultants - Toronto
 Canada.
Consulting, Foodservice / Waste / Materials Handling - Cini
 Little - Toronto Canada.
Golf Course Design - Olsen Beatty Hnatiuk - Vancouver Canada.
Digital Architecture - RAPT Digital Productions - Toronto Canada.
Robotics - International Robotics Inc - New York USA.
Web Design - Azimuth Designs - Vancouver Canada.
Scale Model manufacturer - B&B Scale Models - Vancouver Canada.
Planet Sphere attraction - Waterfountains Inc - California USA.
Foundation Contractors - Swissboring - Cesena Italy.
Acoustic Consultants - PMK - Dallas Texas.
Consulting Engineers - RWDI - Guelph Canada
Bespoke Gaming Equipment - TCS John Huxley - London England.
Project Feasibility Consulting - Baker Leisure Group - Orlando USA
Theater and Entertainment Design - Sceno Plus - Montreal Canada


About MOON

When completed in 2009-10 MOON will be the world's most spectacular resort and real estate development. The project is a tribute to earth's closest celestial ce·les·tial  
adj.
1. Of or relating to the sky or the heavens: Planets are celestial bodies.

2. Of or relating to heaven; divine: celestial beings.

3.
 partner and as such is built on an enormous scale never before attempted. MOON will comprise of five man made islands which will house the Casino, Hotel, Resort, Real Estate and Sports attractions. MOON will be brought to life by the worlds "Best of the Best" and when opened will truly represent "the first wonder out of this world."
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