Sunday, July 7, 2013

QE2 to become a floating luxury hotel - gulfnews.com

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QE2 to become a floating luxury hotel
gulfnews.com
The ownership of the vessel has been transferred to a new Dubai-based entity QE2 Shipping LLC. “All parties have agreed to the change of ownership and business of the ship,” Buamim said. The ship is managed by QE2 Holdings, a consortium of private ...

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Famous cruise liner QE2 to be converted into hotel - 7DAYS

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Famous cruise liner QE2 to be converted into hotel
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The famous QE2 cruise liner is to leave Dubai before the year is out and sail to China to be converted into a luxury hotel, it has been confirmed today. The luxury vessel has ... He promised a “gala sail-off party” before the ship's departure. Having been made ...

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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October - La Crosse Tribune

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Storied QE2 liner set to depart Dubai in October
La Crosse Tribune
An official involved in the transformation of the storied passenger liner Queen Elizabeth 2 into a floating hotel says the ship will set sail in October for Asia to begin the $90 million overhaul. But full details remain under wraps. The Singapore-based group ...

The QE2 'New Life' is shaping the future of an icon - Arabian Supply Chain

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The QE2 'New Life' is shaping the future of an icon
Arabian Supply Chain
Dubai Drydocks World chairman Khamis Juma Buamim has announced the transfer of ownership of the iconic QE2 vessel to a new entity called QE2 Shipping LLC. The QE2 is being converted to a floating luxury hotel at Drydocks World and Buamim ...

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Monday, June 17, 2013

Asteroid 1998 QE2 Is A completely Different Type Of Space Rock Say Scientists - Huffington Post UK

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Is A completely Different Type Of Space Rock Say Scientists
Huffington Post UK
An asteroid nine-times the size of an ocean liner that flew past us on a "near-Earth" trajectory last month is an entirely new type of space rock, scientists have discovered. Asteroid 1998 QE2, which even has its own moon, was tracked as it passed with astronomers at ... The asteroid was discovered in 1998 by the prestigious Massachusetts Institute of Technology and, despite the comparisons, was not named for the QE2 cruise ship. Its size has instead been more accurately compared to San Francisco's Golden Gate ...

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Friday, June 14, 2013

Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon - Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)

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Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon
Virtual-Strategy Magazine (press release)
... provisional designation “1998 QE2” reflects the mid-August 1998 discovery date of this asteroid and is not related to the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner, though a similarity of the asteroid's name to that of a cruise ship makes for interesting size comparisons.

Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon - Watch List News (press release)

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Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon
Watch List News (press release)
... provisional designation “1998 QE2” reflects the mid-August 1998 discovery date of this asteroid and is not related to the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner, though a similarity of the asteroid's name to that of a cruise ship makes for interesting size comparisons.

Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon - PR Web (press release)

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Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon
PR Web (press release)
... provisional designation “1998 QE2” reflects the mid-August 1998 discovery date of this asteroid and is not related to the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner, though a similarity of the asteroid's name to that of a cruise ship makes for interesting size comparisons.

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Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon - DigitalJournal.com (press release)

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Arecibo Radar Sees Asteroid 1998 QE2 and Moon
DigitalJournal.com (press release)
... provisional designation “1998 QE2” reflects the mid-August 1998 discovery date of this asteroid and is not related to the Queen Elizabeth II ocean liner, though a similarity of the asteroid's name to that of a cruise ship makes for interesting size comparisons.

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Monday, June 3, 2013

Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flies with an Alien Ship, Not a Moon - Headlines & Global News

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 Flies with an Alien Ship, Not a Moon
Headlines & Global News
News about the Asteroid 1998 QE2 that passed by Earth last May 31 was not alone. It has an alien ship with it. This was the speculation of Scott C. Waring which he posted in his website UFO Sightings Daily today along with a picture that shows the asteroid ...

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Saturday, June 1, 2013

'QE2' asteroid sails just 3.6million miles past the Earth TONIGHT - and scientists ... - Daily Mail

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'QE2' asteroid sails just 3.6million miles past the Earth TONIGHT - and scientists ...
Daily Mail
Scientists have named the asteroid 1998 QE2 but the name has nothing to do with the transatlantic Cunard liner - it follows a code used for newly-discovered asteroids by the US Minor Planet Centre in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Scroll down for video.

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 will come within about 3.6 million miles at its closest ... - Daily Press

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Asteroid 1998 QE2 will come within about 3.6 million miles at its closest ...
Daily Press
An asteroid nine times the length of the Queen Elizabeth 2 ocean liner is swanning past Earth on Friday, giving astronomers their first chance to study the big rock with big radar telescopes. Called the QE2, the asteroid isn't one of the potentially hazardous ...

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today - Utah Public Radio

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Huge Asteroid Makes Its Closest Pass To Earth Today
Utah Public Radio
An asteroid nine times the size of a cruise ship is dropping by Earth on Friday, and it's not coming alone. Asteroid 1998 QE2 will be about 3.6 million miles from our planet at its closest approach. And its proximity has already given scientists a surprise: It has its ...

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Asteroid strategy: To deflect you must detect - Florida Today

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Asteroid strategy: To deflect you must detect
Florida Today
About 1.7 miles in diameter — or, nine times longer than a cruise ship — Asteroid 1998 QE2 made its closest approach to Earth at 4:59 p.m. today. / NASA PHOTO. Today's poll question. Should we develop plans to destroy or divert asteroids that come too ...

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Asteroid passes within 3.6 million miles of Earth - CBS42

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Asteroid passes within 3.6 million miles of Earth
CBS42
NASA scientists are getting a rare look at the asteroid, and they say it's 1.7 miles wide – or nine times larger than the cruise ship Queen Elizabeth 2. Experts hope information from the 1998 QE2 will help build future defenses against asteroid strikes.

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