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Morris Dovey wrote:
On 4/26/2010 12:35 PM, Sonny wrote:
I Googled "terryking.us" and found quite a bit. "About KAUST",
meaning King Abdullah University of Science and Technology, in Jeddah,
Saudi Arabia. I am puzzled as to why the King can't afford a top-
notch shop, rather than looking for bargains for machinery.

The KSA can afford a great deal, but universities everywhere operate on
budgets and departments compete (vigorously) for resources. The name of
the game is to stretch whatever budget you have just as far as you can.

The expensive part will be growing the trees...

Well, I understand they've set a _date_ to start.