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In this photo dated Thursday, Aug. 2, 2012, people dine at a Lebanese restaurant overlooking to indoor ski slope in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It costs at least $49 to tackle the manufactured snow-covered slopes of indoor Ski Dubai. Watching unsteady first-timers and slick snowboarding veterans from the more modestly chilled corridors of the Mall of the Emirates doesn't cost a thing. Windows overlook both the 25-story slopes and a kiddie snow park. If you're lucky, you might just get a glimpse of the below-freezing facility's newest residents: four snow penguins. Just don't ask about the electric bill needed to chill this monstrous place this time of year, when temperatures routinely soar past 110 degrees Fahrenheit (43 degrees C).(AP Photo/Kamran Jebreili)