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ABU DHABI (AFP) – Christmas came in extravagant fashion to the Muslim desert emirate of Abu Dhabi as a glitzy hotel unveiled a bejewelled Christmas tree valued at more than 11 million dollars on Wednesday. It is the “most expensive Christmas tree ever,” with a “value of over 11 million dollars,” said Hans Olbertz, general manager of Emirates Palace hotel, at its inauguration. The 13-metre (40-foot) faux evergreen, located in the gold leaf-bedecked rotunda of the hotel, is decorated with silver and gold bows, ball-shaped ornaments and small white lights. But the necklaces, earrings and other jewellery draped around the tree’s branches are what give it a record value. It holds a total of 181 diamonds, pearls, emeralds, sapphires and other precious stones, said Khalifa Khouri, owner of Style Gallery, which provided the jewellery. “The tree itself is about 10,000 dollars,” Olbertz said. “The jewellery has a value of over 11 million dollars — I think 11.4, 11.5.” This will probably be an entry into the Guinness book of world records, Olbertz said, adding that Emirates Palace planned to contact the organisation about the tree which is to stay until the end of the year. Asked if the tree might offend religious sensibilities in the United Arab Emirates, where the vast majority of the local population is Muslim, Olbertz said he did not think it would. “It’s a very liberal country,” he said. The hotel has had a Christmas tree up in previous years, but this year “we said we have to do something different,” and the hotel’s marketing team hatched the plan, said Olbertz. The tree is not the first extravagant offering from Emirates Palace — a massive, dome-topped hotel sitting amid fountains and carefully manicured lawns. The hotel, which bills itself as seven-star, in February introduced a package for a seven-day stay priced at one million dollars. Takers of the package have a private butler and a chauffeur driven Maybach luxury car at their disposal during their stay, as well as a private jet available for trips to other countries in the region. And in May, the hotel opened a gold vending machine, becoming the first place outside Germany to install “gold to go, the world’s first gold vending machine,” said Ex Oriente Lux AG, the German company behind the machine. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. – Tim Tebow’s battered ribs are casting doubt and raising concerns in Denver. Is the rookie quarterback going to make his home debut with the Broncos on Saturday night after missing two practices this week? More importantly, will the former Florida star have to alter his physical style of play now that he’s in the bigger, badder NFL? Coach Josh McDaniels isn’t saying whether Tebow is in or out when the Detroit Lions visit Invesco Field, but he is adamant that Tebow doesn’t have to abandon his reckless abandon. Tebow was known for running the football at Florida, where he won two national titles and a Heisman Trophy, and he never really had to slide or go out of bounds much in college, where at 6-foot-3 and 245 pounds, he was bigger and stronger than many of his pursuers. However, he’s still adjusting to the faster pro game and he absorbed some vicious hits in his debut Sunday night at Cincinnati, where he was welcomed to the league by safety Jeromy Miles on a blitz he never saw coming even though it wasn’t on his blind side. Tebow evidently suffered bruised ribs on the game’s final play when Bengals linebacker Abdul Hodge blasted him on his left side as he scrambled into the end zone for a 7-yard TD and bowled over Kyries Hebert, leaving the safety woozy. After the game, which Cincinnati won 33-24, Tebow sported a large, nasty red scrape across the lower left side of his back. He practiced 48 hours later but didn’t do wind sprints and he left the field during warmups Wednesday, then didn’t even come out of the building on Thursday, much to the disappointment of the throngs of Tebowmaniacs attending the Broncos’ final training camp workout that was open to the public. Tebow, who wasn’t made available to reporters this week, said when camp started that he was eager for the hard hits, and McDaniels isn’t rushing to change Tebow’s running ways. “Had he not tried to get it in on the last play of the game, I’m sure that would have been a bigger story,” McDaniels said Thursday. “So, no. If it’s the first quarter and you get a first down on the scramble, yeah, you try to preserve your body. I think that’s the smartest thing to do. He hasn’t been in that situation yet.” Some hits are unavoidable, others unnecessary, and Tebow will certainly be lectured about preserving his health. But McDaniels disputes the notion that Tebow shouldn’t have gone all out for the end zone for a meaningless touchdown in a game that didn’t really matter. “To judge him on what happened the other night in terms of being reckless I would say is very unfair,” McDaniels said. “What he did the other night I hope all of our guys would have done, no matter who it was. Yeah, it’s part of his game. But I’m sure he’ll learn either the easy way or the hard way that you want to stay in this league as long as you can and we’ll help him do that.” In an interview with The Associated Press later Thursday, McDaniels said Tebow’s aggressive style is what gives him a chance to succeed in the NFL and he won’t try to coach that out of him. “I think that’s part of his toughness. Do we expect him to try to take care of his body and try to protect himself if that’s at all possible and it’s not worth the risk? Yeah,” McDaniels said. “But I think if there’s certain situations like there was the other night where it’s the last play of the game, I think that most quarterbacks would try to get themselves in the end zone. “That’s part of his style and that’s part of what made him great in college and it’s probably what will make him a good player — if that’s what he becomes in this league.” Asked if he felt defenders might try to hit Tebow harder because of his celebrity status that’s almost unheard of for a rookie and certainly unparalleled for a No. 3 quarterback, McDaniels had his doubts that tacklers would ratchet it up for anybody, much less Tebow. “They should probably be careful if they do that. I think the other guy got knocked out,” McDaniels said. “You know, he’s a big guy. He’s 245 pounds. He can take care of himself.” Asked about Tebow’s status for Saturday night, McDaniels demurred. “There’s a chance that a lot of those guys that aren’t out here won’t play,” McDaniels said. “We are just going to see in the next 24 to 36 hours how all of them respond to the treatment they are getting. … We are not going to worry about trying to hurry anybody back for this game.” Before the extent of Tebow’s injury was realized, McDaniels said he planned to play him most of the second half against Detroit. But Tebow might have to wait until the Pittsburgh game on Aug. 29, when McDaniels was planning to go with his starters, including Kyle Orton, most of the way and his primary backups, Brady Quinn among them, in the fourth quarter. That means Tebow might not play again until the preseason finale at Minnesota on Sept. 2, denying Broncos fans a chance of seeing him in action at Invesco Field unless he earns playing time in the regular season. NOTES: The Broncos announced on Twitter that they had released OL Dustin Fry. They signed free agent DL Jason Hunter, a fifth-year pro who played in Green Bay and Detroit. Follow Yahoo! News on Twitter , become a fan on Facebook

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