It takes its name from the huge, red rock that stands aloof in the desert, towering above a narrow ridge that points towards it like an arrow.

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The purpose, he says, is to evoke joy through spectacular beauty, a feat he intends to achieve by painting the 410, 000 barrels, producing a three-dimensional mosaic of red and blue and yellow in the desert 100 miles outside Abu Dhabi City.

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David (David Wissak), who is some sort of location scout, and Katia (Katia Golubeva), a French-speaking Russian girl with no apparent occupation or interests, drive in a red Hummer through the sinister high desert of California.

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In addition to the three goals given up in their regular-season opener, the Red Bulls conceded nine goals in four games at last month's Desert Diamond Cup preseason tournament.

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