After a long wait that drove most O2 GT-I5700 owners mad, there's at last an official update to Android  2.1 "éclair" available through NPS.

You know, I think it comes from a cultural difference, this French way of winning their qualification to the FWC2010.

In English, there's this expression "Winning hands down". The origin is supposed to come from the horse racing world where a jockey would win so easily that he could afford to release the grip on the horse's reins.

I could not find the origin  of the French equivalent expression which is: "Gagner haut la main"(Winning hand high)...but now I guess it comes from soccer!

If you are living on the Emerald Island, and in the Banner county in particular, it is quite difficult to ignore that Muhammad Ali is coming on the 1st of September in the Information Age Town (everything is decoded below). My off topic category is there for events like this.






I like the 2 videos below (not embeddable, sorry) showing the boxer's great sense of humour:

Muhammad Ali talks about his Irish origins (Interview on RTE Irish TV 1960s)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B-kKKXB2_ZI

Interview clips of Muhammad Ali (1971, 1974, 1975 and 1981)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bnz77QSu2HA

If you happen to cross the town of Ennis on that 1st of September, and depending if you're a fan or not, you should know what places to reach, or to avoid with the program of his visit:

• All Day - Muhammad Ali Exhibition, at Glor Irish Music Centre
• 1.00-3.30pm - Public event at Abbey Street Car Park
• 3.00pm - Civic Reception at Waterpark House, Drumbiggle (Muhammad Ali will embark on drive through Ennis town following this event). Please note that the Civic Reception is a closed event.
• 3.00-4.30pm - Street entertainment at O'Connell Square, Abbey St. and O'Connell St.
• 3.15-4.30pm - Live entertainment, Temple Gate Plaza
• 3.15-4.30pm - Live entertainment, Turnpike
• 3.00pm (free admission), 8.00pm (ticketed only) - Showing of 'When We Were Kings' at Glor Irish Music Centre. Proceeds in aid of The Parkinson's Association Of Ireland

Source: http://www.clare.fm/news/muhammad-ali-itinerary


Translation:
Emerald Island = Ireland
Banner County = Clare
Information Age Town = Ennis (but that's Irish Geek humour!)
















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This USB rocket launcher seemed appropriate to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission.


I usually don't like to waste my precious USB ports with useless things, but I'll probably make an exception for this one... one day.