Google Arabic
Ever since it was launched in 1996, Google has been going global. The expansion includes everything from Afghanistan to Zambia including large countries as well as lost islands of the pacific.
What is the difference between the different Google falvors you ask?
I tried several searches on Google UK and Google Saudi Arabia, the results are very similar. You could actually get the results of Saudi Arabia by personalizing search options on Google UK. The way I see it, a Google flavor is just a specific configuration of the real Google (the .com Google).
Let’s take a closer look to the arab world where Google is relatively new. Current Google Arabia flavors include:
Bahrein: www.google.com.bh
Egypt: www.google.com.eg
Jordan: www.google.jo
Oman: www.google.com.om
Saudi Arabia: www.google.com.sa
United Arab Emirates: www.google.ae
No sign of Google Lebanon yet but for what it’s worth, I don’t really think it might do any difference if it was launched or not. It’s just another paperwrap for another Google can.
Cafepress Shop v1.03
I just released Cafepress Shop v1.03 for Xoops. The older version doesn’t work correctly any more due to changes on the Cafepress.com web site. So here is Cafepress Shop v1.03 with the regular features plus an update checker and fail safe mode option. Can also be used by Cafepress Premium Shop owners.
Change Log
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- Fixed several bugs resulting from changes on the Cafepress.com web site
- Added a Fail Safe Mode option, which enables or disables the item page
- Added a check update feature. When a new version is release, you’ll receive a message in the administration menu
Red Bull Paperwings
Red Bull (the energy drink) is organizing a world wide paper plane competition in about 48 countries (including Lebanon). When I saw the poster ad for the first time, I though it was a joke too, but no… It’s all real. Flying paper planes is a passion shared by many, Paper planes associations even exist and that’s no joke either. Back to the competition: each country holds national qualifiers, opened to university students, and winners fly to Salzburg, Austria on the 5th and 6th of May 2006 to compete in the world wide Red Bull Paperwings event.
Three categories to compete for:
- Largest distance: awarded to plane that flies the largest distance between lift-off and landing point. World record is currently 58.82 m and held by American Toni Fletch.
- Longest airtime: awarded to plane that manages to stay in the air the longest. World record is currently 27.6 sec and held by American Ken Blackburn.
- Aerobatics: awarded to plane that achieves the most creative flight performance. A jury is responsible of grading the performance.
Taking part in the Lebanese qualifiers was fun: 50 participants, 3 hours of non-stop flying planes, 3 lucky winners (one in each category) and a certainly a good mood. Red Bull does indeed Give You Wings…
Nice Paper Planes Sites:
Worksman Fliers Club
Ken Blackburn’s Paper Airplanes
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