Randy W

Well, make that everyone except David then. Seriously, I think pinyin could help standardize pronunciations across China, except that that there are regional variations in it and the way it's pronounce - "s" vs "sh" vs "x", and "y" vs "r", for example. One reason I'm not trying to learn Chinese is that my wife's accent is different from what's on the CD's.

The topic title - "pinyin software" refers to computers, as did your original post and the post we WERE talking about Nobody's going to argue against pinyin - this topic WAS about computers. Yes, pinyin is good, and your program is useful.

They are not there to double-check the consulate's work - don't worry about it' Just an over-zealous paper checker.

Remember that pinyin is only understood by SOME (Okay most) Mandarin speakers. For the most part, you don't see it on web pages or in print. So pinyin is typically used as a input method for Chinese characters, which are understood by most everyone in China. thats what i said A pinyin input system typically does not recognize context - it will give you a list of Chinese characters, like the one I showed. You then would choose the appropriate one. You seem to be inputting pinyin, and not worrying about the Chinese characters. Fine, but as far as I know, this is not in common usage.

Remember that pinyin is only understood by SOME (Okay most) Mandarin speakers. For the most part, you don't see it on web pages or in print. So pinyin is typically used as a input method for Chinese characters, which are understood by most everyone in China.

Just for ju¨¦ - many to choose from before you have an actual Chinese character ¾ó ju¨¦ crabby; tough Øã ju¨¦ chisel; engrave ØÊ ju¨¦ his; its àå ju¨¦ loud laughter ½À ju¨¦ to chew æÞ ju¨¦ larvae of mosquito ŒÖ ju¨¦ hemp sandals áÈ ju¨¦ towering as a peak Ž@ ju¨¦ sacrificial vessel ‘Ý ju¨¦ fear; be in awe; sudden glance ¾ñ ju¨¦ dig; pick ¾ò ju¨¦ dig ¾ð ju¨¦ seize (bird or animal) èö ju¨¦ rafter; malus toringo éÓ ju¨¦ a peg; low post ›Q ¾ö ju¨¦ breach (a dyke); to decide; to determine ˆ ju¨¦ bubble up ìß ju¨¦ torch ¾ô ju¨¦ nobility; (ancient wine holder with 3 legs and loop handle) â± ju¨¦ unruly; rude «P ju¨¦ a large ape found in W. China «i ju¨¦ half-circle jade ring «k çå ju¨¦ gems mounted together ­W ju¨¦ half-circle jade ring ¯‹ ju¨¦ to hiccup; the humours of the body ÛÇ ju¨¦ (surname); glance fearfully ½^ ¾ø ju¨¦ cut short; extinct; to disappear; to vanish; absolutely; by no means Ä_ ½Å ju¨¦ role Ä” ju¨¦ palate; sausage Ê… ju¨¦ coarse grass used to show rank Þ§ ju¨¦ Pteridium aquilinum Ïp ju¨¦ the Siberian jerboa ÓX ¾õ ju¨¦ feel; find that; thinking; awake; aware ½Ç ju¨¦ Chinese musical note; angle; horn õû ju¨¦ dissatisfied Ó ju¨¦ buckle; clasp; ring ÔE ¾÷ ju¨¦ farewell; secrets (of an art) ×H ÚÜ ju¨¦ deceitful Ø ju¨¦ (ape) Ú‘ ju¨¦ to gallop õê ju¨¦ stumble; trample; to kick (as a horse) Üj ju¨¦ bend; leap âf ju¨¦ to pierce, to stab; to take è‘ ju¨¦ a mattock; a billhook ø` ju¨¦ shrike

We're talking about IME's here, not the OS. Professional typists use a coded system (there is more than 1) - where they memorize key sequences of 2 to 4 keys that represent the Chinese characters. This is faster than our keyboard system, since fewer characters (and hence fewer keystrokes) are needed. There are keyboard overlays for some that help out. One method from the past is the telegraphic codes. Writing pads and character recognition are also popular, and fairly fast since fewer characters are required than in English. During the Cultural Revolution, pinyin and foreign languages were not taught. Since then, however, most students have learned the pinyin and it is most popular among them. With either the pinyin or the writing pad IME's, you select the correct character from a list of possible matches. I think either method is slightly slower than ours because of this.

I thought they were all supposed to be 16. Why does it say she is 15 here? Am I missing something? http://i51.photobucket.com/albums/f377/NinjaMD/15.jpg 15 is legal, as long as she still has a birthday coming (must be 16 in this calendar year)

??!?? Chinese computers don't use pinyin, except as one of several input methods Chinese characters are stored in memory by their unicode representations.

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NBC is broadcasting in their usual (delayed) style - you get a summary or athlete interview preceding an event, followed by a smooth transition to the start. When it's over, they focus on the winners, then transition to the medal ceremony. When it's delayed by 12 hours, they have plenty of time to get everything to fit together conveniently, and filter out anything else going on. They are mainly showing the swimming and gymnastics, volleyball, and cycling. The other events are relegated to one of the other channels, which don't have as much variety. They showed the China vs. US basketball. NBC has CNBC, Universal, and MSNBC all showing events. On Dish, we have a Mandarin channel for about 3 or 4 hours a day, a basketball channel, a soccer channel, a Team USA, and Athlete Bio's channels. Yes, with a heavy focus on the US. I'm sure if you went over the schedule and planned ahead of time, you could see about anything you wanted, but we're just sticking with the NBC (channel 2) coverage. They have covered China pretty well in the swimming, diving, and gymnastics. The CCTV coverage is filtered out. High def coverage is good, but with VERY visible flaws - pixelation due to motion and blurring from a slow shutter speed (I've even seen swimmer's arms all but disappear).

Hi, feizhu thank you so much for the goodwill wishes, we really need it at the moment, at which point we are just so thrilled at any sign of hope, yet, also shattered at any slightest sign of snag. ... SIGH!!! I told my Jerry that my heart can only survive one battle like this, and i'm doing it just be i want to be with him soooo badly, and now the drag is hurting me physically, and we haven't even begun the long journey yet! i read your time line, and got a bit confused, why is that you husband was denied the visa to America, i automaticall assume that he's an anmerican. or you are? or one of you is Japanese? as you met and got married in Japan. ... forgive me if i've been too nosey. (you dont have to answer me if you feel like to.) but i'm happy for you that every worked out the way it should be. i wish you the best. xiaomin Visitor's visas for a husband of an American citizen are hard to come by - best to do what they did next - a DCF.

My wife worked at a grocery store that did that for all employees for the first month and a half (through Dec 31) they were open. Income was reported on 1099's - find out how this restaurant does it. But your wife is no different from anyone else in this regard, as long as it is a legitimate business.

No - we haven't tried the voice recognition. Jiaying is a holy terror with the handwriting recognition, though. It almost always works for her, including the Chinese script that she uses. The stroke order is pretty well defined - the Chinese handwriter will know how to enter characters (top-to-bottom, left-to right). I think the handwriting recognition works better because of this. I even get it right sometimes.

No - we haven't tried the voice recognition. Jiaying is a holy terror with the handwriting recognition, though. It almost always works for her, including the Chinese script that she uses.

This is really quite simple - Use it to extend your K-3 status while your I-485 or I-130 is being processed. Do you plan to have her go back to China for the I-130? Or did you file an I-485? The dates on the visa are the validity dates - she must enter the US between those dates. The dates on the I-94 is the expiration date. Send in the I-539 before this date. The visa will ALWAYS expire before the I-94, since the I-94 is good for a 2 year stay. Take a deep breath, sit back, and continue waiting.

We have a Wacom writing pad and stylus, with character recognition software from TwinBridge. Thr Microsoft Japanese IME also includes Chinese character recognition, but Jiaying didn't like this because of the small size of the input area.

Be careful who you work for, but our wives are all here legally (as far as we know)

I would say go for it if you're comfortable with the company that they're not going to do anything they'd get in trouble for.

The SS card should say "Not valid for work without DHS authorization". Some will say that the NOA1 is enough. Others will tell her to wait for the card. Sometimes just the visa (as proof of eligibility for work authorization) is enough to get a job. Thr employer must have on file an I-9 for each employee, to show their eligibility. She has 90 days to produce the documentation. The EAD card is the first federally issued ID in her name that proves she is legally here. Use discretion. Others have reported being treated poorly in semi-legal jobs.

Hey - there'll be a visa in it when she gets it back - Congratulations!

One thing I don't think I've seen mentioned is that the EAD card comes with a mailer that says, "Use this section to speed your application for an extension or a replacement" You should save this to copy and mail in with the renewal, if you end up needing to renew.

You can send one based on the K-1, but it will most likely expire before you even get it - it expires with the K-1

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You will need to send them the NOA1 from the I-485 application, so you may want to wait. I'm not sure how this works when you e-file. Do they give you an address to send it to?