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Anyone have any success in shipping Ipod to China? I don't know if something like that is allow or would reach it's destination. Please advise.

I found this software by accident. In itself, the Pleco products for iPhone are really a great resource. However I found the $15 add-on OCR too good to pass up. Just point your iPhone camera at a Chinese character or line of characters and it will translate in real time. Won't work so well if it's handwriting or fancy text, but if your trying to interpret labels on buttons on your latest Chinese appliance, this is real useful. Check it out.

Good story, thanks for sharing.

The demo looks nifty, I'm picking this up for my coming trip. Hopefully it will come in handy...

Really was a great movie. Thanks Steve for the posting. Not many movies put a lump in my throat but this was one of them. Anyone that has not seen it, please find the time to see it.

Your right they do, but it's the record labels and movie studios trying to protect their profit center. If people can download a movie or latest album off the net, then they won't be buying it from legitimate sources. The torrent software is bad in one way, you download the stuff, and because it works as distributed network, it automatically sets your computer up a server too. So not only are you downloading the stuff for personal use, your also distributing it. That looks really bad when it comes time to prosecute the ignorant torrent user for distributing copy-write materials.

I don't use torrents, unless as a last resort. I use the usenet, much safer from a virus perspective and from a problem standpoint. When you download via a torrent, you are basically downloading from many different internet users. You have no idea whom those users are, and depending what your downloading. If you just happen to be downloading the latest song or movie, and one of those torrent computers just happens to be owned by the FBI, they now have your IP address and know what your downloading. Usenet is much faster and safer, although it's not usually free to access it. Since I can sleep at night without worry, I think it's money well spent.

I found it, and with English subtitles. I'll watch it this weekend. I found it under the title "Aftershocks"

I ended up seeking the Yelp directory and found an excellent Japanese place. A bit on the pricy side, but well worth it if you want to treat yourself. Kotubuki

I'll be on the West coast in Irvine, CA starting tomorrow till the end of the week and was wondering if anyone knows of any decent Chinese restaurants near there? Tim B

This video has been removed due to terms of use violation. What is the title of the movie? Perhaps I can find it on the Usenet.

Perhaps someone can translate the text. I don't believe it's found in China. Alien Body Found

Foxconn makes other things besides the iphone. I wonder why Apple is the only company that publicly has stated they would help subsidize a pay raise for foxconn employees. Among other things, Foxconn produces the Mac mini, the iPod, the iPad, and the iPhone for Apple Inc.; Intel-branded motherboards for Intel Corp.; various orders for American computer manufacturers Dell and Hewlett-Packard; motherboards for UK computer manufacturer Zoostorm; the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation 3 for Sony; the Wii for Nintendo; the Xbox 360 for Microsoft, cell phones for Motorola, the Amazon Kindle, and Cisco equipment. Foxconn is the iPhone maker in Shenzhen, famous for its rash of suicides. Guess Jobs is trying to bribe his slaves not to kill themselves. Wasn't Phil Knight and Nike raked over the coals for underpaying his foreign workers? And this company was only paying 900 RMB per month? In Shenzhen??? Everyone - run out and buy an iPhone.

Watched an interesting show about interpretations of ancient cultures and how some believe some figures from different cultures were thought to be gods and such. One such person was Huang-Di, also known as the Yellow Emperor. Huang-di info They described in the show that people of those times didn't know how to articulate words like spaceship, and such, so they used words like Bird or Dragon. Legend has it that Huang-Di was thought to come from a Flying "Dragon" and after his 100 year rule, a flying dragon came from the heavens and took him away" They imply that Huang-di was actually of alien origin. Somewhat interesting theory.

I came across this and thought it relevant. Anyone disagree with this persons views? Email from a Chinese on China's bubble

I thought was the case, but was not sure.... glad you mentioned this... the URL I mentioned was wrong as I meant this.

This is what I use, works well and it's cheap. http://www.talk2china.com/english/

Yes, I'm all about protecting myself and my assets if it goes that way. A good real estate lawyer and CPA in case there are any tax implications.

I'm trying to weigh my future options and decide a best course of action for my situation. Right now I've got a job and great credit. The problem is due to a divorce, and taking a 2nd mortgage, and the bubble collapse, there is little to no equity in my home. A large chunk of my income goes to the mortgage and property tax. It does not leave me with a lot of $$ for beginning a new marriage and the long immigration process. I'm going to try to sell my home and get into something more affordable. I would expect this to go to short sale, but from what I read, the larger banks have no financial incentive to accept short sales because it's more profitable to foreclose. In any case, I've also looked at the strategic default option, and I could consider this route. If I went that route, and my credit got trashed, could I expect this to effect the K1 or K3 visa process? Please advise.

Good advise. Hmmm...

Thanks for the links Roger. If those don't scare you enough, you can always read and watch the video's here. Chris Martinson - Crash Course

Almost as cold as my ex-girfriend from Harbin...

Been considering getting the girlfriend a laptop and I really don't want to go the PC route if I can help it. I discovered these and think it will be useful for learning the Macintosh Operating system. Mac Training In Mandarin

Great story. Not many people would take everything they own and move to China. He truly loves China. DR. William Brown

Yes, your right. I told her very much the same, that this does not effect us. Thanks for the input.