See whats new with the latest iPhone 3G video guide. A 10 minute video clip that will guide you through all the features of iPhone.

This is a funny parody video clip providing a guided tour to iPhone 3G courtesy of the guys at Funny or Die.
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My July 4th this year was a bit different than one's I've had in the past.  The Olympic Torch came through Xi'an today.  So instead of sporting my American pride on my home country's independence day, it was all about China for me today.

Xi'an's torch ceremony started at the Small Wild Goose Pagoda, then wound its way to the Big Wild Goose Pagoda, and then finally to Tang Paradise.

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Miss New Zealand Samantha Powell was photographed posing in a swimsuit in Nha Trang city June 30, 2008.
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I've previously tried to explain the concept of laowainess, but the longer I live in China, the worser my English gets. Just in case you're still unclear and, for some strange reason, a little curious, feel free to take the following test.

(With apologies to Jeff Foxworthy)

If you look before crossing the street, you might be a laowai.
If you carry tissue for any purpose other than to use as toilet paper…
If you look for the back of the line…
If you think there should be a line…
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With Marina Silva’s resignation as Brazil’s environment minister, the Amazon has lost a great champion. Why did she quit, and what does the rain forest’s future hold? Tom Phillips hears her story.
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The American president has made up his mind. He’s going to attend the Olympic opening ceremony in Beijing. If it is true that the Chinese leadership had promised the IOC significant improvements in its human rights record, it is probably fair to say that Bush’s policy towards China isn’t principled.
That will come as a disappointment for [...]

Date: Jul 4th 2008 11:27p.m.

Contributed by:
davidfeng

Who This Is For: People with more than one car who live in a family and want to remain mobile during Games time; Beijingers interested in getting to the wrong end of the Straits; and everyone else

Countdowns: 35 days before the Olympics, 64 days before the Paralympics

On Page One...
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Recently, many blogs have been commenting about how Xiaonei.com (The Chinese version of Facebook) blatantly copied its website design off of Facebook. So I thought, if Xiaonei is the Chinese version of Facebook, can I register Premier Wen Jiabao or President Hu Jintao on Xiaonei like the ones on Facebook.
Not surprisingly, I cannot (the [...]

Meg: Aren’t you leaving for work soon?
Eric: No, Meg. In this country we have a holiday called Independence Day, and most people have that day off from work.
Meg: Oh, right, it’s that day when a couple people light off a few fireworks. Boring!
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