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Hi everyone, I’ll be in Hong Kong during the hot and humid summer months of July and August. But I am also planning to do some travelling to the nearby countries… probably to ONE of the following locations: Japan, South Korea, Taiwan, China, or Thailand
My question is: which of the places would you recommend to visit during this time of the year and what’s there to see?
Thanks!

I’m traveling the first week of March in 07.

I’m an international student, living in LA. This is the my first winter vacation in U.S. I want to visit Boston and New York, cause they are famous cities in U.S., seems first destinations that I should go. But I’m worried about the weather and transportation there cause I will go around christmas and spend about 10 days in the two cities, if I go. What’s your opinion?

The New Orleans Hornets got some good news regarding injured point guard Chris Paul on Wednesday. Paul will undergo arthroscopic surgery on his left knee on Thursday, and the diagnosis is favorable for a return before the playoffs. Paul suffered a partially torn meniscus in a game against Golden State last week. Preliminary diagnoses suggested that he’d be out of action one to two months.

Paul will have surgery in Pensacola, Florida with Dr. James Andrews of Birmingham, Alabama performing the procedure. Andrews is considered among the best in the world at treating sports related injuries, and is considered especially effective at treating knee and ligament injuries. Andrews has worked on a ‘who’s who’ of professional athletes from pro wrestler Ric Flair to New England Patriots’ QB Tom Brady.

Hornets’ coach and GM Jeff Bower sounded relatively upbeat in discussing Paul’s procedure on Wednesday:

“We are anticipating a very successful process. We look forward to his return to action at some point later on. The time frame will be determined after the surgery. I won’t speculate on that.Obviously you never want to be in this position to replace a guard like Chris Paul in the middle of the season. We want to continue to take advantage of the talent and skills that Darren [Collison] and Marcus [Thornton] have shown over the course of this season. We’re encouraged with the play of our current group and will continue to monitor that. We feel confident in their capabilities.”

Paul originally hurt his knee in a game against Golden State last Wednesday and then re-injured it on Friday night against the Chicago Bulls. He sat out Saturday’s game against Memphis. Paul averages a team-high 20.4 points and an NBA-best 11.2 assists. Darren Collison has taken over his spot in the starting lineup and has played well, including a Hornets’ rookie record 18 assists to go along with 17 points in a win over Memphis this past weekend. After the victory, Collison stressed the importance of maintaining team continuity:

“It’s nothing I haven’t seen before. We’ve been jelling with Chris, and without him I don’t think it’s going to stop us.”

New Orleans lost to Phoenix on Monday night but will play five of their next 7 games at home. It’s not a particularly easy schedule, however, with visits from improving Oklahoma City as well as Boston and Utah. The two road games are against NBA East playoff bound teams in Charlotte and Orlando, so the Hornets will have the mettle of Collison and the rest of the team tested early in Paul’s absence.

Ross Everett is a noted free lance writer specializing in sports handicapping, horse racing, hockey, clogging and falconry. He is a staff handicapper for Oddsbay and is responsible for providing daily free sports picks to a number of Internet and broadcast media outlets. He lives in Southern Nevada with three dogs and a retired racing wombat.

Want To learn how to play the piano? It can be super easy to pick up if you use the right guide. You will be surprised at how fast you can learn the basics, and not only be playing chop-sticks but be playing more complicated compositions as well. Learning the piano isn’t very difficult, but you will have to get a firm grasp of the basics – like reading music.

You may be surprised to know how many people who can play the piano, but can’t read sheet music! A very common reason for this is the fact that everybody wants to learn how to play the piano fast, often neglecting to learn how to read music first as they should. You should strive to not only read the musical notes you are playing, but be able to play while reading your music…without looking at the piano keys! While this can be difficult for some, it will help you become a better pianist. Just like typing, you should keep your eyes on your music until this becomes second nature to you.

Another little tip for beginner piano players is that not only do you need to be able to read your music as you play but you need to be reading ahead of the actual notes your playing. You stay ahead of yourself while playing so your rendition will flow smoothly. While this may be difficult at first, with a little practice you’ll be playing music you have never played before, and sound good doing it!

Keep a very light touch as you play the piano, as it is hard to play well if you are stiff and uptight. Don’t put a lot of pressure on yourself to play well, especially at first, just relax and enjoy the experience, playing the piano, or any musical instrument is supposed to be fun…right? As you learn how to read music and play the piano you will lean how to play by ear, and this can be one of the best ways to learn to play well, even songs you don’t know as the more you play the better you’re going to get. Playing the piano well is, like a lot of things in life, all about practicing and then practicing some more!

One last tip for you, to help you play the best piano, you must learn your scales as well as your chords. All musicians from beginners to professionals need to know their scales and chords. The more you know about scales chords and reading music the more it will show in your playing, and your range. Do you ever aspire to write your own music? If so, and who wouldn’t, you will need a good grasp of chords, scales, and be able to read sheet music well. Do this and you will have a big advantage over many people just beginning to nurture their musical talents.

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Success in the NFL mandates that even when teams aren’t playing their best they need to find a way to win. The Miami Dolphins found a way to win ugly in their NFL preseason battle of Florida on Thursday night. After spotting the Bucs a 6-0 lead, Miami used a late first half field goal and scored the only touchdown of the second half to comeback for the 10-6 win. The victory improved Miamis preseason NFL record to a perfect 3-0 while Tampa Bay dropped to 1-2.

A starting QB battle in Tampa was the biggest storyline of the game and veteran Byron Leftwich appears to have gained the edge over Luke McCown. Bucs coach Raheem Morris gave little indication as to his preference in postgame comments:

“Obviously you want somebody to jump up and take it. We’ll find out when we go back, look at the tape and evaluate this thing.”

McCown had a rough night, with two sacks and no points scored. He gave a verbose no comment on his status as starter:

“It’s not for me to say. … My part in it is preparing every day, being the best I can be and getting better from my mistakes. As long as I feel like I’m doing that, then I’m OK.”

Leftwich, meanwhile, was 9 of 17 for 100 yards and came up big on several third down completions. He had very little to say about the ‘QB controversy’ and instead focused on his performance:

“Hopefully, I’m the guy. I felt good. I missed a few, but I hit a few also. Luckily for me on the ones I missed, I made plays on the following play to get those first downs.”

Bucs running back Cadillac Williams returned to action after major knee surgery seven months ago. Hes been limited in the last three seasons due to injuries, but looked solid in picking up 54 yards on eight carries:

“The knee is not an issue to me. … I feel great. I’m just loving what I do.”

The game had several delays due to rain and lightening, the longest a 45 minute stoppage Dolphins QB Chad Pennington said that its hard to evaluate his team’s performance due to the strange starts and stops:

“It was a very odd game for us, as far as the rain delay, a lot of stoppages of play and things like that We were able to come out get a score before halftime and get a score after the half. We’ll build on that. We’ll be critical of ourselves and make sure we don’t let a win overshadow what we need to do to get better.”

Miami will get the NFL regular season underway against the Atlanta Falcons at The Georgia Dome on Sunday, September 13. Tampa Bay will welcome the Dallas Cowboys to The Cigar City on the same day to kick off their 2009 campaign.

Ross Everett is a experienced freelance writer who covers travel, poker and sports handicapping. He is a staff handicapper for Anatta Sports where he is responsible for providing daily free sports picks. In his spare time he enjoys fine dining, fencing and deep sea diving. He lives in Las Vegas with four dogs and a pet coyote.

If you really want something in your life than the only one stopping you from getting it is yourself. This is something that many successful helicopter pilots will tell you. If you have a passion for flying and have a particular interest in helicopters then that there is no reason that you could not become a pilot yourself..

Once you have made up your mind that this is something that you would like to go after then you need to consider several things and there are many trials ahead of you that, nevertheless may be difficult, but that you can overcome.

The first thing you must make sure of when setting your goal is that you are medically fit. There is no point in going to all the work to prepare yourself for a course that you are not going to be able to qualify for. So the first thing you want to do is ensure that you are going to be able to pass a medical exam that is equivalent to the one that you will be facing in order to get your license.

Then the next thing you need to do is really look into the cost factors as to what it will become to reach your goal. Don’t be disappointed when you realize that becoming a helicopter pilot is not going to be a cheap endeavor. It could range anywhere up to $50,000, and you are going to have to do a lot of shopping around to find out where the best schools are at the best price. The other thing that you’re going to have to take into account as well is what is close to you that offers the type of training that you want and if not are you prepared to relocate in order to do this?

Once you start looking into your training, then there are still lots of decisions to make. First of all, you need to decide whether you want to be a commercial helicopter pilot where you can put your new skills to a job environment. Or are you looking at becoming a private helicopter pilot more for enjoyment.

Most often individuals are under the misconception that commercial helicopter pilots are in the high income bracket. This is not all that factual, but again it would depend on what area of commercial flying you went into. Naturally, as you gain experience you will be higher priced as far as being paid goes.

So aside from finding a place to go and raising the money the other thing that you have to consider is are you ready to make the time commitment that becoming a helicopter pilot is going to take? It is not something that is going to happen overnight, and you are going to have to dedicate yourself. If you are not able to stay structured and attend class regularly you are basically throwing your money away because you will be paying for something that you would not have attended.

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