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October 29, 2013
The 2013-14 NBA season begins tonight when the Pacers host the Magic, the Bulls visit the Heat and the Lakers and Clippers battle for bragging rights in LA. Will Miami win a third straight title? Can Derrick Rose return to being Derrick Rose? How many teams will be tanking for a better spot in next summer's draft? I'm going with NO, YES, and 7. What else might happen?
LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony will get the most attention…but not for their play on the court. We won't get to celebrate Christmas without first hearing a constant barrage of trade rumors and free agency speculation surrounding them both.
Dwight Howard will feel left out and mention to reporters that he's not sure he should have picked Houston. He goes on to say that James Harden's beard is a distraction for the team and tells Jeremy Lin to feed him the ball more often.
Despite all of the rumors, Rajon Rondo will not be traded. Neither will Pau Gasol.
Jason Collins will eventually be picked up. A Tebow style circus will follow that team for the rest of the year.
On more than one occasion, Michael Jordan will say that he's still good enough to start for the Bobcats. After checking the standings in the Southeast division, nobody will argue with him.
Jimmer Fredette will be traded to the Utah Jazz.
Cleveland Cavaliers power forward Tristan Thompson switches shooting hands and has success with the change.
With their eye on the first pick in the draft, the Philadelphia 76ers coaching staff asks everyone on the roster to do the same saying that they will be unguardable by 2015 if they make the change now.
Kobe Bryant makes his season debut on Christmas when the Lakers host LeBron James and the Miami Heat. He will help the Lakers win games, but won't be the superstar we are used to seeing until the regular season is nearly over.
David Stern will once again fine Mark Cuban. But this time it will be for flopping after Cuban drops to the ground (on the sidelines) in disbelief of a foul call that costs his Mavericks a win.
The NBA will announce drastic changes to the All-Star Weekend. This will be the final season of the slam dunk contest.
The media will tell us that Kevin Durant and Dwayne Wade have an intense rivalry over Durant's comments that James Harden is better than Dwayne Wade. It will never play out on the court. The same can't be said for Miami and Brooklyn. Those games will be heated and lead to the suspensions of multiple players.
New Orleans and Detroit will return to the playoffs. The Lakers and Celtics will not.
Divison winners: Atlantic-Brooklyn Nets, Central-Chicago Bulls, Southeast-Miami Heat, Pacific-Golden State Warriors, Southwest-Houston Rockets, Northwest-Oklahoma City Thunder
Kevin Durant wins his first MVP award.
Oklahoma City wins the NBA title.
June 25, 2013
Alright Miami, that's enough celebrating. It's time to start getting ready for next season…starting with Thursday's draft. Many of the league experts are saying that this draft class is pretty weak and there aren't any franchise altering players available. Maybe not. But some teams will get better. I just hope it's mine.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers- Alex Len, C, Maryland
The Cavs must improve their defense if they are to make the playoffs next season. At 7-1 and 255lbs, Len will help clog up the middle and improve their rebounding as well. Unless of course the Cavs are able to pull off the trade that has been rumored since they won the lottery.
2. Orlando Magic – Ben McLemore, SG, Kansas
What do you do when you need help at every position? Take whoever you think has the best shot to become a star.
3. Washington Wizards – Otto Porter, SF, Georgetown
Porter fits the biggest hole on the roster and should be a good fit to play with John Wall.
4. Charlotte Bobcats – Nerlens Noel, C, Kentucky
After having the most balls in the draft lottery, the Bobcats dropped to the fourth pick but they still get Noel – they guy they would have picked at No. 1.
5. Phoenix Suns – Victor Oladipo, SG, Indiana
Oladipo will be a solid all-around player for Phoenix, especially defensively, where the Suns have been awful.
6. New Orleans Pelicans – Anthony Bennett, PF, UNLV
I still can't wrap my head around the switch to the Pelicans. I don't like it. Maybe Bennett will like it. Pelicans? Really? Really?
7. Sacramento Kings – Trey Burke, PG, Michigan
Burke is probably my favorite player in this draft. The Kings get a steal here.
8. Detroit Pistons – C.J. McCollum, PG, Lehigh
Here's another guy I really like. Detroit looks to be set inside with Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond so they go with a guard who will be able to score.
9. Minnesota Timberwolves – Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, SG, Georgia
I can't let the best name in the draft slip out of the top 10 can I? Besides, with Ricky Rubio and Kevin Love returning, the Twolves are going to need someone who can shoot.
10. Portland Trail Blazers – Cody Zeller, PF, Indiana
LaMarcus Aldridge needs some help inside. Aldridge gets what he wants.
11. Philadelphia 76ers – Shabazz Muhammad, SG, UCLA
Why not? Muhammad is one of those guys who could go just about anywhere in this draft. He is a risk/reward pick and the Sixers take a shot.
12. Oklahoma City Thunder – Michael Carter-Williams, PG, Syracuse
What the Thunder really need is a fully healed Russell Westbrook, so they take the best player available to give Westbrook some assistance.
13. Dallas Mavericks – $$$$$$$$$$ (Kelly Olynyk, C, Gonzaga)
Everyone knows the Mavs are looking to use this pick to acquire more cap space. We'll say they draft pick Olynky and ship him somewhere.
14. Utah Jazz – Shane Larkin, PG, Miami
Both of Utah's starting guards are free agents. Larkin fills one of those holes.
15. Milwaukee Bucks – Dennis Schroeder, PG, Germany
Brandon Jennings, Monte Ellis and J.J. Redick are all possibly going to leave town so the Bucks all a guard to the wide open roster.
16. Boston Celtics – Gorgui Dieng, C, Louisville
There are countless ways this roster could wind up by the time the season starts. Assuming Kevin Garnett isn't back, the Celtics will need a big defender.
17. Atlanta Hawks – Giannis Adetokunbo, SF, Greece
I'm not going to pretend like I know much about foreign players, but from what I've read it seems like the Hawks are interested.
18. Atlanta Hawks – Allen Crabbe, SG, California
You can never have too many shooters and the Hawks are getting one here.
19. Cleveland Cavaliers – Steven Adams, C, Pittsburgh
In a couple years Adams and Len could be a force inside for Cleveland. But the Cavs could use this pick in a trade for a veteran player to help them win now.
20. Chicago Bulls – Tim Hardaway Jr., SG, Michigan
The Bulls should have a healthy Derrick Rose back and someone like Hardaway could provide some scoring to make Rose's life easier.
21. Utah Jazz – Tony Mitchell, PF, North Texas
Utah will need another body if Paul Millsap or Al Jefferson leave town.
22. Brooklyn Nets – Jeff Withey, C, Kansas
Another big man behind Brook Lopez.
23. Indiana Pacers – Rudy Gobert, C, France
After giving the Heat all they wanted in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Pacers should look to add depth to an already strong roster.
24. New York Knicks – Jamaal Franklin, SG, San Diego St.
With Jason Kidd moving on to the coaching ranks, the Knicks get a lot younger in the backcourt.
25. Los Angeles Clippers – Isaiah Canaan, PG, Murray State
The only thing the Clippers should worry about is getting Chris Paul back. If that doesn't happen Canaan will take his place.
26. Minnesota Timberwolves – Sergey Karasev, SF, Russia
Andrei Kirilenko may leave so they replace a Russian with a Russian.
27. Denver Nuggets – Lucas Nogueira, C, Brazil
A big man who can run and block shots would fit right in with the high-tempo Nuggets.
28. San Antonio Spurs – Reggie Bullock, SF, North Carolina
This could be the guy to replace Manu Ginobili.
29. Oklahoma City Thunder – Ricky Ledo, SG, Providence
Here's an inexperienced kid that would be able to develop behind a solid roster.
30. Phoenix Suns – Mike Muscala, C, Bucknell
The Suns walk away from the first round with help in the front and back courts.
April 15, 2013
Adam Scott wins first Masters in dramatic fashion: Golf's biggest event was front and center this weekend and there were plenty of theatrics. First, there was 14-year old Tianlang Guan taking the world by storm by not only making the cut, but finishing as the youngest low amateur in the history of the tournament. Then, there was Tiger-gate, when Tiger Woods took an illegal drop that caused many to question if he should remain in the event. Finally, Adam Scott walked away with his first ever Masters win after defeating Angel Cabrera in a playoff with a birdie on the second hole. Say what you will about golf, but there are few things in the world of sports that can compare to Sunday at the Masters.
Kobe Bryant tears Achilles tendon – out for season: The Los Angeles Lakers have struggled all season with a star-studded lineup, but they may have been dealt a death blow last week. Star guard Kobe Bryant tore his Achilles tendon and will miss the rest of this season. So how did the Lakers respond to losing their best player? By promptly beating what could be the best team in the Western Conference – the San Antonio Spurs. Los Angeles' win on Sunday proved there is still life within the team. While the backcourt is in shambles (especially with Steve Nash who has missed several games), the frontcourt can still be one of the best in the league with center Dwight Howard and forwards Pau Gasol, Metta World Peace, and Antawn Jamison. The Lakers may have a more difficult time keeping up with the younger Oklahoma City Thunder, but you've got to give them a fighting chance against the Spurs if they meet in the playoffs.
Louisville defeated Michigan for the NCAA championship: A week later and it seems like old news by now, but the Louisville Cardinals won their first title under Rick Pitino with an 82-76 win over the Michigan Wolverines last Monday. Pitino became the first coach to win NCAA championships with two different teams. The Cardinals went on a tear late in the season and became the trendy pick to win the title. Nearly as important as winning the championship was that they allowed folks like me to finish respectably in their bracket pools despite a plethora of other questionable picks.
Jeff Garcia to New York Jets – ditch Tim Tebow: Former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia had some interesting comments about young quarterback Tim Tebow in a USA Today interview. Speaking about Tebow, Garcia said he just brings distraction and that having him on the Jets doesn't add anything positive. He then went on to say that starting quarterback Mark Sanchez' main competition will come from aging veteran David Garrard or little-used Greg McElroy. I won't totally disagree with Garcia that Tebow is a major distraction, but I'm not so sure he still can't contribute to the team if used effectively. I'm not of the opinion that he's an ideal starting quarterback, but there are certain packages where he can be used infrequently and make plays with his legs. Is that more valuable than what Garrard or McElroy can add? Unless one of them unseats Sanchez or plays considerably as a backup, I'd say yes.
Wrigley Field to get updated look: The Chicago Cubs announced that historic Wrigley Field will get some upgrades as part of a $500 million renovation. That will include the Field's first electronic video board. Typically I hate stuff like this, but sometimes upgrades are needed to remain competitive. And as long as there's no plan to make sweeping changes to one of the most recognizable stadiums in baseball, it's hard to complain too loudly.
January 22, 2013
San Francisco 49ers to meet Baltimore Ravens in Super Bowl: The San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Ravens advanced to the Super Bowl after wins over the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots, respectively. Both teams have played well this season, but it is a bit interesting that each road team won since home field advantage is so important. The game now sets up, of course, the Harbaugh Bowl as 49ers' head coach Jim Harbaugh will square off against his brother John, the coach of the Ravens. Be prepared to hear this particular angle played out ad nauseam over the next two weeks.
Hall of Famers Stan Musial and Earl Weaver pass away: Baseball lost two Hall of Famers last week when Stan Musial and Earl Weaver both passed away. At 82, Weaver died while on a cruise (a cause of death wasn't immediately known). He went to four World Series and won one in 1970. Musial also died over the weekend at his home at the age of 92. Stan the Man was a Hall of Famer, but you could actually argue that he was a bit underrated when it came to his pecking order on the list of the sport's all-time best players. Often overlooked for flashier names, Musial won three MVP awards, three World Series and racked up more than 3,600 hits and nearly 500 home runs. He wasn't just a Hall of Famer or the face of a franchise, but an absolute icon.
Lance Armstrong confesses to doping: In an interview with Oprah last week, Lance Armstrong finally confessed to what many had accused him of over his career – doping during his races. Regardless of what you think about Armstrong, it was a sad day for cycling. The number of clean cyclists decreased by one and Armstrong was the biggest name in the history of the sport. The fact that he cheated isn't what likely has most steaming – some fans could forgive him for that. Armstrong's biggest problem is that he was so adamant about not cheating for such a long time.
Manti Te'o involved in girlfriend hoax … or not: Ever since the regular season ended, Manti Te'o has had a rough time of things. His Notre Dame team was rolled up by Alabama in the BCS Championship and he didn't have a strong game. But last week, things got markedly more embarrassing for the star linebacker as he was involved in a strange situation. By now you've likely seen the report, but the gist of the story is that Te'o either made up a story about a girlfriend dying or was the victim of a hoax. We may never know the true story, but one thing's for certain – Manti's draft status is sinking like a rock. Some team will take a chance on him, but with a poor national championship game and girlfriend-gate, his stock is falling.
NBA All-Star starters named: The NBA's starters for the All-Star game were named and Kobe Bryant was voted as one for the 15th straight time – a league record. If you needed any more proof that a handful of teams dominate the fans' consciousness, look no farther than the two rosters. Four of the league's premier teams, the Los Angeles Lakers, Los Angeles Clippers, Miami Heat, and Boston Celtics each had two players. Carmelo Anthony of the Knicks and Kevin Durant of the Thunder were the other two players to make it. As far as snubs go, Paul Pierce or Chris Bosh probably deserved to start ahead of Kevin Garnett. But all in all, the fans did a reasonably good job.
The NHL is back: The NHL got underway with a slate of games over the weekend. The highlight was seeing the Pittsburgh Penguins and Philadelphia Flyers, two favorites to reach the Stanley Cup finals, square off on Opening Day. It wasn't the crispest of games and the play was a bit sloppy, but the players will quickly round into shape. The important thing is that with the football season winding down, hockey is getting underway just in time to give sports fans another option.
Mayor injures himself before Ray Lewis dance (seriously): Denver mayor Michael Hancock, having lost a bet to Baltimore mayor Stephanie Rawlings-Blake, had to pay up. After the Baltimore Ravens knocked off the Denver Broncos, Hancock was forced to do Ray Lewis' famed warm-up dance. An original report stated that he injured himself actually practicing for the performance. Later, it was reported that he injured himself at a western stock show of all places. Either way, the mayoral bets are a bit ridiculous and we'd all be better off if they just went away. But as for the origins of the injury (which, by the way, is so severe that Hancock can't actually perform the dance to pay off the bet), I'm going with the first report – it just makes for a better story.
No. 1 Louisville dethroned: For the second time in as many weeks, we'll have a new No. 1 in college basketball after the Louisville Cardinals were upset by Syracuse on Saturday, 70-68. Duke is once again the #1 team in men's college basketball. The bigger question is for how long?
November 7, 2012
The 2011-12 NBA season is quickly gaining momentum since the season recently tipped-off and Fathead is here to name the NBA's all-underrated team.
These players may not be overnight sensations, but they'll be fan favorites by season's end. They do the little things, put forth 110 percent on a daily basis and simply make their team better. These are guys that are priceless to their franchises, the reason they put spectators in seats and win games. They may not get the recognition that some stars do, but they make those stars better.
Here is the NBA's all-underrated team:
Omer Asik, Houston Rockets: The Houston Rockets reshaped their entire roster in the off-season and big man Omer Asik is one of the many new pieces to the puzzle. The Rockets caught plenty of flak when they signed the somewhat untested center to a robust contract in the off-season.
Just a few games into the season, the Rockets look more than wise to pay the man. He's not paid to score, he's paid to play defense and he's doing just that. In just three games this season he's tallied 44 rebounds. 44!
This is only his third year in the league and he's only 26 years old, so the future is bright for Asik in Houston. Basketball enthusiasts everywhere will grow an appreciation for Asik before the season concludes.
Larry Sanders, Milwaukee Bucks: The Milwaukee Bucks have something special in 6'11" Larry Sanders. The third-year kid out of Virginia Commonwealth is still learning the NBA game, but he has the potential to be a well-rounded post player.
He's currently listed as a center, but at only 235 lbs. the Bucks hope he develops his outside game a bit until he grows into his body. Right now playing with his back to the basket isn't the best option, but his quickness is the upside to his lack of weight.
Through two games this season, he is 13-for-16 from the floor with 14 rebounds and six blocks. Given its just two games, but the sky is the limit for Sanders. Thanks to the play-making ability of Bucks point guard Brandon Jennings, Sanders should have plenty of easy buckets this season. If you get a chance to see the Bucks, pay special attention to Sanders.
Greivis Vasquez, New Orleans Hornets: The Hornets were scolded by many of their fans when the seemingly gave star point guard Chris Paul away via trade last season. Now, their tough decision doesn't look so bad because of third-year point guard Greivis Vasquez out of the University of Maryland.
There are plenty of improvements to be made from Vasquez, like good shot selection, but he'll be a completely different player by season's end. In just three games this season he's averaging 13 points, 9.7 assists and 4.7 rebounds, which tells everyone that he's on his way to success. His ability to drive and dish puts him in position to rebound.
Once he develops the knack of knowing when to pass and when to take it all the way to the hoop, he'll be as good as gold. His quickness is taken for granted, but not for long.
Greg Monroe, Detroit Pistons: The Detroit Pistons have been looking for a decent big man since the early 1990's and Greg Monroe is their man. There's nothing this guy can't do, but not even he realizes just how good he'll be yet.
He and the Pistons are off to a slow start, but there's no reason to believe that he won't be an All-Star this season. In the game against the Denver Nuggets on November 6, Monroe showed his true potential with 27 points and 10 rebounds. He also went 7-for-7 from the free throw line, which is an achievement for a big man.
The Pistons won't be the best this season, but thanks to Monroe, Brandon Knight and company, they're setting themselves up nicely for the future.
James Harden, Houston Rockets: Wait. What? How is James Harden underrated? He's a pure scorer, an Olympic gold medalist and sports the best beard in sports.
He's underrated because he's never started in the NBA—until now. The Houston Rockets made a bold move just prior to the season by acquiring Harden from the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The league's best sixth man is now the league's best scorer. The Rockets quickly paid the man and he's producing. In three games this season he's averaging 35.3 points/game on a whopping 52.9 percent shooting.
Combined with the aforementioned Omer Asik, the Rockets are a can't-miss team this season. Harden can simply stuff the stat sheet and will leave fans in awe the entire season. Don't be surprised when he wins MVP.


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I shakily walk my tray down the aisle to a secluded table devoid of kids, or really anyone that remotely looks like they might try to talk to me. I remove my shades, my ear warmers, the hat that was underneath the ear warmers and my headphones. I step out of my laowai-approved, "Hellooo!?"-proof isolation chamber and sit down to one of my most guilty pleasures…the Big Mac.
The first bite is heaven. Say what you want about McD's, but they've got their cook formula sorted out. You've got the thing that kind of resembles a burger with nondescript sauces and "cheese" that work together to create something divine. The fries…you can go to hell if you don't think McD's has the best fries. Wash that down with a coke and you're flying high. Someone says "Hello?" but I choose to ignore him and continue to shove three fries at a time into my face like a neanderthal.
I wipe my mouth with a napkin, stare down at my leavings. I stand up, quickly don my winter gear and look around to make sure no one saw. I feel like I'm walking out of a brothel or an opium den. A Chinese teenager is staring at me from outside, mouth agape. He knows. I nod, and walk out of the human feeding trough of shame and disgrace, destined to be hungry again in an hour or less.
It's not the first time and it won't even remotely be the last time. I don't even eat fast food in America. But whenever I'm abroad it's a taste of home, a drunken treat and my personal ICU for hangovers. Someone drops a subtle "KFC anyone?" after 10 drinks? I'm in. If I'm in need of a quick, disposable sponge to soak up the toxins the next day, McDonald's is there, waiting. Smirking at the obligatory trip it knows I will make once I pry my tongue from the roof of my mouth and stand in the shower for 15 minutes.
The thing about fast food places abroad is that - wait for it - they are usually five times better and cleaner than any I've been to in the States. Sweden's McDonald's looks like something out of a sci-fi film while I would sooner eat off the floor of McDonald's in China than the tabletops in America. Iceland got smart and kicked out Ronald McDonald in 2009 - slow clap for Siggi - even if it was mainly due to the 2008 economic meltdown rather than health concerns.
In China, it's a rallying point for our tiny foreigner community. Our Daqing Bowling League nights always begin at the golden arches. The guys that live way out in Longfeng and Ranghulu districts have to commute to get their fix here in Xincun. All of us laowai are in our element while the Chinese look on at the spectacle with curiosity and maybe some well-placed disgust. The next time I run into one of these 60 foreigners in this city of 3 million, I know it will be here. It's always McDonald's.
The reason why we're drawn there is obvious. Familiarity. Even if I didn't eat there back home, I saw the golden arches everywhere, almost daily. When I eat there in China, I know it will taste the same as back home. Food is an emotional thing, and even if it is shitty, disposable food, the taste can bring you home for a split second. Even the McDonald's package - the service, the shameless branding, Ronald's creepy smile - is enough to give you a rest from all things Chinese.
As someone who's always preaching self-improvement, yoga, meditation and other hippie shit, eating fast food is probably one of the most hypocritical things I do. It's a hard battle to win. No matter how delightful the dumplings are, I will tire of them. The home comforts of consumerist, American global domination are only a five minute walk away. What is a hungry expat to do?
We've been cooking a lot more. The (my girlfriend's) power to cook Western food definitely balances out the onslaught of Chinese food. However, cooking a full meal with one burner and a rice cooker can be a mission, and sometimes, ain't no one got time for that. My girlfriend is under a newly self-imposed fast food ban and I might try the same. But one thing I never do in life is make promises I can't keep. For better or worse, I'm lovin' it.
My first post on Spartan Wanderer was back in June, 2011 in preparation for my first long-term move to a foreign country. 124 posts later, I've seen a lot of cool things, experienced a lot of culture and drunken enough to kill a lot of people. Also, I've learned that I love writing about it all. I initially just wanted an outlet for that, but also began writing a few pieces about living a minimalist lifestyle and how it is an ideal change for anyone thinking about traveling for a while. Now, I want to inspire people to travel, to show them that it's actually not as hard as it may seem, and generally be a part of the wonderful thing that is cultural exchange - a great medicine for the human condition.
The blog has remained largely unchanged since its debut (not that it was a big event) other than the facelift I gave it not too long ago. I haven't tried to monetize it, nor ask for subscribers. In a way, I feel like there's less pressure on my writing because of that. I've tried my best to post once a week, with a few breaks every now and then due mostly in part to self-induced extreme busyness. The words have flowed out over several cups of coffee (and beers) and sometimes they stayed stubbornly lodged deep in the abyss, and bringing them out was like pulling teeth. For the most part, it's been awesome, and so have you guys. My readers.
My faithful few. I have no delusions about this blog and I don't seek 'tumblr fame', much less internet fame, although only writing for a living would be pretty sweet (then again I would lack for material if I wasn't working in every country I live in). I'm quite happy over the amount of followers I've picked up over the years, although the number pales in comparison to tumblogs dedicated to cat photos and porn. But then again, it's just a number, and whenever it jumps up by a couple it gives me a warm feeling that's really just a bonus to the enjoyment I get out of writing. When you guys message me or comment, I'm always thrilled to answer, so keep 'em coming.
Why am I writing this and showing you some of my cheesy reflections? Because it's time. I think it's time to take it to the next level. I've been playing with the idea of writing something more long-form for a while (yes, a book) and I've already said a little something about it. I'm all about putting a bow on things, and I want to do that for this blog. I want to write something that defines the purpose for any of this; a compendium of sorts for anyone wanting to dip their toes into foreign waters for the first time.
People ask me all the time how I got started traveling like this as if I possess some set of special conditions that allow me to do so. Not so. I'm completely average and am not by any stretch of the imagination independently wealthy, hence my working everywhere I go. The secret to long-term travel is that it's easy. The hardest thing about it are the psychological barriers. If you haven't been abroad before, it's really hard to picture yourself somewhere thousands of miles away. And you are, after all, picking up and relocating your entire life. But once you streamline your life, educate yourself and stay on top of things, it is easy.
There's never more a frustrating answer to all of your questions when you're trying something new than "it's easy." That's why I'm writing this ebook. I want to outline the process of moving abroad from the reasons why anyone would ever choose to do so to planning your next move. I'm basing it all off of my and my close friends' experiences, so it's not some mere, naive conjecture that you can find in abundance all over the web. I'm making a blueprint that is author-tested because I want as many people to experience the liberating, amazing experience of travel as possible. And I'm already three chapters in.
In order to do this, I will unfortunately be taking a couple of breaks from writing here because I also have a job, and I have to be selective about how I spend my free time. October will be the first of these breaks. 'National Day Golden Week' starts at the end of September so I'll have a week off from work in which my girlfriend and I will go to Harbin to explore, and the rest will be writing. I'll have to see how much I finish in October to know when my next break will be, but I will definitely be posting again in November. I'll still be tweeting, instagramming and maybe even uploading a few YouTube videos, so it won't be completely dead air.
But anyway, I'll be writing it. In addition, I probably will add some type of subscription feature in the future, completely free of course. The only thing I'm monetizing at the moment are the t-shirt designs I do over at Footloose Fabrics. But I will probably charge a nominal fee for this ebook when it's finished (we're talking $3 or less) in order to fund future projects for this blog. It's all very exciting to me, anyway, taking it to the next level and all that. This is some low-budget shit though, so don't expect me to be Colin Wright overnight. I just appreciate your reading, your comments and your enjoyment, so keep it up with all that.
I've just taken a couple shots of baijiu and am not very capable of ending this post very coherently, but to summarize: I'm having fun in China; I'm grateful for my audience; I'm writing an ebook; It might take a while; I love you guys. That's it. I'll post some updates on Twitter soon, but using my VPN to get over the Great Firewall really is a bitch.
I'm rather animalistic when it comes to baser needs, so it's no surprise that one of my favorite things about China so far is the food. There's fresh dumplings, filled with whatever you want from sweet corn to pork. Spicy hot pot in which to boil whatever bits of meat you fancy. Charred pieces of meat on a stick from the street. A vegan would starve here. I, however, am in heaven. I'm no foodie, but there are a few meals that may warrant some special attention on the blog from time to time. Our favorite (so far) barbecue spot deserves the first honor.
A Quick Note on Cleanliness
China is definitely one of those countries where you need to be careful…but not so careful that you're giving every restaurant with a C-rating a miss (most don't even have a grade). The bacteria is different here and more resilient than back home, so it's not uncommon to have the shits within your first weeks of being here. I messaged my friend telling him that I didn't think I'd make it to the bar one night because I had eaten something bad. His simple reply was "Welcome to China."
Two good rules that us newbies have been using are:
1) Go somewhere busy because there is a high turnaround rate for the food, which increases the likelihood that it's fresh, and
2) use common sense. We've only been to two questionable places so far and we knew we wouldn't be eating what we ordered within a couple minutes of being there.
But I digress…
One Million Degrees Barbecue
We've been in Daqing for about three weeks now - not really a long time. But we do have two definite favorites in the running right now, and one is (literal translation) One Million Degrees Barbecue (my friend says the Chinese characters aren't clear on whether that's Fahrenheit or Celsius). It specializes in charred pieces of meat, something I'm a bit of an expert in and the reason I will never be able to rattle my conscience enough to become a vegetarian/vegan.
If you've ever had Korean barbecue before, you'll be right at home here. It's common practice that, after marking what you want to grill on the menu, you cook those things yourself. Unfortunately that's only happened once so far because (I think) the Chinese there are worried that we don't know how to do it and are eager to do it for us (we'll talk about white privilege in China later). This time around we kept it simple with some spicy beef, pork, mushrooms and squid rice. Yep, there's little bits of tentacle in there and it's goddamn wonderful.
We cooked…er, our waitress cooked the beef first as we awkwardly conversated across her, which isn't really that awkward because no one spoke English there apart from us. In the meantime, we sip on our Harbin Beer, but cautiously, as to avoid losing our inhibitions to its whopping 3.1% ABV mid-meal. Once that's done, we dipped the meat in the three sauces that we'd arranged on our plate: one chili, one crushed peanut, one I'm not sure. Good stuff.
The mushrooms are placed in tiny pans that are slid underneath the main hotplate to sizzle, freeing up much needed real estate for something much more important - the pork. As you can see by the photos, it looks almost exactly like bacon and it basically is. Some people might be turned off by the amount of fat on some cuts of meat here, but many schools of Chinese cuisine work it in to be quite nice. You can even order fat on skewers in most places. After biting into that crispy goodness I didn't mind at all, and anyone who does can give me their share.
We dish out the rice to each other until the last spoonful. I glanced up for a brief second to confirm that, yes, two-thirds of the place is still staring at us, observing our exotic ways. You get used to it.
"Fúwùyuán!" I shouted. I wanted another beer. It's basically the English equivalent to yelling "Waitress!" which I'm not sure is acceptable anywhere in the US anymore, but totally the norm here. In fact, you'd be hard-pressed to get service in most places without that interjection. I drink up as we drink in the atmosphere. Shirtless bros smoking in the corner and laughing, two independent ladies breaking the mold by having multiple beers in public and unintentional eye-contact with more starers.
The meal comes to 65 yuan; about $10 USD. That's actually splurging in China, on a meal that would be about $25+ in the US, possibly more for the added value of a "unique dining experience." It's just the tip of the culinary iceberg. This isn't your Kung pao chicken from back home, and I'm not quite sure how I'm going to go back to that. Stick around for more reasons American Chinese food will be ruined for me in a year's time.
My (busiest) Day as an ESL Teacher in China
Hours: 8
6:30 AM: Uggghhh…
I wake up after stupidly getting only 5-6 hours of sleep (I never learn). I try my best to do 30 minutes of yoga, but it usually doesn't happen on my early days. I stand in the shower. I make coffee. Usually only have a banana but if I get up early or am more ambitious, I make porridge. Or if I'm lucky my girlfriend decides to make eggy bread. I browse the news or reddit, then review the lesson plan for my first class. I definitely don't feel like Teacher Seth/Monkey Teacher/Poo Poo Seth/laoshi quite yet.
9:00 AM: Yayyyyy!
I'm in the middle of my first 2-hour class with 8-9 year olds and am truly enjoying myself. I'm playing a shitload of games and just generally having fun with the kids. I even let them come to my desk and talk to me/touch my iPad during the break. They're always trying to find the games on it, but they're well hidden under 'entertainment'. I have a smile on my face and am glad to be in the classroom.
10:05 AM: All Smiles
I'm walking back to my apartment for my 3-hour lunch break (got 30 min if I was lucky back home). I'm smiling and waving at every little kid that stops and stares at me, still in full-blown teacher mode.
10:15 - 12:45: Downtime
Usually we eat lunch back at the apartment to try and save some yuan, but occasionally several of us teachers will go out to lunch together. I may have to plan a couple of lessons for the last part of the day. Then I write a little bit, and inevitably end up browsing reddit some more. If I didn't do yoga earlier, I try to do it now.
1:00 - 1:30 PM: Baby Speak
I have my youngest class now (3-4) and I'm finding it incredibly challenging to be quite honest. This is the first time that they're being exposed to English, so even teaching their names is quite difficult. Mostly I play as many games as possible in this class because the kids are so young and have small attention spans. I expel a lot of energy in this short class.
1:40 - 3:30 PM: All Over Again
I have the same class as my first class in the morning, and it's actually the third time I'm teaching it any given week, so I'm confident about what works and what doesn't. Unfortunately, this class has either been trained by some annoying Chinese teacher to never speak or they are just not as clever as the other two classes. It can be a struggle to inject energy into this class but I try my best, and I'm tired afterwards.
3:30 - 3:40 PM: Break
We have a 10-minute break between every class. I usually go to the next room, review that lesson plan and get the order of things in my head so I don't have to look at it as much during the lesson. I look through that class's book. I drink some water. Then, "Hello children!"
3:40 - 4:30 PM: Older Kids
Now I have a class of maybe 10-11 year olds. The content is more difficult, obviously, and I only have 50 minutes to teach it. I try my best to make these classes fun, but sometimes there simply isn't enough time for many games. My goal is to usually have at least one really great game and maybe a shorter one that at least keeps their interest. I'm trying to build up more energy in this class for the next one…
4:40 - 5:30 PM: Games, Games and More Games
Now I go in the opposite direction, back down to very young kids. Let's say kindergarten to first grade. I have teach six words and maybe two or three sentences in 50 minutes. In other words, there needs to be a fuckload of games to keep things interesting. This is probably my favorite younger class, but there's no two ways about it - I'm going to be exhausted after this class. I start looking for the light at the end of the tunnel at this point in the day.
5:40 - 6:30 PM: Boring
This is my oldest class, the kids being 12 or 13. They are really quite clever and the material is very dense (read: boring). The kids are at that age where they don't want to do anything that draws too much attention to themselves but also want to have fun, so the games are more challenging to come up with. The most kids I've had in this class was seven. There are several sentences we have to read through to teach structure and then a long passage that they read together and answer questions afterwards. I can speak in a more conversational tone, and the kids will ask me directly if they have questions, which is helpful. I try really, really hard to make it enjoyable but I'm not sure if I succeed, mainly because I'm very tired myself at this point.
6:40 - 7:10 PM: Almost…
My final class is another very young one (4-5) and I really like it. Unfortunately there's only four kids in it and I found out today that the school broke it up and put them into other more full classes. Makes good business sense when they're competing with two other major schools and several independent language centers, but I'll miss that class.
7:30 PM: Amazing Food
By this time, my girlfriend and I are both finished with classes and we're most likely eating some amazing food somewhere for dinner. I usually order a sizable beer (or beers). We talk about our day; about classes that went well, nightmare classes, naughty kids and general weird Chinese stuff that we've noticed throughout the day.
9:00 PM: More Lesson Planning
Just when I thought it was over, I need to do a few lesson plans for the next day. At least it's less busy. I try to adapt the same games to my different classes in one form or another so it doesn't take as much time to plan. As long as I know they're good games and can stomach doing them over and over again, the kids are none the wiser.
11:00 PM: Should Be Sleeping
At this point we're at least in bed, but watching Breaking Bad or, inexplicably and more recently, The Great British Bake Off. Once it's over, I'm full of regret. But I get to sleep longer the next morning.
The Good Life
Saturday is my only day remotely like this. I probably have 2-3 less hours on Sunday. Weekends are the busiest because we are a language center, not a public school. So parents send their kids here as more of an extracurricular thing, as if they didn't have enough already. Monday is off, Tuesday is technically a working day but I have no classes. I have one kid to tutor on Wednesday. No classes on Thursday, but we use it for lesson planning, and I only have one 2-hour class on Friday. Basically, I'm working close to 25 hours less than I did back home for the same pay and better benefits. It's a surprisingly more laid-back environment than any American school, and much more enjoyable! I'm guilty for being motivated by travel and adventure in a big way, but so far, I really enjoy it. More to come!
I thought you guys might be interested in seeing our complimentary apartment in Daqing, China. The school pays for everything barring ~$50 in utilities every month, and it's pretty amazing. Later on I'll give a complete rundown of expenses, what the school covers and how to save more money than you've ever saved in your life. The contrast between the stairway and the apartment itself is pretty hilarious and it totally blew us away the first time we saw it.
I have cold, so I'm sorry if my voice sounds weird. If you like this video, please say so on YouTube and I'll make an effort to have more of a presence there. If not…maybe I'll make more just to spite you :)
The other night I was in deep relaxation mode, curled up in bed watching Breaking Bad with my girlfriend (so I wasn't actually relaxed), when I heard what sounded like a feminine scream outside. I said that. "I think I heard someone scream outside." I got up and went to the window. In the small street between our apartment block and another I saw a drunken man and woman arguing. The girl kicked out at the man and shouted angrily at him. The guy approached her and literally threw her over his shoulder in a fireman's carry and eerily enough, she didn't protest. Our hearts were thumping in our chests and we were both on the cusp of shouting out when they were suddenly gone, further down the street and out of sight. I stupidly threw on some clothes and ran down the stairs to investigate further, but nothing.
From what I've read and heard from others, whether those two knew each other or not (I like to think they did), this is nothing out of the ordinary in China. The government would have you think that the gap between men and women in society is nonexistent but China remains quite a man's land. Most people look the other way if a guy strikes his wife or girlfriend. This happens behind closed doors in any other country yet it seems to stand out more here. This and many other things, from starving kittens stacked on top of hamster cages in the market to food cooked in oil illegally processed from rotting animals are all part of the package that is China. Anyone's first gut reaction is "Why doesn't somebody do something?" Well, the culture requires you to mind your own business as "face" means a lot here, and calling attention to any person's sordid activities would surely cause that individual to "lose face", resulting in the snitch being perceived as an untrustworthy asshole. Oh, and the police won't do anything.
These are more major things that are likely to turn someone off of a country. But then you go into the forums and see people complaining about the food, etc and how they are having a miserable time. The key is to simply accept a place for what it is. That doesn't mean you're condoning everything that the culture condones, liking every dish placed in front of you or letting something unsettling happen in front of you without weighing it with your personal moral code or asking questions about it. It's seeing something, acknowledging that it's different from back home, and realizing that it's been that way for long while, that your complaining about it is probably not going to change anything.
Have No Expectations
When people travel and fail, it's usually because they cannot or are not willing to accept the new reality that they should have already known they would inevitably be thrust into. If I went to Daqing expecting a Mexican place on every corner, likewise for coffee shops, for everything to be as clean as in the US and for people to carry themselves in the same way or else, then I would be on the first flight back home. I really and truly don't understand some people that constantly complain about the country they're traveling in. What did you expect? Why did you expect it? There are certain cultural systems in place no matter where you go and presuming your own to be found halfway around the world is some sort of arrogance, or at best, naivety. If you want to be a traveler, try to be informed before you embark, but never expect. It's pretty counterproductive to your enjoyment.
On Looking the Other Way
People spitting in front of your shoes, parents helping their kids shit in the street and cars jockeying for the best piece of pavement with little to no acknowledgement of pedestrians is a fairly common commute in China. Of course these things are not exactly appealing to me, but I let it fade into the background because it's fairly normal. What else am I going to do? Ask the old man to spit into a trashcan instead? Lecture parents on how to raise their child and on public health? Start directing traffic? These are the easy things to just ignore while enjoying the rest of the adventure. Then there are some things that invoke a visceral reaction in you, like the altercation we witnessed the other night. A fellow foreign teacher cursed out a Chinese teacher for striking a student (fairly common in Chinese public schools). There will be those things that we feel the human need to do something, but the key is figuring out when that is.
Enjoying the Rest
Accepting most of the bad with a simple nod while tiptoeing around it will give you a lot of room to enjoy everything else about your new home. I'm not saying ignore anything unsavory completely, because reflecting on those things adds to the collective experience as well. But if you can forget the fact that your delicious street food has a 10% chance of being cooked with gutter oil for just a second, it'll make it that much better. Don't ask yourself why in the hell someone is setting off a cherry bomb in the middle of the street at 11:00 AM; just enjoy the spectacle. Maybe suppress the "fuck off" that instinctively pops into your head after the tenth person of the day shouts "Hello!" at you from their car and try to smile back. If I'm going to be put on a pedestal in China (sometimes quite literally) then I might as well enjoy the attention.
Accepting a place makes all the difference between having the adventure of a lifetime and being the grumbling expat at the bar who seems to hate everything about the place he/she decided to move to.
As I report in from Daqing, China it sounds like a fucking war-zone outside. It has to be a holiday of some sort to justify the amount of fireworks going off, sometimes a few feet away without warning. Well, if there was a warning, my Mandarin skills are limited only to random food items and greetings. It's one of several strange and interesting things that characterize my new home.
In fact, it's been complete craziness since we've been here and I've had little to no time to write about it here. Lesson-planning actually takes a long while for us newbies, and as much as I love this blog and its audience, the little kiddies come first. That doesn't by any means suggest that I'm lacking for material, and actually I'm being an asshole right now and just writing a teaser for several posts I know I'll be writing in the future.
1. Chinese Food - Keanu Reeves once said, "Woah." That's exactly how I would describe the initial impression that Daqing's food scene has left on my palate over the past couple of weeks. From barbeque - and not the North Carolinian variety - to the devilishly and delightfully spicy hot pot, the culinary options available here have already ruined American Chinese food for me. That said, there are some questionable things when it comes to food safety, and yes, sometimes the identification of what exactly is on your plate, i.e. is that beef actually beef.
2. Grocery Shopping - I wrote an article about shopping abroad awhile back, but China takes it to another level. Being completely illiterate in written Chinese will lead you to a land of supermarket mystery. The English signs in the shops will also provide you with hilarious spelling gaffes such as 'Funtional Driks'. Then there's the not so hilarious things like turtles stuck in a dirty aquarium wallowing in their own filth until they're bought and eaten. As I've been told already about many a thing, welcome to China.
3. Staring And Other Weird Social Things - I briefly mentioned the staring in my last post. Yes, it's completely justified, I suppose, as we are two of 60 foreigners in a city of 3 million. But still…this is like staring-into-your-soul staring. You break eye-contact for a healthy amount of time, but when you chance a look back they're still staring right into your eyes. The only times that it really gets to me is when we're in a restaurant and sweaty, shirtless middle-aged men are blatantly staring at my girlfriend and smiling creepily between cigarette drags. Culture and all that, but I will always perceive that as rude no matter where I am.
4. The Teaching - We came to China to teach English, so I suppose I should give you an inkling of what that's like. We've just survived our first week and it actually went pretty well. I was definitely nervous at first, but throughout our one 8-hour day a week I had no choice but to fall naturally into the role of teacher. By the end of the week I was enjoying myself. The kids are so damn cute. The higher-level ones are amazing to the point that they could ask me why I came to China, etc. One really difficult thing for me is the special needs situation in China. Most of them go undocumented because parents would see that as 'losing face' (it's a big deal culturally) so they push their child through without any accommodations. It sucks watching that unfold.
5. The Expat Community - As a foreigner, you're in Daqing for two reasons: oil or teaching. It's an eclectic group of people, and we all meet at one of two bars on the weekends. Kingsley's has been open for 4 years and is owned by the man of the same name who has been teaching in Daqing for nearly 12 years. Orange Bar is so difficult to find that you need someone to take you there and knock on the door a certain way (I'm still trying to figure out if this is a joke or not). Because there's so few of us, the community definitely gives off some familial vibes. After all, this isn't Beijing or Shanghai where foreigners are a dime a dozen. This is Daqing, and everyone we've met so far - foreign or Chinese - has been nothing short of helpful.
There's so much to write about that my journal's margins are constantly getting filled up with strange observations, the best places to buy fruit and veg, Chinese characters for various things; documenting this experience has been overwhelming so far. From what I've seen, the teaching is only going to get better and as that happens I'll probably post more regularly. Until then, look out for updates on Instagram and Twitter. Now I'm going to try to get some sleep and hope that our parking lot doesn't become a launch pad for mortars during the night.
"You only truly own what you can carry at a dead run."
This quote from an unknown wanderer is something to be embraced as you plan to move to another country for a long while. Of course I can't fit suitable attire for teaching, winter wear that will help me a avoid loss of limb in -30F winters and all of my gadgets in a small daypack, but I still meditate on this philosophy that is minimalism as I prepare for my move to China. What do I need, what do I need, what do I need…and what would be nice to have? That's the order of operations when you pack for a year.
Deciding what to cram in that suitcase and the anxiety of leaving something out can make packing way more stressful than it needs to be. First of all, you really just need to think about what you get on with in your day-to-day life. Those will be the most vital things to throw in. Of course the reason for travel matters just as much. Your results may vary. I'm moving to a very cold corner of China to teach English for a year, so I'll just quickly document how I'm tackling this challenge for my own situation. Adapt accordingly!
What to Bring
1. Purpose - Why are you traveling? I'm going to be a teacher. So right out of the gate, I know I need some business casual attire. I have about five shirts and two pairs of trousers that are appropriate for work. If I could pack patience, I would. Luckily the school will be providing most of the teaching materials so we won't need to worry about that. I won't be working constantly, so I've also got about five t-shirts and two pairs of jeans. I'm also traveling to China because, well, it's what I do! Travel writing is starting to become less of a hobby and more of a second job to me, so my journal and laptop are the first two things in my bag.
2. Health - China is, er…infamous for having some dodgy products that slip through the cracks of government regulations. I want to have time to vet some of these products before I apply them to my face. Therefore I'm bringing a complete starter set of toiletries that will last me a couple months or so. So there's my toothbrush and shaver (both rechargeable - environmental win!), deodorant, soap, toothpaste, and basic first aid. China is also known for air so thick with pollution that you can pick some of the larger particulates out of the sky with a pair of chopsticks. I've got the ubiquitous M3 masks for the worst days as well as a ton of vitamin D3 and Nyquil if they fail me. Everyone I've talked to said that I will get some respiratory ailment within two weeks of being there. Fun.
3. Climate - Heilongjiang Province is the most northern area of China, poking Siberia in the ass above it. It will get COLD. -24ºF in the winter. Suffice it to say, I have packed my warmest clothes and plan on buying an expedition-grade jacket when I get there. I now regret not getting one of these when I was in Iceland. The climate should always be on your mind as you're packing. Not only will you be uncomfortable if you arrive unprepared, but depending on what you're doing there, carelessness is dangerous. I can tell you firsthand that pondering the future use of your toes is not very fun.
4. Interests - When you're packing you should try to include a few things to facilitate your interests and hobbies. Maybe an instrument, some watercolors or underwater basket-weaving supplies. I love to hike, so I'm at least bringing enough gear that would be appropriate for some day trips. I still design things from time to time - mostly t-shirts inspired by my adventures on Footloose Fabrics - so I've tossed in color and graphite pencils, sketchbook and my Wacom Bamboo tablet. I also run and do yoga in my free time, which would technically fall under health, but I'm also interested in them and like having somewhat symmetrical paragraphs. So yeah, yoga mat and running shoes.
How to Pack It
1. Compression - If you don't have one of those bags that allow you to squeeze the air out of all your clothes, then you're doing it wrong. These are so helpful because air really does waste space in your luggage, unless you're trying to smuggle a cat in there. I buy them from Eagle Creek and they're very easy to use. Put the clothes in, close it like a Ziploc bag and roll it up to push the air out of the bottom. It'll cut the size of a big stack of clothes down by 50% or more. This way your clothes do not have to rule how you pack.
2. Layering - Okay, this is Packing 101. You should be mindful of everything you put in your bag, when you put it in and how you do it. I recommend starting out with one of the more bulky, frustrating shapes you'll deal with: shoes. Next, put some of your smaller do-dads inside the shoes and build around them until you have an even layer of stuff that reaches the height of your shoes in the bag. Then you have a nice, flat area to stack your clothes, books, etc. on top of. 'Playing Tetris' is a big part of layering. Play this in the background for effect.
3. Precautions - You'll notice in some of the photos that I learned to store liquidy things the hard way. Changes in air pressure and the oh so gentle treatment your luggage receives from the airline can result in a toothpaste bomb going off in your bag. Zip that shit up and sandwich it between your clothes so it doesn't get smashed. Also, stuff gets stolen from time to time. Keep the more expensive, important things in your carry-on with you. I'd also recommend stuffing an extra change of clothes in there just in case your luggage gets lost (which you should definitely pony up the extra $50 to insure).
Zài Jiàn!
Well, not 'goodbye' to you guys. But tomorrow I leave the States, spend 29 hours in airport hell, and finally emerge from my cocoon of airline pillows and blankets in China. Less than 48 hours from now, I will be dead to the world in my new apartment in Daqing with my girlfriend - who I haven't seen in four months - by my side. It's a strange feeling that combines Christmas morning levels of excitement with a nervous anticipation of experiencing the inevitable culture shock in addition to being completely burnt out.
I also sense that this will definitely be the advent of a new chapter for Spartan Wanderer. So far, I've been to some pretty vanilla countries, so to speak. Sweden, Denmark, Iceland and England may be different from the US in several ways…but this is frickin' China! For a year! Whatever happens, it's guaranteed blog security. Thanks for joining me for the journey so far, and you can bet your ass that there are going to be some interesting stories on here over the months to come.


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Smith Maritime was contracted by a Nigerian company to deliver a 200' lift boat for oil field maintenance. Smith Maritime selected the 5,000 hp tug Rhea and 400' barge Atlanta Bridge for the voyage. The barge was equipped with pumps to allow for controlled sinking and recovery in order to float the lift boat on and off. But they ran into a hitch. Shortly before departing, Smith Maritime discovered the African port was unable to furnish power for the pumps. Within hours Smith Maritime received delivery of a 60 kW Fiat Powertrain Technologies (FPT, formerly Iveco) diesel generator from Laborde. Smith Maritime also has made another large purchase from Laborde. Four of the largest Mitsubishi engines to repower their deep sea tugboats. A 90', 5,000 hp ocean tug, Elsbeth III, needed triple 12-cylinder Mitsubishi S12R-MPTA engines to power its heavy-duty operations. Her sister, Elsbeth II, is outfitted with a 1,568 hp Mitsubishi S16R-Y1MPTA. One of the last family-owned salvage and rescue businesses, Smith Maritime vessels operate around the world, primarily between the U.S., Caribbean and South America. To accommodate its growing salvage business, Smith Maritime recently moved equipment into a nearby building, doubling its warehouse space and providing more convenient mooring for its salvage vessel Dixie Diver. Latham Smith founded Smith Maritime in 1968 when he built his first oceangoing tugboat, Elsbeth. Since then, he has built three more, the Elsbeth II in 1987, Elsbeth III in 1998 and Rhea in 2002. The tugs are designed with maximum horsepower packaged in a shallow draft, stable hull. In addition to salvage and rescue, Smith Maritime's services include ocean and coastal towing, dock construction, pipe and cable laying, submersible operations, and cargo and dredge operations. (www.labordeproducts.com)
The Philippine Coast Guard reported that three Filipino and three foreign nationals were rescued by the after their speedboat encountered engine trouble on the waters of Barangay Bitaogon,
Russian Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) has performed survey of the forged blanks of a new generation RITM-200 reactor vessel for the lead dual draft nuclear icebreaker Arktika (project 22220).
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Convergence of CFX field in FSI analysis
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I do the fluid-structure interaction of the aortic valve and blood. I managed the negative element volume and analysis go ahead. I have only one problem. During every coupled interaction I have no convergence for CFX filed. *** ANSYS BINARY FILE STATISTICS BUFFER SIZE USED= 16384 122.938 MB WRITTEN ON ELEMENT SAVED DATA FILE: ANSYS.esav 162.000 MB WRITTEN ON ASSEMBLED MATRIX FILE: ANSYS.full 59.125 MB WRITTEN ON RESULTS FILE: ANSYS.rst //the end of the structure calaculation - everything is fine. FOURTH SYNCHRONIZATION POINT OF MASTER CODE: LOAD TRANSFER AT THE END OF SOLUTION FIFTH SYNCHRONIZATION POINT OF MASTER CODE: GET SLAVES LOCAL CONVERGENCE FIELD SOLUTION CONVERGENCE CONVERGENCE OF FIELD SOLVER: ANSYS. . . . . TRUE CONVERGENCE OF FIELD SOLVER: CFX. . . . . FALSE //not converged ?? SURFACE LOAD TRANSFER CONVERGENCE CONVERGENCE FOR FIELD 2 ACROSS INTERFACE 0 UX DISP CONVERGENCE. . . . . . 0.70735 UY DISP CONVERGENCE. . . . . . 0.72570 UZ DISP CONVERGENCE. . . . . . 0.70866 CONVERGENCE FOR FIELD 1 ACROSS INTERFACE 1 FX FORCE CONVERGENCE. . . . . 0.68833 FY FORCE CONVERGENCE. . . . . 0.69597 FZ FORCE CONVERGENCE. . . . . 0.68933 FIFTH SYNCHRONIZATION POINT OF MASTER CODE: SERVE SLAVES THE GLOBAL CONVERGENCE 1 Have you ever seen similar problem ?? Or may you have same idaes what's wrong?? regards Chris |
FSI adds another dimension of things to check over a normal static CFD simulation. Have you checked it converges OK without FSI with some geometries typical of what you will get in the simulation? Have you checked the FSI motion updates are small enough that you are resolving the motion properly? Glenn Horrocks |
I've checked it but only for the first state of geometry, and the fluid converged. During the simulation I had a problem with negative volume element then I decrease the substep. Now the deformation is close to 0.1 mm and I think the FSI motion is small enough. May I should decrease the time of the substep again ? I must admit that I have a quite poor mesh. |
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oninha: For mrsrichardarmitageCaroline, this the last pic. Here you have the Tower of London, I hope you enjoy the view :) oninha
A Beefeater in State Dress at the Tower of London, 1947 tbt throwbackthursday london history TowerOfLondon
Chris Spalton recently visited the Tower of London and drew this whilst he was here. TowerOfLondon history graphic design doodle london
Today in 1723: Christopher Wren dies in his sleep at his family estate near Hampton Court PalaceWren had become England's most prominent architect and had been responsible for much of the rebuilding of London in the wake of the Great Fire of 1666, including his masterpiece St. Paul's Cathedral. At the beginning of their reign, King William and Queen Mary instructed Wren to renovate Hampton Court Palace, where he added the Baroque exteriors as shown above. today in history museum history stuarts Hampton Court
tiny-librarian: Closeup of the grave marker of Anne Boleyn in the Chapel of St. Peter ad Vincula, with flowers resting on it. To the right, obscured by the altar and someone's feet, is the marker for her cousin, Katherine Howard. Source tiny-librarian
In 1689 William III and Mary II jointly ascended to the throne,having ousted Mary's father James II from power. They moved to England from the Netherlands and set about improving Hampton Court Palace, adding fashionable baroque interiors and exteriors to the building, including this grand staircase. Painted by the Italian mural artist Antonion Verrio, the walls depict a variety of religious and historical figures, to allud to William's strength and power. history Hampton Court palace royal stuarts


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Here is our regular look around the NBA — links to stories worth reading and notes to check out (stuff that did not get its own post here at PBT) — done in bullet point form. Because bloggers love bullet points like they love going to Vegas for Summer League…
• Since the calendar flipped from Tuesday to Wednesday, a lot of the NBA deals that had been agreed to during the signing moratorium have become official with ink put to paper. We've been keeping tabs on them at PBT (as did Hoopshype), so here is a list of what we know so far (this list is likely missing a couple deals):
• Chris Paul signed with the Clippers for five-years, $107 million (he has a player option after four years).
• The Clippers also completed this three-team trade: Milwaukee signs then trades J.J. Redick to the Clippers; the Bucks get two second round picks (one from the Suns, one from the Clippers); then the Clippers trade Eric Bledsoe and Caron Butler to Phoenix for Jared Dudley.
• The Clippers also signed Darren Collison to back up CP3 and re-signed Matt Barnes and Ryan Hollins.
• The Miami Heat re-signed Chris Andersen.
• The Pacers re-signed forward David West and signed backup point CJ Watson.
• Detroit signed free agent forward Josh Smith.
• San Antonio re-signed Manu Ginobili.
• In a three-team trade, Golden State acquired Andre Iguodala from Denver and Kevin Murphy from Utah; the Jazz got Brandon Rush, Richard Jefferson, Andris Biedrins and what they really wanted two first-round picks (2014 and 2017).
• Dallas signed Wayne Ellington and Israeli guard Gal Mekel.
• The Bulls signed Mike Dunleavy.
• Brooklyn re-signed Andray Blatche.
• Chicago re-signed Nazr Mohammed.
• The Washington Wizards signed draft picks Glen Rice Jr. and Otto Porter, plus inked deals with Eric Maynor, Martell Webster and Eric Maynor.
• The trade became official that sends Andrea Bargnani to New York for Quentin Richardson, Steve Novak, Marcus Camby and three second round picks.
• This three team Tyreke Evans trade went official: New Orleans sent Terrel Harris and Robin Lopez to Portland, plus they sent Greivis Vasquez to Sacramento, for the draft rights to just drafted center Jeff Withey (Portland) and Evans (Sacramento).
• The Lakers re-signed Robert Sacre.
• The Knicks re-signed J.R. Smith and guard Pablo Prigioni.
• New Orleans (I'm partial to 'Cans over Pellies if we are going to play with the new nickname) signed center Greg Stiemsma and re-signed Al-Farouq Aminu.
• The Trail Blazers inked Dorell Wright and just drafted Allen Crabbe.
• The Charlotte Bobcats signed free agent forward Al Jefferson. They also inked just signed draft pick Cody Zeller.
In some other news not with its own post on PBT:
• Nerlens Noel is going to wear No. 5 in Philly. Why? That's how many teams passed over him in the draft.
• If you are wondering why the Noel trade is not official, Jrue Holiday (going to New Orleans) is on his honeymoon so he has not taken the team physical to make the trade official. We can cut him some slack on that one.
• In case you missed it, Ice Cube went on stage the night of Dwight Howard's announcement and summed up the feelings of most Lakers fans pretty succinctly.
• They are pretty pumped about Andre Iguodala in Golden State.
• Ty Lawson says the Nuggets are not going to take a step back next season.
• Tyreke Evans is good with being the sixth man in New Orleans.
• Former NBA player Duane Washington was sentenced to 60 days on a hit-and-run charge.
• Larry Brown warns Sixers fans this rebuild is going to take a little time.
• Al Jefferson is excited about being in Charlotte, and not just because of the big paychecks.
• When the 1970 expansion draft came, the Cavaliers scouted it with NBA trading cards.
• Golden State picked up the 2014-15 contract option for coach Mark Jackson.
• The NBA's international outreach program Basketball without Borders this year will host camps for youth in Portugal, Argentina and South Africa, it was announced today by the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Basketball Federation (FIBA).
The Cleveland Cavaliers made the playoff their firm goal, started poorly, traded for Luol Deng, fired their general manager, re-affirmed their playoff priority and backed it up by trading for Spencer Hawes. By winning the first two games of their current road trip – at Phoenix, at Golden State – the Cavaliers finally looked like…
Our quick look around the NBA, or what you missed while watching the King of the Hill/True Detective mashup… Stephen Curry, Klay Thompson, Golden State Warriors. Early in the third quarter Houston took an 18 point lead over Golden State and seemed to be in complete control. Then the shots from Warriors backcourt started to…
Report: Cavaliers 'would have been interested' in hiring Phil Jackson
Mar 16, 2014, 10:30 PM EDT
The Cavaliers have made quite a mess out of this season. They attempted to compete for a playoff spot in the Eastern Conference by adding free agents in Jarrett Jack, Earl Clark and Andrew Bynum, but none of them had anywhere near the desired impact. Bynum has since been traded, and Luol Deng was brought…
DeMar DeRozan whistled for technical foul after kicking ball away from an official (VIDEO)
Mar 16, 2014, 9:00 PM EDT
DeMar DeRozan expressed his displeasure over a non-call by kicking the ball away from a referee — a move which guaranteed him a quick whistle in the form of a technical foul.
Heat execute in final minutes, Rockets still learning, fall in Miami
Mar 16, 2014, 7:41 PM EDT
Midway through the third quarter you had to like how the Rockets were playing against the Heat in Miami. Tied 92-92, the Rockets got what seemed like their 5,347th floater in the lane of the night, this time it was Chandler Parsons over Chris Andersen. The Rockets players did not fear the Heat shot blockers…
Patrick Beverley throws down a monster dunk 'on Chris Bosh's head' (VIDEO)
Mar 16, 2014, 6:30 PM EDT
Patrick Beverley leaves LeBron James in the dust, before attacking the rim and throwing down a huge slam on Chris Bosh.
LeBron takes no-look pass from Wade, goes up and over Dwight Howard for the slam (VIDEO)
Mar 16, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
LeBron takes a nice pass from Wade and elevates over Dwight Howard for the vicious first quarter slam.
Jarrett Jacks wants sleeved jerseys tailored specifically for individual players
Mar 16, 2014, 3:30 PM EDT
Jarrett Jack believes custom fitting players with the sleeved jerseys would reduce the complaints. But he still doesn't like the way they look, regardless of how they do or do not impact performance. "We're like the Beach Police," Jack said.
How I wish "Brian" were real. Alas, this is a faux documentary on former NBA player Brian Scalabrine is not real. Still, the trailer is brilliant. An actual documentary following Scalabrine, now an assistant coach with the Golden State Warriors, would be interesting. He's long been one of the better interviews around the NBA, his…
Jim Cleamons a possible coaching candidate for Phil Jackson's Knicks
Mar 16, 2014, 12:30 PM EDT
Jim Cleamons is currently an assistant coach with the Milwaukee Bucks, but he was a member of Phil Jackson's coaching staff both in Chicago and Los Angeles, and has nine championship rings to show for it. The Bucks happened to be in town to face the Knicks on Saturday, just one day after the news…
John Wall with the rebound and fast break slam to seal Wizards' win over Nets (VIDEO)
Mar 16, 2014, 9:30 AM EDT
John Wall splits two defenders near mid-court before putting the exclamation point on a win over the Nets with a thunderous slam.
Sixers coach Brett Brown says true rebuilding will take 'three to five years'
Mar 16, 2014, 8:00 AM EDT
The Sixers are currently riding a 20-game losing streak, but for better or for worse, no one inside the Philadelphia organization is deluding themselves as to what's going on there this season. Call it tanking, or as the NBA's new commissioner Adam Silver prefers, rebuilding. But either way, there's going to be a whole lot…
Paul Pierce mocks the unnecessary screaming of Wizards' Trevor Booker (VIDEO)
Mar 15, 2014, 10:30 PM EDT
There are plenty of players who make exaggerated vocal noise during the course of an NBA game, with Carlos Boozer of the Bulls perhaps heading up that very long list. While it's accepted to a certain extent, it's also nice to see a veteran of the game point out just how ridiculous it is. During…
Pistons' Andre Drummond leaves game with head/neck injury (VIDEO)
Mar 15, 2014, 8:59 PM EDT
How Detroit's Andre Drummond staggered and went down after this hit, and how he stayed down for several minutes (all the way through the ensuing commercial break not part of the above video), is a little frightening. The medical staff brought out a stretcher but he got up under his own power and was helped…
Report: Joakim Noah to receive $500K bonus if he's named to All-NBA first team
Mar 15, 2014, 8:00 PM EDT
Joakim Noah receives a $500K bonus if he's named to the All-NBA first team. Does he have a shot?
Carmelo Anthony on Knicks hiring of Phil Jackson: 'That was a power move right there'
Mar 15, 2014, 6:30 PM EDT
Carmelo Anthony seems initially pleased with the hiring of Phil Jackson. Mike Woodson, on the other hand, didn't sound quite as optimistic — for obvious reasons.
Thunder to rest Russell Westbrook on certain back-to-back sets to finish the season
Mar 15, 2014, 5:00 PM EDT
The Thunder are just a game back of the Spurs for the league's best record, an achievement that would guarantee home court advantage throughout the playoffs. But they'll willingly be hurting that effort by resting Russell Westbrook as a precautionary measure in certain back-to-back sets.


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This tiny Japanese restaurant located in downtown's bustling River Market is a great lunch option. Enjoy a superb lunch special with fried rice, Hibachi-grilled beef and vegetables, all reasonably priced. If you prefer to cook it yourself, you can also buy the raw food products and here. Choose from among special sauces, rice and cookies.
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Arendt & Medernach
European Top 100 position: 26
Arendt & Medernach is full-service law firm headquartered in Luxembourg. Formed in 1988 by the merger of legacy outfits Arendt & Harles and Mersch & Medernach, the firm focuses on the core areas of financial services, corporate, tax, intellectual property, investment management and litigation.
Arendt & Medernach is the largest firm in Luxembourg, with 290 legal professionals advising a range of clients including local banks, financial professionals, investment funds and corporates conducting cross-border transactions.
In October 2012, the firm announced the opening of a new representative office in Moscow to be headed up by banking and financial services partner Max Kremer. Arendt & Medernach already has offices in Brussels, New York, London, Dubai and Hong Kong.
In November 2012, the firm added to its corporate capabilities with the hire of a partner from Linklaters' Luxembourg office, Laurent Schummer, a specialist in corporate law, particularly upstream and downstream private equity transactions. His clients have included Apollo, Apax and CVC.
News from Arendt & Medernach
Arendt & Medernach exhibits art by three young artists
Two Arendt & Medernach partners feature in top 10 private fund lawyers list
MENA Fund Manager names Arendt & Medernach as 'Best Advisory Firm'
Arendt & Medernach supports charities with €26,400 raised through forum fees
Arendt & Medernach appoints 11 new senior associates
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Luxembourg legal update — March 2014: enforcement of 2013 financial information, criminal settlement for Luxembourg and more
Arendt & Medernach has released its Luxembourg legal update for March 2014.
Tax Update — January 2014
In this Tax Update, Arendt & Medernach focuses on both Luxembourg and international news.
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CALX Looking To Acquire ZHNE? 7 comments
On CALX's earnings call last night, management expressed keen interest in improving its international footprint.
ZHNE would provide CALX with a business that derives over 60% of revenue from outside of the U.S. (despite a substantial commitment to U.S.-based manufacturing).
CALX already acquired one Stimulus-related competitor (OCNW). Taking out ZHNE would provide the international exposure it seeks along with a company whose expenses could be substantially improved to the benefit of its acquirer.
Considering the nascent recovery in Stimulus spending, the timing for a deal could be right.
Disclosure: I am long CALX, ZHNE.
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Heinz Classic Lentil Soup
(+) A meal in a can (-) None really (*) (On Ciao since: 02/2010)
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Baxters Healthy Choice Lentil & Vegetable soup
(+) A warm and healthy glow at lunch time (-) Too hot when microwaved????! (*) (On Ciao since: 11/2003)
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Baxters Lentil and Bacon Soup
(+) Quick to cook, ready cooked lentils (-) Not a good soup recipe (*) (On Ciao since: 01/2008)
Weight Watchers from Heinz Carrot & Lentil Soup
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...Lentil soup can be enjoyed by one and all, the soup is suitable for vegetarians too. If you are not a veggie then try scattering a few crispy bacon bits onto the top of your bowl of Heinz lentil soup. Before you pour the soup into the saucepan spare a moment to look at the contents of the can in detail. Heinz lentil soup looks rich and thick. The thick soup is laden with carrots, potatoes and red...
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A taste for Lentils anyone
Advantages: Quick to cook, ready cooked lentils Disadvantages: Not a good soup recipe
...Baxters Bacon and Lentil Soup Baxter's are one of the 3 big names in canned soup sales in the UK, the other 2 being Heinz and Campbell's. They do a whole range of soups costing from about £2.65 to £1.05. The more expensive ones include, Cullen Skink, Lobster Bisque, and Stilton and White Port. Baxter's bacon and lentil soup is at the bottom end of their price range costing about £1...
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Advantages: VERY TASTY Disadvantages: NONE
...This is a turkish style lentil soup, I make this soup for years and I love it , you can try the taste in any turkish retaurant in green lanes. Ingridients red Lentil , please buy them from turkish shop , its better cooked. one carrot one small potato one small onion small piece of chicken breast with out the bone 6 table spoon of tomatoe paste, greek or turkish one some turkish red...
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