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I would simply say that more than one thing can be true at the same time. I'd love to know who in China is heavily invested in the companies that make all the tubes, reagents and other stuff needed for PCR testing. Believe me on this, I am intimately familiar with the fact that that the...

Some days one, some days the other, probably. My opinion for what it's worth.

And in so doing joins a quite select group of scammers, spammers and misanthropes.

Another thing to keep in mind is that you actually have to practice the things you're learning outside of your sessions with the coach. Ideally videoing some of it so yiu can see yourself later. If all you do is take lessons, get some tips on technique and then in all your other sessions just...

The more tournaments you play the more your performance will begin to approach your practice. You just get used to it and realize the world doesn't end if you lose. And you just learn to control your emotions and play smarter.. Also you get more accustomed to playing in unfamiliar environments...

Interesting comments about the friction of the table. I doubt it has anything to do with the color of the table, but low friction could still be a real problem. I remember a number of years ago playing in China on some Double Fish tables that had a surface that was like ice. It was really hard...

In the world of cycling, cyclists pretty much universally disparage the UCI, the equivalent of the ITTF. And for many of the same reasons, especially introduction of stupid rules that either impede the progress of the sport or make things worse -- while at the same time systematically ignoring...

Get help.

You need a lot of time off for sure.

Sweden vs China. Something about this restores my optimism about the universe as a whole.

Rubber cement behaves like a weak speed glue for a short period of time. Actually all speed glues have a very short duration of action. However rubber cement tennis to accumulate a lot more with repeated applications. Remember, with speed glue we used to have to remove the rubber, reapply the...

I used to use vulcanizing glue because it was cheaper than speed glue and was basically the same thing. Worked great on Bryce. I wouldn't try it on any expensive modern rubbers because there's a good chance it would really mess them up. But then again, in the days of speed glue-all robbers were...

The TT Gods sent humans rules to protect from this. 100 of them.

Just out of curiosity how would you react if a hacker stole your identity and drained your accounts?

You can sand but follow the good advice that was given in comments above. Next time don't use polyurethane. If you need to seal a blade there's an excellent product from Revolution. But there's another trick you can use too. See if you can find some hairspray, the oldfashioned kind that dries...