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In February, an appeal court reduced to 15 years the life imprisonment sentence imposed on poet Mohammed Ibn al-Dheeb al-Ajami, a Qatari national, in November 2012, by a court in Doha. The court convicted him of incitement to overthrow the regime after he recited poems critical of Qatar's then-emir, Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani. In June 2013, the emir abdicated, handing power to his son, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad al-Thani.
In May, Qatar's cabinet approved a draft cyber-crimes law, but it remained unclear when it would be enacted. The authorities did not consult the state-funded Doha Center for Media, whose role is to promote media freedom in Qatar, when preparing the draft law and they did not disclose its full contents.
According to state media, however, it "punishes anyone who infringes on the social principles or values or otherwise publishes news, photos, audio or visual recordings related to the sanctity of the private and familial life of persons, even if they were true; or infringes on others by libel or slander via the Internet or other information technology means." As yet, authorities have also not enacted a problematic draft media law of 2012 that would expose journalists in Qatar to prohibitive financial sanctions if they criticize any Gulf Cooperation Council states.
Provisions of Qatar's penal code are inconsistent with international free speech standards. Article 134, for example, prescribes a penalty of up to five years' imprisonment for anyone who is convicted of criticizing the emir or vice-emir.
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SACRAMENTO, Calif., Jan. 4, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — Gigatone Entertainment, a next generation entertainment company, has announced a partnership with a pair of revolutionary video technology companies, NewTek and TodoCast, to stream Gigatone's myRecordFantasy jam sessions and live concert over the Internet.
Innovative rock superstar Todd Rundgren stars in the latest of Gigatone's series of myRecordFantasy events Jan. 17-19, 2011, at the Track Shack Studios in Sacramento. The event brings fans from around the world into the studio for a once-in-a-lifetime experience to audition to play or sing on Rundgren's new record. In addition, fans will be attending and participating in nightly jam sessions with Rundgren and special guests.
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"Gigatone's myRecordFantasy is a one-of-a-kind event that we are making available to Todd Rundgren fans everywhere," said Mitchell Koulouris, CEO and founder of Gigatone Entertainment. "Our innovative business model continues to mature and tap into new revenue streams that benefit both the artist and label. NewTek and TodoCast are the best partners in the industry to make this happen."
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TodoCast provides its turnkey Internet broadcast platform including audience management, interactive and social networking features, satellite connectivity and SD / HD distribution. TodoCast will enable Gigatone to offer all of their entertainment content live on the Internet, monetizing with pay-per-view. The satellite-to-web capability is made possible by TodoCast Connect(TM) which provides 'First Mile' dedicated bandwidth via a lightweight dish assembly that can be mounted in minutes. Together, TriCaster and TodoCast provide a complete solution for Gigatone to deliver its myRecordFantasy events live over the Internet.
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"TodoCast has a history teaming with NewTek to deliver the best in live, interactive entertainment over the Internet, and we're excited to be entering this partnership with Gigatone and streaming this one-of-a-kind concert event," said Bryan Hill, CEO of TodoCast. "TodoCast is unique in its ability to enable Gigatone to monetize its broadcast events in multiple ways by offering pay-per-view, sponsored and subscription billing options, live or on demand."
In conjunction with the myRecordFantasy event, Rundgren will be recording a new album, (re)Production, on which he'll be performing selections he's Produced for others. The project includes such hits as the Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way," Meat Loaf's "Two Out Of Three Ain't Bad," Grand Funk Railroad's "Walk Like A Man," XTC's "Dear God," Cheap Trick's "I Can't Take It," as well as songs by The Tubes, Hall and Oates, The New York Dolls, Rick Derringer, Patti Smith, Badfinger and Bourgeois Tagg, among others. Each myRecordFantasy event is filmed in its entirety in high definition, with episodes airing on Gigatone's Channel Page on YouTube at http://www.youtube.com/gigatonerecords.
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Former Reagan White House Press Secretary James Brady has passed away. Brady, who suffered crippling brain damage after being shot during an attempt on Reagan's life by a mentally ill man, went on to devote the remainder of his days to reforming the U.S.'s gun laws. His most notable success came with the passage of the Brady Bill, which instituted requirements for background checks for prospective gun buyers.
But as to whether the country become a safer and saner place regarding guns since then? Color me cynical.
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A jolly group of gun nuts calling itself "Open Carry Texas" decided to exercise its Second Amendment rights by dining at a Dallas area Chipotle Mexican Grill with military-style assault rifles slung over their shoulders. Needless to say, this caused a high degree of uneasiness among non-gun carrying customers and the Chipotle managers.
In a surprising spasm of reasonableness, the National Rifle Association sided with Chipotle's request that folks leave their guns at home or in their cars. In fact, the NRA went so far as to describe Open Carry Texas' protest as "weird" and "scary."
Of course, it has to be noted that firearms-obsessed outfits like this are themselves creations of the NRA's long-standing and unbending opposition to any and all gun-control measures. Further, after the wholesale slaughter at places like Aurora, Col., and Newtown, Conn., this is what offends the NRA's sense of propriety?
Stupid smart gun!
A Maryland gun shop owner decided not to sell the so-called "smart gun" after receiving death threats from, er … Second-Amendment patriots and the NRA who, through their paranoid worldview of government and law enforcement, believe Armatix's technology somehow threatens their constitutional rights and very freedom.
Yeah, I don't get it, either. Then again, a lot of the gun lobby's dystopian arguments don't make much sense to me. So let's just for the moment savor the irony: The NRA and its extremist goons have defended their Second-Amendment rights by limiting the Second-Amendment rights of other Americans to purchase a handgun.
We all have guns to bear
I originally set out to draw a cartoon lampooning Georgia's new guns-everywhere-and-all-the-time law – which is drawing support from really smart people so you know it's a great idea — but wound up with this. I don't have a problem with guns so long as there's some form of reasonable regulation regarding their sale and ownership. Our national fetish regarding them is another matter entirely.
Crazy talk
I've almost given up arguing with the NRA and its extremist ideology regarding the Second Amendment. To hear people like NRA executive director Wayne Lapierre tell it, even the mildest forms of handgun regulation simply represent the first steps down the road to totalitarianism. In the process of feeding paranoid visions of a government bent on enslaving its citizens and serving the financial interests of the firearms and ammunition industry, the NRA has created a political juggernaut that broaches no compromise.
So it comes as little surprise that the NRA has managed to mothball the nomination of Dr. Vivek Murthy — a widely admired and respected physician — as the next U.S. surgeon-general. The bipartisan support Dr. Murthy enjoyed in the senate has melted in the face of NRA opposition.
The good doctor's mistake? He simply considers guns and the injuries and deaths they're associated with to be a public health issue. What a nutty idea.
One nation under a gun
Florida's controversial "Stand Your Ground" law is back in the spotlight. Retired police officer Curtis Reeves shot and killed Chad Oulson in a Tampa-area movie theater after a confrontation over the victim's cell-phone use during the movie previews. Oulson reportedly became angry and threw his popcorn at Reeves, who in turn pulled a handgun from his pocket and fired away, killing Oulson and wounding Oulson's wife in the process.
Reeves reportedly is defending his actions, claiming he felt threatened by Oulson. Coming on the heels of the infamous case of George Zimmerman and Trayvon Martin, something seems seriously amiss in the Sunshine State.
2013 year-in-review: Cartooning farther afield
The post-Sandy Hook gun "debate," the Boston Marathon bombing, the gargantuan ego of one Ted Cruz, the government shutdown, Obamacare's botched rollout, Syrian carnage …
Whew! What a year.


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Metabolic network reconstruction and genome-scale model of butanol-producing strain Clostridium beijerinckii NCIMB 8052
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3 Department of Bioengineering, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
4 Center for Advanced BioEnergy Research, University of Illinois, Urbana, IL, USA
5 Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, VA, USA
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BMC Systems Biology 2011, 5:130 doi:10.1186/1752-0509-5-130Published: 16 August 2011
Solventogenic clostridia offer a sustainable alternative to petroleum-based production of butanol--an important chemical feedstock and potential fuel additive or replacement. C. beijerinckii is an attractive microorganism for strain design to improve butanol production because it (i) naturally produces the highest recorded butanol concentrations as a byproduct of fermentation; and (ii) can co-ferment pentose and hexose sugars (the primary products from lignocellulosic hydrolysis). Interrogating C. beijerinckii metabolism from a systems viewpoint using constraint-based modeling allows for simulation of the global effect of genetic modifications.
We present the first genome-scale metabolic model (iCM925) for C. beijerinckii, containing 925 genes, 938 reactions, and 881 metabolites. To build the model we employed a semi-automated procedure that integrated genome annotation information from KEGG, BioCyc, and The SEED, and utilized computational algorithms with manual curation to improve model completeness. Interestingly, we found only a 34% overlap in reactions collected from the three databases--highlighting the importance of evaluating the predictive accuracy of the resulting genome-scale model. To validate iCM925, we conducted fermentation experiments using the NCIMB 8052 strain, and evaluated the ability of the model to simulate measured substrate uptake and product production rates. Experimentally observed fermentation profiles were found to lie within the solution space of the model; however, under an optimal growth objective, additional constraints were needed to reproduce the observed profiles--suggesting the existence of selective pressures other than optimal growth. Notably, a significantly enriched fraction of actively utilized reactions in simulations--constrained to reflect experimental rates--originated from the set of reactions that overlapped between all three databases (P = 3.52 × 10-9, Fisher's exact test). Inhibition of the hydrogenase reaction was found to have a strong effect on butanol formation--as experimentally observed.
Microbial production of butanol by C. beijerinckii offers a promising, sustainable, method for generation of this important chemical and potential biofuel. iCM925 is a predictive model that can accurately reproduce physiological behavior and provide insight into the underlying mechanisms of microbial butanol production. As such, the model will be instrumental in efforts to better understand, and metabolically engineer, this microorganism for improved butanol production.


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My 15-month-old has stopped eating. He's never been very good at trying new foods, but at least he would eat baby food. Now he won't eat at all; all he wants is his bottle. Our pediatrician said to take it away and let him be hungry, and when he's hungry enough he'll eat. But he cried so much when I tried it, I didn't have the heart to continue. Any suggestions?
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Our 15 m/o has done the chew-and-spit routine a couple of times for us. I'm starting to think it's something that cycles in and out, because it happens about every three months for a week or two. I'm also starting to think teething is involved, as this current anti-eating episode has aligned with 15 mo molars. I've started blending the heavily textured combination foods he eats a little bit, since he isn't chewing like he should, then is subsequently choking. That seems to be helping us get more into him. Generally, our plan of attack has just been to keep him eating HEALTHY foods, and not give in to the urge to let him just eat goldfish crackers until he turns orange. Keep what they eat quality. And don't stress if they don't eat. They won't let themselves starve. Eventually they'll start eating again. In the meantime, if they're eating quality foods when they DO eat, they'll have healthy stores for their bodies to utilize when they're refusing to eat.posted 11/05/2012 by chbreunsbach
My 14 month also had the same problem..but i started adding some spices to the deeply cooked basmati rice along with vegetables..and my kiddo loves to eat..atleast once a day stomachful..posted 10/09/2012 by VAAVAA
My DD is almost 15 months and will not eat. She may taste as she go about being busy. She will not sit still, will not eat or want to go to sleep at bedtime. She will listen to bedtime story, but wants to play after story. I'm feeling better, now that I know I'm not the only mom with this problem. She will alternate btw BF and FF. I'm encouraged by 1 comment about putting finger foods on the trail, I'll try this and hope it works. Be encouraged, I'm now that I've seen all these comments. My DD I thought will never learn to eat reg food at a sitting, she only taste and spit out. Thank God she will take the BM b/c she sometimes refused the formula, or drank about 2 ozs.posted 09/09/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
When my son was 13months old he let us know that he no longer wanted baby food an started spitting it out every time his dad and I fed him. But he ate table food just fine. He is a year and a half now and eats his fruits but hates veggies now, except for tomatoes and sposted 08/09/2012 by basultoolivia
hi everyone, my 15 month old daughter is such a big picky eater. she only eats 2nd stage of baby food, one in the morning and one at lunch and baby cereal for dinner. she eats instant noodles and strawberry smoothie too. i offered every food that we eat everyday but she doesn't want it. this morning i tried starve her but she keeps asking for the cup of water and it end up giving her 6 oz. of formula milk. and a jar of baby food and some noodles again... SO FRUSTRATED EVERY SINGLE DAY ;( my mom said don't force her to eat just give her milk if she doesn't wanna eat her food. I'm Filipino, and all of my nieces and nephew didn't have any problem on eating habits , they start eating solid/regular food when they turned 2 years old. they didn't even have a jar of baby food. i don't know what to do , should i follow what my mom said or the doctor said that i should starve and let my baby cry. please help!posted 08/07/2012 by EDERLYN
It is very hard when your kid don't want anything but the bottle at 23 month old!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I feel like I am going to go crazy sometimes. I am always looking for ways to help her eat. We waist a lot of foods everyday in our household. I try to eat healthy and make a separate meal for my daughter since she needs her calories. She was born at 28weeks and weighted 1Ib10oz. She is very thin but healthy (thank God for that!). Our only problem is the feeding and contant constipation. I think I've tried everything. I just don't know what to do anymore!posted 07/31/2012 by Isopapa
I am very fortunate with my twin boys. They are a year and a half and have always been wonderful eaters. We've never made a big deal about eating or switching to a new formula or over to milk or trying new foods, which we do all the time. They eat what we put in front of them 98% of the time. After going to play dates and talking with other mothers I think the biggest issue is SNACKS. Most snacks that I see people give their children are as much as a meal in quantity, no wonder they don't eat their meals! And actually my boys eat so good they rarely do need a snack. We eat at 8, 12 and 5. We may do an afternoon snack if dinner is going to be later, but that would consist of a 1/2 banana and 4 ounces of milk for example. Not granola bars or muffins. It's also amazing what happens when you step away from their highchair. If they aren't particularly liking a lunch for example, I'll step into the kitchen to prep some fruit, I look back and most of the time their plates are clean!posted 07/16/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
Hello moms i need your help my daughter is 4 years and 3 months and still a pickey eater i tried everthing no veggie @ all but she loves the fruitable juice with the veggie in it i guess that good i need some suggestion is anyone out there like me ?or am i along.posted 07/03/2012 by rtodd09
HOW HAPPY IT MAKES ME TO KNOW I AM NOT ALONE!!!!! My 15 month old has always been an exclusively breast fed baby since birth. After the one year mark, we began to change up our routine in an attempt to get more solids into him. He did well nursing only at night and eating organic oatmeal with whole milk and a touch of blackstrap molasses, a bowl of pureed bananas in whole milk and a container of baby yogurt with fruit and vegetables in it. That would be his full breakfast- and when I say full- I mean big belly and all :) Our issue became lunch and dinner. He eats very little of both. Occasionally, he will eat a couple of spoonfulls of ground beef pureed in mashed potatoes. But that's just a couple of spoonfulls. He started devouring carrot purees, then stopped. I tried spinach and kale- no luck. Im going to try sweet potatos and see how that works out. At this point, solids are not an option as he refuses to chew for long periods of time and then swallow. Purees only. I guess we'll seeposted 06/30/2012 by a BabyCenter Member
To ALL THE MOMS OUT THERE....i was/am worried sick about this very topic. I was beating myself over the fact that my 15th month old was barley eating after having such a healthy appetie before. Coming here and reading all of your worries and agony over the same thing makes it SO much better. Not only do i know that a large majority of toddlers go through this "picky eating/not eating at all" phase but that this will pass and I just need to do what i have been doing. WE ARE ALL IN THIS TOGETHER AND IT WILL GET BETTER!posted 06/17/2012 by babyiloveu23
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Debate/Discuss, Who Are The Best Stringers in the World?
Grand Slam Stringers VS Home Stringers VS Pro Shop Stringers
There has been a lot of debate over the years on the forum in relation to who are the best stringers in the world, and secondly, are Grand Slam Stringers really better stringers than the home stringer.
There are several types of stringers, all of which serve a specific function, so keep in mind each should be looked at individually. Please understand the following is going to have some generalizations, so bear with me.
Home Stringers:
Home stringers, for the most part are those that string out of their homes. They begin stringing either because of interest taken in the process, to save money, or because they enjoy trying out all sorts of strings and set-ups amongst other reasons. Because stringing cost begin to run high, they soon figure out how much time and money they could save stringing for themselves. Many times, this stringer also strings for family, and friends.
Most home stringers stay at this level, dont string to make an extra buck or impress anyone. They rarely venture out to properly learn how to string (what others more qualified may deem appropriate vs. inappropriate), much less learn how to string more than a few racquets. For many home stringers (not all) their technique is questionable, which would make more accomplished stringers frown on their work. As for their level of stringing, most dont become certified (which Ill get into later), or get into learning all types of patterns, knots, etc. They dont use the most expensive or state of the art machines. They keep it simple, and are happy to string their own frames, regardless of what others may or may not think of their quality of work.
Keep in mind, the aforementioned does not apply to all home stringers, as many are what I would define as some of the best, most knowledgeable stringers in the world.
Client Stringer:
What I would define as a client stringer, would be a home stringer whom has personal clients they string for to make some extra cash or provide a service not available in their area. Many towns or cities have few places where one could drop off racquets such as a pro shop or sporting goods chain store that provide this service. Many times, these services are available but too far or the stringing service is too costly and poor quality.
As one could see, the client stringer evolves at times out of necessity, or as a needed service to the tennis population in the area.
Client stringers are typically far more accomplished stringers and offer a better overall service than the home stringer. They carry, and are more knowledgeable about many different types of strings, patterns, have better quality machines/tools, etc. Their technique may be better as well, as for the most part they may have studied what would be deemed appropriate stringing techniques. Many times, these stringers go on to become certified in order to justify their rate, or to distinguish themselves from others in the area.
This stringer will not only be more knowledgeable about different racquets, how to string them correctly, and how differing strings would play in these, but also what string would be best for a string-breaker vs. a non-breaker, a flat hitter vs. a spinner, etc. etc, etc. They are also more familiar with one piece, two piece, ATW patterns, etc.
Lastly, this stringer ventures out at times to provide stringing service to smaller tournaments in the area, or even for colleges.
As with Home Stringers, many of the best stringers in the world could be found at this level. On the other hand, many are worse (even with a certification and extra experience/knowledge) as the average home stringer.
Chain Store Stringer:
Many stringers in this area string solely as part of their many other job duties. They are found in places like Dicks Sporting Goods, Sports Authority, Golf Smith, etc. These stringers are typically certified as a job requirement and not as a personal decision to better their stringing abilities, and had no prior experience stringing before beginning to work at the store. They typically have very little knowledge about strings, racquets, tensions, etc.
Pro Shop Stringer:
Pro Shop Stringers typically work part or full time at a tennis specialty store, and evolved from the home and/or client stringer. Many, if they havent already done so and even though they may be more than qualified to string, are still required to become certified.
Pro Shop Stringers typically have a vast amount of knowledge about strings, racquets, stringing machines, patterns, techniques, etc. They are much more tuned to stringing than the aforementioned stringers and are required and able to string all sorts of racquets with different strings, and complete racquets quicker because of the work load and turn-around time required. They have developed techniques the other stringers havent in order to make them more consistent and quicker from string job to string job even though some of these techniques are debatable as being better or worse for a string job.
Being they have access to demo all sorts of racquets and string, they have much more knowledge not only about current equipment on the market, but about up-coming equipment not yet introduced to the market.
Bigger tournaments in the areas typically may seek out these stringers. One simple explanation is tournament directors have working relationships with the shop, so are familiar with the stringers. Being that they already have the equipment needed and are accustomed to stringing a high volume of racquets in a short period, Pro Shop Stringers make a logical sense to use.
Depending on the size of the shop, and tennis area served, Pro Shop Stringers could turn around upwards of ten thousand racquets a year, which could also include internet sales. For one example, in the last twelve months, I strung over 3000 racquets at the shop I work at, and the other stringer did much more than that. This does not include all the tournaments I did, my personal clients, and stringing at the LTC, which houses the Solomon Academy, which is nothing when compared to a friend of mine who works at a competing store that strings much more.
For these reasons, and many more, Pro Shop Stringers are much more seasoned in the craft and end up stringing at pro events. That said, like everything else, there is no absolutes and some of the worst stringers could be found at Pro Shops.
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Pro (Tournament/Grand Slam) Stringer:
Pro Stringers (Grand Slam/ATP) are possibly the most misunderstood group of stringers in the world by the general stringing and tennis playing public.
To begin with, they did not go to a special university where they Mastered in Stringing. There is really no secret to how they got to where they are. They have the exact same USRSA Certification as someone who began stringing racquets two months before they got their certification. For the most part, they started as Home Stringers and progressed thru the aforementioned ladder. With each step, they gained more experience, and became better than most at their craft thru repetition not available as you go down the ladder. Many have full time jobs outside of tennis, and once a tournament is over, go back to their regular jobs. Others go back to their regular jobs and string on the side as Home/Client Stringers. Still others go back to work full time as a Pro Shop Stringer, etc, etc.
Even though they are providing a service for multi-millionaires and the very best players in the sport, they are not by any stretch of the imagination getting wealthy stringing at professional events. One needs to keep in mind, in the case of someone who strings at Grand Slam Events, there are only 4 of these tournaments a year, which if you are doing the math, means about 50 working days a year. This is hardly enough to sustain one monetarily thru a year considering Grand Slam/ Pro Stringers dont make a whole lot of money. Fact is most of these stringers get paid per racquet, which could be as little as $8.00-$10.00 per frame depending on the venue. Yes, you read that correctly. They are typically making less than a client stinger charges for the price of a string job, which is typically in the neighborhood of $10-$15 per re-string. In fact, one is better off being a client stringer, as you get to provide the stringing service and string at the cost you set, which means the Client Stringer gets paid more per frame than the guy/gal stringing at a Slam.
To add, one would have to string at all 4 slams do get those 50 days, which is hardly the case. Each event (ATP or Grand Slam) has its own team of stringers that are contracted to provide the stringing service.
In my opinion, what really separates the Grand Slam Stringer from the rest of the field are as follows:
PRESSURE. Plain and simple, the ability to work under very stressful and physically exhausting conditions with little rest for several days in a row. One must have the mental and physical ability to stand in one spot for upwards of 14+ hours a day, and string racquet after racquet perfectly and consistently for the very best players in the world. Up to and including 40+ racquets in that given day, which is more than a home/client stringer may string in one month. Now imagine being a client/home stringer and you botch a string job. No big deal. Re-string it for free, and your client is happy and on their way only to come back another day. One doesnt get second chances at a pro event. Imagine botching one of Federers racquets and it costs him the game,,,,,,set,,,,, match,,,,,,,, Wimbledon. Unlike every other stringer in the ladder, the Pro Stringer is the only one where his client is making a living from the sport and one point may make the difference between going home or going to the next round, which could mean tens of thousands of dollars to the player. THAT is Pressure.
Pro Stringers, thru the aforementioned evolution (home, client, pro shop, etc) of stringing, have absolutely chiseled away at the sculpture of stringing and perfected the craft. They have eliminated wasted movements that are time consuming. They have learned tricks to make the process of stringing crosses more natural, consistent, and quicker. They are continuously chiseling away at these wasted movements in order to ease the stringing process and make it easier and more efficient. Heck, Wilson even engineered the Baiardo Stringing machine to ease the process and have developed a training program so that all the stringers on their team are on the same page. Always evolving. They have learned to become marathon runners or better yet, marathon stringers to pace themselves throughout an event; Never too slow, or too quick. ALL have that extra gear to blast thru a full poly 18x20 racquet in 12 minutes or less in order to get it out to the courts in the middle of a match, and all while not sacrificing the quality of the final product that could have been done in 20 minutes. Yes, including stencil, labeling, and putting it in a plastic bag. Always Perfection. They have the ability and more importantly willingness to learn from other stringers, and adapt what they have learned to use in their own stringing methods, or change those methods when necessary, which is a great example of the Grand Slam Stringers Symposium.
Are Grand Slam or Pro Tournament Stringers the best in the world? As a whole, YES. These stringers as a whole are the best of all the groups. Theyve earned it. They could all easily be home, client, chain store, or pro shop stringers. Many are. However, most home, client, chain-store, or pro shop stringers could not cut it at a pro event.
On the other hand, does this mean that every single stringer who strings at pro events is better than every Home, Client, Pro Shop Stringer? No. Many home, client, and pro shop stringers could provide the same quality of stringing one racquet as a Grand Slam Stringer.
USRSA Certification:
One more thing Id like to point out. Like everything else, being certified vs not being certified does not equate to being good/better or bad/worse. In fact, many of the very best stringers in the world are not USRSA certified, and many techniques needed to be completed to become certified are non-existent not only with the Home Stringer but with the Grand Slam Stringer. The certification is simply a general standard adapted as good practice of stringing a racquet correctly. Remember, there are many ways to skin a cat.
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All i got from this is 'We grand slam stringers are so misunderstood and we're under so much pressure.'
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Very well stated, drakulie.
I guess this is an attempt to rerail and civilize the mess that happened on the Stringway Tool thread. That got way out of hand. I was saddened to see world class stringers get drawn into a pi$$ing match like that. But, we are human after all, and someone will always find the right button to push.
I'm a bit surprised that diredesire didn't step in.
I started out as a Chain Store Stringer and have become, in the last year and a half, a Client Stringer.
I could be MRT/Certified, but the cost vs benefits is not worth it to me at this point.
I truly admire those at the GSS level. That's a tough gig.
I am a musician as well and know that there is a BIG difference between being able to rip an amazing lick, and doing it in the recording studio under time and money pressure, especially when the engineer says " That was great! Can you do it again? We didn't get that one!"
I couldn't string at that level and wouldn't even try.
Then again, I've been playing music for 40 years and only stringing racquets for 5!
And, you know what? Maybe the best in the world have a right to be a bit arrogant!
When you can consistently sautee scallops or make a Beef Wellington better than Chef Ramsay, you can argue without him tearing you a new one!
Fortunately, Master Stringers are much nicer than that. (Usually)
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I'm lucky enough to personally know Liam who is accredited with creating the UKRSA ATW pattern, and has strung for many top players and at Wimbledon. I know I will never meet a better stringer, and feel proud that he taught me how to string.
I myself am a "client stringer" and am happy with the service I provide to my customers even though I do not have the skill or equipment to give them what Liam could.
In short I know first hand that the stringers at the top of their game work incredibly hard and have a wealth of knowledge. I'm not capable of working to that level so won't give the day job up just yet.
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Thanks for sharing your thoughts on this.
I definitely see stringing as an artform. Some have good hand skills and others do not and never will, although they can get better at stringing.
I can only hope that my slow rookie technique results in a close to world class stringjob and will continue to work at becoming more efficient, although I doubt that I would ever be able to string at a tour level...nor would I really want to.
Over time, I can only hope to be considered a good stringer, perhaps on par with some of the best with respect to quality.
I can see that in some cases, arrogance can go hand in hand with a stringer's skills or resume....it's all part of the gig.
It is really up to the end user/customer to determine where to draw the line as far as who they care to deal with.
However, I think that like any other craft, those who can string under pressure and still produce a quality stringjob in a timely fashion deserve the respect of the stringing community. (there are most likely exceptions in some people's eyes), but that's life.
Good writeup and thanks for sharing your thoughts.
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It seems I opened up a can of worms without knowing when I mistakenly referred to GSS as arrogant. I was referring to the pro shop stringers in my area.
Maybe we should have a reality TV show only with stringing, common if you do it would be my idea and i demand royalties. picture the top iron chopped chefs cooking under pressure only with stringing. Or a reality show like anthony bourdan and andrew Zimmerman only with stringing.
Anyway, it is like asking who are the best cooks in the world and usually it is someone in your home because they know what you like and you are used to it.
With that said, the person who strings their own frames are the best stringers in the world IMO.
I worked for a pro shop ( know what really goes down ) and now only do certain clients. I know what I like, what my sons like, the select high performance kids, and the fickle advanced geysers in the area like.
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OK OK, they better be 5.0 or better, because if they are 4.5 or lower then they do not deserve to be a bit arrogant.
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I've often likened racket techs to bicycle mechanics. Some just toil away in their own shop or work for someone else, but have a loyal clientele that would travel many miles to patronize 'their' guy. Then, you would have the 'team' wrenches, those who travel and keep their teams rolling along efficiently and quietly. Really no reason to think they should be able to ride in the team paceline just because they can maintain a multi-thousand dollar bike.
Of course, for every tour stringer or tour mechanic, there are thousands of 'normal' folk who are dedicated to their craft and turn out a quality 'product' day in and day out.
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Agree with the examples you cite in your post, and glad to hear you are doing a good job representing chainstores. They really get the short end of the stick on these forums, but like everything else, there are good and bad stringers at every level.
Thanks for your input.
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Here are some things stringers do, which they know better not to do:
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Not being happy with how a shop handles people's equipment is ONE reason why some choose to string for themselves.
If you are stringing in an area where local shops are known to do a bad job, then it should be good for your business, if you are so much better.
Personally, like many, I don't think that you would be happy with anyone else, in that you are self procaimed to be sensitive to the slightest imperfections.
So, string for yourself, bash your local shop, but I can't see how lumping ALL pro shops into the 'bad' category can be justified.
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Yes, as I stated there are bad stringers at every level, but lumping everyone into one category is definitely not right either.
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that is the problem not too many know, I am not in business to make money, i string for a select few clients, I think I have said that already.
that is not true that I am not satisfied, I am satisfied with John cauthen stringing methods and a stringer who is over 70 years old with over 50 years of experience, too bad he does not string anymore. He taught me his tricks and still not as good as he is. It is a dying art, he taught his son but we all know that seldom the son is like the father in everything.
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It's pretty much the same with everything.
There are perfectionists and butchers in every field. You just have to weed them out and move on from there.
What part of the world are you in?
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But stringing, in many ways, reminded me of car work. Since there are no evident ways to find out if your stick has been double pulled, left on stringer half strung so that the 5 yr at the big chain store uses your racquet handle as a jungle gym (yes, I've seen it happen b4). it's based on trust.
Question though. Has there ever been thought about rating stringers? Go though a stringer test to determine what rating is the person? This can be used to justify costs of stringing if the stringer is highly rated.
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Re the point of this thread, the best stringer I ever came across was an old chap I met in the US about 15yrs ago. I forget his last name but his first was Jose. Anyhow the point is that he had a one clamp bab 3-star (which I learnt to string on) in his garage and was probably the most perfectionist of stringers, looking back, that you can imagine. He always said he couldn't work at a tournament because of that. He had a pretty low opinion of "speed stringers" though. "If it's worth doing, it's worth doing 100% right!" . He had an MRT (I think, perhaps another body of some kind) cert proudly displayed next to his tools but I doubt anyone who went in there ever knew what it was...
EDIT: Sort of like your Grandad, but with a stringing machine .
Just wanted to add that he knew the pattern, string lengths etc...for every racquet we ever strung together without looking it up or so I recall. That stringing machine ended up being my first, he sold it to a local pro shop who was just starting out. I gave them free stringing to use it for myself at the time.
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I guess I'm a hybrid stringer.
First, let me say that I truly enjoy stringing racquets. It's just fun to me.
Now, on to the hybrid... I string for a bunch of folks around here which I guess makes me a client stringer but, I get a call once or twice a year to help out at professional tournaments too. Now these tournaments are way lower level than anything Drakulie strings at, but one of the tourneys is a WTA event that is just under the main tour.
From my standpoint, what I've seen in pro shops around town is poor technique at best and just not caring at worst. Even at the pro shop that my buddy owns, they routinely string bottom up because it's easier than fooling with a 2-piece or ATW. I just can't bring myself to do that.
That said, I did relate the story of one of the girls who played in the WTA event. I think it may be worth repeating.
I got her racquets for the entire tournament for consistency's sake. She played with the APD, like Rafa, and strung it with RPM in the mains and Excel in the crosses @ 65. She has a package with Babolat. Daily, she went through at least two frames a day.
Her frames had been strung so much, that at the 4 and 7 o'clock positions on them, there was a perfect wear pattern where there was no paint. It coincided with the tie offs at the bottom. They had been strung so many times by stringers who used their tensioner to tighten the knot (which isn't every stringer) that the paint had worn off due to the friction of the string. These marks were at both corners on both sides of the frame indicating that they had been strung A LOT.
Her frames were still intact and I assume played with integrity as she made the finals of the tournament. I don't know if she won or not.
Let me also add my wholehearted agreement with Drakulie. After a full day at work, stringing 15 racquets to turn around for the next day is just tough. The professional stringers at tournaments are on their feet stringing frames 12 hours or more. It has got to be tough, tougher than anyone knows until you've done it.
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306 to debate which method of changing light bulbs is superior, where to buy the best light bulbs, what brand of light bulbs work best for this technique, and what brands are faulty,
27 to post URLs where one can see examples of different light bulbs,
14 to post that the URLs were posted incorrectly, and to post corrected URLs,
12 to flame the AOL users for violating netiqutte and blame them for starting this whole thing,
3 to post about links they found from the URLs that "are relevant to this list, which makes light bulbs relevant to this list,"
45 posts about weather or not AOL should even be allowed to exist,
33 to concatenate all posts to date, then quote them including all headers and footers, and then add "Me Too,"
12 to post to the list that they are unsubscribing because they cannot handle the light bulb controversy,
19 to quote the "Me Too's" to say, "Me Three,"
4 to suggest that posters request the light bulb FAQ,
1 to propose new alt.change.lite.bulb newsgroup,
47 to say this is just what alt.physic.cold_fusion was meant for, leave it here, and
143 votes for alt.lite.bulb.
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In recognition of Get Outdoors Day, Los Padres National Forest officials announced that Saturday will be a "fee-free" day.
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All areas of the Los Padres National Forest, with the exception of the Santa Barbara Ranger District's Lower Santa Ynez Recreation Area, will not require a National Forest Adventure Pass.
"This is an exceptional opportunity for visitors to use this fee-free day to experience the recreational activities available to them on the forest," said Jeff Benson, assistant recreation officer for the Los Padres National Forest.
"Get Outdoors Day is your invitation to embark on an adventure that will create lifelong memories," Benson said.
The fee-free days for this year are:
-Martin Luther King Jr.'s holiday (January 14)
-Get Outdoors Day (June 8)
–National Public Lands Day (September 28)
-Veteran's Day Weekend (November 9-11)
Visitors who have already purchased a Daily Adventure Pass for June 8 can have it replaced free-of-charge.
Although Adventure Pass fees have been waived, campground, reservation and group site fees may still occur.
Please contact your local Ranger Station for information on current conditions.
–Santa Lucia Ranger District (Santa Maria) – (805) 925-9538
–Santa Barbara Ranger District (Santa Barbara) – (805) 967-3481
– (Ojai) – (805) 646-4348
-Mt. Pinos Ranger District (Frazier Park) – (661) 245-3731
-Monterey Ranger District (King City) – (831) 385-5434
For additional information, visit http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf/
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