Those of us who are running the race are too busy running the race to spend a lot of time in dissecting the minute differences between Deming, Baldridge, Juran, Crosby...etc. p.109
The word glassblowing is defined in Merriam-Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary as “the art of shaping a mass of glass that has been softened by heat by blowing air into it through a tube.” Despite this bland definition, glassblowing is a lot of fun.
Watch Slideshow: Glass blowing at Seattle Glassblowing Studio
Photo by Jennifer Au.
Employees at Seattle Glassblowing torch glass so it is flexible enough to change the shape of the piece.
Photo by Jennifer Au.
Jason Christian, right, rotates a glass piece while Jordan Brant adds stripes from another piece of hot glass.
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John Hogan torches a nearly finished glass piece at the Seattle Glassblowing Studio while Jason Christian, back, supervises the project.
Photo by Jennifer Au.
Pete Singleton opens the doors to an oven as part of a finished glass piece is inserted.
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contrast
noun [C or U]an obvious difference between two or more things:
I like the contrast of the white trousers with the black jacket.
The antique furnishing provides an unusual contrast to the modernity of the building.
There's a marked contrast between his character and hers.
Their economy has expanded enormously, while ours, by/in contrast, has declined.
The amount spent on defence is in stark/sharp (= in very noticeable) contrast to that spent on housing and health.
I love his use of contrast (= strong differences between light and darkness) in his later photographs.
contrast
verb
1 [T] to compare two people or things in order to show the differences between them:
If you contrast some of her early writing with her later work, you can see just how much she improved.
2 [I] If one thing contrasts with another, it is very different from it:
The styles of the two film makers contrast quite dramatically.
The sharpness of the lemons contrasts with the sweetness of the honey.
contrasting
adjective
very different:
contrasting colours/flavours
the contrasting attitudes of different age-groups
glassblowinghandblown glasses 手工吹製的玻璃酒杯
meltdown
(mĕlt'doun')
n.- Severe overheating of a nuclear reactor core, resulting in melting of the core and escape of radiation.
- Informal. A disastrous or rapidly developing situation likened to the melting of a nuclear reactor core: “After several corporate meltdowns, only two reporters remain in [the] bureau” (David Fitzpatrick).
- Informal. An emotional breakdown
blow (SEND OUT AIR)
verb blew, blown
1 [I or T] to move and make currents of air, or to be moved or make something move on a current of air:
The wind was blowing harder every minute.
The letter blew away and I had to run after it.
The gale-force wind had blown the fence down.
I blew the dust off the books.
I wish you wouldn't blow smoke in my face.
2 [I or T] to make a sound by forcing air out of your mouth and through an instrument, or to make a sound when someone does this:
Ann blew a few notes on the trumpet.
He scored the winning goal just before the whistle blew (= had a stream of air sent through so that it made a sound).
3 [T] to shape glass which has been heated until it is soft into an object by blowing air into it down a tube:
a beautiful blown glass vase
blow
noun [C usually singular]
1 when you blow something, such as your nose or an instrument:
Have a good blow (= blow your nose well).
2 UK OLD-FASHIONED a walk in the fresh air:
Shall we go out for a blow ?
blowy
adjective INFORMAL
windy:
a blowy day
dissect
verb [T]
1 to cut open something, especially a dead body or a plant, and study its structure:
In biology classes at school we used to dissect rats.
2 to examine or consider something in detail:
He's the sort of person who watches a film and then dissects it for hours.
dissection
noun [C or U]
The novel is really a dissection of nationalism.
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