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Fabrication of HA/TCP scaffolds with a graded and porous structure using a camphene-based freeze-casting method
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A room temperature camphene-based freeze-casting method was used to fabricate hydroxyapatite/tricalcium phosphate (HA/TCP) ceramic scaffolds. By varying the solid loading of the mixture and the freezing temperature, a range of structures with different pore sizes and strength characteristics were achieved. The macropore size of the HA/TCP bioceramics was in the range of 100-200 mu m, 40-80 mu m and less than 40 mu m at solid loadings of 10, 20 and 30 vol.%, respectively. The initial level of solid loading played a primary role in the resulting porosity of the scaffolds. The porosity decreased from 72.5 to 31.4 vol.% when the solid loading was increased from 10 to 30 vol.%. This resulted in an increase in the compressive strength from 2.3 to 36.4 MPa. The temperature gradient, rather than the percentage porosity, influenced the pore size distribution. The compressive strength increased from 1.95 to 2.98 MPa when samples were prepared at 4 degrees C as opposed to 30 degrees C. The results indicated that it was possible to manufacture porous HA/TCP bioceramics, with compressive strengths comparable to cancellous bone, using the freeze-casting manufacturing technique, which could be of significant clinical interest.
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Journal of Aging Research
Volume 2013 (2013), Article ID 367208, 7 pages
Decision Making Processes and Outcomes
1Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, P.O. Box 6040, Morgantown, WV 26506-6040, USA
2Department of Psychology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV 26506-6040, USA
3Department of Psychology, Radford University, P.O. Box 6946, Radford, VA 24141, USA
4Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior, University of South Carolina, Columbia, SC 2920, USA
Received 31 May 2013; Revised 20 August 2013; Accepted 26 August 2013
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The primary aim of this study was to examine the contributions of individual characteristics and strategic processing to the prediction of decision quality. Data were provided by 176 adults, ages 18 to 93 years, who completed computerized decision-making vignettes and a battery of demographic and cognitive measures. We examined the relations among age, domain-specific experience, working memory, and three measures of strategic information search to the prediction of solution quality using a 4-step hierarchical linear regression analysis. Working memory and two measures of strategic processing uniquely contributed to the variance explained. Results are discussed in terms of potential advances to both theory and intervention efforts.
1. Introduction
1.1. Decision Making Processes and Outcomes
A significant body of research has examined problem solving and decision making performance in adulthood (see [1, 2] for reviews). Both problem solving and decision making are concerned with the ways in which people interpret problems, form goals, search information, and combine information to arrive at solutions. Researchers often employ think-aloud and other process-tracing techniques to investigate the processes governing information search and cessation [3, 4]. The extant literature demonstrates that relative to younger and middle-aged adults, older adults approach decision making with different goals, apply different heuristics, seek different amounts and types of information in the predecision phase, and offer different decisions (e.g., [4–6]).
Research has examined several possible mechanisms to explain this age difference, including the role of cognitive resources (e.g., [5, 7]), the social context and personal experience [8, 9], affective context [10], and the decision domain [11]. Sophisticated studies have examined these factors individually and in combination [12]. For many decision tasks, basic and intermediate cognitive skills such as working memory and speed of processing often are the strongest predictor of decision outcome [13].
Process-tracing techniques may allow a more thorough examination of task performance and strategic processing [3, 4, 14, 15]. In the standard decision making task, materials are structured to reflect those available in the real-world, similar to the ecologically-rich social vignettes used in the everyday problem solving approach. Although in actual real-world information searches, people are able to view all of the available information simultaneously, an advantage to the process-tracing technique is that one is able to directly examine how an adult: (a) selects important features, (b) combines the information obtained, (c) evaluates specific alternatives, and (d) arrives at an adequate decision [14–16]. Specifically, multiple measures are used to index task performance, including the amount of information searched and the order in which the information is searched. Indicators of the amount of information searched include time on task and the number of information cells viewed (i.e., thoroughness). Research shows that older adults often use less information than younger adults [4, 17].
Strategic search is also examined in the decision making task. The two main types of search strategies have been termed compensatory and noncompensatory [4, 18]. Compensatory search is an exhaustive strategy that relies on mathematical averaging of the features for each alternative. Thus, compensatory searches require significant effort as most or all of the available information is read, processed, evaluated, and combined. Noncompensatory strategies reduce the number of viable alternatives quickly when the information load exceeds a person's ability to attend to the information volume. Noncompensatory strategies accomplish this reduction by focusing exclusively on a few alternatives which have high or acceptable values on a set of key attributes. Thus, noncompensatory strategies are more resource-efficient than compensatory search strategies [14, 18].
One area that is often overlooked in decision making research concerns the value of the information participants choose to view. However, information quality has been studied in examinations of expert decisions [19]. For example, some studies of experts have shown that they search very little of the available information before making a decision, in some cases viewing only one or two pieces of highly relevant information [15]. The experts are able to "zero in" on the most critical pieces of information to make a high quality decision. If the value of any given piece of information is known, researchers can measure the selectivity with which decision makers choose information. Using search selectivity, the quality of information used can be separated from the amount used and from the order of search. Thus, selectivity allows one to interpret differences in thoroughness and strategy.
1.2. The Current Study
The current study extends investigations of strategic information search by focusing on both information quality and decision quality among a large sample of community-dwelling adults. By combining a focus on the contributions of individual characteristics of experience and working memory from the everyday problem solving literature with a focus on direct task performance measures from the decision making domain, the current study contributes to the literature by clarifying the roles of these predictors. By examining the ways in which differences in the information search process relate to differences in decision outcome, we can better understand age-related differences in decision making. Based on the everyday problem-solving literature, we expected to find age differences in decision quality, with older adults being less likely than younger and middle-aged adults to provide high quality decisions, as defined by agreement with expert rankings. However, similar to Queen et al. [14], we hypothesized that decision quality would be predicted by strategic processing measures rather than age or experience. We also expected that search selectivity would emerge as a significant predictor of decision quality, even when age, experience, working memory, and other strategic search measures were included in the model.
2. Methods
2.1. Sample
Data were provided by 176 adults who completed computerized decision making tasks and interviewer-administered surveys. Participants were recruited through published ads and posted fliers and received a cash honorarium for their participation. The adults ranged in age from 18 to 93 years, and about half (42.6%) were men. Reflecting the geographic region from which they were recruited, the majority of the sample (96%) were Caucasian. Most adults (97.6%) had completed high school, with 38.7% having a college degree. Participants completed a 90-minute test battery, including a variety of demographic, social, and cognitive measures; only those of interest to the current report are detailed below.
2.2. Task Materials and Procedure
All adults completed written informed consent before completing two practice trials. Participants then completed two computerized automobile purchasing decisions for hypothetical others whose needs were presented in short vignettes. The hypothetical vignettes were written such that the needs and resources of the target individuals were implied. Specifically, participants chose an automobile for a middle-aged professional couple who entertained clients regularly and they chose an automobile for a college student who commuted to school and work. The structured design of the scenarios enabled the determination of a correct response and helped to ensure that participants had the same goals for completing the task. The task materials accurately reflected automobiles available on the market, with information provided in a format similar to that found in published guides for consumers. Thus, each of the eight automobiles included information about price, style, appearance, safety, reliability, fuel economy, equipment, and performance. A panel of five experts, using all of the available information, rank ordered the alternatives for appropriateness for each of the vignettes. High interrater reliability was obtained (Kendall's coefficient of concordance, , ). In addition, grammatical analyses showed that the reading level of each vignette was appropriate (Fleish index < grade 8.0). Finally, the order of presentation of the two scenarios was counterbalanced across participants to reduce the effects of practice and fatigue.
2.3. Variables and Measures
2.3.1. Individual Characteristics
For the regression analyses, age was used as a continuous variable, although mean age group comparisons were also conducted. Approximately equal numbers of younger adults (, , ), middle-aged adults (, , ), and older adults (, , ) participated. A dichotomous variable (1 = men, 2 = women) was used to index sex.
2.3.2. Cognitive Resources
Two indices of cognitive resources were used. Working memory span was measured using the digits backward test [20], with the standard administration and scoring procedures. The average backward working memory span for the current sample was 4.64 (, range 2–7).
Three dichotomous items assessing experience with the task domain were combined to form a scale. The items included whether a participant had ever made an automobile purchase (70.1%), currently owned an automobile (87.4%), and had ever been asked to give advice to another person considering an automobile purchase (47.9%). The scale ranged from 0 to 3; a mean of 2.06 () was obtained from the current sample.
2.3.3. Similarities across Vignettes
For each decision vignette, participants could view one piece of information at a time during their information search. They were permitted to review as much information as they desired, but were not allowed to take notes. The computer program recorded a variety of measures from which three information search measures were derived: proportion of information searched, order of information searched, and quality of information searched. Paired t-tests were used to examine differences across the two vignettes. No significant differences emerged for the amount of information viewed (t(175) = 1.33), order of information searched (t(175) = 1.13), or selectivity (t(175) = 4.81) across the two vignettes. When examining whether participants made one of the two best choices, 48.9% chose correctly in the college student scenario and 45.5% chose correctly in the couple scenario (t(175) = .88). Because no mean differences were found between the two vignettes, responses were combined to form a single, averaged index for each of the following measures.
2.3.4. Task Performance
Amount of information searched was assessed via the proportion of the total number of pieces of information viewed [4, 21]. On average, participants viewed less than half of the available information (, ).
Order of information search (noncompensatory search strategy) was indexed using a ratio of repetition (RR) measure. The RR was originally used in recall tasks to address category clustering, the phenomenon in which people tend to recall a list of randomly-presented words by regrouping the words into categories. Applied to the information matrices, the RR represents the order in which information is viewed. If a decision maker searched within a column of features to compare different alternatives on a single feature, the high RR for features would indicate a noncompensatory search. In the current sample, a mean noncompensatory strategy score of .38 () was obtained.
Finally, search selectivity was assessed. Search selectivity concerns which information is viewed, as contrasted with search order. Selectivity was operationalized as the proportion of relevant information the participant searched, with relevance determined by the individual value of a specific piece of information in relation to the needs of the target person. For example, in the college student vignette, the target had little income, no knowledge of autorepair, and needed to commute daily. Thus, the experts indicated that the most relevant features for the student were price, reliability, and fuel economy. For the middle-aged couple who entertained clients and needed an auto for pleasure use, the experts determined that style, safety, and reliability were most relevant. For each vignette, two automobiles were clearly superior, three were of medium quality, and three were inappropriate. Thus, for each vignette, six of the 64 pieces of information were especially relevant. If a participant viewed four of these six pieces of information, the selectivity score would equal .67. In the current sample, a mean selectivity score of .51 () was obtained.
2.3.5. Decision Quality
Each of the participant's choices were coded to reflect agreement with the rank ordering determined by the expert panels. Points were awarded such that the top choice received a total of 8 points and the least appropriate choice received one point. The points awarded for the two decisions were then combined to form a single index that ranged from 2 to 16 (; ).
3. Results
3.1. Preliminary Analyses
Means and correlations for the measures are presented in Table 1. To test our hypothesis that age differences would emerge, we conducted a series of one-way analysis of variance tests comparing the three age groups. As shown in Table 2, mean age differences in decision quality were observed. That is, middle-aged adults () offered higher quality decisions than older adults (; F(2, 173) = 8.68, ).
Mean age differences also emerged for strategic processing. Specifically, differences were observed for selectivity (F(2, 173) = 4.72, ) and noncompensatory strategy (F(2, 173) = 21.55, ). For both selectivity and noncompensatory strategy, younger and middle-aged adults scored higher than older adults. In terms of individual characteristics, differences in experience and working memory were observed. Younger adults had significantly less experience than middle-aged adults (F(2, 173) = 4.03, ). Middle-aged adults had a higher mean working memory span than older adults (F(2, 173) = 3.22, ). A nonsignificant age effect was observed for the amount of information viewed (F(2, 173) = 2.97, ).
3.2. Hypothesis Testing
To examine our hypothesis regarding the relative contribution of individual characteristics and strategic task performance to the explanation of decision quality, we conducted a 4-step hierarchical linear regression analysis. Model 1 included the demographic indicators of age and gender, entered simultaneously. Model 2 added two individual characteristics, working memory span and domain-specific experience. Model 3 added two measures of strategic task performance, the amount of information viewed, and noncompensatory search strategy. Finally, Model 4 examined the unique contribution of search selectivity to the overall prediction of decision quality. Results for these analyses are presented in Table 3. The equation using only age and gender to explain variance in decision quality reached significance (F(2, 173) = 3.12, ), but accounted for less than 3% of the variance. Age uniquely accounted for variance in Decision Quality.
The equation adding the two everyday problem solving predictors at Step 2 was significant (F(4, 171) = 11.72, ). Together the four regressors accounted for 19.7% of the variance in Decision Quality. Of the four regressors, only working memory span uniquely contributed to the variance explained. That is, when everyday problem solving predictors were present in the model, age no longer uniquely contributed to the variance in Decision Quality. Adding the task performance measures at Step 3 resulted in an additional 2.0% of explained variance, although the step failed to reach significance (F(2, 169) = 2.26, ). The model, however, continued to explain significant amounts of variance in decision quality (F(6, 169) = 8.68, ; ). Again, only working memory span uniquely contributed to the explained variance.
Finally, Step 4 examined the contributions of search selectivity. Both the step (F(1, 168) = 46.76, ) and the model (F(7, 168) = 16.14, ) reached significance. Search selectivity accounted for an additional 16.6% of the variance beyond that explained by age, gender, working memory, experience, amount of information viewed, and noncompensatory search strategy. The final model accounted for 37.7% of the variance in Decision Quality. In the final model, larger working memory span, more information viewed, and higher search selectivity uniquely contributed to the variance accounted for in Decision Quality.
A series of exploratory analyses was conducted to examine potential interactions with age and with working memory among the predictor set. Predictors were centered and entered into a first step of a hierarchical regression. The interaction terms were then entered in a second step. In no case did an interaction term add to the variance accounted for in Decision Quality.
4. Discussion
Our process-tracing technique and the known quality of information allows an examination of the adults' performance at multiple stages of decision making, including the selection of information and arriving at a solution. Our results show that the quality of the information one chooses directly affects the quality of the decisions one makes. While this finding is certainly intuitive, we empirically demonstrated this association. This is an important contribution because the finding can be used to guide training and intervention programs to increase the decision making competence of adults. Specifically, by being able to determine the relative value of a single piece of information, we can assess how selective a problem solver is in her search processes. Moreover, by knowing the value of each piece of information, we can determine decision quality.
In addition to the important role of search selectivity, our results show an important role for working memory span and search thoroughness. As an initial investigation into decision quality, we chose a consumer task in which identifying the relevance of the information and decision quality was somewhat straight-forward. Given previous findings in these domains [4, 14], it is surprising that mean age differences emerged. Interestingly, age contributed little to the explanation of decision quality. Together, these results suggest that we can begin to explore ways in which to improve decision making quality. Implications for each of these avenues, as well as how our results relate to current theoretical frameworks are discussed in the following sections.
4.1. Individual Characteristics
Several mean age differences were observed in the current study. Specifically, older adults had smaller working memory spans, searched less selectively, were less likely to use a noncompensatory strategy, and were less likely to choose one of the top two alternatives. Despite these mean differences, however, our regression results find no significant contribution of chronological age when additional measures are included in the equation. This result reaffirms the idea that chronological age is a poor proxy for cognitive ability.
Research demonstrates that decision making is affected by a variety of cognitive processes such as working memory and speed, which can be improved with training [13]. Our study adds to this literature by demonstrating that working memory is not only related to information search but also exerts direct effects on decision quality. Thus, it may be possible to improve decision making competence by intervening at the level of these cognitive processes.
The literature also suggests an important role for experience [9, 15, 17]. Among our community-dwelling nonexperts, experience did not contribute to decision quality. We suspect that our measure of experience was too crude to adequately assess the effects of experience on decision quality. Our index included three dichotomous items for which a large number of participants answered affirmatively. Thus, the failure of experience to relate to decision quality could be a function of ceiling effects on the measure. A second explanation for the failure of experience to explain variance in decision quality may relate to the nature of that experience. As Patrick and Strough [9] note, recency of experience may be particularly important. We encourage additional research that examines the role of prior experience in problem solving quality, particularly whether experience operates similarly across adulthood.
4.2. Task Performance
Decision making research often focuses on the thoroughness of information search. Typical results show that older adults use less information than younger or middle-aged adults [4]. In our analyses, no significant age differences in thoroughness emerged. Moreover, in the regressions, thoroughness only uniquely contributed to the variance in decision quality when selectivity was present in the equation. Although additional investigation is necessary, this relation may be due to potentially dual routes to acquiring the relevant information. People who are highly selective may view little of the total information, thus scoring lower on measures of thoroughness. However, through increased thoroughness, people increase the likelihood that they will view the relevant information. Thus, highly selective searchers may view less total information as they focus on the most relevant information. In contrast, highly thorough searchers are also likely to acquire the most important information. Overall, however, our results show that quantity is less important than the quality of the information. Additional investigation regarding the association between amount of information searched and the quality of that information is advised.
Both the age differences in search strategy and the relative importance of the use of a noncompensatory strategy in the regression analyses are intriguing. Together, these two sets of analyses suggest that age differences in problem solving efficiency may be a direct function of problem solving strategy. Such a conclusion is consistent with a range of everyday problem solving studies showing strong age differences in problem solving strategy [2]. The current data are able to link these strategic differences to differences in the quality of responses. Thus, the analyses demonstrate that age differences in strategic processing are important because they directly relate to age differences in solution quality.
The measure of strategic processing, drawn from the decision making literature, was a global summary of how much of an individual's search could be characterized as noncompensatory. Noncompensatory strategies are generally viewed as an adaptive response to working memory overload [4, 18]. It is interesting that older adults demonstrated smaller working memory spans but did not show a high use of noncompensatory search. Again, these results suggest two avenues for intervention: at the level of working memory capacity and at the level of task performance.
Finally, although the task offers several advantages to studying both problem solving process and outcome, it does have limitations. Specifically, participants could only view one piece of information at a time during their information search. They were permitted to review as much information as they desired, but were not allowed to take notes. In the real-world, consumers may adopt more external aids to facilitate their information search. However, the process tracing technique present in the current task offers sufficient advantages to offset this limitation. That is, the technique allows an examination of which information is viewed and in what order. These two aspects of information search are the essence of strategic processing.
4.3. Theoretical Implications and Future Directions
In our consumer problem, age contributed little to decision quality. This finding is consistent with previous research [4, 14] in this domain. A major contribution of our work rests with the computation of Decision Quality. Both Johnson [4] and Queen et al. [14] relied on the individuals' preferences as an outcome measure. Our conceptualization of decision quality focuses on making a decision for others with stated and implied needs. This difference is important in that it allows us to determine information quality and thus, search selectivity.
We strongly advocate for an extension of both the process-tracing approach and the information quality aspect to a wider range of domains. Significant newer research is examining the tradeoff between affective and logical goals [10], but because these domains may exhibit marked idiosyncrasies, it might be especially challenging to examine information quality in vignettes featuring an interpersonal problem [22]. Although work and wisdom [23] might inform such efforts. Such interpersonal expertise may be similar to the processes used by experts in instrumental domains and warrants additional research attention. Vignettes could be designed to include both emotion-laden and instrumental information. Investigators could then directly examine the type of information that adults use when making decisions in a variety of domains, including interpersonal, health [15], and financial [13].
In summary, it is important to develop tasks and measures that reflect the everyday competence of older adults [13] so that we can identify individuals in need of decision making support. Rather than cataloging age differences; however, it is necessary to link age differences in process to some difference in performance outcome. We present a task and measures that may significantly advance the field's progress toward that goal. By focusing on the quality of an adult's decision in a hypothetical vignette, differences in strategy become more meaningful. We encourage additional and independent investigation using this class of tasks, and we look forward to refinements of the measures of strategy, selectivity, and decision quality.
This work was supported by funding from the NIH (R03 AG19917).
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Serving the equine community for more than three decades, Big Dee's Tack & Vet Supplies specializes in race supplies and carries an extensive line of horse healthcare items. In addition, the company carries product lines for all equine disciplines—a testament to the company's efforts to be a convenient, one-stop shopping destination for horsemen and women. The company also offers a variety of equine gifts and custom products, plus a complete line of dog-related products.
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How to make your own glass beads
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Title – Glass Bead Making
By – Delphi
Primary Subject – Art
Secondary Subjects –
Grade Level – 9 -12
Time Required: 3-4 Sessions
Delphi Lesson Plan
Glass Bead Making
1) Students will learn lampworking basics, the art of making glass beads. 2) Students will improve hand dexterity, attention to detail and craftsmanship. 3) Students will learn the importance of shape, color and design. 4) Students will create wearable art.
Materials for 10 Projects:
Quantity | Item Number | Description |
1 | #424632 | Fireworks Bead Making Kit |
Class Pack or individual components: | ||
5 | #425701 | Fireworks Torch Heads |
3 | #425726 | Mandrel and Rake Sets |
3 | #425731 | Bead Release 8 oz. |
5 | #7411 | Fiber Blankets |
5 | #425708 | Shaping Marver Sets |
5 | #425704 | Bottle Holders |
5 | #425705 | Work Surfaces |
2 | #91PAK | Italian Glass Rod Assortment Pack (28 rods/pack) |
10 | ———– | scrub sponges (available at hardware and grocery stores) |
Additional Supplies: | ||
10 | #5160Y | UV Glasses |
1 | #425736 | Mastering the Glass Bead Video |
10 | ———- | MAPP (Methyl Acetylene Propadiene) Gas Canisters (available at most hardware and grocery stores) |
1 | ———- | Screwdriver |
Directions: | |
Safety | |
1. | Review safety procedures. When working with glass, protect feet and legs by wearing pants and closed top shoes. Eye protection is essential. Use caution while working with hot torch and glass to ensure proper and safe use. Work area should be free from curtains or other combustible materials. Make sure work area is also well ventilated. |
Video | |
1. | Watch the Mastering the Glass Bead video. This 40 minute video features Karen Stavert, one of the nation's most respected glass beadmaking artists and instructors. She delivers an educational and enthusiastic class on how to create a multitude of different beads. Use this video to give your class inspiring and thorough instructions on the art of glass beads. |
Tools and Supplies Review bead tools and explain their uses: |
1. | Fiber Blanket: used to slowly cool the completed bead |
2. | Bottle Holder: Assembly clamps on the edge of any table to hold the MAPP Gas tank securely in place without slipping |
3. | Bead Release: a thick liquid coating that prevents glass from sticking to metal |
4. | Fireworks Torch Head: Designed exclusively for Fireworks, this unique torch head has a self-igniting system for easy use. Special regulator dial at the base of the nozzle allows you to adjust air flow for truer, clearer and more vibrant colors. Easy on-off switch eliminates the need to light a match, making use safer, and students more confident. |
5. | Rake: Use to manipulate molten glass by dragging, raking, feathering or swirling the surface. It can be used to make air bubbles inside the bead or poke holds through the glass. Fireworks rake has a bent tip for a comfort grip. |
6. | Mandrels: Stainless steel rods used to wrap molten glass around to create a bead. The mandrels have a low heat transfer, keeping fingers cool while working in the direct open flame. |
7. | Glass Rods: The included assortment of translucent and opaque Italian glass rods are 104 COE (coefficient of expansion) and heat evenly and quickly in the torch flame. |
8. | Scrubber: Helps to remove bead and mandrel release residue. |
9. | Marver: Roll or press glass into the ridges of this 2″ x 4″ textured surface to make interesting patterns. Experiment by rolling bead at different angles. Warm marver before using by holding 6″ from the flame for approximately 15 seconds. |
10. | Heat Resistant Work Surface: Protects your table or counter top. |
Setup | ||
1. | Place heat resistant work surface on a counter or table top. Place all tools on the work surface for easy access. | |
2. | Prepare the mandrels by quickly dipping them into the mandrel release, 2″-3″ deep and twirl out to insure a thin, clean, even coating. Secure mandrels upright and allow them to air dry for 15-20 minutes or dry the mandrels slowly in the torch flame. Mandrels are dry when they turn a light gray. Mandrel release must dry completely before mandrels can be used. | |
3. | Attach the torch head to the MAPP Gas tank by screwing the threaded opening onto the tank. Secure the tank to the edge of the table or counter top, using the bottle holder attachment. Wrap the bottle band around the MAPP tank and insert the "L" bracket between the tank and the band. Using a screwdriver, tighten the locking screw until snug. Position the tank so one arm of the "L" bracket is on the table top, secure to the table using the "C" clamp. The torch head should be directed away from you. |
Igniting the Torch | ||
1. | The source of heat is the MAPP Gas tank and torch head. Ignite the torch by turning the control valve at the rear of the torch head slowly counter clockwise, releasing the gas. When you hear a slight hissing sound, gently squeeze the trigger. | |
2. | Adjust the flame height with the control valve knob, providing a "blue" flame length of 1″ and adjusting the airflow opening to regulate the gas to air mix. | |
3. | Turn off the torch by turning the control valve clockwise, until the flame is exhausted. Do not attempt to handle the torch head until it has sufficiently cooled down. | |
Basic Bead Techniques | ||
1. | Begin by warming a glass rod in the flame. NOTE: Wear UV safety glasses. Starting 3″-4″ from the flame, gradually bring the tip of the glass towards the blue flame. Work the glass in the flame until a hot molten ball forms. In your second hand, warm your coated mandrel using the same procedure used to warm the glass rod. | |
2. | When molten and glowing, wrap the glass evenly around the heated mandrel. While rolling the mandrel away form you, drape the glass on the mandrel from the top down. Do not pull cool glass. Pulling glass may remove the mandrel release resulting in residue inside your finished bead. | |
3. | Heat more glass as you roll. When sufficient glass is wrapped on mandrel, separate the glass rod from the bead by directing heat to the joint and pulling away. | |
4. | Place the glass rod on the work surface to cool. | |
5. | Continuously roll the mandrel with your bead in the flame to shape. | |
6. | Using the smooth surface of the marver, briefly take the bead out of the flame and roll on the marver surface to shape your bead based. The bead will cool and start to harden upon contact with the marver. When this occurs, place the bead back into the flame to soften and roll again on the marver until the desired shape is reached. | |
7. | To increase the bead size or to add another color, begin by heating another glass rod. Keep the base bead warm near flame while heating the glass rod. | |
8. | Once the glass glob is molten, add it to the base bead. Turn the mandrel, adding glass until you are satisfied with the size and shape of the bead. The bead should not be larger than 10 mm in diameter to prevent cracking during cooling. | |
9. | Keep rolling the mandrel in the flame until a well balanced bead is formed, using the marver surfaces as desired. | |
10. | Holding the bead at an angle, roll it against the marver edge to bevel the end. If the glass becomes too hard to shape, return the bead to the flame to soften the glass. |
Bead Cool Down | ||
1. | Cool the bead by removing it slowly from the flame and allowing the red glow to disappear, 10-15 seconds. | |
2. | Place the bead and mandrel between the layers of the fiber blanket to cool. Do not remove the beaded mandrel from the blanket for 60-90 minutes to allow sufficient cooling to take place. If not, the bead may crack. | |
3. | After the bead has cooled, remove from the mandrel. Hold the bead with the scrubber and turn the mandrel to loosen. The bead release residue will flake ways as you slide the bead off. If the bead is difficult to remove, soak it in water. |
Tool Care Instructions | |
1. | Proper bead making technique is to heat glass in the flame while working in direct heat with the tools. If a tool is used to hold hot glass, make sure it is not placed directly in the flame. Hot metal tools will stick to the glass. If you are using a tool to hold the glass, you want the metal warm, but not hot. It is acceptable to warm metal tools by quickly placing it near the flame. |
2. | If you are using a metal tool to poke, scrape or rake the glass, they should be as cool as possible. If it becomes too hot, switch it with a backup tool or immerse the metal tool in water to cool it down. |
These directions and photographs are in the Fireworks Beginner's Beadmaking Kit Instructional Manual and on the delphi website at http://www.delphiglass.com/page/knowledgeBase .
For more bead making instruction and projects see Delphi's:
Making Glass Beads Book #6382
Master the basics of making glass beads! Learn how to wind round beads and form them into cylinders, bicones, disks, and more. Instructions and color photos will guide you through each technique. Includes helpful tips and tricks too.
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Cuban President Raul Castro expressed humanitarian concern over difficulties facing the family of an American imprisoned on the island as an accused spy, a prominent U.S. religious leader who met with both men this week said on Friday.
National Council of Churches General Secretary Michael Kinnamon told a news conference that the case of Alan Gross, a U.S. government subcontractor who has spent two years in custody for importing restricted communications equipment, came up during his meeting Wednesday with Castro.
But Kinnamon said he had no indication of any progress toward resolving the case, which Washington officials have said is a deal-breaker for any improvement in ties. Nor has there been any movement on disputes important to the Cuban government such as a review of the sentences for the "Cuban Five" intelligence agents held in the United States.
Castro "understands the health issues especially with regards to (Gross') family, and he expressed concern for those also," Kinnamon said. "We did not talk about anything regarding release."
Gross' family and U.S. officials have appealed to Cuban officials to free him on humanitarian grounds, noting that he has lost more than 100 pounds (45 kilograms) behind bars and suffers from other ailments. Back home, his mother and daughter are both fighting cancer and his wife, Judy, has had to sell their home.
On the eve of the two-year anniversary of Gross' Dec. 3, 2009 arrest, President Barack Obama's administration offered its sympathies to Gross, his family and friends. The White House said it continues to believe Gross' detention is unjustified and urged Cuba to release him.
"Cuban authorities have failed in their effort to use Mr. Gross as a pawn for their own ends," spokesman Jay Carney said.
Gross was working as a subcontractor on a U.S. government-funded democracy-building program when he was detained. He says he was only trying to help Cuba's small Jewish community improve their Internet access.
Havana considers such programs to be a violation of its sovereignty, and attempts to undermine its government. Rather than charging Gross with contraband, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years in March under a far more serious statute covering crimes against the state.
Kinnamon has led a delegation of 15 National Council representatives on a 10-day tour of the island, meeting with religious leaders, and high-level government officials and diplomats at the U.S. Interests Section in Havana. He and another member also had a jailhouse interview with Gross for about 45 minutes to an hour on Wednesday.
"We talked about his sense of ... being unjustly accused, his concern for members of his family who are now quite ill," Kinnamon said Friday.
"This is of real concern to us, and we expressed to him our sympathy for that and our desire to address all of the obstacles which prevent normal relations."
The New York-based National Council of Churches, a multi-denominational group representing some 50 million parishioners, has opposed the U.S. economic embargo on the island since 1968 and lobbies for normalization of U.S.-Cuban relations.
Kinnamon said he would continue to push for a review of the criminal sentences against the Cuban Five, whose return is a top priority for Havana, in meetings with U.S. officials after the delegation returns home.
He also said that in his meeting with Castro, the Cuban president reiterated previous statements that Havana is open to dialogue with Washington despite decades of mistrust and recriminations.
"What he stressed to us was that everything is on the table," Kinnamon said. "As far as he's concerned, the Cuban government is willing to speak about any issues with the United States but they need to be spoken about in an atmosphere of mutual respect."
On Capitol Hill, 92 lawmakers appealed for Gross' release in a letter Thursday to the head of the Cuban Interests Section in Washington.
"Mr. Gross's continued incarceration is viewed by Members of Congress, regardless of their political views on Cuba, as a major setback in bilateral relations. It is unlikely that any further positive steps can or will be taken as long as Mr. Gross remains in a Cuban jail," it read.
"We urge your government in the strongest possible terms to immediately and unconditionally release Mr. Gross, so that we can resume a more positive path to the benefit of American and Cuban people alike."


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Mr. Delgado writes a straight news story on the variety of moves being done by some of the galleries in town. It is a 828 word piece, that if my memory serves, means that absolutely every media outlet in Montreal will have covered this story. Hmmm, does this mean that it is easier to write straight news than it is to write good criticism?
He gets some good quotes, does a nice overview, and only misses one thing. Contrary to what he writes the new space being occupied by Sylviane Poirier on Amherst street is not the only, nor is it the first Art Gallery on Amherst. Back in November of 2003 Galerie Dentaire opened up at 1239 Amherst.
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Synonym: | ligand-activated sequence-specific DNA binding RNA polymerase II transcription factor activity |
Synonym: | ligand-dependent nuclear receptor activity |
Synonym: | ligand-dependent transcription factor activity |
Synonym: | nuclear hormone receptor |
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Definition: | Combining with a signal and transmitting the signal to the transcriptional machinery by interacting selectively and non-covalently with a specific DNA sequence in order to modulate transcription by RNA polymerase II. |
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I've been told by a couple of people, including a team source, that Ronny Turiaf has yet to sign an offer sheet (as of like 4 p.m.). That only means that the clock has not yet begun on the Lakers, who have 7 days to match. A person with knowledge of the Lakers told me it was highly unlikely that the Lakers would match if the Turiaf signed the offer sheet. That makes sense as it would cost the Lakers double since they are over the luxury tax and have to pay a dollar-for-dollar penalty. Turiaf would cost them $34 million over 4 year (based on the Press-Enterprise's report that Turiaf agreed to a 4 year, $17 million offer from the Warriors). That's too much even for the big money Lakers.
Likewise, I was told Corey Maggette has yet to sign. No reason to be worried (or happy). It isn't like he's mulling a better deal from the Clippers.


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Larry W. Everitt 6/30/2003 6:55:07 PM
Very nice composite. #43185Evy Johansen 7/7/2003 12:44:28 AM
Congratulations, Donald!!!!! Well deserved! #134895Terry McCully 7/7/2003 5:40:51 AM
WOW..now this is one Stunning image...Congrats..hope this does well!!! #135313Murry Grigsby 7/7/2003 5:41:25 AM
Congrats, Donald! #135317Mette Vendelboe Allison 7/7/2003 6:27:07 AM
Interesting work, Congrats! #135439Gerda Grice 7/7/2003 9:21:58 AM
I'm delighted to see this beautiful image in the finals, Donald! Best of luck with it in the final round! -Gerda #135762LJ Corliss 7/7/2003 4:44:02 PM
Congrats to you :) #136296Susana Matos 7/7/2003 6:45:40 PM
very nice composition, congratulations,Connie L. Carpenter 7/7/2003 6:56:51 PM
Very pretty image... just lovely. Congratulations. #136687bob garas 7/8/2003 6:40:52 AM
this is wonderful. congrats #137389Gary H. Minish 7/8/2003 11:48:27 AM
A great concept, very good photos and extremely well exectuted! The result is a work of art, Donald! Good luck in the finals with this! I suspect it will be a winner :-) #137689Ginni Holland 7/13/2003 12:37:20 PM
Really a neat image. Did you merge this in Photoshop? I am still trying to figure out how you make one image transparent. Good Job! #141449Peggy Wolff 8/9/2003 7:07:46 PM
this is an amazing piece of art. I am going to be working on a few composites this month and only hope they turn out half as nice as this. simply stunning, the way her skin looks like the sand...beautiful. #161403Damian P. Gadal 8/15/2003 8:30:41 AM
Nice work - Congrats! :-) #167642Murry Grigsby 8/15/2003 8:42:07 AM
Congrats, Donald! #167678Gary H. Minish 8/15/2003 10:45:23 AM
Very appropriate! Congratulations and Good Luck, Donald :-) #167933Gerda Grice 8/15/2003 3:22:28 PM
Many congratulations and best of luck in the final round, Donald! #168471
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With all the talk about what to expect from people in this thread re: pricing, etc...I'd like to give a shout out to capnwes, eazye and TDP. Great to trade with these fellows. Now back on pricing: some folks thrift for the sport of it (myself included, generally speaking) and don't mind letting things go cheaply as long as cost and shipping is covered. Others thrift for income and I don't blame them for asking more. Just my $0.02.
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post #43291 of 1387287/26/12 at 12:48pmpost #43292 of 1387287/26/12 at 12:55pmQuote:Originally Posted by Brianpore
Make sure when you speak with ebay on the phone to do 3 things. Ask them to put a note on your account via this issue BEFORE anything bad happens. Ask for the persons name/ID number so you can reference them if there is a problem and also ask for any reference number to the above mentioned "note" on your account.
I wanted to say thanks again for this info. I got off the phone with eBay and I have to say that they were a lot of help. He said that I'll be fine and that I shouldn't respond to any of his messages. He/we read through the email exchanges and said that we specifically stated in the auction where we wanted to ship. When I explained that they originally wanted us to ship to Romania and then suddenly bought it with a (misspelled) German address, he said that they their eBay account was Romanian and that they were using a Romanian computer to communicate with us.
So, TL;DR: May have avoided a scam, lesson learned. If you feel weird about a transaction, don't do it. It may have been legit, but wasn't worth it to risk it.post #43293 of 1387287/26/12 at 1:13pmSpeaking of... I'm still.waiting on Chanel sunglasses lady to pay even though she sent me a nasty message saying she would pay as soon as I accepted her offer 12 hours after I accepted her offer...post #43294 of 1387287/26/12 at 1:29pmMy 2 cents on posting finds:
I usually post what I find, simply because it's an achievement for me, especially with where I thrift.
I'm never going to compete with you guys in major US metropolitan centres, especially in SoCal.
To borrow a sports metaphor, I thrift for love of the game. There are tons of guys in the majors and especially the minors who slug away at it for years. They'll never be superstars though. Doesn't make the game any less interesting.post #43295 of 1387287/26/12 at 1:34pmQuote:+1. I love seeing the stuff you guys find, and the fact that sometimes the stuff is made available to us only makes it better.
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post #43298 of 1387287/26/12 at 1:47pmQuote:Originally Posted by Cotton Dockers
We talk a lot about finding a suit in one section and pants in the other, matching them up and completing a successful suit. But what do you guys think about breaking up a suit? Let's say you find a great suit hanging there on the racks, you inspect the jacket and everything looks fine. But the pants are too short, or too slim, or they have a (repairable) hole/rip/wear. Or, in the alternative, the pants fit fine but the arms on the jacket are too short.
Anyone think it is immoral (or just bad thrift mojo) to un-marry these items, thereby chumming more orphans into the thrifting waters? Is this a violation of the thrifting code?
Or is everything fair game in love and thrift?
It would depend, I think, on the suit in question. I personally would never wear an orphan, and so I would never separate a suit, especially if it's a matter of measurements not working for you. Generally speaking, I pass on anything with flaws, but if it's high-end, RLPL, for example, and the flaw is very minor and fixable, then OK. But to answer your question, I would never wear an orphan and I would never sell an orphan, and so I would never separate and keep just the jacket. Now, if the jacket is screwed but the trousers fine, that's another matter.post #43299 of 1387287/26/12 at 1:47pm- Posts: 3,180
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Quote:I once found a Polo cotton poplin suit and tossed on the jacket and it fit great. I went to the fitting room to try the pants and they were, to put it bluntly, capri length. I can't imagine what the person looked like who wore it previously but there was no way there would be enough cloth for my modest 29" inseam.Originally Posted by Cotton Dockers
We talk a lot about finding a suit in one section and pants in the other, matching them up and completing a successful suit. But what do you guys think about breaking up a suit? Let's say you find a great suit hanging there on the racks, you inspect the jacket and everything looks fine. But the pants are too short, or too slim, or they have a (repairable) hole/rip/wear. Or, in the alternative, the pants fit fine but the arms on the jacket are too short.
Anyone think it is immoral (or just bad thrift mojo) to un-marry these items, thereby chumming more orphans into the thrifting waters? Is this a violation of the thrifting code?
Or is everything fair game in love and thrift?
I left it all behind.post #43300 of 1387287/26/12 at 1:51pmpost #43301 of 1387287/26/12 at 2:05pmFunny you should ask, ears must have been ringing...
Here's the Italian Varvatos boots-
Warning: More (Click to show)Sweetness - Edit - These are not the original laces, the originals are much better looking flat laces, these must be some gw substitutes.
Fun nail pattern
Oddity 1- Heel is slightly separated, seems fixable, barely noticeable.
Space Oddity 2- Both shoes show a bit of a gap like this between the upper and the sole. Not sure what's going on there. Can haz fix?
(This is where I talk about lessons learned and to pull out a magnifying glass because GW's shitty lights make everything look better than it is).
Jacket still up in the air. On an unrelated note, I went to a GW yesterday and for the love of god, half the staff was hot... Like really hot. Next door was a Keepers... First time I've ever seen one of those, now renamed Leavers in my mind.
post #43302 of 1387287/26/12 at 2:10pmQuote:That's really beautiful...
Quote:Originally Posted by Cotton DockersNice going!! How was this missed / not commented on?
I'm out of town, and would be jealous I missed this if I weren't about to
post #43303 of 1387287/26/12 at 2:30pmpost #43304 of 1387287/26/12 at 2:31pmthose varvatos boots are hawt. i've always liked his footwear. still regret selling a pair i got on mega super clearance for 50 bucks a few years ago. speaking of shoes, i am selling a million pairs on ebay right now. <--- shameless self promotion. but seriously guys, i agree that this thread is pretty good because it polices itself. this is like, the only Sf thread i actually bother posting in, as i don't have to worry about some pretentious douchebag making snarky attacks or breaking some sort of arcane rule, etcpost #43305 of 1387287/26/12 at 2:42pmQuote:
wow these are nice, right up there with those sick armani boots that nataku found a couple months back.
EDIT: nataku, do you still have those boots? do they need a home?
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This is the final camping post. Yes, it's true, we really did go on four campouts in a row, with only one or two nights at home between each one. It was crazy. Go home, wash laundry, pick up a few groceries, re-pack the camping gear, double-check our check-lists, and head out the door again.
One of my daughters asked me, "Why do you do this?" Not in a snarky way, but she was really kind of puzzled. She knows that I love to go camping and hiking, but wasn't this just a bit extreme?
Well, yes, it was. We were tired. The bed looked better and better every time we came home. And yet...what would we have left out? We loved every single outing, and even more importantly, we loved the people on every single outing.
In case you've lost track...
In the summer of 2012, Mark and I together...
- spent 21 nights in a tent
- backpacked 50+ miles
- participated in 4 different week-long youth camping outings
- organized 3 different family campouts
- introduced 20 people to backpacking for the first time
- and we hosted family in our home three different times, for a week at a time.
It's been an amazing summer. We have played really, really hard. Today I started back to work, and you know what? I don't even really mind too much. Because I really and truly got filled up with nature and the outdoors and family this summer. Watching kids head out down the trail, crossing into the wilderness boundaries, waking up next to a lake (or a stream) on a summer morning, watching the stars at night, picking blueberries with the grandkids...it fills something in me that I don't know how to do in any other way.
And so, speaking of introducing people to backpacking, allow me to introduce the Klines and the fun backpacking trip we took with them last week!
Ed Kline and I started teaching at Oregon City High School the same year (1995). Ed has heard so many things about our adventures over the years, and about a year ago he began saying, "We ought to go backpacking with you sometime..."
Well, "sometime" didn't get organized last summer, but this year, we made it a date.
Here's Ed with his wife, Christie, their daughter, Wrigley (white shirt), and Wrigley's friend, Ella (purple shirt).
We suggested several different "beginner" backpacking hikes, and they decided that Twin Lakes sounded perfect. It's about 2 miles from the trailhead to Lower Twin Lake.
Wrigley and Ella were great hikers. We didn't break out "The Whiny Hiker" song even once! When we arrived at the lake, they quickly chose our camp site and set up their tent. They had been practicing at home, and didn't need any help at all.
The view of Lower Twin Lake from our camp site. That's Bird Butte on the other side of the lake.
Mark showed Ed how to hang a "bear bag." Really, they ought to be called "chipmunk bags." It's the little critters that are a problem in these parts. They'll gnaw right through a pack to get at your trail mix. Mark showed Ed how to find a fist-sized rock, tie the end of a line to the rock, and then throw the rock over a tree branch. Once you have the line over the tree branch, then you discard the rock, attach the line to the bag, and haul it up over the branch. Easy peasy. Except, for a novice, there's just one little problem... Ed told us that he's often heard that you should hang your food in a tree, but he never knew how you got the line over the branch. Ahhh...it's all in the rock you tie to your line. That's why it's so nice to go out with someone experienced your first time or two!
After we had our tents set up and the food dangling from nearby trees, we left our gear behind and took a day hike to Upper Twin Lake, about 2 miles away. It was a lovely afternoon and we all enjoyed ourselves. Here's a shot of the group chatting next to Upper Twin. Yes, that's Mt. Hood in the background, peeking over the trees.
From Upper Twin Lake, we hiked a little farther to the viewpoint on the Palmateer Trail. When we were here 3 years ago with Kat and Sarah, we followed the clues to a "Letterbox." Before this hike, I looked up the clues again online, and sure enough, it was still there! Emma discovered it hiding under a log, right where it should be.
In fact, the letterbox was right where we had left it 3 years ago! We looked through the little booklet inside the letterbox and found our signatures from our earlier visit. Two other hikers had signed it after us, on the very same day, and then no one else had visited the letterbox after that for three years!
It had a little moisture inside it, so we wiped it out and tidied it up with some fresh ziplock baggies for the booklet and the rubber stamp, and then the girls secreted it away again. I hope someone finds it soon!
Here's the group enjoying the letterbox booklet at the view point. That's Mt. Hood in the background again.
Did I mention that the viewpoint has a rather steep drop-off behind it? We made the girls sit down.
Back at our camp site, Ed and I are laughing about something. We've been close colleagues for 17 years! Numerous times during those years, we have shared classrooms. I just found out that I'll be sharing his room with him again this year, and when I emailed to let him know, his response was, "Woo hoo!" That's how I feel about it, too. What a treasure to have a job where your colleagues are your friends.
Mark made sure the fish knew that he was in town. They made sure to stay away from his hook. Like he says, "I'm fishing, not catching." Ain't it the truth. Although really, I think it's a way for him to just enjoy the scenery and the lake and have some quiet time to think, and all the time it looks like he's doing something. Smart fella.
(Ella, Wrigley, Ed)
Early morning view of the lake.
I discovered a funny thing about this lake on our hike. I've been here many times--day hikes, backpacking trips, even snowshoeing. But for some reason, I have never hiked the trail around the lake. I don't know why I've never done that before. It's not a huge lake or anything. While we were camped at the lake this time, I hiked the trail around the lake three times. Just to make up for lost opportunities, I guess. The best thing about those little circumnavigations? I discovered a whole bunch of secluded campsites tucked all around the lake. Who knew? Can't wait to come camping here again and try one out.
Another funny thing--on one of those hikes around the lake, we met a party coming in after us. It was getting close to dark, and they were a good-sized group. They hiked right on past our camp site (the first one you come to when you arrive at the lake), and marched off towards one of the more secluded sites. Best of all, they had two pack goats with them! I've heard of pack goats, but had not seen one before. The first goat was so well-trained that she didn't even need a lead. She just followed right along, carrying her load. The second goat was a pack-goat-in-training. Not only did she have a lead, but her guy was dragging her along with it. Guess she needed to sing along with "The Whiny Hiker Song." She wasn't carrying much, either. Her guy told us it was her first backpacking outing. I guess it's a little like taking the young grandchildren out the first time...
Wrigley and Ella loved this log. They walked out on it several times a day. Sometimes they ran along it. Sometimes they laid there like turtles sunning themselves. Basically, this was a really good log.
(Back row: me, Mark, Ed, Christie / Front Row: Wrigley, Ella)
At one point during our campout, Ed commented, "This wasn't as hard as I thought it was going to be." I asked him what he had been worried about, and he said he hadn't know how it would feel to carry the pack. Well, he did great, and so did Christie. And the girls? We nicknamed them The Antelopes. They were always out front - we never could keep up with them.
After a steep hike to the top of Frog Lake Butte, what did we find? A cell tower. No view. Bah.
We did, however, find some delicious huckleberries. As Wrigley and Ella can attest. The huckleberries may have slowed us down a little.
Headed back to the parking lot. Do you know what that mark on the tree is? It's a blaze mark, used to mark the trail route. As in "blaze the trail." When somebody first figures out where a trail is going to go, he blazes it--i.e., make cut marks on trees every so often--then the trail crew comes along and clears the actual path.
Farewell, summer 2012! You were a good one! Thanks for so many wonderful memories of dear family, friends, the beautiful outdoors, good health and a strong body.


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The style is plain and lucid, with beautifully accurate word-choice, and plenty of grace-notes that one pauses to appreciate – like the description of the rams on the farm "formally dressed with their horns on'"; or, when Alexander exhibits anger, "I felt resentment coming up from the ground like it was a kind of crop".
For most of its length this is a two-hander, with the lovers/adversaries locked in a queasy power struggle, while the reader tries to work out who's lying, and who's deluded, and how the hell Liese is going to get out of there. The dialogue is tense, naturalistic, edgy, like a series of rallies between two tennis players who both hate and respect one another. It's a highly intelligent, unpredictable, very grown-up, and crazily readable novel about sex and power and deception. Pity Alfred Hitchcock never got the chance to make a film of it.
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