Scott Zolak (born December 13, 1967) is an American broadcaster and former professionalfootball player. He playedquarterback in theNational Football League (NFL) for nine seasons, primarily with theNew England Patriots. Over the course of his career, he played in 55 games, with 7 starts, for the Patriots andMiami Dolphins, completed 124 of 248 passes for 1,314 yards, threw eight touchdowns and seven interceptions, and finished his career with a passer rating of 64.8. A graduate of theUniversity of Maryland, Zolak was selected 84th in the1991 NFL draft by the New England Patriots. He did not play in 1991, but started four games in 1992 and had his most productive season statistically. WhenDrew Bledsoe was drafted in 1993, Zolak became his backup for the next six seasons. He was released at the end of the 1998 season, and signed with theNew York Jets and Miami Dolphins in 1999. After his retirement, he became a sportscaster and football analyst in the New England area.(Full article...)
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Glassblowing is a technique which inflates moltenglass into a bubble (or parison), with the aid of ablowpipe. A person who blows glass is called aglassblower, while the head of a glassblowing workshop is known as agaffer. The process was invented by Syrian craftsmen fromHama andAleppo between 27 BC and 14 AD, who discovered the previously unknown property of glass that a molten blob can be inflated by introducing a small amount of air into it. It was then adopted across the Roman Empire and has been in use since then. Glassblowing utilises the liquid structure of glass, the atoms being held together by strong chemical bonds in a disordered and random network, which means that molten glass is viscous enough to be blown and gradually hardens as it loses heat. This photograph shows a man working on a glass project after removing it from a kiln at Brooklyn Glass in New York City, United States. Photograph credit:Rhododendrites Recently featured: |
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