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Emma as Catherine Sloper:
Olivia de Havilland won a Best Actress Oscar for the 1949 film "The Heiress," an adaptation of Henry James's novel "Washington Square," which focuses on Catherine Sloper, a rich woman in 19th century New York who is being romanced by a relatively poor young man played by the then amazingly handsome Montgomery Clift. Catherine's father, Dr. Sloper, believes that Morris is only interested in her wealth. Morris proposes to her, leading to dramatic and mysterious consequences for both...
19th Century New York:
It was a dreary, rain-swept day for what Catherine had expected to be the brightest day of her life. This day was momentous because she had decided to elope with Morris Townsend, a man whom her father detested, believing he only wanted Catherine for her money. Yet, Catherine was certain that Morris was her one true love and that there was no sense in thinking there might be another after him. Having complied with her father's wishes and spent months in Europe to test whether her--and Morris'--love could endure such a separation, Catherine vowed on her return to New York that she was finished with listening to her father's warnings.
Catherine: "I will not be held hostage by Father's doubts. In Europe, I thought I would become sick from being away from Morris. But I endured, and we love each other more than ever. Yet, Father is still adamantly opposed to my marrying Morris. I will not let Father stand in my way. Tonight, I shall become Mrs. Townsend, Father be damned!"
Catherine's strong will could not be deterred, as Morris would find out when they met to confirm what time that night he would come to take her away. They would wait until Dr. Sloper was asleep. That way, he would know nothing of the marriage until after it was too late to try to stop it...
When Morris arrived, he was excited as Catherine. At last, he would have his "heiress," as he routinely thought of Catherine. "My heiress," Morris thought. "No longer shall I be a man too poor for high society..."
Catherine flew into his arms and he shielded her from the increasingly pouring rain.
"Midnight," Catherine told him. "Father shall be asleep then. And we shall become man and wife. I shall be yours, Morris, not his. I don't care, in fact, if I never see him again. I don't even think he actually loves me."
"You may be upset with him now, Catherine," Morris replied, "but after we are married, I am sure we will both be in his good graces. He cannot deny his daughter his love, and he may accept me as his son."
Turning away from Morris, Catherine had a steely gaze as she stated, "No, Morris, I am ready to renounce Father and to renounce his fortune. My future inheritance from him is what he relies on to control me. My relationship with him has strings attached--strings that I breathe through. At midnight, that shall end. I shall be yours and my only fortune shall be your fortune--however meager or bountiful that may be."
That declaration of love was stated in such an unshakeable tone that Morris was taken aback. His fortune was meager indeed.
"I thought I was stepping up in life by marrying her," he said to himself. "It seems now, however, that I would be stepping unalterably down."
With that realization, his eyes grew as wide as a Basaak doll's!
His emotions were too tumultuous for him to put into words. Thus, he confirmed that he would return at midnight to take her away to their new life...
But would he?
TO BE CONTINUED.
The Babel Tower - The Consequences of Pride and Unbridled Ambition
A Torre de Babel - As Consequências da Ambição e do Orgulho Desenfreados
The Babel Tower - The Consequences of Pride and Unbridled Ambition - A Reversal of Priorities.
The Tower of Babel symbolizes humanity's arrogance, pride, and attempts to defy God's authority by striving to reach the heavens. It also represents the consequences of unbridled ambition and divine punishment for such acts. The story is also often interpreted as a theological explanation for the linguistic diversity that exists within humanity.
The Tower of Babel story in Genesis 11 describes how, after the Great Flood, people speaking a single language settled in Shinar. Noah's great-grandson, Nimrod, ordered the tower's construction to avoid another flood. Displeased by their pride, God confused their language, causing them to disperse across the Earth and abandon the tower.
Babylon remains an iconic city in Western tradition, with its tower inspiring many historical representations. The Tower of Babel, described in some versions of Genesis (Gen 11:1-9), refers to the ziggurat of Marduk's temple, built from mud bricks.
In the Hebrew text, the place is called Shinar, and in Akkadian, Bābilim. Bābilim combines the Akkadian words bâbum (gate) and ilî (gods), meaning "Gate of the Gods." This name likely references the large ziggurat, believed by Mesopotamians to be a means for gods to easily access Earth via its grand staircase.
Therefore, most likely, the Tower of Babel was something known as a ziggurat structure built by the people of Shinar (*). Although we do not have the exact coordinates, we can assume that the Tower of Babel was located in what would become the Babylon we know in 586 BC. Most likely, in modern terms, in Iraq.
God had sent a worldwide flood because of the vast wickedness and depravity of the Earth. The Tower of Babel, quite simply, was an act of rebellion against God.
The story of the Tower of Babel teaches humility and recognition of God's authority and that human actions should not be driven by the desire for self-glorification. Thus became a symbol of excessive pride, of the excessive pursuit of power and fame without concern for harmony and unity.
Ultimately, it represents a warning about the importance of humility, mutual understanding and the need to adapt our ambitions to real needs without wasting resources and, above all, of choosing priorities carefully.
Resources can be used for other purposes such as education, health and improving people's living conditions.
Today, more than ever, there are excessive projects in a frantic competition in which attempts are made to build new Towers of Babel, symbols of the power of a civilization that, without regard for means or priorities, exhausts scarce resources to the detriment of the future of new generations in an idolatry of profit, fame and power with no limits in sight.
(*) The "people of Shinar" would have been the various groups that lived in that region, including Sumerians, Akkadians and others who later became known as Chaldeans.
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A Torre de Babel - As Consequências do Orgulho e da Ambição Desenfreada - Uma Inversão de Prioridades.
A Torre de Babel simboliza a arrogância, o orgulho e as tentativas da humanidade de desafiar a autoridade de Deus, esforçando-se por alcançar os céus. Ela representa também as consequências da ambição desenfreada e o castigo divino por tais atos. A história é também frequentemente interpretada como uma explicação teológica para a diversidade linguística existente na humanidade.
A história da Torre de Babel em Génesis 11 descreve como, após o Grande Dilúvio, as pessoas que falavam uma única língua se estabeleceram em Sinar. O bisneto de Noé, Ninrode, ordenou a construção da torre para evitar outro dilúvio. Descontente com o seu orgulho, Deus confundiu-lhes a língua, fazendo com que se dispersassem pela Terra e abandonassem a torre.
A Babilónia continua a ser uma cidade icónica na tradição ocidental, com a sua torre a inspirar muitas representações históricas. A Torre de Babel, descrita em algumas versões do Génesis (Gn 11,1-9), refere-se ao zigurate do templo de Marduque, construído com tijolos de barro.
No texto hebraico, o local é designado por Sinar e, em acádico, Bābilim. Bābilim combina as palavras acádicas bâbum (portão) e ilî (deuses), significando "Porta dos Deuses". Este nome faz provavelmente referência ao grande zigurate, que os mesopotâmicos acreditavam ser um meio para os deuses acederem facilmente à Terra através da sua grande escadaria.
Portanto, muito provavelmente, a Torre de Babel era algo conhecido como uma estrutura em zigurate construída pelo povo de Sinar (*). Embora não tenhamos as coordenadas exatas, podemos presumir que a Torre de Babel se localizava no que viria a ser a Babilónia que conhecemos em 586 a.C. Muito provavelmente, em termos modernos, no Iraque.
Deus tinha enviado um dilúvio mundial devido à vasta maldade e depravação da Terra. A Torre de Babel, simplesmente, foi um ato de rebelião contra Deus.
A história da Torre de Babel ensina a humildade e o reconhecimento da autoridade de Deus, e que as ações humanas não devem ser movidas pelo desejo de auto glorificação. Tornou-se, assim, um símbolo de orgulho excessivo, da busca desmedida do poder e da fama sem preocupação com a harmonia e a unidade.
Em última análise, representa um alerta sobre a importância da humildade, da compreensão mútua e da necessidade de adaptar as nossas ambições às necessidades reais, sem desperdiçar recursos e, acima de tudo, de escolher as prioridades com cuidado.
Os recursos podem ser utilizados para outros fins, como a educação, a saúde e a melhoria das condições de vida das pessoas.
Hoje, mais do que nunca, há projetos megalómanos numa competição frenética em que se tenta construir novas Torres de Babel, símbolos do poder de uma civilização que, sem consideração pelos meios ou prioridades, esgota recursos escassos em detrimento do futuro das novas gerações, numa idolatria do lucro, fama e poder sem limites à vista.
(*) O "povo de Sinar" seriam os vários grupos que viviam naquela região, incluindo sumérios, acádios e outros que mais tarde ficaram conhecidos por caldeus.
and the days became shorter,
rising sun peeking over the hill just a bit earlier, and setting just a bit earlier as well.
and as night crept in, a harsh wind would pick up through the leaves and a noticeable chill would run through such veins.
how i miss summer.
someone stopped me on the street today and said "you are gorgeous" and not going to lie? it made my day. i passed it on to a homeless man later today. not sure if he understood, but all the same i sure want to believe he did. could he have passed it on? and that person passed it on? and all the way to you? i can only hope. well, all the same, you are beautiful. don't forget it.
also saw someone i knew today, said a quick hello and said i was excited for the holidays. he stopped for a moment and then shook his head. "there not for a while, no." - "what?" - "living in the moment, good talk." he turned away. i smiled.
model: M
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On the shores of the Zhinvali Reservoir lies the famous Ananuri Fortress, a historical site dating back to the 16th-17th centuries. The fortress not only offers an insight into Georgian history, but also a beautiful view of the lake. Within the Ananuri complex is a well-preserved church with impressive stone carvings and frescoes. Ananuri is recognized as an UNESCO World Heritage Site due to its cultural and historical significance. It is an ideal place for photography, picnics and relaxing in nature, making it a must-see destination for travelers in Georgia. The church itself has a long history and was badly damaged during a fire in 1739. Many of the original frescoes were lost, and only fragments of them remain visible on the walls and pillars today. On the south wall is a partially preserved representation of the Last Judgement, a theme often depicted in Orthodox churches to remind believers of the Day of Judgement and the eternal consequences of their actions. The dome of the church, although not visible in the photo, is an architectural highlight and symbolizes heaven. Together with the iconostasis and the surviving frescoes, the church provides a beautiful picture of the rich religious and artistic traditions of medieval Georgia.
The Ananuri Fortress is a historical complex in Georgia, located on the banks of the Zhinvali Reservoir, about 70 kilometers north of Tbilisi. One of the most visited attractions in the country. The complex consists of several defensive structures, such as towers, churches and walls, which were strategically placed to withstand attacks. The Church of the Savior is the most striking structure within the complex. The photo shows an impressive iconostasis in the church, one of the most important historical and architectural sights of Georgia. The iconostasis, a characteristic element of Orthodox churches, separates the holy altar from the rest of the church and is richly decorated with icons and religious paintings. In this particular case, we see multiple layers of icons, each with deep spiritual meaning. The bottom row shows prominent saints and biblical figures, while the upper rows depict scenes from the life of Christ and other biblical events. The iconostasis is decorated with gold-colored details, which emphasizes its holiness and splendor. In addition, on the pillars are portraits of the "13 Syrian Fathers", important figures in the spread of Christianity in Georgia in the 6th century. They are venerated in the Georgian ecclesiastical tradition as missionaries and founders of monasteries.
Aan de oevers van het Zhinvali-reservoir ligt het beroemde Ananuri-fort, een historische plek die dateert uit de 16e-17e eeuw. Het fort, dat een van de meest bezochte bezienswaardigheden van het land is, biedt niet alleen een fascinerende inkijk in de Georgische geschiedenis, maar ook een prachtig uitzicht op het omliggende landschap. Het fort diende als de residentie van de Aragvi-hertogen, een machtige dynastie in Georgië. Het complex speelde een belangrijke rol in de verdediging van de regio tegen invallen en oorlogen. Het complex bestaat uit meerdere verdedigingsstructuren, zoals torens, kerken en muren, die strategisch waren geplaatst om aanvallen te weerstaan. De Verlosserkerk -Church of the Savior is het meest opvallende bouwwerk binnen het complex. De ingang van een kerk is rijkelijk versierd met verfijnd steenhouwwerk. Het portaal toont ingewikkelde geometrische en florale patronen, kenmerkend voor de middeleeuwse Georgische architectuur. De kerk zelf heeft een lange geschiedenis en werd zwaar beschadigd tijdens een brand in 1739. Veel van de originele fresco's gingen verloren, en slechts fragmenten ervan zijn vandaag de dag nog zichtbaar op de muren en pilaren. Op de zuidmuur bevindt zich een gedeeltelijk bewaard gebleven voorstelling van het Laatste Oordeel, een thema dat vaak wordt uitgebeeld in orthodoxe kerken om gelovigen te herinneren aan de dag des oordeels en de eeuwige consequenties van hun daden. De foto toont een indrukwekkende iconostase in de kerk, één van de belangrijkste historische en architectonische bezienswaardigheden van Georgië. De iconostase, een kenmerkend onderdeel van orthodoxe kerken, scheidt het heilige altaar van de rest van de kerk en is rijkelijk versierd met iconen en religieuze schilderingen. In dit specifieke geval zien we meerdere lagen iconen, elk met diepe spirituele betekenis. De onderste rij toont prominente heiligen en bijbelse figuren, terwijl de bovenste rijen scènes uit het leven van Christus en andere bijbelse gebeurtenissen uitbeelden. De iconostase is voorzien van goudkleurige details, wat de heiligheid en pracht ervan benadrukt. Daarnaast zijn op de pilaren portretten van de 13 Syrische vaders te vinden, belangrijke figuren in de verspreiding van het christendom in Georgië in de 6e eeuw. Zij worden in de Georgische kerkelijke traditie vereerd als missionarissen en stichters van kloosters.
Twice, now, my family has made the drive from Richmond, VA, to Wauwatosa, WI. On the way up we drive through a massive wind farm in Jasper County, IN. My jaw drops and I squeal like a little kid with wonder at these behemoths. So this summer I finally stopped on the way back and took some photos.
Explosive consequences await anyone receiving this payload!
This photo was taken by a Kowa/SIX medium format film camera and KOWA 1:3.5/55mm lens with a Zenza Bronica 67mm SY44•2C(Y1) filter using Fuji Neopan Acros 100 film, the negative scanned by an Epson Perfection V600 and digitalized by Photoshop.
Bit of a happy mistake after lighting myself up (bottom right) as I walked back to the camera.
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My thinking is derailed
I'm tied up to the tracks
The train of consequences
There ain't no turning back
[Español abajo :)] - Matryoshka doll (Russian doll).
For a while I was a marketing manager for the North Europe region in a multinational technology company. It was a job I enjoyed because of working with people from other countries and for the occasional opportunities to travel.
This Russian stacking doll was bought on one of the trips to Finland. The Finns are interesting folk. Just like their language, they are a totally different people group to any other European one, and definitely not Russian! They can appear dour and grim as befits their climate, but I always found them friendly and hospitable.
Finns have a strange, virtually incomprehensible sense of humour. The best way I can describe it is to say that it is drier than arid, and for a dry-witted Englishman that is saying something!
Ah... In this world of unintended consequences, I can tell my viewer would now like to hear a Finnish joke. Well first gather your group of Finns, and then tell them this story:
‘Once a man was fishing in the centre of a remote lake sitting by a hole in the ice. There was then a very rare occurrence. Another man came in sight.
Seeing the fisherman the visitor walked over and sat down beside him in silence. Three hours later they were still sitting there and not a word had been spoken.
Eventually the visitor spoke, “Why are you fishing here?” he asked. The fisherman paused and then replied, “To catch fish.”’
At which point your Finnish audience will fall about laughing uncontrollably…
The really worrying thing is, now that many years have passed I actually appreciate why it’s funny. By you have to understand the Finnish mindset :)
The trip started at Helsinki but mainly consisted of an overnight boat trip to Tallinn, the capital of Estonia on the other, southern side of the Baltic. Ostensibly it was for a product update from me and others but everyone knew the real agenda: to get into International waters so the draconian Finnish alcohol taxes could be ignored and for the clients to get wildly drunk.
And drunk they did get. My, how they did!
I have been in drinking groups before but never have I seen a group of people drink so much and then walk on two legs the day after. We congregated for dinner and folk had had three double shots of vodka before the starters were served… and then it went on like that for eight hours…
Well, a pint and a half of beer and 37 Cokes later I arrived in Tallinn.
Tallinn is a lovely city. The old town is a very typical North European walled city (not Russian) built on a hill. But it is surrounded by grim grey Soviet-era tenement blocks that fill the suburbs.
On one of the cobbled streets as I walked up to the top I found a lovely little shop that specialised in these Russian nested dolls. There were dozens of different types all in different designs. Most of them stack three to seven deep with each doll twisting apart to reveal the smaller one within.
I bought this one as a memento of the visit, and for the joy of seeing the smile of delight on my young daughter’s face when she saw it taken apart on my return. This one appealed because it wasn’t in the bright glossy colours that characterised most of the tourist ones. Instead it was fashioned in matt wood, carved then marked with a hot iron and finally gilded. It seemed more authentic.
This is the smallest and largest of the 5 doll set. Taken for the 2DWF group’s Two Together theme.
Thank you for taking the time to look. I hope you enjoy the image! Happy 2DWF :)
[Set on wooden pastry board with green card background. Sidelit in daylight. Tripod mount; manual focus in Live Mode; remote trigger.
Processed in Capture One for colour.
Unsharp Mask and dark vignette in Affinity Photo and that’s about it :)]
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Muñeca matryoshka (muñeca rusa).
Durante un tiempo fui gerente de marketing para la región del norte de Europa en una empresa multinacional de tecnología. Fue un trabajo que disfruté por trabajar con personas de otros países y por las oportunidades ocasionales de viajar.
Esta muñeca rusa de apilamiento fue comprada en uno de los viajes a Finlandia. Los finlandeses son gente interesante. Al igual que su idioma, son un grupo de personas totalmente diferente a cualquier otro europeo, ¡y definitivamente no son rusos! Pueden parecer severos y sombríos como corresponde a su clima, pero siempre los encontré amigables y hospitalarios.
Los finlandeses tienen un extraño y virtualmente incomprensible sentido del humor. ¡La mejor manera de describirlo es decir que es más seco que árido, y para un inglés ingenuo que está diciendo algo!
Ah ... En este mundo de consecuencias no deseadas, puedo decirle a mi espectador que le gustaría escuchar una broma finlandesa. Bueno, primero reúna a su grupo de finlandeses y luego cuénteles esta historia:
"Una vez un hombre estaba pescando en el centro de un lago remoto sentado junto a un agujero en el hielo. Hubo entonces una ocurrencia muy rara. Otro hombre apareció a la vista.
Al ver al pescador, el visitante se acercó y se sentó a su lado en silencio. Tres horas más tarde todavía estaban sentados allí y no se había dicho una sola palabra.
Finalmente, el visitante habló: "¿Por qué estás pescando aquí?", Preguntó. El pescador hizo una pausa y luego respondió: "Para atrapar peces".
En qué punto su audiencia finlandesa caerá sobre la risa incontrolable ...
Lo realmente preocupante es que, ahora que han pasado muchos años, realmente aprecio por qué es gracioso. Por que tienes que entender la mentalidad finlandesa :)
El viaje comenzó en Helsinki, pero consistió principalmente en un viaje nocturno en barco a Tallin, la capital de Estonia en el otro lado sur del Báltico. Aparentemente fue para una actualización del producto de mi parte y de otros, pero todos sabían la verdadera agenda: entrar en aguas internacionales para que los impuestos draconianos del alcohol finlandés pudieran ser ignorados y para que los clientes se emborrachen violentamente.
Y borrachos se pusieron. ¡Mí, cómo lo hicieron!
He estado en grupos de bebedores antes, pero nunca he visto a un grupo de personas beber tanto y luego caminar con las dos piernas al día siguiente. Nos reunimos para la cena y la gente había tenido tres tragos dobles de vodka antes de que se sirvieran los entrantes ... y luego siguió así durante ocho horas ...
Bueno, una pinta y media de cerveza y 37 Coca Colas más tarde llegué a Tallin.
Tallin es una ciudad encantadora. El casco antiguo es una ciudad amurallada muy típica del norte de Europa (no rusa) construida sobre una colina. Pero está rodeado de sombríos bloques de viviendas de la era soviética que llenan los suburbios.
En una de las calles empedradas, mientras caminaba hacia la cima, encontré una pequeña tienda encantadora que se especializaba en estas muñecas rusas anidadas. Había docenas de diferentes tipos, todos en diferentes diseños. La mayoría de ellos apilan de tres a siete de profundidad con cada muñeca separándose para revelar la más pequeña dentro.
Compré este como un recuerdo de la visita, y por la alegría de ver la sonrisa de alegría en el rostro de mi hija cuando la vi destrozada a mi regreso. Este apeló porque no estaba en los brillantes colores brillantes que caracterizaban a la mayoría de los turistas. En su lugar, fue fabricado en madera mate, tallado, luego marcado con un hierro caliente y finalmente dorado. Parecía más auténtico.
Este es el más pequeño y el más grande de los 5 juegos de muñecas. Tomado para el equipo Two Together del grupo 2DWF.
Gracias por tomarse el tiempo para mirar. Espero que disfrutes la imagen! Feliz 2DWF :)
[Establecer en el tablero de pastelería de madera con fondo de tarjeta verde. Sidelit a la luz del día. Montura trípode; enfoque manual en el modo en vivo; disparador remoto.
Procesado en Capture One para color.
Unsharp Mask y una viñeta oscura en Affinity Photo y eso es todo :)]
Keeping everyone home to fight the spread of COVID19 has an unintended consequence. Fires have increased during the lockdown. Its an alarming trend, almost double the rate of last year. The leading cause of residential fires is unattended cooking and more people at home means more cooking. It also means more people smoking at home, another leading causes of home fires mostly caused by smokers flicking lit cigarette buts off a balcony.
I made this spectacular and unexpected creation from scratch using a recipe I found on the Manischewitz website. However I substituted Matzah Flour for the Matzah Meal listed in the recipe. This had unexpected consequences. Instead of a sponge cake it was magically transformed.
I prepared the ingredients as specified in the recipe for matzah meal. When thoroughly mixed the ingredients, I poured the batter into a steel baking pan into which I had first poured about an eighth to a quarter of an inch of olive oil..
Before placing in the oven, I added a couple of tablespoons of sugar sprinkled on top of the batter. This was important to the way it turned out.
At this point, serendipity took over. I left it in the oven longer than the 20 minutes I had set on the time. Closer to an hour. When I checked it it had turned into a spectacular risen cake with a flakey crust over large air space within. It tasted just like egg kichel we eat through the year, and I love egg kichel.
See the following for more details of the difference between math meal and the matzah cake flour that I actually used.: www.thespruce.com/matzo-cake-meal-2122179
Passover, or Pesach, is an important Jewish holiday celebrated on the 15th day of Nisan. Working with kosher-for-Pesach ingredients can be a challenge for even seasoned cooks who grew up observing the holiday. For example, matzo meal is a major component of many Passover recipes, but it behaves quite differently in recipes than the flour it's typically meant to replace.
Passover ingredients are often expensive and tend to come in smaller containers than their year-round counterparts.
They often sell out during the holiday as well. Additionally, time is at a premium given all of the from-scratch cooking Passover requires. During the year, a failed recipe experiment may not be a big deal, but during Pesach, it can feel like a catastrophe. Fortunately, the more you know about the holiday ingredients, the more confidently you can play around with them—even if you run out of essentials like matzo meal.
Substituting Passover Cake Meal for Matzo Meal
Given that matzo meal and matzo cake meal are similar products, people often wonder if they need to buy both. Depending on what you're making, it can work. However, do not double the cake meal due to the volume and weight when baking. Cake meal is a finer and powder-like consistency that takes up less space in a measuring cup than matzo meal, so substituting 1:1 can throw off the recipe.
To make your own cake meal at home, simply grind matzoh meal in a blender or food processor.
Use about 1 cup and 2 tablespoons of matzoh meal to yield 1 cup of cake meal. For example, if your recipe calls for 3/4 cup of matzo meal, try using 3/4 cup plus 4.5 teaspoons of cake meal.
While matzo cake meal generally works well in cake and cookie recipes, it can turn out denser or clumpier if you substitute cake meal for matzoh meal.
So when you're making something like matzo balls, kugel, or Pesach rolls, it's a good idea to stick to the original recipe.
The Difference Between Matzo and Cake Meal
Matzo meal is simply ground matzo. It is used as a substitute for flour or breadcrumbs during Passover, but it has a coarser texture, in part of it being made from a product that has already been baked. Matzo meal works well as a breading or binder, and its texture is perfectly suited for making matzo balls rather than cakes and cookies.
Matzo cake meal is ground matzo, but the texture is much finer and akin more to flour than breadcrumbs. However, it does not behave like an all-purpose flour. Since cake meal is also made from already-baked matzo, it doesn't absorb liquid or develop structure in the same way flour does. However, its fine texture works better for recipes, and especially desserts, that are meant to have a more delicate crumb.
Whether you need to replace graham cracker crumbs, matzo farfel, or corn syrup, there's plenty of Passover cooking substitutions you can use for swapping out ingredients in your favorite recipes.
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F-4 Phantom – 5195 units produced, 63 years of production/service, dozens of monographs, modelling plans, etc., what can go wrong? Well, actually quite many things. Still, after a few setbacks, here it is, my latest model
About the jet
The history of McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II started back in the mid 50’, with the first flight taking place on 27th May 1958. Initially, the F4H-1 (the initial designation before the tri-service unification) started as an unsolicited proposal from McDonnell Douglas, which actually didn’t get much interest. Only after the problems of other Navy fighters led to the necessity of acquiring a new general-purpose fighter, the Phantom as we know could get its chance. After winning the competition against the Vought’s F8U-3 Crusader III submission, the F4H-1 went to service in 1961, with a new designation of F-4B (starting in 1962). Even though F-4B was a revolutionary design for it time, it still had a number of deficiencies, with the most serious ones being slightly too high approach speed, and its AN-APQ-72 radar lacking the look-down, shoot-down capabilities, performing poorly against the ground clutter. As a consequence, after delivering 649 F-4B, in late 1966 McDonnell introduced a new, improved version – the F-4J. This version featured a revised and strengthened internal structure, more powerful J79-GE-10 engines (the smokeless, 10B version was introduced later in 1978), new, wider tires (resulting in bulges on the top part of the wings), a few aerodynamic improvements for decreasing the approach speed (changes to inboard leading edges and slotted stabilator), and most importantly, new AWG-10 radar, with solid-state elements and prominent look-down, shoot-down capabilities. The F-4J served through the Vietnam war until the late 70’, together with the F-4B, and later F-4N (upgraded F-4B). After that, starting from 1978, the selected 265 F-4J underwent an upgrade to F-4S standard (the initial idea was for 302, but the number was reduced), featuring smokeless J79-GE-10B engines, improved electronics, and leading-edge maneuvering slats, similar to those on USAF’s F-4E. In this variant, Phantoms served until 1987 in USN, and 1992 in USMC. In the meantime, 15 F-4J were also sold to UK, to fill the gap left by FGR. 2 Phantoms (F-4M) deployed to the Falkland Islands. These aircraft, known also as F-4J(UK) Phantom F.3s, served from 1984 to 1991. Interestingly, they were greatly appreciated by the RAF pilots, with most of them considering them superior to British Spey-engined variants, mainly due to the much faster response of the J-79 turbojets, in comparison to Rolls-Royce Spey 203 turbofans.
About the building process
While I’ve always appreciated the F-4, I was never a “Phantom Phanatic”. In fact, the idea for this model came to me by accident – I was a bit stuck with other projects, and thinking about different solutions, the idea that 2x3x1 curved slopes would make for an excellent Phantom fuselage went through my mind. I thought that these easy, boxy shapes of F-4 would make for a nice relax after the complex shapes of my F-14 and MiG-29, and so I started. Unfortunately, I made a huge mistake at the very beginning – I used the blueprints from the book, without validating their correctness first, which later cost me a lot of headaches.
Before going further, I should mention some of the F-4 models by other people, which were a huge inspiration to me. Of course, there is an excellent F-4B by Mad Physicist , a beautiful F-4B by Carl Greatrix , and a whole series of different F-4s by Justin Davies. However, from the viewpoint of my model, three Phantoms were of particular importance for me. The first one is F-4N by Jonah Padberg. Even though I’ve ended with a very different cockpit design, I’ve started with the modification of his 3-stud wide canopy and angled cockpit section. The next model, is a F-4B by Maks, who made an excellent, SNOT version of the Phantom, which to a large degree influenced some of my design choices. Lastly, there is a huge, 1/15 scale F-4J by crash_cramer, which might be my favorite LEGO model ever. Similarly as in the case of my F-14 Tomcat, I tried to emulate some of his techniques in a smaller scale.
The first assumption was to go for the 3-stud wide canopy, similarly as in my MiG-29. Such solution is much more accurate in this scale and makes the model look much more realistic in my opinion. In fact, I’m so pleased with the outcome here that I will likely rebuild my F-14 in near future to similar standard. The construction itself started with the wings. I’ve always came under impression that similarly to F-15, the angle for the leading edge is 45 degrees. Well, not really. Instead, the angle is 51 degrees, which effectively eliminates any plate-based solutions, leaving the brick-built wing as the only valid option. So instead of getting a nice, simple, sturdy 45 degrees wing, I had to go with a brick-built one, which combined with the main landing gear solution and folding mechanism, proved to be a nightmare. After figuring it out, the next challenge was to design the angled cockpit area. Here, the solutions from Jonah’s model were of great help. With those two pieces in place, the rest went relatively smoothly, leading to the stage presented in WiP pictures. And then, having 85% of a model ready, I checked the validity of my blueprints. I was able to get my hands on the original F-4 factory drawing on the Aviation Archives website, and all my drawings turned out to be off by a considerable margin. Fortunately, I’m not the only person dissatisfied by the quality of available blueprints, and I was able to find this awesome website, with a set of 100% accurate drawings, based on the factory ones, including the cross-sections. That was good news, the bad one was that my fuselage was too short, too high, and too wide. So I had to lower the whole fuselage by a plate, elongate it by 2 studs, and modify it from 10-stud wide, to 9-stud wide. Surprisingly, it wasn’t that hard, but after lowering the fuselage, it became evident that the angling of the front section is too steep. This, in turn, required a complete revision of the already most problematic section, consuming an awful lot of time. But after all these problems, I finally got a model, with which I am quite satisfied.
About the model
The model represents a McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II in a 1/33 scale. The camouflage is based on the F-4J from VF-96 squadron, BuNo. 155800, callsign “Showtime100”, deployed on the USS Constellation aircraft carrier in Vietnam, around 1972. This particular aircraft, on the 10th of May 1972, was credited with 3 MiG-17 kills, being flown by pilot Lt Randy Cunningham and RIO Lt(jg) Willy Driscoll. This effectively made them the only Navy aces of the Vietnam war, as they already had 2 kills on their account. You may also note that they flew a “borrowed” plane, as the name on the cockpit is that of Lowell “Gus” Eggert, who later commanded the USS Constellation from 1974 onward. As usual, the model possesses a number of features: openable cockpits, working flaps, foldable wings, working horizontal and vertical tails, retractable landing gear and tailhook. I’m rather pleased with the functionality, as most of the features, especially the landing gear, are much more reliable than in e.g. my MiG-29. The loadout comprises 4 AIM-7E Sparrows, 4 AIM-9G Sidewinders, and a centerline 600 gal. fuel tank. Also, under the wings, there are outboard pylons for two 370 gal. fuel tanks, which are visible on some of the photos. The credit for the stand design goes to Jerac. There is a small discrepancy in the camouflage – in principle nearly all USN phantoms had an all-white underside, with an exception of some late 80s’, extremely dull, low-vis versions. Unfortunately, due to the brick-built nature of the wing, I was unable to make them white on the bottom. For a moment, I contemplated utilizing huge white stickers, but it wouldn’t look all that great, and it would make the wings extremely modification-unfriendly. Still, the final effect is not that bad. So, please enjoy, and let me know what is your opinion on this model.
Explored!
This one is inspired by Gregory Crewdson and his use of light, and the way he sets up cinematic scenes. I did a recent inspiration bit with him on my site.
It was about 10pm at night when I did this. The setup is the westcott apollo softbox outside the shutters set to about 3/4 power on the canon 430exii, Lumiquest LTP softbox camera right and about 6 foot high on my tripod set to about 1/2 power on the canon 430exii. Settings are f/8, 1/125 (to block out any ambient light), ISO 1600 (so I could use f/8). There's also a reflector behind me to bounce some more light on me. The drink is actually water with a splash of coffee for color. This is a composite shot, one of me sitting, then another of me laying on the ground.
I hope to play with more lighting setups like this because they tie in my love for movies :D
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