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The Fairchild Republic A-10-C Warthog The Thunderbolt II is a single-seat, twin turbofan engine, straight wing jet aircraft developed by Fairchild-Republic for the United States Air Force (USAF). Commonly referred to by its nicknames Warthog or Hog, its official name comes from the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt, a World War II fighter that was effective at attacking ground targets. The A-10 was designed for close-in support of ground troops, close air support (CAS), and providing quick-action support for troops against helicopters and ground forces. It entered service in 1976 and is the only production-built aircraft that has served in the USAF that was designed solely for CAS. Its secondary mission is to provide forward air controller – airborne (FAC-A) support, by directing other aircraft in attacks on ground targets. Aircraft used primarily in this role are designated OA-10.
The A-10 was intended to improve on the performance of the A-1 Skyraider and its poor firepower. The A-10 was designed around the 30 mm GAU-8 Avenger rotary cannon. Its airframe was designed for durability, with measures such as 1,200 pounds (540 kg) of titanium armor to protect the cockpit and aircraft systems, enabling it to absorb a significant amount of damage and continue flying. Its short takeoff and landing capability permits operation from airstrips close to the front lines, and its simple design enables maintenance with minimal facilities. The A-10 served in Operation Desert Shield, and Operation Desert Storm, the American intervention against Iraq's invasion of Kuwait, where the A-10 distinguished itself. The A-10 also participated in other conflicts such as Operation Urgent Fury in Grenada, the Balkans, Afghanistan, Iraq, and against ISIL in the Middle East.
The A-10A single-seat variant was the only version produced, though one pre-production airframe was modified into the YA-10B twin-seat prototype to test an all-weather night capable version. In 2005, a program was started to upgrade remaining A-10A aircraft to the A-10C configuration with modern avionics for use of precision weaponry. The U.S. Air Force had stated the F-35 would replace the A-10 as it entered service, but this remains highly contentious within the Air Force and in political circles. With a variety of upgrades and wing replacements, the A-10's service life may be extended to 2040.
Mosses belong to the division Bryophyta. They have a facinating method of sexual reproduction, with two destinctive generations. The gametophyte generation happens at the ends of the leaf whorls, with the male antheridium producing sperm that swim!!! to the female archegonium. This process requires water, which is one reason mosses live in damp habitats. Once the sperm and egg are joined the sporophyte generation commences and a seed capsule develops on a long filament (which can be seen here) containing the spores. The little cap at the end of the capsule is called calyptra, and as the filament dries this drops off, and the spores are released! Isn't biology wonderful!!! Backyard safari Horsham West Sussex
The United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and The Bank of Finland Institute for Emerging Economies (BOFIT) convened a two-day conference on Debt and innovative finance in developing countries in Helsinki, Finland, on 27-28 October 2022.
2023-05-07: Individuals engages in collective endeavor during the Côte d'Ivoire: AFAWA and UN Women develops business acumen of women agripreneurs.
The Feast of the Strawberry moon in Grand Haven, MI is an annual event where actors re-create life in western Michigan in the late 1700's. The campsites were recreated carefully, and the actors all worked hard to get in their roles.
Shot on Kodak Tri-x 400 and developed in D76 developer for 9.75 min @ 70F
27 Daffodils At Nowton Park Asahi Pentax SP1000 SMC Takumar 55mm F2 Candido 400 Developed In Ballini Foto C41 16-3-2024
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On December 24, 2024, I picked up my venerable Leica M3 year 1956 (see below for details) for a photowalk in Lyon city, France. I went to Fourvière, enjoying a not too cold (6°C) and clear sunny weather.
My Leica was loaded with a 36-exposure Ilford HP5+ film. I equipped the Summicron 2/5cm lens with a Hoya HMC AUV screw-on 39mm protective filter plus the Leitz shade hood for all indoor scenes, and outdoor I mounted a push-on 42mm FOCA (France) Yellow x2.5 filter and a generic cylindrical stainless steel hood that, unfortunately, induced some vignette if not perfectly aligned, that should be corrected during the processing). I should find a 39mm screw-on filter more safe to use with my Summicron 2/5cm,
Expositions were determined for the indicated 400 ISO (28 DIN) using an Autometer III Minolta light meter fitted with a 10° finder for selective measurements privileging the shadow areas and erected for the filter absorption if any.
The outside temperature was about 6°C with a bright sunny weather in the afternoon. Typically exposures outdoor were made at 1/250s with apertures ranging from f/8 to 11 and 1/50s or 1/25s at full aperture f/2 or f/2.8 indoor.
The Pope Jean-Paul II
Parvis de la Basilique Notre-Dame de Fourvière, December 24, 2024
69005 Lyon
France
After exposure, the film was processed in Adox Adonal (Agfa Rodinal) developper at dilution 1+25 and 20°C for 6 min. The film was then digitized using a Sony A7 body fitted to a Minolta Slide Duplicator installed on a Minolta Auto Bellows III with a lens Minolta Bellow Macro Rokkor 50mm f/3.5. The RAW files obtained were processed without intermediate files in LR and edited to the final jpeg pictures. All views of the film are presented in the dedicated album either in the printed framed versions and unframed full-size jpeg accompanied by some documentary smartphone Vivio Y76 color pictures.
About the camera and the lens :
This Leica M3 circa 1956 (Ref. Leitz ISUMO), double stroke, was sold to me with a Leitz Wetzlar Summicron collapsible normal lens 1:2 f=5cm of the same period equipped with a 39mm screw-on protective filter, a 42mm push-on Leica lens cap and an original Leitz shade hood (Ref. Leitz IROOA).
The camera was serviced in Paris, France, in 2018 by Gérard Métrot at Photo-Suffren, (a Leica boutique) who worked on the maintenance of camera's of famous French photographers as Henri Cartier-Bresson and Robert Doisneau. The camera was inspected by Odéon-Photo, Paris, another historic Leica place in Paris, in April 2024.
I sourced at the same time in Germany a stunning Leitz Leica leather bag (Ref; Leitz IDCOO) of the same model that appeared on the back cover page go the Leica brochure year 1954. This bag can accommodate the camera and a mounted Leica-Meter type M. The interior in covered with a carmin velvet in perfect condition.
The Leica M3 is one of the most iconic range-finder 35mm camera of the 50's and the 60's. It was produced in Wetzlar, Germany, in different versions at 226178 exemplars, between 1954 (n° 700000) and 1966 (n° 1164865, www.summilux.net/materiel/Leica-M3) . The Leica M3 was the result of the study of a "super-Leica" that was started before WWII and only achieved in the 50'S.
The greater improvement of the M3 compared the classical Leica's was in a magnificent and very complex range-finder combined to the view finder permitting the framing with the two eyes open, integrating the frame in the real and normal vision. The shutter integrates too the normal and the slow speeds in the same barillet. The film advance of this version of Leica M3 is also the typical "double-stroke" advance that was exclusive to the Leica M3 first versions.
The camera was transported to me from Paris to Lyon, France on April 26, 2024 and the bag arrived the day after.
UC San Diego engineers have developed a new chip design that could make data centers more energy efficient by improving a critical task in electronics: converting high voltages into lower levels for use in processors.
Full story: today.ucsd.edu/story/new-chip-design-could-boost-efficien...
Photos by David Baillot/UC San Diego Jacobs School of Engineering
Through training on alternative farming techniques and efficient water use, the DCRL project demonstrated how technical interventions can dismantle gender and caste barriers, fostering equity and leadership opportunities for women and marginalized groups.
Alongside Rajita, Dil Kumari actively works to build the confidence of new farmers and helps bridge access to government resources.
www.undp.org/nepal/stories/breaking-barriers-through-econ...
Credit Rabik Upadhyay/UNDP Nepal
*Associated with the GEF-LDCF-funded UNDP-supported project 'Developing Climate Resilient Livelihoods in the Vulnerable Watershed in Nepal' (DCRL, 2020-2025. Learn more: www.undp.org/nepal/projects/dcrl
all part of my final project for my photo class. there's supposed to be an order but flickr goes by date, not by what i want. it was a personal reflection on my experiences as a college freshman and how i transformed from a child into an adult
Ellie and I had a great afternoon making some miniature blocks for Amy and Smith. She really enjoyed helping me sew the blocks and then once they were done, she continued to iron and sew them in her studio (wooden play machine, iron and ironing board) Blocks are 2.5 inches in size.
She made the mini design wall from batting scraps she hoards from me . . .