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Then-Vice President Joe Biden used a Falcon lectern in Kosovo, 2009. Custom-built by the WHCA under the presidency of George W. Bush, the Falcon lectern has a sleeker, hourglass-like shape with a plinth wider at the base and trimmer at the top. [4] [7] The lectern also sits lower than the Blue Goose, [9] and is adjustable. [4]
Banquette (along the wall on the right) on the Alhambra fortress in Spain. A banquette (French pronunciation:), rampart walk or parapet walk is a small footpath or elevated step along the inside of a rampart or parapet of a fortification. Musketeers atop it were able to view the counterscarp, or fire on enemies in the moat.
Replica falconet aboard the replica tall ship Half Moon. The falconet was a light cannon developed in the late 15th century that fired a smaller shot than the similar falcon. . During the Middle Ages guns were decorated with engravings of animals, such as reptiles, birds or mythical beasts depending on their si
The Falcon Circle is the newest of the Cadet Chapel's worship areas, dedicated in 2011. It was established through a request from followers of Earth-Centered Spirituality, an umbrella of traditions that includes Wicca, Paganism and Druidism. It is open to use by all religious communities to worship in a manner respectful of other faiths. [9]
A black-thighed falconet breeding site in Ipoh, Peninsular Malaysia Black-thighed falconet in the breeding site shown above. The black-thighed falconet (Microhierax fringillarius) is one of the smallest birds of prey, typically measuring between 14–16 centimetres (5.5–6.3 in) long, with a 27–32 centimetres (11–13 in) wingspan, which is a size comparable to a typical sparrow. [2]
In 2012, investigators seemingly brought long-awaited closure to one of the nation's oldest and most high-profile kidnapping cases, solving it after more than 50 years.
On 5 June 1998, Falcon Air Force Base was renamed Schriever Air Force Base in honor of the retired General Bernard Schriever, who pioneered in the development of the American ballistic missile programs. Schriever AFB was the only Air Force base that was named for an Air Force veteran who was living at the time. General Schriever died 20 June 2005.
A former Israeli defense minister has accused Israel of committing war crimes and ethnic cleansing in the Gaza Strip, drawing a sharp rebuke from government ranks. Moshe Yaalon, a hawkish former ...