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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 National Park Service is cautioning spectators to heed warnings and safety precautions after the latest eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano, one of the most active in the world. Kilauea began ...
Their design was a copy of an early 1800s design found in a book. [27] These were topped by window treatments of green silk with gold bullion fringe. A Hereke rug from Turkey, in a similar color style, covered the floor. A mantel made of plaster mixed with other materials, installed over the fireplace in the east wall in 1952, was retained.
Atlanta has had almost two completely separate seasons on the offensive side of the football. Over the Falcons' 6-3 start, they looked to have a unit capable of at least getting to the playoffs.
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.
The Maritime Reconnaissance Aircraft (MRA) or Maritime surveillance aircraft (MSA) is a militarized variant based on the Falcon 2000LXS. Six Falcon 2000MSA were ordered by the Japan Coast Guard in 2015, with delivery expected from 2019 onwards. [15] [16] Falcon 2000 Albatros CGI of an Albatros, the French Navy's militarized variant of the ...