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Its downsized counterpart, the Falcon, is used for travel purposes, and the Toast lectern is the smallest version, used for informal events. The White House Communications Agency (WHCA) presides over many Blue Goose and Falcon lecterns, [ 1 ] [ 2 ] building them and sending teams to set up the lecterns at all events where the President, Vice ...
An extremely small falcon, it is only 14–17 cm (5.5–6.7 in) long and weighs 35–65 g (1.2–2.3 oz), being the smallest species of falconet. It has glossy bluish-black upperparts, black flanks and outer thighs, and a black mask. The belly and vent are pale yellowish-brown, while the throat, cheeks, and breast are white.
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.
For Mallory Mathison Glenn and her would-be clients, the 2009 Southern Living Idea House in Dahlonega, Georgia, proved to be something of a meet-cute.She was the home’s interior designer, and ...
President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion investment for data centers in the United States by an Emirati company led by billionaire Hussain Sajwani, a close business partner ...
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
A sex offender who police said tried to "financially and emotionally manipulate" his victims has been jailed for 25 years. Stephen Gallagher, of Normandy Avenue in Colchester, was found guilty by ...
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]