Word: falcon
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...diaries' early entries, the virtues and defects of this lifelong enterprise are apparent. Ellis has always been candid about his own weaknesses--among other things, he was a troubled binge drinker. His plain Joe prose is enlivened by boundless curiosity, a wry sense of humor and a falcon-sharp eye for detail. At a hearing conducted by red-hunting Senator Joseph McCarthy, for example, Ellis observed: "McCarthy has the slim hips of an athlete, a thick trunk and shoulders like a buffalo. Almost lacking a neck, his huge head seems perched on his shoulders. His mouth is long and thin...
...painting make it clear that the pharaoh's first, second, seventh and 15th sons, at the very least, were buried in Tomb 5. Many of the engravings show Ramesses presenting one or another of the newly deceased young men to Re-Harakhty, the god of the sun; Horus, the falcon-headed god of the sky; or Hathor, goddess of motherhood, who is often depicted as a cow. These scenes reflect the belief that pharaohs were demigods while alive and that life was merely a short-term way station on the road to full deity...
...plane, a Falcon 900 with registration XAR-GB, has been parked in a hangar on the civilian side of the airport, Massachusetts Port Authority spokesperson Christina Cassotis told The Associated Press...
...trained falcon, to cross to the other side...
Even our nation's armed forces have eschewed the turkey and its image. Sure, we have the F-15 Strike Eagle and the FA-18 Falcon, but what about the F-14A Tomcat and A-10 Warthog? We doubt that any warthog merits more respect and honor than a turkey...