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  Night Ops Falcata 6 Volt Flashlight, Black   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
The Falcata lens is a UCL that provides maximum light output with an anti reflective coating on both sides of the lens.
At 95 lumens, the 6-volt Night Ops Falcata flashlight has a one hour run time and is operated with rear tailcap switch with momentary and clickable constant-on acitivation.
The patented bulb system of the Night Ops Falcata is designed to withstand the effects of weapon recoil which makes it a very high quality weapons mountable solution via its 1" body and any 1" mounting bracket.
www.brightguy.com /products/Falcata_6_Volt.php   (377 words)

  
  Falcata - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
A falcata is a type of sword typical of Ancient Spain, similar to the Greek kopis.
Since "falcata" is not a term used in Classical Latin, it is difficult to tell when, or if it is being referred to in ancient literature.
Quesada Sanz: "Máchaira, kopís, falcata" in Homenaje a Francisco Torrent, Madrid, 1994, pp.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Falcata   (386 words)

  
 Material and Methods   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-12)
Since the falcatas are less improved than sativas, more deleterious alleles are present and intra-falcata crosses would have a higher probability of exposing the deleterious alleles than would crosses involving sativas.
The falcata subspecies is a genetically distinct population from elite sativa germplasm.
This experiment shows that falcata has distinct favorable alleles that are not contained in sativa germplasm; this is demonstrated by the heterosis found in crosses between the two subspecies.
www.naaic.org /TAG/TAGpapers/riday/riday.html   (2419 words)

  
 Sword Forum Magazine - Swords - Review
According to Polybius, it was the falcata which influenced the Romans to reinforce the rims of their sheilds with iron.
The falcata is stricly a "hacking" weapon, a role it fulfills beautifully.
The Del Tin Falcata may be lacking in grace, popularity, or "cult-status", but it is a highly accurate replica of a type of sword most people don't know much about and is a "must-buy" if you are into the military history of the Ancient world.
swordforum.com /swords/deltin/dt-falcata.html   (744 words)

  
 Neofinetia falcata -- samurai orchid
The length of the spur is variable among clones, as is the strength of the sweet fragrance.
Not only are the flowers of Neofinetia falcata attractive in form, they are also sweetly fragrant, especially in the evening.
According to one newsgroup respondent, it is often grown as a houseplant in Korea, fastened to a mound of sphagnum moss created by wrapping the moss around an inverted pot--this is set inside another pot so the plant appears to sit on top of a "moss mountain" for a landscaping effect.
www.orchids.org /species/genera/N/Neofinetia/falcata   (1081 words)

  
 Fully Functional Falcata Sword - MWArt.com
The overall length of the Falcata is 25in.
More than 2,000 years ago, in the 5th century B.C., Iberian flsmiths already forged swords known as Falcata which had an iron blade inside and a special design made to increase the bluntness of the slash.
The Falcata is a unique sword created for its superior slashing motion; it is a specialized cutting sword.
www.mwart.com /product.asp?pid=847&cat=41&subcat=Y&AFID=20835&PRDID=847   (155 words)

  
 Falcata Alfalfa Piques Interest
The original plantings of “falcata” alfalfa done by Smith's great-uncle came from seed brought to the U.S. from Siberia in the early 1900s by a South Dakota State University agronomist.
However, the more he got to looking at falcata alfalfa, the more he recognized its potential for pasture interseeding and range renovation.
Schuman says a large part of the country is well-suited to falcata alfalfa.
beef-mag.com /mag/beef_going_yellow/index.html   (642 words)

  
 ARS | Publication request: INTERSEEDING FALCATA ALFALFA (MEDICAGO SATIVA SSP. FALCATA) INTO NATIVE RANGELANDS: I. SOIL ...
Citation: Mortenson, M.C., Schuman, G.E., Ingram, L. Interseeding Falcata Alfalfa (Medicago Sativa Ssp.
Falcata) Into Native Rangelands: I. Soil Carbon And Nitrogen Dynamics.
falcata) over the past 40 years were selected to evaluate the effect of this practice on soil N and C storage.
ars.usda.gov /research/publications/publications.htm?SEQ_NO_115=137408   (254 words)

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