The cia seal is a piece everyone sees as a first come into the lobby. Some people do not like to walk across it. Some people will walk around it. You see museums filmed in the movies filmed in the lobby, people crossing the seal. It was an interesting piece, in designed by the same group that designed the tomb of the unknown soldier. It has the eagle. Our nations symbol of vigilance, the eagle. Everybody here works for the president of the United States. We carry on our badge is the great seal of the United States. If you look at the great seal, you see an eagle with its wings spread. It is called an eagle rampant in heraldic terms. The eagle holds the all in branch of peace. And the 13 arrows for war for the original 13 colonies. During world war ii, a war eagle looked to the left, to those arrows. After the war, president truman decided we would no longer project a bellicose image. Truman had the eagle flipped. Postwar, our eagle looked to the right, in an advancing position, to the
Sculpture of the father of Central Intelligence. Donovan was tapped by president roosevelt in 1942 to head the office of Strategic Services. That organization had grown out of an earlier one hold the called the coordinator of information, our countrys first nondepartmental intelligence agency, established by president roosevelt to coordinate intelligence with the war growing overseas. The single star behind us commemorates the loss of 116 ossers who served during world war ii. The cia seal is a piece everyone sees as a first come into the lobby. Some people do not like to walk across it. Some people will walk around it. You see museums filmed in the movies filmed in the lobby, people crossing the seal. It was an interesting piece, in designed by the same group that designed the tomb of the unknown soldier. It has the eagle. Our nations symbol of vigilance, the eagle. Everybody here works for the president of the United States. We carry on our badge is the great seal of the United State
Significant memorials in it. Every visitor to the agency comes through this entrance. Every new Agency Officer takes their oath of office here in this lobby. 107 of our fallen officers, commemorated on the wall of honor. They have walked across the to takeeal that morning their place in the lobby, and the father of Central Intelligence is watching over their shoulders. Close to ading sculpture of wild bill donovan, the father of Central Intelligence. Donovan was tasked by president roosevelt in 1942 to head the office of Strategic Services. That organization had grown out of an earlier one called coordinator of information, our first nondepartmental intelligence agency, established by president roosevelt to coordinate information the warence, with growing overseas. The single star behind us commemorates the loss of 116 who served during world war ii. The cia seal is a piece that everyone sees as a first come into the lobby. Some people do not like to walk across it. Some people walk ar
A prominent Auckland golf club is looking to rezone its 80-hectare course in Papatoetoe in a bid to stave off future development.
Critics of a zoning change say The Grange site is in an area with excellent transport and community infrastructure and would be better suited for residential development.
Photo: Stuff / Anna Loren
But not everyone is pleased with the Royal Auckland and Grange Golf Club s proposal.
Under the Auckland Unitary Plan, the Papatoetoe property is zoned for residential mixed housing urban and residential terraced housing and apartments.
However, the club wants to use a private plan change to make it an open space - sport and active recreation zone.