1954 Bilderberg Group The Bilderberg Group, Bilderberg conference, Bilderberg meetings or Bilderberg Club is an annual private conference of approximately 120–150 political leaders and experts from industry, finance, academia and the media.[1][2] About two thirds of the participants come from Europe and the rest from North America; one third from politics and government and the rest from other fields.[1][3] §Origin[edit] The original conference was held at the Hotel de Bilderberg in Oosterbeek, Netherlands, from 29 to 31 May 1954. It was initiated by several people, including Polish politician-in-exile Józef Retinger, concerned about the growth of anti-Americanism in Western Europe, who proposed an international conference at which leaders from European countries and the United States would be brought together with the aim of promoting Atlanticism – better understanding between the cultures of the United States and Western Europe to foster co-operation on political, economic and defense issues.[4]
List of culinary knife cuts Numerous knife cuts with their corresponding French name There are a number of regular knife cuts that are used in many recipes. Each produces a standardized cut piece of food. The two basic shapes for these cuts are the strip and the cube. Strip cuts[edit] Pont-neuf; used for fried potatoes ("thick cut" or "steak cut" chips), pont-neuf measures from 1⁄3 by 1⁄3 by 2 1⁄2–3 inches (1 cm × 1 cm × 6 cm–8 cm) to 3⁄4 by 3⁄4 by 3 inches (2 cm × 2 cm × 8 cm).[2][3]Batonnet; translated literally from French, batonnet means "little stick". Cube cuts[edit] Cuts with six even sides include:[1] Large dice ("Carré" meaning "square" in French); sides measuring approximately 3⁄4 inch (20 mm).Medium dice (Parmentier); sides measuring approximately 1⁄2 inch (13 mm).Small dice (Macédoine); sides measuring approximately 1⁄4 inch (5 mm).Brunoise; sides measuring approximately 1⁄8 inch (3 mm)Fine brunoise; sides measuring approximately 1⁄16 inch (2 mm) Other cuts[edit] Other cuts include:[1] References[edit]
1921 Council on Foreign Relations The Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) is an American nonprofit, nonpartisan membership organization, publisher, and think tank specializing in U.S. foreign policy and international affairs. The CFR is considered to be the nation's "most influential foreign-policy think tank".[1] Its membership has included senior politicians, more than a dozen Secretaries of State, CIA directors, bankers, lawyers, professors, and senior media figures. The CFR regularly convenes meetings at which government officials, global business leaders and prominent members of the intelligence/foreign-policy community discuss major international issues. The CFR was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in New York City, with an additional office in Washington, D.C.. History[edit] Origins[edit] Elihu Root, a powerful corporate lawyer who served as Secretary of State, Secretary of War, and U.S. Cold War era[edit] Dwight D. Vietnam created a rift within the organization. Current status[edit] Mission[edit] Membership[edit]
HalliburtonBellaireBlvdOfficesHouston - Halliburton American energy services and products company Halliburton Company is an American multinational corporation. One of the world's largest oil field service companies, it has operations in more than 70 countries.[6] It owns hundreds of subsidiaries, affiliates, branches, brands, and divisions worldwide and employs approximately 55,000 people.[7] The company has dual headquarters located in Houston and in Dubai, and it remains incorporated in the United States.[8][9][10] The company has been involved in numerous controversies, including its involvement with Dick Cheney and the Iraq War, and the Deepwater Horizon, for which it agreed to settle outstanding legal claims against it by paying litigants $1.1 billion. Business overview[edit] Halliburton annual revenue Locations[edit] Worldwide technology centers are in Duncan, Oklahoma; Carrollton, Texas; Houston, Texas; Pune, India; and Singapore. Divisions[edit] History[edit] Early history (as HOWCO)[edit] In 1919, Erle P. Erle P. As Halliburton[edit]
Declaration by United Nations The Declaration by United Nations was a World War II document agreed on 1 January 1942 during the Arcadia Conference by 26 governments: the Allied "Big Four" (the US, the UK, the USSR, and China), nine American allies in Central America and the Caribbean, the four British Dominions, British India, and eight Allied governments-in-exile, for a total of twenty-six nations. The parties pledged to uphold the Atlantic Charter, to employ all their resources in the war against the Axis powers, and that none of the signatory nations would seek to negotiate a separate peace with Nazi Germany or Japan in the same manner that the nations of the Triple Entente had agreed not to negotiate a separate peace with any or all of the Central Powers in World War I under the Unity Pact. See also[edit] Notes[edit] References[edit]
Dick Cheney 46th Vice President of the United States Richard Bruce Cheney (/ˈtʃeɪni/;[1] born January 30, 1941) is an American politician and businessman who served as the 46th vice president of the United States from 2001 to 2009. He has been cited as the most powerful vice president in American history.[2][3] He was also one of the most unpopular politicians in the history of the US, holding an approval rating of just 13% at the time of leaving office.[4] Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, and grew up in Casper, Wyoming.[5] He attended Yale and then the University of Wyoming, at the latter of which he earned a BA and an MA in Political Science. Early life and education Cheney was born in Lincoln, Nebraska, the son of Marjorie Lorraine (née Dickey) and Richard Herbert Cheney. He attended Calvert Elementary School[16][17] before his family moved to Casper, Wyoming,[18] where he attended Natrona County High School. Early White House appointments U.S. Elections Tenure Leadership Votes President George H.
Five Eyes The "Five Eyes", often abbreviated as "FVEY", refer to an anglophonic alliance comprising Australia, Canada, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States. These countries are bound by the multilateral UKUSA Agreement - a treaty for joint cooperation in signals intelligence.[1][2][3] The origins of the FVEY can be traced back to World War II, when the Atlantic Charter was issued by the Allies to lay out their goals for a post-war world. In the late 1990s, the existence of ECHELON was disclosed to the public, triggering a major debate in the European Parliament and, to a smaller extent, the United States Congress. Despite the impact of Snowden's disclosures, the general consensus among experts in the intelligence community holds that no amount of global outrage will affect the Five Eyes relationship, which, to this day, remains the most powerful espionage alliance in world history.[11][12] Overview[edit] History[edit] Origins (1940s–1950s)[edit] Cold War (1950s–1990s)[edit] Five Eyes
Ringolevio Emmett Grogan wrote a fictionalized autobiography called Ringolevio,[6] which was published in 1972. Echoing the memories of hundreds of thousands who grew up in the neighborhoods of New York, Grogan wrote: "It's a game. A game played on the streets of New York, for as long as anyone can remember. It is called Ringolevio, and the rules are simple. There are two sides, each with the same number of players. The rules of the game[edit] There are two teams. Anyone on the pursuing side can catch anyone on the pursued side by grabbing hold of them and chanting "Chain chain double chain, no break away." Jail is any confined area, a porch or stoop (the front steps of a townhouse or Brownstone) or a space between two parked cars or bushes where members of the pursued team are accumulated. In some variations, the pursuing team cannot station any player of their team within line of sight of the jail. Games often have set boundaries of how far from the jail pursued players can go. Films[edit] Notes
1940 British Security Coordination BSC operated from the 35th and 36th floors of the International Building, Rockefeller Center, New York during World War II British Security Coordination (BSC) was a covert organization set up in New York City by the British Secret Intelligence Service (MI6) in May 1940 upon the authorization of Prime Minister Winston Churchill. Its cover was the British Passport Control Office. BSC benefitted from support given by the chief of the U.S. Office of Strategic Services, William J. Beginnings[edit] As head of the British Security Coordination, William Stephenson has been credited with changing American public opinion from an isolationist stance to a supportive tendency regarding America's entry into World War II.[4] The liaison was necessary because Britain's enemies were already present in the US and could expect sympathy and support from German and Italian immigrants but the authorities there had no remit nor interest in activities that were not directly against US security.[5] Operation[edit]
List of hip hop albums considered to be influential This list provides a guide to the most important hip hop albums, as determined by their presence on compiled lists of significant albums: see the "Lists consulted" section for full details. Inclusion on a list is indicated by numbering after each release. The brief accompanying notes offer an explanation of the album's importance. Breakbeats[edit] The break, the instrumental portion of a record (of any genre, though perhaps most often funk or rock) that emphasizes the percussive pattern, has been the fundamental unit of much of hip hop music. The collections below collect the original songs that contain some of the most popular breaks in hip hop. Lists consulted[edit] Lists 1–5 are exclusively hip hop publications by writers respected in the field. 6–10 are rock publications; 6–7 are American, 8-9, British. 10 is a British dance music magazine. Old school hip hop[edit] List of important albums[edit] 1984[edit] 1985[edit] 1986[edit] 1987[edit] 1988[edit] 1989[edit] 1990[edit] 1991[edit] 1992[edit]
1941 Political Warfare Executive During World War II, the Political Warfare Executive (PWE) was a British clandestine body created to produce and disseminate both white and black propaganda, with the aim of damaging enemy morale and sustaining the morale of the Occupied countries.[1] The Executive was formed in August 1941, reporting to the Foreign Office. The staff came mostly from SO1, which had been until then the propaganda arm of the Special Operations Executive. Radio stations[edit] Sefton Delmer (1958) After D-Day most of PWE's white propaganda staff transferred to the Psychological Warfare Division (PWD/SHAEF) of SHAEF At the end of World War II PWE were tasked with the re-education of German Prisoners of War. See also[edit] References[edit] Bibliography[edit] The Secret History of PWE - Political Warfare Executive 1939-1945, (St Ermins Press, 2002), David Garnett. External links[edit]