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Kissinger Associates

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Kissinger Associates From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Consulting firm Kissinger Associates, Inc. Formation 1982 ; 38 years ago  ( 1982 ) Founder Henry Kissinger Headquarters New York City Services Geopolitical advisory services Formerly called Kissinger McLarty Associates This article needs additional citations for verification . Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources . Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. Find sources:   "Kissinger Associates"  –  news   · newspapers   · books   · scholar   · JSTOR ( April 2012 ) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message ) Kissinger Associates, Inc. is a New York City -based international geopolitical consulting firm , founded and run by Henry Kissinger since 1982. The firm assists its clients in identifying strategic pa...

Flicker

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Flicker From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Look up flicker in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Flicker may refer to: Flickers, woodpeckers of the subgenus Colaptes Flicker (screen) , a change in brightness between frames that occurs on a cathode-ray screen at low refresh rates Flicker (light) , is a directly visible change in brightness of a light source Power-line flicker , a fluctuation in the voltage of AC power lines, whose compliance is regulated by IEC61000-3-3 Flicker noise , electrical noise with a 1/f spectrum. Flicker, a guitar tremolo made by ESP Guitars in the late 1970s and early 1980s People Tal Flicker (born 1992), Israeli judoka Theodore Flicker (1930–2014), American playwright Yuval Flicker , (born 1955), American mathematician Popular culture Flicker, the sophomore album by Ayria Flicker, the original bass guitarist for ...

Arthur Wakefield

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Arthur Wakefield From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Arthur Wakefield Born ( 1799-11-19 ) 19 November 1799 Essex , England Died 17 June 1843 (1843-06-17) (aged 43) Wairau Valley Occupation Royal Navy , New Zealand Company Known for founder of Nelson, New Zealand Captain Arthur Wakefield (19 November 1799 – 17 June 1843) served with the Royal Navy, before joining his brother, Edward Gibbon Wakefield , in founding the new settlement at Nelson, New Zealand . Contents 1 Early Life 2 Royal Navy 3 New Zealand Company 4 Death 5 Commemoration 6 Notes 7 References Early Life [ edit ] Arthur Wakefield was born in Essex , a son of Edward Wakefield (1774–1854), a distinguished surveyor and land agent, and Susanna Crash [1] (1767–1816). His grandmother, Priscilla Wakefield (1751–1832), was a popular author for the young, and one of the...