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Dook (other)
Dook may refer to: People * Bill Dooks, Canadian politician * Sam Dook, a member of The Go! Team Other * Dook LaRue, an animatronic drummer in The Rock-afire Explosion * The "dooking" noise a ferret makes See also * Duk (other) * DUK (other) * Duck (other) Duck is a name applied to several bird species of the family Anatidae. Duck, The Duck or ducks may also refer to: Places * Duck, North Carolina, United States, a small town * Duck, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Mont ... * Dookie * Dooks, an aircraft manufacturer in Russia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bill Dooks
Bill Dooks (born January 24, 1956) is a Canadian politician, who served as the Progressive Conservative member for Eastern Shore in the Nova Scotia House of Assembly from 1999 to 2009. Born in Musquodoboit Harbour, Nova Scotia, Dooks worked in banking before entering politics. He was first elected to Halifax County Council in 1994. He was re-elected in 1996 to sit on the newly formed Halifax Regional Council, when Halifax County was amalgamated with the cities of Halifax, Dartmouth, and the town of Bedford. Dooks entered provincial politics in the 1999 election, defeating Liberal cabinet minister Keith Colwell in the riding of Eastern Shore. In September 1999, Dooks was appointed Deputy House Leader for the Government. He was re-elected in the 2003 election. In February 2006, he was appointed to the Executive Council of Nova Scotia The Executive Council of Nova Scotia (informally and more commonly, the Cabinet of Nova Scotia) is the cabinet of the Canadian province ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Go! Team
The Go! Team are an English six-piece band from Brighton, England. The band initially began as a solo project conceived by Ian Parton; however, after the unexpected success of The Go! Team's debut album, '' Thunder, Lightning, Strike'', Parton recruited band members to play for live performances and subsequent albums. Musically, the band combines indie rock and garage rock with a mixture of funk and Bollywood soundtracks, double Dutch chants, old school hip hop and distorted guitars. Their songs are a mix of live instrumentation and samples from various sources. The band's vocals also vary between performances: while live vocals are handled mostly by lead vocalist Ninja, vocals on record also feature sampled and guest voices. History 2000–2004: Origins The Go! Team began as a solo project conceived by documentary film director Ian Parton, who wanted to create music incorporating Sonic Youth-style guitars, double Dutch chants, Bollywood soundtracks, old school hip hop an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Rock-afire Explosion
The Rock-afire Explosion was an animatronic character band that appeared in ShowBiz Pizza Place restaurants from 1980 to 1992. Since 1992, independent companies and people have been preserving it and one can still view the show in various locations around the world where it is still in operation to this day. The band's characters were various anthropomorphized animals, including a brown bear, a grey wolf and a silverback gorilla. They performed medleys of classic rock, pop, and country music, as well as original compositions and comedic skits. The show was created and manufactured by inventor Aaron Fechter through his company Creative Engineering, Inc. in Orlando, Florida. In addition to overseeing the production of the animatronics, Fechter provided several of the characters' voices. When ShowBiz Pizza rebranded in 1992, the band was replaced by Chuck E. Cheese characters. The Rock-afire Explosion show was sold to other restaurants and entertainment centers such as Circus Pizza, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ferret
The ferret (''Mustela furo'') is a small, Domestication, domesticated species belonging to the family Mustelidae. The ferret is most likely a domesticated form of the wild European polecat (''Mustela putorius''), evidenced by their Hybrid (biology), interfertility. Other mustelids include the stoat, badger and mink. Physically, ferrets resemble other mustelids because of their long, slender bodies. Including their tail, the average length of a ferret is about ; they weigh between ; and their fur can be black, brown, white, or a mixture of those colours. In this Sexual dimorphism, sexually dimorphic species, males are considerably larger than females. Ferrets may have been domesticated since ancient times, but there is widespread disagreement because of the sparseness of written accounts and the inconsistency of those which survive. Contemporary scholarship agrees that ferrets were bred for sport, hunting rabbits in a practice known as rabbiting. In North America, the ferret has ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duk (other)
Duk may refer to: Geography * Duk, a former fort on the Mount of Temptation near Jericho in the West Bank * Duk, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Duk, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Duk, Gachsaran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Duk, Mazandaran, a village in Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province *Duk County, a county of Jonglei, South Sudan * Duk River, part of the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand * Kaft Galleh Duk, a village with a population of 20 in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Tha Pla Duk, a village and tambon of Mae Tha District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand Television *Tiny and Mr Duk, two puppet characters from UK children's TV show, The Saturday Show by Dave Chapman and Damian Farrell Other uses * Duk-Duk, a men-only secret society of the Tolai people of New Britain *Donald Duk, a coming-of-age novel written by Frank Chin, first published in February 1991 People *Kim D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
DUK (other)
Duk may refer to: Geography * Duk, a former fort on the Mount of Temptation near Jericho in the West Bank * Duk, Isfahan, a village in Isfahan Province, Iran * Duk, Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Duk, Gachsaran, a village in Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, Iran * Duk, Mazandaran, a village in Qaem Shahr County, Mazandaran Province *Duk County, a county of Jonglei, South Sudan * Duk River, part of the Chao Phraya River basin in Thailand * Kaft Galleh Duk, a village with a population of 20 in Khuzestan Province, Iran * Tha Pla Duk, a village and tambon of Mae Tha District, in Lamphun Province, Thailand Television *Tiny and Mr Duk, two puppet characters from UK children's TV show, The Saturday Show by Dave Chapman and Damian Farrell Other uses * Duk-Duk, a men-only secret society of the Tolai people of New Britain *Donald Duk, a coming-of-age novel written by Frank Chin, first published in February 1991 People *Kim D ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duck (other)
Duck is a name applied to several bird species of the family Anatidae. Duck, The Duck or ducks may also refer to: Places * Duck, North Carolina, United States, a small town * Duck, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Monte Creek, British Columbia, Canada, a rural locality originally named "Ducks" * Duck Creek (other) * Duck Island (other) * Duck Lake (other) * Duck River (other) People * Duck (nickname) * Duck (surname) * Duck, a pseudonym of Don Manley (born 1945), a British compiler of crosswords Arts and entertainment Fictional characters * Duck (''Alice's Adventures in Wonderland'') * Duck the Great Western Engine a character from ''The Railway Series'' and the children's television series ''Thomas & Friends'' * Duck, in the anime ''Princess Tutu'' * Duck, in the British horror web series ''Don't Hug Me I'm Scared'' * Duck, a main character in the British television show '' Sarah & Duck'' * Duck, in the anima ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dookie
''Dookie'' is the third studio album and the major label debut by American rock band Green Day, released on February 1, 1994, by Reprise Records. The band's first collaboration with producer Rob Cavallo, it was recorded in late 1993 at Fantasy Studios in Berkeley, California. Written mostly by frontman Billie Joe Armstrong, the album is heavily based around his personal experiences, with themes such as boredom, anxiety, relationships, and sexuality. The album was promoted with five singles: " Longview", " Basket Case", a version of "Welcome to Paradise" (originally on their '' Kerplunk'' album), "When I Come Around", and the "She". "All by Myself" is a hidden track performed by drummer Tré Cool. ''Dookie'' received critical acclaim upon its release and won the band a Grammy Award for Best Alternative Album in 1995. It was also a worldwide success, reaching number two in the United States and the top five in several other countries; it is credited with helping to bring punk ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
