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Zook Matthews
Zook can refer to the following: People * Chris Zook, business writer * John Zook (born 1947), National Football League player * Frederic Zook, President of Ottawa University and former mayor of Ottawa, Kansas * George F. Zook (1885-1951), American educator * Matthew Zook, geographer * R. Harold Zook (1889-1949), American architect * Ron Zook (born 1954), American football coach * Samuel K. Zook (1821-63), Union army general killed at Gettysburg Places * Zook, Kansas, Pawnee County, Kansas * 14267 Zook, an asteroid Entertainment * Zook (band), a Finnish rock band * Zook (character), a DC Comics alien associated with the Martian Manhunter * a creature designed by a contestant on the BBC game show '' Bamzooki'' * Zook, someone who eats their bread butter side down in Dr. Seuss's ''The Butter Battle Book'' * Zooks, enemies in the platform video game ''The Kore Gang ''The Kore Gang: Outvasion from Inner Earth'' is an action-adventure game for the Wii. The game is notable for its ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chris Zook
Chris Zook is a business writer and partner at Bain & Company, leading its Global Strategy Practice. He currently resides in Amsterdam, the Netherlands and in Boston, Massachusetts. He is listed by ''The Times'' (London) as one of the world's top 50 business thinkers. Education Zook received a B.A. in mathematics and economics from Williams College, a M.Phil. in economics from Exeter College, Oxford University, and a MPP and Ph.D in Public Policy Analysis from the Harvard Kennedy School. Books Zook is an author of books and articles on business strategy, growth, and the importance of leadership economics, including the ''Profit from the Core'' trilogy. In 2001, he published ''Profit from the Core'', which found that nine out of ten companies that had sustained profitable growth for a decade had focused on their core businesses, rather than diversification. The sequel, ''Beyond the Core'', examines how companies that have fully exploited their core businesses can systematically and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
John Zook
John Eldon Zook (September 24, 1947 – June 6, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. Zook played college football for the University of Kansas. Zook was born in Garden City, Kansas, and grew up in Zook and Larned. He was a three-year letterman, was picked twice for all-conference honors, anchoring one of the top defensive units ever taking the field at KU. He was an honorable mention All-American in 1967 and was a consensus All-America honors as the Jayhawks' defensive standout on the 1968 Orange Bowl-bound team, the year KU was named No. 6 by the Associated Press. Zook had 202 total tackles during his career, putting him at No. 4 on KU's all-time defensive line list. KU Coach Pepper Rodgers said Zook "never played but full speed from snap one to snap hundred. He was the most full-speed player on every snap that you could ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frederic Zook
Frederick Zook is a former president of Ottawa University. He had previously held the position of provost of the Arizona Campus of Ottawa University from 1981 to 2001. Previous to that, Zook was a dean of students and faculty member of the campus in Ottawa, Kansas. Zook has also been a city council member and the mayor of the City of Ottawa The City of Ottawa is the corporate entity of municipal government in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. The corporation is responsible for provision of services to the public as well as enforcement of municipal by-laws. It is overseen by the City Manage .... References Kansas city council members Living people People from Ottawa, Kansas Mayors of places in Kansas Ottawa University faculty Year of birth missing (living people) {{US-academic-administrator-20C-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George F
George may refer to: People * George (given name) * George (surname) * George (singer), American-Canadian singer George Nozuka, known by the mononym George * George Washington, First President of the United States * George W. Bush, 43rd President of the United States * George H. W. Bush, 41st President of the United States * George V, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1910-1936 * George VI, King of Great Britain, Ireland, the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 1936-1952 * Prince George of Wales * George Papagheorghe also known as Jorge / GEØRGE * George, stage name of Giorgio Moroder * George Harrison, an English musician and singer-songwriter Places South Africa * George, Western Cape ** George Airport United States * George, Iowa * George, Missouri * George, Washington * George County, Mississippi * George Air Force Base, a former U.S. Air Force base located in California Characters * George (Peppa Pig), a 2-year-old pig ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthew Zook
Matthew Zook is an American geographer and professor in the Department of Geography, University of Kentucky. He studies the geography of the Internet, the GeoWeb, economic geography and domain names In 2009 Matthew Zook and Mark Graham cofounded the FloatingSheep blog to understand the interactions between the GeoWeb and the offline world. In 2011 Zook cofounded the New Mappings Collaboratory at the University of Kentucky to focus on public engagement in Lexington, 'big data' and user-generated Internet content, as well as the affordances of place-based thinking, analysis, and representation. Early and personal life Matthew Zook was born to mother Bonnie Zook and father Gordon Zook. Zook has three sisters. He graduated high school in Goshen, Indiana and later continued his education from Earlham College where he graduated in 1989. Zook continued on to his Masters education at Cornell University where he finished in 1995. August 17, 1996 he married Eva Ensmann whom he met while s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ron Zook
Ronald Andrew Zook (; born April 28, 1954) is an American football coach and former player who currently serves as the Defensive Coordinator of the Seattle Sea Dragons of the XFL. He was the head football coach at the University of Florida from 2002 to 2004 and the University of Illinois at Urbana–Champaign from 2005 to 2011. Zook is a native of Ohio and an alumnus of Miami University, where he played college football. He has worked as an assistant coach in the National Football League (NFL) with the Pittsburgh Steelers (1996–1998), Kansas City Chiefs (1999), and New Orleans Saints (2000–2001). In August 2012, he was hired as a college football studio analyst by CBS Sports. He was also employed as the special teams coach for the Green Bay Packers. In 2019, he was the special teams coordinator and secondary coach for the Salt Lake Stallions of the Alliance of American Football (AAF). Early life Ronald Andrew Zook was born in Ashland, Ohio and raised in nearby Loudonville ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Samuel K
Samuel ''Šəmūʾēl'', Tiberian: ''Šămūʾēl''; ar, شموئيل or صموئيل '; el, Σαμουήλ ''Samouḗl''; la, Samūēl is a figure who, in the narratives of the Hebrew Bible, plays a key role in the transition from the biblical judges to the United Kingdom of Israel under Saul, and again in the monarchy's transition from Saul to David. He is venerated as a prophet in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. In addition to his role in the Hebrew scriptures, Samuel is mentioned in Jewish rabbinical literature, in the Christian New Testament, and in the second chapter of the Quran (although Islamic texts do not mention him by name). He is also treated in the fifth through seventh books of ''Antiquities of the Jews'', written by the Jewish scholar Josephus in the first century. He is first called "the Seer" in 1 Samuel 9:9. Biblical account Family Samuel's mother was Hannah and his father was Elkanah. Elkanah lived at Ramathaim in the district of Zuph. His gene ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zook, Kansas
Zook is an unincorporated community in Pawnee County, Kansas, United States. It is located approximately 8 miles south of Larned east of the intersection of K-19 highway and East Rd. History The community was started by the Mennonite John Zook, who came to Larned, Kansas, in the 1880s and then moved his family to the location that would become Zook, a mile east of what is now Highway 19 in southeastern Pawnee County. The community grew in population when the Anthony and Northern Railroad came through the area. The region's first consolidated school was built in 1922, and by 1940 the town had "a school, church, grain elevator and filling station." The school closed for good in 1962. Notable people * John Zook John Eldon Zook (September 24, 1947 – June 6, 2020) was an American professional football player who was a defensive end for 12 seasons in the National Football League (NFL). He played for the St. Louis Cardinals and the Atlanta Falcons. Zoo ... - NFL football, att ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pawnee County, Kansas
Pawnee County (standard abbreviation: PN) is a County (United States), county located in the U.S. state of Kansas. As of the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census, the county population was 6,253. The largest city and county seat is Larned, Kansas, Larned. The county is named after the Pawnee people, Pawnee Tribe. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of , of which is land and (0.05%) is water. Adjacent counties * Rush County, Kansas, Rush County (north) * Barton County, Kansas, Barton County (northeast) * Stafford County, Kansas, Stafford County (east) * Edwards County, Kansas, Edwards County (south) * Hodgeman County, Kansas, Hodgeman County (west) * Ness County, Kansas, Ness County (northwest) National protected area * Fort Larned National Historic Site Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 7,233 people, 2,739 households, and 1,785 families residing in the county. The population density was 10 people per square mile ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
14267 Zook
Fourteen or 14 may refer to: * 14 (number), the natural number following 13 and preceding 15 * one of the years 14 BC, AD 14, 1914, 2014 Music * 14th (band), a British electronic music duo * ''14'' (David Garrett album), 2013 *''14'', an unreleased album by Charli XCX * "14" (song), 2007, from ''Courage'' by Paula Cole Other uses * ''Fourteen'' (film), a 2019 American film directed by Dan Sallitt * ''Fourteen'' (play), a 1919 play by Alice Gerstenberg * ''Fourteen'' (manga), a 1990 manga series by Kazuo Umezu * ''14'' (novel), a 2013 science fiction novel by Peter Clines * ''The 14'', a 1973 British drama film directed by David Hemmings * Fourteen, West Virginia, United States, an unincorporated community * Lot Fourteen, redevelopment site in Adelaide, South Australia, previously occupied by the Royal Adelaide Hospital * "The Fourteen", a nickname for NASA Astronaut Group 3 * Fourteen Words, a phrase used by white supremacists and Nazis See also * 1/4 (other) * Fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zook (band)
Zook is a Finnish rock band based in Helsinki, Finland. Their debut album, ''Root Canal Recovery'', was released in January 2006. It charted at number 27 on the Finnish Top-40 charts. Two of the band's members, Jukka Jylli and Sami Kuoppamäki were formerly members in the well-known progressive/psychedelic rock band Kingston Wall. Rocka Merilahti has played in Hurriganes' Remu Aaltonen's and Hanoi Rocks' Michael Monroe Matti Antero Kristian Fagerholm (born 17 June 1962), better known by his stage name Michael Monroe, is a Finnish rock musician who rose to fame as the vocalist for the glam punk band Hanoi Rocks, and has served as the frontman for all-star sid ...'s solo bands. Zook toured Finland from March 2, 2006 to April 29, 2006. Discography Singles *''Chemistry'' (2005) Albums *''Root Canal Recovery'' (2006) References Finnish musical groups Musical groups from Helsinki {{Finland-band-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zook (character)
Zook is a fictional character that appeared in comic books published by National Periodical Publications (now known as DC Comics) in the 1960s. He was the partner of the superhero J'onn J'onzz, the Manhunter from Mars (now known as Martian Manhunter). Zook's first published appearance was in the story, "The Invaders from the Space Warp" from ''Detective Comics'' #311 (January 1963). Fictional character biography Zook was one of four beings from "a parallel world in another dimension" whose first recorded appearance on Earth was on Jade Island (a fictional site). They arrived on Earth via a spacewarp that was accidentally opened by a scientist from their world. Of the four alien beings, two were criminals (names of both unrevealed), a third was R'ell, who chose to pursue the criminals, and the fourth, who snuck through the space warp after R'ell, was a zook, a different type of being from the other three, whom R'ell called "a mischievous little animal". Upon their arrival on Jade I ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
