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Mook
Mook or Mooks may refer to: Places * Mook, Iran (other) * Mook, Kentucky, an unincorporated community, United States * Mook en Middelaar, a municipality in the Netherlands Entertainment * Mook (publishing), a portmanteau of magazine and book * Mook Animation, a Japanese animation studio * Mook, a playable character race in the ''Wizardry'' RPG series * The Mooks, a gang in the ''City of Heroes'' MMORPG * Mook (gaming), often synonymous with "mob", but generally used to refer to enemies specifically opposed to the player People * Anne Lamy Mook (born 1947), American politician * Hubertus van Mook (1894–1965), Dutch administrator in the East Indies * Mook (graffiti artist), American graffiti artist * Robby Mook (born 1979), American political strategist * Theodore Mook (born 1953), American cellist * Wim Mook (1932–2016), Dutch isotope physicist * Worranit Thawornwong (born 1996), Thai actress better known as "Mook" Other uses * Mooks clothing company, an Austr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Robby Mook
Robert E. Mook (; born December 3, 1979) is an American political strategist. He was the campaign manager for Hillary Clinton's 2016 presidential campaign. Mook worked on state campaigns and on Howard Dean's 2004 presidential campaign. He then joined the Democratic National Committee and worked for Hillary Clinton's 2008 presidential campaign as a state director in three states. Mook managed former Governor Jeanne Shaheen's campaign during the 2008 United States Senate election in New Hampshire, served as the executive director of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee in 2012, and was the campaign manager for Terry McAuliffe's successful 2013 gubernatorial campaign. In the wake of the 2016 presidential election, Mook drew criticism for his campaign strategy, specifically his reliance on data analytics. Early life and education Mook was born in Sharon, Vermont, the son of Kathryn and Delo Mook, and was raised in nearby Norwich, across the river from Hanover, New Ham ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mook En Middelaar
Mook en Middelaar (; li, Mook en Middelar) is a municipality in the upper southeastern part of the Netherlands, at the northern tip of the province of Limburg and is a part of Stadsregio Arnhem Nijmegen. The municipality is located about 100 km from provincial capital Maastricht and has an area of of which is water. Population centres History The municipality is situated in wooded rolling moraine landscape, created during the last ice age, about 160,000 years ago. In Plasmolen the remains of a Roman villa from the 2nd century AD were found and on the banks of the Meuse are the remains of a Roman bridge. These remains are from the 4th century. The Mookerheide ("Mook Heath"), situated on the border of Mook, saw the Battle of Mookerheyde in 1574 which was fought as part of the Eighty Years War. Spanish forces under Sancho d'Avila defeated the rebel forces of Louis of Nassau, who was killed. The ''Mookerschans'' and ''Heumense schans'' were defenses on the ''Mooker ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mook (graffiti Artist)
Mook is the vandal moniker used by a Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania man Michael Monack and a Portland, Oregon man Marcus Edward Gunther. Michael Monack (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) Beginning Monack began as a tagger targeting the South Side and Shadyside neighborhoods, but after his tags were abated, he began placing his tags in hard to reach places, including tall bridges and highway overpasses. Monack was known to use the monikers "Mook" as well as "human hater". He was a part of a graffiti crew that called themselves the "Value Krew" or VK. The name means "knucklehead or idiot". He was an active graffiti writer in Pittsburgh from 1997 to early 2000s. He drew the ire of the then-Pittsburgh Mayor Thomas J. Murphy, Jr., who had tried to provide an outlet for individuals interested in graffiti to use the walls along the Eliza Furnace trail. He has etched "Mook" onto a Department of Public Works "Graffiti Busters" truck that was tasked with cleaning up graffiti. At one point, merch ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Theodore Mook
Theodore Mook (born February 26, 1953, Mount Kisco, New York) is an American cellist who has played in more than 1,000 Broadway performances in New York City, produced records, played on motion picture soundtracks and, along with Ezra Sims, invented computer fonts used in microtonal music composition. He is best known for his interest and contributions to microtonality music. Mook began his music career in Boston, Massachusetts after graduating Boston University. He was a member of Dinosaur Annex Music Ensemble and played with other ensembles in the area before relocating to New York City in 1983. In New York, Mook performed cello in Broadway shows Little Women, Bombay Dreams, Taboo and Jekyll & Hyde. He also played with the New York Consortium for New Music, at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts and at other venues around the city. Outside of New York City, Mook has performed at the Library of Congress, the American Academy in Rome, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hubertus Van Mook
Hubertus Johannes "Huib" van Mook (30 May 1894 – 10 May 1965) was a Dutch administrator in the East Indies. During the Indonesian National Revolution, he served as the Acting Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies from 1942 to 1948.Kahin (2003), p. 23 Van Mook also had a son named Cornelius van Mook who studied marine engineering at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also wrote about Java - and his work on Kota Gede is a good example of a colonial bureaucrat capable of examining and writing about local folklore. Biography Hubertus van Mook was born in Semarang in Central Java on 30 May 1894. As with many Dutch and Indos (people of European and Indonesian heritage) growing up in the East Indies, he came to regard the colony, particularly Java, as his home.Bayly and Harper (2007), p. 170 He studied Indology at Leiden University, and then returned to the Dutch East Indies. In 1931, he became a member of the ''Volksraad'', the advisory body set up by the colonial ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anne Lamy Mook
Anne Lamy Mook (born November 24, 1947) is an American politician who served in the Vermont House of Representatives from 2005 to 2015. A Democrat, she defeated incumbent representative Albert Krawczyk, who had switched over to the Republican Party, in 2004 and in a rematch in 2006. She did not seek reelection in 2014. Electoral history References External linksProfileat Vote Smart Vote Smart, formerly called Project Vote Smart, is a non-profit, non-partisan research organization that collects and distributes information on candidates for public office in the United States. It covers candidates and elected officials in si ... 1947 births Living people Politicians from Bennington, Vermont Politicians from Northampton, Massachusetts Democratic Party members of the Vermont House of Representatives University of Hartford alumni Women state legislators in Vermont 21st-century American politicians 21st-century American women politicians {{Vermont-politi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mook Animation
is an animation studio based in Japan and started in 1986. Mook Animation formed a business alliance with DLE in 2006 and was known as Mook DLE; however they ended their partnership in 2008. Mook has created animation services for Western television programs and feature films, mostly for Hanna-Barbera and later Cartoon Network, such as ''SWAT Kats'' (four episodes from the first season and the entire second season), ''The Real Adventures of Jonny Quest'' (the second season). They also provided the animation for ''Æon Flux'', ''Biker Mice from Mars'', '' Men in Black: The Series'', ''Todd McFarlane's Spawn'', '' X-Men: Evolution'', and '' Transformers: Animated''. Subsidiaries * Mook Soratia Animation, Inc.(ムークソラティアアニメーション): Established in 2010. * SORATIA inc. (ソラティア株式会社): Uruma, Okinawa-based production studio. * NEO Pictures Corporation? (株式会社 ＮＥＯピクチャーズ): Tokyo-based production studio. Productions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mook (publishing)
A mook () is a publication which is physically similar to a magazine but is intended to remain on bookstore shelves for longer periods than traditional magazines, and is a popular format in Japan. The term is a portmanteau of "magazine" and "book". It was first used in 1971, at a convention of the Fédération Internationale de la Presse Périodique. American examples of mooks include '' Make'' and ''Craft A craft or trade is a pastime or an occupation that requires particular skills and knowledge of skilled work. In a historical sense, particularly the Middle Ages and earlier, the term is usually applied to people occupied in small scale pr ...''. In Japan The format remains popular in Japan, where it has been in use since at least the 1970s. An identical format, predating the term "mook", existed since the 1950s. The number of new mooks published in one year peaked in 2013, with over 8000 different new mooks published. A little over 6000 were published in 2019. Sale ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mooks Clothing Company
Mooks is an Australian streetwear clothing brand, founded by graphic designer Richard Allan and brothers Peter and Stephen Hill in 1991. Design influences include manga, Japanese baseball, American college sport, and skater culture. In 2007, Mooks was acquired by the Pacific Brands conglomerate from Globe International Globe International Ltd. is an Australian footwear, clothing, and skateboard hardware company. It was founded in 1985 by three Australian brothers. Globe International's core business is divided between proprietary brands, licensed brands, and .... According to the company, "Mook" is old New York slang for a hipster, a hustler, a wiseguy or even a fool. References External links * Clothing brands of Australia Clothing companies established in 1991 1991 establishments in Australia {{Fashion-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wim Mook
Willem Gerrit "Wim" Mook (10 July 1932 – 24 January 2016) was a Dutch isotope physicist. Mook was born on 10 July 1932 in Groningen. He obtained his doctorate at the University of Groningen in 1968, with a dissertation titled: ''Geochemistry of the stable carbon and oxygen isotopes of natural waters in the Netherlands''. He was a lecturer of isotope physics at the same university between 1975 and 1979. Starting the next year he was professor of isotope physics, until his retirement in 1997. From 1986 he also served as professor at the VU University Amsterdam. Mook was director of the Royal Netherlands Institute of Sea Research (NIOZ) from 1990 to 1996.Family notices in ''NRC Handelsblad, 27 January 2016 In 1985 he became a member of the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences The Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences ( nl, Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, abbreviated: KNAW) is an organization dedicated to the advancement of science and lit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Worranit Thawornwong
Worranit Thawornwong (วรนิษฐ์ ถาวรวงศ์), better known as Mook ( th, มุก) is a Thai actress and singer. She is the most famous actress in GMMTV. She is best known for her role in the 2015 Thai television series '' Ugly Duckling Series: Perfect Match'' as Junior and in '' My Dear Loser'' as Namkhing. She is also the Brand Ambassador of Idolo Thailand. Early life and education Worranit Thawornwong was born on 9 October 1996 in Bangkok, Thailand. She is the second child in the family. Her brother, Jirakit Thawornwong, is also an actor. She attended high school at Satriwitthaya 2 School and graduated from the Faculty of Humanities at Kasetsart University. Career Worranit started her acting career in 2014 through Channel Bang for the drama ''Rukjing Pinker'' as Bew. Later, she starred in another drama, Room Alone 401–410, as Snow. Rising Popularity In 2015, she gained popularity through the drama Ugly Duckling: Perfect Match, where she was p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mook, Kentucky
Mook is an unincorporated community located in Breckinridge County, Kentucky Kentucky ( , ), officially the Commonwealth of Kentucky, is a state in the Southeastern region of the United States and one of the states of the Upper South. It borders Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio to the north; West Virginia and Virgini ..., United States. References Unincorporated communities in Breckinridge County, Kentucky Unincorporated communities in Kentucky {{BreckinridgeCountyKY-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
