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Cook
Cook or The Cook may refer to: Food preparation * Cooking, the preparation of food * Cook (domestic worker), a household staff member who prepares food * Cook (professional), an individual who prepares food for consumption in the food industry * Chef, a professional proficient in all aspects of food preparation Geography U.S. * Cook, Minnesota, a city * Cook, Nebraska, a village * Cook, Ohio, an unincorporated community * Cook Hill (other) * Cook Hollow, Oregon County, Missouri * Cook Inlet, off the Gulf of Alaska Australia * Cook, South Australia * Cook County, New South Wales * Cook, Australian Capital Territory Elsewhere * Cook Peninsula, Nunavut, Canada * Cook Strait, the strait separating the North and South Islands of New Zealand Companies * Cook Group, an American manufacturer of medical devices * Cook Records, an American record label * Cook Trading, a UK manufacturer and retailer of frozen ready meals * Thomas Cook Group, a defunct British travel company F ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Inlet
Cook Inlet ( tfn, Tikahtnu; Sugpiaq: ''Cungaaciq'') stretches from the Gulf of Alaska to Anchorage in south-central Alaska. Cook Inlet branches into the Knik Arm and Turnagain Arm at its northern end, almost surrounding Anchorage. On its southern end, it merges with Shelikof Strait, Stevenson Entrance, Kennedy Entrance and Chugach Passage. The Cook Inlet watershed is the most populated watershed in Alaska. The watershed covers about of southern Alaska, east of the Aleutian Range, south and east of the Alaska Range, receiving water from its tributaries, the Knik River, the Little Susitna River, and the Susitna and Matanuska rivers. The watershed includes the drainage areas of Denali (formerly named Mount McKinley). Within the watershed there are several national parks and the active volcano Mount Redoubt, along with three other historically active volcanoes. Cook Inlet provides navigable access to the port of Anchorage at the northern end, and to the smaller Homer p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Cook Group
Thomas Cook Group plc was a global travel group, headquartered in the United Kingdom and listed on the London Stock Exchange from its formation on 19 June 2007 by the merger of Thomas Cook AG — successor to Thomas Cook & Son — and MyTravel Group until 23 September 2019, when it went into compulsory liquidation. The group operated as a tour operator and airline, and also operated travel agencies in Europe. At the time of the group's collapse, approximately 21,000 worldwide employees were left without jobs (including 9,000 UK staff) and 600,000 customers (150,000 from the UK) were left abroad, triggering the UK's largest peacetime repatriation. After the collapse, segments of the company were purchased by others, including the travel stores in the UK, the airlines, the Thomas Cook name and logo, the hotel brands and the tour operators. Thomas Cook India has been an entirely separate entity since August 2012, when it was acquired by Fairfax Financial and thus was not ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook, Minnesota
Cook is a city in Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States. The population was 515 at the 2010 census. U.S. Highway 53 and State Highway 1 (MN 1) are the two main routes through the city. Cook serves as the gateway to the western half of Lake Vermilion. History The city of Cook was known initially as ''Little Fork'', because of the river of the same name that runs through the city,"Chronology: Cook", http://www.cookmn.com/L-History.htm later known as ''Ashawa'', which means "by the river or across the river"; its name was changed to Cook on August 1, 1908, at the request of the U.S. Postal Service "because of confusion with a village in southern Minnesota named Oshawa". The town was named in honor of Wirth Cook, an owner of the railroad that was constructed through Cook in 1903 and 1904. Cook was incorporated on May 13, 1926. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has an area of , all land. Demographics 2019 census As of the census of 2019, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook, Nebraska
Cook is a village in Johnson County, Nebraska, Johnson County, Nebraska, United States. The population was 323 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. History Cook was founded in 1888 when the Missouri Pacific Railroad was extended to that point. It was named for Andrew Cook, the original owner of the town site. Geography Cook is located at (40.510526, -96.161506). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census At the 2010 census, of 2010, there were 321 people, 145 households and 89 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 169 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 95.0% White (U.S. Census), White, 1.2% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 2.2% from Race (U.S. Census), other races, and 1.6% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 3.1% of the population. There were 145 househ ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cooking
Cooking, cookery, or culinary arts is the art, science and craft of using heat to prepare food for consumption. Cooking techniques and ingredients vary widely, from grilling food over an open fire to using electric stoves, to baking in various types of ovens, reflecting local conditions. Types of cooking also depend on the skill levels and training of the cooks. Cooking is done both by people in their own dwellings and by professional cooks and chefs in restaurants and other food establishments. Preparing food with heat or fire is an activity unique to humans. Archeological evidence of cooking fires from at least 300,000 years ago exists, but some estimate that humans started cooking up to 2 million years ago. The expansion of agriculture, commerce, trade, and transportation between civilizations in different regions offered cooks many new ingredients. New inventions and technologies, such as the invention of pottery for holding and boiling of water, expanded cooking t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook (surname)
Cook is an occupational surname of English origin. Notable people with the surname include: A *Aaron Cook (other), multiple people *Adam Cook (other), multiple people * A. J. Cook (born 1978), Canadian actress * A. J. Cook (trade unionist) (1883–1931), Welsh trade unionist *Alan Cook (other) or Allan, multiple people *Alana Cook (born 1997), American soccer player * Alastair Cook (born 1984), English cricketer * Albert Cook (other), multiple people *Alex Cook (other), multiple people *Alfred M. Cook, American politician * Ali Cook, English magician and actor * Alice Cook (other), multiple people * Alistair Cook (other), multiple people *Allison Cook (other), multiple people * Alyssa-Jane Cook (born 1967), Australian actress, singer and television presenter * Amanda Cook (singer) (born 1984), Canadian singer * Amy Cook (born 1979), American musician and singer-songwriter * Anne Cook (other), or A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cook (1918 Film)
''The Cook'' is a 1918 American two-reel silent comedy film written by, directed by, and starring Roscoe "Fatty" Arbuckle and featuring Buster Keaton and Al St. John. The movie is a slapstick comedy and focuses on goings-on at a high-end restaurant with Arbuckle as the Cook and Keaton as the Waiter. The film is notable for a scene spoofing the 1918 Theda Bara film '' Salomé'', with Arbuckle dancing around with a length of sausage links and pots and pans. It also contains many of Arbuckle's favorite food gags and some well-received work by Keaton. It was filmed at The Pike and the Balboa Amusement Producing Company. Plot Fatty is the head chef at the "Bull Pup" restaurant where Keaton serves as the head waiter. One evening while service is in full flow Keaton and Fatty entertain the crowd with their dancing (despite breaking most of the plates and bottles in the restaurant in the process). The fun is soon spoiled when a vagrant (St. John), referred to as "Holdup Man" in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Cook (1965 Film)
''The Cook'' (russian: Стряпуха) is a 1965 Soviet comedy film directed by Edmond Keosayan. Plot A beautiful cook girl comes to one Kuban collective farm and she immediately attracted the attention of many men who began to look after her. But only one of them she reciprocated. Cast * Svetlana Svetlichnaya as Pavlina Khutornaya * Lyudmila Khityaeva * Inna Churikova as Varvara * Konstantin Sorokin * Georgiy Yumatov * Ivan Savkin * Lyudmila Marchenko * Vladimir Vysotsky * Zoya Fyodorova * Sergey Filippov * Valeriy Nosik The French name Valery () is a male given name or surname of Germanic origin ''Walaric'' (see Walric of Leuconay), that has often been confused in modern times with the Latin name ''Valerius''—that explains the variant spelling Valéry (). The S ... References External links * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook, The 1965 films 1960s Russian-language films Soviet comedy films 1965 comedy films ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook (crater)
Cook is a lunar impact crater that lies in the western part of the Mare Fecunditatis, just to the southeast of the prominent crater Colombo. To the southwest is Monge. The interior of this crater has been flooded with lava, leaving only a low rim projecting above the surface. This rim is not quite circular, and has a somewhat hexagon In geometry, a hexagon (from Greek , , meaning "six", and , , meaning "corner, angle") is a six-sided polygon. The total of the internal angles of any simple (non-self-intersecting) hexagon is 720°. Regular hexagon A ''regular hexagon'' h ...al appearance. The low wall is worn in a few places, particularly along the northeastern rim. There is a small crater called Cook A on the interior floor near the southeast rim. Satellite craters By convention these features are identified on lunar maps by placing the letter on the side of the crater midpoint that is closest to Cook. References * * * * * * * * * * * * Impact crater ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook (dog)
Cook (11 November 2000 – 19 May 2016) was a Jack Russell Terrier dog actor known for his role as Pancho in the advertisement of Lotería Primitiva of Spain, in which he earned 500 euros per day of shooting. Biography He was born in Casteldefels, Barcelona, and his owner was Antonio Valor, his trainer, and his wife Yolanda. At the age of four months, he was sold for 70.000 pesetas and they decided to change his name into Cook (his original name was Lucke and it sounds too musical). His partner was Turia and they had several puppies; one of them, Ramsés, worked hardly. He first worked when he was only six months. Due to Loterías y Apuestas del Estado being sold to Goya Awards, Cook attended the 24th Goya Awards. In 2003, he played Valentín in the TV series '' Aquí no hay quien viva'', which is the mate of Vicenta Benito ( Gemma Cuervo). In August 2014, Cook starred in his first film with the production company Atresmedia Cine, titled ''Pancho, el perro millonario' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
USS Cook
Three ships of the United States Navy have been named ''Cook'' * , was launched on 26 August 1944. Named after two brothers: Andrew F. Cook, Jr. and Dallas H. Cook USS ''Cook'' (APD-130) was a of the United States Navy, named after two brothers: Second Lieutenant Andrew F. Cook, Jr. (1920–1942) and Sergeant Dallas H. Cook (1921–1942). Both served in the Marine Corps, and both were awarded the Navy .... * , was launched on 23 January 1971. Named after Lieutenant Commander Wilmer Cook, USN. The third ship, currently in commission, is named after Donald Cook, a Vietnam War POW: * , launched on 3 May 1997. Sources * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Cook United States Navy ship names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cook Codec
{{Unreferenced, date=April 2010 The cook codec is a lossy audio compression codec A codec is a device or computer program that encodes or decodes a data stream or signal. ''Codec'' is a portmanteau of coder/decoder. In electronic communications, an endec is a device that acts as both an encoder and a decoder on a signal or ... developed by RealNetworks. It is also known as Cooker, Gecko, RealAudio G2, and RealAudio 8 low bitrate (RA8LBR). Introduced in 1998, the cook codec was the first audio codec developed by RealNetworks in-house, and was named after its author, Ken Cooke. The design was largely based on G.722.1. It is a pure transform codec based on the modified discrete cosine transform with a single block size. In 2003, RealNetworks introduced a surround sound version of cook, called RealAudio Multichannel. This was initially designated by the four-character code 'whrl', but is now identified as 'cook', as mono/stereo files are. Although RealNetworks never pu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
