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Rooke, George
A Dictionary of British History
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Rooke, George (1650–1709). Admiral. One of the most successful naval commanders of his day, promoted admiral in 1690, Rooke was linked, through two of his three marriages, with the prominent Tory earl of
Nottingham, William III's secretary of state (north) and
de facto navy minister 1689–94. Rooke was at Bantry Bay (1689),
Beachy Head (1690), and
La Hogue (May/June 1692), where he distinguished himself and gained his knighthood. A year later he commanded the ill‐fated 300-ship Smyrna convoy, but escaped blame for this débâcle. An MP for Portsmouth 1698–1708, Rooke held a command with the Dutch at the Copenhagen Sound in 1700 which called for prudent diplomacy between Denmark and Sweden. In 1702 he burnt a Franco‐Spanish fleet at
Vigo, and in August 1704 commanded at the capture of Gibraltar.
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At Rook's, Emphasis Is on 'Etc.'; Veteran Retailer Stocks Something for Everyone, Finds a Niche in Music
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 11/30/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...across the District line you'll find Rook's Clothes & Etc., a shop where 50-year-old owner William Rook has learned to stay one step ahead of a...Everybody's got their own specialty," Rook said. "Me, I have it all." At Rook...
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Mt. Vernon's Howard Rooks Faces Complex Bankruptcy
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/18/1991; ; 700+ words
; ...sales awards. But then Chairman W. Howard Rooks rose to make a dramatic announcement...said those in attendance. As soon as Rooks finished speaking, the agents and brokers...chairman. That is the kind of support Rooks will need in the coming months as he battles...
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Ohio's Rook, Arbinger chase home run record
News Wire article from: University Wire; 5/11/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...skilled in the art of quotations. But Jeff Rook and Jason Arbinger are new at record chasing...career home run record at Ohio. Instead, Rook and Arbinger, sitting beside one another...re out for the team this year," said Rook, whose home run in game two Saturday gave...
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Food hoarding and use of stored food by Rooks Corvus frugilegus
Magazine article from: Bird Study; 7/1/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...southern Sweden. Results Rooks transported acorns from...1 to 1.5 acorns per Rook per hour were retrieved...In snowy conditions Rooks foraged in the grasslands...each of them housing a Rook colony. Some additional...also made observations of Rooks from my office on the...
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Rooks homing in now on nests they can crow about Country Diary
Newspaper article from: The Scotsman; 3/27/1999; ; 700+ words
; ...anchorage. \~ For the rooks, the difficulty is finding...transport is abandoned and the rook looks for another. Thieving...considerable damage is done and rooks may be shot if landowners...fact, earthworms are the rook's main food along with...current theory is that rooks probably do more ...
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[ Search continues for information about Rooks County's... ]
Newspaper article from: The Topeka Capital-Journal; 4/28/2002; ; 700+ words
; Search continues for information about Rooks County's namesake MATT MOLINE/Special to The Capital...who named many Kansas counties, but not those who named Rooks County. Rooks is the only county in the state named for a rank-and...
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RETURN OF ROOKS REVIVES WARRIORS
Newspaper article from: Sun Publications (IL); 1/17/1997; 700+ words
; ...put, for the past eight months, Beth Rooks' life had been prisoner to this conundrum...sports my whole life and never stopping," Rooks said of the cause of the injury. "It...combined." What the injury did was leave Rooks unable to stand up straight and sent her...
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Rooks Pitts to merge with Detroit-based law firm
Newspaper article from: Naperville Sun, The (IL); 2/23/2004; ; 607 words
; Partners with Chicago-based Rooks Pitts announced Friday that it will merge...said Tom Cassidy, managing partner of Rooks Pitts' Lisle office, which employs about...several administrative staff and paralegals. Rooks Pitts also has offices in Aurora and Joliet...
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Distribution of foraging rooks, Corvus frugilegus, and rookeries in a landscape in eastern England dominated by winter cereals
Magazine article from: Folia Zoologica; 1/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...production could benefit rooks in the study area. Key words: rook, Corvus frugilegus...al. 1974). The rook probably evolved as...optimum habitat for rooks was one consisting...been a decline in the rook population in the...of habitat use by rooks in the U.K. during...
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Rooks leaving WCSH for public television ; The Channel 6 weekend anchor will host MPBN's 'MaineWatch' and give the program a 'new look.'
Newspaper article from: Portland Press Herald (Maine); 5/12/2007; ; 474 words
; ...Portland Press Herald (Maine) 05-12-2007 Rooks leaving WCSH for public television ; The...Section: Local & State Jennifer Rooks is leaving her job as an anchor and reporter...public television news show "MaineWatch." Rooks, WCSH's weekend anchor and a weekday...
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rook
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
rook 1 / roŏk / • n. a gregarious...cheating, defrauding, or overcharging them. rook 2 • n. a chess piece, typically...stands. Each player starts the game with two rooks at opposite ends of the first rank. See also...
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White, E(lwyn) B(rooks)
Book article from: The Oxford Companion to American Literature
White, E[lwyn] B[rooks] (1899–1985), humorist and witty critical commentator on contemporary culture, was born in Mt. Vernon, N.Y...
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Ashley, Maurice 1966–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...player in the world; began coaching Raging Rooks chess team at Adam Clayton Powell, Jr...School, NewYork, NY, 1989;led Raging Rooks to National Junior High School Championship...By 1989, he was coaching the Raging Rooks, the chess team of Adam Clayton Powell...
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Ashley, Maurice
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...By 1989, he was coaching the Raging Rooks, the chess team of Adam Clayton Powell...kids in the United States. He led the Rooks to the National Championships in Salt Lake...of media attention, making the Raging Rooks front-page news in the New York Times...
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chess opening position
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
chess opening position Abbreviations B Bishop K King KB King's bishop KN King's knight KR King's rook N Knight P Pawn Q Queen QB Queen's bishop QN Queen's knight QR Queen's rook R Rook (Castle)
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