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Grunt
Grunt, grunts or grunting may refer to: Sound and music * Grunting (tennis), in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes * Death grunt, the death metal singing style * Grunt Records, a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records * "The Grunt", a 1970 instrumental recording by The J.B.'s Food and animals * A jug of 32 ounces of liquid, half a growler (usually beer) * A food preparation similar to a cobbler * A family of fishes, also known as Haemulidae * Grunt-fish, the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae Technology * Grunt (software), a JavaScript Task Runner * Fobos-Grunt, a failed Russian mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars Military * An infantryman, in American military slang * Grunt (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe Games * Grunt (board wargame), a 1971 tactical wargame * ''Gruntz'', a 1999 puzzle ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fobos-Grunt
Fobos-Grunt or Phobos-Grunt (russian: link=no, Фобос-Грунт, where ''грунт'' refers to the ''ground'' in the narrow geological meaning of any type of soil or rock exposed on the surface) was an attempted Russian sample return mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars. Fobos-Grunt also carried the Chinese Mars orbiter Yinghuo-1 and the tiny Living Interplanetary Flight Experiment funded by the Planetary Society. It was launched on 8 November 2011, at 20:16 UTC, from the Baikonur Cosmodrome, but subsequent rocket burns intended to set the craft on a course for Mars failed, leaving it stranded in low Earth orbit. Efforts to reactivate the craft were unsuccessful, and it fell back to Earth in an uncontrolled re-entry on 15 January 2012, over the Pacific Ocean, west of Chile. The return vehicle was to have returned to Earth in August 2014, carrying up to of soil from Phobos. Funded by the Russian Federal Space Agency and developed by Lavochkin and the Russi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Brothers Grunt
''The Brothers Grunt'' is an adult animated comedy television series, and the earliest series made by ''Ed, Edd n Eddy'' creator Danny Antonucci. It originally aired from August 15, 1994, to April 9, 1995, on MTV. It centers on five humanoids, named Frank, Tony, Bing, Dean and Sammy, who are in search of their lost brother Perry. The series had a short run and was met with a generally negative reception, with many considering it one of the worst animated TV shows ever made. Overview Premise The series centered on an ensemble cast of pale, rubbery, twitchy, yellow-eyed, shirtless humanoids with prominent bulging varicose veins often leaking various noxious bodily fluids who are distantly related to human beings, all of them ostensibly male, wandering around in their boxers. Their main food staple is cheese; nevertheless, they are able to eat other foods (at least potatoes, according to the episode "Not My Potato"). Their single parent is a large, floating, mute and fat male huma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunt (software)
Grunt is a JavaScript task runner, a tool used to automatically perform frequent tasks such as minification, compilation, unit testing, and linting. It uses a command-line interface to run custom tasks defined in a file (known as a Gruntfile). Grunt was created by Ben Alman and is written in Node.js. It is distributed via npm. As of October 2022, there were more than 6,000 plugins available in the Grunt ecosystem. Companies that use Grunt include Adobe Systems, jQuery, Twitter, Mozilla, Bootstrap, Cloudant, Opera, WordPress, Walmart, and Microsoft. Overview Grunt was originally created by Ben Alman in 2012 as an efficient alternative to simplify writing and maintaining a suite of JavaScript build process tasks in one huge file. It was designed as a task-based command line build tool for JavaScript projects. Grunt is primarily used to automate tasks that need to be performed routinely. There are thousands of plugins that can be installed and used directly to accomplish ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gruntz
Gruntz is a puzzle/strategy game for Personal computer, PC, developed and published in February 1999 by Monolith Productions. It is packaged with a level editor and can be played in single and multiplayer modes. The game received mostly average to very positive reviews from critics. Gameplay The player controls a number of "Gruntz", diminutive, goblinoid creatures Golem, made of baked clay ("goo"), via the mouse. The controls are those of a typical real-time strategy game: commands are issued to Gruntz via first selecting them and then either right-clicking (causing them to move or attack) or left-clicking (for special actions such as laying bombs or digging holes). Tools are to be picked up by Gruntz to use in battle or for puzzle solving purposes. Each tool does a certain amount of damage. The weakest tool is nothing at all, also called barehands. There are several ways of getting a barehand Grunt, which include freshly created Gruntz, or a Boomerang Grunt that forgot to ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunt (G
Grunt, grunts or grunting may refer to: Sound and music * Grunting (tennis), in tennis refers to the loud noise, sometimes described as "shrieking" or "screaming", made by some players during their strokes * Death grunt, the death metal singing style * Grunt Records, a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records * " The Grunt", a 1970 instrumental recording by The J.B.'s Food and animals * A jug of 32 ounces of liquid, half a growler (usually beer) * A food preparation similar to a cobbler * A family of fishes, also known as Haemulidae * Grunt-fish, the only member of the fish family Rhamphocottidae Technology * Grunt (software), a JavaScript Task Runner * Fobos-Grunt, a failed Russian mission to Phobos, one of the moons of Mars Military * An infantryman, in American military slang * Grunt (G.I. Joe), a fictional character in the G.I. Joe universe Games * Grunt (board wargame), a 1971 tactical wargame * ''Gruntz'', a 1999 puzz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michał Grunt
Michał Grunt (born 10 September 1993) is a Polish professional footballer playing as a forward for IV liga club Mazur Karczew. Club career Born in Sosnowiec, Grunt made his professional debut with local club Zaglebie Sosnowiec, scoring a goal on that match. He then signed for Polonia Warszawa. A lack of first team opportunities saw him return to his old club the following season. He became the topscorer for the reserve team. On 5 July 2013, he signed for Braga B, playing in Segunda Liga (second tier of Portuguese football) on a four-year contract. On 7 December, he scored his debut goal for his club in a 2–1 defeat to Maritimo B. On 22 August 2016, his contract at Braga was terminated, and he subsequently joined KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski. On 28 January 2019, Grunt signed a contract with Motor Lublin. In January 2020 he was loaned out to his former club, KSZO Ostrowiec Świętokrzyski, for the rest of the season. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunt (board Wargame)
''Grunt'', subtitled "The Game of Tactical Level Combat in Vietnam", is a tactical level board wargame published by Simulations Publications, Inc. (SPI) in 1971, set in the Vietnam War. Description ''Grunt'' is a 2-player wargame that simulates non-urban squad- or platoon-level combat between American forces and Viet Cong (VC) guerrilla forces during the period of American involvement in the Vietnam War. The American player must deploy forces to search the map for caches of equipment and food. The VC player tries to cause unacceptable American casualties. The game comes with three scenarios, all only 10 turns long. Components The game includes: * 22" x 28" paper hex grid map printed in black and tan at a scale of 100 yards (91.5 m) per hex. * 100 counters * rule booklet * game charts and tables Set-up The VC player chooses how many elite VC, VC militia, snipers and booby-traps to use — the fewer chosen, the fewer Victory Points are required to win — and places them face do ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunt (horse)
Grunt (foaled 12 November 2014) is a retired Thoroughbred racehorse bred in New Zealand and trained in Australia. He won two Group One races, and over a million dollars. Career Grunt made his debut on 20 May 2017 at Flemington. Jumping at odds of $26, he finished third. After a long spell, Grunt broke his maiden at Werribee on 10 December. On the 26th, he had another "effortless" win at Morphetville. Trainer Mick Price said, "Grunt is a work in progress but is a really good horse. I think he’s a big Flemington horse. I can’t wait to get him to 2000 and 2400 (metres) but he is a colt so we’ll try to maximise value on him." A short spell followed before Grunt contested the C S Hayes Stakes. Jumping at $7, he settled just off the pace before getting in the clear in the last 200 metres, winning by a short length. Jockey Damien Oliver said, "I really like the way he dug deep when I asked him." Grunt then won the million dollar Australian Guineas by half a length after start ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunt (Mass Effect)
The ''Mass Effect'' series, a military science fiction media franchise developed by Canadian video game developer BioWare and owned by American publisher Electronic Arts, features an extensive cast of characters. It is primarily based on a series of third-person role-playing shooter video games which currently consists of four mainline instalments and two spin-off mobile games. The first three ''Mass Effect'' games takes place in the Milky Way Galaxy during the 22nd century and revolves around a space navy soldier named Commander Shepard. The fourth ''Mass Effect'' game is a standalone sequel to the original trilogy but set in a different galaxy, Andromeda, and focuses on the Andromeda Initiative and the Ryder family. The spin-off games, ''Mass Effect Galaxy'' and ''Mass Effect Infiltrator'', feature different protagonists. This article describes characters, which includes a diverse cast of alien, human and synthetic beings, that appear in video games set in the ''Mass Effec ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Grunt
"The Grunt" is a funk instrumental recorded in 1970 by James Brown's band The J.B.'s. It was released as a two-part single on King. It was one of only two instrumental singles recorded by the original J.B.'s lineup with Bootsy and Catfish Collins. Large parts of "The Grunt"'s melody and arrangement are borrowed, uncredited, from The Isley Brothers' song " Keep on Doin'", which was released earlier in the same year. Part 1 of "The Grunt" was included on The J.B.'s' 1972 album ''Food for Thought''. Personnel * Clayton "Chicken" Gunnels - trumpet * Darryl "Hasaan" Jamison - trumpet * Robert McCollough - tenor sax * Bobby Byrd - piano * Phelps "Catfish" Collins - guitar * William "Bootsy" Collins - bass * Frank Waddy - drums * unidentified maracasLeeds, Alan (1995). Discography. In ''Funky Good Time: The Anthology'' D booklet New York: PolyGram Records. Sampling "The Grunt" has been a prolific source of samples for hip hop producers. Several different musical elements of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunt Records
Grunt Records was a vanity label founded in 1971 by Jefferson Airplane and distributed by RCA Records. Initially created to sign local Bay Area acts, the label later was used only for Jefferson Starship and Hot Tuna releases. The label ended use in 1987 after Grace Slick left Starship. History Grunt Records was formed in 1970 when Jefferson Airplane renegotiated their contract with RCA Records. Initially, Paul Kantner, Grace Slick, Jorma Kaukonen, Jack Casady, and Bill Thompson (manager), Bill Thompson were responsible for managing. The name was inspired by a working title for the ''Volunteers (Jefferson Airplane album), Volunteers'' album, "Squat on My Grunt." The first artists signed to the label were Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna, Peter Kaukonen, Jack Bonus, Papa John Creach, 1 (band), 1, and Richmond Talbott. Thompson took over management of Grunt in 1973 and signed former Airplane drummer Joey Covington and Jack Traylor to the label. In 1974, RCA dropped all Grunt artists ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grunting (tennis)
Grunting in tennis is a loud noise made by some players while hitting their shots. Such noises have sometimes been described as "shrieking" or "screaming". Monica Seles, and Jimmy Connors and John McEnroe are generally considered to be the "grunt creators" in the women's and men's games, respectively. Examples of contemporary tennis players who grunt are Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Maria Sharapova, Victoria Azarenka, Aryna Sabalenka, Rafael Nadal, Andy Murray, Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, Dominic Thiem, David Ferrer, and Gustavo Kuerten. However, some players such as Djokovic have reduced their grunting habits as their career has progressed. Overview and punishment In the 1988 US Open, Ivan Lendl complained about Andre Agassi's grunting: "When Agassi went for a big shot, his grunt was much louder. It threw off my timing". In the 2009 French Open, Aravane Rezaï complained to the umpire about Michelle Larcher de Brito's "shrieking", which led to a Grand Slam supervisor be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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