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Piranha (other)
A piranha, or piraña, is a carnivorous freshwater fish. Film *Piranha (1978 film), ''Piranha'' (1978 film), 1978 horror film **''Piranha II: The Spawning'', 1981 sequel to the 1978 film **Piranha (1995 film), ''Piranha'' (1995 film), 1995 remake of the 1978 film **''Piranha 3D'', 2010 remake of the 1978 film **''Piranha 3DD'', 2012 sequel to the 2010 film ** Piranha (film series), a horror comedy franchise *Piranha (1972 film), ''Piranha'' (1972 film), horror film unrelated to the film series *Piranha (2006 film), ''Piranha'' (2006 film), Russian film *Piranhas (2019 film), ''Piranhas'' (2019 film), a 2019 Italian film Music *The Piranhas, a British ska-influenced punk band *Piranha (album), ''Piranha'' (album), 2000 album by the Fullerton College Jazz Band *Piranha (song), "Piranha" (song), by The Grace from their album ''Graceful 4'' *"Piranha", song by The Prodigy from the album ''Invaders Must Die'' *"PirANhA", song by rock band Tripping Daisy from the album ''I Am an El ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranha
A piranha or piraña (, , or ; or , ) is one of a number of freshwater fish in the family Serrasalmidae, or the subfamily Serrasalminae within the tetra family, Characidae in order Characiformes. These fish inhabit South American rivers, floodplains, lakes and reservoirs. Although often described as extremely predatory and mainly feeding on fish, their dietary habits vary extensively, and they will also take plant material, leading to their classification as omnivorous. Etymology The name originates from the indigenous Tupi people and their respective Tupi language. It is formed from two words, meaning fish and meaning tooth; the same word is used by Indians to describe a pair of scissors. Another possible derivation is from , probably literally "biting-fish". In the mid 18th century the Portuguese merged the word into . Finally, the word may also come from the combination of meaning fish and meaning cut (which also meant "bad" or "devil" in Tupi-Guarani). Taxonomy an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranha Press
Piranha Press, an imprint of DC Comics from 1989 to 1994, was a response by DC to the growing interest in alternative comics. The imprint was edited by Mark Nevelow, who instead of developing comics with the established names in the alternative comics field, chose to introduce several unknown illustrators with an eclectic and diverse line of experimental graphic novels and stories. Unusual for the time, Nevelow succeeded in getting DC to agree to contracts giving creator ownership to writers and artists. History DC announced its plan to form the Piranha imprint in 1987. Nevelow's associate editor on the imprint was Karen McBurnie. Designer Dean Motter created the signature Piranha cover format and logo. After the initial 1989 titles were art directed by John Workman, the in-house Piranha production design was by Bhob Stewart from 1989 to 1992, with other design contributions by Dale Crain, Rick Spanier, Richard Bruning, Veronica Carlin, Margaret Clark and Rick Keene. Artist-write ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranhas (baseball)
The 2006 Minnesota Twins Season was the Minnesota Twin's 46th season playing in the Twin Cities and their 106th season in the American League. They were managed by Ron Gardenhire and played their home games in the Metrodome. The Twins finished first in the American League Central with a 96-66 record. They were swept in three games by the Oakland Athletics in the 2006 American League Division Series. Offseason * January 31, 2006: Rubén Sierra was signed as a free agent by the Twins.Rubén Sierra at ''Baseball Reference'' * March 29, 2006: was selected off waivers from the Twins by the |
USS Piranha (SS-389)
USS ''Piranha'' (SS-389/AGSS-389), a ''Balao''-class submarine, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for the piranha. ''Piranha'' conducted six war patrols during World War II, receiving five battle stars. She was scrapped in 1970. Construction and commissioning ''Piranha'' was laid down 21 June 1943 by Portsmouth Navy Yard in Kittery, Maine; launched 27 October 1943; sponsored by Mrs. William S. Farber; and commissioned 5 February 1944. World War II After East Coast training, ''Piranha'' departed Key West 3 April 1944 for the Panama Canal and her base, Pearl Harbor, arriving 18 May for final training. With , , and , she made her first war patrol between 14 June and 8 August. The coordinated attack group prowled waters west and north of Luzon, striking fiercely and with notable success at Japanese convoys. ''Piranha''’s victims were ''Nichiran Maru'', sunk 12 July, and ''Seattle Maru'', sunk four days later. Several times attacked by enemy aircraft and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
MAA-1 Piranha
The MAA-1 Piranha is a short-range infrared homing missile and the first air-to-air missile developed by Brazil for its Brazilian Air Force, Air Force and Brazilian Navy, Navy. It was designed to replace the AIM-9 Sidewinder missile in Brazilian service and has since been exported to Colombia, Indonesia and Pakistan. History Development of an air-to-air missile to replace the AIM-9B Sidewinder in Brazilian Air Force, FAB service began in March 1976 by Brazil's Instituto de Aeronáutica e Espaço (IAE). By 1978 it had been defined as a weapon similar in capability to the AIM-9G. The project was classified until 1981. The pace of the project was quickened after the 1982 Falklands war and the missile was dubbed Piranha. Contracts were awarded to DF Vasconcellos SA, a Brazilian company with experience in optics and guided weaponry which was given the task of developing the weapon's infra-red seeker. However the company went bankrupt in the mid-1980s and it abandoned the Piranha project ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
ALR Piranha
The ALR Piranha was an aircraft project undertaken by the Swiss Air Force's Swiss Working Group for Aerospace (ALR) to develop a lightweight multi-role combat aircraft with canard wings. The ALR is the Aerospace Project Development Group of the Swiss Air Force. The project was managed by Bridel, an engineer at the ETH Zurich (the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology). History After the Swiss government cancelled the FFA N-20 and an order for 100 FFA P-16s, the Swiss aviation industry and the ETH Zurich made a final attempt to build their own Swiss fighter aircraft. The plans called for a small fighter plane similar in class to the F-5E, which the Swiss Air Force later ordered. In the 1960s and 1970s, modern military aircraft equipment was too expensive for small states to afford. The increase in the cost of flight material and weapons resulted in reductions in fleet sizes and capacity of service branches of small states to perform in combat. The strategy for the ALR Piran ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Petey Piranha
The ''Mario'' franchise is a video game series by Nintendo. While Nintendo is usually the developer and publisher of games in the franchise, various series are developed by third-party companies, such as Hudson Soft and Intelligent Systems. Games in the ''Mario'' franchise primarily revolve around the protagonist Mario and often involve the trope of Bowser as the antagonist kidnapping Princess Peach, with Mario then rescuing her. Many characters have goals or plot arcs that vary from series to series; for example, the ''Luigi's Mansion'' games focus on Luigi ridding a haunted building of ghosts, while Wario stars in games that center around his greed and desire for money and treasure. Character roots begin with ''Donkey Kong'' where Mario, Donkey Kong, and Pauline originate. Designed by Japanese video game designer Shigeru Miyamoto; they were built off the base of characters from Popeye. Unable to obtain licensing rights for the characters, Miyamoto made later changes t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranha Software
Piranha Software was a short-lived video game publishing label created by Macmillan Publishers in 1986 and closed eighteen months later. In that time it gained a reputation for its unusual output from well known developers such as Don Priestley, Design Design and Delta 4. The majority of their games featured licensed properties including the first video game based on the ''Discworld'' novels and two games based on the animated television series ''The Trap Door''. History Education Software Macmillan first entered the computer software market in 1983 when it jointly produced a range of educational software with Sinclair Research for use with the ZX Spectrum home computer. The venture was launched by Clive Sinclair and Harold Macmillan who proclaimed the software to be a "technological advance". The ''Learn To Read'' (based on Macmillan's ''Gay Way'' primary school reading scheme) and ''Science Horizons'' titles developed by Five Ways Software were followed in 1984 with four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranha Games
Piranha Games Inc. is a Canadian video game developer based in Vancouver, British Columbia. The company was founded by Russ Bullock, President and Executive Producer, and Bryan Ekman, VP and Creative Director. Piranha Games is one of the oldest game developers in the Vancouver area and is currently housed in the International Village Mall in the Chinatown area. On 25 November 2020, Piranha Games entered into an agreement to be acquired by Enad Global 7. History In the Autumn of 1999, three entrepreneurs - Bullock, Ekman, and Jason Holtslander - set out to create a Half-Life mod called Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza (DH:NP). After working together for a few months, the team received a letter from Fox Interactive requiring all work on the mod cease and desist. The three used this event as a catalyst to pursue their dreams of starting a new development studio and turning Die Hard: Nakatomi Plaza into a full product for the PC platform. ''Piranha Games Inc.'' was officially founded i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranha Interactive Publishing
{{distinguish, Piranha Bytes, Piranha Games, Piranha Software Piranha Interactive Publishing, Inc. was an Arizona, United States software publishing firm founded in 1995 with seven principles. The business plan was to secure and publish third-party developer software, thus avoiding the high risk and cost of in-house development, and therefore passing on higher royalties to the licensed developers. The corporation secured several retail titles in both educational and entertainment genres in the first few years of operation. Early successes led to a successful multimillion-dollar initial public offering (IPO) on NASDAQ in late 1997. Software Piranha Interactive's most successful published software title was '' RedShift 3'', an interactive astronomy program that was the winner of the 1999 Codie "Excellence In Software" Award for "Best New Home Education For Teenagers and Adults." Some other Piranha titles included: * '' Air Blocks'' (IBM PC) * '' Ancient Origins'' (IBM PC) (Mac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piranha Bytes
Piranha Bytes GmbH is a German video game developer based in Essen. Founded in 1997, it is best known for their ''Gothic'' and '' Risen'' series of role-playing video games. The studio is a subsidiary of THQ Nordic and, as of August 2021, employs 33 people. History Alex Brüggemann, Michael "Mike" Hoge, Stefan Nyul, and Tom Putzki founded Piranha Bytes in Bochum in 1997, incorporating it as Piranha Bytes Software GmbH. In 1999, the company became a wholly owned subsidiary of the German publisher Phenomedia. Piranha Bytes' first game, ''Gothic'', was released in 2001. Shortly thereafter, Brüggemann left the company to work on smaller game projects, eventually designing '' The Settlers: Rise of an Empire''. He died on 19 January 2013 after a long illness. Following a financial scandal at Phenomedia, the parent company filed for insolvency in May 2002. Piranha Bytes' management performed a management buyout, concluded in September that year, and transferred the studio's trade ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
