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unusual facts about AVP: Alien vs. Predator



Anjinho Bacil

Fellow AVP alumni Stein Metzger has given Bacil the credit for inventing the "Steino" Pokey shot.

Beach volleyball

Later that same year, the American professional men's tour – the AVP – also filed for bankruptcy, plagued by problems as a player-run organization.

Chris McGee

McGee is the person who introduces the players at the finals of the AVP tournaments.

Denise Johns

She started playing on the AVPTour in 2003, and with Jenelle Koester, won the 2003 AVPNext National Championships.

She has competed in 42 AVP tournaments, 6 FIVB tournaments, and 22 various other tournaments.

Dinacharya Institute

The school has collaborated with the CSIR Council of Scientific and Industrial Research, The Agri-Horticultural Society of India, The National Research Institute of Ayurveda, The AVP Group, The Dept of AYUSH/Government of India, the Indian Institute of Toxicological Research, and the Nair Hospital of Bombay.

Falcon Northwest

Their ads have included games such as Half-Life, Unreal, Alien vs. Predator, and MechWarrior, among many others.

HorrorClix

The "Buy it by the Brick" exclusives included a Jack the Ripper Limited Edition figure, a coupon for the AVP: Aliens collector's set and a coupon for the Great Cthulhu colossal figure.

Irvine Valley Lasers

AVP standout Misty May-Treanor is a consultant for Pestolesi and Men's Coach Ki Yi.

Jeremy Price

Recently Price has been the supervising sound editor on such films as 10,000 B.C., AVP: Alien vs. Predator, and Free Jimmy.

Jersey Shore

Seaside Heights hosted the AVP volleyball tournament for two years during the Summers of 2006 and 2007, with volleyball greats such as Karch Kiraly competing for the $200,000 purse.

Kamishak Bay

The proposed United States Navy seaplane tender USS Kamishak (AVP-44) was named for Kamishak Bay, but the contract for the ship's construction was cancelled in 1943 before construction began.

Kevin Wong

Kevin Kahn Wong (born September 12, 1972, Honolulu, Hawai'i) is a professional beach volleyball player who currently competes on the AVP tour.

Net gun

One notable example of a net gun is used in the Predator series of films, most notably Predator 2 and Alien vs. Predator.

Picture-in-picture

Several studios have released Bonus View PiP Blu-ray Disc titles in 2008 such as Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, Resident Evil: Extinction, V for Vendetta, and War.

Shelikof Strait

The United States Navy seaplane tender USS Shelikof, in commission from 1944 to 1947 and from 1952 to 1954, was named for Shelikof Strait.

Superman vs. Predator

Superman vs. Predator (by David Michelinie and Alex Maleev, DC Comics, 3-issue mini-series, 2000, tpb, 2001, ISBN 1-56389-732-6)

Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion

Demeclocycline can be used in chronic situations when fluid restrictions are difficult to maintain; demeclocycline is the most potent inhibitor of Vasopressin (ADH/AVP) action.

The Laiho Trio

Europa (record label) LP record, AVP 224 GX 365 (1973) .

Todd Rogers

Despite their success, Rogers and Dalhausser finished the 2006 AVP season in second place, just six points shy of leaders Mike Lambert and Stein Metzger.

While still a student at UCSB, Rogers played in his first AVP tournament in 1995 with partner, Canyon Ceman.

Twentieth Century Fox World

The park will be 25 acres in size and will feature roughly 25 thrill rides and attractions based on films and franchises like Rio, Ice Age, Life of Pi, Night at the Museum, Alien vs. Predator, and Titanic.

Tyra Turner

Tyra Turner (née Harper) (born July 21, 1976) is a professional beach volleyball player from the United States who plays on the AVP Tour.

Volleyball spiking

"Spiking" as it related to volleyball entered the international and American lexicon through video games, movies and the growing popularity of the AVP.

The volleyball spike as an offensive move is still widely used in volleyball, being the preferred offensive move of American Gold Medalist Eric Fonoimoana and AVP legend Stein Metzger.

Wach Auf!

The song appeared in the German version of the film, Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem.


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