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Crowd surfing describes the process whereby a person is passed from person to person, transferring the person from one part of the concert venue to another, above everyone's heads, with everyone's hands supporting the person's weight. At most concerts and festivals the crowd surfer will be passed towards a barrier in front of the stage by the crowd, where they will be pulled off and put onto their feet by the security stewards. Following this they will be sent back to the side or rear of the crowd at the end of the barrier or t ...

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In 2000, at the Roskilde Festival festival, nine people died and several were wounded because they were trampled during a Pearl Jam concert (also see CNN). Since then, crowd surfing has been made illegal at most festivals and concerts in Europe, and patrons can often expect to be ejected from the venue for partaking in the act. Critics of crowdsurfing argue that injuries can frequently occur not only when a surfer is accidentally dropped by the crowd from a height of some feet onto the floor (sometimes head first, to be trampled below) but a ...

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Crowd surfing, Crowd surfing - Dangers of crowd surfing, Crowd surfing - Famous occurrences

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There are various styles of headbanging, including: The up and down - Which involves shaking the head up and down - This style is demonstrated at the climax of the Bohemian Rhapsody scene in the movie Wayne's World. The circular swing (Windmill) - Swinging the head in a circular motion - This style is more commonly known as the Windmill or Helicopter. Popularized by Blackie Lawless of W.A.S.P. and George "Corpsegrinder" Fisher of Cannibal Corpse. This style is often used by members of Amon Amarth.

Mosh - Origins. The term "mosh" has often been credited to Vinnie Stigma of the hardcore group Agnostic Front as an acronym for "March Of Skin Heads", but most authorities cite Darryl Jennifer, bass guitarist for Bad Brains as the term's originator, from his Jamaican-accented pronunciation of the word "mash", in "Mash down Babylon." It is important to note that many early punk scenes referred to this type of dance as 'thrashing', the moshing term culturally seemed to gain significance during the hardcore metal crossover days.< ...

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Mosh, Mosh - Origins and History, Mosh - Origins, Mosh - History, Mosh - Michael Moore's The Awful Truth, Mosh - Types of Moshing, Mosh - Risks criticism and precautions, Mosh - Precautions

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Real life: Little Spike Dudley being thrown out of the ring by Bam Bam Bigelow and caught by the ECW fans in the ECW Arena. Dana Carvey and Mike Myers in Wayne's World 2 as Garth Algar and Wayne Campbell at an Aerosmith concert. Flake of Rammstein uses an inflatable rubber boat when crowd surfing. Fictional: Jack Black landing on his face in School of Rock. ...

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Crowd surfing, Crowd surfing - Dangers of crowd surfing, Crowd surfing - Famous occurrences

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Although most participants consider moshing fun, minor injuries can occur and there is a risk of serious injury. Supporters of moshing agree that there is some physical risk associated with the activity. Supporters argue that slam dancing can establish friendship and camaraderie, that reports of death or serious injury relate to crowd surfing or stage diving, completely different activities. Critics have charged slam dancing with inciting or condoning violence. Violence on the concert floor inevitably leads to some injuries. It is argued that an escalating cycle of violence can be ...

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Mosh, Mosh - Origins and History, Mosh - Origins, Mosh - History, Mosh - Michael Moore's The Awful Truth, Mosh - Types of Moshing, Mosh - Risks criticism and precautions, Mosh - Precautions

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Moshing is a catch-all term for any dance performed in a mosh pit or circle pit at a party or dance . Certain moves are seen with certain passages of music (for example the "two-step" for floor-tom breakdowns). Moshing can be referred to by several different names, depending upon the subculture in which it is found: hardcore dancing, throwdown, mashing, or most simply, moshing. Slam dancing is characterized by its aggressive nature: the movements consist of violent contact with other dancers - pushing and shoving other dancers and body-slamming, or throwing your body into another da ...

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Mosh, Mosh - Origins and History, Mosh - Origins, Mosh - History, Mosh - Michael Moore's The Awful Truth, Mosh - Types of Moshing, Mosh - Risks criticism and precautions, Mosh - Precautions

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(in order of appearance, times given are British Summer Times and indicate the start time of the performance. Key: W - London Wembley Stadium, JFK - Philadelphia JFK Stadium): Coldstream Guards, royal salute, God Save The Queen (W 12:00) Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World, Caroline, Don't Waste My Time (W 12:02) Style Council - You're The Best Thing, Big Boss Groove, Internationnalists, Walls Come Tumbling Down (W 12:19) Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays, Drag Me Down, Rat Trap, For He's A Joll ...

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Live Aid, Live Aid - Origins, Live Aid - Collaborative effort, Live Aid - The Broadcasts, Live Aid - Inspiration, Live Aid - Memorable moments at JFK Stadium, Live Aid - Memorable moments at Wembley Stadium, Live Aid - Raising money, Live Aid - Criticisms and controversies, Live Aid - Live Aid performers and setlists, Live Aid - Live Aid recordings / releases, Live Aid - Official Live Aid DVD, Live Aid - Unofficial recordings

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The long and twisting road from formation to the current day started in 1975, when bassist Steve Harris and guitarist Dave Murray met up. Thirty years later, the two remain at the helm of Iron Maiden. Iron Maiden - Beginning. Iron Maiden had twelve different line-ups in the 1970s, paying their dues on the mostly punk club circuit in London's rough East End. Although Iron Maiden were a metal band influenced by Deep Purple, Yes, Wishbone Ash, Judas Priest and Black Sabbath, the earlier music had undoubted pu ...

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Iron Maiden, Iron Maiden - History, Iron Maiden - Beginning, Iron Maiden - Initial success, Iron Maiden - The next level, Iron Maiden - Experimentation, Iron Maiden - Decline, Iron Maiden - Winds of change, Iron Maiden - Reunion, Iron Maiden - Iron Maiden in popular culture, Iron Maiden - Audio, Iron Maiden - Lineup, Iron Maiden - Current lineup, Iron Maiden - Original lineup, Iron Maiden - Other Members, Iron Maiden - Bibliography

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Doug is usually in the form of two 15-minute episodes, rather than one 30-minute episode. In total, there were 166 episodes (68 half-hour episodes, 98 fifteen-minute episodes), and 1 full-length movie (Doug's 1st Movie). It is unlikely that all of the Doug episodes ever made will appear in a season-or-volume-form DVD box set, with Nickelodeon still owning the rights to the original episodes, and D ...

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Doug, Doug - The Series, Doug - Disney's Doug, Doug - Specials, Doug - Characters, Doug - Episodes, Doug - Nickelodeon 1991-1994, Doug - Disney 1996-1999, Doug - Who owns Doug?, Doug - Popularity, Doug - Richmond

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Ace of Spades song - 7 & 12. "Ace of Spades" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) - 2:49 "Dirty Love" (Kilmister, Clarke, Taylor) - 2:57 ...

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Ace of Spades song, Ace of Spades song - Single track listing, Ace of Spades song - 7 & 12, Ace of Spades song - Special releases, Ace of Spades song - Trivia, Ace of Spades song - Personnel, Ace of Spades song - Sample, Ace of Spades song - External link

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Apple currently markets three distinct players bearing the iPod name. Some models come with different capacities (a higher capacity allows the storage of more music) or with different designs. The model range as of October 12, 2005 includes: iPod (30 GB and 60 GB). iPod nano (2 GB and 4 GB). iPod shuffle (512 MB and 1 GB). The iPod mini (4 GB and 6 GB and in various colors) are now discontinued, having been replaced by the iPod nano. The iPod U2 Special Edition was also discontinued. The Harry Pot ...

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IPod, IPod - Name, IPod - History, IPod - Patent disputes, IPod - Capabilities, IPod - Software, IPod - Hardware, IPod - Compatibility, IPod - Design, IPod - Operation, IPod - Models, IPod - iPod, IPod - iPod mini, IPod - iPod shuffle, IPod - iPod nano, IPod - Battery life, IPod - Car integration, IPod - iTunes integration, IPod - iTunes Music Store, IPod - iPod ecosystem, IPod - Car accessories, IPod - iPod sales, IPod - Advertising, IPod - Key personnel

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(in order of appearance, times given are British Summer Times and indicate the start time of the performance. Key: W - London Wembley Stadium, JFK - Philadelphia JFK Stadium): Coldstream Guards, royal salute, God Save The Queen (W 12:00) Status Quo - Rockin' All Over The World, Caroline, Don't Waste My Time (W 12:02) Style Council - You're The Best Thing, Big Boss Groove, Internationnalists, Walls Come Tumbling Down (W 12:19) Boomtown Rats - I Don't Like Mondays, Drag Me Down, Rat Trap, For He's A Joll ...

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Live Aid, Live Aid - Origins, Live Aid - Collaborative effort, Live Aid - The Broadcasts, Live Aid - Inspiration, Live Aid - Memorable moments at Wembley Stadium, Live Aid - Memorable moments at JFK Stadium, Live Aid - Raising money, Live Aid - Criticisms and controversies, Live Aid - Live Aid performers and setlists, Live Aid - Live Aid recordings / releases, Live Aid - Official Live Aid DVD, Live Aid - Unofficial recordings

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Doug is usually in the form of two 15-minute episodes, rather than one 30-minute episode. In total, there were 166 episodes (68 half-hour episodes, 98 fifteen-minute episodes), and 1 full-length movie (Doug's 1st Movie). It is unlikely that all of the Doug episodes ever made will appear in a season-or-volume-form DVD box set, with Nickelodeon still owning the rights to the original episodes, and Disney owning only their episodes. Doug ...

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Doug, Doug - The Series, Doug - Disney's Doug, Doug - Specials, Doug - Characters, Doug - Episodes, Doug - The Series 1991 - 1994, Doug - Disney's Doug 1996 - 1999, Doug - Who owns Doug?, Doug - Popularity, Doug - Richmond

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Apple currently markets three distinct players bearing the iPod name. Some models come with different capacities (a higher capacity allows the storage of more music) or with different designs. The model range as of October 12, 2005 includes: iPod (30 GB and 60 GB). iPod nano (2 GB and 4 GB). iPod shuffle (512 MB and 1 GB). The iPod mini (4 GB and 6 GB and in various colors) are now discontinued, having been replaced by the iPod nano. The iPod U2 Special Edition was also discontinued. The Harry Pot ...

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IPod, IPod - Name, IPod - History, IPod - Patents and patent disputes, IPod - Capabilities, IPod - Software, IPod - Hardware, IPod - Compatibility, IPod - Design, IPod - Operation, IPod - Models, IPod - iPod, IPod - iPod mini, IPod - iPod shuffle, IPod - iPod nano, IPod - Battery life, IPod - Car integration, IPod - iTunes integration, IPod - iTunes Music Store, IPod - iPod ecosystem, IPod - Car accessories, IPod - iPod sales, IPod - Advertising, IPod - Key personnel

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Heavy metal music - The term heavy metal. The origin of the term heavy metal is uncertain. An early use of the term was by counter-culture writer William S. Burroughs. In his 1962 novel The Soft Machine, he introduces the character "Uranian Willy, the Heavy Metal Kid". His next novel in 1964 Nova Express, develops this theme further, heavy metal being a metaphor for addictive drugs. "With their diseases and orgasm drugs and their sexless parasite life forms - Heavy Metal People ...

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Heavy metal music, Heavy metal music - Characteristics, Heavy metal music - Instrumentation, Heavy metal music - Themes, Heavy metal music - Classical influence, Heavy metal music - History, Heavy metal music - The term heavy metal, Heavy metal music - Origins 1960s and early 1970s, Heavy metal music - Classic Heavy Metal Late 1970s and early 1980s, Heavy metal music - Metal Goes Mainstream 1980s, Heavy metal music - Underground Metal 1980s 1990s and 2000s, Heavy metal music - Alternative Metal 1990s and 2000s, Heavy metal music - Cultural impact, Heavy metal music - Related styles, Heavy metal music - Controversy from within the genre, Heavy metal music - Heavy metal dance, Heavy metal music - Sources

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In February 1996, Disney bought Jumbo Pictures, and ordered new episodes of Doug to be produced (renamed Brand Spanking New! Doug and then later Disney's Doug). The new episodes brought a new baby sister for Doug as well as a change in age to 12½ years old. It also brought a new haircut for Patti, more money for Roger, weight loss for Connie, and much more. This included a change of clothes for everyone and a brand new middle school. These episodes aired on ABC's One Saturday Morning cartoon block from September 1996 to ...

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Doug, Doug - The Series, Doug - Disney's Doug, Doug - Specials, Doug - Characters, Doug - Episodes, Doug - The Series 1991 - 1994, Doug - Disney's Doug 1996 - 1999, Doug - Who owns Doug?, Doug - Popularity, Doug - Richmond

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At the Macworld Expo keynote speech[33] on January 10, 2006, Apple CEO Steve Jobs reported sales of over 42 million iPods total, and 14 million in the first quarter of fiscal year 2006. This equates to 100 iPods sold every minute throughout the quarter. Fortune magazine reported on June 27, 2005 that Apple had sold over 15 million iPods, including 5.3 million in the first quarter of that year. [34] The iPod currently dominates the digital ...

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IPod, IPod - Name, IPod - History, IPod - Patents and patent disputes, IPod - Capabilities, IPod - Software, IPod - Hardware, IPod - Compatibility, IPod - Design, IPod - Operation, IPod - Models, IPod - iPod, IPod - iPod mini, IPod - iPod shuffle, IPod - iPod nano, IPod - Battery life, IPod - Car integration, IPod - iTunes integration, IPod - iTunes Music Store, IPod - iPod ecosystem, IPod - Car accessories, IPod - iPod sales, IPod - Advertising, IPod - Key personnel

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The series takes place in the fictitious town of Bluffington (where Doug and his family has moved from Bloatsburg) and deals with the life and imagination of title character, grade-schooler and diarist Doug Funnie, his dog Porkchop, good friends Skeeter Valentine and Patti Mayonnaise, and his nemesis, Roger Klotz, the school bully. Most episodes start with Doug writing in his journal about recent events in his life, with the main action of the episode being a flashback o ...

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Doug, Doug - The Series, Doug - Disney's Doug, Doug - Specials, Doug - Characters, Doug - Episodes, Doug - The Series 1991 - 1994, Doug - Disney's Doug 1996 - 1999, Doug - Who owns Doug?, Doug - Popularity, Doug - Richmond

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Apple designed the iPod with an internal lithium ion battery that users cannot easily replace (the first and second generation iPods used lithium polymer batteries). Like most lithium-based batteries, the iPod battery lasts roughly 500 full recharge cycles. In other words, the battery will continue to have a useful life through the equivalent of five hundred complete discharges and recharges; through time and use, the life of the battery will generally decrease until eventually it is not able to power the iPod for more than a few minutes. Apple has published guidelines on its web site for ma ...

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IPod, IPod - Name, IPod - History, IPod - Patents and patent disputes, IPod - Capabilities, IPod - Software, IPod - Hardware, IPod - Compatibility, IPod - Design, IPod - Operation, IPod - Models, IPod - iPod, IPod - iPod mini, IPod - iPod shuffle, IPod - iPod nano, IPod - Battery life, IPod - Car integration, IPod - iTunes integration, IPod - iTunes Music Store, IPod - iPod ecosystem, IPod - Car accessories, IPod - iPod sales, IPod - Advertising, IPod - Key personnel

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