In 1983, Mustaine was extremely angry after being kicked out of Metallica and his only goal in life was to create a band more successful than Metallica. After a four day bus journey, he returned to Los Angeles and formed Megadeth with bass player Dave Ellefson, Kerry King on guitar and Gar Samuelson on drums. Kerry decided to stay with Slayer and was replaced in 1984 by Chris Poland. The band then released their first album Killing Is My Business... And Business Is Good!, which suffered from poor production due to the band spending half of their production money on dru ...

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Dave Mustaine, Dave Mustaine - Beginnings, Dave Mustaine - Metallica, Dave Mustaine - Megadeth, Dave Mustaine - Family life, Dave Mustaine - Injury retirement and conversion, Dave Mustaine - Megadeth's return, Dave Mustaine - Feuds, Dave Mustaine - In addition, Dave Mustaine - Discography, Dave Mustaine - MD.45, Dave Mustaine - Megadeth

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1999 passed without a new album, and the original title of "Chinese Democracy", "2000 Intentions", lost its relevance at the turn of the millennium. In 2001, the new incarnation of GN'R appeared at Rio de Janeiro, when Axl and his new band played in front of 250,000 fans at Rock at Rio III. It was here that he introduced new songs such as "Chinese Democracy", "Madagascar", "The Blues", and "Si ...

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Axl Rose, Axl Rose - Childhood, Axl Rose - Los Angeles, Axl Rose - Living on the edge, Axl Rose - Decline of Guns N' Roses, Axl Rose - The enigmatic Axl Rose, Axl Rose - Chinese Democracy, Axl Rose - Trivia

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Microphone - Capacitor or Condenser microphones. In a capacitor microphone, also known as a condenser microphone, the diaphragm acts as one plate of a capacitor, and the vibrations produce changes in the distance between the plates. Since the plates are biased with a fixed charge (Q), the voltage maintained across the capacitor plates changes with the vibrations in the air., accordin ...

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Microphone, Microphone - Microphone varieties, Microphone - Capacitor or Condenser microphones, Microphone - Electret condenser microphones, Microphone - Dynamic microphones, Microphone - Ribbon microphones, Microphone - Carbon microphones, Microphone - Piezo microphones, Microphone - Laser microphones, Microphone - Other microphone terms, Microphone - Directionality, Microphone - Measurements and specifications, Microphone - Microphone techniques, Microphone - Basic techniques, Microphone - Stereo recording techniques, Microphone - Microphone manufacturers

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Microphone - Capacitor or Condenser microphones. In a capacitor microphone, also known as a condenser microphone, the diaphragm acts as one plate of a capacitor, and the vibrations produce changes in the distance between the plates. Since the plates are biased with a fixed charge (Q), the voltage maintained across the capacitor plates changes with the vibrations in the air, accordin ...

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Microphone, Microphone - Microphone varieties, Microphone - Capacitor or Condenser microphones, Microphone - Electret condenser microphones, Microphone - Dynamic microphones, Microphone - Ribbon microphones, Microphone - Carbon microphones, Microphone - Piezo microphones, Microphone - Laser microphones, Microphone - Other microphone terms, Microphone - Directionality, Microphone - Measurements and specifications, Microphone - Microphone techniques, Microphone - Basic techniques, Microphone - Stereo recording techniques, Microphone - Microphone manufacturers

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Microphone - Capacitor or Condenser microphones. In a capacitor microphone, also known as a condenser microphone, the diaphragm acts as one plate of a capacitor, and the vibrations produce changes in the distance between the plates. Since the plates are biased with a fixed charge (Q), the voltage maintained across the capacitor plates changes with the vibrations in the air, accordin ...

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Microphone, Microphone - Invention, Microphone - Principle of operation, Microphone - Microphone varieties, Microphone - Capacitor or Condenser microphones, Microphone - Electret condenser microphones, Microphone - Dynamic microphones, Microphone - Ribbon microphones, Microphone - Carbon microphones, Microphone - Piezo microphones, Microphone - Laser microphones, Microphone - Other microphone terms, Microphone - Directionality, Microphone - Measurements and specifications, Microphone - Measurement microphones, Microphone - Microphone calibration techniques., Microphone - Microphone techniques, Microphone - Basic techniques, Microphone - Stereo recording techniques, Microphone - Microphone manufacturers

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The T-X is a generally superior design which hybridizes some of the concepts apparent in both the 800 and 1000 series models. It represents a return to the endoskeletory model of the former while retaining the poly-mimetic capabilities of the latter. It is faster and more agile than the T-1000 (though these improvements are marginal), while even more rugged and durable than the T-800. The introduction of nanotech transjectors with the T-X expands its overall effectiveness by allowing the unit to commandeer other computerized equipment. T-X - Durability. See also:

T-X, T-X - Tactical Overview, T-X - Durability, T-X - Speed, T-X - Integrated weapons array, T-X - Strength, T-X - Vulnerability to Magnetism, T-X - Infiltration/Intelligence gathering capabilities, T-X - Behavioral Patterns

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An understanding of planetary habitability begins with stars, not planets themselves. While bodies that are generally Earth-like may be plentiful, it is just as important that their larger system be agreeable to life. Under the auspices of SETI's Project Phoenix, scientists Margaret Turnbull and Jill Tarter developed the "HabCat" (or Catalogue of Habitable Stellar Systems) in 2002. The catalogue was formed by winnowing the nearly 120,000 stars of the larger Hipparcos Catalogue into a core group of 17,000 "HabStars," and the selection criteri ...

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Planetary habitability, Planetary habitability - Suitable star systems, Planetary habitability - Spectral class, Planetary habitability - A stable habitable zone, Planetary habitability - Low stellar variation, Planetary habitability - High metallicity, Planetary habitability - Binary systems, Planetary habitability - Planetary characteristics, Planetary habitability - Mass, Planetary habitability - Orbit and rotation, Planetary habitability - Geochemistry, Planetary habitability - Other considerations, Planetary habitability - The habitability of red dwarf planetary systems, Planetary habitability - Good Jupiters, Planetary habitability - The Galactic neighborhood, Planetary habitability - Notes

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Popular music, sometimes abbreviated pop music, is music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are broadly popular or intended for mass consumption and propagated over the radio and similar media--in other words, music that forms part of popular culture. Popular music dates at least as far back as the mid-19th century. In the United States, much of it evolved from folk music and black culture. It includes Broadway tunes, ballads and si ...

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History of music, History of music - Prehistoric music, History of music - Music in cradles of civilizations, History of music - Classical traditions, History of music - Asia, History of music - Europe, History of music - Timeline of Classical Composers' Music, History of music - Folk music, History of music - Popular music, History of music - Popular and classical musics, History of music - Blues, History of music - Country music, History of music - Jazz, History of music - Rock and roll, History of music - Punk Rock, History of music - Heavy metal, History of music - Disco funk hip hop salsa and soul, History of music - Electronic music, History of music - World music, History of music - New Age music

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Bionics - In business. The latest research by Phil Richardson at the Centre for Biomimetics at the University of Bath has shown that Biomimetic models can be used to create analogies in business. The analogies can be applied to provide inspiration as a precursor to innovation. This approach can then be hybridised with traditional programme governance models to create an integrated inspiration to implementation method. Examples include the application of natural systems to solving complex data problems ...

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Bionics, Bionics - Methods, Bionics - Examples of biomimetics, Bionics - Specific uses of the term, Bionics - In business, Bionics - In medicine, Bionics - Politics, Bionics - Other uses, Bionics - Quotes, Bionics - External link, Bionics - References

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See main article Artificial Life It is possible in principle to construct a robot or a system of robots that is capable of replicating itself from raw ores and natural energy sources without any external direction or assistance (a "clanking replicator"). Such a machine system could be considered alive, in that it is capable of evolution through mutational errors in its inherited design patterns, but is in no way required to be composed of carbon-based compounds. The most detailed proposition for machine life made so far conside ...

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Alternative biochemistry, Alternative biochemistry - Silicon biochemistry, Alternative biochemistry - Nitrogen/Phosphorus biochemistry, Alternative biochemistry - Other exotic biochemical elements, Alternative biochemistry - Non-water solvents, Alternative biochemistry - Ammonia, Alternative biochemistry - Other solvents, Alternative biochemistry - Artificial life, Alternative biochemistry - In fiction

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Clearly identified Olduwan tools should not be regarded as evidence of the first use of tools in any way. Many animals use tools, including many of the primates. If you consider the lower animals, it would be very hard indeed to establish a date for "first tool use." Moreover, the manufacture of stone tools implies a stage in which unmodified stones were used. These also would be difficult to identify; nevertheless, a quasi-tradition of "Eoliths" ("dawn stones") exists for s ...

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Olduwan, Olduwan - Sites and Archaeologists, Olduwan - East Africa, Olduwan - South Africa, Olduwan - The East, Olduwan - Europe, Olduwan - Dates And Ranges, Olduwan - The Tools, Olduwan - Manufacture of the Tools, Olduwan - Shapes and Uses of the Tools, Olduwan - The Tool Users, Olduwan - Olduwan Culture, Olduwan - Footnotes, Olduwan - Sources

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For centuries, artificial light had been generated using open flames. Limelight had been invented in the 1820s but the temperature required was too high to be practical for small lights. In the late 19th Century several inventors tried to develop an effective alternative based on heating a material to a lower temperature but using spectral lines to simulate white light. Many early attempts used platinum/iridium gauzes soaked in the metal nitrates, but were not successful because of the high cost o ...

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Gas mantle, Gas mantle - History

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Led Zeppelin discography - Studio Albums. Side 1: Good Times, Bad Times, Babe I'm Gonna Leave You, You Shook Me, Dazed and Confused. Side 2: Your Time Is Gonna Come, Black Mountain Side, Communication Breakdown, I Can't Quit You Baby, How Many More Times. Side 1: Whole Lotta Love, What Is and What Should Never Be, The Lemon Song, Thank You. Side 2: Heartbreaker, Living Loving Maid (She's Just a Woman), Ramble On, Moby Dick, Bring It On Home. Side 1: Immigrant Song, Friends, Celebration Day, Since I've Been Loving You, Out On the Tiles. Side 2: Gallows Pole, Tangerine, That ...

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Led Zeppelin discography, Led Zeppelin discography - Discography, Led Zeppelin discography - Studio Albums, Led Zeppelin discography - Remasters Compilations and Lives, Led Zeppelin discography - Hit singles, Led Zeppelin discography - Footnotes, Led Zeppelin discography - External link

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Historically, the number of launch games has been important. The more games there are available at launch, the higher the chances that players will find something that interests them. However, the same importance applies to game quality: quite simply, poor quality games don't sell as well as high quality ones. When gearing up for a major console launch, developers and publishers have a decision to make. They can release a large number of launch games, often accompanied by the promise of more soon after launch, or they can come out wit ...

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Launch game, Launch game - Quality vs. quantity, Launch game - Killer launch games, Launch game - Launch title listings, Launch game - Atari 2600, Launch game - Microsoft Xbox, Launch game - Microsoft Xbox 360, Launch game - Microsoft Xbox 360 Live Arcade, Launch game - Nintendo 64, Launch game - Nintendo DS, Launch game - Nintendo Game Boy, Launch game - Nintendo Game Boy Advance, Launch game - Nintendo GameCube, Launch game - Nintendo Virtual Boy, Launch game - Sega Dreamcast, Launch game - Sega Game Gear, Launch game - Sega Genesis, Launch game - Sega Saturn, Launch game - Sony PlayStation, Launch game - Sony PlayStation 2, Launch game - Sony PlayStation Portable

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The stereotype of a bogan is essentially the same as the British stereotype of a chav or the American white trash, with some specific Australian cultural features. It is also equivalent, in detail, to racist stereotypes of working-class black people, both African-Americans and Australian Aboriginals. The stereotype may be summarised as follows: white. poor, particularly on the dole and/or living in public housing. driving an old, Australian car such as a Commodore or Falcon, and highly interested ...

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Bogan, Bogan - History, Bogan - Elements of the Stereotype, Bogan - Location, Bogan - Use in Comedy, Bogan - Applied to Celebrities, Bogan - Use in the Political Sphere, Bogan - Equivalent Terms in Australia and New Zealand

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