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God Hates Us All is the ninth studio album by American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on September 11, 2001, the album received mixed critical reviews, although it entered the Billboard 200 at number 28. Recorded in three months at The Warehouse Studio in Canada, God Hates Us All includes the Grammy Award-nominated "Disciple" and is the band's last album to feature drummer Paul Bostaph. Guitarist Kerry King wrote approximately 80% of the lyrics, adopting a different approach from earlier recordings by including prevalent themes such as religion, murder, revenge, and self-control. Limiting the lyrics to topics which everyone could relate to, King wished to explore more in depth, realistic subject matter. The band experimented musically by recording two songs with seven-string guitars, and a further two with drop B tunings. The album's release was delayed due to the graphic nature of its artwork for which slip covers were created to cover the original artwork, difficulties encountered during audio mixing, and the change of distributor by the band's record label during the release period. (more...) Recently featured: Asteroid belt – 1906 French Grand Prix – Netley Abbey Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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Protests against the government continue in cities across Spain, despite a ban before elections. Aircraft manufacturers Boeing and Airbus both claim victory after the WTO rules on the world's largest trade dispute. Dominique Strauss-Kahn (pictured) resigns his position as head of the International Monetary Fund in the wake of sexual assault charges. The Eurozone financial leaders approve a €78-billion bailout package for Portugal, making it the third country, after Ireland and Greece, to receive a bailout in the Eurozone sovereign debt crisis. Queen Elizabeth II makes the first state visit by a British monarch to the Republic of Ireland. Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
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May 22: Unity Day in Yemen (1990) 1826 – HMS Beagle departed on its first voyage from Plymouth for a hydrographic survey of the Patagonia and Tierra del Fuego regions of South America. 1915 – Lassen Peak in the Shasta Cascade region of Northern California violently erupted (pictured), the only volcanic eruption in the continental U.S. in the 20th century until Mount St. Helens in 1980. 1958 – Ethnic rioting broke out in Ceylon, targeted mostly at the minority Sri Lankan Tamils, resulting in up to 300 deaths over the next five days. 1987 – During Hindu–Muslim rioting in Meerut, India, 19 members of the Provincial Armed Constabulary allegedly massacred 42 Muslims and dumped the bodies in water canals. 2003 – Swedish golfer Annika Sörenstam became the first woman to play in a PGA Tour event in 58 years. More anniversaries: May 21 – May 22 – May 23 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now May 22, 2011 (UTC) – Refresh this page

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A camouflaged Menemerus species of jumping spider, with a male ant as prey. Camouflage is a form of crypsis, which is the ability of an organism to avoid observation or detection by other organisms. This is useful as an antipredator adaptation or in this case, a strategy employed by ambush predators.

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