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Tool is an American rock band from Los Angeles, California. Formed in 1990, the group's line-up currently includes drummer Danny Carey, guitarist Adam Jones, vocalist Maynard James Keenan, and bassist Justin Chancellor. Tool has won three Grammy Awards, performed worldwide tours, and produced albums that have topped the charts in several countries. The band emerged with a heavy metal sound on their first studio album, Undertow (1993), and became a dominant force in the alternative metal movement with the release of their second album, Ænima, in 1996. Their efforts to unify musical experimentation, visual arts, and a message of personal evolution continued with Lateralus (2001) and the most recent album, 10,000 Days (2006), gaining the band critical acclaim and commercial success around the world. Their long-awaited fifth album is in production. The band is generally described as a style-transcending act and part of progressive rock and art rock. The relationship between the band and today's music industry is ambivalent, at times marked by censorship and the band members' insistence on privacy. ( more...) Recently featured: Little Butte Creek – Tibet during the Ming Dynasty – Fertilisation of Orchids Archive – By email – More featured articles...
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From Wikipedia's newest content: ... that Rogelio Bernal Andreo was the first amateur astronomer to win the Discover Bad Astronomy image of the year with his image "Orion, from Head to Toe" (pictured)? ... that Marco Pierre White became the youngest chef to win two Michelin stars while at Harvey's in Wandsworth, London? ... that Shibtu, wife of Zimrilim and queen consort of the ancient city-state of Mari, was described as "the most prominent of the Mari ladies"? ... that Anil Kumble took the most economical five-wicket haul of the Indian Premier League in the 2009 season, and won the "Best breakthrough performance" award for it? ... that St Columba's Church, Warcop, Cumbria, stands on the site of a former Roman camp, and in the medieval era was owned by Shap Abbey? ... that Alvin Leung serves an edible condom at his Hong Kong-based restaurant, Bo Innovation? Archive – Start a new article – Nominate an article

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SpaceX successfully launches the first commercially contracted re-supply mission to the International Space Station. Hugo Chávez (pictured) is re-elected President of Venezuela for a fourth term. Sébastien Loeb wins the World Rally Championship drivers' title for a record ninth consecutive year. Paolo Gabriele, former butler of Pope Benedict XVI, is sentenced to 18 months in prison for aggravated theft of confidential papers. In the ongoing South African miners' strike, Anglo American Platinum fires 12,000 workers. Syrian civil war – Wikinews – Recent deaths – More current events...
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October 9: Hangul Day in South Korea ( 1446); Independence Day in Uganda ( 1962); Leif Erikson Day in the United States 1701 – The Collegiate School of Connecticut, later renamed Yale University, was chartered in Old Saybrook, Connecticut, US. 1831 – Ioannis Kapodistrias, the Greek head of state, was assassinated in Nafplion. 1942 – World War II: American forces defeated the Japanese at the Third Battle of the Matanikau in Guadalcanal, Solomon Islands, avenging the Japanese victory a couple of weeks earlier. 1986 – The Phantom of the Opera, a musical by Andrew Lloyd Webber (pictured) currently the longest-running Broadway show in history, opened in London's West End. 2006 – North Korea conducted a nuclear test, reportedly near Kilchu, with an explosive force of less than one kiloton, that was unanimously condemned and denounced by many countries and the United Nations Security Council. More anniversaries: October 8 – October 9 – October 10 Archive – By email – List of historical anniversaries It is now October 9, 2012 ( UTC) – Refresh this page

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The 1933 double eagle is a gold coin of the United States with a $20 face value. 445,500 specimens of this Saint-Gaudens double eagle were minted in 1933, the last year of production for the double eagle, but no specimens ever officially circulated and nearly all were melted down, due to the discontinuance of the domestic gold standard in 1933. It currently holds the record for the highest price paid at auction for a single U.S. coin, having been sold for $7.59 million.

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