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Tom Root, Douglas Goldstein, Hugh Davidson, Mike Fasolo, Seth Green, Dan Milano, Matthew Senreich, Kevin Shinick, Zeb Wells, Breckin Meyer – “Robot Chicken: Star Wars Episode II” – ShadowMachine
Joel H. Cohen – The Simpsons “The Debarted” – Gracie Films/Fox TV 
Scott Kreamer – El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera “Mustache Love” – Nickelodeon 
Paul McEvoy and Todd Berger – “Secrets of the Furious Five” – DreamWorks Animation 
Chris Williams – “Glago’s Guest” – Walt Disney Animation Studios

Other websites

Official Site of the Annie Awards
2008 Nominations

Annie Awards
Clifford Vivian Devon "Cliff" Curtis  (born 27 July 1968 in Rotorua, New Zealand) is a New Zealand actor. Curtis has been in many different movies as well as television shows. Curtis started acting musicals like Fiddler on the Roof and Man of La Mancha. Curtis made his big screen debut in the Oscar-nominated film, The Piano.

Curtis was born to an amateur dancer and is one of nine children. Curtis is married. He has two children.

Filmography

Movies
Curtis has acted in many movies:

Television
Curtis has also acted in television series:

Other websites

 
 
 Cliff Curtis at TVGuide.com

1968 births
Living people
New Zealand Māori people
New Zealand movie actors
New Zealand television actors
BuddyTV is an entertainment-based website based in Seattle, Washington. It creates content about television programs and sporting events. The website publishes information about celebrity and related entertainment news through a series of articles, entertainment profiles, actor biographies and user forums.

References

Other websites
BuddyTV Official website
Listing of top 10 Seattle startups
Crunchbase profile

Entertainment websites
Companies based in Seattle
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival (Festival International du Film d'Animation d'Annecy) was created in 1960. It takes place at the beginning of June in the town of Annecy, France. At first, it took place every two years. The festival became annual in 1998. It is one of the four international animated movie festivals sponsored by the Association d'International du Film d'Animation (or ASIFA, the International Animated Film Association)

Short movies Awards
1960 - Lev a pisnicka (Grand prix)
1962 - The Flying Man (Grand prix)
1963 - Spatne namalovana slepice (Grand prix)
1965 - La demoiselle et le violoncelliste (Grand prix)
1967 - Arès contre Atlas (Grand prix)
1967 - Klatki (Grand prix)
1967 - Krotitelj divljih konja (Grand prix)
1967 - The Breath (Grand prix)
1971 - Apel (Grand prix)
1971 - Nevesta (Grand prix)
1971 - The Further Adventures of Uncle Sam (Grand prix)
1973 - Frank movie  (Grand prix)
1975 - Le Pas (Grand prix)
1977 - David (Grand prix)
1977 - The Sand Castle (Grand prix)
1979 - Afterlife (Grand prix)
1979 - Mr. Pascal (Grand prix)
1981 - Tango (Grand prix)
1983 - Moznosti dialogu (Grand prix)
1985 - Een griekse tragedie (Grand prix)
1987 - L'homme qui plantait des arbres (Grand prix)
1987 - Smatchkan sviat (Grand prix)
1991 - The Hill Farm (Grand prix)
1993 - Le Fleuve aux grandes eaux (Grand prix)
1995 - Switchcraft (Grand prix du court métrage)
1997 - La Vieille Dame et les Pigeons (Grand prix du court métrage)
1998 - Nachtvlinders (Grand prix du court métrage)
1999 - When the Day Breaks (Grand prix du court métrage)
2000 - The Old Man and the Sea (Grand prix du court métrage)
2001 - Father and Daughter (Grand prix du court métrage)
2002 - Barcode (Grand prix du court métrage)
2003 - Atama Yama (Le Cristal d'Annecy)
2004 - Lorenzo (Le Cristal d'Annecy)
2005 - The Mysterious Geographic Explorations of Jasper Morello (Le Cristal d'Annecy)
2006 - Histoire tragique avec fin heureuse (Le Cristal d'Annecy)
2007 - Peter & the Wolf (Le Cristal d'Annecy)
2008 - La maison en petits cubes (Le Cristal d'Annecy)
2009 - Slavar (Le Cristal d'Annecy)
2013 - BoOzy' OS and the Cristal Gem (+ de courts! Online animation film contest by Annecy)
Full-length movies Awards

1995 - Heisei tanuki gassen Pompoko (Grand prix du long métrage)
1997 - James and the Giant Peach (Grand prix du long métrage)
1998 - I Married a Strange Person (Grand prix du long métrage)
1999 - Kirikou et la sorcière (Grand prix du long métrage)
2001 - Mutant Aliens (Grand prix du long métrage)
2002 - Mari Iyagi (Grand prix du long métrage)
2003 - My Life as McDull (Le Cristal du long métrage)
2004 - Oseam (Le Cristal du long métrage)
2005 - Nyócker ! (Le Cristal du long métrage)
2006 - Renaissance (Le Cristal du long métrage)
2007 - Slipp Jimmy fri (Le Cristal du long métrage)
2008 - Sita Sings The Blues (Le Cristal du long métrage)
2009 - Coraline / Mary and Max (Le Cristal du long métrage)

Films produced for television
1995 - Insektors: Le pont de la Konkorde (Grand Prix pour un spécial TV)
1997 - Famous Fred (Grand prix du movie  TV)
1998 - Die Hard (Grand prix attribué à une série TV)
2000 - The Periwig-Maker (Grand prix du movie  TV)
2002 - Hamilton Mattress (Grand prix)
2003 - Verte (Le Cristal pour une production TV)
2004 - Creature Comforts "Cats or Dogs?" (Le Cristal pour une production TV)
2005 - Peppa Pig "Mummy Pig at Work" (Le Cristal pour une production TV)
2006 - Pocoyo "A Little Something Between Friends" (Le Cristal pour une production TV)
2007 - Shaun the Sheep "Still Life" (Le Cristal pour une production TV)
2008 - Moot Moot L'enfer de la mode "Moot Moot 'L'enfer de la mode'" (Le Cristal pour une production TV)
2009 - Log Jam "The Log", "The Rain", "The Moon", "The Snake" (Le Cristal pour une production TV)

Other websites

 Official website - International Animation Film Festival
   ASIFA official web site
Movie festivals
Festivals in France
French movies
Annecy
1960 establishments in Europe
1960s establishments in France
Founded in 1953, Motion Picture Sound Editors (M.P.S.E.) is an honorary society of motion picture sound editors. The society's goals are to educate others about and increase the recognition of the sound editors, show the artistic merit of the soundtracks, and improve the professional relationship of its members.  The society is not to be confused with an industry union, such as the I.A.T.S.E The current president is Bobbi Banks.

The names of active members of the MPSE will generally appear in film credits with the post-nominal letters "MPSE".

Membership requirements

The following are required for the membership application:

A three year list of credits as one (or more) of the following:
Sound editor
Sound designer
Dialogue editor
ADR editor
Sound effects editor
Foley artist
Music editor

Two active MPSE member sponsors
One letter of a sponsoring active MPSE member

The Golden Reel Awards

Started in 1953, the MPSE has annually presented awards to sound editors in the following categories:
Dialogue & ADR
Effects & Foley
Music

The categories are further broken down based on specific genres and between Feature Film's and Television shows.

There are also "other" categories that include Sound Editing in Computer Entertainment, the Career Achievement Award, and the Inaugural Filmmaker's Award. The MPSE also sponsors the Verna Fields Award for Sound Editing in a Student Film and the Ethel Crutcher Scholarship.

Other websites
Official MPSE Website

Movie organizations
1953 establishments
Ampthill is a small town and civil parish in Bedfordshire, England, between Bedford and Luton. About 6000 people live in the town. A regular market has taken place on Thursdays for more than 700 years.

History
The name 'Ampthill' comes from an Anglo-Saxon word, 'Aemethyll', which means either 'ant-heap' or 'ant infested hill'. In the Domesday Book, Ampthill is called 'Ammetelle', with the landholder in 1086 being Nigel de la Vast. 

In 1242, King Henry III gave Ampthill the right to hold a market on Thursdays. The Thursday markets are still held.
Henry VIII often visited Ampthill Castle. Katherine of Aragon lived at the castle from 1531 until she was divorced in 1533, when she was moved to Kimbolton.  The castle was built in the 15th century by Sir John Cornwall, later Lord Fanhope. He used money he had made from ransoms after the Battle of Agincourt. The castle is now gone but there are some interesting parts of castle life still in existence. This includes ponds, such as West Minster Pond, made to hold and grow fish for food for the castle.

Houghton House
Houghton House was built in 1621 by Mary, Countess of Pembroke and brother of the poet Sir Philip Sidney.  In 1675, the house gave John Bunyan the idea for the 'House Beautiful' in his book The Pilgrim's Progress. Bunyan's book is based on his own journey between Bedford and Luton. The steep slope leading into Ampthill was the model for the 'Hill of Difficulty'. Houghton House passed to the Duke of Bedford in 1738 and became a ruin after the roof was taken off in 1794.

References
References

Other websites
 Town Information Website 
 Town Directory Website
 Ampthill Town Council Website
 Ampthill Town Forum 
 Town's History Site 
 Ampthill Bell Ringers Website 
 St Andrew's Church of England
 Ampthill Town Band 

Towns in Bedfordshire
Civil parishes in Bedfordshire
The list of Avatar: The Last Airbender characters:

Main characters

Aang (Zach Tyler Eisen) is the 12-year-old protagonist of the series who had been frozen in ice with his flying bison, Appa, for 100 years. He was found by a young Waterbender named Katara who later becomes his love interest. He is the current incarnation of the Avatar, the master of 4 elements. Aang is a reluctant hero who tries to restore balance to the world.
Toph  (Jessie Flower) is a 12-year-old blind, yet tough Earthbender who's a member of the rich Bei Fong family. She first appears in the second season of the show. Not long after meeting Aang and his friends, Toph leaves her wealthy family and comfortable home to join Aang on his quest and a plan to teach him Earthbending. Though blind, Toph "sees" by feeling vibrations in the ground through her feet. She is the only Earthbender to learn to bend metal and is considered one of the most powerful Earthbenders.
Azula (Grey DeLisle) is the manipulative  princess of the Fire Nation. She is Zuko's younger sister and one of the major antagonists of the series. Azula is a Firebending prodigy and is one of the few living Firebenders capable of casting lightning. She uses fear to control her relatives or friends Mai and Ty Lee, reserving her family loyalty for her father alone.
Iroh (Mako in season one and two. Greg Baldwin in season three) is a retired Fire Nation general, known as the Dragon of the West, and Prince Zuko's uncle and mentor. Iroh was the original heir to the Fire Nation throne, though his brother usurped it after their father's death. On the surface, Iroh is a cheerful, kind, optimistic, eccentric, tea-loving old man, but he still remains a powerful warrior and is also a devoted surrogate parent to Zuko. Iroh is a Grand Master of the Order of the White Lotus, a secret society of men from all nations and helps retake Ba Sing Se during the series finale. Unlike most Firebenders, Iroh does not use anger as the source of his strength; instead he uses the original Firebending skills learned from the Dragons.

Other characters

Character conception
The characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender were designed by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, the co-creators of the series. The anime-styled character art based on Shinichiro Watanabe's Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo, and FLCL (Fooly Cooly) of Gainax. The original character conception was derived from a sketch by Bryan Konietzko that depicted a middle-aged balding man with an arrow on his head. Studios such as Studio 4°C, Production I.G, and Studio Ghibli, which produced anime-styled cartoons, were also sources of inspiration.
The greatest influences on the series were Asian art and history; the characters' various personalities and traits are based on philosophical teachings such as Taoism and Buddhism. In the show, some characters have the ability to manipulate one of the four classic elements of ancient philosophy: Water, Earth, Fire and Air, although the Avatar has the ability to control all four. Each of these employ a different form of martial arts in their fighting choreography: Ba Gua for Airbending, Hung Gar for Earthbending, Northern Shaolin for Firebending, and Tai Chi for Waterbending. These individual styles of martial arts also reflect on the personalities of the user and the nations as a whole. These starkly individual tendencies are explained in eighty-five distinct types of "Jings", or internal energy
. For example, Ba Gua employs the "negative jing" to create erratic circular movements and capitalizes on centripetal force and defensive positions while Northern Shaolin follows the "positive jing" and emphasizes brute strength and aggression to generate power. The negative jing reflects Aang's bending styles and his tendency to be unpredictable and extremely carefree, as well as his pacifist and non-aggressive nature.
Many of the recurring characters of the series have received more depth in their personalities, which are usually based on their respective element. Aang, a pacifist monk, is also very carefree and childlike, which is commonly attributed to the "freedom" of the wind and the air. Toph, despite being blind, is extremely perceptive of the world around her due to her connection to the Earth. Unlike Aang, she is extremely brusque when criticizing others, which is attributed to Earth's tough and unbreakable nature.

Critic
Critic

The characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender received both praise and criticism from reviewers. Troy Island Mell, of IGN, felt that the story "would [not] be anywhere near as good as it is without its ability to create such strong characters". In particular, Mell enjoyed the development of Katara and Zuko throughout the first season, but thought that Zuko's relationship with his uncle was not "very organic." Jamie S. Rich of DVD Talk generally agreed with Mell's assessment of the characters. Rich also praised the fact that, unlike many cartoon television series, Avatar introduces antagonists that have a deep backstory and "are [not] just evil for the sake of it".
Jeremy Mullin, another IGN reviewer, disagreed with Mell and Rich; he felt that the characters were not brilliantly done, though he noted that they introduced some drama and romantic tension usually not found on Nickelodeon, especially between Aang and Katara. Lair of the Green Knight and DVD Verdict also enjoyed the romantic tension, focusing mainly on the female cast: Katara, Toph, and Azula, as well as the two minor characters, Mai and Ty Lee. Fitz at Lair of the Green Knight lauded the decision to not stereotypically fashion the woman into the "usual weak female characters" but to instead give them "strong opinions and strength". IGN also compared character relationships, complimenting "Sokka and Princess Yue's forbidden love" while criticizing Iroh and Zuko's relationship as not being executed properly. DVDVerdict felt that some minor characters, especially Mai and Ty Lee, were "love em' or hate em'" characters
. Gabriel Powers of DVDActive thought that while the characters fit into neat "archetypes", it was not a bad thing and fit well with the series.
In 2008, Avatar was awarded a Peabody for its "unusually complex characters". This makes the cartoon one of few animations to win the award and the only one to be cited for its character development.

References

Notes

Lists of fictional characters
Ozai (also known as Fire Lord Ozai or the Phoenix King) is a fictional character and the main antagonist in Nickelodeon's animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender.  Though once shown behind the scenes than recurringly, he is nevertheless an important character in the series as he is the father of Azula and Zuko.  He is also the younger brother of Iroh and is the rival of the main protagonist of the series, Avatar Aang who must stop Ozai to bring balance to the world. He is also Fire Lord Sozin's grandson. He is also member of the 5th Council. He is voiced by Mark Hamill and will be played by Daniel Dae Kim in the live-action remake.

Plot overview

Season One
Season One

Ozai first appears in the episode "Winter Solstice Part 2: Avatar Roku" in a vision where Avatar Roku explains to Aang that Ozai plans to use Sozin's Comet to increase his firebending ability. In the episode "The Storm" he is shown in a flashback of a story being told by Iroh explaining why Zuko is obsessed with capturing the Avatar. Zuko is challenged to a duel by Ozai and when Zuko refuses to fight, Ozai burns his son's face and banishes him. Zuko now tries to capture the Avatar to restore his honor and please his father.  At the conclusion of the season 1 finale, "The Siege of the North, Part 2", Ozai sees Zuko as a failure and believes Iroh is now a traitor to the Fire Nation. Just before the episode ends, he is seen giving a task to Azula, though the details of this task are not revealed until season 2.

Season Two
Season Two

In the episode "Zuko Alone" his origin is shown in a flashback from back when his father Azulon was Fire Lord. After Iroh's son dies from the war in Ba Sing Se, Ozai claims that he should inherit the throne instead of his older brother, stating that because Iroh no longer has a son, the bloodline of Fire Lords would end with him. Azulon, infuriated at the request, orders Ozai to kill his own son, Zuko, to understand the pain that Iroh felt. Ozai's wife, Ursa, knowing that Ozai would do anything for the throne, offered Ozai a plan to spare Zuko's life and his place to the throne.  This resulted the death of Fire Lord Azulon and the banishment of Ursa, though the latter is not revealed until season 3.

Season Three
Ozai makes his first full appearance in the first episode of season 3, "The Awakening", after the Earth city of Ba Sing Se is conquered by Azula and the Fire Nation. Ozai now welcomes his son, Zuko, home after Azula states that he killed the Avatar. While in a war meeting, Zuko states that even though the Earth Kingdom is conquered that they would still not officially give up. Ozai concludes that the only way to defeat their resistance is to use the power of Sozin's Comet to increase the Fire Nation's power. When it becomes known that the resistance plans to invade the Fire Nation during the eclipse, Ozai evacuates the capital city and hides underground. There he comes face to face with his son, Zuko, who finally stands up to him saying he did not kill the Avatar and he's through trying to earn his love. Zuko states that what Ozai is doing is wrong, that the Fire Nation should live in peace and kindness with the other nations instead of spreading fear across the world. Ozai merely laughs at this
. Zuko then admits he will free his Uncle Iroh and help the Avatar stop him. Ozai then provokes Zuko to kill him but Zuko refuses, saying it's the Avatar's destiny to stop him not his. When Zuko starts to walk away, Ozai distracts him by revealing what happened to his mother. When the eclipse ends, Ozai bends lightning straight at Zuko, but Zuko simply redirects it.
Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle

When Sozin's Comet arrives he dubs himself the Phoenix King and declares that he is the ruler of the world. He also appoints his daughter Azula to the rank of Fire Lord. While attacking the Earth Kingdom, he is confronted by Avatar Aang.  Because of his enhanced power and Aang's refusal to kill Ozai, he originally has the advantage.  He is eventually defeated when Aang enters the Avatar state and strips Ozai of his Firebending ability by Energybending. After the defeat Team Avatar taunts him and calls him names, stating that he's not so tough now without his power. He is then imprisoned in the Fire Nation prison where Zuko visits him, stating that maybe prison will set him up in the right path, then demands to know where his mother is.

Personality
Personality

Ozai is revealed to be a cruel leader. He is easily angered and merciless. His cruel personality could be due to his failure in his relationship with his father, Azulon, who always favored his older brother, Iroh, over him. Ozai would prove to be a heartless father to his own son,  Zuko, believing him a failure and even burning his face and banishing him. He even banished his own wife, though admitted later that he felt banishment was too light a punishment.  He has a lust for power, a quality shared by his daughter Azula. He favors his daughter over Zuko, seeing her as a firebending prodigy. The expectations Ozai had for Azula caused her to become stressed and paranoid, eventually leading to her mental breakdown at the end of the series.

Abilities
Abilities

Ozai is an extremely skilled and powerful firebender, able to hold his own at the height of his powers due to Sozin's Comet against Aang despite Aang's status as a full-fledged Avatar. He is one of the few who can generate lightning along with Azula and Iroh, though he is shown to be the only one to shoot lightning out of both hands. With his firebending ability he is able to propel himself in the air similar to a jet. When Sozin's Comet arrives his firebending ability increases even more. After confronting the Avatar, Ozai's powers are taken away by Aang's Energybending.

Appearances in other media

Video game

He appears as an antagonist in the video game Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno.

Film

Fire Lord Ozai appears in the live action feature film in The Last Airbender played by Cliff Curtis. Unlike the series, Ozai is a regular character in the film.

Live action remake 
Daniel Dae Kim will play Ozai in the Netflix live action remake of the series.

References
References

Other websites
Ozai on Avatar Wiki, an Avatar: The Last Airbender Wiki

Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Animated characters
Avatar: The Last Airbender
Mai may refer to:

Mai (name)
Mai, a minor character from the television show Avatar: The Last Airbender
Laskovyi Mai - Soviet boy band from Moscow
Chiang Mai - city in Thailand
The translation of the month May in several European and other languages
Appa is a fictional flying bison in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The character and series were created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Appa is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

Other websites
Appa at Avatar Wikia

Animated characters
Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fictional characters introduced in 2005

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Momo is a fictional character in Nickelodeon's animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The character and series were created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko. Momo is voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

Other websites
Momo at Avatar Wikia

Animated characters
Characters of Avatar: The Last Airbender
Fictional characters introduced in 2005
The Melbourne Grand Prix Circuit is a street circuit around Albert Park Lake, only a couple of kilometres south of central Melbourne. It is used once a year as a racetrack for the Australian Grand Prix and associated support races.

Design 
The circuit uses everyday sections of road that circle Albert Park Lake, a small man-made lake just south of the Central Business District of Melbourne.  The roads that are used were rebuilt prior to the first race in 1996 to ensure consistency and smoothness.  As a result, the Albert Park track has quite a smooth surface. 

The course is considered to be quite fast and relatively easy to drive. Drivers have commented that the consistent placement of corners allows them to easily learn the circuit and achieve competitive times.  The flat terrain around the lake, coupled with a track design that features few true straights, means that it is not easy to pass another car on the track. Watching the entire race track can only be done from a grandstand seat.
Each year, most of the trackside fencing, pedestrian overpasses, grandstands and other motorsport infrastructure must be erected for the race. This is done about one month before the Grand Prix weekend. They are all removed by six weeks after the event.  Land around the circuit has restricted access during the grand prix weekend. This includes an aquatic centre, a golf course, a football stadium, some restaurants and rowing boathouses. Many nearby local residents are unhappy with the loss of park access. Some maintain a silent protest against the event. The event is popular with most people in Melbourne and Australia. They have a large European population and a general interest in motorsport. Middle Park (stadium), the home of South Melbourne FC was demolished in 1994 due to expansion at Albert Park.
Albert Park has the distinction of being the only venue to hold the Australian Grand Prix in both World Championship and non-World Championship formats.  Prior to the  Grand Prix, a modified version of the current circuit was used for both the 1953 and 1956 Grands Prix.  During this time Albert Park ran anti-clockwise as opposed to the current GP circuit standard clockwise.

Related pages
Adelaide Street Circuit

References

Other websites 

 Australian Grand Prix Corporation
 Google Maps satellite view of the circuit
 Trackpedias guide to the Albert Park Circuit 
 Albert Park Circuit info from official F1 site

Formula One circuits
Semiramide is an Italian opera written by Gioachino Rossini. It has two acts. It was first performed at the Teatro La Fenice in Venice, on February 3, 1823, libretto by Gaetano Rossi. This was after Voltaire's Semiramis. This opera was successful from the start and is still performed today.

Principal roles
 Semiramide - soprano
 Arsace - mezzo-soprano
 Assur - bass
 Idreno - tenor
 Oroe - bass
 Azema - soprano

Sources
 The Complete Dictionnary of Opera & Operetta, James Anderson, Vikings Books, 1989.

1820s operas
Clarence John "Clancy" Brown III (born January 5, 1959) is an American actor. He is known for his roles as Byron Hadley in The Shawshank Redemption and  Career Sergeant Zim in Starship Troopers. He is perhaps best known for his role as the Kurgan in the cult classic Highlander. Brown also works extensively as a voice actor in animated TV series. He was the voice of Lex Luthor on Superman: The Animated Series and Justice League/Justice League Unlimited. He also voices Mr. Krabs on SpongeBob SquarePants.

Further reading 
 Voisin, Scott, Character Kings: Hollywood's Familiar Faces Discuss the Art and Business of Acting BearManor Media, 2009.

Other websites
 Clancy Brown's official website
 
 
 

1959 births
Living people
American movie actors
American television actors
American voice actors
Actors from Ohio
TV Guide is an American weekly magazine about television programming.

In addition to TV listings, the publication features television-related news, celebrity interviews, gossip and film reviews and crossword puzzles. Some issues also have horoscope listings.

Other websites
 
 TVGuide.com (now unrelated to the magazine)

American weekly magazines
Television
Magazines published in New York City
The Annie Awards are given to recognize good work in animation. They have been presented by the Los Angeles, California branch of the International Animated Film Association, ASIFA-Hollywood since 1972.

Award categories

Production 

Best Animated Feature
Best Animated Home Entertainment Production
Best Animated Short Subject
Best Animated Television Commercial
Best Animated Television Production
Best Animated Video Game

Individual achievement
Animated Effects
Character Animation in a Feature Production
Character Animation in a Television Production
Character Design in an Animated Feature Production
Character Design in an Animated Television Production
Directing in an Animated Feature Production
Directing in an Animated Television Production
Music in an Animated Feature Production
Music in an Animated Television Production
Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
Production Design in an Animated Television Production
Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production
Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production
Writing in an Animated Feature Production
Writing in an Animated Television Production

Juried awards

June Foray Award
Ub Iwerks Award
Winsor McCay Award
Special Achievement in Animation
Certificates of Merit

Notable nominations

Animated features that earned the most nominations:
16: The Incredibles (2004)
16: Kung Fu Panda (2008)
16: Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit (2005)
13: Ratatouille (2007)
12: Finding Nemo (2003)
10: Coraline (2009)
10: Mulan (1998)

Other websites

 Official Site of the Annie Awards
 35th Annie Award Recipients
The ceremony for the 34th Annual Annie Awards, honoring the best in animation in 2006, was held on February 11, 2007 at the Alex Theatre in Glendale, California.

The nominations were announced on December 4, 2006.

Winners are marked in bold text.

Production nominees

Best Animated Feature 

Cars
Happy Feet
Monster House
Open Season
Over the Hedge

Best Home Entertainment Production 

Bambi II
The Adventures of Brer Rabbit
Winnie the Pooh: Shapes & Sizes

Best Animated Short Subject 

Adventure Time
Fumi and the Bad Luck Foot
No Time For Nuts
"Weird Al" Yankovic - "Don't Download This Song"

Best Animated Television Commercial 

Candy Factory - "Ka-chew!"
ESPN - "Believe"
Hilton Hotels - "Dancing Couple"
St. Louis Zoo - "Giraffe"
United Airlines - "Dragon"

Best Animated Television Production 

Charlie and Lola
Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends
King of the Hill
The Fairly OddParents
Wow! Wow! Wubbzy!

Best Animated Video Game
Flushed Away: The Game
Monster House
SpongeBob SquarePants: Creature from the Krusty Krab

Individual achievement

Animated Effects

 Scott Cegielski – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
 Keith Klohn – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 David Stephens – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
 Erdem Taylan – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 John David Thornton – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios

Character Animation in a Feature Production

 Line Andersen – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
 Carlos Baena – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 Gabe Hordos – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
 Bobby Podesta – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 Kristof Serrand – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation

Character Animation in a Television Production
Joshua Jennings – Moral Orel – ShadowMachine Films
 Eileen Kohlhepp – Family Guy – Fox TV
 Sihanouk Mariona – Robot Chicken – ShadowMachine Films
 Yu Jae Myung – Avatar: The Last Airbender "The Blind Bandit" – Nickelodeon

Character Design in an Animated Feature Production

 Peter de Sève – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios
 Carter Goodrich – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
 Nicolas Marlet – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation

Character Design in an Animated Television Production

 Ben Balistreri – Danny Phantom "King Tuck" – Nickelodeon
 Mike Kunkel – The Life & Times of Juniper Lee "Party Monsters" – Cartoon Network Studios
 Carlos Ramos – The X’s "Homebody" – Nickelodeon
 Eric Robles – The X’s "You Only Sneeze Twice" – Nickelodeon

Directing in an Animated Feature Production
David Bowers & Sam Fell – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
 Tim Johnson & Karey Kirkpatrick – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
 Gil Kenan – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
 John Lasseter – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 Carlos Saldanha – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios

Directing in an Animated Television Production

 Shaun Cashman – The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy “Hill Billy” – Cartoon Network Studios
 Craig McCracken – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Bus the Two of Us” – Cartoon Network Studios
 Guy Vasilovich – Growing Up Creepie “The Tell-Tale Poem” – Mike Young Productions
 Giancarlo Volpe – Avatar: The Last Airbender “The Drill” – Nickelodeon

Music in an Animated Feature Production
John Debney – The Ant Bully – Warner Bros. Pictures Presents in Association with Legendary Pictures, a Playtone Production in Association with DNA Productions
 Gordon Goodwin – Bah Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas – Warner Bros. Animation
 Laura Karpman – A Monkey’s Tale – Dedica Group
 Randy Newman – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 John Powell – Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios

Music in an Animated Television Production

 Brad Benedict, Mark Fontana & Erik Godal – Squirrel Boy: "A Line in the Sandwich" (Cartoon Network Studios)
 John King – Shorty McShorts' Shorts: "Boyz on Da Run Part 1" (Walt Disney Television Animation)
 Steve Marston – Jakers!: "The Gift" (Mike Young Productions)
 James L. Venable & Jennifer Kes Remington – Foster's Home for Imaginary Friends: "One False Movie" (Cartoon Networks Studios)

Production Design in an Animated Feature Production
William Cone – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 Andy Harkness – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
 Michael Humphries – Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
 Paul Shardlow – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
 Pierre-Olivier Vincent – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features

Production Design in an Animated Television Production

 Martin Ansolabehere – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Good Wilt Hunting” – Cartoon Network Studios
 Alan Bodner - The Life and Times of Juniper Lee “Water We Fighting For” - Cartoon Network Studios
 Bob Boyle – Wow! Wow! Wubbzy – “Tale of Tails” – Produced by Bolder Media, Inc. in association with Film Roman, a Starz Company.
 Dan Krall – My Gym Partner’s A Monkey “Grub Drive” – Cartoon Network Studios
 Sue Mondt – Camp Lazlo “Hard Days Samson” – Cartoon Network Studios

Storyboarding in an Animated Feature Production
Thom Enriquez Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
 William H. Frake III Ice Age: The Meltdown – Blue Sky Studios
 Gary Graham Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation
 Kris Pearn Open Season – Sony Pictures Animation/Columbia Pictures
 Simon Wells Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features

Storyboarding in an Animated Television Production

 Troy Adomitis - American Dragon: Jake Long “Breakout” – Walt Disney Television Animation
 Ben Balistreri – Danny Phantom “Urban Jungle” – Nickelodeon
 Li Hong – The X’s “You Only Sneeze Twice” – Nickelodeon
 Shaut Nigoghossian – Danny Phantom “Reality Trip” – Nickelodeon
 Adam Van Wyk – Hellboy “Sword of Storms” – Film Roman, a Starz Media Co.

Voice Acting in an Animated Feature Production
Maggie Gyllenhaal – Voice of Zee – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
 Sam Lerner – Voice of Chowder – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
 Spencer Locke – Voice of Jenny – Monster House – Columbia Pictures ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
 Ian McKellen – Voice of the Toad – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features
 Wanda Sykes – Voice of Stella – Over The Hedge – DreamWorks Animation

Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production

 Keith Ferguson – Voice of Blooregard – Foster’s Home for Imaginary Friends “Squeeze the Day” – Cartoon Network Studios
 Eartha Kitt – Voice of Yzma – The Emperor’s New School “Kuzclone” – Walt Disney Television Animation
 Mila Kunis – Voice of Meg Griffin – Family Guy “Barely Legal” – Fuzzy Door Productions
 Russi Taylor – Voice of Ferny – Jakers! “Mi Galeon” – Mike Young Productions
 Patrick Warburton – Voice of Kronk – The Emperor’s New School “Kuzclone” – Walt Disney Television Animation
Writing in an Animated Feature Production

 Rich Burns – Brother Bear 2 – DisneyToon Studios
 Dick Clement & Ian La Frenais and Chris Lloyd & Joe Keenan and Will Davies – Flushed Away – DreamWorks Animation & Aardman Features Dan Harman, Rob Schrab & Pamela Pettler – Monster House – Columbia Pictures Presents an ImageMovers/Amblin Entertainment
 Dan Fogelman – Cars – Pixar Animation Studios
 George Miller, John Collee, Judy Morris & Warren Coleman – Happy Feet – Warner Bros. Pictures Presents in Association with Village Roadshow Pictures, A Kennedy Miller Production in Association with Animal Logic Film

Writing in an Animated Television Production
Kirker Butler – Family Guy “Barely Legal” – Fuzzy Door Productions
 Ian Maxtone-Graham – The Simpsons “The Seemingly Neverending Story” – Gracie Films
 Tom Sheppard – My Gym Partner’s a Monkey “Nice Moustache” – Cartoon Network Studios
 Dan Vebber – American Dad “American Dad Afterschool Special” – Fuzzy Door Productions/Underdog Productions
 John Viener – Family Guy “The Griffin Family History” – Fuzzy Door Productions

Juried awards

June Foray Award

Significant and benevolent or charitable impact on the art and industry of animation.
 Stephen Worth

Winsor McCay Award

Recognition of lifetime or career contributions to the art of animation.

 Bill Plympton
 Genndy Tartakovsky
 Andreas Deja

Ub Iwerks Award

 None

Special Achievement

 None

Certificate of Merit

 Bill Matthews
 Michael Fallik
 Marc Deckter
 Eric Graf

Annie Awards
Glendale, California
February events
2007 in entertainment
2007 in California
The 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards were held at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, California on September 16, 2007 and were live on television on Fox at 8:00 p.m. EDT (00:00 UTC) for the first time in high definition (on tape delay three hours later on the West Coast of the United States at 8:00 p.m. PDT/3:00 UTC). The ceremonies were hosted by Ryan Seacrest.

Nominations and winners

Primetime Telecast Winners

Winners are listed first, in bold. Other nominees are in alphabetical order.

Creative Arts winners

Creative Arts Awards winners who were recognized at the Primetime telecast.

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Emmy Awards

References

Other websites
 Primetime Emmy Awards
 emmys.org — Advanced Primetime Awards Search
 Emmy Awards coverage

Primetime Emmy Awards
The Cheeky Girls are a female bubblegum pop/bubblegum dance and europop duo based in Great Britain. They are identical twins from Transylvania, Romania. They have been active since 2002 when they auditioned in Popstars: The Rivals. Their songs include "The Cheeky Song (Touch My Bum)", "Take Your Shoes Off", "(Hooray, Hooray!) It's a Cheeky Holiday!", "Have a Cheeky Christmas", "Cheeky Flamenco" and "Boys and Girls (Xmas Time Love)". They released another single named "The Farmyard Hokey", but it did not chart. They also have one album, "Party Time as In My Mind (Is A Different World - A Cheeky One)". This album did not chart in the official albums chart. They are part of Multiply record label. Their real names are Gabriela and Monica Irimia.

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2002 establishments in the United Kingdom
2010s music groups
British girl groups
Musical groups established in 2002
Pop music groups
Romanian musical entertainers
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Twin people
Tiaina Baul "Junior" Seau, Jr. (January 19, 1969 – May 2, 2012) was an NFL football player. His jersey number was #55 and he was a linebacker. He was 43 years old. He was 6'3" in height and weighed 250 lb (pounds). He attended the University of Southern California. He played for the New England Patriots, Miami Dolphins and the San Diego Chargers. He had a foundation called the Junior Seau Foundation. He owned his own restaurant in San Diego. He played in the Pro Bowl 12 times. He was of Samoan origin. He received the nickname "Tazmanian Devil" from his teammates. He also has a dance called the "Lightning Bolt Dance" from his days with the Chargers. On May 2, 2012, Seau was found dead in his home by his girlfriend from a self-inflicted gunshot wound to the chest.

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His NFL page
Biography
1969 births
2012 deaths
American football linebackers
Sportspeople from San Diego, California
Sportspeople who committed suicide
Miami Dolphins players
New England Patriots players
San Diego Chargers players
Suicides by firearm in the United States
Momo could mean:
Momo Challenge hoax, a hoax about an internet challenge
Momo (Avatar: The Last Airbender), a character on the TV series Avatar: The Last Airbender.
A very successful children's book Michael Ende wrote in the 1950s, see Momo (book)
Autódromo José Carlos Pace, also known by its former name Interlagos, is a motor racing circuit. It is in the city of São Paulo. It is named after Carlos Pace. Pace was a Brazilian Formula One driver, who died in 1977. The track was renamed in his honor. It is well known for being the venue of the Formula One Brazilian Grand Prix.

Previous History 

The land on which the circuit is built was originally bought in 1926 by property developers. They wanted to build a large suburban development.
Following financial difficulties, partly due to the 1929 stock market crash, it was decided to built a racing circuit instead. Construction started in 1938 and the track was opened in May 1940.
The traditional name of the circuit, Interlagos, literally means "between lakes". It comes from the fact that it was built between two large artificial lakes, Guarapiranga and Billings. They were built in the early 20th century to supply the city with water and electric power. It was renamed in 1985 to its current name to honor the Brazilian Formula One driver José Carlos Pace, who died in a plane crash in 1977.

The facilities include a kart circuit named after Ayrton Senna.
Characteristics 
The circuit is one of the few non-oval racing circuits to go in an anti-clockwise (counter-clockwise) direction. The present design of the track dates back to 1990. The FIA had placed new restrictions on track length. The original circuit was shortened from 7.829 km to only 4.397 km. The track lost three long straight sections and three fast curves. The direction on another curve was reversed and a new curve created. The original track had many fast corners that allowed cars to keep maximum speed for up to twenty seconds. This was considered very dangerous. The new track still has a very long high-speed section. That section contains bumps, high-speed turns and little run-off area, but the track is very wide at this point.

Another feature that makes Interlagos interesting is that it follows the ups and downs of hilly ground. This makes the circuit harder to drive and more demanding on the car's engine. The hilly course is also a good feature for cycling races held in the circuit.
The circuit is known for its bumpy surface. This can cause damage on an F1 car, which has a very low ride height. The races are also physically tough on the drivers. With more right turns, the drivers' necks are forced to move to the left. Since drivers turn left more often, the other side of their neck is usually stronger.

Improvement in 2007 
For the  Brazilian Grand Prix, major repairs were made to the circuit. They were the largest set of repairs made in the last 35 years. The repairs were to fix the problems with the track surface. The existing asphalt surface was entirely replaced, resulting in a much smoother track surface.  At the same time, the pit lane entrance was improve for safety. A new grandstand was built. For the work to be done, the circuit was closed. No events were held in the five months immediately preceding the race.
On 17 October 2007, Companhia Paulista de Trens Metropolitanos (CPTM) opened a new station of the Line C, Autódromo, near the racing circuit. The Line C had been extended to improve the access between the center of São Paulo and southern area of the Greater São Paulo including the circuit. This improved access to the circuit.

Track Course 

The race start is in front of the "Tribunas" section and features a long straight section. Next comes "S do Senna" (Senna's S), a series of left, right, and left turns.

"S do Senna" connects with "Curva do Sol" (Sun Turn), a large-radius left-turn that leads to "Reta Oposta" (Opposite Straight). This refers to the unused back straight of the pre-1990 circuit. Next are two left hand, downhill turns that are called "Descida do Lago" (Lake Descent) and "Mergulho" (Dive). Then there is a short straight section that goes downhill.
After "Mergulho" comes a slow and difficult section, with tight turns and elevation changes. These turns are "Ferradura" (Horseshoe), "Laranjinha" (Orange Turn), "Pinheirinho" (Small Pine Tree), "Bico de Pato" (Duck Bill), and then two left hand turns called "Junção" (Junction).

After "Junção" there is a long, high-speed section. The is "Subida dos Boxes" (Up to the Pits), a long, left-hand uphill turn. At the end there are turns 14 and 15 that form what was once called "Cotovelo" (Elbow).

Pit Lanes 
Interlagos has one of the longest pit-lanes ever used in Formula One. It starts just before the start-finish straight and rejoining the main course after Curva do Sol. Before 2007, the pits entrance was a difficult high-speed left turn. The pit lane entrance was changed to become safer for the 2007 Brazilian Grand Prix.

Comparison 
The fastest laps at the Autódromo José Carlos Pace.

References

Other websites
Other websites 

 Info from the Official Formula 1 Website
 Official Brazilian Grand Prix website
 Satellite picture by Google Maps

Jose Carlos Pace
1940 establishments in South America
1940s establishments in Brazil
Pewter is an alloy made of tin mixed with antimony and copper. It is soft and flexible and it can be melted easily. It dissolves in hydrochloric acid to produce tin(II) chloride, leaving the antimony and copper behind in the hydrochloric acid. In the past, it was used to make knives, forks, spoons and other pieces of cutlery because it was easy to melt down many times. It used to contain poisonous lead, but it does not contain lead anymore as the lead would make people ill when making things with pewter.

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Alloys
Tin(II) chloride, also known as stannous chloride, is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is SnCl2. It has tin and chloride ions in it. The tin is in its +2 oxidation state.

Properties
It is a colorless crystalline solid. It is a reducing agent. It is poisonous to mollusks like clams and oysters. It reacts with water to make tin(II) oxide hydrate, which is white, and hydrochloric acid. That is why tin(II) chloride is normally dissolved in hydrochloric acid. It reacts with oxygen in the air to make tin(IV) chloride and tin(IV) oxide. It reacts with silver and gold compounds to make silver and gold metal. It also reacts with ferric compounds to make ferrous compounds.

It reacts with bases to make tin(II) oxide hydrate, which is white; if more base is added, the tin(II) oxide hydrate dissolves to make a clear solution again.

Preparation
It is made when tin reacts with hydrochloric acid.
Uses
It is used to electroplate tin on steel. It is used in the coloring of textiles. It is used to make silvered mirrors. A certain plastic uses it as a catalyst. It was used as a test for mercury(II) ions. If it is added to a colorless solution of mercury(II), a white solid of mercury(I) would form. If more is added, a black solid of mercury metal would be made. It turns bright purple in a solution that has gold ions in it. It is used in organic chemistry as a reducing agent.

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Tin(II) fluoride
Tin(II) bromide
Tin(II) sulfate

Chlorine compounds
Tin compounds
Tin(II) sulfate is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is SnSO4. It contains tin and sulfate ions. The tin is in its +2 oxidation state.

Properties
It is a white crystalline solid. It is not a reducing agent like other compounds containing tin(II), like tin(II) chloride. It absorbs water from the atmosphere and dissolves in the water it absorbed.

Preparation
It is made by dissolving tin in sulfuric acid. It is also made by reacting tin with copper(II) sulfate.

Uses
It is used as a source of tin(II) ions without any tin(IV) ions contaminating them.

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Tin(II) sulfide
Tin(IV) sulfide

Sulfur compounds
Tin compounds
Tin(IV) chloride, also known as stannic chloride or tin dioxide, is a chemical compound. Its chemical formula is SnCl4. It contains tin and chloride ions. The tin is in its +4 oxidation state.

Properties
It is a corrosive liquid (anhydrous) or solid (hydrated). It makes hydrochloric acid fumes which irritate the nose. It reacts with strong bases to make tin(IV) oxide hydrate. It also reacts with hydrochloric acid to make the SnCl62- ion.

Preparation
It is made by reacting tin with chlorine. 

Sn + 2 Cl2 → SnCl4

Uses
It was used in World War I to create irritating clouds of smoke. It is also used to make tin(IV) fluoride. It is also used to make organic compounds that have tin in them.

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Tin(II) chloride
Tin(IV) bromide
Tin(IV) iodide

Chlorine compounds
Tin compounds