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Charlie St. Cloud is a 2010 fantasy/romance movie produced by Marc Platt and Ben Sherwood and was directed by Burr Steers. The movie is based on the best selling novel, The Death and Life of Charlie St. Cloud.

Cast 
 Zac Efron as Charlie St. Cloud
 Charlie Tahan as Sam St. Cloud
 Amanda Crew as Tess Carroll
 Kim Basinger as Louise St. Cloud
 Ray Liotta as Florio Ferrente
 Donal Logue as Tink Weatherbee
 Dave Franco as Sully
 Augustus Prew as Alistair

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Elephant birds are an extinct family of large birds which could not fly. They were found only on the island of Madagascar. The group had two genera, Aepyornis and Mullerornis, and seven species. Like several other flightless birds, they were hunted to extinction.

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The Elephant birds, which were giant ratites, have been extinct since at least the 17th century. Étienne de Flacourt, a French governor of Madagascar in the 1640s and 1650s, recorded frequent sightings of elephant birds. Aepyornis, one of the world's largest birds, is believed to have been over  tall, weighing close to 400 kg (880 lb). Remains of Aepyornis adults and eggs have been found. In some cases the eggs have a circumference of over  and a length up to . The egg volume is about 160 times greater than a chicken egg.

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Sami Salo (born September 2, 1974 in Turku, Finland) was a professional Finnish ice hockey defenceman that played for the Tampa Bay Lightning of the National Hockey League (NHL). He also played for the Vancouver Canucks and Ottawa Senators. He was selected by the Ottawa Senators with the 239th pick in the 1996 NHL Draft.

Salo has also played 9 seasons with the Vancoucer Canucks, 4 seasons with the Ottawa Senators, 3 seasons with TPS of the SM-liiga, 1 season with Jokerit of the SM-liiga and 1 season with Frölunda HC of the Swedish Elite League.

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Season Three (Book 3: Fire) of Avatar: The Last Airbender, an American animated television series on Nickelodeon, first showed its 21 episodes on television from 21 September, 2007 to 19 July, 2008. The season was created by Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, and it starred Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, Jessie Flower, Dante Basco, and Grey DeLisle as character voices.

This third and final season focuses on Aang's quest to defeat the tyrannical Fire Lord Ozai. In the season's beginning, protagonist Aang and his friends Sokka, Katara, and Toph are traveling through the Fire Nation, conjuring a plan for invading the Fire Nation and looking for a teacher to teach Aang Firebending. Midway through the season, Aang gathers friends he met in previous episodes and leads a failed invasion into the Fire Nation. Former antagonist and anti-hero Zuko changes sides and joins Aang, serving as his Firebending teacher until the season finale, when Aang finally defeats the Fire Lord and ends the war.
The final season features 21 episodes, one more than the previous two seasons. The season finale consisted of the four episodes showed together as a two-hour television movie. Season Three received a similar positive critic to that of the previous seasons. The season, and especially the finale, received much critical acclaim, with praises from sources such as DVD Talk and IGN.

Production

The season was produced by and aired on Nickelodeon, which is owned by Viacom. The show's creators, Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko, worked with Aaron Ehasz. Most of the individual episodes were directed by Ethan Spaulding, Lauren MacMullan and Giancarlo Volpe. Episodes were written by a team of writers, which consisted of Aaron Ehasz, Elizabeth Welch Ehasz, Tim Hedrick, John O'Bryan; along with creators DiMartino and Konietzko.
The season's music was written by "The Track Team", which consists of Jeremy Zuckerman and Benjamin Wynn, who were known to the show's creators because Zuckerman was Konietzko's roommate.

Cast

Mako's death 

Mako Iwamatsu, the voice actor of Iroh at first season, died during the production and was replaced by Greg Baldwin.

Episodes

DVD releases

Between 30 October 2007 and 16 September 2008, Nickelodeon sold four DVD volumes and a complete box-set. Each of the four volume DVDs had one disc and five episodes, with the exception of volume four, which had six episodes, and the boxed set had all twenty-one episodes on five discs. The boxed set of DVDs was sold on 1 February 2010 in the UK.

Critic
Critic

Like the previous 2 seasons, the critic was positive overall. Jamie S. Rich from DVD Talk said, "In addition to the solid writing, Avatar the Last Airbender also has amazing animation. The character designs, with its roots in classic Asian folklore, are colorful and inventive, and the overall animation is smooth and consistently executed". Jamie S. Rich wrote in another review:

This final season in the trilogy is turning out to be the best... At this point in the story, major things are happening, with the characters going through changes and the various plot elements coming together. Thankfully, the show creators never rest, and the quality control is top-notch. The writing is smart, and the animation always impressive.

Henrik Batallones, a BuddyTV Staff Columnist, also noted the wide variety of positive reviews from the press for the season finale, noting that sources such as the New York Times and Toon Zone gave Avatar "glowing reviews".
The season also received praise for its video and sound quality. Nick Lyons from DVD Talk felt that the video quality appeared better than previous seasons, which had also garnered additional awards. He also remarks that the sound is "spot on...as per usual." At the 2008 Annie Awards, the season won "Best Animated Television Production for Children". At the same Annie Awards, Joaquim Dos Santos won the "Best Directing in an Animated Television Production" caption for his directing in "Into the Inferno". Joaquim Dos Santos also gave Avatar a nomination at Annecy 2008 for his work with "The Day of Black Sun Part 2: The Eclipse". Additionally, music editor and composer Jeremy Zuckerman and the sound editing team were nominated a Golden Reel award for "Best Sound Editing in a Television Animation" for their work in "Avatar Aang".

Film adaptation
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The final part of the planned The Last Airbender trilogy is expected to be based on Book Three with the main cast of the first and second films and M. Night Shyamalan to return as director, writer and producer.

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Anal bleaching is a process that causes the skin around the anus to become lighter in color.  The process is done for appearance.  Some events can cause the anus to appear darker, such as aging and defecation.

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The Renault R 312 is a bus produced by Renault. It replaced the SC 10 in 1987, and was replaced by the Irisbus Agora in 1996.

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Flower is a 1989 Grunge song by the American rock band Soundgarden. The song was released May 1989 and was recorded in Spring of 1988. Flower was written by Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil. The song is the first and only single from Soundgarden's debut 1988 album, Ultramega OK. 

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"Black Hole Sun" is a 1994 grunge song by the American grunge band Soundgarden, from their fourth studio album Superunknown, which was released in 1994. The song was written by Chris Cornell. It is a playable song in the video game, Rock Band.

The song won the Grammy Award for Best Hard Rock Performance and it was also nominated for Best Rock Song. The music video for Black Hole Sun won a MTV Video Music Award for Best Metal/Hard Rock Video in 1994.

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"Jesus Christ Pose" is a 1991 heavy metal song by the American grunge band Soundgarden, from their third studio album Badmotorfinger, which was released in 1991. The song was written by Matt Cameron, Chris Cornell, Ben Shepherd and Kim Thayil and is a downloadable song in the video game, Rock Band.

The music video for Jesus Christ Pose received a lot of controversy from Christians since many of the band's listeners were Christians and they felt that the band was showing the song and music video as anti-Christian.

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165659 Michaelhicks (called 2001 LZ6 before it was given a name) is a main belt asteroid.  It was found by the Near Earth Asteroid Tracking team at Haleakalā on June 15, 2001.  165659 Michaelhicks is named after Michael D. Hicks, a scientist at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

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212929 Satovski (provisional designation 2008 AD112)  is a main belt asteroid.  It was discovered by Boris Satovski, Timur Kryachko, and Stanislav Korotkiy on January 15, 2008 at the Engelhardt Observatory, Zelenchukskaya Station, near Special Astrophysical Observatory of the Russian Academy of Science, Russia.

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189930 Jeanneherbert (provisional designation 2003 SR200) is a main belt asteroid.  It was discovered by David Healy on September  22, 2003 at Junk Bond Observatory.  189930 Jeanneherbert is named after Jeanne Herbert, an active member of the Huachuca Astronomy Club.

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"Hunted Down" is a 1991 heavy metal song by the American grunge band Soundgarden. It is from their debut EP Screaming Life, which was released in 1987. The song was written by Chris Cornell and Kim Thayil.

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"Loud Love" is a 1989 grunge song by the American grunge band Soundgarden, from their second studio album Louder Than Love, which was released in 1989. The song was written by Chris Cornell. "Loud Love" is featured in the movie Wayne's World.

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Nick Boynton (born January 14, 1979 in Nobleton, Ontario) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey defenceman. He played a career total of 11 seasons in the National Hockey League (NHL). He played for the Boston Bruins, Phoenix Coyotes, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Chicago Blackhawks, and the Philadelphia Flyers. He also played 9 regular seasons games with the Nottingham Panthers of the Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL).

Boynton was diagnosed with Type 1 Diabetes in 1997. He retired from playing professional ice hockey in 2011.

Awards
Stanley Cup - with the Chicago Blackhawks (2010)

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Sozin's Comet: The Final Battle is the series finale for the Nickelodeon's television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was directed by Ethan Spaulding, Giancarlo Volpe, and Joaquim Dos Santos, and written by Michael Dante DiMartino, Bryan Konietzko, and Aaron Ehasz. Though intended to be split into three parts, the finale aired as a two-hour four-part movie on 19 July 2008. Prior to the week of 14–19 July, no episodes had been shown since 30 November 2007. The Saturday airing of Sozin's Comet acted as a climax to a week of ten new episodes that concluded Avatar's third season.

The finale focuses on series protagonist Aang's non-violent personality and his reluctance to kill Fire Lord Ozai. The finale also follows the exploits of many of Aang's friends and allies, including Sokka, Toph and Suki's struggle to destroy a Fire Nation airship armada, Zuko and Katara's battle against Zuko's sister Azula, and Iroh, King Bumi, and the Order of the White Lotus' attempt to reconquer Ba Sing Se.
Sozin's Comet received positive reception from critics and fans alike. The initial showing averaged 5.6 million viewers, a 195% increase in ratings compared with ratings from mid-July 2007. The premiere of episodes 52–61 (episodes 12–21 of Book 3: Fire throughout the week of Sozin's Comet'''s release received over 19 million views, of which 5.6 million were from the premiere of Sozin's Comet. At the 2008 Annie Awards, the director of the third part of Sozin's Comet (Episode 20 – Sozin's Comet, Part 3: "Into the Inferno") won an award for "Best Directing in an Animated Television Production".

Plot

Part 1: The Phoenix King
That night, Aang sleepwalks to a forest not to be found in the morning. After the group fails to locate him, Zuko takes them to June, a tracker who might be able to locate Aang, using his smell. Meanwhile, Fire Lord Ozai proclaims himself to be ruler of the world, under the title "Phoenix King", and declares Azula to be the new Fire Lord, setting off to burn the world and rebuild it under his New Order.

Part 2: The Old Masters

Zuko's tracker, June, is unable to locate Aang, but does find Zuko's uncle, Iroh. He and several other characters (Pakku, Jeong Jeong, King Bumi and Piandao) are part of an otherwise non-aligned group known as the "Order of the White Lotus", which plans to liberate the Earth Kingdom capital, Ba Sing Se, from Fire Nation rule. Zuko and Katara decide to fight Azula in the Fire Nation capital while Sokka, Toph, and Suki attempt to destroy the airship fleet of Ozai.
Meanwhile, Aang awakens on a floating island. Frustrated with his inability to find a way to defeat Ozai without killing him, he asks four of his past lives for advice. Unsatisfied with their answers, he asks the island for help. The island, which is actually a giant "lion-turtle", provides Aang with the power of energybending and leaves him on the Earth Kingdom shores.

Part 3: Into the Inferno
Meanwhile, Sokka, Toph, and Suki hijack a Fire Nation airship, and use it to destroy many others, effectively stopping Ozai's plan of incinerating the Earth Kingdom. In Ba Sing Se, the Order of the White Lotus, led by Iroh, lay siege to the Fire Nation forces within the city, with the sole intention of re-conquering it in the name of the Earth Kingdom. Aang reappears and begins to duel the Fire Lord. However, when Aang successfully redirects lightning he purposely misses Ozai to avoid killing him. Because of his pacifism, Ozai begins to gain the advantage.

Part 4: Avatar Aang

Zuko lies on the ground twitching as Katara and Azula fight. After several minutes of running, Katara freezes Azula and chains her to the ground. After doing it, Katara revives Zuko.
After a fierce battle, Ozai slams Aang into a rock inadvertently releasing his locked seventh chakra and enters the Avatar State. With the power of his past lives, Aang overwhelms Ozai. Although Ozai is subdued, Aang refuses to kill him; instead, he locks Ozai down with earth. He realizes what the lion-turtle had meant and uses Energybending to strip Ozai of his Firebending powers, ending his ability to wage war. Afterwards, Aang raises and lowers nearby water to undo the damages that the Fire Nation caused.

The Order of the White Lotus liberates Ba Sing Se in the name of the Earth King. During his coronation, Zuko promises to aid the world in the postwar reconstruction. Sometime after the ceremony, Zuko visits Ozai's prison and demands he tell him the location of the banished Ursa, Zuko's mother. A final scene depicts the main cast gathered in Iroh's new tea shop, the Jasmine Dragon. Aang and Katara kiss passionately upon the shop balcony as the series ends.

Production
Production

Co-creators Michael Dante DiMartino and Bryan Konietzko wrote the majority of the finale; DiMartino wrote parts one, three, and four, and Konietzko assisted with parts three and four. Aaron Ehasz, a frequent writer for the series, wrote part two. Ethan Spaulding directed part one (The Phoenix King), Giancarlo Volpe directed part two (The Old Masters), and Joaquim Dos Santos directed parts three and four (Into the Inferno + Avatar Aang). Dos Santos was nominated for an Annie Award for his directing of part three, "Into the Inferno". Although Sozin's Comet was originally written as a three-part story, the creators noticed that the length had grown beyond what they had predicted from the initial script. To avoid pacing issues, they split the final part in two, adding several scenes to fill the remaining time.
Although Avatar is not considered anime because of its American origin, Tasha Robinson of the SciFi Channel observed that "Avatar blurs the line between anime and (USA) domestic cartoons until it becomes irrelevant." An IGN reviewer commented that Sozin's Comet "had that classic anime-look that I've always loved to see when watching old anime movies. The story through the animation was perfectly done." The special's music was written and composed by "The Track Team", led by Jeremy Zuckerman. However, unlike past episodes, a music track produced by a live orchestra was used, rather than one in midi format.

During the San Diego Comic-con, it was announced that a reunion between Zuko and his mother, Ursa had been arranged, and made into a storyboard. However, it was dropped just before the finale was finished, as requested by show co-creator Michael Dante DiMartino.
The cast of Sozin's Comet includes all of the key characters from season three. Protagonists Aang, Katara, Sokka, and Toph are voiced by Zach Tyler Eisen, Mae Whitman, Jack DeSena, and Jessie Flower respectively. Iroh is voiced by Greg Baldwin and Zuko is voiced by Dante Basco. Grey DeLisle and Mark Hamill voice the two antagonists, Azula and Fire Lord Ozai, respectively. The co-creators also lend their voices to two minor characters in the third part, "Into the Inferno".Avatar: The Last Airbender borrows extensively from East Asian art to create its fictional universe. Four "bending" arts exist in the universe; they are based on different styles and variations of Chinese martial arts: Baguazhang for Airbending, Hung Gar and Southern Praying Mantis for Earthbending, Northern Shaolin for Firebending, and Tai Chi for Waterbending. Additionally, series borrows heavily from the Taoist concept of balance and order. The Avatar, an incarnation of a divine being, is supposed to maintain the world's order.
Nickelodeon originally broadcasted Sozin's Comet from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm EST on 19 July 2008. Just ten days later, on 29 July, the "Book 3: Fire – Volume 4" DVD was released, which contained the four episodes as well as episodes 56 and 57 (episodes 16 & 17 of third season), audio commentary from the series' co-creators, cast, and crew, and a comic book.
ReceptionSozin's Comet received many positive critical reviews; Ed Liu of Toon Zone stated that it made Avatar "one of the finest animated television series ever made", and IGN stating that this "film" deserved an Academy Award. Toon Zone praised the skill of the animation directors in designing the sweeping movements of the battle scenes, as well as the slower scenes, "including one moving reconciliation and the quiet coda that ties off many of the remaining loose ends of the series". IGN reviewer Tory Ireland Mell wrote that she would "put it in the top ten films of all time". She also praised the artistic skill of the designers, stating that the "whole dark tone was gorgeous to look at", especially the "art of the Lion Turtle". She thought that Sozin's Comet lacked plot holes, as well as unnecessary plot devices, stating that the "story moved and kept us moving right along with it from beginning to end". She gave Sozin's Comet a 10 out of 10 "Masterful" rating
.Sozin's Comet has received its share of criticism as well. Reviewers commented about the difficulty in understanding the voice of a new character: the Lion Turtle. The Lion Turtle was designed by Bryan Konietzko and character designer Jae Woo Kim. Bryan Konietzko disliked how the Lion Turtle turned out; he felt that the art was not up to standards of the original design he had received. CraveOnline felt that because "the series was for children, the writers were at a loss of ideas to work around the murder angle," and the decision not to kill the Fire Lord introduced "so many convenient plot twists [that] set us up for a humongous deus ex machina that allows the Fire Lord to be thwarted without dying".
The premiere of Sozin's Comet averaged 5.6 million viewers, 195% more viewers than Nickelodeon had received in mid-July 2007. During the week of 14 July 2008, it ranked as the most-viewed program for the under-14 demographic. The premiere of episodes 52–61 (episodes 12–21 of third season) throughout the week of Sozin's Comet's release received a total of 19 million views, and Avatar reached Nielsen's list of Top 20 Cable Results for the week ending 20 June 2008 four times. It also appeared on iTunes' top ten list of best-selling television episodes during that same week. Sozin's Comet's popularity affected online media as well; "Rise of the Phoenix King", a Nick.com online game based on Sozin's Comet, generated almost 815,000 game plays within three days. A video game loosely based on the third season, Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno'', was released on 13 October 2008.
Joaquim Dos Santos won the "Best Directing in an Animated Television Production" caption in the 2008 Annie Awards for his directing in "Into the Inferno". Additionally, music editor and composer Jeremy Zuckerman and the sound editing team were nominated a Golden Reel award for "Best Sound Editing in a Television Animation" for their work in "Avatar Aang".

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Lennox Claudius Lewis CM CBE (born September 2, 1965 in West Ham, London, England, United Kingdom) is a British/Canadian retired professional boxer. Lewis is one of five people to have won the heavyweight championship three times. Lewis was inducted into the Canada's Sports Hall of Fame in 2008 and was inducted into the International Boxing Hall of Fame in 2009. Lewis holds notable victories over many people: Mike Tyson, Donovan Ruddock, Tony Tucker, Frank Bruno, Andrew Golota, Michael Grant, David Tua, Hasim Rahman, and Vitali Klitschko.

Lewis lives in Miami Beach with his wife, former Miss Jamaica runner-up Violet Chang and their two children, a daughter named Ling and a son named Landon.

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These are the complete Grand Prix racing results for Renault F1 team.


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Mecachrome was an engineering company. Starting in 1983 they helped Renault build the  turbocharged engines supplied to other race teams. Starting in 1992 they help Renault build the V10 engines to supply the Ligier team. This changed to Benetton and Williams in 1995. After 1997, Renault sold its engine to Mecachrome.

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Canadian Tire is one of Canada's 35 largest publicly traded companies. Canadian Tire is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Canadian Tire has their own kind of paper coupons that resemble banknote money which distinguishes the company from other retailers in Canada.

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 in the 1980s: "There is a lot more to Canadian Tire than tires"
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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 is a 2001 skateboarding game that was developed by Neversoft, Edge of Reality for the Nintendo 64 port, Shaba Games for the PlayStation port, Vicarious Visions for the Game Boy Advance port, Gearbox Software for the PC port and HotGen for the Game Boy Color port and was published by Activision. It is the third game in the Tony Hawk series.

Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 was the last game ever to be made for the Nintendo 64. Less than 400 copies of the N64 port are known to exist. It was also the first PlayStation 2 game to support online play, predating the actual online hook up.

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Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 received mainly positive reviews:

IGN - 9.7/10
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E3 2001 Game Critics Awards: Best Sports Game
2002 Interactive Achievement Awards: Best Sports Console Game

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Félix Abraham Hernández (nicknamed "King Felix"), was born on April 8, 1986, in Valencia, Venezuela.  He is a Major League Baseball starting pitcher for the Seattle Mariners.

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Avatar: The Last Airbender—The Burning Earth (in Europe known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang—The Burning Earth) is a video game for Xbox 360, Wii, PlayStation 2, Nintendo DS, Game Boy Advance, and based on the animated television series Avatar: The Last Airbender. It was one of the last games released for the Game Boy Advance in North America. The game was followed by a sequel, Avatar: Into the Inferno, around a year later.

The Xbox 360 version of the game is notorious among 360 gamers as the easiest game to earn 1000/1000 achievement points, which can be done in less than a minute.

Synopsis
Synopsis

The game is the sequel of Avatar: The Last Airbender series, which is about the war the Fire Nation started. As the Avatar, Aang has to master all four elements and stop the Fire Nation from destroying the Earth Kingdom, just as they did with the Air Nomads. Experience for first time in the Avatar games the bending of all four elements, playing as Aang, Sokka, Katara, Toph, Zuko, Iroh, Jet and even Appa and Momo. The game is based on the second season of Avatar: The Last Airbender.

Features 

Unlike Avatar: The Last Airbender, Avatar: The Last Airbender - The Burning Earth features a multiplayer mode. In each stage, two characters can explore the area. Animal allies, Momo and Appa, appear in special "dramatic air battles." Players can also use all four bending styles. Another feature is Aang's ability to go into the Avatar State and unleash its power on enemies.

Playable Characters and Bosses

Playable Characters

 Aang
 Katara
 Sokka
 Toph
 Zuko
 Iroh
Jet (Console versions only)
Momo
Appa
Bosses (In order of appearance)

 General Fong
 The Governor
 Swamp Monster
 Toph
 Xin Fu
 Air Battle against Azula, Mai and Ty Lee
 Wan Shi Tong
 Long Feng
 Double Battle against Azula and Zuko
Bosses in DS version
 General Fong
 The Governor
 The Swamp Monster
 Xin Fu
 Long Feng & Dai Li Agents
 Princess Azula

Bosses in GBA version

 Toph
 Azula
 Long Feng
 Big Wang

Goofs

 Zuko's in-game character icon shows the scar over his right eye, rather than his left, when Zuko is Player 2.

Xbox 360 Achievements controversy

The Xbox 360 version of the game is derided as the easiest game to earn all achievements and Gamerscore among all titles released for the platform. The game features just five achievements, and all 1000 Gamerscore can be easily earned in just 59 seconds in the first level of the game. The publisher of the game was interviewed by MTV.com game blogger Tracey John, regarding the easiness of the achievements, and stated that they were simply created with kids in mind.
Laura Massey referred to the controversy while watching a trailer during Microsoft's Kinect reveal at E3 in 2010.

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Faust is a grand opera in five acts. The music was composed by Charles Gounod.  The French libretto was written by Jules Barbier and Michel Carré. The libretto was based on Carré's play Faust et Marguerite. Carre's play was, in turn, based on the first past of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's Faust. The opera was first performed at the Théâtre-Lyrique in Paris on 19 March 1859. It was well received. The opera was Gounod's greatest success.
Faust was one of the most popular operas of the 19th century. It was the first opera to be performed at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City in October 1883.  It is an expensive opera to perform because of its large cast and many sets and costumes. Productions of the opera have declined since 1950. References to the opera have been frequent in other media. It is the opera being performed in the 1925 silent movie The Phantom of the Opera, for example. Despite its cost, the opera is still performed. It is number 35 on the Operabase list of the most-performed operas worldwide.

Roles 
 Doctor Faust - tenor
 Marguerite - soprano
 Mephistophélès - bass
 Valentin, a soldier and Marguerite's brother - baritone
 Siebel, Faust's student - mezzo-soprano
 Dame Marthe, Marguerite's guardian - mezzo-soprano
 Wagner, Faust's friend - Baritone
 Soldiers, students, demons, angels, etc.

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The opera takes place in Germany during the 16th century.

Act 1
Act 1 

Doctor Faust is an aging scholar. He decides that his studies have come to nothing. They have only caused him to miss out on life and love (Rien! En vain j'interroge). He tries to kill himself with poison. He stops when he hears a choir. He curses science and faith. He asks for guidance from Satan. Méphistophélès appears (duet: Me voici). He tempts Faust with a vision of the beautiful Marguerite at her spinning wheel. He persuades Faust to buy Méphistophélès's services on earth in exchange for Faust's in Hell. Faust's cup of poison magically becomes an elixir of youth. He drinks it. The aged doctor becomes a handsome young man. The two companions then set out into the world.

Act 2
Act 2 

Near the city gates, students, soldiers, and villagers sing a drinking song (Vin ou Bière). Valentin is leaving for war with his friend Wagner. Valentin asks his young friend Siébel to take care of his sister Marguerite (O Sainte Medaille). Méphistophélès appears. He provides the crowd with wine. He sings a rousing song about the Golden Calf (Le veau d'or). Méphistophélès says bad things about Marguerite. Valentin tries to strike him with his sword. The sword shatters in the air. Valentin and his friends use the cross-shaped hilts of their swords to drive off what they now know is an infernal power (chorus: De l'enfer). Méphistophélès is joined by Faust. The villagers dance a waltz (Ainsi que la brise légère). Marguerite appears. Faust declares his admiration. She declines to walk with Faust out of modesty.

Act 3
Act 3 

In Marguerite's garden, the lovesick Siébel leaves a bouquet for Marguerite (Faites-lui mes aveux). Faust sends Méphistophélès in search of a gift for Marguerite and sings a cavatina (Salut, demeure chaste et pure) idealizing Marguerite as a pure child of nature. Méphistophélès brings in a decorated box containing exquisite jewelry and a hand mirror and leaves it on Marguerite's doorstep, next to Siébel's flowers. Marguerite enters, pondering her encounter with Faust at the city gates, and sings a melancholy ballad about the King of Thulé (Il était un roi de Thulé).
Marthe, Marguerite's neighbour, notices the jewellery and says it must be from an admirer. Marguerite tries on the jewels and is captivated by how they enhance her beauty, as she sings in the famous aria, the Jewel Song (Ah! je ris de me voir si belle en ce miroir). Méphistophélès and Faust join the women in the garden and romance them. Marguerite allows Faust to kiss her (Laisse-moi, laisse-moi contempler ton visage), but then asks him to go away. She sings at her window for his quick return, and Faust, listening, returns to her. Under the watchful eye and malevolent laughter of Méphistophélès, it is clear that Faust's seduction of Marguerite will be successful.

Act 4 

Marguerite's room / A public square outside her house / A cathedral
[Note: The scenes of acts 4 and 5 are sometimes given in a different order and portions are sometimes shortened or cut in performance.]
After being impregnated and abandoned by Faust, Marguerite has given birth and is a social outcast. She sings an aria at her spinning wheel (Il ne revient pas). Siébel stands by her. The scene shifts to the square outside Marguerite's house. Valentin's company returns from the war to a military march (Deposons les armes and Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux, the well-known "soldiers' chorus"). Siébel asks Valentin to forgive Marguerite. Valentin rushes to her cottage. While he is inside Faust and Méphistophélès appear, and Méphistophélès, thinking that only Marguerite is there, sings a mocking burlesque of a lover's serenade under Marguerite's window (Vous qui faites l'endormie). Valentin comes out of the cottage, now knowing that Faust has debauched his sister. The three men fight, Méphistophélès blocking Valentin's sword, allowing Faust to make the fatal thrust. With his dying breath Valentin blames Marguerite for his death and condemns her to Hell before the assembled townspeople (Ecoute-moi bien Marguerite)
. Marguerite goes to the church and tries to pray there but is stopped, first by Méphistophélès and then by a choir of devils. She finishes her prayer but faints when she is cursed again by Méphistophélès.
Act 5 
 

The Harz Mountains on Walpurgis Night / A cavern / The interior of a prison
Méphistophélès and Faust are surrounded by witches (Un, deux et trois). Faust is transported to a cave of queens and courtesans, and Méphistophélès promises to provide Faust with the love of the greatest and most beautiful women in history. An orgiastic ballet suggests the revelry that continues throughout the night. As dawn approaches, Faust sees a vision of Marguerite and calls for her. Méphistophélès helps Faust enter the prison where Marguerite is being held for killing her child. They sing a love duet (Oui, c'est toi que j'aime). Méphistophélès states that only a mortal hand can deliver Marguerite from her fate, and Faust offers to rescue her from the hangman, but she prefers to trust her fate to God and His angels (Anges purs, anges radieux). At the end she asks why Faust's hands are covered in blood, pushes him away, and falls down motionless. Méphistophélès curses, as a voice on high sings "Sauvée!" ("Saved!")
. The bells of Easter sound and a chorus of angels sings "Christ est ressuscité!" ('"Christ is risen!"). The walls of the prison open, and Marguerite's soul rises to heaven. In despair Faust follows it with his eyes; he falls to his knees and prays. Méphistophélès is turned away by the shining sword of the archangel.
Discography 
 1912: Leon Beyle (Faust), Jeanne Campredon (Marguerite), Ardré Gresse (Méphistophélès), Jean Noté (Valentin); Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre de l'Opéra-Comique de Paris, François Ruhlman - (Marston)
 1920: Giuliano Romagnoli (Faust), Gemma Bosini (Marguerite), Fernando Autori (Mephistopheles), Adolfo Pacini (Valentin); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Carlo Sabajno - (La Voce del Padrone)
 1958: Nicolai Gedda (Faust), Victoria de Los Angeles (Marguerite), Boris Christoff (Méphistophélès), Ernest Blanc (Valentin); Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, André Cluytens - (EMI Classics)
 1966: Franco Corelli (Faust), Joan Sutherland (Marguerite), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Méphistophélès), Robert Massard (Valentin); Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge - (Decca)
1978: Plácido Domingo (Faust), Mirella Freni (Marguerite), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Méphistophélès), Thomas Allen (Valentin); Chœurs et Orchestre du Théâtre National de l'Opéra de Paris, Georges Prêtre - (EMI Classics)
 1986: Francisco Araiza (Faust), Kiri Te Kanawa (Marguerite), Evgeny Nesterenko (Méphistophélès), Andreas Schmidt (Valentin); Chor und Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Colin Davis - (Philips)
 1991: Richard Leech (Faust), Cheryl Studer (Marguerite), José van Dam (Méphistophélès), Thomas Hampson (Valentin); Chɶur De L'Armée Française, Chœur et Orchestre du Capitole de Toulouse, Michel Plasson - (EMI Classics)
 1993: Jerry Hadley (Faust), Cecilia Gasdia (Marguerite), Samuel Ramey (Méphistophélès), Alexander Agache (Valentin); Chorus and Orchestra of Welsh National Opera, Carlo Rizzi - (Teldec/Warner Classics)
References 

 Anderson, James. 1999. The Complete Dictionnary of Opera & Operetta.  Wings Books.

1880s operas
Faust
Avatar: The Last Airbender – Into the Inferno (known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang — Into the Inferno in Europe) is a video game based on the Nickelodeon animated series Avatar: The Last Airbender. The game's setting is based upon the show's third season. The game was released on 13 October 2008 in North America and on 1 November 2008 in Europe. An Xbox 360 version was released on 31 October 2008 in Europe.

Gameplay

Gameplay styles vary on different platforms. In the Nintendo DS version, the characters have very large heads, giving the game a cartoonish, or chibi, feel. One of the DS screenshots show that Katara's ice bridge ability will return from the previous games. Sokka's boomerang is used to break hard to reach objects or to solve puzzles; it has been discovered (from the screenshots) that the player draws a path for the boomerang to follow. Toph can earthbend small platforms to get over gaps with spikes.
On the Wii version there's a totally new way to play. Fire, rocks and water can all be picked up by holidng the B button and are guided using the Wii remote provided there is a nearby source. Aang can form an "air ball" (sphere of high winds) to break down obstacles and blow away objects by making a circle with the Wii Remote. Toph can lift up Earth and throw it, pull earth out of walls and lift it up to make pillars. Katara can bend water to put out fires and can freeze it into a block by shaking the nunchuck. Ice can also be pulled out of water falls ice pillars can be made. Zuko can guide fire and burn things. Aang is unique, in that he can bend all four elements, although he only fights using Airbending. Sokka however throws his boomerang when the B button is pressed and uses the Wii remote to aim.

Playable Characters and Bosses

Playable
 Aang
 Katara
 Sokka
 Toph
 Zuko
Bosses
 General Mung
 Azula's Dai Li agents
 Ty Lee and Azula
 Combustion Man (Sparky Sparky Boom Man)
 Fire Lord Azula
 Phoenix King Ozai

Playable Levels

Levels for DS
 The Awakening
 The Arms Factory
 The Runaway
 The Puppet Master
 The Invasion
 The Secret Bunker
 Combustion Man
 Sun Warrior Ruins
 The Boiling Rock
 Airship Sabotage
 Fire Lord Azula
 Phoenix King Ozai

Levels for Wii/PS2
 The Awakening
 The Arms Factory
 Pier Fight
 The Day of Black Sun
 Fire Lord in Hiding
 The Boiling Rock
 Escape
 The Mercenary
 The Western Air Temple
 Rise of the Phoenix King
 Into the Inferno

References

Other websites
 Radgametools.com
 Gamer-Info.com (Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno)
 Gametrailers.com
 Thq.com
 Nwiizone.com (Avatar: The Last Airbender - Into the Inferno) 

2008 video games
Wii games
Nintendo DS games
PlayStation 2 games
Into the Inferno
THQ games
Lucia di Lammermoor is an Italian opera in three acts.  Salvatore Cammarano wrote the libretto (story and words). Gaetano Donizetti wrote the music. The opera is based on Sir Walter Scott's novel, The Bride of Lammermoor.

The opera was first performed on September 26, 1835 at the Teatro di San Carlo in Naples, Italy. Fanny Tacchinardi-Persiani played the title role. The opera is celebrated for the sextet "Chi mi frena" and Lucia's lengthy Mad Scene, a technically and dramatically demanding double-aria tour de force. The opera was a great success. Every number received a tremendous ovation. Donizetti and the cast were called forth for numerous curtain calls. The opera is number 19 on the Operabase list of the most performed operas worldwide.

Characters
Characters 

 Lucia, an aristocratic young woman in love with Edgardo (soprano)
 Edgardo di Ravenswood, Lucia's beloved (tenor) 
 Enrico Ashton, Lucia's brother (baritone) 
 Arturo Bucklaw, a rich lord and Lucia's bridgegroom (tenor) 
 Raimondo Bidebent, a Calvinist chaplain (bass) 
 Alisa, Lucia's maid (mezzo-soprano) 
 Normanno, Enrico's retainer (tenor)

Story 

Background. The story is set in the early 18th century at Lammermoor Castle in Scotland. Two noble families  the Ashtons and the Ravenswoods  are bitter enemies. They have very nearly exterminated one another with constant warring. Enrico Ashton is almost broke. He has arranged a marriage for Lucia with a rich man. He hopes this marriage  will relieve his money troubles. He is aware however that Lucia is in love Edgardo Ravenswood.
Act One. Normanno and others search the castle gardens for an intruder. They believe it is Edgardo on his way to meet Lucia. Enrico has marriage plans for Lucia, and vows to end her affair with his mortal enemy. Lucia waits for Edgardo in another part of the garden. She says she has seen the ghost of a maiden who died for love. Her maid believes this is a bad omen. Edgardo enters. He tells Lucia he must leave for France on family business.  He hopes to make his peace with Enrico and marry Lucia. They exchange rings.

Act Two. Enrico has decided Lucia will marry Arturo at once. He knows she will resist, so he shows her a forged letter. It says that Edgardo has found a new lover. Lucia is crushed. Raimondo urges her to marry Arturo. Arturo arrives, and, with the stunned Lucia, signs the marriage contract. Edgardo suddenly enters and discovers Lucia's signature on the marriage contract. He curses her, and throws his ring on the floor.
Act Three. The wedding has taken place. Arturo and Lucia have retired to the bridal chamber. Raimondo interrupts the festivities in the Great Hall. He says Lucia is insane and has stabbed her husband to death. Lucia enters carrying a dagger. Her gown is smeared with blood. She acts disoriented. She imagines she is beside Edgardo, and soon to be married to him. She collapses and is carried away. Outside the castle, Edgardo learns that Lucia has died. He stabs himself, hoping to be united in death with Lucia.

Notes

References 
 
 Woodstra, Chris, et al. 2005. All Music Guide to Classical Music.  All Media Guide,LLC. p. 379.

Other websites 

 Lucia di Lammermoor synopsis (Metropolitan Opera)
 Online vocal score

Compositions by Gaetano Donizetti
1830s operas
"Who Feels Love?" is a song by the rock band Oasis.  It was written by the band's lead guitarist Noel Gallagher.  It became the second single to be released from the album Standing on the Shoulder of Giants.  The song reached number 4 on the UK singles charts.  The single was a success, but it failed to achieve a Silver or better certification in the UK.  The previous 11 British Oasis singles had reached this level of certification.

The album was noted for its psychedelic feel, and "Who Feels Love?" was the best example of this.  Mark Stent was praised for his production on the song, creating a "trippy" feel like that found on Beatles songs such as "Rain". With the psychedelic and Eastern sound, the song also reminds of George Harrison achievements like "Within You Without You" and also some of his solo work.
However, despite the high-quality production, the song was not well received by the critics, NME said that the production "triumphs over any real sort of feeling... pure mock Maharishi spirituality that not even Liam can salvage from the realm of self-parody".

One of the B-sides is a cover of The Beatles' "Helter Skelter".  It was played live during the Shoulders tour of 2000.

The video was filmed in Death Valley, California.

Charts

References

2000 songs
Oasis (band) songs
Rigoletto is an Italian opera in three acts. Giuseppe Verdi wrote the music. Francesco Maria Piave wrote the libretto (words and story). Piave based his libretto on Victor Hugo's play .

Rigoletto was first performed at the  in Venice on March 11, 1851. Verdi composed the opera in the middle years of his career. The story and music were a change from many of the operas at the time.

It was a great success, and today it is still one of the most popular operas. The most famous aria (song) from the opera is  ("Women always change their minds"). Many tenors sing this aria in concerts.
Story
The story takes place in Mantua, a city in Italy. The time is the 16th century. Rigoletto is a jester who works for the Duke of Mantua. Gilda is Rigoletto's daughter. Gilda and the Duke are in love. Rigoletto thinks that the Duke has stolen Gilda and taken her to his palace. He pays money to Sparafucile to kill the Duke. Gilda wants to save the Duke. That night, she dresses in men's clothes and takes his place. Sparafucile thinks she is the Duke and kills her. He puts Gilda's dead body in a bag and gives the bag to Rigoletto. Rigoletto opens the bag. He sees that his daughter has been killed, not the Duke.

Main roles and voice types
 Rigoletto - baritone
 Gilda - soprano
 Duke of Mantua - tenor
 Maddalena - mezzo-soprano
 Sparafucile - bass
 Monterone - bass
Discography
 1915-18: Antonio Armentano Anticorona (Rigoletto), Angela de Angelis (Gilda), Fernando de Lucia (Duca di Mantova), Vida Ferluga (Maddalena), Luis Muñoz (Sparafucile, Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, Salvatore Sassano - (Phonotype)
 1927-28: Luigi Piazza (Rigoletto), Lina Pagliughi (Gilda), Tino Folgar (Duca di Mantova), Vera de Christoff (Maddalena), Salvatore Baccaloni (Sparafucile), Aristide Baracchi (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Carlo Sabajno - (Arkadia)
 1930: Riccardo Stracciari (Rigoletto), Mercedes Capsir (Gilda), Dino Borgioli (Duca di Mantova), Anna Masetti-Bassi (Maddalena), Ernesto Dominici (Sparafucile), Duilio Baronti (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Lorenzo Molajoli - (Arkadia)
1950: Leonard Warren (Rigoletto), Erna Berger (Gilda), Jan Peerce (Duca di Mantova), Nan Merriman (Maddalena), Italo Tajo (Sparafucile), Richard Wentworth (Monterone); Robert Shaw Chorale, RCA Italiana Orchestra, Renato Cellini - (RCA Victor)
 1954: Aldo Protti (Rigoletto), Hilde Gueden (Gilda), Mario Del Monaco (Duca di Mantova), Giulietta Simionato (Maddalena), Cesare Siepi (Sparafucile), Fernando Corena (Monterone); Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Alberto Erede - (Decca)
 1955: Tito Gobbi (Rigoletto), Maria Callas (Gilda), Giuseppe Di Stefano (Duca di Mantova), Adriana Lazzarini (Maddalena), Nicola Zaccaria (Sparafucile), Plinio Clabassi (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Tullio Serafin - (EMI Classics)