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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.
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".
2008 television episodes
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.
Lennox Lewis' Official website
BBC Sports-Lewis' career in photos
Point totals and position standings include finishes with non-Renault engines.
Other engines based on the Renault engine
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.
Mecachrome signed a contract in May 1998 with Super Performance Competition Engineering.
They would supply engines and call them Supertec engines.
Canadian Tire is one of Canada's 35 largest publicly traded companies .
Canadian Tire is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario.
Canadian Tire has their own kind of money which distinguishes the company from other retailers in Canada.
Canadian Tire's slogans
in the 1970s: "It's for people like you"
in the 1980s: "There is a lot more to Canadian Tire than tires"
1992s: "There is a lot more for a lot less"
1997: "Canadian Tire, still the right place"
Some Christmas seasons: "Give like Santa, save like Scrooge" and "Scrooge-Approved Prices"
2001: "Let's Get Started"
2006:  "__ Starts at Canadian Tire" and the blank would be filled with various seasons or situations ("Home Improvement", "Spring Cleaning", "Car Care", Etc.).
2008: "For Days Like Today"
Canadian Tire's Official website
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.
Reviews and Awards
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3 received mainly positive reviews:
IGN - 9.7/10
Gamespot - 10/10
Metacritic - 97/100
Ranked #21 in IGN's Top 25 PS2 Games of All Time
E3 2001 Game Critics Awards: Best Sports Game
2002 Interactive Achievement Awards: Best Sports Console Game
The last entry of the series is Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 4 has been released in 2002.
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.
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 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.
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
Toph
Jet (Console versions only)
Bosses (In order of appearance)
General Fong
Swamp Monster
Xin Fu
Air Battle against Azula, Mai and Ty Lee
Double Battle against Azula and Zuko
The Swamp Monster
Long Feng & Dai Li Agents
Princess Azula
Bosses in GBA version
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.
GameSpot.com: Avatar: The Burning Earth
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Ign.com: Avatar: The Burning Earth
Xbox360-Achievements
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Marguerite's room / A public square outside her house / A cathedral
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.
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).
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.
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.
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)
2009: Piotr Beczala (Faust), Soile Isokoski (Marguerite), Kwangchul Youn (Méphistophélès), Adrian Eröd (Valentin); Chor und Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Bertrand de Billy - (Orfeo)
Anderson, James.
The Complete Dictionnary of Opera & Operetta.
Wings Books.
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 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.
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 Arms Factory
The Secret Bunker
Combustion Man
Sun Warrior Ruins
The Boiling Rock
Airship Sabotage
Levels for Wii/PS2
Pier Fight
The Day of Black Sun
Fire Lord in Hiding
The Western Air Temple
Rise of the Phoenix King
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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.
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.
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)
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 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.
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.
Woodstra, Chris, et al.
All Media Guide,LLC.
p. 379.
Lucia di Lammermoor synopsis (Metropolitan Opera)
Online vocal score
Compositions by Gaetano Donizetti
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".
It was played live during the Shoulders tour of 2000.
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.
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
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)
1956: Robert Merrill (Rigoletto), Roberta Peters (Gilda), Jussi Björling (Duca di Mantova), Anna Maria Rota (Maddalena), Giorgio Tozzi (Sparafucile), Vittorio Tatozzi (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Ionel Perlea - (RCA Victor)
1959: Renato Capecchi (Rigoletto), Gianna D'Angelo (Gilda), Richard Tucker (Duca di Mantova), Miriam Pirazzini (Maddalena), Ivan Sardi (Sparafucile), Vito Susca (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro di San Carlo di Napoli, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - (Philips)
1959: Mario Sereni (Rigoletto), Victoria de Los Angeles (Gilda), Carlo Del Monte (Duca di Mantova), Elena Nicolai (Maddalena), Nicola Rossi-Lemeni (Sparafucile), Ferruccio Mazzoli (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Tullio Serafin - (EMI Classics)
1960: Ettore Bastianini (Rigoletto), Renata Scotto (Gilda), Alfredo Kraus (Duca di Mantova), Fiorenza Cossotto (Maddalena), Ivo Vinco (Sparafucile), Silvio Maionica (Monterone); Orchestra e coro del Maggio Musicale Fiorentino, Gianandrea Gavazzeni - (Urania)
1961: Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto), Joan Sutherland (Gilda), Renato Cioni (Duca di Mantova), Stefania Malagù (Maddalena), Cesare Siepi (Sparafucile), Fernando Corena (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra dell'Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Nino Sanzogno - (Decca)
1963: Robert Merrill (Rigoletto), Anna Moffo (Gilda), Alfredo Kraus (Duca di Mantova), Rosalind Elias (Maddalena), Ezio Flagello (Sparafucile), David Ward (Monterone); RCA Italiana Orchestra and Chorus, Georg Solti - (RCA Victor)
1964: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Rigoletto), Renata Scotto (Gilda), Carlo Bergonzi (Duca di Mantova), Fiorenza Cossotto (Maddalena), Ivo Vinco (Sparafucile), Lorenzo Testi (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Rafael Kubelik - (Deutsche Grammophon)
1967: Cornell MacNeil (Rigoletto), Reri Grist (Gilda), Nicolai Gedda (Duca di Mantova), Anna Di Stasio (Maddalena), Agostino Ferrin (Sparafucile), Ruggero Raimondi (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro dell'Opera di Roma, Francesco Molinari-Pradelli - (EMI Classics)
1971: Sherrill Milnes (Rigoletto), Joan Sutherland (Gilda), Luciano Pavarotti (Duca di Mantova), Huguette Tourangeau (Maddalena), Martti Talvela (Sparafucile), Clifford Grant (Monterone); Ambrosian Opera Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Richard Bonynge - (Decca)
1978: Sherrill Milnes (Rigoletto), Beverly Sills (Gilda), Alfredo Kraus (Duca di Mantova), Mignon Dunn (Maddalena), Samuel Ramey (Sparafucile, Monterone); Ambrosian Opera Chorus, Philharmonia Orchestra, Julius Rudel - (EMI Classics)
1979: Piero Cappuccilli (Rigoletto), Ileana Cotrubas (Gilda), Plácido Domingo (Duca di Mantova), Elena Obraztsova (Maddalena), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Sparafucile), Kurt Moll (Monterone); Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlo Maria Giulini - (Deutsche Grammophon)
1983: Thomas Allen (Rigoletto), Fiamma Izzo D'Amico (Gilda), José Carreras (Duca di Mantova), Helga Müller-Molinari (Maddalena), Evgeny Nesterenko (Sparafucile), José van Dam (Monterone); Coro del Teatro La Fenice di Venezia, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan - (Deutsche Grammophon)
1984: Renato Bruson (Rigoletto), Edita Gruberova (Gilda), Neil Shicoff (Duca di Mantova), Brigitte Fassbaender (Maddalena), Robert Lloyd (Sparafucile), Kurt Rydl (Monterone); Orchestra e Coro dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Giuseppe Sinopoli - (Philips)
1988: Leo Nucci (Rigoletto), June Anderson (Gilda), Luciano Pavarotti (Duca di Mantova), Shirley Verrett (Maddalena), Nicolai Ghiaurov (Sparafucile), Natale de Carolis (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro Comunale di Bologna, Riccardo Chailly - (Decca)
1988: Giorgio Zancanaro (Rigoletto), Daniela Dessi (Gilda), Vincenzo La Scola (Duca di Mantova), Martha Senn (Maddalena), Paata Burchuladze (Sparafucile), Giorgio Surjan (Monterone); Coro e Orchestra del Teatro alla Scala di Milano, Riccardo Muti - (EMI Classics)
1993: Vladimir Chernov (Rigoletto), Cheryl Studer (Gilda), Luciano Pavarotti (Duca di Mantova), Denyce Graves (Maddalena), Roberto Scandiuzzi (Sparafucile), Ildebrando D'Arcangelo (Monterone); The Metropolitan Opera Orchestra and Chorus, James Levine - (Deutsche Grammophon)
1993: Alexander Agache (Rigoletto), Leontina Vaduva (Gilda), Richard Leech (Duca di Mantova), Jennifer Larmore (Maddalena), Samuel Ramey (Sparafucile), Alastair Miles (Monterone); Welsh National Opera Orchestra and Chorus, Carlo Rizzi - (Teldec)
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Terror birds, the family Phorusrhacidae, were large carnivorous flightless birds.
They were the dominant predators in South America during the Cainozoic, from 62–2 million years ago.
They were roughly 1–3 meters (3–10 feet) tall.
Titanis walleri, one of the larger species, is known from Texas and Florida in North America.
This makes the phorusrhacids the only known example of large South American predators migrating north during the Great American Interchange.
This took place after the volcanic Isthmus of Panama land bridge rose about three million years ago.
A recently discovered species, Kelenken guillermoi from Middle Miocene some 15 million years ago, discovered in Patagonia in 2006, had the largest bird skull yet found.
The fossil has been described as being a , nearly intact skull.
The beak is roughly  long and curves in a hook shape that resembles an eagle's beak.
Most species described as phorusrhacid were smaller,  tall, but the new fossil belongs to a bird that probably stood about  tall.
The large terror birds were nimble and quick runners able to reach speeds of .
Simulations of a terror bird strike produced by the Discovery Channel using a pneumatic model have demonstrated the larger species could easily crush the skull of its prey and puncture through bone with its beak.
They had a fearsome weapon, a beak which could be driven into prey with the force of a sledgehammer, and could at speed over long distances.
The Phorusrhacids are colloquially known as "terror birds", as the larger species were apex predators during the Miocene.
Phorusrhacos was a genus of giant predatory flightless birds which lived in Patagonia.
The terror birds lived in woodlands and grasslands.
Phorusrhacos stood around 2.5 meters (8 ft) tall and weighed approximately 130 kilograms (280 lbs).
It was nicknamed the "Terror Bird" for obvious reasons: it was one of the largest carnivorous birds ever to have existed, along with Titanis, Kelenken and Brontornis.
Its rudimentary wings had claws shaped like a meat hook for tackling prey, which was then killed with the massive beak.
It ate small mammals and carrion.
Its skull was up to sixty centimeters long, armed with a powerful, hook-tipped beak.
The structure of the beak and the large claws on the toes show that this was a bird of prey.
It raced over the grassy plateaus and hills of Patagonia, catching small reptiles and mammals leaving larger prey to its more massive relatives such as Brontornis.
Elephant birds
Santos was born in Maringá, Brazil on July 20, 1977.
He moved to Japan in 1994.
After graduating from Meitoku Gijuku High School, he joined J1 League club Shimizu S-Pulse in 1997.
He played as many matches as left side midfielder from first season.
In 1999, the club won the 2nd place and he received the "J.League MVP".
In 2004, he joined Urawa Reds.
After won the 2nd place at J1 League for 2 years in a row (2004, 2005), the club won the champions in 2006 J1 League.
In January 2007, he was loaned out to Red Bull Salzburg.
He went back to Urawa in January 2008.
He received a serious injury in a test match and had only one appearance in this season.
In July 2009, he agreed to move to Nagoya Grampus.
He made 55 appearances for the club, before joining J2 League side Tochigi SC for the 2013 season.
He made 25 appearances there, scoring twice.
In January 2014, he joined fellow J2 League team FC Gifu.
In November 2001, Santos obtained Japanese citizenship.
He made his first appearance for Japan national team on March 21, 2002 against Ukraine, and he was part of Philippe Troussier's selection for the 2002 World Cup.
He was the second foreign-born person to play for Japan in the World Cup after Wagner Lopes, who played in the 1998 World Cup and also the fifth naturalized citizen to play for Japan after Daishiro Yoshimura, George Yonashiro, Ruy Ramos, and Lopes.
Since Zico took over as the national team manager, Santos was a constant on the left side of the Japanese lineup, as a side back in 4-4-2 formation or midfielder in 3-5-2 formation.
At 2004 Asian Cup, he played full time in all 6 matches and Japan won the champions.
He was selected to Japan's 2006 World Cup squad in May 2006, providing an assist for Keiji Tamada in a group stage match against his former country Brazil.
He played 82 games and scored 7 goals for Japan until 2006.
|1997||rowspan="7"|Shimizu S-Pulse||rowspan="7"|J1 League||27||3||3||0||2||1||colspan="2"|-||32||4
|1998||26||10||5||2||5||0||colspan="2"|-||36||12
|1999||30||11||1||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||35||11
|2000||30||4||5||4||5||0||colspan="2"|-||40||8
|2001||30||12||5||1||2||1||colspan="2"|-||37||14
|2002||29||9||3||0||2||2||2||2||36||13
|2003||26||7||4||0||4||0||3||1||37||8
|2004||rowspan="3"|Urawa Reds||rowspan="3"|J1 League||27||2||2||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||30||3
|2005||32||4||5||0||5||0||colspan="2"|-||42||4
|2006||34||5||1||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||35||5
|2006/07||rowspan=2|Red Bull Salzburg||rowspan="2"|Bundesliga||9||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||9||0
|2007/08||11||1||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||1||0||12||1
|2008||rowspan="2"|Urawa Reds||rowspan="2"|J1 League||1||0||0||0||0||0||colspan="2"|-||1||0
|2009||6||0||0||0||4||0||colspan="2"|-||10||0
|2009||rowspan="4"|Nagoya Grampus||rowspan="4"|J1 League||14||0||6||1||0||0||4||0||24||1
|2010||25||0||3||1||1||0||colspan="2"|-||29||1
|2011||11||0||4||0||1||0||3||0||19||0
|2012||5||0||2||0||0||0||1||0||8||0
|2013||Tochigi SC||J2 League||25||2||2||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||27||2
|2014||FC Gifu||J2 League||18||2||0||0||colspan="2"|-||colspan="2"|-||18||2
Total||82||7
"Morning Glory" is a song by the rock band Oasis.
The song was written by Noel Gallagher, and which was released on the band's second album (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
in September 1995.
It was given an Australian-only single release and was also a radio single in the United States.
"The Importance of Being Idle" is a song on the English rock band Oasis.
It is from their sixth album, Don't Believe the Truth.
The song is written and sung by lead guitarist Noel Gallagher.
It was the second single released from the album in the UK, on 22 August 2005, where it debuted at number one.
It was also the first time that Oasis earned two successive number ones in the same calendar year.
It was written by Gallagher in the summer of 2004, before the band made their final attempt at recording what would become Don't Believe the Truth.
He got the title from the book of the same name, which he found whilst cleaning out his garage (it belonged not to him but to girlfriend Sara McDonald).
Final lineup
Active: 1991–2010
Instruments: lead vocals, tambourine
Release contributions: all Oasis releases
Active: 1999–2010
Instruments: guitar, keyboards, harmonica, bass, backing vocals
Release contributions: all Oasis releases from Heathen Chemistry (2002)
Instruments: guitar, bass, keyboards
Jay Darlington
Active: 2002–2010
Instruments: keyboards, Hammond organ
Release contributions: Dig Out Your Soul (2008) – "Falling Down" only
Chris Sharrock
Active: 2008–2010
Instruments: drums, percussion
Tony McCarroll
Active: 1991–1995
Release contributions: Definitely Maybe (1994)
Paul "Bonehead" Arthurs
Active: 1991–1999
Instruments: rhythm guitar, piano, mellotron
Release contributions: Definitely Maybe (1994), (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (
1995), Be Here Now (1997)
Paul "Guigsy" McGuigan
Instruments: bass
Active: 1991–2009
Instruments: guitar, vocals, keyboards, piano, mellotron, bass, drums, eBow
Active: 1995–2004
Release contributions: (What's the Story) Morning Glory? (
1995), Be Here Now (1997), Standing on the Shoulder of Giants (2000), Heathen Chemistry (2002)
Active: 2004–2008
Release contributions: Don't Believe the Truth (2005), Dig Out Your Soul (2008)
This is a comprehensive list of songs by English rock band Oasis.
Since forming in 1994, the band have released seven studio albums, one live album, two compilation albums, one extended play (EP), thirty singles and five video albums.
Original songs
A ^  "(It's Good) To Be Free", "Acquiesce", "Fade Away", "Going Nowhere", "Half the World Away", "Headshrinker", "I Am the Walrus", "Listen Up", "Rockin' Chair", "Stay Young", "Talk Tonight", "The Masterplan", "The Swamp Song" and "Underneath the Sky" were later included on The Masterplan.
B ^  "Bonehead's Bank Holiday" was included on the vinyl edition of (What's the Story) Morning Glory?
C ^  "Boy with the Blues" was included on the bonus CD of Dig Out Your Soul.
Was later included on NCIS: The Official TV Soundtrack.
D ^  "Can Y'See It Now? (
I Can See It Now!!)"
was included on the Japanese edition of Don't Believe the Truth only.
E ^  "Cloudburst" was also included on the Japanese edition of Definitely Maybe.
F ^  "Eyeball Tickler" was also included on the UK and Canadian iTunes editions of Don't Believe the Truth.
G ^  "I Believe in All" was included on the bonus CD and Japanese edition of Dig Out Your Soul only.
H ^  "Lord Don't Slow Me Down" was later included on the bonus CD of Dig Out Your Soul.
I ^  "Pass Me Down the Wine" was also included on the US iTunes edition of Don't Believe the Truth.
J ^  "Sad Song" was included on the vinyl and Japanese editions of Definitely Maybe.
Was later included on the DVD version of Definitely Maybe.
K ^  "Sittin' Here in Silence (On My Own)" was also included on the Japanese edition of Don't Believe the Truth.
L ^  "The Cage" was included as a hidden track after "Better Man".
M ^  "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" was included on the Japanese edition of "Some Might Say" only.
N ^  "Originally aired for BBC Radio 2 on 2 June 2007"
José F. Bonaparte (14 June 1928 – 18 February 2020) was a paleontologist from Argentina.
He discovered and named many new dinosaurs from South America, including Noasaurus, Carnotaurus, Saltasaurus, Kritosaurus, Alvarezsaurus, Riojasaurus, and many, many others.
He also discovered or described a number of archosaurs and primitive birds (such as Iberomesornis) and assisted with the study of other dinosaurs, like Giganotosaurus.
He was born in Rosario, Argentina, and grew up in Mercedes, Buenos Aires.
Despite a lack of formal training in paleontology, he started collecting fossils at an early age, and created a museum in his home town.
Bonaparte was considered to be one of the greatest and most successful modern paleontologists.
Drowning Pool, often known as DP, are an alternative metal band from Texas in America.
The most popular song they have brought out is "Bodies" which is often called "Let The Bodies Hit The Floor" because of the repeated line in the chorus.
They have brought out five albums on the record label Eleven Seven, and have one live album out called Loudest Common Denominator.
Early years as instrumental trio (1996–1998)
Drowning Pool formed in Dallas, Texas in 1996.
Guitarist C.J. Pierce and drummer Mike Luce formed Drowning Pool after relocating from New Orleans, Louisiana, to Dallas.
For a few years they stuck to performing as an instrumental trio
Arrival of Dave Williams and Pieces of Nothing (1999–2000)
In 1999, with the arrival of vocalist Dave Williams.
After recording a demo, Drowning Pool hooked up with Sevendust which got Drowning Pool in touch with Hed PE and Kittie.
After touring with these bands, Drowning Pool got their demos enough radio play to get signed by Wind-up Records.
The band made music with producer Jay Baumgardner.
Sinner, death of Dave Williams and Jason Jones (2001–2003)
Drowning Pool rose to fame with debut album and played at the Ozzfest in 2001.
Their 2001 debut album Sinner was certified platinum within six weeks.
A number of songs from the album were featured at various WWF events that year, and three tracks would be included on the soundtrack for the Funimation dub of Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Revenge in early 2002.
On August 14 that year, Dave Williams was found dead inside his tour bus.
When asked if the band had any unreleased songs, according to a 2002 Blabbermouth article, drummer Mike Luce replied that "only 3-4 songs were done, including one called "Heroes," which is a tribute to dead rock musicians such as Layne Staley.
I don't know if we will ever release them."
Desensitized and Ryan McCombs (2004–2006)
The band released the album Desensitized in 2004.
Despite the success of the album's lead single, "Step Up," the album was not nearly as successful as Sinner, and it was publicly announced on June 14, 2005 that Jones had departed from the band, due to "irreconcilable differences".
The band announced that their replacement singer would be formally announced at Ozzfest in Dallas, where the band did a one-off performance on the main stage.
On July 20, 2005, the website SMNNews revealed that Ryan McCombs, then former singer of SOiL, was the new vocalist.
The band initially wanted McCombs to join Drowning Pool as the replacement of Dave Williams, nearly two years prior.
In spring of 2006, the band announced that they had parted ways with Wind-up Records.
In October 2006, a new song "No More" was announced to be released on the Saw III soundtrack, their first song (besides a re-recorded version of "Rise Up") with McCombs.
The bands recorded version of "Rise Up", was used as the theme song for WWE SmackDown from September 30, 2004 – September 26, 2008.
The band signed a new deal with Eleven Seven Music and also announced a new management company, Tenth Street Entertainment.
Full Circle, self-titled album and Jasen Mareno (2007–2012)
The band's third album, Full Circle, was released on August 7, 2007.
Two songs on the album were produced by Funny Farm Records, owned by Mötley Crüe bassist Nikki Sixx and former Beautiful Creatures guitarist DJ Ashba.
The band then toured with Saliva in North America and also Sick Puppies and Seether in support of the album.
Later in the year, work on a fourth album was announced.
On March 3, 2009, the band released a live album, Loudest Common Denominator, which featured acoustic versions of "Shame" and "37 Stitches" from Full Circle.
The band finished recording their self-titled album with producer Kato Khandwala at House of Loud in New Jersey.