the-french-artist/wikipedia_20220301.simple_sentence_split huggingface dataset:
Advent calendars have pictures on them that show either the Christian nativity scene, Santa Claus, or a winter landscape.
However, there are also many different looks, such as sports or technology.
They can either be made of paper, wood or fabric.
Many Advent calendars and large cards shaped like a rectangle, with little "windows" that can be opened.
There are usually 24 windows on a card, one for each day from December 1 to the day before Christmas.
Each window has a number, and you open one each day.
For example, on December 16, you would open the window with a '16' on it.
There are sometimes pictures, poems, or even chocolate behind each window.
Other calendars have Bible verses or a prayer behind the windows, which Christians use to celebrate their Advent as part of their religion.
Advent calendars can also have puzzles or games behind the windows.
There are many different kinds of Advent calendars.
Some are made online on social media, and some towns have made living advent calendars.
Edward Charles Morice Fox (born 13 April 1937) is an English actor.
His brother is actor James Fox.
Fox played the part of the professional assassin, known only as the "Jackal", who is hired to assassinate the French President Charles de Gaulle in the summer of 1963, in the movie The Day of the Jackal (1973).
He played Edward VIII in the British television drama series Edward & Mrs. Simpson (1978).
Ciara is the self-titled fifth studio album by American singer Ciara, which was released on July 9, 2013.
The album is Ciara's first release under Epic Records, since publicly asking  Jive Records to release her from her recording contract.
For the album, Ciara worked with L.A. Reid, who discovered Ciara and signed her to LaFace Records in 2003.
Musically, Ciara features a mix of Southern hip hop, dance and R&B and features guest collaborations from American rappers Future, Nicki Minaj, B.o.
B and Rick Ross.
Ciara received generally positive reviews from critics.
Standard editions
"Super Turnt Up" credits Ciara as a featured artist, where she raps in the song.
"Body Party" contains a sample of "My Boo" performed by Ghost Town DJ's, written by Carlton Mahone and Rodney Terry.
"Livin' It Up" contains a portion of the composition "I Don't Know What It Is, But It Sure Is Funky" performed by Ripple.
Four limited editions of the album featuring branded merchandise were available from Ciara's official artist store.
Credits for Ciara adapted from Allmusic.
Ciara – art direction,  design, executive producer, featured artist, primary artist, vocal producer, background vocals
Josh Abraham –  producer
Drew Adams – assistant
Josie Aiello – background vocals
B – featured artist
Triana Bowman – production coordination
LaTrice Burnette – marketing
Brandon N. Caddell – assistant engineer
Jasper Cameron –  instrumentation, producer, vocal arrangement
Nayvadius "Future" Cash –  executive producer, vocal producer
Lauren Ceradini – publicity
Matt Champlin – engineer
Ariel Chobaz – engineer
The Co-Captains – instrumentation, producer, programming
Paul "Hot Sauce" Dawson – scratching
Briele Douglass – publicity
Josh Drucker – assistant, mixing assistant
Dernst Emile –  producer
Asiah'h Eperson – background vocals
Seth Firkins – engineer
Livvi Franc – background vocals
Yolonda Frederick – make-up
Joe Fritz – engineer
Future – featured artist
Dalia Glickman – A&R
Kuk Harrell – vocal producer
Ciara Harris – producer, vocal arrangement, vocal producer, background vocals
Trehy Harris – assistant, mixing assistant
James Hunt – assistant
Rodney Jerkins –  instrumentation, mixing, producer
Taryn Kaufman – A&R
Dave Kutch – mastering
Courtney Lowery – publicity
Kim Lumpkin – production coordination
Tommy Lumpkins – vocal producer
The Madd Scientist – engineer
Maria Paula Marulanda – art direction, design
Harvey Mason, Jr. – engineer
Susan McDonald – packaging manager
Mike Will Made It – producer
Nicki Minaj – featured artist
Greg Morgan – sound design
Vernon Mungo – engineer
Luis Navarro – A&R
Chris "Tek" O'Ryan – engineer
Oligee – producer
Keith Parry – engineer
P-Nasty – producer
Cesar Ramirez – hair stylist
L.A. Reid – executive producer
Rock City –  producer
The Rockstars – producer
Heather Santos – A&R
John Shullman – assistant
Soundz – producer, vocal producer, background vocals
Christopher "Tricky" Stewart – A&R
Mark Stewart – A&R
Ken Sunshine – publicity
Theron Thomas – vocals
Pat Thrall – engineer
Dan Tobiason – engineer
Stephen Villa – assistant
Robert Wadlington – A&R
Cam Wallace – programming
Cameron Wallace – producer
Ryan Williams – engineer
Andrew Wuepper – engineer, mixing
Yutsai – photography
Catherine Tate (born Catherine Jane Ford; 12 May 1968) is an English comedian, actress, and writer.
She is best known for playing Nellie Bertram in the American sitcom The Office.
From 2004 to 2007, she hosted a skit comedy show titled The Catherine Tate Show.
The Blue Marble is a photograph of the Earth.
It was made on December 2, 1972, by the crew of the Apollo 17 spacecraft.
At that time they were on their way to the Moon at a distance of about  from the Earth.
Cherkasy Oblast () is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Cherkasy.
The population of Cherkasy Oblast was 1,264,000 in 2013.
Chernihiv Oblast () is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Chernihiv.
The population of Chernihiv Oblast was 1,061,000 in 2014.
Chernivtsi Oblast () is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Chernivtsi.
The population of Chernivtsi Oblast was 908,500 in 2013.
Dnipropetrovsk Oblast () is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Dnipro.
The population of Dnipropetrovsk Oblast was 3,286,000 in 2014.
Donetsk Oblast () is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Donetsk.
The population of Donetsk Oblast was 4,321,000 in 2014.
Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast () is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Ivano-Frankivsk.
The population of Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast was 1,382,000 in 2013.
Kharkiv Oblast () is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Kharkiv.
The population of Kharkiv Oblast was 2,738,300 in 2013.
Greece uses Eastern European Time (EET) (UTC+02:00) during winter, and Eastern European Summer Time (EEST) (UTC+03:00) during summer.
Greece observes daylight saving time, switching at 03:00 EET on the last Sunday in March and 04:00 EET on the last Sunday in October.
Kherson Oblast () is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Kherson.
The population of Kherson Oblast was 1,069,800 in 2014.
Khmelnytskyi Oblast () is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Khmelnytskyi.
The population of Khmelnytskyi Oblast was 1,310,000 in 2013.
Kyiv Oblast (also known as Kiev Oblast) (, is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Kyiv.
The population of Kyiv Oblast was 1,723,000 in 2013.
The Lilac Fire was a wildfire that burned in Bonsall, California.
The fire burned through 4,100 acres.
The fire threatened the cities of Oceanside, Vista and Bonsall.
Governor Jerry Brown issued a state of emergency for San Diego County.
California State University San Marcos and Palomar College cancelled classes and were closed for the rest of the week.
The Alamo Fire was a wildfire in San Luis Obispo County, California.
The fire started on July 6, 2017 at 3:44 PM and destroyed 28,687 acres.
The fire was near the Twitchell Reservoir.
It was fully contained on 19 July 2017.
The fire destroyed one house and one structure.
The cause is still being investigated.
The Detwiler Fire was a wildfire in Mariposa County, California.
The fire burned 81,826 acres, and was one of the worst wildfires in the 2017 California wildfire season.
The fire also destroyed 63 homes.
The fire was first reported on 16 July 2017 at 3:56 PM PST, and was located near Lake McClure.
After 3 hours, the fire already burned 1,000 acres and it spread towards the northeast.
On 17 July 2017, the fire grew to 7,100 acres.
The intense heat and windy conditions made it hard to contain the fire.
Governor Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency on 18 July 2017.
The Yosemite National Park remained open, but some access roads were closed.
On 21 July, the fire was 15% contained but burned through 74,083 acres.
By that point, 58 homes were destroyed.
In the next few days, the fire department helped control a big portion of the fire.
On 26 July, the fire was 65% contained.
The fire finally ended on 10 August, after 25 days of burning.
Wikipedia administrators are senior, trusted volunteers who have been selected by the Wikipedia community.
They are also known as admins, sysops, and janitors.
Administrators are chosen after a successful request for adminship.
As of  , there are  administrators on the Simple English Wikipedia.
Administrators have special rights that other editors do not have.
In his book Wikipedia – The Missing Manual, John Broughton states that while many people think of administrators on Wikipedia as judges, that is not the purpose of the role.
Instead, he says, admins usually "delete pages" and "protect pages involved in edit wars".
History on the English Wikipedia
In 2006, there were about 1,000 administrators on the English Wikipedia, and in 2020 about 1,100.
These administrators live in different parts of the world.
In July 2012, it was reported that Wikipedia was "running out of administrators".
This was because in 2006-2007 an average of 40-50 new administrators were appointed.
In the first six months of 2012 only 9 new administrators were appointed.
But the co-founder of Wikipedia, Jimmy Wales, did not believe that this was a crisis.
He also did not believe Wikipedia was running out of admins.
He thought the number of admins did not change much.
Wales said earlier that being an admin is "not a big deal”.
He also said that "It's merely a technical matter that the powers given to sysops are not given out to everyone.”
He said this in a message he sent to the English Wikipedia mailing list on February 11, 2003.
Requests for adminship (RfA)
The first Wikipedia administrators were appointed by Jimmy Wales himself in October 2001.
Any registered editor may nominate themselves, or may request another editor to do so.
The process has been said to be "akin to putting someone through the Supreme Court" by Andrew Lih, a scientist and professor who is himself an administrator on the English Wikipedia.
Lih also said, "It's pretty much a hazing ritual at this point", in contrast to how the process worked early in Wikipedia's history, when all one had to do to become an admin was "prove you weren't a bozo".
Editors can become candidates only after "extensive work on the wiki".
Any editor can vote in an RfA. The result of the vote is not by the number of votes for or against, but by the consensus that has been reached.
The decision if a consensus has been reached can be made only by a bureaucrat.
A bureaucrat is a Wikipedia editor who is also appointed by the community through a "request" process which is much stricter for them than for administrators.
This RfA process was started after RfAs attracted a lot of attention.
Before the middle of 2005, RfAs did not attract a lot of attention.
But then RfAs started attracting groups of editors who all supported one another.
When an editor becomes an admin, they are given abilities to perform certain duties.
Admins can do messy cleanup work more easily than other editors.
They can delete articles.
They can also protect pages, which means they can restrict editing rights to that page.
Admins can block the accounts of disruptive users.
When an admin blocks a user they must do so according to Wikipedia's policies.
One of the policies is that a reason must be given for the block.
The reason for the block is permanently logged by the software.
Admins are not supposed to block other editors just to have an advantage against the blocked editor when the admin is doing editing work.
A scientific paper by researchers from Virginia Tech and Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute found that after editors are promoted to administrator status, they often focus more on articles about controversial topics than they did before.
The researchers also proposed an alternative method for choosing administrators, in which more weight is given to the votes of experienced editors.
Another paper, presented at the 2008 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, analyzed data from all 1,551 requests for adminship from January 2006 to October 2007 to find out which (if any) of the criteria recommended in Wikipedia's Guide to requests for adminship page were the best predictors of whether the user in question would actually become an admin.
In December 2013, a similar study was published by researchers from the Polish-Japanese Institute of Information Technology in Warsaw which aimed to model the results of requests for adminship on the Polish Wikipedia using a model derived from Wikipedia's edit history.
They found that they could "classify the votes in the RfA procedures using this model with an accuracy level that should be sufficient to recommend candidates."
+Administrators
Stierva is a former municipality of the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2015 the former municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava merged to form the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Surava is a former municipality of the district Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Israel Standard Time (IST) is a time zone that is observed in Israel during winter time.
IST is 2 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+02:00).
During daylight saving time, it observes Israel Daylight Time (IDT).
The time zone in Germany uses Central European Time (Mitteleuropäische Zeit, MEZ; UTC+01:00) and Central European Summer Time (Mitteleuropäische Sommerzeit, MESZ; UTC+02:00).
Daylight saving time (DST) is observed from the last Sunday in March (02:00 CET) to the last Sunday in October (03:00 CEST).
Vals-les-Bains, France
Vals, Ariège, France
Vals River, South Africa
Karl Hohmann (18 June 1908 in Düsseldorf – 31 March 1974 in Benrath) was a German football player.
Inanna is the goddess of love, beauty, sex, desire, war and political power in Sumerian mythology; she is more commonly known as "Ishtar" , the name under which she was worshipped by the Akkadians, Babylonians, and Assyrians.
Known as the "Queen of Heaven", Innana was one of the most popular deities in Sumerian religion, with the city of Uruk being the center of her cult.
Her symbols included the lion, dove and the eight-pointed star.
Ivo Frosio (born 27 April 1930) is a Swiss football player.
He also played for Grasshopper Club Zürich and FC Lugano.
Masevaux is a former commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
On 1 January 2016, it was merged into the new commune Masevaux-Niederbruck.
Male breast cancer (male breast neoplasm) is a rare cancer in males that originates from the breast.
Many males with breast cancer have got it through a BRCA mutation, but there are other causes, including alcohol abuse and exposure to certain hormones and ionizing radiation.
The optimal treatment is currently not known.
Roland Morris "Fatty" Taylor (March 13, 1946 – December 7, 2017) was an American professional basketball player.
He was born in Washington, D.C.. He played for the Virginia Squires from 1969 through 1974 and again from 1975 through 1976.
He also played for the Denver Nuggets from 1974 through 1975 and again from 1976 through 1977.
Vladimir Curbet  (5 December 1930 – 8 December 2017) was a Moldovan choreographer.
From 1957 until his death in late 2017, he was the 13th director of the Moldovan national folk dance ensemble Joc.
He was born in Susleni, Orhei.
He was awarded People's Artist of the USSR in 1981.
The Facts of Life is an American comedy-drama television series.
The series ran from August 24, 1979  until May 7, 1988.
It was one of the longest-running television sitcoms of the 1980s.
It is set in a private boarding school in upstate New York.
Molly Ringwald played Molly Parker.
Mindy Cohn played Natalie Green.
Cloris Leachman played Beverly Ann Stickle.
Kim Fields played Tootie.
Charlotte Rae played Edna.
The Facts of Life was released on DVD in the 2000s and 2010s.
The show was low rated at first.
But in later seasons, starting from 1980, The Facts of Life had higher ratings between then and 1988.
International airings
In Latin America, Brazil and Mexico, Warner Channel begins to airing from 1995 until 2000.
Then on Nick at Nite airing from 2006 until 2007, the show may taken off.
TBS began airing the reruns from 2011 until 2016.
In Mexico, MeTV starts airing from 1995 until 2003, then again return from 2008 to currently airing.
In Germany, the show reruns on Nickelodeon from 1995 until 1998, then Disney Channel began to reruns the series from 1999 until 2005.
In Australia, ABC Television began airing in early Christmas in 1980 until the show may taken off the air in 1993.
Nickelodeon began airing the reruns from 1997 until 2004.
Then it came return the show on Disney Channel airing from 1996 until 2000.
In Italy, La 5 starts airing for five seasons from 1983 to 1986.
Then the show returns on Nickelodeon from 2004 to 2007.
In Canada, the show reruns on YTV from 1996 until 2000.
War Service
Addison enlisted in the Australian Infantry Force in 1914, serving at Gallipoli during the First World War where he was wounded.
He also served in Egypt and France.
Addison entered into practice with his father in 1919 as G H M Addison and Son.
It is probable he completed the drawings begun by his father for the Bulimba and Hawthorn ferry terminals.
He entered a partnership with H.S. MacDonald from 1928-1946.
Their combined works included-
Marist Brothers Monastery and School, Rosalie (1929)
Bulk Store, and offices of Castlemaine Perkins, 418 Adelaide Street and at Castlemaine Brewery, Milton(1928-1929)
the English Scottish & Australian Bank Building
Queensland National Bank Building at 39 Melbourne Street, South Brisbane (1929)
a number of buildings at Brisbane’s Doomben racecourse, including the totaliser (1932)
the Mt Thompson Crematorium (based on the original plans of the Heath firm of Melbourne) (1934)
renovations to Hotel Orient and other Castlemaine Perkins hotels including Belfast Hotel in Queen Street, Brisbane, Hotel Cecil in Southport, Caledonian Hotel in Ipswich, Leichhardt Hotel in Spring Hill, National Hotel in Warwick, Governor Blackall Hotel in Toowoomba, Newtown Hotel in Toowoomba (1937 onwards)
Goondiwindi Civic Centre (1937)
Addison and M.L. Conrad designed the grandstand at Eagle Farm racecourse.
Bikol languages are a group of language spoken by people in the Bicol region on southeastern Luzon in the Philippines.
They was highly affected by the Spanish language.
They are spoken mostly on the Bicol Peninsula of the island of Luzon,  parts of Catanduanes and Burias Islands and Masbate province.
There are similar to the Visayan languages.
The two together are called the Bisacol languages.
Central Bicol or Bicol-Naga is the most spoken language in the Bicol region.
It is spoken in the northern and western part of Camarines Sur, second congressional district of Camarines Norte, eastern part of Albay, northeastern part of Sorsogon, San Pascual town of Masbate and southwestern part of Catanduanes.
Central Bicol speakers can be found in all the provinces in Bicol, It is a majority language in Camarines Sur.
wikt:en:Category:Bikol Central language
Arthrostylidium distichum is a species of Arthrostylidium bamboo in the grass family.
Arthrostylidium distichum native to Central America, the West Indies, northern South America, and southern Mexico.
Arauca Department () is a department in the eastern Colombia.
It is next to Venezuela.
The capital is Arauca
Arauquita
Fortul
Saravena
Atlántico Department is a department of Colombia in north Colombia with the Caribbean sea to its north, the Bolívar Department to its west and south separated by the Canal del Dique, and the Magdalena Department to its east separated by the Magdalena River.
The capital is Barranquilla.
In 2013, 2,403,027 people lived there.
Baranoa
Campo de la Cruz
Juan de Acosta
Luruaco
Malambo
Palmar de Varela
Piojó
Polonuevo
Ponedera
Puerto Colombia
Repelón
Sabanagrande
Sabanalarga
Suán
Tubará
Usiacurí
Bolívar Department is a department in north Colombia.
The capital is Cartagena.
Caldas Department is a department of Colombia.
It is named after Colombian patriotic figure Francisco José de Caldas.
The capital is Manizales.
In 2013, 984,128 people lived there.
Aguadas
Aranzazu
Belalcázar
Chinchiná
La Dorada
La Merced
Marmato
Marquetalia
Marulanda
Norcasia
Pácora
Pensilvania
Riosucio
Risaralda
Samaná
Supía
Villamaría
Caquetá Department is a department in the southern Colombia in the Amazonas region.
Caquetá is next to the departments of Cauca and Huila to the west, the department of Meta to the north, the department of Guaviare to the northeast, the department of Vaupés to the east, the departments of Amazonas and Putumayo to the south.
Its area is 88,965 km².
The capital is the city of Florencia.
In 2013, 465,477 people lived there.
Belén de Andaquies
Cartagena del Chairá
Curillo
El Doncello
El Paujil
La Montañita
Milán
San José de la Fragua
San Vicente del Caguán
Government of Caquetá official website
Casanare Department is a department in the central eastern region of Colombia.
The capital is Yopal.
Aguazul
Chámeza
Hato Corozal
La Salina
Maní
Nunchía
Orocué
Paz de Ariporo
Recetor
Sácama
Támara
Tauramena
Villanueva
Yopal
Government of Casanare official website
Sweden uses Central European Time (CET) which is 1 hour ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+1).
Sweden has not observed summer time since 1916.
Albula/Alvra is a municipality of the district Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
On 1 January 2015 the municipalities of Alvaschein, Mon, Stierva, Tiefencastel, Alvaneu, Brienz/Brinzauls and Surava joined and became the new municipality of Albula/Alvra.
Official website of Vaz/Obervaz (in German)
Lenzerheide () is a ski resort in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland.
It is below Parpaner Rothorn.
It is in the municipality of Vaz/Obervaz.
Website of tourist office of Lenzerheide
Riom-Parsonz was a  municipality of the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Sur () was a municipality, in the new municipality of Surses and the district Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Mertzen is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
It is 10 km southwest of Altkirch and 22 km southeast of Belfort.
Merxheim is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
In 2014, 1,278 people lived there.
They are called Merxheimois.
Landser (band), a German Neo-Nazi band
Landser, Haut-Rhin, a commune in Alsace, France
Merxheim, Haut-Rhin, a commune in France
Merxheim, a town in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
Cool colours or Cool colors are colours that give off a cold and clear vibe.
These can include colours such as blue, white, and green.
Cool colours are sharp and not usually pastel or soft.
Cool Colur for blue can be slate, sky, ocean and teal.
Israel Daylight Time (IDT; ) is a time zone used in Israel during daylight saving time.
It is 3 hours ahead of Coordinated Universal Time (UTC+03:00).
Daylight saving time is observed in Israel from the last Friday in March and ends on the last Sunday in October.
Namibia uses Central Africa Time (CAT) (UTC+02:00) year-round since September 2017.From 1994 until 2017, the country used West Africa Time (WAT) (UTC+01:00) during winter and West Africa Summer Time (WAST) (UTC+02:00) during daylight saving time.
Namibia introduced a new bill on February 23, 2017, to get rid of time changes in the country.
The bill went into effect on September 3, 2017.
Joe Newton (1929 – December 9, 2017) was an American high school cross country and track coach.
He was a coach at York High School in Elmhurst, Illinois.
He coached for over fifty years.
He won 28 Illinois state cross country titles and one track state title.
A documentary, The Long Green Line, about his life and career was made.
Ian Erix, is an American pop singer, songwriter, TV presenter, and social media personality.
In 2013, he was signed to Ultra Music and Sony Entertainment.
Erix was raised on Long Island, New York.
He began performing professionally as a DJ/Emcee at age nine and signed his first management and recording contract as a pop singer at the age of 14 with Louis J. Pearlman, the boyband mogul behind Orlando based Transcontinental Records.
Pearlman was later arrested for embezzling 300 million dollars in one of the largest ponzi schemes in US history and also stood accused of molesting several members of the famous groups he managed.
After Pearlman's downfall, Erix signed a record deal with I.D Music in Denmark and Warner/Chappell Music Scandinavia.
His early musical efforts with that label found popularity on MySpace which led to an online TV series with the social network called Journey Of A Rock Star.
Songs from his album "For Conformity" amassed millions of online streams and received airplay on international media networks such as MTV Japan and MNET South Africa before landing Ian's single, "Confessions Of A Killer" in the top 10 in Asia.
In 2010, Erix entered into a deal with Universal Music Group in Germany but his album release was held up for years when the record company began restructuring and his former A&R and manager, Nik Hafemann, left the label to become a judge on a German reality TV series.
During this time, Erix continued to cultivate his presence online and released demo versions of new songs he had been working on such as "Squeaky Clean", a pop-punk satire of Disney Channel stars, as well as "So Scene, So See Through (A Song For Mutts)" which ultimately inspired the name of Erix's fandom and social justice movement, the "Mutt Army".
Amidst it's online popularity, Ian was invited to perform the song on MTV UK in a special live session that was recorded for the network in their London studio.
Another single from that period, "The Human Race" was featured in Season 3 Episode 19 of the popular TV show 90210 on The CW network in the USA and worldwide on Netflix.
In 2012, Erix begain to appear as a performer and television presenter in numerous countries around the globe at festivals such as Tomorrowland in Belgium and Ultra Music Festival Europe.
He began experimenting with more electronic, dance, and pop sounds and had a major breakthrough in 2012 when he played his single, "Sex, Dance and Rock & Roll (Lose It)" onstage at Réveillon, a live New Year's Eve concert in Brazil with David Guetta  that had an in-person audience of 2+ million people.
Ian was later signed to Ultra Music and since that time he has continued to tour extensively, visiting over 60 countries worldwide.
In 2014, Ian recorded "Shangri-la" (also known as "Rannalle"), a song he wrote with Finnish boy band TCT and producer Erik Nyholm.
The Scandinavian version of the song was nominated for the biggest hit of summer 2014 by radio station The Voice.
The song was originally ranked second but it eventually won the vote to be named "Best Song of the Summer".
The track climbed to the top of the single charts for several consecutive weeks reaching number 3 on national radio charts.
Overall, the song was the fourth most played radio song in Finland in 2014 and on 24 July 2014, it was announced to have sold enough copies to be awarded gold record status.
In 2015, Erix released the English language version of "Shangri-La".
Ian's video premiered on Vevo in Spring 2015 and features Erix in the hedonistic European party resort of Sunny Beach, Bulgaria.
On July 10, 2015, in response to Ian's video, The Guardian, one of the UK's largest newspapers, reported that "music is over because Ian Erix has spoiled it for everyone."
In 2016, Erix released an EP called "Graffiti On My Heart" along with a 4 part music video film linking together his singles "Horse Of A Different Color, "Time Machine", "Out From Under" and "Tomahawk".
Each song tells a different story, ranging from pain and loss and a fractured spirit to rebellion, anti-conformity and overcoming adversity.
The video series was based on Ian's personal life experiences as a survivor of childhood abuse and the aftermath of the tragic 2013 deaths of both his dad and grandfather, which have been alleged as homicides.
In 2017, Ian linked up with British boyband Union J to play 17 dates across the UK throughout the month of February  He previewed new material from his forthcoming album on that tour and announced his new LP would likely be called "Renegade".
After his final date in the UK, Erix embarked on another promo tour that took him to South East Asia, Australia, New Zealand and Europe.
In the Philippines he appeared on MTV Asia with fellow pop artist Austin Mahone.
He presented and performed at the red carpet pre-show at Justin Bieber's "Purpose Tour" in Mumbai, India on May 10th, 2017.
On his 2017 tour stops, Erix began promoting his latest single, "Footprints In The Sand", an EDM based pop track with lyrics about living life to the fullest which he wrote during a song writing session in Finland.
The song began to grow in popularity in several countries throughout the summer months.
It broke into the Top 100 on national Japanese pop radio in July 2017  and remained in top 20 on dance radio in Japan throughout the summer, peaking at #5 during the week of August 25th.
A  David Guetta mashup version of the song was released in Europe and Asia in August.
Ian's original version of "Footprints In The Sand" went on to land at #37 on iTunes sales charts in Scandinavia and later claimed #1 chart positions on Spotify in Czech Republic and Latvia.
The song cracked the Top 40 national sales and radio charts in Bulgaria peaking at #29.
While Ian was on tour in Europe, the song impacted the streaming charts on Spotify in Greece, Cyprus, Iceland, Latvia, Poland, Lithuania and Portugal peaking at # 5 in Cyprus    In the United States, the song received airplay on several Top 40 Mediabase, iHeart Radio and Sirius XM Satellite Radio stations.
It was voted top new song for 4 weeks in a row on Kiss FM in Memphis landing Ian a permanent spot in the Hall Of Fame as a favorite "newbie" artist for that iHeart radio station.
On the last week of 2017, Erix appeared in the United Arab Emirates as a celebrity ambassador at several events with pop stars such as Katy Perry, Akon and Hardwell to present the Red Diamond Award to the city of Dubai for the World's Greatest New Year's Eve Celebration.
Erix's song, "Footprints In The Sand", was named the official theme for New Year's 2018 in that region.
Yılmaz Erdoğan (born 4 November 1967 in Hakkâri, Turkey) is a Turkish actor and filmmaker.
He is most famous for the movie Vizontele and the television series Bir Demet Tiyatro in Turkey.
He has also won the Australian film award for Best Supporting Actor.
Vizontele  Director, Writer and Actor
Bir Demet Tiyatro Writer and Actor
Vizontele Tuuba Director, Writer and Actor
Magic Carpet Ride Director, Writer and Actor
Jolly Life Director, Writer and Actor
Eyyvah Eyvah  	Producer
Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Actor
Daniel "Dan" Harmon (born January 3, 1973) is an American writer, producer and voice actor.
He is best known for creating the NBC comedy series Community (2009–2015).
He also co-created the animated Adult Swim sitcom Rick and Morty (2013–present) with Justin Roiland.
He voices the character Bird Person on Rick and Morty.
Harmon was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
He was married to Erin McGathy from 2014 to 2015.
was a Japanese business executive.
He began working at Toshiba in 1975.
He served as president of Toshiba from 2005 to 2009.
He was born in Mie Prefecture.
He studied at Waseda University and the University of Tokyo.
Nishida died of a heart attack in Tokyo on 8 December 2017.
Monti was born in Como.
He studied for the Catholic priesthood at the Villoresi di Monza seminary.
He was ordained as a priest in 1879.
The Bishop of Como encouraged Monti to study theology in Rome.
Monti received his degree in theology in 1880.
His first job as a priest was in Urio, a small town in Province of Como.
Then he was a priest at the church of San Giorgio in Como until 1881.
After 1881 he was the chaplain of the church's cemetery.
He was very active in the cultural life of Como.
In 1888 he became vice-president of the Como Historical Society.
In 1906 he became the president of the society.
He served as the president until he died in 1923.
He was also the curator of the Civic Museum of Como and a member of the Provincial Commission for the Conservation of Monuments.
Monti died in Como.
What If is a 2014 romantic comedy movie.
It was directed by Michael Dowse.
The movie stars Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan.
Maurice Green (May 5, 1926 – December 5, 2017) was an American virologist.
His research career spanned more than 60 years.
He was thought as a pioneer in the study of animal viruses, in particular their role in cancer.
Green founded the Institute of Molecular Virology  at St. Louis University School of Medicine in the late 1950s, and served as its Chairman until his death in 2017.
Louis Henri de Pardaillan, Marquis of Montespan (1640 – 1 December 1691) was a French nobleman and Marquis an the husband of Françoise de Rochechouart.
He was also a knight of honour" to Elisabeth Charlotte of the Palatinate, Madame Louis Henri's only son Louis Antoine would be created a duke.
Louis Henri's title was a subsidiary one of his father's.
In February 1663 he married Françoise de Rochechouart, Mademoiselle de Mortemart They would have two children together.
Booza (, also called: Arabic ice cream) is an ice cream that is dense and elastic.
It is made with "sahlab (Arabic: سَحْلَب) or salep" with mastic, and its texture allows it to hold shapes and causes it to melt more slowly.
this type is most common in the Eastern Mediteranean.
There are ice cream sellers who show tourists where they grind the "mastic resin" with a mortar and pestle while singing and playing.
The preparation of the ice cream is a real art when the sellers prepare ice cream in deep containers and when the texture becomes hard preparation is done with big  Mortar made of wood while drumming and playing on the ice cream until the ice cream is ready
Recipe for Arabic Ice Cream
Jacques "Jacky" Simon (25 March 1941 – 5 December 2017) was a French football player.
He was born in Omonville-la-Rogue, France.
Tinizong-Rona was a municipality in the Albula district in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
It was formed in 1998 from the villages of Tinizong and Rona.
The local administration was in Tinizong.
Since 2016, became a part of the new Surses municipality.
Salouf was a municipality, in the new municipality of Surses and the district of Albula in the canton of Graubünden in Switzerland.
Official website of Surses (in Romansh),
James Marcellus Arthur "Sunny" Murray (September 21, 1936 – December 8, 2017) was an American jazz drummer.
He was one of the pioneers of the free jazz style of drumming.
He later recorded under his own name for ESP-Disk and then when he moved to Europe for BYG Actuel.
Brainy History
Audio Recordings of WCUW Jazz Festivals - Jazz History Database
Interview (2003)
Interview (November 2000)
Rapperswil-Jona (short: Rappi) is a municipality in See-Gaster in the canton of St. Gallen in Switzerland.
It is at the east side of Lake Zurich (Zürichsee).
As of December 2016, 26,962 people lived there.
Rapperswil-Jona (official site)
Capuchin monastery
University of Applied Sciences Rapperswil, HSR (university)
A brief history of Rapperswil
James Joseph Brady (February 29, 1944 – December 9, 2017) was an American lawyer.
He served as the District Judge of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana from 2000 until his death in 2017.
He was appointed by President Bill Clinton.
Metzeral is a commune.
Meyenheim is a commune.
Lando Fiorini (born Leopoldo Fiorini; 27 January 1938 – 9 December 2017) was an Italian actor and singer.
He was known for having sung songs from Rome in Italian and Romanesco.
His cabaret show Ma ‘ndo vai se il decoder non-ce l’hai satirized Italian television.
Michelbach-le-Bas is a commune.
Michelbach-le-Haut is a commune in the Haut-Rhin department of east France.
Mittelwihr is a commune.
Manno (Emmanuel) Charlemagne (1948 – 10 December 2017) was a Haitian political folk singer-songwriter and acoustic guitarist, political activist and politician.
He was born in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
He lived abroad in exile twice, both during the 1980s and again during the years 1991-1994, when the country was ruled by a military junta led by Raoul Cédras.
Charlemagne took up guitar and singing at the age of 16 and by 1968 formed a band named Les Remarquables.
He later started a twoubadou  band named Les Trouvères with Marco Jeanty.
In 1995, Charlemagne was elected mayor of Port-au-Prince after running as an independent candidate.
He served as mayor until 1999.
Antonio Riboldi, I.C.  (16 January 1923 – 10 December 2017) was an Italian Prelate of Roman Catholic Church.
He was born in Triuggio, Italy.
Riboldi was ordained a priest on 29 June 1951 from the religious order of the Institute of Charity.
Riboldi was appointed bishop of the Diocese of Acerra on 25 January 1978 and ordained on 11 March 1978.
Riboldi retired from the diocese of Acerra on 7 December 1999.
Acerra Diocese
The history of Uruguay has four different periods.
They were the pre-Columbian time, the colonial period, building up the country, and as an independent country.
Humans have lived in Uruguay for over 10 000 years.
When the Europeans came, the native people began dying because of the diseases brought over by the Europeans.
They also fought with the Europeans a lot, so many of them died during that time.
Simeon Booker (August 27, 1918 – December 10, 2017) was an African-American journalist.
He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, but was raised in Youngstown, Ohio.
His work appeared in leading news publications for more than 50 years.
He was known for his journalistic works during the Civil Rights Movement and for his his coverage of the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.
Booker worked for The Washington Post, Jet and Ebony.
In February 2017, 17 Congressmembers introduced a bipartisan bill nominating Booker for a Congressional Gold Medal.
Booker died on December 10, 2017 at an assisted-living community in Solomons, Maryland from pneumonia-related complications, at the age of 99.
He was survived by his wife Carol and their son Teddy.
Volodymyr Borysovych Groysman (; born January 20, 1978) is a Ukrainian politician.
He became the Prime Minister of Ukraine on 14 April 2016.
Leslie Hunter "Les" Whitten Jr. (February 21, 1928 – December 1, 2017) was an American investigative reporter.
He worked at the Washington Merry-Go-Round under Jack Anderson, as well as novelist and translator of French poetry Baudelaire.
He was arrested by the FBI and was spied on by the CIA during his career.
Ethiopia uses East Africa Time (EAT) (UTC+03:00) and has never observed daylight saving time.
Heavy rain caused flooding in Ecuador and Peru from December 2016 to May 2017.
It killed 113 people and left 18 people missing.
Many roads were destroyed.
Dramatic rescues went online, including a woman being rescued from a mudslide and another showing a mudslide hitting a village.
2016-2017 floods
21st century in Peru
Viktor Yakovlevich Potapov  (; 29 March 1947 — 10 December 2017) was a Russian sailor.
He was born in Dolgoprudny, Russia.
He won a bronze medal in the Finn class at the 1972 Summer Olympics.
Profile  at sports-reference.com
Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
– Grupo Globo
– NBC
Most commercially canned baked beans are made from haricot beans, also known as navy beans (a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris) in a sauce.
In Ireland and the United Kingdom, a tomato sauce is most commonly used, and they are commonly eaten on toasted white bread or as part of a full English, Scottish, or Irish Breakfast.
Some Americans have been known to dislike the dish.
A staple British food made with white bread and baked beans.
John Francis "Jack" Welch Jr. (November 19, 1935 – March 1, 2020) was an American retired business executive, author, and chemical engineer.
He was chairman and CEO of General Electric between 1981 and 2001.
In 2006, Welch's net worth was estimated at $720 million.
When he retired from GE he received a severance payment of $417 million, the largest such payment in history.
Peabody  is a city in Essex County, Massachusetts, United States.
At the 2010 census, the population was 51,251, and in 2014 the estimated population was 52,376.
Peabody is located in the North Shore region of Massachusetts.
A severance package is pay and benefits employees receive when they leave employment at a company.
In addition to their remaining regular pay, it may include some of the following:
Any additional payment based on months of service
Payment for unused accrued PTO  vacation time Holiday pay or sick leave.
In some states such as California, in order for a severance agreement to be valid, the severance pay offered must be more than just PTO, vacation, or holiday pay.
Those benefits have to be "cashed out" when an employee leaves and must be provided regardless of whether or not an employee signs a severance agreement.
A payment in lieu of a required notice period.
Medical, dental or life insurance
Retirement accounts (such as 401(k)) or 403(b) benefits
Assistance in searching for new work, such as access to employment services or help in producing a résumé.
Packages are most typically offered for employees who are laid off or retire.
Sometimes, they may be offered for those who either resign, regardless of the circumstances, or are fired.
Cheese curds, in cuisine or cooking, are the solid pieces of curdled milk either eaten alone as a snack, or used in many regional dishes.
These are chiefly found in Quebec, Canada in the dish poutine (made of french fries topped with cheese curds and gravy), and in the northeastern and midwestern United States.
Curds are sometimes referred to as "squeaky cheese".
Cottage cheese is a fresh cheese curd product with a mild flavor.
Curd size is the size of the chunks in the cottage cheese.
The two major types of cottage cheese are small-curd, high-acid cheese made without rennet, and large-curd, low-acid cheese made with rennet.
Cottage cheese can be eaten in a variety of different ways: by itself, with fruit and sugar, with salt and pepper, with fruit puree, on toast, with tomatoes, with granola and cinnamon, in salads, as a chip dip, as a replacement for mayonnaise in tuna salad or used as an ingredient in recipes such as  jello salad and many desserts.
During the baking process, the mixture is stirred to maintain a loose breakfast cereal consistency.
Dried fruit, such as raisins and dates, and confections such as chocolate are sometimes added.
Granola, particularly if it includes flax seeds, is often used to improve digestion.
Granola is often eaten in combination with yogurt, honey, fresh fruit (such as bananas, strawberries or blueberries), milk or other forms of cereal.
Beans On Toast (born 1 December 1980) is the stage name of British folk singer Jay McAllister.
He is from Braintree, Essex.
He rose to fame out of the UK folk scene in 2005.
His songwriting openly deals with the topics of politics, drugs and love.
Beans on Toast has released eight studio albums, traditionally releasing a new record each year on 1 December, McAllister's birthday.
Standing On A Chair (1 December 2009)
Writing on the Wall (1 December 2010)
Trying to Tell the Truth (1 December 2011)
Fishing for a Thank You (1 December 2012)
Giving Everything (1 December 2013)
The Grand Scheme of Things (1 December 2014)
Rolling Up The Hill (1 December 2015)
A Spanner In The Works (1 December 2016)
Cushty (1 December 2017)
Rock Against Malaria (2009) Eunuch Records
Live at Scala (25 September 2013)
Best of Toast Pressed on Vinyl (19 April 2014)
Jewel-Osco and Jewel are currently wholly owned subsidiary of Boise, Idaho-based Albertsons.
The company original started as a door-to-door coffee delivery service before it expanded into delivering non-perishable groceries and later into grocery stores, and supermarkets.
Ronald Runaldo Venetiaan (born June 18, 1935) is a Surinamese politician and mathematician.
He served as the 6th and 8th President of Suriname.
His first term as president ran from 1991 to 1996.
In 2005 he was re-elected to serve a third term as president and sworn in on August 12, 2005.
Lalji Singh (5 July 1947 – 10 December 2017) was an Indian scientist.
He was best known for his the field of DNA fingerprinting technology in India.
He was popularly known as the "Father of Indian DNA fingerprinting".
He also worked in the areas of molecular basis of sex determination, wildlife conservation forensics and evolution and migration of humans.
In 2004, he received the Padma Shri for his service to Indian science and technology.
He was born in Kalwari, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Kazimierz Pawełek (21 February 1936 – 3 December 2017) was a Polish journalist and politician.
He served in the Polish Senate from 2001 to 2005 as a member of the Democratic Left Alliance – Labour Union.
In the 1970s, he became the editor of Głos Budowlanych.
He also worked for the newspapers Dziennik Polski and Kurier Lubelski.
He was born in Bochnia.
Kirovohrad Oblast () is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Kropyvnytskyi.
The population of Kirovohrad Oblast was 991,600 in 2013.
Luhansk Oblast () is an oblast (province) of eastern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Luhansk.
The population of Luhansk Oblast was 2,233,000 in 2014.
Lviv Oblast () is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Lviv.
The population of Lviv Oblast was 2,537,000 in 2013.
Mykolaiv Oblast () is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Mykolaiv.
The population of Mykolaiv Oblast was 1,165,000 in 2014.
Jessica Hilda Mauboy (born 4 August 1989) is an Australian R&B singer-songwriter and actress.
In 2006, she was runner-up on the fourth season of Australian Idol.
After this, she signed for Sony Music Entertainment.
She has released three studio albums, one live album, three soundtrack albums, one extended play and 35 singles.
She was a guest performer at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2014.
She competed for Australia at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2018.
She has also appeared in the movies Bran Nue Dae (2010) and The Sapphires (2012).
She has also starred in the drama television series The Secret Daughter since 2016.
Mauboy was born in Darwin, Northern Territory.
Her mother is an Indigenous Australian and her father is from West Timor.
People from Darwin, Northern Territory
Odessa Oblast () is an oblast (province) of southwestern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Odessa.
The population of Odessa Oblast was 2,395,000 in 2013.
Poltava Oblast () is an oblast (province) of central Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Poltava.
The population of Poltava Oblast was 1,462,000 in 2013.
Rivne Oblast () is an oblast (province) of northwestern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Rivne.
The population of Rivne Oblast was 1,159,000 in 2014.
Sumy Oblast () is an oblast (province) of northeastern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Sumy.
The population of Sumy Oblast was 1,124,000 in 2014.
Ternopil Oblast () is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Ternopil.
The population of Ternopil Oblast was 1,075,000 in 2013.
Vinnytsia Oblast () is an oblast (province) of western Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Vinnytsia.
The population of Vinnytsia Oblast was 1,616,500 in 2014.
Volyn Oblast () is an oblast (province) of northwestern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Lutsk.
The population of Volyn Oblast was 1,041,500 in 2014.
Zaporizhia Oblast () is an oblast (province) of southern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Zaporizhia.
The population of Zaporizhia Oblast was 1,774,000 in 2014.
Zhytomyr Oblast () is an oblast (province) of northern Ukraine.
The administrative centre is Zhytomyr.
The population of Zhytomyr Oblast was 1,266,000 in 2013.
The Estádio da Luz is a football stadium in Lisbon, Portugal.
It has a seating capacity of 64,642.
The stadium opened on 25 October 2003.
It is the home stadium of S.L. Benfica of the Primeira Liga and the Portugal national team.
The stadium's official name is Estádio do Sport Lisboa e Benfica.