#Miss World Malaysia 2021

[mykpoplovers]

Sensational K-pop idol SHINee’s Taemin is coming to Malaysia for his first solo concert

SHINee’s maknae, Taemin, has officially announced his first solo concert in Malaysia on 7th September and it will be the second stop in Asia!

K-Pop prince, the ever-talented soloist Taemin proudly announced the highly anticipate first solo world tour 2024 TAEMIN World Tour “Ephemeral Gaze” in Kuala Lumpur. Brought to you by Masa Entertainment, the concert is scheduled to take place in 7 th September 2024 (Saturday) at 7PM at Malawati Indoor Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor.

A privilege for all the TAEmate who the FROMM official fan club member, entitled to join the early bird ticket pre- sales. FROMM presale start on 2 nd August 2024 (Friday) at 11 AM to 11:59PM, and general ticket sales will be start on 5 th August 2024 (Monday) at 11 AM. Pre-sale details will be revealed tomorrow (July 31st) at noon.

Since his debut in 2008, Taemin has only been to Malaysia with SHINee members for the Golden Disk Awards in 2013 and as a special guest performer for the Formula One Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix in 2015. Therefore, the concert on September 7th will be his first solo concert in Malaysia.

Taemin debuted at the age of 14, displaying his remarkable dance talent as SHINee’s main dancer. By 2012, he had showcased his impressive vocal abilities and began taking on the role of the group’s lead vocalist. Over the course of his career, he has appeared in several dramas, voiced characters in animated films, and sung for drama OSTs. On August 18, 2014, he officially launched his solo career with the release of his first mini album “ACE.” In 2021, he became the youngest artist to achieve the milestone of releasing an album for 13 consecutive years (including group albums).

In April 2024, Taemin joined Big Planet Made Entertainment and embarked on new challenges with a fresh image. “Ephemeral Gaze” is SHINee Taemin’s first solo world tour and is a significant gift for TAEMates around the world.

“Ephemeral Gaze” signifies a fleeting glance, expressing that Taemin remains true to himself despite diverse perspectives. For this tour, Taemin will bring brand new performance from his new album, set to be released in August to show to the Malaysian TAEMates.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be among the first to witness Taemin’s concert!

2024 TAEMIN World Tour “Ephemeral Gaze” in Kuala Lumpur Date: 7th September 2024 (Saturday) Time: 7 PM Venue: Malawati Indoor Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor FROMM Fanclub Fan Pre-sale Date: 2 nd August 2024 (11 AM to 11:59 PM) General Ticket Sale Date: 5th August 2024 (11 AM) Ticket Prices: RM 948 (VIP Standing), RM 818 (PS1), RM 698 (PS2), RM 518 (PS3), RM 398 (PS4) Ticketing Website: my.bookmyshow.com

**Each fan can purchase a limit of 2 tickets during the fan club presale period, while the general ticket sale allows each fan to purchase 4 tickets.

For more ticket details and concert information, stay tuned to Masa Entertainment social media.

[dreaminginthedeepsouth]

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

November 16, 2023

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

NOV 17, 2023

The summit of the leaders of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economies continued today in San Francisco, California. 

Formed in 1989, APEC is made up of the economies of 21 nations around the Pacific Rim: Australia, Brunei, Canada, Indonesia, Japan, South Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, China, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Chile, Peru, Russia, Vietnam, and the United States. Together, these economies make up about 62% of global gross domestic product and almost half of global trade.

David Sanger of the New York Times today noted an apparent shift in the power dynamic between President Joe Biden and Chinese president Xi Jinping, who met yesterday for a four-hour conversation. Earlier in his presidency, Xi was riding on a strong economy that overshadowed that of the U.S. and looked as if it would continue to do so. Then, Xi favored what was known as “wolf warrior” diplomacy: the aggressive defense of China’s national interests against what Chinese envoys portrayed as foreign hostility, especially that of the U.S. 

Under that diplomatic regime, Xi emphasized that liberal democracy was too weak to face the twenty-first century. The speed and momentous questions of the new era called for strong leaders, he said. In early February 2022, Russia and China held a summit after which they pledged that the “[f]riendship between the two States has no limits.” 

Things have changed. 

The U.S. has emerged from the coronavirus pandemic with a historically strong economy, while China’s economy is reeling from a real estate bubble and deflation at the same time that government crackdowns have made foreign capital flee. This summer, Xi quietly sidelined Qin Gang, the foreign minister associated with wolf warrior diplomacy, and in October, he replaced Defense Minister General Li Shangfu, who is under U.S. sanctions for overseeing weapon purchases from Russia. 

Indeed, China has also been quietly pushing back from its close embrace of Russia. Just weeks after their February 2022 declaration, Russia invaded Ukraine in an operation that Russian president Vladimir Putin almost certainly expected would be quick and successful, permitting Russia to seize key Ukrainian ports and land. Such a victory would have strengthened both Russia and China at the same time it weakened Europe, the United States, and their allies and partners. 

Instead, Ukraine stood firm, and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) and allies and partners have stood behind the embattled country. As the war has stretched on, sanctions have cut into the Russian economy and Putin has had to cede power to Xi, accepting the Chinese yuan in exchange for Russian commodities, for example. This week, Alberto Nardelli of Bloomberg reported that the European Union is considering another round of sanctions, including a ban on the export of machine tools and machinery parts that enable Russia to make ammunition. 

In a piece at the Center for European Policy Analysis today, Julia Davis, who monitors Russian media, noted that Russia lost an extraordinary 997,000 people between October 2020 and September 2021, even before the war began. Now it is so desperate to increase its population that its leadership claims to have stolen as many as 700,000 Ukrainian children and is urging women to have as many children as possible.  

Holly Ellyatt of CNBC noted that to the degree they even mentioned it, Russian media sniped at the Biden-Xi summit, but it was hard to miss that although Russian president Putin was not welcome to attend, Xi came and engaged in several high-level meetings, assuring potential investors that China wants to be friends with the U.S. Also hard to miss was Xi’s pointed comment that the China-U.S. relationship “is the most important bilateral relationship in the world.” 

Going into this summit, then, the U.S. had the leverage to get agreements from China to crack down on the precursor chemicals that Chinese producers have been shipping to Latin America to make illegal fentanyl, restore military communications between the two countries now that Li has been replaced, and make promises about addressing climate change. Other large issues of trade and the independence of Taiwan will not be resolved so easily. 

Still, it was a high point for President Biden, whose economic policies and careful investment in diplomatic alliances have helped to shift the power dynamic between the U.S. and two countries that were key geopolitical rivals when he took office. Now, both the U.S. and China appear to be making an effort to move forward on better terms. Indeed, Chinese media has shifted its tone about the U.S. and the APEC summit so quickly readers have expressed surprise. 

Today, Biden emphasized “the unlimited potential of our partnerships…to realize a future that will benefit people not only in the Asia-Pacific region but the whole world,… [a] future where our prosperity is shared and is inclusive, where workers are empowered and their rights are respected, where our economies are sustainable and resilient.” 

Biden and administration officials noted that companies from across the Asia-Pacific world have invested nearly $200 billion in the U.S. since Biden took office, creating tens of thousands of good jobs, while the U.S. has elevated its engagement with the region, holding bilateral talks, creating new initiatives and deepening economic partnerships. 

Today, Biden and Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo announced that the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework, an economic forum established last year as a nonbinding replacement for the Trans-Pacific Partnership former president Trump abruptly pulled out of, had agreed on terms to set up an early warning system for disruptions to supply chains, cooperation on clean energy, and fighting corruption and tax evasion.

In a very different event in San Francisco today, a federal jury convicted David DePape, 43, of attempted kidnapping and assault on account of a federal official’s performance of official duties for his attack on former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul with a hammer on October 28 of last year, fracturing his skull. 

DePape’s lawyers did not contest the extensive evidence against him but tried to convince the jury that DePape did not commit a federal crime because he did not attack Pelosi on account of Representative Pelosi’s official position. Instead, they said, DePape had embraced the language of right-wing lawmakers and pundits and believed in a conspiracy theory that pedophile elites had taken over the country and were spreading lies about former president Donald Trump. 

DePape told jurors he had come to conspiracy theories through Gamergate, a 2014–2015 misogynistic online campaign of harassment against women in the video game industry, which turned into attacks on feminism, diversity, and progressive ideas. Trump ally Steve Bannon talked of pulling together the Gamergate participants behind Trump and his politics. 

Also today, a subcommittee of the House Ethics Committee set up to investigate allegations against Representative George Santos (R-NY) issued its report. The Republican-dominated committee found that Santos had lied about his background during his campaign and, furthermore, that he appears to be a serial liar. Those lies also “include numerous misrepresentations to the government and the public about his and his campaign’s financial activities.” 

That is, the committee found, Santos defrauded his campaign donors, falsified his financial records, and used campaign money on beauty products, rent, luxury items from Hermes and Ferragamo, and purchases at the website Only Fans. The subcommittee recommended the Ethics Committee refer Santos to the Department of Justice, and “publicly condemn Representative Santos, whose conduct [is] beneath the dignity of the office” and who has “brought severe discredit upon the House.” 

Santos says he will not run for reelection.

—

LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN

HEATHER COX RICHARDSON

[thisinkedpaper]

one movie from every country

the challenge is to watch at least one movie from all 195 countries in the world. not sure if that's possible cause getting a copy of movies from countries with very "visible" cinema is already hard enough. but we will try. (this is also just to keep myself from jumping off a cliff.)

Afghanistan

Albania

Algeria

American Samoa

Andorra

Angola

Anguilla

Antarctica

Antigua and Barbuda

Argentina

Armenia — Amerikatsi (2022, Michael A. Goorjian)

Australia — Nitram (2021, Justin Kurzel)

Austria — Des Teufels Bad (2024, Severin Fiala, Veronika Franz)

Azerbaijan

Bahamas

Bahrain

Bangladesh

Barbados

Belarus

Belgium — Close (2022, Lukas Dhont)

Belize

Benin

Bhutan

Bolivia

Bosnia and Herzegovina

Botswana

Brazil — Hoje Eu Quero Voltar Sozinho (2014, Daniel Ribeiro)

British Virgin Islands

Brunei Darussalam

Bulgaria

Burkina Faso

Burundi

Cabo Verde

Cambodia

Cameroon

Canada — J'ai tué ma mère (2009, Xavier Dolan)

Cape Verde

Central African Republic

Chad

Chile — Una mujer fantástica (2017, Sebastián Lelio)

China Mainland — 少年的你 (2019, Derek Tsing)

China

Christmas Island

Cocos Islands

Colombia

Comoros

Congo-Brazzaville

Congo-Kinshasa

Cook Islands

Costa Rica

Cote d’Ivoire

Croatia

Cuba

Cyprus

Czech Republic

Denmark — Jagten (2012, Thomas Vinterberg)

Djibouti

Dominica

Dominican Republic

East Timor

Ecuador

Egypt

El Salvador

Equatorial Guinea

Eritrea

Estonia

Eswatini

Ethiopia

Falkland Islands

Federated States of Micronesia

Fiji

Finland — A Moment in the Reeds (2017, Mikko Mäkelä)

France — Anatomie d'une chute (2023, Justine Triet)

French Guiana

French Polynesia

Gabon

Gambia

Georgia

Germany — Die Mitte der Welt (2016, Jakob M. Erwa)

Ghana

Greece — Miss Violence (2013, Alexandros Avranas)

Greenland

Grenada

Guadeloupe

Guam

Guatemala

Guinea

Guinea Bissau

Guyana

Haiti

Honduras

Hungary — Hat hét (2022, Noémi Veronika Szakonyi)

Iceland — Hvítur, Hvítur Dagur (2019, Hlynur Pálmason)

India — Taare Zameen Par (2007, Aamir Khan)

Indonesia — Jagal (2012, Joshua Oppenheimer)

Iran — طعم گیلاس (1997, Abbas Kiarostami)

Iraq

Ireland — The Banshees of Inisherin (2022, Martin McDonagh)

Israel

Italy — La vita è bella (1997, Roberto Benigni)

Ivory Coast

Jamaica

Japan — 誰も知らない (2004, Kore-eda Hirokazu)

Jordan

Kazakhstan

Kenya — Rafiki (2018, Wanuri Kahiu)

Kiribati

Kosovo

Kuwait

Kyrgyzstan

Laos

Latvia

Lebanon

Lesotho

Liberia

Libya

Liechtenstein

Lithuania

Luxembourg

Macedonia

Madagascar

Malawi

Malaysia

Maldives

Mali

Malta

Martinique

Mauritania

Mauritius

Mexico — Roma (2018, Alfonso Cuarón)

Micronesia

Moldova

Monaco

Mongolia

Montenegro

Morocco

Mozambique

Myanmar

Namibia

Nauru

Nepal

Netherlands — Noordzee, Texas (2011, Bavo Defurne)

New Caledonia

New Zealand — Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016, Taika Waititi)

Nicaragua

Niger

Nigeria —

Niue —

Norfolk Island —

North Korea —

North Macedonia —

Norway — Verdens verste menneske (2021, Joachim Trier)

Oman —

Pakistan —

Palau —

Palestine —

Panama —

Papua New Guinea —

Paraguay —

Peru —

Philippines — Patay na si Hesus (2016, Victor Villanueva)

Poland — Sala Samobójców (2011, Jan Komasa)

Portugal

Qatar

Republic of the Sudan

Romania

Russia — Возвращение (2003, Andrey Zvyagintse)

Rwanda

Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Lucia

Samoa

San Marino

São Tomé and Príncipe

Saudi Arabia

Senegal

Serbia

Seychelles

Sierra Leone

Singapore

Slovakia

Slovenia

Solomon Islands

Somalia

South Africa

South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands

South Korea — 도가니 (2011, Hwang Donghyuk)

South Sudan

Spain — 20.000 especies de abejas (2023, Estibaliz Urresola Solaguren)

Sri Lanka

Sudan

St. Vincent and the Grenadines

Suriname

Svalbard and Jan Mayen

Swaziland

Sweden — Höstsonaten (1978, Ingmar Bergman)

Switzerland

Syria

Taiwan — 誰先愛上他的 (2018, Mag Hsu, Hsu Chih-yen)

Tajikistan

Tanzania

Thailand — หลานม่า (2024, Pat Boonnitipat)

Togo

Tonga

Trinidad and Tobago

Tunisia

Turkey — Okul Tirasi (2021, Ferit Karahan)

Turkmenistan

Tuvalu

Uganda

Ukraine

United Arab Emirates

United Kingdom — All of Us Strangers (2023, Andrew Haigh)

United States — Blue Jasmine (2013, Woody Allen)

Uruguay

Uzbekistan

Vanuatu

Vatican City

Venezuela

Vietnam

Wallis and Futuna Islands

Western Sahara

Yemen

Zambia

Zimbabwe

there are countries i've seen more than one movie from. as for my reasoning behind which film i choose to list, i don't have any. i just write down whatever comes to mind first.

i'm literally more than a hundred films away from completing this. i'll probably die without succeeding.

[mykpopwire]

media release: SHINee’s Taemin coming to Kuala Lumpur For Upcoming World Tour “Ephemeral Gaze”

SHINee's maknae, Taemin, has officially announced his first solo concert in Malaysia on 7th September and it will be the second stop in Asia!

K-Pop prince, the ever-talented soloist Taemin proudly announced the highly anticipate first solo world tour 2024 TAEMIN World Tour “Ephemeral Gaze” in Kuala Lumpur. Brought to you by Masa Entertainment, the concert is scheduled to take place in 7th September 2024 (Saturday) at 7PM at Malawati Indoor Stadium, Shah Alam, Selangor. A privilege for all the TAEmate who the FROMM official fan club member, entitled to join the early bird ticket pre-sales. FROMM presale start on 2nd August 2024 (Friday) at 11 AM to 11:59PM, and general ticket sales will be start on 5th August 2024 (Monday) at 11 AM. Pre-sale details will be revealed tomorrow (July 31st) at noon.

Since his debut in 2008, Taemin has only been to Malaysia with SHINee members for the Golden Disk Awards in 2013 and as a special guest performer for the Formula One Petronas Malaysia Grand Prix in 2015. Therefore, the concert on September 7th will be his first solo concert in Malaysia.

Taemin debuted at the age of 14, displaying his remarkable dance talent as SHINee's main dancer. By 2012, he had showcased his impressive vocal abilities and began taking on the role of the group's lead vocalist. Over the course of his career, he has appeared in several dramas, voiced characters in animated films, and sung for drama OSTs. On August 18, 2014, he officially launched his solo career with the release of his first mini album "ACE." In 2021, he became the youngest artist to achieve the milestone of releasing an album for 13 consecutive years (including group albums).

In April 2024, Taemin joined Big Planet Made Entertainment and embarked on new challenges with a fresh image. “Ephemeral Gaze” is SHINee Taemin’s first solo world tour and is a significant gift for TAEMates around the world.

“Ephemeral Gaze” signifies a fleeting glance, expressing that Taemin remains true to himself despite diverse perspectives. For this tour, Taemin will bring brand new performance from his new album, set to be released in August to show to the Malaysian TAEMates.

Don’t miss this opportunity to be among the first to witness Taemin’s concert!

For more ticket details and concert information, stay tuned to Masa Entertainment's social media.

*photos courtesy of STORMEX ENTERTAINMENT

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Holidays 2.20

Holidays

Adult Support & Protection Day (Scotland)

Ansel Adams Day

Blessed Wulfric’s Day

Bean Planting Day

Bun Day (Iceland)

Clean Out Your Bookcases Day

Day of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Ukraine)

Deadpool Day

Dogwood Day (French Republic)

Ectodermal Dysplasia’s Awareness Day

FFA Alumni Day

FFA National Day of Service

Flying Car Day

Hoodie-Hoo Day (Northern Hemisphere)

Hotel Elevator Day

Hunter S. Thompson Remembrance Day

International Cat Day (Mexico; South America)

International Day of Commemorating Air Crash Victims & Their Families

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

International Lego Classicism Day

International Pipe Smoking Day

Johnny Cash Day (Los Angeles)

Kurt Cobain Day

Love Your Pet Day

Metropolitan Museum of Art Day

Missing Day

Mystery Science Theater Day

National Comfy Day

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

National Handcuff Day

National Leadership Day

National Whistleblower Reward Day

Native Agents Day

No Politics Day

Orbit Day

Princess Alice Day

Psychology Day

Rih Day (a.k.a. Rihanna Appreciation Day)

Society for Psychical Research Day

Student Volunteer Day

Thank You Plant Medicine Day

Toothpick Day

Una Asteroid Day

Women in Blue Jeans Day

World Day of Social Justice (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Clam Chowder Day

National Cherry Pie Day

National Muffin Day

3rd Tuesday in February

Travel Africa Day [3rd Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Bardo (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Castacia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Chinland (from UK, 1948) [unrecognized]

Melaka Independence Proclamation Day (Melaka, Malaysia)

Prussia Disestablishment Day

Statehood Day (Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoran; India)

Festivals Beginning February 20, 2024

Singapore Airshow (Singapore) [thru 2.25]

Taipei International Book Exhibit (Taipei, Taiwan) [thru 2.25]

Feast Days

Adopt a Goblin Orphan Day (Shamanism)

Ansel Adams (Artology)

Day of Tacita (Goddess of Silence; Ancient Rome)

Don’t Think About Elephants Day (Pastafarian)

Eleutherius of Tournai (Christian; Saint)

Eucherius of Orléans (Christian; Saint)

Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto (Christian; Saint)

Frederick Douglass (Episcopal Church (USA))

I.G. Farben Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Ivan Albright (Artology)

Jan de Baen (Artology)

Levitation Day (Pastafarian)

Lucretius (Positivist; Saint)

Mr. Can You Guess (Muppetism)

Nine Waves Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Pierre Boulle (Writerism)

Sadoth (Christian; Martyr)

Scleucia and Ctesiphon, with 128 companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Tacita’s Day — Day of Silence (Pagan)

Tyrannio, Zenobius, et al., in Phoenicia (Christian; Martyrs)

Ulrick of England (Christian; Saint)

William Rimmer (Artology)

Wulfric of Haselbury (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Africa Before Dark (Ub Iwerks Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The African Queen (Film; 1952)

The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1816)

Candy (Film; 1969)

Cat Meets Mouse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Columbo (TV Serties; 1968)

Drag-a-Long Droopy (MGM Cartoon; 1954)

The Duff (Film; 2015)

Euro Trip (Film; 2004)

Follow the Fleet (Film; 1936)

Follow the Swallow or The Inside Story (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 153; 1962)

Freddy the Freshman (WB MM Cartoon; 1932)

George Harrison, by George Harrison (Album; 1979)

Give It To Me Baby, by James Brown (Song; 1981)

The House That Cat Built (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

How the West Was Won (Film; 1963)

Instant Karma, by the Plastic Ono Band (Song; 1970)

The Magnet Men, Parts 1 & 2 (Underdog Cartoon, S1, Eps. 41 & 42 1965)

The Milkman (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1932)

Moose Hunters (Disney Cartoon; 1937)

On A Roll (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, by Rudolph Ganz (Piano Concerto; 1941)

Playtime for Rollo or Rest in Pieces (Rocky & Bullwinkle Cartoon, S3, Ep. 154; 1962)

Robot Chicken (Animated TV Series; 2005)

Sixth Column, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1949)

So Big, by Edna Ferber (Novel; 1924)

Sofia the First (Animated Disney TV Series; 2015)

Still Alice (Film; 2015)

There You go, by Pink (Song; 2000)

Veronica, by Elvis Costello (Song; 1989)

Welcome to Mooseport (Film; 2004)

Wild Wife (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

Woodpecker Wanted (Woody Woodpecker Cartoon; 1965)

Today’s Name Days

Corona, Falko, Jacinta (Austria)

Lav, Lea, Leon (Croatia)

Oldřich (Czech Republic)

Eucharias (Denmark)

Ardi, Hardi, Hardo, Kardo, Meinhard, Meino (Estonia)

Heli, Helinä, Heljä, Hely (Finland)

Aimée (France)

Corona, Falko, Jacinta (Germany)

Leon (Greece)

Aladár, Álmos (Hungary)

Eleuterio, Eros, Otokars, Otomars, Silvano, Smuidra, Ulrico, Vitauts (Italy)

Otokars, Otomārs, Smuidra, Vitauts (Latvia)

Eitvydė, Leonas, Visgintas (Lithuania)

Halldis, Halldor (Norway)

Euchariusz, Eustachiusz, Eustachy, Leon, Ludmiła, Ludomiła, Ostap, Siestrzewit (Poland)

Leon (Romania)

Lívia (Slovakia)

Eleuterio, Jacinta (Spain)

Vivianne (Sweden)

Svitlana (Ukraine)

Aimee, Alaric, Alarica, Alarice, Aimee, Ami, Amy, Amya, Cyd, Cydney, Desmond, Sid, Sidney, Syd, Sydnee, Sydney, Ulric (USA)

Today is Also…

Day of Year: Day 51 of 2024; 315 days remaining in the year

ISO: Day 2 of week 8 of 2024

Celtic Tree Calendar: Nuin (Ash) [Day 3 of 28]

Chinese: Month 1 (Bing-Yin), Day 11 (Jia-Yin)

Chinese Year of the: Dragon 4722 (until January 29, 2025)

Hebrew: 11 Adair I 5784

Islamic: 10 Sha’ban 1445

J Cal: 21 Grey; Sevenday [21 of 30]

Julian: 7 February 2024

Moon: 87%: Waxing Gibbous

Positivist: 23 Homer (2nd Month) [Lucretius]

Runic Half Month: Sigel (Sun) [Day 12 of 15]

Season: Winter (Day 62 of 89)

Week: 3rd Week of February

Zodiac: Pisces (Day 2 of 30)

[brookstonalmanac]

Holidays 2.20

Holidays

Adult Support & Protection Day (Scotland)

Ansel Adams Day

Blessed Wulfric’s Day

Bean Planting Day

Bun Day (Iceland)

Clean Out Your Bookcases Day

Day of Heavenly Hundred Heroes (Ukraine)

Deadpool Day

Dogwood Day (French Republic)

Ectodermal Dysplasia’s Awareness Day

FFA Alumni Day

FFA National Day of Service

Flying Car Day

Hoodie-Hoo Day (Northern Hemisphere)

Hotel Elevator Day

Hunter S. Thompson Remembrance Day

International Cat Day (Mexico; South America)

International Day of Commemorating Air Crash Victims & Their Families

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

International Lego Classicism Day

International Pipe Smoking Day

Johnny Cash Day (Los Angeles)

Kurt Cobain Day

Love Your Pet Day

Metropolitan Museum of Art Day

Missing Day

Mystery Science Theater Day

National Comfy Day

National Day of Solidarity with Muslim, Arab and South Asian Immigrants

National Handcuff Day

National Leadership Day

National Whistleblower Reward Day

Native Agents Day

No Politics Day

Orbit Day

Princess Alice Day

Psychology Day

Rih Day (a.k.a. Rihanna Appreciation Day)

Society for Psychical Research Day

Student Volunteer Day

Thank You Plant Medicine Day

Toothpick Day

Una Asteroid Day

Women in Blue Jeans Day

World Day of Social Justice (UN)

Food & Drink Celebrations

Clam Chowder Day

National Cherry Pie Day

National Muffin Day

3rd Tuesday in February

Travel Africa Day [3rd Tuesday]

Independence & Related Days

Bardo (Declared; 2020) [unrecognized]

Castacia (Declared; 2018) [unrecognized]

Chinland (from UK, 1948) [unrecognized]

Melaka Independence Proclamation Day (Melaka, Malaysia)

Prussia Disestablishment Day

Statehood Day (Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoran; India)

Festivals Beginning February 20, 2024

Singapore Airshow (Singapore) [thru 2.25]

Taipei International Book Exhibit (Taipei, Taiwan) [thru 2.25]

Feast Days

Adopt a Goblin Orphan Day (Shamanism)

Ansel Adams (Artology)

Day of Tacita (Goddess of Silence; Ancient Rome)

Don’t Think About Elephants Day (Pastafarian)

Eleutherius of Tournai (Christian; Saint)

Eucherius of Orléans (Christian; Saint)

Francisco Marto and Jacinta Marto (Christian; Saint)

Frederick Douglass (Episcopal Church (USA))

I.G. Farben Day (Church of the SubGenius; Saint)

Ivan Albright (Artology)

Jan de Baen (Artology)

Levitation Day (Pastafarian)

Lucretius (Positivist; Saint)

Mr. Can You Guess (Muppetism)

Nine Waves Day (Celtic Book of Days)

Pierre Boulle (Writerism)

Sadoth (Christian; Martyr)

Scleucia and Ctesiphon, with 128 companions (Christian; Martyrs)

Tacita’s Day — Day of Silence (Pagan)

Tyrannio, Zenobius, et al., in Phoenicia (Christian; Martyrs)

Ulrick of England (Christian; Saint)

William Rimmer (Artology)

Wulfric of Haselbury (Christian; Saint)

Lucky & Unlucky Days

Taian (大安 Japan) [Lucky all day.]

Premieres

Africa Before Dark (Ub Iwerks Oswald the Lucky Rabbit Disney Cartoon; 1928)

The African Queen (Film; 1952)

The Barber of Seville, by Gioachino Rossini (Opera; 1816)

Candy (Film; 1969)

Cat Meets Mouse (Terrytoons Cartoon; 1942)

Columbo (TV Serties; 1968)

Drag-a-Long Droopy (MGM Cartoon; 1954)

The Duff (Film; 2015)

Euro Trip (Film; 2004)

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Give It To Me Baby, by James Brown (Song; 1981)

The House That Cat Built (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

How the West Was Won (Film; 1963)

Instant Karma, by the Plastic Ono Band (Song; 1970)

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The Milkman (Ub Iwerks Cartoon; 1932)

Moose Hunters (Disney Cartoon; 1937)

On A Roll (WB Tom & Jerry Cartoon; 2021)

Piano Concerto in E-flat Major, by Rudolph Ganz (Piano Concerto; 1941)

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Sixth Column, by Robert A. Heinlein (Novel; 1949)

So Big, by Edna Ferber (Novel; 1924)

Sofia the First (Animated Disney TV Series; 2015)

Still Alice (Film; 2015)

There You go, by Pink (Song; 2000)

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Wild Wife (WB MM Cartoon; 1954)

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Labor shortages set up Malaysia for third year of palm oil losses

Malaysian plantations are experiencing their biggest labour/manpower shortage since the palm oil business began in 1917. Malaysian palm oil planters are letting thousands of metric tonnes of fruits rot because a labour shortage has stopped them from boosting harvesting during the peak production season for the third year in a row.

Palm oil output in Malaysia, the world's second largest producer, is anticipated to dip or remain steady from last year's 18.1 million metric tonnes, according to planters and experts. Despite the lifting of coronavirus-related hiring restrictions, plantations across Southeast Asia are experiencing their worst labour crisis since the industry's inception in 1917, with migrant workers, who make up the majority of the industry's labour force, arriving at a "snail's pace," according to Malaysian Palm Oil Association (MPOA) chief executive Joseph Tek.

Businesses are unable to fully profit from the main harvest season, which spans from August to November, due to a dearth of competent harvesters, postponing a boost in growth from recent rains. Malaysian production gaps will bolster prices for benchmark crude palm oil futures, the world's most traded vegetable oil, which have lost half their value since reaching a high in March. Travel restrictions imposed in 2020 to combat the COVID-19 epidemic have left Malaysia's palm oil sector without the 120,000 foreign employees required to tend plants and collect fruit bunches.

Following that, oil palm yields fell to near 40-year lows in the 2020-2021 marketing year, contributing to a greater worldwide edible oil scarcity caused by the Russia-Ukraine conflict. As a result, palm oil prices reached new highs in March, driving up the prices of groceries, detergent, and other palm oil-based items. However, palm oil prices have fallen since then due to the restart of exports from competitor Indonesia, the world's largest palm oil producer, and a resurgence in global oilseed production, with projections of all-time high soybean output in the United States and Brazil.

Slow return of workers

Malaysia's palm sector expected labour problems to improve once the government relaxed the COVID-19 recruiting moratorium in February, with the MPOA anticipating 52,000 foreign workers to arrive. However, just a few hundred workers have arrived, owing to sluggish government permits and worries over labour safeguards.

According to the MPOA, just 12% of migrant worker permissions issued to firms in Malaysia across all industry sectors have resulted in boots on the ground. Migrants, primarily from Indonesia and Bangladesh, account for over 80% of the employment on Malaysian estates.

FGV Holdings, the world's largest producer of crude palm oil, reported receiving 647 migrant workers this year, but only filling 62% of its needed workforce. FGV said in a stock market statement on August 30 that it expects to hire 7,000 foreign workers by the end of the year. However, any new employees will miss the critical peak harvest season.

According to the MPOA, when harvesting time at certain plantations increases from 10 to 15 days to 90 days, growers are losing up to a fifth of their harvests. It anticipates that unrealized agricultural and palm product potential losses might surpass 20 billion ringgit ($4.44 billion) by the end of the year. - www.rappler.com

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Missed trade opportunities for US pet food exporters

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Missed trade opportunities for US pet food exporters

This article was published in the September 2022 issue of Pet Food Processing. Read it and other articles from this issue in our September digital edition.

US pet food manufacturers are known worldwide for products that are superior in quality, reliability and nutrition. It is no wonder that exports of these products grew 11% in 2021 compared to 2020, putting them at over 17% of global exports, following the European Union, as the second largest global supplier of pet food.

As the world’s middle class expands and disposable incomes increase, demand for pets and balanced pet diets grow respectively, as evidenced by the 38% growth in global pet food exports in the past decade. But will US pet food exports be able to maintain their competitiveness in the global marketplace and reach new and developing markets? That depends on how willing US leadership is to push forward and take advantage of opportunities.

“Will US pet food exports be able to maintain their competitiveness in the global marketplace and reach new and developing markets?” wrote Gina Tumbarello, American Feed Industry Association.

How is the Biden administration and its trade policy responding to this challenge?

  No Trade Promotion Authority

The Biden administration’s approach to trade policy has been nothing short of unconventional. In fact, President Joe Biden currently has no trade negotiating power. Without the Trade Promotion Authority (TPA), the administration cannot expect support from Congress for any negotiated trade deal.

In a nutshell, TPA allows Congress to set the trade negotiating objectives by which the president can negotiate trade agreements to ensure bipartisan and congressional buy-in. Congress would be unable to offer amendments to the negotiated deals and could only vote them up or down, a sort of “fast-track” way of moving a trade deal forward. As the demand for US pet food products increases, the United States’ ability to open new markets is contingent on its ability to come to the negotiating table knowing it can ratify a final agreement.

The American Feed Industry Association (AFIA) has been calling on the administration to seek renewal of TPA because, without it, the administration is limited to new types of agreements with trading partners that fall outside the scope of traditional trade agreements that lack tariff reductions and market access, which are the foundation of garnering new global customers and competing in a country. These agreements do not require congressional ratification.

  Indo-Pacific region: A missed opportunity

One such ”unconventional” framework is the Indo-Pacific Economic Framework for Prosperity (IPEF). The US-led initiative, announced in May, brings together 14 countries (i.e., the United States, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Fiji, India, Indonesia, Japan, Republic of Korea, Malaysia, New Zealand, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) under an agreement intended to “write(sic) the new rules for the 21st century economy.” This is not a comprehensive trade agreement; in fact, it is not a trade agreement at all.

The IPEF includes four pillars, focusing on fair and resilient trade — primarily digital trade, labor and the environment; supply chain resilience; infrastructure, clean energy and decarbonization; and tax and anticorruption. This framework does not include market access (i.e., tariff reductions) and furthermore, countries will be able to choose the pillars in which they wish to participate.

While Vietnam and Thailand are not currently significant markets for pet food exports, there is growing potential for US pet food manufacturers to compete in these markets. In Vietnam, households owning cats and dogs grew 19% and 13%, whereas in Thailand, they grew 22% and 17%, respectively, between 2017 and 2021. However, the Vietnamese and Thai tariff rates on US pet food imports are 7% and 9%, respectively.

A growing pet population and paradigm shift toward companion animal welfare in Thailand and Vietnam opens the door for US pet food exporters to stake their claim in an emerging, lucrative foreign market. (Source: ©twixx – stock.adobe.com)

 The AFIA, through funding from the Foreign Agricultural Service’s Market Access Program, has been working to improve the competitiveness of US animal food products in Vietnam by educating Vietnamese pet owners about the complete and balanced pet food options US manufacturers can provide. However, US pet food stands at a competitive disadvantage in Vietnam compared to its largest global competitor, the EU, which has a free trade agreement with Vietnam.

Rising disposable incomes, pet owners making the switch to prepared pet foods, and a strong movement within the country to protect companion animals has led to a huge market opportunity in Vietnam. However, without support from the Biden administration to reduce tariffs on US exports, this market will remain just out of reach.  

  United Kingdom: A blank slate

Another area that is ripe for discussion is a trade agreement with the United Kingdom, which separated from the European Union in 2020. The US International Trade Commission reported that in 2021, US pet food exports to the United Kingdom, valued at $10.2 million, represented only 0.5% of total US pet food exports and 0.12% of the United Kingdom’s total pet food imports.

The potential for increased trade and market access with the United Kingdom is optimistic, which is why the AFIA supports a negotiated trade agreement that addresses non-science-based restrictions, including on the use of biotechnology and technical barriers (e.g., regulations, standards, testing and certification procedures) that can create unnecessary obstacles to trade.

“In 2021, US pet food manufacturers exported $2 billion in pet food products,” Tumbarello wrote.

The Trump administration initiated talks with the country, including calling attention to the fact that agriculture should be part of whatever was negotiated, but those discussions stalled after the current administration came into office and TPA expired. Now, the United Kingdom is seeking trade agreements directly with individual US states, having already inked two with Indiana and North Carolina. While these state agreements cannot and do not include tariff reductions, they demonstrate the United Kingdom’s keen interest in broadening its trade relationship with the United States and the lengths it is willing to go.

However, the United Kingdom’s import tariffs on US pet food, which range from £85 per metric ton (roughly $102) to £93 per metric ton (roughly $112), or approximately 8%, disadvantage our industry exporters from competing with others looking to access this market. We need the administration to recognize that the United Kingdom, which shares many of the United States’ current thinking on science and technology, is a great way to counter the EU’s stronghold on the region.

  Western Hemisphere: A chance to modernize

Trade negotiations between the United States and the United Kingdom have stalled between the Trump and Biden administrations, and import tariffs continue to hinder US pet food exporters at large. (Source: ©issam – stock.adobe.com)

Another initiative, the Americas Partnership for Economic Prosperity, an agreement meant to spur recovery and growth in the Western Hemisphere, leaves agriculture out altogether along with market access.

The White House has outlined its goals for this initiative, including to create resilient supply chains, reinvigorate regional economic institutions, and ensure sustainable and inclusive trade. Critics argue that it lacks ambition and that if the United States is serious about North American supply chains, it must consider creative solutions, such as allowing countries that already have trade agreements with the United States to join the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which, for all intents and purposes, would modernize agreements where market access already exists, but where stronger sanitary and phytosanitary commitments could be established.

Unfortunately, at this point, the partnership seems like an ambiguous regional agreement that will have no effect on enhancing agricultural market access, including for US pet food.

  Bringing ag back to the negotiating table

Gina Tumbarello is the senior director of international policy and trade for the American Feed Industry Association.

One sign of hope is the recent presidential nomination of veteran agricultural and trade policy expert, Doug McKalip, as chief agricultural negotiator for the Office of the United States Trade Representative, a position paramount to championing US agriculture’s export and market access interests. As of early August, McKalip has yet to be confirmed.

In 2021, US pet food manufacturers exported $2 billion in pet food products, an increase of 20% in value over 2020, supporting thousands of jobs across the industry and associated agricultural industries and serving as a force multiplier to US farmers and ranchers. How can this industry be successful in continuing to drive economic value to the broader domestic agricultural community when so many opportunities remain for global expansion, but the competitive playing field is not level?

At the AFIA, we will continue working to ensure these opportunities are understood by the administration and those making policy decisions on the agriculture and pet community’s behalf.

Find more articles related to pet food export opportunities and trade.

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The destruction of global forests slowed in 2021 but the vital climate goal of ending deforestation by 2030 will still be missed without urgent action, according to an assessment.

The area razed in 2021 fell by 6.3% after progress in some countries, notably Indonesia. But almost 7m hectares were lost and the destruction of the most carbon- and biodiversity-rich tropical rainforests fell by only 3%. The CO2 emissions resulting from the lost trees were equivalent to the emissions of the entire European Union plus Japan.

Global heating could not be limited to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels without ending deforestation, experts said. At the UN’s Cop26 climate summit in Glasgow last year, 145 countries pledged to end the felling of forests by the end of the decade. The demolition and degradation of forests causes about 10% of global carbon emissions.

However, based on current trends, the Glasgow leaders’ declaration would be as “hollow” as the pledge made by countries in 2014 to end deforestation by 2020, the assessment’s authors said.

There was little clarity or transparency of the measures being taken to end deforestation and only 1% of the required funding was being provided, they said, and most importantly a lack of political will.

Erin Matson at Climate Focus, a policy group and one of the coalition of organisations that conducted the assessment, said: “The [Glasgow declaration] was a big moment, the first time such a target had been embraced at the leaders level by so many countries, covering 90% of global forests.

“But we are not on track. There has been some modest improvement, but even this could just be temporary. Many countries are putting their progress at risk by phasing out or rolling back protections. For example, Indonesia did not renew its palm oil moratorium after it expired in September 2021 and a recently adopted law on job creation poses a serious threat to natural forests.”

The largest area of destroyed forest in 2021 was in Brazil, where deforestation has risen under president Jair Bolsonaro, having fallen under his predecessor, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. The election contest between the two men, on 30 October, has been described by scientists as likely to determine the fate of the Amazon. “The stakes are high,” Matson said.

David Gibbs, a research associate at the World Resources Institute’s (WRI) Global Forest Watch, said: “We are quickly moving toward another round of hollow commitments and vanished forests.”

Fran Price, at the World Wildlife Fund, said: “There is no pathway to meeting the 1.5C target or reversing biodiversity loss without halting deforestation and conversion. It is time for bold leadership and daring solutions.”

Four of the top five countries with the largest areas of deforestation – Brazil, Bolivia, the Democratic Republic of the Congo and Paraguay – increased the destruction in 2021.

However, “exceptional progress” in some countries showed the 2030 goal was still possible, the authors said. Indonesia, the only country to cut deforestation in each of the past five years, and its neighbour Malaysia, reduced forest destruction by about 25% in 2021. As a result, tropical Asia is the only region on track for zero deforestation by 2030.

A drive to end the razing of forests for cocoa plantations in Ivory Coast and Ghana helped deforestation fall by 47% and 13% respectively, while new national parks and measures to fight illegal logging led to a 28% fall in Gabon. Tropical Latin America, Mexico, Venezuela, Colombia and Guatemala also reported cuts in deforestation in 2021.

“We have the data and we know what interventions work – the missing element is the political will to actually undertake those actions,” said Frances Seymour at WRI.

The measures include government bans combined with effective enforcement, collaborations with the beef, soy, timber and other commodity companies whose products are most linked to deforestation, international trade measures and the strengthening of the land rights of Indigenous and other local people.

Countries backing the Glasgow declaration pledged to quadruple annual funding to tackle deforestation but no information was yet available on how these pledges would be met, the authors said.

Only a quarter of the biggest global companies in the agriculture sector have announced strong policies to eliminate deforestation from their supply chains and just 20% of these are close to meeting their commitments.

The new forest declaration assessment used data on permanent tree cover loss around the world to create a baseline from 2018-20. To get to zero deforestation by 2030 requires a fall of 10% a year, meaning the current slowing of deforestation is insufficient.

Forest cover has increased in some countries since 2000 but less than the area lost. New forests could not offset the huge carbon storage and biodiversity of existing natural forests, the authors said.

Protecting intact forests had even more climate benefits than just the CO2 stored, said Seymour, thanks to their role in producing cloud cover that cools the planet. “If we take the non-carbon processes into account, they amplify the cooling effect of ending tropical forest loss by about 50%,” she said.

Michael Wolosin, at Conservation International, said: “That 50% cooling bonus should be included by forest countries in their accounting to gain the recognition and finance they deserve for the services their forests are providing to the world.”

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Marine Insulation Market Set for Rapid Growth Of USD 447.9 Million By 2030: MarketsandMarkets™

The global Marine Insulation Market is projected to reach USD 447.9 million by 2030, at a CAGR of 4.2% from USD 322.3 million in 2022. Marine insulation refers to the items or systems that are used to preserve and sustain the process conditions of deep-sea drilling and exploration equipment, joints, and pipes. Thermal insulation beneath the sea protects flow lines and equipment from corrosion, keeps the flow temperature constant, and keeps foreign particles out. The dynamics of offshore drilling activities across the world have a big impact on market demand for marine insulation. Furthermore, as ultra-deep water drilling activities increase, the demand for insulation products that can endure the extreme conditions found at deeper horizons is projected to drive the market for marine insulation.

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“Mineral wool was the largest type of marine insulation market in 2021, in terms of value”

Mineral wool can be considered as an inorganic insulating material. It contains an average of about 75% post-industrial recycled materials and does not require additional chemicals to be fire-resistant. Mineral wool is naturally moisture-resistant and retains its insulating qualities even when wet. Mineral wool is also effective in blocking sound more efficiently, so the interior of a building suffers less acoustic invasion.

“Deck was the largest application for marine insulation market in 2021, in terms of value”

The insulation of a roof is just as important as the outer material. Insulation material is important to the longevity of your deck system and has been used since ages. Over the years, insulation has changed and adapted, but its purpose is the same; keeping heat inside when you need it and outside when you don’t.

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“Asia Pacific was the largest market for Marine insulation in 2021, in terms of value.”

Asia Pacific accounted for the largest market share in the global subsea thermal insulation market in 2021 as a result of increasing offshore exploration activities in developing economies such as India, China, and Southeast Asian countries such as Vietnam, Malaysia, and Indonesia.

Key Market Players

The key players in this market are Rockwool A/S (Denmark), Lindner AG (Germany), Knauf Gips KG (Germany), Johns Manville (US), Kingwell World Industries, Inc. (US), Syneffex (US), Owens Corning (US), Unifrax (US), Acoustafoam Limited (UK), Promat (Belgium) . Continuous developments in the market—including new product launches, mergers & acquisitions, agreements, and expansions—are expected to help the market grow. Leading manufacturers of marine insulation have opted for new product launches to sustain their market position.

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[ad_1] KUALA LUMPUR: Shrikrishna Suryanarayan on Tuesday claimed the World 6-Red Snooker Championships title after defeating Habib Sabah of Bahrain 5-1 in a one-sided better of 9 frames last. The title was received by India's Laxman Rawat within the final version. Continuing his great kind that he confirmed on Monday in the course of the semi-final match, Shrikrishna mesmerized the viewers along with his attribute blistering assault from the phrase go. World 6Reds & Team Snooker Championships Malaysia 2022 Update ✅🇮🇳's Shrikrishna Suryanarayanan received Gold 🥇 within the… https://t.co/jid3gMm07F— SAI Media (@Media_SAI) 1664884273000The first body noticed Shrikrishna going forward with a lead of 25 factors with solely 22 factors remaining on the desk. Habib wanted one snooker to return to the sport however regardless of many makes an attempt could not lure Shrikrishna who stored on breaking the snooker and finally cleared from brown ball onwards to win the primary body. A missed lengthy shot by Shrikrishna provided Habib an excellent opening. With cautious planning, Habib executed a break of 37. Failing to make a comeback, Shrikrishna conceded the body when he required two snooker. In the third body, a determined lengthy pot try by Habib on first go to allowed Shrikrishna to return again and clear the desk with a tasty break of 63. Leading 2-1, Shrikrishna continued his assault with utmost precision and excessive success fee of potting to clinch the body comfortably. In the fourth body, Shrikrishna, with the assistance of tactical recreation and a mixture of potting and security play, went forward with a small and helpful run to steer 3-1. Shrikrishna continued his assault within the fifth body with a tremendous lengthy pull again on pink adopted by yet one more match successful break of 45 executed in a whirlwind trend. By that point, Habib was fully rattled and made the error of making an attempt a no-need lengthy pot and provided Shrikrishna one other opening. Shrikrishna made no mistake at that juncture and unfolded his huge repertoire of strokes, labored his approach by way of to make one other body and match successful break of 39. Shrikrishna is the reigning National 6-Reds Snooker Champion (2021) and has received the National Billiards Championship in 2019. !(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) window.TimesApps = window.TimesApps )( window, document, 'script', 'https://connect.facebook.net/en_US/fbevents.js', );if(typeof window !== 'undefined') [ad_2] Source link

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'All superficial aspects are temporary': Miss World Malaysia 2021 Lavanya Sivaji shares learnings for pageant aspirants

‘All superficial aspects are temporary’: Miss World Malaysia 2021 Lavanya Sivaji shares learnings for pageant aspirants

Beauty pageants can be overwhelming, but at the same time can help one learn many new things, including about the self. That’s precisely what Miss World Malaysia 2021 Lavanya Sivaji’s latest Instagram post is all about. Not just that, who is a doctor by education, also strongly feels that “ordinary girls from conservative families and no fashion background, like me, can still leave an impact on…

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Miss World Malaysia 2021 results: Lavanya Sivaji crowned virtually

Miss World Malaysia 2021 results: Lavanya Sivaji crowned virtually

beauty pageant: Miss World Malaysiaedition: 57thdate: October 16, 2021venue: (virtual)candidates: 39broadcaster: Hyperlive TV https://www.instagram.com/p/CVCpF2mB0be/ . RESULTS PLACEMENT2021Miss World Malaysia 2021Lavanya Sivaji1st princessAnya Kimberly2nd princessCharissa Chong3rd princessCrystal Tung Lu Yie4th princessNatalie AngUnplacedAdlyn Jayne AndrewAngela QuahBuganna…

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Events 9.16 (after 1960)

1961 – The United States National Hurricane Research Project drops eight cylinders of silver iodide into the eyewall of Hurricane Esther. Wind speed reduces by 10%, giving rise to Project Stormfury. 1961 – Typhoon Nancy, with possibly the strongest winds ever measured in a tropical cyclone, makes landfall in Osaka, Japan, killing 173 people. 1961 – Pakistan establishes its Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission with Abdus Salam as its head. 1963 – Malaysia is formed from the Federation of Malaya, Singapore, North Borneo (Sabah) and Sarawak. However, Singapore is soon expelled from this new country. 1966 – The Metropolitan Opera House opens at Lincoln Center in New York City with the world premiere of Samuel Barber's opera Antony and Cleopatra. 1970 – King Hussein of Jordan declares war against the Palestine Liberation Organization, the conflict came to be known as Black September. 1975 – Papua New Guinea gains independence from Australia. 1975 – Cape Verde, Mozambique, and São Tomé and Príncipe join the United Nations. 1975 – The first prototype of the Mikoyan MiG-31 interceptor makes its maiden flight. 1976 – Armenian champion swimmer Shavarsh Karapetyan saves 20 people from a trolleybus that had fallen into a Yerevan reservoir. 1978 – The 7.4 Mw  Tabas earthquake affects the city of Tabas, Iran with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent). At least 15,000 people are killed. 1979 – Eight people escape from East Germany to the west in a homemade hot air balloon. 1982 – Lebanon War: The Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon takes place. 1987 – The Montreal Protocol is signed to protect the ozone layer from depletion. 1990 – The railroad between the People's Republic of China and Kazakhstan is completed at Dostyk, adding a sizable link to the concept of the Eurasian Land Bridge. 1992 – The trial of the deposed Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega ends in the United States with a 40-year sentence for drug trafficking and money laundering. 1992 – Black Wednesday: The British pound is forced out of the European Exchange Rate Mechanism by currency speculators and is forced to devalue against the German mark. 1994 – The British government lifts the broadcasting ban imposed against members of Sinn Féin and Irish paramilitary groups in 1988. 2004 – Hurricane Ivan makes landfall in Gulf Shores, Alabama as a Category 3 hurricane. 2005 – The Camorra organized crime boss Paolo Di Lauro is arrested in Naples, Italy. 2007 – One-Two-GO Airlines Flight 269 carrying 130 crew and passengers crashes in Thailand, killing 90 people. 2007 – Security guards working for Blackwater Worldwide shoot and kill 17 Iraqis in Nisour Square, Baghdad. 2013 – A gunman kills twelve people at the Washington Navy Yard. 2014 – The Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant launches its Kobani offensive against Syrian–Kurdish forces. 2015 – A 8.3 Mw  earthquake strikes the Chilean city of Illapel, killing 15 people, injuring at least 34, leaving at least six missing, and causing extensive damage. One person also dies in Argentina. 2019 – Five months before the COVID-19 stock market crash, an overnight spike in lending rates in the United States prompts the Federal Reserve to conduct operations in the repo market. 2021 – A 6.0 Mw  earthquake strikes Lu County, Sichuan, China, killing three and injuring more than 88. 2022 – During the Let Yet Kone massacre, the Burmese military kills 13 villagers, including 8 children, after attacking a school in Sagaing Region, Myanmar.