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Miss Meetei Chanu or Miss Meitei Chanu is an annual beauty pageant that is run by the Manipur based "Lainingthou Sanamahi Sana Pung" (LSSP). The event aims to make Meitei women understand the culture and tradition of Sanamahism (Meitei religion). It is one of the most watched beauty pageants in North East India. It co-exists with Miss Manipur, Femina Miss India Manipur and Miss Kangleipak. Background. The Miss Meetei Chanu beauty pageant was first held in 2016. It was organised by the "Lainingthou Sanamahi Sana Pung" (LSSP), a socio-religious group, based in Manipur, India. The event is organised under the guidance of Leishemba Sanajaoba, His Highness, the present king of Manipur. Besides being a beauty pageant, the event also includes cultural activities like cooking dishes, cleaning courtyards and serving elders in traditional ways. "Our objective of the event is to preserve the age of traditions of the Meiteis and to make the younger generations aware of the culture and way of life so the earth preserved.  The pageant is not to select only the beautiful girl, but to make them aware of the Meitei way of life, culture, tradition and religion and select the one who can present best the Meitei tradition as Meitei Chanu." _ Tampak Puba, general publicity secretary of the organising committee said. Many elements of the Meitei culture are included in the contest. The contestants are to prepare indigenous dishes in traditional way. The cooking utensils are earthen ones, following the old practices. Other than this, cleaning of courtyard and service to the old people are also the parts of the event. "Our aim is to make Meitei girls and married women aware of our forefathers' religious way, culture and tradition." _ Ishorjit Chandam, an organizer of the event said. Special Awards. Besides the overall top 3 awards, the following are the special awards.  Challenge Events. The contest has both non-costume based as well as costume based events. Generally, the costume based events are performed later.  Non-costume based events. The non-costume based events include the following rounds.  Costume-based events. The costume based events include three rounds.
Douglas Cowie (1 May 1926 – 26 November 2021) was a Scottish footballer. He played for Dundee, Greenock Morton and the Scotland national team. He made 20 appearances on the national team between 1953 until 1958. Cowie died on 26 November 2021, at the age of 95.
Aleksandr Ivanovich Timoshinin (, 20 May 1948 – 26 November 2021) was a Russian rower. He was born in Moscow. He competed for the Soviet Union in the 1968 Summer Olympics and in the 1972 Summer Olympics. He won two gold medals at each Olympic event. Timoshinin died on 26 November 2021, at the age of 73.
German Semyonovich Zonin (; 9 September 1926 – 26 November 2021) was a Soviet and Russian footballer and coach. He was born in Kazan, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union. He was known for playing with Dynamo Sports Club and FC Dynamo Saint Petersburg. He also coached the Soviet Union national football team in 1972. Zonin died on 26 November 2021 in Saint Petersburg, Russia, at the age of 95.
María de la Almudena Grandes Hernández (7 May 1960 – 27 November 2021) was a Spanish writer. She wrote 13 novels and three short-story collections. She won the National Literature Prize for Narrative and the Prix Méditerranée. She was seen as one of the most important writers in Spain. Grandes was politically left-wing. Her work was about the Francisco Franco's regime and the impact it had on democracy. In October 2021, Grandes announced that she had colon cancer, diagnosed the year before. She died on 27 November 2021 from the disease in Madrid, at the age of 61.
During the afternoon and evening of Wednesday, December 15, 2021, a low pressure system brought strong, violent winds (both thunderstorm-involved and non-thunderstorm). Non-thunderstorm winds and gusts led to rapidly moving fires across Colorado and western Kansas. Dust and debris spread eastward from there. A powerful derecho (intense and very dangerous showers and thunderstorms having straight line winds and often varying levels of rain) led to several hundred damaging wind reports. That started from central Kansas northeast to east-central Wisconsin. The United States' National Weather Service got fifty-five hurricane force wind reports. The derecho was considered the most prolific (meaning productive) such event dating back to 2004, although a derecho five months later would become even more prolific. Weather synopsis. On December 15, the Storm Prediction Center (SPC) warned of the potential (possibility) of severe, widespread and intense wind events from the eastern Great Plains to the western Great Lakes region. Along with strong winds, dry lines and a very strong cold front were forecast to be supported with a strong low pressure area southward into northeastern Missouri. Right ahead of these components, out-of-season air masses were predicted to take shape across several states. In Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin, temperatures were from between 30°F and 45°F higher than December averages. Dew points reached into the lower 60s Fahrenheit. Given these ingredients, along with a weakening cap inversion, forecasters called for severe thunderstorms to get started and become widespread over the Upper Mississippi and Mid-Missouri valleys. Strong, damaging winds were the most predicted threat. Tornadoes, though, were also possible. One to two EF2 and greater were not ruled out. Severe weather probability and notices. On Monday, December 13 just before 2:30 am Central Standard Time (0830 UTC), forecasters stated a level 1/5 marginal risk for severe weather between 60 and 78 hours from there. The original severe likelihood was focused on areas from eastern Nebraska, across Iowa and south central Minnesota. Two days following that, just before midnight on December 14 (0600 UTC December 15), the level was upgraded towards moderate in
Matti Keinonen (6 November 1941 – 27 November 2021) was a Finnish professional ice hockey player and coach. He played in the SM-sarja with Lukko Rauma, RU-38, HJK Helsinki, Jokerit, and TPS Turku.  Keinonen died in Uusikaupunki, Finland on 27 November 2021, at the age of 80.
Ruy Ohtake (27 January 1938 — 27 November 2021) was a Brazilian architect. He was the son of artist Tomie Ohtake. He was known for designing the Brazilian Embassy in Tokyo and the São Paulo Pavilion at the Expo '90. Ohtake was born in São Paulo, Brazil. Ohtake died on 27 November 2021, in São Paulo from myelodysplastic syndrome at the age of 83.
Justo Gallego Martínez (20 September 1925 – 28 November 2021), also known as Don Justo, was a Spanish monk. He was known for building a church buildings in Mejorada del Campo since 1961. Most of the construction materials used were recycled materials. Don Justo dedicated the building to Our Lady of the Pillar (Nuestra Señora del Pilar). Gallego Martínez died in Madrid on 28 November 2021, at the age of 96.
Alexander Borisovich Gradsky (; born Alexander Borisovich Fradkin, 3 November 1949 – 28 November 2021) was a Russian rock singer, bard, multi-instrumentalist and composer. Gradsky was diagnosed with COVID-19 in September 2021 and his health got worse. On 26 November 2021, he had a stroke at his home in Moscow. He died two days later at the age of 72.
Laila Sinikka Halme, née Soppi (4 March 1934 – 28 November 2021), was a Finnish singer. She took part in the 1963 Eurovision Song Contest with the song "Muistojeni laulu". She finished in tied 13th place. Halme died on 28 November 2021 in Helsinki, Finland at the age of 87.
Cottrell James Hunter III (December 14, 1968 – November 28, 2021) was an American shot putter and coach. He was the 1999 World Champion. He was best known for his role in the BALCO scandal. He was also married to sprinter Marion Jones. Hunter died on November 29, 2021, at the age of 52.
Emmit King (March 24, 1959 – November 28, 2021) was an American track and field sprinter. He won the first bronze medal at the 1983 World Championships. He competed at the 1984 and 1988 Olympics. King was shot and killed on November 28, 2021, in Bessemer, Alabama at the age of 62.
Prince Andrew Romanoff (born Andrew Andreievich Romanov; 21 January 1923 – 28 November 2021) was a Russian American artist and author. He was a grand-nephew of Russia's last Tsar, Nicholas II. He was a great-great-grandson in the male line of Emperor Nicholas I of Russia and since the death of Prince Dimitri Romanov in 2016, he was the disputed head of the House of Romanov. Romanoff died on November 28, 2021 at an assisted living facility in Inverness, California at the age of 98.
Vladimir Naumovich Naumov (; 6 December 1927 – 29 November 2021) was a Russian director and writer. His 1981 movie "Teheran 43" won the Golden Prize at the 12th Moscow International Film Festival. Naumov died on 29 November 2021 in Moscow at the age of 93.
Marie-Claire Blais, (5 October 1939 – 30 November 2021) was a Canadian writer, novelist, poet, and playwright. She wrote novels, plays, poetry, newspaper articles, radio dramas, and scripts for television. Some of her works included "La Belle Bête" (1959)", The Manuscripts of Pauline Archange" (1968)", Deaf to the City" (1979), and a ten-volume series "Soifs" written between 1995 and 2018. Blais died 30 November 2021, in Key West, Florida at the age of 82.
Oriol Bohigas i Guardiola (20 December 1925 – 30 November 2021) was a Spanish architect and urban planner. Many saw that his works helped modernize Barcelona. He was the President of Fundació Joan Miró from 1981 until 1988 and member of the City Council of Barcelona from 1991 until 1994. In 2015, Bohigas was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease. He died from the disease on 30 November 2021 in Barcelona, aged 95.
Raymond Kennedy (28 July 1951 – 30 November 2021) was an English footballer. Kennedy played as a forward. He scored 148 goals in 581 league and cup appearances in a 15-year career in the English Football League. In an exceptional career he won 12 major trophies .He won 17 caps for England between 1976 and 1980. Kennedy died on 30 November 2021 at his home in New Hartley, England from problems caused by Parkinson's disease, at the age of 70. Honours. Arsenal Liverpool Swansea City Individual
Jonathan Penrose OBE (7 October 1933 – 30 November 2021) was an English chess player. FIDE made him a grandmaster in 1993.  He competed in Chess Olympiads between 1952 and 1962, and at the Olympiads of 1968 and 1970. His scores included +9−1=7 in 1962 (Varna), and +10−0=5 in 1968 (Lugano). On both occasions he won an individual silver medal on first board. In 1968, his score was bettered only by the World Champion, Tigran Petrosian. Penrose won the British Chess Championship ten times between 1958 and 1969. This is a record.  Penrose was awarded the OBE in 1971. He died on 30 November 2021, at the age of 88.
Erwin Wilczek (20 November 1940 – 30 November 2021) was a Polish professional footballer. He played for Górnik Zabrze and the Poland national team during the 1960s. He started as a forward and later played as a midfield. Wilczek died on 30 November 2021, aged 81.
Pavlos de Grèce, (; born 20 May 1967) is a Greek-British socialite, investment banker and philanthropist. He is best known for being the former Crown Prince of Greece until the monarchy was abolished in 1973, when he was 7 years old. Titles 20 May 1967 - 1 June 1973: His Royal Highness The Crown Prince of Greece  1 June 1973 - 24 December 2024: Mr Pavlos Glücksburg  24 December 2024 - Present: Mr Pavlos de Grèce
Marie-Chantal de Grèce (born Marie-Chantal Claire Miller, 17 September 1968) is an American socialite and designer. In 1995, she married Pavlos de Grèce, a Greek-British socialite and investment banker.
Rosita Sokou (, "Zoi Maria (Rozita) Sokou"; 9 September 1923 – 14 December 2021) was a Greek journalist, author, playwright and translator. Sokou was one of the first women journalists in Greece. From 1977–1983 she became a celebrity as part of a panel in the TV Show "Na I Efkeria". In 1992–1993 she went on to host her own TV show at New Channel called "Visitors at Night".  Sokou died from COVID-19 in Athens, on 14 December 2021, at the age of 98. Works. Articles. Newspapers Magazines TV and radio shows. Radio TV Films Translations. Books and comics Theatre
Lisa Cano Burkhead (born 1970 or 1971) is an American educator and politician. She was the 36th Lieutenant Governor of Nevada from 2021 to 2022. She was nominated by Governor Steve Sisolak to replace Kate Marshall.
Plectrohyla chrysopleura is a frog that lives in Honduras. Scientists have seen it between 930 and 1550 meters above sea level. Name. The Latin name for this frog "chrysopleura" comes from the Greek words "chrysos," for "gold," and "pleura" for "side." It is named after the yellow marks on the sides of its body. Appearance. The adult male frog is 56.6 to 65.6 mm long from nose to rear end and the adult female frog is 63.3 to 65.6 mm long. This frog has teeth. It has disks on its toes for climbing. This frog is gray in color with some bronze. It has yellow marks on its sides. Its eardrums are bronze or copper in color. Its belly is yellow-gray. Its legs are yellow and olive green. Adult female frogs and young frogs of both sexes have some dark brown color too. Home. This frog lays eggs in streams. Threats. Scientists think this frog is endangered because human beings change the places where it lives when they cut down trees for logging, turn forests into farms, or let cows and other animals eat grass in them. It is also endangered because of not enough rainfall, floods, and climate change. The fungal disease chytridiomycosis can also kill this frog.
Iphofen is a town in Kitzingen in Bavaria, Germany. It has a population of around 4,500. Geography. Location. Iphofen is in the southeast of Kitzingen of Bavaria, in the "Regierungsbezirk" of Unterfranken. It is 9 km southeast of Kitzingen on Bundesstraße 8. The town is about 10 km from the river Main. The nearest city is Würzburg. Iphofen is at the foot of the Schwanberg, a well known hill on the northwestern edge of the "Mittelgebirge" Steigerwald. Subdivisions. Iphofen has six "Stadtteile" in addition to the town itself. These are , , , , and . Neighbouring communities. Iphofen borders on (from the north, clockwise): Castell, Oberscheinfeld, Markt Bibart, Markt Einersheim, Sugenheim, Willanzheim, Mainbernheim, Rödelsee und Wiesenbronn.
The Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina is the governing body of football in Bosnia and Herzegovina. The Bosnian football association was founded as the sub-association of Yugoslavia in 1920. In 1992 the association was re-founded as the football association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. In May 2002 the Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina was unified with the Football Association of Republika Srpska and the Football Federation of Herzeg-Bosnia. In April 2011 it changed its name from Football Federation of Bosnia and Herzegovina to Football Association of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Due to the difficult political situation in Bosnia-Herzegowina the Association had since they became member of the FIFA in 1996 three presidents. One was a Bosniak, one a Croat and one a Serb. This was tolereted by the FIFA till April 2011. Then Bosnia- Herzegowina was banned from all competitions because this was against FIFA-laws. On December 13, 2012 Elvedin Begić was elected as the new first single president of the BiH football organization .
Catherine Valogne (pseudonym Catherine Val 1924 – 6 March 2021) was a French painter, journalist and sculptor. She wrote for several Parisian newspapers, "Arts3, Les Lettres française, Ce soir, Combat", and Swiss newspapers, "La Tribune de Lausanne, La feuille avis de Lausanne".  She published about fifteen books, including six poems.  She wrote and published biographies of Edward Gordon Craig and Jean Vilar. She wrote about art and people of the 1960s. She died in Fontenay-aux-Roses on 6 March 2021.
Angela Maria Monteiro Bettencourt (25 June 1951 – 10 April 2021) was a Brazilian librarian. She was very important to the digitization of book collections.  Life. She graduated from the Federal University of the State of Rio de Janeiro, and Brazilian Institute of Information in Science and Technology (IBICT) . She was coordinator at the National Library of Brazil of the large digitization projects.
Ana Vives Casas (17 July 1971 Ponferrada – 23 April 2021 Huelva) was a Spanish journalist. From 2019 to 2021, she was director of "Huelva Información." She was awarded the Huelva Journalism Award, She graduated from the University of Navarra. She was editor of the newspaper "Huelva Información," rising to director.
Mainstockheim is a municipality in Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. It is famous for its choir, the Choir of Mainstockheim.  Since 2021, Mainstockheim has been a significant site for the study of dendrochronology after fossils of what are potentially the most ancient trees in Germany were found in its forests.
Marktsteft () is a town in Kitzingen, in Bavaria, Germany. It is on the left bank of the Main, southwest of Kitzingen. It was the birthplace (1885) of the well-known Second World War general Albert Kesselring.
Sommerach is a municipality in Kitzingen in Bavaria in Germany. Geography. Sommerach is on the southern part of the river Main loop on Wine Island ("Weininsel"). It is 3 km (2 mi.) away from the motorway A3 (exit Kitzingen/Schwarzach/Volkach).
Land van Cuijk is a municipality in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. As of 2022, about 90,000 people are living there. It was established by a merger of Boxmeer, Cuijk, Grave, Mill en Sint Hubert, and Sint Anthonis on 1 January 2022.
Maashorst is a municipality in the province of North Brabant, the Netherlands. As of 2022, about 58,000 people are living there. It was established by a merger of Landerd and Uden on 1 January 2022.
Dijk en Waard is a municipality in North Holland, the Netherlands. As of 2022, about 87,000 people are living there. It was established by a merger of Heerhugowaard and Langedijk on 1 January 2022.
Zafar Sobhan (born 1970) is a Bangladeshi businessman, editor and former football player. He started the "Dhaka Tribune" newspaper. He runs a news company. Sobhan is the first Bangladeshi news writer to be syndicated outside Bangladesh. This means that newspapers from other countries paid to put his writing in their papers. Sobhan was also a senior editor at the "Daily Star" newspaper and an editor of "Forum" magazine. He wrote for "The New York Times", "The Guardian", "TIME", and other newspapers and magazines. His news company is the 2nd most famous in Bangladesh and Dhaka behind Daily Star As of 21 December 2022 he is still active.  Football Career. He used to be a professional football player. He was an 84 rated CDM player who played for the Bangladeshi football club Abahani. He won many trophies. He played in 2013 and won the Ascent Corporation 5-1 Football Cup.  He retired soon after that, and was the best player for Bangladesh. Awards. The World Economic Forum named him a Young Global Leader in 2005. It named him an Asia 21 Young Leader in 2008. Family. He married S.F.A. Sobhan on Thanksgiving 2011. They have approximately six to seven children: Shamil, Suri, Bobbi, Bella, Billy.
Game of Death II (死亡塔) is a 1981 Hong Kong martial arts movie directed by Ng See-yuen and starring Tong Lung, Huong Cheng Li and Roy Horan. This film was marketed as a sequel to "Game of Death (1978 movie)". Produced and distributed by "Golden Harvest". Other Game of Death movies. Other Game of Death movies after the death of "Bruce Lee". After the first appearance, in 1973, of "The Game of Death (1972 movie)" within the documentary ', several studios exploited the situation by making their own versions of Game of Death based on what they had learned of the story from production stills and magazine articles. Some of these films pre-dated Robert Clouse's "Game of Death (1978 movie)". ' (1975), "Enter the Game of Death" (1978), "The True Game of Death" (1979) and others. The sequel "Game of Death II", is a kung fu action mystery film directed by "Ng See-yuen" which used cut footage from Lee's "Enter the Dragon" to have him make an appearance in the beginning of the film, only to be killed off midway, allowing his on-screen brother to take on the role of protagonist. Aside from the international English dub giving the "Bruce Lee" character the name "Billy Lo", this movie appears to have no connection with Clouse's film.
Schneckenlohe is a municipality in Kronach in Bavaria in Germany. Twin towns — sister cities. Schneckenlohe is twinned with:
Mary Louise Stepan (February 2, 1935 – December 15, 2021) was an American competition swimmer. Stepan represented the United States at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki. She won a bronze medal at the event. Stepan was born in Chicago, Illinois. Stepan died in Winnetka, Illinois on December 15, 2021, at the age of 86.
Manuel Santana Martínez (10 May 1938 – 11 December 2021), also known as Manolo Santana, was a Spanish tennis player. He was voted world No. 1 in 1965 and in 1966. He was born in Madrid. He won the US Open in 1965 and, before winning Wimbledon the next year. Santana died on 11 December 2021 in Madrid at the age of 83.
Sergei Alexandrovich Solovyov (; 25 August 1944 – 13 December 2021) was a Russian movie director, producer, screenwriter, and actor. In 1975, he won the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 25th Berlin International Film Festival for his movie "One Hundred Days After Childhood". Solovyov died on 13 December 2021 in Moscow, at the age of 77.
Verónica Forqué Vázquez-Vigo (; 1 December 1955 – 13 December 2021) was a Spanish actress. She was a four-time Goya Award winner.  Stanley Kubrick hired Forqué for the European Spanish-language dub of Shelley Duvall as Wendy Torrance in "The Shining" (1980). She starred in television series such as "Pepa y Pepe" (1995) and "La vida de Rita" (2003). Forqué was found dead by suicide in her Madrid home on 13 December 2021 at the age of 66.
María del Carmen García Maura (born 15 September 1945) is a Spanish actress. Maura is best known for her works Spanish movie directors Pedro Almodóvar and Álex de la Iglesia. Maura holds the record (with three) for most Goya Awards for Best Leading Actress. She also won a Cesar Award in 2013. Maura is seen as a gay icon for the role of a transsexual person in Almodóvar's "Law of Desire".
Alejandro "Álex" de la Iglesia Mendoza (born 4 December 1965) is a Spanish movie director, screenwriter, producer and former comic book artist. He is known for his dark comedy and horror movies. His best known works are "The Last Circus" (2010) and "As Luck Would Have It" (2011).
Yury Sharov (; 22 April 1939 – 12 December 2021) was a Soviet fencer. He won a gold medal in the team foil event at the 1964 Summer Olympics and a silver in the same event at the 1968 Summer Olympics.  Sharov died on 12 December 2021, at the age of 82.
Robert Jervis (April 30, 1940 – December 9, 2021) was an American political scientist. He was a professor at Columbia University and at the School of International and Public Affairs. He was a member of the Columbia faculty from 1980 until his death in 2021. Jervis was co-editor of the "Cornell Studies in Security Affairs". Jervis, a lifelong non-smoker, died of lung cancer on December 9, 2021, at the age of 81.
Alfred Unser (May 29, 1939 – December 9, 2021) was an American automobile racing driver. He was the younger brother of racing drivers Jerry and Bobby Unser, and father of Al Unser Jr. He was the second of four men (A. J. Foyt, himself, Rick Mears and Hélio Castroneves) to have won the Indianapolis 500-Mile Race four times (1970, 1971, 1978, 1987). He also won the National Championship in 1970, 1983, and 1985. In 2004, Unser was diagnosed with liver cancer. He died from the disease on December 9, 2021 at his home in Chama, New Mexico at the age of 82.
Grafengehaig is a municipality in Kulmbach in Bavaria in Germany. It is a part of the Franconian Forest nature park. City arrangement. Grafengehaig is arranged in the following boroughs: