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June 1, 2008

Congeniality

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Singapore: 29, UK: 49

Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed and Fabulous
Miss Congeniality 2 - Armed and Fabulous

Miss Congeniality Deluxe Edition DVD starring Sandra Bullock
This box-office blockbuster was the first time that the words FBI and dress didn’t dredge up frightening images of a cross-dressing J. Edgar Hoover. Instead the film’s star …

Peace DoveVision of Humanity has published their world peace rankings, putting Singapore in a relatively comfortable #29th place, well above Malaysia (#38), UK (#49th) and USA (#97). Topping the list of non-hitters are:

Amazon.com: Miss Congeniality: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack …
Amazon.com: Miss Congeniality: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack (2000 Film): Various Artists - Soundtracks,Michael Caine,Benjamin Bratt,Candice Bergen,William Shatner,Ernie …

So you might be wondering what is being measured here as some places (Iceland, Denmark) seem natural choices whereas putting Malaysia ahead of England seems to fly in the face of headline news. You can follow the link but comparing UK and Singapore highlighted some standout differences:

Potential for terrorists acts. UK 3, Singapore 2 based on a qualitative assessment of the potential for terrorist acts. Ranked 1-5 (very low-very high) by EIU analysts.

Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous - Wikipedia, the free …
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed and Fabulous is a 2005 action movie / comedy film directed by John Pasquin , starring Sandra Bullock and Regina King . It is a sequel to the 2000 film Miss Congeniality . Bullock, who also produced the film, commented during the film’s promotion on the type of story she wanted to tell:

Number of internal and external conflicts fought. UK 4, Singapore 1, based on a UCDP defined conflict as: “a contested incompatibility that concerns government and/or territory where the use of armed force between two parties, of which at least one is the government of a state, results in at least 25 battle-related deaths in a year”

Congeniality

Estimated number of deaths from organised conflict (external). UK 2, Singapore 1.

The democracy and transparency scores drag Singapore down, especially freedom of press (8.3 versus 5.6), but beats UK on corruption (8.4 vs 9.3), an expected strong suit for Singapore.

One to watch perhaps is willingness of citizens to fight in wars. UK 2, Singapore 5 (higher is more willing). Interesting, but we’ve always got Glasgow…

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