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Here is my entry-Hope I've done it right! 1 2 3 Newt Gingrich Jane Rossington Fred (1943) Schmidt Evo Morales Esther Rantzen Eugen (E) Ekman Roy Beggs Robert Redford Roy (1936) Emerson (Politics) (R) (athletes) (Sport) Sorry if it's a mess vertical 1 is politics Horizontal 1 is born 1943 Vertical 2 is second name beginning with R Horizontal 2 is first name beginning with E Vertical 3 is athletes-so an Olympic swimmer, Finnish Olympian and australian tennis player. Horizontal 3 is people born 1936.

Former Minister of Justice Aud Inger Aure has died, at 80. https://www.nrk.no/nyheter/tidligere-justisminister-aud-inger-aure-er-dod-1.16440235 (In Norwegian)

Please, try and keep things civil. Many thanks. DDT Edit - and @Kenny we don't do homophobic comments on Deathlist. Watch your step.

Who's the actor that plays the black private dick that's a sex machine to all the chicks & is 81 today? Damn right! Richard Roundtree, most famous as the original Shaft, is 81 today.

Luis Suarez Miramontes QO: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-12279739/Inter-Milan-Barcelona-legend-Luisito-Suarez-dies-aged-88-Serie-outfit-pay-tribute.html Still haven't found one for Arnaldo Forlani.

I don't know how big "following the herd" is among UK voters, but if Selby switches that might make trying to flip Tamworth easier on the basis some voters would see Labour surging and believe that's the way to go.

Pope Eugene III died 870 years ago in Tivoli at the age of 67, was born in Pisa, ruled in a very complicated and violent historical period Fernão Mendes Pinto was a Portuguese slave, merchant, pirate, corsair, Jesuit, missionary, adventurer and explorer. He was born in Montemor-o-Velho and died in Pragal, also in Portugal, 440 years ago, he was one of the first Portuguese to arriving in Japan,The arrival of the Portuguese in Japan was highly celebrated, and still lingers in Japanese cultural memory, because it was the episode that allowed the introduction of firearms in that country. Fernão Mendes Pinto himself fits into this role, describing the astonishment and interest of the said local king (actually a daimyo) when he saw one of his companions fire a shotgun while hunting. Pope Gregory XV died 400 years ago, born in Bologna, died in Rome aged 69, had been elected 2 years earlier. diarrhea and a stomach upset that caused him great discomfort. His condition took a turn for the worse on 4 July, when a fever severely weakened him, prompting him to receive Viaticum on 5 July and Extreme Unction on 6 July, before succumbing to the illness two days later.

Hah. I'm aware of the mood music from Selby (Labour activists in shock at the doorstep returns, Tories miserable) but I'm always wary of anecdotal evidence, and doubly so of constituency specific polling, which can be dodgy. I'm just naturally cautious, and can't quite believe Labour would take a seat in a by-election which isn't even in their top 200 targets. To go from their Hartlepool woes to winning Blair level by-election gains within 2 years is a bit of whiplash effect tbh! Tamworth was Labour under Blair, but its since become one of the safest Tory seats in the UK, and is currently outside of the Labour party's top 400 likeliest target seats. It's even safer than the likes of Theresa May and Esther McVey's safe seats. Demographics haven't been Labour friendly here, with the seat swinging to the Tories in each election since 1997. The locals were unfriendly for the Tories, but still less unfriendly than others, as the Tory vote itself held up fairly well, and the Labour gains came from a massive UKIP to Labour vote switch. It's very much a growing middle class home owning, high house prices, high earning sort of seat. If the Tories have lost home owners (I am aware of the mortgage situation) to that extent... I'm open to being a doubting Thomas about the obvious shift in Selby, but if Tamworth switched, I'd be beyond shocked. Selby confirms the general polling that the Tories are fucked. Tamworth would suggest existential crisis. But then, the last year or so, every time I mentally place what I assume is a cautiously low bar for the Tories electorally, they always manage to do worse. So what do I know? Nothing!

1 2 3 1 Barbara Knox Mike Stoller Yuri Oganessian (b. 1933) 2 John Woodvine June Spencer James Watson (J) 3 Virginia Mckenna William Shatner Roger Penrose (b. 1931) (Actors) (S) (Scientists) I have decided to give this a go and my reputation for these games is so low I have no fear about making my entry public Thanks for running and writers can wait for a future version of the game

Rest in peace to Raymond Cassagnol (1920-2023), who was reported as the last living Haitian Tuskegee Airman who fought during World War Two, and was known as Red Tails or Schwartze Vogelmenschen” ("The Black Birdman") by the Nazis. https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/obituaries/2023/06/30/tuskegee-airmen-death/bbecf2de-1788-11ee-9de3-ba1fa29e9bec_story.html

Unions are the reason Norway has: 1. A five day work week and we work 7.5 hours a day (37.5 hours a week). 2. Norwegians have a 5 week paid vacation every year until the age of 60. At age 60 we get one extra week vacation until age 67/70. (My union was good, so from the age of 62 I got 8 weeks vacation every year. This is the exception though, not the rule.) 3. We get government retirement at age 67 — there is a miminum retirement amount and an upper limit as well. The Unions also fight so all employees have a pension tied to their jobs as well. This is a constant battle as some elements do not want Fast Food workers to be unionized and have a job pension, etc. Some unions provide the opportunity for organized employees to retire from age 62 if the employee has worked enough in their lifetimes. 4. Medical care. Those who work pay part of their salary each month for healthcare, unemployment insurance, disability insurance, etc. Everyone is covered. Unions played a huge part in trying to protect their workers and getting Universal Health Care. 5. Norway finally became an Independent nation in 1905. The Unions played their part here as well. 6. There are 10 paid holidays in Norway as well. 7. Unions fought for the right for overtime pay; and for extra compensation for work on holidays, evenings, Sundays and Saturdays. 8. Being in a union is not mandatory — unions represent both union and non-union employees. 9. The Union reps can/do represent the worker in case of disputes. It is not easy to fire people in Norway — people cannot be fired on the whims of their bosses. There is quite a bit of job protection for the workers. 10. The unions fight for a fair wage almost EVERY YEAR, even for retired seniors. We got a good raise this year! 11. Nothing has ever come easy in Norway. Workers fought for every crown they earn. We have a small oligarchy of rich individuals — dating back from before the signing in 1814 of Norway’s so-called Constitution — who try everything they can to keep the workers and the poor in their place.

So, do all you reactors know something I don't? Please, enlighten me.

I swore this was his son, who's getting up there in age himself, because I skimmed the title and forgot his father was alive until that point...

With John Romita gone I think that leaves Roy Thomas (b.1940) as the last survivor from Marvel's "Bullpen" of the Sixties. Later: I was wrong about that. There's still Jim Steranko (b.1937) who took over Nick Fury: Agent of SHIELD and turned it into a key example of Sixties psychedelic excess. Also Barry Windsor-Smith (b.1949), whose early Marvel work as "Barry Smith" also verged on the psychedelic, but where Steranko was highly polished, Smith was crude. (Early on, he tended to draw people as though their skulls were shaped like lightbulbs.) He was very young at the time though.

I wish to point out that I was not referring to testicles.

Good for a theme team then. Also good for those of our members who enjoy the low hanging fruit.

104 year old WW2 vet. they are fairly notable now. Much like the dwindling WW1 survivors about a decade ago.

I'd say it's more the long term impact. Kaczynski is obviously a bad person, but he hasn't had a major impact aside from being seen as a key figure in Anarcho-primitivism. His actions don't really affect modern day to day life. Whereas Robertson was one of the key people responsible for the rise of evangelicalism within (traditionally) right-wing politics. His (and other's) actions can still be seen today in the (personal bias here) vile, hate-filled rhetoric being used by certain mainstream politicians, which dare I say has indirectly led to the deaths of many more than Kaczynski's actions. There's also the fact that Robertson is still a widely praised figure making him more dis-likeable, whereas with Kaczynski, some who support his ideas but very few support his methods, so hating him goes without saying.

Looks better than the Duke of Kent, though that's not necessarily a tall order

Rare public appearance this week: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-12179911/EDEN-CONFIDENTIAL-Duchess-Kent-makes-rare-public-appearance-husband.html

John Smith lost his way permanently this day 385 years ago aged 51.

Although, then again....

Wouldn't you say the ABC is being just a little self-indulgent with this many obituaries pouring out of their news service for their helicopter crew? http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/paul...r-video/2846268 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/john...embered/2846446 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/gary...bituary/2846498 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/trib...-finest/2846408 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/2011...pilot27/2846612 http://www.abc.net.au/news/specials/paul-l...ehurst-tribute/ http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/gran...lockyer/2847028 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/mark...tribute/2847068 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/leav...bc-crew/2846380 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/john...-taylor/2847210 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/2011...lockyer/2847330 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/tim-...lockyer/2847408 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/tony...tribute/2847486 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/juli...dolence/2847466 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2011-08-19/tim-...lockyer/2847408 and on and on and on it goes...

For those of you interested in Australian Rock, here is a whole smorgasboard of Cold Chisel/Jimmy Barnes songs. You will either love them or hate them. (Apparently our American cousins just don't "get" them at all): Standing on the Outside: Cheap Wine: Forever Now: Merry-Go-Round: You Got Nothing I Want (an anti-American rant ): Home and Broken-Hearted: Bow River: Wild Colonial Boy: Saturday Night: Flame Trees: Letter to Alan: The Only One: Hold Me Tight: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JWpzkO47jaw To finish with, here is one of Barnes' solo songs, "Lay Down Your Guns":

I dunno... I've been thinking about this. And I've studied the video. A bit. Quite a lot actually. In fact it's taken me ten days, wrist sprain and several stern warnings from Mrs BHB, but I have to say that I have reached a conclusion. Many people have criticised her costume and suggested she's overweight, but I have to say that I still find her totally doable.* Cheers, BHB *verb. Meaning to fancy in a rumpy-pumpy sort of way. Origins, probably, one of the Bronte sisters- source- The Pooka in the Dicky O' thread.