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Advent Avalanche Form Guide #11 Zhang Lixiong Long March veteran, founding major general of PLA, deputy in the 70s, moderate political dissident, supercentenarian. Zhang Lixiong had an out-of-ordinary life and his death is being even more extraordinary. Suffering from dementia, in ICU for months in 2021, on nasal cannula for years, in ICU six months in 2023 from which he bounced back. Now only him and his nemesis Wang Fuzhi (doing an ICU stunt himself) left among the more than 1000 founding major generals of PLA. How long will this medical miracle carry on?

Death notice for Adele Anggard (nee Alers Hankey), opera, ballet and theatre costume designer, aged 90: https://announcements.telegraph.co.uk/marketplace/advert/-ngg-rd-notices_54314 A daughter of Robert Hankey, 2nd Baron Hankey. She worked on Peter Brook's film version of King Lear. IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0029401/

11.11.2023 See note below 54 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn +4 (including the two missing points) 47 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 46 Blur — Song 2 40 Underworld — Born Slippy 28 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping 28 Manic Street Preachers — A Design For Life 27 Gala — Freed From Desire 27 Kula Shaker — Hush 26 Supergrass — Richard III 26 The Cardigans — Lovefool 17 The Bluetones — Slight Return 16 Sash! ft. Rodriguez — Ecuador 08 Robert Miles — Children 06 Dario G — Sunchyme -6 @DoltonMoney 11/10/23 47 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 47 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn +4 He seems to mean -4 for Natalie, as the correct score for +4 was added to: 22 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping +4, so the actual score for Dolton is -49, not -47 for Natalie. —————————————————- The voter above him @Drewsky1211had Natalie at: 11/10/2023 53 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn ———————————————— I have now added these points to my scoring!

John Bailey, ‘Ordinary People’ Cinematographer and Former Film Academy President, Dies at 81 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/john-bailey-dead-ordinary-people-academy-president-1235644632/amp/

A very friendly and respectful person with a great sense of humour. His confrontations with the evil Jordi Pujol, when Pujol was the President of the Government of Catalonia, were very funny. My best wishes for a speedy recovery to Mr. Vidal-Quadras.

Colonel, cosmonaut Valentina Ponomaryova dead at 90. One of the 5 women selected to be trained for a Vostok programme spaceflight in 1962. Out of them only Valentina Tereshkova (first woman in space and only one of the five who ever got to fly) and Irina Solovyova left, both 86 years old.

11/Nov/2023 48 Natalie Imbruglia — Torn -3 47 The Verve — Bitter Sweet Symphony 46 Blur — Song 2 42 Underworld — Born Slippy 29 Kula Shaker — Hush +4 28 Supergrass — Richard III 27 Manic Street Preachers — A Design For Life 26 Gala — Freed From Desire 25 The Cardigans — Lovefool -3 24 Chumbawamba — Tubthumping 16 Sash! ft. Rodriguez — Ecuador 16 The Bluetones — Slight Return 14 Robert Miles — Children 12 Dario G — Sunchyme

I thought this was another journalist named Colin Mackay, but here he is, clearing things up: We Scots, we're not very creative with names (but moreso than the Welsh).

Liliana Mumy, the voice actress of Leni Loud from The Loud House, just had her first baby boy.

Wilfred Frost (Son of the late Sir David Frost) and his wife Kaley had a baby boy the other week and named him after his later brother Miles.

Hate march spotted in London:

I think David Attenborough needs to return and be a regular from now on.

Big form-spotting opportunity for all the MASH cast here.

The Daredevil has recommended more people for deathlisting than Stalin.

Matt Ulrich was born in Streamwood, Illinois and died at age 41, and was an American football offensive guard for the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League. He won Super Bowl XLI with the Colts during the 2006 season over the Chicago Bears. 475) and incline bench press (425) https://people.com/super-bowl-champ-indianapolis-colts-matt-ulrich-dead-at-41-8399516

“I’d been very ill, but I am now much better,” she said. “I got Covid very badly, at the same time my best friend, Hal Willner died. When I came around, I had to learn to walk again, and I have done that. I am very lucky; I’m in a good place, I’m happy to be at peace, to not be dying (yet!) and I’ve got very good friends. Part of getting older is being lonely, losing friends, and you kind of have to accept that, but I don’t like it! As you can imagine, my life has changed completely; it’s hard, but it’s beautiful." The photo in the RS article - I was at that gig. So glad I went as it was the last chance to see her perform in the UK, although we didn't know that at the time.

Her benefit album comes out December 8; says she is much better than before in recent statement

Italian Fusa turns 112 Ines Sommovigo (Nov 1911) = Italian Fusa Winnie Felps (Oct 1911) = American Fusa Piedad Loriente Perez (Sep 1911) = Spanish Fusa Lets see if any of them make it to 113

Bievenido died on November 5, now the oldest person living in Puerto Rico is Ana Luisa Garcia born on August 22, 1913 in Cidra and living in San Juan, the oldest man in the country is Silverio Perez Rosado born on 20 June 1914, and the oldest person born in the country is Juana Cordero, born on May 19, 1913 and lives in the USA He was also the oldest known Caribbean man, a position now occupied by Francisco Reynoso (DOM), born on 8 May 1914 in Palmarito, where he still lives Bienvenido Díaz Guilfú, quien... - Conociendo a Porto Rico | LinkedIn

New photo, this time with Tom Creagh: https://www.irishnews.com/arts/music/2023/11/06/news/shane_macgowan_shares_hospital_photo_with_friend_for_his_birthday-3752040/ The cannula is back. He won't get out of there ever again. Also, it seems Shane has the same kind of level as Jonnie Irwin in terms of "every Instagram post is worth a news article".

Dulcie Fawcett was the oldest known person born in Australia,she was born on 30 Jan 1913 in Balaklava, South Australia and died on 2 Nov 2023 in Geraldton,her successor is Alfreda Screaigh born on 28 July 1913 in York, Western Australia,and lives in Mandurah FAWCETT Dulcie - Brasil | Obituários | Anúncios do Ocidente (westannouncements.com.au)

Looks like a lot of athletes are getting pregnant right now. Considering Olympics are next year it makes thing surprising.

His memorial service is the 13th.

Seen this pop up a couple of times on social media today - thanks for reminding dead poolers of lingering talent, Rishi!