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Honestly, I was having my doubts about the severity of her illness for a while. I think much of it was a ploy to get their show renewed.

An interesting game of "If only...". But this year I realized how much more difficult it is to select 20 instead of 40. Some just don't make the cut but become hits. I would never have picked Julia Perez if I could have only fielded one team.

BBC obit for Laws: http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cycling/42377545

If Sharon Laws obits my main team will have finally surpassed last year's score. What a struggle... the 50:50 gambles didn't work (Ricketts, Stefan Karl), some lasted longer than expected (especially my joker), some I shouldn't have picked (Nevin, Spiridonov). At least I hit my targets (for now). Every team scored higher than last year and I improved on last year's 8th place, with the B-Team barely holding 7th place.

Very sad. The writing was on the wall though as she hadn't tweeted in two months. She was, again, on my shortlist. Would have been a good differential.

Most helpful Ami Brown update in months: https://www.monstersandcritics.com/smallscreen/alaskan-bush-people-exclusive-smiling-ami-brown-is-showered-with-love-in-trailer-for-christmas-special/ She looks bad, but then again, she might be looking dead instead.

Canadian billionaire and Apotex founder Barry Sherman found dead at his Toronto home, with his dead wife: http://business.financialpost.com/news/apotex-founder-barry-sherman-and-wife-found-dead-ontarios-health-minister A more esteemed link (don't want to wait for the UK obits): https://www.reuters.com/article/us-canada-death-apotex/canadian-pharmaceutical-billionaire-wife-found-dead-in-toronto-idUSKBN1E92ZC

Vincent Nguini, longtime collaborator and guitarist with/for Paul Simon, dead at 65: https://www.nytimes.com/2017/12/14/obituaries/vincent-nguini-guitarist-with-paul-simon-dies-at-65.html He was from Cameroon.

Once again, a terminally ill Star Wars fan wants to see the movie before he dies: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5183809/Dying-mans-wish-new-Star-Wars-movie-coming-true.html

I think she hired a public relations firm to promote her cancer event and to post something on her blog.

If he stays hospitalized the Republican tax bill is likely dead.

Go to a doctor. Go to a doctor. Go to a doctor.

I predicted the hung UK parliament (Cameron - that liberal guy). My political science professor predicted a Labour victory. Didn't help me pass a crucial test (something I wrote about before).

One of Moore's opponents in the republican primary, Mo Brooks, has 'high risk' prostate cancer: http://www.decaturdaily.com/news/local/congressman-mo-brooks-diagnosed-with-cancer/article_8b58e351-5071-5f3e-9d20-30998c1103c3.html

He's too shameless to do that and will try to squeeze out more dollars from the idiots who voted for him by playing the victim. Mitch McConnell on the other hand...

Yes, all those names give me the shivers. After all, who are the ones that are NOT being revealed?

Wikipedia notes the death of a Lev Venediktov, the fourth dead People's artist of the USSR in four days.

Was a B-team candidate. Very likely on it. Edit: Scary how we are competing. Makes me wonder if I'll have any uniques at all (they're overrated - but oh so satisfying.).

Ah, can anybody 'confirm' that?

Yes, and I don't even need karaoke to do that.

Great list, thanks a lot. I just thought something like this needed to be done with 3 losses in 3 days.

Well, it's eye cancer. So even though I would not like to have it, it's not a vital organ! So not a lock yet.

Former Louisiana governor Kathleen Blanco has metastatic cancer: http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2017/12/kathleen_blanco_cancer_louisia.html

Saw it but didn't get around to post it. I think the cancer is getting ready to attack him with a full army so to say. A gamble for next year, but he's gone within the next 5 years.

41minutes. Quickest thread ever?