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If you can enjoy a dubbed or subtitled series, try Borgen.

Interesting.He must at 95 1/2 be one of the oldest dwarves alive.I always thought they had a far lesser life expectancy.I think he is the last surviving cast member of the Wizard of Oz now unless I am mistaken.I know he is the last surviving munchkin but not sure about the rest of the cast. Because of Verne Troyer's shenanigans I looked up their life expectancies and indeed, I couldn't see that they were shorter than usual. For example, Margaret Pellegrini died at 89, Karl Slover at 93.

I watch crashes for the races.

The Soviet Union's first swimming champion (gold in 1964), Galina Prozumenschikova is dead at 67: http://swimswam.com/russias-first-olympic-swimming-champion-passes-away/

Reverend Professor WIlliam Owen Chadwick is dead at 98: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4502925.ece He apparently also received fame as a rugby player, apart from being a church historian and cleric.

Perhaps that's the Queen's Own deathlist. The Queen's deathlist has a hit: http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/opinion/obituaries/article4502925.ece(crossposted in the cleric's thread)

Likely to be released this year. Still in declining health: http://www.jpost.com/Israel-News/Report-Pollard-likely-to-be-released-this-year-409368

He can't play the banjo anymore: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-33579584

Andal Ampatuan Sr., a philippine clan leader, sort of a war-lord, has died of advanced liver cancer: http://www.gmanetwork.com/news/story/524370/news/nation/mangudadatu-on-andal-ampatuan-sr-may-he-rest-in-peace I added him to my list just two weeks ago, since they said he had about 3 to 6 months to live. His violence made it to the BBC news a couple of times. Edit: Another example that the Daily Mail simply copies every Reuters news, no matter whether they are relevant to the UK or not: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/wires/reuters/article-3165987/Former-governor-dies-trial-Philippine-journalist-massacre.html

Very sad. I guess the father prepared us for this with the interview last week... I bet Michael Schumacher once told his wife to not let him die, since he was/is a very determined person. They must have discussed what to do in such a situation and I guess Michael thought he could will himself back to life.

Suge Knight ....might.... have a brain tumour: http://www.tmz.com/2015/07/17/suge-knight-brain-tumor-toilet-jail-cell-bail/

Not sure if the translation is correct in the legal sense, but some of the joint plaintiffs aren't satisfied with the verdict and demand more: http://www.spiegel.de/panorama/justiz/auschwitz-prozess-revision-gegen-groening-urteil-a-1044119.html(link in german) Also, Mr. Groening will have to pay the costs of the trail which amount to "several hundreds of thousands of Euros": http://www.ndr.de/nachrichten/niedersachsen/lueneburg_heide_unterelbe/Groening-muss-vermutlich-Hunderttausende-zahlen,auschwitz452.html(link in german) Honestly, he might just decide to end it all right now...

James Holmes, the guy who killed 12 people in a theatre in Colorado and who looked a little like a Batman villain, has been found guilty on all 165 charges and might face the death penalty: http://abc13.com/news/jury-finds-colorado-theater-shooter-guilty-of-murder/856514/

It's still just speculation, because of the tent, which obviously is a circus tent. Are you not entertained?

Just like Angelina Jolie!

Some more official news, again in german, I'm afraid: http://www.spiegel.de/politik/deutschland/helmut-kohl-gesundheitszustand-ernst-a-1043841.html They say he is "responsive but in a serious state." "After the first operation, successive medical treatment was necessary."

Rolf Harris now painting a mural in prison and generally having a good time: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3161517/Rolf-gets-jail-job-painting-mural-Outrage-campaigners-paedophile-given-role-chiefs-wouldn-t-drawing-paper.html

Today's day in court was cancelled because of the "bad state of health" of Mr. Groening: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/politik/prozesstag-im-auschwitz-verfahren-vorzeitig-beendet-oskar-groening-in-schlechtem-gesundheitszustand/11737296.html(link in german, but I bet english articles will appear, since the trial has received a fair bit of attention abroad.) Judges are considering their verdict: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3152324/Prosecutors-demand-3-year-prison-sentence-bookkeeper-Auschwitz-Oskar-Groening-trial-death-300-000-Jews-judges-consider-verdict.html Verdict has fallen: sentenced to 4 years in prison http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-33533264 So, most major news agencies will report his death in jail automatically and he's old and frail. Low DDP points, granted, but HPDP and Deathrace gold, maybe. German reports on the case often had a subtle desire to see the man falling apart from guilt, noticing when he cried, admitting guilt and so on... I certainly wouldn't be surprised if he died rather quickly.

Very interesting case. Chess can be a treacherous thing to the mind.

Hmm ok, the songwriter who composed songs for ISIS execution videos, Maher Meshaal, dies in a drone strike: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3161147/His-biggest-hit-Song-writer-composed-anthems-evil-ISIS-execution-videos-blown-drone-strike.html

Hans Barlach, german co-owner of the Suhrkamp Verlag, probably Germany's most prominent publisher, is dead at 59 of pneunomia: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/suhrkamp-aktionaer-hans-barlach-ist-tot-a-1043762.html (link in german) He was one side of a highly publicized battle for the control of the Suhrkamp Verlag in the past 2 years. He lost the battle and was then excluded from the company decisions.

She makes her comeback... in a musical: http://www.broadwayworld.com/article/Valerie-Harper-to-Join-Sally-Struthers-in-NICE-WORK-IF-YOU-CAN-GET-IT-at-Ogunquit-Playhouse-20150710#

To be introduced into the South African Sports Hall of Fame: http://www.enca.com/sport/rugby/joost-be-inducted-sa-sports-hall-fame

cancels an African Union related trip: https://www.newsday.co.zw/2015/07/14/mugabe-aborts-trip/ No reason given, but they say his frequent flights have had a detrimental effect on his health and the fiscal budget.

Last weekend, a prominent german online site accidentally declared him dead for two minutes: http://www.gala.de/stars/news/starfeed/falschmeldung-helmut-kohl-angeblich-gestorben_1283204.html(link in german) In more relevant news, he has been transferred from intensive care to the cardiology station: http://www.focus.de/politik/deutschland/klinik-aufenthalt-seit-zehn-wochen-sorge-um-den-kanzler-der-einheit-kohl-plagen-jetzt-auch-herz-probleme_id_4813992.html(also a german link) He's now been in hospital for 10 weeks. Obviously, the statement that he would be going on a holiday was wrong (a very long holiday without return?). The article also mentions that he was doing a bit better for a couple of days during which he received a visit from former president Roman Herzog. His wife has been sleeping in the hospital all this time.