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Yoga guru BKS lyengar, dead at 95: http://www.aljazeera.com/news/asia/2014/08/renown-yoga-guru-bks-iyengar-dies-201482075854499385.html

And now his niece-in-law and two grand nephews have died in a car crash: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/19/pope-francis-family-car-crash-_n_5690915.html

He expects to live another two or three years and may retire if he feels too weak: http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/aug/19/pope-francis-expects-live-two-three-years-may-retire

Oh, now first possible case of Ebola in Berlin: http://www.tagesspie...n/10352470.html (german link)

I guess that post was just hyperbola

Former US Senator Jim Jeffords has died at 80: http://politicalwire.com/archives/2014/08/18/jeffords_has_died.html He left the Republican Party in 2001 to prevent their takeover of the Senate after the 2000 elections.

First female mayor of Pittsburgh, Sophie Masloff is dead at 96: http://www.philly.com/philly/obituaries/20140818_Former_Pittsburgh_Mayor_Sophie_Masloff_dies.html

Peter Scholl-Latour, german reporter/author who turned into our media's favorite expert on the middle-east has died at 90: http://www.kswo.com/story/26296123/german-french-reporting-legend-scholl-latour-dies (second-grade english source to avoid another german link)

Jerzy Gross, last surviving member on Schindler's List, dead at 84: http://www.bild.de/politik/inland/holocaust/jerzy-gross-letzter-ueberlebender-von-schindlers-liste-gestorben-37265124.bild.html (German link) He already died last month.

I'm trying for 100% wrong this year. I succeeded last year by picking Chapman Pincher each time. Though I think that this might be the better way to score here. Say, there is a 50% chance that this person is going to die within the next year - you have a 50% chance of getting at least one point, so to say. The alternative is to change your guess each time. I think the probability of getting one point is most likely lower except when you know that your pick is definitely at death's door. But even then, there's always a chance that someone else might die before - see Nelson Mandela.

Jerry Lewis, as a combination of the comedy of Robin Williams and the Old Hollywood glamour of Lauren Bacall.

Have you ever heard of acting?! Well, I thought that there was something behind the facade. He was generally regarded as a comedian, but at least I thought that you could see sadness and some inner demons in his face. And not many comedians voluntarily go for roles like One Hour Photo, or more serious acting like Good Will Hunting or Dead Poets Society. Ok, Jim Carrey tried, but then he has his own problems. But could you see Will Farrell or Vince Vaughn or Ben Stiller in these roles?

Evangelicals are always disturbing in this regard (and others). They don't want a peaceful solution, as we think of it. They want Armageddon, the literal return of Christ, the total annihilation of other faiths. The Jews are just sacrificial lambs when the great war comes that brings the return of the messiah (which they don't believe in).

There was always a dark side to him I thought. One Hour Photo showed that very clearly. It's still shocking though.

Shaw Taylor.

Well, Christianity has paraded the corpse of Jesus for 2000 years now. (Yes, I needed a week to come up with that.)

PD James wants Scots to vote No: http://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/aug/07/scotland-vote-no-independence-celebrities-jagger-daley-forsyth-open-letter Also on the list: Stephen Hawking and Vera Lynn.

A couple of weeks ago, someone stole the Michael Schumacher's patient files and offered them to the media. He got caught and imprisoned and has now committed suicide by hanging: http://www.tagesspiegel.de/weltspiegel/zuerich-wegen-schumacher-krankenakte-inhaftierter-erhaengt-sich/10299686.html (german link)

Marilyn Burns, of 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' fame has died at 65: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/06/marilyn-burns-dead-dies_n_5654058.html

German writer Elfriede Bruening, dead at 103. She mainly wrote about women and politics. She was a communist and decided to live in East Germany: http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/literatur/elfriede-bruening-schriftstellerin-mit-103-jahren-gestorben-a-984649.html (German link)

Interesting. The Guardian obit mentions a small stroke seven weeks ago. That could have been a sign. Not having known him before, he appears to have been a sort of british Bob Woodward who, at 71, is probably still to young to be mentioned here. Anyway... was it the wanking?

Indeed, "Rap" has always been in "Rapture".

A bit drastic, but it's the Japanese way. regards, Hein Yes, I think such cases would make a picturesque thread.

Yoshiki Sakai dead at 52. His results on stem-cell research were apparently fabricated and he committed suicide: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/05/yoshiki-sasai-dies-japanese-scientist-stem-cell-research-scandal_n_5649791.html

I think it's related to the five stages of grief. Acceptance comes last.