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For your degree did you get a first, an upper second or a Desmond ?
Sadly Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59793726Comment
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BBC DJ and broadcaster Janice Long dies at 66
Listened to her evening show on Radio 1 as a teenager, played some great music."Being nice costs nothing and sometimes gets you extra bacon" - Pondlife.Comment
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Oh crap! I swear she was only on the radio a couple of months ago.Originally posted by DaveB View PostBBC DJ and broadcaster Janice Long dies at 66
Listened to her evening show on Radio 1 as a teenager, played some great music.Comment
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trying to explain to my kids what a Desmond was!Originally posted by sbakoola View PostFor your degree did you get a first, an upper second or a Desmond ?
Sadly Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59793726
Another person who filled our life..
Respect Desmond...Comment
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A giant, and a wonderful human. RIP Arch.Originally posted by sbakoola View PostFor your degree did you get a first, an upper second or a Desmond ?
Sadly Archbishop Desmond Tutu has died.
https://www.bbc.com/news/world-africa-59793726Comment
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Betty White, aka Rose from the Golden Girls. 99 y/o
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-r...e-dies-aged-99Comment
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Peter Bogdanovich: The Last Picture Show director dies aged 82 - BBC News
Also acted in a lot of things, of course, including a recurring role in The Sopranos as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg, therapist to Tony Soprano's therapist.Comment
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yep a face you saw a lot of.Originally posted by NickFitz View PostPeter Bogdanovich: The Last Picture Show director dies aged 82 - BBC News
Also acted in a lot of things, of course, including a recurring role in The Sopranos as Dr. Elliot Kupferberg, therapist to Tony Soprano's therapist.Comment
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Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff - French popularisers of science.
From their Times obituary:
The Bogdanoffs had chosen not to be vaccinated against the coronavirus, stating that their health was such that the virus was no risk to them.
E pur si muove, as Galileo might have told them.
Igor and Grichka Bogdanoff, popularisers of science, were born on August 29, 1949. They died of Covid-19 on January 3, 2022, and December 28, 2021, respectively, aged 72Down with racism. Long live miscegenation!Comment
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