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SirRumpole said:
Yes but you have to join them in the right order or else you get the wrong picture.
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Time will sort that out, one or two well known apparently healthy 52 year olds dying of a heart attack, can be a coincidence. If the numbers dont increase appreciably well it was just that.
I wonder if heart attack statistics are kept? Lol
Or better still I wonder if the media take as much interest in heart attack stats, as they did in covid stats, now that would be investigative journalism.
 

Yes, it will be interesting to see if deaths from all causes are rising.
 
SirRumpole said:
Yes, it will be interesting to see if deaths from all causes are rising.
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It is in the USA, this statement from an insurance company says just that

<< The head of Indianapolis-based insurance company OneAmerica said the death rate is up a stunning 40% from pre-pandemic levels among working-age people.

“We are seeing, right now, the highest death rates we have seen in the history of this business – not just at OneAmerica,” the company’s CEO Scott Davison said during an online news conference this week. “The data is consistent across every player in that business.”

OneAmerica is a $100 billion insurance company that has had its headquarters in Indianapolis since 1877. The company has approximately 2,400 employees and sells life insurance, including group life insurance to employers in the state.

Davison said the increase in deaths represents “huge, huge numbers,” and that’s it’s not elderly people who are dying, but “primarily working-age people 18 to 64” who are the employees of companies that have group life insurance plans through OneAmerica.>>

If you search it comes up on many sites, I will link this one

OneAmerica Insurance CEO: Deaths Increase 40% Among People Ages 18-64 | Headline USA

(Margaret Menge, The Center Square) The head of Indianapolis-based insurance company OneAmerica said the death rate is up a stunning 40% from pre-pandemic levels among working-age people. “We are seeing, right now, the highest death rates we have seen in the history of this business – not just...
headlineusa.com
 
As a student at Monash University at the time, I had a very different view of Harry.
He and Jim Bacon, of Tasmanian Politics fame, bailed me up in the Hargreave caf one day for daring to run against the their socialist left candidate for the students council. Were both pretty aggressive, but backed off very quickly when a few other engineering students jumped in.
Mick
 
Of course deaths are rising! The long term effects of covid are well known. Shane Warne was on a ventilator for instance and would have these effects. The fact he told his manager he wanted to go on a years leave showed he knew he was unwell but going on a liquid only diet was not the way to treat it.

Some are:

Heart problems after COVID-19​

SARS-CoV-2 infection can leave some people with heart problems, including inflammation of the heart muscle. In fact, one study showed that 60% of people who recovered from COVID-19 had signs of ongoing heart inflammation, which could lead to the common symptoms of shortness of breath, palpitations and rapid heartbeat. This inflammation appeared even in those who had had a mild case of COVID-19 and who had no medical issues before they got sick.

Kidney damage from COVID-19​

If the coronavirus infection caused kidney damage, this can raise the risk of long-term kidney disease and the need for dialysis.

More here:

Long COVID: Long-Term Effects of COVID-19

Experts from different specialties discuss post-COVID-19 syndrome, long COVID-19 and what “long haulers” can expect.
www.hopkinsmedicine.org
 
Just read that Richard Daughty, better known as The Great Mogambo Guru, dies last week.
He had a big impact on my investing strategies from about 1995 to sometime in the early 2000's when he retired.
I used to get his weekly newsletter, which took a less than reverent approach to mainstream financial players.
Taught me to distrust bankers, and look at every political or financial decision based on who would benefit most from that decision.
Mick
 
Madeline Albright has died.
I heard her speak a few years ago on Radio National.

Incredibly intelligent person who understood and knew how to use diplomacy. It's what you do behind the scenes that matters. She did a lot of good.

She was bemoaning the dumbing down and reduction of the diplomatic corp in the USA and the preponderance for politicians to not realise how many things can be solved quietly. Very effective.

We could use her at present. In Australia also with regard China.

Greatly respected by all sides of politics (I don't include shock jocks in this).
Rest in peace.
 
Well-known to some

Rick Parnell played the character Mick Shrimpton, supposedly a former house drummer for the Eurovision Song Contest – “as long as there’s, you know, sex and drugs, I can do without the rock and roll” – to join Spinal Tap as they regroup after the death of their third drummer, Peter “James” Bond, who spontaneously combusted.

And, of course, towards the end of the film, Shrimpton mysteriously explodes on stage during a tour of Japan.

Parnell was drummer in Atomic Rooster and played drums on This Is Spinal Tap’s official soundtrack; he remained involved with the band as Ric Shrimpton, twin brother to Mick, as they morphed from pretend to real. He played drums on the 1992 album Break Like the Wind and the spin-off singles Bitch School and The Majesty of Rock, both of which charted in the UK.

A golfer in retirement, he described his marital status as “four swings, four misses”.

Ric Parnell, born 13 August 1951, died 01 May 2022
 
What a shock, great character and great cricketer, Andrew Symonds dies in a car crash.

Cricket world mourns as Andrew Symonds dies in car crash

The death of Symonds continues a tragic year for Australian cricket following the recent passing of legends Rod Marsh and Shane Warne from heart attacks.
www.smh.com.au
Former Australian cricket star Andrew Symonds has died in a car accident.
Police released a statement saying they were investigating a fatal single-vehicle crash in Hervey Range, around 50 kilometres from Townsville, last night.
 
As you say, a shock. I always enjoyed watching him play and his laid back approach in the commentary box. He will be missed.

RIP Symmo.
 

Ivana Trump, Ex-Wife of Donald Trump and Businesswoman, Dies at 73 (Published 2022)

She helped build his real estate empire, though she was better known for being one half of the quintessential 1980s power couple.
www.nytimes.com

Ivana Trump's heartbreaking last hours as Donald's ex's cause of death confirmed

It is believed she died from a suspected heart attack but this is yet to be confirmed. However, the Fire Department of New York said paramedics responded to a call to her apartment for a cardiac arrest
www.mirror.co.uk

Ivana Trump - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org
 
Nichelle Nichols, Lt. Uhura in Star Trek has beamed up to heaven at age 89.

He role in Star Trek was important for black Americans who had previously been given minor parts or roles of servants.

Star Trek actor Nichelle Nichols dies in New Mexico, aged 89

Nichelle Nichols, who broke barriers for black women in Hollywood in the "Star Trek" television series, has died at the age of 89.
thenewdaily.com.au
 
James Lovelock died on his 103rd birthday. An iconic scientist who worked individually

James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday​

The scientist was best known for his theory that the Earth is a self-regulating community of organisms

Helena Horton
Wed 27 Jul 2022 14.40 BSTLast modified on Wed 27 Jul 2022 20.36 BST
https://www.theguardian.com/environ...ia-hypothesis-dies-on-103rd-birthday#comments
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James Lovelock, the creator of the Gaia hypothesis, has died on his 103rd birthday. The climate scientist died at home on Tuesday surrounded by loved ones, his family said.
Lovelock, who was one of the UK’s most respected independent scientists, had been in good health until six months ago, when he had a bad fall.

Known as something of a maverick, he had been dispensing predictions from his one-man laboratory since the mid-1960s, and in his old age he continued to work.

His Gaia hypothesis posits that life on Earth is a self-regulating community of organisms interacting with each other and their surroundings. He said two years ago that the biosphere was in the last 1% of its life.

James Lovelock, creator of Gaia hypothesis, dies on 103rd birthday

The scientist was best known for his theory that the Earth is a self-regulating community of organisms
www.theguardian.com
 
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