Dieter Althaus, the 50-year-old governor of the eastern German state of Thuringia, collided with a 41-year-old Slovakian woman while skiing at the Riesneralm ski area in south-eastern Austria on Thursday. Both were immediately flown to the hospital by helicopter. The Slovakian woman, who lived in the US, died on the way.
Althaus is one of Merkel's supporters, a pragmatist, even vs. the Left Party. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
What Seehofer means to do is influencing the electoral strategy of his sister party. He's saying that the CDU shouldn't only campaign on the Kanzlerin. Can't fault him for that, but it's not something he gets to decide in the end.
P.S. SPD/Greens/Left are at 49%; CDU/FDP at 47%, according to the poll on the right. That's another grand coalition.
Depending upon the development of the economy, a lot will still change. The largest potential is there for the left party.
I haven't had the time to read Seehofer's missive in detail, but my hunch is that there is an implicit overture towards the Greens. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
Wahlumfragen - Hessen
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The French fashion designer, Ted Lapidus, the man who made the safari suit and jeans the height of elegance in the 1960s, has died aged 79. M. Lapidus, born in Paris into a family of Russian émigré tailors, was best-known for creating a "unisex" style of clothes. His high-profile clients in the 1960s and 1970s included the actors Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon. He died of respiratory problems in hospital in Cannes on Monday.
The French fashion designer, Ted Lapidus, the man who made the safari suit and jeans the height of elegance in the 1960s, has died aged 79.
M. Lapidus, born in Paris into a family of Russian émigré tailors, was best-known for creating a "unisex" style of clothes. His high-profile clients in the 1960s and 1970s included the actors Brigitte Bardot and Alain Delon. He died of respiratory problems in hospital in Cannes on Monday.
