Waching daily Oct 29 2018

 Pro cyclist Andrea Manfredi has died aged 26.  The Italian was among 189 people killed when a Lion Air plane crashed in Indonesia soon after taking off

  Manfredi posted on Instagram on the morning of the incident: "I could change my life, but not my passion," which was written alongside pictures of his bike

 He had left Pisa's Galileo Galilei airport on October 17 for a "new cycling adventure" before landing in Hong Kong on his way to Jakarta

 Manfredi spent a year at professional cycling team Ceramica Flaminia-Fondriest in 2013 before joining Bardiani-CSF

 His best result came at the Giro della Valle d'Aosta in 2012, when he came third on the second stage

 In 2015 he quit professional cycling to set up his own technology firm Sportek - which specialises in fabric - although still continued to cycle as an amateur

 His former team Bardiani tweeted: Rest in peace, Andrea. Bardiani express its condolences to the family and to all those dear to Andrea

 "The memory of a serious guy and in love with his sport, will remain indelible in the minds of all those who, in these years, have had the good fortune to know him

"  Lion Air flight JT610 crashed into the sea close to the island of Java after losing contact with air traffic control 13 minutes after taking off from capital city Jakarta

 Everyone on board perished, according to Chinese TV network CGTN.  Among the passengers was one child and two babies

 Belongings, including phones and ID cards have been found floating in the water by rescuers

 Edward Sirait, chief executive of Lion Air Group, told Reuters: "We cannot give any comment at this moment,"  "We are trying to collect all the information and data

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Leaked Schedule Shows Trump Watches Fox News Almost All Day Long - Duration: 5:23.

Donald Trump is officially the Fox News President.

And it's not just that he spreads the conspiracy theory and horrible right wing false talking

points that he hears on the network.

It's not just that he speaks to Fox News hosts on the phone and get their ideas about what

he should do in terms of policy, it's the fact that the man spends three times more

of his time each day watching Fox News than doing any actual work.

And that's actually according to a leaked presidential schedule that the folks at Politico

got their hands on.

Specifically looking at last Tuesday, Donald Trump spent close to nine hours, during his

executive time, 'cause he just had an exorbitant amount of executive time that day, nine hours

watching cable news, which is mostly Fox News, and tweeting, and talking on the phone to

his buddies, nine hours.

He spent three hours that day in meetings and doing other presidential things.

So nine hours watching TV and tweeting, versus three hours of doing actual work.

Now, let me ask everybody watching this, if you're at your job and let's say you're working

a 12-hour shift, you spend the first 9 hours watching TV and playing on your phone, last

3 hours actually doing some work, are you still gonna have a job tomorrow?

Because I'm pretty sure the answer is no.

That's not how it works.

And what's even more dangerous is who the President is talking to and what the president

is watching.

If he just wanted to sit there and take a nap for nine hours instead of working, that

would be far less damaging to this country.

But instead he's spending it on Twitter, spreading conspiracy theories, spreading hate and division,

while also watching network news on Fox News that does the exact same thing.

He watches them, he gets ideas, he creates even crazier conspiracy theories in his head,

and he tweets them out to the public who eat them up, and then they decide to go and act

and do a horrible unspeakable thing based on what the President tweeted, which is based

on what he watched on Fox News.

This is absolutely dangerous.

And yes, Donald Trump is dangerous when he's actually doing his presidential duties.

But there has to be a line somewhere.

This man cannot just consist or exist on a steady diet of conspiracy and hate coming

from Fox News, because that then bleeds over into his rallies, into his policies, into

his executive orders, and into his tweets.

And his hungry base, his hungry, angry, hate-filled base eats those up.

They live for it, they love it.

And they internalize that hate and that anger, they believe the conspiracy theories as if

it came from the Gospel itself, and that's when they decide to go do something crazy.

We saw it too many times happen just in the last seven days.

And as long as the President spends more time watching Fox News and tweeting than he does

actually working, getting off his phone, getting off his butt and doing something, the worse

things are going to get here in the United States.

And the only possible solution is to get out there, vote in these mid-terms, switch the

balance of power in Congress, so that maybe we can hold this man accountable to the point

where we might actually be able to remove him from office.

For more infomation >> Leaked Schedule Shows Trump Watches Fox News Almost All Day Long - Duration: 5:23.

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Starting Over〈Bad News〉/再出発〈悪いお知らせ〉 - Duration: 5:08.

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Twilight of Merkel era is already closely watched in EU World news - Duration: 3:51.

Twilight of Merkel era is already closely watched in EU World news

German chancellor's struggles brought home to the rest of Europe that her authority is ebbing away

German chancellor's struggles brought home to the rest of Europe that her authority is ebbing away

When Angela Merkel announced she would not seek another term as German chancellor, for Brussels it was more like lengthening shadows at the end of the day than a storm out of the blue.

The the twilight of the chancellor – is already closely watched in the EU. Merkel's struggles to form a coalition government in 2017 and skirmishes with her CSU coalition partners over migration in the summer, brought home to the rest of Europe that her authority is ebbing away.

The decline of the EU's longest-serving leader is discombobulating for other member states and with uncertainty over her successor and when they will take over, Germany is seen as a weaker actor in the EU.

"You will have a certain vacuum in Berlin, a chancellor who has already been weakened over the last months and years, who will not be strengthened by this," said Janis Emmanouilidis, director of studies at the European Policy Centre.

Some EU diplomats had hoped that a summit in December would be the moment to make progress on a common European asylum policy and changes to the eurozone before European elections in 2019. "There are decisions to be taken in Brussels – tough ones. This won't make things easier, it will make things more complicated," Emmanouilidis said.

The fragility of the German government has already been evident in Brussels. Strains in the grand coalition mean Germany had no position on a law to reduce CO₂ emissions from cars for eight months, too late for Berlin to exert much influence on proposals critical to a key industry.

Germany's EU commissioner, Günther Oettinger, who was appointed by Merkel, alluded to similar problems. "We need an effective federal government without constant debates within the grand coalition, which weaken the ability to act in the EU."

Some senior officials believe Merkel's weakness is part of a wider pattern across Europe: declining trust in traditional parties, surging support for the radical left and right, and political fragmentation. All these factors make it even harder for the EU's 28 governments to make decisions.

The sense of disquiet is heightened because Merkel was seen in 2016 as a bulwark for the liberal, free-trading order. In the immediate aftermath of the Brexit vote, she was quick to defend the EU's four freedoms, a position the EU has stuck to ever since. A few months later in her congratulatory message to US president-elect Donald Trump, Merkel promised cooperation on the basis of democracy, respect for the law and human dignity.

However, the weakening of the chancellor is unlikely to have an impact on Brexit. "Even among those who are critical of Angela Merkel, they are not critical of the chancellor with respect to Brexit: that's not even an issue," Emmanouilidis said.

László Andor, a former European commissioner, cautions over exaggerating Merkel's significance. "The drama is not the fall of Merkel, the drama is the collapse of the SPD," he said of Germany's weakening centre-left party. "The structural importance of Germany will remain without her."

Andor, an economist affiliated to Hungary's Socialist party, said Merkel's piecemeal approach would not be missed. "In economic governance it has meant a preference of muddling through as compared to a systemic reform … Ending this may not be such a big problem."

Judy Dempsey, long-term Berlin watcher at the Carnegie Europe thinktank, said other Europeans were worried about the chancellor's departure. "Merkel has kept anti-Americanism at bay in Germany and she has kept Europeans united over sanctions on Russia," she said. "The Europeans know that she is very important, but all these things have to be underpinned by a long-term strategy of what you want from Europe."

She contends that Merkel has not been bold enough in setting out her vision for Europe and missed the chance to respond to French president Emmanuel Macron's ambitious agenda, especially on eurozone reform.

"There was a great opportunity to respond to Macron once her coalition was formed, but she let the time slip by," Dempsey said. "Merkel believes in technocratic Europe … but in terms of looking ahead to what kind of European architecture she would like, she has never spelt it out."

However, the weakening of the chancellor is unlikely to have an impact on Brexit. "Even among those who are critical of Angela Merkel, are not critical of the chancellor with respect to Brexit: that's not even an issue," Emmanouilidis said.

Despite absence of a Merkel philosophy in Europe – perhaps because of it – the chancellor is often touted to take on one of the EU's big jobs; either the next president of the European commission or European council. Both positions fall vacant in late 2019.

David McAllister, a senior CDU MEP and close Merkel ally, said the chancellor's announcement had come as a surprise to everyone. "What she did today is give our party a chance for a fresh start," he said.

He said he would welcome the continuation of the grand coalition, but urged all parties to put aside their differences. McAllister said: "It is important that we now learn from the mistakes of the last months: all three coalition partners should stop fighting in public and concentrate on the issues. That is what Germans expect from their governments."

Even if Merkel's final term ends sooner rather than later, Emmanouilidis does not see her making a move to Brussels. "Imagine that president of the commission Merkel, or president of the European council Merkel will have to call Berlin and ask her successor for favours. I don't see her doing that."

For more infomation >> Twilight of Merkel era is already closely watched in EU World news - Duration: 3:51.

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