EU's east-west schism 'is a bigger worry than Brexit'

EU's east-west schism 'is a bigger worry than Brexit':
     "In March 2017, after three years, the European Commission gave Hungary the go-ahead to expand its Soviet-era nuclear power station at Paks, 75 miles from its capital, Budapest.
The deal with Russia was worth €12.5bn (£11bn), for which the Kremlin offered 100pc of the financing required.
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Russian President Vladimir Putin settled the deal in person.
This deal – a tactical defeat in the long-running battle between the EC to make its member states less dependent on Russian energy – is not the “nuclear option” that dominates the headlines.
Instead, eyes have turned to Poland as the schism between the harder-Right governments of central and eastern European nations and western Europe’s more liberally governed France and Germany grows deeper.
Poland’s judicial reform bill threatens the independence of the judiciary, and goes against the principles of separation..."

Lunch video-----NEW YEARS EVE BALL DROP 2002

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WikiLeaks Drops Proof That NYTimes Colluded With Hillary Clinton | Daily Wire

WikiLeaks Drops Proof That NYTimes Colluded With Hillary Clinton | Daily Wire:

"You thought 2017 was going to end without a bang -- other than the fireworks?
Think again.
After the New York Times on Saturday published a story headlined "Republican Attacks on Mueller and F.B.I. Open New Rift in G.O.P.," WikiLeaks couldn't stand it anymore. In a late-night post on Twitter, WikiLeaks revealed that a Times reporter used to feed State Department email updates of the stories the paper would be publishing DAYS before the stories appeared.

At the time, Hillary Clinton was the Secretary of State."

Arctic Ice Alarmists Rear Their Frigid Heads | Climate Dispatch

Arctic Ice Alarmists Rear Their Frigid Heads | Climate Dispatch: 
"The latest example of arctic hysteria comes from the usual suspects published at the usual venue, Inside Climate News. Polar Ice Is Disappearing, Setting Off Climate Alarms
...The short-term consequences of Arctic (and Antarctic) warming may already be felt in other latitudes. 
The long-term threat to coastlines is becoming even more dire...
...Meanwhile the facts on the ground are not alarming: 
For example September minimums:..."
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#1 Movie this week 1968-----The Graduate - Trailer - HQ

Heh!-----Stanford Band Mocks Border Wall, Whataburger During Alamo Bowl Halftime Show

Stanford Band Mocks Border Wall, Whataburger During Alamo Bowl Halftime Show
"Attendees at the Valero Alamo Bowl booed the Stanford University Band during its halftime performance after the bandsmen mocked the border wall, Whataburger, and all things Texan. 
The performance came during the California university’s bowl game versus Texas Christian University (TCU). 
TCU responded by defeating the Stanford Cardinals...

The band opened the show, entitled “Texas: Too Big to Fail?” by claiming the show was sponsored by the White House Press Office. 

After swarming onto the field, the band quickly assembled the words “Fake” and “News...”

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#1 This day 1973-----Carly Simon - You're So Vain

Man's dramatic video shows vehicles sliding, piling up on southbound U.S. 31 | MLive.com

Man's dramatic video shows vehicles sliding, piling up on southbound U.S. 31 | MLive.com
MUSKEGON TOWNSHIP, MI -- A Muskegon area man's video captured a 40-vehicle pile-up along southbound U.S. 31 as it happened Friday, Dec. 29.

Jim Perreault posted cell phone video taken from his pickup to his Facebook page on Friday.

The crash, involving dozens of vehicles, closed the southbound lanes of U.S. 31 at Holton Road about 2 p.m.

...At one point in the video, Perreault notes that his truck has been struck three times.

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Feds told to spill details on Obama’s favor to terrorists

Feds told to spill details on Obama’s favor to terrorists:

"A Freedom of Information Act case has been filed by the American Center for Law and Justice demanding to know who “impeded agents from taking down a billion-dollar drug trafficking ring led by the Iranian-back[ed] terror group Hezbollah.”

WND reported Thursday Attorney General Jeff Sessions is reviewing Project Cassandra, a highly classified law enforcement program by the Drug Enforcement Administration during the Obama administration.

The Jerusalem Post reported Sessions is looking into Project Cassandra after Politico reported the Obama administration “derailed” the law enforcement efforts “in its determination to secure a nuclear deal with Iran.”"

2017 Man of the Year: The Kid Who Mowed the White House Lawn

2017 Man of the Year: The Kid Who Mowed the White House Lawn
"...Frank Giaccio had the courage to write a letter offering his lawn mowing services to President Donald Trump.

"It would be my honor to mow the White House lawn some weekend for you," Frank wrote. 

"Even though I'm only ten, I would like to show the nation what young people like me are ready for."

..."Here's a list of what I have and you are free to pick what ever you want: power mower, push mower, and weed whacker," the wise-beyond-his-years entrepreneur wrote. 

"I can bring extra fuel for the power mower and charged batteries for the weed whacker."

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History for January 1

History for January 1 - On-This-Day.com:
Lorenzo de' Medici 1449 - Italian politician, diplomat, known as Lorenzo the Magnificent (Lorenzo il Magnifico), heir to Medici banking empire, Paul Revere 1735, Betsy Ross (Elizabeth Griscom) 1752


George Washington Carver 1860, J. Edgar Hoover (U.S.) 1895, Barry Goldwater 1909
  

1804 - Haiti gained its independence.


1808 - The U.S. prohibited import of slaves from Africa.


1863 - U.S. President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation, which declared that all slaves in the rebel states were free.


1895 - In Battle Creek, MI, C.W. Post created his first usable batch of Monks Brew (later called Postum). It was a cereal-based substitute for caffeinated drinks.


1939 - The Hewlett-Packard partnership was formed by Bill Hewlett and Dave Packard.


1959 - Fidel Castro overthrew the government of Fulgencio Batista, and seized power in Cuba.


1971 - Tobacco ads representing $20 million dollars in advertising were banned from TV and radio broadcast.


1999 - The euro became currency for 11 Member States of the European Union. Coins and notes were not available until January 1, 2002.

Arsenal found in Houston hotel atop New Year’s Eve party

Arsenal found in Houston hotel atop New Year’s Eve party:

"A man has been arrested on multiple charges after police located a small arsenal of guns on the top floor of the Hyatt Regency on Louisiana Street downtown, where a large New Year’s Eve celebration is planned, Houston police said."

Devin Nunes slams DOJ, FBI for failing to produce documents to Congress: Report - Washington Times

Devin Nunes slams DOJ, FBI for failing to produce documents to Congress: Report - Washington Times:

"House Intelligence Committee Chairman Devin Nunes accused two federal agencies of failing “to fully produce” documents concerning the dossier about President Trump, Fox News reported late Thursday.

Mr. Nunes, California Republican, sent a letter to Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein slamming the Department of Justice and the FBI for failing to turn over requested documents to Congress.

“Unfortunately, DOJ/FBI’s intransigence with respect to the August 24 subpoenas is part of a broader pattern of behavior that can no longer be tolerated,” Mr. Nunes wrote in the letter, Fox News reported."

The way we were-----I'm a Believer - The Monkees

Boob-tube-----TODAY's First Broadcast: Jan. 14, 1952 | Archives | TODAY

Countdown: The 165 Greatest American Movies Ever Made (165 - 141) - Breitbart

Countdown: The 165 Greatest American Movies Ever Made (165 - 141) - Breitbart
"Lists are subjective and almost always widely criticized, argued, and debated — which is the whole point. 
This is especially true for movie lists. 
Nevertheless, the top 100 movie list released by the BBC back in 2015 is one of the most derided in recent memory. 
The BBC polled 62 international film critics and asked them to choose the 100 greatest American films of all time.
About half the list is little different from the one compiled and updated by the American Film Institute every decade. 
The other half is full of surprises.

There is no right or wrong answer to listing your favorite films. 

It is all subjective. 

Regardless, it is still a shock to see 62 film critics choose a bunch of films everyone has written off as, at best, marginal: Spike Lee’s forgettable 25th Hour (2002) at #94; Michael Cimino’s infamous 1980 debacle Heaven’s Gate at #98; Hitchcock’s swing-and-a-miss Marnie at #47, etc. 

You can see the full list here.

The BBC’s surprising omissions, however, are too many to list.

Rather than argue with the BBC, I decided to come up with a list of the greatest American films ever made. 

It was impossible, though, for me to corral only 100. 

My list ended up being 165 titles long, and even that required a painful pruning process that left out nearly 200 titles that deserve better.

Once all 165 choices have been revealed, I will go ahead and release the full accounting of the 300-plus titles originally considered. 

*****
Halloween (1978) -Death has come to your little town, Sheriff.
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