News Headlines (257) 28 May 2013

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► WLWT 27 May 2013 : Great-grandfather skydives to raise money for sick infant grandson ||  PHOTOS : Slideshow: 87-year-old great-grandfather skydives for infant great-grandson

► REUTERS 25 May 2013 : 150 years after Gettysburg, drummer to recreate reunion march

► E ONLINE  26 May 2013 : Ben Affleck gets honorary doctorate from Brown University

► 8 MILLION BROS! Published on May 26, 2013 by PewDiePie

► 10 MILLION SUBSCRIBERS! Published on May 26, 2013 by smosh

► VICE - This Is What Winning Looks Like

■ Trailer. Ben Anderson went to Afghanistan in 2007 to make a film about the vicious fighting between underequipped British forces and the Taliban in Helmand, the country's most violent province. He didn't plan on staying for six years. But we're glad he did, because now we have This Is What Winning Looks Like, a disturbing new documentary about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan government and its security forces as well as the role of US Marines during the troop withdrawal.

■ Part 1/3 -"This Is What Winning Looks Like" is a disturbing new documentary about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan security forces as well as the reduced role of US Marines due to the troop withdrawal. In part one, we see just how chaotic and hopeless the situation is in Sangin, one of the most violent towns in Afghanistan. 

■ Part 2/3 - "This Is What Winning Looks Like" is a disturbing new documentary about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan security forces as well as the reduced role of US Marines due to the troop withdrawal. In part two, we see on-the-ground footage of fighting between the Afghan forces and the Taliban as well as insightful commentary from the documentary's producer, Ben Anderson. There are also exclusive interviews with the US Ambassador and the British Deputy Ambassador to Afghanistan about the prospect of peace in the region.

■ Full Length -. "This Is What Winning Looks Like" is a disturbing new documentary about the ineptitude, drug abuse, sexual misconduct, and corruption of the Afghan security forces as well as the reduced role of US Marines due to the troop withdrawal.

► League of Legends Cinematic: A Twist of Fate. Get up close and personal with your favorite champions in the League of Legends Cinematic: A Twist of Fate. Published on May 25, 2013 by League of Legends

► Becoming Maasai Women  || ► Decline of the Maasai



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► "The Last 3 Minutes" Directed by Po Chan
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► Location scout (Canon EOS 550D/t2i)
► C O F F E R

► Syrian opposition shake-up falters ahead of peace conference

► Syrian opposition unity talks hit snags before peace conference

► Syria fighting rages, more chemical attacks reported

► EU failure will allow UK, France to arm Syrian rebels
By Justyna Pawlak and Adrian Croft - BRUSSELS - Attempts to reach a European Union agreement on supplying arms to the Syrian opposition collapsed on Monday, freeing Britain and France to go it alone in arming the rebels starting in August if they decide to do so.  || Video 

* Syria fighting rages, more chemical attacks reported
* Senator McCain met with rebels in Syria: spokesman
* Lavrov says convening Syria conference 'a tall order'
* Analysis: Syria contagion strikes deep into Lebanon

► CANNES 2013

■ Cannes festival closes with 'Zulu' screening. The Cannes Film Festival closes with a special screening of Jerome Salle's "Zulu", a detective thriller set in apartheid-era South Africa that stars Forest Whitaker and Orlando Bloom.
■ Daring lesbian love story wins Cannes top prize. An audacious lesbian love story featuring hardcore sex, "Blue is the Warmest Colour" by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche, wins the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in a watershed year for gay rights
■ Daring lesbian love story wins Cannes top prize. A sexually graphic lesbian love story, "Blue is the Warmest Colour" by French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche, clinches the top prize at the Cannes Film Festival in a pivotal year for gay rights. 
■ Cannes rewards audacious lesbian love story. The Cannes film festival gave the Palme d'Or award to an audacious lesbian love story, was generous to French cinema and confirmed Asian film's place at the top.

► Cannes Winners React. Oscar Isaac, Berenice Bejo and Amat Escalante talk about winning top honors at the Cannes Film Festival, while festival director Thierry Fremaux approves of the Palme d'Or winner's political message.  

► Raw: Crane Falls on Russian Apartment Building. A construction crane fell on an apartment building on Sunday in the Russian city of Kirov, damaging balconies and seven vehicles which were parked outside, the Russian Emergencies Ministry said.

(Hmm .. now I understand why a few days ago I so wanted to be in a place and see some of the work function of heavy equipment.  At that time ( My post 20 May 2013) I so liked to see the Caterpillar. My partner said, "Stop looking at things constantly, hon. I only see two possibilities of what interests you: Lucky or unlucky.)

► Raw: Infant Rescued From Sewer Pipe in China. Chinese state media say firefighters and medics rescued a newborn baby boy from a sewer pipe beneath a squat toilet. (May 28)

And no other knowledge necessary to understand that the perpetrator of this act is evil that manifests itself in the female human body.

► Obama and Christie yet again; emphasis on recovery
► 2013 commencement speeches: The funniest and most inspiring moments
► NYC launches bike share program, largest in nation

► Vladimir Putin gets Kremlin helipad to ease congestion. A helipad has been constructed at the Kremlin in a bid to help ease congestion on Moscow's roads. President Vladimir Putin will now commute by helicopter from his country residence, meaning police will not have to close the city's roads to keep the presidential cavalcade moving. Steve Rosenberg reports from Moscow.

► MAGAZINE : Brand Maasai: Why nomads might trademark their name

► Maasai tribe: The meaning of love & polygamy - Tribal Wives - BBC. Six women give up their everyday lives and spend a month living with some of the world's most remote tribes, immersing themselves fully into their new culture. Each woman must work, eat and sleep exactly as the other tribal women. In this clip, Dionne Braham joins the Maasai tribe in Tanzania to learn more about tribal view on love and polygamy. Interesting short video from BBC show Tribal Wives. Uploaded on Jan 30, 2009 by BBCWorldWide



► JOURNAYMANPICTURES : Maasai: A Warrior's Rite of Passage - 52 minute documentary - trailer || ► Masai Girl - Kenya

► McCain sneaks into Syria, meets rebels
► US militarism in Mideast is radicalizing Iran
► 'French anti-gay-marriage protesters smeared as extremists'

► VIDEOS

■ CrossTalk: Imperial Presidency 
■ War Must Go On? US 'fight with terror' tends to last forever
■ Hezbollah pledges to back Assad against rebels & Israel
■ Too Many Cooks: EU divided over arming Syrian rebels
■ Pixel Anarchy: Riot simulator lets players choose sides in global uprising
■ 'MI5 demonizes Muslims like Nazis demonized Jews'

► New York City rolls out bike scheme. A new cycle hire system just launched by New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has put New Yorkers in a spin, as it has been rolled out across 300 locations.  It was launched one year later than planned after delays and controversy put the skids on the initiative. Al Jazeera's Kristen Saloomey reports from New York City.



► The Stream - The other side of Sweden

► EU lifts embargo on arms to Syrian rebels|| ► EU lifts arms embargo on Syrian rebels 

► Sacred Ground: A Portrait of Arlington National Cemetery

► At Peking University, a Debate Over the 'Chinese Dream'
By Gu Yongqiang / Beijing
A letter-writing campaign inspired by President Xi Jinping has raised questions about the august school's ethos

* Amid Calls for Political Reform, a Chinese Blogger Is Attacked

► Returning to the L.A. River; and going with the flow
► Remembering California's War Dead

* 'The world is a safer place because of you.'
* Share memories and read about the 736 Californians who died in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars

► Sen. John McCain makes surprise visit to Syria to meet rebels
► On Memorial Day, Obama urges U.S. to remember troops' sacrifice
► Okla. tornado: Obama promises Moore sustained help in its recovery
► Republicans criticize Obama's new approach on fighting terrorism