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Syrians pour into Lebanon after Friday protest killings

Shot people taken to hospital across border after crackdown on demonstrations in Damascus, Homs and Aleppo Hundreds of Syrians have fled to Lebanon after 20 people were killed in the biggest day of protests against President Bashar al-Assad. Up to 1,000 Syrians escaped through the al-Qusair crossing in the region of Akkar near Wadi Khaled in northern Lebanon, according to a Lebanese security official. At least six of those who crossed the border had gunshot wounds and were admitted to hospital in Akkar, the official said. Teargas and live bullets were fired at demonstrators leaving Friday prayers in several areas of the capital Damascus and elsewhere. Syrian state TV blamed unidentified gunmen for some deaths. Thousands of people are reported to have turned out in the Damascus suburb of Irbin, the central city of Homs, and, more unusually, in Aleppo, Syria’s second city, which has been largely peaceful so far. The renewed protests came after President Assad offered dialogue and reform on Monday. The scale and geographical spread of the latest protests – dubbed “the Friday of the end of legitimacy” – appeared to underline Assad’s failure to dampen opposition fervour. In an address to the nation on Monday – his third since the start of the anti-regime demonstrations – he spoke of dialogue and reform , but democracy activists dismissed his offers as cosmetic or insufficient. Opposition leaders in Damascus are reported to be planning a public meeting next week to discuss strategy. Syria Middle East Arab and Middle East unrest David Batty guardian.co.uk

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Wimbledon 2011 – day six live! | Paolo Bandini

• Hit F5 for the latest or select the auto-refresh button below • Follow all the latest scores on the official live scoreboard • The full order of play for Saturday’s action at SW19 • In pictures: our pick of the best images from day six • Email your thoughts to paolo.bandini@guardian.co.uk You can even follow Paolo on Twitter, if that’s your thing 12.14pm: Out on Court Five, Heather Watson suffers a brave defeat (all British defeats, as we know, are either brave, or spirited) on serve in the opening game of her doubles match with Jocelyn Rae against Sophie Lefevre and Evgeniya Rodina. After each point the British pair high-five – relentlessly enthusiastic even in the wake of rubbish volleys into the net cord. I blame the Bryans for this nonsense. 12.08pm: Not much of a conspiracy theory, but perhaps the beginnings of an explanation of the delay at the gates from Sporting Intelligence on Twitter: Wim spokesmn: “Acting on information received that there might be a potential demonstration we have been taking some actions to prevent it.” Police helicopter above Wimbledon. Potential protest apparently involves Spaniards. Reasons unknown. 12.01pm: The senior players are making their way out onto the outside courts, but the delay opening the gates means many fans with tickets are still stuck outside. “The Queue stretches all the way down the road on both sides,” notes my colleague Anna Kessel, while the tennis blogger @FortyDeuceTwits tweets: Calamity at the gates. 50 minute delay in opening the gates means a queue that actually looks longer than the actual Queue. 11.54am: Play traditionally starts on the outside courts at noon, but with the junior competitions getting underway today, any visitor (or at least any visitor lucky enough to have found a way in the gates) strolling around the outside courts will have been treated to the sight of miniature Pete Samprases and Steffi Grafs crushing the ball back and forth across a net that in some cases seems to be higher than their eyeline. Roger Federer himself was so startled at the height of the nets on his first entry into the junior tournament here, back in 1998, that he demanded the umpire take a measurement to confirm it did not exceed regulations. He still won the tournament, though, naturally. 11.52am: Oh yeah, you can also get the full order of play for day five here . 11.48am: If you’re looking for something to keep you entertained between updates this morning, then you can catch up on yesterday’s action with all our reports , or indeed our award-winning snapper Tom Jenkins’s picture gallery . Alternatively, if you’ve read something brilliant elsewhere, why not let us know below the line. 11.45am: Drama at the gates of the All England Club this morning, as your not especially intrepid live blogger arrived just in time to be shut out of the grounds. The press entrance was closed for all of about one minute before being reopened, but the mysterious voice from the sky inside the media centre suggests others were made to wait much longer, with gates that would normally open at 10.30am being kept shut until 11.15am. As yet, I do not have an explanation, so in the meantime do feel free to suggest outlandish conspiracy theories of your own. Both the women’s No1 Caroline Wozniacki and the men’s No1 Rafael Nadal are in action today – facing Jarmila Gajdosova and Gilles Muller respectively – but that’s not the half of it. Today also sees Novak Djokovic take on Marcos Baghdatis , Roger Federer up against David Nalbandian , Serena Williams taking on Maria Kirilenko and a rather tasty looking encounter on Court Two between Juan Martin Del Potro and Gilles Simon . And if you’re just here for the Brits then I have good news on that front too. Five home doubles pairings are in action today – Jocelyn Rae and Heather Watson , Anne Keothavong and Laura Robson , Colin Fleming and Jocelyn Rae , Kenneth Skupski and Elena Baltacha , Jamie Delgado and Melanie South . As a great man once said: woof . Wimbledon 2011 Wimbledon Tennis Paolo Bandini guardian.co.uk

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Michele Bachmann Opposes Liberty and Justice For All?

Rep. Keith Ellison, ultraliberal Democrat of Minnesota, appeared on C-SPAN's Washington Journal Thursday morning, and was asked about Bachmann. What unfolded was a classic elaboration of today's liberal creed — which Ellison dressed up as “liberty and justice for all” — and then insisted Bachmann was opposed to that concept down the line: PETER SLEN, C-SPAN host: Your district borders Michele Bachmann’s. ELLISON: Sure does. And you know, I get along fine with Michele, and she and I were state legislators together, and interpersonally, we’re fine. But of course our views couldn’t be any more different that they are. You know, we just see the world in a fundamentally different light. That’s true. Bachmann is a Tea Party Christian conservative, and Ellison is a left-wing Muslim convert who co-chairs the House Progressive Caucus. But listen to how Ellison announces the liberal creed, and then assumed that Bachmann opposes every ideal he announces, including liberty and justice for all: I believe in inclusion of all Americans, no matter what religion, what color, what race, whoever

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Updated Time Capsule opened, server-grade hard drive nowhere to be found?

Well, fancy that — a teardown of last week’s refreshed Time Capsule has revealed a regular, non -enterprise drive lurking within. Curious, as Cupertino’s website lists a “Serial ATA server-grade hard disk” as standard equipment on the device’s official spec sheet. It’s generally assumed that for a drive to be qualified as “enterprise,” it must sustain a mean time between failure — MTBF for short — in excess of one million hours. So what’s the MTBF for the Western Digital’s WD20EARS ( Caviar Green ) in HardMac ‘s Time Capsule? Conveniently, the hard drive maker wouldn’t say. Of course, we guess the definition here is up for interpretation, but given past experiences with the wireless backup gizmo, we’d certainly hope this improved revision fares better . Continue reading Updated Time Capsule opened, server-grade hard drive nowhere to be found? Updated Time Capsule opened, server-grade hard drive nowhere to be found? originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 06:32:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Background Checks Will Include Social Media Sites

cubs4emily says: Will be common place in the future of Recruiting, no doubt #7YearsworthofPosts #SocialMedia #HiringPractice http://t.co/IL0jWTr

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Mountkestrel DuoPod turns your shaky shoulders into a DSLR steadicam (video)

So you’ve got an expensive new DSLR that can shoot video, and you’ve seen all of the press about people using the things to make movies and music videos. But really, you’re not going to become a DIY Kubrick without the proper accessories. The Mountkestrel DuoPod is a pretty solid looking option if you’re looking to do the steadicam thing with your DSLR, slipping over your shoulders for on-the-go shots. It’s a little unwieldy compared to a lot of consumer camera stands, but that’s pretty par for the course for these sorts of rigs. As its name suggests, the DuoPod also doubles as a two-legged stand for those times when your shoulders need a break. Check out a fittingly shaky video of the stand in action after the jump. Continue reading Mountkestrel DuoPod turns your shaky shoulders into a DSLR steadicam (video) Mountkestrel DuoPod turns your shaky shoulders into a DSLR steadicam (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 25 Jun 2011 04:49:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink

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Cameron Diaz Bad Teacher

Cameron Diaz Bad Teacher Car Wash [Slo-Mo] Lucy Punch – Bad Teacher – Interview über den Kinofilm und ihre Filmpartner Diaz & Timberlake Cameron Diaz Bad Teacher – Premiere von dem Kinofilm mit Justin Timberlake DailyBillboard says: Cars 2 http://t.co/HKYDwl3 and Bad Teacher http://t.co/CMPdVFZ open this weekend – check out the cool billboards for the movies

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Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline Wozniacki vs Yanina Wickmayer Caroline Wozniacki vs Yanina Wickmayer Wimbledon Day 5, Andy Roddick and Vera Zvonareva Upsets SkyNewsOzSport says: Caroline wants centre stage: Caroline Wozniacki has joined the call for women to be given more time on Wimbledon… http://bit.ly/mxUG7x

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The gay rights movement just scored a huge victory: Same-sex marriage will soon be legal in New York state. The state Senate approved the measure tonight after a Republican legislator came forward to support it as the crucial 32nd vote. “I know my vote is a vote of conscience,” Stephen…

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Raw Video: NYC Gay Marriage Vote Celebrations

Crowds gathered in the streets of Manhattan’s Greenwich Village on Friday night after the New York Senate gave final approval to same-sex marriage, igniting celebrations at the Stonewall Inn, considered the birthplace of the gay rights movement. (June 25)

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