mankesune: June 2013

Sunday, June 30, 2013

The Top 3 Places in Colorado Google Trekker Should Go

Do you get envious of people who tweet beautiful hiking pics while you?re stuck inside at work? You can have the last laugh with Google?s 15 lens camera.

You can now sign-up to borrow one of the company?s Trekkers, a soccer ball-shaped camera that captures a 360-degree panorama ? just like the Google Street View camera. As the Verge reports, Google previously only let select employees and a few third-party organizations take the Trekkers out to scenic places including the Grand Canyon and the Canadian Arctic, but now the company is giving any third-party organization the chance to apply online for loaner Trekker backpacks.

The footage that winning applicants capture could be added to Google's growing library of Street View scenes around the world, though its unclear for now just how much, if any, other monetary compensation Google will provide to volunteers.

Google has already mapped the wintertime slopes of Colorado. What about for summer scenes? With so many beautiful places in the state, where should Google Trekker go in Colorado?

Here are our top 3 picks.

Devil?s Head Trail

Although not as high profile as the other two on the list, Devil?s Head trail is 15 miles outside of Castle Rock and a great hike for kids. The 1.4 mile long trail is relatively easy, and takes approximately 45 to 90 minutes on a one way hike with an elevation gain of 940 feet. Once there, there are 143 steps to get to Devil?s Head Lookout, the last of the seven original Front Range Lookout towers still in service. Though over 20,000 people hike it every year, Devil?s Head Trail remains a Colorado secret.

West Maroon Trail

Though they feature prominently on King Soopers cards, the Maroon Bells are still one of the most stunning views in the state. The trail meanders through aspen and around Maroon Lake, all in the shadow of the Bells. This easy hike gives a sustained view rather than just at the end.

The Colorado Trail

Stretching almost 500 miles from Denver to Durango, the Colorado Trail is a great snapshot of the state. Trail users experience six wilderness areas and eight mountain ranges topping out at 13,271 feet, just below Coney Summit at 13,334 feet. The average elevation is over 10,000 feet and it rises and falls dramatically. Users traveling from Denver to Durango will climb 89,354 feet. Now who wants to carry Trekker the whole way?

Are you feeling inspired? You can apply here. Have a better suggestion? Let us know in the comments below.

Source: http://kunc.org/post/top-3-places-colorado-google-trekker-should-go

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Alec Baldwin apologizes to NY gay group for tweets

NEW YORK (AP) ? Alec Baldwin has apologized to a New York City-based lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights group for a series of tweets that could be interpreted as homophobic.

Baldwin's messages were directed at a newspaper reporter who accused his wife of tweeting during the funeral for the former star of "The Sopranos" James Gandolfini (gan-dahl-FEE'-nee). Baldwin says in a letter to GLAAD posted on its website Friday his tweets didn't have anything to do with "issues of anyone's sexual orientation."

The former "30 Rock" star says he's done political work with marriage equality groups and insists he wouldn't advocate violence against someone for being gay.

GLAAD spokesman Rich Ferraro says Baldwin's language was improper and his tweets didn't reflect his "history of actively supporting LGBT equality."

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/alec-baldwin-apologizes-ny-gay-group-tweets-033319227.html

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The Weirdest Thing on the Internet Tonight: All Circles (NSFW)

Jeez, sink a spear into one alegorical elephant-man's chest cavity and the whole of human history is doomed to strife and pestillence. Great aim cro-moron.

Monday, June 24, 2013

BTTF's Grays Sports Almanac iPad Case Only Makes You Rich in Spirit

Trumped only by the time-traveling Delorean itself as the greatest movie plot device of all time, the copy of Grays Sport Almanac that put the events of Back to the Future II into motion can now be yours?as an iPad case. Gone are the pages and pages of sports scores and statistics, not that they'd be any good to you for predicting the future anyways, because they only go up to the year 2000.

Recognising Karmic Relationships | Cauldrons and Cupcakes

?When someone has a strong intuitive connection, Buddhism suggests that it?s because of karma, some past connection.?
~?Richard Gere

Karmic relationships are a big part of our growth. We can experience a karmic relationship with lovers, siblings, children, parents or friends, even work colleagues.

Contrary to popular opinion, not all karmic relationships are soul mate relationships. ?Rather, karmic relationships happen because before we came to this life we have made a conscious choice to come together with another soul so that we can share, support, learn, heal, resolve past life issues, forgive and grow.

There are several defining characteristics of karmic relationships, but the most obvious ones are:

instant recognition of each other on some level, especially when there is no way you have ever met before
strong, and often unexplainable attraction (the sort we can?t justify to ourselves, let alone family or friends)
an intensity to the relationship, either positive or negative
a tendency for the relationship to become for a time, the most dominant or perhaps even our ONLY relationship
a deep emotional or physical connection, often that has an addictive quality
an ability to really press each other?s buttons
an inability to easily walk away
a feeling of the need to stay, even if it is hard, so that you can work through or resolve something

Usually karmic relationships serve to bring you together for a definite purpose, and once that purpose is achieved, the ?spell? is broken and the relationship loses its pull. Looking back you might wonder what ever brought you together ? even you won?t understand it!

Many of my clients have experienced intense friendships or love relationships that taught them hard lessons, that changed them in some way, and that caused them to move in a new direction. ?Often these relationships were painful, uncomfortable and a wild ride. ?None of their friends or family understood why they were in that relationship, and it often made little sense to my clients either, but they couldn?t seem to help it or avoid the pull of the other person.

A large number of them then went on to find a lifelong partner, or a satisfying new life direction?

Not all relationships are difficult ? some are wonderful, but last only a short time. ?They buoy us up and remind us of something positive and important about ourselves, building a stronger sense of self and purpose.

Some karmic relationships will support you for your entire life, and if one person dies before the other the one who remains will not find someone to replace that love, and that feeling of deep connection will endure even if that person takes a new partner. ?Note ? this relationship may not be with a lover, but could also be with a friend or family member.

These enduring karmic relationships are characterised by:

the feeling that you understand in each in ways other people can?t
a feeling of loyalty and a deep bond
a sense of being very comfortable with the other person, as if you?ve known them forever, even if you?ve just met
a knowledge that you are sharing a path through life
a feeling of deep trust, and a knowledge that you are supported by this person
an easiness with one another, even if you do have issues to work through
an ability to truly forgive, and to move on, together

We are all connected, often in ways we can?t possibly understand from where we are, down here. I find it incredibly reassuring, to know that love transcends time and space, and that we care enough about each other as souls to show up in each others lives over and over again.

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Source: http://cauldronsandcupcakes.com/2013/06/23/recognising-karmic-relationships/

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Wade needed knee drained to play Game 7 of Finals

The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade speaks during the post game news conference following Game 7 of the NBA basketball championship game San Antonio Spurs, Friday, June 21, 2013, in Miami. The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win their second straight NBA championship. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat basketball player Dwyane Wade holds the NBA Championship trophy as he smiles with head coach Erik Spoelestra, right, after the Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win Game 7 of the basketball series in Miami, early Friday, June 21, 2013. Over Wade's left shoulder is assistant coach Bob McAdo. Over Wade's right shoulder is assistant coach David Fizdale. (AP Photo/El Nuevo Herald, David Santiago)

Miami Heat guard Dwyane Wade (3) dunks the ball during the second half in Game 7 of the NBA basketball championships, Friday, June 21, 2013, in Miami. The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win their second straight NBA championship.(AP Photo/Mike Segar, Pool)

The Miami Heat's Dwyane Wade celebrated with his girlfriend Gabrielle Union after Game 7 of the NBA basketball championship against the San Antonio Spurs, Friday, June 21, 2013, in Miami. The Miami Heat defeated the San Antonio Spurs 95-88 to win their second straight NBA championship. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

MIAMI (AP) ? Dwyane Wade's knee problems were more troublesome during the playoffs than he ever acknowledged.

In an interview with The Associated Press, Wade revealed Saturday that his right knee pained him so much that he contemplated asking to play limited minutes in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference finals, and that his left knee was drained and required about eight hours of game-day therapy just so he could play in Game 7 of the NBA Finals.

"I went through a lot," said Wade, who's now a three-time NBA champion. "But I'm at peace now."

Wade also received platelet-rich plasma therapy late in the regular season to combat three bone bruises around his right knee, which was his biggest source of frustration and pain during the playoffs. Wade said two of the bruises healed, but a third ? directly under the kneecap ? remained a big problem, especially since that area was also affected by tendinitis.

Wade underwent an MRI to rule out additional problems during the East finals against Indiana, and said he was driving into a meeting with Heat coach Erik Spoelstra before Game 7 of that series ? not long after saying in the immediate aftermath of the Game 6 loss to the Pacers that he needed the ball more ? to tell him that he felt he should only play short minutes because his ineffectiveness was hurting the team.

Spoelstra had other ideas, and Wade decided to scrap his plan.

"I felt like if I was going to be playing the way I was playing, and hurting the way I was hurting, I wasn't going to be able to help us move on to the next round," Wade said. "I was going to say play me short minutes only, and give Mike Miller and guys other opportunities. But I came into the meeting, and all Spo was about was giving me more opportunities and getting me ways to be more successful. So I was like, 'Well, changed my mind.'"

Following the MRI that was done late in the Indiana series, Wade said the team's athletic trainers amended his treatment plan slightly, and he started seeing immediate improvement. He scored 21 points in the East-clincher against the Pacers, then scored a total of 57 points ? by far his best two-game stretch of the playoffs ? in Games 4 and 5 of the NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs.

But early in Game 6 of the title series, Wade's collided with the Spurs' Manu Ginobili. Before long, Wade's surgically repaired left knee, which kept him out of last summer's London Olympics, had swollen up "like a coconut."

He needed treatment during the game, even missing the start of the second half. Wade got a large amount of fluid drained from the knee on Wednesday, then got more than three hours of treatment at the arena Thursday morning and about 4? more hours of work done in the afternoon, going almost all the way up to the moment the Heat took the floor to warm up for Game 7.

Wade played 39 minutes in the finale, scoring 23 points on 11 for 21 shooting.

"We know what he was dealing with," Spoelstra said after Game 7. "Really, he should be commended for being out there and doing whatever it takes, putting himself out there for criticism, possible criticism, because he wasn't 100 percent. And he just helped us win. That was the bottom line. It was a selfless effort for two months. And some players probably wouldn't have played."

Wade said the right knee pain was at times the second-worst thing he's dealt with, injury-wise, in his 10-year career, behind only the shoulder he dislocated in 2007 in an awkward collision with then-Houston forward and current Heat teammate Shane Battier.

The late-season knee problems took some shine off a year where Wade averaged 21.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 5.1 assists on a career-best 52 percent shooting, yet still had his skills often questioned. Only Heat teammate LeBron James, Oklahoma City's Russell Westbrook and the Los Angeles Lakers' Kobe Bryant averaged as much in all three of those categories this season as Wade did.

"The toughest part of it is, you work all season to get healthy coming off of knee surgery," Wade said. "And when I finally got the way, everybody saw in my play that I was playing great, some of the best basketball in the role I have on this team. Then I get the bone bruises, and something I worked hard for was getting taken away, and I dealt with it for three months. It was disappointing, frustrating. It hurt. I was able to mask it some nights. Some nights, not."

In the end, it was all worthwhile. Wade will soon be getting his third ring ? "3 for No. 3," as the shirts many of his friends wore amid the Heat celebration pointed out.

"Selfishly, I'm going to say we won this one for me," Wade said. "Because of the way my career has gone and the things I've dealt with personally, I wanted this third one. In my mind, it validates the player I've become in this league. When you change your position, going from being talked about as one of the three best players in this game to people questioning your ability, I needed this one to validate that what I did was the right thing. I can be at peace with anything going forward."

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/347875155d53465d95cec892aeb06419/Article_2013-06-22-Heat-Wade/id-3ec8458d7141453ca62c745e06a86c98

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Four Egyptian Shi'ites killed in attack by Sunni Muslims

CAIRO (Reuters) - Four Egyptian Shi'ites were killed on Sunday in an attack by Sunni Muslims fearing the spread of Shi'ite Islam in Egypt, according to reports by state media, witnesses and security sources.

Residents of the town of Zawiyat Abu Muslim in Giza province on the outskirts of Cairo surrounded the home of a prominent Shi'ite after learning he was hosting a religious gathering, witnesses and security sources told Reuters.

The residents beat the guests and threw petrol bombs at the house, setting it on fire, the sources said. The state newspaper al-Ahram said four Shi'ites had been taken to hospital, and the Health Ministry later said four people injured in the attack had died.

President Mohamed Mursi and his ruling Muslim Brotherhood have this month thrown their weight behind a call for jihad in Syria by fellow Sunni Islamists across the Middle East, heightening awareness of sectarian frictions in Egypt, where Shi'ites are a small minority.

Tension among Egypt's hardline Sunnis over the spread of Shi'ism has been increased by a visit by Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, who called for a strategic alliance with Egypt.

Nothing came of that proposal, but around 100 Sunni Islamists demonstrated in front of a senior Iranian diplomat's residence in April to protest against Egypt's decision to admit commercial flights from Iran.

(Writing by Asma Alsharif; Editing by Kevin Liffey)

Source: http://news.yahoo.com/four-egyptian-shiites-killed-attack-sunni-muslims-215919629.html

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A Saturday's Work at Gizmodo in Mouse Movement

While you folks are doing your Saturday thing and maybe checking out ol' Giz now and then, somebody's gotta write it. That somebody is me, and this is what it looks like. From a cursor's-eye perspective anyway.

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