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The New Mexico State men's basketball team opens WAC play on the road for the third straight year, when the Aggies meet UT Arlington, Saturday, Dec. 29 at 6 p.m. in Arlington, Texas, and Louisiana Tech, Monday, Dec. 31 at 6 p.m. in Ruston, La. The games can be heard on the Aggie Sports Network and KGRT 104 FM in Las Cruces with the 'Voice of the Aggies' Jack Nixon, and the pregame show starts 30 minutes prior to tip.
New Mexico State Aggies
The Aggies are 6-6 this season after defeating Missouri State, 71-51, Dec. 22 in Las Cruces. Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings is leading the team with 13.6 points per game. Senior forward Tyrone Watson adds 10.6 points per game, and freshman center Sim Bhullar contributes 8.4 points per contest.
Scouting UT Arlington
The Mavericks are 5-3 entering conference play following a 69-44 loss at Oklahoma State, Dec. 19. Senior forward Jordan Reves is leading UTA with 10.0 points and 10.8 rebounds per game, while senior forward Kevin Butler supplies 9.8 points per game.
Series Notes
The Aggies lead the all-time series 10-1 but the teams haven't met since the 2004-05 season. The Mavs won the last meeting, 88-67, Nov. 24, 2004 in Las Cruces.
Scouting Louisiana Tech
The Bulldogs finished non-conference action with a 9-3 record after edging Arkansas-Little Rock, 75-73, Dec. 17. Louisiana Tech opens WAC play versus Denver, Dec. 29. Sophomore guard Raheem Appleby is posting a team-high 17.8 points per game, and junior guard Cordarius Johnson is also in double figures with 11.9 points per contest.
Series Notes
NM State has a 15-3 record all-time against Louisiana Tech. The Aggies won all three games last season and have won the last seven in the series.
Previous Game
The Aggies won their third WAC Tournament Championship in school history with an 82-57 win over No. 5 seed Louisiana Tech, March 10, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nev. The Aggies earned their 19th NCAA Tournament appearance with the victory and their second WAC title in three years. Forward Wendell McKines guided the Aggies with his 20th double-double of the season with 27 points and 14 rebounds on 12-of-16 shooting. Forward Tyrone Watson and guard Daniel Mullings supplied 12 points each. Center Hamidu Rahman added nine points and three blocked shots, and guard Hernst Laroche had eight points, six rebounds and six assists in the title game.
Aggies Beat Missouri State 71-51
NM State defeated Missouri State, 71-51, Dec. 22, in its last tune-up before WAC play begins. Freshman center Sim Bhullar scored a career-high 25 points to pace the Aggies. Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings recorded his eighth game in double-digits this season with 11 points. Senior forward Tyrone Watson contributed nine, and freshman forward Matej Buovac added eight points in his Aggie debut.
National Rankings for the Aggies
The Aggies are currently 31st in the NCAA in rebounding margin (+7.8). NM State has out-rebounded opponents in nine games. The Aggies are 34th in 3-point field goal defense (28.5) and 40th in field goal percent defense (38.2) as of Dec. 23.
Against the WAC Competition
Currently, the Aggies lead the conference in 3-point field goal percent defense (28.5). NM State ranks second in field goal percent defense (38.2) and third in scoring defense (60.7 points per game allowed), scoring margin (+5.4) and rebounding defense (30.8).
Individually, freshman center Sim Bhullar ranks first in the league in field goal percentage (63.5) and sixth in blocked shots (1.33 per game). Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings ranks sixth in field goal percentage (52.8) and eighth in free-throw percentage (77.4). Sophomore guard K.C. Ross-Miller is fourth in free-throw percentage (86.7), and junior guard Kevin Aronis is fifth in 3-point field goal percentage (42.9) as of Dec. 22.
Crimson and White Defense is Stifling
The Aggie defense has been imposing in 2012-13. NM State is only allowing 60.7 points per game and has held opponents to 60 or fewer points in seven of the 12 games.
Defense in the Menzies Era
In head coach Marvin Menzies' six seasons, the Aggie defense has continued to improve during his tenure. This year NM State has already held opponents to 60 or fewer points seven times. Here' s a look at how this year's team compares to previous squads.
Allowing 60 points or less
2012-13 7 games
2011-12 9 games
2010-11 8 games
2009-10 2 games
2008-09 3 games
2007-08 6 games
Aggies Control the Glass
NM State has consistently out-rebounded opponents this season. NM State is averaging 38.5 boards per game with a +7.8 rebounding margin. The Aggies have out-rebounded teams in nine games.
Ready, Aim, Fire
The Aggie offense is strong with a team field goal percentage of 44.4 percent. NM State has three players shooting over 50 percent this season including freshman center Sim Bhullar (63.5), sophomore guard Daniel Mullings (52.8) and junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe (51.1). The Aggies have a better shooting percentage than their opponents in seven games.
Aggie Aggressiveness Leads to the Line
The Crimson and White are continuing the trend of getting to the free-throw line in 2012-13. In 12 games, the Aggies are averaging 24.1 attempts per game, 5.3 more attempts than their opponents.
Aggies Notch Double-Doubles
NM State has recorded four double-doubles in 2012-13 with junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe leading the way with two double-doubles. His first double-double of the season occurred at Niagara, Nov. 18, with 14 points and 10 rebounds. Nephawe also had a double-double against Louisiana, Nov. 23, with 10 points and a career-high 11 rebounds. Sophomore guard Daniel Mulling had his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds against Southern Miss, Dec. 1. Senior forward Bandja Sy posted a double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds at South Alabama, Dec. 4.
Mullings Fuels the Offense
In his second season, sophomore guard Daniel Mullings has scored in double-figures eight times. He recorded his first double-double of the season with 21 points and 11 rebounds versus Southern Miss, Dec. 1. Mullings has had three 20-point games this season and five in his career. His shooting has improved from a season ago with 40 percent or better in every game but one this season. Mullings is shooting 50 percent from the 3-point line. He also has three or more assists in six games.
Aggies Edged in Pan Am
NM State's upset bid of in-state rival No. 16/17 New Mexico fell short with a 68-63 loss, Dec. 19 in Las Cruces. It snapped an 11-game home winning streak for the Aggies dating back to last season. Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings paced the Aggies with 13 points and five assists. Senior forward Tyrone Watson contributed 11 points, while junior guard Kevin Aronis tied a career-high mark with 12 points. Aronis hit a career-best four 3-poitners (4-of-5), and the Aggies made a season-high 10 shots from beyond the 3-point line (10-of-17).
Aggies Fall in The Pit
NM State fell at No. 17/20 New Mexico, 73-58, Dec. 15. Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings scored a team-high 14 points. Freshman center Sim Bhullar and sophomore guard Terrel de Rouen added nine points each, while sophomore guard K.C. Ross-Miller had eight.
Rio Grande Rivalry
In the first game of the year against New Mexico, the Aggies turned in season-best performances. NM State recorded a season-low eight turnovers and a season-high 84.2 free-throw percentage (16-of-19).
Nephawe Sidelined
Junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe has missed the last three games with an injury. He had surgery on his right hand, and his return to action is unknown at this time.
Aggie Bench Produces at New Mexico
Despite a shortened bench due to the injury to junior center Tshilidzi Nephawe, the Aggie reserves were productive at New Mexico, Dec. 15, with a combined 18 points and 12 rebounds. Sophomore guard Terrel de Rouen tied a career high with nine points included a pair 3-pointers, and junior center Renaldo Dixon grabbed a season-high seven rebounds.
Aggies Earn First Road Win
NM State collected its first road of the season with a 58-52 victory at South Alabama, Dec. 4. Sophomore guard Daniel Mullings led the Aggies in scoring with 13 points. Freshman center Sim Bhullar contributed 12 points off the bench for his third double-digit game of the year. Senior forward Bandja Sy recorded his second career double-double with 11 points and 14 rebounds, a career-high mark, along with a vital steal in the last 20 seconds of the game. Sophomore guard K.C. Ross-Miller had nine points including two free throws to seal the game.
Watson's Senior Campaign Going Strong
In his final season in the Crimson and White, senior forward Tyrone Watson is taking over a leadership role for the Aggies. He scored a career-high 24 points in the home opening win over Southeastern Louisiana, Nov. 15. He made two 3-pointers in back-to-back games for the first time in his career against Bucknell and Niagara. Watson has scored in double-figures in six of the Aggies' games and has shot 44.4 percent or better in eight contests. The senior is second on the team in assists with 32 including two five-assist games.
Sy Shoots and Scores
Senior forward Bandja Sy has been in double-digits in scoring for the Aggies in five games and in double-figures in rebounding in three games. In the win at South Alabama, Dec. 4, he posted his second career double-double with 11 points and a career-high 14 rebounds.
Young Aggies Set Career Highs
The Aggie underclassmen are contributing to the team this season. Freshman center Sim Bhullar has four double-digit games this season with a career-high 25 points against Missouri State, Dec. 22. Sophomore guard K.C. Ross-Miller had a career-high 11 points versus Louisiana, Nov. 23. At Niagara, Nov. 18, sophomore guard Terrel de Rouen scored a career-high nine points and dished a career-high three assists.
Defense Dominates inside Pan Am
The Aggies held Northern New Mexico to just 37 points, Nov. 21. This was the first time since a 41-37 win over Cal State Fullerton, Jan. 4, 1988, that NM State held an opponent to under 40 points. The Crimson and White followed that performance with a season-high nine blocked shots versus Louisiana, Nov. 23.
Aronis Finds Long Range Touch
Junior guard Kevin Aronis is making an impact for the Aggies in his first season. He has a team-high 12 3-point field goals this year, and has made at least two 3-pointers in four games. He scored a career-high 12 points against Louisiana, Nov. 23, and then again versus No. 16/17 New Mexico, Dec. 19.
Menzies is the Fifth Winningest Coach at NM State
Head coach Marvin Menzies has recorded 108 career wins in five seasons at NM State. He ranks fifth in school history, and directed the Aggies to their third 20-win season in his tenure in 2011-12.
All-Time Winningest Coaches (by victories)
Lou Henson-289
Neil McCarthy-229
Jerry Hines-157
Presley Askew-135
Marvin Menzies-108
Looking Ahead
The Aggies return home to host UTSA, Jan. 3 and Texas State, Jan. 5 inside the Pan American Center.


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Ready or not, spring is here and it is time for a seasonal update on new books important to North Carolinians.
This month's most important literary news is the release of "Life After Life," popular author Jill McCorkle's first novel in 17 years. McCorkle fills a southeastern North Carolina retirement facility with quirky residents, staff, and visitors whose encounters with each other make readers wonder whether to laugh or cry. She will be the guest on North Carolina Bookwatch at noon on Sunday, March 31 and Thursday, April 4, at 5 p.m.
Understanding the actions and attitudes of our parents and grandparents in dealing with the system of oppressive racial segregation that confronted them is one of our great challenges. Some of the best Southern writers deal with our past in ways that make for compelling storytelling. UNC-Chapel Hill creative writing professor Pam Durban steps up to that challenge in her new novel, "The Tree of Forgetfulness." (April 7, 11)
The recent temporary closings of the Hatteras Ferry and coastal Highway 12 remind us that our coast is fragile and unstable. How do we protect it? In "The Battle for North Carolina's Coast: Evolutionary History, Present Crisis, and Vision for the Future," retired East Carolina professor Stanley Riggs and his coauthors give the background we need to make good decisions. (April 14, 18)
Vicki Lane sets her popular novels on the farms and small towns in mountainous Madison County north of Asheville, where she and her husband have lived since moving there from Tampa, Florida, in 1975. In "Under the Skin," she turns her mountain surroundings into compelling fiction. (April 21, 25)
The third and final volume of the "Literary Trails of North Carolina" series establishes Georgann Eubanks as the master guide to our state's literary history. She has already taken us to Murphy and now in "Literary Trails of Eastern North Carolina: A Guidebook," she takes us from Raleigh through the Coastal Plain all the way to Manteo. (April 28, May 2)
Everyone knows our health care system is in trouble, but UNC Medical School Professor Nortin Hadler is more specific and troubling when he says that conflicts of interest, misrepresentation of clinical trials, hospital price fixing, and massive expenditures for procedures of dubious efficacy point to the need for an overhaul. Who is responsible? Every citizen, says Hadler, has a duty to understand the existing system and to visualize what the outcome of successful reform might look like. Hadler provides a primer and guide to action in "The Citizen Patient: Reforming Health Care for the Sake of the Patient, Not the System." (May 5, 9)
Do you remember "Big Fish," the wonderful novel by Daniel Wallace and the movie it inspired? They made us suspend disbelief and go into a magical world of stories and characters. Wallace has done it again in his latest novel, "The Kings and Queens of Roam," which is full of the magic he uses to draw us into his worlds of imagination. (May 12, 16)
How could one of North Carolina's most important political leaders be both a progressive champion for education and economic development and, at the same time, the leader of the white supremacy movement in our state? N.C. State Professor Lee Craig wrestles with this challenging question in his new book, "Josephus Daniels: His Life and Times." (May 19, 23)
In reviewing Duke Professor William Chafe's "Bill and Hillary," Jonathan Yardley wrote, about the Clintons, "No personalities in recent history speak more compellingly to the importance of understanding that the personal and the political are inseparable." Chafe's detailed study of the relationship between the power couple of all power couples shows how their relationship shaped our history. (May 26, 29)
Martin hosts "North Carolina Bookwatch." During UNC-TV's Festival, the program airs Sundays at noon and Thursdays at 5 p.m. on UNC-TV. For more information or to view prior programs visit the webpage at www.unctv.org/ncbookwatch

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CONTEST: Fitness Month Dream Device Giveaway! $400 value, enter NOW!
Leave a comment below telling us what you got out of Mobile Nations Fitness Month and be entered for a chance to win the phone, tablet, or game system of your dreams!
It's February and you know what that means? Mobile Nations Fitness Month! That's when we all get together to get in shape, share tips and tricks and recipes for success, review amazing apps and accessories, give away great prizes, and have a ton of fun! This year we're doing it a little differently, though. We're doing weekly themes, and that means every week you'll have new and exciting challenges, and new chances to win!
Week 4: Balance!
That's right, it's time to bring everything together and work towards a balanced life! It's really hard to eat and sleep well, and exercise regularly, especially with as all the other things we have to do. That's why it's important to not only act healthier for a week or month, but to build healthier habits into your ever day lifestyle.
To round out the month, we'll be reviewing a bunch of great apps and accessories that can help you keep it together, and keep yourself on track with your nutrition, exercise and relaxation goals.
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Leave a comment below telling us what you've gotten out of Mobile Nations Fitness Month -- how much you've improved or been inspired, what you plan to do to keep it up throughout the year, or even how much you simply sat on the couch and watched it all transpire around you! -- and you'll be entered to win a $400 gift certificate to put towards whatever phone, tablet, or even gaming system will help you keep up with your fitness goals!
Be it iPhone or Galaxy Note, Lumia or BlackBerry, Surface or Droid, iPad or Android tablet, Xbox or Wii, we want to help you bring it home!
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CONTEST: Fitness Month Dream Device Giveaway! $400 value, enter NOW!
I gained some nice tips from listening to the weekly Zen and Tech podcasts with Rene, Georgia, and guests. I especially enjoyed the episode with CrackBerry Kevin and the exercise tips :).
Lost a few pounds of fat and gained some muscle. I found, through the articles, some great apps and tips for a well balanced workout routine. Its helped to keep me motivated and one point which is something desperately needed when trying to get in shape. Thanks for the great articles and the time spent writing them!
I've already been working on all the things discussed this month but what I've been able to take away is the camaraderie of all the rest of the folks participating, the tips being passed around and the motivation garnered from making things public.
I intend to continue counting Calories and watching my nutrition to aid in weight loss, exercising to increase my physical fitness and aid in weight loss and improving my relaxation techniques.
If I win this contest I'll finally be able to get a tablet which will greatly aid me in my daily work and recreation activities.
Thanks Mobile Nations!
Awesome lip gloss, awesome nail polish, awesome hair, just 100% awesome Georgia, as always. Talk about balance!
I've been eating a lot more oranges. Natural fructose, high non-soluble fiber, great taste, more filling. And I've switched to lemon juice from (highly diluted) bottled fruit juice as my all-day drink. Not lemonade. Fresh-squeezed lemon juice plus water.
It made me want to go out and buy a FitBit...which I then did. :)
I took another look at the SleepCycle app, after first being turned off by some of the negative reviews.
Fitness Month managed to guilt me into working out. It was the only regular reminder that I was fat and lazy, and that grad school is no excuse! I've been playing racquetball regularly and just started biking to class with Endomondo. I'm already addicted, gotta beat my best time every week!
trying out a sleep tracking app. looking forward to seeing what kind of trends i can find in my sleep patterns.
i lost weight and gain energy. wanna buy Nexus 10.
Fitness month came exactly at the right time for me. Due to the bad weather I started to neglect on my weekly exercises. It reminded me to keep things up with Endomondo and the 6 Weeks Training app. It also introduced me to Runtastic (which has a fantastic modern UI) but in the end I decided to stick with the apps I already used. Which doesnt matter as all that matters are the end-results. Hopefully next month the improved weather will be enough to motivate me!
Inspired me to keep track of my fitness instead of just doing things here and there when I felt like it.
I was planning on making a change in 2013. January 1st, I started my transformation. The Mobile Nations fitness month came out at just the right time to keep me focused and on track. I checked on the fitness/diet apps people were using and also reading the comments about how well your readers were doing really inspired me to stick with the program.
To date, I've lost 6% bodyfat and am in the best shape of my life. I have some progress pics up on my profile below.
Liam - I did a 9 day cleanse and added cardio into every workout and eating well every meal.
Messaged you on bb
I learned how IOS and technology can help me better with fitness in my life.
Time to start running again!
The "sleep" show was the best. I thought I knew a lot, but it really taught me how to sleep properly. I even started using a sleep app to learn how much I move during the night. I no longer watch TV, Mac in the lap while in the bed. I have a nice chair, and watch TV, but once in the bed, everything off. I also liked Georgia's idea about turing the alarm clock away from you. I did wake up as normal, and always looked at the clock, and started calculating how much time I had left to sleep. I am also a night person. I do my best when up at 3A, but I am retired, and work part-time usually at night, so used to sleeping in the day. I also have black out style curtains. I now have a lot more information to get at a better lifestyle change. Thanks iMore, this has been a great series.
I have lost about 15 pounds this month, although I did get a little bit of a head start. I use MyfitnessPal and Runkeeper to keep up with my progress. Thanks for the Mobile Nations podcasts to keep my company.
always good to hear what apps are relevent and what tips to focus on. Thanks for the month!
What was most surprising was the info I got out of your segment on sleep. We all know that a person can get a little wacko when there's a lack but hearing some of the science behind the benefits of sleep, the tips on getting a better sleep, the perils of things like sleeps aids (too often) and how it really should be part of the fitness routine. Thanks.
Honestly i didn't "learn" a lot about fitness pre se'. I've been certified as a personal trainer out of personal interest, but dont do it for a living and I exercise regularly. I have been active and have lived a healthy lifestyle for the majority of my 38 years alive.
What I did learn though is that it is awesome that you are getting the message out about healthy living and lifestyle choices for longevity. Sappy, but true, as that all is I wanna win a new damn phone. :)
Following the Mobile Nations Fitness Months posts across the websites (iMore, AC, CB, and WPC) helped in motivating me to work on my health with a serious attitude. Ever since I got married a few months ago, I literally stopped watching my weight and started eating erratically. On top of that, workload at the office increased tenfold causing more stress throughout along with lack of sleep.
Although there were various useful tips and apps highlighted during this month, some have helped me in achieving my goals (or take strides in moving towards my ideal goals). "Cooking Light Recipes" is by far one of the best healthy eating recipes app that I've used thus far even though it doesn't have some features that other applications my have. And most importantly, the review of Stress Relief led me to try out some breathing exercises myself, which has led to a much more relaxed day at the office since then.
Thanks for helping in giving me a push in the right direction! :)
Picked up a few good tips, but it's really the motivation and constant reminders that were more important.
Mobile Nations Fitness Month in one word=Motivation. From all the videos and posts of the best fitness apps that are available, paid or free and knowing that Mobile Nations is into it, just gets me going. You guys come together and make sure that not only do you guys bring us the latest news about tech and Apple, but you always want to see us happy and feel great about life. Sometimes, when the tech world slows down a bit (just like my metabolism, oye!), you guys are giving us something unique and healthy to think about! And last time I checked, I cannot think of any other tech site(s) that sincerely care about their readers like Mobile Nations does. It only gets better from here. Thanks a lot guys and here's to next year!
What I got out of fitness month? The motivation to quit smoking, the energy to getting back in shape, and the strength to get myself mentally sound. If it wasn't for Mobile Nations, none if that would have happened. For some reason it home this year. Maybe because I'm getting older with my 37th birthday right around the corner on March 13th....I don't know. Even if I don't win, thank you guys.
My Fitbit is a great motivator .
Thanks for the inspiration!
I'll try to moving as much as possible and less to sit in one place.
Fitness month has motivated me to start getting healthy so that I may live a long and exciting life. Need to get in shape by mid May for mine and my wife's trip to the Dominican Republic! A nice shiny device would be a great companion on the trip!!
I got some pretty great tips for how to use different types of tech to help me stick to my workout routines. And the constant support from others participating definitely helped on those days when I just didn't feel like doing anything. I like to think during this time I've built some pretty good fitness habits.
I started running and lost some weight :)!
fitness month showed me how new technology can assist us in healthier choices
Fitness month has helped motivate me to get back in the habit of exercising more. I've lost and kept off 40 pounds since May of last year, and when the holidays came, I kinda fell out of the habit of working out regularly. Basically, it guilted me into doing what I know I should be doing already.
It made me realize what a powerful tool the iPhone can be. Having a healthier lifestyle coach in your pocket is amazing.
Well I have been trying to do the opposite.. Trying to put on some wait.. (I am almost underweight for my height)
But I did follow your videos and figured in generality it should be pretty similar right?
So started eating healthier, Working out a bit more (better use of free time), and going on runs in the evening.
Gained only 1 Kg as yet though :(
I sat heavily on the couch with a bag of chips in hand and said to myself I will one day do this
Helped showing me some apps and helped me stay motivated with my workout, Thanks
I just moved in to a new place and while I've mostly been setting up, I do have a plan to start a daily work out.
founds some really cool fitness apps other than the ones I currently use. I also enjoyed sharing my experiences with iMore
I have lost weight, slept better, ate healthier and felt better all month. I've also lost 10 pounds! The contests helped motivate me and knowing that everyone else in the Mobile Nations community was participating made me want to as well. If I got the gift card, I would get a Nexus 4 to help me track runs with Zombies, Run! and track everything else with Fitocracy. Thanks so much Mobile Nations!!!!!!!
Ah, may I refer to Fitness Month as my savior or what?
That dream body that I've been working for since my early teenage years is finally beginning to exist. I've learned so many tips and easy tactics to making exercise not only enduring and exhilarating, but entertaining too!
i rested cuz i hurt my back....ive enjoyed the articles and as soon as my back stops hurting i plan on revisiting the multiple threads and do it on my own time, hopefully with a new tablet :-DDD
I learned how powerful my iPhone can be in helping me get to my goals! Thanks to all involved for raising awareness.An iPhone 5 would make it even easier!
I am going to be honest with you. I am not fat in anyway. I am slim built and athletic and therefore i did not keep up with fitness month as i do with other news and posts. Also i have a very high metabolism, and can shed calories effortlessly which i attribute to my youthful nineteen years of age.
I started to drink V8 Splash and surprisingly love most of the flavors...... Thats all i got
( Would love an itunes gift card to put towards an IP5 )
Made me thing of how unfit I am, hope I can get my arse in gear and do the deed :-)
Zen and Tech Podcasts
myfitnesspal is a great app. struggled with weight gain, i blame genetics, but i'm not too negative about it, i just know that i track calories, try to work out: cardio reps and weights too, it's not much, but it was definitely a start and now it's become a routine. my self esteem increased, though i didn't lose much, but i'm definitely keeping tabs on the healthy and positive outlook
During this month I have lost a total of 8 percent body fat and gained some muscles although I can't work out everyday because of my hectic schedule (some days I am at school from 7am to 5 pm) I go to the gym whenever I can I also looked up some healthy recipes and I no longer eat as much as before and what I do eat is healthy for the most part the great part is I am hardly ever hungry which is a huge plus I still have a long way to go but no one ever said it was easy losing weight and it's my fault for not taking care of myself. I plan on still going to the gym and eating healthier from now on. The device I would want to get is probably an ipad mini so while I am on the treadmill I can read and not fall behind on my studies.
I found a couple new apps and confirmed a few tricks that help me keep my routines fresh. A balanced approach has kept me in the gym 3 days a week for the last 3 years.
i use my phablet during all my workouts, gyms have some of the most awful playlists and tracks that do not help with maintaining concentration while working out. i've maintained my weight, but have converted a lot, and i mean A LOT of fat into muscle. i look and above all FEEL GREAT! thanx for the all the inspirations to keep me motivated!
I learned that my iPhone is better than a personal trainer at times
I work out three-to-five days a week, and I push weights, do some cardio and plyometrics. It doesn't cause any weight loss though - food has always been the big thing.
Read Gary Taubes "Why we get fat" or better yet, Good Calories, Bad Calories if you're looking for weight loss and why the SAD diet doesn't work.
That being said - I use my phone constantly for music while I work out - and I'd love to have a new phone.
Seeing these articles occasionally reminds me of my goals, and I push a little harder.
All these fitness posts during mobile fitness month have really made me think about living a healthier life to be a better example for my son. With all these apps that are out there I can really get excited about living healthy. Hopefully that excitement will rub off on my son as he gets older.
I've been inspired to find a balance between my study time and exercise time. As a student, I always study hard to get good grade all the time, that's why I am lack of exercise. I will plan regular exercise throughout the year while still maintaining the balance between it and my academic life.
i learned how to balance sleep, relaxation and of course exercise. i'm looking forward in continuing the progress i made in losing weight!
The balance part is especially true, but hard to pull-off. I've done fairly well on changing my eating habits over the years, which has probably helped save me from my lack of a regular exercise program. That's on my goal-list for this year. But, I think it is very true that without incorporating it into your lifestyle, these changes are often short-lived.
First of all, a big thanks to Mobile Nations for running Mobile Nations Fitness Month !
I have managed to strike a balance between my academic and social life. I spend time with my friends without worrying about the impact it will have on my studies, as I complete my studies first.
I have also been inspired to exercise more regularly, eat the right foods and, to sleep early to keep my mind, body and soul balanced.
Keep up the good work ! :)
I've learned to incorporate a workout routine into my daily schedule!
I learned some new apps and ways to stay on top of my workouts.
I appreciate the review of the Fooducate app. I use it when I shop. It changes shopping choices.
I'm experimenting with several breathing and relaxation apps.
Am cutting out empty calories. My fridge has celery and carrot sections in water, so when I want to munch, more often than not I crunch into them instead of cereal or toast.
Bought Mark Bitman's apps, like "How to Cook Everything Vegetarian". Wow.
Am embracing the Mediterranean diet. http://lat.ms/ZFSAnY
thanks for the month of good tips.
Great! I needed something to kick start my fitness and re joining rowing. At 17 I lost to the gold medalist this year by 1.5 seconds in the u/23 so this fitness thing has inspired me to retrain but now with the medalist as he was one of my brothers former team members. I have started running with my sister on weekends (she has dropped 20kg), running to my sessions were i coach 14 year olds which is about 10km when i can, cycling to uni about another 20km every day, going rowing 5-6 mornings a week and when I have breaks a long ride.
IT has made me manage my sleep, i approximately get 8ish hours always told never less and if you cant just rest your eyes at you will be 95% of your sleep. So i go to bed 8:30ish - 9 and wake up about 5am for training. If I can I will have a nanna nap during the day.
As for food, I have cut a lot of junk out my system, big breakies after training porridge / cereal but I do have a few treats as my coach says since i dropped for 79kg to 71.8-73 (changes) and I am a light weight (72.5kg and below) I should keep my eating habbits right up so i don't go too light into the 60s.
In winter thanks to you kick starting my plan my coaches and former coachs at my old school i coach at have created to bulk me up muscle wise in winter. I am 2 weeks into rowing but a month or two into my general fitness which this comp made me not give up on. They say it takes a month to create a fitness habbit and you guys have helped me. So thank-you from Tom Fairclough
Fitness apps make aware a lot peoples about health. Anyone can get good information and tips from health apps anytime and also a best option to schedule daily exercise. Health apps becomes a very important part of lots of peoples in this technology world and the results are also very good.
Well, I got tips on how to keep that exercise routine
going. Mine usually just lasts for a week.
Thanks Fitness month!!
Hello everyone,
I have recently come across mobilenations.com and I am a new user and its very exciting.
I am habituated to daily workouts and i just do them regularly.
Well, I add a pinch of music into my routine with my ipod shuffle..!!!
my motivation is to have a new phone to work out with.
This is the only gadget blog that has ever spent an entire month dedicated to fitness & technology (as far as I know) and I've absolutely loved it. As a fitness & technology junkie, I would love to see you guys extend this all year long! (Or at least maybe do a "fitness tech" post once a week).
When you search for fitness and technology on the web - there's not much - anymore! I've been inspired by reading what other forum members have contributed regarding their favorite apps, tech, workouts, and eating/sleeping habits. We can all pay personal trainers lots of money to share their favorite tips - but why should we when this crowd sourced information is great! Keep it up iMore!
Regardless, I've been inspired to research how technology and fitness can continue to improve my family's lifestyle. We're more conscious of what we eat (by recording our intake), more conscious about our activity (fitbit tracking), and more conscious about our health (Withings, etc).
Also, as a health care professional, apps like Runtastic's Heart Rate monitor helps to measure cardiac levels pre & post work outs, but also allow me to measure patient's vital signs...
It's an exciting world - keep up the great work iMore!
Fitness Month truly pushed me to become a healthier individual by changing my lifestyle. The gym is a daily routine as of now with healthy meals at lunch and dinner! Thank you so much! Hopefully there will be a new gym buddy after this contest! :-)
It got me motivated. I am using the FitBit, My Fitness Pal, Weight Watchers, and the Aria scale to track the food I eat and how far I am walking everyday. I also started using the Zumba game on the Wii to work out at home since it is too cold for me outside. All of these together have helped me to see what I need to do to get to my goal.
I am exercising six days a week for 35 minutes starting at the beginning of January. I am tracking my workouts with endomondo pro and tracking my calorie intake with myfitnesspal. Having the tracking software on my phone has helped with motivation. I feel stronger and more alert. I sleep better.
It's been good to have an excuse to kick my butt into working out again!
Inspired on how to keep track of calories consumed and calories burned per day which helped a lot in reduce my weight by 3 pounds. \m/
got my fitbit one and loving it.
So much to decide from I'm not 100% sure what id get.
good diet and exercise
Through all the apps and workout recommendations, as well as just living a healthier lifestyle mostly I've been motivated to get into the gym more and actually push myself. As for the future, it'll be a little more difficult but I plan on keeping up my gym time as much as possibly during my deployment.
I've used all the info to help myself recover from a long illness and surgery! The tips helped me improve my activity level and my diet :)
Fitness has always been my passion. I have even
tried to instill in my children how important
it is. Fortunately they have made it part of their
lives. I follow imore daily and truly enjoy your
efforts. First time for me with Fitness month.
Look forward to manyore chat rolls with the imore
i lost a few pounds in the month of mobile nations fitness month .The reason being i was sick and to regain my health back i used to follow the fitness mantra .Would have followed the tips better if i would had a tablet which would keep connected with you much longer than a computer does.thanking you and WISH OTHERS GET INSPIRED BY THIS MONTH AND CONTINUE TO MAINTAIN THIER HEALTH
i dont use any apps to track my progress but i give all these insights to my mom and dad. well im really skinny so i just eat all i can to put some meat on them bones. But my dad used to over eat and now i told him how to go about with it and explained all the details about how it takes 20 min for the brain to tell us that our stomach is full. i also take them with me for a morning walk and i take my dog along as well. Feb fitness month was really great and gave me alot of info which i really didnt know. I am going to keep me and my family fit and healthy from now on :)
Talking about balance for the end of fitness month...
I balance a lot, a full time job working 50 hours a week, a second job working 30 hours a week, a wife to keep happy, and an active 4 year old that has soccer, tball, school, and play dates to organize.
on top of that I am training for the Chicago marathon, and after losing 160lbs I am lifting and running my way to be an inspirational role model for all the people who want to lose the weight and look good but keep thinking whatever they see on TV or hear on the radio is the newest fad. The diet industry is a vicious cycle and a horrible marketing monster that preys on the fact that they KNOW you will fail.
eat better, lift weights, do some cardio each week, and stop sitting on the couch.
I say this to a lot of people, I don't know who said it first, but I say it a lot.
There are more places on this planet that you have NOT seen than you have seen, go out, live your adventure, have purpose, win your race, see your sight...it's never too late to start living.
I would get an Iphone5, because it would help simplify my life with my wife/daughter/schedule for training/work/running
use endomodo, bodybot, google music, podcaster, music, HR monitor, nike run, and nike fuel if I had an Iphone(no android app)
I downloaded the PX-90 app on my iPhone when it went free. I don't know if I'm cheap or lazy, but the in-app purchases for the exercises are what are holding me back. LOL
I had so much fun with fitness month, it was inspiring to see how my devices can be used with fitness. Thanks to your advice, I am no longer bored on the treadmill!
I don't mean to brag and I dont mean to boast...j/k but the awareness was very helpful knowing I had my mobile community getting fit at the same time I am.
Steps I'v taken to drop 20 lbs in 26 days (from 235 to 215 and counting!):
#1) Watch "Forks Over Knives" and "Vegucated" on Netflix (mobile)
#2) Go Peskatarian, Take Corella (anti-mercury) with your salmon or albacore! $4 per half pound at the salad bar in your grocery store. Also the Chipolte veggie bowl is $6.82. I did zero exercise in my first week.
#3) Buy the armband for your mobile and use Map my Run/Ride and Zombies, Run!
#4) Sideload P90X on your phone and use it during your lunch break. You need a towel and a yoga mat.
#5) Enjoy the compliments that come with your new lifestyle!
It's reminded me that I need to keep fit during university. With lots of classes and work I don't have much free time, but Fitness Month has kept keeping in shape on my mind. I haven't lost any weight, because at 19 years old and my size, I don't need to, but I have maintained my weight and fitness.
Loving my Endomondo app for tracking my runs!
I have been able to fit a workout routine into my schedule. Im also eating better and tracking calories with a fitness app. Im going to continue to work out and limit the amount of alcohol I consume.
I like how it helped me to track my progress and improve my health
I got some insight and tips from the programs and working in to my core fitness
Time to start living healthy!!
Mobile nations fitness month inspired me to start working out, again! It provided me with lots of information and informed me about mobile apps to use to help keep up with my fitness goals. It's awesome to be able to track your fitness with a touch of your phone!!
Hopefully his will get me motivated
I've lost 9lbs by watching what I et because full time school & full time work don't leave me much time for the gym. I was tiring of the calorie counting but your highlight of fooducate led me to some healthier alternatives that took my focus off counting once I switched to foods with grades B or better. I would love a Zumba game for some workout fun on my own time.
No concrete accomplishments but I'm definitely better prepared for basic training next month.
Got motivated to keep my training up and some nice apps to try out
Fitness month was great for me. Motivated me to look into other podcasting apps and I've since adopted Downcast. I also really liked the podcast with Crackberry Kevin.
As well, just posting some ideas for others really helped motivate me to practice what I preach. Been hitting it harder since then.
Fitness month reminded me to get back to my new years resolution and I use Spotify to liven up my workouts.
Using my iPhone with nike+ running I finally got that extra motivation with friends to get out there. The UP band from Jawbone was my choice for relaxation and controlled sleeping and Weightbot to track my weight; I have lost about 12 kg (I'm from Mexico) you guys kept me wanting to stay healthier! For four weeks, every week toy had something else for me to go get it. Thnx!
Fitness month... my fingers sure are getting skinny from scrolling through all these fitness articles!
I have completed my third half marathon. I used runkeeper for my practice sessions. awsome app.
So far I have lost 38 pounds. What has helped me the most recently has been the apps showcased on imore.
Well to be honest, I mostly watched you while slouching on my couch. But you made me feel guilty so I started doing a few push-ups everyday.
I've learned that sleep is my most deficient area when it comes to health and although there are a number of apps to assist with this, none of them are the perfect fit. I am encouraged by the development in this area though and I believe as more advanced sensors are made available the iOS platform should become an even more powerful tool for helping me achieve a more sane sleep cycle. Oh, and Runkeeper Pro is the best running app that I've ever used :-) Thanks for fitness month Mobile Nations!
For some reason I had never really thought to look into fitness apps on the phone always equating them with nike fitbit and other peripherals, but I took this opportunity and grabbed a few to test out over the next few weeks.
I've mostly sat on my butt this month. I do come to Mobile Nation everyday to look for updates. I live in a cold part of the US where its much easier to be lazy this time of year. I do have the SmartRunner app on my phone. In the summer I often bike to work and I'll use this app to track my distance and time. Keep up the good work!
I really enjoyed the sleep and relaxation podcast. I have a sleep disorder and am very interested in sleep science. There was a lot of good information and tips!
i haven't lost weight but lost body fat. weight went from 175lbs/24%bf to 172lbs/20%bf in 1 month.
Been doing the P90X program using the iPad and been skateboarding.
I really enjoyed fitness month and have kept it up as I run and try to work out wi my wife a couple times a week. It has been really refreshing to see these wonderful developers create such amazing apps that really take advantage of iOS. Thanks for this segment of articles I had a lot of fun.
Our entire family in 3 states has started tracking their calories and exercise and we're eating better because of it. Total weight Loss is over 40 lbs. so far!
I've lost 22 pounds since December. It's been the most empowering thing I've ever done.
I couldn't have done it without Runkeeper, Nike+ and You are your own gym.
Well I heard about the fitness month thing, but you know how it goes. This will help motivate me to be healthier. Thanks again for the chance to win a new device.
Sore calves and motivation. . .lego!!!
okay, I haven't lost any weight... but i'm not big... not a stick either... i consider myself fairly fit... so instead of eating less, I began to eat better... hopefully I can stick to this for a long time though admittedly, I tend to change things up alot... also found a lot of apps to track my work... a stopwatch, a skiing progress tracker, and a food diary...
Technology is a great motivator. It broadens my outlook, my knowledge and draws me into a community of like minded people. Fitness month got me back on the bike, back with my friends and into a better lifestyle and mind set...and I can keep a record of all that with modern devices in a variety of ways.
Youve got me into finding a new way to exercise, hiking!! there are tons of places to go hiking out here in San Diego, Ca, and I just love being outdoors with such a great workout!! id love to use that cash towards my Z10!!! The first thing I would do is create a "remember" folder with everything hiking! websites, photos, videos, voicenotes of where to visit next!!!
What I've gotten . . . motivation! Joined a gym, working hard!
Inspired on how to keep track of calories consumed
Every time I went to the site,I was motivated to turn around (after reading a few articles of course) and go to the gym for an hour or two. Normally when I'm bored I'd find my way to the site, but you guys quickly motivated me to get off my 8utt. Its a great motivation to an otherwise very lazy activity. Thanks so much guys/gals, and keep it up! :)
I Knowed How to Eat a Balanced Diet and a Balanced Exercise, I also Learned in the Video some Tips how to Burn Fats.... ^_^ Great Video really Helpful to Have a Healthy LifeStyle, Great Work!
i use the usual fitness apps during my daily workout !!!
motivates me 2 keeep headn to the gym as well as keeping in shape eating wise :)
The Mobile Nations fitness month helped me figure out which phone to look for because some of these fitness apps look very useful!
After reading about all the different ways to incorporate technology with fitness, I've actually been more motivated to go to the gym.
Well i stoped drinking, smoking. Started running regulary with runtastic and also now i am eating healty. Lost 9 pounds in 2 weeks and i hope that those two weeks are just beging of many years that are comming. They were making fun of me in pub when i was just sitting there with tea.
I also took a picture from first day and now after two weeks. This is the biggest motivation of all. The change.
It is all abotu being persistent
I've enjoyed the fitness podcasts of late. Its amazing what electronic devices can do these days. I've simply been listening to your all's podcast while I walk. Lost 5 lbs. so far this month. Winning this contest would be a great opportunity to purchase additional equipment to aid in loosing a few more pounds. Thanks for all that you all are doing.
I only visit imore.com twice a day and make sure I dont miss out any news/article. Its been really great that imore has been taking efforts for fitness.
To be completely honest, I haven't gotten up off my backside and changed anything dramatically... yet. But if there's one thing this month has acheived, it's definitely highlighted many of the options out there in terms of motivational tools, and guides, and easier ways to actually get some sensible information which can help a fitness newbie like me get started. More than anything, I've just been surprised by how quickly tech seems to be infiltrating the fitness industry, and I feel like it's just about time for me to get on board. I may not be visibly overweight or anything, but I'm definitely not as fit as I'd like to be. With all these new tools to motivate me, help me get more out of exercise, and pick up the pace of a more active lifestyle, I may just go ahead and begin. As a technology / gadget lover, I've come to see that there's probably never been a better time to dive in.
I have lost 5 pound doing and watching this.if I win an ipad I could go all the way and lose my goal!!!!! So I want an ipad 4 64gb for all fitness items
mobile nations fitness month helped me discover how i could use a smartphone instead of a clumsy notepad
I was motivated this month to try new things and research more types exercise


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Business people keep piling onto the innovation and growth bandwagon. PWC just released the results of its 14th annual CEO survey entitled "Growth Reimagined." Seems like most CEOs are as tired of cost cutting as everyone else, and would really like to start growing again. Therefore, they are looking for innovations to help them improve competitiveness and build new markets. Hooray!
But, haven't we heard this before? Seems like the output of several such studies – from IBM, IDC and many others – have been saying that business leaders want more innovation and growth for the last several years! Hasn't this been a consistent mantra all through the last decade? You could get the impression everyone is talking about innovation, and growth, but few seem to be doing much about it!
Rather than search out growth, most businesses are still trying to simply do what their business has done for decades – and marveling at the lack of improved results. David Brooks of the New York Times talks at length in his recent Op Ed piece, the Experience Economy, about a controversial book from Tyler Cowen called "The Great Stagnation." The argument goes that America was blessed with lots of fertile land and abundant water, giving the country a big advantage in the agrarian economy from the 1600s into the 1900s. During the Industrial economy of the 1900s America was again blessed with enormous natural resources (iron ore, minerals, gold, silver, oil, gas and water) as well as navigable rivers, the great lakes and natural low-cost transport routes. A rapidly growing and hard working set of laborers, aided by immigration, provided more fuel for America's growth as an industrial powerhouse.
But now we're in the information economy. Those
natural resources aren't the big advantage they once were. Foodstuffs require almost no people for production. And manufacturing is shifting to offshore locations where cheap labor and limited regulations allow for cheaper production. And it's not clear America would benefit even if it tried maintaining these lower-skilled jobs. Today, value goes to those who know how to create, store, manipulate and use information. And success in this economy has a lot more to do with innovation, and the creation of entirely new products, industries and very different kinds of jobs.
Unfortunately, however, we keep hiring for the last economy. While we "get" the need for innovation, we don't seem to understand much about how to "do it." The problem starts with how Boards of Directors (and management teams) select – incorrectly, it appears – our business leaders. Still thinking like out-of-date industrialists, Scientific American offers us a podcast on how "Creativity Can Lesson a Leader's Image." Citing the same study, Knowledge @ Wharton offers us "A Bias Against 'Quirky' Why Creative People Can Lose Out on Leadership Positions." While 1,500 CEOs say that creativity is the single most important quality for success today – and studies bear out the greater success of creative, innovative leaders – the study found that when it came to hiring and promoting practices businesses consistently marked down the creative managers and bypassed them, selecting less creative types!
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Libertarian economist Geoff Manne takes to the airwaves of Jerry Brito's excellent podcast to critique the libertarian copyright reformist viewpoint. Here's a key part of his argument:
Marketing is expensive. Even if we allow free access to what otherwise would be copyrighted works, that doesn't necessarily create maximum social value because it doesn't carry with it any marketing, information sharing about the material… To say that once something has been created that ex post it can be distributed freely and therefore the marginal cost is zero, that doesn't actually encompass everything because doing that would also destroy the incentive of the sole owner to engage in other activities, expensive activities, risky activities around the commercialization of that property.
To see what's wrong with this line of argument, it's helpful to remember Ed Felten's brilliant pizzaright principle: if an argument for copyright protection could apply equally to giving someone the exclusive right to sell pizzas, there's something wrong with your argument. Manne's argument clearly fails the pizzaright test:
Marketing of pizzas is expensive. Even if we allow free entry into the pizza market, that doesn't necessarily create maximum social value because the pizzas might not carry with them any marketing, information sharing about the material… To say that once a pizza has been baked it can be distributed at low cost, that doesn't actually encompass everything because doing that would also destroy the incentive of the sole owner to engage in other activities, expensive activities, risky activities around marketing and distributing pizzas.
Economic theory says that in a competitive market, the cost of a pizza, like the cost of a copyrighted work, will fall to its marginal cost. In principle, these razor-thin profit margins should, for example, mean that firms have no money left over to spend on advertising their businesses.
Of course, in the real world, a competitive market in pizzas doesn't mean pizza prices instantly fall to marginal cost. Despite the lack of pizzarights, pizza margins in the real world allow many pizza manufacturers to earn healthy profits. And as a result, pizza firms spend plenty of money on advertising.
Exactly the same point applies to copyrighted works. Shakespeare has been in the public domain for centuries. Yet I can still go to my local bookstore and find numerous competing editions of Shakespeare's classics. Some of these books are priced significantly above marginal cost. If there were a company that held the copyright to Shakespeare's works, it might engage in some "commercialization" activities that don't occur right now. And such a firm would obviously make a ton of money. But there's no reason to think these profits would reflect value added by the firm's marketing activities, rather than mere monopoly rents taken out of the pockets of consumers.
There's something deeply ironic about a libertarian effectively arguing that central planning is more efficient than competitive markets because the central planner can internalize the returns from investments in marketing and distribution. This point is true in principle, but the effect is likely to be extremely small. We wouldn't buy that argument for a minute if someone used it defend a legal monopoly in pizzas, automobiles, or tennis shoes. But some libertarians seem to find the same line of argument persuasive when applied to copyrighted works.


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How to initiate a multiplayer game through Game Center on iPhone and iPad
The whole point of Game Center is to play online with friends and compete for leaderboard rankings. While you can start multiplayer games and challenge friends from within some games, you can also initiate multiplayer games from within Game Center itself.
Here's how:
- Launch the Game Center app from the Home screen of your iPhone or iPad.
- Tap on the Friends tab and find the friend that you'd like to challenge. Tap on their name.
- Under the Games in Common section, tap on the game that you'd like to play with your friend.
- Now in the upper right hand corner you'll see a Play button, tap on it. This will auto-create a match for that game with the friend you have chosen.
It's worth noting that you can challenge friends to other games that you don't have in common but they'll be prompted to install or purchase the game if they don't already have it.
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How to initiate a multiplayer game through Game Center on iPhone and iPad
Agreed. While i haven't been using idevices for that long i did find out the other day that you can switch apps without going to the home screen ever time. Good stuff.
Thanks for writing an article about Game Center. I've never bothered to open Game Center up to see what it is, and I've been with iOS since the 2nd gen iPodTouch
Wow so simple but so difficult at the same time. Honestly Allyson I never thought about doing that. I have opened the GameCenter one time and I have had iPhones since the 3G came out. Yes I realize GameCenter wasn't available back then...haha. Now I just need to get in there and add some friends so I can whip some butts. Thanks for the info.
I logged into Game Center once in all the time it has been out. Never really understood what it was for. None of my "friends" seem to use it. I'm guessing they have to use it too for it to be useful.
I could not agree with you more. I detest the game center interface. It's terrible.
I actually find this useful. Other how-to's seems boring and not really needed; however, I actually do enjoy this tutorial. The best part is you can tell what games you have and common and can direct them to the itunes store to download/purchase the game you want to play. I think that's one of best parts of Game Center.
This is great! I want to challenge my nephews in a game and didn't know how to do this. Let the games begin..... Thanks for the tip!
How do I disable GameCenter so it never prompts me to login to it EVER again?
Every once in awhile it will come up, and I will hit the disable button, and then a couple weeks later it will prompt again & I'll have to disable the stupid thing again. Better yet, how do I delete the stupid thing? I just want to play my games & not be bothered by this thing.
Maybe when the skeuomorphism goes away in iOS 7, I'll use Game Center. I always thought of the app to be an afterthought. I play games and log in with Game Center, but challenging people or even bother to checking the scoreboards hasn't thrilled me to use that part of it yet.


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The Pixelmator team is relentless, releasing significant updates to the application every few months. Version 3.2 (codenamed 'Sandstone') is no exception and can be downloaded from the Mac App Store now. Codenamed Sandstone, this iteration adds a majorly-revamped Repair Tool, 16-bit channel editing for all Macs (not just the Mac Pro) alongside a whole bucket of other improvements.
The Repair Tool now uses color-correction to match repaired areas seamlessly. It also has clever smarts that mean you don't have to precisely select an object anymore, the software will remove the whole object automatically. Pixelmator will also try its best to infer the structure of the background area, for a more natural final edit.
The Repair Tool now has three different options, Quick, Standard and Advanced. Quick is meant for small blemishes, whereas Standard and Advanced tackle the removal of larger objects from a scene. It's not exactly clear under what circumstances you are supposed to change mode, so I chose 'Advanced' every time in my testing and the results were fantastic. It's sort of like magic. You can see an example of what this is capable of after the break …
You can see from the example above that I removed some of the painting's details as well as the gallery label in just a few minutes. I didn't use anything but the Repair tool to do it either. If you didn't know what the original looked like, you wouldn't think the edited image had been doctored. It's a really cool feature that is accessible to anyone — you don't have to be a professional photographer to benefit from this.
Aside from the Repair tool, an interesting addition in Pixelmator 3.2 is the ability to edit 16-bit images on any Mac. In version 3.1, this was limited to the Mac Pro only for performance reasons. It's unclear what changed technically to allow this to occur, but professional users of the app will no doubt enjoy the functionality. You can also convert between 8 and 16-bit files in the 'Image' dropdown menu.
Another big feature for 3.2 is a long-awaited locked layers feature. This allows you to prevent further changes to a set of layers at any point in the editing process and really helps with productivity. This is a very helpful enhancement. After working on an element of an image, lock the layer to prevent further accidental changes and focus on the rest of the photo. You can disable interaction on any layer through the context menu or the convenient '/' (forward-slash) keyboard shortcut. Locked layers are a staple feature of other image editors, so this may help some Photoshop users finally make the jump to Pixelmator.
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Love it.
This team is constantly impressing me. As a web developer, I always use Pixelmator over photoshop. The interface and tools just seem better. Load times are shorter and the interface is cleaner and sexier. Photoshop has it's place (for more advanced pixel-based editing), but Pixelmator is quickly closing that gap. Third-Party Applications have virtually taken over my web developer workflow. I use Sketch for vectors and UI mockups, Pixelmator for pixel-based graphics, and Brackets (so much better than Dreamweaver for coding). I only have a CC membership at this point to support files that are sent to me in Adobe formats.
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Thank god I can finally lock layers. This was hands-down the most frustrating aspect of this app for me.
LOVE this software and use it everyday. But if baffles me that they won't add the exporting to EPS file option. PLEASE Pixelmator Team make this happen!
This is the best app I've purchased ever, I got it when it was on version 1.0 and till now they've never recharged me while the updates were very advanced, it's just like that the developers are gifting their app for the users!


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Ammonia is a strong, colorless gas. If the gas is dissolved in water, it is called liquid ammonia. Poisoning may occur if you breathe in ammonia. Poisoning may also occur if you swallow or touch products that contain very large amounts of ammonia.
WARNING: Never mix ammonia with bleach. This causes the release of toxic chlorine gas, which can be deadly.
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The National Poison Control Center (1-800-222-1222) can be called from anywhere in the United States. This national hotline number will let you talk to experts in poisoning. They will give you further instructions.
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Damage is related to the amount and strength (concentration) of the ammonia. Most household cleaners are relatively weak and cause little or mild damage. Industrial strength cleaners can cause severe burns and injury.
Survival past 48 hours usually indicates recovery will occur. Chemical burns that occurred in the eye frequently heal; however, permanent blindness may result.
Goldfrank LR, Flomenbaum NE, Lewin NA, et al, eds. Goldfrank's Toxicologic Emergencies. 8th ed. New York, NY: McGraw Hill; 2006.
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Orlando Science Center's exhibit halls feature a vast array of exciting interactive experiences! Learning has never been so fun with these hands on educational exhibits. From down to earth explorations in natural science to the high-tech world of simulation technology, everywhere you look, you'll find educational and entertaining opportunities to explore, experiment, and discover.
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Recently, paleontologists uncovered the world's oldest fossilized footprints. Found in the Arabian Desert, these tracks proved that prehistoric elephants travelled in herds. The Science Center had the opportunity to interview Dr. Brian Kraatz, one of the researchers on the project to get his perspective.
How do trackways become so well preserved? Don't other animals follow in these paths as well?
Whether tracks get preserved as fossils depends on what happens to the sediments after the animals walked through them. In our case, they walked through a mud plain, which likely dried into a hard surface shortly thereafter. They may have been buried by more sediments shortly thereafter, which kept them safe from erosional process. They were probably re-rexposed sometimes in the last 10,000 years.
What was the Mleisa 1 site like when these creatures were alive? Did it still look like a desert?
It wasn't a desert. Along with the elephant ancestors that made the tracks, we know there were many other animals (e.g., giraffes, crocodiles, fish, ostriches, etc.) that lived in a large river system that was present there around 7 million years ago.
How do you think aerial photography and hi-res satellite data will influence the way we dig for fossils in the future? Will we begin relying more on Google Maps as a tool for paleontology?
We already rely heavily on Google earth and aerial photography. Geologic maps can tell us what types of rocks are present in an area, but satellite imagery tells us where there are exposed rocks from which fossils might be weathering out. We often do a lot of preliminary reconnaissance via Google Earth before we go into the field.
Prehistoric elephants and mastodons lived here in Florida, too, but why doesn't it seem like we find their footprints as often as the researchers in the UAE?
The preservation of fossil footprints is rare, and preservation like we describe in the United Arab Emirates, which included an entire herd of elephants, has never been reported before.
When did you become interested in paleontology, and how did you decide to follow that into a career?
I'm in the minority in that I was never interested in fossils growing up. I started college as an art and english major, but ended up doing a degree in Geology as I liked the challenges of trying to understand past events. After college, I volunteered at a large Natural History museum, and was fortunate enough to work with a paleontologists who mentored me and got me started working on fossils from Mongolia. After that, I was hooked, and went on to receive an MS and PhD in paleontology.


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Oklahoma prison officials report that the convicted killer who escaped from the Mack Alford Correctional Facility in Stringtown was recently recaptured in Hugo.
Jason Bales, 29 year-old inmate, was reported missing after a routine head count at the medium security prison on Monday morning, Dec. 3, 2012. He was recaptured on Sunday morning, Dec. 9, 2012, at around 10:30 a.m.
Bales is serving a life-sentence without parole. He was convicted of first degree murder in 2006 in Oklahoma County for killing his girlfriend's mother, Stepheny Glass. Authorities say Glass was strangled before her body was doused with acid and buried in a shallow grave in southwest Oklahoma City.
Prison spokeswoman Cindy Lowe said she had no other details about the capture and are still investigating how Bales escaped.
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Each of these questions use an internal informal fallacy in order for the reader to react in accordance to the questioner instead of reflecting on the reality.Q1"Why won't God heal amputees?Who says He doesn't? I do not know any amputees, and there are many miracles that do not recieve attention. Such question already pre-supposes that God won't. It is a fallacy of presupposition. Why won't you stop beating your wife? It presupposes you beat your wife. Conclusion: Not worth answering. Q2Why are there so many starving people in this world?Despite being omnipotent, God has given authority of earth to mankind to take care of it. He has allowed free-will within the habitation and boundary He has set up for us. In fact, there is enough food in the US alone, that would feed the entire world, 3 square meals a day without waste. The wickedness and godlessness of mankind, is why there are many starving people in this world. Food is not the problem, and those who are starving are starving because the selfishness of their neighbors.Q3Why does God demand the deaths of so many innocent people in the Bible?This presupposes that there is innocent deaths commanded by God in the Bible. I have studied Scripture and have seen the 'proof' texts of athiests and agnostics who point out God kills children, and women, and so forth. This is a debate within itself. Any rational and intelligent person will understand even 100 years ago, the culture of society was far different than it is today. Even 50 years ago, a fist to fist fight would not get a man jail time for abuse, but today you slap a person across the face you can be in jail for 3 years!Q4Why does the bible contain so much anti-scientific nonsense?Physcology also contains so anti-scientific nonsense, yet it is recognized field of science. Does Scripture say God made the world in seven days? Or does it say it took Seven Olams? An Olam representing a age or period of time with a distinct beginning and end. Science cannot even prove how earth was made, because science needs to be observable, therefore everything concerning creation whether scientific or theological, is theory. Q5Why is God such a huge proponent of slavery in the bible?This question again presupposes God is in favor of slavery. Culture was different. Even today, a man who makes $4 an hour, even though he is being paid for his work, is literally a slave to it. Slavery is perception, not reality. There is good and bad examples in history, the anti-slavery view is in view of the unethical European slave trade.Q6Why do bad things happen to good people?Ecclesiastes says it does. King Solomon wrote this far before this man came to this question. The rain falls on the good and evil a like, there is nothing new unders the sun. The circumstances of life may seem evil, but the good man is at peace in his heart.Q7Why didn't any of Jesus' miracles in the bible leave behind any evidence?Irrelevant. There are many things that don't have physical evidence that happened in the past, which even scientists and historians know happened. The reports of events are considered evidence of the events. So guess what, the gospels are sufficient evidence that Jesus performed miracles.Q8How do you explain the fact that Jesus has never appeared to you?He is making an emotional appeal, another fallacy. He is telling us to be rational and intelligent people, but now he is working on your fear of abandonment. How do I explain the fact Jesus never appeared to me? I can't, because He came to me when I was 4 years old, in physical form. I touched His hands and He touched my face and saved me from sexual abuse. At age 18, He physically sat next to my bed talking to me about the cult which brought a crisis of faith, only to show comfort me that He is the Truth, and that He would never leave me nor forsake me for anything. Etc.Q9Why would Jesus want you to eat His body and drink His blood?He is again appealing to emotion. How disgusting does it sound to eat His body and drink His blood. Of course, he is specifically addressing a tradition which is not actually in Scripture which says the crackers and wine actually become His body and His blood. The reality is that it is a metaphor, a symbolic gesture of something deeper on an emotional, intellectual, spiritual, philosophical side. It was never a literal interpretation. (This guy says he is rational).Q10Why do Christians get divorced at the same rate as non-Christians.Presupposing that all who claim to be Christian, are in fact Christ followers, then we must accept the reason they get divorced at the same rate is because we all make mistakes. The author actually brought this question up in relation to 'let no man put assunder', and yet they are. He forgets God allowed divorce in Scripture, He just detestes it. This comes back to our freedom of will, to make the right and good choices and many do not and suffer the consequences of their actions.However, this presupposes that all who claim to be Christian ,are in fact Christ followers. How many true Christians get divorced? I don't know, can't measure the heart to know.This man put together a series of arguements which were meant to lead to one conclusion. The way he phrases the questions and the order they appear are meant to create a sense of distrust in God and a sense of faithlessness. He is preparing for this conclusion that all men who believe in God, are delusional. He suggests only abnormal people believe in a God. A recent survey done records that as much as 86% of the world believes in a 'greater power' or 'Spirit' or 'God' or 'gods'. Of the 14% half are not sure, that leaves 7% of the world which absolutely believes in no god, force or spirit. This man believes that 93% of the mankind is delusional! Has anyone done a study on the word, "Normal". Normal :1. conforming to the standard or the common type; usual; not abnormal; regular; natural. 2. serving to establish a standard. 3. a. approximately average in any psychological trait, as intelligence, personality, or emotional adjustment. b. free from any mental disorder; sane. By the definition of Normal, that 7% are actually the delusional ones, and that means they are the ones insane. ;)
Why doesn't God heal amputees? My faith is at a place rest right now where I don't require miracles, which is good since to be quite honest, I haven't seen any in the strictest sense of the word. Granted, I have experienced some VERY profound coincidences, VERY, VERY profound, but not miracles that could only be explained as supernatural intervention.Example: a couple of months ago, I was hanging out in a bar. It was a Monday or Tuesday. There's only one other person at the bar and the bartender behind it. We started talking about psychopaths for some reasons-- Dahmer, Bundy, etc., and out of the clear blue, I say, "You know, in the two years that I've been living here, there's only been one person I've met who strikes me as being a psychopath." I couldn't think of his name, but I started describing him.The bartender suddenly looked nervous, sick, and worried. Her brother had arranged for this particular man (area of about 30,000 people) to take her children to school the next morning. The NEXT morning. He had never taken them to school before. He was doing it as a favor. She called the man who then argued with her, saying, "But I thought they wanted to ride with me."Beyond any doubt, I had brought up the SAME guy. We narrowed it to beyond any doubt. This individual truly is dangerous, and I could explain, but I'll spare the details for now. The odds of what happened are just too staggering for it to be a mere coincidence. BUT, how do I answer for the children who were not rescued at the last minute? The millions raped, killed, starved, etc.My only answer is that good points us to God, but bad is for the perfecting of our sonship to God, which means growing into the being of God-- returning to where we were with God in the beginning. Pain and suffering are our bad wine first, but the good wine is coming. The rich man had to do a stint in purgatory because he took the "good wine" first in the richness of this temporal life.I won't say that miracles never happen because that would be quite narrow, but I know of no case where an amputee instantly grew a replacement.
But I think that we'd see a lot more divine appointments such as this once the church-goers realize that the gifts given to us that 1 Corinthians 12 speaks of . .are not intended to mainfest solely in church services. We're equipped to go out into the highways and byways . .the bar is definitely a by way . . . come to think of it, for many, it's also their highway. How many more tragedies could be averted if we the church could wipe the smirks off our faces and stop condemning the bar-hoppers and start reaching out to them instead?
Unfortunately, that is why I left and why I have such strong feelings about this. I also feel ashamed that I took the offense (You can only be offended if you take the offense upon yourself) rather than letting it go. My only excuse is that I was a teenager at the time, and the people who were supposed to be my spiritual guides kicked me out of school for an accident. I didn't graduate because of it. There is still a lot of bitterness there. Guess I need to work on forgivness eh?
Absolutely! I try no to fault them too much for being human. It is hard to give to each person what they need when you are preocupied with defending your position within the denomination. In a choice between protecting each other and protecting our power, protecting power usually wins. That's why I prefer to fellowship here with all of my beloved brothers and sisters where we are all equals.God bless you.


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