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Video: Every Atlanta starter scored in double figures in the Hawks 92-75 win vs. the Bulls on Saturday night. Atlanta ended a two-game losing streak with the win. The AJC's Chris Vivlamore reports.
Vivlamore reporting.
Lou Williams provided the energy the Hawks needed desperately.
Big time.
Williams was in the starting lineup and scored 14 first-half points as the Hawks dominated the Bulls 92-75 Saturday night at Philips Arena.
The Hawks led by as many as 26 points, a cushion built in early in the fourth quarter, en route to a win remarkably different than their previous four games. The Hawks had lost three of those four games, trailing by at least 17 points in each, including an 18-point Friday at the 76ers. The win came in overtime for the lowly Wizards.
It was a different story Saturday.
The Hawks (16-9) put on impressive effort, particularly in the second quarter, en route to the victory that snapped a two-game losing streak. The victory was the 100th of Larry Drew's head coaching career.
"I think it's a lot of little things," Kyle Korver said of the difference between the past two games. "We got embarrassed (Friday) night. C'mon, we did. It was a game that we felt we should have been in and we got smacked pretty good. So you are going to come back and play hard."
Al Horford led the Hawks in scoring as he rebounded from three sub-par games. Horford finished with 20 points (9 of 12 shooting) and 10 rebounds. He had totaled just 25 points on 9-for-35 shooting.
"I was taking the same kind of shots (before)," Horford said. "They felt good and they just weren't falling. Tonight, they were. It was a better night. But, more importantly, we won and we won playing the right way."
Williams finished with 16 points and Korver (13), Josh Smith (12) and Jeff Teague (11) rounded out the double-figure scorers for the Hawks.
The Bulls (15-11) had a two-game win streak snapped and suffered their first road loss in the Eastern Conference this season. The loss came one night after the Bulls, the Central Division leaders, defeated the Knicks in New York. Luol Deng led the Bulls with 11 points.
The Hawks have victories over four of the six current division leaders this season – the Bulls, Grizzlies, Clippers and Thunder.
"We just don't want to disappoint ourselves against good teams," Smith said. "We get ourselves revved up for anybody we play because you can get beat anytime. We wanted to be able to play hard. This team is a physical team and we wanted to match their physicality. We wanted to try to exceed it. Tonight we did that."
The Hawks started with a small lineup despite the front-court size of the Bulls. The disadvantage was an issue Friday night in a lopsided loss at the 76ers.
The Hawks jumped all over the Bulls in the second quarter and took a 53-37 halftime lead. They outscored the Bulls 36-16 in the quarter which included a 17-2 run. Williams punctuated the streak with an and-one dunk with 2:55 remaining the quarter, prompting a pose for the screaming crowd. Williams finished with 14 first-half points to pace three double-digit scorers with Horford (12) and Kover (11).
"It was different for me," Williams said. "I'm a rhythm player. Once you get used to a certain role you kind of thrive on that. For me to be thrown into the starting lineup was a little different. Luckily it worked out for us and we'll see what happens in the future."
The Hawks ended the second quarter with an 8-0 run which included two 3-pointers from Korver. His buzzer-beater to end the half sent the Hawks rolling into intermission.
It was a slow start for the Hawks who shot just 36.8 percent (7 for 19) in the first quarter. They missed their first six shots before a 3-pointer by Williams. The teams combined to miss their first 10 shots of the game.
Drew and players singled out Teague's play, particularly on the defensive end, to start the game and set the tone.
"I wish I knew the answer to that," Drew said on why his team played so differently from night to night. "As a coach, it's my job to look at the team and access what I see. One word, to me, sums it up and that's energy. I don't care what our strategy is going into the game or what the game plan is, if we don't put energy into what we do, we won't be successful. Tonight we were very energized from the very beginning. Last night we weren't. You can see the difference."
The Hawks completed a stretch of four games in five days and are now off until Wednesday when they host the Pistons.
* Hawks have lost two of past three
* Williams ready for return to Philadelphia
* Morrow out, Stevenson questionable vs. Wizards
* A look at the Hawks at the season's quarter mark
* Hawks look to put worst loss behind them
December 22nd, 2012
9:07 pm
December 22nd, 2012
9:07 pm
December 22nd, 2012
9:07 pm
Very nice win, the Bulls didn't have it tonight! Merry Christmas to everybody!!
December 22nd, 2012
9:08 pm
I didn't see this blowout on the horizon. Hawks 16 – 9.
December 22nd, 2012
9:11 pm
Nice way to close out an otherwise subpar week. Pushing the tempo in the 2nd quarter changed this from a close game to a blowout. Big minutes from Zaza off the bench in the first half.
December 22nd, 2012
9:12 pm
Good win tonight. I didn't think they would win after they got manhandled last night but you never know with this team. Good to see Al find his offense because he had been struggling lately.
Good to see the rooks get some garbage minutes but man Scott is so unimpressive. It would be better to just let him stay down in the D league and work on his game.
December 22nd, 2012
9:14 pm
Thibbs, Boozer and Hinrich handed this to us in a golden platter.
I think tonight even Muggsy Bogues could have posted Boozer all night long…
December 22nd, 2012
9:15 pm
To: DawgNole
Correction (FTPB): "I wasn't bragging. Najeh said I didn't understand basic math or something like 4th grade [math]. I was just lettin' him know. You didn't have to say nothin'." [sic]
December 22nd, 2012
9:18 pm
Both teams attempted few free throws.
Bulls made 6-of-8 free throws and the Hawks made 9-of-10 free throws.
December 22nd, 2012
9:20 pm
December 22nd, 2012
9:15 pm
To: DawgNole
Correction (FTPB): "I wasn't bragging. Najeh said I didn't understand basic math or something like 4th grade [math]. I was just lettin' him know. You didn't have to say nothin'." [sic]
Braggers never think they're bragging. Nobody on a Hawks blog cares about your course load or your level of mathematical aptitude; that's all I was saying. Time to let it go. Why don't you watch the Falcons now? They're not as impressive as tonight's Hawks so far, but at least they're ahead.
December 22nd, 2012
9:22 pm
To: HawkFan
December 22nd, 2012
8:48 pm
It took drmaryb to save us all from the genius High-sider posts. If she wasn't already the blog MVP then she definitely is now. Go Hawks and since it's Christmas we still love the High-sider too.
Merry Christmas to you [too] from High-sider aka "The Genius."
December 22nd, 2012
9:24 pm
"That's the type of thing that, as a coach, will really have you pulling your hair out"
-Hawks' bald head coach Larry Drew
December 22nd, 2012
9:25 pm
Most Intelligent one!
Was the above [post] short enough for ya?
Get ya "scroll-on." LOL"
Wassup Shawty? My man High-Side! I miss you sumthin' awful. Good to see you haven't lost your sense of humor!
Let's Go Hawks!
December 22nd, 2012
9:32 pm
What's up baby-girl? Hope it's all good.
December 22nd, 2012
9:33 pm
The line of the night came from Nique when he dropped this gem
"There's not a lot of time in the league when you can play with your sibling, let alone your brother
December 22nd, 2012
9:45 pm
Have to say that the most surprising stat all night is the rebounding differential – won by the Hawks 45 to 31.
Glad to see Korver get 6 boards (more than Smoove, who couldn't seem to get to the glass), Zaza give us 8 off the bench, and Horford lead the way with 10.
Horford goes for 20 and 10 against a team that usually knows how to lock him down. Must be a fluke…
Lou Williams with a very nice game…
Pretty much efficient play allt eh way around by the Hawks.
Call it Bulls having nothing for us tonight, call it them being tired, call it what you want.
I call it a blowout win…
December 22nd, 2012
9:49 pm
Dyamic Duo!
cp … you ARE the [ DUI's MVP ] tonight. By far, hands down. lol
December 22nd, 2012
10:55 pm
Let make one thing clear. This loss by the Bulls DID NOT come at the United Center. Our performance against OKC at Phillips was a disgrace and unforgivable.
Games like that (OKC loss) leave a bad taste in fans mouth and they don't care to come back. Unless it is to cheer for the other team. You can't build a fan base by getting blown-out at home ala the OKC and Golden State games.
December 22nd, 2012
11:20 pm
One should not get overly excited over today's win. There was a long streach at the beginning of the game that left a bad taste. The Hawks could not score and were 0 for 7. Now, let's imagine we play against team like GS with strong shooting guards on the roster. What would most likely happened? Correct, the Hawks would be trailing by 8-10 points from the beginning of the game. In that case, one cannot predict whether our team could turn the game around…
December 22nd, 2012
11:23 pm
Hawks Win!! Hawks Win!! Wow did not see this one coming…..hmmmmm
December 22nd, 2012
8:19 pm
"Sautée I was behind,watching game on DVR ,big deal they are winning now,stupid coaching will usually not give good results."
Hey Rusty, hit the fast forward button and skip the lame commercials..That should get you caught up pretty quick…
December 22nd, 2012
11:26 pm
how could you state that Amare is washed up and he has not even laced up his shoes for the season yet?
What are you, Nostradamus Jr? lmao!
December 22nd, 2012
11:28 pm
Starting Lou and Teague was the key. Korver is not a ball handler so it took a lot of pressure off Teague.
December 22nd, 2012
11:29 pm
Vava74= Nostradamus Jr.
"Michel de Nostredame[1] (14 or 21 December 1503[2] – 2 July 1566), usually Latinised as Nostradamus, was a French apothecary and reputed seer who published collections of prophecies that have since become famous worldwide. He is best known for his book Les Propheties (The Prophecies), the first edition of which appeared in 1555. Since the publication of this book, which has rarely been out of print since his death, Nostradamus has attracted a following that, along with much of the popular press, credits him with predicting many major world events.[3]
Most academic sources maintain that the associations made between world events and Nostradamus's quatrains are largely the result of misinterpretations or mistranslations (sometimes deliberate) or else are so tenuous as to render them useless as evidence of any genuine predictive power.[4] Nevertheless, occasional commentators have successfully used a process of free interpretation and determined 'twisting' of his words to predict an apparently imminent event. In 1867, three years before it happened, for example, Le Pelletier did so to anticipate either the triumph or the defeat of Napoleon III in a war that, in the event, begged to be identified as the Franco-Prussian war, while admitting that he could not specify either which or when" -Wikipedia-
December 22nd, 2012
11:30 pm
Brilliant move by Larry, starting Lou..
Looks like he found a NEW STARTER?
December 23rd, 2012
12:59 am
"Glad to see Korver get 6 boards"
I couldn't believe what I was seeing with Korver's defense on Deng, whom I thought was a legit all star candidate last year. Then he had the ball denial on Butler that I mentioned in the comments. I didn't think Korver could guard small forwards but his defense on Deng was night and day better than Tolliver's on Deng. Korver definitely has physical limitations as far as quickness, but man, this is a smart basketball player.
December 23rd, 2012
1:53 am
It appears Korver played a very good SF game 2night. Too good to be true?
I believe two things could be the reason for KK's great performance.
a) Deng was tired after the game against Knicks (as well as the whole team as they have a short bench). Especially the 4th quarter there was devastating for them…
b) KK knows well the way Deng plays (as they were teammates). So he was well prepared to go against him.
Don't know which of the above (a or b) played a greater role, if any. Anyways, let's see what happens next…
December 23rd, 2012
2:10 am
The Hawks played good tonight. Korver's defense has actually been impressing me lately. He's not a great one-on-one guy, but he's amazing in team defense. He's probably the best on the team at swiping in on doubling the post, which is a great asset to have with Josh and Al as bigs. KK's a lot more responsible for the Hawks forcing a lot of turnovers than people would think.
Also, Lou Will on where the dunk ranked on his highlight list: "Light."
December 23rd, 2012
3:51 am
Slim Jr:
All Star AL play well enough for you?
December 23rd, 2012
4:11 am
I said "COULD" not "IS".
Amar'e has had multiple small injuries during the past couple of years and that, IMO, spells trouble.
He could be on that same type of status that McGrady had been for the last 5 years of his career: healthy for short spells, limited for long stretches.
His knees are uninsurable. His back has been giving him trouble…
I see Amar'e future as a very very very expensive James Edwards for the Knicks (I am sure you remember the Buddha).
December 23rd, 2012
4:14 am
December 23rd, 2012
3:51 am
I have no freaking idea how tall and how talented you are from a basketball point of view but one thing I can guarantee you:
If anyone wanted to see a Jamal Crawford's defense impersonation in the post, Boozer just showed us.
Not saying that Al did not play well (he did, and scored on Noah too), but he practically went against a cardboard figure in several plays.
December 23rd, 2012
6:46 am
Great game by the Hawks!! Jeff Teague's play continues to show his improvement and confidence. He is going to get to a point where he has real confidence in shooting his jumper and that is going to move him into a different group of point guards. Al had a monster game, but I hope he works on his form for his jump shot. He hardly gets off the floor when he takes it and he is going to find tight defense and getting it blocked come playoff time if he doesn't improve it. This wasn't Smoove's best game but he certainly has been playing All-Star caliber basketball this season. Drew's adjustable starting lineups are seeming working out well for him. Finally, Zaza and Lou are having one heck of a season.
We appeared overmatched against the really improved, Mark Jackson led Golden State Warriors and the probably Finals west coast representative Oklahoma Thunder (think Seattle hates they left?). We have time to work it out and maybe make some trade before the deadline that will solidify the small forward slot. Great game against and opponent who had the Knicks number the previous night. GO HAWKS!!!
December 23rd, 2012
6:48 am
Hawks should check in on Demarcus Cousins. Bring this kid back to the Southeast. Put him on a Hawks team that wins more than they lose. Surround him with veterans that know how to prepare. Let Ivan mentor him on how to keep his emotions in check (ok, that was a joke).
I'm sure the Hawks won't take a hard look though because of his history. I predict the young man will end up in Boston. KG, Jet, Pierce, Rondo, and Doc can control him. Boston could build a package around Brandon Bass, Jeff Green, Avery Bradley, Courtney Lee, Fab Melo, and/or Jared Sullinger (those are supposedly Boston's trade chips that have also been tied to Marcin Gortat). IMO, if Boston can get one of these centers, they become a very scary team again.
December 23rd, 2012
7:24 am
Hawks were 9-5 in November. 7-4 so far in December with Detroit, at Cleveland, Indiana, and at Houston left on the schedule. 10-5 would be another outstanding month. Nothing wrong with 9-6 either. Way to go Hawks, but keep your phone charged up Danny boy.
December 23rd, 2012
8:07 am
Last night was possibly one of the better games the "Smoove" played, only one dumb 3 pointer attempted. I congratulate him on a fine effort, if he played that way all the time it would be better for him and for the HAWKS. When the "Smoove" plays within himself there is more of a cohesiveness as far as timing, the ISO disease does not affect the team and unity tends to dominate their play.
December 23rd, 2012
9:16 am
I was on record predicting a hawks win. Glad to see it come through. An it's good to see Al rebound (no pun intended). When Al is making his shots, and Korver doing what he does, hawks are much more competitive.
Speaking of Korver, I do not think he is a good defender. But I think he understands the principles, knows where he should be, and gives 110%.
Hawks win the rebounding battle, and shot well from the FT line. Two key ingredients for victory. Keep it up Hawks.
December 23rd, 2012
9:32 am
It was a great win at home. Need those home wins to keep fans interest up. On top of it, I really hate how Boston and Chicago fans show up to support their teams. So it is doubly good to get a win and shut their fans up(I am sure now that NY is winning we'll see their fans show up too).
I wonder if Noah has a mental block playing Al. The two are good friends, and I sometimes think Noah may not be going all out when he plays Al, and Al knows him better than most. And Kirk really doesn't look like he got much left in the tank.
My only problems from last night, not playing the big lineup is not smart. Zaza should start and Ivan should play ahead of Tolliver off the bench. The two dunks by Josh and Lou were highlights of the game. They energized the crowd.
Now if we win next three, Hawks are in great shape.
December 23rd, 2012
9:45 am
Hawks won, Falcons won.
It was a good night.
Enough said.
December 23rd, 2012
10:28 am
Did the hawks play last night? The game must have had the reverse affect on the hawks
December 23rd, 2012
10:32 am
Josh "AB" Smith – had a beauty of an air ball last night.
December 23rd, 2012
10:50 am
Big Daddy how much is Josh paying you to say he is "playing all-star caliber ball this season." It is good to start my day off with a laugh.
December 23rd, 2012
10:52 am
Outstanding win by both our Teams last night…..I am pleased to see that or "Big Guys" showed up and played grown man Basketball last night. The Chicago Bulls are "no joke."
December 23rd, 2012
11:14 am
As for Korver's defense the great thing is that he plays the best defense he could play. Very in control, smart, effective. Old school defender as opposed to what a lot of people call great defense today. They only look at steals or blocks whereas it is also good defense to force a defensive rebound or prevent a shot at all. Most of what Korver does will never show up in a box score. Probably got a lot of it from Thibs in the Windy City. LD has been unable to coach it out of him yet.
December 23rd, 2012
11:24 am
WR Terrell…. Regarding Josh play last night
Good points. I also thought he was very good offensively letting the game come to him. I think he probably prefers to play that way but gets frustrated when the rest of guys don't get it done. In that scenario even his jump shot is a better option than no shot at all. I like Lou in the starting lineup for this very reason. It puts another scorer out there that Josh can trust. If he trusts his teammates to score he will be more effective down low and on offensive boards. Lou starting gets Josh into a good rhythm.
December 23rd, 2012
12:59 pm
" A Blind Squirrel finds a nut once in a while"
'Long term success of this Basketball team going forward will require more "Toughness." The Chicago Bulls played a very hard fought, "literally" basketball game against the New York Knicks the previous night. Having said that. we must not get "too high'" with our wins, and "too low" with our losses going forward!!!
December 23rd, 2012
1:03 pm
To: "Mr. Stuck-on-Stupid" (Yeah, I know I'm wrong and hypocritical for saying that.)
An Example on How to Calculate Per-Minute Statistics:
Point(s)/Minute(s) Calculation:
1. (actual) points per game = pts/gm; (actual) minutes per game = mins/gm
2. pts/gm / mins/gm (pts/gm divided by mins/gm) =
3. pts/gm x gm/mins (pts/gm multiplied by gm/mins) =
4. pt(s)/min(s) = point(s) per minute(s)
How's that for basic (4th grade) math? (That was a rhetorical question.)
Do you still think that "per-minute" statistics and (actual) "per-game" statistics are (totally) unrelated? (That was another rhetorical question.)
December 23rd, 2012
1:03 pm
"Myopic Midget Monkey Minds"
However, I am sure that the Myopic Midget Monkey Minds will come out in force and proclaim that we are now somehow better than the Miami Heat!!! They will also say that Horfords 20/10 output is the real deal…..NOT SO FAST MY FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
December 23rd, 2012
1:17 pm
Najeh Davenpoop
December 22nd, 2012
7:28 pm
"A metric that takes standard NBA statistics, and instead of breaking them down by production per game, breaks them down by production per minute. "
Right. It takes standard NBA statistics and breaks them down per minute instead of per game. You know that by "standard NBA statistics" they mean TOTALS, right? Not per game stats?
Per game and per minute have nothing to do with each other. If you give me total minutes played and total of any other stat, I can give you per minute stats without knowing anything about games played.
"Basketball statistician John Hollinger has said of per-minute statistics, "It's a pretty simple concept, but one that has largely escaped most NBA front offices: the idea that what a player does on a per-minute basis is far more important than his per-game stats. The latter tend to be influenced more by playing time than by quality of play, yet remain the most common metric of player performance."
Let's say a player averages 12 minutes of playing time per game, and scores 8 points per game. He is scoring at a rate of 0.67 points per minute. One can then look at what his rate projects to for any given amount of playing time, such as 36 minutes per game. Using our example, this player scores 24 points per 36 minutes of playing time."
So, per-game and per-minute stats "have nothing to do with each other"? Yeah, right (sarcasm).
December 23rd, 2012
1:22 pm
Yes, very pleased with Al's play.
I said on yesterday's blog, Al took off those restricting knee pads against Philly the same day I posted he should do just that and has increased his foot speed so there is no reason with his new found mobility he should not be able to put up 20 and 10 on a nightly basis…
Hey Call me Nostradamus Jr! hahahahaha
Al must be reading these blogs cause he's making subtle changes based on the blog input!
Good for you AllStar Al! Keep it up Sir!
This team will go only as far as the Bigs will take them! Its about time they are held accountable for success or failure. They have relied on the guards way too much. Its time to play BIG MAN's GAME and will thy self!
December 23rd, 2012
1:25 pm
Tell yourself I'm a [BIG MAN] and will not be denied on this court tonight!!!!!!!!!!
December 23rd, 2012
1:26 pm
I am a Giant and cannot be stopped in the post!!! [Hunk Hogans voice]


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Brad Paisley prefers you don't know which candidate he voted for in the last Presidential election, but that doesn't mean he's going to turn down an invitation to perform for President Obama at the White House. He's said yes to that gig twice and also performed at an inaugural gala last year.
Brad opens up about his political performances in a new Nashville Scene interview. He says, "If you don't agree with this administration, or with any administration, or with Congress, or with issues, boycotting things is not going to help."
Brad goes on to say, "Declining the invitation to play something like the inauguration would be a slap in the face to our democracy. It would be a missed opportunity for country music to be present."
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MAG Getting PlayStation Move SupportSony has announced at Gamescom 2010 that Zipper Interactive's MAG will be getting PlayStation Move support through a game update. No release date for the patch has been announced.
Zipper is also working on SOCOM 4, which will also support Move. It is likely that the work done on integrating Move into SOCOM 4 is being retrofitted to MAG as an easy value-add. It will also represent your first chance to play a Zipper shooter with Move as SOCOM 4 was delayed into 2011.
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KHLOE KARDASHIAN Shares Old Family Pics To Celebrate "National Siblings Day" (PHOTOS) / Page 2
KHLOE KARDASHIAN shared old family pics on her Celebuzz blog to celebrate "National Siblings Day."
Check it out:
Khloe might be dealing with a full plate right now, what with hubby Lamar Odom being unemployed (sort of) after leaving the Dallas Mavericks and all, but that doesn't mean she can't spare some time to honor "National Siblings Day," because when the reality star heard of the family-centered holiday, she immediately took to her Celebuzz blog and posted photos of her and her gorgeous siblings.
Khloe wrote:
"I just heard that today is National Siblings Day, and as someone with five siblings and four step-siblings, I obviously couldn't let this day pass without a blog post devoted to my beloved sisters and brothers!"
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…their half-siblings Kylie and Kendall:
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Khloe ended the blog by writing:
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See the rest of the Kardashian and Jenner siblings' photos below:
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im downloading it now but its soo slow
Sounds like a step in the wrong direction. I'd be pretty pissed if I had a desktop OS that looked and felt like iOS. I dunno, it sounds like Apple is dumbing their **** down so much its less than useful.
I'm gonna have to agree with GmAz... I have my idevices to use as idevices. i want my macbook pro to be a macbook pro. Why are they trying to blur that line?
I like this motion towards unity. The only problem I see is that ios is built around a touch screen concept. Upgrading to lion on a non-touch screen sounds like more frustration than it might be worth.
I can see the Mac Cydia store really coming in handy though...
sandboxing applications on my mbp, auto saves, auto imaging, wasting my space... none of this sounds any good to me. People are willing to spend the extra cash on the inflated prices because of how they perform and how comfortable they are to use now... why dumb it down and potentially step down the power/usefulness of them? This whole thing just feels horribly horribly wrong. "please upgrade your new machine that you paid thousands of dollars on so we can introduce you to the new os x fisher price edition"
I dunno why, but i am starting to feel that Apple are slowly on their way downhill..i like my MBP as it is. I am not impressed by the iPad and definitely don't want my $2500 laptop to be transformed into one!!
The autosave feature sounds nice as does the snapshots for resuming after a shutdown. Sounds like VMWare to me.
You do not have to use launchpad
I'm unsure how I feel about these changes. I'll have to test it first before I can make up my mind.
Apples not forcing you to use launch pad, for a majority of the people though, with the app store, a one button way to access all the apps in a iOS fashion is much better than opening an applications folder
Can't wait love the way my iPad feels and the new os lion OMG get ready.
People will always oppose change!
Why is this in the iphone news?
Installed it almost as soon as it came out. I love it. The only thing they've done is make things better. Everything else still works the same. You still have Command-Q and Command-S, auto-save is something that'll be built into apps. the auto resume windows have been wonderful so far. i love that i can reboot to where i was when i left.
"automagically", classic, that made my day.
I downloaded it last night! I am still on the fences about my feeling towards it. Although, I have only used it for about 15 minutes. I will say in the few minutes I used it, there were certain things I liked, an certain things I disliked, but with more usage my initial feelings could definitely change. However, without a doubt, I hate the inverted scrolling. There needs to be a way to change this feature without the need for a wireless mouse, which I don't have.
I can certainly understand why some people would be upset by these changes as Apple has always been for what I would consider "true computer junkies" who have a much broader knowledge base about computing in general and who are more likely to use a computer for much more complicated tasks than the typical Windows/PC user. And many of you see this Lion software "upgrade" as a move towards the over simplification or "dumbing down" of computer software in general.
That being said, the very reason Apple's stock has shot through the roof is the simplicity and intelligent design of the iOS ecosystem built in to the iPhone and iPad. My 3 year old son can start up the iPad, navigate a few pages over to his favorite Thomas the Train game and play it all by himself for hours on end. HE'S 3 YEARS OLD!
I'm sorry, but that's brilliant! Apple has succesfully created a computer software interface for people who were previously too inexperienced or intimidated by computers to use. This is the very reason they have become such a successful and highly sought after product.
It only makes sense for Apple (as a company that is ultimately responsible to it's share holders) to redesign their laptop and desktop software programs to be just as accessible! This type of usability or as some of you are calling it "dumbing down" is exactly what Apple needs to do to completely take over the laptop market!
I respect that some of you who are more computer savvy would be upset about this, but frankly, in the eyes of Apple, it's more important for them to appeal to the masses of less tech savy people (because there are A LOT more of them than there are of you), than it is for them to continue to be popular with the smaller group of "power users" who are disappointed by this change.
Mark my words, Lion is going to move Apple to the front of the pack of the entire computing world (just like they already are for smart phones and tablets), which is EXACTLY why they are doing this. They aren't concerned about losing a few "power users" (because where are you gonna go? what else is out there that is much better?). What they're concerned about is broadening their appeal to the masses (because that's where the money that they don't currently have in desktop and laptop market is).
I for one am looking forward to this change and will likely be compelled to finally purchase a Mac based computer.
That's my 2 cents on it...... well maybe more like 50 cents, so keep the change.


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Barclays likely shopping for a U.S. bank
The British financial giant that made a killing snatching up failing Lehman Bros. has eyes on regional retail banks
It's no secret that Barclays (BCS) and its London parent made out like bandits when the bank purchased the U.S. operations of then-imploding Lehman Brothers. Now, there are reports that the bank is shopping for a U.S. retail banking operation with a market cap in the $10 billion-$30 billion range.
So which banks are the most likely takeover targets?
There are plenty: PNC Financial Services Group (PNC), US Bancorp (USB), SunTrust Banks, Inc. (STI), and Fifth Third Bancorp (FITB) spring immediately to mind. But some of these banks are themselves distressed, although not as badly off as Lehman was back in the day.
SunTrust's market cap is $13.47 billion, and it has hit a new 52-week high today, at $27.21. But the stock's book value is over $35/share, and that difference may well be enough to send Barclays to look elsewhere. Like at Fifth Third, which is also touched a new 52-week high at over $13/share. Unlike SunTrust, Fifth Third's share price now exceeds its book value of about $12.44/share. PNC's shares are also moving up to within range of their 52-week high, and the bank's book value is below its share price.
The best of the bunch is US Bancorp. It's book value is about $12.79/share, and its stock is trading today at nearly double that. Its market cap of more than $45 billion may also make it too rich for Barclays.
If Barclays is indeed shopping for a US retail bank, it is looking for deposits it can add to its paltry $3 billion-$5 billion US deposit base. That base must offset the bank's US commercial lending, or it will have to pay a wholesale funding levy to the US government. Adding a retail franchise with a large deposit base and good prospects for more earnings gives Barclays the deposits it needs to ward off paying a levy and enough earnings to help rebuild its capital through retained earnings.
Another interesting note to Barclays recon mission is that it might indicate that it believes that US financial reform, if it happens, will not include the so-called Volcker rule, which would force banks to keep commercial and investment banking operations separate. At the very least, though, Barclays expects new capital requirements and figures that the best way to raise capital is to buy another bank.
A more cautious approach may be that taken by the Royal Bank of Canada, which is waiting to see how US regulations before acquiring any US banks. But it looks like the shopping period is open, and it's not unreasonable to think that US banks with up to $50 billion in deposits may be attractive acquisitions for larger banks.
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Returning to Atlantic Station - the BBT Atlanta Open July 20-28, 2013. The main draw player field includes five former world top 10 players: John Isner, Mardy Fish, Lleyton Hewitt, James Blake and Radek Stepanek.
Starting in 2012, the tournament began the first of a multi-year contract to be hosted by Atlantic Station - a huge hit with players, fans, ATP World Tour and Emirates Airline US Open Series officials. Besides a spectacular view of Atlanta's skyline, you'll find many amenities, including dozens of restaurants, shops and a state-of-the-art movie theater.
Mardy Fish, the 2010 and 2011 champion, and John Isner, America's highest ranked player and former Georgia Bulldog, are committed to play through 2014.
Returning this year! The USTA Family Zone will be the place to be for young tennis players and the young at heart. Come and enjoy hitting tennis balls and having fun on the USTA 10 and Under Tennis 36' courts in Central Park. Open free to the public, USTA staffers will have age-appropriate tennis racquets, balls, courts and nets for kids to exercise, hit a few balls and enjoy tennis. The courts will be open from noon-7 p.m.
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State regulators have unveiled the health insurance prices that Utahns will pay on the Affordable Care Act's online insurance marketplace, or exchange.
Prices vary by county and competition is fierce, with 96 plans to choose from statewide, according to a 354-page report by the Utah Department of Insurance. In most counties, the gap in price between one plan and the next closest is small, the difference of a dollar or two per month.
Find Utah exchange prices here
This 354-page report by the Utah Department of Insurance shows the rates for individuals and families for the health insurance plans being sold on the new exchange.
Counties see a range of prices
Here's a snapshot of prices for "silver-level" plans posted Tuesday on healthcare.gov, the Affordable Care Act's online health insurance marketplace. Statewide there are 96 plans from which to choose. Prices vary by county and depend on a purchaser's age and family size.
Here are the ranges of monthly premiums before subsidies — available to many Utahns based on income — are applied.
Cache County
27-year-old » $203-$269
40-year-old » $216-$286
*Family plan » $780-$1,032
Salt Lake County
27-year-old » $162-$255
40-year-old » $173-$271
Family plan » $623-$978
Utah County
27-year-old » $209-$263
40-year-old » $223-$279
Family plan » $803-$1,008
Washington County
27-year-old » $219-$269
40-year-old » $233-$286
Family plan » $842-$1,032
Weber County
27-year-old » $189-$263
40-year-old » $201-$279
Family plan » $727-$1,008
* A family is defined as two parents age 40, and three or more children under 21.
Source: Utah Department of Insurance
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But in the state's most populous county, the spread is wider, and one insurance company, Kentucky-based Humana, is a clear outlier.
The for-profit insurer sweeps Salt Lake County with the lowest-priced plans in every category — bronze, silver, gold and platinum — and by a good margin.
"In Utah there's a lot of pressure on companies because our individual market isn't well-developed and is totally dominated by [nonprofits] SelectHealth and Regence BlueCross BlueShield," said Lincoln Nehring, a health analyst at Voices for Utah Children. "They had to compete on price to get their foot in the door."
Altius, another big national carrier, also came in with lower-than-average prices. But Humana underbid everyone, charging $19 to $74 less per month for its lowest-cost silver plan than the next company.
That may seem like chump change, but multiplied over a year it adds up, a calculus many of Utah's 378,000 uninsured may be inclined to make.
Insurance experts, however, caution against shopping on price alone.
"Cheap is great. But if you're going to use your insurance, monthly premiums are only part of the picture," said Tanji Northrup, Utah's assistant insurance commissioner. "You have to look at your out-of-pockets costs, too."
All plans must cover certain "essential" health care services. But they are rated according to their actuarial value, or the percentage of health expenses they cover. The higher the metal level (gold versus bronze) the more you'll pay in monthly premiums, but the lower your out-of-pocket costs will be.
Consumers should also pay attention to the size and strength of an insurer's provider panel, said Northrup. "Ask if a plan covers your doctor or the hospital you like to go to."
Insurers are able to negotiate better prices by promising to funnel all their policyholders to a small number of doctors and hospitals.
Northrup said Humana came in with narrow networks, but they aren't alone. SelectHealth offers a range of policies, some covering 10 hospitals and others covering 43, she said.
The insurance department reviewed Humana's rates to ensure they weren't irresponsibly low.
Prices posted Tuesday on the exchange are guaranteed for 12 months. "An insurer can't come back in two months and say, 'We underpriced our plans, and we need to raise the rates,' " said Northrup.
But don't expect the rock-bottom deals to last.
"The carriers have gone in somewhat blind to offer these rates. A year from now it will probably look quite a bit different," predicts Rep. Jim Dunnigan, R-Taylorsville, an insurance broker.
Reinsurance, a federal pool of money used to protect insurers from heavy losses, is artificially keeping rates low on the exchange, said Dunnigan. But it phases out during the next three years, he said.
Consumers will have a chance to switch plans during the next open-enrollment period in October 2014, and Humana may not be able to sustain its market edge.
Arches Health Plan, the state's only health co-op or member-governed insurer, is the price leader in Washington County.
"We were pleased to see we were competitive in most counties," said Arches CEO Linn Baker.Next Page >
Save the dateOn Oct. 9 at 7 p.m., The Salt Lake Tribune and KCPW will co-sponsor an Affordable Care Act town-hall meeting at Salt Lake City Main Library's auditorium, 210 E. 400 South. Jennifer Napier-Pearce will moderate a discussion with a panel of experts, who also will answer questions.
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Thirteen volunteers from our chapter and four from The Art of Living in Boulder along with Coalition for the Upper South Platte workers participated in our third 2011 successful Restoration project. The work was performed along Horse Creek (which flows into the South Platte at Deckers) at the base of an alluvial flow which dumps tons of granite sediment into the creek (and the South Platte) with every rainstorm in the area. Over 4,100 native willows were planted in key areas along the stream banks to help prevent further erosion and block the sedimentation flow downstream.
This project marks the third willow planting for the year and to date we have assisted in the planting of over 15,000 willows! Congratulations Volunteers!
The weather cooperated with a beautiful day for working outdoors. The workers were treated to a "gourmet" lunch compliments of the Cutthroat Chapter. The work was completed by 1:30 in the afternoon leaving ample time to fish the Deckers area.
Many thanks to our hard working volunteers who contributed to the success of this project:
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Each of our volunteers earned a raffle ticket making them eligible to participate in our Conservation Volunteer Recognition Award Raffle to be held at our annual auction. See our website for complete details. And there are many more opportunities to help out throughout the year. Our next project is scheduled for August 20th. We will be doing river clean up along the South Platte near Deckers.
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I don't recall seeing anything written about the first Horse Creek restoration project back in May.
I have the article with pictures and will post today. Jim Rasmussen
Opps! We had an operational electronic mishap, the article covering the May Horse Creek WIllow Planting will be posted shortly. Thanks again to all of our volunteers!
CORRECTION: Please note: Our next conservation event is July 23rd., South Platte River Clean Up near Deckers. August 20th. is GIL Trail Repair.
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A lot of these fees seem unfair and disproportionately high for the service rendered.
CNNMoney has a slideshow of the 9 most annoying bank fees, which inspired me to explain the best ways to avoid them. Fortunately, there are simple solutions to many of these issues.
Forgetting to update your address. Apparently, some banks will charge you if they mail you a statement and it comes back undeliverable. This fee seems unfair and exists only so that you remember to update your address. The easiest way to avoid this fee is to go with paperless statements, so that you get an email instead of a letter.
Going paperless can help the environment and, in some cases, is more secure depending on what type of mailbox you have. Ultimately, it's still important to keep an updated address on file since the bank will need to send you tax documents.
Cashing in your coins. Many banks used to offer free coin-counting services but nowadays a 5% fee isn't unexpected. The easiest way to avoid this is to use your credit and debit cards more often so you don't have to get coins in the first place. If you have a lot of coins, one option is to use Coinstar machines and trade your money in for gift cards for Amazon or other stores. It's certainly not ideal, and you sacrifice any cash back you might get on purchases there, but it's a fine alternative.
Talking to a human teller. The CNNMoney example was of an e-banking account that charges you $8.95 a month if you want to access branches and talk to tellers. It's quite easy to never use a teller at a bank as long as you have access to an ATM. Most of your transactions will be a simple deposit or withdrawal, neither of which needs a teller. Or simply don't get an account that charges this fee.
Losing your debit card. Unfortunately, this is one fee you can't avoid unless you avoid losing your debit card. This fee -- often $5 and much more for expedited replacement -- is understandable in part because producing another card does have a tangible cost, though, as is the case with all these fees, it's certainly not on the level of the fee itself.
Getting a paper statement. You can kill two birds with one stone -- this fee and the first one about forgetting your address -- by going paperless. Banks that charge you a dollar or two to receive a paper statement are not so subtlely hinting that you should go electronic. Going electronic is better anyway.
Requesting old statements. While this fee may seem annoying, it sounds fair to me. Fortunately, you can easily avoid this by going online and looking for these statements yourself. If you've signed up for electronic statements, you can save statements yourself in a folder and not take up much space at all. Since it does take time for a bank employee to look up your records, I can understand charging for this.
Receiving money. I don't receive wire transfers so I'm not entirely sure how annoying this fee is, though I suppose any fee gets annoying after a while. Apparently Chase and PNC both charge you $15 to receive a wire transfer. There are other ways to receive payment and some of them don't cost anything except time (such as a check).
Redeeming rewards points. This refers to redeeming rewards points toward airline tickets. The fee is typically used to cover a federal excise tax associated with airline tickets. The easiest way to avoid this is by getting a rewards credit card that gives you airline miles without charging you a fee. It's annoying but 100% predictable and avoidable.
Closing your account. Seems unfair that banks would charge you a fee for closing your account, right? It turns out that they only do this if you close it within 180 or fewer days of opening it. These fees are typically used to compensate for folks who open accounts simply for the bank promotional deal that month. Since banks are paying out a promotion and incur the cost of setting up an account, they want to make sure you stick around as long as possible.
As you can see, some of these fees are more annoying than others but ultimately many of them can be avoided. If you do get dinged for a fee, it never hurts to ask that they waive that fee. The worst that can happen is that they say no.
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Sorry, but I can't justify any of the bank fees. They get the use of my money when it is deposited ... and it is MY money. I can't go electronic until the internet is more secure and reliable and not everyone has a computer anyway. I'd rather keep my cash under the proverbial mattress than pay banks who crippled this economy by making reckless decisions.
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Comcast's Class A shares jumped 7.2% to $41.77 as the company said it will buy the rest of NBCUniversal from General Electric Co. (GE), giving it full control of the TV and movie company. The company is also buying 30 Rockefeller Plaza and CNBC's headquarters in Englewood Cliffs, N.J., from GE. The total price tag is $18.1 billion. GE shares were also trading higher, up 3.1% to $23.28.
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Implied volatility of foreign exchange options: is it worth tracking?
AbstractMarket analysts and central banks often use the implied volatility of FX options as an indicator of expected exchange rate uncertainty. The aim of our study is to investigate the limits of this statistic. We present some key factors that may deviate the value of implied volatility from the exchange rate variability expected by the market. These biasing factors are linked to the simplifying assumptions of the Black-Scholes option pricing model. Our empirical results show that forint/euro implied volatilities carry useful information about future exchange rate uncertainty when the forecast horizon is shorter than one month. However, implied volatility provides a biased estimate, and does not encompass the information included in other (GARCH, ARMA) predictors of volatility calculated from historical exchange rate data. These results are in line with the findings of similar analyses of other currency pairs.
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Postponed fixture at Oxford United set for 31 March.
Everton Ladies' FA Women's Cup tie at Oxford United has been rescheduled for Sunday 31 March.
The game, which would have been the Blues' first competitive fixture of the new season, was called off on Sunday as a result of a frozen pitch.
The Kassam Stadium will now host the fifth round clash at the end of the month, with both sides now knowing a quarter-final tie away to Bristol Academy awaits the victors.
Before then, however, attention turns to this weekend and Continental Cup action.
The Blues face a Merseyside derby at Liverpool's Halton Stadium on Saturday, a game which will be broadcast live on ESPN.
Fans can also attend the 7.15pm kick-off, with admission priced at £5 for adults and £2.50 for concessions.
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