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This is going to be different. Quebec's fixation on its place in Canada has been like an alarm bell going off in the background for 40 years. What happens when it suddenly stops? Do you start to miss it?
Like most Canadians, I can barely remember a time when Quebec politics wasn't about separation in one form or another. Voters who cast their first ballot in 1970, when the Parti Quebecois won seven seats and 23% of the vote, are near retirement age now. In every election since then, Canadians have been faced with either the potential of a separatist government claiming power in the second most populist province, or the reality of a PQ government in the "National Assembly" working to find a way out of the country. Even when Quebec voters chose the federalist Liberals to govern the province, English Canada felt the need to placate the province for fear the separatists might mount a comeback, which they invariably did.
Twice the country has endured referendums in which Quebecers were given the option to leave. Pierre Trudeau fought the first by promising concessions to address Quebec's perceived grievances. Trudeau's Liberals were followed by Brian Mulroney's Conservatives, who dragged the country through interminable negotiations in search of an accord that would satisfy its remaining complaints. Back in power in the 1990s, the Liberals almost fumbled away the country by failing to appreciate the level of residual discontent prior to the second referendum, which was defeated by a hair. For two decades, until its collapse in 2011, the separatist Bloc Quebecois held seats in Ottawa, paid for by Canadians with generous salaries and benefits, to bellyache continuously about how badly Francophones were mistreated. Prime Minister Stephen Harper's first instinct was to cozy up to Premier Jean Charest and offer to fix the "fiscal imbalance," until he discovered that no ransom was ever enough to buy Quebec's love.
And now it ends? If you spend 40 years in jail, are you ever really released?
The Bloc has been reduced to a leaderless rump; on Monday the PQ was repudiated in no uncertain terms. It's possible the party may not survive; certainly the string of angry baby boomers who drove its sense of bitterness and alienation has reached an end with the unlamented departure of Premier Pauline Marois.
Forget identity, fix the potholes.
What happens now is just a guess. For the new majority government of Philippe Couillard, the priority must be on erasing the memories of the most recent Liberal government, which died mired in corruption scandals and ethical breaches. The best thing Couillard could do for his province and country is to focus on righting the badly listing Quebec economy and responding to pragmatic concerns over education, health care and crumbling infrastructure. Forget identity, fix the potholes. He should have considerable time to do so; the PQ will be preoccupied for some time with internal issues, the biggest of which is this: how does a separatist party survive in a province that has made clear it has no more time for talk of separation?
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If there is one overarching lesson to be learned from the 2014 Quebec election campaign, it is this: Do not overestimate voters' appetite for revolutionary change, or their vulnerability to populist demagoguery.
From the fervid expressions of Quebec nationalism that often were emitted from Pauline Marois' government — and which found a muted echo in the me-too nationalism of the Liberals and Coalition Avenir Québec — one would think that the province were burbling with disaffection. Prime Minister Stephen Harper is unpopular in Quebec and Québécois politicians seem to delight in torquing every national issue into a source of regional umbrage.
Thomas Mulcair may also be scratching his head. The federal NDP has positioned itself as a friend to soft nationalists, promising to let the province leave Canada on the most minimal of conditions. One vote over 50% was good enough for Mr. Mulcair and his troops, who saw such flexibility as a means to holding the 59 seats (now 57) it won in the 2011 election. But now it's a concession without a demand; separation is out, so Mr. Mulcair's pliability becomes redundant. Justin Trudeau, his main rival for federal votes, took a firmer line against separatist sentiments and may thus be in a position to reap the benefits. Can Mr. Mulcair afford to be seen encouraging future discontent so he can offer to mollify it? Or does he accept that the ship has sailed and find a new way to challenge Mr. Trudeau?
No Quebec premier in my lifetime has been as unapologetically federalist as Mr. Couillard, while facing so weak a sovereigntist threat. A brainy type who began the campaign by professing to "despise" the whingeing victimhood preached by the PQ, his political skills remain largely untested despite his resounding victory, which was mainly a rejection of the PQ rather than an embrace of the Liberals. His greatest contribution could be to provide competent government free of the navel-gazing language wars and ethnic-bashing that the PQ went in for. A confident people with a strong identity doesn't need those cheap theatrics. Maybe Quebec can now take the place in Canada it deserves, as one of 10 equal provinces in a strong country. It may find it gets a warmer welcome without the threats.
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You might have seen the story in the Herald a few weeks ago about $2000 in phone calls from Miami city offices to Cuba. Forget about it. That's pocket change.
The city has been vastly overpaying on all its long-distance bills for years -- to the tune of about $10,000 per month.
Alert city leaders, including manager Donald Warshaw's chief of staff John Lindsay, recently picked up on the problem. Then they negotiated the rate from 27 to 9 cents per minute. Their next job: convincing MCI, the city's long-distance company, to refund $400,000. Seems the city's contract expired in 1996, but no one renegotiated.
Miami accounts payable supervisor Maedell Brown wasn't aware of the problem. She blames another city department, information technology, for the oversight. "There are a lot of new people coming in and going out," she says.
Johnny Winton is a developer and downtown activist who contributed at least $4000 to the Abolish Miami movement two years ago. He wanted no more commissioners or city hall. Then voters decided against abolition. Get this: Now Winton is running for a seat he wanted to do away with, one J.L. Plummer has held since the Ice Age. Winton admits he's changed his mind: "When I found out we had years of neglect and mismanagement, I couldn't have been madder.... Now I think I can be an agent for change."
Sweetwater mayoral elections make The Twilight Zone look normal.
First consider the numbers in the May 11 contest. New Mayor Pepe Diaz won 63 percent of the 1772 ballots cast. He spent $36,000. His three opponents shelled out a combined total of $34,000 more. That's $47 per vote.
How expensive is that? Well, neither presidents nor governors spend nearly that much per voter. If county mayoral candidates had shelled out at that rate during the last election, the bill would have reached $15 million. "Wow!" exclaims election supervisor David Leahy. "That is a lot of money."
Big bucks aren't the only Sweetwater gee-whiz. Diaz believes someone tried to abscond with 12,000 campaign political flyers just before election day. The postal service acknowledges hurrying delivery but denies any scandal. Postmaster Jesus Galvez visited Diaz's home and apologized this past week, but couldn't find the mishap's cause.
A suggestion: Take a closer look at losing council candidate Ruben Abell, a postman.
Outgoing Herald executive editor Doug Clifton jumped.
The veteran Herald-ite, who valiantly announced his departure from 2000 miles away at his new post at the Cleveland Plain Dealer, wasn't fired. But publisher Alberto Ibarguen made "filling out his management team" a regular source of discussion, one source says. "Doug saw the writing on the wall."
Clifton, a former army ranger known for angry tirades, has received a proper sobriquet at the Plain Dealer: "the Great Santini."
His likely successor: managing editor Larry Olmstead.
Net for Herald readers: little change.
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Honors to New Times in the 1998 Sunshine State awards: Kathy Glasgow's "La Vida Dura" picked up two: a first place in feature reporting for small papers and a second in foreign reporting. Robert Andrew Powell's story about improper recruiting practices in the Miami High basketball program, "Dream Team," grabbed a first in sports nondeadline reporting with another Glasgow story, "Lord of the Ring," finishing second. Art director Dean Sebring also picked up a first in the small-newspaper category for his front-page design of "Iron John."
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Inequality and Equity
The Program on Inequality and Equity investigates the factors that affect the distribution of income, distribution of health outcomes, impact of policy on intergenerational equity, welfare analysis, discrimination, access to the legal system and the role of incentives, race, gender, and immigration. One such program is called Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA, a service learning program). In the past, we have brought Robert P. Moses '56, Elizabeth Mitchell Armstrong, and Ronald Ferguson to campus to speak on inequality and equity.
John Bartle, director of the Program on Inequality and Equity, attended Indiana University, where he earned his master's and Ph.D. Bartle's recent work includes The Refugee Project, a collaborative effort of Hamilton faculty and students to document the lives of refugee communities in Central New York. Project members have interviewed more than 30 refugees, completed two short films and are building an interactive archive.


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Man Charged with Storing Deadly Cyanide in Chicago Mass Transit System
by Mike Robinson, Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) - A man charged with storing deadly powdered cyanide in part of Chicago's downtown subway system had fled charges of vandalizing Wisconsin utility systems, authorities said.
Joseph Konopka, 25, formerly of De Pere, Wis., was charged Monday with possession of a chemical weapon after federal agents found sodium cyanide and potassium cyanide in a Chicago Transit Authority storage room underneath the city's downtown Loop district.
Officials said they didn't want to speculate about why Konopka allegedly had the chemicals.
"I'm not a psychologist," Chicago police Superintendent Terry Hillard said. He said the chemicals had posed "no immediate danger" to riders.
Konopka was carrying a vial containing 1 gram of sodium cynanide-sodium carbonate when he was arrested Saturday night, the FBI said. About 4 ounces of potassium cyanide and about nine-tenths of a pound of sodium cyanide were discovered in the passageway. The FBI said the chemicals could kill people if ingested or converted to gas.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Edward A. Bobrick ordered Konopka held pending a hearing Wednesday. It wasn't immediately known if Konopka had a lawyer.
The FBI said Konopka claimed to be the leader of a Wisconsin group of vandals known as the "Realm of Chaos" that took "personal entertainment out of observing the consequences of the property damage." He was wanted on charges of fleeing to avoid prosecution in Wisconsin after failing to appear on charges in Door County alleging vandalism against utility systems, the FBI said.
"What we're looking at is someone who styles himself as an anarchist, as a domestic terrorist, who tries to live up to his computer moniker, which is Dr. Chaos," Door County District Attorney Tim Funnell said.
Konopka was being sought on more than a dozen warrants. Last year, he appeared in court charged with damaging an electrical switch that caused brownouts in the small town of Algoma, Wis. He also was charged by Shawano County authorities with opening a valve at a natural gas facility and trying to ignite the escaping gas with a chemical compound.
He was convicted in 1996 and sentenced to 10 months in jail and three years probation for trying to break into cars, crashing his car into garages and tearing down mailboxes and lampposts in a Wisconsin suburb.
In Chicago, Konopka was unemployed and had been living in the subway system for several weeks, authorities said.
University of Illinois-Chicago police arrested Konopka and a juvenile Saturday night on suspicion of trespassing, according to an FBI affidavit filed in federal court. They were found in a steam tunnel under the university's education building, the FBI said.
University police had staked out the tunnel because of a rash of burglaries on campus in recent weeks.
The juvenile told federal agents that Konopka had taken over an area within a CTA underground passageway to store chemicals, the FBI said. Konopka admitted he had keys to various CTA substations, the FBI said.


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Merle Eugene Cook
Merle Eugene Cook, 54, of Salem, died Tuesday, April 8, 2014, in Salem.
A funeral is at 10 a.m. Friday at Salem Congregational Church in Salem, with the Rev. Aaron Helterbran officiating. Burial will be in Spencer Cemetery in rural Stockport.
Visitation begins at 2 p.m. Thursday at Murphy Funeral Home in Mt. Pleasant, with family present from 6-8 p.m.
A memorial has been established in his memory.
Online condolences may be sent at www.murphyfuneralandmonuments.com.
Mr. Cook was born Nov. 27, 1959, in Fairfield, the son of Larry Cook of Fairfield and Walter and Carolyn Church of Salem. He married Linda Watson May 17, 1980; they later divorced.
He loved going to car races at 34 Raceway and The Nationals at Knoxville. He was an avid NASCAR fan.
Survivors include his children, Dustin Cook and Terra Cook, both of Burlington; two brothers, Brian Church of Atlantic and Kenton Church of Mt. Pleasant; one sister, Jodie Bortf; and his parents, Walter and Carolyn Church of Salem and Larry Cook of Fairfield.
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Thanks to the quirks of the world golf rankings, Spencer Levin will be in the field for the 2012 U.S. Open.
Even though he missed the cut at the St. Jude's Classic this last weekend, he moved from 61st to 60th in the rankings, receiving an automatic bid to the national championship.
It's well deserved for the Sacramento native in a year where he's made some noise on the PGA tour. The chain smoking Levin is joined by Nick Watney as the only area golfers playing at the Olympic Club in San Francisco.
This is Levin's second appearance in the U.S. Open. He played at Shinnecock Hills in 2004, shooting a 69 in his first round. He eventually finished tied for 13th place, an impressive debut for any golfer.


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Daily MailSunday, February 17, 2013Mo farah will pocket a staggering
£750,000 for running twice in the London Marathon - even though he will
complete only the first half this year, a decision Paula Radcliffe
branded 'a little strange'.
The fee Farah will receive for appearing in the race dwarfs even the £500,000 it is believed Radcliffe took home in her heyday.
London Marathon organisers do not, as a matter of policy, disclose precise fees paid to athletes.
'He'll be rightfully well rewarded as an Olympic champion,' is all race director Hugh Brasher would reveal.
But 29-year-old Farah's fee for participation in the event is greater than any they have paid in the past for a single runner.
After sponsors' bonuses and other payments are taken into account, Farah will receive around £750,000.
The previous largest appearance fee was for Radcliffe, who broke the world record on London's streets in 2003.
'I find it strange,' said Radcliffe,
'it's not what I would have done. Either you find a good half-marathon
or you take the plunge and attack the distance and race it. But
everybody has different reasons.'
'The London Marathon is the biggest in the world and it's about dealing with everything that goes along with that,' said Farah.
'Running in the London Olympics and
having 75,000 people cheering for me was the best thing ever and having
all those people cheering again, I just can't stop thinking about it.'
It is expected that 650,000 people
will line the streets to see Farah, born in Somalia but raised in
Britain from the age of eight, in the London Marathon.
'As a young boy growing up in London
it has always been my ambition to run the London Marathon,' said Farah,
who won the Mini Marathon for runners aged 11-17 three years in a row,
from 1998.
Farah will run in the lead pack for
about 62 minutes, covering the route from Greenwich Park to the halfway
point, just after Tower Bridge, before retreating into the race
organiser's headquarters at the Tower Hotel.
Asked if he would be tempted to
continue after halfway, Farah said: 'I have a plan and that's to go to
halfway and that will be it, even if I feel great. The marathon is
moving forward so fast. I think I've got great speed, but that doesn't
mean I'll be a great marathon runner.'
The run, according to Brasher, will act as 'a fact-finding mission'.
He added: 'It echoes the way Mo has gone about every piece of preparation throughout his career.'
Asked if he had tried to persuade
Farah to run the full marathon this year, Brasher said: 'He's always
been very clear about his intentions. He's always said he wants to run
the 10,000m at the World Championships in Moscow this summer, so we've
supported him in that. No pressure whatsoever.'
There has long been speculation that
Farah would move toward road racing after 2012, and in October his
coach, Alberto Salazar, suggested that he may attempt the 10,000m and
marathon double in Rio in 2016.
Salazar, who won three successive New
York Marathons in the Eighties, was famed for the brutal training
sessions he put himself through, and Farah has taken that ethos on board
in a bid to prepare himself for the marathon.
Having returned from training in
Iten, Kenya, where he prepared for last summer's Olympics, Farah begins
his competitive road racing schedule next week, in a half-marathon in
New Orleans.
Farah was the star attraction there
yesterday, cruising to victory in the 3,000m in 7min 42sec, with
France's Florian Carvalho second and Britain's Lee Emanuel third.
The way the crowd greeted him as he
crossed the finish line, with some children doing his trademark Mobot on
the big screen, is evidence of his commercial pulling power. He has the
star quality to reinvigorate interest in the London Marathon men's race
and could provide a domestic winner for the first time since Eamonn
Martin, who worked full-time at the Ford motor plant in Basildon,
triumphed 20 years ago.
In Birmingham, Holly Bleasdale
looked in good form ahead of the Indoor World Championships in
Gothenburg, winning the pole vault on count-back.
The much-anticipated 60m showdown
between Jamaican Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce and American Carmelita Jeter
fell short of expectations, with Ivory Coast's Murielle Ahoure winning
in 6.99sec.
Jenny Meadows made a heartwarming
return to the track after a 15-month injury break, coming second in the
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Film : MySelf Pendu
Starring : Preet Harpal, Sayali Bhagat, Jaswinder Bhalla, Upasna Singh, Ather Habib, Satinder Satti and Surinder Rihal.
Guest Appearance : Jaspinder Cheema, Navraj Hans & Madhurima Tulli
Directed By : Surinder Rihal
Produced by: Music Box Media Entertainment Co.
Presentation : Sur Sangam Films
Music Label : Junglee Music (Times Group)
Singers : Preet Harpal, Navraj Hans, Sonu Kakkar, Shahid Malya, Aarsh Benipal, Adriji Gupta & Pawni Pandey
Lyrics: Preet Harpal, Manpreet Multani, Sandhey Sukhbir, Sham- Balkar & Kashi Rollonwala
Digital Promotion : Virk Infotech Pvt. Ltd.
Release Date : 04-09-2015
Faraar – August 28, 2015
Film: Faraar
Directed: Baljit Singh Deo
Produced by: Sippy Grewal & Nitin Talwar
Starring: Gippy Grewal, Kainaat Arora, Jaggi Singh & others
Music: Saga Music
Digital Partner: Unisys Infosolutions
Writen by: Jass Grewal
Screenplay: Jass Grewal, Baljit Singh Deo & Sippy Grewal
Dialogue: Prince Kanwaljit Singh
Music: Jatinder Shah, Dr Zeus, Bohemia, Rahat Fateh Ali Khan
Lyrics: Happy Raikoti, Amrit Maan, S.M. Sadiq, Bohemia & Jagdev Maan
Background Score: Joshilay
Editor: Baljit Singh Deo & Sun Gill


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New campus art reflects students' experiences
|"Bower" is the name of UNI's newest public artwork that is being created for Panther Village.
A "bower" is a shaded, leafy shelter made with tree boughs or vines twined together. "Bower" is also the name of UNI's newest public artwork that communicates the same meaning: home, growth and a supportive community.
"I have a high regard for higher education and the profound changes people go through while in college. 'Bower' reflects that," said Lynn Basa, the artwork's creator.
UNI's Art and Architecture Committee selected Basa to create the sculpture for Panther Village, UNI's new apartment-style residence hall that will begin housing students in fall 2012. Basa, a Chicago-based artist, has completed numerous public art commissions and teaches in the sculpture department at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago.
This is the second time UNI has collaborated with Basa. In 2010, she created the terrazzo-floor artwork in the atrium of the recently renovated Sabin Hall. Under the Iowa Art in State Buildings law, one half of one percent of new construction funds is designated for public art.
"Bower" consists of nine steel columns, four of which will be inside the new residence hall and five that will be outside. Each column will be between 10 and 18 feet high with steel "branches" that reach up to and wind around four panes of glass at the top of each column. The glass forms a point, reminiscent of a glass house with a roof, and each "house" will be lit from the inside.
Basa said the size of each column and the way in which the branches wind around the glass houses vary from structure to structure because "everyone is different, and everyone has a different experience on campus."
The steel columns and branches are being made by two UNI students and two recent UNI graduates. Professor of art Tom Stancliffe trained the students in metalworking and is overseeing their work, which will be completed in August. Glass and lighting fabricators will then come to campus for their additions to Basa's sculpture, which will be installed in and in front of Panther Village during spring 2012.
Stancliffe, who has built large sculptures for years, said, "Having the students work with an artist on a project is an important part of the learning process and a direct model of how they might proceed in the art field. Public art is definitely a field that students graduating from UNI can pursue."
The term "public art" typically refers to artwork that is displayed in a public space, is larger in size and takes several months to complete.
"There's a myth that artists won't make money – that you'll be a 'starving artist,'" said Stancliffe. "That's not true. As long as you approach your work in an entrepreneurial way, you're fine."
Stancliffe said he and Basa discussed having UNI students fabricate part of the sculpture on campus because UNI's art facilities are extremely well equipped and large enough for a project of this nature.
"The students benefit because they get to collaborate with an artist, they're paid fairly, they gain great experience and they learn new skills," said Stancliffe.
Vicki Reed, art '10, is working on "Bower" by cutting, grinding and welding the steel columns and branches. "This is an invaluable experience, and it's really opening my eyes to new ways to build things – and I get to do something for my school, too," said Reed. "Public art creates a sense of pride and inspires people to be creative themselves."
UNI students and recent graduates get to work with Chicago-based artist Lynn Basa on this one-of-a-kind sculpture.


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With many long-standing deals expiring after the London 2012 games, marketers are on the alert for opportunities spanning sports such as ath-letics, rowing and triathlon.
Britain's best Olympic performance for more than 100 years means the BOA - which operates the Team GB brand - is courting fresh partners.
The BOA's sponsorship arrangements were aligned with LOCOG's from the moment London won the vote to host the Games, but from 2013 it will be free to sign up fresh partners. It has already re-signed Adidas for the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016.
Rights-holders such as UK Athletics, British Rowing and the British Triathlon Federation are also in the market for sponsors.
UK Athletics is looking to take a 'tiered' approach to sponsorship, rather than relying on a single brand sponsor, as it has in the past with Aviva.
The rowing governing body is understood to be looking for a sponsor because its current partner, German electronics brand Siemens, will not renew its deal beyond December, in spite of British rowers winning nine medals.
A British Rowing spokesman refused to comment on the future of its deal with Siemens, but said the body is 'engaging' potential sponsors.
British Triathlon Federation sponsor General Electric (GE) could not confirm whether it will renew its two-and-a-half year deal with the sport.
Chris Katsuleres, director of Olympic marketing and sports programmes at GE, told Marketing it would 'let the dust settle' before making a decision.
British Swimming will continue to receive the backing of British Gas, despite picking up only three medals in the pool. The brand is supporting a 'British Swimming Heroes Tour' launching this week, featuring Olympians Rebecca Adlington and Keri-Anne Payne.
However, Jon Ridgeon, partner at sponsorship agency Fast Track, claims minority sports might 'struggle' to generate additional revenues in the wake of heavy investment around London 2012.


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To get an idea of how quickly the ETF market is growing, consider this: On average, one new exchange traded fund was launched every working day of 2007. Not bad for an industry that, prior to 1993, had zero products in the marketplace.
In all, 270 new exchange traded funds were introduced in 2007, with an additional five launched in the first month of 2008. That brought the total number of ETFs to 634 at the end of January--a 76 percent increase from the end of 2006. Total assets in ETFs at the end of January were $570 billion, up from $421 billion at the end of 2006. And the number of ETF sponsors swelled to 21.
Clearly, ETFs have been a successful growth story on virtually every level, right?
Not so fast.
The growth in the ETF business has been extremely concentrated. Just two ETF managers--Barclays with its iShares brand and State Street with its SPDRs--account for 80 percent of all ETF assets. And the concentration doesn't stop there. At the end of January, 10 exchange traded funds--or less than 2 percent of all ETFs in the marketplace--accounted for roughly 45 percent of all assets.
If your name isn't Barclays, State Street or Vanguard (the third-largest ETF sponsor in terms of assets with more than $41 billion at the end of January), how can you compete in this world? The primary strategy of ETF upstarts has been to focus on niche ETFs based on "designer" indices. As evidence of this tact, the category with the greatest number of new ETFs in 2007 was "specialty," with 141 new funds.
Many of these niche ETFs, however, have gained little traction with investors. Roughly 135 ETFs have less than $10 million in assets, and approximately 300, or close to half of all ETFs, have assets of less than $50 million. Since an ETF probably needs at least $50 million to be considered long-term viable for sponsor and index creator, many ETFs appear to be living on borrowed time.
True, ETF closures have been a rare occurrence. Only one ETF--the SPDR O-Strip ETF--closed in 2006, and there were no closures in 2007.
This year, however, looks to be a different story. Already Claymore Securities has shuttered 11 ETFs:
oClaymore/BIR Leaders 50
oClaymore/BIR Leaders Mid-Cap Value
oClaymore/BIR Leaders Small-Cap Core
oClaymore/Robeco Boston Partners Large-Cap Value
oClaymore/LGA Green
oClaymore/KLD Sudan Free Large-Cap Core
oClaymore/Clear Mid-Cap Growth
oClaymore/Zacks Growth & Income
oClaymore/Index IQ Small-Cap Value
oClaymore/Robeco Developed World Equity
oClaymore/Clear Global Vaccine
The 11 funds closed by Claymore accounted for around 30 percent of the total number of Claymore ETFs. However, assets in the 11 funds totaled less than $35 million, making up less than 2 percent of all Claymore's U.S. ETF assets.
That the ETF industry is seeing some closures is not at all surprising. Certainly the difficult stock market environment of recent months will make it more challenging to grow assets for ETFs that were already struggling to find investor support. Also, with specialist seed money for ETFs becoming increasingly tight, the pressure from specialists to close moribund ETFs is probably growing. Thus, Claymore's move to pull the plug makes perfect sense.
That's why I was a bit puzzled by some of the reaction to the Claymore closings. It seems a number of people were just waiting for such an event so they could play the "I-told-you-so" card. These critics have been decrying the growth of niche ETFs, saying the rapid expansion is wrong for the industry and investors ("C'mon, who really needs a Sudan Free Large Cap Core ETF!"). To these critics, it was just a matter of time before closures would occur en masse.
But also puzzling were the comments of people applauding Claymore's move, suggesting that Claymore acted "responsibly" in pulling the products from the market.
My take is a bit different: Claymore introduced some products into the ETF marketplace, the funds didn't take hold, they offered little hope of becoming economically viable, and so they were axed. It's not a good or bad thing that Claymore brought these products to the market, nor is it a good or bad thing that they folded them. It's simply how the market works.
Thus, from a macro industry standpoint, the 11 closures at Claymore represent a fairly benign event. Indeed, while Claymore closed these 11 ETFs, the firm is planning to introduce a number of new ETFs over the next 12 months.
However, for financial advisors, the closures do highlight an issue that heretofore probably has not been on their radar screen when it comes to ETF investments: What are the client implications of an ETF closure?
To answer this question, let's look at the mechanics of an ETF closure. Claymore announced on February 1 that it would liquidate the 11 funds and that the last day of trading would be February 19. Thus, investors (and financial advisors) had through February 19 to sell their ETF shares on the open market. From February 20 through February 28, shareholders may have been able to sell their shares to certain broker/dealers, but there was no assurance that there would be a market for the funds. Investors still holding ETF shares on February 28 received the value of their shares based on the prices of the underlying securities as of the closing date, including any capital gains and dividends.
What should jump out immediately from this scenario are the potential tax implications of a closure. In this case, the ETF shares were going to cease to exist after February 28, so shareholders were going to realize a taxable event from owning these shares (if, of course, the shares were held in a taxable account) regardless of whether they were sold on the open market or held in the ETF through the liquidation. Given the performance of some of the funds being liquidated, and the fact that 10 of the 11 funds had existed for less than 12 months, the few people who actually owned the shares probably recorded little if any gains and more likely, short-term losses on the sale. Still, the point to remember is that a closure means a forced taxable event, which may muddy up the "tax-friendliness" that helped push you into investing in exchange traded funds in the first place.
The second implication of an ETF closure is that it forces you to reallocate your client positions. If you were drawn to an ETF because of its very narrow niche--for example, your client really wanted large-cap stocks with no exposure to the Sudan--you may find reallocating the assets to a similar ETF a bit challenging.
One thing that ETF closures will not do is have a negative impact on the price of the ETF shares prior to the liquidation. This seems counter-intuitive. After all, when it comes to stocks, wholesale dumping of shares (which probably occurred with the Claymore ETFs prior to liquidation) would drive the stock's price down sharply. However, although ETFs trade like stocks, they aren't stocks. They are baskets of stocks that trade based on the prices of the underlying securities. And while I suppose big selling of a particular ETF may cause some minor dislocations in the price of the ETF versus the net asset value, those dislocations should be quickly arbitraged away. The bottom line is that forced selling of an ETF as a result of a pending closure should not impact the market price of the ETF.
Another misconception about ETFs is that the size of bid-ask spreads is driven primarily by the ETF's asset size and trading volume. Thus, wholesale dumping of tiny, thinly-traded ETFs--perhaps as a result of a pending closure--should negatively affect the bid-ask spreads. Again, an ETF is not a stock. Spreads on stocks are established based primarily on the availability and trading volume of the stock. Stocks with modest trading volume tend to sport high bid-ask spreads. In the case of an ETF, the spread is established based primarily on the tradability of the underlying securities in the ETF--not on the asset level and trading volume of the ETF itself.
For example, the SPDR DJ Wilshire Large Cap (ELR) ETF has less than $10 million in assets and average daily trading volume of less than 6,000 shares. Yet, because it focuses on large, highly liquid securities, the average bid-ask spread is fairly modest.
Still, it is probably best to avoid ETFs that you presume to be on their deathbed, no matter how interesting or attractive the market niche might be. A big reason is that an ETF closure will generate one of those painful "conversations" with your clients. You'll be stuck explaining the intricacies of ETF construction and taxation. Good luck explaining that to your clients--not to mention trying to answer that embarrassing question of why you chose an ETF for them that nobody else wanted. And who needs those discussions!
So, what are the symptoms of a terminal ETF? Low assets (you can check asset levels at the Web sites of ETF sponsors), modest daily trading volume, and mediocre performance. The last factor is especially important. A fund sponsor will be more apt to keep alive an "orphan" ETF that is performing well. The thinking is that as this ETF develops a good long-term track record, ETF rating services will recognize the fund, and assets will eventually follow. However, a fund with a poor performance and few assets is not likely to survive for very long, even if it has an attractive or unique market niche.
The table on page 53 lists a number of ETFs with assets under $10 million, modest average trading volume, and double-digit losses since inception. For these funds, the hearse may be rounding the corner.
Chuck Carlson, CFA, is chief executive officer of Horizon Investment Services and the author of Winning With The Dow's Losers (HarperBusiness). David Wright, CFA, provided research assistance for this article.


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Final thoughts
Not a complete disaster for the Miami Heat, the Spurs started the NBA Finals 2-1 last year and eventually lost, but it makes Thursday's Game 4 a Must Win. That's what they do following playoff losses so it's not an impossible task. The Guardian will be there liveblogging it all on Thursday. We'll see you there, hopefully. Thanks to everyone who followed along with out coverage of Game 3 of the NBA Finals especially those who contributed. Ciao!
CHANGE: Spurs 111-92 Heat
The scorers have downgraded that Baynes three to a two-pointer, because they are meanies. Let Baynes pad his postseason stats! So the official final score is 111-92. I'm sure the Heat feel a lot better now.
Simon Frank:
Spurs had to win this after that first half- to lose from that position would be to surrender practically the whole series
Absolutely. It would have been Game 6 again.
Anthony-Carlo Lee:
Hi Hunter,
Have you ever seen a girl that is so much happy seeing her team winning ?
Spell J.E.S.S.I.C.A O.L.A.Y.E.R. :D
It's one of my favorite sights in the world, one of the reasons I'm rooting for the LA Kings in Game 4 of the Stanley Cup Finals tomorrow (which the Guardian will be liveblogging at 8:00 EST).
The San Antonio Spurs take a 2-1 lead in the NBA Finals!
Spurs 112-92 Heat, FINAL
Norris Cole will make one of two free throws and that'll do it. The Spurs have taken game 3!
Spurs 112-91 Heat, :17 left, 4th quarter
Aron Baynes three-point as San Antonio pads the score.
Spurs 109-91 Heat, 1:32 left, 4th quarter
Tony Parker makes two free throws. Toney Douglas makes one of two for the Heat. Also: Toney Douglas is part of the Heat now. The more you know.
Spurs 107-90 Heat, 1:36 left, 4th quarter
Twelve turnovers from LeBron James and Dwyane Wade. I feel like Danny Green was involved with all of them.
Nigeria too. Yikes. Thankfully there's not much left to miss here?
Spurs 107-90 Heat, 1:36 left, 4th quarter
Heat timeout.
Dave Owens:
Not so much 'too little too late' for the Heat, more like "Too much too early" for the Spurs. And in Miami!
Seriously. Although they had a huge chance when they knocked it down to 9 points late. This was still winnable. It's gonna sting.
Spurs 107-90 Heat, 2:15 left, 4th quarter
LeBron James misses a three. The mood in Miami is deflation.
Spurs 107-90 Heat, 3:00 left, 4th quarter
Ray Allen fouls Tim Duncan. He makes both. This is done.
Spurs 105-90 Heat, 3:16 left, 4th quarter
Wade makes one of two free throws, that won't do it, and we have an official timeout. Again.
Spurs 105-89 Heat, 3:33 left, 4th quarter
Lewis makes a three-pointer, the Heat need 1 or 2 more of those desperately. And then LeBron fouls Leonard. Not a good foul, even if Kawhi makes only one of two.
Spurs 104-86 Heat, 4:15 left, 4th quarter
Wade makes a layup but the clock is their enemy here. As is Kawhi Leonard who knocks one down from five feet.
Spurs 102-84 Heat, 5:11 left, 4th quarter
Patty Mills steals and passes the ball to Ginobili who hits his shot. Beautiful.
Spurs 100-84 Heat, 5:39 left, 4th quarter
Ginobili makes two free throws. Okay maybe not an exciting finish upcoming.
We will have a GIF or YouTube clip of that Allen miss here at the Guardian, either here today or in tomorrow's blog.
Sorry to hear that, hopefully I can provide some help here. Certainly is a can't miss finale we're heading to.
Spurs 98-84 Heat, 6:05 left, 4th quarter
A Ray Allen foul and missed layup. Not what his team needs. And we have a TV timeout, which is what this blogger's tired fingers do need.
Spurs 98-84 Heat, 6:05 left, 4th quarter
LeBron James is always on Miami's side, makes a two-pointer. Diaw gets fouled, makes one of two free throws.
Spurs 97-82 Heat, 6:56 left, 4th quarter
Wade makes a two-footer. But Parker makes a three-pointer. Time is not on Miami's side now.
Spurs 94-80 Heat, 7:35 left, 4th quarter
Kawhi Leonard is bookending this game with some impressive offense here at the end of the fourth. He gets fouled on the other end by Ray Allen, making two free throws.
Spurs 92-80 Heat, 7:43 left, 4th quarter
Oof. LeBron James intercepts a Diaw piece, and has to foul immediately. Luckily for the Spurs, James gets called for another foul, his fourth, on the other end. That's Danny Green again. Leonard slams home at the other end.
Spurs 90-80 Heat, 8:53 left, 4th quarter
And it's a 10 point lead again. You wanted a close game late, this is a close game late. (A ten point lead for the Heat is like a 2 point lead for, say, the Pacers.)
Spurs 90-80 Heat, 8:53 left, 4th quarter
Danny Green steals from LeBron James again, that's like what his fourth steal on the King? They'd execute someone back in the monarchy days. Leonard misses a three though and on the other end Ray Allen does what Ray Allen does. That's three points for Miami and a San Antonio timeout.
Spurs 90-77 Heat, 9:11 left, 4th quarter
Leonard scores on a driving layup, to the chagrin of the Miami crowd who wanted an offensive foul called on the play.
Spurs 88-77 Heat, 10:18 left, 4th quarter
Green and LeBron trade steals, which ends in Parker having to foul James to stop a scoring drive.
Spurs 88-77 Heat, 10:59 left, 4th quarter
Norris Cole, having a fine night all around, assists a LeBron layup.
Spurs 88-75 Heat, 11:38 left, 4th quarter
And one more quarter to go (maybe, I'm smelling overtime). Danny Green makes a basket and gets a foul on LeBron James. He doesn't make his free throw thought.
Are you trying to get my Bank of America security questions?
Dear Miami Heat fans, try singing this one instead:
I feel honored.
Spurs 86-75 Heat, end of the 3rd quarter
Green's shot.... No good. It's only a 11 point lead and we have a fascinating and unsurprisingly tight fourth quarter to come. God I love this series.
Spurs 86-75 Heat, :45 left, 3rd quarter
Splitter fouls Andersen, who makes one of two. Boris Diaw hits a basket.
Spurs 84-74 Heat, 1:37 left, 3rd quarter
Belinelli makes a three-pointer that the Spurs really, really needed there. Back to double-digits, barely.
Spurs 81-74 Heat, 1:59 left, 3rd quarter
Marco Belinelli misses a gimme. Oof. Norris Cole makes a two-footer! Ow what a disastrous turn for San Antonio. Here come the Heatles.
Spurs 81-72 Heat, 2:21 left, 3rd quarter
Wade makes another shot, it's down to single-digits! INTERESTING.
Spurs 81-70 Heat, 3:11 left, 3rd quarter
A ticky-tack foul by Duncan bails out Wade from a no hope shot. Wade makes both. Interesting.
Spurs 81-68 Heat, 3:25 left, 3rd quarter
This isn't as pretty as the first half. Ginobili fouls Ray Allen in the act of shooting, makes two free throws.
Spurs 81-66 Heat, 4:11 left, 3rd quarter
But Mills draws a foul on Chalmers after the Heat get the rebound. Ginobili then makes an off-balanced layup who then gets called for a foul on Chris Andersen who makes his two free throws.
Spurs 79-64 Heat, 5:09 left, 3rd quarter
I am however an unabashed Patty Mills fan. He makes a driving layup, that's good. He misses a three. That's bad.
Dave Owens:
Wouldn't be a Heat fan by any chance, would you Hunter?
I follow no professional-caliber basketball team. I am a Boston Celtics fan. (See, that's a joke because they're terrible now, I just made myself sad.)
Spurs 77-64 Heat, 6:09 left, 3rd quarter
Heat timeout: I have just now realized I have substituted "left" for "remaining" here in the second half. Instead of saying I just goofed and have had no internal consistency I'm going to say I'm mixing things up like I'm a NBA coach.
Spurs 77-64 Heat, 6:09 left, 3rd quarter
Leonard misses a three, this is looking promising, aaaaaand LeBron James gets called for a foul. Oof.
Spurs 77-64 Heat, 6:35 left, 3rd quarter
LeBron James drives to the basket with all his might, gets a layup and gets the crowd going and they finally have some momentum here it seems. Parker is complaining to the ref here. The crowd is getting louder.
Spurs 77-62 Heat, 7:13 left, 3rd quarter
The crowd noise doesn't rattle the Spurs, Diaw assists Duncan on a jumper.
Spurs 75-62 Heat, 7:52 left, 3rd quarter
Wade makes a jumper and the crowd is as loud as they have been all night, as well they should.
Spurs 75-60 Heat, 8:06 left, 3rd quarter
Oh god what a terrible shot by Manu Ginobili, there is no lucky bounce possible for that one. The Spurs are, to put it lightly, not playing as crisp basketball this half.
Spurs 75-60 Heat, 8:37 left, 3rd quarter
Wade makes an eight-foot shot, the Heat could sure use a better second half there. He makes a steal next, but Chalmers is called for an offensive foul.
Spurs 75-58 Heat, 9:26 left, 3rd quarter
James hits Parker, a foul is called, and Parker makes two free throws.
Spurs 73-58 Heat, 9:45 left, 3rd quarter
Diaw fouls Mario Chalmers who makes his first two points of the game on the free throw line. Chalmers then draws a foul on Green, his fourth.
Spurs 73-56 Heat, 10:17 left, 3rd quarter
The Heat play some great defense on the Spurs. Leonard then blocks Lewis's jumper and it's a jump ball. It's saved by James, but right to the Spurs. After some back and forth, James just can't keep the ball after causing a turnover, Leonard makes the first Spurs basket of the half.
Spurs 71-56 Heat, 11:14 left, 3rd quarter
Email from Darren:
Does anyone know how many points each players has scored an who has scred them or even better somewhere i can find out for SA SPURS team please ??
Well you could look at my liveblog and add up, but that's kind of a pain I guess. I check out the ESPN Box Score page while I do these liveblogs to double check, they update as the game goes on.
Spurs 71-56 Heat, 11:14 left, 3rd quarter
Okay, that the Heat counterpunching. Wade makes an old-fashioned three point play by making a basket and a free throw after Green fouls him. Chris Bosh makes a three and just like that Gregg Popovich calls a timeout for the Spurs. Not the start they wanted.
Spurs 71-50 Heat, 12:00 left, 3rd quarter
And the action is back!
Further bad news for Heat fans:
Hahahahahahahahahaha. This might be the ideal way for a Heat fan to survive this game.
Email from Anthony Carlo-Lee
Thanks for the broadcast. :) Please say " Hi Jessica Olayer " She's a big San Antonio Fan " :)
Hi Jessica, I bet you had to love the first half of this game.
Response from Dave Owens:
I guess it's Miami inaction
On defense, that about sums up a lot of their first half woes.
My favorite part was how the refs magically made sure that no Spurs players missed any field goals but Tim Duncan and Tony Parker for an entire quarter plus and let Kawhi Leonard score 10 points in the first few minutes.
C'mon, you're a better fan than this, Aram.
Email from Dave Owens:
thanks Hunter, that's better getting a bit of the inaction
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71 points is, in fact, a NBA Finals record for points scored in the first half. While it wasn't the worst quarter for the Heat, they did go on a run there thanks to some timely three-point shooting, but San Antonio closed things out on a scoring run of their own and well. You just can't give the other team 71 points and expect to win a playoff game, especially not in the Finals.
Spurs 71-50 Heat, end of the first half
Chris Bosh jams one home, which Miami really needed before the end of the half. They almost make a stop at the half, but Parker draws a foul and goes to the line. This time on the line, no Game 2 flashbacks for Parker, he makes both and that's the end of scoring and holy hell the Spurs have scored 71 points in the first half.
Spurs 69-48 Heat, :22 remaining, 2nd quarter
What they will do is have Ginobili make a bad pass recovered by Andersen for the Heat. Well okay that's not what they drew up, I assume. But Allen misses a three, Duncan gets the rebound and Parker gets the ball which he gives to Boris Diaw who makes his three and that'll be a 20 second timeout for the Heat.
Spurs 66-48 Heat, 1:31 remaining, 2nd quarter
Leonard, who was briefly quieted, makes a jumper. Ray Allen turns it over, and the Spurs take a 20 second timeout to figure out what they're going to do.
Spurs 64-48 Heat, 1:49 remaining, 2nd quarter
Oh but Tony Parker might be going here, Duncan assists him for a made shot.
Spurs 62-48 Heat, 2:41 remaining, 2nd quarter
Duncan makes a basket, right now the Spurs are treading water it seems. Especially since the Heat keep getting help from the three-point line. LeBron James gives the ball to Ray Allen, and HE comes into the scoring action with a three-pointer.
Spurs 60-45 Heat, 3:23 remaining, 2nd quarter
Rashard Lewis continues to be the MAN for the Heat, and the reason that Miami are still so in this game. Even Ray Allen is deferring to him, giving him the chance to sink another three-pointer here.
Spurs 60-42 Heat, 4:26 remaining, 2nd quarter
Wade makes a two point shot, gets fouled in the process by Ginobili, but doesn't make the free throw.
Spurs 60-40 Heat, 4:46 remaining, 2nd quarter
Out of the Spurs timeout, Tim Duncan gets an assist from Tony Parker and makes a layup right on Chris "Birdman" Andersen.
LeBron James has 16 points, Rashard Lewis has 8 points, the rest of the Miami Heat should sit and think about what they've done.
Spurs 58-40 Heat, 5:01 remaining, 2nd quarter
And Rashard Lewis makes two straight three-pointers! THERE'S the spark that the Miami Heat have desperately needed this quarter. San Antonio takes a timeout.
Spurs 58-34 Heat, 5:52 remaining, 2nd quarter
Chris Bosh makes a dunk, I love Chris Bosh. Oh hey, and THERE Tony Parker gets on the board with a layup.
Spurs 56-32 Heat, 6:22 remaining, 2nd quarter
Hey some San Antonio misses! Tony Parker and Tiago Splitter miss the Spurs' next two shot attempts.
Spurs 56-32 Heat, 7:24 remaining, 2nd quarter
Lewis fouls Boris Diaw, who only makes one of two free throws. They are hitting fewer free throws than shots on the court.
Spurs 55-32 Heat, 7:46 remaining, 2nd quarter
Okay. The Miami Heat will have to go on a run here, they're too good not to. Let's see what they can do here. Hey, LeBron James makes a basket. That's a start. Good for him.
Spurs 55-30 Heat, 8:08 remaining, 2nd quarter
Duncan and Parker are the only two Spurs to miss a shot. Of course. Also I have gone insane. I am insane now.
Spurs 55-30 Heat, 8:08 remaining, 2nd quarter
And Kawhi Leonard steals the ball from LeBron James, and makes a jumper, what in the world is going on? This is like a Looney Tunes cartoon, the Heat are befuddled. Spoelstra calls another timeout.
Spurs 53-30 Heat, 9:04 remaining, 2nd quarter
And Danny Green apologizes for his mistake, and adds an extra point, by making one of his patented three-pointers. Jesus.
Spurs 50-30 Heat, 9:23 remaining, 2nd quarter
Green gets greedy and tries that again, but is called for a foul. Wade makes his two free throws.
Spurs 50-28 Heat, 9:33 remaining, 2nd quarter
Well, so far that didn't help. Danny Green steals the ball from Wade and makes a driving layup.
Holy freaking hell. This is what happens when the San Antonio Spurs play at their highest level, they literally play perfect basketball.
Spurs 48-28 Heat, 9:52 remaining, 2nd quarter
Tiago Splitter basket, MY AUSTRALIAN GUY three-pointer and man the Miami Heat take a timeout and head coach Erik Spoelstra is going to have to rejigger things here because what he's doing is not working. 20 point Spurs lead.
Spurs 43-28 Heat, 10:48 remaining, 2nd quarter
Green makes a 12-footer here, not his usual fare, but San Antonio will take it.
Spurs 41-28 Heat, 11:37 remaining, 2nd quarter
Norris Cole starts the second quarter for the Miami Heat with a three-pointer as a late answer. That's a good start if Miami wants to make up the difference here before halftime.
Spurs 41-25 Heat, end of 1st quarter
Norris Cole makes a jumper, Splitter is the one who has a defensive lapse here, and that's really not how the Spurs want to end the first qu- YOU HAVE TO BE KIDDING ME! That's not how they end it! Manu Ginobili hits a last-second three that somehow bounces in! HOLY HECK!
Spurs 38-23 Heat, :33 remaining, 1st quarter
Spurs 35-23 Heat, 1:17 remaining, 1st quarter
Tiago Splitter and Manu Ginobili make back-to-back layups and the Heat defense is starting to falter here at the wrong time.
Spurs 31-23 Heat, 2:09 remaining, 1st quarter
And Allen is fouled on the play, so he gets an and-one which he makes.
Spurs 31-22 Heat, 2:09 remaining, 1st quarter
The Heat need scoring from someone not named LeBron, and they get it from Ray Allen with a nasty layup.
Spurs 31-20 Heat, 2:24 remaining, 1st quarter
Splitter is called for a foul and then draws a foul, it's on Cole, and that's two more free points for San Antonio.
Spurs 29-20 Heat, 3:19 remaining, 1st quarter
The Spurs bench guys are in the game. Here's Matt Bonner, Manu Ginobili, Tiago Splitter and PATTY MILLS! MY AUSTRALIAN GUY! Bonner gets fouled by James Jones and makes his two free throws.
Spurs 27-20 Heat, 3:38 remaining, 1st quarter
LeBron James has scored the last 12 Miami points. This is somewhat less surprising than Kawhi Leonard's scoring run.
Spurs 27-20 Heat, 3:38 remaining, 1st quarter
Groundhog day! Duncan gets fouled, goes to the line, makes one of two. LeBron James makes a three-pointer. Spurs head coach Gregg Popovich turns off the alarm clock playing Sonny & Cher and calls his first timeout.
Spurs 26-17 Heat, 4:20 remaining, 1st quarter
Duncan draws a foul on James Jones, in the game by the way, which puts them over the limit. Duncan makes one of his two free throws. That could have gone worse for Miami. As could their next posession: LeBron James hits a three-pointer, keeping his team in this game early because, well, that's his job.
Spurs 25-14 Heat, 4:48 remaining, 1st quarter
Tony Parker then gets called with a foul, Miami need some more good news here desperately, so that's helpful at least. After some rare offensive misses on both sides, LeBron James nails one from five feet to chip into the San Antonio lead by another two points. Very, very early this game.
Spurs 25-12 Heat, 5:22 remaining, 1st quarter
Spurs 22-12 Heat, 5:52 remaining, 1st quarter
Duncan dishes to Green for a basket and man the Miami Heat need a score here, and they get it thanks to that LeBron James guy who answers with an Allen-assisted layup.
Spurs 20-10 Heat, 6:20 remaining, 1st quarter
Boris Diaw, starting in place of a slumping Tiago Splitter hits his shot. Ten point San Antonio lead.
Spurs 18-10 Heat, 7:22 remaining, 1st quarter
That's an 8 point San Antonio lead early and Leonard already has over half the Spurs' points at 10. Somebody has been reading the critics after his invisibility act over Games 1 & 2.
Spurs 18-10 Heat, 7:22 remaining, 1st quarter
I can't keep up. LeBron James gets fouled by Danny Green, makes his two free throws. Danny Green makes a basket from eight feet. There are a few missed shots on both ends and then ARE YOU SERIOUS? It's Kawhi LEONARD again! Three pointer assisted by Danny Green! Miami Heat take a time out!
Spurs 13-8 Heat, 8:44 remaining, 1st quarter
Oh wow things are getting crazy here, scoring wise. Yikes. Wade makes a jumper after Duncan's free throws. Then Leonard makes a layup and draws a foul from Chris Bosh, making the free throw to complete the three point play. He's having a... better game than his first two. And THEN he makes a two-point shot assisted by Danny Green. Yikes.
Spurs 8-6 Heat, 9:25 remaining, 1st quarter
Then Danny Green makes a layup after a Heat turnover, but LeBron answers with a basket on his end of the court. Duncan draws a foul next, that's on Lewis, and makes his two this time (no jitters from his missed shots at the end of Game 2).
Spurs 4-4 Heat, 10:15 remaining, 1st quarter
Rashard Lewis makes a layup. Kawhi Leonard gets fouled by Mario Chalmers, and the refs say it's in the act of shooting, so he gets foul shots and makes them both. Hey, Leonard is scoring that's a good start.
Spurs 2-2 Heat, 11:03 remaining, 1st quarter
Duncan makes the first shot of the game and Bosh answers. A minute in, and Tim Duncan already picks up his first foul. Eep.
Spurs 0-0 Heat, 12:00 remaining, 1st quarter
And we're off!
There's an alternate world where the Miami Heat anthem is the White Stripes' cover of Captain Beefheart's "China Pig." I want to live in that world.
The starters are announced. Oh god, the "Seven Nation Army" chants have already started. I think those are 99% why most neutral NBA fans who are rooting for the Spurs made their decision.
A lovely rendition, as always.
National Anthem
Of course it's Julia Dale, Miami institution:
One final thing before we get to the National Anthem and some actual basketball game. How much do I love Chris Bosh? In an ESPN article following his Game 2 three-pointer that sealed the Heat's series-evening victory, Chris Bosh called out his critics who resorted to sexist, homophobic language:
The ones that cut the deepest? The barbs that called him soft, often cloaked in veiled misogyny and homophobia.
"That's the venom," Bosh says. "For a while, they were questioning my sexuality. They still do. They were questioning my sexuality, questioning my game. And I'm like, 'Why are they all messing with me?' I didn't do anything to anybody. I didn't do nothing. I just came here to play basketball. And they're like, 'Oh, he's not a real superstar.' I never cared about being a superstar."
When he doesn't come down with a rebound, "Christina Bosh" floods his Twitter mentions. He was nicknamed "Bosh Spice." Someone dunked on him? What a woman.
"What am I supposed to do?" Bosh says. "You want me to have cornrows and tats on my neck and just punch somebody in the face when they score on me? It's crazy. It's impossible. I can't do that and play. That's never been who I am."
The big news commercial-wise in tonight's Game 3 is the following commercial that will speak up against those who don't think that the name of the Washington NFL team is an offensive racial slur. I am still baffled that these people exist, but then again there are people out there who think that the sun revolves around the earth, that Reptilians run the government and that vaccines cause autism.
Meanwhile there are a lot of colorful fans at American Airlines Arena such as this young fan who...
Oh and in case you're wondering about whether or not Donald Sterling has accepted that he's not going to be the owner of the Los Angeles Clippers. Well today the answer is (rolls dice) Nope. But try again tomorrow, maybe he'll decide once again to put away his on-and-off lawsuit.
Miami Heat starters
Center: Chris Bosh
Power forward: Rashard Lewis
Small forward: LeBron James
Shooting guard: Dwyane Wade
Point guard: Mario Chalmers
Inactive: Justin Hamilton, Michael Beasley.
Oh man, come on, no Michael Beasley cameos this game? Can we at least get Greg Oden! Have some love for the legendary NBA Draft busts!
San Antonio Spurs starters
Center: Tim Duncan
Power forward: Boris Diaw
Small forward: Kawhi Leonard
Shooting guard: Danny Green
Point guard: Tony Parker
Inactive: Austin Daye, Damion James.
Okay, okay. I have the Miami Heat winning tonight, beating the Spurs 100-95. Teasing over. What does everyone else have? Tweet at me with your winners and finals and reasons at @HunterFelt or email them to email@example.com.
Why am I making fun of the Knicks again? Taking the cue from the Brooklyn Nets, who memorably brought in Jason Kidd as head coach shortly after his playing career ended last year, Phil Jackson has installed
former NBA great Derek Fisher as new head coach for the Knicks. Although this is ridiculous, considering Fisher was playing for the Oklahoma City Thunder against these very Spurs just three games ago, ultimately I like the decision. No player in NBA history has been as undeservedly lucky as the loathsome Fisher, and now he's in the place which has the worst luck in all of basketball with the New York Knicks. This is going to be amazingly disastrous and I'm going to enjoy watching him fail. Finally.
When last we were together, NBA liveblog followers, LeBron James and the Miami Heat did exactly what everyone expected them to do following their humiliating cramp-aided loss to the San Antonio Spurs in Thursday's Game 1 of the NBA Finals. LeBron James, healthy and cool thanks to a morning yoga class and an air conditioned AT&T Arena, went off with a monster game (35 points, 10 rebounds) and the Heat, as they tend to do, followed off a playoff loss with a playoff win and won Game 2 of the NBA Finals 98-96. As good as his numbers were, the key moment of the game was when James passed to Chris Bosh with less than two minutes remaining in the game who nailed a three-pointer to give the Heat a lead they didn't give back.
So the NBA Finals are all tied up coming back to American Airlines Arena, which is exactly the result most neutral NBA fans were hoping for. Getting up 2-0 in a playoff series, after all, usually means a fairly short series (a 3-0 start even more so, sorry NHL fans) and most of us are hoping for a repeat of last year's seven game thriller.
For that to happen though, the Spurs have to find a way to do what the Heat did and split this two game stretch of road games, which is a tall order even for a team this great. Still, it's hard to bet against San Antonio. Even their loss in this series ended up only being by two points, although that was partly because of an ultimately meaningless Manu Ginobili three-pointer as time expired.
This game will be the harder of the two for the Spurs to win. Expect the Heat to feed off the energy, which sounds a bit silly considering the stereotypes about the enthusiasm of Miami sports fans. If it's anything like NBA Finals, this should be an atypically boisterous crowd, especially now that they know to never leave a close playoffs games early like they did in last year's NBA Finals Game 6.
As always we want to hear from you tonight and include your commentary throughout the game. We'll use your thoughts, predictions, hints, allegations and things best left unsaid throughout the liveblog, you can email them to firstname.lastname@example.com or tweet them to @HunterFelt. It's Game 3 of the NBA Finals with the San Antonio Spurs up against the Miami Heat at Miami's American Airlines Arena. Tip-off should be somewhere around 9:00pm EST/2:00am BST, but we'll be back shortly with opening lineups, predictions and (relevant, I swear) Knicks mockery.


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Cosplayer Serephita > Costume of Winry Rockbell (FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood)
- Most Recent Photo
- 08-01-2012
- Series
- FullMetal Alchemist: Brotherhood
- Character
- Winry Rockbell
- Special Variation:
- Travel Outfit
- Year Completed:
- 2010
- Construction Difficulty:
- Easy
- Costume worn at:
- Another Anime Convention 2010
- ConnectiCon 2012
About this Costume
- Construction Details:
The skirt is some cotton bottom weight fabric from JoAnns, lined with itself. It was my first attempt at pleating a skirt, and I was pretty happy with how it came out overall. The jacket is actually the second version, since the sleeves on the first one were too short, and I ended up remaking the top as well since I lost the one I had before, but I'm much happier with the fit and style of this one. Socks are from SockDreams and shoes are the same ones I wear for Rinoa.
- Personal Thoughts:
- It only took me two years to get photos!
Wig Details
- Styling Notes
- Trimmed and styled the front bangs, and the ponytail and side pieces.
- Wig Review
- I'm so addicted to the Jeannie style wig.
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We're going to play. We're not going to play conservative anywhere on the field. We need to get after it, so if that means going after the quarterback — we're going to. If that means we need to throw it — we're going to throw it. We're not being conservative by any means. —South Summit coach Jerry Parker
KAMAS — San Juan captured its second overall state football championship in 1998 after a nine-year interval, 36-26, against South Summit. The Broncos encored four more titles in a 12-year stretch with three more coming at the expense of the Wildcats.
Write it down: San Juan owns South Summit and there's no denying it. The Broncos have an all-time 7-0 record in the series, and rings to show for it. That can all change on Friday when the programs meet at 2 p.m. in the 2A quarterfinals at South Summit High.
"We have a ton of respect for them," said Wildcats coach Jerry Parker, whose team lost 15-9 to San Juan in the 2012 semifinals. "Through the years we've been the ones to play them down the stretch, and we've come close — we just haven't been able to get over the hump. This year may be the year. We get to play at home in the playoffs. We're hoping we can get it done.
"We have four second-place trophies because of San Juan. That's enough."
The Wildcats (8-1) far and away have been the best team in 2A this season. Behind an offensive line that's paved the way for 42 rushing touchdowns and a defensive unit that collectively tallied 23 sacks and 13 interceptions, South Summit leads the classification in scoring offense (39.8ppg) and defense (7.6ppg).
"San Juan will use extra bodies," Parker said. "They'll stunt pretty heavy and put eight in the box uptight. They're going to try and handle us that way. If they go man-for-man, I think we're pretty good."
The Wildcats have rushed for 2,955 yards on 362 carries (8.2 ypc) with 12 different backs — primarily Colby Averett and quarterback Ty Jones.
"They're creative, though. They'll bring their linebackers and we'll see something different from them," Parker said concerning what he expects to see from San Juan. "We're just going to get off the ball and get after it."
The Broncos (6-4), similar to the Boise State Broncos, notoriously gamble with trickery in possession. The well-timed execution has provided several daggers in the rivalry, and Parker explained that preparation for gadget plays has been a huge focal point this week while adding that the defense won't play on its tiptoes.
"We're going to play," Parker said. "We're not going to play conservative anywhere on the field. We need to get after it, so if that means going after the quarterback — we're going to. If that means we need to throw it — we're going to throw it. We're not being conservative by any means."
South Summit is approaching Friday's game as the first step in the ultimate goal. The school hasn't won a title since 1988 and considering the caliber of the group, the team and the town understand the possibilities.
"We talk about it all the time," Parker said. "They know what's at stake and the community tells them. The community has lots of history with San Juan and so (the players) are getting it from all angles.
"They're well aware of it. They mention it everyday at the close of practice. As far as looking ahead to that and bypassing who we're playing — we don't do that. We don't look any further and our kids are really good at that.
"I think kids in society are really good at that — they can't look past a week."
San Juan statistical breakdown
Scoring offense: 18.6 ppg (7th in 2A)
Scoring defense: 15.8 ppg (5th in 2A)
Passing leader: Peyton Palmer (23-53, 43.4 percent, 462 yards, 6 TDs)
Rushing leaders: Jens Grover (115 carries, 589 yards, 7 TDs)
Receiving leaders: DiQuan Lopez (14 catches, 235 yards, 1 TD)
Tackles leaders: Jens Grover (135 tackles), Trason Jack (78 tackles)
Sack leaders: Brayden Giddings (10.5 sacks)
Interception leaders: Jordan Blake (3 INTs)
South Summit statistical breakdown
Scoring offense: 39.8 ppg (1st in 2A)
Scoring defense: 7.6 ppg (1st in 2A)
Passing leader: Ty Jones (348-84, 40.5 percent, 570 yards, 6 TDs)
Rushing leaders: Colby Averett (113 carries, 1,123 yards, 15 TDs), Ty Jones (97 carries, 683 yards, 11 TDs)
Receiving leaders: Jordan McNair (13 catches, 214 yards, 1 TD)
Tackles leaders: Colby Averett (90 tackles), Carson Freestone (59 tackles)
Sack leaders: Brad Richins (9 sacks)
Interception leaders: Jordan McNair (4 INTs)
Felt's Facts for San Juan High School
All-time record: 383-213-4 (58 years)
Region championships: 16 (1958, 1960, 1992 co, 1993, 1994 co, 1995 co, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2004 co, 2005, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012)
Playoff appearances: 39
All-time playoff record: 55-32
State championships: 6 (1989, 1998, 2000, 2006, 2009, 2010)
State championship record: 6-7
Felt's Factoid(s): San Juan has the biggest championship game comeback: Down 20-0 after the first quarter, the Broncos scored 36 straight to win the 1998 Class 2A title, 36-26. ... San Juan has scored in 169 straight games since 1999, the longest active streak and second longest in Utah prep history. ... Bronco Jens Wilson returned five kickoffs for TDs (2005) to set a state record (tied with Morgan's Jordan Wamsley).Comment on this story
Felt's Facts for South Summit High School
All-time record: 337-327-8 (76 years)
Region championships: 8 (1925, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 2000, 2009 co, 2013 co)
Playoff appearances: 37
All-time playoff record: 41-32
State championships: 4 (1977, 1978, 1984, 1988)
State championship record: 4-7
Felt's Factoid(s): Wildcat Blake Marchant set a state record for blocked kicks in a game — three — when he blocked two punts and a PAT to help the Wildcats win the 1977 Class 1A championship over Beaver.
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