text:
Nick Abbot 10pm - 1am
Sir Keir Starmer is the leader of the Labour Party.
Sir Keir took over from Jeremy Corbyn as the Leader of the Opposition after their disappointing defeat in the 2019 General Election.
Previously, he worked as a defence lawyer specialising in human rights issues, before becoming the Director of Public Prosecutions and Head of the Crown Prosecution Service for five years.
He arrived in parliament in 2015 and is the MP for Holborn and St Pancras.
Sign Up To The LBC Newsletter
See more Political Parties
Philip Hammond
Watch: Boris Johnson holds Downing Street press conference

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


Glossary of Terms - Index Fund Advisors, Inc.
12b-1 Fee A fee assessed on certain mutual funds or share classes permitted under an SEC rule to help cover the costs associated with marketing and selling the fund. 12b-1 fees may also be used to cover shareholder servicing expenses.
401(k) A defined contribution plan offered by a corporation to its employees, which allows employees to set aside tax-deferred income for retirement purposes, and in some cases employers will match their contribution dollar-for-dollar. Taking a distribution of the funds before a certain specified age will trigger a penalty tax. The name 401(k) comes from the IRS section describing the program.
403(b) A retirement plan similar to a 401(k) plan, but one which is offered by non-profit organizations, such as universities and some charitable organizations, rather than corporations. There are several advantages to 403(b) plans: contributions lower taxable income, larger contributions can be made to the account, earnings can grow tax-deferred, and some plans allow loans. Contributions can grow tax-deferred until withdrawal at which time the money is taxed as ordinary income (which is sometimes a disadvantage).
457 plan A tax-exempt deferred compensation program made available to employees of state and federal governments and agencies. A 457 plan is similar to a 401(k) plan, except there are never employer matching contributions and the IRS does not consider it a qualified retirement plan. Participants can defer some of their annual income (up to an annual limit), and contributions and earnings are tax-deferred until withdrawal. Distributions start at retirement age but participants can also take distributions if they change jobs or in certain emergencies. Participants can choose to take distributions as a lump sum, annual installments or as an annuity. Distributions are subject to ordinary income taxes and the amounts cannot be transferred into an IRA.
Active Management The trading of securities to take advantage of market opportunities as they occur, in contrast to passive management. Active managers rely on research, market forecasts, and their own judgment and experience in selecting securities to buy and sell.
Aggressive An investment approach that accepts above-average risk of loss in return for potentially above-average investment returns.
Aggressive Growth Fund An investment fund that takes higher risk of loss in return for potentially higher returns or gains.
Alpha The alpha coefficient measures the portion of an investment's return arising from specific (non-market) risk. It can be a positive or a negative number. Often referred to as a manager's "value added" (or "value subtracted"), alpha measures the difference between actual returns and expected performance resulting from exposure to specific risk factors.
AMEX Major Market Index (XMI) An index that is an average of 20 Blue Chip Industrial Stocks.
Annual Rate of Return The annual rate of gain or loss on an investment expressed as a percentage.
Annual Report A yearly report or record of an investment's (e.g., a mutual fund's or company's) financial position and operations.
Annualized Return The average amount of money earned by an investment each year over a given time period. An annualized return provides only a snapshot of an investment's performance and does not give investors any indication of its volatility. Annualized return merely provides a geometric average, rather than an arithmetic average.
Annuity A form of insurance contract that provides a stream of periodic payments, typically for life. Annuities are available in a variety of forms. See also Life Annuity, Joint and Last Survivor Annuity.
Annuity Commencement Date The date set forth in the annuity contract on which annuity payments will start. Also known as the "annuity start date."
Appreciation An increase in the value of an investment.
Asset Anything with commercial or exchange value owned by a business, institution or individual. Examples include cash, real estate and investments.
Asset Allocation A method of investing by which investors include a range of different investment classes (such as stocks, bonds, and cash alternatives or equivalents) in their portfolios. See Diversification.
Asset Class A group of securities or investments that have similar characteristics and behave similarly in the marketplace. Three common asset classes are equities (e.g., stocks), fixed income (e.g., bonds), and cash alternatives or equivalents (e.g., money market funds).
Average Annual Total Return The yearly average percentage increase or decrease in an investment's value that includes dividends, gains, and changes in share price.
Back-end Load A fee imposed by some funds when shares are redeemed (sold back to the fund) during the first few years of ownership. Also called a contingent deferred sales charge.
Balanced Fund A fund with an investment objective of both long-term growth and income, through investment in both stocks and bonds.
Barclay's Capital U.S. Aggregate Bond Index A common index widely used to measure performance of U.S. bond funds.
Basis Point One-hundredth of one percent, or 0.01%. For example, 20 basis points equal 0.20%. Investment expenses, interest rates, and yield differences among bonds are often expressed in basis points.
Benchmark An unmanaged group of securities whose performance is used as a standard to measure investment performance. Some well-known benchmarks are the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the S&P 500 Index.
Beta The beta coefficient measures an investment's relative volatility or impact of a per-unit change in the independent variable (market) on the dependent variable (portfolio), holding all else constant. The beta of a portfolio is its covariance in relation to the market. The market portfolio has a beta coefficient of 1. A higher (lower) beta would imply more (less) volatility.
Bond A debt security which represents the borrowing of money by a corporation, government, or other entity. The borrowing institution repays the amount of the loan plus a percentage as interest. Income funds generally invest in bonds.
Bond Fund A fund that invests primarily in bonds and other debt instruments.
Bond Rating A rating or grade that is intended to indicate the credit quality of a bond, considering the financial strength of its issuer and the likelihood that it will repay the debt. Agencies such as Standard & Poor's, Moody's Investors Service, and Fitch issue ratings for different bonds, ranging from AAA (highly unlikely to default) to D (in default).
Book-to-Market Ratio The "BtM" is the ratio of a firm's book value of equity to its market value of equity. Book value of equity is determined by the firm's accountants using historic cost information. Market value of equity is determined by buyers and sellers of the stock using current information. A high (low) BtM ratio indicates that the book value per share is high (low) relative to the stock price.
Broker A person who acts as an intermediary between the buyer and seller of a security, insurance product, or mutual fund, often paid by commission. The terms broker, broker/dealer, and dealer are sometimes used interchangeably.
Brokerage Window A plan feature that permits participants to purchase investments that are not included among the plan's general menu of designated investment alternatives.
Capital Appreciation Fund An investment fund that seeks growth in share prices by investing primarily in stocks whose share prices are expected to rise.
Capital Gain An increase in the value of an investment, calculated by the difference between the net purchase price and the net sale price.
Capital Loss The loss in the value of an investment, calculated by the difference between the purchase price and the net sale price.
Capital Preservation An investment goal or objective to keep the original investment amount (the principal) from decreasing in value.
Capitalization (Cap) The total market value of a company's outstanding equity.
CAPM Capital Asset Pricing Model. An economic model for valuing stocks by relating risk and expected return. Based on the idea that investors demand additional expected return (called the risk premium) if asked to accept additional risk.
Cash Alternative or Cash Equivalent An investment that is short term, highly liquid, and has high credit quality.
Cash Refund Annuity An annuity that makes periodic payments for the life of an individual and a benefit payable to a beneficiary upon death equal to the premium(s) paid less payments made to the individual.
Center for Research in Security Prices (CRSP) A securities research center, founded in 1960, located at the University of Chicago. The Center provides historical pricing data for exchange-traded securities used for analysis, educational and other purposes.
Collective Investment Fund Investments created by a bank or trust company for employee benefit plans, such as 401(k) plans, that pool the assets of retirement plans for investment purposes. They are governed by rules and regulations that apply to banks and trust companies instead of being registered with the SEC. These funds are also referred to as collective or commingled trusts.
Commission Compensation paid to a broker or other salesperson for his or her role when investments are bought or sold.
Common Stock An investment that represents a share of ownership in a corporation.
Company Stock Fund A fund that invests primarily in employer securities that may also maintain a cash position for liquidity purposes.
Competing Funds An investment fund that is identified by the investment manager of another fund and which is subject to special rules relating to an investor's ability to buy and sell investments between the two funds. See Equity Wash Restriction.
Compounding The cumulative effect that reinvesting an investment's earnings can have by generating additional earnings of their own.
Conservative An investment approach that accepts lower rewards in return for potentially lower risks.
Contingent Deferred Sales Charge (CDSC) A fee imposed when shares of a mutual fund or a variable annuity contract are redeemed (sold) during the first few years of ownership. Also called a back-end load.
Corporate Bond A bond issued by a corporation, rather than by a government. The credit risk for a corporate bond is based on the re-payment ability of the company that issued the bond.
Cost of Capital A company issues stock (or debt) in exchange for capital to fund its operations. The investor provides this capital by purchasing shares (or bonds) in exchange for an expected return. Because the company foregoes the return on the stock or debt it issues, its cost of capital is identical to the investor's expected return.
Credit Risk The risk that a bond issuer will default, meaning not repay principal or interest to the investor as promised. Credit risk is also known as "default risk."
Current Yield The current rate of return of an investment calculated by dividing its expected income payments by its current market price.
Custodian A person or entity (e.g., bank, trust company, or other organization) responsible for holding financial assets.
Decile A decile is a portion within a whole that has been divided into ten equal parts. For example, the population of issues on the NYSE can be broken into ten deciles according to market capitalization, each containing the same number of stocks.
Deferred Annuity An annuity contract under which periodic income payments begin at a future date. See Annuity Commencement Date.
Deflation The opposite of inflation  a decline in the prices of goods and services.
Dependent Variable The dependent variable is a response variable (i.e., expected return) whose behavior is to be measured as a result of the manipulation of independent variables in an experiment. Ideally, the dependent variable should be reliable, sensitive, and easy to measure.
Depreciation A decrease in the value of an investment.
Designated Investment Alternative The investment options picked by your plan into which participants can direct the investment of their plan accounts.
Diversification The practice of investing in multiple asset classes and securities with different risk characteristics to reduce the risk of owning any single investment.
Dividend Money an investment fund or company pays to its stockholders, typically from profits. The amount is usually expressed on a per-share basis.
Dow Jones Industrial Average (DJIA) The most widely used indicator of the overall condition of the stock market, a price-weighted average of 30 actively traded blue chip stocks, primarily industrials. The 30 stocks are chosen by the editors of the Wall Street Journal (which is published by Dow Jones & Company), a practice that dates back to the beginning of the century. The Dow was officially started by Charles Dow in 1896, at which time it consisted of only 11 stocks. The Dow is computed using a price-weighted indexing system, rather than the more common market cap-weighted indexing system. A widely followed price-weighted index of 30 of the largest, most widely held U.S. stocks.
Duration Duration measures bond price volatility by calculating the weighted average term-to-maturity of a bond's cash flows, where the weights are the present value of each cash flow as a percentage of the bond's full price. Duration rises with maturity, falls with the frequency of coupon payments, and falls as current yields rise (higher yields reduce the present value of the cash flows).
Efficient Market Hypothesis "EMH" is the hypothesis postulating that market prices reflect the knowledge and expectations of all investors. It asserts that any new development is instantaneously priced into a security, thus making it impossible to beat the market consistently.
Emerging Market Generally, economies that are in the process of growth and industrialization, such as in Africa, Asia, Eastern Europe, the Far East, Latin America, and the Middle East which, while relatively undeveloped, may hold significant growth potential in the future. Investing in these economies may provide significant rewards, and significant risks. May also be called developing markets.
Emerging Market Fund A fund that invests primarily in emerging market countries.
Employer Securities Securities issued by an employer of employees covered by a retirement plan that may be used as a plan investment option.
Equity Fund A fund that invests primarily in equities.
Equity Wash Restriction A provision in certain stable value or fixed income products under which transfers made from the stable value or fixed income product are required to be directed to an equity fund or other non-competing investment option of the plan for a stated period of time (usually 90 days) before those funds may be invested in any other plan-provided competing fixed income fund (such as a money market fund).
ERISA Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The federal law which established legal guidelines for private pension plan administration and investment practices.
Exchange Traded Fund (ETF) An investment company, such as a mutual fund, whose shares are traded throughout the day on stock exchanges at market-determined prices.
Expected Return "E(R)" is the mean value of the probability distribution of possible returns.
Expense Ratio A measure of what it costs to operate an investment, expressed as a percentage of its assets or in basis points. These are costs the investor pays through a reduction in the investment's rate of return. See Operating Expenses and Total Annual Operating Expenses.
Factor Gap The difference between the returns of two indexes.
Factor Loading Factor loading is an asset's sensitivity to an economically important return.
Fama-French Three-Factor Model A factor model expanding upon the capital asset pricing model (CAPM). This model adds both value and size factors as well as market risk. This model helps to accommodate for the tendency of stocks to outperform, making it more accurate in determining the performance of managers.
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) A federal agency that insures money on deposit in member banks and thrift institutions.
Fiduciary An individual, corporation or association holding assets for another party, often with the legal authority and duty to make decisions regarding financial matters on behalf of the other party.
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) A self-regulatory organization for brokerage firms doing business in the United States. FINRA operates under the supervision of the SEC. The organization's objectives are to protect investors and ensure market integrity.
Financial Statements The written record of the financial status of a fund or company, usually published in the annual report. The financial statements generally include a balance sheet, income statement, and other financial statements and disclosures.
Fixed Annuity An annuity contract in which the insurance company makes fixed or guaranteed payments to an individual for the term of the contract.
Fixed Income Fund A fund that invests primarily in bonds and other fixed-income securities, often to provide shareholders with current income.
Fixed Return Investment An investment that provides a specific rate of return to the investor.
Front-end Load A sales charge on mutual funds or annuities assessed at the time of purchase to cover selling costs.
Fund Family A group or "complex" of mutual funds, each typically with its own investment objective, and managed and distributed by the same company. A Fund Family also could refer to a group of collective investment funds or a group of separate accounts managed and distributed by the same company.
Fund of Funds A mutual fund, collective investment fund or other pooled investment that invests primarily in other mutual funds, collective investment funds or pooled investments rather than investing directly in individual securities (such as stocks, bonds or money market securities).
Glide Path The change over time in a target date fund's asset allocation mix to shift from a focus on growth to a focus on income.
Global Fund A fund that invests primarily in securities anywhere in the world, including the United States.
Government Securities Any debt obligation issued by a government or its agencies (e.g., Treasury Bills issued by the United States).
Group Annuity Contract An annuity contract entered into between an insurance company and and owner for the benefit of a designated group, such as retirement plan participants.
Growth and Income Fund A fund that has a dual strategy of growth or capital appreciation and current income generation through dividends or interest payments.
Growth Fund A fund that invests primarily in the stocks of companies with above-average risk in return for potentially above-average gains. These companies often pay small or no dividends and their stock prices tend to have the most ups and downs from day to day.
Guaranteed Interest Account An account within a fixed annuity or a variable annuity that is guaranteed by the insurance company to earn at least a minimum rate of interest while invested in the contract.
Guaranteed Investment Contract A contract issued by an insurance company that guarantees a specific rate of return on an investment over a certain time period.
Guaranteed Lifetime/Minimun Withdrawal Benefit A feature that may be offered under an annuity contract in which the insurance company promises an individual may withdraw a specified amount from an account, even if the account balance is reduced to zero: (1) for the life of the individual, or the joint lives of two individuals (e.g., the individual and spouse); or (2) for a specified period of time.
Hardship Withdrawal Removing money from a retirement account such as a 401(k) or 403(b) earlier than expected due to a hardship. Individuals that remove funds early are subject to taxation and penalties enforced by the Internal Revenue Service.
Hedge Fund A fund, usually used by wealthy individuals and institutions, which is allowed to use aggressive strategies that are unavailable to mutual funds, including selling short, leverage, program trading, swaps, arbitrage, and derivatives. Hedge funds are exempt from many of the rules and regulations governing other mutual funds, which allows them to accomplish aggressive investing goals. They are restricted by law to no more than 100 investors per fund, and as a result most hedge funds set extremely high minimum investment amounts, ranging anywhere from $250,000 to over $1 million. As with traditional mutual funds, investors in hedge funds pay a management fee; however, hedge funds also collect a percentage of the profits (usually 20%).
Immediate Annuity An annuity contract under which periodic income payments begin within 12 months of purchase.
Inception Date The date that a fund began operations.
Income Fund A fund that primarily seeks current income rather than capital appreciation.
Independent Variable An independent variable is a factor whose effects are to be studied and manipulated in an experiment (i.e., exposure to market, size, and/or value risk).
Index A benchmark against which to evaluate a fund's performance. The most common indexes for stock funds are the Dow Jones Industrial Average and the Standard & Poor's 500 Index.
Index Fund An investment fund that seeks to parallel the performance of a particular stock market or bond market index. Index funds are often referred to as passively managed investments.
Individual Annuity Contract An annuity contract generally entered into between an insurance company and a person or persons.
Inflation The overall general upward price movement of goods and services in an economy. Inflation is one of the major risks to investors over the long term because it erodes the purchasing power of their savings.
Interest Rate Risk The possibility that a bond's or bond fund's market value will decrease due to rising interest rates. When interest rates (and bond yields) go up, bond prices usually go down and vice versa.
Interest/Interest Rate The fee charged by a lender to a borrower, usually expressed as an annual percentage of the principal. For example, someone investing in bonds will receive interest payments from the bond's issuer.
International Fund A fund that invests primarily in the securities of companies located, or with revenues derived from, outside of the United States.
Investment Adviser A person or organization hired by an investment fund or an individual to give professional advice on investments and asset management practices.
Investment Company A corporation or trust that invests pooled shareholder dollars in securities appropriate to the organization's objective. The most common type of investment company, commonly called a mutual fund, stands ready to buy back its shares at their current net asset value.
Investment Objective The goal that an investment fund or investor seeks to achieve (e.g., growth or income).
Investment Return The gain or loss on an investment over a certain period, expressed as a percentage. Income and capital gains or losses are included in calculating the investment return.
Investment Risk The possibility of losing some or all of the amounts invested or not gaining value in an investment.
IRA Individual Retirement Account. A tax-deferred retirement account for an individual that permits individuals to set aside money each year, with earnings tax-deferred until withdrawals begin at age 59 1/2 or later (or earlier, with a 10% penalty). The exact amount depends on the year and your age. IRAs can be established at a bank, mutual fund, or brokerage. Only those who do not participate in a pension plan at work or who do participate and meet certain income guidelines can make deductible contributions to an IRA. All others can make contributions to an IRA on a non-deductible basis. Such contributions qualify as a deduction against income earned in that year and interest accumulates tax-deferred until the funds are withdrawn. A participant is able to roll over a distribution to another IRA or withdraw funds using a special schedule of early payments made over the participant's life expectancy.
Joint and Last Survivor Annuity An annuity that provides periodic payments for the joint lives of two individuals with benefits payable upon the death of one individual to the surviving individual at, for example, 50%, 75% or 100% of the original payment amount depending upon the terms of the contract.
Large Cap Fund A fund that invests primarily in large cap stocks.
Large Cap Stocks Stocks of companies with a large market capitalization. Large caps tend to be well-established companies, so their stocks typically entail less risk than smaller caps, but large-caps also offer less potential for dramatic growth.
Large Capitalization (Cap) A reference to either a large company stock or an investment fund that invests in the stocks of large companies.
Life Annuity An annuity that makes periodoc payments only for the life of one individual. Also known as "single life annuity."
Lifecycle Fund A fund designed to provide varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation based on an investor's age or target retirement date through a mix of asset classes. The mix changes over time to become less focused on growth and more focused on income. Also known as "target date retirement" or "age-based" funds.
Lipper A leading mutual fund research and tracking firm. Lipper categorizes funds by objective and size, and then ranks fund performance within those categories.
Liquidity The ease with which an investment can be converted into cash. If a security is very liquid, it can be bought or sold easily. If a security is not liquid, it may take additional time and/or a lower price to sell it.
Load A sales charge assessed on certain investments to cover selling costs. A front-end load is charged at the time of purchase. A back-end load is charged at the time of sale or redemption.
Longevity Risk The risk that you will live longer than expected with the potential result that you run out of money before you die.
Management Fee A fee or charge paid to an investment manager for its services.
Market Capitalization The market value of a company. Market capitalization can be determined by multiplying the number of outstanding shares of a company's stock by the stock's current market price per share.
Market Risk The possibility that the value of an investment will fall because of a general decline in the financial markets.
Maturity Date The date on which the principal amount of a loan, bond, or any other debt becomes due and is to be paid in full.
Mean This measure of central tendency indicates the point at which a population of observations is measured. Equals the sum of the observations' values, divided by the number of observations.
Median This measure of central tendency is used to indicate the point at which a population of observations is measured. It is the point in the distribution at which 50% of the observations will have values greater than or equal to the median, and 50% less than or equal to the median.
Mid Cap Fund A fund that invests primarily in mid-cap stocks.
Mid Cap Stocks Stocks of companies with a medium market capitalization. Mid caps are often considered to offer more growth potential than larger caps (but less than small caps) and less risk than small caps (but more than large caps).
Mid Capitalization (Cap) A reference to either a medium sized company stock or an investment fund that invests in the stocks of medium-sized companies.
Modern Portfolio Theory Overall investment strategy that seeks to construct an optimal portfolio by considering the relationship between risk and return, especially as measured by alpha, beta, and R-squared. This theory recommends that the risk of a particular stock should not be looked at on a standalone basis, but rather in relation to how that particular stock's price varies in relation to the variation in price of the market portfolio. The theory goes on to state that given an investor's preferred level of risk, a particular portfolio can be constructed that maximizes expected return for that level of risk. also called modern investment theory.
Money Market Fund A mutual fund that invests in short-term, high-grade fixed-income securities, and seeks the highest level of income consistent with preservation of capital (i.e., maintaining a stable share price).
Monte Carlo An analytical technique in which a large number of simulations are run using random quantities for uncertain variables and looking at the distribution of results to infer which values are most likely. The name comes from the city of Monte Carlo, which is known for its casinos.
Morningstar A leading mutual fund research and tracking firm. Morningstar categorizes funds by objective and size, and then ranks fund performance within those categories.
MSCI EAFE Index An index known by an acronym for the Europe, Australasia, and Far East markets produced by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI). Markets are represented in the index according to their approximate share of world market capitalization. The index is a widely used benchmark for managers of international stock fund portfolios.
MSCI World Index An index of major world stock markets, including the United States. The index is a widely used benchmark for managers of global stock fund portfolios.
Mutual Fund An investment company registered with the SEC that buys a portfolio of securities selected by a professional investment adviser to meet a specified financial goal (investment objective). Mutual funds can have actively managed portfolios, where a professional investment adviser creates a unique mix of investments to meet a particular investment objective, or passively managed portfolios, in which the adviser seeks to parallel the performance of a selected benchmark or index.
NASDAQ The National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotation, also called the "electronic stock market." The NASDAQ composite index measures the performance of more than 5,000 U.S. and non-U.S. companies traded "over the counter" through NASDAQ.
Net Asset Value (NAV) The net dollar value of a single investment fund share or unit that is calculated by the fund on a daily basis.
Net Worth The value of a person's assets, including cash, minus all liabilities. The amount by which the individual's assets exceed their liabilities is considered the net worth of that person.
New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) The oldest and largest stock exchange in the United States, founded in 1792.
No-Load Fund A mutual fund whose shares are sold without a sales commission and which does not charge a combined 12b-1 fee and service fee of more than 25 basis points or 0.25% per year.
Nominal Yield Nominal yield is calculated as the annual dollar amount of income received from a fixed income security divided by the issue's par value (usually $1,000). This yield is also called the coupon rate.
Operating Expenses The expenses associated with running or operating an investment fund. Operating expenses may include custody fees, management fees, and transfer agent fees. See Expense Ratio and Total Annual Operating Expenses.
Passive Management The process or approach to operating or managing a fund in a passive or non-active manner, typically with the goal of mirroring an index. These funds are often referred to as index funds and differ from investment funds that are actively managed.
Pension Protection Act of 2006 (PPA) One of the most comprehensive reforms of the national pension laws passed in August 2006 by the House of Representatives. The act fortified the previous loophole-infested pension insurance system by increasing the minimum funding requirements for various pension plans.
Period Certain A payment feature that may be available in an annuity contract which guarantees periodic payments for no less than a set period of time. For example, in a life annuity, periodic payments would be made for the longer of either: (1) the guaranteed period, to the individual or a beneficiary, or (2) the life of the individual.
Population A population is the entire collection of observations that is the focus of analysis.
Portfolio A collection of investments such as stocks and bonds that are owned by an individual, organization, or investment fund.
Portfolio Manager The individual, team or firm who makes the investment decisions for an investment fund, including the selection of the individual investments.
Portfolio Turnover Rate A measure of how frequently investments are bought and sold within an investment fund during a year. The portfolio turnover rate is usually expressed as a percentage of the total value of an investment fund.
Price-to-Earnings Ratio "PtE" is the ratio of the market price of a firm's common stock to its current (or predicted) earnings per share. A high (low) PtE ratio is often an indicator of market sentiment in the continued growth (decline) of a firm's earnings.
Principal The original dollar amount of an investment. Principal may also be used to refer to the face value or original amount of a bond.
Prospectus The official document that describes certain investments, such as mutual funds, to prospective investors. The prospectus contains information required by the SEC, such as investment objectives and policies, risks, services, and fees.
Prospectus Net Expense Ratio The percentage of fund assets, net of reimbursements,used to pay for operating expenses and management fees, including 12b-1 fees, administrative fees, and all other asset-based costs incurred by the fund, except brokerage costs. Fund expenses are reflected in the fund's NAV. Sales charges are not included in the expense ratio.
Prudence An accounting concept where expenses and liabilities are recognized as soon as possible, but revenues are only when realized and assured.
Random Walk Theory An investment theory which claims that market prices follow a random path up and down, without any influence by past price movements, making it impossible to predict with any accuracy which direction the market will move at any point. In other words, the theory claims that path a stock's price follows is a random walk that cannot be determined from historical price information, especially in the short term. Investors who believe in the random walk theory feel that it is impossible to outperform the market without taking on additional risk, and believe that neither fundamental analysis nor technical analysis have any validity. However, some proponents of this theory do acknowledge that markets move gradually upward in the long run.
Rate of Return The gain or loss on an investment over a period of time. The rate of return is typically reported on an annual basis and expressed as a percentage.
Real Rate of Return The rate of return on an investment adjusted for inflation.
Rebalance The process of moving money from one type of investment to another to maintain a desired asset allocation.
Redemption To sell fund shares back to the fund. Redemption can also be used to mean the repayment of a bond on or before the agreed upon pay-off date.
Redemption Fee A fee, generally charged by a mutual fund, to discourage certain trading practices by investors, such as short-term or excessive trading. If a redemption fee is charged it is done when the investment is redeemed or sold.
Regression A statistical technique used to establish the relationship of a dependent variable (i.e, excess return) and one or more independent variables (i.e., exposure to market, size, and value risks). Slope coefficients measure the sensitivity of the dependent variable to changes in the independent variables. By measuring exactly how large and significant each independent variable has historically been in its relation to the dependent variable, the future value of the dependent variable can be estimated. Essentially, regression analysis attempts to measure the degree of correlation between the dependent and independent variables, thereby establishing the latter's predictive values.
Return The gain or loss on an investment. A positive return indicates a gain, and a negative return indicates a loss.
Risk The potential for investors to lose some or all the amounts invested or to fail to achieve their investment objectives.
Risk Premium The risk premium is the additional return an investor requires to compensate for the risk borne.
Risk Tolerance An investor's ability and willingness to lose some or all of an investment in exchange for greater potential returns.
Risk-Free Rate The risk-free rate is the current interest rate on a default-free bond in the absence of inflation.
Roth IRA A new type of IRA, established in the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997, which allows taxpayers, subject to certain income limits, to save for retirement while allowing the savings to grow tax-free. Taxes are paid on contributions, but withdrawals, subject to certain rules, are not taxed at all. Contributions to the Roth IRA are invested in mutual funds, stocks, or other securities, and the amount that someone is able to contribute is dependent upon their income, age, and tax filing status. Unique features of a Roth IRA are that it does not require you to start making withdrawals at a certain age, and also it allows an individual to make a qualified withdrawal up to $10,000 for a first time home purhcase.
Round Trip Restriction A policy that limits the number of times an investor can exchange into and out of a fund within a given time frame. This is intended to discourage frequent trading that increases the costs to all the fund's investors.
Russell Indexes A group of indexes that are widely used to benchmark investment performance. The most common Russell index is the Russell 2000 Index, an index of U.S. small-cap stocks, which measures the performance of the 2,000 smallest U.S. companies in the Russell 3000 Index.
Sales Charge A charge for buying an investment.
Sector Fund A fund that invests in a particular or specialized segment of the marketplace, such as stocks of companies in the software, healthcare, or real estate industries.
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Government agency created by Congress in 1934 to regulate the securities industry and to help protect investors. The SEC is responsible for ensuring that the securities markets operate fairly and honestly.
Security A general term for stocks, bonds, mutual funds, and other investments.
Separate Account An insurance company account that is segregated or separate from the insurance company's general assets. Also refers to a fund managed by an investment adviser for a single plan.
Share A representation of ownership in a company or investment fund.
Share Class Some investment funds and companies offer more than one type or group of shares, each of which is considered a class (e.g., "Class A," "Advisor" or "Institutional" shares). For most investment funds each class has different fees and expenses but all of the classes invest in the same pool of securities and share the same investment objectives.
Shareholder An owner of shares in an investment fund or corporation.
Shareholder-Type Fees Any fee charged against your investment for purchase and sale, other than the total annual operating expenses.
Silent Partner A business partner who provides capital but does not actively participate in the management of operations.
Small Cap Fund A fund that invests primarily in small-cap stocks.
Small Cap Stocks Stocks of companies with a smaller market capitalization. Small caps are often considered to offer more growth potential than large caps and mid caps but with more risk.
Small Capitalization (Cap) A reference to either a small company stock or an investment fund that invests in the stocks of small companies.
Stable Value Fund An investment fund that seeks to preserve principal, provide consistent returns and liquidity. Stable value funds include collective investment funds sponsored by banks or trust companies or contracts issued by insurance companies.
Standard & Poor's 500 Stock Index (S&P 500) An index comprised of 500 widely held common stocks considered to be representative of the U.S. stock market in general. The S&P 500 is often used as a benchmark for equity fund performance.
Standard Deviation Standard deviation is the statistical measure of the degree to which an individual value in a probability distribution tends to vary from the mean of the distribution. It is widely applied in modern portfolio theory, where the past performance of securities is used to determine the range of possible future performance, and a probability is attached to each performance. Generally speaking, the greater the degree of dispersion, the greater the risk.
Stock A security that represents an ownership interest in a corporation.
Stock Fund A fund that invests primarily in stocks.
Stock Symbol An abbreviation using letters and numbers assigned to securities to identify them. Also see Ticker Symbol.
Style Drift An intentional or unintentional departure from the original way a mutual fund was being managed, and a change to a new way of managing of the fund. At their inception, all funds have an objective or specific style of investing, usually determined by the management of that fund. Style drift indicates a change in the investment style, which could occur for many reasons, such as a change in the management team, or a decision made by the team because of a change of circumstance in the market.
Summary Prospectus A short-form prospectus that mutual funds generally may use with investors if they make the long-form prospectus and additional information available online or in paper upon request.
Tactical Asset Allocation Portfolio strategy that allows portfolio managers to reallocate assets in various accounts to other accounts in order to capitalize on current market trends. This is typically a short-term strategy that is only used to achieve a quick profit. After the funds have been acquired, the portfolio manager will return back to a more strategic position.
Target Date Fund A fund designed to provide varying degrees of long-term appreciation and capital preservation based on an investor's age or target retirement date though a mix of asset classes. The mix changes over time to become less focused on growth and more focused on income. Also known as a "lifecycle fund."
Tax Loss Harvesting The process of a trader selling stock at a loss in order to counteract gains in another investment. The trader tries to balance out the two, so that he/she does not have an elevated tax liability at the end of the year. The trader does run the risk of selling an investment at a loss that would have become very profitable in the near future. Due to tax loss harvesting, the stock market may become volatile as the end of the year approaches.
Ticker Symbol An abbreviation using letters and numbers assigned to securities and indexes to identify them. Also see Stock Symbol.
Time Horizon The amount of time that an investor expects to hold an investment before taking money out.
Total Annual Operating Expenses A measure of what it costs to operate an investment, expressed as a percentage of its assets, as a dollar amount, or in basis points. These are costs the investor pays through a reduction in the investment's rate of return. See Expense Ratio and Operating Expenses.
Transparency In finance and economics, a term used to describe conditions under which facts are fully and accurately disclosed in a timely manner. Securities & Exchange Commission filing regulations, the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, and government reporting on economic conditions are examples of measures intended to improve market transparency.
Trustee A person or entity (e.g., bank, trust company, or other organization) that is responsible for the holding and safekeeping of trust assets. A trustee may also have other duties such as investment management. A trustee that is a "directed trustee" is responsible for the safekeeping of trust assets but has no discretionary investment management duties or authority over the assets.
T-Statistic The "t-stat" tests whether or not a given sample mean is statistically different from zero. Generally, a sample mean with a t-stat of ≥1.96 or ≤-1.96 (95% confidence level) indicates that the sample mean is significantly different from zero. Said differently, at ±1.96 (often rounded up to ±2), there is a 5% chance that the sample mean (and thus the population mean) is not different from zero.
U.S. Treasury Securities Debt securities issued by the United States government and secured by its full faith and credit. Treasury securities are the debt financing instruments of the United States Federal government, and they are often referred to simply as Treasuries.
Unit A representation of ownership in an investment that does not issue shares. Most collective investment funds are divided into units instead of shares. See Share.
Unit Class Investment funds that are divided into units (e.g., collective investment funds) instead of shares may offer more than one type or group of units, each of which is considered a class (e.g., "Class A"). For most investment funds, each class has different fees and expenses but all of the classes invest in the same pool of securities and share the same investment objectives.
Unit Value The dollar value of each unit on a given date.
Unitholder An owner of units in an investment. See Shareholder.
Value Fund A fund that invests primarily in stocks that are believed to be priced below what they are really worth.
Variable Annuity An annuity contract under which the insurance company promises to make the payments beginning immediately or at some future date. The value of the annuity and amount of the benefits paid by the insurance company will vary depending on the performance of the investment options.
Variable Return Investment Investments for which the return is not fixed. This term includes stock and bond funds as well as investments that seek to preserve principal but do not guarantee a particular return, e.g., money market funds and stable value funds.
Variance Variance measures the dispersion of a return distribution. It is the sum of the squares of a return's deviation from the mean, divided by n. The value will always be ≥ 0, with larger values corresponding to data that is more spread out.
Volatility The amount and frequency of fluctuations in the price of a security, commodity, or a market within a specified time period. Generally, an investment with high volatility is said to have higher risk since there is an increased chance that the price of the security will have fallen when an investor wants to sell.
Weighted Net Expense Ratio The expense ratios of the individual funds a portfolio are multiplied by the % weight of the portfolio. Then all those numbers are added up to show the total fee the portfolio holder would pay.
Wrap Fee A fee or expense that is added to or "wrapped around" an investment to pay for one or more product features or services.
Yield The value of interest or dividend payments from an investment, usually stated as a percentage of the investment price.
Yield to Maturity The "YtM" is the rate of return if a long-term, interest-bearing security is held to its maturity date.


text:
Bart Kakoschke's Extended Family Tree
Welcome to my family history website. I've been researching the tree for more than 30 years and it currently contains over 3,800 individuals, most of whom are either directly related to me, or are related by marriage to a relative.
Note: I treat family history as a giant jigsaw puzzle - one that's easier to assemble if all the pieces are laid out on the table, as opposed to leaving them in the box until finding just the right piece. Consequently, some of the 'leaves' and 'branches' herein may not be totally accurate. In other words, the Family Tree is, and always will be, a work in progress!
These pages are dedicated to the memory of my late father, whose keen interest in genealogy sparked my own.
To search the genealogical database, enter a name below.
[Surnames] [Advanced Search]
[Search TNG Network (GENDEX) ]
Gustav & Maria Kakoschke (nee Meyer)
[View all photos]
My ancestors - Jump in and begin exploring the family tree.
My Paternal Line My Maternal Line
Rodney Kakoschke ancestors
Linda Johnson ancestors
Whenever researching family history it's almost inevitable that you'll come up against one or more "brick walls". Ancestors whose origins are difficult to pin down. Are you able to provide any information on the following "Most Wanted"?
[Most Wanted]
Kakoschke.net
Kakoschke Australia
Trove Digitized Australian Newspapers


text:
Lifestyle / Entertainment / Music
Primal Scream to headline V&A opening celebration
Primal Scream (Martin Rickett/PA)
Scottish rock band Primal Scream will headline a festival to celebrate the opening of the V&A Dundee.
The group are expected to perform in front of thousands of fans at the 3D Festival in the Slessor Gardens in September.
The band will joined on the bill by singer-songwriter Lewis Capaldi and Dundee's own Be Charlotte on Friday September 14, the eve of the museum's official opening.
Primal Scream's performance will involve a new collaboration with contemporary visual artist and former Turner Prize nominee Jim Lambie, which has been commissioned for the opening of the visitor attraction.
The V&A Dundee museum (Ross Fraser McLean/PA)
Lead singer Bobby Gillespie said: "We're looking forward to performing at the V&A Dundee opening and collaborating with our dear friend Jim Lambie again."
A two-week online ballot to register for free Friday evening festival tickets opens on Thursday and can be found on the V&A Dundee website.
Designed by Japanese architect Kengo Kuma, the £80 million V&A Museum of Design, Dundee opens on Saturday September 15.
The two-day festival will continue on the Saturday with a day dedicated to celebrating creative talent from the Dundee area. The Saturday event is free and not ticketed.
Organisers expect up to 20,000 people to attend the two-day festival, a key event in Scotland's Year of Young People 2018.
Philip Long, director of V&A Dundee, said: "The 3D Festival provides a unique moment in time to celebrate the new museum, the city and its transformational journey and we're delighted to have young people at the heart of this special celebration.
"The programme for the festival brings fantastic creative talent together from across Scotland, both established and new, promising an opening event for V&A Dundee that will be unforgettable."
The museum will host major exhibitions and aims to celebrate design heritage, inspire and promote contemporary talent, and encourage future design innovation.
Free entry to V&A Dundee will be ticketed over the opening weekend, due to the anticipated high levels of interest.


This is a missile designed to insert into Siege War for Cybertron Hound's missile launcher. Since the G1 days, this launcher has always had a missile but with his rifle able to combine with it, Hasbro opted to not include a missile. This piece corrects that. It has a 5mm peg like most modern Transformers weapons so it can be inserted into any 5mm peg hole.
This would look best in gray though I haven't tested any of the plastics here for this piece. But you'll want to paint it either a gray or silver paint when you receive it. I'd recommend Tamiya or Testor spray paints which are readily available at any hobby store and some hardware stores.


The Environment Agency has been forced to defend itself after questions were raised about the condition of the Gossmore recreation grounds as a result of its flood alleviation scheme in Marlow.
At a meeting of the town's Chamber of Commerce on Monday, former mayor Jocelyn Towns said the town council could not support the £9.5 million scheme due to "major problems" with the football pitches, which she described as a "swimming pool".
She said: "The EA [Environment Agency] did ask us to attend their launch, which we declined, and to give them a statement about how pleased we are with the work, which we couldn't because we are not.
"This is ongoing. We've still got major problems with football pitch, which is more like a swimming pool.
It comes after the EA excavated through Pergola Fields and the Gossmore playing fields for the construction of the earth bund to tie into the new wall.
It is also restoring the ground level for the two football pitches on the site.
In a statement, the EA said the condition of the ground is part of the reinstatement work still being carried out in the area, and that the football pitches will not be ready for the start of the next season.
A spokesman said: "We confirm that the construction work on the flood scheme has been completed and the flood scheme is now operational. There is still reinstatement work ongoing and there have been problems with the recreation ground flooding.
"However, the flooding at the recreation ground is not as a result of the flood scheme not functioning as planned and indeed it is on the other side of the area being protected by the scheme.
"Since completing the earthworks across the football pitches on Gossmore Recreation Ground, a problem with the drainage of the pitches has been identified.
"We have installed a drainage system below the ground – however it appears that rain water is not reaching this system so the area has become very wet.
"We are currently investigating the reason for this issue which will then allow us to identify what needs to be done to rectify the problem. Results of the investigations are due by mid-March.
"Once we have identified the solution and implemented it seeding is unlikely to happen before April or May. The grass will then need four to five months to establish before the area can be opened to the public.
"We are of course aware that this will result in the football pitches not being ready for the start of the next season and understand that this will have disappointed the users.


text:
Class Correspondent
Alyssa Sanders
c/o Brandeis University, MS 124
Waltham, MA 02454-9110
1989notes@alumni.brandeis.edu
Nicola Goren was named president of the Washington Area Women's Foundation. She had been the acting CEO of the Corporation for National and Community Service, where she had worked since 1997.
Melissa Fox is running for the office of representative in the 70th Assembly District in California.
Stu Kolinsky and his wife, Lori, welcomed a son, Joshua Ari, on Feb. 10. They reside in Manhattan.
Lori Bring's daughter, Ilana, became a bat mitzvah on March 27.
Laurie Hirsch Schulz recently started a new position with Visa in the firm's marketing consulting group. Laurie, husband Jay and two girls (ages 7 and 10) returned to Sleepy Hollow, N.Y., in August 2009 after two chocolate-filled years living in Zurich.
Streaming Media magazine named Robert Levy, the production operations manager and executive producer at Discovery Digital Media, to its list of Streaming Media All-Stars.
Find Your Year


text:
Reporter Makes Biden Press Secretary Squirm With Question She Can't Avoid About Lost Energy Jobs
There has been no lack of memes and video montages made of the new Biden administration Press Secretary Jen Psaki doing what most would consider an excellent avoidance maneuvres most of the questions that are put forth by reporters during her press briefings.
However, earlier in the week, at least one reporter got a puzzling if not outright embarrassing response out of Psaki when he inquired "When is it that the Biden administration is going to let the thousands of fossil fuel industry workers, whether it's pipeline workers or construction workers, who are either out of work or will soon be out of work because of the Biden EO, when it is and where it is they can go for their green job? That is something the administration has promised. There is now a gap, so I'm just curious when that happens when those people can count on that?"
Psaki seemed astonished that a reporter would dare to question when a promise would be fulfilled by the unquestionably valid and loved by all Biden administration, replying "I certainly welcome you to present your data of all the thousands and thousands of people who won't be getting a green job. Maybe next time you're here you can present that."
The interview only goes downhill from there:
REPORTER: When will the Biden admin. let thousands of jobless fossil fuel industry workers know where they can go to get their Green Job?
PSAKI: "Well, I certainly welcome you to present your data of all the thousands & thousands of people who won't be getting a Green Job." pic.twitter.com/HzHFhmig8g
— Breaking911 (@Breaking911) February 8, 2021
Paski was clearly combative with the journalist, which is not in and of itself uncommon, especially after former Trump administration Press Secretary Sarah Sanders went to war with the press on multiple occasions. What was uncommon was how the communications officer seemed to first take the defense that what the reporter was talking about was totally foreign to her.
So unexpected was her response that at first the reporter seemed dumbfounded and gave the impression that he didn't bother to bring the statistics to back himself up. Once he gathered his senses about him and realized what was happening, he then did present insurmountable evidence in the same way that dozens (if not hundreds) of media outlets, local and national, have been reporting for the short weeks since President Joe Biden axed so much of the oil and gas industry.
Once presented with said facts, Paski did what so many seem to be doing in positions of power, which is changing her tactic to actually try to defend the controversial tactic, once she couldn't avoid it.
While she had somewhat sufficiently vague promises for those whose formerly well adapted personal economics are now under peril of death and destruction, it was difficult to watch the press secretary and see her reaction as anything other than offensive to the average American.
In addition to seeming offended that the journalist would question her, she seemed incensed that there would be a presumption of guilt on the part of an administration that has already admitted to enacting the new policies. Their true understanding of the damage done was shown by her combative defense of Biden's decision.
Instead of talking about the positive effect, Biden's decision could have on the environment for future generations (which is what they claim to believe, and why they supposedly enacted the rules) they went on the defensive. Likely because the abundance of the heart spoke up, knowing it was in the wrong.
But hey, at least that bad orange man who constantly spoke to the people without going through the media is out of office. Don't worry about whether it was legal or how much international influence there was, or the fact that they spent the past four years desensitizing Americans to all terminology related to foreign interference, just take your lumps and let the arrogant New York and DC liberal elites who have never actually worked blue-collar jobs, tell you how things should be.
Previous articleTom Brady Won Yet Another Super Bowl and Dems Cry Foul Because – Wait for It – It's All Racism of Course
Next article11 Iranians Arrested Infiltrating US-Mexico Border


Not learning needs of the people you want to reach.
Not connecting your ministry communication to the people's needs.
Not matching media channels to the target audience.
Not having a communication plan.
Not following up on your communication.
If your church can avoid these common mistakes you're well on your way to some non-sucky marketing.


Mcminnville, TN has 30 lenders serving the city. Note amounts average approximately $299,688. Rates on hard money loans made to Mcminnville borrowers average 10.4%. 13 months is the mean length for loans made in the city. A typical hard money loan issued in this city includes a 3.1 percent origination cost. 72% is the average loan to value (LTV) for for loans in Mcminnville.
Mark owns a a warehouse for his company's operations in Mcminnville, TN. He decides he needs cash for his company's operation but he's refused by his credit union for a cash-out refinance, so he turns to Success Lending for a hard money loan. The lender will fund 60% of the market value of the real estate (LTV) in exchange for a first lien position and they determine it to be worth around $1,900,000. Additionally, they specify a 10% rate of interest, a 2 year term, and will charge an origination fee of 5 percent at closing. Interest only payments are to be paid each month with the principle to be repaid when the note matures. By the stipulations of the loan, Success Lending will give Mark a total of $1,083,000 on his real estate ($1,900,000 market value x 60% loan-to-value - $57,000 in origination fees). Mark will pay $9,500 monthly in interest payments until the note expires and will then return the $1,140,000 principle value of the note.
May is an entrepreneur in Mcminnville, TN and she owns a building she uses for her operations. In order to generate much-needed funding to operate her business, she takes out some of the equity she has in her property via a hard money cash-out refinance from Affluent Lending . The lender will loan 60% of the value of the real estate (LTV) for a first lien position and they determine the building to be valued at about $3,000,000. They also agree to a 9% rate of interest, a 1 year loan period, and will collect an origination fee of 4 percent at the closing. Interest-only payments are to be made each month with the principle repaid when the note matures. The principle amount is $1,800,000 but Affluent Lending will pay May $1,728,000 after charging the origination fees of $72,000. Additionally, they will receive $13,500 in monthly interest until they are re-paid when the note matures.


text:
Dancers, Theater, Uncategorized
Keanu Uchida Embodies a Champion Horse in New Musical "Dancer"
August 25, 2016 Lorraine Wilder Leave a comment
Keanu Uchida is still a fresh face in the professional dance world but he has already achieved considerable diversity and prestige in his career.
While still studying dance at his home dance studio near Ottawa, Uchida was honored with acceptance into the highly-respected summer intensive program at The Julliard School in 2013.
He has also received many regional and international titles in dance competition, making him one to watch in Canada and beyond. Most notably, he was awarded the title of Senior Male Best Dancer in 2014 at international dance event, The Dance Awards and given the opportunity to assist celebrated choreographers like Travis Wall, Nick Lazzarini, Mia Michaels, and Al Blackstone at conventions.
The multi-talented Uchida, who is a musician as well as a student of physics at The University of Toronto, is making big contributions to the professional dance community with his work on screen and on stage. He danced leading roles as a principal dancer on BBC television series, The Next Step and was hand-selected by head choreographer, Jeff Dimitriou to appear as one of only 15 dancers in the 2015 Pan American Games Closing Ceremonies production which was broadcast to an international audience.
"Keanu is simply brilliant," says Stacey Tookey, who oversees contemporary dance for the NUVO Dance Convention and is probably best known for her appearances as a resident choreographer and guest judge on the Canadian and American versions of the dance competition reality show So You Think You Can Dance.
Uchida has also proven an invaluable contributor to dance in Toronto as a featured dancer in immersive and challenging performances by leaders in the city's contemporary dance scene.
"I often create while channeling Keanu's movement and essence," says Cora Kozaris, choreographer of CARNÉ, a bold, new work debuting at one of Toronto's oldest contemporary dance presenting organizations, Dancemakers Centre for Creation. "His uniqueness and creativity is harmonious with my mind. Together, we inspire each other to push boundaries."
Uchida is looking forward to the next evolutionary step in his career as he immerses himself in the leading role, Northern Dancer in the upcoming musical theater production, Dancer, which is expected to debut in Spring 2017 at Toronto's historic Elgin Theatre.
After a competitive audition process that lasted two days and lured many of Canada's best dancers, he waited months for casting results to discover he was being offered to lead the cast as a race horse that is crowned Canada's first winner of the Kentucky Derby. Uchida spent an intense three weeks last Spring working with Tookey, who is choreographer for the show, and producer John McKellar to artistically draft the scripted dance pieces during the workshop phase of the production.
"Digging into the creative process with both Stacey and John was a compelling experience," recalls Uchida. "Both asked a lot from me regarding my character and discovering the role of Northern Dancer became a collaborative effort. I was given artistic freedom to try lots of things."
The musical, told in "ten furlongs" and split into two acts, follows Northern Dancer's steady rise to success. A horse no one wanted to buy, he forms special relationships with his owners, is trained and put to the test in race after race, eventually becoming a national symbol of pride. The story is an emotional journey as he seeks acceptance from the equine community and of himself.
The character of Norther Dancer has no lines in the musical, though he is in almost every scene. He communicates through body language and dance with friends and a few enemies throughout the performance. The technical and demanding choreography by Tookey requires of Uchida significant grace, poise, and control, not to mention, imagination and the ability to explore and innovate.
"Lots of movement was developed from improvisation, where I was asked to embody the horse and embrace its motion as naturally as possible," says Uchida. "I wasn't asked to 'dance' like a horse, but rather to be one."
Uchida's capabilities as a very creative and dextrous dancer made him perfect for this character and its development.
"Keanu's ability to implement his creative vision while adhering to tight deadlines is what makes him an essential asset to any project he is a part of," says Tookey.
Fellow dancers and choreographers with whom Uchida has worked repeatedly mention his unique brilliance and artistry as a performer.
"Besides his physical capabilities, he has an incredible way of bringing you into a world," explains Julia Cratchley, who hired Uchida last year for an immersive dance project with her company TranscenDANCE. "He will make you believe anything he does and captivate you doing even the slightest thing."
Being thrown into a central role in a musical has inspired Uchida to take voice lessons.
"This process has completely sparked my interest in musical theatre," he remarks.
Given his dedication and talent, it seems inevitable that no matter where Uchida's career takes him next, audiences are very likely to see more of this young professional on stage in the future.
Previous PostSimone Lombardo has Just Cause for praiseNext PostMariana Wahrhaftig goes from fan to expert producer for Zelda symphony


text:
Top 5 Coding and Software Development Courses to Learn in 2022 - Best of Lot
Programming and/or Coding is one of the essential skills for today's technological world, and awareness of coding is growing every passing day. In my time, about 20 years back, I only learned to code when I entered engineering college to pursue Computer Science and Engineering degree, but things have changed a lot since then. Nowadays, even kids have started learning to code, even my daughter can code, and much better than what I can also do in college. More accessible computing gadgets like iPad, iPhones, smartphones, and Laptops have genuinely changed the environment and made Coding or Programming more accessible.
Nowadays Schools are teaching kids to program, and sites like code.org are helping more and more people to learn to code. The importance of Coding is so much that many people are putting Coding as an essential skill like Reading, Writing, and Speaking.
All of this awareness of Coding has made more and more people learn to code from different age groups and domains. I know people who are in their mid-40s learning to get a job as a Web Developer or App developer or work as a freelancer.
Then there are a vast number of students from different backgrounds who are learning to code get some employment, and both full-time/part-time jobs.
Even Women are not left behind, and many housewives and women from different sectors are learning programming and Coding to enhance their skills and teach their kids. If you are one of them and decided to learn to code this year but are not sure how to start with, then you have come to the right place.
In this article, I'll share some of the best online courses to learn to code. I have specially chosen paths that are both interesting and require no programming experience to start with and cover different areas of interest, like Web Development, iOS Development, and Game Development.
5 Best Courses to Learn Coding and Software Development in 2022
In order to learn Coding, the first step is to pick a programming language, and it's not an easy job. There are many popular programming languages like Java, C++, C#, Python, Swift, JavaScript, and PHP, which are used by millions of programmers.
I have personally found Game Development as the best way to learn to code, and that's why I have chosen more than one course which teaches coding and programming using games. This is a proven strategy, and even big websites like Code.org are teaching kids how to program by developing games like Minecraft.
For those who don't like games, I have included courses on Web Development and App Development, two other buzzing fields for programmers and free-lancer.
Though for beginners, I have four options, Python, Java, C#, and JavaScript, you can try and choose the one which suits you best. Since I am a Java Developer, I am a little biased towards Java, but Python is also a great programming language and equally easy to learn.
1. The Complete Java Masterclass [Learn Java]
If you want to learn Coding and Development with Java Programming language in 2022 then this is the best online course for beginners and you can buy it in Udemy for just $10 on sales. Java is one of the most popular programming languages of the last 20 years and is used to develop mission-critical applications.
It's also present everywhere, you will find Java in smartphones like you can create Android apps using Java.
It's also used heavily on writing Server-side applications like the portals you use on your day-to-day life link banking portals, ticket booking web applications, many of them are written in Java.
Java is an excellent choice for both learning to code and as a programming language to get a job; if you are not convinced, you can check this comparison between Python vs. Java. This course will teach you everything you need to know to code using the Java Programming language.
It's also one of the most popular programming courses on Udemy has n average of 4.6 ratings from close to 300,000 students, which is massive.
2. Complete Python Bootcamp: Go from zero to hero in Python 3
Python is another great programming language to learn Coding and development in 2022. The popularity of Python has exploded in the last couple of years, and it has become the #1 programming language for all kind of people who want to learn code, want to become Data Scientists, learn Web Development or simply wants to Automate the tedious task.
There is no doubt that why Python is the #1 programming language, it's easy to learn and you can do virtually anything using this programming language. It has got some of the best collections of APIs and libraries to do even most of the difficult tasks in just a couple of lines.
If you want to learn to code using Python, then this is probably the best course you can join. It will teach you Python in a Bootcamp style, which is a great way to learn to code. Talking about social proof this course has got on average 4.5 ratings from close to 500,000 students, which is simply unbelievable.
if you need another option, you can also take a look at The Complete Python Developer in 2022: Zero to Mastery course by Andrei Negaoie on ZTM Academy, another bootcamp style course that will teach you Python with no coding experience. It also provides a certificate of completion which you can showcase in your LinkedIn profile.
3. The Web Developer Bootcamp
We all websites, it provides the information you need on-demand, and in today's world, every single business needs its website. This trend has fueled the market of Web Developers, and more and more people want to become Web Developers or Fullstack Developers.
The growth of language like JavaScript and frameworks like Angular, React, and Node JS has genuinely made Web Development a lot easier and more potent than it was ever before.
So, if you want to learn JavaScript as a Programming language for coding, which is the right choice, and wants to learn Web Development, then there is no better course than The Web Developer Bootcamp by Colt Steele.
It covers a lot more than just coding and Web Development. You will learn all the useful technologies required for creating and maintaining your websites in a boot camp style.
This course will actually provide all the knowledge you gain in a Bootcamp by spending $8000 - $10000 in just a fraction of that price like $15 at max.
Talking about social proof, this course has, on average, 4.6 ratings from close to 410,000 students, which is just mind-boggling. Also, if you are interested, following 2022 Web Developer RoadMap is also an excellent guide to becoming a Modern Web Developer in today's world.
4. iOS & Swift - The Complete iOS App Development Bootcamp
Another area that has attracted a lot of people into coding is mobile or App Development. Google's Android and Apple's iOS have really made today's phone much more powerful than yesterday's Computers and Laptops.
I still remember working on a 500MB laptop, which was top-notch 10-15 years back, but today's phone has much more computing power than that. Both Android and iOS provides powerful tools and platform to develop mission-critical apps.
If you have an interest in developing mobile applications and learning to code using Swift programming language, one of Apple's products for the educational revolution, then this is the perfect course for you.
The instructor Angela Yu is one of the best instructors in the world, and you will love her teaching style. She is crystal clear and concise and also has taught many students in her bootcamp classes. The course has also got on average, 4.6 ratings from close to 56,000 students, which is impressive.
5. Complete C# Unity Developer 2D: Learn to Code Making Games
This course will teach you how to code using the C# programming language and by developing games, which is arguably the best way to learn programming and coding.
The C# is a leading Programming language from Microsoft and is mainly used to develop desktop GUI applications. It's also used in the Unity game engine, which is the most popular game engine to develop games.
This course will not only teach you how to code but also a C# Programming language and how to develop games using Unity. As I have said before there is no better way to start coding by developing games, I strongly suggest all beginners join this course.
By developing games, you will also learn Data structure and Algorithms, very important for writing useful programs. Talking about social proof, this course has, on average, 4.6 ratings from close to 290,000 students, which is just phenomenal.
That's all about some of the best courses to learn Coding without any programming experience. These courses are some of the best ways to learn to code. I particularly like the Game Development courses as they are both exciting and quickly co-relate what you are doing.
Again, the choice of a programming language is a difficult choice, but you don't need to overthink as once you learn one programming language learning a second one will be easy.
I highly recommend starting with either Python or Java, and if you like Game Development, C# is the best programming language because of the Unity game engine.
Other Programming Articles and Resources You may like
10 Programming languages You can Learn in 2022
10 Tools Every Java Developer Should Know
The 2022 DevOps Developer RoadMap
10 Reasons to Learn Java Programming languages
10 Frameworks Java and Web Developer should learn in 2022
10 Tips to become a better Java Developer in 2022
Top 5 Java Frameworks to Learn in 2022
The 2022 React JS Developer RoadMap
10 JavaScript Frameworks Every Web Developer Should Know
10 Testing Libraries Every Java Developer Should Know
10 Reasons to Learn Scala Programming Languages
10 Things Java Programmer Can learn in 2022
25 Topics and Resources for Java Interviews in 2022
Thanks a lot for reading this article so far. If you like these best coding and software development online courses, then please share them with your friends and colleagues. If you have any questions or feedback, then please drop a note.
P. S. - If you are looking for free resources to kick-start your programming career then you can also check my post about 21 free sites to learn programming in 2022. They are not the best and most comprehensive like these courses but still, they are good enough to start with.
Labels: best of javarevisited , courses , online resources , programming
thanks. I'm going to try Complete C# Unity Developer 2D: Learn to Code Making Games
It's only $11.99 AND they is a money-back guaranteed in case I quit (as usual) BUT I'll stick to this for as long until this course is done... then I'll see if I should proceed or just quit coding in general.
Will update later!
@Unknown, good decision, all the best!!
i know aboout the coding course
5 Tips to choose the Best Online Course For You i...
10 Reasons to Learn Scala Programming Language in ...
Top 5 Courses to learn Haskell for Beginners in 20...
5 Free Courses to learn Apache Kafka for Beginners...
5 Free courses to learn Golang for Beginners in 20...
Top 10 Big Data Tutorials, Books, and Courses for ...
Top 5 Web Development Frameworks Python Developers...
Top 5 Courses to become Full stack Java Developer ...
Top 5 NoSQL Databases Programmers Should Learn in ...
Top 5 Free Java Courses for Beginners to Learn Onl...
Top 10 Linux commands Beginners should learn in 2022
Teachable, Thinkific vs Udemy? Which is the Best O...
Java vs Python - Which Programming Language beginn...
Top 5 Computer Science and Engineer Degrees on Cou...
10 Reasons to join Pluralsight in 2022 - Yes, Plur...
Top 10 Pluralsight Courses For Java and Web Develo...
10 Things Java Programmers Should Learn in 2022 [U...
Top 8 Courses to Crack AWS Certified Cloud Practit...
Top 5 Courses to Learn Shell scripting in Linux (b...
Top 5 Google Cloud Platform (GCP) Courses and Cert...
Pluralsight 2022 Sale - 33% Discount on Annual Plans
Top 5 Course to Crack Azure Administrator Associat...
How to become a better Java Programmer? Tips, Fram...
Review - Is Complete JavaScript Bootcamp Course 20...
Top 10 Technology Jobs Programmers and Software En...
5 Best Websites to Create and Sell Online Courses ...
10 Tips to Improve Programming Skill and become a ...
Top 6 Courses to Learn Spring Framework in Depth i...
How to Crack Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900)...
10 Reasons to Learn Python Programming Language in...
Udemy's The Data Science Course 2022: Complete Dat...
Top 5 Courses to Learn Hibernate and JPA in 2022 -...
3 Best ways to learn to Code in 2022 with Books, C...
Top 10 Coursera Projects for Beginners in 2022 - B...
Top 5 Python Books to Learn Data Science and Machi...
Top 5 Spring and Hibernate Training Courses for Ja...
5 Spring Framework Books Experienced Java Develope...
Top 5 Java 8 Online Courses to Learn Stream and La...
4 Best Christmas and New Year Gifts for Programmer...
Top 5 Courses to Learn NPM and WebPack in 2022 - B...
Top 3 Programming Languages Java Developers Can Le...
Top 10 DevOps Courses for Experienced Programmers ...
5 Best Courses to Learn Growth Hacking in 2022
How to Crack Java SE 11 Developer Certification Ex...
Top 10 Reasons to Create and Sell Online Courses I...
Top 5 Courses to learn Progressive Web Apps in 20...
Coursera and IBM Data Science Professional Certifi...
Top 5 Courses to Learn Microsoft Power BI Online i...
5 Best Courses to Learn Business Strategy in 2022
Top 5 React and Redux Courses to Learn Online in 2...
Top 5 Object Oriented Programming and Design Cours...
Top 5 Free Google Cloud Professional DevOps Engine...
5 Best React Native Projects for Beginners to Lear...
5 Best Courses to Learn Facebook Marketing in 2022
10 Tips to Improve Your Speed in Bash, and Linux C...
Coursera's IBM AI Engineering Professional Certifi...
7 Essential Tools Web Developers Should Learn in 2...
Top 5 Apache Kafka Courses to learn Online in 2022...
Is Grammarly worth it in 2022? Does it really make...
Top 5 Courses to Crack Salesforce Administrator (C...
5 Best Courses to Learn Public Speaking in 2022
Coursera's Google IT Automation with Python Certif...
Top 5 Online Courses to Learn Web Development in 2...
5 Best Online Courses for Instagram Marketing in 2022
Top 5 Books to learn Cloud Computing in 2022 - Bes...
Top 6 Courses to Learn Jenkins for CI/CD for Java ...
Top 3 Spring Security Books and Courses to Learn i...
Top 5 Java Multithreading and Concurrency Courses ...
Top 5 Online Courses To Learn Computer Security fo...
Top 5 Online Courses to Learn Selenium for Java De...
5 Best Coursera Professional Certificates for IT P...
Top 5 Courses to become a Frontend Developer in 20...
Top 10 Advanced Core Java Courses for Experienced ...
Top 10 Microsoft Azure Cloud Certifications You ca...
Top 5 Courses to Crack Tableau Desktop Specialist ...
The 5 Best Courses to Learn Management Skills in 2...
Top 5 Android Courses for Beginners to Learn Onlin...
Top 5 Java EE or JEE Courses for Java Web Develope...
Top 5 Courses to Learn Python 3 in 2022 - Best of Lot
Top 5 Courses to learn Java Collections and Stream...
Top 10 Gift Ideas for Programmers, Software Engine...
What is @SpringBootTest annotation in Spring Boot?...
Top 10 Java and Web Development Courses from Udemy...
What is Log4j 2 RCE issue CVE-2021-44228? How to s...
Top 5 JUnit 5, Mockito, and TDD Courses for Java d...
Top 5 Online Courses to learn AWS (Amazon Web Serv...
Top 5 Kotlin Online Courses for Java and Android D...
Top 5 Courses to Learn RESTful Web Services in Jav...
Top 5 Courses to Learn about NFTs (Non Fungible To...
Top 10 IT Certifications for Java Developers in 2022
Top 5 Courses to Learn Dynamic Programming for Cod...
Top 5 Courses to Learn Fullstack Web Development (...
Top 5 Online Courses to learn Functional Programmi...
Top 5 Online Courses to Learn Cloud Computing in 2...
Top 10 Coursera Courses for Java Developers to Lea...
Top 6 Courses to learn Reactive Spring Boot and We...
Top 5 Courses to Crack AZ-900: Microsoft Azure Fun...
Top 5 Coding and Software Development Courses to L...
Top 5 Online Course to Learn Ansible in 2022 - Bes...
Top 5 Courses to learn Full Stack Development with...


text:
Your 2014 Choice: President Obama vs. 'War on Women'
By Rich Baehr 2014-10-11T03:00:32
A month from the midterm elections, an unusual dividing line has developed in the narrative of each party's candidates and the national parties.
Republicans are happy to run against President Obama: a new Gallup poll shows a near record number of voters who plan to use their vote to protest against the president. These numbers are in line with those from 2010, when Republicans picked up 63 House seats and 6 Senate seats in the midterms with voter anger focused on Obamacare. The numbers also match up with the results in 2006, when opposition to President Bush over the Iraq War and his handling of the response to Hurricane Katrina led to Democrats taking control of both houses of Congress, winning 6 Senate seats and 29 House seats. In general, voters who are angry are a bit more passionate about voting than those who want to express support, particularly in midterms when turnout is well below what is seen in presidential election years.
Below, Gallup describes the results from its latest poll of registered voters. Note that Nate Silver of fivethirtyeight.com has argued that Republican support is usually a few points stronger among likely voters than is picked up in registered voter surveys:
Registered voters are more likely to view their choice of candidate in this year's midterm elections as a message of opposition (32%) rather than support (20%) for President Barack Obama. That 12-percentage-point margin is similar to what Gallup measured for Obama in 2010 and George W. Bush in 2006, years in which their parties performed poorly in the midterm elections.
Surprisingly, given these bleak polling numbers of which the White House is clearly aware, President Obama seemed to double down this week, saying the upcoming Congressional elections were in fact a vote on his presidency:
Now, I am not on the ballot this fall. ... But make no mistake: these policies are on the ballot -- every single one of them.
In The Atlantic, David Graham argues that, given the current lay of the land, Obama may believe that the Democrats' best hope is to fire up their base so they are as angry at Republicans or enthusiastic about President Obama as Republican are angry at the president and his party.
The president's strongest base is black voters. The response among this group to the recent Secret Service problems with a fence jumper at the White House and a potentially dangerous man riding in the elevator with the president in Atlanta at the CDC is exemplified by the comments made by constituents of Congressman Elijah Cummings of Maryland. Paranoia seemed to reign supreme, as Cummings claimed he was told that white Secret Service agents were allowing threats to get close to the black president.
That some blacks may see things in such a distorted fashion suggests the degree to which blacks see the president as their own, and remain intensely loyal to him and protective of him. This makes it very likely that they will continue to vote in lock-step fashion for his party, regardless of what he or other Democratic elected officials may or may not have done for them. The administration's response to the shooting of Michael Brown in Ferguson seems to have played well with blacks to the extent it has increased their sense of victimhood, making race-sensitive election appeals more likely to succeed.
A cynic would say that the continued demonstrations in the St. Louis area about this incident are designed to keep the pressure on the Ferguson grand jury, but also to keep the story alive for blacks around the country -- particularly in states with large black populations such as North Carolina and Louisiana, where competitive Senate races are to be decided.
https://pjmedia.com/blog/your-2014-choice-president-obama-vs-war-on-women/


IN SANTA'S SWEET SHOPPE OUTFIT. Limited Edition of 500. BY TONNER DOLL COMPANY. Santa Claus or other Emme-size dolls from Robert Tonner. The outfit includes beautifully embroidered dress with apron in pastel pink and green over a white cotton bodice and matching green skirt, along with matching earrings, stockings and pink boots. This outfit came in a Limited Edition of 500 and has long since been retired. This outfit is new in the original packaging. It has never been displayed or played with. It has been stored in a climate controlled environment and comes to you from the smoke free home of an adult collector. Please check my other auctions for more toys. The item "IN SANTA'S SWEET SHOPPE OUTFIT FOR TONNER DOLL EMME BODY 2006 LIMITED ED 500″ is in sale since Friday, December 08, 2017. This item is in the category "Dolls & Bears\Dolls\By Brand, Company, Character\Tonner\Other Tonner Dolls". The seller is "mlevel95472″ and is located in Pleasanton, California. This item can be shipped to United States, Canada, Mexico.


text:
New Hitch In Tajik-Iran Relations As Dushanbe Asserts Tehran Role In 1990s Killings
A Tajik accusation of Iranian training and backing for high-profile assassinations two decades ago highlights souring relations.
Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Continues March Toward Lahore
Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, addressing a rally in Rawalpindi late on August 9, said the Supreme Court's decision to disqualify him from office last month over undeclared wealth was an "insult to voters."
In Remote Afghan Province, Women Seek Peace With Insurgents
For generations, women across Afghanistan have suffered in silence as their men engaged in war and violence, often leaving them as widows and orphans.
Tajikistan Accuses Iran Of Involvement In Killings
Tajikistan on August 8 accused Iran of backing high-profile killings in the wake of the Central Asian country's 1990s civil war, including the assassination of former parliament chairman Safarali Kenjaev in 1999.
Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Starts Two Days Of Rallies
Deposed Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on August 9 began two days of rallies in a move aimed at demonstrating his political influence, after a Supreme Court decision disqualified him from office late last month over undeclared assets.
Hundreds Of Hostages Freed After Rare Joint IS-Taliban Attack In Afghanistan
The Taliban released 235 hostages from a remote village in northern Afghanistan where it allegedly massacred as many as 50 mostly Shi'ite civilians in a rare joint assault with Islamic State insurgents, officials said on August 8.
China's New Security Concern – The Kazakhs
Relations between Kazakhstan and China have been good for more than two decades now and they enjoy excellent economic ties. Recently, however, security concerns have crept into the relationship between the two countries.
Arrests, Crackdown Put Spotlight On Islamic State Threat In Iran
Iran's latest arrests of alleged Islamic State extremists has added to the scrutiny of the group's presence in Iran
Pakistani Police Foil Taliban Attack In Lahore After Bombing, Officials Say
Pakistani authorities say they have foiled a terrorist attack in the eastern city of Lahore, hours after a bombing wounded more than 30 people.
Graft Allegations Fragment Pakistan's Anti-Corruption Party
A Pakistani political party that once promised to cleanse the upper echelons of government from corruption is now falling apart over graft allegations among the members of its provincial administration.
Anti-Taliban Commander Details Taliban Massacre
Ghulam Hussein Anwari, a local anti-Taliban commander in Sayad district of northern Sari Pul Province, says the Taliban killed his father and a number of other relatives in Mirzawalang village.
Local Afghan Officials Say Taliban, IS Teamed Up In Deadly Village Attack
Local officials say attacks that killed dozens of people in the northern Afghan province of Sari Pul were carried out by Taliban fighters who teamed up with a commander claiming allegiance to the Islamic State (IS) militant group.


text:
The South Cass Tribune
Serving Harrisonville and Southern Cass County.
Mission accomplished: Duo wins State
By pixiehearn on February 25, 2019
By Dennis Minich
Sam East and Nonnie Justice went to the state wrestling tournament with an all-or-nothing attitude. The Harrisonville duo came away with it all.
East, a senior 182-pounder, won the gold medal in what may be the last match of his career. Justice, a 126-pounder, won the first-ever girls' title in the class. As a sophomore and a competitor on the national stage, many more matches appear to be in her future.
Last year, East finished second at the state tournament, a motivating factor going into this year's event.
"A big key for me was to stay confident. I'd been there before, I knew what to expect, and I just wrestled the way I wrestle," East said.
"The whole weekend progressed according to plan. I was expecting adversity, but it never came. I wrestled my game and things fell into place."
His season ended with a 39-0 mark and a convincing path through the state tournament field. He won his first match with a pin in just 53 seconds. The next round he got a major decision, 16-0, and his closest match in the tourney was a semifinal, which he won 7-2. He won the championship round 11-1.
He said the post-match activity was surreal.
"It is kind of a blur. You walk on to the floor and they announce your name as state champion and that you are 39-0. The undefeated season and all, it was pretty cool," he said.
He said Sunday he felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders.
"I was pretty tense all weekend, so once it was over it was like all that weight was lifted, but I am sore, I am feeling it," he said.
East said the bad part of the weekend occurred during the consolation match of the 195-pound class. Friend and teammate Trevor Campbell had lost his first round, but had won his way to the fifth-place medal match. He was winning that match until he broke his arm.
"I was so proud of him, the way he wrestled back. The break was pretty ugly, but he still got a medal," East said.
Two other Wildcat boys competed, Gage Weber at 138 and Jayme Gray at 220.
On the girls' side, Justice made quick work of her foes. She spent three days in Columbia for the tournament, but spent less than two minutes total on the mat. After getting a bye in the first round, she dispatched her opponents in 45 seconds, 1:12, and in the final took just 35 seconds to pin her opponent. She finished the season 26-0.
Justice said she is proud of her accomplishment, but equally proud that the competition was held.
"I thought it was all pretty cool. There are a lot of girl wrestlers who won medals who wouldn't have been able to. They are good wrestlers, but it would be really hard to win state against boys," she said.
She added that there was some good talent shown, and thinks the sport will expand rapidly.
She said being the first-ever girls state champion in her class will mean a lot to her.
"Right now, I am kind of at a loss for words. It holds a lot of significance and I know there are a lot of girls who would like to be up here where I am, state champion," she said. Justice is going to celebrate the win by not wrestling for a while.
"I will still work out, but I won't wrestle for a couple weeks. In two weeks, I will start freestyle practice," she said.
Harrisonville had two other girls qualify for state, Alana Lopez at 110 and Melania Beachner at 116.
Get more stories like this delivered weekly! Subscribe today!
Categories: Sports
Tagged as: wrestling
Mildred Duncan reaches the century mark
Wine bar brings big-city style to Adrian
Follow us to receive notifications of new posts by email.
Top categories: Uncategorized Creighton