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Note: This is the same puzzler that was featured in the March issue of the Adobe Edge newsletter!
It's about that time again…time for another Puzzler! I've written a few before, in a couple of languages too, but this will be my first in ActionScript! I know I have a lot of Flash readers, so hopefully this will be extra 'puzzling' for you (see what I did there?). For those that don't know what a Puzzler is, it is essentially a short problem used to demonstrate special cases or "features" of a particular language. Here is the format:
- Code – I introduce the code
- Question – I pose a multiple-choice question and you guess what the outcome is…think hard!
- Walkthrough – I walk through a reasonable explanation
- Answer – I tell you the real outcome (it might surprise you), and explain why
- Moral – How can we avoid making mistakes like this in our own code
Now that we all know what a Puzzler is, here is a simple ActionScript Puzzler:
// declare key dates var now:Date = new Date(); var birthday:Date = new Date(1940, 06, 27); // Bugs Bunny's birthday! // save them as milliseconds since epoch var nowInMs:int = now.getTime(); var birthdayInMs:int = birthday.getTime(); // get the difference to calculate Bugs' age in milliseconds var millisecondsElapsed:int = nowInMs - birthdayInMs; // sanity check if (millisecondsElapsed == now.getTime() - birthday.getTime()) { trace("What's up, Doc?"); }
What does this print?
- Nothing
- "What's up, Doc?"
- Throws an exception
- None of the above
Alright, it looks like we are just trying to compute Bugs Bunny's age in milliseconds, from the time he was "born" until now. First, we create the key dates. We have now initialized to the current date (as in the date this program is executed), and birthday initialized to Bug Bunny's birthday. We then go and save those times as milliseconds since epoch so that we can easily do some date math with these two dates. Next, we calculate the difference of Bugs' birthday (in ms) from now (also in ms) which should give us the total milliseconds elapsed since he was born. Finally, we do a sanity check. In the sanity check, we essentially duplicate the math we've done previously: calculate the difference from Bugs' birthday until now, in milliseconds. This should obviously be true, and so we trace "What's up, Doc?" to the debug console.
The answer is a – nothing! How does this happen? Well, we must be skipping over the trace statement. That would only occur if the sanity check fails. But the sanity check does exactly what is done earlier on in the code…almost! The key error in this code is that there is an implicit narrowing type-cast! Where is it? Let's take a look at the description of the Date class in the ActionScript 3 LiveDocs. In the documentation for the Date.getTime() method, we get the following function prototype:
|Defined By
Returns the number of milliseconds since midnight January 1, 1970, universal time, for a Date object.
Date.getTime() returns a Number! And we are storing that number in an int. In ActionScript, a Number uses the IEEE-754 double-precision floating-point specification, and therefore can use 53 bits to represent integer values. Comparing this to only 32 bits used by int and uint, we can see that Numbers can be used to represent values well beyond the range of the int and uint data types. Because of this implicit type-cast, our millisecond time gets narrowed and loses precision! Now, knowing this, it is easy to see why our sanity check fails. Our int variable millisecondsElapsed does not, in fact, store the total milliseconds elapsed since Bug Bunny was born, but rather, it stores the total milliseconds elapsed since he was born, truncated to 32 bits. Therefore, the sanity check fails, the if-statement falls through, and the trace statement never gets executed.
Although in some other languages, implicit narrowing type-casts cause warnings or even compilation errors, in ActionScript, they do not. So, whenever you are storing or working with numbers, be aware of the size of the numbers as well as the data-types floating around. Implicit casts do occur (and often, in any language), but implicit narrowing casts will go unnoticed by the compiler, and likely by you as well…until now :)
That's it for this Puzzler! Hope you enjoyed! Happy coding!
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While the
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one position that remains relatively stable.
It's far easier to predict from year to year who the top fantasy
prospects will be. Today, we reveal our
top 75 fantasy hockey defensemen rankings for 2012-13. Let's start at the top:
Tier 1 features the
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Try and nab one of the guys in this tier and your defense will be in
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1. Shea Weber (NAS)
In the five full,
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and should crack the 20 goal level in 2012-13. Pencil him in for a Norris this
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2. Erik Karlsson (OTT)
If Karlsson
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3. Dustin Byfuglien (WPG)
Despite sitting out
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4. Kris Letang (PIT)
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assists in just 51 games. He's also a consistent contributor in the PIMs
column, making him an all-around must have fantasy prospect in 2012-13. Look
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5. Zdeno Chara (BOS)
Few hockey players
have been as consistent in fantasy production as Big Z. Goals. Assists. +/-.
Penalties. All Star slap shot records. He does it all. Through 11 NHL seasons,
the most games he's missed in a year is 11. Can't go wrong here.
While there is a
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6. P.K. Subban (MON)
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closed the season with 10 goals and 36 points. With a Cup ring on his finger,
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particularly in fantasy circles. For now, you can probably snatch him up a
round or two later than he should go.
9. Keith Yandle (PHO)
Playing in the
desert has kept Yandle one of the best fantasy secrets going. His production,
at least in terms of assists, dipped slightly last season, but he remains a
model fantasy defenseman. Three straight seasons of 82 games and 11 or more
goals to his credit. There remain rumors of Yandle on the trade market. For
now, he's the man in Phoenix and will fit in nicely as your #1 defenseman.
10. John Carlson (WAS)
It seems that the
hand-off from Mike Green to Carlson is complete. Caps fans will be anxious to
see what new Coach Oates brings to the table, but from a fantasy perspective,
it has to get better than 2011-12. Carlson's production was limited last year
by the system. Assuming he gets the green light to fly, this should be a big
breakout year. Think 50 point season.
Take a few minutes
and dissect the full 75-man list on our Draft Guru page. Stop by Friday when we complete the job and
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Vehicle safety behind other priorities in developing economies
Policymakers in developing countries tend to overlook the issue of vehicle safety. First, it is considered to have less impact on saving lives than other road safety interventions. Now, although "only" 33% of road crash victims in developing countries die inside a vehicle, one must take into account the current trends of rapid motorization and highway expansion in these countries. For instance, China alone accounts for 60% of the increase in global car sales in the past decade. Road users in these countries will continue to travel more, at faster speeds, and mostly using personal cars – all indicative of the increasing relevance of vehicle safety.
Another factor that leads decision-makers to overlook vehicle safety is a perception that brand-name new cars are sufficiently safe in all countries. Unfortunately, the evidence suggests otherwise. Latin NCAP crash-test results found new cars sold in that region were 20 years behind in technology when compared to similarly priced US and European counterpart models built by the same company. The reasons included compromised structural integrity of the car and skipping standard safety features like airbags to make cars more affordable. This problem is not limited to cars: freight and public transport vehicles also suffer from poor maintenance and non-compliance with crashworthiness standards.
In developing countries, vehicle safety has to compete with other transport priorities such as reducing environmental impact and urban congestion. Tomorrow's emerging market will favor cars that are smaller, lighter and yet powerful. These characteristics need not compromise the cars' safety performance, but they do make a convincing case to ensure safety compliance as the next generation of vehicles rolls out on the high-speed roadways.
Role for development organizations
Development organizations, which are already deeply engaged in road safety, have a pivotal role to play in promoting the vehicle safety agenda by promoting awareness of minimum vehicle safety standards and building in-country capacity to ensure compliance. This will entail more collaboration with the private sector (insurance, auto industry), NGOs, and government agencies to provide incentives for change. Given the slow pace of legislative change, liaising with regional NCAP programs or developing local crash investigation programs may be a good way to spearhead this effort. Like other road safety interventions, this too is a multi-sectorial capacity building challenge requiring commitment and coordination from all stakeholders.
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I think the main problem arises from the lack of enforcement of good driving habits and road etiquette in general. I've been to China and India and it shocked me that people do not follow the road policy. People were crossing on red lights and would find any opportunity to cross the road whenever. Vehicles driving way above the speed limit and all. I believe if road etiquette were taught well, the likelihood of crash-related deaths would be reduced significantly.
Great article Dipan ! It's not just airbags, which can probably be mandated into cars, but broader legislation issues. In India, there are no laws on child seats that I know of (something my son enjoys - a restraint free ride) and few people even care to wear seat-belts (cops may ticket you these days, so people barely sling it over their shoulders). Is that changing or likely to change? One can mandate it through ticketing, but more importantly, the general public needs to become aware of the importance of these safety issues - the media has a critical role to play here. I'm always amazed at how effectively the media in the US marginalized cigarette smoking as being uncool among the younger generation, particularly in cities. Hard to do in India when Bollywood stars are smoking cigarettes while stunt driving their cars!


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Just two weeks after Chi Omega's controversial party photo surfaced on Facebook, students at Penn State are planning a silent march today, hoping to increase Latino recruitment and retention.
The sorority members celebrated Halloween with a Mexican-themed party wearing sombreros and ponchos and pasted fake mustaches on their faces. They held signs that said: "Will mow lawn for weed + beer." Another sign said: "I don't cut grass. I smoke it."
The university president, the president of the board of trustees and other officials expressed deep disappointment and Chi Omega put its Penn State chapter on probation.
Members of the Latino community were outraged by the photo with comments like this one from Liz Martinez on Twitter: "So many frats and sororities think it's ok to perpetuate stereotypes. It isn't."
March organizer Manuel Figueroa said the march is not being organized in response to the Chi Omega photo.
"The incident definitely served as a catalyst for all this but it's not the reason we are doing it," said Figueroa. "There are grievances to a larger issue that we believe the university should take up."
The Mexican American Student Association (MASA) will not be participating in the march and instead plans to work with Penn State President Rodney Erickson and university officials to bring awareness and change to the campus environment.
The organization would rather "not make this issue a larger one," said Roberto Hernandez, president of the Mexican student group. "We are hoping to expand the Latino Studies program into a department. We are working with faculty on that."
In a statement, MASA said: "We ... urge the university to reassert its commitment to ethnic and racial diversity. We hope that the university exercises its stated commitment to diversity. We look forward to working with the campus community in reaching these goals."
Students who are marching plan to peacefully walk through the campus in a silent, single-line manner.
Hispanic students make up 5% of the 45,351 undergraduate and graduate population on campus, according to the fall 2012 enrollment data.
Figueroa said they expect at least 50 students to participate.
Erickson commended the student movement to combat the issue, reported the The Daily Collegian.


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Friday, December 7, 2012
Opposition to Abortion and the Political Right
3 comments:
- Tim Lacy said...
Professor Ziegler: The union between conservatives and abortion opponents is, I think, a marriage of convenience. It's convenient for some voters because it (seems to) simply matters (yes/no switch, for/against). Any political group that advocates for a more complicated agenda (e.g. Democrats for Life of America or All Our Lives) will not be *politically* useful in a two-party system that traffics in extreme rhetoric to "get out the vote." Left-leaning abortion opponents and right-leaning choicers are, by definition, left to fend for themselves. They are points of symbolism in highly contested contests. Speaking broadly, this phenomenon goes toward the anti-intellectualism (defined as revulsion to complexity) of the average American voter (including those with college degrees). One's tolerance for complexity signals a willingness to embrace "off-beat" groups DFLA or All Our Lives. Otherwise it's inconvenient for the two parties. - TL
- December 7, 2012 at 1:20:00 PM EST
- Mary Ziegler said...
Thanks for the thoughtful comment, Tim. I wonder to what extent your observation can be generalized and to what extent it reflects our moment in history. We should not take for granted either the contemporary party alignment vis-a-vis abortion or the relative invisibility of activists in groups like All Our Lives. Particularly in the immediate aftermath of Roe, the world of abortion politics looked quite different from our own. I don't think that it was inevitable that we identify legal abortion with choice, progressivism, or the Democratic Party. But it certainly is true that simple political narratives about those on opposing sides have consistently served a valuable purpose, both for those inside and outside organized movements.
- December 9, 2012 at 10:56:00 AM EST
- Tim Lacy said...
I was definitely speaking in the present only. I'm sure you're right about my generalization not applying historically. - TL
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Hearing that tosser Kid Rock mouthing off about something or other recently (I don't remember what it was and really can't be bothered to look it up), reminded me that he's one of the many whose music I didn't like then, after I'd been not liking it for a while, discovered he held right wing views. Eric Clapton, Phil Collins, Brian Ferry and the punk band Screwdriver are other examples of this.
Which begs the question: are there any good openly right wing musicians? (I'm defining "good" here as meaning "people who do stuff I like").
I can think of Merle Haggard and most other country musicians worth their salt who aren't Steve Earle or Willie Nelson + didn't James Brown come out as a Reagan supporter in the 1980s?
Does anyone else know if any others? There's no reason why there shouldn't be I suppose, I just can't think of any.


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Marion County Commission approved a bid from CFS Engineers for more than 300 bridge inspections in the county.
The bid from CFS was not the lowest bid at $19,500. It was one of the most detailed. On the advice of Road and Bridge Superintendent Randy Crawford, and taking in account CFS's record for thorough testing on bridges, the Commission decided to go with CFS instead of Elite Engineering Service at $17,405.
"They've been very helpful, very detailed," Crawford said of CFS. "If I was to pick, that would be who I would go with."
They county also received bids from Schwab Eaton for $21,000 and BG Consultants for $115,200.
"I think that's why they may not do this type of thing very often," Commission Chairman Dan Holub said of the high bid from B&G.
The commission also accepted a bid from Hett Construction for concrete work around the courthouse, annex building, and new jail. The bid was for $7,500. The commission added a provision requiring Hett to halt work during a courthouse roofing project.
The county received bids from Flory Roofing of Halstead and Roofing Services Unlimited for the roofing project but wanted a clarification on the services provided.
"I don't have doubts about either company, I just want to make it a fair bid," Commissioner Roger Fleming said.
In other business:
- The commission approved Crawford to advertise for a full-time position with the Road and Bridge Department because of part-time summer help leaving. "I just want to get the numbers even for a culvert crew," Crawford said.
- The commission approved an audit from Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk, and Loyd. Jan Nolde took time to explain the deficiencies the county encountered.
- A pay raise was approved for Park and Lake employee Gerald Bender from $1,785 to $1,841 per month.
- A maintenance agreement with TBS Communications Inc. was approved after the Marion radio repeater was added to the contract discussed last week. The contract to repair all county radio repeaters is for $14,640.


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Literature Review on the Intersection of Safe Learning Environments and Educational Achievement
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A safe school is one that is free of danger and possible harm for students, but in reality, violence in schools is a global phenomenon. Moreover, studies in developing countries indicate that school violence is especially prevalent in such settings. For example, more than half of South African and Botswanan children say they are bullied approximately weekly.
Despite considerable progress in documenting and conceptualizing school violence, surprisingly few studies in any part of the world have examined its impact on educational achievement. In view of this, RTI International was commissioned by the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) to conduct a literature review of the available evidence, with particular, but not sole, reference to developing countries. This literature review was performed through a systematic online search of academic journals. Relevant research reports from aid agencies and international nongovernmental organizations were also considered.


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PHILADELPHIA (AP) Wayne Simmonds and Jakub Voracek scored to help the Philadelphia Flyers win their first game of the season, 2-1 over the New York Rangers on Thursday night.
The Flyers not only avoided their first 0-4 start in team history, they beat the Rangers for the first time in two seasons. The Rangers defeated the Flyers all six games last season, including a win in the Winter Classic.
Both teams are last in the Atlantic Division at 1-3.
The Flyers needed the good news after they learned All-Star forward Scott Hartnell is expected to miss four to eight weeks because of a broken left foot.
Forward Brayden Schenn also served a one-game suspension for charging New Jersey defenseman Anton Volchenkov. Philadelphia also played without forward Danny Briere (broken left wrist).
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On Tuesday, for example, liberty-minded activists from FreedomWorks and Young Americans for Liberty visited Speaker Boehner's office "to register their dissapointment over the removal of Representatives Justin Amash, David Schweikert & Tim Huelskamp from their committee assignments."
Young Americans for Liberty is the "largest, most active, and fastest-growing pro-liberty organization on America's college campuses. With more than 300 chapters and 26,000 student activists nationwide, YAL seeks to recruit, train, educate, and mobilize students on the ideals of liberty and the Constitution."
Upon arriving at the speaker's office, a Boehner spokesman refused to answer the protestors' complaints, relying on the safety of the "armed guards" that surrounded the group.
Other, less libertarian conservative groups are also calling Boehner out for his decision to exile Amash, Huelskamp, and others. Politico reports:
Heritage Action accused Boehner of trying to find "creative ways to fund" President Barack Obama's "big-government agenda." The group also compared Boehner with someone who notoriously broke his no-tax pledge: the nation's 41st president.
"In 1990, President George H.W. Bush broke his solemn pledge: 'read my lips: no new taxes,'" Heritage Action wrote in the email to supporters. "It cost him the election. In more than 20 years since, congressional Republicans have avoided making the same mistake. And now, as our nation's economy is struggling to produce growth, our leaders in Congress are about to make precisely the wrong decision."
The hits just keep on coming. FreedomWorks, one of the core of the so-called Tea Party groups, described the move by Boehner and the GOP Steering Committee a "remarkably hostile act by leadership."
In a letter to Speaker Boehner, FreedomWorks President Matt Kibbe writes: "We applaud these three constitutional guardians for taking principled stands against bloated bills that would cripple our economy and add to our national debt. These men are voting the way that they promised their constituents they would — on principle. I strongly urge you to restore Congressmen Amash, Huelskamp, and Schweikert to their respective committees."
And there was this from Erick Erickson, founder of the Red State blog, referencing not only Boehner's booting of Amash, Huelskamp, and others from their committee assignments, but the speaker's recent embrace of tax hikes as an acceptable option in finding a solution to the fall off the "fiscal cliff":
Yesterday the three of them purged fiscal conservatives from committees as punishment for being authentically fiscal conservatives.
On the same day John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy punished fiscal conservatives for standing up for their convictions, they sold out their own convictions by agreeing to raise taxes by $800 billion. They intend to seem reasonable to the press in negotiations with the White House. They're going through an elaborate kabuki dance, but they'll get blamed nonetheless.
Pointing their fingers as fiscal conservatives now punished, casting them out as scape goats, will do nothing to woo the media or the White House, but we should be thankful. We should absolutely be thankful for these three men.
As the sun rises this morning we can look at John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy and know the opposition is not just across the aisle, but in charge of our own side in the House of Representatives. All the time and energy I would otherwise have to spend to convince conservatives that these gentlemen would be a problem for the GOP has been spared. They've proven it themselves."Conservatives must seek retribution or become the paper tiger John Boehner, Eric Cantor, and Kevin McCarthy just declared them to be," Erickson added.
Boehner has so far ignored the backlash from his heavy-handed purge of members of his party that refuse to demonstrate blind obedience to his every declaration.
Amash, however, hasn't gone gentle into that good night. Tuesday night, the social-media savvy congressman released the following statement on his Facebook page:
Rumor has it that I've been removed from the House Committee on the Budget. Remarkably, I still have not received a single call, e-mail, or text from Republican leadership confirming this story. In fact, I wouldn't even have learned about it if not for the news reports. I look forward to hearing from my party's leadership about why my principled, conservative voting record offends them. That's sure to be a lively and entertaining conversation.
In the meantime, I can only speculate as to what specifically would make Republican leadership punish several of its party's most principled members. Rep. Tim Huelskamp, who was kicked off of both Budget and the Committee on Agriculture, voted with me against the 2013 House budget resolution because it does not sufficiently address the federal government's debt crisis. That was one of only three times during this Congress that I voted against the Chairman's recommendations in committee. In fact, I voted with the Republican Chairman more than 95% of the time, and I have voted with my party's leadership more than three-quarters of the time on the House floor.
What message does leadership's heavy-handedness send? It says that independent thinking won't be tolerated, not even 5% of the time. It says that voting your conscience won't be respected. It says that fulfilling your commitment to your constituents to work with both Republicans and Democrats to reduce our debt takes a back seat to the desires of corporate special interests. And, most troubling for our party, it says to the growing number of young believers in liberty that their views are not welcome here.
I'll miss working with my colleagues on Budget. I don't relish this situation, but if one thing is clear based on the response from the grassroots, it's that leadership's actions will backfire. If they think kicking me off of a committee will lead me to abandon my principles or stifle my bipartisan work toward a balanced budget, I have a message for them: You're dead wrong.
Kansans who sent me to Washington did so to change the way things are done — not to provide cover for Establishment Republicans who only give lip service to conservative principles. If the rest of America is anything like the 700,000 Kansans I represent, then they know that the fiscal and cultural crises facing our nation require drastic changes to the way things are done in Washington — not just symbolic gestures or more of the same.
reign of terror will continue until all who will not take the metaphorical loyalty oath are cut off from the GOP. "This is just the opening salvo in a long war," Horowitz writes. "House leaders have made it clear that they will punish conservatives for standing by their election promises. All conservatives in the House need to band together on this because anyone could be next."
By their fruits ye shall know them. Boehner now has shown unmistakably that he will not tolerate colleagues who place fidelity to their oath of office above toeing the party line.
Ron Paul, the patron saint of libertarian-minded Republicans, commented on the controversy, telling The Daily, "They're going to punish freshmen legislators? If you're looking for dissension, then you're going to get it," Paul said. "These congressmen will never cave. They're going to get the support of the people.... They will become heroes."


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Chapter 3: Seeking the foe
The group's journey to the former Beastmen encampment was fairly uneventful. The jungle was hot and extremely humid but strangely quiet, no birds called, no sound but landing of the horses hooves on the ground. Upon reaching the encampment the group was surprised to see that all of the equipment of the Beastmen was still set up. Fur tents stood erected where their inhabitants had pitched them. Cooking pits were stocked with wood unlit and pots empty of food. All of the camp was left as though the Beastmen had simply vanished into thin air.
After searching for a few frustrating minutes of searching Patan kicked a stool "Where did they? No army retreating would leave all of this behind but I can't find a trace of them."
"Did you find the commanders tent or anything indicating where the leader might have been? Searching there might bring up something useful....at least I hope it will. If not, then we will have to go scouting in the nearby forest."
Patan looked at Tobar, "That's the most frustrating part about this whole thing, take a look around, all of these tents are exactly the same. No markings to differentiate any of them, no banners to mark officers' tents, and you would expect at least a tent larger or far different from any other for their leader. Almost as if this were just a group of commoners out for a camping festival instead of an army encampment. If this wasn't the only sign of beasts in leagues I would wager that this is a decoy."
"Yes, I see that. Why would barbarians even be in tents.....if they are as uncivilized as we have been lead to believe?"
As this is going on, Calsin stands almost perfectly still in the center of the encampment, turning around very slowly. To most, it might seem that Calsin is simply looking around, and he is. But he is not looking just in the material world - he is seeing into the spirit world, attempting to detect a trace of the beastmen, who might have some connection to spirits. At any rate, it is always wise to keep one's eyes open to the immaterial, if just to be cautious.
[OOC: Use Spirit Detecting Glance (3m) and scan the encampment.]
Calsin's efforts were not in vain for as he turned his slow circle of the encampment he was surprised and just a little perplexed at the sudden appearance of a gigantic gate on the far end of the camp. The gate, made of dense, dark wood and bound by heavy black iron, would have seemed imposing under normal circumstances. However, normally such a portal would have been securely attached to a matching wall not standing freely as it was, which only increased the sense of foreboding it instilled in Calsin. Stranger still the gate seemed cast in shadow as though in perpetual night instead of illuminated by the afternoon sun.
Calsin motions surreptitiously to Zhung, and when the warrior approaches, he whispers a few words to the effect of his discovery. Then he slowly and quietly approaches the gate*.
First, he walks around to the other side of the gate. If, as he suspects, the other side is just normal field, he will then pluck a blade of grass and touch it to the gate. If this produces no effect, he will toss the blade of grass through the apertures of the gate.
[OOC: *If you need I'll roll stealth for this, as Calsin doesn't want to draw attention to this yet, though he does want someone he trusts to know what's going on and what he's doing.
Also, I could roll investigate or lore on the gate, but I'd like to try the role-playing route out first in this case.]
Zhung looked perplexed at Calsin's claim that there was a giant gate on the far side of the campsite, but, given the past few days Zhung wasn't ready to dismiss the notion that there was more to this area than met the eyes. So, with a discrete nod of the head, he followed the young monk to where he claimed the gate loomed. He circled the general area feigning to search the tents in the area for clues he stuck close to where Calsin was inspecting the invisible gateway.
As Calsin drew close to the gate he noticed that it had a distinctly hazy, evanescent quality to it as though even in the spirit realms it wasn't fully made manifest. Upon attempting to circle the gate Clasin noticed that what looked bulky from the front was an illusion for as he approached a perpendicular angle to the gateway it seemed to fade into paper thin and finally vanishing from sight until standing at an angle less than ninety degrees from the front. The intangible appearance of the gate was also confirmed when Calsin attempted to touch the gate with it as it passed through with no hindrance.
While Calsin is normally not an incautious man, when it comes to secrets and mysteries, his iron self-control tends to leave him rather quickly. Growing increasingly impatient with his tests, he comes to a decision. Looking quickly to see that Patan is not watching, he reaches out for the iron ring on the door. As he does so, the green key on his banner follows his hand, sliding into the door, though it is invisible to those not looking into the realm of the spirit.
[OOC: I am not channeling my banner yet, in order to try and remain inconspicuous. The bit about the banner is purely flavour - I figure that it is visible around him in the spirit world, even when not directly affecting the material world.]
Tobar seems uncertain about what to do.
Patan looked at Tobar with a haughty expression "Even dogs have the sense to get out of th-" breaking off suddenly he turns sharply to face behind himself and peers off into the trees. "I believe we are being watched." mere seconds later Patan's statement proved true as a humanoid emerged from the trees. "So the beast has graced us with it's presence." said Patan snarkily for it was in fact a beastman, standing full height of a man and walking on two legs but with the fur and face of a jungle cat.
Obviously surprised, it dropped the carcass of the animal it has been chewing on and spoke. "You are early." It said simply.
Calsin's hand passed through the iron ring and the door itself causing a slight chill to creep up his arm. The spirit key passed into the lock but refused to turn the tumbles. From behind him he can hear an unknown voice which caused Zhung to turn toward the source. "We have company. A beastman. Looks like a tiger-man." he whispered to Calsin.
"Interesting that we are early. None the less, we are here. Lets get started shall we?"
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The department of education at Hope College has received accreditation for seven years, the maximum possible, through the Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC).
The program also received highest-possible "Above Standard" designation in the three overall "Quality Principle" categories by which TEAC evaluates programs: Evidence of Candidate Learning, Evidence of Faculty Learning and Inquiry, and Evidence of Institutional Commitment and Capacity for Program Quality.
"Having an accredited teacher-preparation program is required by the federal government; however, we consider it a minimum standard and do not limit our work by the requirements of accreditation but rather we strive to aim higher," said Dr. Laura Pardo, professor of education and chairperson of the department. "Hope's teacher-preparation program has been accredited for over 80 years and this latest recognition is simply part of our on-going work to provide our teacher candidates with the best teacher-preparation program possible."
The accreditation is the second recognition highlight for the department within the past few months. This summer, the college's educator-preparation program was one of only two in the state to earn a 70, the highest score possible, on the newly released 2010-11 Michigan Department of Education Teacher Preparation Institution Performance Scores. Hope has consistently ranked as one of the state's top programs, receiving an "Exemplary" rating, in the annual listing since the report's inception in 2005.
Founded in 1997, TEAC accredits programs across the United States, including throughout Michigan. Of the 33 educator-preparation programs in Michigan, 25 either have received or are seeking TEAC accreditation.
The college's educator-preparation program was previously accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE). NCATE and TEAC are in the process of consolidating and are now transitioning, into the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP).
The accreditation follows a three-year process that included not only review and a site visit by TEAC, but a comprehensive departmental self-study. While noting that the accreditation is meaningful, the department especially values the process as a structured opportunity to reflect on its program.
"This being a self-study that was held up to national scrutiny is going to serve our needs incredibly well," said Nancy Cook, professor of education and director of student teaching.
"The accreditation process is about continuous improvement," said Madeline Kukla, who is director of national accreditation and special programs for the department. "We know that our program is good but we also know that any program can always get better. A program needs to be flexible and adapt to the changing needs of the education world in order to prepare teacher candidates to meet those changes."
The college's department of education prepares teacher candidates to teach in elementary and secondary schools. Each year, the department annually recommends approximately 150 graduates to the State of Michigan for teacher certification. The department currently has 12 full-time faculty.
The teacher-education program at Hope provides prospective teachers with a blend of classroom instruction and field experience. Teacher candidates participate in field placements beginning with their first course in the program, Educational Psychology. This model continues through the teacher candidates culminating semester of student teaching. The student-teaching placements are available not only locally but also through off-campus programs including in Chicago, Illinois; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; and the Rosebud Indian Reservation in South Dakota. An on-going relationship with Interaction International has also provided student-teaching opportunities in nations including India, Kenya and Thailand.
Student-led chapters of two national professional organizations, the Student Council for Exceptional Children (SCEC) and the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (ASCD), offer professional development and service opportunities for teacher-education candidates. Teacher candidates also have the chance to gain additional experience through activities by volunteering with local organizations that work with children, such as the Children's After School Achievement (CASA) and Upward Bound programs based at Hope.
Graduates of Hope's education program teach in public and private K-12 schools around the country, and abroad. Hope education alumni also serve as Peace Corps volunteers, counselors in elementary and secondary schools, curriculum coordinators and supervisors, school administrators and college professors.


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The Natural Gas Utility Industry includes domestic companies that provide distribution service to residential, commercial and industrial customers. Although company-specific issues influence operating results, wide variations in weather and swings in the economy also have an impact. Additionally, these capital-intensive businesses are regulated by federal, state, and sometimes local authorities, which determine the maximum rates of return they may earn. Stocks in this group are best suited to conservative, income-oriented investors.
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For the most part, regulators attempt to strike a fair balance between the interests of shareholders and customers. Nonetheless, the risk to shareholders becomes elevated when a rate case requesting a large change in tariffs is considered. Federal and state mandated energy-efficiency programs affect usage. But regulators often provide incentives to utilities to effectively implement such initiatives, without hurting profitability.
Prevailing interest rates are an important consideration for investors. The construction and maintenance of distribution networks require lots of capital in the form of debt and equity. Generally, when rates are rising (falling), regulators set higher (lower) returns on assets. At times, there may be a lag between interest rate trends and the allowed rates of return. Long-Term Debt Ratios are typically above the 50% mark, indicating that debt financing is more economical for utilities, thanks to their dependable revenue streams, than equity funding. Dividend yields need to be high enough for these equities to compete with alternative investments, particularly U.S. Treasury bonds.
Utilities in expansion mode may provide noteworthy share-price appreciation potential. Indeed, the level of national or regional housing starts can be an indication of a company's growth prospects. The residential market accounts for the largest portion of revenue. Heating and cooling degree days, versus the historical averages, give an indication of what amount of revenue and income might be reported for each quarter, and whether a utility will over or under earn its allowed return in a certain year. Regulators will monitor year-to-year trends in operating results to assure that tariffs are at fair levels.
Value Line research reports on companies in this industry follow the format for utilities. That is, the statistical array includes lines for Long-Term Debt Ratio, Common Equity Ratio, Total Capital, and Net Plant. Note, though, that Natural Gas Utility arrays do not include AFUDC (Allowance for Funds Under Construction) % To Net Profit, as do those of electric utilities, which require greater physical plant investment.
Usually, the capital structure is weighted more towards debt, since most often the cost of debt for utilities is cheaper than the cost of equity. Banks are willing to lend to utilities at low rates because revenue streams are predictable and regulation assures a positive return on assets. The ratios are based on Total Capital, including all debt and common and preferred equity. Yearly Net Plant figures give investors an indication as to how fast a utility is growing. Companies with modest Long-Term Debt Ratios have more flexibility to expand internally or externally. A very high debt ratio may indicate operating problems.
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Kristen Stewart has never been an actress known for her smoldering passion. Bella Swan, the character to which she'll forever be linked, is a picture of repressed sexuality in the 'Twilight' films. But like her 'Twilight' co-star (and current boyfriend) Robert Pattinson, Stewart is doing everything she can to break herself out of the mold cast by that popular franchise. Enter 'On the Road.'
The Francis Ford Coppola-produced adaptation of Jack Kerouac's classic just debuted at the Cannes Film Festival and while reviews on the movie are mixed, critics agree on one thing: this isn't your little sister's Kristen Stewart.
If Kristen Stewart were looking for the antidote to the chaste Bella Swan, she certainly found it in Marylou, the 16-year-old lover of 'On the Road' protagonist Dean Moriarty (played here by Garrett Hedlund). Says Vulture of Stewart's role: "[She] takes her top off so many times that even the perennially shirtless Taylor Lautner would be impressed."
Digital Spy adds in their review, "There are asses and breasts aplenty."
It's a role that would certainly shock the majority of the 'Twilight' audience (in addition to the nudity, Stewart is a willing participant in a number of on-screen sex acts we won't get into here) or those familiar with her public persona, in which she always looks as if she's going to curl into her too-large flannel shirt, like a hipster hedgehog.
When asked about the provocative new role, Stewart said at a Cannes press conference:
I love pushing and I love scaring myself. To watch a genuine [sexual] experience onscreen is so much more interesting than when you see the tape holding up the pasties … As long as you're being really honest, there's nothing ever to be ashamed of.
But is the movie any good? While Stewart herself is drawing kudos for her adventurous performance, the movie itself is seeing mixed reviews. Our own James Rocchi wrote in his review for IndieWire, "the film feels like any other roadtrip — no matter how beautiful the scenery flickering by through the window, eventually you just want to get out of the g–damn car."
'On the Road' will hit theaters this fall. Stewart can be seen next in another family-style blockbuster, 'Snow White and the Huntsman.'


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Glenwood Mayor Kerry Durkin knows the dangers of gambling with taxpayer money: A reminder looms just across a bank of trees from Village Hall.
Taxpayers in the south suburb have long had to subsidize a golf course that officials bought more than a decade ago. And to try to lessen the losses, the town recently doubled down, borrowing big again to build a new clubhouse.
That borrowing — coupled with plummeting property values — pushed Glenwood into a growing list of Chicago-area cities and villages with debt levels once barred by state laws meant to safeguard taxpayers.
Though much public attention has focused on soaring state and national debt, the increase in local IOUs has sparked worries that the next generation in some communities will face crushing tax hikes.
"It will drive the cost of living up and drive the cost of business up," said Grayslake Mayor Rhett Taylor, whose north suburb is debt free. "If we start having businesses pull out and move to Wisconsin and other states, simply because costs are too high, that will have a ripple effect."
As some officials suggest tightening the rules on town borrowing, a Tribune analysis found that by the end of last year, at least 52 towns in the Chicago area exceeded a limit that was in place until 1970: Taxpayer-backed debt couldn't be more than 5 percent of a community's property tax base.
Those towns helped raise the level of taxpayer-backed debt for all Chicago-area municipalities to more than 5 percent. The findings follow previous Tribune investigations that revealed Illinois' hands-off approach to local borrowing allowed some places to go deep into debt in money-losing ventures.
Durkin defended Glenwood's latest project as financially smart and popular. But he's uneasy that his small town's debt rate is now more than double the pre-1970 limit.
"I'm probably the only person in this town that loses sleep on this, but I do," he said.
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In an unprecedented look at municipal debt, the Tribune collected data on 270 communities in Cook, DuPage, Kane, Lake, McHenry and Will counties for 2010 and 2011 — the most recent, widely available figures.
It focused on so-called general obligation bonds — the kind of big loans that municipalities promise to pay back even if it means hiking taxes. To compute debt levels for each, a common industry standard was used: The amount owed by each city or village was divided by its equalized assessed property value.
Some cities and villages' rates rose simply because their tax bases shrank, such as Stone Park.
The near west suburb's property values sunk by a fourth. Stone Park had previously borrowed to buy land, upgrade streets and even pay typical bills. The village's debt load is now more than 20 percent.
And some municipalities' rates rose because they borrowed more as their tax bases sunk, such as Evanston.
Records show the city slightly boosted borrowing to cover an early retirement program and infrastructure improvements, including park and street upgrades. That helped send Evanston's debt rate, by 2011, to just above the state's old limit.
Others borrowed at a bolder pace, such as Carpentersville. The far northwest suburb nearly doubled its outstanding general-obligation bonds to build a new public works facility and make street improvements, its finance director said. The village's debt level topped 7 percent.
Those municipalities can trace their ability to borrow heavily to the 1970 rewrite of the Illinois Constitution, which lifted the 5-percent borrowing cap. In its place, the constitution created a class of municipalities called "home rule" that, among other things, can borrow and tax with few limits and no requirement to first seek voter approval. About two-thirds of Chicagoland residents live in such communities.
For the rest of municipalities, taxpayer-backed loans are capped at nearly 9 percent.
The Tribune found the collective debt rate of all municipalities has now eclipsed the old threshold for individual towns.
By 2011, the area's cities and villages collectively owed about 3 percent more than they owed in 2010 — fueled mostly by the city of Chicago's borrowing. At the same time, the 270 municipalities' collective equalized-assessed property values sunk about 10 percent.
The resulting collective debt load rose from 4.5 percent to 5.1 percent. And that doesn't count other types of debt that can also come back to bite taxpayers, such as unfunded pensions.
Or additional debt they may have added this year.
Those who study municipal finance note that borrowing isn't inherently bad. It depends mostly on who's borrowing, how and why. Better bets: Growing communities that need to build or fix basic infrastructure such as streets and sewers. Worse bets: Towns in decline that borrow big — and borrow in ways that put taxpayers on the hook if projects go bad, such as through general obligation bonds.
"Most of the suburban communities around Illinois are pretty much mature communities," said DePaul University assistant professor Martin Luby. "So I think having really high (rate) numbers probably isn't justified."
Critics of Illinois' largely hands-off approach to borrowing complain the loose laws allow taxpayers to be fleeced.
A September Tribune investigation showed how Bellwood residents now pay among the area's highest municipal property tax rates after the flop of a redevelopment plan laced with heavy consultant fees.
Its debt rate is four times the old limit.
A June Tribune investigation showed how municipal property taxes tripled in Bridgeview to help cover the loans for a soccer stadium that struggles to make ends meet but has enriched high-level village employees and town leaders' political supporters.
Its debt rate is nine times the old limit.
Extreme variations
At the other end of the extreme are more than 70 area suburbs that, like Grayslake, carry no debt.
Taylor said the formula is simple in Grayslake, population 21,000. Keep a lean workforce. Budget for salaries, pensions and operating costs. And then, with what's left over, prioritize needed improvements. That's how they built a new Village Hall in the 1990s — and built a police addition in 2007 — all without going into debt.
"It can be very tempting to borrow and spend money you don't have so you can do things without having to pay for it through taxes," he said. "But if today's taxpayers don't pay for it, then taxpayers 20 years from now have to pay for it."
A fifth of area communities carry debt rates above the old limit. That includes Chicago, where the rate in 2011 rose to 9.2 percent.
And then there are towns where debt has become a way of life, such as Rosemont.
An August Tribune investigation found that the tiny town near O'Hare International Airport pioneered outsized borrowing. It built and runs entertainment ventures that often enrich friends and relatives of the village's ruling family. It borrowed again last year for another venture, helping boost its debt rate more than 12 percentage points — the highest jump in the area — to nearly 40 percent. Add in other debt backed by future taxes, and Rosemont's rate approaches 54 percent.
Despite the high level, the ventures owned by the village have returned enough money to town coffers to keep the village's taxes on homeowners relatively low — although the village snagged state grants and cab taxes to subsidize its struggling convention business.
Other suburbs emulating Rosemont's business model have endured far heavier losses.
That includes Bridgeview, where the debt load jumped 11 percentage points. That was partly from extra loans to help make payments on stadium debt — similar to taking out a new credit card to cover monthly payments on an old one. The village's general-obligation rate rose to nearly 46 percent. When other debt is included, the village's load grew to 48 percent.
The third biggest jump was in Glenwood, where another sports venture had saddled the town with bad debt.
Sixteen years ago, Glenwood officials — without needing any OK from voters — borrowed more than $6 million to buy the Glenwoodie golf course with the hope of turning a profit, records show. Its general-obligation debt rate, at the time, climbed from 6 percent to nearly 15 percent.
Durkin estimated the course has drawn about half the business that officials once forecast. It's never made enough to cover its debt payments, and never will, he said. So by the time he became mayor in 2009, he said, the perennial money-loser was showing its age.
"I had to either chain it up or improve it," he said.
By then, the village's tax base had grown, and it paid down enough of the loan for its debt rate to drop to 3 percent. But it would soon jump to nearly 12 percent, after village officials borrowed $10 million more — some for basic infrastructure but nearly a third to add a 14,000-square-foot clubhouse attached to the golf course. Durkin expects the clubhouse to make enough money to cover its share of loan payments with some profit remaining to subsidize other debt.
He said the town shouldn't have to raise taxes to cover loan payments so long as the economy improves in the next five to seven years. Otherwise, "all bets are off."
State and local officials from both political parties have questioned such borrowing. They've proposed reforms, such as limiting how much towns can borrow without first seeking voter approval. The issue may be coming on the radar screens of legislative leaders, such as state Sen. Don Harmon, D-Oak Park, who is also a municipal finance lawyer.
"It appears this is an issue that may warrant a closer look," he said in a statement.
Mayor Durkin said he'd even support mandatory referendums on big borrowing deals.
"I'm suffering from decisions that my previous board made before I held office," he said. "If there was a referendum to buy that golf course in 1995, I would have voted no."


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Honors & Awards
- Three-Time Academic All-Big Ten (2011, 2012, 2013)
- Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013, 2014)
- Nebraska Student-Athlete HERO Leadership Award (2014)
- Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2011, 2012, 2013; Spring 2012, 2013)
- Big 12 Commissioner's Fall Academic Honor Roll (2009, 2010)
- Big 12 Commissioner's Spring Academic Honor Roll (2010, 2011)
Brent Qvale was a fixture on the Nebraska offensive line for four seasons, and worked with the top unit at tackle during his final two years in the program. Qvale was one of three tackles in the regular rotation for the majority of the season, before stepping into the starting left tackle role for the final five games after widespread injuries hit the line.
The 6-7, 315-pound Qvale suffered an injury of his own against Penn State, but was able to return to start against Iowa on Senior Day. His play helped Nebraska field one of the Big Ten's top rushing offenses again in 2013.
Qvale earned his degree in May of 2013, and played the entire season as a graduate student. He was one of 30 Huskers to earn Academic All-Big Ten honors in 2013, picking up academic all-conference honors for the third straight season.
2013 (Senior)
Qvale played in every game in 2013, including starting the final five games at left tackle. He was part of a three-man tackle rotation for the entire season with fellow seniors Andrew Rodriguez and Jeremiah Sirles. Following injuries to several guards, Rodriguez moved inside and Sirles flipped to right tackle, leaving the left tackle spot to Qvale.
The play of the offensive line helped junior I-back Ameer Abdullah rush for 1,590 yards, the most by a Husker since 1997. Nebraska rushed for better than 250 yards in five games, and the line solidified an offense that started three different quarterbacks.
2012 (Junior)
Qvale held down the left tackle spot and helped the Husker offense rank as one of the nation's top units. The offensive line paved the way for junior I-back Ameer Abdullah to rush for 1,137 yards, while quarterback Taylor Martinez ran for 1,019 yards and 10 touchdowns.
Nebraska averaged better than 250 rushing yards per game, while racking up more than 430 yards in total offense 12 times in 14 games.
2011 (Sophomore)
Qvale played in every game except Penn State when he was sidelined by injury. In addition to action at guard, Qvale was a regular on NU's PAT and field-goal units.
2010 (Redshirt Freshman)
Qvale played in all 14 games as a redshirt freshman as a reserve guard behind Keith Williams and Ricky Henry, and also as a member of Nebraska's PAT and field goal units. Qvale helped Nebraska rank atop the Big 12 and in the top 10 nationally in rushing offense.
2009 (Redshirt)
Nebraska coaches considered the possibility of Qvale bypassing a redshirt, but a shoulder injury forced him to the sideline early in the fall.
Before Nebraska (Williston HS)
Qvale came to Nebraska from Williston High School and was the Huskers' first signee from the North Dakota high school ranks since Darin Duin in 1988. He was the first scholarship football player from North Dakota since Darin Erstad joined the squad as a punter from the NU baseball team in 1994.
Qvale was a multi-sport standout at Williston High. As a senior, he helped Williston and Coach Todd Matthews to a 7-4 record and a trip to the second round of the state playoffs. Qvale dominated on the offensive line and was named the Gatorade North Dakota Player of the Year and was first-team all-state as an offensive tackle. The all-state honors marked the third straight year Qvale picked up first-team all-state recognition as an offensive lineman.
Qvale was a first-team all-state pick in basketball his last two years of high school. As a senior, he averaged more than 21 points and 12 rebounds per game. He also captured the state shot put title his final three years, including a toss of 57-5 as a junior. Qvale only visited Nebraska, but chose the Huskers over offers from numerous schools, including Wisconsin and Iowa. Qvale also carried a perfect 4.0 grade-point average in the classroom.
Brent was born on March 11, 1991, and is the son of Sanford and Carol Qvale. In addition to being a three-time academic All-Big Ten selection (2011, 2012, 2013), Qvale was a two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013, 2014). He also earned spots on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll each of his final five semesters. He also was named to the Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll each of his first four semesters at NU. A nutrition, exercise and health science major, Qvale earned his bachelor's degree from Nebraska in May of 2013. Qvale has volunteered his time with hospital and school visits. Qvale's older brother, Brian, finished his basketball career at the University of Montana in 2010-11.
Qvale's Career Statistics
» Games Played - 53 (14 in 2010; 12 in 2011, 14 in 2012; 13 in 2013)
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A tale of competition at its most cut-throat, Butter surveys the raw ambition of Laura Pickler (Jennifer Garner), the wife of Bob Pickler (Ty Burrell), Iowa's long-reigning champion butter carver. For 15 years, Laura has relished her high-profile role as the beautiful, loyal helpmate to her affable, artistically gifted husband. But when Bob is pressured to retire and allow someone else a chance at glory, an indignant Laura decides to enter the competition herself. She is first in line on sign-up day, only to see her odds of victory fall below 100with the arrival of an unlikely yet formidable contender: 10-year-old Destiny (Yara Shahidi), the African-American foster child of local couple Julie and Ethan (Alicia Silverstone and Rob Corddry). And that's not all. Bob's would-be mistress, bad-girl stripper Brooke (Olivia Wilde) also declares her candidacy, as does his #1 fan, Carol-Ann (Kristen Schaal). Facing three opponents, mocked by her stepdaughter Kaitlen (Ashley Greene) and furious with her husband, Laura resolves to do whatever it takes to win. And if that means resorting to sabotage – and recruiting her dim-witted former boyfriend Boyd (Hugh Jackman) as a co-conspirator – then so be it.
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