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From the roles she plays to the cigars she smokes, actress Demi Moore makes her own choices.
Near the barracks, a congregation of movie lights, shining bright yellow through opaque windows. In front, a small group, clustered in blue director's chairs under a protective canvas, talking, glancing now and then at two Sony monitors, black and white images from inside the barracks: a cameraman lights a set, a stand-in stands in for the star.
In a chair, a figure in combat fatigues, standard khaki issue, the name "O'NEIL" in black stenciled over the left pocket. A soldier, lean and powerful, black hair mowed to a standard military crewcut, and then some, a dark stubble outlining a head distinctly ovoid. A left cheek painted with dirt and blood—more than smudged, a victim of training more than basic. Behind the chair, a woman; her hands, in firm round strokes, massage the soldier's neck and back. The soldier holds a cigar.
"It's a Cuban Montecristo Joyita," the soldier says, taking a long, pleasurable puff. The voice is assertively strong—and distinctly feminine. "I prefer the panatelas, though I've tried the Montecristo No. 2, the torpedo. It's a little big for me but I like it." The name on the back of the chair: DEMI MOORE.
Demi Moore? The sexy, glamorous, provocative, cigar smoking film star, the highest-paid actress in movie history, dressed in combat gear, her alluring jet-black tresses shorn practically to their roots, her face and figure similarly bereft of the glamour that has adorned movie screens and magazine covers, gossip columns and celebrity TV shows, for more than a decade?
Yes, Demi Moore.
The time is mid-June, the scene Camp Blanding, a National Guard base in the Florida countryside an hour or so south of Jacksonville. It's the location du jour for Moore's next movie, titled G.I. Jane, in which she plays a Navy lieutenant, Jordan O'Neil, who opts for training as the first female Navy SEAL—or Special Forces frogperson—and undergoes an ordeal at the hands of those in the military who feel that combat training is not woman's work. Moore is a co-producer of the film; her director is Ridley Scott, whose credits include Thelma and Louise, Alien and Blade Runner.
The hair—or lack of it—doesn't faze Moore one bit. It simply "goes with the territory," she says, "of doing whatever's necessary to make the role realistic," to make an audience believe she is the character up there on the big screen. The cigars are also part of the territory. Moore has been smoking them for seven years, and, she says, "this has become a big cigar smoking set. There's always a Cuban cigar in some crew member's mouth, and Ridley always has a Montecristo No. 2 in his hand."
But for Demi Moore, there's much, much more that "goes with the territory" of being a highly publicized, highly visible and highly paid celebrity in the world of American cinema.
The films in which she has starred—they include Ghost, St. Elmo's Fire, A Few Good Men, Indecent Proposal, Disclosure, The Scarlet Letter, Striptease (for which she was paid $12.5 million, a record for an actress) and Disney's The Hunchback of Notre Dame (in which she is the voice of Esmeralda)—have grossed more than a billion dollars. That's right, billion with a "b." She has earned more than $21 million in the last two years, making her the only film actress on the Forbes magazine compendium of the highest-paid performers.
Moore has been sometimes lauded and more often vilified by the celebrity-hungry mass media, praised for the highly popular movie Ghost, roundly criticized for baring her breasts in Striptease. She has been condemned for posing nude and pregnant on the cover of Vanity Fair and for daring to call President Bill Clinton to try to get Pentagon support for the Navy SEAL movie. (She managed only to speak to a presidential aide, and the Pentagon turned her and her producers down because there are no women SEALs, so the movie is being made without official assistance.) Her almost nine-year marriage to Bruce Willis, and the birth of their three daughters, have been frequent if not constant subjects of speculation and fabrication in the headlines of perhaps every tabloid on the face of the earth.
And yet, to Moore, it is all part of that "territory." She is, for a movie star, refreshingly direct: her magnetic green eyes immediately engage rather than avoid. Later, in her trailer, she will talk of her career, the press, the publicity—good and bad—her technique as an actress, her marriage, her children, her own troubled childhood, her hopes for the future—and her love of cigars. She will unhesitatingly speak her mind.
Criticism of nudity? "You wouldn't limit a man that way." The controversy over Striptease? "They're already making a big stink over the poster, which is nothing more than a pantyhose ad. Yet because it's me it seems to be a big deal."
Evasion is a word Moore seems never to have learned—usually to her benefit, but sometimes to her detriment. Her attitude toward life is to march right ahead, do the best she can and let the chips fall. What others may think is not her concern. Is she the stereotypical, traditional girl next door? Of course not. But is she a highly successful, highly competent, driven and ambitious but ultimately decent and caring professional woman? Yes.
The renowned British actress Joan Plowright, Moore's co-star in The Scarlet Letter, once put it this way: "Demi uses what she's got and puts it in the marketplace. She has an honesty, truthfulness and straightforwardness that is very, very attractive." With Moore, what you see—and sometimes you see a great deal—is what you get.
Much of what you get consists of dedication, determination and devotion. She is into building and maintaining her body beautiful, and she works out frequently with her personal trainer, himself a state-of-the-art specimen of what years of weightlifting and cardiovascular exercise can accomplish. After arriving on the set at 7:45 a.m. and working on the movie constantly until 1, she will use her lunchtime not to rest in her trailer but to go for a 40-minute run—in the 90-degree Florida sun—her trainer at her side.
But while she certainly places great value in her trim, well-toned physique, she seems to have the proper perspective. Talking to a crew member between takes, she will glance down at her abdomen and laughingly point to the "loose skin." "Loose skin," she says. "It's from the baby. But it was worth it."
She also, from most accounts, does not behave on set like a spoiled diva, a grown-up member of the brat pack. The massager, for instance, who was busy kneading her shoulders outside the barracks is not for Moore alone. Moore makes a point, on all her films, of providing free massages for all crew members. "They work so hard and don't get paid a lot," she says. "It's a little fringe benefit that means something." Then there is this unsolicited comment from a female crew member upon finding out that a visitor was on the base to write a profile of the star: "She is generous and gracious of spirit. She is never rude, and she is a pleasure to work for. I've worked with many actresses, and she is the best. She's special."
Moore is relaxing in her trailer after a long day. She is showered, fresh; the blood-and-grime makeup has been removed, her glamorous cheekbones and prominent chin are sparkling clean. She has changed to jeans and a tight white T-shirt. Bright silver earrings dangle from her fully exposed, somewhat pointy ears, and the five-o'clock shadow that is her temporary coiffure seems somewhat neater, more in place. With or without hair, she exudes unalloyed eroticism—the healthy kind, natural, totally unforced.
"So," she says, taking a seat and facing her visitor directly, "what would you like to talk about?"
The current movie seems a natural starting point—and in talking about Lieut. Jordan O'Neil, Moore will seem more often than not to be talking about herself.
"This story addresses the issue of whether women should be in combat," she says. "We try to see if a woman can meet the standards that a man would have to measure up to. What attracted me is that the character is a woman challenging herself beyond what her normal expectations of herself would be. And because the arena she is challenging herself in is one of physical strength, I found it was interesting to put myself in a position where it's inevitable that she will be weaker, and to see how she can face that fact and overcome that obstacle to succeed. Stepping into a masculine world but maintaining everything about the character that's a woman is fascinating. And besides, the tomboy side of me really needed a place to go."
After all, Moore says, "on the set it's me and a lot of men. So it's addressing my masculine side, the part of me that has always been able to be one of the boys. It's the part that's aggressive in the sense of being assertive. And it's embraced, because I'm with a bunch of men, and as opposed to being looked on as too domineering, or too pushy, being called macho or butch, I find they're happy to let me be what I am. We're all out there acting rough and talking rough and smoking cigars and cussing up a storm, and there's great joy in the camaraderie. As a woman, you don't often get a chance to step into a situation like that. Women have that camaraderie among themselves now more than they ever have, but men inherently have it. It's socially ingrained."
The movie and the preparation for it have at times been grueling, she says, but she loves it. "I'm just having a blast," she says. "On many days it doesn't feel like work. I did pre-training for the movie where we went through a modified SEAL training. I showed up at 6 a.m., me and 40 guys, some extras, some actors, we were all thrown into it, and they kicked my ass until 4 p.m. and I didn't say boo. I loved it."
The role, she says, is completely different from the stripper she portrays in Striptease, "who is so inherently feminine."
"I try to find roles that are completely different from what I've done before," she says. "I'm just trying to keep it interesting, to challenge myself, and the only way to do that is to stretch. If I stayed in the same mode it might be safer, but it just wouldn't be as challenging."
Moore acknowledges that the subject matter of Striptease is more than slightly controversial. "Yes, I know that some people feel that stripping is exploitive, that some women's groups have certain attitudes toward women who choose to do it," she says. "But what I discovered when I got on the inside of it was an interesting aspect of strength: not the down sides, which are fairly obvious, but the plus sides, which are not. Many of the women feel very empowered, not by taking their clothes off but by the fact that they have the ability to affect someone's emotions, to change a mood, to alter someone's experience, just like an actor does, male or female. The women also have a very good sense of themselves and their sensuality, a comfort with their bodies. And I also found that some of them feel quite empowered by the fact that they are doing a little dance and walking away with between $800 and $3,000 a night."
She also acknowledges that her most recent movies—The Juror, Now and Then, The Scarlet Letter—have not been as commercially or critically successful as she and her producers might have hoped, and that this fact is a potential cause for concern in terms of both the money she might make on films to come and the opportunities she might be offered. The Scarlet Letter, in which she starred as Hester Prynne, was blasted for making Nathaniel Hawthorne's sad ending a happy Hollywood one, and critics questioned whether a twentieth century sexpot was the right choice to portray a seventeenth century adulteress. But Moore is both philosophical and optimistic.
"In the balance of my track record of pluses and minuses, I'm far into the pluses," Moore says. "No career is 100 percent. In truth, I have been fairly fortunate. But it's a crapshoot every time you go out. Sometimes you have a story you think has everything and it just doesn't work. Sometimes you do something that you think has nothing particularly commercial going for it and it turns out to be a big hit. Sometimes a film, like The Juror, actually gets decent reviews but doesn't do that well, and you can't explain it. You just never know. But I seem to just keep chugging along and keep moving through it.
"I don't get too concerned because the variables are so great. And the effort I put into making a movie is never different. What I am putting into this is no different from what I put into The Scarlet Letter. I put every ounce of my heart and soul into it. The best thing I can get from a movie is the experience of making it. And the rest is whatever it's going to be. You can't get caught up in the end result. If I do, then I will stop living in the here and now. So for me, even though I've got a very big movie, Striptease, coming out in two weeks, and it's a movie that's had a lot of ink, a lot of focus, and I know already that it's going to have a lot of controversy, I also know that it's already far behind me. Because I'm here making this movie now. It's the process that counts, and I've moved on, and I'm in the process of doing something else. Striptease seems so long ago."
The bad press Moore has often received does not bother her, she says. "I don't give it much power," she says. "I don't allow myself to say or feel that they're not being fair to me. I feel that the press is a big machine that runs of its own will, and to fight against it would take too much of my focus and my energy. All I can really do is try to find the safest way I can to use the press for positive things—promoting what I love, the movies I make. The rest of it, even though sometimes it hurts, sometimes it's disappointing, sometimes it's unjust, I just don't want to get caught up in it. I've seen what the press does to other stars, and I know I'm no exception. Everybody has their day. Sometimes it's a good time for you in the press, sometimes it's just your turn to get hit. There seems to be no rhyme or reason, no matter what you're doing or how hard you're working. Except you do see that sometimes it comes like the tide—if it's been a really good time for you, the press starts looking for reasons to bring you down, and if you're really down it seems as if they start to jump on a bandwagon so they can be the creators and bring you back. So I just try to ride the wave."
Being a celebrity can be difficult, she says—when she remembers that she is one. "When I'm not working, I'm a pretty easygoing, simple kind of person," she says. "I'll be out at a restaurant on the weekend, a low-key kind of place, and we'll be in the middle of a discussion, and it's only when somebody comes up and asks me for my autograph that I'm reminded that that other person, the celebrity, is me, too. And sometimes I watch that other me while it's happening, and it's interesting, because I usually don't see myself that way. It's only when somebody else reflects it that I see it."
She tries, she says, to see "the part of celebrity that's the sweetness and not the part that's a pain in the ass—where you're in the middle of a conversation and you're trying to share an evening with friends, and people are interrupting. They don't mean to. They're excited. They're wanting to come close to something that they only see at a great distance. So I try to have compassion for the part that can be irritating. After all, they're the audience, and without them...."
The only time it's really unpleasant, she says, "is when it invades my family's private time, the time I spend with Bruce and the children, and I get taken away from them. If, for instance, we're at Disney World and people are coming up all the time and making it uncomfortable."
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text: This news item expired on 11/30/2013, so the information below could be outdated or incorrect. County Offices to Close for Thanksgiving Buncombe County Government Offices will be closed November 28 and 29 for Thanksgiving. Buncombe County Public Libraries will be closed November 28 - 30. Household Hazard Waste and Electronics Recycling at the Landfill is cancelled for Friday, November 29. The Landfill and Transfer Station will be closed on Thanksgiving Day, November 28, but will operate on their regular schedule Friday, November 29.

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Since the Apple Event announcing the new MacBook Airs, I've been using a loaner unit of the 11.6-inch Air. I won't bore you with yet another standard review of the Air; instead, I'll share some thoughts from the historical perspective of a longtime Apple laptop owner.
Steve Jobs called the new Airs as the future of laptops. No doubt, but these seeds were planted many years ago by previous laptops and mobile devices.


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I find that certain diseases or conditions go unrecognized on many dairies because a complete exam is not done on a routine basis.
But if you don't look for it, you won't find it.
Not every cow reads the book. This means that in most cases of a displaced abomasum (DA), for example, the cow is ketotic. But not in every case; that's why you need to do a complete physical exam.
Use the right tools
First, you need to have the proper equipment. A thermometer, stethoscope, urine or blood ketone strips/meter, California Mastitis Test paddle and solution, rectal sleeves and clean warm water with disinfectant scrub/soap should all be handy.
Try to do your exam the same way each time so you don't forget to examine an area or system. You will not become an expert overnight, and there are many skills within the exam that require further training and practice, but your goal is to diagnose and treat common conditions.
Follow a routine
You have obviously determined that this cow needs an exam, so you have already made some general observations on how she looks. Note if her eyes are sunken, if she's lame, whether she has abnormal discharge, and so on.
Then, begin the hands-on portion of the exam.
- Test urine for ketones using a urine test strip. If no urine is available, use a blood meter test.
- Take her temperature. Normal range is 101.5-102 degrees F. Check the vulva for mucous membrane color.
- Examine milk from all quarters for abnormalities.
- With your stethoscope, start on the cow's left side:
- Listen to the rumen. Two to three contractions per minute is normal.
- "Ping" the left side, listening for the distinctive tin can sound indicating a left DA, rumen bloat or rumen void.
- Listen to her heart and lungs.
- Palpate her lymph nodes in front of her shoulder and in front of her rear leg.
- Move to the cow's right side:
- "Ping" the right side to detect a right DA.
- Listen to her heart and lungs.
- Palpate her lymph nodes in front of her shoulder and in front of her rear leg.
- Move to the front of the cow:
- Feel her ears; are they cold to the touch? This indicates poor circulation, as seen with milk fever in the fresh cow
- Look at her eyes. Are they sunken? This indicates dehydration. Are they bloodshot? This can indicate a severe problem, such as toxemia or septicemia.
- Look for a nasal discharge. If present, is it cloudy or clear?
- Does her breath smell abnormal?
- Is blood present in her nostrils?
- Move behind the cow:
- If the cow is fresh and has not cleaned, conduct a vaginal exam.
- Wash the vulva/perineum three times with disinfectant scrub and water.
- Determine if cleanings are present, the nature of uterine fluid and whether there an abnormal odor.
- Perform a rectal exam to feel the uterus and rumen.
- Examine the manure. Is it firm, scant and pasty or indicative of diarrhea?
- Examine her feet and legs:
- Is she lame? Lift the appropriate foot and look for a cause.
- If the cow is lame and nothing can be found in the foot, the injury may be further up the leg or in the upper joints (stifle, hip).
When you can't find an explanation for why the cow is sick or your diagnosis is unclear, have your veterinarian evaluate the cow.
Meanwhile, ask your veterinarian to review a hands-on physical exam at his or her next visit. This may also be a great time to review treatment protocols.
Again, you will not become an expert overnight, but if you don't look for it, you won't find it.
Mark J. Thomas is a veterinarian and partner in Countryside Veterinary Clinic, LLP in Lowville, N.Y.


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The following are colloquialisms/idioms written in their literal form. This time though, there are only three that you need to find.
Example: A Panthera Pardus is incapable of altering its texture. (A leopard can't change its spots)
1. In the general area, but failing to acquire the roll of tobacco.
2. Please pardon my accidental use of a romance language derived from Latin.
3. Direct your attention to the melodic tones currently occurring.
Answer1. Close but no Cigar--This means to come close to succeeding, but not quite reaching your goal.
2. Excuse my French--This is a term used when someone curses at an inappropriate time.
3. Face the Music--This means to accept what will happen, instead of running from it or denying it.
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Cain's lingering pain casts uncertainty on return
SAN FRANCISCO -- The good news for the Giants is that they acquired Jake Peavy, the pitcher who was recommended they trade for as a No. 4 starter by eight scouts who watched him in eight different games this season.
The bad news is why the club felt the need to accelerate pulling the trigger on the trade with the Red Sox: the elbow inflammation that landed Matt Cain on the 15-day disabled list earlier this week hasn't improved during his rehab regiment, and when he'll return -- if he returns -- is up in the air.
"We really felt he's going to be out for a while no matter what and we didn't want to stay as constituted," general manager Brian Sabean told the media on Saturday afternoon. "We were fortunate in the timing. Everybody knows that we're not in a good [standing] roster-wise, especially this series missing [Brandon] Belt, [Angel] Pagan and Cain.
"The longer [Cain] goes in this dormant stage, the more we're probably going to have to seek second opinions and more diagnostics, thus the timeline gets stretched out. There may be a worst case. We haven't gotten to that point yet."
The odds, though, are growing that Cain's 2014 season could end early.
Cain, the longest-tenured Giant, is 2-7 with a 4.18 ERA in 15 starts this season.
Ryan Hood is an associate reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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I think we all hoped to have full featured comfortable sequencers on our iPads. That reality as not quite happened (yet). As a sound source that goes into a desktop DAW the iPad is amazing. One of the best music apps to come out is Korg's Gadget. An update this week brings export to Ableton Live. I've actually made a few small sketches on Gadget I really liked so today I will update and give this a try.
"KORG has collaborated with Ableton to offer a new music production workflow that lets you move seamlessly from mobile to desktop. KORG Gadget can export your project in an Ableton Live format, via iTunes or Dropbox. The phrases of each track and scene you create are internally converted into audio files. You can then use Live's powerful Session and Arrangement workflows to edit and and refine your ideas, perform or record new parts, arrange your ideas, and mix your song. If you don't already have Ableton Live, sign up in app to receive Ableton Live Lite for free." – korg.com
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Auditions for Carey Dinner Theatre March 23
Hattiesburg, Miss., February 27, 2013 - Auditions for cast and interviews with crew for the 38th season of Carey Dinner Theatre (CDT) are Saturday, March 23 beginning at 10 a.m. in the Joe and Virginia Tatum Theatre on the Hattiesburg campus of William Carey University.
CDT presents two musicals in June and July. Each member of the company, both performers and staff, is paid. The financial package includes salary, tips (company members serve during dinner), and housing.
Those auditioning as performers will present a one-minute monolog from a modern prose play (no dialect), a one-minute vocal selection from a Broadway musical, and will participate in a dance audition. An accompanist will be available, but will not transpose. Taped accompaniment may be used. Each person who auditions should bring comfortable clothes for the dance audition.
Audition requirements for pianists include a prepared two-minute selection from a Broadway musical. Sight reading will be required.
Interviews will be held for technicians, costume assistants, house-box office managers, and office assistants. Each person will complete an application and interview with staff. Portfolios are invited. Performers may also apply for staff positions.
Each applicant should bring a head shot to the audition/interview. For more information call 601-318-6218 or email firstname.lastname@example.com. Contracts are offered only to those who have graduated from high school by May 27, 2013. The company commitment is May 27 through July 22.


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My family is in the process of buying a bar in my town and we plan on completely remodeling it in January. I was wondering what are the most important attributes of a sports bar or bar in general in your opinion. It's Indiana... so obviously there is going to be plenty of Pacers, Colts, Indy car, big screens for sunday, etc on the walls but what are some subtle (or not so subtle) things that you enjoy?
Just like to add that there have been some changes made but no remodeling yet.
Here is the bar's myspace so you can see pictures of what we're working with. These pictures are from before absolutely anything had been done.


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Worst Date Ever Ends With Man Stealing Woman's Car at Gunpoint
A good man is hard to find. As opposed to a man who robs a woman on their first date.
Police in Boynton Beach, Florida recently arrested Donald McGee after he stole a woman's car while on their first date.


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MIAMI - Miami police say 50 officers are roaming the Coral Way corridor of Miami Thursday night to find street level drug dealers, people drinking in public and other minor crimes residents find troubling and annoying.
The effort is part of the Miami Police Department's "Operation Safe Holidays."
The crime suppression operation is underway in Miami's south district until 11 p.m., authorities said.
Authorities say the goal is to address complaints from shoppers and residents in the area.
Sgt. Alberto Alberto told Local 10 the complaints mainly deal with quality of life issues.
Police set up a command post and prisoner transport bus at the intersection of Southwest 20th Avenue and Coral Way.
Similar operations in the past have netted about 30 to 40 arrests, police said. an operation like this will net 30-40 arrests.
Sgt. Alberto said officers had already arrested 15 people by 6 p.m. Thursday.
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By Henry Flores, CFCA communications liaison in El Salvador
After seven days of intense rain all throughout El Salvador, we finally saw the sun Tuesday, Oct. 18.
It brought hope, smiles and lots of birds flying in the blue sky. However, today (Oct. 19) we woke up with a much more intense rain that has led to blocked roads, flooded rivers and major mudslides in cities, towns and roads.
It is a sign of hope for us to face this emergency with the presence of nine sponsors who are participating in a CFCA mission awareness trip in El Salvador.
In spite of this emergency, they have been extremely open to the inconveniences of visiting our communities under heavy rain, extremely muddy conditions and difficult walking access.
During our visits, we have witnessed the reality of those living in fragile economic and housing conditions. It is an eye-opening experience that makes us all appreciate the comfort and safety of our homes, but is a dramatic call to do something for those less fortunate.
Yesenia, mother of sponsored child Sandra Vanessa, and her family are currently sleeping at the communal house in their community, ìManuel,î because their house is at risk of collapsing or being buried by potential mudslides.
ìWater is flowing from the dirt floor of my house,î said Yesenia. ìThere is so much mud behind my house, I am afraid it will collapse over us. This is why I left with my children. Unfortunately, the rain does not stop.î
Besides the heavy rains, the local authorities are announcing a potential cold front to enter tonight, which will bring a much worse situation to those affected.
We continue our effort of covering emergency needs of our sponsored and their families. Once the emergency is over, they will need further assistance and support to rebuild their lives.
We deeply appreciate all your prayers; they have been warming our footsteps in each of the communities we have visited.
We have shared them with our CFCA family and are certain that soon the beauty of the sun will shine upon us again as a message from our Lord, telling us that better things are to come.
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Clean out the gutters, batten down the hatches, check the flashlight batteries and break out the rain gear. The biggest storm of the season is thundering toward Marin County.
In what the National Weather Service says will be a five-day blowout complete with torrential rain, high wind and big surf, a huge, relentless storm system from the Gulf of Alaska will churn into the North Bay just in time for Wednesday morning's commute.
Forecaster Stephen Anderson said bursts of heavy rain and high wind will whip the region on and off through Sunday.
Before it is over, some areas could be drenched with as much as six inches of rain.
"It's going to be wet, wet, wet," Anderson said. "If you have any outdoor projects, they need to be done by Tuesday evening."
"It's going to be a mess," said county public works chief Bob Beaumont, noting that the first big storm of the year is "usually the one that causes the most commotion" as drainage system debris and related factors take a toll. "Our staff is on standby."
Other officials also are girding for action. "We're ready to roll if we have to," said Ursula Hanks, the county's emergency services coordinator.
"We have crews on call and they are ready to respond at a moment's notice," said Coast Guard Lt. Mark Leahey, noting it's no time for a bay cruise or an ocean crabbing trip.
With a high tide of six feet at about 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, and almost that high at noon Thursday, low-lying areas may face rising water amid driving rain, and motorists can expect hazardous conditions.
"Defensive driving is the key," said Erik Egide, a California Highway Patrol officer in Corte Madera. He advised motorists to make sure windshield wipers are in good shape, tires have plenty of tread and head and tail lights work properly, and "slow down, maintain a safe distance and keep your eyes down the road."
At Shamrock Materials in San Rafael, sales clerk Kelly McDermott says sandbags — 49 cents empty, $3.25 filled — will fly off the shelves. "They always do."
In San Anselmo, where storm warnings get special attention in light of a history of flooding disasters, Town Manager Debbie Stutsman said the staff is as prepared as it can be, with storm drain cleanouts and creek cleanup work completed.
Residents can pick up free sandbags at the tennis courts on Sunny Hills Drive near the Red Hill Shopping Center, she added.
The storm will howl with 30 mph winds on Wednesday — and could reach a peak of 40 mph on Thursday. High surf will pound the coast.
"This is the real deal," Anderson said.
As the ground is saturated, the wind could topple trees and trigger power outages and related ills, including mudslides.
"Get ready," Anderson advised. "There is a 100 percent chance" of a long, windy, rainy storm system.
"It's a huge storm."
Contact Nels Johnson via email at email@example.com. Follow him at twitter.com/nelsjohnsonnews
Park tree-cutting postponed
A big storm due to blow into Marin this week has prompted county parks officials to delay a "holiday tree harvest" for a week.
The event, initially planned for this Saturday, instead will be held Dec. 8, allowing families who have made reservations to cut down a holiday tree not far from home.
Participants may pick, cut and take home a holiday tree from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Dec. 8 at the Roy's Redwoods and Maurice Thorner preserves in San Geronimo Valley.
An inaugural tree-cutting event on Ring Mountain was so successful last year that officials decided to make it a tradition.
Since a limited number of trees will be cut, families may make a reservation by contacting parks staffer Matt Sagues, a natural resources specialist, at email@example.com.
Some of the trees, while serving as a festive addition to holiday decorations, "may not necessarily replace a traditional holiday tree," Sagues reported.
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Beadboard Divider Desk
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Create a spacious and stylish study space with the Beadboard Divider Desk, a part of the beadboard collection, detailed with classic beadboard paneling. To expand the functionality of the versatile desk, add one of the roomy hutches (sold separately). All is expertly crafted with quality kiln-dried solid wood frame to ensure this product will not expand, contract or warp but to last a lifetime.
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I didn't see Teebirds on the latest PDGA approved list, does that mean that if I don't get prior approval from the TD at this weekends tourney I risk strokes and possible DQ for using my go to fairway? Perhaps I could work this to my advantage and "get" the rest of the field.
I see F & FL, S & SL, TL but no T. What am I missing (besides the obvious)?
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NEW YORK ( TheDeal) --San Francisco online real estate information services provider Trulia Inc. said Wednesday, May 8, that it agreed to acquire rival Market Leader Inc. for about $355 million in stock and cash. Financial terms of the deal, valued at $11.33 per share, call for Market Leader shareholders to receive a combination of $6 per share in cash and 0.1553 Trulia shares for each Market Leader share they own. The purchase price represents an 18% premium over Market Leader's Tuesday close of $9.61 per share. Trulia will fund the cash portion of the acquisition through cash from its balance sheet.
Trulia shares fell 8%, to $31.54, on Wednesday afternoon, giving it a market capitalization of $872 million. Market Leader was trading 1% higher, to $10.79, with its market cap near $292 million.GCA Savvian Advisors LLC and Perkins Coie LLP's Eric DeJong advised Market Leader. The companies seek to create a one-stop shop website for real estate brokers and homebuyers, providing information on listings, neighborhood demographics and agents that will be complemented by Market Leader's software. "Our acquisition of Market Leader will create unprecedented value for our customer base while also accelerating our growth," Trulia CEO Peter Flint said in a statement. In March, Trulia raised about $150 million in a secondary offering. It said it would use the proceeds to seek acquisitions. Seattle-based Market Leader, which has close to 285 employees, generated revenue of $45 million in 2012. The target has more than 23,000 subscribers and close to 135,000 software licensees. The new combined company will have more than 46,000 subscribers. "Market Leader and Trulia have highly complementary offerings and cultures and we believe this combination will be a big win for our customers, our employees and our shareholders," Market Leader CEO Ian Morris added in a statement. Morris and the rest of his management team are expected to stay on with the combined company.
The two companies expect to complete the transaction by the end of the third quarter, pending regulatory and shareholder approval. The deal agreement comes with a $15 million termination fee payable to Trulia.
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Envision AOC 27" Class LED Backlit Monitor - 1920 x 1080, 16:9, 20000000:1 Dynamic, 2ms, HDMI, VGA, Energy Star - E2752SHEItem#: 13741156 | Model#: E2752SHE
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AOC 27" HDMI, 1080p, 2ms LED Backlit Monitor Product Details
AOC 27" Class LED Backlit Monitor
Experience an impressive and crisp image quality via the AOC 27 Class LED Backlit Monitor. This 27 LED monitor is designed to generate stunning and crystal-clear visuals at a resolution of 1920x1080. It has a dynamic contrast ratio of 20000000:1 which ensures that you receive exceptional color quality. The LED backlight technology provides enhanced color brilliance and contrast. With Energy Star certification, the LED Backlit Monitor consumes less watt power, i.e. only 55 watts. Its also well equipped with HDMI and VGA interface and it can be connected to various other devices with utmost ease. Purchase the AOC 27" Class LED Backlit Monitor at the earliest of time!
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