text: MSoK 120 Posted January 13, 2011 I have created this topic as a consolidated view for installing OS X 10.6 "Snow Leopard" under VMware Workstation 7 and VMware Player 3, it is based on the topics of Donk, Zenith432 and Albert. [uPDATED: 07/SEP/2011] I have been asked if I can do a similar topic for OS X 10.7 "Lion" which I will once Workstation 8 / 2011 and Player 4 / 2011 are released, i.e. not in Beta. I have created a similar topic for OS X 10.6 "Snow" and OS X 10.7 "Lion" for VMware ESXi 5 now it has been released, see link at the bottom of this topic. [uPDATED: 07/SEP/2011](Thanks to xarmy9 and especially Donk for his new ESXi 5 Unlocker) So following the simple steps below and you should in most cases be able to have a guaranteed OS X "Snow Leopard" guestOS installation: [uPDATED: 01/APR/2011] Firstly ensure you have an Intel Processor that support VT-x and that it is enabled in BIOS. Then install the latest version VMware Workstation currently 7.1.4 or VMware Player currently 3.1.4, a restart will be required to complete the installation. Please note version upgrades uninstall the previous version as part of the upgrade processs. [uPDATED: 01/APR/2011](Thanks to Donk) [uPDATED: 01/APR/2011] Ensure Workstation or Player is shutdown before running the "Unlocker" script, normally the "Unlocker" script will run fine, especially if you use Donk's undated script. However it has been noted that if the "hqtray.exe" process is running the installation will fail with a vmwarebase.dll error, so you will need to start Task Manager, select the Processes Tab, and End Process "hqtray.exe *32" before installing Albert's "Unlocker" ideally using Donk's updated "windows.cmd" script. This should ensures a smooth install and provides support for VMware Player as well as Workstation. Please note VMware Player does not have the files "vmware-vmx-debug.exe" and "vmware-vmx-stats.exe", so in the install script they will show as Missing files, this is OK and does not stop the "Unlocker" script from completing. If you get other errors, then it is worth manually stopping all VMware related services as well as killing the "hqtray.exe *32" process. If you have upgraded from a previous version, you will have in effect done a new installation, so you will need to re-run Albert's "Unlocker". [uPDATED: 01/APR/2011](Thanks to sofakng and Infected24) [uPDATED: 03/APR/2011] Even manually stopping all the VMware related services and killing the "hqtray.exe *32" process sometimes will still give install errors with Albert's "Unlocker", in these rare circumstances it may be worth starting your Windows in Safe Mode via F8 during boot, then running the "Unlocker". [uPDATED: 03/APR/2011](Thanks to sammurphy) [uPDATED: 29/JAN/2011] Some confusion exists as to the role of the darwin.iso file, firstly NEVER boot directly from the darwin.iso and for Albert's "Unlocker" method the darwin.iso is NOT required at all. Although not discussed here as Albert's "Unlocker" method is the preferred solution for VMware Workstation and Player, as recommended by Donk, Donk's darwin.iso (currently at version 310) is required for his method, and is the only option for getting OS X to run as a guest in a VMware vSphere Hypervisor 4.1 and 4.1u1 (ESXi) environment. The darwin.iso, either Donk's 310 (which also contains some of Zenith432's drivers) or the latest Fusion Version 3.1.3, can be mounted in OS X and used to install the VMware Tools for OS X (Darwin), in fact this is the only method to install the VMware Tools. Fusion is the equivalent of Workstation for Windows and Linux but on a Mac running OS X, and has built in support for OS X Server as a guest. Albert's "Unlocker" enables this same functionality for Workstation and Player as they all share a common code base. Albert's "Unlocker" also removes the need to use OS X Server media for Workstation, Player and Fusion. [uPDATED: 29/JAN/2011](Thanks to TheGreatDeceiver) Buy a retail DVD of OS X Snow Leopard, 10.6.3 is what is currently shipping, only £26, €28, $29 from Apple. With Albert's "Unlocker" installed correctly you should have the option to Select Apple Mac OS X as a Guest operating system. Click on the "New Virtual Machine" icon under the Home tab, or File > New > "Virtual Machine... Ctrl+N" This will bring up the "New Virtual Machine Wizard" window "Welcome to the New Virtual Machine Wizard" Select "Typical (recommended)" Next > Install from: (if you have the DVD in your drive) Select Installer disc: (if you have the DVD in your drive) or Select Installer disc image file (iso): (if you have created an ISO image, recommend using ImgBurn, a DMG will NOT work in the latest versions of Workstation or Player) or finally you can select "I will install the operating system later. The virtual machine will be created with a blank hard disk." (if you do not have the other two options immediately to hand or just want to progress quickly) Next > Guest operating system Select "Apple Mac OS X" Version "Mac OS X Server 10.6 64-bit" Next > Virtual machine name: (give the virtual machine a relevant name, i.e. OS X Snow Leopard) Location: (select a relevant location, I install mine to a partition other than my system partition (C:\), as your guestOS(s) VMDK file's can get very large) Next > maximum disk size (GB): 40.0 to 256.0 (since this will be thin provisioned be generous) Select "Store virtual disk as a single file" (my MSoK's preference) but enhanced performance may be gained by selecting "Split virtual disk into multiple files" (Donk's recommendation). Next > here you have the option to "Customize Hardware..." but this should not be necessary, the only thing I do is switch Network Adapter from NAT to Bridged, as I prefer my OS X to have an IP address on the same network as my Host. Click "OK" once you have made any hardware changes followed by "Finish". Only now will the virtual hard drive (VMDK), configuration file (VMX) and other related files be created. Unless you have a Core i3, i5 or i7 processor and your retail OS X DVD is 10.6.3 you can now "Power on the virtual machine" and install OS X. If you have the above configuration you need to add the following CPUID Mask in to your VMX configuration file before powering on your virtual machine (cpu code restrictions, specifically within the 10.6.3 release) cpuid.1.eax = "0000:0000:0000:0001:0000:0110:1010:0101" this can be removed once your OS X is updated to 10.6.4 or later. [uPDATED: 03/JUL/2011] At this point you should have a guestOS ready to install OS X, many of you will be familiar with the installation process for OS X, but for those who are not it differs from Windows in that you need to prepare the VMware virtual disk before the OS X installation can proceed. A partial guide can be downloaded, see the links at the end of this topic. However you can follow the steps below to create a virtual disk visible to the OS X installation process. During the boot sequence you may see hit F8 NOW, if you want to set special boot options, or press F8 to enter start-up options, this is not required normally, but it is worth being aware of as occasionally you may be asked to add a parameter during the boot sequence by one of the forum Geeks, Sages or Legends. The boot process should then move on to "Loading Darwin/x86", and finally the grey background with the Apple logo and the timer, you can be sat at this screen for several minutes, so be patient, if in doubt apply the cup of coffee rule! Eventually you should move on to the language selection screen, select your language and press the right arrow button. The Install Mac OS X screen should appear; this is the point we need to prepare the virtual disk for use with OS X, so DO NOT click on the Continue button. Instead select Utilities then Disk Utility… Once in Disk Utility, highlight the VMware virtual disk, then select Partition and change the "Volume Scheme" to "1 Partition" and the "Volume Information Name" from "Untitled 1" to a name of your choice, I generally call it OS X, unimaginative but simple and true! Make sure the "Format" is set to "Mac OS Extended (Journaled)". Please note if you are installing from ISO you will only see the VMware Virtual S Media in the left window. Also check under the Options… button that GUID Partition Table is selected. Next click the Apply button and at the prompt click on the Partition button. This will create the OS X partition on the VMware virtual disk ready for the OS X software installation. Exit Disk Utility via the red button, top left, this will return you to the Mac OS X Installer screen, which you can now click on the Continue button, a software license agreement screen will pop up to which you must agree to continue. Next you should get the Install Mac OS X "Select the disk where you want to install Mac OS X", with the OS X disk just created in Disk Utility showing as an option, well in truth the only option. Click on the disk and it will become highlighted and show a green down pointing arrow, which means the disk is selected and available to be used for the software install. So go ahead and click on the Install button. The installation will now progress and will take at least 30 minutes depending on your Laptop / PC specification and whether you are installing from DVD or an image. [uPDATED: 03/JUL/2011](Thanks to Mikelli) [uPDATED: 10/AUG/2011] A common problem once you have installed OS X 10.6 is that your guest freezes after being left idle for sometime this is OS X going in to sleep mode. To prevent your OS X guest from going in to sleep mode go to the Energy Saver settings under System Preferences, where you need to set "Computer sleep" and "Display sleep" to Never. I also untick the "Put the hard drive(s) to sleep when possible" and "Allow power button to put the computer to sleep". Finally I set "Start screen saver" to Never. Alternatively you can use a free third party utility like Caffeine which, as the names suggests, keeps your OS X guest from going in to sleep mode. [uPDATED: 10/AUG/2011](Thanks to ewokian) [uPDATED: 01/JUN/2011] To provide an enhanced experience of OS X as a guestOS under VMware Workstation or Player it is recommended to install the latest VMware Tools, they are included in the latest fusion darwin.iso (currently 3.1.3), and the ISO needs to be mounted in place of the CD/DVD drive in "Virtual Machine Settings" this will allow shared folders to be enabled, it will also provide enhanced keyboard, mouse & USB support as well as screen auto sizing. Also Zenith432's Audio and 2D Graphics drivers are reconmmended, however installing the 2D Graphics drivers will disable auto sizing without also installing Z432's GuestD patch. [uPDATED: 01/JUN/2011](Thanks to g54pcys and Zenith432) [uPDATED: 13/SEP/2011] Although not directly related to this topic, Donk's "darwin.iso" method is still very popular, and is the preferred method for OS X as a guestOS under ESXi 4.1 or 4.1(U1). The latest version (310) required a modification to the setup.sh script for use with VMware Fusion 3.1.2 or later (currently 3.1.3). I have therefore applied the modification (supplied by Donk), which now correctly restores the original "darwin.iso" during an uninstall of Donk's "darwin.iso", and provided a link to download the complete package including the modified script file. This method has now been completely superceeded by Donk's new "ESXi 5 Unlocker" and Albert's "Unlocker" for Workstation 7, Player 3 and Fusion 3. [uPDATED: 13/SEP/2011](Thanks to Nihilator and especially Donk) Links to all the relevant and related topics in the InsanelyMac forum: [uPDATED: 07/SEP/2011] Donk's ESXi 5 Mac OS X Unlocker: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1745191 MSoK's How to Install Retail OS X 10.6 "Snow" and OS X 10.7 "Lion" under VMware ESXi 5: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1745457 [uPDATED: 07/SEP/2011] Donk's Workstation 8 and Fusion 4 Mac OS X Unlocker: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1750629 Albert's Workstation 7, Player 3 and Fusion 3 Mac OS X Unlocker: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1485873 Donk's Updated Installation Script for Albert's Unlocker: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1529856 [uPDATED: 03/JUL/2011] CPUID Mask Information for use with OS X 10.6.3 (ONLY) and Core i3, i5, i7 (including Sandy Bridge) and Xeon 5600 Series Processors: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1551966 [uPDATED: 03/JUL/2011] [uPDATED: 04/JUL/2011] Links to darwin.iso from Fusion 3.1.2 and 3.1.3 (latest version 3.1.3) to install VMware Tools: http://www.rapidshare.com/files/897645198/darwin313.iso http://www.rapidshare.com/files/435446913/darwin312.iso [uPDATED: 04/JUL/2011](Thanks to Zenith432) Link to a post with a partial guide from MSoK to get started with the actual OS X install: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1565645 Latest 2D / 3D Graphics Drivers from Zenith432: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1560361 (2D) http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1617931 (3D currently in "Development") Latest Audio Drivers from Zenith432: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1594841 Donk's VMware Mac OS X Guest Package for ESX(i), Workstation, Player, Server and Fusion: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1186508 [uPDATED: 13/SEP/2011] Donk's now superceeded darwin installation package including darwin.iso (310): http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1523890 Donk's now superceeded darwin installation package including darwin.iso (310) and updated setup.sh for Fusion uninstall: http://www.rapidshare.com/files/458958206/DonkDarwin310.zip [uPDATED: 13/SEP/2011](Thanks to Nihilator and Donk) [uPDATED: 02/JUL/2011] Not strictly on topic, but a link to Zenith432's topic "SnowKitty running on VMware Workstation", which offers support for processors without VT-x support using a modified kernel: http://www.insanelymac.com/forum/index.php...t&p=1288448 [uPDATED: 02/JUL/2011](Thanks to Zenith432 and InsanelyMacMember) Link to ImgBurn Website: http://www.imgburn.com/ I hope this update helps with installing retail OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard under VMware Workstation or Player on an Intel VT-x enabled PC or Notebook. Special thanks to Albert, Donk and Zenith432 without who's continued time and commitment none of this would be possible. Regards MSoK. (I will try to keep this post updated, with all relevant contributions gratefully received and credited) 1 simplyhuman reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites


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Kyle Korver and his wife, Juliet, welcomed their first child, baby girl Kyra Elyse, to their family Wednesday afternoon. The Hawks team organization reports that both mother and child are doing great.
"It's emotionally draining," Korver said Thursday. "You watch your wife battle. She was grinding for a long time, 30 hours. You want to make it better but you can't really do that so you just hold her hand and tell her she is amazing."
Korver was absent for the team's 108-104 win over the Denver Nuggets because the labor process began Tuesday.
Both Juliet's and Kyle's were in Atlanta Thursday to meet their newborn granddaughter.
Korver had actually been out prior to the birth of his daughter. The sharpshooting guard has been missing in action, sitting out with back spasms and hasn't played or practiced since coming out of the Nov. 28 game against the Bobcats in the third quarter. Korver said he is feeling "much better."
The new father had been averaging 10.8 points and 3.7 rebounds this season for the Hawks, but his status is doubtful for Friday's game against the Wizards.
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Pictured: Anna Renault, an eight-time cancer survivor Anna Renault knows cancer — she's beaten different types of the disease eight times over four decades — and she knows how hard it is for people dealing with it to keep their lights on, to keep their cars, even to keep their homes. Two years of treatment for Stage 3 breast cancer starting in 2009 left Renault with $5,000 in out-of-pocket costs. "I just cut out everything else: It became an issue, do I have enough gas to go to church?" said the Essex woman. "Things were extremely, extremely tight in 2009 and 2010." For those difficult years, Renault, 62, got help paying her car insurance from the Cancer Support Foundation. The Ellicott City-based group offers financial support to cancer patients and their families and is campaigning to get the state to create a temporary disability program that would pay out to sick people when they cannot work. Despite the foundation's help, Renault said it took her two years to pay off the bills. That's fairly typical, said Cindy Carter, one of the organization¿s founders. "People now go through treatment and go back to work all the time," Carter said. "Cancer's not a death sentence." But as survival rates have improved, many patients face a long road back to financial stability. The combination of months of treatment and time off work severely pressures many people¿s bank accounts ¿ even those with insurance end up with some medical bills piled on top of their other expenses, given co-payments and deductibles. For all the millions of dollars raised by cancer charities, only a small sliver of that goes directly to financially supporting patients, Carter said. The Cancer Support Foundation works to find simple ways to help people having expensive treatments, she said ¿ contributing toward their car insurance, running food drives and negotiating with utilities to keep the power on. Even debt counseling can reduce the stress of paying off bills, Carter said, smoothing the recovery from illness. Founded in 2005 by Carter and Nancy Frederick, the group now operates a network of volunteers throughout Maryland helping patients with any type of cancer and their families cope with day-to-day life. It has helped 4,000 patients, according to Carter, herself a Stage 1 breast cancer survivor. Frederick died in 2009 after a 14-year struggle with ovarian cancer. Renault had been volunteering for the Cancer Support Foundation before she received help from the group and she said that rewriting the law for temporary disability is the only way to create real change. The group is working with Del. Sally Y. Jameson, D-Charles County, to write a bill, which it hopes will be introduced next year. Under current law, people who leave work because they get sick cannot claim unemployment insurance and by the time they qualify for disability insurance, Carter said, many already are at the brink of bankruptcy and ready to get back to work. New Jersey has a program that provides assistance to people temporarily unable to work due to illness. Carter would like to see that scheme recreated in Maryland. "Nobody wins if a cancer patient goes into bankruptcy," Renault said. "That does not save anybody." Much of Renault's adult life has been a battle with cancer and finding ways to pay for her treatment. She received her first diagnosis ¿ uterine cancer ¿ in 1977 when she was 27. In the 1980s, she was treated for two different types of skin cancer. During two rounds of colon cancer in the 1990s, Renault's daughter and her family moved in with her so she could afford to keep her house. "We all lived together for a number of years because once you get into debt it takes a while to pay all that off," she said. In 2005, Renault was diagnosed with ovarian cancer and had retired but still worked part time to make ends meet. In 2007, Renault's granddaughter signed on as co-owner of her house ¿ two years before she was diagnosed the eighth time. "There's just so many normal everyday things you don¿t do because you can't afford to," Renault said. Things like getting a haircut or eating a meal out, she said. "People don't see that side of cancer. They see the medical side, they don't see the real-life side." More information on Cancer Support Foundation can be found at (410) 964-9563 or cancersupportfoundation.org. —Ian Duncan
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94 N. Main Street, Jasper, GA - (706) 253-2457
John Ragsdale, Jr.
John William (Bill) Ragsdale, Jr. died suddenly on Wednesday, Sept. 2, 2009.
The son of John W. and Dorothy Farrell Ragsdale, he was born in Greenville, S.C. and grew up in various cities in the southeast. Bill attended college at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill, served in the U.S. Navy and then graduated from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1962. He settled in Atlanta where he practiced law for nearly 30 years at the law firm now known as Ragsdale, Beals, Seigler, Patterson & Gray, LLP, of which he was a founding partner.
Bill served for more than 10 years as chairman of the Bankruptcy Trustee Panel for the Northern District of Georgia and remained heavily involved in the Atlanta legal community throughout his career including a term as president of the Lawyer?s Club of Atlanta. He and his wife Sheila were also long-standing members of All Saints Episcopal Church where they both served on the vestry.
Bill had a deep appreciation of nature and conservation, and had for several years been closely connected to the Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia, serving as the vice president of the Trust?s Board of Directors. He is remembered by his family and friends for his integrity, loyalty and abiding, original sense of humor, as well as his zest for life.
A devoted son, husband, father and grandfather, Bill is survived by his wife of 47 years, Sheila; his children, Mary Coleman Ragsdale, and daughter-in-law, Karen Pop, Washington, D.C., John W. Ragsdale, III, MD, and daughter-in-law, Luna Ragsdale, MD, Chapel Hill, N.C., and Margaret Ragsdale Ancona and son-in-law, Rocco Ancona, Austin, Tx.; his mother, Dorothy F. Ragsdale, Columbia, S.C.; his Aunt Margaret F. Twomey, Jacksonville, Fl.; and six grandchildren.
The memorial service was held Sunday, Sept. 6 at 2 p.m. from All Saints Episcopal Church in Atlanta, Ga. The family did accept flowers but donations may be made to the Mountain Conservation Trust of Georgia, #104 N. Main St., Ste. #3B, Jasper, Ga. 30143-1556, Attn: Robert Keller; www.mctga.org; 706-253-4077.
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Rex Dwight Kirby, age 46 of Marietta, passed away Saturday, Sept. 19, 2009 at his residence.
Survivors include his sister, Rhonda Wynn, Marietta; brother, John Michael Kirby, Vanceboro, N.C.; and half-sister, Martha Crumbley, Tennessee. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 24 from Sosebee Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Homer Morris officiating. Interment followed in Mt. Vernon Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Grace Piasecki
Grace N. Piasecki, age 84 of Canton, passed away Monday, Sept. 21, 2009 at The Terrace at Riverstone.
Mrs. Piasecki retired as owner of a landscaping nursery and was of the Catholic faith.
Mrs. Piasecki was preceded in death by her husbands, Jules Fick and George Piasecki. Survivors include her sons, Bruce Fick, Jasper, and Roy Fick, Roswell; step-daughter, Gayle Hornung, DeLand, Fl.; brother, Sammy Molinari, New Jersey; and sisters, Georgette Mayer, Florida, and Jenny Ippolito, New Jersey. Four grandchildren, two step-grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren; one step-great-grandchild and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 from Our Lady of the Mountains Catholic Church with Father Charles Byrd officiating. Interment was at 1 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28 at Georgia National Cemetery. South Canton Funeral & Home Chapel in charge of arrangements.
Albert Childers
Mr. Albert Childers, age 62 of Jasper, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2009 at his daughter?s home in Ellijay.
Survivors include his mother, Bonnie Cronan, Ludville; son, Terry Childers, Jasper; daughters and son-in-law, Amy and Danny Nichols, Ellijay, and Ann Bryant, Jasper; brothers, Chuck Childers, Waleska, Bill Childers, Hinton, and J.C. Childers, Ellijay; and sisters, Bertha Bramlett and Mary Bryant, both of Fairmount. Nine grandchildren, one great-grandchild and nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 26 from the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Taylor officiating. Interment followed at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were: Robert, Curtis and Gene Beck, Scotty Brooks, Joseph Gibson and Shane Shipman.
Edna Reynolds
Mrs. Edna Reynolds, age 93 of Canton and formerly of Bainbridge, Ga., passed Thursday, Sept. 24, 2009 at Canton Nursing Center in Canton.
Survivors include her daughter, Marilyn Doyle, New York; and six grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.
The funeral service was held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 from Trinity Baptist Church in Bainbridge with Dr. Carl G. Garnett officiating. Interment followed in Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery in Brinson, Ga. with the grandsons serving as pallbearers. The family did accept flowers or donations may be made to Trinity Baptist Church. Cagle Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Donald Blackwell
Mr. Donald Eugene ?Gene? Blackwell, age 74 of Jasper, passed away Friday, Sept. 25, 2009 at Northside Hospital-Cherokee.
Mr. Blackwell was a member of Yellow Creek Baptist Church.
Survivors include his son, Rickey Blackwell, Jasper; daughters, Nancy Pendly, Waleska, and Tammy Thackston, Canton; sister, Willie Poole, Jasper; grandchildren, Melinda, Emily, April, Teresa, Brittany, DJ, John, Angel, Tonya and Olivia; and great-grandchildren, Wyatt, Ozzy, Haley, Bryson and Madison.
The funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27 from Yellow Creek Baptist Church with the Revs. John Riley, William Blackwell, Gary Poole and Gene Hyde officiating. Interment followed in the church cemetery. Sosebee Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
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Leonard Young, Jr.
Friends of Leonard Wm. (Bill) Young, Jr. and Elvina Young were saddened to learn of Bill?s death Tuesday morning at his home in Monroe, Ga. Bill had courageously battled cancer for many months.
Bill was a retired businessman, a native of Sandy Springs and a graduate of Oglethorpe University. He was a Christian family man and a proud United States Air Force veteran. Upon his retirement, he and Elvina moved to the beautiful mountains of Jasper. He often said the years in Jasper were the happiest years of his life. They were residents of Jasper for 15 years. Bill and his devoted wife were married 66 years.
When they moved to Jasper, Bill developed a perpetual care cemetery, Lake Forest Memorial Park. This was an asset to the community and the Youngs made many lovely friends.
Due to ill health, the Youngs moved to Monroe, Ga. to be near their son, Leonard Wm. Young III and family.
In addition to his wife, Bill is survived by their son and daughter-in-law, Susanne, grandson, Leonard Wm. Young IV, granddaughter, Katie Young Childers, Jacob and little Cade Christopher Childers. He is also survived by three sisters and several nieces and nephews.
Bill?s nephews and great-nephews served as pallbearers: Toby, Rick, Lovett, Gerry and Jason Young and Steve Hutchins. Leonard (Lenny) Young IV served as his grandfather?s (Pop) honorary pallbearer.
A visitation service was held at Wages Funeral Home in Snellville. The funeral service was held at Cagle Funeral Home in Jasper with Pastor Ben Langley and dear friend Don Enis officiating. Entombment was at Lake Forest Memorial Park.
Joe Turner
Mr. Joe Turner, age 78 of Ball Ground, Ga., passed away on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009 at Wellstar-Kennestone Hospital.
Mr. Turner retired after working 35 years as an auto technician at Ed Voyles Honda of Marietta and another 25 years at John Smith Chevrolet in Atlanta. He was Baptist and loved the outdoors, spending time with his family, working in his garden and barbecuing on the grill.
He was preceded in death by his first wife of 42 years, Betty Collette Turner; and his second wife of 5 years, Barbara Cunard Turner. Survivors include his children, Richard Turner, Newnan, Kim Woody, Fairmount, and Bridget Escavado, Navada; step-children, Charmet Dobbins, Jasper, and S. Hugh Ray, Paulding County; and sisters, Christene Boyes, North Carolina, and Lucille Head, Atlanta. Seven grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and best friend, Mildred McGlamery, also survive.
The funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 30 from Sosebee Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Eddie Barton officiating. Interment followed in Macedonia Memorial Park. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to Autism Speaks at www.autismspeaks.org
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Most retirement planning exercises ask the saver to estimate an annual rate of return for their nest-egg investments. When the markets were soaring in the 1990s, some investors were blithely assuming 10% annual returns; in these chastened, post-crash days, many investors make more conservative assumptions of 5% or 6%. But in an article this week, New York Times Wealth Matters columnist Paul Sullivan makes the case that for some investors, the real return going forward – after inflation, taxes and management fees—is likely to be more like 3%.
It sounds grim, but such a return may be closer to normal than it seems at first glance. Sullivan is making a bigger point about how rare it is for financial advisers to be fully, exhaustively transparent about investment expectations and the costs of money management (a topic that Encore's Glenn Ruffenach has also written about this week). For his case study, Sullivan speaks with planners at Evercore Wealth Management, a firm that manages $4.7 billion, mostly for clients with multiple millions of dollars to invest. Sullivan says Evercore makes a point of disclosing all of its projections about taxes, inflation and investment fees to potential client, including the expenses of the mutual funds in which the firm invests clients' money –and then reporting what a client's gains would be, net of all those costs. ("We don't win every client we pitch," says one of the planners, in what has to be a massive understatement.)
Sullivan and the planners walk through what a 40-year-old client who came to the firm with a $10 million portfolio could expect to earn. Sullivan chooses a "balanced portfolio" that's projected to earn 7% a year over the next decade. But "taxes reduced the solid 7% return to 5%…factoring in long- and short-term capital gains at the highest federal rates," Sullivan explains. "Inflation of 2% knocked it down to 3%." And even that original 7% return was net of management costs, Sullivan explains: "The fictional me paid 1.23% of the portfolio, or $122,730, in annual fees." His takeaway: In any meeting with a would-be financial adviser, "all investors should be focused on the real return and forget about that dazzling headline number."
(Now might be the time to point out that a 3% return on $10 million nest egg is still a cool $300,000 a year, an amount at which I personally would not sneeze.)


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by Oskar V. Conle & Frank H. Hennemann (9. 2001)
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The French overseas department French Guiana boarders Surinam in the north and Brazil in the south and has an area of approximately 90.000 square kilometres. Due to agriculture and stock-farming being pursued only little extensively, up to this day still some 90 % of the countries area are covered with dense tropical rainforest. So far, only about 3 % have been destroyed and efforts in Paris, with the aim to declare one third of the country as protected areas, give hope that there will be a chance for the rainforest of French Guiana to survive and remain untouched in the future. In addition and in contrast to other South American countries, French Guiana is not dependent on the export of tropical timber, due to high subsidies are paid by the French government. These are mainly explained by the French and European space centre and launching pad of the "Ariane-rocket" which is situated in Kourou. From 1854 to 1938 French Guiana has been used as a colony for criminals.
Due to its geographical position, being located only 4° north off the equator, French Guiana exhibits a typical hot tropical climate with plenty of rain during the rainy season from November to June. During these months some regions are completely flooded and almost inaccessible. The coast mainly consists of swampy mangroove-forest and does not exhibit many open beaches. The hilly inland is characterized by innumerable rivers and is almost impenetrably covered with dense primary rain forest.
Paved roads or partly surfaced tracks are only found in the coastal regions. The inner parts of the country can only be travelled by boat or plane. There is still no existing road-connection to Brazil up to this day.
During our stay in September 2001 there was only little rain within the first days but the rainfalls became more frequent and plentiful towards the last three days which we had available for collecting phasmids.
About 95 % of the 120.000 inhabitants of French Guiana live in the coastal regions, most of which are of creolic, mulattic, asiatic or european origin. 75 % of the population live in the two major cities, the capital Cayenne (about 48.000 inhabitants) and Kourou. Only a few indigenous tribes are found in the inland.
Accomodation & health regulations
The starting basis for our night collecting was the "Novotel" in Cayennne which is located close to the beach and some kilometres off the centre of Cayenne, and in addition offered quite acceptable rooms and service. The "Novotel" is the countries best hotel which clearly shows the poor touristic development of French Guiana. The hotel staff is not much educated and quite unfriendly and we guess to have never before met so many unfriendly and introverted people in any country we visited. For being mobile and independent, we already rented a car (Peugeot 306) from the "Hertz car-rental" in Germany. Most of the paved roads in French Guiana are however in poor conditions and have holes with a depth of up to 30 cm which asked for attention and good reactions while driving.
Due to the high risk of malaria in most regions of French Guiana, a prophylactic medicine should be taken in advance or a medicine for the case of emergency should be carried along for the case that any of the typical symptoms of malaria are observed.
Furthermore, there is a great risk of yellow-fewer in most regions, why a valid inoculation-certificate against yellow-fewer is urgently needed for the entry visa. Also an inoculation against hepatitis A/B is barely needed and recommended if travelling to French Guiana. Both inoculations can be obtained from most tropical institutes or licensed public health offices. In addition, cases of dengue-fewer, leishmaniosis, typhoid fewer and cholera are frequently reported, why great care should be taken concerning the hygenics of food and drinking water.
Apart from health risks, French Guiana is regarded one of the savest of the South American countries. It can only be reached via Paris and the "Air-France" is the only airline which offers a daily flight to Cayenne. As French Guiana belongs to the EU, the Euro (€) is the legal currency.
Unfortunately the prices and costs in French Guiana are very high (most things cost almost twice as much as in most European countries), which is explained by all articles need to be imported. Otherwise, in the case of emergency almost everything you may need for night-collecting can be obtained in Cayenne. Sunday is day of rest.
As the night-collecting exposed us to a very high risk of malaria and the other reported diseases, we decided to protect ourselves by wearing bee-farming suits, which we bought in Germany. These proved to be most reliable during our night-collecting, and in some localities the suits were covered by hundreds of mosquitos.
Surroundings of Cayenne (Matoury & Montagne Grand Matoury)
Due to having short ways, we decided to search for suitable collecting sites close to the hotel and the surroundings of Cayenne. Several cultivated bushes and shrubs alongside small roads around Matoury and short jungle tracks at Montagne Grand Matoury proved to be quite prolific for collecting phasmids at night. We were quite astonished to find numerous nymphs of the large Proscopid (Proscopiidae) Proscopia scabra (KLUG) and several adults of the 7 cm long "Green-Guiana-Grasshopper" Prinolopha serrata (Acridoidea) in the direct vicinity of cultivated gardens and human housings. In addition to different spiders (Phoneutria spp.) we also found a 4 cm long juvenile of the tree-living birdspider Avicularia avicularia (Therophosidae).
Throughout the surroundings of Matoury nymphs and adults of Phanocloidea muricata (BURMEISTER) and Pseudophasma phtisica (LINNÉ) were remarkably common and frequently found in large numbers. Furthermore we found many mating couples of a so far unidentified species of Prexaspes on an about 2 m tall bush, which resembled Guava but had very thick and hard leaves. The "highlight" of this locality were however several adults of Isagoras santara (WESTWOOD) and a female of Melophasma agrion (WESTWOOD), both of which produced a number of eggs in captivity. The latter specimen was found in the crown of a small tree at a height of about 4 to 5 metres.
Montagnes de Kaw (Piste de Kaw) & Montagnes des Roura
The Montagnes de Kaw are positioned in the southeastern region of French Guiana and have only recently been declared as a world natural heritage due to their immense riches of biodiversity. For an example, almost 75 % of all known species of the colourful and poisonous Dendrobates-frogs are known to occur in this area! The area is characterized by an extremely humid climate with some 4 to 5 metres of rain per square-metre per year, which makes it an ideal biotope for phasmids. On one of the several afternoons we spent there, the rain had been so heavy that it immediately started to evaporate on the hot asphalt of the road. Only within minutes the complete forest disappeared in a heavy layer of fog which then slowly rose towards the tree tops.
The Montagnes de Kaw can be easily reached by a one-hour drive on a paved but narrow road which leads you from Cayenne / Matoury via Kourou to the "Piste de Kaw, PK36". Alongside the narrow and curved "Piste de Kaw" which first passes the Montagnes de Roura (maximum altitude 300 m), collecting phasmids at night is very easy and often installed light-traps can be seen. At night we frequently found many nymphs and males of Proscopia scabra (KLUG) throughout the region, as well as loads of Phanocloidea muricata (BURMEISTER) and Pseudophasma phtisica (LINNÉ) in different stages, both of which appeard to be extremely polyphagous. P. muricata (BURMEISTER) was remarkably common along the "Eskol Route", a small track which branches off from the "Piste de Kaw" only a few kilometres after Roura. In our last three nights in which there was heavy rain, we found uncountable nymphs and many adults of Creoxylus spinosus (FABRICIUS) in the low to very low vegetation directly alongside the road. Especially the males showed a large range of variability concerning their colouration, some specimens being prettily speckled with white or grey. In addition we found more single specimens of Paraphasma fasciatum (GRAY), Prexaspes ambiguus (STOLL) as well as different species of the genera Metriophasma, Isagoras and Prexaspes. Apart from P. muricata (BURMEISTER) we also found two half-grown nymphs of a so far unidentified species of Phanocloidea, which differs from P. muricata by the almost spherical head and smooth mesothorax of the females. One of the specimens was just being attacked by a scorpion when found.
A striking representative in this area were there brightly yellow and black coloured Stratocles tessulatus (FABRICIUS), which is a very typical species for French Guiana and quite frequently found in most regions. This small, well-flying species is exceptionally found on 5-15 m tall Cecropia peltata LINNÉ (Moraceae) ("Bois Canon" & "trumpet tree), which appears to be their only natural foodplant. Although the large leaves of this typical neotropical tree are a preferred food of different Orthoptera, the damage caused by Stratocles tessulatus is very typical and distinct. In contrast to the edges of the leaf been eaten by most phasmids, this species starts to feed from the inner regions of the leaf which is then seen as irregular holes. The damage resembles e.g. some Curculionidae (Coleoptera). These small phasmids are however almost perfectly camouflaged on the ventral surfaces of these damaged leaves, as their black and yellow colouring almost vanishes with their surrounding, especially if viewed against the light.
In addition to the height of the trees on which we found Stratocles tessulatus, the thousands of tiny ants (Pachycondyla spp.) which live in symbiosis with Cercropia peltata, made it difficult for us to reach these pretty phasmids. They were really annoyed about us, touching or harming "their" trees – a painful experience! These ants live in the hollow, bamboo-like stem of Cecropia peltata and permanently free it from climbing plants, parasites and all kinds of other "visitors", which ensures a fast development and growth of the settled plant. The plant itself attracts the ants by producing a sweet liquid on the edges of the young leaves. Interestingly however, Stratocles tessulatus has not been observed to be attacked at all!
But also other insects were commonly encountered and, except from striking and beautiful Ensifera and Blattodea we found several adult couples of the "Green-Guiana-Grasshopper" Prinolopha serrata (Acridoidea) as well as a beautiful 6 cm long female of the bizarre and colourful Celeanacris castelnaudii (Acridoidea).
Cacao is a small village, most of whose inhabitants are of Asian origin. It is situated some 60 kilometres in south of Cayenne and can be easily reached via the "Rue National 2" to Regina. The narrow and only partly paved secondary road which branches off from the RN2 on the right hand side passes a small butterfly-farm before it reaches Cacao. A must for every entomologist when visiting Cacao is the "Planeur Bleu", a small museum which shows most of the important insects and arachnids of French Guiana, either as preserved specimens in cabinet-drawers or as live specimens in terrariums. The section of dried insects also includes some of the more common phasmids species. As we wanted to do some night collecting with a light-trap, we borrowed a light-bulb, generator, fuel and the cables from Philippe, the friendly owner of "Planeur Blue".
After we had found a suitable site we installed our light-trap and awaited the dawn. We were quite surprised, how quick innumerable insects were attracted, and it took not even 20 minutes that the complete reflecting-sheet was covered with all kinds of different Lepidoptera (Saturniidae, Sphigidae, Geometridae, Noctuidae), wasps (Hymenoptera) and various beautiful Orthoptera. A male of Creoxylus spinosus (FABRICIUS) was however the only phasmid that was attracted by the light trap, but later that night we had a large female of the "Giant Rhinoceros-beetle" Megasoma actaeon (LINNÉ) on our reflecting-sheet (Scarabaeidae, Dynastinae).
By searching the surrounding vegetation we did, except from a 8 cm long "Giant-Cockroach" (Blaberus graniifer, Blattodea), only find a few stick-insects. These were the two most common and widely distributed species Phanocloidea muricata (BURMEISTER) und Pseudophasma phtisica (LINNÉ). Specimens of both species were however comparably larger than from other localities and a female of P. muricata had the spines of the mesothorax remarkably prominent and curved. At day-time several adults of Stratocles tessulatus (FABRICIUS) could be observed on Cecropia peltata trees.
Centre Spatial Guyanaise
Some 50 kilometres along the "Rue National 1" from Kourou to Sinnamary, we searched for a suitable collecting site near the "Barrage de Petit Saut". A narrow cart track in an area of primary and secondary forest close to the district called "Centre Spatial Guyanaise", which was fenced by dense low growing vegetation appeared to be prolific for collecting phasmids at night. In both nights that we collected here, the humidity raised to almost 100 % and temperatures around 35°C, made collecting most difficult and straining. Already at the forest-border we noticed (it could not be over-heard!), that millions of mosquitos were just waiting for our blood to suck! Thousands tried to sting us, but were not able to overcome the impregnated textile of our bee-farming suits which proved to be a very reliable protection against all kinds of biting and stinging insects. It took only a few minutes until we found the first mating couple of Pseudophasma phtisica (LINNÉ).
In this locality, we found loads of adults and large nymphs of the bright yellow and green Citrina servillei ZOMPRO, on different medium-sized shrubs. Almost every metre specimens were sighted and occasionally specimens were observed which crossed the track by active flight. The "highlight" of this locality was however the discovery of an adult male and female of Oestrophora triangulifera REDTENBACHER, which is characterized by the distinctly conically raised tegmina and bright orange hind wings. Furthermore, we found a comparably small and slender male of Creoxylus spinosus (FABRICIUS) and several species of Prexaspes, Metriophasma and Isagoras as well large numbers of Phanocloidea muricata (BURMEISTER) and Pseudophasma phtisica (LINNÉ).
After being lucky enough to join the take-off of the "Ariane rocket" live from the jungle, we were happy to find two almost 16 cm long females of Proscopia scabra (KLUG). This was relieving as we only found adult males and nymphs in all the other localities.
Although we hoped to find a few specimens of the beautiful and striking Cranidium gibbosum (BURMEISTER) in this location, we did not succeed. Members of the French Groupe d´etude de Phasmes had collected several adults and nymphs in the surroundings of Petit Saut during two expeditions carried out in 1992 and 1993.


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"Where were you first period?"
Two girls were sitting at a lunch table in the middle of a noisy school cafeteria. One spoke, the other grimaced in disgust as she answered.
"Quil went off with the other guys again, so I didn't have a ride and had to walk. Don't ask me where they went- I don't know." The girl who answered was Native American, as was her friend. They both had dark hair and eyes, and their skin always looked tan.
"They're always gone. I wonder where they go..." the first girl, Melanie, trailed off in thought.
"You mean you wonder where Jacob goes," the second girl teased Melanie. When Melanie started to protest, the girl continued. "You're head over heels for him- don't deny it. When I ask you to come over and hang out with me, you're too busy. But when I mention that Jacob's over, hanging with Quil... then you're suddenly able to rearrange your schedule to come over," she smirked at Melanie's growing blush.
"Steph, I have...I- I have no idea what you're... I... I mean, I don't really..." Melanie fumbled for words, squirming in her chair.
"Yes you do. Don't deny it." Steph rebuked, smiling slyly as she got up to clear her lunch tray. Melanie followed with hers, a look of defeat on her red face.
"Fine. I do like him, but you don't have to make such a big deal out of it," Melanie muttered, walking with Steph to class.
Melanie just smiled smugly, content with victory.
**ding dong!** the doorbell rang clearly through Steph's house. She came down from her room and opened the door to see Melanie standing there.
"Hey Steph. See, I came to your house, and Jacob's not even here."
Steph laughed. "What an accomplishment! Too bad Jacob is here!"
"What?! Where?! In there?" Melanie peered past Steph into the house, straining to catch a glimpse of the tall Native American teen.
Steph exploded in laughter, clutching her sides. "You're really obsessed with him, aren't you? Oh that was great! You should've seen how your face lit up when I said that!!"
Melanie glared at Steph, clearly irritated that she had been tricked and disappointed that Jacob really wasn't there. "It's not nice at all to make fun of people's obsessions," she said and stomped past Steph into the house.
Midnight found the girls watching a movie on the couch.
"Ooh! See? Look at him! Now he's hot!" Steph squealed at the tv, which was showing a close up of said hot boy while he spoke.
"You don't even know the actor's name. Why go for some no name actor who's probably horrible, always gets little minor parts, and is unrecognizable when you've got hot guys like-"
"Because he's hot. Now shut up, he's talking and I want to hear his lines."
The end of the movie was bittersweet, bringing both girls to tears. Melanie picked up the remote, searching for the stop button.
"Wait! Steph exclaimed, wrestling the remote out of her hands. "I want to see that actor's name."
Melanie sighed dramatically, giving Steph a look that shouted "you are so pathetic."
Just then, a dark skinned, tall boy came though the door. "Hey Stephy!" he called, and came over to her. He reached out his hand and playfully mussed her hair.
"You know I hate it when you do that, Quil," she complained, but smiled anyway, and he grinned back at her. "So... where were you, Quil?" she asked.
"It's a secret," he said, still grinning, and he walked through a doorway into the kitchen.
"No it's not, Quil. I want to know where you always are. If you don't tell me, I'll tell mom and dad you were out way past your curfew."
Quil glanced up at a clock, where it read just after 2 am. His expression grew more serious. "Yeah, that would be very mature, Steph. Threatening to tell on me..." he rolled his eyes, rummaging through the kitchen cupboards.
"I mean it. I will tell them." Steph and Melanie had followed him into the kitchen.
Quil sighed. "I was with Jacob and embry," he answered, grabbing a bag of chips, and leaving the kitchen. Steph watched him go with a pout on his face.
"That's another thing I want to know!" she yelled after him. "Why you eat so much!"
Her answer was a chuckle from the hallway.
"That wasn't supposed to be funny," she muttered.
Melanie gave her a sympathetic face and put arm around her shoulders, giving her a side-hug. "Guys," she said, shaking her head.
"Brothers," Steph answered, copying Melanie.
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SoulBoy #15
(Sam And Dave – Goodnight Baby)
Staying on board the Soul Train for this week as there are far too many cuts and artists who have yet to be featured..Marvin Gaye, Bobby Womack, James Carr, Sam Cooke, Teddy Pendergrass, Al Green, Aaron Neville, Bobby Bland, Solomon Burke and on and on and on in fact a year still wouldn't be long enough to dig deep into the Soul Cellar so another week is the LEAST I can do.
Too many pieces to choose from…must have lined up at least 5 cuts…just as I'm about to prepare one a next piece floats out of the speakers to distract my butterfly mind. So without further delay hold this piece from one of the great duets Sam Moore and Dave Prater. So electric were they on stage that Otis Redding refused to go on after them. 1965 release on the Stax Label.


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Little Penguins
As its name suggests, the Little Penguin (Eudyptula minor) is the smallest of all penguin species.
The bird is found in southern Australia, and New Zealand.
Bowen Island, which lies in the mouth of Jervis Bay on the NSW south coast, is home to a Little Penguin colony of around five thousand breeding pairs.
Penguin biologist Martin Fortescue has been studying the Little Penguin (sometimes referred to as the Fairy Penguin) for over thirty years.
- Martin Fortescue
- Park Services Manager, Booderee National Park
Penguin biologist
- Sandra Vogel
- School of Biology, Earth, and Environmental Sciences, University of New South Wales
- Presenter
- Joel Werner
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Ron Mader :
02 Feb 2013 1:58:29pm
Excellent program! Visiting New Zealand, I checked out the Blue Penguin Colony in Oamaru -- http://www.penguins.co.nz ... it was ok, but a bit artificial.
For a species that does not do well with human interaction, what sort of tourism is recommended? Or do tourism and the little penguin not mix?
Martin Fortescue :
03 Feb 2013 10:37:01am
Hi Ron
Bowen is closed to the public, set aside for conservation. Many colonies are open to visitors, including nearby Montague Is. We have a volunteer park care group that visits, working on improving habitat. All the best. Martin.
Anne Booth :
03 Feb 2013 8:53:52am
How wonderful to hear about this little island! On a wild evening last August we sighted it from the mainland lookout and were mesmerized. Huge seas were crashing through the gap and lit by a low sun. Albatross were soaring nearby.


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Winter Weather Advisory Issued for the Duluth / Superior Region for Thanksgiving and Black Friday
As reported earlier, the possibility of winter weather threatening travel and activities for Thanksgiving and Black Friday in the Twin Ports was looming. The National Weather Service has now made it official.
In a report issued this afternoon, a winter weather advisory has been issued for areas just north of Duluth, covering all of Northern Minnesota. The advisory (see map below) goes into effect at 3 pm on Thanksgiving Day, and will continue through 6 am on Black Friday. The advisory warns of mixed precipitation and snow, with blowing snow making travel difficult overnight Thursday into Friday morning.
What to Expect
- Late Thursday Afternoon - Rapidly dropping temperatures and wind - After hitting predicted daytime highs near 50 degrees around the Twin Ports, a strong north wind will drop temperatures to near 20 degrees through Thursday evening and into Friday morning.
- Evening/Overnight Thursday - Evening Rain changing to snow - rain is expected to start falling Thursday afternoon, then switch to a mix, and finally snow as temperatures fall. By Friday morning, 2-4 inches could fall in the Twin Ports region and 3-6 inches could fall closer to the Canadian border. Windy conditions will cause blowing snow and wind chills in the single digits.
- Friday Morning - Continued chance of snow - As the system moves through the area, lake effect snow is possible through the day on Black Friday, with the greatest impact from Duluth to the Bayfield Peninsula. This could bring an additional inch or two of snow to what fell overnight.
- Friday Afternoon - Eventual clearing - Friday afternoon, the storm system is expected to clear, giving way to sun. Wind chills will remain in the single digits as cold north wind continues through the day into Friday night.


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Apologizes for duplications ==== Joint NETTAB 2010 and BBCC 2010 workshops focused on Biological Wikis November 29 - December 1, 2010, Naples, Italy http://www.nettab.org/2010/ LAST CALL FOR PARTICIPATION The joint NETTAB and BBCC 2010 workshop on "Biological Wikis" promises to be a great meeting for all researchers involved in the exploitation of wikis in biology. Come and discuss your ideas and doubts with such scientists as Alex Bateman, Alexander Pico, Andrew Su, Dan Bolser, Robert Hoffmann, Thomas Kelder, Mike Cariaso, Adam Godzik, Luca Toldo, Wyeth Wasserman, Daniel Renfro and other who, we hope, will join the workshop. It's a great chance to follow smart tutorials and lectures on WikiPathways, WikiGenes, PDBWiki, Gene Wiki, TOPSAN, and a proficient use of Wikipedia and Semantic Wiki. See below a list of keynote speakers and tutorials. And of course enjoy Italian lifestyle.... Registration is open at http://www.nettab.org/2010/rform.html . A reduction of 20 euro applies to all fees for members of ISCB and BITS. SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMME In the style of previous editions, NETTAB 2010 will include: keynote lectures given by leading experts in the field, oral communications from selected contributions, open discussion, selected software demonstrations and posters, as well as tutorials. Provisional programme ( see http://www.nettab.org/2010/progr.html ) Monday, November 29, 2010 (Tutorial day, open to all interested participants) The following four tutorials will be given starting at 11.30. Mining biological pathways using WikiPathways web services and more... Thomas Kelder, Department of Bioinformatics (BiGCaT), Maastricht University, the Netherlands How to create your own collaborative publishing project with WikiGenes Robert Hoffmann, Computational Biology Center, cBIO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, MSKCC, New York, USA Everything you wanted to know about Wikipedia but were too afraid to ask Alex Bateman, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom Andrew Su, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), San Diego, USA Semantic MediaWiki: a community database and more. Dan Bolser, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom Tuesday, November 30, 2010 (NETTAB workshop day) A rich scientific programme is foreseen, starting at 9.00. The following five invited talk will be given: The Pros and Cons of Wikipedia for Scientists Alex Bateman, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute, Hinxton, Cambridge, United Kingdom Collaborative publishing with authorship tracking and reputation system - WikiGenes Robert Hoffmann, Computational Biology Center, cBIO, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, MSKCC, New York, USA WikiPathways, community-based curation for biological pathways Alexander Pico, Gladstone Institute of Cardiovascular Disease, San Francisco, USA The Gene Wiki: Achieving critical mass and mining for novel annotations Andrew Su, Bioinformatics and Computational Biology, Genomics Institute of the Novartis Research Foundation (GNF), San Diego, USA PDBWiki : Success or failure? Dan Bolser, College of Life Sciences, University of Dundee, Scotland, United Kingdom Many Oral communications and software demonstrations will be presented, including: SNPedia Mike Cariaso, Keygene, The Netherlands TOPSAN: a collaborative annotation environment for structural genomics and beyond Adam Godzik, Sanford-Burnham Medical Research Institute, La Jolla, CA, USA SBML2SMW: bridging System Biology with semantic web tech-nologies for biomedical knowledge acquisition and hypothesis elicitation Tobias Mathäß, Peter Haase, Hiroaki Kitano and Luca Toldo Towards A General-Purpose Database Wiki for Biological Database Curation Heiko Mueller, Sam Lindley, Joanna Sharman, Tony Harmar, James Cheney and Peter Buneman Demonstration of a citation-enabled workflow using the ConceptWiki triple based approach Christine Chichester, Hailiang Mei, Kees Burger and Barend Mons Extending Mediawiki for community annotation Daniel Renfro, Deborah A. Siegele and James C. 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Who's Afraid of Linux Malware?
Aug 19, 2013 5:00 AM PT
There once was a time when Windows users could feel relatively safe and secure as they made their online excursions around the World Wide Web.
Those days ended relatively quickly, of course, followed soon afterwards by a similar waning of confidence on the Mac side.
For those of us who prefer Linux, however, the Age of Innocence -- as one might call it -- has lasted much longer. Indeed, the recent discovery of the "Hand of Thief" Trojan has brought that fact to the forefront of many users' minds, frequently accompanied by a raft of fresh doubts and insecurities.
'What Is Your Level of Paranoia?'
"Given the recent Hand of Thief news in which RSA's Limor Kessem explains how a Linux malware kit is sold on Russian websites, I have been contemplating about Linux security again," began blogger Hans Kwint on LXer, for example, in a recent post entitled, "Linux Malware: Should We Be Afraid?
"Here's my question to you," Kwint added. "Are you afraid attackers [will] break into your Linux boxes? Do you scan for rootkits from time to time, and check md5-sums of executables against your 'trusted-list?' Do you consider one distro safer as another? What is your level of paranoia?"
Linux bloggers, as per their wont, didn't wait for a second invitation.
'Many Layers of Defense'
"Linux malware isn't new, but for one reason or another it never seems to spread far," Hyperlogos blogger Martin Espinoza began. "Sure, users could be tricked into installing malware from repositories in Ubuntu, but that could happen on any distribution with meaningful package management.
"Linux at least has some generally working security features that help keep infection down," Espinoza added.
"I've been using GNU/Linux for more than a decade and never saw any malware on it while I have seen hundreds of infections on a single PC running that other OS," blogger Robert Pogson agreed. "Malware does exist, but GNU/Linux has so many layers of defense that unless a repository distributes it, the malware may not even run on a GNU/Linux system.
"There are all kinds of checks against that happening unless someone sneaks it into the source code," he explained. "With the open development process of FLOSS, that is very unlikely to happen."
'Not a Very Powerful Shield'
Any device that runs code can get malware, Google+ blogger Kevin O'Brien told Linux Girl. "This is undeniable. So while Linux has an honorable history of being security-conscious, much depends on what the user does.
"If you run as root instead of as an ordinary user, if you do not require a login to your system, if you have no firewall between you and the Internet, well, you are asking to be a an object lesson," O'Brien explained.
"The fact is that Windows 8 has pretty much caught up and is a good, secure system if used properly," he concluded. "Mac OSX is basically BSD at its core. So the only advantage Linux really has now is low market share (on the desktop). That is not a very powerful shield, so learning safe computing applies to us as well."
'No Reason to Attack? Please.'
Indeed, "everybody is shocked and amazed that there's malware for Linux. I say, big deal," opined Linux Rants blogger Mike Stone.
"It's a Trojan Horse," Stone explained. "Do you know what operating systems are immune to Trojan Horses? It's a pretty straightforward answer: None of them are. Ever. There's not an operating system that's ever been written that's immune to a Trojan Horse."
Meanwhile, "there will be people that make the claim that Linux is becoming more of a target because it's becoming more popular," Stone added. "I say bunk to that too. People that make that claim ignore the fact that Linux is extremely prevalent in every market it's a member of."
Linux may not yet be crushing its competition on the desktop, but "who thinks that there's no reason to attack the operating system that runs the majority of the world's websites, a massive chunk of the Internet, over 90 percent of the supercomputers out there and now a vast majority of the smartphones sold in the world?
"The Stock Exchanges in New York, London and Tokyo all run on Linux," he pointed out. "No reason to attack that? Please."
'I'm Not Too Concerned'
So, should we be afraid?
"No, not really," Stone concluded. "We should be careful, but that has always been the case. Nothing has changed about that since the power switch was flipped on the very first computer.
"The rules are simple, and they haven't changed," he added. "Use some common sense about where you go and what you do on the Internet, and for Pete's sake, don't believe everything you read. Just because an email says it's from your bank doesn't mean that it is."
In fact, most Linux malware is actually "malicious scripts that run inside the browser thanks to other, third-party software -- something proprietary like Java or Flash," Google+ blogger Gonzalo Velasco C. offered.
"I'm not too much concerned," he added. "GNU/Linux, because of its architecture, is safer than other OSes. The recommendation is always the same: Beware where you click, what you download, which sites you visit. In the case of GNU/Linux machines: never work/run things like the 'root' user and you'll be protected enough."
'Everything Will Need to Evolve'
Linux users shouldn't be scared so much as they should be cautious, began Chris Travers, a blogger who works on the LedgerSMB project.
"The threat profile for Linux malware is fundamentally different than it is for Windows due to a number of historical differences between the user bases," Travers continued. "In particular, the security models are based on sufficiently different assumptions that these are not really comparable.
"Malware will come to target consumers on Linux, and when it does, we will need to address the challenges it poses," he concluded. "Everything from code management to repository management will need to evolve to meet such a threat, but it will. The software evolves. The culture evolves. That is life."
'Just the Beginning, Folks'
There is no such thing as a safe OS, Slashdot blogger hairyfeet agreed.
"The reasons why are simple: 1. ALL modern OSes are some of the most complex programs ever written by man; 2. Man is fallible and makes mistakes, which translates into holes; and 3. With a larger presence comes more attention from all including malware writers."
So, "'Hand Of Thief' is just the beginning, folks, because as more and more virus writers find out that Android bugs can often run on Linux and that 'How to write a Linux Virus in 5 easy steps' works, then more and more malware writers will simply make their wares cross-platform."
The real question now, hairyfeet concluded, "is whether the Linux community will 'man up,' accept this is the case and take steps to minimize risks? Only time will tell, but it IS a legitimate threat."
'We Must Take Action'
Similarly, "YES! We must be afraid and take action," Google+ blogger Alessandro Ebersol urged.
"Years of no significant attacks on GNU/Linux made the users kinda of lazy," Ebersol explained.
"I, for one, installed NoScript and am avoiding websites that are not well-known," he concluded. "Every security measure must be taken to assure GNU/Linux won't be the new win XP for virus and exploits."


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Gamma Virginis [1]
The constellation Virgo shines high in the south on spring evenings. Its brightest star, visible even from light-polluted cities, is Spica. But one of its most remarkable stars is less obvious.
To the eye alone, Gamma Virginis seems nothing special. But through a telescope, it's one of the most beautiful double stars in the sky.
The stars of Gamma Virginis are nearly identical in both brightness and color. Both are pale yellow, and are slightly larger, hotter, and brighter than our Sun. Astronomy author Robert Burnham Junior wrote that the two stars "look for all the world like the remote twin headlamps of some celestial auto, approaching from deep space."
The stars revolve around each other once every 170 years in a highly stretched-out orbit. Right now, they're pretty close together as seen from Earth, so you need a good-sized telescope to see them as individual stars.
This beautiful binary star is a close neighbor -- only 38 light-years away. So the light you see tonight actually left Gamma Virginis back in 1973.
Gamma Virginis has a much closer companion right now that can help you pick it out: the planet Saturn. It looks like a bright golden star high in the southern sky at nightfall, and is well to the left of the Moon this evening. Gamma Virginis is just a couple of degrees to Saturn's upper right -- the width of a finger held at arm's length.
We'll have more about the Moon and Saturn tomorrow.
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You may have maintenance or reporting macros that you want to run when you're not logged in. I'm working on a set of prebuild maintenance macros for registered users to be available in the near future. As promised in the Macros weekly feature, to schedule a macro to run:
We covered basic macro information over the last two weeks. This week we've got some advanced features.
1) Move macros from version to version.
Sometimes recorded macros won't run after an upgrade or a service pack. Open the macro file (.mac) in notepad and remove the top line. It will look something like this: # DEXVERSION=DEX 8.00m076 2 2 and indicates the version the macro was recorded in. Since many GP updates add features, rather than changing features this usually works fine.
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Get ready for the weekend, folks. We have a new pancake recipe threatening to supplant our favorite blueberry-cornmeal pancakes. This one is great for several reasons: it comes together quickly; it's healthy (whole wheat flour, not much fat or sugar); it's cook-friendly--not a single pancake had a burnt side or raw center; and the texture is light and tender.
What I like most about it, though, are the sweet, caramelized bananas. I did this years ago with different banana pancakes I made from a mix, but when it came time to cook these babies, I wasn't convinced the extra step was worth. Mike, in his culinary wisdom, insisted that we do it, and he was so right.
If you've studied banana pancake recipes (and, yes, I have), then you've noticed most call for chopping or mashing the bananas and stirring them into the batter. Instead of incorporating the slices, we add them to the skillet first, giving them a minute or so to brown BEFORE pouring the batter over them. Thanks to that direct contact with the heat, they have the chance to brown while their natural sugars intensify. And when it's finished cooking and flipped onto the plate, you have one very nice-looking banana pancake!
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Banana Pecan Pancakes
Walnuts would be a good substitute for the pecans. Another idea is to replace the nuts AND the melted butter with ¼ cup of chunky peanut butter. I haven't tried it yet, but I would microwave it to loosen the consistency and add it to the liquid ingredients in place of the butter. Finally, this is mostly a note to myself, but you might find it helpful in a pinch: Since I was about ¼ cup short of buttermilk, I supplemented it with ¼ cup of reduced fat milk to no ill effect. I wouldn't replace more than ½ cup of the buttermilk with regular milk, however, since buttermilk helps make the pancakes tender and reacts with the baking soda for leavening.
Makes about 10 4-inch pancakes
1/3 cup pecans (28 g)
1 1/4 cups whole wheat pastry flour (150 g) (all-purpose may be substituted)
1/3 cup medium stone ground cornmeal (44 g)
1 Tbs sugar
2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
2 large eggs
1 1/2 cups buttermilk
2 Tbs unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 to 2 ripe bananas, sliced
Pure maple syrup for serving.
Preheat oven to 350 F. Spread pecans on a baking sheet and roast 5 to 8 minutes, stirring once, until browned and fragrant. Cool slightly and chop.
Meanwhile, add the flour, cornmeal, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon to a large bowl and whisk to combine. In a separate bowl, beat the eggs. Add the buttermilk and melted butter and whisk to combine. Add the wet ingredients to the dry and stir until just moistened. Fold in the chopped pecans.
Heat a large skillet to medium-high and coat with nonstick cooking spray (oil or butter is fine too). Place 4 to 6 banana slices in the skillet and cook about 45-60 seconds. Scoop 1/4 to 1/3 cup batter over the bananas and spread to uniform thickness if needed. Cook until air bubbles form in the center, or until the bottom of the pancake is deep golden brown, about 2 to 3 minutes. Flip and cook until second side is browned, 1 to 2 minutes more. Watch carefully to prevent overcooking, adjusting the heat level as necessary (Of course, you can cook more than one at a time, or many, if you have a griddle.). Repeat with remaining batter. Serve with maple syrup.


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Vote on the Week 8 Bama Baby
The college football season is underway and the Crimson Tide has started the season 6-0! As we cheer on the #1 team in the country, we want to feature some of the most adorable Bama fans West Alabama has to offer, and our listeners did not disappoint!Although we will be introducing a new group each week, you're going to want to see all of these incredibly precious babies.
Before you meet our week four babies, remember that voting will run from 8:00am CT on Monday until 5pm CT on Thursday. You can vote once every hour until the poll closes. The winning baby will be announced Friday morning and advance to the grand prize week at the end of the football season. Every thing you need to know about the contest can be found on our contest page.
If you haven't submitted a baby yet and want to do so, we are keeping the entry form open until December 6 so continue sending them in. We will also give you select opportunities to have your picture taken by Skip Baumhower Photography for free. The next chance you have will be determined soon.
It's time to introduce you to our next group of adorable Bama fans. Meet the three babies for week eight and vote in the poll below.
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