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It's still much too early to install the April patches. Details coming in Computerworld Woody on Windows. I'm moving us down to MS-DEFCON 2: Patch rel
[See the full post at: MS-DEFCON 2: Patching conflicts with Sophos and Avast are getting better, but Avira's a no-show. Don't patch.]
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Encouraged by comments from a fellow Panda AV user on one of the earlier threads about the April 2019 updates, after making system partition backups for W7 Home Premium and W8.1 Pro (dual-booting) for both 32 bit and 64 bit PCs I took the plunge and updated with the Security Only (SO) and IE updates from the Windows Catalog.
For W7 I have Panda AV running in parallel with Malwarebytes Antimalware Premium and everything looks OK after the updates. As noted in the earlier thread there was a 2nd reboot for the SO update (at the login window after the 1st reboot).
For W8.1 I only have Panda AV and again everything looks OK. The occasional Windows Explorer problem which re-appears every few months with a windows update did not re-appear this month. There was only 1 reboot with the SO update. The IE updating did take a long time to get started (delayed at the "searching for updates …" stage), but completed eventually.
BTW: I had been a satisfied Avira user for many years until a couple of years ago when I found it was then making my old PCs very slow. I tried rebuilding the PC s/w again from scratch, but it was still slow. I was also annoyed by their "Launcher/Connect" adware thing which they kept forcibly installing although I tried to uninstall it – malware behaviour itself.
HTH. Garbo.
If this is only affecting some makers' security software then maybe it's safer to wait and see but I have applied the patches to my HP probook(Windows 7 Pro laptop) and I have always used the security only patches since MS started its cumulative/all in one style patching in Oct 2016.
I'm running Norton Security Suite(ISP's version provided to customers as part of service) and have had no issues after the updates where installed. I'll wait longer for my other laptops to apply the updates but I have not read about any other non Security Software related issues with MS's April 2019 patches on windows 7.
Maybe Microsoft and the Security Software Folks need to get on the same page regarding security patches and testing for any Security Software issues with any MS OS/API or application patching. The Security Software folks make use of many OS Kernel/API hooks and maybe they should have some representatives that are stationed at MS's patching division headquarters(if there still is a Patching and/or Q/A and Q/C headquarters) to see that their respective Security Suites have no issues.
Making use of any Undocumented OS/Kernel/API hooks appears to be an ongoing issue with Security Software so maybe that process needs to change in the future. But Microsoft needs to make sure that it maitains some Proper and Well Documented/Well Maintained OS/Kernel/API hooks for the third party security software providors to access and properly protect the consumer's PCs/Laptops that make use of MS's various OS/API ecosystems.
hi woody.
do you believe this new article from Softpedia news about the KB4493509 update?
seems that ArcaBit has released a software update for their antivirus software that now works with the KB4493509 update for Win10 1809.
and remember that article by Avira titled "Why does my system run very slow"? Avira seems to have recently pulled that KB article as it now produces a 404 not found error message.
I'm afraid I don't know enough about ArcaBit to weigh in on their announcements.
As for the Avira article, yep, it's been yanked. (See the Computerworld article.) No idea what's happening.
There are those who blame the AVs for the problems that occurred. And I have to say that the use of illegal APIs and hooks into the kernel should not be excused.
But we are talking about several major AVs here, on millions of PCs everywhere. Microsoft does not give the AV manufacturers access to Windows patches ahead of time. So they have no way to test what is coming.
But Microsoft most certainly has access to the major AVs programs. All the time. And they have the ability to block them from the updates. In fact, they did so after the fact. It wasn't only consumers that were effected as many businesses felt the impact as well.
There is no excuse for Microsoft allowing a major problem like this to occur – unless they are just plain negligent or just don't care about their customers (or maybe both).
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There are those who blame the AVs for the problems that occurred. And I have to say that the use of illegal APIs and hooks into the kernel should not be excused. But we are talking about several major AVs here, on millions of PCs everywhere. Microsoft does not give the AV manufacturers access to Windows patches ahead of time. So they have no way to test what is coming. But Microsoft most certainly has access to the major AVs programs. All the time. And they have the ability to block them from the updates. In fact, they did so after the fact. It wasn't only consumers that were effected as many businesses felt the impact as well. There is no excuse for Microsoft allowing a major problem like this to occur – unless they are just plain negligent or just don't care about their customers (or maybe both).
Is it Microsoft's job to look for compatibility issues for all software or just AV products? Adobe refused to support Lightroom on Windows 8.1 after a dll fix on a Microsoft update caused issues. I was forced to update to Windows 10 because that's what Adobe supports these days. I'm sympathetic to users who ran into problems with the patches but I'm not sure that Microsoft is wholly to blame here.
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They AV makers have access to previews of upcoming patches. Do they utilize them? Who knows.
The Previews contain only the non-security updates for the upcoming Rollup. Since this problem also affected the upcoming Security-only updates (upcoming security patches are not included in the Previews), the use of the Previews would not have shown the problems. The AVs did not have access to the patches ahead of time.
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PKCano, MS ultimately is responsible for their updates not major or minor AV vendors. The AV vendors may be partially at fault but the companies we are talking about are long time, well known vendors. I would expect there to be some sort of relationship between the major vendors and MS to avoid these issues.
But one has to take this latest mess in context with other update fiascoes from MS. The regularity of the problems seems to point to internal problems at MS as the root cause. You have to ask what is the common denominator over the last couple of years of nasty surprises from the updates. Not all the problems had anything to do with AV software but all had in common MS. From my vantage point I cannot pin down the root cause. But the apparent lack of effort to solve the problem is even more troubling.
So to your question, I would say it is more indifference caused by changing internal focus away from the desktop to cloud and more purely enterprise software. Couple this with a complete misunderstanding of the OS market and user needs and you get a recipe for an ongoing, slow motion disaster. For those caught up in it, it will be painful at best to suffer through it.
Until Microsoft is sued for $Trillion in damages (which is just a fraction of damages caused by Windows/office damages over the years), Microsoft won't change its attitude.
I personally just have a problem with any features breaking during extended support. One of the main reasons to stick with extended support versions is to avoid the churn that happens with the constant updates.
The reason I'm on Windows 7 is to avoid the problems they have with a constantly changing codebase that needs semiannual replacements just to function. I would have been on Windows 10 if they had just had incremental updates the whole time that did not constantly have issues. They could have done less work and had more uptake.
I'm still astounded by the indifference.
What indifference?
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Avast owns and produces AVG antivirus. I'm wondering if AVG is affected by this too.
Win 7, Sandy Bridge 3.3GHz, Linux Mint 19.1, Klaatu barada nikto
AVG (Business Edition) was mentioned last week by Microsoft and Avast, but Woody's indifferent:
Windows 7 updates now have known issues listed for Avira, Avast, AVG, ArcaBit, Sophos:
(with blocks or guidance links)
April 9, 2019—KB4493448 (Security-only update)
According to the Computerworld article: " Microsoft says that it's still blocking the six bad actors from installing on computers with Sophos Endpoint installed. There's no similar advice for Avast. "
I've only heard of four "bad actors". Now there are six? But altogether seven, when Avast was still one of them (if that is what the quote means)? Which ones are they now? Just curious. Not in any need or hurry to install this month's Security Only patch.
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"Six bad actors" refers to the six patches listed in the article.
Thanks! Got it.
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two program version updates from Avira such as 188.8.131.524 & 126.96.36.1995 and still these new versions don't play well with the KB4493509 update from MS.
either uninstall the KB4493509 update OR uninstall the Avira antivirus program entirely and use another AV program that works with KB4493509
seems like MS has to fix their own code with a newer CU for win10 v1809
two program version updates from Avira such as 18.104.22.1684 & 18.104.22.1685 and still these new versions don't play well with the KB4493509 update from MS.
either uninstall the KB4493509 update OR uninstall the Avira antivirus program entirely and use another AV program that works with KB4493509
seems like MS has to fix their own code with a newer CU for win10 v1809
But the person who started that thread said they don't have that MS update installed and their problems with Avira updates started seven weeks earlier.
And I'm still completely at a loss….
and remember that article by Avira titled "Why does my system run very slow"? Avira seems to have recently pulled that KB article as it now produces a 404 not found error message.
The article has been deleted – now only am empty site with 'was this article helpful' is displayed. But I received a comment from an AVIRA user to an article I wrote yesterday about the topic in German news site Heise. The reader claims, that his issues are gonce since hours, although Avira and the update are still installed in Windows 7. He suppose a 'secret Avira update' – and another user confirmed that. I've compiled more details within my blog post Windows patchday issues–one week later (April 17, 2019)
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I think it's the responsibility of the anti-virus companies to test their products when there are Windows updates- or perhaps they don't really want to support Windows 7 anymore. I have Norton and installed all of this months updates with no problems.
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The antivirus companies do have access to the monthly rollup preview that they could test.
The Preview is a non-security patch. It does NOT contain the next month's security Updates.
Since this affected both the next month's Rollup AND Security-only patches, the problem was in the SECURITY part of the update and would thus NOT be in the Preview.
The AVs would NOT have had access.
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See #474802 and #488136 above. The AVs don't have access ahead of patch issue.
I don't want them to have access – do you?
The question wasn't whether I would want the AVs to have access or not.
The question was who COULD have tested ahead of time to recognize/prevent the problem that was caused. My contention is, that Microsoft COULD have realized the outcome (and who knows, they may have) and prevented the havoc, but the AVs could not.
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The problem with outside vendor anti-virus software suggests that in the future, only Microsoft software and Microsoft officially-supported software will run without error.G{ot backup} TestBeta
offline▸ Win10Pro 1909.18363.959 x64 i3-3220 RAM8GB HDD Firefox79.0 WindowsDefender
online▸ Win10Pro 1909.18363.1082 x64 i5-9400 RAM16GB HDD Firefox81.0 WindowsDefender
Something else seems to be going awry.
Pro 64
Yesterday troubleshooting 'update other Microsoft products', I must have inadvertently left my update setting on automatic.
On return to my PC this morning after breakfast, switching on the screen and pressing a key to wake it resulted startup and the warning of a BSOD shut-down. I went straight to update to find KB4493472 had been installed. Needless to say, it was immediately uninstalled.
I don't use Kerberos ticket. I don't use Sophos, Avira, ArcaBit or Avast. I use Kaspersky.
On a possibly related note, Balarc Advisor, says the computer needs kb4493448 and does not list KB4493472 (I ran Belarc before hiding the bad update).
To work around, I plan to go back to fully manual update on this machine (Windows 10 machines are all OK).
Edit to remove HTML.
Keep us advised on Kaspersky and kb4493448. I'm Group B and Pro x64 as well. Run KIS 2019 188.8.131.528(e) which I trust WAAAY more than anything from M$, not to mention the product support! 😉
patch release notes for Kaspersky Internet Security 2019:
"patch E" for v188.8.131.528 adds support for the upcoming 1903/19H1 update for win10
The level of 'advice' I can give at this stage is "kb4493448 remains hidden until Microsoft casually drops it in the update list again AND they have nothing adverse is included in the release notes". Even then there will be no attempt to install until a few weeks after release.
KB4493472 was back today. I double-checked. "Yes, still hidden". Cat-like curiosity eventually got the better of me and I installed it "just to test it". No BSOD. So far, so good.
Meanwhile Belarc tells me IE and Office update are still not revealing themselves in Windows update. They can bid their time and be installed manually. Meanwhile, no Windows update icon in the notification area is a pleasant change.
ditch Avira!
they have released 3 program updates so far (18.104.22.1684, 188.8.131.525 & 220.127.116.111) and still these Avira updates don't fix the slowdowns with the KB4493509 update for win10 v1809
some users here have already jumped ship and decided to use another AV:
So is it safe to use yet?
2019-04 Security Monthly Quality Rollup for Windows 7 for x64-based Systems (KB4493472)
Download size: 244.7 MB
You may need to restart your computer for this update to take effect.
Update type: Important
A security issue has been identified in a Microsoft software product that could affect your system. You can help protect your system by installing this update from Microsoft. For a complete listing of the issues that are included in this update, see the associated Microsoft Knowledge Base article. After you install this update, you may have to restart your system.
Help and Support:
We are at DEFCON-2 (to see a description of the DEFCON system, click on the button in the top gray menubar).
The answer to your question, in a word: NO.
On the page you linked, these are the known issues. The one with McAfee just showed up yesterday.
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Haven't posted in awhile, is it just my imagination, or has the tone here deteriorated a bit?
Just stopped by to observe that a cynical interpretation of M$'s cascading update catastrophes would call them part of a deliberate strategy to fatally wound Win7 & 8.1 to the point they become unusable, and the holdouts (like me & my Win7) have no choice left but to move to Win10. I haven't signed on to that opinion yet, but I am inching ever closer. My decision to jump from Group B to Group W as of Dec 2017 is looking better with every passing month – and no, I have experienced NO adverse incidents as a result.
I had been thinking, though, that it might be a good idea to consult Woody (and The Lounge) for ideas about a possible exit strategy when Win7 support ends:
- can we expect final, clean updates for all functions of Win7 on Jan 15, 2020?
- if so, should I consider updating my OS accordingly at that time?
- or am I better off just staying put?
I had been leaning toward #2, but now I'm not sure, now the adage "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" has a certain appeal. Woody, I hope you plan to address this matter in future columns, and I'm sure I'm not alone.
In the meantime, Woody, I got ambushed on my way here today, from a COMPLETELY unexpected quarter: when I clicked on the AskWoody link at the bottom of your column (and got the same result with my own archived link) it threw a Wordfence/Wordpress block on access! I have no idea what those are, so the solutions offered were nonsensical!
After I wasted time restarting FF with add-ons disabled, then turned off Zone Alarm Free FW, I finally found the culprit: the block was triggered by the alias IP I was connected to on NordVPN!

When I changed from the "bad" IP (in Denver) to a different IP (in Seattle) the problem disappeared.
This Brave New Digital World stinks! You don't have to go LOOKING for trouble, it finds YOU, even if you are just minding your own business! I can still troubleshoot my way to a solution (barely!) but I wonder how much longer that will be true? Unlike some of you, I'm not getting any younger! 🙂
I'm still patching Group A using @abbodi86 's method (AKB2000012) to limit telemetry. Figure I'l get as patched as I can before there are no more patches. After that….
Try this link about proxies and VPNs.
Speaking of IP addresses, you might also try:
WhatsMyIPAddress and CleanTalk.org
It's an eye-opener.
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Thanks PK, that AskWoody link was helpful. I already use WhatIsMyIPAddress, but I had not dug down to the blacklist check before. Sure enough, that bad Denver IP had three hits on it, one of which must have been fatal, but the Seattle one I am using currently has one too (that hit appears on both) but apparently that one is not fatal with respect to AskWoody.
In a different matter (as I said, I haven't posted in awhile) why don't I get a nifty gold medal badge? The patrons roster (which I can no longer find) listed me twice, once by my moniker (which I prefer) and once by my real name (which someone apparently took off my donation check). I surmise those donations have "aged out"?
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Hello @Northwest Rick,
As someone who also joined Group W since December 2017 (to avoid the Specter/Meltdown patches) I'm facing the same future/decisions as you are.
I think the change of tone is less a deterioration, than integration of the Windows Secrets folks. Group B/W choices are alien to them, as well as the discussions we had that led to those choices. There have always been those who have had strong opinions… (yes, I'm looking in a mirror and see one opinionated grandma!), and the Windows Secrets folks aren't any different.
The challenge is to be able to express diverse opinions without disrespecting each other, explaining options, and encouraging and supporting others to make their own educated decisions, even as Microsoft has been discouraging and limiting and engaging in marketing babble speak, to push everyone to do it their way.
Those of us, especially those that are technically challenged (like me), who are rejecting the privacy invasions on personal ethics and moral grounds, can be at a disadvantage on a tech site. However, it is just as important that large corporations act in ethical ways. Evaluating the usefulness of their products regarding personal end users' needs is as valid, if not more so, than how well the code and features work (especially when they are deliberately masking and minimizing the impact of data harvesting). Too many techies get caught up in the marketing speak, and believe it is for their own good, and the good of everyone else, and accept turning customers into products, rather than really exploring the social and ethical implications. Actually, too many people get caught up in the specific language of their various fields and tend to ignore how they integrate or interact with others… which does lead to the feelings and needs of non-technical users being dismissed and ignored here as well. It isn't as if the lack of privacy isn't going to affect technical users, but their focus doesn't tend to be on themselves and community as much as the hardware and software specifics. There are some enlightened folk who do not dismiss the right and need for privacy, and seek to use technology to inform others of their choices, or develop ways to allow such choices… but too often, you hear the voices of those who still believe that greater privacy invasion is somehow more secure… and that Microsoft actually could not develop its AI while respecting our privacy… and that is much more important that Microsoft's goals be supported, and that sacrificing home users is of little to no significance in service of those goals…
There are cultural differences, everywhere we look in the world. For me, it will never be acceptable to use others irrespective of their own needs… that is predatory and self-serving. Because of recognizing that Microsoft is intentionally doing so, Microsoft, as a business, is not one I will support further. However, there are a lot of good things worth salvaging… and fairly few people are willing to call Microsoft on the carpet for saying they give end users a choice, but fail to provide an off button to telemetry. Microsoft is hoping that people will be satisfied by the features, and not notice the reaping of their information. They cover themselves legally… but we still have choices. My choice is not to go further down their W10 service instead of an operating system road.
Woody has set up a Windows 7 Group A machine, specifically for testing and seeing how Microsoft treats the end users unwilling to upgrade. But it is @Canadian Tech who led the way to setting up our Windows 7 without telemetry, and providing tech support so that others could do the same. I haven't heard of anyone who followed his advice to have had any loss of usefulness of their computers, or being subject to malware problems… and all of us have avoided the continuing drama and stress of Microsoft updating.
At the same time, the DEFCON system is exceedingly useful for those who make different decisions under the same circumstances, allowing them to minimize the adverse impact of having been relegated to beta testing patches. It is as important to respect their decisions, as it is for them to respect ours.
Can't help but savor the stability, reliability, and usefulness of the choice I've made, and sometimes feel gleeful when the bug reports are flooding in… but I know I'll have to continue to make choices in the future… and it is important to have accurate reports on W10's performance and features to guide my decision making.
Don't feel lost in the big splash that 'merging the whale' floods us with… stepping up and posting will help inform others of their ability to make other choices… and reports of the stability and lack of problems will stand in stark contrast to the bugs, BSOD, and lack of choice that W10 users are constantly faced with.
Every month I try to understand, not just note, the bugs that come up, for all the operating systems. I look for patterns, for root causes, for usefulness, for what is spoken of and what is ignored. The more that technology is being integrated into our daily lives, the more important our choices become.
It surely puzzles me, though, that a company like Microsoft would choose to abuse end users, people who have invested in their products, and rationalize how it is okay. That, alone, is a symptom of how far off track they are.
It further puzzles me, that even though people have struggled for rights and freedom throughout the world for centuries, and been willing to sacrifice their lives to such end, that so many people would ignore the violations of hard won rights, just to be able to use the latest tech… and pay for the privilege.
Non-techy Win 10 Pro and Linux Mint experimenter
Northwest: " is it just my imagination, or has the tone here deteriorated a bit? "
I have not noticed that; perhaps you are referring to the tone of comments on Windows 10 and where MS seems to be going now? That may be just Windows 10 and repeated bad patches' fatigue. But some here are also of the opinion that things are not nearly as bad as most people here, and elsewhere, are saying.
And strategies people that either want to stay with Windows 7 after its EULA, or at least not to progress to Windows 10, are promising to adopt or are already adopting, include: for some, staying put, for others (myself included) to prepare to migrate to, or even having mostly migrated already to, other operating systems. Most popular among those: Linux Mint and Ubuntu (for their user friendliness), and macOS for the same reason. But another reason, for some, to use macOS is its command line, that allows the use of the full set of Linux commands, or slightly different versions of the same, which is of particular appeal to people like myself because of the work I do.
I already have installed Linux Mint in dual-boot with Windows 7, and have a Mac, so with that I have access to macOS as well.
There many useful threads on installing Linux and also on macOS, in "Linux for Windows Wonks" and "macOS for Windows Wonks" here, at Woody's. Their links are towards the middle of the brown right bar =>
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Welcome back, stranger!
The tone hasn't deteriorated, but it has shifted. Up until last year the emphasis was on "OMG what did Microsoft break now – and how do I fix it?" Starting with our whale swallowing — adding 120,000 new users, a million posts, we're shifting to more of a "tech help" site.
That's made possible by dozens of really capable gurus who have migrated here from Windows Secrets.
Win7 exit strategies are a stock in trade (and they're more in the nature of "tech help" rather than "what did MS break now"). Take a look at my ongoing Seven Semper Fi series. There's no one-size-fits-all answer to your three questions, but Win7 will still have a lot of life left in it after Jan 2020, particularly if you're careful, move to a different antivirus package, and use a real browser.
Sorry about the Wordfence block, but as we're getting bigger, we're seeing more attacks on the site. In the past, we've kind of taken the hit and brought the site back as quickly as we could. Now we're being more proactive. Still, we're getting more than a hundred new spam-linked accounts every day, and we're seeing more and more forced malware injection attempts. Wordfence has been invaluable.
Anyway, good to see you again. Keep us posted on your adventures on the Group W bench, and chime in with advice for those who want to stick with the Big 7. Also, don't be afraid to recommend other operating systems — we're branching out beyond Windows (and for obvious reasons). Win7 coupled with a Chromebook or even a phone may be the best alternative for a post-Jan 2020 setup.
the plot thickens again woody
looks like Avira has re-posted that missing KB article "Why does my system run very slow?" late TH April 18:
Avira claims the slowdown issues are fixed with the recent 22.214.171.1241 update but some of the users there in that KB article are saying otherwise
Avira will feature prominently in my lead article in Monday morning's AskWoody Plus Newsletter.
It's weird, though. They and now McAfee are the only ones who are pointing a finger at this month's Win10 1809 cumulative update.
My view varies to yours.
– Too many seem to be bashing Microsoft to fit it.
– We don't need Microsoft getting away with evil deeds but we do need to hold back until there is sufficient evidence what they are doing. For example the idea that Microsoft is deliberately breaking Windows 7 to get people onto Windows 10 is ludicrous.
The example doesn't absolve Microsoft for their updates breaking systems. It simply recognises we should not be stating without evidence the breaks are deliberate. Be angry about the bad deed, not about imagined intent.
My view varies to yours.
– Too many seem to be bashing Microsoft to fit it.
– We don't need Microsoft getting away with evil deeds but we do need to hold back until there is sufficient evidence what they are doing. For example the idea that Microsoft is deliberately breaking Windows 7 to get people onto Windows 10 is ludicrous.
The example doesn't absolve Microsoft for their updates breaking systems. It simply recognises we should not be stating without evidence the breaks are deliberate. Be angry about the bad deed, not about imagined intent.
You mean to tell that Microsoft wasn't aware that April API/kernel changes will break AV software, yet went ahead with the updates ?
I don't believe it for a second.
Will Microsoft pay for the damages to hundreds of million PCs/Servers that were hit ? No chance.
You are reinforcing my point. It may look that way but I don't know and neither do you. Microsoft stuffed up very badly with the updates but that doesn't mean they knew in advance.
You are reinforcing my point. It may look that way but I don't know and neither do you. Microsoft stuffed up very badly with the updates but that doesn't mean they knew in advance.
Just as Woody said :
"Here's what really concerns me. There has to be a group inside Microsoft that gives the final A-OK on specific patches. In the case of April's debacle, that entity either:
a) Didn't know that the patches would cause these problems, or
b) Didn't care."
I vote for b.
reading new comments from Avira's KB article "Why does my system run very slow?"
seems like Avira got it right the 4th time with software update version 220.127.116.114 as this new version no longer has the slowdown problems with the April 2019 updates
took 'em long enough 🙂
Is MS-DEFCON 2 status only for Win7, 8.1 or does it apply at current state to Win 10 too ?
The DEFCON System refers to PATCHING, not a specific version of Windows. It applies to ALL versions of Windows. (And you should make it a habit for any version of software too, unless you like being a Guinea Pig or cannon fodder)
Read about the MS-DEFCON System here. (button in the top gray menubar)
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At the heart of this platform is the firm's Wi-Fi Client Module Development Kit (Part # DM182020), which offers developers "a simple way to bridge the embedded world" as well as the cloud, to create applications encompassing the Internet of Things.
In a "well they would say that wouldn't they" kind of assertion, Microchip claims that a rapidly growing number of embedded engineers need to add cloud connectivity to their designs, but have limited experience in this area.
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Thomas Ruff is among the most important international photographers to emerge in the last fifteen years, and one of the most enigmatic and prolific of Bernd and Hilla Becher's former students, a group that includes Andreas Gursky, Thomas Struth, Candida Höfer, and Axel Hutte.
In 2007, Ruff completed his monumental Jpegs series in which he explores the distribution and reception of images in the digital age. Starting with images he culls primarily from the Web, Ruff enlarges them to a gigantic scale, which exaggerates the pixel patterns until they become sublime geometric displays of color. Many of Ruff's works in the series focus on idyllic, seemingly untouched landscapes, and conversely, scenes of war, and nature disturbed by human manipulation.
Taken together, these masterworks create an encyclopedic compendium of contemporary visual culture that also actively engages the history of landscape painting. A fittingly deluxe and oversized volume, Jpegs is the first monograph dedicated exclusively to the publication of Ruff's remarkable series.
Thomas Ruff (born in Zell am Harmersbach, Germany, 1958) has exhibited in galleries and museums throughout Europe, Asia, and North America, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York; Moderna Museet, Stockholm; and Kunst-Werke, Berlin. He is the 2006 recipient of the International Center of Photography's Infinity Award.
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Want something comfortable but different? Avoid the tourists – even if you are one – and come to Panama. Why? Because:
1) Panama is still unspoiled and undiscovered. Fancy hotels? Nope, but what a delight to explore a land not many know.
2) Climate: perfect all year round. A warm getaway in chilly December or frigid February. An exotic escape in the summer, when you can see the humpback whales migrating through. There's a good reason to go in any month.
3) Our guides? Priceless. Make the most of your time; discover secrets and learn more fascinating things than you ever would on your own.
4) Wildlife – not just hundreds of species of mammal, reptile and amphibians and almost 1000 species of bird, but 125 animal species found nowhere else in the world.
5) The Panama Canal! Such amazing history and engineering brilliance. You don't have to be a mathematician or scientist to appreciate this marvel. Come watch the ships glide through the locks.
6) Comfortable transportation: The roads are sophisticated like the canal, thanks to the construction years. Well paved, making for a smooth ride.
7) Casco Antiguo (AKA Casco Viejo) and the streets of historic Panama. Built as a walled city to protect the early settlers from marauding pirates (yes, pirates!!), today it is a World Heritage site representing the diverse cultures and architecture of Panama City.
8) Beaches, and with great snorkeling too. On pristine Isla Iguana you'll find sugar white sand, dry tropical forest, and coral reef; red throated frigate birds and five kinds of turtle, brilliant colored crabs, lizards and – of course – iguanas too.
9) Wowie Zipline: Here someone else controls the speed so you can actually enjoy the moment. Pause mid-zip in front of a waterfall for a good look – and a great photo opportunity.
10) The Embera community. Still living a traditional life, just up river from the modern canal, you can visit this indigenous village and learn about how they live off the land. Your kids can write ahead to pen pals who live here too. Want to get a tribal tattoo, albeit a temporary one? You can do so here.
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After shutting out #15 Stanford on Saturday, the Central Connecticut softball team closed out the USF Under Armour Invitational with a 4-1 loss against Oakland in Clearwater, FL Sunday morning. Senior Arielle Bruno hit a solo homer in the bottom of the third to score CCSU's only run of the game.
CCSU's record drops to 2-3 while Oakland improves to 10-8.
Junior Laura Messina struck out 11 batters in the loss while walking one and allowing just five hits. Messina pitched all seven innings and takes the loss. Her record drops to 2-1.
For the third consecutive game, and the fourth in the five-game tournament, CCSU put the first run on the board. In the top of the third, Bruno stepped up to the plate with one out to hit her first home run of the season and score the only run for CCSU. With Sunday's homer, Bruno breaks the three-way tie for second in program history with 21 career home runs.
Oakland posted two runs in the top of the fifth to take a narrow 2-1 lead on a two-run homer by Shannon Cleveland.
The Golden Grizzlies added two more in the top of the sixth to cap the game's scoring and clinch the win, 4-1.
CCSU's offense posted nine hits, one RBI and just one strikeout on the day, compared to five hits, four RBI and 11 strikeouts for Oakland.
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Jasper Fforde helps celebrate the 2011 Winter Reading season with a discussion of One of Our Thursdays Is Missing—the latest installment in his best-selling Thursday Next series, which started with The Eyre Affair.
As an all-out genre war threatens BookWorld, the Council of Genres needs literary detective Thursday Next—but she has retired. So the Council enlists the written version of Thursday Next to lead a peacekeeping mission up the Metaphoric River in this gleeful blend of satire, romance, and thriller with literary allusions.
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Andy Cohen and Anderson Cooper come to PPAC on April 29 at 8pm for "An Intimate Evening with Anderson Cooper and Andy Cohen: Deep Talk and Shallow Tales." Anderson, a CNN anchor and correspondent for 60 Minutes, happens to have some Rhody roots - he's a member of the Vanderbilt family (son of Gloria), whose colossal "summer homes" have made Newport the foremost destination for mansion-hopping. Andy, best known as executive producer of Bravo's Real Housewives franchise and host of the nightly show Watch What Happens Live, hasn't been to the Ocean State since his days at BU, when he ventured into Del's territory to attend concerts here. The two longtime friends have been touring the country for months with this two-way interview/gossip session/happy hour – Andy tells us the experience will be like "going out to a bar with us" (although, sans flask, you'll just have to watch them drink).
The show, according to Andy, was conceived on a suggestion from Anderson's agent, who also represents Bill O'Reilly. The comedian Dennis Miller and O'Reilly had been on tour for a few years, staging conversations in front of audiences. "So we decided to be, like, the anti-O'Reilly and Dennis Miller."
Andy has been busily adding to his portfolio since 2013, when he resigned as head of development at Bravo and went full freelance. "I absolutely love it," he says. "It's just being your own boss. I only work on things that I'm interested in." Along with Housewives, three books under his belt and a radio show (Radio Andy), he'll be hosting Love Connection on Fox this summer. He's also launching a book imprint with Holt Macmillan; the announcement of the imprint's first title is due in a few weeks. "It's gonna be all nonfiction and only books I would be interested in working on," he says. "They won't necessarily be books about show business or entertainment; I'm interested in baseball, art, architecture, television, music, animals…" (This last is fairly obvious: The adoption and gradual acclimatization to Manhattan living of Andy's beagle-foxhound mix are chronicled in great detail in his second book.)
"An Intimate Evening" begins with 90 minutes of back-and-forth between the two ACs; then the floor will open to questions from the audience. Lest Rhode Islanders fear that conversational fodder has run dry after more than 20 "Intimate Evenings," Andy assures us: "People who've come have been surprised by how funny it is."


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How to Prevent Lead Poisoning
Protect children from any accidental lead exposure with these tips
SafeBee brings you this article courtesy of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Protecting children from exposure to lead is important to lifelong good health. No safe blood lead level in children has been identified. Even low levels of lead in blood have been shown to affect IQ, ability to pay attention, and academic achievement. And effects of lead exposure cannot be corrected. The goal is to prevent lead exposure to children before they are harmed. There are many ways parents can reduce a child's exposure to lead. The most important is stopping children from coming into contact with lead. Lead hazards in a child's environment must be identified and controlled or removed safely.
How are children exposed to lead?
Lead-based paint and lead contaminated dust are the most hazardous sources of lead for U.S. children. Lead-based paints were banned for use in housing in 1978. All houses built before 1978 are likely to contain some lead-based paint. However, it is the deterioration of this paint that causes a problem. Approximately 24 million housing units have deteriorated leaded paint and elevated levels of lead-contaminated house dust. More than 4 million of these dwellings are homes to one or more young children.
Related: 5 Products Dangerous to Children That Could be Lurking in Your Home
Who is at risk?
Children under the age of 6 years old are at risk because they are growing so rapidly and because they tend to put their hands or other objects, which may be contaminated with lead dust, into their mouths. Children living at or below the poverty line who live in older housing are at greatest risk. Additionally, children of some racial and ethnic groups and those living in older housing are disproportionately affected by lead.
What can be done to prevent exposure to lead?
It is important to determine the construction year of the house or the dwelling where your child spends a large amount of time (e.g., grandparents or daycare). In housing built before 1978, assume that the paint has lead unless tests show otherwise.
Talk to your state or local health department about testing paint and dust from your home for lead.
Make sure your child does not have access to peeling paint or chewable surfaces painted with lead-based paint.
Children and pregnant women should not be present in housing built before 1978 that is undergoing renovation. They should not participate in activities that disturb old paint or in cleaning up paint debris after work is completed.
Create barriers between living/play areas and lead sources. Until environmental clean-up is completed, you should clean and isolate all sources of lead. Close and lock doors to keep children away from chipping or peeling paint on walls. You can also apply temporary barriers such as contact paper or duct tape, to cover holes in walls or to block children's access to other sources of lead.
Regularly wash children's hands and toys. Hands and toys can become contaminated from household dust or exterior soil. Both are known lead sources.
Related: Urban Gardeners: Are You Growing Produce in Contaminated Soil?
Regularly wet-mop floors and wet-wipe window components. Because household dust is a major source of lead, you should wet-mop floors and wet-wipe horizontal surfaces every 2-3 weeks. Windowsills and wells can contain high levels of leaded dust. They should be kept clean. If feasible, windows should be shut to prevent abrasion of painted surfaces or opened from the top sash.
Take off shoes when entering the house to prevent bringing lead-contaminated soil in from outside.
Prevent children from playing in bare soil; if possible, provide them with sandboxes. Plant grass on areas of bare soil or cover the soil with grass seed, mulch, or wood chips, if possible. Until the bare soil is covered, move play areas away from bare soil and away from the sides of the house. If you have a sandbox, cover the box when not in use to prevent cats from using it as a litter box. That will help protect children from exposure to animal waste.
To further reduce a child's exposure from non-residential paint sources:
- Avoid using traditional folk medicine and cosmetics that may contain lead;
- Avoid eating candies imported from Mexico;
- Avoid using containers, cookware, or tableware to store or cook foods or liquids that are not shown to be lead free;
- Remove recalled toys and toy jewelry immediately from children.
- Use only cold water from the tap for drinking, cooking, and making baby formula (Hot water is more likely to contain higher levels of lead. Most of the lead in household water usually comes from the plumbing in your house, not from the local water supply.);
- Shower and change clothes after finishing a task that involves working with lead-based products such as stained glass, making bullets, or using a firing range.
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IGN speculates what Sony might announce on Feb 20th, if NOT the PlayStation 4.
Sony needs to start pushing the vita right now so i would say new psvita game/apps and even services announcements need to happen at the show.
PS4 of course is gonna happen.
Multiple sources for the major gaming sites have confirmed that Sony are unveiling their next-gen console on the 20th, thus rendering this article pointless. Hell, we even have the specs.
If it wasn't the Playstation 4 Sony would have already shot that down.
it would be to big of a let down for the entire media branch heading over there.
Playstation 4 will be shown, there might also be other things ofcourse.
A patent for à PS3.5 has been created a few time ago... To extend PS3 with increased power and memory... Everybody seems to forget it ! ;)


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Ernst Jünger was born in Heidelberg, Germany, on 25 March 1895 to a middle-class family. He ran away from his Hanover home in 1913 and joined the French Foreign Legion, serving in Algeria before his father brought him back. When war broke out he immediately volunteered in the Imperial German army, enlisting on 1 August 1914, at age 19. He was assigned to the 73rd Hanoverian Fusilier Regiment.
The German army was a formidable opponent – and so, it turned out, was Ernst Jünger. Jünger was a cool, courageous and ruthlessly efficient soldier. Wounded 14 times, and twice decorated for bravery, he fought at the forefront of his regiment's battles for the entire war. These included Les Éparges, 1915; Guillemont, 1916; Passchendaele, 1917; March Offensive, 1918; Rossignol Wood, 1918; and Cambrai, 1918.
In December 1914, Jünger was deployed to a quiet sector of the Western Front at Gauda, Champagne. After front-line garrison duty, on 23 April 1915, Jünger and the 73rd attacked the French at Les Éparges. In The Storm of Steel: From the Diary of a German Storm-Troop Officer on the Western Front, Jünger recounts the moment that he first confronted battlefield dead:
At our first glance of horror … we stare[d] again and again at these things that we had never seen before, without being able to give them any meaning. It was too entirely unfamiliar. We looked at these dead with dislocated limbs, distorted faces, and hideous colours of decay, as though we walked in a dream through a garden full of strange plants, and we could not realise at first what we had all round us.
Jünger was promoted to ensign in September 1915 and commissioned lieutenant on 29 November 1915. In late 1915–early 1916, shortly before the Anzacs arrived on the Western Front, he and the 73rd Hanoverian Fusiliers were stationed on the German side of the front line near the French village of Monchy.
Listen to Jünger describe trench life.
On the Western Front, both sides were subjected to the lethal horrors of modern warfare. Foremost among these were gas, machine-gun fire and artillery shelling. Artillery fire was to kill more men in the war than any other weapon.
Listen to Jünger, in the front line at the village of Monchy, describe surviving gas and shell-fire during the week-long preliminary bombardment to the 1916 British Somme offensive:
Jünger and the 73rd Regiment fought twice at the Third Battle of Ypres. At Langemarck in late July 1917, he was lucky to survive. His regiment endured the allies' preliminary bombardment and helped halt their advance, but in so doing was largely destroyed. In October his reinforced unit was in action again north of Passchendaele, not far from the 6th Battalion, AIF, to the south. Mud was all-pervasive:
Now and then one of us sank in mud above the hips and would certainly have drowned but for rifle-butts that the others stretched out to help … a wound would drown one for certainty in a shell-hole. A suffusion of blood on the surface … here and there showed that many a man had vanished thus.
In March 1918, Jünger and the 73rd Hanoverian Fusiliers took part in the massive German Spring Offensive. They were assigned to break through the allied line between the villages of Ecoust-St.-Mein and Noreuil. On March 19–20, Jünger lost two thirds of his company to shell-fire while approaching the line. Jünger's nerves were shaken. Nevertheless, their spirits were revived by the massive German bombardment that preceded the 21 March attack, which he vividly described:
At once a hurricane broke loose. A curtain of flames was let down, followed by a sudden tumult such as was never heard, a raging thunder that swallowed up reports of even the heaviest guns … and made the earth tremble. This gigantic roar of annihilation from countless guns behind was so terrific that, compared with it, all preceding battles were child's play. What we had dared hope came true. The enemy artillery was silenced, put out of action by one giant blow … We looked with wonder at the wall of fire towering over the English lines and the blood-red clouds that hung above it… In front stood a blind wall of smoke, dust and gas… The very laws of nature seemed to have lost their validity. The air shimmered as though on a day of summer heat … objects danced to and fro … One could scarcely hear the thousands of machine guns in our rear that swept the blue sky with swarm upon swam of lead.
The significance of what was to be Germany's last major offensive of the war did not escape him as they waited:
I climbed out on top after a few minutes followed by the men. 'Now we'll show what the 7th Company can do! … We drew our revolvers and crossed our wire … I looked to the left and right. … in shell-holes in front of the enemy lines … the attacking battalions were waiting massed in companies, as far as the eye could see … The decisive battle, the final advance, had begun. The destiny of nations drew to its iron conclusion, and the stake was the possession of the world. I was conscious, if only in feeling, of the significance of that hour; and I believe that on this occasion every man felt … he had his part to play by which history would be made.
Nerves stretched to fever pitch, the attack finally began:
The great moment had come. The fire lifted over the first trenches. We advanced. The turmoil of our feelings was called forth by rage, alcohol, and thirst for blood as we stepped out, heavily and yet irresistibly, for the enemy's lines … I was far in front of the company … In my right hand I gripped my revolver, in my left a bamboo riding cane. I was boiling with a fury now utterly inconceivable to me. The overpowering desire to kill winged my feet. Rage squeezed bitter tears from my eyes.
The opposing British offered resistance but were shattered by the massive bombardment and the scale and intensity of the attack. According to Jünger:
The English jumped out of their trenches and fled by battalions across the open. They stumbled over each other as they fled, and in a few seconds the ground was strewn with dead. Only a few got away … one cry was on everybody's lips: "On!" Every man went straight ahead.
On 22 March, pushing on to the Vraucourt Line, near Noreuil, the regiment was strongly opposed by Scottish troops. Pinned down by heavy fire and feeling cold in the exposed trench, Jünger donned a British great coat. Eventually the Scots were overwhelmed but in a final attack, Jünger was shot at close range through the chest above the heart, probably by his own troops, mistaking him for the enemy. Taking off the coat and retiring back along the trench he was shot again in the head but survived. He was assisted by two wounded British prisoners, the three managing to obtain a lift to the rear in an empty ammunition wagon. Along the way he had sharp words with the commander of the ammunition column, who wanted to toss the two British prisoners out of the wagon. After stays in several field hospitals he was eventually hospitalised in Berlin.
Jünger returned to the 73rd Hanoverian Fusiliers on 4 June, 1918. They were posted to the front line at Puisieux-au-Mont. In late July 1918, Jünger and the 73rd engaged in days of fierce fighting, unsuccessfully resisting 'English' (Otago Regiment, NZEF) attacks, at Rossignol Wood near Hébuterne, France. Jünger described a failed counter-attack:
With heads bent we made jumps from one traverse to the next … The English fled to a line behind leaving one dead … When passing the mouth of a trench to the left … [I] found myself faced by a powerfully built Englishman lobbing a bomb … Shouts rose on all sides. They were coming over the top to cut us off. I drew forth my bomb, my only weapon, and dropped it at the feet of the Tommy. Then I took to my heels in the direction of our lines.
Jünger, an outstanding company commander, fought at the forefront of his regiment's battles for the entire war. He experienced the worst horrors and dangers of trench warfare and was decorated for outstanding service and bravery. In January 1917, after the Somme, he received the Iron Cross, 1st Class. Later that year, following his company's success in the German counter-offensive at Cambrai, he was awarded the Knight's Cross of the House Order of Hohenzollern with Crossed Swords. On 22 September 1918, the Kaiser awarded Jünger the German army's highest award for outstanding valour, the Pour le Mérite ('the Blue Max') for leading an undermanned attack at Favreuil on 25 August. Jünger was shot twice through the chest in this attack, the last of many serious wounds he suffered during the war. He described his last attack as follows:
It was our last storm … Again the carnival of carnage beckoned. We left the sunken road … [and I] suddenly found myself far in front of the first wave.
Isolated rifle-shots rang out in front of us. My cane in my right hand and revolver in the left, I tramped on ahead … A machine gun spat out its bullets at us. A sense of aimlessness took hold of me. Nevertheless, we began to charge at the double. In mid-jump over a piece of trench a piercing shock through the chest took away my breath. I spun head over heels with a loud cry and fell stunned to the ground.
I awoke with a sense of great misfortune. I was pinned between narrow walls of earth, and along a row of crouching figures the cry was taken up: 'Stretcher-bearers! The company commander is wounded.'
An elderly man of another company was leaning over me with a kind expression, loosening my belt and opening my tunic. Two blood-red circular marks shone out on the middle of my right breast and on my back. I was crippled and chained to the earth, and the close air of the narrow trench bathed me in sweat. My good Samaritan revived me by fanning me with my map-case. My hope as I struggled for breath was for darkness to come soon, so that I could be carried back … I had a clear consciousness that I was done.
Above rose a cry of horror and ran from mouth to mouth: 'they're through on the left! We're surrounded!' This gave me back my old strength again. I … pulled myself to my feet, while blood poured from my mouth. With bare head and open coat I stared, revolver in hand, into the fight.
From the rear there were men coming forward with their hands up … We were surrounded by a circle of Germans and English and called upon to throw down our weapons. I urged those nearest me in a weak voice to fight it out to the death … Among us there was heard a tumult of voices. 'It's all up! Throw away your rifle! Don't shoot, Kameraden!'
There was left only the choice of being taken or being shot. And now the moment had come to show [that] … the fighting spirit was more than empty phrases. I crawled out of the trench and staggered off …Two Englishmen who were taking a haul of prisoners … barred my way. I shot the nearest one … he collapsed like a dummy figure. The other blazed his rifle at me and missed. These quick movements caused the blood to be driven clear of the lung in deep pulsations. I could breathe more freely, and set off at a run over the open beside the trench … The continuous loss of blood gave me the lightness and airiness of intoxication. One thing only bothered me – that I might collapse soon. At last we reached a half-moon shaped earth work … whence half a dozen heavy machine guns were pumping lead on friend and foe … A NCO of the Medical Corps … tore off my tunic and advised me to lie down at once, otherwise I might bleed to death in a very few minutes.
The men of Jünger's company attempted to carry him under intense fire to the rear, during which two were killed. He was eventually rescued from bullet swept open ground by Sergeant Strichalsky of the Medical Corps, who carried him on his back to safety. For Jünger, the war was over.
In 1920 Jünger wrote a graphic account of his wartime experiences in his famous book, The Storm of Steel. He remained in the German army until 1923. From 1923 to 1926 he studied zoology, geology and botany in Leipzig, but chose to pursue a writing career. In 1925 he married Gretha von Jeinsen and had two children.
In the Second World War Jünger again served in the German army. In occupied France, he helped plan the aborted invasion of Britain, Operation Sea Lion, and after 1942 served on the Russian Front. After the war he resumed a successful writing career. He published more than 50 books and in 1982 was awarded the Goethe Prize for Literature. He died on 17 February 1998, in Riedlingen, Upper Swabia, Germany, aged 102.
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Thank you for saving us. Thank you for allowing me the freedom to play lego and anything else I wish to do.
Is there anything you didn't do?! Prost!
RIP. Nice try on the attempt to kill Hitler.
You provided service to your country. You also survived 2 world wars. I salute to you. R.I.P.
Never had the pleasure to meet you Grandad, but heard some amazing stories from your wife Effie.
It's a great achievement surviving the biggest war in history.
Thank you for this experience.
Thank you.
Good job.
DEAR ERNST, nice to meet you today. RIP.
Thank you for your service.
Can't believe how many injuries you got!
We are thankful for your sacrifice RIP
Not all heroes are Australian.
Not all heroes were Australian.
You did well being a lieutenant - you have my respect, lieutenant. May you live on and rest in peace.
You did an awesome job.
You must have been extremely brave to go through what you did for your country.
From one soldier to another CONGRATULATIONS. You made it, TWICE!
Greg Elliott
You served your country well.
Arno Bohm
Good efforts buddy. RIP.
Thank you and Lest we forget... From Eilidh, Age 10.
I'm sorry you had to experience such horrible and terrible stuff.
keira noakes
I have learnt a lot about you and it's very good and interesting.
Great work on your 2 wars, children and many written books. Amazing want for life, living till 102!
Thank you.
Good job in the war Junger. I think you did very well.
Thank you for bravely fighting for your country.
AGED 102, what an interesting life you have had Ernst. I now have to find one of your books. RIP Ernst and thank you for your service.
Thank you.
Congratulations on surviving both world wars. You served well. P.S - living to 102 is extreme.
You did a good job to live to 102. You served well.
I am happy that you survived both wars and you were lucky to live to 102 years old. Rest In Peace.
Interesting stories.
Junger, I admire your courage to be so young but have so much responsibility.
Caleb moloney
You lived a nice long life. It would be a cool to survive in both of the wars.
Thanks for letting me learn about you.
You served your country with courage and honour.
Thank you for helping fight for us. You are an excellent soldier Ernst. From Tallon.
ann cowan
Thank you Junger, for all the lives you saved and helped.
Good job Ernst!
isla broad
Thank you for risking your life to save your country.
Great work.
Thank you.
Thank you and big ups for reaching 102!!!!!


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Comprehensive care expands to benefit the region – and beyond
With its comprehensive range of specialties, technologies, clinical trials, outreach programs and focus on patient care, UC Davis Health System is widely recognized as the premier cardiovascular care provider for the Northern California region.
Individuals with heart and vascular diseases have access to sophisticated therapeutic procedures, advanced imaging and other complex cardiovascular services offered only by an academic health center. With the completion of the Surgery and Emergency Services Pavilion project at UC Davis Medical Center, these capabilities have risen to a whole new level.
"We're very proud of our many cardiology specialty clinics, our diverse noninvasive cardiology capabilities, and our advanced imaging tools," says cardiologist Reginald Low, chief of cardiovascular medicine. "We're excited about having state-of-the-art facilities in the pavilion to support the expertise within our cardiology, vascular and surgery units."
High demand, high tech
The need is significant. Nearly 81 million Americans over age 20 — or one out of every three adults — have one or more types of cardiovascular disease such as high blood pressure, coronary heart disease or congestive heart failure. Peripheral vascular disease is estimated to affect up to 10 million Americans.
UC Davis Health System already has developed a wide array of specialties within cardiovascular health that positions it to provide a full spectrum of heart and vascular care augmented by a rich variety of education and outreach programs.
"We're very proud of our many cardiology specialty clinics, our diverse noninvasive cardiology capabilities, and our advanced imaging tools. We're excited about having state-of-the-art facilities in the pavilion to support the expertise within our cardiology, vascular and surgery units."
For cardiology, that includes programs designed to reduce the risk of heart disease, rehabilitate patients after a cardiac event, treat existing coronary artery disease, and provide patients alternatives to surgical treatments. For vascular medicine, specialties include treating peripheral artery disease, cerebrovascular disease and diabetes-associated vascular conditions. And when surgery is required, skilled surgeons are available for complex diseases of the heart and aorta, peripheral arteries, chest, lungs and esophagus.
The pavilion, a 470,000-square-foot addition to UC Davis Medical Center, includes a state-of-the-art catheterization and electrophysiology laboratories, and an
"In the new suite, a surgeon can simultaneously conduct endovascular surgery and open vascular surgery, two procedures that often are necessary in treating peripheral artery disease and other conditions," says UC Davis Vascular Center's medical director John Laird, an interventional cardiologist who has lectured and performed endovascular procedures around the world.
Although these operations can be done separately, there's less risk and much shorter recovery time for patients with the combined approach.
"It's a remarkable facility that allows us to provide the people we treat with the most advanced, most sophisticated care," says Laird.
For example, an advanced Stereotaxis magnetic catheter guidance system in the electrophysiology laboratory will allow physicians to remotely perform catheter manipulation and mapping inside the heart and vascular system, decreasing radiation exposure. UC Davis will be one of just a few sites in the entire western U.S. with this capability.
Enhanced imaging within the operating suites is a particularly significant advancement that will allow care teams to immediately assess surgical outcomes, says J. Nilas Young, chief of cardiothoracic surgery. He points out other advancements as well, such as robust robotic surgery capabilities and the ability to perform angiographic examination of blood vessels within the operating-room setting.
"Our range of services is already extremely broad, which is why we see patients on referral from so many sources, and I think the pavilion will allow us to broaden them even further," says Young.
Beyond the new facilities within the medical center, UC Davis physicians see clinical trials as another key in offering the latest treatments.
"UC Davis augments its services by offering a number of clinical trials targeting new medications for heart disease," Jason Rogers, director of interventional cardiology, says.
Low, Rogers and others in Cardiology look to clinical trials to bring new treatments to patients that are not commonly available at other facilities. Current trials include using stem cells for regeneration of cardiac muscle after heart attacks and using the minimally invasive Abbot MitraClipTM to treat patients with mitral regurgitation as an alternative to open-heart surgery. Other trials use medicated stents and intravascular ultrasound technologies to treat coronary artery disease.
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To prepare operating-room nurses for the transition to the new facility – and to create a sense of collaboration and team-building – vascular surgeon David Dawson conducted simulated operations in the pavilion's new cardiovascular-specific operating room.
"Throughout the Central Valley, you can find good hospitals, physicians and nurses, but none of them have pulled it all together into a real team as we have," he says.
An expert on the use of simulations as a cardiovascular training technique for physicians, nurses and students, Dawson led a recent study that showed surgery residents trained on virtual-reality simulators improved their overall performance and reduced procedure times when treating their patients.
Likewise, at the start of a new program in minimally invasive stenting five years ago, nurses from the catheterization lab performed carotid artery stenting procedures in a simulated environment. By the time they saw patients they were already experienced, Dawson recalls.
Dawson and his peers are strong advocates of remote viewing of procedures as a learning tool – and are enthused about the new pavilion operating rooms' advanced live-video capabilities.
"It's a remarkable facility that will allow us to provide the people we treat with the most advanced, most sophisticated care."
The sophisticated telecommunication equipment will allow UC Davis physicians to share voice and visual medical information with physicians elsewhere over the Internet. It will facilitate consultations with other specialists at remote locations and it will allow students and others to learn by watching operations and procedures remotely, whether across town in Sacramento or around the world.
The distance-education model is already in place at the medical center. In 2009, Laird, Low and others performed complex surgeries that were broadcast live to more than 2,000 participants at the Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics meeting in San Francisco.
UC Davis' continuing medical and nursing education programs employ similar video and online courses that enhance the access of health professionals to the latest developments in their areas of care.
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When it comes to health education and outreach, nurses play a crucial role.
"Our Vascular Center nurses provide education and much-needed support for individuals and their families who are dealing with complex cardiovascular problems," explains hospital nurse coordinator Kay Behan, who coordinates care for people undergoing surgical and endovascular therapies and also develops patient-care plans at discharge.
"If you have any health problems, heart-related or beyond, go to UC Davis Medical Center for super care."
— Dick Martinez, patient
She additionally arranges for continuing medical education guest speakers, including a grand rounds earlier this year by University of Washington School of Nursing Associate Dean of Technology Innovations in Education and Research Brenda Zierler, discussing her research on the use of simulation to improve communication and teamwork skills among health professionals.
Cardiovascular patients appreciate UC Davis' focus on team-spirited care, outreach and education.
Dick Martinez, 71, knows UC Davis well after undergoing a tumor removal, open-heart bypass surgery and several diabetes-related foot procedures over the last decade. A weight-training enthusiast who's as energetic as can be, he now routinely visits doctors at both the Sacramento campus and the Elk Grove clinic for follow-up care.
"If you have any health problems, heart-related or beyond, go to UC Davis Medical Center for super care," Martinez says.
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Fleaced? Renters itchy for deposit return
At first sight, the stone cottage at the end of Maywood Lane looks like something out of a fairy tale. As you walk down the path, you can almost forget the row of dilapidated houses, long since chopped up into apartments, and the brick-and-concrete complex across the street. For one thing, it's not technically on Maywood Lane; it's tucked a little way down an alley, and because you pass the house at 126 before you come to the cottage at 117, it's doubly hard to find.
But draw closer, and the enchantment quickly fades– a rotting windowsill here, an upturned trashcan there. Once you're inside, the spell is completely shattered, replaced first by a strong, musty odor and then by layers of dust, grime, and decay. If you stand next to the bathtub on the first floor, for instance, you can see through to the basement. Throughout both floors there are spent bug-bomb cans.
It's those bug bombs that are at the heart of the dispute. Bailee McCauley is one of four people who shared the house this past year until she moved out June 1. McCauley emailed me on July 15 to say that the four still hadn't received their security deposit– even though the 45 days allowed by the Virginia Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (Chapter 55-248 of the Code of Virginia) were officially up.
McCauley claims that when the group first asked owner Eugenia Bibb about their deposit ($1,200 plus an extra $200 for pets) in mid-June, Bibb replied that she had to check the house for fleas. "I asked her if our pet deposit was not enough for this exact situation, and she said maybe," McCauley says.
According to McCauley, fellow former tenant Jon Hampton called a week later and was told that Bibb had found fleas "and needed to fumigate the house." If store-bought flea bombs didn't work, she allegedly told him, "it would cost $525."
McCauley thought that was a bit steep and claims that when Hampton called "several" pest-control companies for estimates, Orkin was the only one that quoted him $525, and that was for a year's worth of spraying. I spoke with James Crawford at Orkin, who stated that a one-time application (which isn't guaranteed) costs $175. The fact that there's no carpet in the house, he said, "would help."
When McCauley and Hampton next spoke with Bibb, she reportedly said that the first set of bombs hadn't worked, and that she would have to try another round. But, as Bibb confirmed to me, before she did that, she went on vacation for two weeks.
On July 13, by McCauley's account, she called and learned about the vacation and that the matter had yet to be resolved. "I asked if we could get a copy of our lease. She said she would mail a copy."
McCauley, who claims that she had been asking for one since she moved in, says the copy didn't arrive.
When I spoke with Bibb on July 21, she claimed she'd brought copies over three times during the group's tenancy, but since the place was always "in disarray," she'd never left one. Then, in response to McCauley's request on July 13, she'd mailed the copy that apparently hadn't arrived. On July 20, she sent another, and that one arrived.
Turns out the lease (which, of course, McCauley should have read carefully before signing) states that because the group had pets, she would be entitled to hold the deposit for three months– not the 45 days specified in the Landlord-Tenant Act. I said I'd never heard of such a clause, and Bibb replied that it's necessary because it takes a while to figure out if a place has fleas.
Bibb ultimately decided to withhold the pet deposit and an additional $100 from Hampton and McCauley's shares (since they own the cats), but she refunded the other tenants' amounts in full. So everyone lived semi-happily ever after.
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