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Earlier I reported about two crashes related to MySQL 5.0.22 on
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I think those bugs show a lack of testing on the side of Cannonical/Ubuntu. And for MySQL there is a quite good test suite available, so it's not rocketsience.
There are multiple reasons why you could use the MySQL Test Framework:
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The Lake Isle of Innisfree
by William Butler Yeats
The Lake Isle of Innisfree Theme of Home
Home is where the heart is, right? So while the speaker of "The Lake Isle of Innisfree" appears to live in a city, it seems that in "his heart's core," home is somewhere entirely different, and he's obsessed with getting there. If we can pull anything from Yeats's biography, we might imagine that this is idyllic spot on Innisfree is a place from the speaker's childhood. And hey, maybe that's how the speaker defines home—as an idealized spot in his memory of a childhood he longs to return to.
Questions About Home
- Why do you think the speaker would feel more at home in the country? What could be making him feel uncomfortable in his current setting?
- Do you think this would be a permanent or merely temporary move for the speaker? What makes you say that?
- What is it about Innisfree in particular that the speaker seems so drawn to?
Chew on This
The speaker is just dreaming of a vacation home, he doesn't actually want to live there. He's sittin' pretty in the city.
The speaker is just dreaming, period. He's reminiscing about the past but will never follow through with his plans to leave the city. We know this because he makes no actual progress in the poem, despite his seeming determination.

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PLEASANTON -- The fifth anniversary of Alviso Adobe Community Park will be celebrated Saturday with historical presentations, musical performances and a documentary screening.
The free community party is scheduled from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m., said Daniel Villasenor, a Pleasanton recreation supervisor.
"It will have a lot of family fun and events where kids can participate in past cultural activities," he said. The gathering also will commemorate important Bay Area historical periods that took place on the seven acres of land at 3465 Old Foothill Road. In 2008, the site was converted into a $4.5 million park to be used as an interpretive facility where students and visitors can learn about the history of Pleasanton and the Amador Valley.
Likewise, the anniversary festivities will feature historical presentations at the park's small amphitheater, Villasenor said. Four generations of Ohlone Indian women, for example will share what life was like there when it was inhabited by American Indians. "They will be doing displays on how to make jewelry, brushes and cider, as well as how to carve soap," he said. "They'll also show how food was made then, such as how to grind acorns."
In the mid-19th century, the site was part of a 12,000-acre estate called Rancho Santa Rita. It was owned by landowner Francisco Alviso, who built an adobe house there in the 1850s. It is one of just a handful of adobe structures still standing in the Bay Area, and it has become the park's centerpiece, Villasenor said.
"It was one of the first buildings in the Tri-Valley area," he said.
Los Arribenos, a band specializing in music and dance from the Californio era, when Alviso lived, will perform at the party Saturday.
Also, a presentation will be delivered by Bruce and Bobbie Takens, owners of Meadowlark Dairy, which operated there for years before the City of Pleasanton bought the land. The dairy is still in operation and has a drive-through service in downtown Pleasanton. Entertainment will be provided at the anniversary celebration by a youth comedy improv troupe called "Creatures of Impulse." A student documentary depicting the park's history and its current programs will be screened, Villasenor said.
"It's a great park with a rich history," he said.
In addition, Western Gardens, a Pleasanton nursery, will give a presentation on winter gardening. Parking is limited at the site, and overflow spaces will be available at nearby Foothill High School. Those parking at the school can take a free shuttle to and from the event. Free food and drink will be provided.
Contact Chris De Benedetti at 510-353-7011. Follow him at Twitter.com/cdebenedetti.
What: Fifth Anniversary Celebration of Alviso Adobe Park
When: 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday
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a2 Department of Environmental Health, University of Cincinnati, Ohio, USA
While early-life estrogens are thought to play a physiologic role in prostate gland development, inappropriate estrogenic exposures either in dose, type or temporally can reprogram the prostate gland and increase susceptibility to abnormal prostate growth with aging including carcinogenesis. This review discusses the evidence for developmental estrogenic reprogramming that leads to adult prostate disease in a rat model. We propose that estrogen imprinting of the prostate is mediated through both structural reorganization of the gland early in life and epigenomic reprogramming that permits life-long memory of the inappropriate developmental exposures including heightened sensitivity to rising estradiol levels with aging. Complex interactions between early epigenetic programming and later-life experiences results in an emergence of multiple epigenomic outcomes, with some contributing to carcinogenesis with aging.
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Experimental objectives are accomplished through a combination of cooperative,multidisciplinary studies that extend from basic laboratory-scale experiments to practical field experiments. Lab-scale and research feedlot-scale studies are used to determine how chemical, physical and dietary factors affect nutrient losses and atmospheric emissions and for initial evaluation of potential abatement measures. Larger field studies will be used to determine the atmospheric losses under practical conditions in the Southern Great Plains of the United States. Laboratory-scale studies will examine the feasibility of producing electricity with microbial fuel cells that use feedlot and/or dairy manures as sources of fuel and microbes.


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Warhammer…It might be good.
This is basically an update on Warhammer as it stands now…and it stands pretty damn good.
Lets not do this the wrong way though. It's tradition to start with the bullshit then proceed to the goods and who am I to stand in the way of tradition. If I have a solution, or a way I think it might work better, I'll just throw that in. Oh, and I might mix in some good things in the bad things and the other way around. Because I'm crazy like that.
So, the bullshit. It still takes as long or longer to get into then game than it does to make a sandwich. You have to log in, let it load, let it play fifty movies, select your character, potentially server, and maybe wait in a queue. Nothing new, just standard MMO crap.
Fix: Allow me to click a button next to my character which will put a shortcut on the desktop that goes directly to that character. It would ask me to login, accept the EULA, and that's it. If I'm in the queue, it brings me directly to it, otherwise, the next time I have to click or do anything, it's in game. Can someone give me a good reason this isn't a standard in all MMOs right now?
The graphics are next on the list. Ok, the landscape and buildings and the like, pretty decent. Some of the stuff is actually pretty good looking (like the flaming windmill) and the view distance is great. I get a real feeling of being a huge landscape. That being said, the character model and details are filled with ass. Not horrible, nasty ass, but last generation, not pretty ass. Oh well. I know why they did it (to allow my characters in the same place with your system having a fit) and I approve. It's a good call and a good compromise in my view. But the characters are still ugly for the most part.
My only other real complaint at this point is still very much an MMO. Yeah, that's kind of an annoying complaint when playing an MMO, but here's some things they could have worked on to make it better. First, don't make run all over fuck to get quests done. Not don't make run out the middle of no where. That's a good thing. But then I have to run back to turn it in, then another quest sends me out a similar place and I have to run back again. You spend a lot of time running around in this game if playing PvE. Either design the quests better or give me a better transportation. Back and forth fedex/kill quests shouldn't be a part of your game, MMO or not. Second, Public Quests. Awesome. Love them. When people are playing them. If you have a PQ that is more than 30 seconds walk from a hub/town, you almost assuredly won't find it populated. I've found five or six public quests in the first Tier area (levels 1-11), but only one or two of them are ever populated for more than brief moments. Now, to be fair, this may change with second Tier areas, since it should be more populated, but we'll see.
Fix: If you're going to put in Public Quests all over the map, far away from population hubs, why not add add a one way transportation system to get their, or at the very least, a very easy way to see how many people are doing any quest at the moment? Get people to these quests so more people are doing them.
Really though, just nit picky stuff. Now on to the really good stuff. Class balance and PvP. If you haven't played Warhammer yet, you don't know that from either first or third level (depending upon your race and their starting area design…don't ask me why) you can play in PvP. Depending upon your starting race, once again, you join one of two Battlegrounds and can fight there effectively from the very beginning. It's a mess of fun. But here's the trick and the other really great part of Warhammer. You're going to have to be tactical in combat. If you get swarmed, run. If you see a Witch Hunter coming your way and you're a cloth type of some sort, you should be really careful and maybe run. If you're a tank type without a healer, don't get swarmed, or you'll get taken down.
See, that's the absolute best part of WAR, the PvP and the way classes aren't balanced 1 vs 1, but Order vs. Destruction (side vs. side). It's great because wizards do massive damage, but fall relatively quick in melee combat if they aren't well protected and firing from the back. As a matter of fact, if you're a cloth type, you should be watching the sides and back a lot, because that's the best way for melee DPS types to get you. Unless you're a battle/rune priest. Then you can probably stand toe to toe with any one on one for awhile, but you may not out damage them.
To break it all down, WARis a lot of fun in PvP and not too bad in PvE. At least at Tier 1. I'll get back to you when I'm firmly entrenched in Teir 2 and update again. So far, so good.
What Would Matt Do: I'd not only keep playing Warhammer, I'd talk about those cute little red bubbles on the map for PvE quests. Great idea. It means I don't have to use another site to figure the quests out. Also I'd mention, healers aren't boring to play in WAR. That's pure awesome.


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If you didn't feel a rush of pride over President Bush's visit to Poplar Bluff on Monday, then something's wrong with you. You don't have to agree with his policies nor even plan on casting a vote for him, but when the President of the United States visits this area, by golly you should swell with pride.
And hats off to the two businessmen who dreamed up the idea of gathering signatures to attract the President. It just illustrates that a good idea combined with some hard work can indeed move mountains. All in all, Poplar Bluff should be proud and the entire region should share in the pride of this unique visit.
We all know that the President's visit also clearly underscores the importance of Missouri in the upcoming election. The urban centers of St. Louis and Kansas City will fall heavily into the Democratic column while the overwhelming number of out-state counties will fall into the Republican category. But let's break down that divide to the fundamentals.
The urban centers are heavily minority and concentrated union strongholds where reliance on government programs is a way of life. The rural centers reflect a more conservative approach with smaller government and a much greater emphasis on self-reliance and personal initiative. It's pretty simple. The Democrats, this time around, promise a growing government with more tax dollars funneled to those unable or unwilling to provide for themselves. The Republicans promise a lower tax burden and an emphasis on the individual - not some group or class of people.
Now that's a relative broad brush to paint for each party but in general terms, it's appropriate.
These were the themes addressed by President Bush on Monday in Poplar Bluff. And by all accounts, he played to an adoring audience. Now don't misunderstand. John Kerry could come to this region and address his fair share of followers as well. But don't underestimate the amazing power and awe that comes with the highest office in this land, regardless of the party or the individual.
It's a lesson in futility to discuss the Presidential race at this point and predict some outcome. All that matters is that Missouri's status in this election has perhaps never been higher. And that recognition and importance gives us the opportunity to share our voices and our visions.
On a different and somewhat personal note, it was drawn to my attention that a newspaper in Maryland last week used one of our editorials as their lead opinion piece of the day. They published our opinions not necessarily because they agreed or disagreed. They published our opinions because they wanted their readers to understand and appreciate the views coming from this region which has taken on a high profile in this election. Point being, people are listening to the views from our little corner of the world.
The memories from this Presidential visit will fade with time. But the fact that the most powerful figure in the entire world visited our area and shared his views, says much about the ability of this government to listen to the views of all - the powerful and the powerless alike. If that doesn't make you proud, get a grip!


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Network Products Guide selected Meraki's Cloud-Controlled Enterprise Wireless LAN as the winner of the Best Products Award for Wireless Solutions. Meraki's cloud-managed Enterprise Wireless LAN Solution combines intuitive, easy-to-install hardware with over-the-web centralized management, simplifying network administration for a fraction of the cost.
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At Dallas City Hall, Cowboy Martellus Bennett stands up against diabetes, takes a little dig at Tony Romo
The press conference was going smoothly enough.
Mayor Tom Leppert, standing with Heisman trophy winner Tim Brown and Cowboy Martellus Bennett, announced a plan to bring awareness to the fight against diabetes.
The small crowd in City Hall's flag room listened to a brave little girl, Kendall Tubbs, who struggles against diabetes every day of her life.
Then, when the photo op came and Kendall got set to throw a football towards Bennett and Brown, the Cowboys' number two tight end made a little joke that will surely get back to Valley Ranch today.
"I hope she's not Tony Romo cause I won't get the ball," he said.
The crowd gave a kind of nervous laugh before Leppert stepped in to try to lighten things up, tossing a ball to Bennett and saying he did his part for the Cowboys.
"I found you," the mayor said.
The little moment in football's big drama risked overshadowing what was surely a more important message.
Diabetes is a scourge in some of Dallas' poorest communities. In many cases, it is preventable with the right diet and exercise.
For a little girl like Kendall, it is life altering. At 8 years old, she has taken thousands of shots and pricks to her finger to control her blood sugar.
With a strong voice, a sweet face and curly blond hair, she looks perfectly healthy. But she wears an insulin pump wherever she goes and in January had to fight for her life when her blood sugar dropped dangerously.
Leppert, Bennett and Brown plan to make the rounds this month at 3 DISD schools and one charter school to bring awareness to the disease.
"If we had one chip to play in the city on healthcare, we would play it on diabetes," Leppert said.


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The hardest part about picking out the Sweet 16's most enticing games is narrowing down the list. This round is loaded with compelling matchups.
Still, there are three that stand above the rest. I'll highlight those below.
After a four-day break, the Sweet 16 tips off on Thursday and quickly wraps up on Friday. So, it's best to limber up your remote thumb and get familiar with the viewing schedule. Have a look:
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|Thursday at 7:15 p.m.
|Dayton vs. Stanford
|March Madness Live
|Thursday at 7:47 p.m.
|Baylor vs. Wisconsin
|March Madness Live
|Thursday at 9:45 p.m.
|UCLA vs. Florida
|March Madness Live
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|San Diego State vs. Arizona
|March Madness Live
|Friday at 7:15 p.m.
|Tennessee vs. Michigan
|March Madness Live
|Friday at 7:27 p.m.
|UConn vs. Iowa State
|March Madness Live
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|Kentucky vs. Louisville
|March Madness Live
|Friday at 9:57 p.m.
|Michigan State vs. Virginia
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Midwest Region: No. 8 Kentucky vs. No. 4 Louisville
Whether Kentucky and Louisville are playing an exhibition or in the regular season, it is an enticing game. Pit these two schools against each other in the Sweet 16 and it's a cause for delirium.
This in-state rivalry has been building for a century, and it is about to have a definitive moment.
These two schools have combined to provide us our last two national champions. ESPN passes along the rarity of this kind of meeting:
Kentucky-Louisville will be 4th time in NCAA Tourn history that the previous 2 nat'l champs will play each other in a NCAA Tourn game.— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 25, 2014
Louisville is the defending champion, but it was Kentucky that started this season as the No. 1 team.
Who wins?
Louisville head coach Rick Pitino will lead the Cardinals against a Kentucky program he was previously in charge of. John Calipari is now the head man at Kentucky, and this provides the basis for an outstanding coaching matchup.
It is Pitino who will be looking to balance the scales. When meeting as the coaches of their current schools, Calipari holds a 5-1 edge over Pitino.
On the court, both teams are talented. Louisville is experienced, but Kentucky is filled with elite young talent.
Every Sweet 16 game is an intense setting, but the intensity meter is going to break for this matchup.
East Region: No. 4 Michigan State vs. No. 1 Virginia
The Michigan State Spartans have been so impressive in their late-season run that they enter this game as a favorite in this game at places like VegasInsider.com despite being the No. 4 seed taking on the No. 1 seed.
This is going to be a physical game. Tom Izzo and his Spartans always bring a physical mentality to the floor. Meanwhile, Virginia is a deliberate team that builds success on the nation's best scoring defense.
This game will not be all about pounding out half-court possessions, however. The Spartans like to get out in transition for the buckets. They will definitely make that an emphasis in this game, as Virginia's half-court defense is insanely fierce.
Besides the matchup between these two teams, there is another storyline that makes this game compelling.
There have been rumors circulating that Izzo will be courted by the Detroit Pistons to take over coaching duties. CollegeBasketballTalk.com passed along this Izzo response:
Tom Izzo on Michigan State: 'This is a pretty good place for me right now' http://t.co/spatkzYSM4— CollegeBasketbllTalk (@CBTonNBC) March 25, 2014
No matter what assurances Izzo offers, it is impossible not to consider that Izzo may be in the midst of his final coaching run with the Spartans.
South Region: No. 4 UCLA vs. No. 1 Florida
Florida proved itself to be the nation's best team during the course of the regular season. UCLA was far removed from that honor.
The Bruins, however, are streaking.
UCLA lost three of five to close out the regular season. The Bruins then took it to another level once tournament play began. UCLA won the Pac-12 tournament title with a 75-71 win over Arizona in the championship game, and that was the only game it's played in its postseason tournament run that has been decided by less than 17.
Meanwhile, the Gators haven't offered up anything to suggest they still aren't the best team in the nation. Last round, they easily handled a good Pittsburgh team, 61-45.
What is most compelling about this matchup is the battle of strengths. ESPN helps highlight:
Transition will be key in UCLA-Florida matchup. UCLA led Pac-12 in transition scoring (19.7), while Florida allowed the fewest in SEC (9.0)— ESPN Stats & Info (@ESPNStatsInfo) March 27, 2014
That transition defense isn't enough for UCLA alum Russell Westbrook to shy away from picking his Bruins. Thunder Obsessed shared the NBA star's thoughts:
Westbrook said he fully thinks UCLA will beat Florida.— Thunder Obsessed (@ThunderObsessed) March 27, 2014
Westbrook may be a little biased, and in the end, neither team is guaranteed victory in this tight matchup.


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I just found out that Michael Clarke will be returning back to Australia following a lower back injury with the pain so intense he has not participated in any of our practices.
While Pup's strike rates have been a concern in the One Day game, he has been very consistent with his run-scoring, regularly making strong contributions as well as leading positively as a senior squad member in England.
So no point in Pup hanging around but this is another big loss to our squad.
However the guys have done a good enough job without our Vice-Skipper.
Yesterdays performance against India was very encouraging even without Pup and a major relief given that we all know he is out of any further progression of the tournament.
The NSP are just awaiting the go ahead from the ICC as to whether a replacement may be sent over. I don't quite see the need for a replacement with Adam Voges already there, who is a flexible enough batsman in the order but if they (the NSP) were to call up someone with the permission of the ICC I'd imagine it to be David Hussey as first pick or by some massive surprise Brad Hodge.
Weather reports don't suggest any fantastic forecasts for remainder of the Champions Trophy so it is looking rather gloomy on the weather front.
So now we have another wait and see on this aspect but hopefully any rainfall present is just a minor shower.
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- Sidthegnomenator said...
Absolutely, Adam Voges would be a good choice. I was under the impression that Clarke was just a bit sore, but you and another blogger have disabused me of that notion real quick.
Why do they need to call someone else up - they have White, Ferguson, Hussey, Hopes is pretty spry with a bat as well and Voges? Seems fine to me, but I guess it can't hurt to have yet another option for us all to bitch about if Australia don't make it to the final. :-)
- September 29, 2009
- Marc said...
I'm surprised David Hussey isn't there - I like him for the business end of a tournament like the Champions Trophy - I think he the right kind of player to have in the squad.
- September 29, 2009
- Ian said...
Marc...you are back. Hope you didn't slip into the foetal position mate.
Yeah too true about Dussey, not to mention the champ scored his first century before being out of the ODI team. Sure it was Scotland, but any century in the colours is a century worth awareness from the selectors. But he isn't there yet and Adam Voges is certainly the right guy to step in there, and he will be so eager to get an opportunity. One of the few WA players to keep in the mix as of recent. Hussey, North............
Sid...that was quite funny if I say so myself, one more reason to bitch about. I think the injuries of Pup and Bracks is enough. But don't worry my mate we'll be stepping up the intensity for the Pakistan bash!
BTW tried to access your blog (the main one) but my browser is giving me an error. Got some time now so will take a better look this time ;)
Jawad...what's your view on this? Sylvester I know you have some Military statement to make for the boys to step up!
- September 29, 2009
Hey Ian,
I hope you are doing well buddy. You must be getting ready for summer? We, on the other hand, are getting ready for winter :''(
I have to agree with Marc, David Hussey might be a better choice to replace Pup. He recently made a hundred and might carry that form here as well. He is a good hitter of the ball as well and generally does well in big tournaments. Then again, I am not sure what NSP must be thinking. They are a conservative bunch. They just might stick with Voges, who we haven't seen or heard of much for a while now. I guess the question is, is he good enough to replace Pup? I think D Huss is better suited for ODI cricket and he can whack a few.
Australia will have to play smart here because i feel the pitches have been unpredictable and they will play a big part in this tournament. They should pick a side according to the pitch. This is how I look at Australia's chances in this tournament. They would either EASILY reach the finals or would even struggle to reach the semis. The reason for it is that the teams that have advanced to the semis have an inconsistent record, they are all unpredictable. Pakistan, NZ and England? these teams would either loose terribly or might come up with a big win. So Australia should keep a look out for them because you just never know what they will do.
Australia is a good team and they have some good players in the side. So far, I feel like they have not set foot in the South African grounds. The first game was forgettable and the second got washed out. So i'm not quite sure where they are at. Australia has a chance to dominate Pakistan tomorrow because Pak has a record of complacency and they might be resting their experienced players. Just pick a team according to the pitch. It has done wonders so far.
I know you guys would like to see Australia go through to the finals but I would rather see a Pak/Ind final. So far they are the only ones drawing a crowd in. The noise and the atmosphere is usually quite electric when these two teams play. It would definitely be better cricket then what we will get to see if the other teams show up for a final.
- September 29, 2009
- Sylvester said...
Dussey would be the logical replacement, the only other one I can see being called up is Warner.
Voges is definitely a more than capable replacement and can add the hitting power if needed as he showed with his 60 ball 100.
Hopefully its not one of those pitches which is won by the toss. Outside of that we need to be at our best as Pakistan have the best spin combo atm and I hope we see some Watson magic, I've been waiting 9 ODIs for him to repeat what he did against Scotland.
- September 29, 2009
- Ian said...
Jawad! I have seen that you are a Dussey fan now through and through! Haha! Some really good points there, but with the NSP and the state of the contest a replacement isn't all that much of a worry. Luckily for the bowlers Bollinger is there too with Hilfy if all else fails.
Well let's hope the pitch holds out and isn't like that beast at the Wanderers the Black Caps and England "John save our gracious Queen" had to contest on.
Bowling first, I am happy about this. Now to watch with total focus. Aussie, aussie, aussie...
As for the toss Sylvester, we've won it, but the toss has been a key element in this tournament so far. I have been surprised by these pitches.
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UNTAES:A Success Story in the Former Yugoslavia
The views expressed in this article are those of the author and do not reflect the official policy or position of the United Nations, the Department of Defense, or the U.S. Government.
Since 1991, the story of the Former Republic of Yugoslavia (FRY) has been one of bloodshed and missed opportunities for a peace not seen in Europe since World War II. Likewise, most observers say that United Nations (U.N.) efforts to bring peace to the region during this same period have also been bloody and ill-planned. Few would look back on the efforts of U.N. Protection Forces (UNPROFOR) or U.N. Confidence Restoration Operations (UNCRO) in Croatia and find much to claim as a success.
Actually, the United Nations has done much to contribute to peace in the FRY. Since the deployment of the Dayton Accords Implementation Force (IFOR), followed by the deployment of the Stabilization Force (SFOR), little has been heard of the preceding U.N. missions, although they have continued to operate. The U.N. Preventive Deployment (UNPREDEP), the U.N. Observer Mission Prevlaka (UNMOP), and the United Nations Transitional Administration for Eastern Slavonia (UNTAES) are missions that continue to make a positive contribution to the fragile peace in the FRY.
As demonstrated by UNTAES, the mandate and actions of a U.N. mission can have far-reaching effects in the Balkans. The UNTAES mission, its origin, and, more importantly, the course that UNTAES has taken recently are important factors in understanding one of the few success stories of the United Nations in the Balkans.
BackgroundThe UNTAES region is a 2300-square-kilometer area comprised of the Baranja, Eastern Slavonia, and Western Sirmium regions of eastern Croatia (see Figure 1). The region borders Hungary to the north and shares the Danube River as a border with the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia. Eastern Slavonia is a broad fertile plain, whose agricultural yield helped the region to enjoy one of the highest per capita incomes in the FRY. It served as the FRY's granary and has significant oil deposits in the south, to boot. Historically, the area has been inhabited by a mixed population of Croats, Serbs, Hungarians, and others.
Figure 1. The UNTAES Region in Europe
In May 1991, the people held a referendum regarding Croatias future in the Yugoslav federation. Just one month after the referendum, on 25 June 1991, the Republic of Croatia declared its independence. Shortly after the declaration, Serbs who were living within Croatia intensified their armed insurrection against the Croatian government. As a part of the broader conflict which broke out throughout Croatia, Eastern Slavonia was overrun by the Yugoslav Peoples Army (JNA), a force led by a Serb-majority officers corps and aided by Serb paramilitaries. The city of Vukovar suffered a four-month-long siege by the JNA that destroyed eighty percent of the city. All sides committed a number of war crimes during and after the fighting, which led the International War Crimes Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) to indict three JNA officers and the former Mayor of Vukovar, Slavko Dokmanovic, for the execution of more than 200 Croatian prisoners of war at Ovcara Farm. The Serb forces eventually seized control of the region which now makes up the UNTAES area of responsibility.
Between 1992 and 1995, the area------called United Nations Protected Area (UNPA) Sector East------saw continued, although greatly reduced, hostilities between the warring factions. Hostilities were kept to a minimum by the presence of U.N. peacekeepers who were part of UNPROFOR (March 1992 through March 1995) and UNCRO (April 1995 through January 1996). In May and August 1995, Croatian forces conducted offensive operations which recaptured all portions of Serb-held territory in Croatia, except for UNPA Sector East. By Fall 1995, it was clear that unless the Serb local authorities and the Croatian Government could come to an agreement on the eventual return of UNPA Sector East to Croatian control, the Croatian Army (Hrvatska Volska, HV) would use military force and the Yugoslav Army (Volska Jugoslaviji, VJ) might be drawn into the battle in support of the local Serb forces, Srpske Volska Krajina (SVK).
The UNTAES MissionOn 12 November 1995, U.S. Ambassador to Croatia Peter Galbraith and U.N. Special Envoy Thorvald Stoltenberg negotiated a "Basic Agreement" (also known as the Erdut Agreement) between the local Serb authorities and the Croatian Government. The agreement provided the framework for resolving the last major territorial conflict within the borders of the Republic of Croatia. The talks commenced in September 1995 and amounted to the first step of the Dayton process.
The Vukovar water tower, symbol of Croation Defenders
Serbs demonstrate outside the UNTAES HQ in Vukovar
The "Basic Agreement" called for the United Nations to establish a transitional authority and to deploy an international force. The mission of the force was to demilitarize the region, monitor the safe return of refugees and displaced persons, and conduct local elections. U.N. Security Council Resolution 1037 established UNTAES on 15 January 1996.
The UNTAES mandate clearly states that the missions objective is the peaceful reintegration of the territory under its administration into Croatia. The mandate has been extended until 15 January 1998, although a gradual drawdown of its military forces began on 15 July 1997.
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The mission is headed by Transitional Administrator Jacques Paul Klein, a senior American Foreign Service Officer (and Air Force Reserve Major General). He is accompanied by seventeen personnel detailed from the U.S. Armed Forces and State Department. At its height, UNTAES' military forces were comprised of more than 5,000 troops from Argentina, Belgium, The Czech Republic, The Netherlands, Indonesia, Jordan, Pakistan, Poland, Russia, Slovakia, and The Ukraine.1 UNTAES also employs approximately 700 civilians, 455 U.N. civilian police (UNCIVPOL), 100 U.N. military observers (UNMOs), and 41 border monitors from various nations.
AccomplishmentsAfter deploying to the area in April 1996, UNTAES successfully demilitarized the area by 20 June 1996. Serb military and paramilitary units were disbanded and all heavy weapons were removed from the region.
Since demilitarization, UNTAES has made considerable progress in the political tasks of reintegration. It has opened communications and transport infrastructure, as well as international bus and train services. It has won significant employment guarantees in public services for the local residents and established a multi-ethnic Transitional Police Force. Also, UNTAES obtained access for all the regions residents to Croatian citizenship papers. Finally, elections under Croatian law for the areas local authorities were held on 13 April 1997.
UNTAES and ICTYThe UNTAES mandate clearly states that the "fullest support" will be provided to the members of the ICTY in their investigation of war crimes, excavation of grave sites, and apprehension of war criminals. Accordingly, the Transitional Administrator, Jacques Klein, issued guidance to both the military and civilian proponents of UNTAES to use mission resources to assist the ICTY. This support includes aiding in the investigation of war crimes, excavation of grave sites, and the apprehension of war criminals.
While UNTAES has assisted in the excavation of numerous mass grave sites, its support to ICTY also led to the 27 June 1997 arrest of suspected war criminal Slavko Dokmanovic, wanted for his participation in the Ovcara massacre of more than 200 Croatian prisoners of war. The succesful capture of Dokmanovic was the result of the United Nation's thorough planning, good coordination with the ICTY, and willingness to break away from past "modus operandi" of its conduct of military operations. The pitfalls and success of that process will be presented in a future article.2
ConclusionAs the UNTAES mission nears its conclusion, it is clear to observers of the FRY that the nationalist ambitions and ethnic hatreds that led to and fueled the "Wars of Yugoslav Succession" have yet to vanish from the peoples' minds. As witnessed in the successful reintegration of Eastern Slavonia into Croatia, the United Nations is learning from its past failures and is applying these lessons to current missions. With the movement of Transitional Administrator Jacques Klein from the UNTAES mission to the position of Deputy High-Representative in Bosnia-Herzegovina, he will carry a clear mandate and the knowledge of how to achieve that mandate.
The arrest of Slavko Dokmanovic on 27 June 1997 and the subsequent arrest of another indicted war criminal by British SFOR troops on 10 July 1997, signal a turning point in the Former Republic of Yugoslavia. Clearly U.N. and SFOR missions in the FRY are joined in the venture and will taste the sweet wine of success or the grapes of wrath together.
1. The United States was not part of the UNTAES military force.
2. See the January-March 1998 issue of the Military Intelligence Professional Bulletin for the second part of this article.
Captain Dave Jones currently serves as the Operations Group S2 at Combat Maneuver Training Center (CMTC). As an artillery officer, he served with the 1st Armor Division as a Battalion Fire Support Officer during Operation DESERT STORM and later as the Division Artillery S2. CPT Jones served as an armor battalion S2 and as a company commander in Korea. While serving as a Task Force S2 Observer/Controller at the CMTC, he attended the U.N. Military Observer and Staff Officer courses in Finland and Ireland. CPT Jones served as the Special Assistant to the Transitional Administrator for UNTAES from January through July 1997. He is a Distinguished Military Graduate of the Johns Hopkins University ROTC program. Readers can contact the author via E-mail at [email protected] hohenfels.army.mil and telephonically at German civilian telephone 011 09472 83 2033 and DSN (315) 466-2033.


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Blitz Result: Queries Forcing Order Hints or Join Hints
Think you know better than SQL Server? Think you should be bossing it around?
Your queries are doing just that. Since the last SQL Server restart, someone's been using query hints to force orders or join methods. This part of our SQL Server sp_Blitz script checks sys.dm_exec_query_optimizer_info looking for the number of times order or join hints have been used since the last restart.
While order or join hints may not be as bad as index hints, they're still risky. You're gambling that your forced execution plan is always going to be better than the one SQL Server would come up with. If you're just now taking over a SQL Server from somebody else, this means you might have trouble tuning queries by just implementing indexes or changing server settings.
To Fix the Problem
Rewrite your queries to stop using order or join hints.
No, just kidding. Kind of. This isn't a problem you're going to fix quickly, but you'll want to work with the developers on this server to find out why they're using order hints. Make sure their use is documented, because SQL Server's engine may have improved since the queries were originally written, and you may no longer need the hints.
If you simply rip out all the hints, you might get better performance – or it might go right down the drain. Tread carefully here. To monitor whether things are improving, keep track of the server's overall health with Perfmon and monitor runtime of queries that you tweak.