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When a technique (such as rsync) is used to transmit only changed relation files, or changed portions of relation files, over a slow communicatioins path, data is sent an extra time after a FREEZE. This potentially doubles the bandwidth required to support capture of a base backup.
When a technique (such as rsync) is used to transmit only changed relation files, or changed portions of relation files, over a slow communicatioins path, data is sent an extra time after a FREEZE. This potentially doubles the bandwidth required to support capture of a base backup.
=== Visibility Vacuuming and Index-Only Scan ===
=== Visibility Vacuuming and Index-Only Scan ===
Revision as of 22:01, 1 June 2013
VACUUM & ANALYZE Headaches
This page is here to collect all of the problems, and possible solutions, for the reasons VACUUM and ANALYZE are still a headache. Issues around PostgreSQL's use of statistics, while substantial, are specifically excluded from this page in order to manage the scope of work.
VACUUM & Autovacuum
FREEZE Cost
Problem: thanks to the visibility map and other optimizations, data pages which are infrequently (or never) updated or deleted from will not be vacuum frozen until they reach autovacuum_max_freeze_age. This causes a huge resource hit on the database server as the entire table, which might not be in cache, is read and re-written.
Possible Solutions and Mitigations:
FREEZE rescanning
Problem: vacuum currently has no knowledge of which data pages may already have all rows frozen. This means that the entire relation must be rescanned each time freeze runs, even if the vast majority of tuples are already frozen.
FREEZE WAL volume
Problem: when a tuple is frozen, the entire tuple is WAL-logged (possibly causing a full-page write), even though the tuple may have seen no activity for a long time. The large volume of WAL which can be generated can overwhelm write caches, causing latency spkes, and can cause gluts in WAL-based replication streams, leading to confusing short term lag increases.
FREEZE base backup impact
When a technique (such as rsync) is used to transmit only changed relation files, or changed portions of relation files, over a slow communicatioins path, data is sent an extra time after a FREEZE. This potentially doubles the bandwidth required to support capture of a base backup.
CLOG contention
Until transactions covered by a CLOG segment are known to be frozen, the segment cannot be freed. With enough segments active, contention for CLOG cache space can become a performance bottleneck.
Visibility Vacuuming and Index-Only Scan
Problem: As of 9.2, there's a significant benefit to adding pages to the Visibility Map so that index-only scan is enabled. However, this only gets done for pages which were being vacuumed anyway, so pages with no updates or deletes on them don't get set allvisible unless the user calls a manual VACUUM. This makes index-only scan a lot less useful than it could be.
Batch Processing
Problem: Autovacuum does not work well for workloads which involve a lot of batch processing. Autovacuum tends to kick in in the middle of the batch (assuming it's not a single transaction), and/or to not notice when a batch is finished. As a result, users with batch-load databases currently turn off autovacuum and have to do manual vacuuming.
Autovacuuming and Server Load
Problem: Autovacuum currently has no information on the current server "load". As a result, it tends to kick in at peak load times (since that's when the most rows a changing), making bottlenecking worse on user applications. It is also unable to take advantage of low traffic periods to get caught up on a long pending queue.
Long-Running Transactions
Problem: Users accidentally leave transactions open for hours or days, which prevents autovacuum from vacuuming the tables touched by the open transaction. When the transaction is closed, it's often after bloat has occurred. It also prevents marking XIDs as all-visible and shortening HOT chains.
Difficult Tuning, No Visibility
Problem: tuning autovacuum's behavior is arcane and poorly understood, and there's not good statistics to check if your tuning actually improved things. Setting autovacuum tuning for specific tables is even more problematic, especially since it requires an ACCESS EXCLUSIVE lock on the tables themselves to tweak.
Shrinking Files
Problem: automated vacuum and non-blocking vacuum has no way to shrink files which have become severely bloated. VACUUM FULL, which does so, takes an ACCESS EXCLUSIVE lock for the duration of the operation and so cannot be automated. pg_repack, which is more background-friendly, is an extension.
ANALYZE & Autoanalyze
Difficult Tuning, No Visibility
Problem: Same as Autovacuum.
Autoanalyze Frequency
Problem: Autoanalyze is governed by the same threshold+percentage logic as autovacuum. This tends to result in very small tables never being analyzed at all, and large tables being analyzed too infrequently. This forces users to do manual analyzes and/or per-table tuning.
Sample Sizes not Scaled To Table
Problem: Our sample size, statstics_target, is set at a uniform size for the whole database. This forces a user to choose between: to many samples for small tables, too few for large tables, or doing a lot of per-table tuning.
Problem: if you CREATE and populate a table in the same transaction, there are no statistics on it until Autoanalyze gets around to it. This means PostgreSQL estimates it at 1000 rows, often creating quite bad query plans. Since users frequently want to use the new table right after creation, this is a frequent issue.
Batch Processing
Problem: Same as autovacuum.

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Related Information
Other Works Consulted
- Boockvar KS, Meier DE (2006). Palliative care for frail older adults: "There are things I can't do anymore that I wish I could ... ." JAMA, 296(18): 2245–2253.
- Chou CH, et al. (2012). Effect of exercise on physical function, daily living activities, and quality of life in the frail older adults: A meta-analysis. Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, 93(2): 237–244.
- Fried LP, et al. (2003). Frailty. In CK Cassel et al., eds., Geriatric Medicine, 4th ed., pp. 1067–1076. New York: Springer-Verlag.
- Gill MG, et al. (2006). Transitions between frailty states among community-living older persons. Archives of Internal Medicine, 166(4): 418–423.
- Smit E, et al. (2012). The effect of vitamin D and frailty on mortality among non-institutionalized US older adults. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition. Published online June 13, 2012 (doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.67).
- Sternberg SA, et al. (2011). Identification of frailty: A systematic literature review. Journal of the American Geriatric Society, 59(11): 2129–2138.
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Books Hostel
The Books Hostel is a different hostel, its purpose is different and its relationship with the hostel guest wants to be different. More than a client, we see the guests as partners and we will do anything to offer them everything as possible in the time they will stay in our city.
The Hostel has a few comfortable rooms in a three storey house, offering security to our guests in a friendly home atmosphere. Originally from the 20th Century, the building is an Art Deco house completely renovated and converted into a modern bed and breakfast with a patio, barbecue, and bar.
Books Hostel is located right in between Lapa and Santa Teresa. We're near the hustle n' bustle of Lapa and the calmness of Santa Teresa. Lapa is known as the cradle of bohemian, also famous for its architecture, beginning with its classical arches - built to act as conduit in the times of colonial Brazil and now serve as a signal to the cable cars that climb the hill of Santa Teresa. It is also an absolute reference point for night lovers! One of the hallmarks of this spot is the harmony with which the various musical tribes coexist. Since the 50s called "Montmartre Carioca," Lapa is where intellectuals, artists, politicians, and especially typical cariocas get together to celebrate the samba, forró, MPB, chorinho, electronic music and rock. In recent years the neighborhood has become established as the second largest destination of foreign tourists in the city, behind only Copacabana.
Availability & RatesTo view availability and prices please select dates and click 'Update Dates'
Hostel Facilities & Policies
- 24 Hour Reception
- 24 Hour Security
- Adaptors
- Air Conditioning
- Airport Transfers
- Bar
- Bicycle hire
- Bicycle parking
- Book Exchange
- Free Breakfast
- Cable TV
- Café
- Card Phones
- Ceiling Fan
- Common Room
- Credit Cards Accepted
- Currency Exchange
- DVDs
- Free City Maps
- Free Internet Access
- Free WiFi
- Games Room
- Hair Dryers
- Hot Showers
- House Keeping
- Internet Access
- Self-Catering Facilities
- Late check-out
- Laundry Facilities
- Linen Included
- Security Lockers
- Luggage Storage
- Meals Available
- No Curfew
- Postal Service
- Reception (limited hours)
- Steam Room
- Tea & Coffee Making Facilities
- Tours/Travel Desk
- Towels For Hire
Cancellation PolicyThis property has a 1 day cancellation policy. Failure to cancel within this time will result in a cancellation charge equal to the first night of your stay.
Must-Read Hostel InfoThis property has specific Terms & Conditions.
Check-in: 2pm. Check-out: 11am. After your booking is confirmed by hostelworld.com, you must contact the property and send them your arrival time to guarantee you booking, otherwise bookings are kept until 6pm.' We may or may not require the CVV code of your credit card in order to guarantee you booking. No charges in advance will be made during regular season. As per our terms and conditions. CARNIVAL - NEW YEARS - OLYMPICS GAME period 100% prepayment is compulsory. The remaining 90% balance will be due directly after the on-line booking is made. The guest must contact the property to arrange payment. Failure to pay the remaining balance will result in cancellation. If the booking is cancelled two months before arrival - 50% of the prepayment will be refundable, after that the deposit is non-refundable.
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From the Bus Station (Novo Rio)
If you arrive during the Day, you can catch a bus. Just cross the Francisco Bicalho Avenue, and take the 497 in the direction of Cosme Velho. Get off the Bus in Riachuelo Street in front of a big night club called Lapa 40. Then walk straight and turn right on Rua Francisco Muratori. If you need help ask people around. Brasilian people really like to help, even when they don't speak the language!
However, if you come late at night, we advice you to take a taix. The neighborhood around the bus station is not safe. To do it, neither you walk to the boarding area, what means you have to the top floor, cross it and come down at the other side, neither you leave the bus station and walk to the left where the taxis park. Tell you are comming to Lapa, Avenida Gomes Freire, corner with Rua do Riachuelo. The street from the hostel is not very well known and this is a good reference fr the driver.
VERY IMPORTANT: Tell the driver you want to be dropped off at the intersection of Rua Riachuelo and Avenida Gomes Freire in Lapa. From there all you need to do is walk up the hill 1 minute. If you tell them our exact address they will charge you more because the address is officially in Santa Teresa which is more expensive.
From the Santos Dumont Airport (Domestic)
During the day you can take a bus. Just walk to Avenida General Justo, cross the street through the bridge and take the 238 bus (GUA SANTA). You have to leave in the first station after the big Lapa Arches (Impossible not to see). Then you will be at Avenida Mem de S. When you leave the bus, keep going in the direction of the cars and turn the first left at Avenida Gomes Freire. It is already the street of the hostel. Walk one block and the street will change name to Francisco Muratori, then we are in the 4th building on the right (LOOK FOR NUMBER 10 ABOVE THE DOOR). You can also take a Taxi. Again, if you dont want to accept a fixed price, you can walk to a street close by and catch a cab off the street. If you have difficulties, dont refrain from calling the hostel and we will try to help. The cab should cost you around R$10 -15. But better to take a taxi in the airport. It will cost 17 BRL fixed price to Lapa. In the area around the airport there is some big streets where is not so easy to find a cab.
During the day you can also walk. Just walk towards the arches in Lapa and follow the left street (Rua Riachuelo) after the arches. Rua Muratori is the second street on the left.
From the GIG Airport (International)
From here you can take a cab, again watching out for fixed prices, which should cost roughly R$50.00.
A cheaper option is to catch the airport bus to the domestic airport (Santos Dummont). From there you can take a cab for about R$15 or the 238 bus, like we told up before (Check how to arrive from Santos Dumont).
PS: When you arrive look for number 10 above the door, we don't have any external advertising.
Located Near
Books Hostel is located right in between Lapa and Santa Teresa. We are near the hustle bustle of Lapa and the calmness of Santa Teresa. Lapa is known as the cradle of bohemian, also famous for its architecture, beginning with its classical arches �� built to act as conduit in the times of colonial Brazil and now serve as a signal to the cable cars that climb the hill of Santa Teresa. It is also an absolute reference point for night lovers! And never forget CACHA�A BAR is just next corner!


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Every second and fourth Monday of the month, at 7:30 pm in the Southside Library auditorium.
Knitters and crocheters (and other fiber fiends), bring your projects and join Southside's Loop Group. It's a meet-up for crafting, sharing and conversation. Whether you are an expert or a beginner, we want your company, and we want to see what you're doing with yarn.
Special shout out to area yarn crafters who are bilingual--if you're proficient in Spanish and English, we'd really enjoy your expertise, especially with pattern reading and instruction. Share your crafting skills with beginners in both languages.
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40 U.S. Code § 581 - General authority of Administrator of General Services
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[(a) Repealed. Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1706(a)(1),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2316.]
(b) Personnel and Equipment.— The Administrator of General Services may—
(1) employ and pay personnel at per diem rates approved by the Administrator, not exceeding rates currently paid by private industry for similar services in the place where the services are performed; and
(c) Acquisition and Management of Property.—
(1) Real estate.— The Administrator may acquire, by purchase, condemnation, or otherwise, real estate and interests in real estate.
(2) Ground rent.— The Administrator may pay ground rent for buildings owned by the Federal Government or occupied by federal agencies, and pay the rent in advance if required by law or if the Administrator determines that advance payment is in the public interest.
(3) Rent and repairs under a lease.— The Administrator may pay rent and make repairs, alterations, and improvements under the terms of a lease entered into by, or transferred to, the Administration for the housing of a federal agency.
(4) Repairs that are economically advantageous.— The Administrator may repair, alter, or improve rented premises if the Administrator determines that doing so is advantageous to the Government in terms of economy, efficiency, or national security. The Administrator's determination must—
(5) Insurance proceeds for defense industrial reserve.— At the direction of the Secretary of Defense, the Administrator may use insurance proceeds received for damage to property that is part of the Defense Industrial Reserve to repair or restore the property.
(d) Lease of Federal Building Sites.—
(1) In general.— The Administrator may lease a federal building site or addition, including any improvements, until the site is needed for construction purposes. The lease must be for fair rental value and on other terms and conditions the Administrator considers to be in the public interest pursuant to section 545 of this title.
(2) Negotiation without advertising.— A lease under this subsection may be negotiated without public advertising for bids if—
(A) the lessee is—
(e) Assistance to the Inaugural Committee.— The Administrator may provide direct assistance and special services for the Inaugural Committee (as defined in section 501 of title 36) during an inaugural period in connection with Presidential inaugural operations and functions. Assistance and services under this subsection may include—
(1) employment of personal services without regard to chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5;
(f) Utilities for Defense Industrial Reserve and Surplus Property.— The Administrator may—
(1) provide utilities and services, if the utilities and services are not provided by other sources, to a person, firm, or corporation occupying or using a plant or portion of a plant that constitutes—
(g) Obtaining Payments.— The Administrator may—
(1) obtain payments, through advances or otherwise, for services, space, quarters, maintenance, repair, or other facilities furnished, on a reimbursable basis, to a federal agency, a mixed-ownership Government corporation (as defined in chapter 91 of title 31), or the District of Columbia; and
(h) Cooperative Use of Public Buildings.—
(1) Leasing space for commercial and other purposes.— The Administrator may lease space on a major pedestrian access level, courtyard, or rooftop of a public building to a person, firm, or organization engaged in commercial, cultural, educational, or recreational activity (as defined in section 3306 (a) of this title). The Administrator shall establish a rental rate for leased space equivalent to the prevailing commercial rate for comparable space devoted to a similar purpose in the vicinity of the public building. The lease may be negotiated without competitive bids, but shall contain terms and conditions and be negotiated pursuant to procedures that the Administrator considers necessary to promote competition and to protect the public interest.
(2) Occasional use of space for non-commercial purposes.— The Administrator may make available, on occasion, or lease at a rate and on terms and conditions that the Administrator considers to be in the public interest, an auditorium, meeting room, courtyard, rooftop, or lobby of a public building to a person, firm, or organization engaged in cultural, educational, or recreational activity (as defined in section 3306 (a) of this title) that will not disrupt the operation of the building.
(3) Deposit and credit of amounts received.— The Administrator may deposit into the Federal Buildings Fund an amount received under a lease or rental executed pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2). The amount shall be credited to the appropriation from the Fund applicable to the operation of the building.
(4) Furnishing utilities and maintenance.— The Administrator may furnish utilities, maintenance, repair, and other services to a person, firm, or organization leasing space pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2). The services may be provided during and outside of regular working hours of federal agencies.
Source(Pub. L. 107–217, Aug. 21, 2002, 116 Stat. 1108; Pub. L. 107–296, title XVII, § 1706(a),Nov. 25, 2002, 116 Stat. 2316; Pub. L. 109–284, § 6(5),Sept. 27, 2006, 120 Stat. 1212.)
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|June 30, 1949, ch. 288, title II, § 210(a), as added Sept. 5, 1950, ch. 849, § 5(c), 64 Stat. 580; Pub. L. 85–886, § 1, Sept. 2, 1958, 72 Stat. 1709; Pub. L. 89–276, Oct. 20, 1965, 79 Stat. 1010; Pub. L. 90–626, Oct. 22, 1968, 82 Stat. 1319; Pub. L. 94–541, title I, § 104(a), Oct. 18, 1976, 90 Stat. 2506; Pub. L. 104–201, title VIII, § 823, Sept. 23, 1996, 110 Stat. 2609; Pub. L. 104–316, title I, § 120(b), Oct. 19, 1996, 110 Stat. 3836.
In this section, 40:490(a)(7) is omitted as obsolete because the pneumatic tube system referred to in the provision is no longer used or maintained and 40:490(a)(9) is omitted as obsolete because the relevant provisions of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 App.:1611 et seq.) have been repealed.
In subsection (c)(3) and (4), the words "without regard to the provisions of section 278a of this title" and "which on June 30, 1950, was specifically exempted by law from the requirements of said section" (in 40:490(a)(5)), and the words "without regard to the 25 per centum limitation of section 278a of this title" and "without reference to such limitation" (in 40:490(a)(8)), respectively, are omitted as obsolete because 40:278a was repealed by section 7 of the Public Buildings Amendments of 1988 (Public Law 100–678, 40:278a).
In subsection (c)(5), the words "Defense Industrial Reserve" are substituted for "National Industrial Reserve" because the National Industrial Reserve Act was renamed the Defense Industrial Reserve Act by section 809 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 93–155, 87 Stat. 617), and transferred to 10:2535 by section 4235 of the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 1992, which was included as Division D in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484, title XLII, 106 Stat. 2690).
In subsection (d)(3), the words "Federal Buildings Fund" are substituted for "Buildings Management Fund" because the fund established under 40:490(f)(1) is the Federal Buildings Fund and unexpended balances in the Buildings Management Fund were merged into the Federal Buildings Fund under 40:490(f)(3).
In subsection (e), before clause (1), the words "section 501 of title 36" are substituted for "the Act of August 6, 1965, 70 Stat 1049" in section 210(a)(15) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 because of section 5(b) of the Act of August 12, 1998 (Public Law 105–225, 112 Stat. 1499), the first section of which enacted Title 36, United States Code. In clause (1), the words "chapters 33 and 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5" are substituted for "the civil service and classification laws" because of section 7(b) of the Act of September 6, 1966 (Public Law 89–554, 80 Stat. 631), the first section of which enacted Title 5, United States Code.
In subsection (f)(1)(A), the words "Defense Industrial Reserve pursuant to section 2535 of title 10" are substituted for "National Industrial Reserve pursuant to the National Industrial Reserve Act of 1948 [50 U.S.C. 451 et seq.]" because the National Industrial Reserve Act was renamed the Defense Industrial Reserve Act by section 809 of the Department of Defense Appropriation Authorization Act, 1974 (Public Law 93–155, 87 Stat. 617), and transferred to 10:2535 by section 4235 of the Defense Conversion, Reinvestment and Transition Assistance Act of 1992, which was included as Division D in the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102–484, title XLII, 106 Stat. 2690).
In subsection (g)(1), the words "mixed-ownership Government corporation" are substituted for "mixed-ownership corporation" for consistency with chapter 91 of title 31. The words "chapter 91 of title 31" are substituted for "the Government Corporation Control Act" in section 210(a)(6) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 because of section 4(b) of the Act of September 13, 1982 (Public Law 97–258, 96 Stat. 1067), the first section of which enacted Title 31, United States Code.
2006—Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 109–284substituted "The Administrator of General Services may—" for "The Administrator may—" in introductory provisions.
2002—Subsec. (a). Pub. L. 107–296, § 1706(a)(1), struck out subsec. (a) which read as follows: "Applicability.—To the extent that the Administrator of General Services by law, other than this section, may maintain, operate, and protect buildings or property, including the construction, repair, preservation, demolition, furnishing, or equipping of buildings or property, the Administrator, in the discharge of these duties, may exercise authority granted under this section."
Subsec. (b). Pub. L. 107–296, § 1706(a)(2), in par. (1), inserted "and" at end, in par. (2), substituted a period for "; and" at end, and struck out par. (3) which read as follows: "furnish arms and ammunition for the protection force the Administration maintains."
Effective Date of 2002 Amendment
Amendment by Pub. L. 107–296effective 60 days after Nov. 25, 2002, see section 4 ofPub. L. 107–296, set out as an Effective Date note under section 101 of Title 6, Domestic Security.
Federal Buildings Personnel Training
Pub. L. 111–308, Dec. 14, 2010, 124 Stat. 3283, provided that:"SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
"This Act may be cited as the 'Federal Buildings Personnel Training Act of 2010'."SEC. 2. TRAINING OF FEDERAL BUILDING PERSONNEL.
"(a) Identification of Core Competencies.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act [Dec. 14, 2010], and annually thereafter, the Administrator of General Services, in consultation with representatives of relevant professional societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training providers, and after providing notice and an opportunity for comment, shall identify the core competencies necessary for Federal personnel performing building operations and maintenance, energy management, safety, and design functions to comply with requirements under Federal law. The core competencies identified shall include competencies relating to building operations and maintenance, energy management, sustainability, water efficiency, safety (including electrical safety), and building performance measures.
"(b) Designation of Relevant Courses, Certifications, Degrees, Licenses, and Registrations.—The Administrator, in consultation with representatives of relevant professional societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training providers, shall identify a course, certification, degree, license, or registration to demonstrate each core competency, and for ongoing training with respect to each core competency, identified for a category of personnel specified in subsection (a).
"(c) Identified Competencies.—An individual shall demonstrate each core competency identified by the Administrator under subsection (a) for the category of personnel that includes such individual. An individual shall demonstrate each core competency through the means identified under subsection (b) not later than one year after the date on which such core competency is identified under subsection (a) or, if the date of hire of such individual occurs after the date of such identification, not later than one year after such date of hire. In the case of an individual hired for an employment period not to exceed one year, such individual shall demonstrate each core competency at the start of the employment period.
"(d) Continuing Education.—The Administrator, in consultation with representatives of relevant professional societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training providers, shall develop or identify comprehensive continuing education courses to ensure the operation of Federal buildings in accordance with industry best practices and standards.
"(e) Curriculum With Respect to Facility Management and Operation of High-Performance Buildings.—Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Administrator, acting through the head of the Office of Federal High-Performance Green Buildings, and the Secretary of Energy, acting through the head of the Office of Commercial High-Performance Green Buildings, in consultation with the heads of other appropriate Federal departments and agencies and representatives of relevant professional societies, industry associations, and apprenticeship training providers, shall develop a recommended curriculum relating to facility management and the operation of high-performance buildings.
"(f) Applicability of This Section to Functions Performed Under Contract.—Training requirements under this section shall apply to non-Federal personnel performing building operations and maintenance, energy management, safety, and design functions under a contract with a Federal department or agency. A contractor shall provide training to, and certify the demonstration of core competencies for, non-Federal personnel in a manner that is approved by the Administrator."
Facilitating Access to Federal Property for Siting of Mobile Services Antennas
Memorandum for the Heads of Departments and Agencies
Recent advancements in mobile telecommunications technology present an opportunity for the rapid construction of the Nation's wireless communications infrastructure. As a matter of policy, the Federal Government shall encourage the efficient and timely implementation of such new technologies and the concomitant infrastructure buildout as a means of stimulating economic growth and creating new jobs. The recent auctioning and impending licensing of radio frequencies for mobile personal communications services presents the Federal Government with the opportunity to foster new technologies and to encourage the development of communications infrastructure by making Federal property available for the siting of mobile services antennas.
Therefore, to the extent permitted by law, I hereby direct the Administrator of General Services, within 90 days, in consultation with the Secretaries of Agriculture, Interior, Defense, and the heads of such other agencies as the Administrator may determine, to develop procedures necessary to facilitate appropriate access to Federal property for the siting of mobile services antennas.
The procedures should be developed in accordance with the following:
1. (a) Upon request, and to the extent permitted by law and where practicable, executive departments and agencies shall make available Federal Government buildings and lands for the siting of mobile service antennas. This should be done in accordance with Federal, State, and local laws and regulations, and consistent with national security concerns (including minimizing mutual electromagnetic interactions), public health and safety concerns, environmental and aesthetic concerns, preservation of historic buildings and monuments, protection of natural and cultural resources, protection of national park and wilderness values, protection of National Wildlife Refuge systems, and subject to any Federal requirements promulgated by the agency managing the facility and the Federal Communications Commission, the Federal Aviation Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and other relevant departments and agencies.
(b) Antennas on Federal buildings or land may not contain any advertising.
(c) Federal property does not include lands held by the United States in trust for individual or Native American tribal governments.
(d) Agencies shall retain discretion to reject inappropriate siting requests, and assure adequate protection of public property and timely removal of equipment and structures at the end of service.
2. All procedures and mechanisms adopted regarding access to Federal property shall be clear and simple so as to facilitate the efficient and rapid buildout of the national wireless communications infrastructure.
3. Unless otherwise prohibited by or inconsistent with Federal law, agencies shall charge fees based on market value for siting antennas on Federal property, and may use competitive procedures if not all applicants can be accommodated.
This memorandum does not give the siting of mobile services antennas priority over other authorized uses of Federal buildings or land.
All independent regulatory commissions and agencies are requested to comply with the provisions of this memorandum.
This memorandum is not intended to create any right, benefit or trust responsibility, substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a party against the United States, its agencies or instrumentalities, its officers, or any other person.
This memorandum shall be published in the Federal Register.William J. Clinton.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Robert Higgs: Warfare, Welfare, and the State
Recorded: Tuesday, July 24, 2012
This presentation by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs was presented on July 24, 2012, at Mises University, sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, in Auburn, Alabama.
Experts: Robert HiggsType: TelevisionIssues: Bureaucracy and Government, Business, Corporate Welfare, Defense and Foreign Policy, Government Power, History (U.S), Political Ideology and Philosophy
Full Video of The Independent Institutes 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty
Recorded: Tuesday, November 15, 2011
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Full Video of The Independent Institutes 2011 25th Anniversary Gala for Liberty held November 15, 2011.
Part 1: Introductory Remarks and Tribute to Robert Higgs
Part 2: Tribute to Mario Vargas Llosa
Part 3: History of The Independent Institute and Fund for the Future
Part 4: Tribute to Lech Walesa
Part 5: Special Tributes, Sponsors, and Credits
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Robert Higgs on the Market for Quality Assurance
Recorded: Wednesday, November 2, 2011
This presentation by Independent Institute Senior Fellow Robert Higgs was presented on July 29, 2011, at Mises University, sponsored by the Ludwig von Mises Institute, in Auburn, Alabama.
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The Power of Independent Thinking
Jose Yulo: Western Civilization & Thought
Recorded: Monday, July 7, 2014
Jose Yulo discusses the history of western civilization and ways of thinking about morality and economics.
For information on The Challenge of Liberty Summer Seminar, click here.
Experts: José Maria J. YuloType: Challenge of Liberty SeminarsIssues: Civil Liberties/ Human Rights, Culture/ Society, Democracy, Economic History and Development (International), Economic Policy, Economists, Fiscal Policy/Debt, Freedom, Political Ideology and Philosophy
José Yulo on Ethics and Liberty
2011 Summer Seminars for College Students
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Understanding Today's Economy: A Summer-Seminar Preview for Teens and Their Parents
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The Philosophical Origins of Truth and Freedom
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The New International Arms Race in SpaceAnd How to Avoid It
Recorded: Friday, March 7, 2008
An Independent Policy Forum held on 3/7/08. Peter L. Hays, Associate Director of the Eisenhower Center for Space and Defense Studies, and Theresa Hitchens, Director of the Center for Defense Information, discuss the implications that the U.S. takedown of a malfunctioning satellite have for a potential arms race in space.
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The New International Arms Race in SpaceAnd How to Avoid It
Recorded: Friday, March 7, 2008
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Figured I'd better nail down this post title because it's so obvious and I don't want any of yous guys ninja'ing my theme.
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Figured I'd better nail down this post title because it's so obvious and I don't want any of yous guys ninja'ing my theme.
No WIP yet, just staking my claim.
LOL. Looks like a lot of us are going for the P-A theme. Zombies am good. Looking forward to it.
Hehe. I myself was thinking of an alien attack theme, a la Mars Attacks kinda styling. Doubt I'll get to it though.
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yeah! Zombies... gotta love that ... curious though as how to portray them mapwise?
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Do it with a textured satellite-style and show the zombies as a grey-black texture carpeting the "walkable" areas of the city, pressing towards the tunnels and the bridges as they search for food now that the city itself is devoid of life. You can throw in some cars, trucks, tanks, treetops, lightposts, etc. for interest. Actually, I sort of started thinking about that as a bit of a joke...but I think it might work. Ever read World War Z?
Initial entry of my map and alas, it will probably have a deficit of zombies. It is done in split-map format using a style of nineteenth century map that I find very appealing. of course it is yet to be seen whether I capture that style adequately or just make it look weird. Commentary is, as always, welcome.
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Don't zombies already live there?
If the radiance of a thousand suns was to burst at once into the sky, that would be like the splendor of the Mighty One...I am become Death, the Shatterer of worlds.
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Update! I've changed the zigzag join to something I like better. Labeled the water bodies and also changed the water texture. Finally, I added many street labels although there is still much to do. I also have to label the buildings and the attractions, add in some feature markers, etc. The map should look crowded, but it will be a challenge with the park as opposed to the rest of the city.
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In Spain I learned aqui, alli, alla, but in Costa Rica it all seems to become aca. Am I not remembering the Castillano correctly or does this differentiation not exist in Latin America?
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"Aquí" and "Acá" have the same meaning. The same for "Allí" and "Allá".
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As Congress, civilian leaders, and the public demand more accountability from service members and our military leaders, the Washington politics can involve cannibalistic witch-hunting at the highest levels. The pressure to be perfect, the one-mistake service, can take its toll on all members of the armed forces; from the airman and seaman to the service chief himself.
John J. Sproul, Major, USAF, Research Report, Air Command and Staff College, Air University, CSAF V. CNO: Core Values and Their Career Ending Impact (April 1998).
The summary of the career of Admiral James O. Richardson at the Naval Historical Center's photo page is crisp and about as scrubbed of controversy as one can get: "Beginning in January 1940, he was Commander in Chief, U.S. Fleet, holding that position during a stressful period marked by the fleet's forward deployment to Pearl Harbor. Relieved by Admiral Husband E. Kimmel in February 1941, he served at the Navy Department into 1942."
What it leaves out is one salient detail of that "stressful period" and its impact on Admiral Richardson's career. In October 1940 Richardson told President Franklin Delano Roosevelt that continued deployment of the U.S. fleet at Pearl Harbor was a bad idea for a number of reasons. This military advice did not go down well with the Commander-in-Chief, who had his own plan and his own impression of himself as a naval strategist. With months, Admiral Richardson was replaced by Admiral Husband E. Kimmel, on whose watch the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the Day of Infamy, occurred on December 7, 1941.
Adm. Kimmel is said also to have not been enthusiastic about the fleet's basing, but having got the message, he saluted and sailed on.
The rest is history.
One is sure that the matter was infinitely more complicated than that tiny summary. But what is not complicated is that — as is the case in all publicly known government disasters — the final stage of every project is the hunt for someone to blame. This involves a lot of perfect hindsight mixed with the bowel-chilling perception of participants (think the 3:00 a.m. phone call) that this could be their own personal career-ender.
Thus, one is sure that some very angry arguments have been going on — at the "highest levels" — of Washington's military and civilian establishment. Cynics would say that the risk of summary beheading is usually in inverse proportion to one's rank. Agents and investigators are expendable. Generals and directors are not.
In that context, the following post from Strategypage.com about the case of Ft. Hood's apparent-jihadist, Major Nidal Malik Hasan, seems to combine just the right film-noir-like mix of real-world experience and knowing resignation. The full text is about the use of statistical techniques for predicting terrorism, but the excerpt here deals (speculatively, to be sure) with the problems inherent in Major Hasan's case for everyone involved:
Ignoring The Threat Does Not Make It Go Away
November 11, 2009: Even before September 11, 2001, counter-terrorism experts sought to use statistical techniques to predict where the next big terror attack would occur….
In the United States, these techniques still suffer from a shortage of data (terrorists.) With enough data, you can test your model by successfully predicting the past, and then turn it on the future. But with insufficient data, you have to rely on human judgment. This is subject to other factors, like the political atmosphere. An example of this was the recent terror attack in Fort Hood, Texas. There, a Moslem army officer, shouting "God Is Great", murdered 13 soldiers and civilians, and wounded over thirty others. The major had previously been detected by the counter-terror intelligence system (both via emails to known terrorists and his public calls for attacks on non-Moslems.) When the FBI (which handles counter-terror intelligence inside the U.S.) urged the army to do something, the army declined. The FBI did not press the matter. One can imagine army commanders, confronting what the FBI described as a "potential" terrorist, realizing that in the current political climate, disciplining (or discharging) a Moslem army officer would endanger the careers of the generals involved in such a decision. So nothing was done, until the terrorist made his move.
It should be noted that at this writing the Department of Defense denies that anyone in the military establishment above the grade of an investigator detailed to the Joint Terrorism Task Force (sound effect here: chop, chop) was ever informed of the information that had been developed about Hasan.
The buck is thus in furious circulation now.
The Los Angeles Times has an excellent piece today (Thursday, November 12, 2009)("Fort Hood suspect's contact with cleric spelled trouble, experts say," by Sebastian Rotella and Josh Meyer). Here are relevant excerpts:
The radical cleric contacted by accused Ft. Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan has such unmistakable connections to past terrorist plots that his e-mail exchanges with the American should have triggered an all-out investigation, a number of officials and experts now believe
Awlaki has left a well-documented trail of influence in a string of recent terrorism cases in North America and Europe.
"It seems that the American investigators had difficulties detecting signs of worrisome conduct," Jean-Louis Bruguiere, a veteran French anti-terrorism judge, said in a telephone interview. "It may also be that, because of the respect for religion, and the excesses by the U.S. services in recent years, that today there's a tendency to be too prudent — perhaps less vigilant."
Bruguiere is a giant in counter-terrorism, having been instrumental in the cases — among many others — of Carlos the Jackal and the Libyan mid-air bombing of UTA Flight 772 over the Sahara Desert in 1989 with the loss of 170 lives.
Stratfor.com has a thoughtful and informed analysis here. This is a relevant excerpt, but the whole piece covers many more angles:
So far, the Hasan shooting investigation is being run by the Army CID, and the FBI has been noticeably — and uncharacteristically — absent from the scene. As the premier law enforcement agency in the United States, the FBI will often assume authority over investigations where there is even a hint of terrorism. Since 9/11, the number of FBI/JTTF offices across the country has been dramatically increased, and the JTTFs are specifically charged with investigating cases that may involve terrorism. Therefore, we find the FBI's absence in this case to be quite out of the ordinary.
However, with Hasan being a member of the armed forces, the victims being soldiers or army civilian employees and the incident occurring at Fort Hood, the case would seem to fall squarely under the mantle of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ). From a prosecutorial perspective, a homicide trial under the UCMJ should be very tidy and could be quickly concluded. It will not involve all the potential loose ends that could pop up in a federal terrorism trial, especially when those loose ends involve what the FBI and CIA knew about Hasan, when they learned it and who they told. Also, politically, there are some who would like to see the Hasan case remain a criminal matter rather than a case of terrorism. Following the shooting death of Luqman Ameen Abdullah and considering the delicate relationship between Muslim advocacy groups and the U.S. government, some people would rather see Hasan portrayed as a mentally disturbed criminal than as an ideologically driven lone wolf.
Despite the CID taking the lead in prosecuting the case, the classified national security investigation by the CIA and FBI into Hasan and his possible connections to jihadist elements is undoubtedly continuing. Senior members of the government will certainly demand to know if Hasan had any confederates, if he was part of a bigger plot and if there are more attacks to come. Several congressmen and senators are also calling for hearings into the case, and if such hearings occur, they will certainly produce an abundance of interesting information pertaining to Hasan and the national security investigation of his activities.
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Dr. Dilip Joseph, of Colorado Springs, was captured by Taliban insurgents Wednesday outside the Afghan capital, in the Sarobi district of Kabul province. Coalition leaders say he was rescued early Sunday in Afghanistan after intelligence showed he was in imminent danger of injury or possible death.
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