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The Economics of High Speed Rail
Original post made by stephen levy, University South, on Dec 10, 2011
I travel to Los Angeles for business a few tines a year. If high speed rail were available now I would choose it over air travel.
But it is not available now and the HSR trip to Los Angeles will not be available for at least 20 years. In that time I expect techology to replace much business travel.
My trips to Los Angeles usually take a day (or two) for at most 2-3 horus of meetings. I appreciate the face to face contact but it comes with a big price in terms of time and travel costs. Just like more people are talking to family members via Skype or similar technology, I expect that technology will replace travel for an increasing number of business trips well before HSR reaches across the state.
I am concerned that the HSR Authority's ridership projections do not fully account for this reduction in business travel.
Job Impacts
Much is made in public discussion about the job creating potential of high speed rail. But the numbers are being exaggerated and jobs that are 10 years off won't help in today's era of high unemployment.
The Authority's consultants developed this concept of job-years. One job for one year is one job-year but the same new job for five years is five job-years. In addition in the publicity the "years" got dropped and 100,000 job years over the next five years became 100,000 jobs instead of 20,000 additional jobs for five years.
While I favor more infrastructure investment including on transportation and 20,000 new jobs are helpful, two things need to be remembered. The first is that even in the recession California has more than 15,000,000 jobs so 20,000 added jobs is not much. To put this in perspective the state has added more than 250,000 jobs during the past 12 months.
Moreover, this kind of funding only adds jobs when there is high unemployment. In many future years HSR funding would only compete with or replace other funding that would also add to job levels.
Since any new infrastructure spending will add jobs, this brings me to the third concern--is HSR the best use of valuable transportation infrastrucure funding.
From my experience working with regional agencies in California HSR is not the best use of scarce funds even if everything in the business plan worked out as they believe it will.
I am in favor of spending this much or more on transportation infrastrcuture. But I would focus it on more immediate people and goods moving investments serving intra-regional travel where most trips are taken. Such investments would serve more people and businesses and could be completed far before the now 2030s completion anticipated for HSR.
I am sure if the Governor and President asked regional leaders for ideas about large transportation investments they could come up with a list that is more immediate and with a better payoff than HSR funding as currently planned in California--bigger, bolder and better.
Comments (17)
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 10, 2011 at 5:01 pm
Mr Levy,
"I am in favor of spending this much or more on transportation infrastrcuture"
Are you also willing to continue to increase tuition on our college students, in order to pay that money? Are you willing to raise taxes on the middle class and poor, for example to increase the fuel tax, in order to cover that bill...or are you one of those "tax-the-rich" clowns?
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 11, 2011 at 9:57 am
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
HSR, Light Rail et al makes no sense as standalone. Any intercity transit must have express and freight capacity to foot the bill. The fare box will never make it. To the extent HSR is passenger only it is doomed to failure.
a resident of University South
on Dec 11, 2011 at 11:51 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
Susan asked how I would pay for the increased infrastructure investment I support. It is a good question.
I favor paying for infrastructure with bond financing approved by voters and including a repayment source and by user fees. Becasue the state portion of HSR funding is provided by a General Obligation bond approved by voters but without a payment source, HSR funding does compete with education and health services in the state budget.
I prefer the local method of infrastructure funding where voters approve a funding source when they vote for new bonds such as was the case for library and school bonds in Palo Alto.
Having voters approve a new funding source when they approve long-term borrowing makes for better decision making (if you want it, pay for it) and also prevents state bond issuance from taking money away from other programs to repay the debt. I would make an exception for state bonds that went to support school construction in poorer districts.
The other source of infrastructure funding is locally approved taxes such as the sales tax increases for transportation approved by voters in Santa Clara County as well as user fees such as toll roads and water supply improvements paid partially by user fees as well as increased fuel taxes.
I do believe in increased infrastructure investments to improve quality of life and economic competitiveness but I also suppport paying for them so as not to adversely affect spending on education and safety net programs.
But that support does not extend to every infrastructure investment such as HSR. I think there are better ways to spend scarce infrastructure dollars.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 11, 2011 at 1:03 pm
Mr Levy
I disagree with your assessment of bonds.
I did not agree with the library bond to refurbish 5 libraries. I do like libraries and Mitchell Park defintely needed to be upgraded, but I did not agree with the proposed idea to keep 5 libraries. I was never asked if I would prefer to keep 2 libraries plus childrens.
I still have to pay for what I didn't want.
I don't like that analogy.
However, I am a HSR supporter, but I would like to see better funding options. I would like to see a higher gasoline tax to fund transportation statewide and I would like to see more tolls on roads such as I5 and an airline ticket tax within the state to levy (get it) those that do travel between SF and LA larger contributors than those that don't.
The type of tax which raises more money from those who use a service more than those who seldom do, provides options and choices to those who use the service, is a much better way to raise the money.
Like the library bond, taxing those who don't want it, don't use it, and can choose to use another service instead, makes much more sense.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 11, 2011 at 1:15 pm
Mr. Levy,
Thank you for your clarifications.
Bond issues, whether local or state-wide, are loans that need to be paid off. For many decades, this simple understanding has not been understood by those who reflexively vote for them. They were, in essence, seen as free money. I am guilty of the same thing. No longer, though, because the ratings agencies are now in charge of both local and state projections.
Are we now in a more realistic environment, where voters are forced to consider trade-offs? For example, is a new library worth a reduction in fire/police department protection; is HSR worth an increase in college tuition? Or are the poor and middles classes willing to agree to more taxes (e.g. fuel and sales taxes)?
a resident of Community Center
on Dec 12, 2011 at 8:37 am
I largely agree with Steve, and I am not his "schill." I have weighed in my own PA Online Blog numerous times about how the concept of CA HSR makes no sense for numerous reasons.
One thing about his commentary that I had not thought about before is that trips/travel will potentially shrink as technologies such as Skype reduce the need to travel for meetings or conferences.
Actually, that already is the case, it just is getting easier as time goes on. But, there is another point...
Travel, especially internationally, whether for business or pleasure, creates personal connections that do not come from a LinkedIn account or a Facebook page or a conference call on line.
I actually find it sad that as we get more global, we distance ourselves from others around the world by relying on technology to be the source of discourse.
Personal connections will never lose their importance.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 12, 2011 at 9:06 am
> I prefer the local method of infrastructure funding where voters
> approve a funding source when they vote for new bonds such
> as was the case for library and school bonds in Palo Alto.
The problem with voter-approved bonds is that the issues have become so complicated that the electorate, which often can exceed the number of voting property owners in some locations (like San Francisco, and approaching 50% in Palo Alto), are not likely to take the time to understand the underlying issues, or have to pay the taxes directly.
Take the Palo Alto library. Many of the voters in Palo Alto live in "affordable"/government subsidized housing—like Channing House, Stevenson House and Lytton Gardens. These properties are tax exempt (from ad velorem taxes), and only pay a few hundred dollars in "parcel taxes", no matter how many people are living in these sorts of facilities. Most of these voters are older, and easily targeted by "election consultants" (like Larry Tramutola:
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who has gotten very wealthy telling various big government/tax-and-spend types (like Steve Levy) how to target various voter groups, like "renters" and people living in tax exempt housing, to voter Yes on new property taxes—making it very clear that they will not have to pay.
As to this wretched new library—technology has changed so much in the past ten years, that this monument to technologic illiteracy will never be used by "the children"—which turns out to be the never ending campaign tactic by the Steve Levys of this town. They wrap themselves in a phalanx of children with balloons, and the target older people to vote new taxes on younger people. Look around you .. there are very few people reading books and newspapers anymore. Even the people using the libraries are overwhelmingly using "free Wifi" (which is not free when you consider the cost of the building and the cost of the salaries/benefits of the many, many, library staff that sit there "minding the store" while people use information resources on the cloud. It would have made a lot more sense to use a little bit of that money to build a state-of-the-art network, than a big, backward, Steve Levy-style, brick-n-mortar mausoleum full of "books" and space.
And let's not forget Prop.13, either. About 20% of Palo Alto pays less than $1,500 per year in Property Taxes. Most of these people are frequent voters. Levy has claimed in other postings that he has lived here for over thirty years. So, if he was the owner-of-record for his home, circa 1976, he too is lively to be paying no more than $1,500 a year in property taxes. Any "ad velorem" taxes for new "infrastructure" will affect him a lot less than people who have moved into the community since 1995, when the property prices were less than half what they are now.
So—given that Mr. Levy is not likely to ever pay more than a hundred dollars, or so, on any property tax-based infrastructure funding—why wouldn't he be supportive of building lots of new infrastructure—pushing the taxes off on his neighbors.
Now that's "morality" .. Palo Alto style.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 12, 2011 at 9:18 am
With my contacts who travel for business, they have not seen a particular decrease in the amount of travel, either domestic or international. What they have seen is the type of business travel has changed.
Many meetings are now taking place with conference calls taking the place of regular planning sessions, product updates, etc. But when it comes to signing a deal, these still seem to be done face to face, not because an online signature is required, but because the necessary handshake and congratulatory dinner is required. It is also unlikely that a new client/customer/supplier relationship will ever take place unless not only a face to face relationship occurs, but that a visual inspection of the site/facilities/backupstaff etc. takes place. New contracts with the same two parties may take place online, but it is a hard sell to completely trust an online relationship without a physical meeting/visit taking place.
The other even bigger source of business travel is the trade conference/show/event. MacWorld, etc. are huge events and are not only sources of seeing and sharing new productlines, but also the very necessary networking that takes place. Even small events in rather obscure trades, are creating the need for attendees to travel long distances. This type of travel is often seen as a perk rather than a chore, and in good economic times for various industries, this type of travel will not diminish any time soon.
I tend to think that the regular short one day travel may diminish somewhat, but the overnight and longer visits may actually increase particularly in the several location trips which are becoming more viable.
This fact will contribute to the instate business travel market as well as domestic and international. In other words, an Asian company may send delegates to Macworld or some SF based event, followed by a trip to LA area meeting and ending with a New York marketing trip before returning to Asia by way of a Canadian stopover.
Don't dismiss business travel.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 12, 2011 at 9:29 am
> One thing about his commentary that I had not thought about
> before is that trips/travel will potentially shrink as
> technologies such as Skype reduce the
> need to travel for meetings or conferences.
Low cost/high quality video conferencing systems have not been generally available in the past. Most of these systems have required more bandwidth than was generally available to large companies. The rise of wireless broadband, still in its infancy, will be, in its own right, an "incubator" for many new services that will affect the need for business travel. Levy is not incorrect in his assessment; neither is he the first to make the observation. High quality/low cost video delivery systems are now the norm.
There are many implications to this new technology. For instance, the same technology that allows B2B interfaces that might reduce the need for travel (on an HSR, say) can also be utilized to increase on-line shopping, which will have a real impact on "local retail". Local retail creates local jobs, and produces more revenue than property taxes, in places like Palo Alto. So, having a robust Internet, providing a full set of "next generation" capabilities, will no doubt have a distinct impact on much local retail.
While ultimately raises the question: just how much "government" can any society afford. Currently, the "byte" of government at all levels, is over 50% of the GDP. Just home much more can the ineffective, often dishonest, and incompetent, governments take from the private sector before the private sector collapses?
It's unlikely that we can afford all of the tax-and-spend projects that the Steve Levy types can dream up. It's imperative that people band together, and fight him (and the forces behind him) tooth and nail, before we lose our ability to chart our own futures.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 12, 2011 at 3:15 pm
Regarding property taxes, I remember when I was a renter in Palo Alto. I voted for all bond issues, becasue I always thought it was a freebie. Then my landlord raised my rent, and I asked him why. He said he was just passing along his increased costs, although he did not mention tax increases. It took me some time to figure it out, but I was, indeed, paying his increased tax bills. I have since purchased my own home in Palo Alto and, should I ever need to rent it out, I will also pass along tax increases to my renters.
There is no free lunch!
a resident of University South
on Dec 12, 2011 at 3:54 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
One poster does not like bonds to pay for infrastructure and cites the library bond which he/she says is they do not use much.
He/she favors user fees so that users will pay the majority of infrastructure costs.
I agree that user fees are important but their use is limited. I don't see the rationale or methodology for financing activities such as public libraries or schools or public safety facilities with user fees. Most residents see value to the community for these services and the 70% of residents who supported the library and school bonds agree becasue many or most do not use either facilities.
I don't see a better approach to funding these invesments than having a vote of the people who are then willing to put up the money. If you don't like a project, argue against it but that doesn't mean bonds and associated taxes are the wrong way to pay for infrastructure that cannot be financed solely by user fees.
As far as not paying for what you don't think has value, lots of folks would love to be able to deduct the cost of the war in Iraq from their federal taxes but that is not the way it works.
The rationale for bond financing is that these projects have large up front capital costs and will last a long time. So 30-year bonds make sense especially when you add in the chance for voters to have a say in these decisions.
As Susan said there is no free lunch, whcih is one of the reasons I think state bonds such as HSR should come with a tax--1) so that no one thinks they are free and 2) as Susan pointed out, so they don't take funds away from education and other programs.
a resident of University South
on Dec 12, 2011 at 4:10 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
School bonds require a 55% approval for passage and other local bonds and transportation taxes such as sales taxes for the Santa Clara Transportation District require a 2/3 approval as do parcel taxes. And as Susan pointed out, renters as well as owners pay for these taxes.
The idea posted above that bonds and taxes are passed primarily with the votes of people who do not pay them is not correct. The Palo Alto library bond, Palo Alto school bonds and parcel taxes and our tranporatation sales taxes all passed with more than a 2/3 majority and are paid for directly and indirecty by all residents and businesses who own or rent property or buy goods and pay sales taxes.
Although posters occassioanlly make fun of people who they claim favor "tax ans spend" at least those people (including me) favor actually paying for what we want, whcih did not happen with the HSR bonds or the Iraq war or the introduction of Medicare drug benefits or the other programs that have broad support except for the paying for it part of the bargain.
While we can differ on the role of government and spending priorities, tax and spend folks do include the paying for it part in their equation as opposed to people who like the spending part but not the paying for it part.
That is another reason I like infrastructure funding proposals that include public votes that include raising the money to pay for the projects, whenever pure user funding is not appropriate, which is often the case.
a resident of Another Palo Alto neighborhood
on Dec 12, 2011 at 4:58 pm
I do like libraries, reread my post.
I disagreed with you that we got what we voted for.
My analogy to the library bond was that although I love and use my library all the time, I did not like the fact that I had no choice on whether I wanted all 5 libraries refurbished. I would have preferred to reduce library space, but I was never asked that question.
You seem to present a case for putting the choice on the ballot then acting on the result. Of course our libraries needed fixing but the only question we were asked did ask how we wanted them fixing.
I do agree that overall taxing is necessary, but I would not want to pick and choose which infrastructure I was in favor of supporting and only paying my taxes towards them.
I do think we need overall taxation to pay for the bulk of our infrastructure, but we also need user charges so that those who use each service pay more for them.
I don't often have cause to use our Bay Area bridges, but I pay for them as often as I do. I don't often have cause to use I5, but I would be happy to pay for the privilege of using a higher speed overall lane when I do. We are beginning to see these toll lanes on our Bay Area freeways paid by fastrak system rather than toll booths. I see no reason why this system will not eventually be put on I5 so that those who use it pay more than those who don't.
HSR should happen and funding is the big question. Our bridges were built at enormous costs at the time and we all benefit from them. Our future generations will benefit from all infrastructure that we put into place, so finding the funding is necessary. Flat taxation is part of the solution, but not the only one.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 12, 2011 at 5:30 pm
Mr. Levy,
I agree with you that some things are community benefits at large. I think it would be more honest if everyone knew that there is no free lunch. In this light, I think that landlords should be allowed, even encouraged, to directly pass along tax increases, AND to publicize it during the bond campaigns. I find the current method of keeping the pass-throughs in the shadows to be sneaky and dishonest.
a resident of Midtown
on Dec 13, 2011 at 12:11 pm
Walter_E_Wallis is a registered user.
HSR as such is not viable, because the ridership is way overestimated. On the other hand, if HSR were to be both freight and passenger, for a compromise 150 mph, and if the rails were common carrier open to all, I would be for it.
a resident of University South
on Dec 15, 2011 at 3:23 pm
stephen levy is a registered user.
I think we have more agreement than disagreement. I agree that both taxation and user fees are appropriate for funding infrastruture. My main point is that it is important but we should pay for it. And I do see that you support libraries but disagree on the specific approach taken in PA.
Regardless of one's position on HSR or Palo Alto libraries, voters agreed to pay for the libraries but did not raise money to pay for HSR. In fact I remember campaign ads touting "this will not raise your taxes". Of course it will divert money from education and safety net programs but that was not mentioned.
I don't know how to get around your issue that you did not like the library choices. There was extensive public input. I don't have a position on what was the right approach. I do believe that if 70% of the voters are willing to fund the project that is a strong case even if individuals disagree.
The commission I have been working with is about to issue our report on infrastructure recommedations for Palo Alto.
I will write about our work after the report is released and we can continue the infrastructure funding discussion.
a resident of University South
on Dec 22, 2011 at 11:28 am
stephen levy is a registered user.
The unusual treatment of job gains from HSR that I mention in the blog has hit the mainstream media today on the front page of he San Jose Mercury News
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Sophisticated Studio in Rome
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Velikost15 m²
Floor No.3
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|Via dei Gigli d'Oro, 00186 Rome, Itálie
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It is on the third floor of a building of 1600. To give a good idea of the size necessary to compare in a little sailboat.
Entering the apartment you are in a very small room equipped with a kitchenette, fridge, table with 2 stools and cupboards. From this room you climb a wooden ladder to the loft where you will find a queen size bed , HI FI, TV LCD and Air Con hot and cold.
The bathroom is small but complete with shower, toilet, washbasin and bidet. Very comfortable, this apartment is ideal for young couples who want to live on a budget, the magic of the old town.
This is probably the most popular square among Roman young people, and one of the favourite sites for visitors.
During the day, Campo dei Fiori is bursting with life and hustle thanks to its colourful market, in which you will find fresh vegetables and fruit, inexpensive clothes and souvenirs sold by easy-going locals that always enjoy a good chat, whether you are a new comer or you have already visited the Eternal City before.
During the night, Campo dei Fiori changes its face completely, and the food stands give place to people from all over the world.
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Dear Luigi,
thank you very much for the good service. We had a wonderfull time in Roma. Since we were right in the middle of everything, we had a lot to see...
The taxi was on time and we were very good in time at the airport.
All for good, we enjoyed the stay,
beste wishes
I stayed here with my girlfriend for a week in October and loved this cosy little flat. The living space is quite small, but given that we were out and about most days that didn't matter to us. The bed was very comfortable, accessed by a ladder next to the door. Getting changed on the ladder took a little getting used to (there isn't room to stand up fully on the bed), but we soon got the knack. There is no lift in the building, so the flat isn't suitable for anyone who can't climb a good few flights of stairs.
The kitchen area consists of two gas hobs, a sink and a fridge. It is well provided for in terms of pans and crockery, so we happily managed to cook a few meals in the flat. However, one of the great advantages of the flat is its location and the many wonderful cafes and restaurants nearby, so we didn't need to cook often! Although the area is very central it was very peaceful at night and we slept very well. We decided for our return journey to use the Terravision Ciampino airport bus instead of the taxi service offered. This turned out much cheaper for us. The Terravision office is on the north side of the station, just outside. Thanks Luigi for a wonderful stay - we hope to return to Rome one day!
El apartamento es más que pequeño, todo concentrado como si fuese una caravana. Limpio, bastante nuevo, con lo imprescindible para pasar unos días. La zona perfecta, a dos pasos de piazza Navona, tranquila, con servicios y tiendas cercas. Se puede ir andando a los principales sitios turísticos. Muy recomendable para una pareja, si quereís aprovechar a tope, estar en pleno centro y os arreglaís en muy, muy poco espacio.
Mi esposo y yo hemos pasado 10 días fantásticos en el apartamento . Luigi, su propietario, y Alice, que fue la persona encargada de recibirnos fueron formidables, Alice incluso nos ayudó a hacer una reserva anticipada para un museo. El apartamento es muy muy pequeño, pero acogedor, limpio , sin ruidos de la calle ni de los vecinos y sobre todo el emplazamiento es sensacional. Si sois dos personas,os lo recomendamos muy sinceramente.
Hemos tenido una estancia maravillosa en Roma. La situación de "il nido" es simplemente perfecta, a un minuto de Piazza Navona.
El apartamento es pequeño pero tiene lo imprescindible para pasar 4 o 5 días, no apto para claustrofobicos... La única pega es la ducha y el sistema de la cisterna que se estropeo en cuanto llegamos.
De 1 a 10?? Un 9 :)
Gracias Luigi y Anna por todo, esperamos volver!!
Die Lage war spitze! Man konnte überall zu Fuß hingehen und auch das Nachtleben in den kleinen Gassen war sehr besonders! So ein Flair bekommt man nicht mit, wenn man in einem Hotel am Termini nächtigt.
Zur Wohnung ist zu sagen, dass sie insgesamt recht sauber war - Kleinigkeiten wie ein nicht mehr ganz so frischer Duschvorhang oder ein etwas wackliger Toilettendeckel, bildeten die einzigen Kritikpunkte! Ansonsten sollte man sich über die Wohnungsgrösse bewusst sein! Sie ist wirklich nur zum Schlafen, Duschen und evtl. einen Kaffe zugebrauchen! Uns hat es gereicht, da wir natürlich da waren, um
Rom zu erkunden!
Also alles in allem: super Lage, klein, aber fein, mit losem Toilettendeckel!
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On the WIMDU site, Apartment Garibaldi was an idyllic place to enjoy a stay in Rome. Everything was very attractive and tempting, but when we arrived on the 18th of July, it was quite disappointing. It was not an apartment on the grond floor, but a small living/kitchen area for 6 persons - certainly not for ten) with a basement converted to bedrooms with a rather noisy ventilation system. There was airconditioning in the daytime living space, but it didn't work despite the instructions in the "appartment-book". (fiddling a bit with remote-control, switching on/off, disconnect from power socket, reset divice reset remote control). I E-mailed daily with Luigi, without any lasting result. The first days the kitchen lacked a tap (broken) which would be repaired on Monday. So wather had to be taken from the bathroom. In our absence the tap was repaired and Luigi had a look at the airconditioner (it worked was the comment). Wel it didn't, and after 3 more days, suddenly somebody entered the apartment. Quite a shock for my wife being there alone. It appeared to be an engineer to repair the airco device. It took 3 persons over an hour to repair it on the pavement in the street. But it had brought a lot of inconvenience. And we couldn't leave the house.
And coincidentally, not Luigi's fault, it apparently was the hottest summer for a century (all the Romans we met complained about it). And we could not even open a window, whereas the front of the apartment faced full southwest, it was an oven.
The bathroom was incredably filthy: mould all over the extempore shower area and the floor was porous, soaking up filth, soap etcetera. Hairs from previous guests, a sanitairy disaster area.
It was that my children and their guests were booked on an airplane on Friday, so we had to serve our time there, but we (my wife and I) left on Friday, diillusionised. It was a waste of money.
We didn't have any contact entry for WIMDU, so we were forced to accept it all.
Absolutly beautiful appartment, very clean and our host was very nice and helpful to us.The appartment was very clean and everything you need for your great time in beautiful Italy was there. Great location with beautiful view. Thank you...We definetly will be back and recoment that appartmet
Dear Claudia, dear Luigi, we had a VERY pleasant stay in your appartment Via Garibaldi - very stylish, very well equipped, perfectly situated and a wonderful and personal welcome and service from you and Claudia. We will definetely recommend you and the appartment to friends planning a visit Rome - no matter if families or couples or groups!
Best regards and thanks for all from Uwe, Diana and kids!
Garibaldi Appartement was great! Great spot and great appartement(special, well equipped, nice and clean). We had lots of fun in Rome. The neighbourhood is very nice, much good places to eat and drink.
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Hindu deity on mural sparks Ten Commandments request
ABINGDON, Va. - A painting in the Barter Theater in has sparked emotions with a lot of people in Washington County, Virginia; now, the Ten Commandments will be displayed in the county's Government Center as well.
We learned the painting given to the Barter Theater features a depiction of Shiva, a Hindu deity.
"My question was if a Hindu god can be displayed, why can Christians not have the Ten Commandments and other Christian symbols displayed also?" asked Jerry Eggers, pastor of nearby Greendale Chapel.
Eggers went to the Board of Supervisors Tuesday night to ask. More than 300 people showed up in support. "It was very uplifting to see that many people that would come out," said board of supervisors member Randy Pennington.
With a unanimous vote, the board agreed to hang a plaque of the Ten Commandments in the Government Center. The plaque will be donated by Eggers and other members of the community. "There is no government tax money going towards this project," said Pennington.
Pennington says the next step is to form a committee to figure out exactly where the Ten Commandments will go inside the building.
The people we spoke with say they are happy the board is allowing the Ten Commandments to be displayed. "Wherever you want to put the Ten Commandments, I would certainly agree to that," said Kathryn Widener.
"It's a guideline for our laws. It's what we live by," said church member Annette Blanchette.
The Barter Theater tells us the painting is not a religious representation, but instead cultural. They say the painting has nothing to do with religion.
We tried to find people who were opposed to the Ten Commandments being displayed but weren't able to locate an interview. Pennington also told us he's received no phone calls against it.
Pastor Eggers says the plaque will be delivered within the next four to five weeks. The board tells us there is no timeline for when the Ten Commandments will be on display.
The letter Eggers wrote was submitted to us by a member of the church and can be viewed below:
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The public is invited. Admission is free.
"Newsweek" has called "The Da Vinci Code" "the most popular novel of our time," and "Time" has called the book "The novel that ate the world." It has sold more than 30 million copies in 44 languages, and in May will appear as a major motion picture starring Tom Hanks.
According to Tyler, "The Da Vinci Code" is reshaping views of religion and Christianity worldwide. He will examine ideas presented in the novel concerning the origins and history of Christianity, and will consider "What does the book tell us about religion and spirituality at the dawn of the 21st century?"
The address is being presented through the "Searching the Sacred Lecture Series" coordinated by the college's department of religion. Tyler is an associate professor of religion at Hope, where he has taught since 1995.


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(24) Annie, February 9, 2015 4:45 PM
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(23) Michael, January 27, 2015 12:51 AM
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(22) Steve B from Potomac MD, November 21, 2014 5:41 PM
Jews have an extraordinary challenge between being good neighbors while restricting our personal behavior, e.g. regarding the food that we will eat.
Go figure it out! At one and the same time Jews are commanded to invite a stranger home for lunch, but serve food which may be strange to the stranger.
And yet, Judaism has succeeded in being a beacon to the world - Billions acknowledge monotheism. Even the major Asian religions acknowledge a unitary energy from which everything flows - even though for the Hindus, the unitary energy appears n different forms - so as to be relevant to each individual. Even Confucianism seems to borrow from the teachings of Abraham - who sent most of his children to the East.
Perhaps - see the story of the Red Cow (Para Adumah) in the Book of Numbers (Bamidbar) - those who prepare that which will make others pure, become themselves impure.
(21) Riva, January 7, 2013 7:30 PM
The root of all evil is not money but ignorance that leads to hate
The root of anti-semitism goes back centuries when it was called exactly what it was: jew hating. It was about the royalty employing the jews as doctors and lawyers seeing as the jews were the literate few and whose services were vital to the life and death and economy. Unfortunately, the only contact that the jews had with the ignorant masses was as the tax collecters. The people were suspicious by nature; especially resentful of the men taking their money away. They already lived in poverty, but blamed it on the jews, not the kings and queens. Not too many know the history of jews in Russia before Hollywood was created, but isn't it remarkable that there are still some people who say with disdain that the Jews own/control Hollywood. As though the stats are not theer to prove it, we all know a very percentage of the powerful people in the media are jewish. And there's something wrong with that? If I had the kind of talent that Steven Spielberg alone has I'd be thrilled to get funded for my next incredible film......aaahh, but I digress... And of course, let's face it: there's always the jealousy factor: 'my son, the doctor' wouldn't have gotten through medical school if it weren't for the tuition. They've got to take into account that Jesus saves, but Moses invests.
Shoshana-Jerusalem, January 8, 2013 6:56 PM
root of anti-Semitism
The root of anti-Semitism is that we are Jewish. There is the jealousy factor, for sure. But aren't there rich goyim as well who can afford medical school for their sons? There's millions of them. The truth is that they hate us no matter if we are rich or poor, have high goverment positions or are poverty-stricken and dowtroden. They hate us if we keep separate or if we assimilate. It has nothing to do with ignorance, though anti-Semitic statements like yours,( "Moses invests") and the remark about the tuition, don't help very much and could even incite violence. Are you Jewish? (Just curious.) But none of this is the reason. They hate us because we stand for truth. Because we carry the Devine message to all mankind. We are the very small tribe that survived slavery in Egypt, the Romans and Greeks in the Land of Israel, the Inqusition, the pogroms, the Crusades, the Holocaust. Why don't you google in to (on aish.com) " World Perfect", and "The Jewish Contribution to Humanity" and "John Adams on the Jews."


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I split my two hives two weeks ago and used the resources from the two original to make 5 splits. After inspecting on Friday, I saw some hatched queen cells and found some queens prowling around. I have put in the info into the Beeyard Queen Bee Calendar, but it seems a bit far off to wait another two weeks before these girls are expected to start laying.
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There are two in the series: a DC-15 Clone carbine and a DH-17 Rebel blaster.
I looked at both of them in person and I was amazed at how screen-accuarate they really were. Not perfect, but very, very close.
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Except the female characters have guns now. And there are more fighters who aren't white. And there are civilians fighting, too — and all of them despise you for being a COG soldier.
See, the Coalition of Ordered Governments has been keeping secrets. Secrets about the planet's mysterious fuel source. Secrets about the origins of Emergence Day, when the Locust monsters popped out of the ground and started slaughtering. And yet more secrets, all found in the Gears extended canon of art books, comics, and novels.
Although this Gears has longer cut-scenes than previously, you'll still be confused. In the game's final chapter, Delta squad's resident snark machine, Baird, points out several plot holes to protagonist Marcus Fenix. Eventually, someone hands Baird a data disc in response, an allegory for all the Gears extended reading you've been neglecting.
If you had read the comics, you'd be familiar with the game's two new female characters (Bernie, an aging fighter, and Sam Byrne, a mixed-race woman with an Australian accent and jokes that rival Baird's), as well as the game's new black character, Jace, all of whom appear in this game with no explanation or introduction. You'd also know that Lieutenant Anya Stroud has combat training, not that you'd ever guess from the first two Gears games, in which she wears a dress and never gets her hands dirty. Now she's in the same armor as the men, packing the same artillery, and unleashing warrior cries while sawing Locusts in half.
But whenever the game acknowledges that its new female characters are, y'know, female, it falters. When Cole, Baird, Carmine, and Sam try to talk a civilian into sharing his food, the man offers bacon in exchange for sex with Sam. Baird and Carmine half-jokingly consider the offer until Cole shuts them down. Jokes about sex slavery ring hollow in light of Gears' novels, which describe a "breeding farm" called Jilane where women were both artificially inseminated and raped to provide soldiers to the COG. The Gears franchise does better by its female characters when it ignores their gender entirely; the story thankfully does this for most of the rest of the game.
At least the Uncle Tom-ish Augustus "Cole Train" Cole has been transformed from a comic sidekick into a leader. You'll play several chapters as Cole instead of Marcus, visiting Cole's hometown and pre-war life as a famous sports star. The game intersperses flashbacks to Cole's glory days with the destroyed stadium, a fitting backdrop to Cole's longing. The rest of the game gropes at achieving that sense of aching loss, but Cole's chapters are the most haunting.
The plot emphasizes banding together regardless of gender, color, or experience, and just as in other Gears games, the gameplay echoes this camaraderie. The campaign now allows four-player online co-op, and you can each play on different difficulty levels. And as for multiplayer, Gears 3 has upgraded its Horde mode by adding cover system upgrades between waves of enemies. And, of course, you've got the Versus and Beast modes, all bound to inspire months of gaming war stories in your gaming clique.
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4- tbsp paprika
1- tbsp rosemary
2- tbsp kosher salt
4- tsp onion powder
4- tsp garlic powder
4- tsp dry mustard
3- tsp dried sweet basil
2- tsp ground bay leaves (If you can't find ground use whole)
1½- tsp ground coriander
1½- tsp ground savory
1½- tsp dried thyme
1½- tsp ground black pepper
1½- tsp white pepper
1- tsp ground cumin
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Original post made by Angela Hey, Mountain View Voice Blogger, on Apr 21, 2009
Type in your address and you can find out how far it is to walk to nearby attractions. I typed in the Voice office on Evelyn Street and found it had a score of 86 out of 100. Google's head office, where the meeting was held, is further from amenities and had a score of 68.
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Thanks for the press Angela. Please join us anytime: Web Link. Catherine Burton, Lead Organizer
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An interesting and welcome project.
So how about walking just down the street from the Mountain View office on Evelyn to the Castro Street Caltrain crossing. The project there is taking shape. They are putting in fences to funnel all sidewalk traffic through four yellow steel manually operated gates that appear to be about 30 inches wide when opened. Handicapped access to the VTA light rail station is apparently cut off from the downtown Mountain View side, people with baby carriages may be able to open the gate by backing through it, but some won't. Walking bikes will be tight. The intention seems to be to limit to one person at a time on the tracks since the gate bottleneck is the only opening going both ways.
It's not clear why the opening is so narrow and why there is a gate at all. The gate has a big sign, of course telling us it will cost $271 to cross when the overhead gate and lights are operating. But it's illegal now. Crossing there is not infrequent, the pedestrian traffic is fairly high especially at rush hour as is car and rail traffic. They widened the sidewalk to contain a queue. The nearest other crossings are the Shoreline Blvd overpass and the Steven's Creek Trail overpass which is not lighted after dark.
The design of the Castro Street project is inept and arrogant. It is not their concern to throttle off the pedestrian traffic and that was hardly the intent of Measure A voters in 2000. There seems to be no case for what they are specifically doing though there surely is for making the crossing safer if possible. Pedestrians are stakeholders just as the railroad and car drivers are but apparently are despised.
If this is how they spend $5.8 million Measure A funds, what might they do to us spending a slice of $42-plus billion? The Nimby's have suddenly become much more credible.
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Mardi Gras Boardwalk has been given the green light to proceed.
On Wednesday, the Lake Charles City Council approved the sale of nine acres of land for more than $4 million and a cooperative endeavor agreement that outlines the rules and timetable that the development company has to abide by as it attempts to build a $45 million residential and entertainment facility along the lakeshore.
"We're excited as can be," said Mardi Gras Boardwalk spokesman Gary Dickson. "This has been a long time coming, but it is worth it."
The complex should be completed within two years.
Near the end of the summer, the development company is supposed to present the City Council with the completed master plan for approval.
"It has to be completed in less time than how long we've talked about it," Dickson said.
City Councilman Dana Jackson was happy with the final, unanimous vote. Jackson worked closely with Mayor Randy Roach's administration and Mardi Gras Boardwalk officials to foster the development through the legislative process.
He has repeatedly said he wants to see a high-dollar development built in Lake Charles. "I applaud Mardi Gras Boardwalk for hanging around," he said.
Approval did not come easy, as City Councilman Marshall Simien insisted that a sound study was needed so residents living near the proposed development site would not be adversely affected. Mardi Gras Boardwalk intends to build an outdoor amphitheater on the property to host concerts.
Simien's concerns follow recent informal sound checks that garnered attention from residents in the northern section of the city. They complained about the high level of music that was used in the exercise.
The City Council approved a sound level of 85 decibels, which was supported by Mardi Gras Boardwalk.
Simien said the selection of that level was not based on science and that Mardi Gras Boardwalk could end up spending hundreds of thousands of dollars and have their master plan not approved.
"I don't know how we can put that level into the agreement without a sound study. It would make sense for both sides to have a study because that would help with the design aspect. The 85-decibel level is pulling a number out of our hat," he said. "I don't think 85, 90 or 100 will be a litmus test.
"I am all for development. But there are people in the northern part of the city who spent money to build their homes. I hate to have something where the two can't exist."
Charles Landry, the attorney representing Mardi Gras Boardwalk, implied the deal could fall through if the 85-decibel limit was not accepted. The company initially wanted a level of 110, then 90 decibels.
"We need to have a number that is the standard and ask that you accept 85 and let us go forward with planning," Landry told the City Council.
He and Simien both agreed that the company could lose its financial investment if the council did not approve the master plan based on the sound issue. The city has a right to refuse the master plan, based on the agreement.
Dickson said the company will work with engineers during the planning phase in an effort to keep sound from being a problem.
Mardi Gras Boardwalk officials have proposed buying the land from the city for $4.4 million then constructing a $46 million entertainment facility with a festival park and amphitheater; five-story, 100-room condo/hotel; 35,000-square-foot sports bar and grill; and a 25,000-square-foot family entertainment center.
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Yeah I can't either. 5th time I''ve had to create a new username here....My poor post count...:mad:
Every time I sign on the threads are listed alpabetically until I change it. How do I change this?
Ok........here's the issues I have so far with the new boards. Sometimes I can't reply to a thread at all unless I double click on "reply with quote" Sometimes I am able to quick reply by just clicking in the box but no every time. The tabs labled "Reply to Thread" "Post Quck Reply" and "Reply" do not work AT ALL. If I click on one of those I can't do anything else until I move out of the thread all together and come back to it.
Also....any time I sign into TAGF forum or come back to it from another forum, ie. Smack talk it defaults to listing the threads alphabetically. I have to go to the bottom of the page and change the settings.
I can't post pictures in the text of my post, nor can I add a picture to my signature
So far this board is significantly less user friendly than the old board.
The only real issue I have with the new forums is the amount of spam that is coming in. It seems like every forum you go to, there's a spam thread or spam post. I think you guys know what I am talking about.


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1. to start something with no intention of finishing.
2. to talk like you are going to get violent with someone and not follow through.
2. to talk like you are going to get violent with someone and not follow through.
see that guy over there, he doesn't half step...he'll kick your ass
by fuckoffanddie March 27, 2005
Just aggreeing. The word appears in an A Tribe Called Quest song on the album "The Low End Theory."
"I never half stepped because I'm not a half stepper.
by Julian April 07, 2005
drinking half(or partial) a bottle of liquor with more alcohol content than near beer and then pretending to be more messed up than everyone else drinking heavier stuff
clint is also known as half step cause all he ever does is start a drink, doesnt finish it then acts 10x more drunk than everyone else
by assclown123789456 July 12, 2010
The vengeful act of crapping on a lover's chest while they sleep.Buy the plush


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Property Taxes Law Guide – Revision 2012
Revenue and Taxation Code
Property Taxation
Part 2. Assessment
Chapter 5. Special Types of Property
Article 1. Generally
Section 983
983. Property in legal custody. Property in litigation in possession of a county treasurer, court, county clerk, or receiver shall be assessed to the officer in possession, and the taxes shall be paid under the direction of the court.
Funds in litigation.—Money placed in a bank as special deposits pursuant to court orders and stipulations of the parties to await the outcome of the litigation is subject to assessment for taxation as money in litigation in possession of a "receiver." Spring Valley Water Co. v. San Francisco, 246 U.S. 391.
The amount of an award paid by the city to the county treasurer for the benefit of a property owner in a condemnation proceeding is not a solvent credit of the property owner for purposes of taxation, but is to be assessed to the county treasurer under the provisions of this section, and no deduction is allowable on account of debts owed by the property owner. Bessolo v. City of Los Angeles, 176 Cal. 597.
When money deposited with the county treasurer pursuant to a court order is assessed to one of the parties to pending litigation instead of to the treasurer, the assessment is void, and in the following year the money is properly assessed as property which has escaped assessment. City of San Luis Obispo v. Pettit, 87 Cal. 499.
Under this section the court is authorized to ascertain the amount of taxes to be paid on funds and solvent credits in the hands of the receiver, and to order that the tax be paid by the receiver. City of Los Angeles v. Los Angeles City Water Co., 137 Cal. 699.
Tangible personal property.—Jewelry which was left by the owner in Los Angeles County when he changed his residence to Ventura County and was impounded with the clerk of Los Angeles County in a divorce action was properly taxed by that county while in the possession of the clerk as required by this section even though the owner did not consent to the impounding. Howard v. City of Los Angeles, 143 Cal.App.2d 195.
Levy of attachment.—An airplane under a levy of attachment by the county sheriff before and on the tax lien date was not property "in litigation" and was not assessable to the sheriff. United States Overseas Airline v. Alameda County, 235 Cal.App.2d 348.


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Black Lung benefits finalized
LEE COUNTY, Va. - The federal government published the Byrd Amendments Wednesday, giving miners with black lung disease easier access to benefits.
It's a final ruling on the amendments to the Black Lung Benefits Act, which passed in March 2010.
"We had to roll the windows down and all the dust came in," a miner told us in May 2013.
"My dad worked 38, 39 years in the mines he trained me in the mines," another said.
When we introduced you to these miners back in May 2013, they were struggling to get their black lung disease benefits. "It's an ongoing battle," said Ron Carson, the Black Lung Program Director at Stone Mountain Health Services, in St. Charles, Va.
Now the miners have easier access to benefits. "The Byrd Amendments of 2010, March 23, are some of the strongest legislation I've seen," Carson told us.
The first amendment means miners will no longer have to prove their respiratory ailment is due to the black lung disease and that it arose from a coal mine. Total disability benefits will now be awarded if the miner worked in a mine for at least 15 years and they can show they have a totally disabling respiratory problem.
The second amendment transfers black lung benefits directly to eligible survivors after a miner's death. "We feel like we are on the tip of the iceberg," said Carson. "There are so many miners out there over the years who have felt it's a waste of [their] time to apply for these benefits."
The amendments were law until 1981, when the program ceased to be a compensation program, said Carson. It then became a disability program and the two amendments were eliminated, he said.
Even though re-instating the amendments has helped, the national average of those people getting their benefits is still between 12 and 15 percent according to Carson. He added that the national average was about three percent before the amendments passed. "We have gradually increased the percentage but it's not where we want to be," he said. "But it's sure not where we used to be."
About 12 percent of local miners he's seen collected benefits before, Carson told us, compared to around 42 percent now.
It's still a big issue here. "We live in a hot spot," said Carson. "NIOSH has indicated that Southwest Virginia, Eastern Kentucky, they have scientific documentary proof that our miners are dying and getting sicker at a much younger age."
NIOSH is the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health.
Black lung disease could be minimized if miners breathed in fewer dangerous particles, he said.
This could be done by using filters and computer monitoring to lower the amount of particles miners inhale, Carson suggested.
Read the whole Black Lungs Benefits Act here.
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"If you don't have time to do it right, when will you have time to do it over?" I internalized the message on this sign in my high school chemistry class. Cutting corners and skipping steps saves you time today, but often you pay a much greater price farther down the line when fixing the problems caused by haste.
This is especially true in our industry. Overworked software people often push back against suggestions of actions they might take to improve their chances of project and organizational success. They protest, "I'd really like to do that and I know I should, but I don't have time." But what's the real message? Let's see what the refrain of "But I don't have time!" might really mean.
From Managers
"But I don't have time to hold a retrospective," declared the manager of a recently failed project, when my colleague suggested that it might be a good idea to reflect on what went wrong before they launched a second attempt. You could realistically interpret this message as, "We must get started on the next project immediately because it will take us so long to recover from making those same mistakes again."
"But I don't have time to identify risks and decide how to control them," another manager complained. He might have been thinking, "None of the bad things that happen to other people will happen to us." Hey, the risks are out there whether you choose to look for them or not. My personal preference is to fill in those parts of the map that are labeled "Here There Be Dragons."
I know someone who begins every new project by studying his organization's "lessons learned" repository. Then he charts a course based on the footsteps of those who have passed before. A project manager who doesn't have time to peruse the lessons learned has opted instead to wrestle with some of the same problems that previous managers have experienced.
You might have heard a manager say, "We don't have time to write a requirements specification." This person is relying on a mind meld to substitute for oral and written communication of the new system's requirements. The translation might be, "We need to start coding immediately so we have time later to change the system to really satisfy the users." This just doesn't seem efficient to me. Similarly, some customers resist participating in requirements elicitation, proclaiming that, "I don't have time to talk with you about my requirements. You should already know what I need." The clear message is, "The developers can use telepathy and clairvoyance to understand my business needs. If they miss the mark, I'll straighten them out after I see what they build as their first guess." You're going to get the customer feedback eventually. It's a lot less painful to get it before you've actually delivered the product.
From Developers
"I don't have time to do a technical feasibility evaluation," argued the harried developer. What he meant was that he would find plenty of time to rearchitect the system later when he couldn't satisfy the performance requirements. "We're doing rapid development here, so I don't have time to document my designs and code," is another developer mantra. Amazingly, maintenance staff (who are sometimes also the original developers) always seem to have time to reverse-engineer the design and requirements from the code when they have to make a change.
I get nervous when I hear a developer say, "I don't have time to do a bunch of design work. I need to get something running right away!" Could she really be


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Double room-inkl breakfastbuffet
Floor No.
- Breakfast
- Balcony/terrace
- Pool
- Parking available
- Towels
- Internet/WiFi
Accommodation summary
|Moosstraße, 5020 Salzburg, Austria
|Property type
|Private room
|Property ID
|Acceptance rate
|Response time
|A few hours
|Calendar updated
Our rooms include:
Bathroom with shower / WC
Digital satellite HD -TV-Radio
Extra beds - baby cot
Refrigerator, hairdryer, iron (in a nearby room) at your leisure.
Free Wifi in the rooms
House rulesOur Price:
Our rates include full breakfast buffet.
Extra bed: 15 €.
Children under 6 years stay free in parents room.
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Reviews of this property
Great little hotel, in beautiful landscape. Nice spacious room, great breakfast, and lovely owners.
Fine bed and breakfast location. Excellent room and very very good breakfast. We stayed two nights and the recommendation of Walter to do the excursion for the Sound of Music in the morning was an excellent idea! Walter and Gudrun are very polite and friendly. We will visit this location certainly again!!
Great location, city centre is just a few minutes by car. The room is looking to the hills. Walter and his wife are very nice and helpful people. The breakfast is good. If we travel to Salzburg again, we would stay at Walter again.
We had a very very spacious room with a large bed and a cosy sitting aera. Bathroom was fully equipped and had a large shower. The view from the room was great. Breakfast was superb! The room for breakfast was tippical austrian and so was the dress of our host. And again a breathtaking view on the mountains. Salzburg itself is a wonderful city with a beautiful small historic center. We used the place on our way to Slovenia but it is a nice place for a longer stay.
We were very satisfied with everything.
Waren mit allem sehr zufrieden.
Very nice hosts. Were always helpful and gave good advice. Beautiful accommodation in a great location. It is good to downtown. Also to Unterberg, it is not far. Breakfast was good, great selection (a little more cheese would have been nice).
We would definitely come back.
Sehr nette Gastgeber. Waren immer hilfsbereit und haben gute Tipps gegeben. Schöne Unterkunft in einer tollen Lage. Man kommt gut in die Innenstadt. Auch zum Untersberg ist es nicht weit. Das Frühstück war gut, super Auswahl (etwas mehr Käse wäre nett gewesen).
Wir kommen gerne wieder.
nice house and very nice place walter and his wife very nice .......
and the bus near c is very very good .... c is most convenient to move the card and arrange it right entry in the different museums and bus and boat for 35 euros at walter it is worth it !!! !!!!!!
bel endroit tres jolie maison et walter et sa femme tres gentil.......
et le bus a proximité c est tres tres bien ....c est le plus pratique pour se déplacer et la card arrange bien les choses entrée dans les différents musées bus et bateau et pour 35 euros chez walter cela vaut le coup !!!!!!!!!
Very good accommodation with totally nice landlords .Saubere rooms with delicious breakfast .Here we'll gladly come back again toward highly recommended.
Sehr gute Unterkunft mit total netten Vermietern .Saubere Zimmer mit leckeren Frühstück .Hier kommen wir gerne wieder nochmals hin sehr zu empfehlen.
Ammoos is a great place to stay. Beautiful landscape around the house and the house neatly arranged. Double room very comfortable with a balcony. There is public transportation from Salzburg right to Walter's place. Good breakfast too!
The hosts were friendly, educated people. The accommodation (Room 2) in view of the price / performance ratio) outstanding. The bus stop is about 200 meters away. The acquisition of the Salzburg Card is strongly recommended.
Conclusion: highly recommended.
Die Gastgeber waren freundliche, gebildete Leute. Die Unterkunft (Zimmer 2) angesichts des Prei-/Leistungsverhältnisses) hervorragend. Die Bushaltestelle ist etwa 200 m entfernt. Der Erwerb der Salzburgkarte ist unbedingt zu empfehlen.
Fazit: Unbedingt zu empfehlen.
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Executive Apartment in Heart of Chatswood
Size0 m²
Floor No.21(with elevator)
- Kitchen
- Air conditioning
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Gym
- Pool
- Elevator in building
Accommodation summary
|Victor St, Chatswood, Sydney, 2067 Sydney, Australia
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|A few hours
|Calendar updated
Fully furnished 2 bedroom executive apartment in Chatswood. Available short or long term. Open plan living/dining area that leads to large oversize balcony with outdoor setting and spectacular views from the sun rising above Sydney Heads in the East, across the City skyline and setting in the West beyond the Blue Mountains. Stylishly furnished and fully equipped with Flat Screen TV, DVD, reverse cycle air-conditioning, microwave, full size fridge, dishwasher, cutlery, crockery, pots and pans, iron and ironing board, linen and towels.
The main bedroom has built in robes and a large ensuite with separate bath and shower. The second bedroom consists of two single beds, build in robes and is serviced by a full size main bathroom with separate bath and shower. The apartment has an internal laundry with washing machine and dryer.
This apartment is just 10 minutes from the business centres of North Sydney, Lane Cove and Ryde, 15 minutes from the City, Manly and Northern Beaches, and 40 minutes from the airport. Lane Cove National Park is just minutes away and the building is located in the very heart of Chatswood and an enormous number of shops, cafes, restaurants, bars and other entertainment options are right on your doorstep. There is an outdoor pool, spa and sauna in the complex.
All rates include electricity & gas.
House rulesAll bookings & tenancies incur a departure cleaning fee of $198
Please note that there is a minimum booking period from 23rd December to 2nd January. We cannot accept bookings with arrival or departure inside these dates.
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Reviews for this host's other properties
Fantastic view, Good bed, a little bit shabby but clean, perfect contact,
We had a great stay at his condo before our cruise. It was just as advertised and anything we needed was only a phone call away.
It was very clean when we arrived and the beds are very comfortable.
The condo is in a great location within walking distance to the CBD and Darling Harbour. We will defiantly be staying here again when we come back to Sydney.
Fabulous apartment, very spacious and clean, with a gorgeous view of the bridge and cityscape, lovely little touches by the host made us feel at home, very secure building and parking made all the difference I will definitely be booking this apartment again in the future
Appartment is very good located and has space enough for 4 to 5 people (one bedroom for adults, the other bedroom rather for 2-3 kids). Great is tennis-court and pool on the rooftop with amazing few.
The price was rather high and for this, in our opinion all details shoud be perfect (like dishwashing machine must work correctly, all lights should work, no broken chairs).
Very nice spacious apartment with a fantastic view of Sydney. Great location. We really enjoyed our stay.
We stayed at the apartment in April 2015 (2 adults and 2 children) and found it to be excellent. Great location (handy to transport and also easy to walk into town and around), great facilities, spacious, very comfortable and very clean and tidy. The one negative was dealing with Peter and his office staff. When asking for clarification or assistance, they were very defensive and their general communication was not great. Once they sort that out, I would have no hesitation in recommending the apartment as a great place to stay.
Apartment very well located, the whole town can be done on foot
The downside is that this is the same street is very busy and noisy at night.
The pool and rooftop jacuzzi its a real plus
Everything conforms to the description on the website (missing a few dishes when we are still 5)
I highly recommend
Appartement très bien situé, toute la ville peut se faire à pied
L'inconvénient c'est que de ce fait la rue est très passagère et bruyante même la nuit.
La piscine et le jacuzzi sur le toit son un réel plus
Tout est conforme à la description faite sur le site (manque un peu de vaisselle quand même lorsqu'on est 5)
Je recommande vivement
Thank you for the great apartment. It has a great location to public transportation. Everything you need is available (great kitchen, washer, dryer, balcony, ...). The rooftop pool is awesome. Here you have a beautiful view. On the way to the station you pass a supermarket. Everything was clean and tidy on arrival. Would highly recommend it and would like to stay here again at any time. Again a big thank you to Peter, keep it up.
Vielen Dank für das tolle Apartment. Es hat eine super Lage zu den öffentlichen Verkehrsmitteln. Alles was man benötigt ist vorhanden (tolle Küche, Waschmaschine, Trockner, Balkon, …). Der Pool auf dem Dach ist genial. Hier hat man eine schöne Aussicht. Auf dem Weg zur Bahn kommt man an einem Supermarkt vorbei. Alles war bei der Ankunft sauber und gepflegt. Kann es nur wärmstens empfehlen und würde hier jederzeit wieder übernachten wollen. Nochmal ein großer Danke an Peter, weiter so.
The apartment was great, the views of the Sydney skyline from the balcony simply stunning! Key collection (pick up at the reception of a hotel) worked without problems.
The apartment itself is decorated very spacious and comfortable, modern and chic 4 adults, only the baths date back to an earlier era ... would be renovated. Very good beds, air conditioning works great. We would come back!
Das Apartment war toll, der Blick auf die Skyline von Sydney vom Balkon einfach atemberaubend! Die Schlüsselübergabe (Abholung am Empfang eines Hotels) funktionierte unproblematisch.
Das Apartment selbst ist für 4 Erwachsene sehr geräumig und komfortabel, modern und chic eingerichtet, nur die Bäder stammen noch aus einer älteren Ära... müssten mal renoviert werden. Sehr gute Betten, Klimaanlage funktioniert hervorragend. Wir würden wiederkommen!
A perfect apartment with a perfect location.
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Children often throw a tantrum when they struggle with new expectations about how they should behave. Tantrums can include a combination of crying, yelling, stomping feet, flailing arms, hitting or other forms of physical aggression. These behaviors persist until children learn to express their frustration and anger more appropriately.
When adults give in to tantrums, it teaches the child that yelling and screaming are good ways to get attention and get what they want. Young children need to learn that they cannot always have their way and they need to learn to control their sadness and anger when this happens. Here are a number of suggestions than can help you successfully cope with temper tantrums:
If your child has tantrums that are uncomfortably intense, are unusually frequent or don't show signs of lessening, this may signal a more serious problem. Help for especially problematic behavior is available through the Children's Hospital of Wisconsin Psychiatry Center. To schedule an appointment, call (414) 266-3339.


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EC-Council Releases CNDA (CEH in Disguise)
I was very curious why they felt the need to create another name for the already highly popular CEH. In their FAQ, they answered that question:
Why did EC-Council create a duplicate course and certification similar to CEH?
The United States government agencies are too sensitive to the word "hacker" in a certification program. Based on their feedback and request we have created an identical course and certification with a different title without the word "hacker" in it.
For more info: http://www.eccouncil.org/CNDA.htm
I'm wondering if any of our members out there work for the gov't and have come across this 'sensitivity' to the word hacker?


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Verse of the Day
"We wait in HOPE for the Lord, He is our Help & our Shield." ~ Psalm 33:20
A Year with Aslan from Prince Caspian
"Aslan, who seemed larger than before, lifted his head, hook his mane, & roared. The sound – deep & throbbing at first, like an organ beginning on a low note, rose & became louder till the earth & air with shaking with it … In every field & wood the alert ears of rabbits rose from their holds, the sleepy heads of birds came out from under wings, owls hooted, vixens barked, hedgehogs grunted, the trees stirred, & men leaped up groping for lights."
"It's only in relation to the wrath of God that we know the mercy of God. In the Cross, we see both the kindness & sternness of God. & that transcendent mystery can't be comprehended in spite of its absolute nearness." ~ Matt Redman, Facedown
"We all have questions, but after a while you find that all your questions are gone. You come to the point of total reliance on the resurrection life of Jesus, which brings you into complete oneness with the purpose of God. There may still be things hidden to your understanding, but no longer will they come between your heart & God. You won't even need to ask, because you'll be certain that God will reveal things in accordance with His will – & for his glory." ~ Oswald Chambers, My Utmost for His Highest
"Nowhere in the New Testament is the humanity of Paul seen so clearly as when he staggers under the attacks of the Corinthian church. His sufferings are like Christ because they are inward. However from that we can learn that malice needs nothing to live on, it can feed on itself. A contentious spirit will find something to quarrel about. Good men can be made to appear evil by the simple trick of dredging up what's in his own heart & attributing it to them." ~ A.W. Tozer, We Travel An Appointed Way
"The real legacy of my life was my biggest failure – that I was an ex-con. My greatest humiliation was the beginning of God's greatest use of my life. He chose the one experience I could not glory in, for His glory." ~ Chuck Colson


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