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I want to go from Paris to Bruges Sept 7 leaving at 7 or 8 in the morning and come back the same day around 5 pm. I was notified the fares are up today. I can get there with many choices but not back to Paris. It shows the trains but no fares or way to book. Perhaps I have missed something and I am using the wrong site? I keep getting directed to Rail Europe. I tried Thalys site and it is impossible on that site I guess because Thalys only goes to Brusels. Any suggestions?
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Did you check off round trip on the Rail Europe site? Had no problem finding schedules for you. Leave Gare Nord on Sept 7 @ 7:25 am Thalys # 9309, arrive Bruxelles Midi 8:47 am return to Gare Nord leaving Bruxrlless Midi @ 3:43 pm arriving Paris 5:05 pm Thalys # 9546. Rd trip fare $92 US
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I am trying to go to Bruges, not Brussels. I am requesting round trip. It just will not show anything but the trains on the return so I can not book this trip. I was so hoping to do this train trip. By the time the fares show it will likely only be available at high prices I sure do understand why people are so frustrated with the Europe train sites. Funny, I played with Brussels and found trains and fares both ways. This is strange to me
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I just tried your criteria on tgv-europe.com and found both legs between Paris and Bruges with prices. It allowed me to proceed to the payment process. If you use this site, be sure to uncheck the Direct Routes Only box. This will give you more choices of schedules.
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You can book at either www.tgv-europe.com/en or www.thalys.com
If you use tgv-europe.com you MUST NOT select 'United States as search results automatically open on Ral Europe with higher prices and fees. Instead, select Antarctic or Afghanistan, and read any pop-ups carefully, DO NOT let them divert you, click the link to 'Continue to TGV-europe.com'.
But I'd use Thalys, and select the destination 'Brussels ABS'. ABS = Any Belgian Station = a Thalys ticket to Brussels with reserved seat on a specific train plus open ticket for an onward train to anywhere in Belgium, in your case Bruges. It's valid on any Brussels-Bruges train in the 24 hours after arrival at Brussels, and on the return in the 24 hour before departure from Brussels. No seat reservations possible or necessary for this bit. -
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I didn't have any trouble at all being able to book that ticket on www.voyages-sncf.com, it cost around 143 euro roundtrip (no great discounts, especially on return). That was second class. So I don't know what you are doing wrong but there's nothing wrong with the website showing you possibilities for that date. YOu have to check that you will pick up the tickets at a gare in France, of course, as you won't be able to have them mailed abroad and I suspect you won't be able to get them from the automatic machine unless you have a card with a chip, of course. Still, you can easily buy them online. SNCF charges you a 9 euro admin fee because the second train comes from Belgium.
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Hi hp,
Go to www.voyages-sncf.com
Leave the menu in French,
You will "depart" from "Paris (Toutes gares intramuros)"
You will "arrivee" at "Bruges (Belgique)"
Choose 19/07/2012 under "Aller le" 06:00 and "retour le" 17:00
Click "Rechercher"
Choose either the 06:25 or the 07:25.
They are down to the last few seats for the latter.
Enjoy your day in Bruges.
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I didn't have any trouble at all being able to book that ticket on www.voyages-sncf.com, it cost around 143 euro roundtrip (no great discounts, especially on return).>
If having to pay 143 euros for one day then by all means investigate the Germany-Benelux railpass (well if taking some other trains that is - you could with the pass go via Lille on TGV and pay just 6 euros I believe for the seat reservations. Not sure how much the pass costs but 143 euros may be a big chunk of it. And you could then have total flexibility as it is not hard to get railpass seats on the Paris to Lille route as there are so so many trains and relatively few tourists using that route.
Transfer in Lille to a regional train to Bruges - no reservations even possible.
For lots on trains in those countries I always highlight not only Man in seat 61 (who posts above) - his commercial site www.seat61.com but also two other sites that I think stand out above those mainly selling stuff with prices and little other info - www.ricksteves.com and www.budgeteuropetravel.com.
If not taking any other trains then yes do whatever route is cheaper - Thalys via Brussels with the ABS thing or Paris-Lille-Bruges - both routes take about exactly the same time - Thalys to get the cheapest fare you should book months in advance - Lille route can do once in Paris at an affordable fee if you do not book online discounts on that one as well.
Tant pis you cannot at least stay the night in Bruges, after the tourist hoards have gone and the city becomes much much more romantic -- the canals and old humpbacked bridges being sublimely illuminated, etc. -
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Choose the train you want and then "Choisissez"
On the next page, choose your return train and choisissez.
You will see your ticket displayed - a Thalys train to Brussels and a regional train to Bruges.
For an additional 5.5E you can buy refund insurance.
Next "Valider votre reservation".
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Don't buy insurance when you can't read what you are buying or know what it covers or if it is even valid for you (I suspect not, I think it is legally only for EU residents).
I think the fare is so high because that date is not a particularly low period (a Friday in early September). So there are some discounts if you agree to non-refundable, but not deep ones. Also, I think Thalys tends to be more expensive than some French TGV trains that might be comparable distance. It's around 65 euro each way. And coming back at 5 pm on a Friday is probably the equivalent of train rush hour. -
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I have tried TVG and can get round trip ticket for 134 euros. That seems very high to me. I just went back to Rail Europe and again the same thing. Booking an outbound train is fine and no way to book a return. Maybe this link will work to show what I am talking about.
This really makes me curious. btw, I tried a different browser, that is not the problem -
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Re: Rail Europe. Hmmmm, I just had an idea, I tried it and it worked. I thought what about 2 separate 1 way tickets. It works! Round trip would be $151 USD. about $10.00 less than the TVG site. Perhaps there is something about booking round trip on the same day that is causing this?
The fare still seems high. In 2009 I traveled on Thalys from Amsterdam to Paris for about $42.00, that was a 1 way. Is the price worth it? Then they had a funny named special fare -
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>Perhaps there is something about booking round trip on the same day that is causing this? <
Could crossing a national border have something to do with it?
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>>>fare still seems high. In 2009 I traveled on Thalys from Amsterdam to Paris for about $42.00, that was a 1 way. Is the price worth it?<<<
You can book discounts on Thalys if you want to book Paris/Brussels (some one way tickets are 29€).
On SNCF, I get a round trip price of 114€ (selecting the cheapest trains). -
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Could crossing a national border have something to do with it?>
not on a direct train like Thalys
but if trying to book Paris-Brussels or Lille to Bruges then the connecting train may not be able to be booked on the French sncf website and there is no need to book those trains as they are, from Lille and Brussels to Bruges trains that do not accept reservations anyway and have a flat fee with walk up fare the same as advance booking I believe.
And keep in mind the ABS fare Man in Seat 61 talks about but only available in conjunction with a Thalys ticket. -
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I think you have unrealistic ideas of what that fare should be, that's all. Fares vary a lot based on the date, day of the week and time of day. YOu don't get big discounted fares during periods that are busy on the trains, and I suspect that time and are one of them.
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The best you can do is go out at 6:25 am for 52.50 euros and come home leaving around 8 pm for 62.50 euros. But if you can come back early morning on the 8th, you can gt back for 29 euros.
Forget using Eurail. It's a lot more expensive than booking directly with SNCF. -
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I would take a cheap TGV to Lille and just transfer to the local commuter train to Bruges.
You can get a round trip Paris-Lille-Paris for 40€ on September 7. The bad news is that Lille-Bruges costs almost as much because the one way fare is 18.60€. -
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Forget using Eurail. It's a lot more expensive than booking directly with SNCF.>
Yes for only one trip a pass is not good - but if taking several trips than it can save money - consider what one poster above had to pay via SNCF site:
<I didn't have any trouble at all being able to book that ticket on www.voyages-sncf.com, it cost around 143 euro roundtrip (no great discounts, especially on return).>
It is nice to ballyhoo these cheap 29 euro fares, etc but it should be said they unlike some imply they are not routinely available - the 62.50 euro fare each way may well not be available when you want to do and do you really want to get up at 5am just to be able to get to the Paris station by 6:25am? -
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Thanks, all for the advice. I am Almost ready to bite the bullet and do 2 one way. I understand about the pricing better now. But what I am most interested in is why I can not book a round trip Paris Nord-Bruges-Paris Nord on the same day (Sept 7th)on the same reservation. I can only book the return back to Paris if I purchase 2 separate tickets. I tried another date and same thing happens. 2 one way fine, RT same day, No Go. Maybe this link will work to show what I am talking about. This just seems strange.
As you will see the trains come up, but now way to purchase. Hasn't anyone encountered this?, or I am doing an unusual day trip? -
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You can't book return (roundtrip) tickets because they don't exist. Buy two single (one-way) tickets.
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The Thalys website has a morning train departure from Paris Nord on Saturdays. I've been following their schedule since I plan to take a day trip to Bruges in October.
Are you able to change your date to Saturday, Sept 8th? It's a 2 1/2 hour train ride to Bruges. You'd get there at 10:36am and leave Bruges appx 6:00pm. The price ranges from 82 euros to 118 euros round trip (depending on 1st or 2nd class, no-flex or semi-flex tkts). -
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i think I'd really have to want to go to Bruges for that price.
have you thought about hiring a car for the day? -
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I am closely monitoring fares & availability on Thalys. Prices aren't yet available for the October date I'm looking for, however, the week prior shows round trip fares at 58 euros. That seems pretty good to me.
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As you will see the trains come up, but now way to purchase. Hasn't anyone encountered this?, or I am doing an unusual day trip?>
well if you are asking questions about Rail Europe and how to buy then I suggest calling Byron at www.budgeteuropetravel.com - I have dealt with him for years buying railpasses and he will IME patiently answer questions like that - try calling RE and you get some phone jockey who may know less than you! But again investigate buying direct from SNCF or Thalys sites if you can save money. -
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the week prior shows round trip fares at 58 euros. That seems pretty good to me.>
me too - jump on any fare like that as they do not last long! -
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After providing some travel advice on this thread, now I'm the one who needs help! I've been monitoring fares from Paris to Bruges in October. Thalys fares on their website are available for the next few months but where is my direct train from Paris Nord to Bruges on October 6th??? The week prior, there's a direct train for 58 euros roundtrip! I'm hoping schedules aren't yet available for my date.
Sorry to hijack your thread, but since there are some pretty knowledgeable people already answering here, I figured I'd continue the questions. Thanks!
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A quick check of the timetables shows that the 18:25 direct Thalys train from Paris to Bruges only runs on weekdays. -
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Thanks Tim. When I checked the timetables from Paris to Bruges for Saturday, October 6th, there's a morning train going and a late evening train returning the same day. This would be perfect for me but no info is available to book it.
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I just checked the Thalys site and the German Rail site again and found the 08:01 direct train to Bruges listed for 22 September and 29 September, but not for any Saturday in October. Since booking is possible up to 26 October for Paris-Brussels or Paris-Amsterdam, I'm guessing that the direct Paris-Bruge 08:01 train will be discontinued after 29 September. -
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Thanks, Tim. I think it's discontinued as well. Doesn't seem difficult to book a train to Brussels, and then switch to a local train (which doesn't require reservations).
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And again get the ABS fare with the Thalys ticket as it lets you take any train to Bruges after getting off the Thalys in Brussels - cheaper than paying for a return ticket - ABS works in reverse of course too - hop any train back to Midi (zuid or South) station in Brussels to get your Thalys back to Paris. I think you have to request ABS tickets - do not come automatically but I'm not sure of that.
ABS=All Belgian Stations -
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Thanks, Tim. I think it's discontinued as well. Doesn't seem difficult to book a train to Brussels, and then switch to a local train (which doesn't require reservations)>
Dittto to Lille Flandres station from Paris and then change to locala train to Bruges - so you have two options that take exactly about the same time to chose from and I believe your chances of getting a low-cost fare to Lille may be better than to Brussels - but then the ABS fare does not apply to TGVs to Lille, another factor. -
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Sounds great that you can switch trains so easily and not worry about an extra ticket. Thanks for the tips! And thanks to hpeabody for starting this thread.
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'switch trains so easily' - yes IMe in either case - you can buy the local ticket Lille-Flandres to Bruges once you get off the train or I suspect buy it at any train station in France since the train originates in France and yes that ticket - buy a return one - should be valid on any train anytime.
With the ABS via Thalys, which if you could get a cheap Thalys ticket to Brussels-Midi, you simply hop on any of the 2 at least per hours trains to Bruges - changing from the Thalys pat of the station to the regular station - simply done and well marked and in Belgium most folks speak good English IME.
either way it should be no problem. Not sure that was your exact question but in either case straight forward.
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Think about this for a moment. The FTC said antitrust law prohibiting price fixing required the association to messenger contracts based on the fee schedule of Medicare, which itself is an instrument of government price fixing. Physicians have ample reason to not want their private-payer reimbursements tied to Medicare rates, since those are set by congressional fiat instead of the market. But in all of its IPA cases, the commission has insisted that Medicare rates are a reliable indicator of "competitive" prices.
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Since 2001, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the Department of Justice Antitrust Division have prosecuted 36 IPA groups, representing more than 18,000 physicians, for the crime of "price fixing"—that is, for jointly negotiating with insurance companies.
When UNIONS do it, it's not "price fixing." When doctors do it (or anybody else), it's price fixing. See how government works, kiddies???
If you don't pay your tribute, the Imperial Bureaucracy doesn't let you play.
Dont forget: When government does it, its not price fixing.
Can anyone explain to me again why it's an antitrust violation when individual doctors get together to collectively bargain with the big companies that pay them, but when workers unionize to do the same thing, it's exercising some sort of sacred right, even if they have to brutalize a few people to make it happen?
The doctors aren't employees of the companies.
Unions are wrong and should never have been tolerated
There are a million things wrong with unions, but that whole "should never have been tolerated" bit is nonsense. People should be able to form whatever organizations and contracts they want.
I agree; though new employees should not be forced to join unions--as is often the case.
Republicans have been the big price-fixers in recent memory - from Dick Nixon and his Wage and Price Controls to Dumbya and his Medicare Pharma Welfare Price-Fix and Profit Guarantee of 2003.
Tom DeLay and Billy Tauzin are still sucking Dumbya's dick for Big Pharma.
OMG teacher! B-b-but they totally did it too!
Grow the fuck up.
I Agree, they both suck.
Yet the propensity among POSTERS here is the GOP is some Small Gov Paragon - which is a laugh.
The GOP is for BIGGER Gov - yet they still both suck.
Yeah, everyone here is TOTALLY CONVINCED that the GOP is for small government. You found us out.
You do realize that we libertarians got our start thanks to Nixon's wage and price controls?
(Well, I'm technically not part of the "we" as I was born in 1972.)
A good video on Obama's new policies against insurance companies.
right - so that must be why Aetna, Cigna, and UHC have risen 30-50% since the passage of HIR.
A related but jsut a stupid government screw up is when doctors try to get together and provide pre-paid medical service. In some states at least, the state goverment has gone after them for providing an illegal insurance product when they try this.
I recommend all of these doctors stop playing the game and go to a private place in Colorado.
IPA's are great. I've heard of primary care docs in them who are making over half a million. Which in my opinion is what they should make r to begin with.
The only problem I've seen is that some of these operate under the capitation model; the less they spend on health care services for their patients, the more they pocket. It's generally no big deall, but every so often you find a rather unscrupulous doc who will hold off on hospitalizing a patient who needs it.
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Great article!
This is very interesting. I do have some sympathy, but not much. Physicians have brought this upon themselves by instituting state-mandated monopolies through the licensing process across the country. Until they give up their monopolies in the states, I can only wish them the best in their battle vs. the FTC. They asked for the government to protect them and the profession, so now they must deal with the consequences. If I were in med school, I'd start filling out the dermatology and plastics residency applications right away.
If I were in med school, I'd start filling out the dermatology and plastics residency applications right away.
And unless you were in the top 10 or 15 of your class, said applications would be a waste of time.
I'm a physician in Seattle with a few comments. First, physicians are great doctors and terrible business people. And why would that be?
I finally learned why when I was on vacation and met up with a hedge fund manager. He said " you guys are always a day late and a dollar short because you went to medical school to become physicians and take care of people. The business people went to business school to learn how to screw people like you."
There is no free market when it comes to physician fees. But we are still required to take care of people regardless of their ability to pay i.e. work for free, and forced to by government regulations. There is a term for this and it is addressed in the 13th Admendment to the US Constitution.
The government and insurance companies can regulate us, sue us, evaluate us and pay us next to nothing. But they can't force us to work. There will be a rebellion.
Have to go now, my pager just went off.
But we are still required to take care of people regardless of their ability to pay i.e. work for free, and forced to by government regulations.
Not that it's much of a solution, but what you're supposed to do is be extremely surly when you treat those the government regulations force you to. Make the DMV and TSA look like pikers.
Jacob, there are other specialties that reap wonderful salaries: radiology, ortho, ophthalmology, etc...
Jonathan, I couldn't agree with you more. I only wish physicians would drop Medicaid/Medicare support and allow greater flexibility for midlevel practitioners to compete and lower prices for more common medical care that has been found to be effective. I find it incredibly sad when I hear primary care/family practice physicians complain about payment and then support something like the recent healthcare legislation.
What you highlight is incredibly critical for arguing against those who believe healthcare in and of itself is a "right." If it is a right, then this means you must force someone to provide it for you. Of course like most everything else, "progressive" statists don't think through to the outcomes of the policies they think will create "social justice."
Let the rebellion begin.
Back during the "Hillarycare" debate, I always thought we should subject lawyers to the same restrictions they want to impose on doctors.
"Legal care alliances" for people like Hillary, who would be drawing up wills for little old ladies in Watertown, NY.
And only getting minimum wage, since there's no lawyer in the country who does anything worth more than minimum wage.
"Jacob, there are other specialties that reap wonderful salaries: radiology, ortho, ophthalmology, etc..."
Did I say that only derm and plastics had nice salaries?
potentially a genius plot by the socialists to make the medical industry disappear which will then be used as an excuse to implement socialistic medicine and employment.
potentially a genius plot by the socialists to make the medical industry disappear which will then be used as an excuse to implement socialistic medicine and employment.
sorry double post.
Pharmer, you said...
"I find it incredibly sad when I hear primary care/family practice physicians complain about payment and then support something like the recent healthcare legislation."
One of the reasons that the recent healthcare legislation is supported by primary care docs is this. Since we are mandated to take care patients on an emergency basis, we feel it is only just to mandate people buy insurance to pay for said care. It's called being responsible. Which I always thought was a conservative value.
I just can't stand the arrogance of people who think it's fine for docs and hospitals to be required to take care of people emergently, and in the same breath say they don't want to be forced to buy health insurance.
Two wrongs don't make it right.
And who said we are conservatives here?
Everything starts with health insurance if you have one you will have a treatment but if you do not have..... I now one case where because of this crise it can not pay anymore for the insurance
Better to just eliminate the medical and insurance, monopolies. Also provide medical quality control by some means other than the hyper expensive tort system. Then free market competition will keep prices low. The current de jure oligopoly system costs twice as much as European centrally planned systems, and many times as much as free market systems.
Cash customers should be getting the best prices (no paperwork), not the highest prices.
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Day 4 Crete Aptera and the beach
... 7th c. A.D. along with the invasions by Saracene pirates. It was constructed to control Souda Bay. Its name is derived from the mythic battle between the Muses and the Sires in which the defeated Sirens threw their feathers, thus remaining featherless ("apteres"), became white and fell into the sea, forming the small islands in Souda Bay. We saw evidence of occupation by Greeks, Romans and Germans. Nice swim at the beach just west of ...
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Attempted kidnapping near Menlo-Atherton High School
Original post made on Jul 15, 2007
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on Jul 15, 2007 at 11:12 am
why was an attepted kidnapping that occurred on July 10th not posted online until July 14? It was posted to your Almanac website on Fri the 13th, still 3 days after incident occurred.
Seems strange that in today's electronic day and age the public isn't alerted to an incident such as this within the hour.
on Jul 15, 2007 at 3:48 pm
Time to put 4-way vidiocams at every major intersection to tape all traffic.
on Jul 15, 2007 at 10:51 pm
Time to sequester hispanics as they cross 101 into Menlo Park and Palo Alto.
on Jul 16, 2007 at 3:31 pm
Nora Charles is a registered user.
I agree with Walter Wallis. We should follow London's lead and put cameras in crucial areas throughout the city. Those innocently going about their business shouldn't mind being taped if it means criminals can be identified and arrested.
on Jul 16, 2007 at 3:33 pm
I knew that there were some who agreed with me on this subject!!
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Karin Kettenring
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Karin is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Watershed Sciences at Utah State University and the head of the Wetland Ecology Lab. Contact: karin.kettenring [at] usu.edu More on the Kettenring Wetland Ecology Lab's research projects |
Eric Hazelton
Ph.D. student
Eric began his Ph.D. project in Summer 2010. For his research he will be looking at the restoration potential of Phragmites invaded brackish marshes along the Chesapeake Bay and whether restoration acts as a disturbance to foster increased genetic diversity and sexual reproduction in Phragmites. |
Lexine Long
Masters student
Lexine began her Masters project in August 2011. For her research she will be using remote sensing techniques to determine the current extent of Phragmites invasion along the Great Salt Lake. In addition, she will work on modeling the future spread of Phragmites in the Great Salt Lake and on developing a prioritization framework for control.
Rebekah Downard
Ph.D. student
Becka began her Ph.D. in the lab in January 2012. Her research will focus on the consequences of intensive water management on Great Salt Lake wetland health.
Christine Rohal
Masters student
Christine joined the lab in the spring of 2012. For her research she is looking at treatments for dealing with new invasions and small patches of Phragmites in Great Salt Lake wetlands.
Chad Cranney
Masters student
Chad began his Masters degree in spring 2012. For his research he will be looking at the effectiveness of treatments for dealing with large stands of invasive Phragmites.
Jimmy Marty
Masters student
Jimmy began his Masters degree in summer 2013. His research will focus on native plant revegetation following Phragmites control in Great Salt Lake wetlands.
David England
Lab technician
David graduated with an undergraduate from the Quinney College of Natural Resources in spring 2013 and has been our tireless field and lab technician since 2011.
Konnon Smith
Undergraduate Researcher
Konnon is doing an undergraduate research project on the longevity of Phragmites seeds buried in wetlands under different vegetation types.
Caroline Laine graduated in fall 2011. Her Masters thesis focused on: An assessment of vegetation metrics and plot types to measure seasonal variation and grazing effects on riparian plant communities. Caroline now lives in Driggs, ID, and works for an environmental consulting firm.
Amanda Sweetman defended her Masters thesis in fall 2011. Her thesis focused on: The ecology and genetics of Schoenoplectus maritimus, an important emergent macrophyte, across diverse hydrologic conditions—implications for restoration. Amanda now lives in Ann Arbor, MI, and is doing a fellowship with the Great Lakes Commission - Sea Grant.
Diane Menuz graduated in fall 2011. Her Masters thesis focused on: Using species distribution models to assess invasion theory and provide management recommendations for riparian areas in the eastern Columbia and western Missouri River basins. She now lives in Salt Lake City, UT, and works for the Utah Geological Survey.
Carrie Reinhardt Adams, University of Florida
Andrew Baldwin, University of Maryland
Joanna Endter-Wada, Utah State University
Susan Galatowitsch, University of Minnesota
Jes Hines, Leibniz Intsitute of Freshwater Ecology, Germany
Kristin Mercer, The Ohio State University
Melissa McCormick, Smithsonian Environmental Research Center
Christopher Neale, Utah State University
David Rosenberg, Utah State University
Michal Tal, Aix-Marseille Universite, France
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Could be a fun "because I can" gun I guess. lol
This is a discussion on Deer rifle? within the Off Topic & Humor Discussion forums, part of the The Back Porch category; http://www.securityarms.com/firearm/3514 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/.950_JDJ Could be a fun "because I can" gun I guess. lol...
Could be a fun "because I can" gun I guess. lol
Holy cow! an 86 lbs rifle! jeez!!
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memento mori
Does it have a 'kick'?
I'm just asking...
"That I cannot do."
"Give this to, uh, Clemenza. I want reliable people, people who aren't going to be carried away. After all we're not murderers in spite of what this undertaker thinks."
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Squirrel rifle?
Rifle reported to cost $8K. Rounds $40 each.
"Life's tough......It's even tougher if you're stupid." -John Wayne
Now if they could only make a hollow point for it that would pentrate 10-12 inches and still dump 38,685 foot pounds of energy into the target you might just have the MAGIC BULLET.
That thing is too much to be real
"The Second Amendment: America's Original Homeland Security"
Hard to really determine the rounds size without something next to it for comparison (like a .458 Win Mag), but at 86 lbs, I'd say most of the recoil would be soaked up. I'd give it a shot (once). I shot both barrels of a .458 double "once." I can tell you it did NOT weigh 86 lbs, nor did I at the time.
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Paranoia strikes deep, into your heart it will creep. It starts when you're always afraid... "For What It's Worth" Buffalo Springfield
I live in Tucson, it's about 50 to 55 miles to the border as the crow flies. Can I hit targets at the border from my back yard?
Don't tread on me or mine.
I am comfortable laying on a rock in the sun; bothering no one. If you choose to ignore the above statement, you will wish all you had to do, is deal with a snake.


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Purple Rain~ Landscapes
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Don't you LUV the comments that PainfulRemedy writes? She is so observant and always spot-on......... You are obviously merging styles again and in the most PERFECT and ASTOUNDING fashion. 5 Glorious Hearts.
Is this a song? (never heard it) It reminds me of one of those chinese/japanese scenery paintings on bamboo. (or something :p) The textures on the tree and landscape is very awe-inspiring. xD I love the purple color scheme and the tree/hills/etc 5/5
This is great, love the title, the tree and raindrops, colours and style, fantastic imagination and drawing. 5♥s and fave..
this is cool. i just got the hamster song out of my head now its purple rain purple rain....
This looks wonderful Lynn,I love the textures,,tree, and the raindrops. 5♥s and to my one tree collection.
Not only is purple my favorite color, but this style and technique is so wonderfully imaginative. It's so much fun to see what you get out of these tools! :) 5 ♥s, fav and collection
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Banning books or assigning a good read
When it comes to reading in school, I have often questioned my teenaged daughter regarding what her teachers may have assigned for the class to read. Shockingly, she hasn't been assigned specific reading save for Romeo and Juliet. By the time I was in tenth grade I had read numerous classics such as To Kill a Mockingbird, Huckleberry Finn, Of Mice and Men, The Good Earth, 1984, Lord of the Flies, Catcher in the Rye, The Red Pony, Animal Farm and many more. Those were assigned books that we took tests on, wrote papers on, and stories I still reflect upon. These things turn up in cultural references. Today, many of these titles appear on the Banned Book List. I'm not sure which is more shocking to me, the fact that these books are supposedly banned from certain schools and libraries or the fact that my own children are not being given a well rounded English class experience, in my opinion. I have many of these titles in my personal library and will suggest them now and then to my offspring, but I question the wisdom in not having formal teaching about them.
The American Library Association keeps the world informed on what titles are frequently challenged and each year promotes awareness of this attempt at censorship during Banned Books Week at the end of September. The information is always available though. http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bannedbooksweek.cfm
The 10 most challenged books of 2007 reflect a range of themes, and are:
1. And Tango Makes Three, by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
2. The Chocolate War, by Robert Cormier
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
3. Olive's Ocean, by Kevin Henkes
Reasons: Sexually Explicit and Offensive Language
4. The Golden Compass, by Philip Pullman
Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
5. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, by Mark Twain
Reasons: Racism
6. The Color Purple, by Alice Walker
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language,
7. TTYL, by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
8. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, by Maya Angelou
Reasons: Sexually Explicit
9. It's Perfectly Normal, by Robie Harris
Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
10. The Perks of Being A Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
The top 100 Banned/Challenged Books from 2000-2007 lists such authors as J.K. Rowling, Judy Blume, Avi, Gary Paulsen, Barbara Park, R.L. Stine, Harper Lee, Maurice Sendak, and Toni Morrison. See the complete list here: http://www.ala.org/ala/aboutala/offices/oif/bannedbooksweek/bbwlists/TOP_100_in_2000_2007.pdf
Banned and/or Challenged Books from the Radcliffe Publishing Course Top 100 Novels of the 20th Century
Does any of this shock you? Or do you perhaps support the idea of banning books from the public eye?


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Individuals should be given the opportunity to make meaningful, informed choices about how their personal health information is accessed, used, and disclosed. But consent is not the linchpin of privacy, and overreliance on notice and consent in practice provides weak privacy protection. Most critical to privacy is a comprehensive framework of rules governing how information is accessed, used, and disclosed which protects information without regard to consent.
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i live in south florida. i am the wife of omar and the mother of elisha, asher, and lenna.
i have degrees in classics and biblical studies and put them to good use when i wander through the ancient greek exhibits at museums and when naming my children.
i love to read and talk about theology, politics, music, food, the ethics of food production, justice issues, and what it means to keep a house.
i also craft a bit and am particularly interested in printing on fabrics. i would like to knit and crochet a bit more but am often at a loss as to what to make when living in the tropics.
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Keeping Laptops Standardized (CAD Manager's Q&A)
10 Oct, 2007 By: Robert GreenI try to keep all my in-house CAD users standardized via our network, but I struggle with keeping laptop users up to date. Any suggestions?
Robert Green replies: When I manage laptop users, I always set things up so the laptop stands alone and does not have to connect to the corporate network to run. My logic is that the laptop user may be at a paper mill running on the hood of a truck without a cell signal, much less Internet. Besides, when the laptop stands alone, it will never be bogged down by slow connections at hotels or conference facilities.
To keep the laptop up to date, I provide users with a way to synchronize their laptops to make sure they have the latest files on their C drives. There are a few methods I've used, which I'll summarize here:
Self-extracting ZIP files. Put the support files in a ZIP file with the correct paths, and then convert to a self-extracting file so everything will unzip to the correct path on the laptop. The WinZip trial version does not support self-extracting files, so you'll need to buy the real version to create self-extractors. But at $29, the software is a bargain. The self-extracting ZIP files can simply be emailed to laptop users periodically or just when things change.
VPN folders. If users can log into your network via a VPN (virtual private network), you can maintain standard folders with all the support folders your laptop users will need to stay in sync.
FTP sites and sync utilities. If you have an FTP site that users can connect to, try using a synchronizing FTP transfer utility like WSFTP Professional or Beyond Compare on the user's laptop to allow him or her to automatically sync to your FTP site. I will say that both these tools require some configuration on your part, but they both do a great job for $30 to $50 per laptop.
I admit that there's no rocket science here, just basic file management made easier via clever use of simple software utilities. And I've found over time that the simpler you keep things on traveling laptops, the better things work!
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Contemporary Beaux-Arts hotel near Flatiron Building
A stay at Carlton Hotel, Autograph Collection places you in the heart of New York, minutes from Madison Square Park and close to Empire State Building.
This 4-star hotel is close to Grand Central Terminal and Chrysler Building.
Make yourself at home in one of the 317 air-conditioned rooms featuring minibars and flat-screen televisions. Complimentary wired and wireless Internet access keeps you connected, and premium TV channels provides entertainment. Bathrooms have makeup/shaving mirrors and designer toiletries. Conveniences include laptop-compatible safes and desks, as well as multi-line phones with voice mail.
Take advantage of recreation opportunities such as a fitness center, or other amenities including complimentary wireless Internet access and concierge services.
Enjoy a meal at a restaurant, or stay in and take advantage of the hotel's room service (during limited hours). Quench your thirst with your favorite drink at a bar/lounge.
Featured amenities include a business center, audiovisual equipment, and express check-in. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference/meeting rooms, small meeting rooms, and a ballroom. Parking (subject to charges) is available onsite, and additional parking (subject to charges) can be found nearby.
Hotel Amenities
- General
The focal point of the lobby is a three-story waterfall wall; water flows over a vintage photograph of the site's original 1904 hotel. That hotel featured a 30-foot, mezzanine-level, Tiffany domed skylight, which was restored in 2005.
Although it's high-style contemporary, the lobby pays homage to the original hotel's Beaux-Arts style. Faux-suede columns protruding slightly from walls replicate stone blocks on the building's outside corners. Venetian-stucco walls include hand-stenciled panels. Cylinders of sheer fabric sheath crystal chandeliers. Recessed theatrical lighting illuminates all. Varying styles of music play in the background.
A business center includes two computers offering high-speed Internet access (surcharge). The hotel has 6,000 square feet of meeting and event space for up to 350 guests. The Carlton hotel offers six private meeting rooms with windows in addition to four event spaces including the original grand ballroom of the Seville. Banquet services are available from Millesime restaurant.
This New York hotel is entirely nonsmoking.
- Concierge desk
- Complimentary newspapers in lobby
- Restaurant
- Room service (limited hours)
- Bar/lounge
- Parking (surcharge)
- Parking garage
- Multiple small meeting rooms
- Ballroom(s)
- Banquet facilities
- Business center
- Multiple large conference rooms
- Event catering
- Audiovisual equipment
- Cell phone/mobile rental
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Porter/bellhop
- Express check-out
- Doorman/doorwoman
- Security guard
- 24-hour front desk
- Express check-in
- Multilingual staff
- Medical assistance available
- ATM/banking
- Tour assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Valet parking (surcharge)
- Number of floors - 12
- Elevator/lift
- Air-conditioned public areas
- Free Wi-Fi
- Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Concierge services
- Total number of rooms - 317
- Laundry facilities
- Luggage storage
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Smoke-free property
- Fitness facilities
- Internet
Available in all rooms: Free Wi-Fi, Free wired high-speed Internet
Available in some public areas: Free Wi-Fi
- Parking
Parking (surcharge), Valet parking (surcharge), Parking garage, Parking nearby (surcharge)
- Room Amenities
- Premium TV channels
- Pay movies
- Hypo-allergenic bedding available
- Premium bedding
- Blackout drapes/curtains
- Air conditioning
- Climate control
- Complimentary weekday newspaper
- Voice mail
- Multi-line phone
- Minibar
- Wake-up calls
- Daily housekeeping
- Turndown service (on request)
- Designer toiletries
- Bathrobes
- Hair dryer
- Makeup/shaving mirror
- In-room massage available
- Flat-panel TV
- Iron/ironing board
- Clock radio
- Desk
- Window opens
- Electronic check-out
- Electronic/magnetic keys
- Rollaway/extra beds available
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Free Wi-Fi
- Free wired high-speed Internet
- In-room safe (laptop compatible)
- Dining
Millesime - A 1904 skylight and extraordinary mosaic floor accent this seafood brasserie serving classic French seafood dishes featuring fresh seasonal ingredients sourced from local waters and nearby farms. Open daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Bar Millie - Across a 30-foot glass bridge is a reservations-only cocktail bar serving artisan cocktails.
Salon Millesime - Serving French- and Mediterranean-inspired cuisine by Laurent Manrique, and a fine selection of wines by the glass, Salon Millesime features live music and a state-of-the-art sound system.
Lobby Bar - Located just off of the lobby with forty-foot ceilings, two-story waterfall, and crystal chandeliers is a dimly lit saloon featuring a mahogany bar dating back 100 plus years to the original hotel.
- Recreation
Guests of The Carlton Hotel enjoy access to the hotel's 24-hour fitness facility. The 800-square-foot facility includes cardio and strength-training machines with TVs and MP3 docks. Yoga mats, free weights, and fitness balls are also available. Disposable earbuds are complimentary.
- Golf - driving range nearby
- Ice skating nearby
- Rowing or canoeing nearby
- Swimming nearby
- Racquetball/squash nearby
- Aerobics nearby
- Running track/path nearby
- Tennis nearby
- Pilates classes/instruction nearby
- Yoga classes/instruction nearby
- Hiking/biking trails nearby
- Horse riding/rental nearby
- Helicopter/airplane tours nearby
- Accessibility
To make requests for specific accessibility needs, complete the "Special or Accessibility Requests" section of "Trip Preferences" when you book your hotel.
- Accessible bathroom
- Roll-in shower
Policies & Fees
- Check-in
Check-in time starts at 3 PM
Special check-in instructions:
Please note that local taxes (14,75% total tax + $3,50 occupancy tax per room per night) are not included in the price.
- Check-out
Check-out time is noon
- Payment types
Accepted at this hotel: American Express, Diners Club, Discover, JCB International, MasterCard, Visa
- Pets
Pets allowed
- General
Extra-person charges may apply and vary depending on hotel policy.
Government-issued photo identification and a credit card or cash deposit are required at check-in for incidental charges.
Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- Fees
- The following fees and deposits are charged by the property at time of service, check-in, or check-out.
- Valet parking fee: USD 50 per day
- Valet parking fee for large vehicle: USD 60 per day
- Rollaway bed fee: USD 20 per night
The above list may not be comprehensive. Fees and deposits may not include tax and are subject to change.
- Additional Details
Children 13 years old and younger stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding.


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"Luke" <email@example.com> wrote in message news:email@example.com... > > I have two files. For simplicity we will call them A and B. Both have some > key matching variables. Among the key variables in each file, we have a > beginingTime and EndTime. Data layout: > > File A: File > B: > Key1 Key2 BeginingTime Endtime PartNum Key1 Key2 BeginningTime > Endtime > > > Here is the question: I want to the records where all cases match (easy one). > I also know that there are cases where key1 and key2 in each file match but the > beginingTime in file B as well as the Endtime of B are fully contained in the > beginningTime and Endtime of B. In those cases I want to call it a match also. > > By fully contained, I have BeginningTimeB <= BeginningA and EndtimeB <= > Endtime B. > > M final output will be all the data in B and the PartNum in file A. > > Any suggestions? >
You murked up the problem statement, but I presume you want the records from A whose intervals are wholly contained in intervals of B.
SQL is very appropriate
select distinct fileA.* from fileA, fileB where fileA.key1=fileB.key1 and fileA.key2=fileB.key2 and fileA.start >= fileB.start and fileA.end <= fileB.end
Assuming your data is reliable (i.e. start is always <= end in every record) -- Richard A. DeVenezia http://www.devenezia.com/


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While news of the sale of the iconic Washington Post to Amazon's founder Jeff Bezos is still reverberating around the global media world, the real story lies in how much of a closely guarded secret the deal was. That is reflected in a lavish profile of Post owner Katharine Weymouth in the Style section of the paper's rival, The New York Times, last Sunday. The profile on Weymouth was on her role in running a newspaper that's been in her family for four generations. It would have been a major scoop for the reporter but the Graham family's sale of The Post was announced on Monday, and involved a deal made in total secrecy, apparently on instructions from Bezos, so much so that even the editor and the entire newsroom was kept in the dark. That only adds to the speculation about Bezos and why he bought the paper at a time when the American print media is facing a serious financial crunch.
Bezos is known as a liberal so it may be just a vanity buy; he paid $250 million from his personal fortune and not the publicly-traded Amazon.com. He is worth around $25 billion so it's a mere 1% of his net worth, but he will have to bear the losses, which were $16.8 million last quarter, mostly due to pensions. Bezos, however, has a record of making eccentric investments. The best known of those is Blue Origin, his private space company which is building a rocket for space travel. He also owns Bezos Expeditions, which has used submersibles to recover valuable items from the bottom of the ocean, including an engine from one of the Apollo mission spaceships. He's also invested $42 million of his own money in the 10,000 Year Clock project, which aims to build a mechanical clock that can keep time accurately for ten millennia.
The Post purchase is his first media foray and with it he also gets a host of other publications apart from The Post's online editions. Everything else The Post owns, including the company headquarters captured in the movie,