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Hi Everyone,
This is my first time posting on the boards. I have noticed that many of you have given great advice to travellers! So, in saying that, I have read that it is best to stay longer in certain areas to get a better feel of the area.
My wife and I are planning on travelling to Europe sometime in the near future for two months (likely May and June). We are both in our mid-20s. We will be backpacking and will be flying from Canada to England likely as a starting point. I would like to know if there are any redundancies in our trip and if some places we should stay longer (I know, I know! I'd stay in one place for a month if we could, but we do want too see Europe). We understand that we need to focus our trip so that we do not get bogged down travelling on trains and buses, ultimately draining our energy. We also want to balance that with seeing as much as possible without feeing exhausted.
We are mostly interested in history, and going to places off the beaten path. Not terribly interested in spending our travel dollars on nights out at bars. It is our first trip, so we would like to hit a few of the larger cities as well.
(Fly into London)
London - 2
Bath - 4 (visiting family)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2
Brussels, Belgium- 1
Ghent, Belgium- 1
Bruges, Belgium- 2
Cologne, Germany- 2
Frankfurt, Germany - 1
Heidelberg, German- 3
Rothenburg, Germany - 1
Munich, Germany - 3
Interlaken/Gimmelwald, Switzerland - 3
Venice, Italy - 2 (this is out of the way, but my wife wants to see it because we are so close and we won't be travelling to Italy for a very long time)
Salzburg, Austria - 2
Vienna, Austria - 4
Prague, Czech Republic -3
Dresden, Germany -1
Berlin, Germany 3
(Fly out from Berlin)
This totals 40 days, so we have an additional 20 days to play with. What cities should we add those extra days to?
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I don;t see where you have allowed time for the travel between cities. Travel between each 2 places will take from 1/2 to a whole day depending on distance and circumstance. Since you have 18 places - you can assume your 20 "extra" days will be eaten up getting from one place to another.
(Granted not all will be a full day - but even a day trip - from Brussels to Bruges - will eat up about 3 hours in transit RT leaving you only 1/2 a day there.
Suggest you go to bahn.de and check the train schedules to see if you really have any extra days or not.
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You don't seem to be allowing travel time between the places you want to visit.
Why only two days in Amsterdam, yet 4 days in Belgium? There is far more to the Netherlands than Amsterdam, and if you aren't figuring in travel time it leaves you with far less than 2 days there.
2days is not enough for London, especially if you are even slightly jet lagged.
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Your daily schedule leaves out travel time. For instance, you have to get to Brussels before you can spend one day there. Your timetable will barely squeeze out an afternoon and evening to experience the city, after your train (or whatever) arrives, and only a bit of the next morning before you scoot off to somewhere else.
This reads like check-list travel where much of what you see is through the windows of public transport. My advice is to blend those 20 days into the current schedule, giving a little more time to experience your destinations.
One more tip: Air fares trans-Atlantic tend to rise substantially at the start of June. You will save a couple of hundred dollars if you could travel in spring. With the current value of the Canadian dollar, it's worth considering.
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Just offering a culled trip
Bath - 4 (visiting family)
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 2
Bruges, Belgium- 2
Heidelberg, German- 3
Rothenburg, Germany - 2
Munich, Germany - 3
Interlaken/Gimmelwald, Switzerland - 3
Venice, Italy - 3 (this is out of the way, but my wife wants to see it because we are so close and we won't be travelling to Italy for a very long time)
Salzburg, Austria - 2
Vienna, Austria - 4
Prague, Czech Republic 4
Dresden, Germany - day trip from Berlin
Berlin, Germany 5
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travelling on trains and buses,>
Are you under 26 - if so you can use the Eurail Youthpass - only for those under 26 and much cheaper than a regular Eurailpass and you are traveling so long you may look at a one-month pass - as Eurails do not pass in Britain, start your pass when you get to Belgium and then in all those countries just hop on any train anytime - fully flexible (with a very few exceptions like the Thalys trains in Belgium and Holland - but otherwise just show up. Such fully flexible tickets can cost a ton!
For oodles of great stuff to plan a European rail trip check out these IMO fantastic sites - www.budgeteuropetravel.com; www.ricksteves.com and www.seat61.com.
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As others have pointed out, the big holes in your itinerary are the displacements from one place to another. Even if the train "only" takes, say, just under three hours (like Amsterdam to Brussels), you have to count the time door-to-door and then allow even more time, from packing and checking out and heading to the train station to arriving, walking or taking public transportation to find your new lodgings, signing in and freshening up.
That adds up, in this case to half a day: If you get to Amsterdam Centraal in time to catch the 08:55 you arrive in Brussels Central at 11:37, then find your hotel, sign in, freshen up - half a day is gone.
All that time is not devoted to sightseeing and can't count towards either Amsterdam or Brussels, it counts as Transit time and I see none of that on your list.
Venice is NOT close to Gimmelwald, it takes a long 8-hour day on the trains to get there, and almost as long to get from Venice to Salzburg.
If you add transit times, your schedule would look like this, and for many places what's left is really a short time to spend there:
(Fly into London) London - 2
Transit to Bath 1/2 day
Bath - not 4 but 2 1/2 days (visiting family)
Transit to Amsterdam 1 day
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - not 2 but 1 1/2 days
Transit to Brussels 1/2 day
Brussels, Belgium- 1
Transit to Ghent a few hours (train 36 minutes)
Ghent, Belgium- less than one full day
Transit to Bruges a few hours (train 24 minutes)
Bruges, Belgium- less than two full days
Transit Bruges to Köln 1/2 day
Cologne, Germany - not two but 1 1/2 day
Transit to Frankfurt am Main 1/2 day
Frankfurt, Germany - not one but 1/2 day *)
Transit to Heidelberg a few hours (train 50 min)
Heidelberg, German - not three but about 1 1/2 days
Transit to Rothenburg ob der Tauber 1/2 day (trains about 4 hours)
Rothenburg, Germany - 1
Transit to Munich about 1/2 day (trains a good three hours)
Munich, Germany - not three but 1 1/2 days
Transit to Bernese Oberland (Gimmelwald etc) 1 day
Interlaken/Gimmelwald, Switzerland - 3
Transit to Venice 1 day (trains about 8 hours, some a bit quicker, some a bit longer)
Venice, Italy - not two but 1 day (this is out of the way, but my wife wants to see it because we are so close and we won't be traveling to Italy for a very long time)
Transit to Salzburg 1 day (fastest trains 6.30 hrs)
Salzburg, Austria - not two but 1 day
Transit to Vienna 1/2 day (train 2 1/2 hrs)
Vienna, Austria - not four but 3 days
Transit to Prague 1/2 day (trains about 5 hours)
Prague, Czech Republic - not three but 2 1/2 days
Transit to Dresden 1/2 day (trains 2:16 hrs)
Dresden, Germany - 1
Transit to Berlin 1/2 day (trains a good 2 hrs)
Berlin, Germany not three but 2 1/2 days (Fly out from Berlin)
*) skip Frankfurt, simply change trains and move on to Heidelberg, there is nothing in "Mainhattan" (nickname for Frankfurt because it is the financial center) for somebody on a tight schedule like yours.
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Thank you for all the helpful advice! Exactly, travel time needs to be calculated, and you all have been very helpful in recognizing the time between cities. Everything appears to be much closer in Europe than in Canada, but again like someone mentioned, we need to take into consideration time it takes to get from the train/bus station to the hotel or hostel. This is exactly the type of advice I was hoping for.
To answer one of your questions, My wife will be under 26 but I will not be so I will definitely look into Youth pass for her.
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As most everyone else has said -- this is VERY rushed and doesn't take into account any Travel time.
Cutting to the chase . . it is basically impossible - or at least no fun at all unless you just like packing and moving constantly.
Just addressing the first half of your plan:
London - Half a jet lagged day (basically a non-day) and one additional day
Bath - 3.5 days
Amsterdam, The Netherlands - 1 day (it will take the best part of a day to get from Bath to Amsterdam whether you fly from LHR or Bristol, or take the train))
Brussels, Belgium - Barely half a day
Ghent, Belgium - about half a day
Bruges, Belgium - 1.5 days
Cologne, Germany - 1 and a fraction day
Frankfurt, Germany - a few hours
Heidelberg, German 2.5 days
Rothenburg, Germany a few hours
and so it goes . . .
Cut your destinations in half or double your time . . .
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Oh, our posts crossed . . . You posted while I was trying to figure out your plan.
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Thanks janisj!
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"We are mostly interested in history, and going to places off the beaten path."
Cologne, Germany- 2
Frankfurt, Germany - 1
Heidelberg, German- 3
Rothenburg, Germany - 1
Munich, Germany - 3
If those are your goals for Germany, then I see the history part, but you are surely on the well-beaten path.
With Dresden and Berlin later on, you probably don't need a 3rd, 4th or 5th big city - Cologne, Frankfurt AND Munich? Even Heidelberg is majorly urban. And tourist-mecca Rothenburg defines the beaten path.
The ten days above PLUS Dresden and Berlin mean a nice amount of time for Germany, but I'd suggest the following instead for those 10 days to stream line your travel, to minimize your unpacking/packing/moving routine, get slightly off the beaten path, and see some historical places.
After Bruges: Train to Cologne for 3-hour stopover, see cathedral + ?; continue to wine town Boppard (2 nights.) See some real castles and half-timbered wine villages nearby (Oberwesel, fine old town wall, 15 min. by train; St. Goar w/Rheinfels Castle, 10 min.; Braubach and Marksburg Castle, 30 min. by river cruise.)
Boppard: http://i1.trekearth.com/photos/6754/boppard_marktplatz_r.jpg
Oberwesel: http://media-cdn.tripadvisor.com/media/photo-s/01/04/b0/92/oberwesel.jpg
Sightsee in the area on Day 3, then board a train for Würzburg (on the way to Munich) for 4 nights. W'burg is a nice medium-sized city with a palace (Residenz) and a fortress (Marienberg) and great for daytrips to historic towns - Nuremberg, Bamberg, walled wine town Iphofen, Marktbreit, Ochsenfurt, and Bad Windsheim. You can visit Rothenburg from there too, but who needs all the tourists?
Lovely Iphofen: http://www.stadtbild-deutschland.org/forum/index.php?page=Thread&threadID=2985
Würzburg: a little like Heidelberg, a little like Prague:
Bamberg - think beer:
Bad Windsheim's open air museum - 600 years of local history in one place: http://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g187294-d284746-Reviews-Frankish_Open_Land_Museum_Fraenkisches_Freilandmuseum-Ansbach_Middle_Franconia_Bav.html
Then Munich.
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Markbreit and Ochsenfurt, near Würzburg:
All the places in my post above and here are easily reached by local train from Boppard or Würzburg.
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You're in your mid-20s and have Canadian levels of vacation time and you're trying to do this bat-guano crazy itinerary?
Smarten up. You won't "see Europe" in a trip like this. And none of your proposed paths are unbeaten.
You have 40 days. Take a week for each of five places (London, Paris, Munich, Vienna and Prague) and day trip around - this is the hub-and-spoke approach that allows you to (1) rent apartments, which are less expensive than hotels on a square footage/amenities basis, (2) HAVE MORE TIME TO EXPLORE and not just to travel to your next destination. Tack on another four days for family in Bath.
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Thanks Russ, I will definitely explore those options. It at the same time slightly overwhelming yet exciting, it appears there are many destinations that are win-win.
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I really like BigRuss' suggestion. 5 weeks, 5 major destinations (and realize that even a full week in a place like London or Paris can be quite rushed), and w/ 40 days you'd have time for a couple of one or two night stops between some of the biggies.
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I like my suggestion too. But I'm an American, so I don't get the time off to effectuate it . . .
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<<We understand that we need to focus our trip so that we do not get bogged down travelling on trains and buses, ultimately draining our energy>>
But you've done exactly that, not taking any account of traveling times. It's terribly rushed. Big Russ's suggestion is a good one. And forget the "off the beaten path."You're young, new to travel and Europe and everywhere you go is going to be off that path for you. If you really wanted too get off the beaten path, such as it is, you wouldn't have chosen any of those destinations. Save off the beaten path for your 25th trip to Europe.
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Your trip will be chaos in the execution. You don't have time to see many of the places you include. Two days in London? Hope you're returning soon to actually see London. Take some time to do a little research and choose about half the destinations you have started with. Europe is many experiences. The only one you will have is rushing about from bus to train and seeing things from windows.
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I remember, barely, when I first went to Europe - and I was on a flexible schedule with my 1st railpass - I went to Paris - spent three full days trekking around and was itching to get on and see something new so I hopped on a train to another place I had heard about and dreamt of going to all my life - and again after a few days I wanted to see another country, another famous city.
At that time more than a few days in a city like Paris bored me -yes you could spend a week in each stop but I think for the average first-time younger tourist 3 full days in any city is enough - you know you may never come back to Europe - yes your original plan is too much traveling between places and not enough time in them
but a week in each place -well leave that for your 25th trip not your first IME of a first-time Euro traveler.
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PQ - but one of your primary reasons for traveling to Europe is to ride the trains. For most of us -- being somewhere is MUCH more important than the getting there . . .
You need to tell folks up front that you are a train geek - lots of other people are as well. But the majority would rather spend their time exploring their destinations and don't care so much about rail cars, stations, sleepers, etc . . .
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Nor does PQ's suggestion fit the OP's own statement that "We understand that we need to focus our trip so that we do not get bogged down travelling on trains and buses, ultimately draining our energy."
Hub and spoke. Pick your hubs and you'll not be bored due to the numerous day trip opportunities each will have. This isn't that hard.
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If I were jspedz, I might disregard condescending oldsters who deem his first-draft itinerary "bat-guano crazy" and provide other informational wunder-tips like "this isn't that hard" and "Smarten up." (It's actually quite hard if you aren't certain of your destinations!) And if "going to places off the beaten path" is his specific objective, why insist that he's too young to really want that? Maybe he's just underinformed on what places those might be and needs some specific suggestions.
jspedz, you and your wife have a lot of time to sort out your options and refine your plan, lots of time until you need to get rail tickets or passes. I would gather lots more suggestions and do some more reading before finalizing anything.
As for allocating some of those 20 extra days... Berlin and London appear the most underfed on your original plan. Amsterdam too, especially if you want any outings.
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Thank you everyone for your suggestions. This is a great place to hear others debate and suggest what works and what does not work for a european vacation.
I can gain a sense that a more basic itinerary is vital, and that having "base" cities is something that I should look into. Choose a certain number of base cities and then see what is close by to see. I get that now.
It's difficult because it is our first time going to Europe, and we know that it will likely be a long time before we go back again. I think it will be a matter of deciding where we "really want to go" versus where we want to go because we are in Europe.
I will work on the itinerary, and like you mentioned Russ, we do have quite a bit of time to refine the plan. Planning is all part of the fun!
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>>I think it will be a matter of deciding where we "really want to go" versus where we want to go because we are in Europe.<<
That is a great way of looking at things. Which places do you dream about visiting/which ones 'speak' to you - not just a list of famous places in Europe.
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I would say minimum days in
Cologne, Germany- 1 you can visit main things in one day since most of them are all togheter, just coming out of Central Station you can see the Cathedral.
Frankfurt, Germany - 1 The Altstadt is the one to get to know
Heidelberg, Germany- 1 I made it by bicycle in half a day and then jumped to Darmstadt.
Salzburg, Austria - 1
Prague, Czech Republic -2
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PQ - but one of your primary reasons for traveling to Europe is to ride the trains. For most of us -- being somewhere is MUCH more important than the getting there . . .>
Not on my first trip - my first trip I wanted to see as many of the famous cities that I've dreamt of seeing my whole life and I am trying to put my eyes back into that of a first-time visitor - should they spend a week each in just five cities or say 3.5 days in 10 cities - I think for most the latter is what they want. Well that is just my take you have yours that you must spend a week at least or it is not worth visiting at all - two different philosophies.
and yes traveling between cities can be as nice as dwelling in one town more - see more of the Europe you came to see - see France and not just Paris - see England and not just London, etc.
A chacun son gout as the French say (sp?)
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Hey notbigRuss - I'm not old.
As for condescending - it's tough love. Look at what is suggested: the OP is.
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Thank you BigRuss for your kind words, it is greatly appreciated...
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Cologne, Germany- 1 you can visit main things in one day since most of them are all togheter, just coming out of Central Station you can see the Cathedral.>
I have been in Cologne zillions of times on business and except for the stupendous cathedral there is little for the average first-time tourist to do there besides stroll a bit along the Rhine walk or bop around the oft-thronged pedestrian shopping street.
Put your bags in a station locker - spend a few hours and move on to some place much more old-worldish and romantic - Cologne like many large German cities was blitzed in WW2 and not IMO all that nicely rebuilt - though like any German city is it very pleasant - the pedestrian only city center always being so so nice.
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I think interest in history is a broad term.
Depending on what one wants to see, Cologne and the surounding area offers a lot.
The cathedral itself is enough to spend quite a lot of time since it offers a very well-documented history from its Roman foundations to the middle-age when ist building started to the extraordinary story how it was finished in the 19th century.
Next to it is the Roman-Germanic museum about Rome's presence in the region and 20 minutes by train the German Museum in Bonn which is probably the most extensive exhibition about German post-war history.
Or from Heidelberg one can easily visit for example Speyer cathedral, a world heritage sight. Next to it is a museum which has very often a very interesting special exhibition next to ist permanent ones.
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Jspedz... You've been given some good advice above, and it's great do see you are taking it all on board. I thought I'd just offer my own take on your itinerary. In your original plan, you have 7 cities in Germany over 14 nights. Perhaps these could be consolidated to 2 or 3 cities, with some day trips. You also have 3 cities in Belgium over 4 nights. I'd suggest paring this down to one city for 3 nights (I'd pick Brugges, with a day trip to Ghent).
Please be sure to add more time to London. It is huge city with zillions of things to see and do. I find it interesting that you did not include Paris in your plan... perhaps it doesn't hold much interest for you, but if it does, it's an easy train ride from London (Eurostar). If you do include Paris, be sure to give yourself at least 4 nights there. In fact, I'd suggest setting a three night minimum for any city you choose to stay. Any place that deserves less time than that could be visited on a day trip from another location. I'd also suggest you make sure to keep one or two non-urban destinations within your two-month plan. Time in the mountains or countryside provides a different perspective on European life, and can be an enjoyable contrast to city living over such a long trip.
What a wonderful trip you have to look forward to! Yes, the planning is half the fun. Enjoy!
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Yes, jspedz, planning is a lot of the fun. I think it is important to first pick out your "must sees" -- the places you would be terribly sad to have to cut. Once, those are in place you can decide how much time you want to spend in each place. From there you can always add on a few side trips or other stops.
Have fun planning!
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You've gotten some great advice already and I'm looking forward to seeing what you do with it. I also wanted to commend you for giving us a bit of information about your interests -- they make such a difference, so knowing something of your aspirations really helps us respond!
BTW, while I recognize the merits of base cities, I don't often use them -- I'm more likely to plan a route that keeps me moving forward, rather than one that takes me to hubs from which I explore out and back. I think the more fundamental point is to find a way to maximize the time you having for seeing or experiencing your highest priorities while minimizing the time you spend getting from one place or experience to the next.
Hope that helps!
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20 minutes by train the German Museum in Bonn which is probably the most extensive exhibition about German post-war history.>
I think Bonn is one of the most underrated off the radar cities for foreign tourists but is really a gem - I have in the past spent days there on business - one of the few German towns not decimated in WW2 - perhaps why it was chosen as the capital of West Germany after the war it still retains the aura of a world capital though those functions have moved to Berlin with the re-united Germany.
There is the Mozart House for Mozart buffs to visit and like Hans say the superlative Germany post-war history museum - there is a nice Rhine Ufer - a riverside bike and footpaths and you can take a tram to Bad Godesberg (or boat) - a nice kind of resort town with a famous ruined castle topping an old volcanic plug.
Cologne could be a nice day trip from Bonn or if coming via Cologne spend some hours there seeing the nice things Hans talks about and end up IMO a much more romantic Bonn for the night.
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After some research, and considering your suggestions I have come up with another itinerary.
London/Bath - 5 days
Amsterdam, - 4 days
Ghent - 3 days
Cologne, Germany - 2 days
Bacharach, Germany - 2 days
Nuremberg, Germany - 3 days
Munich, Germany - 4 days
Salzburg, Austria - 4 days
Vienna, Austria -4 days
Prague, Czech Republic - 4 days
Dresden, Germany -2 days
Berlin, Germany -4 days
I count 41 days. We plan on spending at the most 2 months in Europe, so we have some wiggle room with the days. Some we could stay longer than the above given days. We understand that we will not be able to 'see' a lot of the cities and towns listed, that is okay. We are going into it with the understanding that we will one day go back to the places that we really liked visiting.
- I decided to leave off Switzerland for this trip. We would still like to do some hiking in the alps however and have heard some great things about Berchtesgaden and Werfen.
- I recently looked into Budapest and was amazed with the architecture and spas...would we be foolish to add another destination to our trip? Or as many of you have mentioned, lengthen the amount of time we have in each spot with the extra days we have to fill our itinerary?
Planning is difficult but a lot of fun! We still have a lot of time left before we go, so lots of time left to research, learn and be inspired.
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Three quick inputs: (1) with the time you have, don't miss Paris - looks like you're effectively cutting it for Salzburg and Munich and folks who've been to all 3 probably wouldn't advise that; (2) map it on paper and trace your route. If you cross lines anywhere, you messed up so reconfigure the route accordingly; (3) that's a lot of time for Munich and Salzburg, and Salzburg - you could do 4-5 nights Munich and see Salzburg in a day trip.
There are similar things you can do: 3 nights Cologne to include a day trip to Bacharach then go from Cologne to Nuremberg; 5 nights Berlin to include a day trip to Dresden.
Budapest is great but you need to hit it from Vienna so you'd reconfigure the trip to end there and go Berlin to Prague to Vienna to Budapest.
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Thanks BigRuss. The reason for leaving out Paris (and France for that matter) is because we know for sure that we want to return to just France in the future. There is too much we want to see in France (Paris, wineries, WW1 and WW2 battlefields, southern France). When we go to Paris we want to really have some time to see what we want to see.
This trip meanwhile is really our first time to Europe and wanted to explore these places first.
Thanks for the tips regarding Salzburg and Munich. The reason for putting down Salzburg for that long is because we want to do some day trips from there (Werfen caves etc).
The Bacharach day trip from Cologne is an interesting idea. I am a little concerned about backtracking though (even though its only 1 hour and 45 minutes away). I suppose we will have to decide what works best. Thanks for the input BigRuss.
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When I first read the list of countries you had tagged in your thread I figured you would be travelling for 6 months or so.
I'm very pleased you listened to the advice you were given and rearranged your itinerary. Nicely done.
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Budapest is great if you can work it in.
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Thursday, 18 October 2012
I have to say, I really enjoy doing these arty LOs, messing about with gesso stamps and sprays, it's almost like doing a journal page. Here are a couple of close ups still
Simon Says Stamp and Show, where the theme is "favourites" this week.
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More treasures for the little one.
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After several years losing market share in Australia, public relations agency Howorth successfully orchestrated Motorola's comeback, with the launch of its new range of Android powered smart-phone devices. Howorth's objectives? Simple – create mass-market interest across consumer and technology media, reaching out to consumers looking for a new smart-phone.
Differentiating a phone from the pack can be difficult, but Motorola's new Android range of smart-phones held one key ingredient , MOTOBLUR – the first mobile experience to deliver your social life straight to your mobile phone, streaming conversations, friends and widgets right into your handset to provide a never-ending flow of updates.
We understood that the media would need to try out the phone themselves to get the full effect of the MOTOBLUR package, so they could appreciate first-hand how it could link their lives via the web. As a result, Howorth's public relations strategy was designed to ensure media had maximum exposure to the MOTOBLUR experience – from one-on-one demos and the opportunity to take handsets for review, to a fully immersive and interactive launch.
Creative idea, relentless execution
Rebuilding a brand and restoring consumer confidence is no small feat. Public relations agency Howorth held 12 one to one briefings and handset demonstrations in the lead-up to the event, with outlets handpicked to ensure a wide depth of coverage on launch day. Media were enticed to explore MOTOBLUR before its official launch included the Daily Telegraph, Sydney Morning Herald, Channel 7, Channel 9, T3, Grazia and Women's Health.
The focus then switched to the event itself. Taking over the Cargo Hall at the Overseas Passenger Terminal, MOTOBLUR's features were unveiled through stunning visuals presented on a mammoth concave screen: embracing our presenters to showcase social streaming as life in motion, a network surrounding us in all that we do.
On the day of launch, Motorola and Optus spokespeople conducted one to one media briefings at the event with key influencers The Australian, iTNews and iTWire.
These interviews, plus our strategic warm-up prior to the event, generated more than 100 pieces of coverage across metropolitan, consumer, technology and business media (print, broadcast and online). Highlights to date include a demonstration on Channel 9's Today show, the front page of Australian T3, and pick-up across a range of specialist outlets like Gizmodo, ITnews.com.au, Good Gear Guide, Zoo Weekly, Smarthouse, iTWire.com.au, CNET Australia and GadgetGuy.com.au.


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Elementary breakfast
Monday: Egg and cheese biscuit, mini waffles, buttermilk biscuits with jelly.
Tuesday:Cinnamon roll, ham and cheese breakfast pizza, cinnamon raisin bagel.
Wednesday: Chicken biscuit, buttermilk biscuits with jelly.
Thursday: Mini pancakes, egg and cheese breakfast burrito, peanut butter and jelly bar.
Friday: Breakfast scrambler, sausage biscuit, buttermilk biscuits with jelly (Plant City only. All other schools off for State Fair Day).
Elementary lunch
Monday: Hot dog, ravioli, turkey and cheese sub, corn, alphabet soup, gelatin cubes, dolphin cheese crackers.
Tuesday: Popcorn chicken, beef nachos, cheese stick munch and dip, tiny triangle potatoes, broccoli, apple slices, birthday cake.
Wednesday: Hamburger, macaroni and cheese, vegetarian munch and dip, green bean casserole, gelatin cubes, pineapple tidbits, corn bread.
Thursday: Chicken supreme sandwich, meatball sub, turkey chef salad, tater tots, lima beans, lettuce and tomato, frozen fruit pop.
Friday: Pizza, trout treasures, yogurt munch and dip, carrots with ranch dip, California blend, gelatin cubes, dolphin cheese crackers (Plant City only. All other schools off for State Fair Day).
Secondary breakfast
Monday: Breakfast stick with syrup, sausage biscuit with potato triangle. Cereal, bagels, yogurt, cinnamon roll and assorted other items available every day.
Tuesday: Ham, egg and cheese biscuit with potato triangle, egg and cheese breakfast burrito.
Wednesday: Sausage biscuit with potato triangle.
Thursday: French toast stick, chicken biscuit with potato triangle.
Friday: Breakfast scrambler; sausage biscuit with potato triangle. (Plant City only. All other schools off for State Fair Day).
Secondary lunch
Monday: Taco hot pocket, chicken supreme sandwich, pizza sticks with marinara sauce, green beans, veggies with ranch dip.
Tuesday: Roasted chicken, cheeseburger, mozzarella cheese sticks with marinara sauce, mashed potatoes with gravy, sliced carrots, roll.
Wednesday: Spaghetti with meatballs, chicken supreme sandwich, pizza, broccoli, kiwi fruit cup, garlic parmesan roll.
Thursday: Jumbo hot dog, Buffalo chicken strips, potato wedges, barbecue baked beans.
Friday: Beef nachos, cheeseburger, pizza, corn, rice (Plant City only. All other schools off for State Fair Day).
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All You Need To Know About Anthocyanins
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You might find it difficult to pronounce but anthocyanin is a nutrient that you should get from your diet. It is commonly present in berries but they can be obtained from vegetables as well.
Anthocyanin is generally known as a cancer-fighting antioxidant but let's get to know more about this nutrient to appreciate its importance and why we need to include it in our diet.
What are anthocyanins?
- They are pigments that give fruits, vegetables and flowers their red, purple and blue colors.
- There are more than 300 different kinds of this antioxidant in plants.
- At this point, berries are the most abundant source of this nutrient.
- It is advised that you eat a variety of foods to get a wide range of anthocyanins.
Why are anthocyanins good for you?
- They are one of the most powerful anti-inflammatory antioxidants.
- They travel throughout the body to protect your blood vessels and nervous system.
- Beneficial to your heart and brain.
- Research has shown that they may help ward off diabetes, bolster eyesight and lower risks of some types of cancer.
Where can you find anthocyanins?
- From berries such as acai, blueberries, blackberries, raspberries, cherries, red grapes, cranberries and red currants.
- They can also be found in red cabbage, sweet potatoes, red onions and eggplant.
- Right now, there's no reported risk from getting too much from this nutrient, so eat up!
Make sure you include anthocyanins in your daily diet. Besides, the sources of this nutrient are also delicious, you can't say no to them.
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"We published a report in June on the NEC Directive, showing that although the legislation has brought down emissions, broadly in line with its original objectives, there are still some problems with attainment," EEA Executive Director Jacqueline McGlade said. "But the report we are publishing today finds that Member States have even further to catch up on air pollution when the latest science is taken into account, showing how important it is that we keep investing in knowledge."
The ceilings to limit emissions were designed to ensure that the health and environmental objectives were met cost-effectively. There have been significant cuts in air pollutant emissions between 1990 and 2010: sulphur dioxides (-82%), non-methane volatile organic compounds (-56%), nitrogen oxides (-47%) and ammonia (-28%). Nevertheless, twelve EU Member States exceeded at least one of the ceilings agreed for these air pollutants, as documented in a report from the EEA earlier this year.
There are many ways of assessing whether environmental targets have been met. The new EEA report uses two different approaches to ensure that results are both impartial and objective:
Past knowledge: an assessment using the tools and approaches from the time the objectives were defined a decade ago.
Present knowledge: a state-of-the-art assessment using, as far as feasible, the latest scientific understanding, including an advanced methodology and higher resolution air quality modelling.
Using these approaches, it becomes evident that the impacts of air pollutants covered by the NEC Directive are in most cases more serious than would have been evident from using past knowledge alone.
Eutrophication: High emissions of nitrogen oxides and ammonia lead to excessive levels of nutrient nitrogen, for example in grasslands, heaths and nutrient-poor lakes. While the objective to reduce areas at risk of eutrophication was met according to past knowledge, present knowledge indicates that eutrophication caused by atmospheric deposition is still a major environmental problem.
Source: Areas at risk of eutrophication in 2010 (right) vs 1990 (left)
Acidification: The EU has the objective to halve, at least, the areas at risk of acidification between 1990 and 2010. Sulphur dioxide, nitrogen oxides and ammonia emitted to the air contribute to acidification of water and soil.
The objective has been largely met across the European Union if the old methodology is used. The risk of acidification also appears to be markedly reduced when new methods are applied, but there are still many areas of Europe where the acidification objective is not yet met. This is because the more advanced methodology takes into account the specific effects on different ecosystems, for example the higher rate of acid deposition in forests.
Ozone: Breathing high levels of ozone can cause respiratory problems and contribute to premature death. The NEC Directive's objective to reduce human exposure to ozone has been largely met, according to both methodologies, with the exception of some parts of southern Europe, particularly northern Italy.
Ozone also damages vegetation, such as crops and forests. According to the modelling results the targets to protect crops were mostly met, even when using the newer methodology, with the exception of Spain and Portugal. However, the objective to protect forests was clearly not achieved in most of Europe, with the exception of the Nordic countries and the United Kingdom.
While the EEA's latest report stresses the adverse effects of air pollutants on the environment, a recent EEA assessment of air quality in Europe found that approximately one third of European city dwellers are exposed to pollutants above EU limits to protect health.
The European Commission is currently reviewing the European Union's air policy. Amongst other initiatives, the Commission is expected to propose a revised NEC Directive in 2013 at the latest, which is likely to set objectives for 2020 and beyond for relevant air pollutants. In the meantime, the NEC Directive remains in force and requires European Union Member States to keep emissions below national ceilings beyond 2010.]]>
An early analysis of the official data shows that 11 Member States breached at least one ceiling in 2012, compared to 10 countries in 2011. As in previous years, the most commonly breached ceiling was nitrogen oxide (NOx), with nine Member States exceeding their designated levels. Road transport contributes around 40 % of total EU NOx emissions and is one of the main factors behind the large number of NOx exceedances – reductions from this sector over the last two decades have not been as large as originally anticipated.
Hans Bruyninckx, EEA Executive Director said: "Air pollution is still a very real problem - just look at the high concentrations of air pollution recently seen across large areas of western Europe. We need to improve this situation by making further emissions cuts. While new technologies and practices can help, we also need to encourage individuals to take action, for example by encouraging alternatives to car use."
Two countries – Denmark and Finland – exceeded the limit for ammonia (NH3), while only Luxembourg breached the ceiling for non-methane volatile organic compounds (NMVOC). Luxembourg was the only country to breach two ceilings in 2012, for NOx and NMVOC. All 27 Member States met the sulphur dioxide (SO2) limits.
The data show that several countries have persistent problems meeting their national emission limits – for example, Austria, Belgium, France, Germany, Ireland, Luxembourg and Spain breached NOx ceilings in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Denmark and Finland have exceeded the NH3 ceilings for three years running. Despite multiple breaches of the ceilings, emissions of all four pollutants have decreased in the EU overall between 2011 and 2012.
UPDATE: A detailed assessment of the final data delivered by the Member States was published June - see 'NEC Directive status report 2013'.
Air quality has improved in recent decades, but it is still a problem in many parts of Europe, where most city-dwellers are exposed to levels of air pollutants above the standards recommended by the World Health Organization.
In December 2013 the European Commission proposed a new Clean Air Policy Package, following an in-depth review of current EU air policy. A key objective of the legislative package is to ensure that countries comply with existing legislation by 2020. A second aim of the package is to reduce the longer term impacts of air pollution. The package proposes revising the NEC Directive, with new 2020 and 2030 reduction commitments for the four currently-covered pollutants, as well as new ceilings for two additional pollutants – fine particulate matter (PM2,5) and methane (CH4).]]>


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If the Great Recession sent the nation's housing market into the emergency room, the current market is still in the hospital, CoreLogic's chief economist said in San Diego on Thursday.
"There was a risk that it could have been fatal," said Mark Fleming, of the publicly traded real-estate data tracker. "We got out of the emergency room, we were in intensive care for a while, we're now out of intensive care but we're still in the hospital. We're not well yet."
Fleming spoke to more than 150 people at the University of San Diego's Burnham-Moores Center for Real Estate's mid-year economic and financial update, in which he said a lack of construction activity is what's most contributing to slowness in the market. In an interview following the presentation, Fleming said many metrics in the housing market are improving, but not back to healthy levels.
"We still have more foreclosures than we should, more serious delinquencies, high levels of negative equity, lack of supply, less demand than we would otherwise hope for," he said.
Fleming said different metrics play out in different areas.
In San Diego County, where June's median sale price was $450,000, foreclosures have dropped to pre-recession levels. However, the county still only has about two-and-a-half months worth of inventory, or supply of homes on the market. While inventory has improved, Fleming said that's still low by conventional standards of five to six months of supply.
"The question is, 'Why is there very low supply?' and it's because large amounts of your existing homeowners who would be the suppliers of housing don't have equity or they might not have enough equity," he said. "It's not just about being above water, it's about being above water sufficiently to be able to move that equity to the next house."
Another hit to supply has to do with the kinds of residential construction under way.
While San Diego County's building permits continue to rise, most of the new projects are in multifamily housing, such as condos and apartments, as opposed to single family homes. Fleming said that has to do with the demand of millennials, who are moving out of their parents' homes later, opting for urban areas with friends, and therefore marrying when they are older.
For graduates, Fleming said he does not believe mounting student loan debt would hinder eventual home ownership. He said a shift in what's being built would come should millennials decide they want to live in the suburbs once they settle down, as opposed to buying condos in urban areas.
"When they start to have kids and make those decisions, will they stay in the more urban environments, where the schools may or may not be as good, relative to moving out to where the schools are more likely to be better? Maybe they'll participate more in the local school systems to make them better," he said. "There's a whole bunch of questions we don't know the answer to there, but those are the driving concerns."


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Cape Spin! An American Power Struggle entertainingly accomplishes an impossible task: fairly documenting the facts and foibles behind both sides of a hot environmental debate. A local controversy that pulled in national figures (and money, lots of it) is spritely profiled as an informative and cautionary case study of hypocritical NIMBYs (Not in My Backyard) vs. corporate investors masquerading as do-gooders.
In 2001, the energy company Cape Wind proposed the U.S.'s first offshore, European-style wind farm that would install over a hundred wind turbines in Nantucket Sound, off the coast of Cape Cod and Martha's Vineyard. The generated electricity would supplement the fossil-fueled plants the company operates elsewhere in the country. That region immediately conjures up images of rich summer residents, so it's no surprise that the Alliance to Protect Nantucket Sound sprang up right away against the project, but who pulls the political muscle and who bankrolls the Alliance blows away any preconceived notions about environmentalists and grassroots activism.
The Kennedy compound is, of course, among the most well-known properties there, but a montage of forceful pro-alternative energy statements by many liberal Kennedy scions is cynically contradicted by the family's opposition to the project, including a clip of the patriarch Edward Kennedy arguing alongside Republican Ted Stevens on the Senate floor for prohibitive legislation. Less well-known is that another family enjoys exclusive waterfront views there, the pro-business oil baron Bill Koch, of the conservative, climate change-denying Koch brothers. He donates millions to the Alliance, including funding the articulate and savvy staff.
Over the next decade of detailed agency reviews and approvals, Cape Wind proves just as aggressive in countering every tack and jibe in tactical battles where, like in any war, the first casualty is truth. The company cannily adjusts the farm's size and siting and even brings in Appalachians to graphically testify about the urgency for stopping destructive coal mining that fuels the highly polluting plants in Massachusetts.
Seen up close and personal, both sides are the best that money can buy at media manipulation, and the several journalists interviewed, from print and online outlets all along the coast, struggle to separate the facts from their bitterness over being played in interpreting them. Man-on-the-street interviews demonstrate that the noisy debates have left locals mired in misinformation. For viewers, button-like tags of a windmill (with or without a red line) identify those with formal positions, while each step in the saga is accompanied on the amusing soundtrack by songs that satirically undercut their earnestness.
As a former environmental planner, I particularly appreciated how directors John Kirby and Robbie Gemmel use the public hearings process to capture the full breadth of those with a point of view, especially the more working-class fishermen and boat operators, accompanied by footage of them at work (along with evidence to contradict them, as is done with everyone in the film). The cast of characters gets even any more colorful in late 2009 when Native American tribes suddenly raise religious and historic objections to interference with their views. Even as one wonders where else in the country has a Koch brother been so solicitous of Native American traditions, Cape Wind just as conveniently lines up its own questionable tribal consultant. The resulting ratcheted up Federal oversight ironically ends up benefitting the project.
Just when you're either confused or made cynical by everyone's hypocrisy, the directors usefully offer what they call "a third way" alternative for wind power (which is the approach of their overall educational sponsor, the Electron Project), that diverges both from rich folks' NIMBY and the corporate ownership of natural resources. They show smaller scale windmill projects elsewhere in the Cape Cod area, including a farmers' cooperative, a municipal power company, and a maritime college, that are already successfully generating electricity, or are far along in planning. This optimism lifts the film's critical view to an unusually thoughtful perspective that can also be applied to other environmental issues and documentaries that only advocate one side.


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Nematron Corp. announces the launch of the new iPC-Series of industrial computers, now with Intel® i-Series Core™ embedded processors. The company says that the series:
- Offers the latest in embedded processing power with the following Intel CPU options: i7 Dual Core, i5 Dual Core, and Dual Core Celeron P4500; each processor option continues Nematron's move toward providing high-performance/low power processing to fit most industry needs.
- Includes 12-inch (iPC1200), 15-inch (iPC1500), 17-inch (iPC1700) and 19-inch (iPC1900) LCD versions, with all-new LED backlighting.
- Is available with 5-wire Analog Resistive touchscreens and NEMA sealed panel mount front panels.
- Is ultra-thin and features very thin panel-mounted depth of less than 3.2 inches (81.3 millimeters), making them ideal for installation in harsh environments, especially hazardous locations.
- Has the same chassis as the previous ePC-Series, allowing for easy replacement and upgrading using the current footprint.
- Can also be ordered as a non-display node computer (nPC300) offering flexibility for mounting in space-constrained applications.
- Is available with additional upgrades from the previous ePC-Series, including two more USB ports, upping the total available to six.
- Is available with Windows® XP Professional 32-bit, Windows 7 Professional 32-bit and now Windows 7 Ultimate 64-bit, providing enhanced 64-bit application support.
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Though Georgi vodka importer Star Industries is supposedly in negotiations with Eliot Spitzer hooker Ashley Dupre (cough, bullshit) to put its logo on her bikinied ass, for now at least, the pictured promotional patootie still belongs to Laurie Adams, the 36-year-old (as of August 2006) advertising manager of Star…and the CEO's daughter. Think about this assvertising strategy for a second. They want to go from whoring the boss's daughter to whoring a whore. That makes blow-jobby Belvedere look positively cosmopolitan. And it is you, choosy New Yorkers, who have made Georgi #1—though I can't find a single online source to support this dubious claim.
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MDX Essentials: String Functions: The .UniqueName Function - Page 3
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Let's assume, as a background scenario, that the Reporting department with which we worked earlier contacts us to say that they are happy with the "map" we have provided for the developer as outlined in our previous example. Their next request is a common one: they want to provide picklist support within an OLAP report, FoodMart Sales, which they have constructed using MSSQL Server Reporting Services. The data source is the Sales sample cube that accompanies an installation of MSSQL Server Analysis Services (and with which most of us are familiar). The consumers want the selector for the picklist to display the regular Name for the Product Department, the left-most, top level in a drill-down presentation.
While the focus of our article is the MDX required to meet this request, and specifically upon the use of the .UniqueName functions within an MDX query, the dataset that this query generates would be added in Reporting Services' Report Designer, among other steps, to meet the requirement for parameterization within the FoodMart Sales report. Let's create a query to generate the list, and then take a look at how we might use the data returned.
8. Select File --> New to clear the Query pane for creation of a new query.
9. Ensure that FoodMart 2000 is selected as the database name in the DB box of the toolbar.
10. Select the Sales cube in the Cube drop-down list box.
Our initial approach is quite similar to the previous example it is in the intended end use of the returned data where we do something different. We again have a need that we can readily answer using the .UniqueName function in conjunction with a relative function, .CurrentMember. The requirement also includes the .Name function. We will be targeting the Name column in the resulting dataset (let's call it ProdDept_DisplayName) for the Name that is displayed in the selector for the parameter picklist. The Unique Name column of the returned dataset (the qualified "MDX" name for each Product Department), which we will call ProdDept_UniqueName in the query we will construct, will serve as the value that is actually passed to the cube in the MDX of the query. The happy result is that we insulate report consumers from the MDX altogether, while providing them ad hoc selection of a Product Department upon which to filter the report data.
Our first step is to construct a query to return the requested Product Department list, presenting the Names and Unique Names in two side-by-side columns. The corresponding Product Department members will inhabit the row axis.
11. Type (or cut and paste) the following query into the Query pane:
-- MDX035-02 Using .Name and .UniqueName to generate a picklist selection WITH MEMBER [Measures].[ProdDept_DisplayName] AS '[Product].CurrentMember.NAME' MEMBER [Measures].[ProdDept_UniqueName] AS '[Product].CurrentMember.UNIQUENAME' SELECT {[Measures].[ProdDept_DisplayName], [Measures].[ProdDept_UniqueName]} ON COLUMNS, {DESCENDANTS([Product].[All Products], [Product].[Product Department])} ON ROWS FROM [Sales]
12. Execute the query by clicking the Run Query button in the toolbar.
The Results pane is populated by Analysis Services, and the dataset depicted in Illustration 2 appears.
We see Product Department Names, the output of the ProdDept_DisplayName calculated member, populating the first data column, with the respective Product Department Unique Names (again, the "qualified" MDX name that can be used within a query against the Sales cube) for each occupying the second data column. The Product Department members themselves occupy the row axis, as we requested, although the row axis will not be used in the reporting environment. The calculated members ProdDept_DisplayName and ProdDept_UniqueName employ the .Name and .UniqueName functions, respectively, in conjunction (again) with the "relative" .CurrentMember function, which, as we can easily see from our practical example, results in a combination list of the Names / Qualified Names of the members that we specify in our row axis.
13. Select File -> Save As, name the file MDX035-2, and place it in a meaningful location.
We will not take the steps, within this article, which occur inside the reporting layer to construct the picklist apparatus. However, let's take a look at one approach to assembling the parts in Reporting Services (or, similarly, in another OLAP reporting application). First, we would transfer the query to Reporting Services' Data tab to generate a Dataset within the FoodMart Sales report. This query, together with the dataset it generates, would look something similar to that which is partially shown in Illustration 3.
NOTE: This is only one approach to creating the Dataset perhaps the more obvious of several, another of which might be more optimal, depending upon the reporting environment under consideration. Other approaches, the components of which might occupy different layers of the Microsoft integrated business intelligence solution, could include installation of the calculated members at the cube level, and then calling them (versus defining and building) them from the reporting layer.
For a step-by-step procedure that demonstrates the construction of such a cube-based solution to support a picklist in Reporting Services, see Create a Cube-Based Hierarchical Picklist in my MDX in Analysis Services series.
Once we have created the Dataset, the next step is to add a parameter to the report. Inside the Report Parameter definition, we would reference the new Dataset (in the example I created for my illustrations I named it pX_ProductDept), as shown, and then select ProdDept_UniqueName and ProdDept_DisplayName as the Value and Label fields respectively. Illustration 4 presents a view of the way all this would tie together in the Report Parameter dialog inside Reporting Services.
At this point all that remains is to return to the primary Dataset underneath the report and to insert the parameter variable within an axis specification or a slicer, where it acts as a filter (there are examples of this, and all other steps, in the articles I have cited above). Executing the query then triggers the "prompting" action of the new Product Department parameter.
The selection list, displaying the regular Product Department name, is manifested in the parameter dropdown when we preview or execute the report, as partially depicted in Illustration 5.
14. Close the MDX Sample Application, as desired.
And so we see that our query, using the .Name and .UniqueName functions to present the Names and Unique Names for the Product Departments in two side-by-side columns, can be readily used to support a picklist for a parameter in the reporting layer of our business intelligence solution.
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In this article, we explored the MDX .UniqueName function, which can be called upon in activities that range from generating simple lists to supporting parameters in the reporting layer, as well as more sophisticated uses. We introduced the function, commenting upon its operation and touching upon the datasets we can deliver using .UniqueName.
We examined the syntax involved with .UniqueName, and then undertook a couple of illustrative practice examples of business uses for the function, generating queries that capitalized on its primary features. Our exercises included an example that drew upon our earlier examination of the .Name function, which we used in combination with .UniqueName to create a results dataset. We then illustrated using the dataset to support a parameter picklist in a report that queried an Analysis Services cube. Throughout our practice session, we briefly discussed the results datasets we obtained from each of the queries we constructed.
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Eagles season ends at Region 9C
The Morris Eagles' baseball season ended with a 4-0 loss to the Dumont Saints in the Region 9C Tournament at Madison.
The Eagle bats were silenced by Lee Arvold, a lefty draftee from the Chokio Coyotes.
On the day, Morris had only four hits, two by Dusty Sauter. Ross Haugen and Adam Torkelson recorded the other Eagle hits.
As the starting pitcher, Torkelson tried valiantly to match zeros with Arvold, but battled control problems and surrendered three runs in the fifth inning. The Litchfield native and former Cougar was making his final start as an Eagle as he is moving on to grad school in Colorado.
The Eagles finish with a 16-6 record in a very good campaign. Arvold proved to be their nemesis as he also shut out the squad for six innings in June.


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ives...u r retarded....this is a nice pic. keep it up!
it looks really silly. like water going in a toxic waste dump or something.


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Last year we reported that Anna Paquin (Sookie Stackhouse) would be heading to Louisiana to shoot the independent film Straight A's co-starring Owen Wilson and Ryan Phillippe. Well now you can feast your eyes on the very first promotional poster. An official trailer and premiere announcement are expected to be released soon as the film gears up to hit the festival circuit.
So what do you think Truebies? Are you happy to see Anna on the big screen again? Sound off below!
True Blood Fan Source thanks Heather Wixson for sharing this image with us.
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DISAPPOINTED Rolling Stones fans are backing the band's postponement of their Australian tour after the death of Mick Jagger's partner, L'Wren Scott.
Devastated Jagger went public with his grief, as tour promoters for the Stones - due to appear at Rod Laver Arena on March 28 and at Hanging Rock two days later - told fans to cross their fingers for rescheduled dates.
In a press statement, the Stones told 130,000 ticketholders for their six Aussie gigs and one New Zealand show that they were "deeply sorry".
The expected postponement of the tour came a day after their Perth gig was called off, following the shock news of the 49-year-old fashion leader's suicide in New York.
"Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts and Ronnie Wood wish to thank all of their fans for their support at this difficult time and hope that they will fully understand the reason for this announcement," they said.
Jagger said on his website on Wednesday: "I am still struggling to understand how my lover and best friend could end her life in this tragic way.
"We spent many wonderful years together and had made a great life for ourselves. She had great presence and her talent was much admired, not least by me. I have been touched by the tributes that people have paid to her, and also the personal messages of support. I will never forget her."
The Stones' branded jet was still in Perth on Wednesday.
Jagger is said to fear a media "zoo" if he flies to New York.
Marilyn Mueller and a dozen workmates from Woodend had tickets for the Hanging Rock concert.
"It is disappointing but understandable in the circumstances. We all feel very sad for Mick," she said, in comments echoed widely on social media.
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My power button came out of my computer and I was told that I needed the front assembly to fix the problem. I ordered part # 0M686 front assembly and I asked them how do I reattach the button, but no one gave me a answer. Can anyone help me out on the instructions?
Based on that part number, this appears to be what you ordered. It looks like it might have the power button built into it.
I don't see instructions in the manual for your system to replace this assembly, but the Small Mini Towerversion of the Optiplex GX260 is similar to your system and instructions for that one are here.
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Your system doesn't have a chassis intrusion switch, so you won't find that cable or connector on yours.
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The power switch and circuit board is one unit. Dell has not published a guide to remove the front bezel of the Dimension 4550, you can use this GUIDE
<ADMIN NOTE: Broken link has been removed from this post by Dell> , it's for an Optiplex GX50 Small Mini Tower, the procedures are the same.
i believe you will find the part # for the front control panel and on/off button, is Dell p/n 88RXM, not 0M686, this is for the front audio/USB panel.
Edit. Ron, you beat me with the post. LOL.
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By TWO whole minutes!!!! 120 seconds. You feeling ok Bev?
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Having a busy evening 'Multitasking', installing a new copy of windows on a rebuild desktop, while answering posts.
oh them idiots gave me the wrong piece. i'll get it credited back on my account.
oh them idiots gave me the wrong piece. i'll get it credited back on my account.
It's a bummer when that happens, good luck.
@Spidy... Hope they get your order straightened out and you get the right part to fix your system.
@Bev... You must be slipping, if I beat you by TWO whole minutes! Or maybe all that put me into over-drive and I was just faster than normal, while you were your usual speedy self! And thanks to Jeff for pointing it out. Saved me from tooting my own horn!
I know, Ron, hanging my head in shame, at the thought. LOL
Maybe I need to have more of what you are having.
You can also find several P/N 88RXM on eBay.
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Thread: Taking on Water
03-01-2003, 12:12 PM #1Junior Member
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Taking on Water
My 2001 Boomerang has been taking in water when I slow down from any cruising speed. Then I slow down let the bilge run awhile and keep driving. Does anyone have any ideas to what this is or how to stop it?
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I've had four separate water problems on the 99 outback.
1. rudder leak. corrected this with removal of floor and a few pumps of grease into grease fitting.
2. Shaft packing worn-out. Corrected this by repacking the gland nut with wax-impregnated rope packing from the dealer.
Careful here---do not want to marr-up the prop shaft with tools during picking out old packing or tapping in new packing into the nut.
3. Packing nut backed-off by itself, steady stream of water leaking in. Solved this by snugging-up the packing gland nut with a pair of pipe wrenches to allow a drip or so of lubricating leakage every 15 to 30 seconds.
4. Water pump leak. I have a leak on the water pump shaft, just like you would on a car. The thing still cools, just leaks. I need to replace it, but have trouble finding the right marine version. Need a parts list from indmar or moomba
maybe this will help for the boomerang...
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Wet Boomer
Check out what catdog said. If all is good check this. The Boomerang had a thru-transom rudder outlet, this is a very low freeboard boat, make sure when cruisin' and suddenly slowing, the wake does not creep up on the transom, the rudder arm cover silicone may be gone and needs to be resealed. This is a big opening which goes straight to da bilge, just a suggestion. Brian Raymond
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Notes: Rincon on the road to recovery
Notes: Rincon on the road to recovery
He wasn't as sharp as he can be. It was clearly an early-spring throw. But it was another little piece of good news for the veteran left-hander.
"My shoulder and my elbow are very good," Rincon said after the throw. "I threw every pitch. I threw my sinker, fastball, slider and changeup."
The next question is how Rincon will feel on Thursday, a day after taking the mound. The expectation is that he won't feel anything untoward, but there's no way of knowing until the day comes.
"I'll know tomorrow," he said with a smile. "Maybe tomorrow I'll feel good. I don't know."
Kinney less skinny: Josh Kinney seemed to hold up just fine as the 2006 season went on, considering his exceptional pitching in the postseason. However, Kinney nonetheless took steps over the winter to try to remain stronger over the course of the full season.
The right-hander added a few extra pounds of muscle during the offseason -- roughly five to seven pounds, he said. He looks burlier than last fall, though certainly not overweight, in his first Major League Spring Training.
"I put on some weight, tried to," he said. "I always lose. Some guys gain and some guys lose during the season. I always lose weight during the season. Some years when I would come in light, I would still lose weight during the season, and I got hurt. So I figured this year I would try to lift a little bit and put on some muscle. So I put on a few pounds, five or something, not a whole lot."
New rules: Manager Tony La Russa and members of the Cardinals staff met with some Major League umpires early on Wednesday morning to go over some of MLB's new rules. Among the changes were new guidelines regarding pitchers' gloves, the doctoring of baseballs and the resumption of tie games.
The rules changes that could have the most impact on day-to-day game play, however, regard the pace of the game. Baseball codified some attempts to speed up games, including reducing the amount of time a pitcher has to throw the ball.
"It all made sense," La Russa said. "They've been studying it for a couple years, and they all made sense. I think better tempo is better for hitters, pitchers and fans."
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Long odds: Veteran utilityman Jolbert Cabrera provides La Russa with an intriguing option, given his experience at seven positions. Cabrera, 34, has appeared in big league games at every position but pitcher and catcher. He spent the past two years in Japan, but in 2003 and 2004 he played extensively for the Dodgers and Mariners, respectively.
The problem for Cabrera is one of simple numbers. The Redbirds have a slew of bench options, with Aaron Miles and Scott Spiezio in the infield and Preston Wilson, So Taguchi and John Rodriguez in the outfield. So while Cabrera may have a similar value to what Abraham Nunez brought two years ago, he doesn't have the same chance of making the team that Nunez had.
"Nunez, there was a real spot open," La Russa said. "We've got Miles and Spiezio. So it's more just [competing for] one of the few spots. ... His ability to play anywhere is a plus for him."
Cabrera's best season came in 2003 with Los Angeles, when he batted .282 with a .332 on-base percentage, a .438 slugging percentage and 32 doubles in 347 at-bats.
Weather report: It's still gorgeous. Wednesday's high pushed 80 degrees, and it should be similar on Thursday. The forecast calls for a high in the upper 70s, lots of sunshine and fairly mild winds. It's baseball weather.
Coming up: Thursday's workout should start with a stretch at around 9:30 a.m. ET. The remaining veterans who have skipped live batting practice thus far will step in against pitchers -- a group that includes Scott Rolen, David Eckstein, Scott Spiezio, Preston Wilson and Adam Kennedy.
Matthew Leach is a reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Delivering real-time intelligence on the state of the business aviation industry is at the core of JETNET's DNA
Utica, NY (PRWEB) October 16, 2012
JETNET LLC, the world leader in aviation market intelligence, will present its annual JETNET iQ State of the Market Briefing at the National Business Aviation Association (NBAA) 2012 Convention in Orlando, Florida. The briefing will highlight key trends and insights from JETNET iQ (Intelligence Quarterly), the company's premium forecasting and advisory service for business aviation.
The JETNET iQ Briefing will be hosted by Rollie Vincent, JETNET iQ Creator/Director, and will feature Paul Cardarelli, JETNET Director of Sales & Marketing, and industry veteran Susan Sheets Brogan, newly named JETNET iQ Director, Special Programs. Topics will include the latest information on business aircraft transactions, inventory and utilization, and the factors driving people to buy—or delay buying—aircraft. Key results from JETNET iQ's quarterly Global Business Aviation Surveys, which reach owners and operators in more than 100 countries, will be revealed, including those from the just-completed Q3 2012 Survey.
For the convenience of attendees, two identical briefings are planned, the first on Tuesday, October 30th from 11am until 12 noon (including a light lunch) and the second on the same day, Tuesday, October 30th from 3pm to 4pm (including coffee and snacks). Both will be held in the North Hall - Level Three, in Room N310-A/B at the Orange County Convention Center.
"Delivering real-time intelligence on the state of the business aviation industry is at the core of JETNET's DNA," said Vincent Esposito, JETNET President. "We are pleased to have the opportunity to share insights into the state of the market with NBAA 2012 attendees—on where we are now and, more importantly, where we're going."
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