@GET
	@Produces(MediaType.APPLICATION_JSON)
	public PublicationDateBrowseResponse handleGet(@Context HttpServletRequest request,
			@PathParam("acronym") String tla, @PathParam("start") String start, @PathParam("end") String end) {
		PublicationDateBrowseResponse response;

		// always outputs expected values
		LOGGER.warn("FIXME 1 tla={} start={} end={}", tla, start, end);

		try {
			UserSession session = sessionManager.getSession(request);
			User user = userManager.getUser(session.getUserID(), session.getOrgID());

			if (user == null) {
				response = new PublicationDateBrowseResponse(Status.NOT_LOGGED_IN, "No user found with ID " + session.getUserID());
			} else {
				// if uncommented, fixes problem
//				LOGGER.warn("FIXME 2 tla={} start={} end={}", tla, start, end);

				// these parse calls can fail due to invalid (junk) data
				Date startDate = CLIPSHARE_DATE_FORMAT.parse(start);
				Date endDate = CLIPSHARE_DATE_FORMAT.parse(end);