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Q: How to check linearity in binary logistic regression with many covariates having 0 as a value I'm trying to check linearity in my binary logistic regression. According to my handbook (Discovering Statistics Using SPSS, by Andy Fields: ch.19.8.1) this should be done by adding var*log(var) to the model and check for significance.
Many of my covariates however are binary variables which can be 0 or 1. Doing log(0) doesn't give an outcome which results in a lot of missing values when recoding the data. Now only 8% of my variables is used in the regression and I don't get the desired results. How do I do this check on my data where lots of values are 0?

A: This problem is no problem. You are quite correct that this method can't be applied given zeros as data points, but there is a deeper issue.
Setting aside logistic regression, imagine that you are plotting any response on the $y$ axis against a covariate with just two distinct values on the $x$ axis.
In your case the values are 0 and 1, but that doesn't affect the explanation I am going to give. Any transformation that I can apply that changes those two distinct values to two distinct values (whether the same or different) will not affect the linearity of the relation on the graph. At most, I might flip the values around (exchange smaller and larger) and then my relation will change sign (positive to negative, or vice versa). But there's no scope to play with a non-linear version of the covariate as an alternative. Using a logit link doesn't affect this: any transformation of a binary covariate just changes coefficients given different measurements, but it can't affect goodness of fit.
So, not being able to apply this device to binary covariates scored $(0, 1)$ is not a problem. It doesn't apply even in principle.
In general, it certainly can't work with variables that are ever negative or zero. In general also, you need at least three distinct values of a covariate for working on a transformed scale ever to be different.
I don't have access to the book by Field [N.B.] to check his rationale and whether he mentions any qualifications.
N.B.: What I call "distinct" values are sometimes called "unique" values. I don't follow that usage. Although language is always shifting, the term "unique" is best reserved in my view for values that occur precisely once.

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American Jewish World Service Names Global Justice Fellows for 2017
At Time When Voices of Intolerance are on the Rise Worldwide, Fifteen Jewish Leaders from Across the U.S. Affirm Commitment to Human Rights American Rabbinical Leaders Visit the Dominican Republic on Human Rights Educational Mission NEW YORK, NY – American Jewish World Service (AJWS,) the leading Jewish organization working to promote human rights and end …Read More
Op-Ed: American Jews must speak out for Haitians in Dominican Republic
Fewer than 800 miles from our shores, a deeply disturbing crisis is unfolding as tens of thousands of citizens of the Dominican Republic face deportation from their country simply because of their heritage. Tragically, people of Haitian descent who were born in the Dominican Republic have been stripped of their rights and their citizenship, and are …Read More
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AJWS Responds to the Earthquake in Nepal
The devastation of last Saturday's earthquake in Nepal is just beginning to sink in. The 7.8 magnitude earthquake that struck Nepal on April 25th was the worst quake to hit the country since 1934. Eyewitnesses report that historic buildings, including seven major temples, have been destroyed near Nepal's capital, Kathmandu, and the force of the quake …Read More
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His Survival, My Commitment: Honoring my father on Holocaust Remembrance Day
Monte Dube is a member of the AJWS Board of Trustees. He joined the board in June 2011. It hurts me when people suffer in the world. It feels personal. My late father, Heshy Dube, was just a teenager when he last saw his parents and his older brother before they perished in the Holocaust. …Read More
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Chanukah 5775: Rededicating Ourselves to Helping Others, By Congressman Eliot Engel
Chanukah 5775: Rededicating Ourselves to Helping Others By Congressman Eliot Engel Chanukah is one of the Jewish people's most beloved holidays. We light the menorah, sing songs and eat delicious food. It's a celebration of life and Jewish survival. And, like most holidays that commemorate a struggle against oppression, it is also a time of collective …Read More

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Chosen for His People: A Biography of Patriarch Tikhon
by Jane Swan
Preface by Scott M. Kenworthy
"St Tikhon (Bellavin, 1865–1925), Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia from 1917 to 1925, was one of the most important figures in twentieth-century Orthodox Church history. Moreover, as head of the largest nongovernmental institution in Russia at the time of one of the twentieth century's pivotal events—the Russian Revolution—he is a key figure in modern world history. It is a remarkable fact, therefore, that Jane Swan's book, originally published half a century ago, remains the only English-language biography."
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2. Revival of the Patriarchate
3. 1917 to the Famine
4. Attacks from Within and Without
5. The Release
6. The Will
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Speaking of leisure activities, the Ericsson Globe, a sports arena in Stockholm, holds a number of records. With a diameter of 361 feet (110 meters), an inner height of 279 feet (85 meters) and a volume of 21,188,800 cubic feet (600,000 cubic meters), it stands as the world's largest spherical structure. And, amazingly, it didn't take long to get that way. Workers broke ground on Sept. 10, 1986, and the building opened for business on Feb. 19, 1989. That means the entire construction process took just 2.5 years.
The size of the Ericsson Globe makes it perfect for more than hockey games and live entertainment. It also plays a role in the world's largest educational model. You heard right. The astronomy department at Stockholm University decided to depict the proper scale of our planetary system using structures spread across the Swedish countryside. The Globe serves as stand-in for the sun, which establishes the model's scale to be 1:20,000,000. All of the inner planets are located within Stockholm city limits, but the outer planets range far to the north. For example, Neptune resides in Söderhamn, which is 153 miles (246 kilometers) from the Globe, and the dwarf planet Pluto in Delsbo is 186 miles (300 kilometers) away. There's a host institution for each model, so tourists can travel to the planets without ever getting lost in space.


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Apart From the War in Yemen, another Struggle to rule the Internet Continues in the Backdrop
In Yemen, a civil war comprising different parties has stormed the nation; however, the Yemeni government was finally overthrown by a group of Houthi rebels.
Currently, both parties are claiming to be the lawful and legal government, with the capital Sana'a being under the control of the Houthis and Aden and the surrounding areas being controlled by the group who is loyal to the former government.
The groups in the nation are also getting support from the foreign nations; as a result it is carrying out a proxy war within Yemen. Presently, Saudi Arabia has deliberately backed the forces that are loyal to the former Yemeni government. In fact, the Yemeni government is trying hard to get back their control of Hodeidah.
Over thousands of civilians have been killed in assaults that were carried out by this Saudi and Emirati-backed allied group and there is a continued famine even in 2018. The UN called the Yemen crisis as the worst famine that the world has passed in the last 100 years. Around, three quarters of the 28 million population is depending on the humanitarian aid like food and clothes for their survival.
When a nation goes through this type of destruction, the internet may be reckoned as a low-level issue; however, recently a study conducted by an internet security company, Recorded Future, elucidates that internet has in fact appeared as a crucial means of control
Allan Liska senior security architect at Recorded Future stated that in the Yemen's civil war, another weapon that is being used by the parties is the controlling of the internet. In Yemen, one could get to see the Houthi rebels taking the charge of the internet infrastructure and becoming the de facto government. The Houthi leaders have become the face of all government websites. But it's not about the Houthis controlling the government sites. The Houthi group has also exercised control by closing down access to sites that were important of them.
Starting to strain down the news sites that can be accessed by people to completely cutting down the access to services were crucial during their strikes.
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Fairwork is a project that is working to set and measure decent work standards in the platform economy.
Fairwork has brought together platforms, workers, trade unions, regulators, and academics in meetings held at the International Labour Organisation in order to set global principles for fair work in the platform economy. Those principles were then revised through four tripartite workshops in South Africa and India. Five core principles emerged out of those workshops.
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Workers, irrespective of their employment classification, should earn a decent income in their home jurisdiction after taking account of work-related costs.
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Resection of the distal end of the radius
M. Campanacci, M. Laus, S. Boriani
Istituti Ortopedici Rizzoli
The problems of reconstruction following resection of the distal end of the radius are dealt with. The authors present cases of resection-endoprosthesis, resection-arthrodesis, massive homoplastic resection-transplant, and finally resection and reconstruction with an autoplastic fibular graft. They consider this last method the best and deal with certain details of technique. Finally, resection and deferred tibial graft with arthrodesis in a rare case of osteosarcoma of the distal radius is described.
Italian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology
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Campanacci, M., Laus, M., & Boriani, S. (1979). Resection of the distal end of the radius. Italian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, 5(2), 145-152.
Resection of the distal end of the radius. / Campanacci, M.; Laus, M.; Boriani, S.
In: Italian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, Vol. 5, No. 2, 1979, p. 145-152.
Campanacci, M, Laus, M & Boriani, S 1979, 'Resection of the distal end of the radius', Italian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology, vol. 5, no. 2, pp. 145-152.
Campanacci M, Laus M, Boriani S. Resection of the distal end of the radius. Italian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 1979;5(2):145-152.
Campanacci, M. ; Laus, M. ; Boriani, S. / Resection of the distal end of the radius. In: Italian Journal of Orthopaedics and Traumatology. 1979 ; Vol. 5, No. 2. pp. 145-152.
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Kari-Lynn Winters. Illustrated by Pierre Pratt.
"Old dog. Sleepy dog. What do you see … when you lift your lazy lids and look at me?"
No-Matter-What Friend is a moving storybook which involves a young boy and his dog who have grown up together. The dog has aged while the young boy is still full of energy. The book has an appealing flow with rhyming sentences and interesting reflections on times past. While the story involves a boy and his dog, the relationship between the two characters could be applied to any friendship. There is a great opportunity to launch from this story into a discussion of loyalty and dependability.
While the outcome of the story is somewhat predictable based on the title, young readers would enjoy the message, and the adults reading the story would be pleased with the teachable moment it provides. While I did not particularly like the illustrations, all three of my daughters did. My 10-year-old liked the book because "it teaches a lesson", and she liked the "brush strokes" in the illustrations. My four-year-old liked the page without any words because she had to use her imagination, and my six-year-old felt the illustrations "looked like chalk drawings". Overall, No-Matter-What Friend is a very touching story.
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Welcome, basically where here to talk about the old Spyro Game, Spyro Shadow Legacy.
You can Chat about this game, Post pictures, Post youtube videos and more, The reason I brought this game back to your minds is so we can remember the old Spyro Game that was the first Spyro Game made on DS.


The independent research called 'Access to Cash Review' was authored by Natalie Ceeney (a former financial ombudsman) and financed by cash machine network operator Link and used evidence from nearly 100 businesses and charities in the UK to reach its conclusions.
Also, the Access To Cash research has concluded that at its current rate of decline, cash use would end by as soon as 2026, although notes and coins may still be used in 15 years' time, but only for an estimated 10% and 15% of transactions.
Putting infrastructure in place before cash usage declines beyond anyone's control.
Small businesses being allowed to deposit cash in secure lockers or "smart" ATMs, rather than having to make regular trips to a bank branch.


The Pepperdine Panhellenic Council is the governing body of the seven Panhellenic chapters on campus. The council is comprised of two sections: the council executive board who are elected to facilitate programs and create initiatives for the Panhellenic community and the delegates who are voting members on legislation that represent each of our chapters. Get to know our wonderful 2019 Panhellenic Executive Board below!
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In The Deep Heart's Core some 100 Irish poets accept the invitation to revisit a favourite, key or touchstone poem of their own, and offer a short commentary on same — as they might at a live event.
The result is an illuminating, thought-provoking and wholly engaging volume, a unique anthology as selected, and introduced, by the poets themselves, and a rare glimpse into the thinking, feeling and craft behind the finished poems.
The Deep Heart's Core — whose subtitle is Irish Poets Revisit A Touchstone Poem — is a work of unbounded riches, and the reader cannot help but be engaged by the wonderful play of poem against prose. There is the sense of a poem bedded down in some other era, the poet as the survivor of the incident who walked away, to find rueful, or blissful, or conflicted memories in the poem's afterlife, as he,or she, exhumes again for the purposes of the anthology … [A]n essential collection for lovers of contemporary Irish poetry.
EUGENE O'CONNELL was born near Kiskeam in north-west Cork in 1951. A primary school teacher by profession, he taught for all of his working life in St. Patrick's Boys School, Gardiner's Hill in Cork City where he now lives. He has published two books of poetry, One Clear Call (Bradshaw Books, 2003) and Diviner (Three Spires Press, 2009). His translations from the Latvian of Guntar Godins, entitled Flying Blind, and from the Hungarian of Lazlo Lator, The Belling (a collaboration with three other poets), were published by Southword Editions as part of the Cork European City of Culture Translation Series. He was invited to read with the Munster Literature Centre delegation to the World Expo in Shanghai in 2010 and by Culture Ireland to celebrate 'Imagine Ireland', a Year of Irish Arts and Culture, in the United States in 2011. A founding editor of the Cork Literary Review, he contributes reviews and articles to a number of publications.


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Stun gun found in jet after arrival at Newark airport
Monday, July 11, 2011 1:33 PM EDT
An FBI spokesman says there's no indication that an attack was imminent using a stun gun found in a plane that landed in Newark after a flight from Boston, Ma.
Federal authorities say the investigation is focusing mostly on how the stun gun ended up on the flight. The stun gun was found in the pocket behind a seat on a JetBlue plane around 10:20 p.m. Friday by a cleaning crew.
JetBlue released a statement earlier saying, "The crew discovered what they deemed to be a suspicious object in a seatback pocket. The TSA came onboard the aircraft and initiated an investigation into the matter."
Authorities say they gave it to the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey police, who handed it over to the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA is responsible for screening people before they board flights.
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One hundred thirty six (136) American soldiers died in a biggest explosion in the southern of Afghanistan.
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Trained as an architect, I am a scholar with a Ph.D. degree and my scholarly endeavor is based on problem-centered research in architecture. More specifically, I am a scholar in postwar architecture history and the subjects of my current academic study are politics of gender, multiculturalism, diversity and inclusion in my expertise field. In this respect, I conducted my advanced academic research project at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture Program for two years (1) after my Ph.D. degree in Architecture at Istanbul Technical University. My scholarly project brings into focus a critical insight into the politics of gender in institutional policies, academia, the profession, education, history and history-writing, and examines cross-cultural relations and transnational (design) practice in postwar architecture. Following my productive research process at MIT, I am currently developing the manuscript for my book, and conducting my new research project to "unfold" hidden and silent voices of underrepresented communities in multicultural context of (the US) architecture (history) that is supported by participation of MIT, Harvard, Yale, Princeton, etc.
Based on my advanced academic and archival research during my studies at the MIT, HTC Program, I presented my scholarly project and findings at the MIT-HTC Program, the International Women in Architecture Symposium at Virginia Tech., the MIT-Women's and Gender Studies Program Intellectual Forum Series, the Women's Studies Speaker Series organized by Center for the Study of Women and Society at the CUNY-Graduate Center, Harvard University for a talk series organized by New England Turkish Student Association, the 71st Society of Architectural Historians (SAH) - Annual International Conference where I was awarded by a SAH Fellowship. In addition, I was a panelist at "A Convergence at the Confluence of Power, Identity and Design" organized by the Women in Design Group at the Harvard University, Graduate School of Design, and at "A Square and Half - The Colors, A Tribute by Ivaana Muse" at the MIT Museum. In my expertise field, I am an author and a contributor of two international publication projects on women architects (forthcoming 2021).
In order to stimulate critical awareness of gender and women in architecture (in its profession, practice, education, history and historiography), and to give an impetus for new collections in those fields, I created and developed the collection, "Women in Modern and Contemporary Territories of Turkish Architecture" at MIT. Conducted for Archnet, online source of MIT and named one of the top 20 architecture websites by the Global Grid in 2016 (2), this is the first project on documenting the leading figures of the first and the second generations of Turkish women architects as a digital collection, open to international scholars and based on my scholarly research, literature review and texts. In addition, I am a certificate holder by Consortium for Graduate Studies, Gender, Culture, Women & Sexuality (GCWS) at MIT.
In light of my expertise field in architecture, my aim is also to contribute to heated discussions on full citizenship in today's academia and society through architecture history, theory and criticism. On this basis, I was one of the speakers at WikiConference North America (MIT, 2019), and will speak at the 51st NeMLA Annual Convention organized by Boston University. I am also a contributor of the first exhibition on Citizen Tales Commons at the Emerson College-New Urban Art Gallery.
As a special Turkish fellow, I began my Ph.D. dissertation research at the Harvard University, Aga Khan History of Art and Architecture, Ph.D. Program in 2006, conducted it for 10 months, and continued this advanced academic research at the Columbia University, Graduate School of Planning and Preservation, Ph.D. Program as a research scholar (2008-2009). Based on my dissertation research at Harvard and Columbia universities, I completed the first Ph.D. dissertation on the practice history of Tekeli-Sisa Architecture Partnership (1954, Istanbul-present) and obtained my Ph.D. degree in Architecture at Istanbul Technical University in 2011. My secondary academic fields are sociology, theory and the modern history of the architecture profession, modernization of architectural design practice, relationship between the design architect and the client, and their historical thresholds in postwar Turkey.
While conducting my Ph.D. dissertation research at Harvard and Columbia universities, I presented my two academic papers at "Media in Transition 5 and 6", two international conferences organized by the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Comparative Media Studies in 2007 and in 2009. With my editorial background and scholarly formation, my academic papers discuss the historical progress of professional architectural journalism, its significant editors, their journalistic criticism, recent development in architectural media in Turkey and their impact on the built-environment in the country.
With my editorial and architectural background on modern Turkey along with my scholarly perspective, I also conducted an extensive project on "Arkitekt", the leading professional architectural journal published in modern Turkey (1931-1981) for Avery Index to Architectural Periodicals at Columbia University while conducting my Ph.D. dissertation research at that academic institution in 2008-2009. Entering 50 years of architectural data (1931-1981) from modern and contemporary Turkish architecture, editors, architectural historians, critics, practitioners, etc., my contribution to Avery Index to Architectural Periodical was to support scholarly research on alternative modern and contemporary architectural examples in relation to my native country and its unique architectural culture in between East and West.
In order to bring into focus the creative potential of diversity and multicultural perspective as related to immigrant architects and underrepresented communities in the U.S. architecture, I conducted two short documentary film projects in 2017 and in 2016. My most recent short documentary film project, "Unfolding the Turkish Chapter at Massachusetts Institute of Technology-Architecture" aims to indicate the lack of undocumented backgrounds of women and gender in the U.S. architecture education. My second short documentary film project elaborates the educational background and professional career of the first woman architect from the Princeton University, School of Architecture. Following my advanced academic research project at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, my descriptive text on this short documentary film was published by Architexx. This short documentary film was the top video among the video collection of Archnet, online source of Massachusetts Institute of Technology in June 2016. In addition, I conducted a short architectural film project on the MIT, non-denominational Chapel, a significant iconic architectural design by Eero Saarinen, a Finnish-American architect in postwar U.S. in the MIT campus' postwar architecture. All of those short documentary and architectural films are based on my scholarly and archival research, text and were aired in the U.S. in 2016 and in 2017.*
I received my Bachelor and Master degrees in Architecture from Istanbul Technical University. Following my education, I maintained productive dialogs and collaboration with Turkish academia by promoting critical discussion platforms to re-evaluate existing curriculums and the academic agenda. In relation to my master thesis (1996), I took the first step with Prof. Dr. Safak Ural at the Department of Philosophy at Istanbul University to organize "Architecture and Philosophy I", the first national symposium which offered a rich academic platform to discuss the influence of philosophy on architecture through the extensive participation of philosophers, professors and practitioners in Turkish architecture. Bringing together professors, scholars, critics in Turkish architecture and in the field of philosophy, I served as its organizing committee member and delivered my published presentation (2001). Considering its success and positive feedbacks, this first academic event turned into a national symposium series organized under various philosophy-architecture themes. Prior to Istanbul Technical University, I pursued my education at the Erenkoy Girls High School founded in Istanbul in 1911 and one of the oldest surviving girls' high schools in modern Turkey.
In Istanbul, I taught advanced architectural design studio and various courses related to the history, theory and discourse of 20th century modern and contemporary architecture and its practice at the Yeditepe University, Department of Architecture. Established in 1996, Yeditepe University is one of the well-known foundation universities in the Republic of Turkey. All courses by the Department of Architecture are offered in English and the university is a signatory to Student Exchange Protocols with over 30 universities in the United States.
In the end of the 1990s, I began to work as the architectural journalist and the editor in Istanbul. As the co-founding editor and the foreign affairs representative at the leading architectural journals of Turkey (Tasarim in 1996; Arredamento Mimarlik in 1999-2001; PORTFOLYO in 2002-2005), I established very nurturing and communicative dialog with academia, professionals and design practitioners in Turkish and world/global architecture. Having numerous published articles, interviews, translations, my 19 editorial monographs are available at leading academic libraries in the U.S., such as at the Avery Architectural and Fine Arts Library of Columbia University, the Frances Loeb Library of the Harvard University Graduate School of Design and the Rotch Library of Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Architecture & Planning. As the general publishing coordinator and architectural journalist, I always put my readers' learning needs at the forefront of my investigative journalism through my highly informed research and writings. As a professional practitioner in architecture, I worked for various architectural offices and firms in Istanbul in the 1990s. In 1996, my graduation project was nominated as the award candidate at the Fifth National Architecture Awards organized by the Chamber of Architects of Turkey, and I partipated in the Fifth National Architecture Awards Exhibition with this project.
I am the member of the Middle East Studies Association (2017-present), Society of Architectural Historian (2017-present), the friend of Boston Society of Architects (2015-present), Society of American Archivist (2018-present), the honorary member of the World Architecture Community (2008-present) and the Northeast Modern Language Association (NeMLA, 2019-present). Based on my scholarly studies, my biographical information has taken its place at the Biographical Database of the International Archive of Women in Architecture, a joint program of the College of Architecture and Urban Studies and the University Libraries at Virginia Tech.
In addition to my scholarly studies and projects in architecture, my another mission is to support creative artistic, cultural events and inclusive approach in architecture, academia and society in various ways: I volunteered for the organization of KidsBuild! held at Boston Society of Architects space (2019), the 25th Harvard Arts First Festival (2017), the Common Boston Festival by Boston Society of Architects Foundation (2017), was a singer at the MIT's Women Chorale (2006-2007), organized two piano recitals by Gulsin Onay (a world renowned Turkish woman virtuoso in Western classical music and the soloist of the Presidential Symphony in Ankara) at MIT and Harvard University (in collaboration with the MIT-Turkish Student Association and the Harvard-College-Turkish Student Association in 2015), have been playing and singing to support local artists in Cambridge-Boston, and for elders in collaboration with an organization in Boston, and took a part of Mayor Marty Walsh's campaing to support his agenda on equity and inclusion for the social and cultural progress of Boston. I am a member at the MIT's Women League (2014-present) and Harvard Neighbors (2006-2007; 2017-present).
As a contributor of SAHARA, a digital image archive developed by the Society of Architectural Historians in collaboration with Artstor and funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, architectural photography is my deep-interest. In addition, I am a fanatic appreciator of some electro/acoustic guitarists and bass players (in jazz, jazz-rock/fusion and progressive rock, like Stanley Clarke, Marcus Miller, Eberhard Weber, Dave Holland, Mike Stern, Kurt Rosenwinkel, John McLaughlin and Robert Fripp), and singing with my acoustic guitar (lead vocal in alternative and folk rock as the rhythm guitar) is one of the deepest ways for me to connect with my inner-self and establish a creative dialog with people.
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(1) My advanced academic research project at the MIT, HTC Program examines the postwar history of Turkish women architects with my specific research problem and is also the first scholarly and advanced study on the early women architects from the Princeton University, School of Architecture (Class of 1970 and 1971). I met those women architects in person, Professor Robert Geddes, the first dean of the Princeton University, School of Architecture and discussed my findings. As those women architects expressed, there is no scholarly study on their career hi/story, and Professor Robert Geddes, the pioneering professor at the SoA to admit early women architecture students told that he does not know any research study on the early women architects from the Princeton University, SoA. (The sound record of my conversation with him is in my personal archive). Following this, I visited Beverly Willis, the founder of Beverly Willis Architecture Foundation (2016) and shared my findings on those women architects. As she expressed, she does not know any research or publication on early women architects from the Princeton University, SoA. When I contacted Professor Mary McLeod, a feminist architecture historian at Columbia University, GSAPP, all architecture historians at the Princeton University, School of Architecture, Monica Ponce de Leon, the woman dean of the Princeton University, School of Architecture, President of Princeton University by e-mail and asked for their scholarly, architectural views or any comments / contributions to my advanced academic research on the early women architects from that school (2015-2016), none of them shared scholarly or architectural research, publication, comments or contributions to this research subject. In addition, I could not reach a study on this subject at the library of the Princeton University, School of Architecture. (2014-2016). In the final of my advanced academic research at the MIT-HTC, I shared my detailed research file to the Head of Program and Rafael Reif, the MIT President, My all presentations as a speaker and an invited speaker (2016-2018) are based on my advanced academic research project at the MIT, HTC Program (2014-2016). The academic sponsor of my advanced academic research project is the MIT, HTC Program and "all rights reserved".
(2) For MIT-Archnet Award, see: https://akpia.mit.edu/blog/archnet-named-one-top-20-architecture-sites-2016, accessed on 1.5.2019
* These short documentary and architectural films were produced by Turkish American TV under the direction of Dr. Hurriyet Aydin Ok. In 2007, Turkish American TV Television received the Community Service Award from the Turkish-American Association of Washington, DC (ATA-DC) and was also awarded by the Community Access Magic (CAM) Awards in the International Category from Prince George's County Community TV (PGCTV)in 2007 and 2008. The most recently, TATV received "Excellence in Media" Award at the 32. Annual National Turkish American Convention organized by the Assembly of Turkish American Association (ATAA), the Federation of Turkish American Associations (FTAA) and Turkish American Cultural Centers (TACC) in 2012.
Two Significant Turkish Profiles at Princeton University in the 1960s:
A Perspective on the Transformative Landscape of Cross-Cultural Exchanges between Turkey and the U.S.
As an architect and an economist, Bilgi Denel (1937, Istanbul- present) and Sener Ozsahin (1944, Gelibolu- present) are two graduates of Princeton University in the 1960s. In relation to the new geopolitics order in the world and cross-cultural exchanges between postwar Turkey and the US, the first-hand experience of these two significant figures has a potential to shed light on the emerging dynamics of culturally responsive teaching and learning milieu in universities in North America in that period and their influences on the constructive operations of gender within such a context. As they expressed, Bilgi Denel, one of the very few foreign students at Princeton University was the first "qualifying student with an engineering background from Turkey" at the School of Architecture in 1959. Considering cultural difference as an important resource in teaching, learning and the production of knowledge, his formative years were shaped by Professor Labatut and Professor Lickleider; and those years gave a transformative motivation for his academic career in Turkish and the US architecture. As a second significant figure, Sener Ozsahin's decision to study at Princeton University was shaped by his close dialog with Mr. Carl Tobey, his first English teacher in Turkey and a graduate of Princeton University (Class of '40). Pursuing his education as the first Turkish citizen to earn a Princeton undergraduate degree, he studied economics and his roots in this field come from Prof. W. Arthur Lewis, Prof. Frederic Harbison, Prof. Mancur Olson and Prof. William J. Baumol. Obtained his degree in Economics in 1966, he conducted a successful professional career at OYAK (Turkey's first and privately-owned pension fund) and some leading holdings, such as Sabanci and Ekinciler in Turkey, and played an important role in organizing and promoting activities and dialogs among the graduates of Princeton in his native country, as the founder and the first president of the Alumni Association of Princeton University in Turkey. In the following interviews, their answers provide a significant contextual grounding for understanding the multicultural perspective evolving in North America in the 1960s and its impact on higher education as well as the gender's multiple roles in constructing both cross-cultural exchanges and the exploration of new knowledge in their disciplines and professions. These two figures and their career paths also indicate why there is still a need more inclusive scholarly studies on history in relation to their special fields in that time period: In order to complete the record of the past and explore the historical production of gender knowledge within a multiple perspective.
Cambridge, MA, June 24th 2016.
Bilgi Denel: A 45 Year Teaching Career in Architecture
Meral Ekincioglu: Dear Bilgi Denel, you are one of the pioneering figures who opened up new horizons for his students in architecture. Could you share your background in Turkey and in the US?
Bilgi Denel: I was born in Istanbul, in 1937, and grew up in Ankara. After my elementary school in Ankara, my father took me to Istanbul, to take something they called "tests" for three days at Robert College. I had no idea what these were, but I thought they were entertaining; also, father had said that he would buy me a bike! I did get in (though the bike came much later!) and I was made a boarder. That meant I had to stay there even during the weekends since my family lived in Ankara then. To me, this place felt like a dungeon; I even refused to learn English – until I discovered the library, with thousands of books! This made the "dungeon" disappear for an eleven year old child! In Robert College, I continued into its higher education program, and I graduated with a Degree in Civil Engineering in 1959. Engineering was a field my father thought as a good option, as the popular tendency in those years. Over the years, I had considered other venues and decided that architecture would have been much better for my abilities.
ME: How did you decide to pursue your education at Princeton University?
BD: I chose Princeton University somewhat arbitrarily. During the summer of my junior year, I wrote to a number of Graduate Schools of Architecture. I applied to 12 of those; I was accepted by 10. The Dean of the School of Architecture at Pennsylvania University, Holmes Perkins, interviewed me in Ankara and made an excellent offer to me. At the same time, Penn wrote to me that, as a foreign student, I could get very inexpensive season tickets to the Philadelphia Philharmonic. Being a music lover, I thought that I would spend all my time at concerts, and not find time to concentrate on my studies. That made me decline Penn! I decided on Princeton as a second choice. They informed me that I would be a qualifying student to take a whole bunch of undergraduate and graduate classes during the first year; I would do the regular graduate program starting the second year.
ME: Which department at Princeton University? Which years?
BD: Architecture Department. In 1959, I was one of the very few foreign students in architecture; the first "qualifying student with an engineering background from Turkey". They did not quite know how to shape my program. In those early years, the school was somewhat racist and elitist, with no women students allowed. Fortunately, I had a few wonderful people who tutored me and nurtured my education. With a correct educational attitude, they observed my progress closely, trusted me, and pushed me forward at each step. The grading was pass/fail; with all passes, I was able to carry 5, 6, or more courses during a semester, spread over a variety of topics; I was always trying to catch up, and afterwards, introduced to another new challenge! Faculty and friends had a true shock once to find out that I did not even have a driver's license when I could not design a parking lot properly! One learns quickly when one really wants this. From 1959 to 1961, my professional and cultural courses were completed (and I was able attend many great concerts as well), and after my 3rd and Senior year Graduate Design, Professor Jean Labatut, head of the Graduate Design, told me that I would be ready do my Master's Thesis Project and finish during the 2nd semester of 1962-63.
ME: If you conduct a thesis at Princeton University, could you define it?
BD: 1959-1963. Professor Labatut was the Thesis Adviser for all Master's Projects for all the 40+ years that he was at Princeton – a true master educator! His title was Director of Graduate Studies. Students wrote a synopsis of what they will work on, in 100 words. Of course, I wanted to work on something big, tall, and heroic! He ordered me to do housing "indigenous" to Turkey! I did not quite know what that would encompass; this was the word we used before "vernacular" became fashionable.
When I told him that I did not know much about Turkish Indigenous Architecture, Professor Labatut intervened: They gave a scholarship money for that summer and sent a Turk (me) to Turkey, to learn something about Turkish vernacular architecture. My Master's Thesis project was to design seven elementary village schools in the seven climactic regions of Turkey, using local materials available materials, climactic, and social factors, etc. I had 22 of 30X40" boards in color, where the reviewer could tell the different climates by my use of color on the drawings. My completed project of Master of Fine Arts in Architecture was successful and accepted. It is still at the so-called "Architecture Morgue" at Princeton, where sample graduate projects are kept as learning tools; I was told it was exhibited at the school, among a few others, as a sample of 1960s work a few years ago. This was the beginning of my life-long research on Vernacular Architecture in Turkey and elsewhere. My Ph.D. is from the Istanbul Technical University, not from Princeton.
ME: Is there any role model for you to conduct your career in the US, and in particular at Princeton University?
BD: Educators like Professor Labatut, Professor Lickleider, and others have been influential in shaping my learning and thought process. I realized early that you can not teach a student, but you can create incentives for a student to want to learn and teach himself.
ME: As Aliye Pekin Celik, the first woman architect from Princeton University states, you are one of the leading professors who influenced her career decision at that university. What would you like to share about your relation with her?
BD: In all, I had well over 6000 students. I usually have no idea in what course or time I had that person in my class since a new group comes after each semester. However, I remember Aliye very well as a bright student, also responsible with good work habits, as I think of her work in juries. I also had her husband, Metin, as my student; I remember his work being very professional for a young student. I don't remember many details, but she asked me if I could recommend her for Graduate studies at Princeton. I was pleased to recommend her and she got in. I recommended her husband, Metin Çelik, for work at a friend's professional office, where he worked for some 32 years or so until he retired. Both of them are very special people! I knew Aliye did very very well as a student, since a professor of mine wrote back to tell me that she became the 1st female Graduate Student of the School and graduated with honors. We were very proud of her achievements (I recently found that letter and gave it to Aliye, very proudly!). Over the years we have met socially.
As far as METU courses, design juries and criticisms, etc., go, Aliye would remember much better.
ME: Did you conduct any common project with her in the US?
BD: No common projects in the US.
ME: Do you know any Turkish women (and male) architects in the US in the same period? (In the 1960s-1970s)?
BD: There are a few. Some studied and returned to Turkey. METU had several programs to send their better students mostly to Penn and Pratt Institute at Brooklyn, NYC during the 1960s but I have lost contact with most by now.
ME: Did you return to Turkey after Princeton, or continue your career in the US?
BD: After Princeton starting in June, 1963, I worked for SOM in NY for over a year. The experience was fulfilling. I, then, taught at California Polytechnic State University in San Luis Obispo, CA, Architecture Department, for a school year, to return to Turkey in 1965 for my military service duty. I applied Ministry of Education in Ankara to get my Princeton equivalence. The Ministry decided that Princeton's degree was not so! I had to sue them, after 4 years, they concluded that I was right and I won the case and gained the right to pursue a career in architecture. In the meantime, I was offered a position to teach at METU; I accepted and stayed on.
In 1980, I accepted a position at Cal Poly State University, where I had taught before, in San Luis Obispo, CA. I chose to leave Turkey at that time since a bomb was thrown into my house in 1978. (As well as two other academics' homes in the same building). Also, the generals took over again with results I did not approve of! At Cal Poly, I taught until 2004; I retired after a 45 year teaching career.
ME: Did you conduct any project in Turkey and the US?
BD: I was one of the founders of MESA, a design build firm in Ankara, in 1969. I had a hand in the design and building of +/-20,000 affordable housing in Turkey. By 1980, I severed my ties with MESA, but kept in very close relationship until January 2015 when the company was sold. At one time I had 43 former students from among METU Architecture graduates working in very responsible positions there. I did constant consulting for the firm all those years. Aside from teaching, I did no professional work in the US.
ME: Thank you for this interview.
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(Photo: Courtesy of him).
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Roadrunners Prepare For Indoor Track & Field Season
The State Fair Community College (SFCC) Roadrunners are busy preparing for the upcoming season.
Coach Brad Hagedorn and his coaching staff have been preparing for the squad's first season since last spring.
"There were more student-athletes available to be recruited to our men's team when we started the process in the spring," said Hagedorn. "We were able to sign a few of them to SFCC instead of going somewhere else and prove to a few others that being a track athlete was an option for them."
Coach Hagedorn has been pleased with how practices have gone so far in the preseason.
"There's been a lot of competition in practice," said Hagedorn. "We've had to kind of back off a little bit. They are very smart; it doesn't take much to explain to them what I'm trying to get across to them." There have been some leaders who have emerged in the process."
Coach Hagedorn has been impressed with the leadership ability of Brandon Allen from Parkview High School in Springfield.
"He has been phenomenal," said Hagedorn. "He leads in practices and is one of our hardest workers. He is exceptional in the classroom and has really adapted to what we're trying to do. He is on time and doesn't miss class. Jalen McGee is one of our best athletes, who can do a lot of things at a high level. I expect him to be one of our top performers. Jax Brandes works really hard and is a good role model for the rest of the team."
The Roadrunners will get their first opportunity to compete their indoor season at Northwest Missouri State University on Saturday, Dec. 4. They will return to action after the holiday at the Friends Invitational in Wichita, Kansas on Jan. 8. The Roadrunners will compete at Washburn University on Saturday, Jan. 15.
SFCC will travel to Pittsburg State University on Saturday, Jan. 22. SFCC will travel to the University of Central Missouri on Jan. 28 and 29. SFCC will travel to Northwest Missouri State University once again on Feb. 4 and 5. The NJCAA Division I Indoor Championships will take place on Mar. 4 and 5.
"I think some of our jumps and field events will be some of the best events for the men's team," said Hagedorn. "I think we'll be good in the hurdles and our long sprint group will also be strong. I also look for some of our cross country student-athletes to do well in the 5000m on the track after running cross country in the fall."
Coach Hagedorn would like to see his team continue to build on the culture of the program.
"We want to make sure that we are good students and good people," said Hagedorn. "We talk every day about supporting each other and being good teammates, because those are things that will be important when they leave here. The ability to be good at track is a byproduct of doing all of the other things right."
Coach Hagedorn has also assembled a solid team of support of Assistant Coaches Jad Mulgrew, Jason Cannon, and Jeff Crouch, along with cross country Assistant Coach Matt Clark.
Coach Hagedorn likes what he has seen from his team so far.
"We're teaching them how to be accountable," said Hagedorn. "We're showing them that being a collegiate athlete is hard work and takes a lot of time. I'm proud of the work that we're doing, and I'm proud of the work that we will continue to do."
-- David Rohrbach, SFCC Athletics
Source: Roadrunners Prepare For Indoor Track & Field Season
Filed Under: Coach Brad Hagedorn, SFCC, SFCC Track & Field


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Fore Wood is a  biological Site of Special Scientific Interest north-west of Hastings in East Sussex. It is part of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds nature reserve of the same name.

The woodland in this steep valley is variable and it has been considerably modified in some areas. Flora include hay-scented buckler-fern, greater wood-rush and hard fern, as well as  three rare mosses. There is also a rich community of breeding birds.

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Sites of Special Scientific Interest in East Sussex
Royal Society for the Protection of Birds reserves in England


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Q: JavaScript to check for specific events I have a Wizard on my page, and for one of the WizardSteps I have some JavaScript to enable / disable controls based on radio button selection.
This works fine in the first instance, however I also have a button which adds a row to a grid (and that row has a Remove link).  If I click the button, or the Remove option, then it does what I can only describe as a partial postback of the page and any disabled controls will now be enabled.
I've tried to catch anything on PostBack, but this doesn't actually get fired which is why I've described it as a partial one.
Is there an event in JavaScript that I can catch for this?  I figure if I can catch an event then I could try and make the controls enabled states persist.
EG I've tried to put some code to catch when the state changes for the control itself, but this doesn't fire.
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A: try this functions:
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The boss of the UK's largest retailer said the chancellor, Philip Hammond, should impose a 2% charge on goods sold online and said the failure to tax digital firms properly was now an "industry" issue.
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"The tax burden has reached the point where companies are going bust. Has the government thought through what happens when retail starts to decline and if the job losses start to become significant?" Lewis said it is time to "shift the burden of raising the country's income" away from store chains.
At last week's Tory conference, Hammond conceded the time was approaching when the government would need to tax internet companies such as Amazon and Google. "The global internet giants must contribute fairly to funding our public services," he said.
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Tofu: As well as having a high protein content, tofu also contains calcium, iron and vitamins B1, B2 and B3. Tofu can be marinated, stir-fried, deep-fried, sauteed, cubed and oven roasted with herbs. Once cooked and flavoured it can be added to salads or casseroles.
Spinach: Fresh, tinned or frozen it's all good stuff. A good source of iron. Throw it into curries, salads or pasta dishes.
Lentils: A cheap tasty ingredient, ignore the past jibes lentils have suffered and used in dhal, put lentils in salads, green lentils in lasagna and soups.
Veggie Mince: Veggie alternatives to mince, sausages and burgers are well established in the market place, and are usually made from tofu, soya, pea or wheat protein or mycoprotein. Use in a traditional shepherds pie, chilli or BBQ.
Chick peas: Tinned varieties are convenient and quick. They soak up herbs and spices beautifully – making a speedy nutritious curry or main ingredient in houmous with lemon and garlic.
Herbs and Spices: Stock up your cupboard with lovely herbs and spices – cumin, pepper, coriander, cinnamon, paprika, basil and sage will all add another dimension to your cooking!
Theres no way in hell i could go on a vegetarian diet. i just love meat to much but it is a good article for people who want to try a veg diet though!!
as a vegetarian i think these tips are really good. and there's some things on here i havent really tried to eat but i might just try them especially the ones to help get your vitamins. good read.


Engr. Raed finished his Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering at Ohio State University in May 1998 and earned his Masters in Environmental Science at United Arab Emirates University on March 2004. He then pursued his Executive Diploma in Public Administration along the Sheikh Mohammed Bin Rashid Leader Preparation Program in 2010 at Dubai School of Government and Lee Kuan Yew. He was previously employed as an Environment Pollution Officer in 1998 and became the Head of Environment Control Unit in 2001 until 2008 in Dubai Municipality in which he spear headed the research and studies of Environmental Impact Assessments of almost 2000 premises. Under his supervision were activities involving wastewater, solid waste storage, disposal and treatment monitoring and other environment related concerns.
In 2009, and to present, he is the Head of Occupational Health and Safety Section of Public Health and Safety Department of Dubai Municipality and responsible for the management of OH&S inspection program, accident investigation, safety audits, assessment and elimination of illegal labor accommodation and other OH&S related roles and functions. And recently, he spearheaded the OHSAS 18001 Certification of the Public Health and Safety Department.


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Q: How do I override a nuget package circular reference I have 2 solutions.

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*Main

Which builds an assembly: Main.DomainTypes.dll (this will get packaged as a nuget package)

*External

Which builds an assembly: External.EventTypes.dll (this is also packaged as nuget package)
External.EventTypes.dll references Main.DomainTypes.dll via it's nuget package.
Now, some code has been added to Main, that references External.EventTypes (which therefore also references Main.DomainTypes).
When I run Main, it throws a FileNotFound exception, because it is trying to load the version of DomainTypes referenced by External.EventTypes, instead of the version it has just built.
I'm guessing that Main tries to load the highest version number referenced, which is the version in the nuget, not the version it has just built, except the version on disk IS the one just built, not the one referenced.
E.g., the nuget version of Main.DomainTypes referenced by External.EventTypes is 1.0.123, but the version of Main.DomainTypes just built doesn't yet have a package number, so defaults to 1.0.0
How can I get Main to load the local version, and not the nuget version?
I realise I could remove the circular reference by (re)defining the DomainTypes in external, but I'd rather not.


I am fairly new to this area of Java and am trying to do something in a way that could be wrong!
I have my own class called Ball which extends Rectangle so I can add a few extra methods to the Rectangle class. In the paint method of the applet, I am using the fillRect() method to render it, with ball.x, ball.y etc. as arguments. However, when the applet is run the Ball doesn't appear.
Hey this sounds like an object oriented problem. should ball really derive rectangle?
That's a fair point, but what I was really getting at is what if i define an object that derives from a shape? Can I still draw it normally - because when I use the fill method it doesn't appear.


Almost relationships are exactly how they sound. Unless you're building up toward a gloriously romantic finale, you may be wasting your time.
Sometimes, relationships can't be justified as black and white; in the case of an almost relationship, the lines are completely grey and blurred.
There's no certainty regarding what you're getting into, and the rules keep changing as you go. The only thing that's clear is that you are engaging in a semi-relationship with someone who may or may not be your partner in the future.
The problem now is this: Is it even worth getting into? Is there a chance for a commitment on the horizon?
What is an almost relationship?
An almost relationship occurs when you meet someone, who you start to feel strongly about. You end up dating, but only that. You never follow through with an actual relationship, and you have no idea whether that offer will ever be on the table.
Sure, you can be proactive about it and ask where things are going, but everyone knows that it is the kiss of death, if it is asked at the wrong time.
That depends on whether you and your partner agree about where things are going. Almost relationships are not decidedly the end point of any love affair. They can also be the beginning of one.
There are many reasons why people end up in almost relationships. It could be that neither of you are willing to push through with a commitment without a sign from the other. It could also just be how you approach your relationships.
Almost relationships are sort of like the first date, only longer. You and your partner are still feeling each other out and getting to know each other.
Depending on your reason for embarking on this flirtation, the lifetime of your almost relationship can either be long or short. If someone was just looking to hook up, they would be perfectly happy with an ongoing almost relationship, if it gets them what they want.
#1 The crystal ball doesn't agree with you. You need to look inside yourself and really ask whether or not you see a future with this person. Do not look at the fantasy. Study the reality and see whether or not your partner is someone that will stay with you for the long term.
#2 You've stopped growing. When your almost relationship is ready to flourish into a full-blown happily ever after, you should have noticed that everything you're doing together with your partner is getting more and more serious. You should be discussing or showing your growing feelings for each other. If you're still doing the same things and not connecting on a deeper level, then that means that your almost relationship has reached its peak and is probably destined to deteriorate.
#3 Your life is an unanswered question. Your partner has no idea who you really are and you don't know much about them, either. If you were on your way to a legitimate relationship, you should have been learning more about your partner and not begging for scraps of information. If you're not willing to share your lives with each other at this point, you should start thinking about moving on.
#5 Your almost partner thinks you're a cactus. They give you a little love now and then before sending you on your way. When they think you might be thirsty for more, they'll give a few more drops of water just to keep you alive. But the thing is…staying in a relationship like that is just going to slowly kill your chances of ever finding true love.
#6 Cat got your tongue. You can't bring yourself to speak up about it. No matter how much you want to broach the subject, something always comes up. Whether it's your own doubts about the situation or your partner's penchant for disappearing when the subject comes up, the signs are obvious. There's nothing else to talk about.
#8 No more butterflies. Almost relationships can fill your stomach with butterflies and rollercoasters. If it's been a while since you felt those things, it's possible that your almost relationship isn't making you feel the way it's supposed to: excited and giddy at the prospect of finally being together. Who knows which of you is doing something wrong? But if the initial stages of attraction are gone and the relationship isn't progressing, it may be time to close the book.
Save your energy for the time when the relationship can't be defined as anything else except a commitment to a person that you're willing to share your life with.
Almost relationships can be stepping stones, but perpetually being in one is not an ideal situation. You should be working your way to a better place with your partner—not settling for something that's barely even a relationship. If any of the 12 signs above apply to your almost-relationship, consider leaving your almost romance for an actual romance.
Original article by LovePanky.com: 8 Signs You're Wasting Time in Your Almost Relationship.


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Q: Checking is the answer of a randomly created addition is correct in C# So I have just ran into a problem that I cannot check if the value, entered by a user is correct or not, in a randomly created addition.
I have already tried to change the int value to bool but it did not work the way it was intended to, resulting me not being able to check the result with the if statement.
Here is my code:
namespace Counting
{
    class Program
    {
        static void Main(string[] args)
        {
            Random rnd = new Random();
            int e;
            for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
            {
                Console.WriteLine("");
                Console.WriteLine("Solve the following math problem!");
                Console.WriteLine(rnd.Next(50) + "+" + rnd.Next(50));

                Console.Write("Your answer: ");
                e = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());

            }
            Console.ReadKey();
        }
    }
}

How should I get it working?

A: You need to store the results of the 2 randomly generated values or you cannot check later, if the solution is correct.
Random rnd = new Random();
int e;
for (int i = 0; i < 5; i++)
{
    int r1 = rnd.Next(50);
    int r2 = rnd.Next(50);

    Console.WriteLine("");
    Console.WriteLine("Solve the following math problem!");
    Console.WriteLine(r1 + "+" + r2);

    Console.Write("Your answer: ");
    e = int.Parse(Console.ReadLine());
    if (e == r1 + r2)
    {
      //TODO
    }
}


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Slovenian accordionist Borut Zagoranski performs all over the world and currently holds the position of Associate Professor at both the Ljubliana Academy of Music and the Juraj Dobrila University of Pula.
In 2006, whilst a postgraduate student at the Royal Academy of Music in London, Borut won the prestigious 'Wigmore Award", organised by the Friends of the Royal Academy. Borut represented the Republic of Slovenia in 1998 as a finalist in the Eurovision Grand Prix for Young Musicians competition in Vienna, and has been a prize winner at many other national and international accordion competitions.
In 2002 he graduated from the Academy of Music in Pula, Croatia, where he was also awarded the Chancellor's Prize for being the Academy's highest achieving student. Borut undertook his postgraduate studies in London at the Royal Academy of Music, graduating in 2006 with a prestigious Dip RAM diploma. Borut studied with Slavko Magdic and Owen Murray, and has benefitted from masterclasses with numerous other notable accordionists and musicians.
Borut is passionate about contemporary music and has performed at renowned international festivals for new music such as ISCM World Days of Music, ISCM Musica Danubiana, Aldeburgh festival and the Norfolk & Norwich Festival. He has appeared with orchestras such as ORF Symphony Orchestra, London Sinfonietta, and Slovenian Philharmonic Orchestra, and has performed in some of the world's great concert venues, such as the Wigmore Hall in London, the Vienna Konzerthaus, the Berlin Konzerthaus and Benaroya Hall in Seattle.
In 2014 Borut became an associate member of the Royal Academy of Music in London.


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A Brief History of The (Hanmi) Chinese Esoteric School of Buddhism
The Chinese Esoteric Buddhist lineage (Hanmi) had its beginning when three great Buddhist masters Vajrabodhi, Subhakarasimha, and Amoghavajra brought Esoteric Buddhism from India to golden age Tang Dynasty China. The Masters founded the Esoteric School in 720 AD with the support of Tang Dynasty Emperor Tang Xuanzong. "They brought to the Chinese a mysterious, dynamic, and magical teaching, which included mantra formula and detailed rituals to protect a person or an empire, to affect a person's fate after death, and, particularly popular, to bring rain in times of drought." -Wikipedia The Esoteric School rapidly flourished and their teachings quickly spread across China. The Emperors Xuanzong and Suzong were among those in the royal court who received initiations into the Esoteric School.
The Chinese Esoteric School (Hanmi) incorporated the knowledge of the Open school and the Mystery school with time-tested methods that trace back through the lineage of Buddhism. The masters taught ways to attain Buddhahood with this body, in other words, "How to attain enlightenment in this lifetime." The Esoteric School assimilated the essence of Taoism and Confucianism as practitioners known as Acharin Walkers traveled throughout the various regions of China performing their mystic cultivation among the diverse peoples. Thus the Chinese Esoteric Buddhist School evolved. "By the time of emperor Tang Daizong (r. 762-779) its influence among the upper classes outstripped that of Daoism. However, relations between Amoghavajra and Daizong were especially good." – Wikipedia
Around 845 AD, the Esoteric School of China (and much of Buddhism in China at the time) was nearly wiped out by the Tang Emperor Wuzong who "was said to hate the sight of Buddhist monks, whom he thought of as tax-evaders. In 845, he ordered the closing/destruction of 4,600 Buddhist monasteries and 40,000 temples and shrines. More than 260,000 Buddhist monks and nuns then became peasants who were now liable to the Two Taxes (grain and cloth). Wuzong cited that Buddhism was an Alien religion. Ancient Chinese Buddhism never fully recovered from this persecution." – Wikipedia
The teachings of the Esoteric School were driven underground in 845 AD with all the teachings, empowerments, and knowledge being passed on from one enlightened master to another in secrecy. In 1990 AD, Master Yu Tianjian (Dechan Jueren) became the 49th Living Buddha of the lineage when he received full empowerment from Living Buddha Master Huiling (the 48th lineage holder). Master Huiling informed Master Yu that the time had finally arrived, after over 1,100 years of secrecy, to reveal the teachings of the Esoteric School, and that his mission was to transmit its teachings and knowledge to the world.
Master Yu Tianjian (Dechan Jueren Mahavairocana Golden Crown Dharma King) first came to the U.S. in 1998 to receive The Golden Award from the International Association of Integrated Medicine at U.S.C. in Los Angeles for his thesis on improving calcium absorption through meditation. That year the Dari Rulai Temple was founded. The Dari Rulai Temple is a 501(c)(3) non-profit charitable and religious organization in Long Beach, CA. The Dari Rulai Temple was founded to disseminate the teachings of Living Buddha Dechan Jueren and Hanmi Esoteric Buddhism.
On August 15th 2008, Dechan Jueren also became the 47th lineage holder of the Linji Chan (Zen) School (where the Rinzai Zen School came from). The 105 year old abbot of Yingtian Temple in Chengdu Sichuan, 46th lineage holder Chan Master Fozhi, (an old friend of 48th Esoteric School lineage holder Huiling), passed on the Dharma Lineage to Dechan Jueren.


I write to express my sincere congratulations to Maxine Beecher and Susan Henderson for their election as South Portland city councilors. The voters have chosen two people who bring a wise and thoughtful perspective to the many issues facing the city.
Most readers know that I requested a recount of the vote for this election. I did this because our new voting machines had not yet been subjected to a local hand recount for a live election, in a race with seven candidates and a margin of 56 out of 22,700 votes cast. I received support for this request from thought leaders of all political persuasions throughout the city.
Throughout the campaign and the recount process, Henderson demonstrated nothing but graciousness and support toward me and for this effort.
The recount occurred through the diligent efforts of city staff and 16 volunteers. It demonstrated that the effort was worth the time and energy, picking up 118 new votes that the machines had rejected as "blank." Although the overall winning margin changed just slightly from 56 to 50, the voters of South Portland can be satisfied now that the results truly reflect their intent. The recount has also uncovered important information and experience that will help us in future close elections.
I look forward to cheering on Beecher, Henderson, and all of our city councilors as they prepare for a next term of public service. We are privileged to have such high-quality leadership in South Portland.


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I brew some coffee, probably because I'm addicted, although I've been assured there are worse addictions.
If I am allowed to include discoveries which have radically altered our lives and perceptions, then in biology, the discovery that the cell is fundamental to all life forms, the mechanism of evolution, and the molecular basis of heredity.
What is the most favourite word you ever heard in Berlin? And what does it mean?
JWD, 'janz weit draussen', meaning that the Berlin Buch campus is in the middle of nowhere, albeit only in geographical terms. As far as research is concerned, it is right at the centre of things. I also like 'Schrippen', which are rolls. In Swabia, where I began my studies, they were known as 'Weckle'.
The centre: you can find the scars and visual evidence of Berlin's history everywhere you look, but the district is nonetheless full of life and surprises.
What characteristics distinguish researchers from other people?
Curiosity; wanting to understand even the most seemingly insignificant details. Scepticism; questioning supposed truths, and even one's own convictions. A lack of respect for dogma.
Absent-mindedness is a defence mechanism which enables them to cut themselves off from everyday distractions and affords them more time to concentrate.


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How to Become a Millionaire
Harper Adams students this week learned about "How to become a millionaire" from self-started businessman John Bowler.
Mr Bowler, who is one of the largest producers of Lion Code free range and organic eggs in the UK, is a self proclaimed outspoken and controversial speaker. At the latest Harper Forum, he grabbed the attention of a busy lecture theatre with his no-nonsense, straight to the point approach to the evening's topic.
He said that far too many people expect something for nothing and that "everyone makes life too complicated". To become successful it takes dedication, time and effort.
Mr Bowler had a list of tips and advice which he felt were the key to success and becoming a millionaire. He said he could go on all night but some of his advice included: mix with positive people, chose your mentors in life wisely, think outside the box and be different, chase quality of life and be fearful because when you are fearful you are moving forward.
"Don't be afraid to have a go, make mistakes and don't be scared of failing, because that's when you learn. It is better to have tried and failed than not to have tried at all," he told the assembled student.
His audience was interested to know more about how Mr Bowler had made his millions and become as successful as he is. He pointed out that he had fallen into egg production by accident but he always worked hard and had a goal in life. He loves business and loves making money.
John Bowler has more than 150 contracted producers of eggs, which he has helped set up in business and one student asked "Why set other people up in business and not just have the units yourself?" Mr Bowler replied that he could employ people to manage all of the units but if people invested their own money they were usually more attentive and the business was more likely to be successful.
Mr Bowler pointed out that money does not make you happy and you will never be successful if you do not enjoy your job. Get rich quick schemes never work. You need to have a plan, work hard, a burning desire to succeed and if you also have a job you enjoy, money should be a by product, he said.
The next Harper Forum, on Thursday, November 12, will see Director of JSR Farming, Philip Huxtable, talk to the students.
By Harper Forum Reporter Carla Coghlan
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Home / Cities / Mumbai News / State govt wants to destroy wetlands under garb of development: HC
State govt wants to destroy wetlands under garb of development: HC
A court expressed anguish over the state's plea seeking modification of a March 2014 HC order, imposing a complete ban on the reclamation of and construction on wetlands
The judges were irked to note that while the state government has refused to adopt Wetland Atlas prepared by the Central government, it has also not established its own machinery to identify and protect wetlands.(Hindustan Times)
Published on Jul 04, 2016 11:19 PM IST
Hindustan Times | ByHT Correspondent, Mumbai
The Maharashtra government wants to destroy wetlands under the garb of development, the Bombay high court said on Monday.
A division bench of justice Abhay Oka and justice Amjad Sayed expressed anguish over the government's plea seeking modification of a March 2014 high court order, imposing a complete ban on the reclamation of and construction on wetlands.
"Under the garb of development, you [state government] want to destroy mangroves," said the bench, after additional government pleader GW Mattos told them the government does not intend to withdraw the plea for modification of the March 2014 order. "We do not appreciate such an approach by the government," the judges said, adding, "You seem to be interested only in destroying wetlands."
The judges were irked to note that while the state government has refused to adopt Wetland Atlas prepared by the Central government, it has also not established its own machinery to identify and protect wetlands.
The bench has now asked acting advocate general Rohit Deo to appear in the matter and clarify the state government's stand.
Acting on a public interest litigation (PIL) filed on March 19, 2014, another division bench has imposed a complete ban on the reclamation of wetlands and any construction on such reclaimed lands.
The bench had imposed a complete ban after noting from a report submitted by the then chief conservator of forests (mangroves cell) that the systematic and large-scale destruction of wetlands and mangroves had taken place near Jesal Park and Kanakia Park in Navghar in Vasai tehsil.
The judges were also irked with the government's apathetic approach towards the protection and conservation of wetlands because no separate machinery had been set up to identify and protect them and no decision had been taken on adopting the wetland atlas prepared by the central government.
The bench was of the opinion that unless separate machinery was created, the distinct ecosystems could not be protected from rampant destruction, especially in areas witnessing rapid urbanisation – like Mira-Bhayander, Virar and Vasai on the Western Railway line. It, therefore, restrained authorities from granting any permission to reclaim wetlands and on permitting construction on such reclaimed lands.
The PIL was filed by Vanashakti Public Trust raising grievance about lack of action against unscrupulous builders who were illegally dumping debris on wetlands and mangrove areas and putting up illegal constructions, in flagrant violation of the rules and provisions of the Environment Protection Act, 1986.


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