hi, I also haven't posted here for a long time. Somehow Im feeling lonely these christmas holidays.
I am so sorry to hear about your situation. I thought I was going to fail my MSc (I had a pretty bad viva) but somehow they gave me a pass. I hope you feel better and I hope things come right for you soon.

Satchi

hi again joyce and K, thanks for your replies, I just found something like that in a chapter in logistic regression. *sigh* I'm going to read it tonight.

satchi

hi joyce
Im just a beginner, it says that STring variables cannot be used, I also did the 1 and 2 thing.
thanks satchi

Merry christmas everyone
I have a stats question please, how do we recode gender to be used as a variable?
I am learning spss and would really appreciate any tip.
Thanks
satchi

thanks joyce will keep that in mind!!! (up)

hi thanks for your responses :-)

a friend also told me he always takes poster presentations because he finds them less stressful and he can always go sight-seeing after!

I dont think I can cope with an oral presentation now, what with questions being asked *sigh*
I think I will go with a poster presentation instead. I also don't have concrete results yet... I just have bits here and there, I guess poster will have to do for now...

thanks again for sharing

Hi everyone. Just asking people's opinions. Between oral and poster presentations, which would you prefer? A few conferences in the past, hardly anyone asked me anything during poster presentation, but then again there were so many posters. The last conference in June last year, I did an oral presentation in a broad-area conference. Hardly anyone asked me anything, I also wondered if anyone was listening because my slot was just after lunch, people could have been sleepy after food and heat etc.

I am thinking which one to go for (the next conference), oral presentation or make a poster. Any ideas to share?
thanks satchi

hi try this http://ec.europa.eu/education/programmes/mundus/projects/index_en.html
Some time ago there was a masters scholarship for forestry management

hi thank you for sharing. What you both did was indeed ethical and professional.
I have gone through the same thing as you, except the supervisor-attraction.

In simple words, I think you just miss him. He was simply the perfect person to work with, why not.

Since you have both (how shall I put it) 'restrained' yourselves for so long and with such great discipline, perhaps now (since your phd is over) you can think about your life. Whether you would like to continue the present one (with your spouse and family) because it is the "right" thing to do or you would like to start an affair (!) or you would like to acknowledge your feelings for your supervisor, sit back and let them go (that means you don't do anything further with him) or you want to be permanently involved with him.

On his side there are things to consider as well..does he have a family, is he willing to face the consequences etc.etc.

On my personal end, I have met many men, nice single ones (at that)! I have also made mistakes in the past. Being married does not really put people off, whether its to have a fling or long-term relationship. But since I still have a spouse (who is not talking to me) and divorce seems impossible (what with all the fuss my mother will make and societal expectations of me), I don't want to go through all that. So now when I meet a nice man, I just smile, keep my distance and let him go.

good luck to you. Love always satchi

Hi! I downloaded an spss v.17 for mac OS ver 10.4.11 but it just wouldnt open. Does anyone have the same problem? is anyone using an earlier version of spss on a mac?

thanks satchi

hi Leafy
You've got great replies here! I'm older than you, going to be 40, have a family etc. so I completely understand.
As you already know, life comes with great risks.
If you have made your decision, go for it. Don't look back, just look ahead.
Best of luck. Love always satchi

thats wonderful!!! congratulations :-)

Congratulations!!!!!!!
love always satchi

hi! I have friends who had supervisors who didn't know anything about the topic (!!!!); these supervisors were their supervisors because they (the supervisors) had skillfully secured research grants (don't ask me how..and I don't want to say). This is the truth. What happened with one friend was that she did everything herself, she struggled, but she was in too deep (couldn't leave halfway), her supervisor was 99% nice but 30% contribution to project; she persevered--AND breezed through her viva (!!!).

Another friend who had this same supervisor left after 18 months. I guess its a personal choice.

If you have a supervisor who doesnt know anything but is good with you, and the university is good too, maybe you can also find a 2nd supervisor..like a back-up supervisor :-) New professors (in my opinion) make good communication (because they're still "new"), they dont disappear easily and are usually reachable...

Best of luck with your decision!

hi cjmazhub
25 years of age is a good age! I remember when I was 25 :-) While most of the funding you have seen is for mainly EU citizens, there may also be funding for non-EU citizens. Have you tried Erasmus scholarships? They may have new ones for PhD in your area. I think its just knowing where to look and to KEEP looking. Don't stop looking, don't stop appyling, don't stop trying :-)