Much appreciated :)

Can someone please be my superman (or woman) and send this paper "Classification of Pansharpened Urban Satellite Images" to bjohns53 at hotmail.com? Thank you in advance

Hello, I've been pulling my hair out to get this article: http://pubs.casi.ca/doi/abs/10.5589/m11-025

Any help would be greatly appreciated! Thanks in advance.

Sounds like you are going to have to learn it by yourself mostly. If you have the software (Envi, Erdas, ArcGIS, etc.) there are usually plenty of tutorials, etc. online that will do just as good as any training they give you. My background is in remote sensing / GIS so if you have questions I might be able to help a bit.

Hi Jinkim,

I've traveled on my own for months at a time (over summer vacations when friends have to work). I usually stay at youth hostels, you might want to try it. There are people of all ages in hostels so it doesn't matter too much how old you are. It's so easy to meet people, and you'll probably have a better time.

I'm pretty sure this guy has a phd in trolling. We have much to learn from you Manobkateet, please kindly teach us your ways sir now.

Hi Mano, sorry, there are no more phd's in international reletions (big tragedy). I can recommend a good sceince phd for u though.

They have to subscribe to the journals. It's expensive. You might be able to get inter-library loans though (librarians get the papers from somewhere else).

Hi, i'm a phd student in the U.S. It takes 5 years for masters/phd (2 for masters, 3 for phd) if you do everything on time. If you are accepted the university will almost surely hire you as a teaching assistant or research assistant. I'm a TA, and I have a tuition waiver and stipend of $1600/month. You'd probably get something similar, but maybe less money while you are a masters student.

It might depend on your discipline (mine's Geosciences), but I think 6 chapters is fine. I can't remember exactly, but I basically had 5 chapters. Intro, Lit review, methods, results, and conclusion. The bulk of it was methods and lit review.

I suggest that you apply for the "Monbusho" scholarship through the Japanese consulate in your country. Tuition is waived and you get about $1,500 per month stipend. Just make contact with potential supervisor before applying. Only downside is there is a 1 year lag, so you wouldn't be able to start until April 2011. Great scholarship for phd if you can get it though.

Sounds like a scumbag.

You may not be able to take legal action, but you could and probably should do your best to let everyone know he (or she) stealing your work (as long as you have proof). Obviously let him know that you know he's been a bad boy first. If his response doesn't satisfy you, notify the people in your department, all of his co-workers, etc. Basically let him know that if he's going to steal your work you're gonna drag his name through the mud.

I agree with these guys too. I wouldn't in a million years pay back any money I'd earned from working. If you really want to leave on good terms though, maybe offer to help train your replacement for a day or so without pay.

You don't sound like a jerk, you sound like a very considerate person actually. That sounds like a good plan. You have to worry about your family first, and your supervisor or some potential student should be a very distant 2nd. Good luck!

I wouldn't worry too much about the ethics of all this stuff. I think some people take this stuff a bit too seriously. Just keep working until you find a decent job, then give them 2 weeks or whatever notice, and move on.

I would definitely not do any overtime or get involved in too many things you aren't required to do (collaborative research, etc.). I'd advise you to do whatever you're paid for and little or nothing else. Just do what's best for you and don't worry too much about pleasing everyone.

There's lots of people who'd like to be in your place. So while your supervisor might get upset at you leaving, there are probably PLENTY of people who can take your place when you leave.