thedict

    The internet forum that has to be way more and better advertised in order it to be worth using. Otherwise, it becomes a waste of time to write on this platform. It is obvious that the Turkish are neither interested nor capable of writing in English here. So, The Dict has to be really international, which brings me back to lack of better PR.
    (15/01/2010 14:44)

eksi sozluk

    Most of the users of Eksisozluk try to give the impression that they speak English. However, they ridiculously write in English (!) only on a Turkish internet forum, Eksisozluk, even with little comprehension of the Turkish language. The biggest losers I have ever seen utilize Eksisozluk to be able to "create" fictitious "lives" as they do not have real ones.
    (22/12/2009 16:09)

switzerland

    Xenophobia is indeed everywhere in Switzerland. Switzerland has an enormous amount of foreigner scientists at universities since the people of Switzerland is not able to afford worldwide top universities such as Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) without foreigners. They have just money, which allow them to attract top academicians to Switzerland. Then they disparage them by favoring the Swiss at housing agencies, by making them pay more in hotels, by restricting their basic human rights such as freedom of expression etc. When I said there is xenophobia in Switzerland, many people condemned me at EPFL. After a couple of months whole international community started to talk about the xenophobic Swiss. I live in Lausanne and encounter problems rooting in xenophobia every single day despite I speak German fluently and French at intermediate level. I am absolutely sure that I am not going to stay in this country once my job contract terminates.

    Here are some articles about xenophobia in Switzerland:

    http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/top_news/detail/Xenophobic_Swiss_want_more_integration.html?siteSect=106&sid=6853083&cKey=1151492274000
    http://www.katumba.ch/pdf/Newsweek_2007.pdf
    (18/12/2009 20:15)

work is hell

    A statement of bone-lazy and bone-idle individuals. Despite the fact that Germans generally disparage such lazy ideals, there is a similar expression in German language: "Arbeit ist Scheiß".
    (14/12/2009 14:14)

best universities in turkey

    There is no Turkish university that is good enough to be ranked in the 2009 academic ranking of world universities by broad subject fields (ARWU - FIELD 2009), which is the most recognized university ranking worldwide:

    http://www.arwu.org/ARWUFIELD2009ENG.jsp

    Istanbul Technical University (ITU) is the best university in Turkey and the 108th best university worldwide in the field of engineering/technology according to THE-QS World University Rankings 2009, which is among the most recognized university rankings:

    http://www.topuniversities.com/university-rankings/world-university-rankings/2009/subject-rankings/technology

    THE-QS Rankings have been published since 2007. Here are the worldwide rankings of the Turkish universities according to THE-QS:

    2007: ITU 157th, Bilkent University 268th
    2008: ITU 133rd, Bilkent University 230th
    2009: ITU 108th, Bilkent University 129th, Sabanci University 248th
    (13/12/2009 16:37)

copenhagen climate conference 2009

    The 15th conference of parties (COP15) in the Framework Convention on Climate Change. There is a considerable controversy regarding the resoluteness of the conference participants. More than 30000 protesters have marched in Copenhagen. 900 protesters have been detained following this huge rally.
    (13/12/2009 03:04)

kurilpa bridge

minaret controversy in switzerland

eg ice

    "eg-ice" is the acronym for the European Group for Intelligent Computing in Engineering:

    http://www.eg-ice.org/
    (09/12/2009 01:42)

minaret controversy in switzerland

    This debate apparently roots in xenophobia. There is indeed xenophobia in Switzerland. Here are some examples recognized by international organizations:

    http://www.swissinfo.ch/eng/Xenophobic_Swiss_want_more_integration.html?cid=5289228
    http://www.katumba.ch/pdf/Newsweek_2007.pdf
    http://www.humanrights.ch/home/en/Switzerland/Policy/Racism/Studies/idart_4552-content.html

    Foreigners living in Switzerland are subjected to xenophobia in many ways. For instance, there is a ridiculous lack of housing in many Swiss cities and the housing agencies favor the Swiss. I know several foreigners working in Switzerland and looking for a housing for even years but they cannot find any because of their origins. I, personally have been exposed to the same treatment as an academician working at Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL). Moreover, many Swiss indulge in dictating their mother tongue while talking with foreigners.

    For me, the most striking episode of the minaret debates were that the Swiss take it as a religous issue. They quoted what Van Rompuy, the new EU president, said about the integrity of christianity and Europe, which should arouse ridicule in any healthy individual's mind.
    (06/12/2009 15:33)

ally mcbeal

    Ally McBeal revolves around the trials of a fresh female law school graduate of Harvard Law School. The Broadway actress Calista Flockhart plays the sexy, funny, detached and vulnerable attorney, and burns up the screen as Ally McBeal, a young lawyer who has it all together at work and all apart outside the office. Ally is meant to be talented as well as beautiful, but somehow ill-fated with men.

    Ally receives a job offer from a company founded by Fish (Greg Germann) and Cage (Peter MacNicol)., who are ex-schoolmates of Ally's, even though Billy (Gil Bellows), a childhood buddy and former lover, works there with his wife, Georgia (Courtney Thorne Smith who made a courageous break from Melrose Place). She accepts the offer and the new transparent life begins. The two characters who always makes it worthwhile to watch this show are the senior partners, Richard Fish and John "Biscuit" Cage. Richard is unceasingly shallow and always says out loud the most disgraceful things on his mind; John is a brilliant litigator, but timid, insecure and odd beyond comprehension. They constantly got on each other's nerves, but they remained best friends. Away from work, the full of life roommate Renee (Lisa Nicole Carson, who also plays Carla on ER) annoys Ally with her cutting but compassionate commentary. Semi-regulars include the Dancing Twins (Eric and Steve Cohen), barbed attorney Caroline Poop (Sandra Bernhard), elderly sexpot judge Whipper Cone (Dyan Cannon), and the anonymous Singer (Vonda Shepard, who does the show's stirring theme).

    Director and producer of Ally McBeal, David E. Kelley, is a former Boston lawyer. Two of his shows: Ally McBeal and Boston Legal have exposed him as a person who thinks the world of courtrooms and law firms is too much fun to be taken seriously. Probably therefore, law does not play a big role in Ally McBeal. It is visibly not a "law" but a "relationship" show akin to Friends. Most of the scenarios seem to be mainly Ally's sought for Mr. Right. Focussing on the "personal" rather than the "professional", the show's producers are knowingly carrying on a gender stereotype and playing down Ally's standing as serious professional.

    "Ally McBeal" is an inspirational TV series, and for good reason. The writing and the situations are top notch. Ally gets herself into are both funny and thoughtful. The computer-animated pieces of action throughout each episode make it hardly possible to go to the kitchen. It is an understatement to say that the cast is appealing. The class of chemistry involved getting the right personalities into a cast is almost alchemy, but Ally McBeal has established a thriving formula.

    Ally McBeal has been deservedly awarded the prizes Emmy, Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild. It can flush the lonely feelings out and even make you love the little drolleries and quirks again. "I actually like the quest, the search, that's the fun, the more lost you are the more you have to look forward to, what do you know, I'm having a great time and I don't even know it." says Ally about herself, and this quest is worth to be followed!
    (06/12/2009 02:31)

germany

    Almost every kind of encyclopedic information about Germany can be accessed simply by googling. What about my Germany?

    For me personally, there are two major disadvantages of living in Germany. First, despite the fact that German universities have a great reputation worldwide, the top few universities are in the US, Switzerland and the UK. There are 383 institutes of higher education in Germany. Most of the universities are way better than most of the universities in the other countries. However, according to ARWU, there is no German University in the first 75 in the field of Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences. The excellence of German education is worldwide appreciated. German universities are maybe the best in total. However, they are too homogenous and they do not have any worldwide "top" university. Therefore, I live in Switzerland and work at the currently best university of Europe.
    Secondly, the German state is one of the most "monster state"s among developed countries. Early career professionals leave 40-50% of their salary to the state in Germany. This number is around 20% in Switzerland.

    There are many reasons to prefer Germany to live in. First, most of the people are reasonable in Germany. If you are able to imagine how a computer behaves, you can generally anticipate what the German would do in certain situations. Reason rules in Germany. Second, people do not yell at you as they do in many countries. They are far more "cautious" in personal contacts. This is sometimes deemed as coldness but I have a cold nature, too; so I like it. Moreover, if you really like cars, you will have an urge to go out even just to see those beautiful and, for me more importantly, good cars. Also, you can drive as fast as you like in German autobahns. Having experienced the speed limit of 120 kmh along with extremely high fines in Switzerland, sometimes I feel like going to Germany just to take advantage of their great highways. What's more, Germany has a great soccer infrastructure. Soccer is an integral part of German culture and the German love not only to watch it, but also to play it. I still miss the competitive soccer in German 6th League, although I currently play in Swiss 3rd league. I am not going to write about typical cultural activities like theater, cinema etc. since they are more or less of the same quality in most of the developed countries. The only thing that used to bother me in this sense while I was living there was that the movies in the theaters were not shown in original language. These are just some points that has gone through my head in a couple of minutes. There are, of course, aspects of life one can only feel.

    PS. Best baklava I have ever eaten is sold in Berlin.
    PS2. I have just been exposed to some Swiss German language. My ear hurts, which brings me back to " Germany rocks"!
    (05/12/2009 21:03)

epfl

    EPFL stands for École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (English: Swiss Federal Institute of Technology, Lausanne; German: Eidgenössische Technische Hochschule Lausanne). According to the 2009 Academic Ranking of World Universities (ARWU), EPFL is ranked Nr. 1 in Europe in the field of Engineering/Technology and Computer Sciences http://www.arwu.org/ARWUFIELD2009ENG.jsp. Moreover, it is by far the most international university worldwide. Further information can be obtained at the following link:

    http://www.epfl.ch/index.en.html
    (04/12/2009 22:23)

artificial intelligence

    According to Winston: "Artificial intelligence is the study of the computations that make it possible to perceive, reason, and act.". It is generally associated with humanoids. This association led to many novels, movies etc. talking about the "scary" aspects of artificial intelligence (AI). However, artificial intelligence is used in many engineering applications. Here is an innovative project that uses AI in order to provide more efficient civil structures:

    http://imac.epfl.ch/Team/Korkmaz/Biomimetic%20Characteristics%20of%20an%20Active%20Deployable%20Structure.pdf
    (04/12/2009 17:34)

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