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About Me
- UberDorkGirlie
- Quirky single mom of two monkeys. I used to beat up the kids that picked on the "special students" during recess. Now I work with those with chronic mental illness. I speak quite a few languages, enjoy coed naked underwater basket weaving, have an addiction to Sushi and humor is my defense mechanism. Arrogant people make my right eye twitch. I'm ambidextrously brained, I will knit for tattoos, I am the friend that everyone comes to for advice and bail money. I pride myself on keeping my eyes, ears, heart and mind open. Making me laugh goes a long way with me, I think the brain is the sexiest organ and I'm the kinda gal you can take anywhere and I'll have a good time. Other than that, I'm just me.
This is Going to Hurt, I Fear... A Memory Past
This is an old journal entry I stumbled upon this morning and thought I would share.
Tuesday, May 08, 2007
When working with Alzheimer's, death is inevitable. I know, I know, death is one of the few things in life we can all count on. But, with Alzheimer's, it's expected. It always sits at the back of your heart throbbing like a dull pain that you can usually squelch with some Tylenol.
Mental health is not so cut and dry.
There were months at my last job that I would lose 4 or 5 residents. That's 4 or 5 people I had loved and nurtured. It took it's toll and was one thing I was not sad to leave.
This last year I have lost a total of 3 residents. Two went like most- I have this uncanny ability to just sense when the time is drawing near. I get them on Hospice and once that begins, the grieving, the comforting, the process of saying goodbye begins. One, died unexpectedly very early one morning without any sign it was coming. No matter how it happens, it hurts.
I have often been scolded by friends and family- "you shouldn't get so close to these people." Why the fuck not? I don't get it. The day I stop getting close to them is the day I should be fired because I am clearly not effective at my job. It hurts like hell to lose someone you care about, whether they "are old and lived a good life" or died "way too soon." But, I would rather mourn them when they are gone and live on with the memories of having known them than hold them at some sterile distance that won't effect me at all. I have learned so much from those I have taken care of. That is something I wouldn't trade for the world.
I now find myself in uncharted territory for me. A couple of weeks ago I got a call from the Hospice company that I use. They have a client at a hospital that can't go back home. He's dying, he just fractured his hip and he is absolutely refusing to go to a nursing home. The one compromise he said he would possibly make was "a group home." Would I consider taking him?
I have fought tooth and nail with hospitals and discharge planners who try to stick my residents in nursing homes because "they are dying." They have the right to die where they choose damn it and with Hospice, we can continue to meet their needs in a place they consider their home, surrounded by people they consider their family. Hell, in some cases, we are literally all they have. Now, I have someone I've never met before in the predicament where he can't go back to the home he knows to die and he can't bring himself to go to a nursing home. I can't blame him on that one. So, without even pausing, I agreed to go assess him and if we could meet his needs, he was more than welcome to join our dysfunctional little family.
So on a dark, cold, rainy morning (cliche isn't it?) I met "Guido" for the first time. I know, you had to smile at "Guido." I have to alter his name for privacy and I'm telling you, if you had to pick another stereotypical Italian name, his would be it. So, "Guido" it is. I always like to go through their chart first. It allows me to get a picture of them and opportunity to ask them face to face any questions that pop up in it.
Before I got there, he was described to me as "a little rough around the edges." While going through his chart, I couldn't help but notice the little OT come running out of a room, crying. I looked at the nurse next to me and said "Let me guess, that's "Guido's" room?" She laughed "you must know him pretty well."
When I got in there, I did not see some big ogre. Instead, a tiny little Italian man who looked like he hadn't bathed or shaved in quite some time. He was drinking a bottle of Miller Genuine Draft for breakfast (I kid you not) and using it to wash down a couple of chocolate chip cookies. I explained who I was and where I was from. He wasn't impressed. Before I left, I looked at him and said "Look, I understand you want to go home. I also understand it's not an option. We may not sound like much, but we're not a nursing home, you can still drink your beer and we'll take really good care of you. Plus some of my staff are pretty hot. I'm not sure you're going to get a better offer hon. But, if you're a gambling man, you can hold out and try. In the mean time, stop being so mean to the therapy girls, they work hard, are only trying to help you and have to put up with shit from all the other patients they have too."
I almost got to the door when he said "Hey- what's your name, wait a minute." I said "It's Natali." He said "Well, toots, you drive a hard bargain, but count me in."
The next day, Bell Ambulance brought him in. The staff doted on him and he just sat there grinning and kissed their hands like a little gentleman. I cut his hair and shaved off his scraggly beard. Monday morning one would barely recognize him. He's actually quite a handsome little devil. He's attached himself to my assistant and I and likes to hang out by the office now that we've gotten him out of bed and in a wheelchair to join the land of the living. Such a warm, fuzzy story- right?
The problem is he is dying. It's a fact we can't forget. Actively dying and not from the fractured hip (which is the kiss of death for most people his age), but from a very, very large mass in his lungs which he wants no treatment for. He wouldn't even allow further testing to officially diagnose it. It could be quick, he could linger on. Unfortunately, it's out of our hands and we won't know until it is too late. At a a time and stage where I am usually starting my goodbyes to people, I am just getting to know him. The staff have already fallen in love with him. They were angry "Why would you bring him here for us to fall in love with and he's going to up and die on us?" All I could do was be honest- he deserves to be surrounded by love when he goes, rather than rotting away in some nursing home. He's crusty, he's smelly (as soon as those staples come out, he's getting hosed down!), he's got a smile that would melt your heart and the manners of a prince when he wants to. It's hard for me to remember, there is going to be a day sometime not that far off where I will walk into to work and not hear him yelling at his roommate and calling him an asshole. Where my day will go by and he won't roll up to the office door several times and say "hey gorgeous, wanna come smoke with me?" or "you know I get 2 more cans of beer today, can you make it 3?"
When that day comes, it's going to hurt like hell.
And it did.
3 comments:
- Auntie, aka Dog Girl said...
What a cool blog.
I saw you mentioned on twitter, and followed the breadcrumbs here!
I will follow you on twitter.
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- May 20, 2009 at 9:15 AM
- UberDorkGirlie said...
Thank you so much :) Welcome to my crazy life :)
- May 23, 2009 at 5:51 PM
- Miragi said...
Haven't read enough 2 know if you work exclusively with Alzheimer's, but it's an insidious and heartless disease. Lost my grandmother and my grandmother-in-law to it, and fear that my own mother is next.
You tell an absolutely gorgeous story, and I really hope that you are saving all of these for a book one day. People need to know what it's like from the perspective of someone in your position.
Found u because u followed me on Twitter.. (Miragi). Looking forward 2 getting 2 know u better! Take care!
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Multitasking: You're Less Productive Than You Think
How good are you at multitasking?
Surprisingly, those of us who believe we're the best at juggling several jobs at once are almost always, in fact, the worst.
In reality, only about 2.5 percent of people are gifted "supertaskers" – those who are truly able to do several things at the same time without sacrificing efficiency or quality – according to a study by Jason M. Watson and David L. Strayer.
For the rest of us, our brains just weren't meant to multitask well. Instead, multitasking stresses us out, often making us feel mentally exhausted or even experience an IQ drop similar to the slump losing a night of sleep can cause, a group of Stanford researchers found.
Not only does multitasking wear us out, it makes us perform poorly, lowering our work quality and efficiency. That's because our brains can't actually do multiple things at once but have to constantly switch back and forth between tasks.
While we can often shift focus very quickly (as fast as a tenth of a second), those shifts still eat up a lot of mental bandwidth when added together, research from Penn State shows. Multitasking may seem efficient on the surface but may actually take more time in the end and involve more error.
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Some sensible objections
As a business leader, you're really busy. All the time.
Multitasking is unavoidable to some degree; distraction is a natural part of life; and in many work seasons, the resilient among us rise above endless demands by saying, "Done is better than perfect."
That's when it helps to remember that some tasks are tougher to do at the same time than others.
According to a 2012 study published in Computers in Human Behavior, using the same sensory system for two tasks (e.g., two visual tasks, like texting and watching a video presentation) actually uses up your attention capacity more quickly and completely than if your multitasking requires two separate systems (e.g., your visual and audio systems – used when driving and talking). Spreading out your multitasking work between the audio and visual channels may reduce the breakdown in performance.
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When you can help it, make an effort to avoid multitasking altogether. This might sound impossible, but keep reading.
Being mindful of what's distracting you and when you commonly juggle tasks is the first step to beating the multitasking trap and making your time more productive.
Know what tasks you're combining and why. This awareness can help you pinpoint areas where you have the most opportunity to improve. Ask yourself:
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- What mistakes could I have avoided if I had focused on one task at a time?
- What issues can I totally attribute to overwork or stress?
Read More: Reasons Why Your Workaholic Culture Doesn't Work and How to Fix It
Basic time management strategies are obviously a boon to those who want to do less multitasking. Turn off email and app notifications, commit to checking for new messages and updates at set times throughout the day, and focus your energy on the task at hand.
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- Don't robo-check your email
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- Organize important emails
- Use your calendar, and use it wisely
- Ask clarifying questions at the start of a meeting
- Book meetings for less time than you think they will take
- Book all of your meetings back-to-back
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Change your thinking
But perhaps the best way to fight the temptation to multitask is to overcome thinking that you have to or need to multitask at all.
As a business leader, you're usually running the show, but look at what you can take off your plate.
If you're doing something that doesn't require your full attention – ask, do I really need to be doing this at all? If the task is important, and you really have to be all there for it, then really be there – don't let anything else compete for your attention. If it doesn't deserve that priority level from you, delegate whenever possible.
Delegating lets you transfer a task, project or activity to someone else for completion while full accountability still lies with you, the delegator.
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The Vishal Bhardwaj film, Haider's first look was released and four posters were seen of the upcoming movie that is a Hamlet adaptation. Vaikundarajan says that look of the posters were quite dark and shady. One of the posters that Vaikundarajan believes stand out exceptionally is that of Shahid holding a skull in his hand and looking towards it. Vishal Bhardwaj has always given great movies to bollywood like 'Maqbool' and 'Omkara' adaptations of Macbeth and Othello respectively, so with this movie all expectations are already on a high.
Shahid Kapoor confessed that this film was one of the most difficult films in terms of acting in his entire career and he too has hopes that the movie will be appreciated by all. The first look also reveals the sizzling chemistry between the co-actors Shahid kapoor and Shradha Kapoor. Shahid's new avatar in the poster speaks a lot about the movie and Vaikundarajan is sure that this is going to be a monstrous hit for the star. The film also stars Tabu, Irrfan Khan and Kay Kay Menon. The film has been shot in the beautiful valley of Kashmir and is all set to release on 2nd October says, Vaikundarajan.


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From the start, The Good Wife has been one of the sharpest series on television, as it reveals heroine Alicia Florrick's (Julianna Margulies) tangle of personal and political drama – does she forgive the politician husband who publicly humiliated her by going to prostitutes? – with her own legal career and attraction to her boss and old lover, Will (Josh Charles, in the photo above).
This season the writers have brought in the kind of twist that is both shocking and perfectly logical when you think about it: Alicia's friend, investigator Kalinda (Archie Panjabi) had a one-night stand with Alicia's husband, Peter (Chris Noth) years before. Of course she did. Peter's a hound dog, and now we're waiting to see how many more women he slept with, what the hell Kalinda has been thinking all this time, and how Alicia reacts when she finds out.
So far, terrific drama. But take a look at this clip from last night's episode, in which Michael J. Fox, in a recurring role as an extremely canny lawyer – they probably shouldn't have named him Louis Canning – offers Alicia a job with his new firm. It's the small touch at the end that shows why the series' writing is so rich, its characters so realistically complicated, as Canning makes a shrewd observation about Alicia's own reaction to the unscrupulous actions lawyers routinely use.
The scene jumped out at me because for the last two weeks CBS's The Good Wife has trailed in the ratings behind its competition, Body of Proof, the new ABC series with Dana Delaney as a medical examiner (although the gap was wider in the first week). Delaney is perfectly fine, and her character is no bubble-head. But the series is as predictable and pedestrian as most network shows. Like Castle, it has a lead actor – I watch that only for Nathan Fillion now – good enough to make you wish the series had scripts with some real intelligence instead of formulas.
Here's hoping The Good Wife doesn't get trounced by dumb competitors. As Alicia has found in court, that can happen, and on network television being smart isn't often an asset.
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This video focuses on the difference between "bored" and "boring". Using those two words incorrectly is a very common mistake, especially for English learners around the world. The word "bored" is an adjective describing the feeling when there is nothing to do or when a person is not interested, for example, "she was so bored that she fell asleep". "Boring" is also an adjective but this word refers to the cause of the bored feeling rather than the feeling itself. For example, "the class was so boring that she fell asleep". Here the class is the reason for the feeling. The same concept can be applied to similar word pairs such as 'interested - interesting' or 'tired - tiring'.
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This unit is useful and important for the teachers because it will help them to know all the uses of past tenses. The description of these tenses will help the teachers to explain their students when and why they need to use each tense in order to gain a good command of the english grammarI think that pronunciation is key when it comes to learning the English language and the tone and manner in which people speak is important to succeed. I have learnt a lot about the importance of emphasising the stress of the appropriate word when trying to get a point across or tell a story.There are many things involved within teaching pronunciation in the English language. I've learned what the 'stress' in a word actually meant and I learned how to teach it. I also learned how to teach individual sounds or pronunciations, and with that also comes a number of different aspects.
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1. Energy STAR - Do you track resource use in ENERGY STAR Portfolio Manager? ( ) Yes ( ) No
If yes, what is your score?
If score is above a 75, have you applied for and received ENERGY STAR certification? ( ) Yes ( ) No Year:
Energy Star is an online tool for tracking energy use in any kind of building. The starter kit collects these data – property name, address, total gross floor area, irrigated area, year built, occupancy, number of buildings, 12 months consecutive months of energy data, and for schools that want to calculate a score – gross floor area, whether the building is a high school, weekend operation, number of computers, cooking facilities, walk in refrigerator/freezer units, % that can be heated and cooled. These data are then used to calculate a score.
2. Energy - Has your school reduced its total non-transportation energy use ( ) Yes ( ) No
from an initial baseline?
Baseline Year:
Energy (kBtu / student):
Ending Year:
Energy (kBtu / student):
Reduced kBtu: Baseline Energy – Ending Energy = kBtu / student
%Reduction: Reduced Energy / Baseline Energy = % kBtu / student
Percentage Reduction per Year: % Energy / (Ending Year – Baseline Year) = % kBtu / student / year
How are these reductions documented (i.e. ENERGY STAR, utility bills, school district reports)?
Select a baseline year for evaluating the reduction in energy use (you can do this after looking at your energy bills) and an ending year (this should be within the last two years, 2015 or 2016). You can get the amount of energy your school uses from your utility bills. If it is not in kBtu (thousand British thermal units), you will need to convert to kBtu (see the conversion link below). Then you will need to divide this amount by the number of students in each year to get a per student energy use for each year. This will get you to kBtu/student/year for the baseline and ending year. From there you can calculate the reduction, the percentage reduction and then the average reduction per year. To document the reductions, just explain the source you used for the energy use information.
Your facilities person should be able to help you with this question.
3. Greenhouse Gases - Can your school demonstrate a reduction in ( ) Yes ( ) No
greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions?
Baseline Year:
GHG Emissions (MT CO2e / student):
Ending Year:
GHG Emissions (MT CO2e / student):
Reduced GHG: Baseline GHG – Ending GHG = MT CO2e / student
% Reduction: Reduced GHG / Baseline GHG = % MT CO2e /student
% Reduction per Year: % GHG / (Ending Year – Baseline Year = % MT CO2e / student / year
How were GHG Emissions estimated?
What, if any, offsets were used?
Select a baseline year for evaluating the reduction in GHGs (green house gases reported in metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalents - MT CO2e) per person over time. You can convert the kBtus from the question 2 into Co2e using one of the US Energy Information Administration website if you know your energy fuel source (natural gas, coal, hydroelectric, etc.). If you don't know the fuel source use the EPA Power Profiler to see what is typical for your energy provider. Select an ending year (this should be within the last two years, 2015 or 2016). Once you have the data for the baseline and ending year, do the calculations to get the MT CO2e % reduction per year.
To explain how reductions were estimated, just describe the where the energy use information came from and which source you used to convert energy use into GHGs.
Offsets are purchases of carbon credits to offset carbon emissions. Carbon credits are often achieved by tree plantings or something similar.
Your facilities person should be able to help you with this question.
4. Renewable Energy – Does your school use a renewable fuel source? ( ) Yes ( ) No
On-site renewable energy generation: %
Purchased renewable energy: %
List any federal or state school energy programs, like USDA Fuel for Schools or DOE Wind for Schools in which you participate:
You should be able to use the same information that you gathered for utility bills in question 2 to calculate the percentages of different kinds of energy used in your school. Renewables include biofuels (ethanol or diesel from biomass or biomass), solar, wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal. For purchased renewable energy, your utility may provide this information in the bill or on its website. If, not you can check the EPA power profiler listed below.
Your facilities person should be able to help you with this question.
5. Building - Has your school constructed or renovated building space in the past ten years? ( ) Yes ( ) No
New Construction (duplicate if necessary)
New Construction Year:
Total Area of new construction:
Certification Year:
% Area that meets a green building standard:
Certification Standard:
Renovation (duplicate if necessary)
Renovation Year:
Total Area of renovation:
Certification Year:
% Area that meets a green building standard:
Certification Standard:
Check with your facilities person to see if there has been any new construction or renovation of building space within the last ten years. You need to know the total area of construction and/or renovation and the % area that is certified green by some recognized standard.
Your facilities person should be able to help you with this question.
6. Water Use - Can you demonstrate a reduction in your school's total water consumption? ( ) Yes ( ) No
Baseline Year:
Water Use (gal / student / year):
Ending Year:
Water Use (gal / student / year):
Reduced Water Use: Baseline Water Use – Ending Water Use = gal / student / year
% Reduction: Reduced Water Use / Baseline Water Use = % gal / student / year
% Reduction per Year: % Water Use / (Ending Year – Baseline Year) = % gal / student / year
% Reduction Domestic Water Use:
% Reduction Irrigation Water Use:
How are these reductions documented (i.e. ENERGY STAR, utility bills, school district reports)?
Select a baseline year for evaluating the reduction in water use (reported in gallons of water per student). Select an ending year (this should be within the last two years, 2015 or 2016). Get the information on your school's water use from utility bills or school records if your school uses a private well. Calculate the reduction in water use in gal / student and continue with the calculations to get he % reduction per year.
If you can separate the domestic water use (water used inside the building for drinking, cooking and cleaning) from irrigation use, repeat the calculations separately for each use. If not, put NA in the cells for domestic and irrigation water use.
Your facilities person should be able to help you with this question.
7. Landscaping – Does your school have water efficient or regionally appropriate ( ) Yes ( ) No landscaping (WERAL)?
Total Area:
WERAL Area:
List Water Efficient Plants:
List Regionally Appropriate Plants:
In 50 words or less, describe WERAL Features:
Make a scaled map of your school grounds by pacing and measuring areas or by downloading a picture of your grounds from Google maps. Identify areas that use WERAL (water efficient or regionally appropriate landscaping) techniques. See the description below. Estimate the total area of school grounds and the WERAL areas.
WERAL uses plants that tolerate the average climatic conditions of a location to reduce the need for watering. These are often native plants and/or regionally appropriate plants. These are grouped according to water needs and take site conditions (like shade or sun) into account. in addition, the amount of turf grass is usually minimized. and steep slopes are planted with deep-rooted plants to minimize erosion.
List the water efficient plants and the regionally appropriate plants. If your school minimized turf grass or landscaped to reduce erosion, note that in WERAL Features.
Your grounds/landscaping person should be able to help you with this question.
8. Alternate Water Sources - Does your school use alternate water sources for irrigation? ( ) Yes ( ) No
If yes, in 50 words or less, describe alternate water sources:
This includes "harvesting" rainwater and/or storm water using rain barrels, cisterns, rain gardens or storm water detention basins. While this water is not suitable for human consumption, it is useful for irrigation.
Your facilities or landscaping person should be able to help with this question.
9. Runoff - Does your school try to reduce storm-water runoff and/or reduce impermeable ( ) Yes ( ) No
If yes, in 100 words or less, describe those efforts:
You may be able to identify features that minimize impervious surface and storm water runoff by simply walking around the school's property and noting structures like depressions, berms, or planted areas that break up the flow of water off the grounds and/or allow it to percolate into the soil.
10. Ecology – Does your school have area(s) set aside for ecologically beneficial (EB) uses? ( ) Yes ( ) No
Total Area:
EB Area:
% EB Area
If yes, in 100 words or less, describe the beneficial uses:
Are there areas of your grounds that benefit insects, birds or other wildlife, like an outdoor classroom or even an unmanaged area (that isn't dominated by honeysuckle or other invasives)? See 7 above for methods to estimate the percent area dedicated to EB (ecologically beneficial) uses.
11. Solid Waste – Has your school diverted some of its solid waste from a landfill ( ) Yes ( ) No
through recycling and composting, and/or has it implemented practices to reduce
waste at the source (source reduction)?
cu yds waste diverted: %
mos. / yrs. covered :
In 50 words or less, describe how you arrived at your % estimate:
avg monthly cu yd. waste / student:
mos. / yrs. covered:
In 50 words or less, describe any efforts at source reduction:
Depending on how your trash service tracks your garbage and recycling, you may be able to get a total for each for the whole year. If not, for garbage (G) you would need to get the dimensions of your dumpsters in cubic yards (cu yd.), the number of times a month your dumpster Is emptied (n) and how full the dumpster is (% full) when it is emptied. Depending on how your recycling (R) is collected, you may be able to use the same formula. If it is measured by weight, you can use the link to the Volume to Weight Conversion Chart listed below to estimate volume. If your compost is picked up, you should be able to get volume or weight from the pick up service. If you compost on-site at the school, you will need to figure out a way to track compost volume over time.
Once you have the data for where your waste goes, you can calculate your diversion rate (DR) by following the example below: A school with a 10 yard dumpster (which holds 10 cu yd.) for garbage that is picked up 4x a month Sep – May, 2x month Jun – Aug, a 10 yard dumpster for recycling that is picked up on call, and an onsite composting program. (a gallon of compost = .00576 cu yd.). Calculate total G, R and C over the period for which you have data. Plug that into the DR = ((R + C) / (G + R + C)) x 100 formula to get the total diversion rate over that period. If you would like to know how you did month to month for your own purposes, you can calculate that as well (see figures in gray)
G = cu yd. x n x %
R = cu yd. x n x %
C gal = .006 cu yd.
DR = ((R + C)) / (G + R + C)) x 100
10 x 4 x .5 = 20 cu yd.
10 x 0 x .2 = 0 cu yd.
4 gal = .024 cu yd.
((0 + .024) / (20 +0 +.024)) x 100 = .12%
10 x 4 x .7 = 28 cu yd.
10 x 1 x .5 = 5 cu yd.
30 gal = .18 cu yd.
((5 + .18) / (28 + 5 + .18)) x100 = 20.57%
10 x 4 x .8 = 32 cu yd.
10 x 0 x .3 = 0 cu yd.
40 gal = .32 cu yd.
((0 + .32) / (32 + ) + .23)) x 100 = .74%
10 x 4 x .6 = 24 cu yd.
10 x 1 x 1 = 10 cu yd.
100 gall = .6 cu yd.
((10 + .6) / (24 + 10 +.6)) x 100 = 27.46%
10 x 4 x .8 = 32 cu yd.
10 x 0 x .7 = 0 cu yd.
40 gal = .6 cu yd.
((0 + .6) / (32 + 0 + .6)) x 100 = .74%
10 x 2 x .4 = 8 cu yd.
10 x 1 x 1 = 10 cu yd.
0 gal = 0 cu yd.
((10 + 0) / ( 8 + 10 + )) x 100 = 52.91%
((24 + 1.28) / (140 +24 + 1.28) = 15.29%
mos. / yrs. covered: Jan 2016 – Jun 2016
To describe how you arrived at your estimate, describe the raw data you started with and summarize operations you performed on it.
You will also need to figure out waste generated per student:
Average Monthly Waste= (140 + 24 + 1.28) / 6 months = 27.55 cu yd. (data from the table above)
Waste / Students = 27.55 cu yd. / 100 students = .28 cu yd. per student per month
mos. / yrs. covered: Jan 2016 – Jun 2016
Finally, you will need to identify any steps you are taking to reduce waste as it is produced. For example, reducing the amount of paper by using double-sided printing, or going to trayless service to reduce the amount that is thrown away.
12. Hazardous Waste - Does your school have a program for tracking, managing, and safely ( ) Yes ( ) No
disposing of hazardous waste, and/or for systematically reducing the amount produced?
How many gallons or lbs. does your school currently have of each of these classes of hazardous materials?
Flammable liquids
Corrosive liquids
In 50 words or less, describe how hazardous materials are tracked, managed and disposed of:
In 50 words or less, describe any efforts your school plans to reduce hazardous waste:
Hazardous waste is solids or liquids that are flammable, corrosive (very high or low pH), toxic or explosive. Waste that might be hazardous includes pesticides, cleaning chemicals and some chemicals used for teaching. Each type should be tracked, stored properly, used properly and disposed of properly when it is no longer needed. Tracking just means systematically recording the amount and location of the hazardous chemicals on your school grounds. Green Chemistry is an approach that replaces more hazardous chemicals with less hazardous chemicals while still achieving beneficial results.
13. Green Cleaning - Does your school use a green cleaning custodial standard? ( ) Yes ( ) No
Which green cleaning custodial standard is used?
What % of your products are certified?
What specific 3rd party certified green cleaning product standard is used
Check with the housekeeping staff to see if they currently use a green cleaning custodial standard. If not, they may still be purchasing and using green cleaning products, so check for that. Below are some resources to help you get started on using green cleaning practices and products
14. Electronic Waste - Does your school recycle electronics in an environmentally ( ) Yes ( ) No
responsible way?
If yes, in 50 words or less, describe how electronic waste is disposed of:
Check with administration to see if there are policies and procedures for how out-of-date electronics are handled.
15. Alternative Transportation – Do students and/or staff use alternatives to single passenger ( ) Yes ( ) No
vehicles to get to and from school?
If yes, in 100 words or less, describe how you arrived at your estimate, include percentages of individuals who walk, bike, bus or carpool (2+ students in car)
You need to collect information on how students get to school. One way to do this would be to ask volunteers to check off what kind of transportation students use in the morning when they arrive at school for 3 to 5 days across the school year. You could also ask teachers to survey their students (by a show of hands) to see how many used each mode of transportation – walking, biking, school bus, carpool (2 or more students) or car. You can also survey teachers, administrators and staff.
16. Accommodations – Does your school accommodate alternative transportation by ( ) Yes ( ) No
providing designated carpool parking stalls, bike racks for all ages, a Safe Pedestrian
Routes or Walking School Bus program, and/or other programs?
If yes, describe in 100 words or less:
17. Paper - Is any of your school's total office/classroom paper sustainably sourced? ( ) Yes ( ) No
% post-consumer
% paper from FSC
% chlorine-free
In 50 words or less, describe any other steps the school takes related to sustainable sourcing:
Start with the school's paper supplies (check package labels) and see if there is any post consumer content and/or if the paper is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) certified (SFC is not the same thing). Check with the school or district to see if there are any policies regarding other purchases where recycled goods are available.
18. Food - Is any of the food purchased by the school organic, local, or environmental ( ) Yes ( ) No
or sustainable in some other way?
If yes, in 100 words or less, describe how the food is environmentally preferable, include the % of food purchased and the type:
You need to check with the school or district purchasing department to see if there is any policy regarding food purchases and if any of the policies relate to the environment or sustainability. This category would also include food grown at the school and used in the cafeteria.
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Cadbury House, Bristol
This magnificent venue is formally known as Double Tree by Hilton Cadbury House, but we simply refer to it as 'Cadbury House'.
It is a four star hotel set in a beautiful location with stunning views across North Somerset and the Bristol Channel. It combines the feel and look of a traditional country house with the modern features of a boutique-style hotel.
If you are and your guests are staying at the venue you may wish to sample the Marco Pierre White Steakhouse Bar and Grill, an award-winning health club, hairdressers and renowned spa.
Cadbury House has years of experience catering for anything from a small, intimate marriage ceremony to a full blown all day extravaganza. They have a fully qualified wedding co-ordinator able to assist with all aspects of your Big Day from organising the cars to making recommendations for suitable menus.
"Our philosophy is to provide the perfect wedding with the ultimate in versatility and with impeccable attention to detail, leaving you free to relax and enjoy your special day in complete confidence."
Take a look at their website here:
Aldwick Court Farm, Bristol
Aldwick Court Farm and Vinery is a truly unique venue. A family home for five generations, it has now been transformed into a superb combination of a rustic seventeenth century farm with the comforts and efficiencies of modern day living.
Two adjacent stone barns have been converted and linked by a main reception area, offering panoramic views over adjacent fields to the River Yeo.
The venue employs in-house caterers specialising in a variety of different menus to suit every taste.
The Forge is a pre-ceremony dressing room, private retreat and honeymoon suite combined. Comprising an open plan kitchen and sitting room, bedroom with king sized bed and bathroom with shower. The apartment is located just two dozen paces from the main venue and is included free of charge on the day.
If you still need convincing, the Aldwick Court Farm was voted winner of the Venue Category at the Bristol and Somerset Wedding Awards, 2017.
"We at Aldwick Court Farm are proud to uphold a solid tradition of hospitality. We strive to deliver high standards of obliging and attentive service. On this ethic our reputation continues to flourish."
Take a look at their website here:
Coombe Lodge, near Bristol
Set in 15 acres of landscaped gardens with stunning views across the Chew Valley to Blagdon Lake, Coombe Lodge is a magnificent mansion and ideal wedding venue.
Couples are offered the choice of a variety of chandelier-lit ceremony rooms, all of which overlook the beautiful gardens. Alternatively, you may prefer a ceremony outside in the gardens themselves, under a picturesque stone archway.
The splendid Music Room can accommodate 160 seated guests and there is ample capacity for many more for an evening party. Additional rooms can be used as a children's playroom, entertainments area or separate lounge.
There is a delightfully flexible approach to whichever style of cuisine you would prefer; three course served meal, fork buffet or more relaxed sharing platters. This enables you to theme your menu to reflect the mood of your ceremony.
Stress free organisation is guaranteed leaving you and your guests to enjoy a wonderful day in a striking setting.
Coombe Lodge is on the outskirts of the village of Blagdon in Somerset, just 13 miles from central Bristol.
"Our philosophy is simple – we want you and your guests to have an amazing day, beyond comparison with any other."
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Batch Country House, Somerset
Having hosted weddings for over 25 years, Batch Country House is perfectly prepared to provide the wedding day you have dreamed of. They can help organise any aspect of your big day, including catering, wedding cars, flowers, dresses and evening entertainment, through their recommended suppliers.
Batch Country House is set in magnificent grounds with water features and is licensed for ceremonies both indoors and outdoors. Endless photo opportunities are available throughout the grounds.
Three select venues offer very different atmospheres.
The Ivory Suite is dressed to resemble a marquee during the day but transforms with its stunning starlight ceiling for an evening event. It accommodates 60 people for a seated meal and up to 350 for an evening function.
A more intimate location is the Somerset Suite, with featured oak beams and a beautiful Minster fireplace. In the evening the dancefloor can be exposed and an adjoining bar and lounge accessed. 40 to 100 guests can be catered for with a sit down meal and up to 140 in the evening.
The Garden Room is light and airy with wonderful views and is intended as an area for pre-ceremony drinks or a breakfast room for the morning following the ceremony. It caters for 40 to 90 seated guests.
"When it comes to weddings we're proud to say we're different. We offer something a little more special."
Full details of what can be offered are found on their website:
Old Down Estate, near Bristol
Old Down Estate features a lovingly restored manor house set in 66 acres of beautiful grounds with fantastic views across the River Severn to Wales.
It can be the wedding venue of your dreams featuring lavish bedrooms and bathrooms, sweeping staircases and picturesque gardens, offering numerous photo opportunities for your big day.
You get to enjoy the whole venue exclusively, so that you can relax in the reception rooms, take a dip in the indoor pool or stroll around the magnificent orangery.
The featured wedding venue is The Barn, featuring flagstone floors, exposed wood beams wrapped in lights and wood burning stoves to create a cosy, intimate atmosphere. There is a civil ceremony licence for 70 guests with an array of catering options to choose from.
The dedicated chefs aim to provide the best in modern and traditional dining experiences. A variety of seasonal menus are available with many ingredients grown on the Estate or sourced locally. With notice we are pleased to cater for children and any specific dietary requirements. A menu tasting session can be arranged.
Drinks packages are available that admirably complement our menus, ranging from fine wines and spirits to soft drinks and cordials.
"The Manor at Old Down Estate has recently enjoyed a £5m refurbishment to make it the wedding venue of dreams – the home of wedding excellence."
For more details visit their website:
Berwick Lodge, Bristol
Deep in the heart of the South West, nestled within the exquisite surroundings of the British countryside with views that reach across to Wales, is Berwick Lodge – a hidden secret just waiting to be discovered.
This magnificent manor house started life in the 1890s. Privately owned, it was admired for the flourishing rose gardens that grew within its walls. Today, Berwick Lodge remains more enchanting than ever. Restored to its former bloom, owners Sarah and Fevzi Arikan followed an inspiring vision to create something truly special, where admiration lives on and memories seek to flourish.
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You want your wedding to be truly unique, a celebration of your beautiful love, an expression of your own personal style – and that calls for a very special venue.
Clevedon Hall, the most ideal wedding reception venues near bristol, created with impressive hospitality and lavish entertaining very much in mind, will excel with graceful ease. The stately interior, with its variety of spacious rooms and splendid decor is wonderful for winter weddings, as well as wining, dining and dancing late into the night.
During the summer the gardens, with their terraces, fountain, lawns, gazebo and lake offer a host of other wonderful opportunities for ceremonies, dramatic photography, al fresco feasting, fun, games and even fireworks, for that perfect day.
The setting is ideal and all the other features really put the icing on the cake. Whether you are going for grand and elaborate or cosy and intimate, something in between or off the wall, this venue has it all!
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1. Holly needs some more details to fireup her own fantasies. (hi, Mom!)
2. Holly looks like a femme fatale lounging on her red lounge. Kind of regal like. (what I aspire to)
3. Holly says that the focus on her décolletage doesn't concern her. (work what you have, right?)
4. Hef's Holly Wants Less Plastic in Playboy. (This Holly doesn't care)
5. Holly does have a strange build. (it's called FAT)(I had to go through 3 pages to get past some porno that also starts with "Holly does". Awesome.)
6. Holly hates fur on her back... (I edited this sentence because it was about Hef's ex again so there was a less than savory ending.)
7. Holly asks if Eve is going to kill her, since everyone will know it was her. (note to self, no friends named "Eve")
8. Holly likes to sing (yes, yes I do)
9. We wonder how much Holly eats (more than you, that's why I am fatter than you.)
10. And Holly wears the crown. (of course she does!)
11. Holly was arrested for shoplifting in Puerto Rico, while visiting an old pimp daddy, and was locked up in an old dilapidated jail. (at least it requires a lot of story, like everything I do!)
12. Holly loves the sea. (it kept her man safe and spit him back out so she could find and marry him)


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Low rental vacancy rates, rising rents, healthy immigration and robust competition between tenants are excellent market conditions for the one in seven Australian tax payers who own an investment property.
On the flipside, it is a highly undesirable situation for tenants.
Many have gone through or are in the process of inspecting rental property after rental property as one of scores of hopeful applicants, bidding fiercely for a roof over their head, enduring regular rent rises and preparing for the increasing cost involved with not being their own landlord.
In a recent bulletin Mortgage Choice spokesperson Kristy Sheppard says, "RP Data recently reported capital city rents increased by 4.2% in 2010 and commented that they are expected to rise by 7% this year*. To put this into real terms, in Sydney it equates to an extra $33.60 on the average weekly rent of $480 for a house and $30.80 on the average weekly rent of $440 for a unit**."
"Then consider that it looks likely we'll see interest rate rises of around 0.5% by the end of 2011. For a 30-year $300,000 principal and interest home loan at 7% – by no means the lowest rate available – this equates to $31.30 extra on the required weekly repayment of $460.29.
"Times are tougher financially for both tenants and mortgage holders but at least the latter group has an asset to show for that money spent. Also, those who are investment property owners can, and often do, up the rent they charge to compensate for their repayment rises.
"No wonder Mortgage Choice's studies show rising rents are greatly influencing many Australians to become property owners. It was the number two motivation for our 2011 Future First Homebuyer Survey respondents, all of whom were planning to buy before February 2013. 42% of our 2011 Recent First Homeowner Survey respondents agreed, having bought in part because increasing rents made owning a property more attractive than renting.
"When it comes to home loan approval criteria these days, some lenders now consider rental history as genuine savings. Also, a number have increased the amount they will lend to 95% of the purchase price and several are dropping their fixed rates, which is good news for borrowers who need the peace of mind that comes with locking in a guaranteed steady repayment level.
"Those debating being a tenant versus a homeowner should note that although rents will rise this year we're also likely to see interest rate and property price rises. This makes the choice more complicated, requiring focused planning and a thorough investigation into the long term benefits."
Source: Mortgage Choice
* RP Data Rental Review December 2010 Quarter
** Australian Property Monitors Rental Market Report December 10 Quarter
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Media Statements
Premier and Minister for the Arts
The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk
Treasurer, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Sport
The Honourable Curtis Pitt
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services
The Honourable Mark Ryan
$200 million Capricornia Correctional Centre expansion boost jobs, prison capacity
Premier and Minister for the Arts
The Honourable Annastacia Palaszczuk
Treasurer, Minister for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Partnerships and Minister for Sport
The Honourable Curtis Pitt
Minister for Police, Fire and Emergency Services and Minister for Corrective Services
The Honourable Mark Ryan
Tuesday, January 31, 2017
$200 million Capricornia Correctional Centre expansion boost jobs, prison capacity
The Palaszczuk Government has brought forward approval a $200 million expansion to the Capricornia Correctional Centre to ease prison overcrowding and generate much needed jobs in central Queensland.
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk said the Cabinet meeting in Rockhampton yesterday endorsed the project to provide an extra 164 cells at the centre, north of the city.
"It will deliver over 100 jobs to the central Queensland region during construction and more than 70 ongoing jobs after it is commissioned, not to mention the indirect jobs it will generate in the region to keep the prison running, including for food and other service providers," she said.
"The best way to avoid prison is to obey the law.
"We inherited a prison system from the LNP beyond its capacity. The additional cells will increase prison capacity."
The Premier paid tribute to Member for Rockhampton Bill Byrne, who championed the business case for the Centre's expansion as Corrective Services Minister last year. He worked with local Member for Mirani Jim Pearce and Member for Keppel Brittany Lauga to prioritise the project.
Treasurer Curtis Pitt said the government had prioritised the need for the Capricornia Correctional Centre and the $200 million allocation will ensure the region benefits from this investment in our prisons system.
"This expansion will also deliver additional infrastructure for increased prison industries, car park expansion and upgrades to the waste water, mechanical services and electronic security systems," Mr Pitt said.
Corrective Services Minister Mark Ryan said secure correctional centre capacity was at 124% as at 30 December 2016.
"For Corrective Services, the expansion will deliver additional accommodation that was planned when the centre was originally designed, to be built when additional capacity was needed," Mr Ryan said.
"Prison infrastructure is very expensive – to ensure it is safe and secure – but it is also time consuming."
The Capricornia Correctional Centre project has commenced planning and work on site is scheduled to commence in November 2017.
"Corrective Services will work with the Department of Housing and Public works to investigate methods of accelerated procurement and construction to commission the new high-security residential cells as quickly as practical and deliver jobs to the region," he said.
The Queensland Government is also examining other options to address critical demands in the correctional system, as well as the impact of the Queensland Parole System Review.
"The Queensland Government is committed to providing Queenslanders with a cost-efficient and cost-effective criminal justice system that focuses on delivering safe communities throughout this State," Mr Ryan said.
Member for Rockhampton Bill Byrne said he could not be more thrilled by today's announcement.
"I have strongly advocated for this project for a long time," he said.
"In the 12 months I was the Prisons Minister I led a body of work that led to this decision.
"It will be great for Rockhampton. It's a major investment with direct full-time jobs after the construction phase and its benefits to the local economy will continue year on year.
"This is important infrastructure that has been well planned and properly thought through."
Member for Mirani Jim Pearce said the commencement of work on the expansion in November this year was good news for jobs in the local community.
"As the local Member, I look forward to those extra jobs and work starting on the expansion in November. It's important to understand the flow-on jobs from this project into our community," he said.
Member for Keppel Brittany Lauga said the project would mean more opportunities, not only for construction, but for businesses to supply food and services to the expanded Capricornia Correctional Centre.


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Saturday, 16 June 2012
I have just posted a detailed blog with three photo's . Only part of it has showed up . perhaps I can blame it on the weather . I will redo the quilt and knitting article again tomorrow . Why does this happen ?
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I hate it when that happens..................it's a real pain.
lovely blog,
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I gave myself a birthday present this year... a day off from work! :) So yesterday, I had lots of time to cook.
For lunch, I made myself a veggie pizza. I love homemade pizza... so much better than commerical brands. This one was made with a store-brand dough, Barilla pasta sauce (acting as pizza sauce, since it was already open in the fridge), veggie pepperoni, veggie cheese, tomatoes, oregano, basil and some fresh thyme sprinkled on top. Deelish!
Monday evenings, I have dinner with my BF, so I tried a new recipe last night: Barley "Risotto" with Mushrooms. I found the recipe in the Weight Watchers Versatile Vegetarian cookbook. Twas good! My BF liked it too... he's a big mushroom fan, so this was right up his alley. :) I should also mention that this recipe was almost vegan, except for the tablespoon of parmesan cheese. So, with a vegan substitute for that, this would make a yummy meal for someone avoiding all animal products.
And, I should mention that my awesome sister gave me Vegan with a Vengeance for my birthday this year... so look for some of those recipes on this blog in the future!
Tuesday, February 27, 2007
Birthday present lunch and dinner
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IEEE ATC 2015 Tutorial
Small Cells for 5G: Fundamentals and Recent Theory
Prof. Tony Q. S. Quek, Ph.D,
Assistant Professor, Singapore University of Technology and Design, Singapore
Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD) 8 Somapah Road, Singapore 487372
Phone: +65-6499-4573
With the increase in data traffic driven by a new generation of wireless devices, data is expected to overwhelm cellular network capacity in the future. Heterogeneous cellular networks are a comprehensive approach to provide high cellular network capacity by overlaying conventional macrocell cellular architecture with heterogeneous architectural features such as small cellular access points (picocells and femtocells), low-power fixed relays, and distributed antennas. Heterogeneous cellular networks are expected to achieve higher data rates and better coverage by exploiting spatial reuse, while retaining at the same time the seamless connectivity and mobility of cellular networks.
Inspired by the attractive features and potential advantages of heterogeneous cellular networks, their development and deployment is gaining momentum in the wireless industry and research communities during the last few years. It has also attracted the attention of standardization bodies such as 3GPP LTE-Advanced. However, heterogeneous cellular networks also come with their own challenges, and there are significant technical issues that still need to be addressed for successful rollout and operation of these networks.
In this tutorial, we will introduce some of the main challenges in small cell networks and discuss some recent results related to the fundamental understanding and design of small cell networks. In conclusion, we will provide some discussions of future research topics related to this area and how small cell networks play a role in 5G.
Type of Tutorial
Intended Audience
The tutorial is intended for the generally knowledgeable individual working in the field of wireless communications and networking with some background in probability theory and signal processing. It is also suitable for students and researchers who are interested to learn about small cell networks and 5G.
Objective and Motivation
The main objective of this tutorial is to introduce small cell networks and some recent research advances to academic and industrial researchers. At the same time, this tutorial will introduce stochastic geometry to academic and industrial researchers, especially as an effective and suitable mathematical and engineering tool to understand and better design small cell networks. Lastly, the tutorial will identify and discuss technical challenges and recent results related to small cell networks.
Tutorial Outline
The tutorial is mainly divided into two parts. In the first part, we will introduce small cell networks, discuss some of the main technical challenges, and give an overview to some mathematical tools that we apply to design small cell networks. In the second part, we will focus on the fundamental design of small cell networks and provide different recent research findings that help us to develop engineering insights.
Tony Q.S. Quek received the B.E. and M.E. degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from Tokyo Institute of Technology, Tokyo, Japan, respectively. At Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), Cambridge, MA, he earned the Ph.D. in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science. Currently, he is an Assistant Professor with the Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD). He has been actively involved in organizing and chairing sessions, and has served as Technical Program Committee (TPC) chair and TPC member in a number of international conferences and workshops. He is serving as the PHY & Fundamentals Track Co-Chair for IEEE WCNC in 2015, the Communication Theory Symposium Co-Chair for IEEE ICC in 2015, the PHY & Fundamentals Track Co-Chair for IEEE EuCNC in 2015, the Communications Track Co-Chair for the IEEE ATC in 2015, and the Communication and Control Theory Symposium Co-Chair for IEEE ICCC in 2015. He is currently an Executive Editorial Committee Member for the IEEE Transactions on Wireless Communications, an Editor for the IEEE Transactions on Communications and the IEEE Wireless Communications Letters. He was Guest Editor for the IEEE Signal Processing Magazine (Special Issue on Signal Processing for 5G Evolution) in 2014 and the IEEE Wireless Communications Magazine (Special Issue on Heterogeneous Cloud Radio Access Networks) in 2015. Dr. Quek was honored with the 2008 Philip Yeo Prize for Outstanding Achievement in Research, the IEEE Globecom 2010 Best Paper Award, the 2011 JSPS Invited Fellow for Research in Japan, the CAS Fellowship for Young International Scientists in 2011, the 2012 IEEE William R. Bennett Prize, the 2013 IEEE SPAWC Best Student Paper Award, and the 2014 IEEE WCSP Best Paper Award. He is a senior member of the IEEE.
Tutorial Description
The tutorial is mainly divided into two parts. In the first part, we will introduce small cell networks, discuss some of the main technical challenges, and give an overview to some mathematical tools that we apply to design small cell networks. In the second part, we will focus on the fundamental design of small cell networks and provide different recent research findings that help us to develop engineering insights.
Part I: Overview of Small Cell Networks and Stochastic Geometry
Part II: Recent Advances in Small Cell Networks
Lecture Experience of Tutorial Speaker
Prof. Quek has given a series of invited talks and short courses on small cell networks and heterogeneous networks at several universities, public and private research institutions in Asia and Europe. In addition, he has been delivering courses and lectures on wireless communications and networking at SUTD and overseas universities on a regularly basis.
Selected Publications of the speakers (related to the tutorial)
[1]T. Q. İ.SGüvenç,.Quek, Gan. d eMla. KRountourische, (Eds.), "Small -Cell Networks: Deployment, PHY Techniques, and Resource Management," Book published by Cambridge University Press, 2013.
[2]Y. S. Soh, T. Q. S. Quek, M. Kountouris, and G. Caire, "Cognitive Hybrid Division Duplex for Two-Tier Femtocell Networks," IEEE Trans. on Wireless Commun., vol. 12, no. 10, pp. 4852-4865, Oct. 2013.
[3]M. Wildemeersch, T. Q. S. Quek, C. H. Slump, and A. Rabbachin, "Cognitive Small Cell Networks: Energy Efficiency and Trade-offs," IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 61, no. 9, pp. 4016-4029, Sep. 2013.
[4]Y. S. Soh, T. Q. S. Quek, M. Kountouris, and H. Shin, "Energy Efficient Heterogeneous Cellular Networks," IEEE Journal on Sel. Areas in Commun., vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 840-850, May 2013. (Special Issue on Spectrum and Energy Efficient Design of Wireless Communication Networks)
[5]W. C. Cheung, T. Q. S. Quek, and M. Kountouris, "Throughput Optimization in Two-Tier Femtocell Networks," IEEE Journal on Sel. Areas in Commun., vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 561–574, April 2012. (Special Issue on Femtocell Networks)
[6]M. Wildemeersch, T. Q. S. Quek, M. Kountouris, C. H. Slump, and A. Rabbachin, "Successive Interference Cancellation in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks," IEEE Trans. Commun., vol. 62, no. 12, pp. 4440–4453, Dec. 2014.
[7]D. Chen, T. Q. S. Quek, and M. Kountouris, "Backhauling in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks - Modeling and Tradeoffs," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., 2015.
[8]J. Lee and T. Q. S. Quek, "Hybrid Full-/Half-Duplex System Analysis in Heterogeneous Wireless Networks," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., 2015.
[9]H. Sun, M. Wildemeersch, M. Sheng, and T. Q. S. Quek, "D2D Enhanced Heterogeneous Cellular Networks with Dynamic TDD," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., 2015.
[10]Z. Jian, T. Q. S. Quek, and Z. Lei, "Wireless Backhaul in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks: Fast Admission Control and Large System Analysis," IEEE J. Select. Areas Commun., revised. (Special Issue on Heterogeneous Cellular Networks)
[11]G. Zhang, A. Huang, T. Q. S. Quek, and H. Shan, "Delay and Reliability Tradeoffs in Heterogeneous Cellular Networks," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., submitted.
[12]M. Wildemeersch, T. Q. S. Quek, M. Kountouris, and A. Rabbachin, "Cognitive Heterogeneous Cellular Networks," IEEE Commun. Mag., submitted. (Special Issue on Emerging Applications, Services and Engineering for Cellular Cognitive Systems)
[13]H. Yang, J. Lee, and T. Q. S. Quek, "Heterogeneous Network with Energy Harvesting Based D2D Communication," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., submitted.
[14]P.-S. Yu, J. Lee, T. Q. S. Quek, Y.-W. P. Hong, "Traffic Offloading in Energy Harvesting Heterogeneous Network," IEEE Trans. Wireless Commun., submitted.
Tutorial on Radar System Engineering
LEE Kar Heng, Ph.D
Chief, TBSS Group
Singapore Office: 362 Upper Paya Lebar Road, #07-15 Da Jin Factory Building, S534963, Singapore
Vietnam Office: S57-2 Sky Garden 3 Phu My Hung, District 7, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Tutorial Content
This tutorial provides a broad-based discussion of radar system, covering the following topics:
In the discussion, practical systems, technical specifications and data will be used to enhance learning.In addition, simulation results will also be used to present findings.
The objective of the tutorial session is to equip participants with solid understanding of radar systems for system level applications and prepare them for advanced and professional radar courses, projects and research.
This tutorial is designed and developed based on the following references:
[1] G. W. Stimson, Introduction to Airborne Radar Second Edition, Scitech Publishing, 1998.
[2] L. V. Blake, A Guide to Basic Pulse-Radar Maximum-Range Calculation, NRL Report 6930, 1969.
[3] K. H. Lee, Radar Systems for Nanyang Technological University, TBSS, 2014.
This is a half-day tutorial session.
Intended Audience
This tutorial is designed for Directors, Heads of Department, Staff Officers, Programme & Project Managers, Technical Staff, Systems Engineers and Students who are or will be responsible for:
-Operational Test & Evaluation
LEE KH is experienced in maritime electroncs, including electronic warfare, radar systems and microwave engineering, as well as conducting professional courses.Prior to running TBSS Group, Dr LEE was with the Police Technology Department (Singapore Police Force) where he was responsible for the coastal surveillance system.He was in-charge of the radar system design, specification writing and system engineering of the Police Coast Guard Coastal Surveillance System.Dr Lee had also worked for the Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore where he was responsible for the Vessel Traffics Information System, which consists of VTSRadar, CCTV, wireless broadband and maritime communications, AIS and control and command sub-systems.Dr LEE had also worked for the Defense Science and Technology Agency (DSTA) where he was a project manager and consultant in the coastal surveillance radar systems for Police Coast Guard and Navy.Dr LEE had also worked for DSO National Laboratories where he evaluated radar tracking algorithms and commercial plot extraction and tracking solutions.Dr Lee served the Republic of Singapore Navy in fire control system maintenance, system engineering, training and design modification.
Dr LEE is certified to teach in Higher Education by the Staff Education and Development Association, UK.He was an Associate Staff with the PSB Academy where he taught Communications Engineering subjects and supervised Final Year Project students.Dr LEE had developed Wireless and Optical Communication Systems course materials for the SIM University.He also taught communications, radio frequency, microwave and signal processing subjects in the University of Newcastle, James Cook University, University of Southern Queensland, RMIT University, Northumbria University and Edith Cowan University undergraduate programs.Lee was also the Edith Cowan University appointed Senior Adjunct Lecturer of the Bachelor of Engineering courses in Singapore.
Dr Lee had conducted professional short courses in Radar System Engineering, Radar Tracking and Phased Array Radar courses for the Ministry of Defense, for participants from the SAF, NAVY, AIR FORCE, DSTA and DSO National Laboratories.He was in-charge of running radar and system engineering courses during his appointments with DSTA and Police Technology Department.
Lee graduated from NUS with Master of Engineering and Bachelor of Technology (Hons) degrees. He also holds a Master of Science from the University of Sheffield.Dr LEE obtained his Ph.D in Engineering Management via online study with Madison Hills University.Lee is currently the Treasurer of the Education Chapter, IEEE Singapore Section.He had published some papers in the IEEE conferences and NUS Science Research Program.One of his supervised projects was highlighted on newspaper and radio broadcast.
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