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NEDAC NEWS NED ALUMNI ASSOCIATION CANADA FIRST AND SECOND QUARTER 2012 VOLUME 5, ISSUE 1
analysis, payback time, and impact on environments through
various tables and slides.
Richard provided the technical details of the solar panels and
explained that;
• Each module cell generates an open circuit voltage of
typically .5 - .6 VDC at 25 deg C (STC)
• Cells are wired in series with typically 60/72 cells per module
• Typical open circuit voltages for a 60 cell module is 60X.6= 36
VDC and for 72 cell module 72X.6= 43.2 VDC
• Modules generate some heat and can be as much as 25 degrees
higher than the ambient temperature
• Roof mounted panels are normally mounted (4”) above the roof
surface to allow for cooling air flow under the panel
NEDAC PDC Seminar on Solar Power
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How Solar Cells are connected:
How they look like in real life:
Solar power in Canada To date, the main applications of solar energy technologies in Canada have been for non-electricity active solar
system applications for space heating, water heating and drying crops and lumber.
PV cells are increasingly used as standalone units across the country, mostly as off-grid distributed electricity
generation to power remote homes, cottages, telecommunications equipment, oil and pipeline monitoring stations and
navigational devices.
Canadian companies make solar modules, controls, specialized water pumps, high efficiency refrigerators and solar
lighting systems. Canada's total PV power installed capacity reached 94.57. MW in 2009 compared to 32.72 MW at
the end of 2008.
www.centreforenergy.com
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SON OF DR. ZUBAIR AHMED GETS MARRIED
Waqas Ahmed , son of Dr. Zubair Ahmed, the first President of NEDAC, got married on
March 4, 2012 with Sabahath Akbar. The marriage ceremony took place in the beautiful
atmosphere of a Banquet Hall in Toronto in the presence of a large number of NEDAC
members, their families, friends and other guests who were treated to a delicious dinner. The
Editorial Board wishes the newly wedded couple a very happy married life and offers
felicitations to the parents of the couple on this happy occasion.
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GRAND MUSICAL EVENING
The social committee of NEDAC organized the
first ever musical evening in the history of
NEDAC. At first, the program was designed for
an audience of 70 to 80 persons. As the
arrangements progressed, it was felt that the
interest of the members was increasing day by
day. Social committee kept on revising its
estimates about the number of audience, but the
fun loving and brilliant NEDians had sensed the
quality of the forthcoming program. After all,
their favorite NEDian „Shah Quarin‟ was going
to perform. To everybody‟s joy, all the estimates
fell short and an audience of 260 people was
witnessed in the hall.
No doubt this musical evening can be declared
as a „Grand Musical Evening‟. All applause
goes to the Social Committee, especially Social
Secretary Arif Syed and his life partner Uzma
Arif who put all their efforts to make this
program a success.
Shah Quarin mesmerized the audience by his
ghazal singing. Great ustad Anwer Khursheed‟s
performance on sitar created a magnificent
environment of purity and rhythm. His
performance was gratis for NEDians. NEDAC
members – Arif Syed and Roohi entertained the
audience with their unique style of singing.
This evening also gave us an opportunity to
listen to Guest singers Mr. & Mrs. Khalid
Waheed whose performance was greatly
applauded. The heart touching performance of
professional singers Ranjeet and Geeta rounded
off the intimate and eclectic evening.
A sumptuous Buffet Dinner was served for the
ravenous NEDians and their families. Every
moment of the evening provided entertainment
and pleasure. The evening continued till 2:00am.
GOOD JOB SOCIAL COMMITTEE!
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Here are some photographs of the Musical
Evening:
Above; Shah Quarin with Tabla nawaz
ready for the performance while respected
NEDian Rasool Ahmed Kaleemi is present
on the stage as MC.
Left; Arif Ali Syed, Social Secretary,
entertaining audience by his singing.
Middle; Audience being pleased by the
performance of the Artists.
Below left; Attendees enjoying the food.
Below right; Ustad Anwer Khursheed on
Sitar.
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By Aman Siddiqui, P.Eng.
In the present day urban setup, Solid Waste is
considered a problem instead of being dealt with
as a resource. Increasing population densities in
urban centers have given garbage handling a
new meaning. Though the latest approach to this
issue is a turnaround towards the old ways of
Reduce, Recycling, Repair and Reuse, a mega
shift in the state of mind is required to make this
happen.
Something good has happened at engineering
and management levels. Advancements in
recycling activities are quite noticeable.
Development
of separation,
collection,
and
transportation
and landfill
site
technologies
has resulted
in
improvement
from Public
Health
Engineering
Perspective.
With the changing life style, the generation of
Solid Waste has escalated. This needs to be
checked. For example, if someone discards a
useful piece of furniture just for style or fashion,
that piece of furniture becomes a trash. All the
resources used in manufacturing that piece of
furniture are wasted. It is not the issue of
handling solid waste only. Rather, the wastage
of scarce resources, the land, energy etc all
should be taken into account.
The generation of solid waste is increased by the
lavish way of living – it has given rise to many
issues of today‟s life. Twenty percent of the
world‟s population is consuming eighty percent
of the resources; on the other hand, eighty
percent citizens of this planet are surviving on
the remaining twenty percent resources. The
communities where this gap is quite visible,
problems like corruption, lawlessness,
inefficient governance etc are observed.
The Reduction of Solid Waste starts with a
simple way of living. This includes having a
small wardrobe, long-lasting furniture, simple
foods, small houses, lesser number of cars, etc.
This decreases the demand on the natural capitol
of the earth and evolves an environment of
peace and tranquility in the society.
Another important factor is the dumping of
garbage at dumping grounds or engineered
facilities like Landfill Sites. No community in
the present day world likes a Landfill Site or
dumping ground located within their
community. Further these dumping grounds no
matter how well engineered are polluting the
earth to some degree. Cities are unable to take
care of their own garbage.
Social Aspect of Solid Waste Management
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Reduction in Solid Waste has become a
necessity not a choice. Any way, we have to
come up with ideas to reduce the solid waste.
Another useful idea is the diversion of Solid
waste to recycling plants instead of landfill sites.
This activity has increased multifold and now it
is very common to see products prepared by
recyclable materials. Now people are themselves
encouraging the products or packing materials
which can be recycled.
Solid Waste Management at the level of
Individual is most effective. In olden days
people used to have lesser needs, culture of
Repair and Reuse was everywhere. As a result
individuals in a society were more connected to
each other and the societies themselves were
more adhered to other societies.
Solid Waste Management at Municipal level is
expensive and cumbersome. Though the rich
urban centers are controlling solid waste issues
successfully using engineering technologies but
the urban centers with fewer resources are in
dire situation. A good quantity is always
scattered in streets and whatever is collected is
disposed of in dumping grounds near cities
which become a source pollution and disease.
We as human beings are sufficiently
knowledgeable to understand that the Water, Air
and Land Surface on this earth are not unlimited.
These elements are vital for our survival.
Unfortunately, more enlightened we are getting,
more we are polluting and wasting these
resources fundamental to our well being. We
need a cleaner earth for us and for our
generations to come.
A change in attitudes towards our well being is
of the essence and is required for a improved
Solid Waste Management. This will bring
changes at all levels of the Society. Like Change
in Living Style, Business and Manufacturing,
Economy, employment behaviors, Laws/ Rules/
Regulations, Governance, and above all a
cleaner world and responsible Human Beings.
COLLECTION COST OF SW in GTA. Source: http://csconramp.mah.gov.on.ca/fir/ViewFIR2009.htm
Regional municipalities Collection Total cost of collection per ton 2009
City of Toronto Mostly public $72.22 Regional Municipality of Durham Private (Whitby and Oshawa are
public) $85.74
Regional Mun. of Halton Private $86.79 Regional Mun. of Peel Private $106.79 York Local municipalities are responsible N/A
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FOOD FOR THOUGHT
In many ineffective reports, it is often not the wording itself that is faulty but rather the placement and flow of
information. It could be easy to assume, since technical documents need to be subdivided into appropriate
sections, the flow of information will arise as a matter of course. This is not so.
Even in a heavily sectioned document the flow of information can be ineffective. Information structure is critical
because, to retrieve material from a document, engineers go through specific reading processes. I f the structure
thwarts those processes, and then the reader can waste a lot of time trying to understand it.
Excerpt from ‘Professional Communications’ A handbook For Civil Engineers
By HEATHER SILYN-ROBERTS, Ph.D.
To the optimist, the glass is half full. To the pessimist, the glass is half empty. To the engineer, the glass is twice as big as it needs to be.
**************
A priest, a doctor, and an engineer were waiting
one morning for a particularly slow group of
golfers. The engineer fumed, "What's with those
blokes? We must have been waiting for fifteen
minutes!"
The doctor chimed in, "I don't know, but I've
never seen such inept golf!" The priest said,
"Here comes the greens keeper. Let's have a
word with him." He said, "Hello,
George! what's wrong with that group ahead of
us? They're rather slow,
aren't they?"
The greens keeper replied, "Oh, yes. That's a
group of blind firefighters. They lost their sight
saving our clubhouse from a fire last
year, so we always let them play for free
anytime."
The group fell silent for a moment.
The priest said, "That's so sad. I think I will say
a special prayer for them tonight."
The doctor said, "Good idea. I'm going to
contact my ophthalmologist colleague and see if
there's anything he can do for
them."
The engineer said, "Why can't they play at
night?"
**************
Engineering Laws
Any circuit design must contain at least one part which is obsolete, two parts which are
Nothing ever gets built on schedule or within budget. A failure will not appear till a unit has passed final inspection. If you can’t fix it — document it. The primary function of the design engineer is to make things difficult for the fabricator and impossible for the serviceman
**************
A boy was crossing the road one day when a
frog called out to him and said, "If you kiss me,
I'll turn into a beautiful princess." He bent over,
picked up the frog and put it in his pocket.
The frog spoke up again and said, "If you kiss
me and turn me back into a beautiful Princess, I
will stay with you for one week." The boy took
the frog out of his pocket, smiled at it and
returned it to his pocket
The frog then cried out, "If you kiss me and turn
me back into a beautiful Princess, I'll stay with
you and do anything you want." Again the boy
took the frog out, smiled at it and put it back into
his pocket. Finally the frog asked, "What is it?
I've told you I'm a beautiful Princess, that I'll
stay with you for a week and do anything you
want. Why won't you kiss me?"
The boy said, "Look, I'm an engineering major. I
don't have time for girlfriends, but a talking frog
is really cool."
**************
What is the difference between mechanical
engineers and civil engineers?
Mechanical engineers build weapons and civil
engineers build targets.
JOKES
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A Poem by Hussain Uqaili while he was at Credit Valley Hospital. We are thankful to Syed
Naseeruddin Bhai for providing this piece of literature which we are proudly publishing in NEDAC
Newsletter. Uqaili sahib was suffering from a disease called ALS (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).
The Journey to Fight my ALS By Hussin Uqaili
Verse 1:
Sixty eight years in this world has helped me to grow,
Teaching me all the wonderful things I now know,
Happiness, education, and a life full of love,
Where I have recognized the Greatness from Above.
Verse 2:
The Greatness of God always paves the way for me,
He helps me stay strong and then helps me feel free,
Though my struggle with pain and disease is so strong,
My duty towards God is to fight to carry on.
Chorus:
Eye to eye, mind to mind, has helped me carry on,
Connecting with others in a meaningful way, May help my ALS be won,
To fight for a voice, and to share what is true, is what I vow to do,
Eye to eye, mind to mind, sitting here talking with you.
Verse 3:
New friends and old have been a blessing indeed,
Helping me grow, like water to a seed,
Visits are like psychotherapeutic treatments to me,
We cross the bridges together, which helps me succeed.
Verse4:
From the day my ALS journey first begun,
Angles sent from God arrived one by one,
Providing such great treatment and care to me,
At home, and in hospital, to help the needy.
Chorus….
Eye to eye, mind to mind, has helped me carry on,
Connecting with others in a meaningful way, May help my ALS be won,
To fight for a voice, and to share what is true, is what I vow to do,
Eye to eye, mind to mind, sitting here talking with you.