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..COUNCIL BLUFFS. LINCOLN, OMAHA Omaha, Neb., Frl., November 7,1980
Gideon Ben-Yaacov Honored with Award Gideon Ben-Yaacov was presented with the international Philip T. Sprague Applications Award during the 35th Anniversary Awards Banquet of the Instrument Society of America in Houston recently. The award consists of a certificate, plaque, and $500 honorarium for achievement In the conception, design, and implementation of any application of Instrumentation and automatic control in any field of endeavor covered by the scope of the ISA Industries and Sciences Department, within a single industry or equivalent application rather than an Innovation which has applicability across a wide spectrum of use. The Banquet was held in the Emerald Ballroom of the Shamrock Hilton Hotel as one of the opening ceremonies of ISA/80, the Instrument Society of America's International Conference and Exhibit. Mr. Ben-Yaacov was cited for his distinguished achievement In the development and implementation of a unique and effective man-machine interface for power plant process computers.
Gideon Ben-Yaacov His man-machine Interface allows the power plant operator to communicate more easily and effectively with the computer system and power plant. It is anticipated that the new system will improve power generation efficiency and plant reliability and reduce the cost of energy generation. The system Is also expected to Improve safety In nuclEa'r" power plants by providing the operator with more meaningful information regarding plant abnormalities. Mr. Ben-Yaacov has also developed a computer system feature for retrieval of trip data, using the data trend
CRT to display an instant replay of such data. This is similar to the instant replay of sports events on television. For the past nine years, Mr. Ben-Yaacov has been an engiAmong those attending the organizational meeting of the Center for the Aging Phase III Steerneer in charge of designing control and process systems. Ing Committee are tram left, Nancy Greenberg, Art Goldstein, Harlan Noddle, Art Grossman, and He is a senior engineer with IflTretlak. Glbbs & Hill, Inc., 8420 West Dodge Rd. in Omaha and recently developed an Innovative system for precipitator control and monitoring. The system is a major breakthrough in the state-of-the-art on microprocessor distributed control configuration. Harlan Noddle and Is Tre- Jack Cohen, Mary Fellman, Named to chair the subIn comparison to conventio- tiak, co-chairman of the Phase Nancy Greenberg, Art Gross- committees were: Nancy nal precipitator control sys- III Center for the Aging Pro- man, Jay Lcrner, and Syd .Greenberg (Housing), Syd tems, this new development ject have announced the Osten. Osten (Health), Ed Belgrade provides a substantial cost re- names of those persons who (Construction), and Mary FelAllan Greene, director of lman (Public Relations). duction as well as improving will work on the Steering comthe ease of operations flexibili- mittee for the implementation Planning and Budgeting will A chairman for the Finance ty and reliability. phase of the Center for the staff the committee. Committee will be named at a In 1971, Mr. Ben-Yaacov Aging. The committee will have later date. Joined the Electricity Supply The committee met to deterfive standing sub-committees: Commission in Johannesburg, ' Named to serve on the com- . Housing, Long Term Care, Fi- mine tentative timetables for South Africa as a project engi- mittee were: Milt Abrahams, nance, Construction and Pub- the different aspects of the neer. project. Ed Belgrade, Louis Blumkin, lic Relations. After joining ISA in 1974, he attained Senior Membership in 1979. Mr. Ben-Yaacov has authored several papers on computers, control and monitoring. He received his BS in Electrical Engineering in 19G6 from Technion, In Haifa, the Israeli Institute of TechnoloThe Jewish Federation of Women's Division Campaign er program Initiated during gyOmaha will send the largest Cabinet. Her discussion will l a s t y e a r ' s W o m The Instrument Society of ^leljallonirHs history to the—incIudeTHe^'MotKer/Daught-(Continued o n P a g W " " America (ISA) Is a scientific 49th annual General Assemand educational organization, bly, Nov. 12-16 InDetroit. dedicated to the advancement More than 2,000 leaders of and reinforcement of the arts North American Jewish Fedand sciences related to the erations are expected to extheory, design, manufacture change views on the major and use of instrumentation, responsibilities and issues faccomputers and systems for ing the organized Jewish comLINCOLN—An amateur radio enthusiast has reported measurement and control, for munity in the coming year. being on the receiving end of a historic shortwave transthe benefit of all mankind. "We are extremely pleased mission from Israel Radio. The Philip T. Sprague Appli- at the numbers in our delegaThe transmission involved the broadcast of still photocations Award is sponsored by tion this year. We now will graphs with radio signals. the Milton Roy Company, have enough people to partici"I believe that this Is the first time that a commercial Hays-Republic Division, pate In all of the many concur-: radio station has attempted to transmit television-type Michigan City, Indiana. rent sessions," Joe Klrshen pictures over international shortwave," said Joe EisenMr. Ben-Yaacov and his baum, Federation president, bcrg. wife, Miriam, are members of said. Mr. Eisenberg, 26, of 6627 Colby street, said he was Beth El synagogue. They have In addition to Mr. Klrshenable to receive the photos with a slow scan television re-x two sons, David and Saul. baum, and his wife, Maxlnc, ceiver. others in the Omaha delega"Atmospheric conditions were not the best and the pho-.. tion are as follows: tos were not as sharp as they could have been," Mr. EisenMorris and Mary Fellman, berg said. Steven and Margo Riekes, However, he was able to obtain the three transmissions "The Jewish War VeterRabbi Sidney and Jane and record them on magnetic tape. He now plans to see if ans, Epstein-Morgan Post Brooks, Pauline Guss, Robert he can have the tape enhanced so that the photos are 260, will provide the color and Bobble Epstein. sharper. guard and raise the United Also, Sheldon and Barbara The first transmission, starting at Sunday at 6:20 p.m., States colors on Nov. 11 at Rips, Louts and Marlenc Solowas a photograph of the Tower of David. This was fol11 a.m. at the Veterans Admon, Sharon and Allen lowed by Hassidim at the Walling Wall and a View of Jeruministration Medical CenGreene, Barbara and Mitch salem. ter. Orllk, and Judith Marburg. Mr. Eisenberg, a radio amateur since the age of 14, Members of the Color Mrs. Fellman also wlll.chair told the Jewish Press that he had received photos previGuard are Sol Lagman, a session on "Grantsmarishlp: ously from other amateur operators, but that this was a Nate Marcus, Sol Mann, Securing and Using Governhistoric first Involving a commercial radio station.. Yale H a l p e r i n , Don ment Funding." Information concerning the transmission was obtained Strauss, Sam Fedman, and In addition, she will make a from the American Radio Relay League, Mr. Eisenberg Commander Monroe Rosepresentation during an "Idea said. nberg. Bazaar" as chairman of the
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Omaha Selects Group
Three Israel Photos 'Heard' in Lincoln
Honor Guard
Diaspora Yeshiva Band The Diaspora Yeshlva Band, described as Israel's number one "religious rock band", will perform Nov. 26 at 7:30 p.m. In the JCC under the auspices of the Cultural and Performing Arts Department Special Events Committee of the JCC and the Jewish Federation of Omaha. The band Is made up of five young men, all students at the Diaspora Yeshlva on Mount Zlon In Jerusalem. Tickets are available at fS per famujr, 13 per adult, and 12 per student or older adult