Brain Teaser Challenge - "September"†

by Butch Shadwell

Little Schlomo had nothing on his mind as he rolled the wheel down Pearl Street with his stick. The sound this perfect circle made as it rumbled along, drew his thoughts away from here and now. It was 1889, and for a ten year old in New York, life was lived in the street, and things were hard. Uncle Lenny, who had been living with his family for as long as he could remember, was sure his ship would come in any day now. Even though he knew it was rubbish, sometimes Schlomo would enjoy listening as his uncle would explain his latest get rich quick scheme. It was on a Tuesday, as he heard his Uncle Lenny describe his new electric light business. As you know, light bulbs were pretty expensive, about a dollar a piece, and they didn't really last that long. Lenny's idea was to sell folks lower voltage light bulbs which were a little cheaper and would last a little longer. He planned on buying transformers to reduce the voltage. What turn ratio did he need to run 25 volt bulbs? Hope you remember your electrifying history.

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† Our friend Butch volunteers a bit too much, he never quite catches up to the current month.

IEEE Annual Election Results

The information provided below is the tally of votes of the 2009 IEEE Tellers Committee. These results are unofficial until the Tellers Committee Report is accepted by the IEEE Board of Directors at its meeting 22 November 2009.

IEEE President-Elect, 2010

• J. Roberto Boisson de Marca 12,704
• Moshe Kam 15,690
• Joseph V. Lillie 14,903

IEEE Division Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2010
Division II

• Caio A. Ferreira 1,346
• J. Keith Nelson 1,407
• Brian C. Wadell 1,028

Division IV (Electromagnetics and Radiation)

• Peter N. Clout 2,354
• Elya B. Joffe 1,523

Division VI

• Gerard (Gus) H. Gaynor 852
• Jeffrey M. Voas 1,034

Division VIII (Computer)

• Susan K. (Kathy) Land 4,565
• James W. Moore 1,710

Division X

• Vincenzo Piuri 2,412
• Daniel S. Yeung 2,195

IEEE Region Delegate-Elect/Director-Elect, 2010-2011
Region 1 (Northeastern USA)

• Peter Alan Eckstein 2,538
• Albert J. Reinhart 2,011

Region 3 (Southeastern USA)

• Eric S. Ackerman 1,474
• David G. Green 2,178

Region 5 (Southwestern USA)

• James A. Jefferies 1,812
• Richard A. Painter 1,434

Region 7 (Canada)

• Keith B. Brown 686
• Maike Luiken 630
• Marcelo O. Mota 337

Region 9 (Latin America)

• Gustavo A. Giannattasio 893
• Norberto M. Lerendegui 742

IEEE Standards Association President-Elect, 2010

• S. Mark Halpin 682
• Steve M. Mills 716

IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors Member-at-Large, 2010-2011

• M. (Mark) Epstein 719
• Stanley L. Moyer 661

IEEE Standards Association Board of Governors Member-at-Large, 2010-2011

• Andrew L. Drozd 506
• T. W. (Ted) Olsen 891

IEEE Technical Activities Vice President-Elect, 2010

• Thomas G. Habetler 8,977
• Donna L. Hudson 16,377

IEEE-USA President-Elect, 2010

• James M. Howard 9,963
• Ronald G. Jensen 14,154

IEEE-USA Member-at-Large, 2010-2011

• Winnfort J. Myles 15,358
• Mauro G. Togneri 8,627

The Open Channel for October 2009

Inside The Open Channel
Front Page Mühlbauer Plant Tour (Newport News)
Upcoming Events
Nov 19 Student Paper Presentations
Page 2 From the Chair
Page 3 Directions to Mühlbauer.
Page 3 Student Paper Presentations
Page 4 From the PES Corner
Page 4 Biographical Sketch Raymond J. Riha, Ph.D.
Page 3 2010 Call for HR Section Nominations
Page 3 IEEE Annual Elections
Page 4 Remember to Return Your Ballot
Page 4 2010 Dues Notice Reminder
Page 4 Candidates Take On the Top issues
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October 2009 From The Chair

Fall is upon us. With school back in, football season starting, the weather getting cooler and the beginning of the fall program for the IEEE Hampton Roads Section.


We had a very impressive program hosted by our new Power and Energy chapter in September. Justin Turner from ODU provided us a glimpse of the ongoing work in the area of offshore wind power. One of the key objectives for the Virginia Energy Plan is to create renewable energy sources. In the outlying coastal areas of the state, it seems that we have sufficient wind resources to sustain a wind farm. Some projections have that the wind farm could generate as much as 20% of the energy requirements for the state of Virginia. This is significant and I believe vital to our state. The Virginia Coastal Energy Research Consortium was formed by the Virginia Legislature in 2007 to research and develop the concept to the point of commercialization and implementation of renewable energy sources. Justin provided us with the conceptual idea of the wind farm, taking into account the effects on other ocean users, migratory bird flight paths and included some issues concerning the potential entry points for the wind farm into the electric grid. I have to admit that I was impressed that we had over 40 members and guests at the meeting. In addition, the question and answer session prompted quite a discussion in areas outside of plain old electrical engineering. But don’t worry; we are still talking about the concept so there will still be room during design for some of that good old electrical engineering stuff. I want to thank Clark Nexsen for the use of their facilities.

We will be taking a field trip to Mühlbauer in Newport News in October. Please RSVP early for this event as this will be a catered event. There will be no cost for the members at this event as Mühlbauer has offered to pick up the tab. I want to thank Mühlbauer in advance for this generous offer. This field trip will provide us first hand view of a manufacturing plant that works with semiconductors and RFIDs. I know that I am looking forward to this opportunity. The student paper presentation is scheduled for November and I am hearing that there is a lot of interest this year. I encourage all of our undergraduate student members, especially those that are doing senior design papers to consider this as an opportunity to present before a group of engineers.


Your Hampton Roads Section leadership attended a training seminar for IEEE Section and Chapter leaders conducted by Region 3 and hosted by our friends in the Richmond Section at the end of September. This was very important for our section leadership in learning about the IEEE. I am fortunate to be working with some very dedicated volunteers in our section and region. Please bring up any concerns or ideas on how or what we can do as a section to any executive committee member. Our contact points are listed on our web page and we are looking forward to hearing from you.

Regards,
James Bolitho
2009 Chair
Hampton Roads Section
jbolitho@ieee.org