One-count memory circuit prevents machine mode interaction

One-count memory logic circuit used with electromechanical counter-printer machines operates in either count or print mode. The circuit advances the counter when the machine is in the count mode and provides storage for the count pulse when the machine is in the print mode

THE EFFECT OF TITLE I OF THE 1949 FEDERAL HOUSING ACT ON NEW YORK CITY COOPERATIVE AND CONDOMINIUM CONVERSION PLANS

In 1985, three Manhattan housing projects were in litigation to convert the units from rental to condominiums or cooperative ownership. However, each project\u27s redevelopment agreement, consistent with Title I of the 1949 Federal Housing Act, required that no change be made without consent of the City Planning Commission and the Board of Estimates of the City. This Note analyzes whether the conversion of rental units built under Title I to ownership units constitutes a change as interpreted by the New York courts. The interpretation of the term change under the Title I redevelopment agreements will be analyzed from both the City of New York\u27s and the private developer\u27s views. In addition, the legislative purposes behind Title I\u27s enactment will be examined from the perspectives of both the City of New York and the private developer. Finally, the current status of Title I will be discussed. This Note concludes that a change, for purposes of New York City redevelopment agreements drafted pursuant to Title I, refers only to land use and density and does not relate to the form of ownership. Therefore, city approval should not be required for a Title I building to convert to condominium or cooperative status

THE CREATIVE RATIONALITY AS A KEY DRIVER FOR ENHANCING INNOVATION CAPABILITY

Several recent works point out that design is one of the main driver of innovation. Therefore, it is interesting to analyze how design contributes to these last process. The point of view we present in this communication assumes that design is based on a specific rational we called creative rationality. This paper aims at presenting its theoretical roots. Creative rationality derives from Vico's notion of Ingenium. Creative rationality explains the creation of new artifacts and knowledge by knoting in a ingenious way scattered knowledge. It depends on several cognitive, individual and social variables one can identify, measure, and combine in a unified model.Design, creativity, innovation, creative rationality.

Management and staffing challenges

Community banks are known for their personal service and strong customer relationships. They are an important source of working capital for small businesses and act as engines of economic growth for their communities. If they are to continue in these roles, community banks must be able to attract strong, competent management and dedicated, capable staff. However, our examiners have noted a general aging of senior management at many of the banks they visit. In addition, they have noted instances of understaffing at smaller banks. With this anecdotal information, we asked Tenth District bankers if they will be able to meet their management and staff needs and what personnel challenges they see ahead over the next five years, 2001 to 2005. ; Looking forward, a significant majority of District community banks believe they can attract and retain the directors, officers, and staff they will need. In those instances where bankers saw problems ahead, invariably it was factors beyond the bank’s control—lack of qualified individuals, poor community prospects, or tight labor markets—that were seen as stumbling blocks rather than banks’ inherent inability to pay a competitive wage. Thus, it is the demographics of the marketplace rather than the competition of the marketplace that weighs more heavily on the future of those that see problems in getting directors, officers, and staff for their banks. ; On a more specific matter, management succession may become an increasingly important issue for many banks as time passes. Many executives at survey banks plan to retire, and a good number (as many as 30 percent of chief executive officers) will reach age 65 during the next five years. However, only about 30 percent of survey banks had written succession plans. Even taking into account family ownership and possible succession arrangements within families, nearly 40 percent of survey banks were left without some form of management succession plan in place, leaving them exposed to a potential leadership shortfall at a time when officer turnover may increase. If survey results typify those for banks more generally, succession is an important evolving issue that deserves attention by bank management and bank supervisors before future turnover, expected or unexpected, occurs.Banks and banking ; Federal Reserve District, 10th ; Management

Gas phase enthalpies of formation, isomerization, and disproportionation of mono- through tetra-substituted tetrahedranes: A G4MP2/G4 theoretical study

Gas phase (298.15 K, 1 atm) enthalpies of formation (Δ~f~H°~(g)~), enthalpies of disproportionation to two corresponding acetylene molecules (Δ~rxn~H°~(g),Td→acet~), and enthalpies of isomerization from a tetrahedrane geometry to a 1,3-cyclobutadiene structure (Δ~isom~H°~(g),Td→CBD~) were calculated for the mono- through tetra-substituted hydro, fluoro, chloro, bromo, methyl, ethynyl, and cyano carbon tetrahedrane derivatives at the G4MP2 and G4 levels of theory. All derivatives have endothermic Δ~f~H°~(g)~ indicative of the cage strain in these systems. In all cases, Δ~rxn~H°~(g),Td→acet~ and Δ~isom~H°~(g),Td→CBD~ are predicted to be substantially exothermic. High quality linear regression fits within a homologous series were obtained between the number of substituents and the G4MP2/G4 estimated Δ~f~H°~(g)~. Via calculations on lower homolog members, this strategy was employed to allow extrapolated G4 and/or G4MP2 Δ~f~H°~(g)~ (as well as some Δ~rxn~H°~(g),Td→acet~ and Δ~isom~H°~(g),Td→CBD~) to be obtained for the mono- through tetra-substituted t-butyl, trifluoromethyl, and trimethylsilyl carbon tetrahedrane derivatives

Octanol/water distribution coefficients of the C~1~ through C~7~ perfluoro-n-alkyl sulfonates: Comparison of the IEFPCM-UFF, CPCM, and SMD solvation models

The octanol/water distribution coefficients (log D~ow~) of the C~1~ through C~7~ perfluoro-n-alkyl sulfonates (PFSAs) were calculated using the M062X/6-311++G(d,p) and MP2/6-311++G(d,p)//M062X/6-311++G(d,p) levels of theory and the IEFPCM-UFF, CPCM, and SMD solvation models. At both levels of theory with all solvation models, absolute log D~ow~ calculated for the straight chain C~1~ through C~7~ PFSAs display a substantial negative bias against available experimental data and expected trends by several log units. However, the SMD solvation model achieves accurate relative log D~ow~ accuracy, yielding fragmental contributions of a -CF~2~- group towards the log D~ow~ of 0.51+/-0.02 to 0.54+/-0.01 units (-3.0+/-0.1 to -3.1+/-0.1 kJ/mol), in good agreement with the experimental value of 0.61 units (-3.4+/-0.1 kJ/mol). In contrast, the IEFPCM-UFF and CPCM solvation models exhibit either invariant log D~ow~ with increasing perfluoro-n-alkyl chain length (CPCM) or a modestly decreasing trend (IEFPCM-UFF)

Theoretical studies in the molecular Platonic solids: Pure and mixed carbon, nitrogen, phosphorus, and silicon tetrahedranes

Calculations were conducted at the G4MP2 and G4 composite method levels of theory on the 35 potential carbon, nitrogen, silicon, and phosphorus tetrahedrane derivatives with the general form C~a~N~b~Si~c~P~d~H~(4-b-d)~ (where a+b+c+d=4). At both levels of theory, optimized electronic ground state neutral singlet gas phase (298.15 K, 1 atm) geometries were obtained for 24 of the 35 possible C/N/Si/P tetrahedrane derivatives. Corresponding enthalpies of formation were calculated using the atomization method. Triplet state neutral tetrahedron starting geometries for all compounds either resulted in cage opening or failed to converge. Only 9 cationic and 3 anionic forms converged to stable geometries that retained the tetrahedron cage and were absent imaginary frequencies, thereby allowing the calculation of adiabatic ionization energies and electron affinities

Performance of the major semiempirical, ab initio, and density functional theory methods in evaluating isomerization enthalpies for linear to branched heptanes

The gas phase standard state (298.15 K, 1 atm) isomerization enthalpy prediction performance of the major semiempirical, ab initio, and density functional levels of theory was investigated using the linear to branched heptanes. The M062X density functional, MP2 (and higher) levels of Moller-Plesset perturbation theory, and the CBS and Gaussian-n composite methods are best suited for thermodynamic studies of alkane derivative isomerizations expected during the processing of petroleum, biomass, coal, or other fuels. Where large molecular systems prohibit the use of higher levels of theory, the PM6 and PDDG semiempirical methods may offer an appropriate computational cost-accuracy compromise. Non-M062X density functionals are not recommended for theoretical studies of alkane derivative isomerizations

Time Trends for Livestock Production in Saskatchewan, Canada: 1905-2011

Saskatchewan, Canada, with a total land area of 651,900 km^2^, is one of the world’s most productive agricultural regions. A broad variety of livestock are raised in the province, including cattle, pigs, poultry, sheep/goats, llama, ostrich, elk, deer, and bison. In 2010, the total revenue from the Saskatchewan livestock sector was CAD$1.6 billion. Over the past century, changing industry economics and advances in scientific, technical, and engineering knowledge and practices have affected the amount and type of livestock produced. The current work examines time trends for livestock production since Saskatchewan was created in 1905. While production trends vary widely by livestock type, most sectors display clearly increasing amounts of industry consolidation over time, warranting more detailed investigations into the socio-economical and technological drivers behind such changes