The first American-made pocket-sized calculator, the Bowmar 901B ( popularly referred to as The Bowmar Brain ), measuring 5. 2 × 3. 0 × 1. 5 in ( 131 × 77 × 37 mm ), came out in the Autumn of 1971, with four functions and an eight-digit red LED display, for $ 240, while in August 1972 the four-function Sinclair Executive became the first slimline pocket calculator measuring 5. 4 × 2. 2 × 0. 35 in ( 138 × 56 × 9 mm ) and weighing 2. 5 oz ( 70g ).

Marshall next described two distinct types of Executive actions: political actions, where the official can exercise discretion, and purely ministerial functions, where the official is legally required to do something.

* Executive functions or executive system, theorized cognitive system in psychology that controls and manages other cognitive processes

Executive authority was vested in a governor ( intendente ), who administered the department, and in a thirty-one-member departmental board ( junta departmental ), which carried out legislative functions.

Most functions of the OPA were transferred to the to newly established Office of Temporary Controls ( OTC ) by Executive Order 9809, December 12, 1946.

To avert this calamity, I shall make no endeavor to maintain my authority as Chief Executive of this State, except by the peaceful exercise of my functions ... " He was evicted from his office on March 16, 1861, for refusing to take an oath of loyalty to the Confederacy, writing,

Without any statutory change, the managerial functions of Ministries would be hived off into Executive Agencies, with clear Framework Documents setting out their objectives, and whose chief executives would be made accountable directly ( in some cases to Parliament ) for performance.

Within China, both Macau and Hong Kong each have an Election Committee which functions as an electoral college for selecting the Chief Executive and formerly ( in the case of Hong Kong ) for selecting some of the seats of the Legislative Council.

Mercer County has a County Executive form of government, in which the County Executive performs executive functions and a Board of Chosen Freeholders acts in a legislative capacity.

The Murphy and Rockefeller Commission investigations of charges of intelligence abuse ultimately led to an Executive Order that modified many Intelligence Community functions.

The Governor of Maryland is the Chairman of the Governor's Executive Council ( or Cabinet ) which coordinates all state government functions.

The Mayor is elected by township voters and is the Chief Executive in charge of the administrative functions of the town.

Council establishes the policies, goals and objectives for the Executive, Administrative, and Advisory functions.

The functions of consciousness suggested by Bernard Baars are Definition and Context Setting, Adaptation and Learning, Editing, Flagging and Debugging, Recruiting and Control, Prioritizing and Access-Control, Decision-making or Executive Function, Analogy-forming Function, Metacognitive and Self-monitoring Function, Autoprogramming and Self-maintenance Function, and Definitional and Context-setting Function.

The executive functions of the Court of Policy were transferred to a new Executive Council under the control of the Governor.

The WVS Executive Committee also raises funds for central functions and assists member groups in their fundraising.

A second argument concerns a possible breach of the ' separation of powers ' doctrine, and whether the resolution changes the balance between the Legislative and Executive functions.

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Under the Basic Law the Chief Executive is the chief representative of people of Hong Kong and is the head of the government of Hong Kong, whose powers and functions include leading the government, implementing the law, signing bills and budgets passed by the Legislative Council, deciding on government policies, advising appointment and dismissal principal officials of the Government of Hong Kong to the Central People's Government, appointing judges and holders of certain public offices and to pardon or commute sentences.

According to Article 48 of the Basic Law, the Chief Executive shall exercise the following powers and functions:

Upon the end of British rule and the transfer of Hong Kong to the People's Republic of China in 1997, most of the civil functions of this office went to the Chief Executive of Hong Kong, and military functions went to the commander of the People's Liberation Army Hong Kong Garrison.

:- To discharge such functions as may be assigned to it by the General Assembly and the Executive Commission.

The American Institute of Decorators has acquired a rare complete set of sofas and chairs which are to be placed in the Executive Mansion's library.

Executive, coach and administrative support staff offices are located on the second floor and share a view of the outdoor practice field.

Executive decisions are carried out following approval by the BoT.

Executive authority is vested in both the Prime Minister and Cabinet who are collectively responsible to Parliament.

In the polity of the Church of God ( Cleveland, Tennessee ), the international leader is the Presiding Bishop, and the members of the Executive Committee are Executive Bishops.

Most contracts are awarded by the Department for Transport ( DfT ), with the exception of Merseyrail, where the franchise is awarded by Merseyside Passenger Transport Executive, and ScotRail, where the DfT awards on the advice of the Scottish Government.

Executive responsibilities are vested in a president, who is elected directly by the voters, not by the National Assembly as it would be in a parliamentary system.

The highest-level executives are usually called " C-level " or part of the " C-suite ," referring to the 3-letter initials starting with " C " and ending with " O " ( for " Chief __________ Officer "); the traditional offices are Chief Executive Officer ( CEO ), Chief Operations Officer ( COO ), and Chief Financial Officer ( CFO ).

Typically, C-level managers are " higher " than Vice Presidents, although many times a C-level officer may also hold a vice president title, such as Executive Vice President and CFO.

Executive vice chairman are usually not necessarily be on the board of directors.

Executive producer Doug Berman said in 2012, " The guys are culturally right up there with Mark Twain and the Marx Brothers.

Some realistic references to ARPA in fiction are in Tom Swift and the Visitor from Planet X ( DARPA consults on a technical threat ), in episodes of television program The West Wing ( the ARPA-DARPA distinction ), the television program Numb3rs ( DARPA research into creating the first self-aware computer ), and in the motion picture Executive Decision ( use of a one-of-a-kind experimental prototype in an emergency ).

There are two bodies that provide oversight over the Executive College:

The Council membership is open to all students and personnel, except those persons who are in the Oversight Board, the Executive College or who are the University Secretary.

Eurotunnel Chairman & Chief Executive Jacques Gounon said that experience gained from the disruptions of December 2009 had shown that shorter trains are easier to evacuate in an emergency.

There are also two ex officio members of the Assembly ( the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance ) who take part in proceedings but are not permitted to vote in the Assembly.

The Legislative Assembly has ten members, eight of which are elected using block voting ( five from the Stanley constituency and three from the Camp constituency ) and two ex officio members ( the Chief Executive and the Director of Finance ).

Executive Producers are responsible for the overall quality control of productions.

There are seats for each of the 79 councillors, situated in a Hemicycle, all facing the Lord Provost ( the Scottish equivalent of the lord mayor found in London and other cities ), his Depute, and the Chief Executive, who are seated behind the mace.

The head of government ( the Chief Executive of Hong Kong ) is elected indirectly through an electoral college, the majority of whose members are appointed.