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Because it is continuous and has a characteristic frequency, this ''temporal radar" can supply information. If it were not continuous, the information would be useless. |
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Information should not be thrown away. You do not know, in advance, when or how you will need it. Breaking the continuous cycle of the week means throwing away information. |
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The question of calendar reform was an intellectual issue in the approximate period of 18801950, with most of the action occurring in the 1930s. |
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Altering the Gregorian calendar became a goal of many groups during this time, because the technology of the time required that all calculations be performed manually. The ability of the technology of the time to process information lagged far behind its growing ability to generate situations in which information was needed. Second Wave technology has only one answer to complexity simplify. Just as the railroads had pushed for time zones to simplify their scheduling, many commercial groups perceived an opportunity to simplify their accounting practices and planning by adopting a new calendar. In addition, the very notion of irregularity is anathema to the Second Wave mindset. |
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9.12.2
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The International Fixed Calendar, abbreviated IFC in this work, is a calendar proposed in the early 20th century as a reform to the Gregorian calendar. The calendar was intended to correct perceived irregularities in the Gregorian calendar, primarily for commercial purposes. |
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The IFC is the final form of a series of 13-month calendars proposed in the 19th century. It does not seem to have left any successors, nor does it have any significant current sponsorship. |
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9.12.2.1.1
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The IFC day is the Gregorian day. The IFC emphasizes the week unit, which was important in the business concerns of the day, for the purposes of simplifying accounting periods and standardizing record keeping and business statistics. |
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All months contain a uniform number of four weeks, meaning that all months have exactly 28 days. This feature then necessitates the addition of a 13th month, which was intercalated between June and July and called Sol. A consequence of this scheme is that annual business quarters do not align with months, which is an odd feature for a calendar explicitly designed for commercial applications. |
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