Whereas the maintenance rotary fund had in the past sustained losses considerably beyond expectations, the introduction of the cost-billing system plus other control refinements has resulted in keeping the fund on a proper working basis.

Apple has led development of many such efforts, from the introduction of the AirPort router to the development of the Zero configuration networking system and their implementation of it, Bonjour.

The introduction of simple auxiliary terms, due to C. F. Gauss ( Dioptrische Untersuchungen, Göttingen, 1841 ), named the focal lengths and focal planes, permits the determination of the image of any object for any system ( see lens ).

After introduction into the vacuum system, the sample is reduced to cryogenic temperatures ( typically 20-100 K ) and manipulated such that the needle's point is aimed towards an ion detector.

Since meat has a higher energy density than vegetables, and cooking it allows more nutrients to be liberated to the body, the introduction of cooked meat in the human diet reduced the energy requirements of the digestive system.

In France the usage of centime goes back to the introduction of the decimal monetary system under Napoleon.

Another new idea, that of meritocracy, led to the introduction of the Imperial examination system in China.

Colombia's present constitution, enacted on July 5, 1991, strengthened the administration of justice with the provision for introduction of an adversarial system which ultimately is to entirely replace the existing Napoleonic Code.

These require that all import, export, re-export and introduction from the sea of species covered by the Convention has to be authorized through a permitting system.

Cutter completed and published an introduction and schedules for the first six classifications of his new system ( Expansive Classification: Part I: The First Six Classifications ), but his work on the seventh was interrupted by his death in 1903.

* The DOS operating system was the primary operating system for the Apple Computer's Apple II family of computers, from 1979 with the introduction of the floppy disk drive, until 1983 with the introduction of ProDOS ; many people continued using it long after that date.

Despite caveats in the introduction to the DSM, it has long been argued that its system of classification makes unjustified categorical distinctions between disorders, and uses arbitrary cut-offs between normal and abnormal.

domestic: extensive cable and microwave radio relay ; extensive introduction of fiber-optic cable ; domestic satellite system

Most general purpose functional programming languages allow unrestricted recursion and are Turing complete, which makes the halting problem undecidable, can cause unsoundness of equational reasoning, and generally requires the introduction of inconsistency into the logic expressed by the language's type system.

The GIA system included a major innovation: the introduction of 10x magnification as the standard for grading clarity.

For 1991, Holden updated the Statesman and Caprice with a range of improvements, including the introduction of four-wheel anti-lock brakes ( ABS ), although a rear-wheel system had been standard on the Statesman Caprice from March 1976.

He delivered his first Budget in August 1959 and his achievements included major reforms to the banking system ( originated by Fadden ) including the establishment of the Reserve Bank of Australiaand the planning and preparation for the introduction of decimal currency.

These examples were meant to show the limitations of the barter system, leading to the eventual introduction of currency and money.

Most visibly, much of its work has concerned the DNS policy development for internationalization of the DNS system and introduction of new generic top-level domains ( TLDs ).

The strategy for introducing the new GST tax was to fill a ' black hole ' in the budget that was created by the introduction of a new 0 / 10 tax that replaced the old tax system that previously exempted foreign investors from corporation tax and levied a 20 % rate on Jersey residents.

In 1928, Hilbert and Wilhelm Ackermann published Grundzüge der theoretischen Logik ( Principles of Mathematical Logic ), an introduction to first-order logic in which the problem of completeness was posed: Are the axioms of a formal system sufficient to derive every statement that is true in all models of the system?

During the 32nd International Public ICANN Meeting in Paris in 2008, ICANN started a new process of TLD naming policy to take a " significant step forward on the introduction of new generic top-level domains.

Before its market introduction, the 1201 was renamed 8008, following the new naming convention started with the 4001 / 2 / 3 / 4.

Henry Miller approved of Gurdjieff's not considering himself holy but, after writing a brief introduction to Fritz Peters ' book Boyhood with Gurdjieff, Miller wrote that man is not meant to lead a " harmonious life ," as Gurdjieff claimed in naming his institute.

Shortly before the VGA introduction, Genoa Systems introduced a half-size graphics card built around a proprietary chip set, which Genoa Systems called Super EGA, a naming precursor to the Super VGA cards which extended the VGA.

It was originally known as the “ RISC System / 6000 CPU ” or when an abbreviated form, the “ RS / 6000 CPU ” before introduction of successors required the original name to be replaced with one that used the same naming scheme ( POWERn ) as its successors in order to differentiate it from the newer designs.

For a short introduction on how to go from proposal to naming conventions guideline, see: Category: Wikipedia proposals and the intro of Wikipedia: Article titles.

The introduction of the name Donnchad ( or Duncan ) into the family naming pattern is some evidence of this, as is the later marriage of Gille Brigte's great-granddaughter Marjorie to the Fife petty-lord Adam de Kilconquhar.

:" If I had stated ... the possibility of the introduction or origination of fresh species being a natural, in contradistinction to a miraculous process, I should have raised a host of prejudices against me, which are unfortunately opposed at every step to any philosopher who attempts to address the public on these mysterious subjects ".

There are also 134 species of plants classified as " weedy " or " naturalised alien species ", being those unintentionally introduced by man, or intentionally introduced as ornamentals or crop plants which have now " gone native ", including 32 new species recorded since 1995, indicating a very rapid rate of introduction.

The introduction of non-native species can cause substantial shifts in ecosystem function.

The introduction of non-native species can cause substantial shifts in ecosystem function.

While some genetically modified plants are developed by the introduction of a gene originating from distant, sexually incompatible species into the host genome, cisgenic plants contain genes that have been isolated either directly from the host species or from sexually compatible species.

" Some of the human causes of the current extinctions include deforestation, hunting, pollution, climate change, and the introduction of non-native species.

Its disappearance has been attributed to a confluence of several factors, including El Niño warming, fungus, and the introduction of invasive species.

It primary goals are to reduce phosphorus inputs to Lake Champlain ; reduce toxic contamination ; minimize the risks to humans from water-related health hazards ; and control the introduction, spread, and impact of non-native nuisance species to preserve the integrity of the Lake Champlain ecosystem.

The accidental introduction of invasive species is also of concern.

The disruption of the river's natural flow, run-off from agriculture, and the introduction of pest species like the European Carp has led to serious environmental damage along the river's length and to concerns that the river will be unusably salty in the medium to long term — a serious problem given that the Murray supplies 40 % of Adelaide's domestic water.

Moreover, since the introduction of tropical species in the 19th century, horticulturists have produced more than 100, 000 hybrids and cultivars.

Kawau Island in the Hauraki Gulf has a colony of three species of wallabies descending from a deliberate introduction by Sir George Grey, a nineteenth century Governor.

The creation of the seaway also led to the introduction of invasive species of aquatic animals, most notably the zebra mussel into the Great Lakes Basin.

An 1855 paper on the " introduction " of species, written by Alfred Russel Wallace, claimed that patterns in the geographical distribution of living and fossil species could be explained if every new species always came into existence near an already existing, closely related species.

He knew that his readers were already familiar with the concept of transmutation of species from Vestiges, and his introduction ridicules that work as failing to provide a viable mechanism.

The liberal theologian Baden Powell ( mathematician ) | Baden Powell defended evolutionary ideas by arguing that the introduction of new species should be considered a natural rather than a miraculous process.

Another reason for dropping numbers are the introduction of non-native species, such as the " parasitic " cowbird, which steals the nests of other birds to use as its own.