Max Mathews designed a MIDI violin for Laurie Anderson in the mid-1980s, and MIDI-equipped violas, cellos, contrabasses, and mandolins also exist.

As automakers were switching en masse from carbureted to fuel injected engines during the early to mid-1980s, the detergent additives that existed in most available gasolines proved not to be enough to prevent injection clogging, leading to drivability problems, Mobil received accolades from General Motors and other automakers for increasing the detergency of its Super Unleaded gasoline in 1984 to prevent formation or deposit build-ups of the injectors but also remove existing deposits as well in normal driving.

The anarcho-punk scene also spawned bands such as Napalm Death, Carcass, and Extreme Noise Terror that in the mid-1980s defined grindcore, incorporating extremely fast tempos and death metal – style guitarwork.

In general, they are not signed by the Pope, but Pope John Paul II introduced in the mid-1980s the custom by which the Pope signs not only bulls of canonization but also, using his normal signature, such as " Benedictus PP.

The Novikov self-consistency principle, also known as the Novikov self-consistency conjecture, is a principle developed by Russian physicist Igor Dmitriyevich Novikov in the mid-1980s to solve the problem of paradoxes in time travel, which is theoretically permitted in certain solutions of general relativity ( solutions containing what are known as closed timelike curves ).

Of Spirit was also one of Derrida's first publications on the relationship between philosophy and nationalism, on which he had been teaching in the mid-1980s.

He was also one of the Who Dares Wins team in the Channel 4 comedy / satirical show in the early / mid-1980s.

The Netherlands also had its own version during the mid-1980s with the same title as the UK version.

The Broadway strip was also home to the Mabuhay Gardens, the Stone and On Broadway nightclubs, which were important venues in the punk rock scene of the late 1970s to mid-1980s.

Groveton High School, which served the community since 1959, was renamed in the mid-1980s as West Potomac High School, which also serves Fort Hunt.

In live concerts the mellotron would still be used heavily by Patrick Moraz until the mid-1980s, strikingly also on songs which originally did not originally feature the mellotron.

During this time, back lots were also built and remained standing at the studios until the management change of the mid-1980s.

As well as organising numerous aviation, motoring and other events since the mid-1980s, the Museum also staged regular fly-ins for visiting light aircraft from 1991 to 2003 using the Northern half of the original tarmac runway and staffed these events with an all-volunteer team.

The corporate headquarters of the Union Pacific Corporation were located in New York City from its initial founding in the 1860s until Drew Lewis became CEO in the mid-1980s, when they were relocated to Bethlehem PA, and then later to Dallas TX ; the corporate headquarters of the Union Pacific Corporation are now also in Omaha.

Harris is also the author of various children's books, a side career he stumbled into the mid-1980s: he returned to journalism because he could not find funding for a documentary he wanted to make.

The track was recorded by psychedelic punks The Damned in the 1980s, under their alter ego of Naz Nomad and the Nightmares, and was also a feature of The Damned's live set in the mid-1980s.

He was also the most influential member of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party until the mid-1980s, when he fell from power after a long series of scandals, leading him to be described as " that paragon of post-war corruption.

Hillary Kincaid ( Bauer ), Bill's daughter ( and thus Ed and Mike's half-sister ) was also introduced during this period, and she would become a major character who would remain into the mid-1980s.

During the mid-1980s, she began a factual book about an Alabama serial murderer, but also put it aside when she was not satisfied.

Since the economic reforms of mid-1980s, Kunming has also enjoyed increased tourism and foreign investment, for instance investors from Thailand trace their ancestries back to Yunnan.

The genre " rave ", also known as 1980s hardcore by ravers, first appeared amongst the acid house movement in Scotland during the mid-1980s as a reaction to New Beat.

The most significant technical assistance in the early development years back in the mid-1980s came principally from the sport of rowing, but also exceptionally in the case of just a few countries from the sports of canoeing and sailing.

The largest city in the state, Seattle, is best known for being the birthplace of grunge during the mid-1980s, while nearby Tacoma and Olympia have also proven influential.

Most players made after the mid-1980s were capable of also playing audio CDs.

The Sandinista controlled mass organizations were extremely influential over civil society and saw their power and popularity peak in the mid-1980s.

Non-competitive classic-style corps ( often and sometimes inaccurately known as " alumni corps ") saw a renaissance beginning in the mid-1980s and they continue to organize in the 21st Century ; members often remain vigilant about the traditions and virtues of the drum corps activity before the advent of more modern influences.

The mid-1980s saw some interest in re-uniting various band members for a few engagements.

* In the early and mid-1980s, many U. S. industry and government leaders saw that a renewed emphasis on quality was necessary for doing business in an ever-expanding and more competitive world market.

The issue of immigration spurred a small rebound in popular interest from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s, but the party only saw limited success in various local elections.

The period saw increasing popular support ( surpassing 10 % for the first time ) and membership totals, numbering over 1, 000 by the mid-1980s.

The Corgi story does not end in the mid-1980s, however, as a management buy-out saw the company re-formed as Corgi Toys Limited in March 1984.

As of August 2012, there has been no further news, though Grace and Kaywin later saw the 2011 release of Take Me Home Tonight, a comedy film set in the mid-1980s whose principal photography had been completed in 2007.

In the United Kingdom, Professor David Canter was a pioneer helping to guide police detectives from the mid-1980s to an offender who had carried out a series of serious attacks, but Canter saw the limitations of " offender profiling "-in particular, the subjective, personal opinion of a psychologist.

The mid-1980s saw the purchase of yet more previously owned single-deck buses: two more 35-foot GM " old-look " buses from the Sacramento Regional Transit District ( affectionately nicknamed " Prison Buses "), another 40-foot GM New Look bus, and several more 35-foot GM New Look buses ( at least one of which was also from Sacramento ).

" With re-runs airing as late as the mid-1980s ( albeit primarily in tricky time slots, such as early mornings before Canada AM, that needed to be filled inexpensively ) the show became something of a cult favourite to a whole generation of Canadian viewers, especially those who first saw it as teenagers.

During the mid-1980s ' Turbo era ' of Formula One where fuel was restricted to either 220 ( 1984-85 ), 195 ( 1986-87 ) or 150 ( 1988 ) litres for races for the turbo powered cars, Hockenheim also saw drivers, including World Champion Alain Prost, at times fail to finish due to simply running out of fuel near the end of the race.

During the television coverage of the qualifying session of the 2012 German Grand Prix held on the new circuit, former F1 driver and current lead TV commentator for Sky Sports Formula One coverage Martin Brundle, stated that he, along with other drivers of his era ( mid-1980s to the mid-1990s ), didn't really enjoy racing at the old Hockenheim as the long straights often saw only seven or eight finishers from twenty six starters, with most dropping out through engine or transmission failure caused by the long periods at high speed on the forest straights.

The mid-1980s saw Schlesser perform in touring cars and sports cars, winning the French Touring Car Championship in 1985 with a TWR Rover Vitesse, as well as driving the works TWR Jaguars in the World Sportscar Championship.

The ONF saw the skinheads as a source of eager foot-soldiers for their revolutionary struggles, a factor that led the ONF to host Rock Against Communism concerts in the mid-1980s.

The mid-1980s saw the virtual dissolution of the movement as a coherent force.

A major fund raising effort in the mid-1980s saw the village acquire and develop its own recreation field.

The course itself has few distinguishing characteristics, with two main straights, the pit straight and the longer back straight, which housed the majority of the 90, 000 spectator seats, saw the turbo powered Formula One cars of the mid-1980s regularly topping 300 km / h ( 186 mph ).

In the mid-1980s, the Flats saw a resurgence as an entertainment destination, a focal point of the renewed attention given to Cleveland's deteriorating downtown.

Although early releases were not big sellers among reggae buyers, the mid-1980s saw this change with releases from Sandra Cross ( Country Life ), Johnny Clarke, Peter Culture, Pato Banton, and Macka B ( Sign of the Times ).

The general rural decline of the area and its economy saw the railway close in the mid-1980s and the population drop from around 4000 to around 2000 by the start of the 21st century.

The mid-1980s saw increased usage of oak barrels for fermentation over stainless steel fermenting tanks.

In the mid-1980s, Nanjing Auto purchased designs and moulds from Isuzu and technology from the Italian Iveco, the commercial vehicle unit of Fiat, participating in a spate of technology transfer deals circa 1980 that saw Japanese designs and machinery sold to Chinese buyers.

The mid-1980s were difficult days that saw the McElhanney group of companies go through major restructuring, but they weathered the storm successfully.