Once on course towards the Moon, the crew put the spacecraft into a rotisserie " barbecue " mode in which the craft rotated along its long axis three times per hour to ensure even heat distribution about the spacecraft from the Sun.

Arbor Day reached its height of popularity on its 125th anniversary in 1997, when David J. Wright, noticed that a Nebraska nonprofit organization called the National Arbor Day Foundation had taken the name of the holiday and commercialized it for their own use as a trademark for their publication " Arbor Day ," so he countered their efforts, launched a website, and trademarked it for " public use celebrations " and defended the matter in a federal district court in the United States to ensure it was judged as property of the public domain, the case was settled in October 1999.

In a 1997 open letter to Ms. magazine she expressed displeasure that what she considers a way to ensure her own artistic freedom was seen by others solely in terms of its financial success.

The commission was asked to recommend changes and enhancements to the Acadia Advantage that would benefit the entire university community and ensure its sustainability.

Traffic shaping usually takes place in the Network Interface Card ( NIC ) in user equipment, and attempts to ensure that the cell flow on a VC will meet its traffic contract, i. e. cells will not be dropped or reduced in priority at the UNI.

They justified this relatively low ranking ( though higher than every other Atari console save the 2600 ) with the summary statement: " Its delayed release, its cancelled peripherals, and a lack of financial backing from the company's new owners all combined to ensure that Atari 7800 would never see any success beyond being a sexier way of playing Atari 2600 titles.

To ensure software developers had an economical means of producing better sound than TIA, GCC had originally planned to make a low-cost, high performance sound chip, GUMBY, which could also be placed in 7800 cartridges to enhance its sound capabilities further.

After leading the diplomatic and military effort to secure the Dayton agreement, the United States has continued to lead the effort to ensure its implementation.

Army 2020 will " ensure that the British Army remains the most capable Army in its class " and enable " it to better meet the security challenges of the 2020s and beyond ".

Following the announcement of the Brezhnev Doctrine, numerous treaties were signed between the Soviet Union and its satellite states to reassert these points and to further ensure inter-state cooperation.

A proposal by the U. S. to the United Nations Atomic Energy Commission ( UNAEC ) to a ) extend between all nations the exchange of basic scientific information for peaceful ends ; b ) implement control of atomic energy to the extent necessary to ensure its use only for peaceful purposes ; c ) eliminate from national armaments atomic weapons and all other major weapons adaptable to mass destruction ; and d ) establish effective safeguards by way of inspection and other means to protect complying States against the hazards of violations and evasions.

These are intended to ensure basic political, social and economic standards that a nation state, or intergovernmental body is obliged to provide to its citizens but many do include its governments.

To ensure a ready supply of inexpensive cabling for its home computer peripherals, Commodore chose standard DIN connectors for the serial interface.

Criticisms include its expense, inaccuracy ( it will be impossible to ensure only illegal sites are blocked ) and the fact that it will be compulsory, which can be seen as an intrusion on free speech rights.

The Quorum of Seventy oversees the activities of its Missionary Operating Committees to ensure the fulfilling of Christ ’ s commandment to take the gospel to the entire world.

An SE which transfers its registered office outside the Community, or in any other manner no longer complies with requirements of article 7, the member state must take appropriate measures to ensure compliance or take the necessary measure to ensure that the SE is liquidated.

In May 2005 the Foresight Institute changed its name to " Foresight Nanotech Institute " and narrowed its mission to " ensure beneficial implementation of nanotechnology.

In 1890, Cantor was instrumental in founding the Deutsche Mathematiker-Vereinigung and chaired its first meeting in Halle in 1891, where he first introduced his diagonal argument ; his reputation was strong enough, despite Kronecker's opposition to his work, to ensure he was elected as the first president of this society.

Greenpeace states its goal is to " ensure the ability of the Earth to nurture life in all its diversity " and focuses its campaigning on world wide issues such as global warming, deforestation, overfishing, commercial whaling and anti-nuclear issues.

The Committee of Ministers ' essential function is to ensure that member states comply with the judgments of the European Court of Human Rights.

Only by means of an intensive preoccupation with the detailed considerations following from any decision can he ensure attention to the practical details to be dealt with if the implications of immorality in the major decision are effectively to be checked.

You may be sure he marries her in the end and has a fine old knockdown fight with the brother, and that there are plenty of minor scraps along the way to ensure that you understand what the word Donnybrook means.

Structural, mechanical, and electrical engineers and other specialists, are hired by the client or the architect, who must ensure that the work is co-ordinated to construct the design.

This section requires that all telecommunications companies in the U. S. take steps to ensure functionally equivalent services for consumers with disabilities, notably those who are deaf or hard of hearing and those with speech impairments.

Bow hunting differs markedly from hunting with firearms, as the distances between the hunter and the game are much shorter in order to ensure a humane kill.

Second, it is " merely an interpretative provision ", operating to ensure that references to " the Queen " in the Constitution are references to whoever may at the time be the incumbent of the " sovereignty of the United Kingdom " as determined with regard to Australia, following the Australia Act 1986, by Australian law.

Subsequently, all these ingredients are covered with leaves and damp pieces of cloth so as to ensure heat preservation.

Air displays are often monitored by aviation authorities to ensure safe procedures.

The BoT is responsible for determining the disposition of all revenues received to ensure all services are provided in an equitable manner.

Additionally, the rules of " fat over lean " must be employed to ensure the paint films are durable.

Staged vacuum systems are regularly employed to ensure that the system vacuum conditions remain stable.

; Operational Acceptance Testing ( OAT ): Also known as operational readiness testing, this refers to the checking done to a system to ensure that processes and procedures are in place to allow the system to be used and maintained.

Incandescent and xenon light sources require the vehicle ’ s engine to continue running to ensure that the battery is not depleted when the lights are used for a prolonged period.

Police are advising users to ensure that any mobile networking connections are de-activated if laptops and other devices are left in this way.

As the boards arrive for play at each subsequent table, the four players take their cards from the board and should count them to ensure that there are 13 cards in their hand before looking at the cards, so that any irregularity can be corrected before the auction and play commence.

While in the mix, ensure that the tracks are still synchronized, adjusting the records if needed.

When working with weeks rather than months, a continuous format is sometimes more convenient, where no blank cells are inserted to ensure that the first day of a new month begins on a fresh row.

Downriver of Grand Coulee, each dam's reservoir is closely regulated by the Bonneville Power Administration ( BPA ), the U. S. Army Corps of Engineers, and various Washington public utility districts to ensure flow, flood control, and power generation objectives are met.

Because Cyprus has no working railway system, various other methods of transport are needed to ensure the proper delivery of any cargo, be it human or freight.

For example, Robert Nozick holds that a certain set of minimal rules, which he calls " side-constraints ", are necessary to ensure appropriate actions.

Chromosomes are the essential unit for cellular division and must be replicated, divided, and passed successfully to their daughter cells so as to ensure the genetic diversity and survival of their progeny.

Most teams have a professional choreograph their routine in order to ensure they are not breaking any rules and they will be up to par with the other teams.