Another, more recently developed, theory, the Handicap principle of Amotz Zahavi, Russell Lande and W. D. Hamilton, holds that the fact that the male of the species is able to survive until and through the age of reproduction with such a seemingly maladaptive trait is effectively considered by the female to be a testament to his overall fitness.

Still, a testament to this new tradition is underscored by the fact that some of the original juried artists she procured continue to exhibit.

There is however little besides this testament to indicate that Menander in fact abdicated his throne in favor of his son.

Berkley received much praise for her role in Hurlyburly, with Charles Isherwood of The New York Times even going as far as apologizing to her for his past criticisms of her ability, stating that the fact she held " her own among this skilled company of scene-stealers is a testament to how much her talent has grown ".

The fact that Chaliapin is far and away the best remembered of this magnificent quartet of rival basses is a testament to the magnetic power of his personality, the acuteness of his musical interpretations, and the vividness of his performances.

", argueing it is " little more than Space Harrier with a 3D camera and cut-scenes " By contrast, in 2008, IGN gave the game a score of 9 / 10, for " amazing ," remarking that " the fact that Panzer Dragoon holds up as well in 2008 as it did in 1995 is a just testament to the staying power of good art and tight gameplay.

The text of the testament and the fact of its concealment soon became known in the West, especially after the circumstances surrounding the controversy were described by Max Eastman in Since Lenin Died ( 1925 ).

In any case, it is known that by the 6th and 7th centuries, Judaism flourished in Himyar ; and in inscriptions dating from those centuries Jewish religious terms such as " Rahman " (" the merciful ," a divine epithet ), " the god of Israel ", and the " Lord of Judah " bears testament to this fact.

A testament to this is the fact that it is rarely grown commercially in North America.

The fact that such a high proportion – more than 700 of the almost 4000 produced – have survived more than forty years is a testament to their high initial production quality, and to the lengths to which many owners will go in order to maintain and restore these vehicles.

The fact that Ancona was able to establish himself as a major singer in the face of intense competition from a host of other first-class baritones is a testament to his sheer quality as a vocalist.

Hornby was unable to carry his county form with the bat into the Test arena, his 3. 50 average being a testament to this fact.

Another explanation for the name is testament to the fact that the tower has never been taken by force ( hence a metaphorical reference to ' virginity ') and the fact that some believe that it was once a Watch Tower Göz Qalası which can account for its name.

' However, the recording success of his long-time friend Jack Johnson, is testament to the fact that the ' surfing music market ' is a past tense definition, and that the market is receptive to a wide variety of styles.

Change. org claimed that the fact that hackers ' felt the need to bring down the website must be seen as a testament to Change. org ’ s fast-growing success and a vindication of one particular petition: A Call for the Release of Ai Weiwei.

A testament to their closeness is the fact that when one caught an illness, the other did, too.

A testament to how widespread the institution was is the fact that there were Ogboni councils at nearly all sub-courts within Yorubaland.

The label ’ s current roster of artists-Cotton Jones, The Coathangers, Russian Circles, Past Lives, and This Will Destroy You-demonstrate a continuum, and provide hardworking testament to this fact.

::" A testament to the fact that faith need not suffocate reason.

The fact that these sculptures have lasted so long is a testament to the durability of lime plaster.

That Offa could summon the resources to build Offa's Dyke is testament to his power.

It was because Roman law regulated the legal protection of property and the equality of legal subjects and their wills, and because it prescribed the possibility that the legal subjects could dispose their property through testament.

The dean of Rouen recovered the body from the chapter of Le Mans a month later by law suit so the Young Henry could be buried in Normandy as he had desired in his testament.

Discovered by Louis Thoen on the slopes of Lookout Mountain, the stone purports to be the last testament of Ezra Kind who, along with six others, entered the Black Hills in 1833 ( at a time when whites were forbidden by law and treaty from entering the area ), " got all the gold we could carry " in June 1834, and were subsequently " killed by Indians beyond the high hill.

The statute added a provision that a landowner could " devise " land by the use of a new device called a " testament ".

Under English law, a criminal condemned for a serious crime, whether treason or felony ( but not misdemeanour, which referred to less serious crimes ), could be declared " attainted ", meaning that his civil rights were nullified: he could no longer own property or pass property to his family by will or testament.

While the additional modules are testament to this successful design, the concept also appears to have been validated by Ambush !, as a fair number of other purpose-designed solitaire games ( as opposed to two player games that " could " be played solitaire ) followed it shortly after.

Their personal property could formerly be disposed of by a testament, hence the hallowed legal merism last will and testament.

After he received the key, he was quoted saying " I could take out of my life everything but my experiences here in St. Andrews and I would still have had a rich and full life ," which is a testament to the pedigree of the Old Course.

With this host of male offspring, although Charles Theodore certainly wished to acquire more territory, he needed territory that he could bequeath through his testament, rather than territory encumbered by a legal entailment that could only pass to a legitimate child.

The case for making the testament more widely available was undermined by the consensus within the Party leadership that it could not be printed publicly as it would have damaged the Party as a whole.

Although Charles Theodore certainly wished to acquire more territory, he had only natural sons, thus he preferred territory that he could dispose of through his testament, rather than territory encumbered by a legal entailment that could only pass to a legitimate son.

This was most probable, and was reflected in the Bull issued by Pope Innocent III on 9 June 1210, where the Holy See demanded the restitution of all the hereditary rights of the Silesian branch according to Bolesław III's testament and also excommunicated Leszek I the White ; this edict was made by the request of an anonymous Duke of Silesia, which could have only been Henry I the Bearded ( because Mieszko I used the title of Duke of Raciborz-Opole ).

Carey's colleagues at the college included pundits, whom he could consult to correct his Bengali testament.

This could be a testament to the F-block's strength as it was over-built for naturally aspirated duty.

The king, however, responded that the laws of the old testament were only appliable to Jews, and therefore, the wedding could take place.

The club's successes despite the instabilities it found in each of the leagues in which it has played is a testament to what a small ethnic group could accomplish in North American sport.

Junge claimed Hitler was reading from notes when he dictated the testament ; since Hitler could barely write by this stage.

When, shortly after its ultimate election in 1963, this body examined the question of the succession of the Guardian it determined that there was no way to satisfy the provisions of the will and testament of ` Abdu ' l-Bahá, and that, therefore, no successor to the Shoghi Effendi could be named.

As a testament to the popularity of the city's majolica through the ages, on August 18, 2006, Quebec Premier Jean Charest announced that Canadian archaeologists had discovered the precise location of Canada's lost first colony of Charlesbourg-Royal, and that a fragment of a decorative Istoriato plate manufactured in Faenza between 1540 and 1550 was found there that could only have belonged to a member of the French aristocracy in the colony.

In his political testament, `` Advice To My Country '', penned just before his death, Madison expressed the wish `` that the Union of the States be cherished and perpetuated.

On 27 November 1895, at the Swedish-Norwegian Club in Paris, Nobel signed his last will and testament and set aside the bulk of his estate to establish the Nobel Prizes, to be awarded annually without distinction of nationality.

Elena Lourie ( 1975 ) suggested instead that it was Alfonso's attempt to neutralize the papacy's interest in a disputed succession — Aragon had been a fief of the Papacy since 1068 — and to fend off Urraca's son from her first marriage, Alfonso VII of Castile, for the Papacy would be bound to press the terms of such a pious testament.

He did not wish to be defended ; he felt that he must suffer in silence and be true to the Master ’ s last will and testament.

In the testament, completed on 29 April — one day prior to his suicide — Hitler declared both Himmler and Göring to be traitors.

but I have only one ye now, and hardly that .’ I was really quite touched ". On 5 November Reynolds, fearing he may not have an opportunity to write a will, wrote a memorandum intended to be his last will and testament, with Edmund Burke, Edmond Malone and Philip Metcalfe named as executors.

Her testament of June 6, 1939 states, " I beg the Lord to take my life and my death … for all concerns of the sacred hearts of Jesus and Mary and the holy church, especially for the preservation of our holy order, in particular the Carmelite monasteries of Cologne and Echt, as atonement for the unbelief of the Jewish People and that the Lord will be received by his own people and his kingdom shall come in glory, for the salvation of Germany and the peace of the world, at last for my loved ones, living or dead, and for all God gave to me: that none of them shall go astray.

To then be best on ground in two finals was nothing short of freakish, and a testament to his talent and commitment.

Because Hitler had appointed Dönitz his successor in his last will and testament, well into the 1950s the Nationalist Socialist fanatic Dönitz continued to insist that he was still President of Germany, and that the N. S. D. A. P should still be the only legal party in Germany.

Alfred Nobel requested in his last will and testament that his money be used to create a series of prizes for those who confer the " greatest benefit on mankind " in physics, chemistry, peace, physiology or medicine, and literature.

The testament was to be published in case he was not in Belgium when Allied forces arrived.

Rather, original sin is the real and actual sin of Adam, passed on to his descendants ; rather than remaining until death ( or in the case of the damned, for all eternity ), it can be removed by the sacrament of baptism ( according to the new testament, baptism is only the first step in removing sin, sin is only removed once the individual is enveloped in the holy spirit ).

BCCI was among the first foreign banks awarded a license to operate in the Chinese Special Economic Zone of Shenzhen which bore testament to Agha Hasan Abedi's public relations skills, a feat that had yet to be achieved by the likes of Citicorp and JP Morgan.

A definitive testament to Davies ' reputation as a songwriter of insight, empathy and wit can be heard on the Kinks ' landmark 1969 album Arthur ( or the Decline and Fall of the British Empire ).

More than 60 years later, Jamestown is proud to be managed by only its third town manager and its fifth mayor, a testament to the community's stability.

Perhaps one great testament to Fox's character is that subscriptions to the old Whig club of Brooks's would decline on the rare occasions when he was called away to government office, because one of the prime entertainments would no longer be available.

However, Dmitri had written the testament when Vasily I had no children of his own, and it might be argued that this provision had been made only for the case of Vasily's childless death.

While being far from conclusive evidence that the tournament had already been, or was about to be held, this letter is certainly a testament to the importance of horse-breeding in Oristano and its surrounding countryside at the time.

* Boldt Castle, a testament of one man's love of his wife, has been under renovation by its owner, the Thousand Islands Bridge Authority since 1977, and can be visited by boat or tour cruise.