Although every map element serves some purpose, convention only dictates inclusion of some elements, while others are considered optional.

Although it still serves as an example for the new edition of Tanenbaum and Woodhull's textbook, it is comprehensively redesigned to be " usable as a serious system on resource-limited and embedded computers and for applications requiring high reliability.

Although no longer a member of the OAU ( Organisation of African Unity ) since November 12, 1984 — following the admission of the Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic as the government of Western Sahara — Morocco remains involved in developing the regional economy, as the city of Casablanca contains North Africa's busiest port and serves as the country's economic center.

Although reuptake of Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > by the ER ( concomitant with its release ) modulates the intensity of the puffs, thus insulating mitochondria to a certain degree from high Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > exposure, the MAM often serves as a firewall that essentially buffers Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > puffs by acting as a sink into which free ions released into the cytosol can be funneled .< ref name = Kopach > This Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > tunneling occurs through the low-affinity Ca < sup > 2 +</ sup > receptor VDAC1, which recently has been shown to be physically tethered to the IP3R clusters on the ER membrane and enriched at the MAM.

Although there have been attempts to design one " universal " programming language that serves all purposes, all of them have failed to be generally accepted as filling this role.

Although archeological evidence of this grain has been found in Roman contexts along the Rhine, Danube, and in the British Isles, Pliny the Elder was dismissive of rye, writing that it " is a very poor food and only serves to avert starvation " and spelt is mixed into it " to mitigate its bitter taste, and even then is most unpleasant to the stomach " ( N. H. 18. 40 ).

Although the tower no longer serves as the Transamerica Corporation headquarters, it is still strongly associated with the company and is depicted in the company's logo.

Although Tolkien created very few original words in Adûnaic, mostly names, the language serves his concept of a lingua franca for Middle-earth, a shared language for many different people.

Although I-57 serves as a long-distance bypass of St. Louis, the section between Mount Vernon and Pulleys Mill contains the most direct Interstate route between St. Louis and cities largely to the southeast of St. Louis ( including Nashville and Atlanta ).

Although Emporia lies within the boundaries of Greensville County and serves as the county seat, it is an independent city and thus not part of the county.

Although the District line is only the fourth longest line on the network, it serves more stations than any other line.

Although other London Underground lines operate fully underground, the Northern line is unusual in that it is a deep-level tube line that serves the outer suburbs of South London yet there is only one station above ground ( Morden tube station ) while the rest of this part of the line is deep below ground.

Although Independence retains its status as the original county seat, Kansas City serves as a second county seat and the center of county government.

Although some details may be exaggerated, The Baby Dodds Story serves as a depiction of early jazz and its many influences as seen through Dodds ’ eyes.

Although the Big Bay community is served by the Marquette ZIP code 49855, the Big Bay post office with ZIP code 49808, serves a much larger area to the west and south of the community and CDP, including portions of Powell Township as well as Ishpeming, Champion, Michigamme, and Ely townships.

Although a part of the Ogden-Clearfield Metropolitan Statistical Area, it serves as a bedroom community to Salt Lake City and the surrounding area.

Although the CDP itself is quite small, it serves as the heart of a much larger agricultural community extending for miles in all directions.

Although the Prime Minister, by convention, serves as a member of the House of Representatives, other ministers may come from either house, and the two houses have almost equal legislative power.

Although both have since been demolished, the house built by Horace Darwin, which was known as The Orchard, was donated to Murray Edwards College in 1962 and the site now serves as its primary campus.

Although these are typically used for machining applications, this clamp serves as a scenery wagon | theatrical wagon brake.

Although the paper is sold throughout Canada and has long called itself " Canada's National Newspaper ", The Globe and Mail also serves as a Toronto metropolitan paper, publishing several special sections in its Toronto edition that are not included in the national edition.

Although the project does not permit verbatim copies of pre-existing works ( those would be covered by WikiSource ), it does permit annotated texts, which are a kind of text that includes an original text within it and serves as a guide to reading or studying that text.

Although not technically a member of the Board of Directors, Jim Hopson serves as the teams President and Chief Executive Officer.

Although it is officially served by only the JR Kobe / Kyoto Lines ( Tōkaidō Main Line ) and the Osaka Loop Line, Osaka is the starting point of JR Takarazuka Line service, and serves as the terminal for trains bound for the San ' in region via JR Takarazuka Line and the Hokuriku region via JR Kyoto Line, while offering connections to trains bound for Nara, Wakayama and Kansai International Airport via the Osaka Loop Line.

In the center of the helmet was a center black stripe surrounded by 2 gold stripes and 2 white stripes, These colors represented the two college rival schools in the state of Georgia ; rival schools Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets ( White and Gold ) and the Georgia Bulldogs ( Red and Black ) Although the gold was later taken out, the white remains to this day.

Although polls just a week before the election gave Arias a comfortable lead of at least 12 % ( and up to 20 %), preliminary election results gave him only a. 4 % lead over rival Ottón Solís and prompted a manual recount of all ballots.

Although Premier offered the Delta system to be marketed by Dragon themselves, Dragon were not happy that a third party were hijacking the standards for their computer, and produced their own rival DragonDOS system making it clear that the third party Delta was not compatible with the ' standard ' Dragon Disk system.

* Although the Government of Ethiopia has allied with local clans in opposition to the Transitional National Government in the past, it currently is supporting the Transitional Government against its main rival, the Islamic Courts Union.

Although Coppola's ambition was for him to establish a production unit to rival the Freed Unit at MGM, the film's failure put an end to this idea.

Although Maududi was educated at Deobandi institution ( s ) his party is a long-time rival of the Deobandi party / group Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam.

According to the principal editor of the journal, Leonard Lewisohn: " Although a number of major Islamic poets easily rival the likes of Dante, Shakespeare and Milton in importance and output, they still enjoy only a marginal literary fame in the West because the works of Arabic and Persian thinkers, writers and poets are considered as negligible, frivolous, tawdry sideshows beside the grand narrative of the Western Canon.

Although never one to shy away from confrontations with opposing players, notably Ochocinco, he had a soft spot for Brett Favre while the quarterback started for the rival Green Bay Packers.

Although he was actually elected, a rival candidate, Pope John IX ( 898 – 900 ), was also elected.

" Although positions were complicated by rival Muslim leaders, the bulk of the Syrian rulers supported Saladin due to his role in the Egyptian expedition, in which he gained a record of military qualifications.

Although it has been often interpreted by historians as the struggle between two rival French right-wing families ( the Bonapartists, represented by Chirac, and the Orleanists, represented by VGE ), both figures in fact were members of the Liberal, Orleanist tradition, according to historian Alain-Gérard Slama.

Although Ali won the battle, the constant conflict had begun to affect his standing, and in the following years some Syrians seem to have acclaimed Muawiyah as a rival caliph.

Although his forces had to sustain heavy losses in the Battle of Castleford ( as he returned home ), Eadred managed to check his rival by promising the latter's supporters even greater havoc if they did not desert the foreign prince.

Although Liverpool had a larger fan base, Nottingham Forest was allocated the larger area, the reason being to avoid the approach routes of rival fans intersecting.

Although Eadred's forces had to sustain heavy losses in the Battle of Castleford ( Ceaster forda ) – near Tanshelf – as they returned southwards, Eadred managed to check his rival by promising the latter ’ s supporters even greater havoc if they did not desert Eirik.

Although in the end, the animator is revealed to be Daffy's rival Bugs Bunny ( who famously declares " Ain't I a stinker?

Although this dignity was a titular one, Berthold actually lost it when in the course of the Investiture Controversy he joined the rising of his former rival Rudolf of Rheinfelden against German king Henry IV in 1073.

Although Ephialtes maintains that Sparta is Athens ' rival for power and should be left to fend for itself, Kimon's view prevails.

Although at first simply a response to the violent repression of fights between rival porros ( gangs ), the student movement quickly grew to include large segments of the student body who held general dissatisfaction with the regime of the PRI.

Although Hamilton was a champion of the rival Federalist Party, Johnson had compassion for Hamilton's widow ; before the end of his term, he secured payment of the wages.

Although the ABC's facilities and expertise enabled Countdown to present regular studio ' performances ' by local and visiting acts, rival shows like Sounds lacked the resources to present such segments, so they at first used music videos almost exclusively.

Although he was defeated and killed in battle and replaced by a dynastic rival, his line was eventually restored to power in the 630s.

Although Fawkes completed preliminary drawings for the project, the Daily Mail refused to allow him to complete the work as many of Fleming's works were serialised in its rival, the Daily Express.