Although his home has been traditionally identified as one of the Aeolian Islands ( there is little consensus as to which ), near Sicily, an alternative location has been suggested at Gramvousa off the northwest coast of Crete.

Although Carolla often supports social viewpoints traditionally dominated by liberal politicians, such as his support for abortion and the legalization of marijuana, his socio-political views tend to be largely conservative or libertarian.

Although agriculture is almost all in private hands, farms are small and inefficient, and the republic traditionally is a net importer of food.

Although traditionally Manet has been related as the master and Morisot as the follower, there is evidence that their relationship was a reciprocating one.

Although many assume that the biblical Mark the Cousin of Barnabas ( Colossians 4: 10 ) is the same as John Mark ( Acts 12: 12, 25 ; 13: 5, 13 ; 15: 37 ) and Mark the Evangelist, the traditionally believed author of the Gospel of Mark, according to Hippolytus of Rome, the three " Mark " s are distinct persons.

Although traditionally focused on ancient Greece and Rome, the study now encompasses the entire ancient Mediterranean world, thus expanding their studies to Northern Africa and parts of the Middle East.

Although traditionally such cladograms were generated largely on the basis of morphological characters and originally calculated by hand, genetic sequencing data and computational phylogenetics are now very commonly used in phylogenetic analysis.

Although Martin Luther personally believed and taught resurrection of the dead in combination with soul sleep, this is not a mainstream teaching of Lutheranism and most Lutherans traditionally believe in resurrection of the body in combination with the immortal soul.

Although not traditionally played in Canada as it is in Japan, it provided a link to the " homeland ".

Although Dominic and the early brethren had instituted female Dominican houses at Prouille and other places by 1227, some of the brethren of the Order had misgivings about the necessity of female religious establishments in an Order whose major purpose was preaching, a duty in which women could not traditionally engage.

Although Ecuador's foreign relations were traditionally centered on the USA, Ecuador's membership in the OPEC in the 1970s and 1980s allowed Ecuadorian leaders to exercise somewhat greater foreign policy autonomy.

Although Ireland's political spectrum was traditionally divided along Civil War lines, rather than the traditional European left-right spectrum, Fine Gael is described generally as a centre-right, Christian democratic party, with a focus on law and order, enterprise and reward, and fiscal rectitude.

Although the Social Democrats showed strong support for the expellees especially under Kurt Schumacher and Erich Ollenhauer, social democrats in more recent decades have traditionally been less supportive — and it was under Willy Brandt that West Germany recognized the Oder-Neisse line as factual as part of his Ostpolitik.

Although Indonesians are now less vulnerable to the effects of nature as a result of improved technology and social programs, to some extent their social diversity has emerged from traditionally different patterns of adjustment to their physical circumstances.

Although traditionally considered one of seven colors of the rainbow or the optical spectrum, modern color scientists do not usually recognize indigo as a separate division and generally classify wavelengths shorter than about 450 nm as violet.

Although pain has not been traditionally part of the " textbook " description, many patients report severe muscle pain, especially in the thighs.

Although Kuwait was nominally governed from Basra, the Kuwaitis had traditionally maintained a relative degree of autonomous status.

Although memory has traditionally been a persistent theme in philosophy, the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries also saw the study of memory emerge as a subject of inquiry within the paradigms of cognitive psychology.

Although myth was traditionally transmitted through the oral tradition on a small scale, the technology of the film industry has enabled filmmakers to transmit myths to large audiences via film dissemination ( Singer, “ Mythmaking: Philosophy in Film ”, 3-6 ).

Although stroke cases have been traditionally managed by internal medicine or hospitalists, the emergence of vascular neurology and interventional neurologists has created a demand for stroke specialists.

Although mental illnesses are believed by some to be neurological disorders affecting the central nervous system, traditionally they are classified separately, and treated by psychiatrists.

Although not required, presidents have traditionally palmed a Bible while swearing the oath and have added, " So help me God!

Although the word " product " has broad connotations, product liability as an area of law is traditionally limited to products in the form of tangible personal property.

Although the senses were traditionally viewed as passive receptors, the study of illusions and ambiguous images has demonstrated that the brain's perceptual systems actively and pre-consciously attempt to make sense of their input.

Although many Canadian whiskies are still labelled as “ rye ”, the modern mash bill for a Canadian “ rye ” whisky often contains little or no rye grain, and their flavour is derived in other ways ( such as flavour development from the aging process, blending with stronger-tasting Canadian whiskies, and the addition of flavourings ).

Although many Canadian whiskies are labelled as " rye whisky ", the use of rye grain is not dictated by law, and whisky products of all grain types are often generically referred to as ( and may legally be labelled as ) " rye whisky " in Canada.

Although there are earlier descriptions of an island in the Sunda Strait with a " pointed mountain ," the earliest mention of Krakatoa by name in the western world was on a 1611 map by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, who labelled the island " Pulo Carcata " ( pulo is the Sundanese word for " island ").

Although it came to be labelled a heresy, the movement held similar views about the basic tenets of Christian doctrine to those of the wider Christian Church.

Although he was initially labelled a Fauve ( wild beast ), by the 1920s he was increasingly hailed as an upholder of the classical tradition in French painting.

Although Koopas didn't appear in the 1993 Super Mario Bros. film, early artwork had the film's version of Goombas labelled as " Koopa's Troopas ".

Although never actually a member of the Royal Canadian Air Force, Doohan was once labelled the " craziest pilot in the Canadian Air Force.

Although some labelled the Union as gender-biased, others disagreed by pointing out the many male supporters behind the scenes.

" Although the Lamanites are labelled as wicked, they actually became more righteous than the Nephites as time passed ().

Although not branded as such, this became known as the PC-1, as later models were labelled PC-2 through PC-8.

Although in the original story Rico was depicted wearing a judge's badge with the name " Dredd " ( see image, left ), some artists in later stories have erroneously drawn him with a badge labelled " Rico " as though it were his surname.

Although the press labelled the England team as the weakest to go to Australia, their entertaining cricket won them favour with the crowds.

Although Esquire is the English translation of the French écuyer, the latter indicated legal membership in the nobilities of ancien régime France and contemporaneous Belgium, whereas an esquire belongs to the British gentry rather than to its nobility, albeit that the term " gentry " in England came to be used to describe what is elsewhere labelled the untitled nobility.

Although often labelled as ambient, Cobain and Dougans usually resist being typecast into any one particular genre.

Although established on only quite a small site of 14 acres, the park featured a labelled collection of over 1000 trees and shrubs and was landscaped with mounds, sinuous paths, urns, benches, statues, lodges and other features.

Although labelled a Tory by the opposition, Eldon called himself a Whig, sat with them during the 1830 parliamentary session and in 1825 drank " the ' 48, the year 1688, and the glorious and immortal memory of William III ".

Although all previous social categories were abolished and almost all Japanese people were recorded as heimin ( commoners ), some minorities became labelled as " new commoner " or " original eta " ( shinheimin or motoeta ), and discrimination went on.

" Although Tuan's work is greatly influenced by international currents, he resists being labelled as an " international style " architect.

Although male bands predominated, female solo artist Alanis Morissette's 1995 album Jagged Little Pill, labelled as post-grunge, also became a multi-platinum hit.

Although Wellman only ever called the character " John " or " John the guitar picker ", his later publishers Doubleday and Dell labelled the series Silver John as they felt the name was a better way of marketing the books.

Although it carries an Islamic title, the group combines Islamism with Iraqi nationalism, and has been labelled as " resistance " by Iraq's Sunni Vice-President Tariq al-Hashemi despite regular attacks against Iraqi soldiers and policemen, as well as Shi ' ite militias such as the Mahdi Army and the Badr Organization.

Although labelled an EP, a format that usually has a short running time and only a few tracks, this release runs more than 30 minutes, above the length threshold of being a full album.

Although labelled as having been " digitally remastered ", these releases have attracted some criticism, mainly due to the relatively poor picture quality ( colour, contrast and levels of dirt and scratches ).