Contrary to his usual practice, Conté did not appear on television to mark Tabaski earlier in December 2008, and this sparked renewed speculation, as well as concern about the possibility of violence in the event of his death.

Contrary to speculation, the North Portico was not modeled on a similar portico on another Dublin building, the Viceregal Lodge ( now Áras an Uachtaráin, residence of the President of Ireland ), for its portico postdates the White House porticos ' design.

Contrary to wild rumor and rampant speculation in 2007, Romoland was not named after Dallas Cowboys quarterback Tony Romo.

Contrary to popular speculation at the time, the Australian Electoral Commission confirmed that voting informally does not break any Australian laws and is completely legal.

Contrary to prior speculation it emerged that the affidavit did not contain details of the party's 9 November executive meeting.

Contrary to the speculation of some media commentators, the Commonwealth Director of Public Prosecutions Damian Bugg QC along with ASIC Chairman Jeff Lucy vigorously denied assertions by some sections of the media that they had " gone soft " on Vizard.

Contrary to early speculation that the gyroball was a late moving breaking ball, the fact that the pitch travels with a bullet-spin denotes that the baseball is stabilized, hence the lack of movement.

Contrary to what fans and some media speculated, the two-track download was not new studio material.

Contrary to the tight production and song-oriented nature of Glass Harp's studio albums, their live performances demonstrated the band's ability to stretch out and expand the boundaries of their compositions.

Contrary to the tight production and song-oriented nature of their studio albums, the band's live shows at the time demonstrated Glass Harp's ability to stretch out and expand the boundaries of their compositions.

Contrary to initial reports that SHADO HQ would be located underneath a Hollywood studio, director Gratzner confirmed in an interview that the base would be situated in Britain.

Contrary to its title, it was not entirely live, as several tracks were actually recorded in the studio, owing to flaws in the live recordings made in Boston and New York City in late 1965 and early 1966, but it still retained the feel of a live album, including song patter and audience reactions.

Contrary to public belief, Peel was not present at the studio, and he never managed to meet the band in person.

Contrary to its predecessor " Som jag är ", which mainly included cover versions and only two new Agnetha compositions, Agnetha's fourth studio album consists almost entirely of her own work.

Contrary to the thinking of 30 to 40 years ago, when all malocclusion was blamed on some unfortunate habit, recent studies show that most tooth irregularity has at least its beginning in hereditary predisposition.

Contrary to the canonical Christian Gospels, and in accordance with the Islamic view of Jesus, this later " Gospel of Barnabas " states that Jesus was not the son of God, but a prophet and messenger.

Contrary to popular belief, the Louisiana code does not directly derive from the Napoleonic Code, as the latter was enacted in 1804, one year after the Louisiana Purchase.

Contrary to Communist propaganda that Chiang was pro-capitalism, Chiang Kai-shek antagonized the capitalists of Shanghai, often attacking them and confisticating their capital and assets for the use of the government.

Contrary to popular belief John Hugenholtz cannot be credited with the design of the Zandvoort track, although he was involved as the Nederlandse Automobiel Ren Club chairman ( the Dutch Auto Racing Club ) before becoming the first track director in 1949.

Contrary to normal practice the book was written after the TV series was produced, although the line " Basis for the acclaimed public television triumph " is written on the front cover, using the program transcripts as reference.

Contrary to popular belief, the Marshall Plan, which was extended to also include Western Germany after it was realized that the suppression of the Western German economy was holding back the recovery of the rest of Europe, was not the main force behind the Wirtschaftswunder.

Contrary to Anton's assertions, the Pennant claim in 1790 was not the first time this had been discussed or put to print, as the Martin Martin texts predate Pennant by almost 100 years.

Contrary to America's policy which restrained armament ( limited equipment was provided for infantry and police forces ) to South Korea, Stalin extensively armed Kim Il Sung's North Korean army and air forces with military equipment ( to include T-34 / 85 tanks ) and " advisors " far in excess of those required for defensive purposes ) in order to facilitate Kim's ( a former Soviet Officer ) aim of conquering the rest of the Korean peninsula.

Contrary to false Communist propaganda that Chiang was pro capitalist, Chiang Kai-shek was the enemy and behaved in an antagonist manner to the capitalists of Shanghai, often attacking them and confisticating their capital and assets for the use of the government, even while he was fighting the communists.

" Yuri Modin, one of the KGB controllers of the Cambridge Five, agreed: " Contrary to received opinion, it was neither Guy Burgess nor one of our own agents who lured Philby into the toils of the Soviet espionage apparatus.

Contrary to popular belief in American and British circles, the Luftwaffe was not " the hand maiden of the German Army ".

Contrary to popular belief, the maquiladora program was in place far before NAFTA, in some sense dating all the way back to 1965.

Contrary to mainstream Islam, the Ahmadis do not believe that Jesus is alive in heaven, but that he survived the crucifixion and migrated towards the east where he died a natural death and that Ghulam Ahmad was only the promised spiritual second coming and likeness of Jesus, the promised Messiah and Mahdi.

Contrary to von Moll's report, the fossil was not missing ; it was being studied by Samuel Thomas von Sömmerring, who gave a public lecture about it on 27 December 1810.

Contrary to expectation, Đukanović's response to the power change in Belgrade was not to further push the agenda outlined in his Platform, but instead to suddenly start pushing for full independence, thus completely dropping the Platform in the process.

The joke was that " SECAM " stood for " Something exceedingly Contrary to the American Method " versus NTSC " Never Twice the Same Color " whilst " Peace At Last " or " Perfection At Last " could only be obtained through the PAL system.

Contrary to later biographers ' claims, she was never entirely blind, but perhaps suffered from cataracts.

Contrary to folklore, leprosy does not cause body parts to fall off, although they can become numb or diseased as a result of secondary infections ; these occur as a result of the body's defenses being compromised by the primary disease.

Contrary to common belief, White's attorneys did not argue that the Twinkies were the cause of White's actions, but that their consumption was symptomatic of his underlying depression.

Contrary to common belief, lactic acid accumulation doesn't actually cause the burning sensation we feel when we exhaust our oxygen and oxidative metabolism, but in actuality, lactic acid in presence of oxygen recycles to produce pyruvate in the liver, which is known as the Cori cycle.

Contrary to popular myth, this will not cause the machine gun to " runaway " at cyclic rate of fire ( as compared to a Slamfire ) because each chambered round has to first be brought up to temperature.

Contrary to popular misconception, wobbling will not cause a ceiling fan to fall.

Contrary to popular conception, leprosy does not cause body parts to simply fall off, and it differs from tzaraath, the malady described in the Hebrew scriptures and previously translated into English as leprosy.

Contrary to popular belief, they were not designed to be used primarily as throwing weapons, though they can be thrown and cause damage.

Contrary to common belief, Type A personality has not been shown to cause Coronary Heart Disease ( CHD ).

Contrary to common belief, functional habits such as chewing are not the main cause of the wearing of teeth.