From the 16th century he is commonly identified as member of the family of Paganelli di Montemagno, which belonged to the Pisan aristocracy, but this has not been proven and contradicts earlier testimonies that suggest he was a man of rather humble origins.

... Concepts that have proven useful in ordering things easily achieve such an authority over us that we forget their earthly origins and accept them as unalterable givens.

This theory, if proven conclusively, could in turn explain the reasoning behind the traditional " God bless you " response to a sneeze, the origins of which are currently unclear.

The term " protopunk " is of uncertain origins, and has proven difficult to define, and many widely different groups have been so dubbed.

In spite of its confused origins, the Sexton was a combination of proven parts and proved to be a successful design and remained in British service until 1956.

For some time before this, there were just two verdicts: Proven and Not proven ; scholars dispute the origins of this system.

Ralph's origins have not been proven.

Brief mention may be made of his controversy with Ernst Herzfeld over the origins of the Mshatta facade, in which Herzfeld's position was eventually proven to be correct ; and his two-volume Die Baukunst der Armenier und Europa ( 1918 ) ( The architecture of the Armenians and Europe ), in which he claimed to have traced the origins of Gothic architecture to Armenia.

After almost five centuries, some of the descendants of these families claim or have proven their Jewish origins, but practice Catholicism ( in certain cases with some Jewish syncretism ).

) This fact has not been proven: the base was named Korean Village by Americans, however not even the top commanders in Iraq know the origins of the name.

According to A New History of Ireland ( p. 170, volume IX ), " The origins of the Clanricard line are not sbsolutly proven, but the descent given " ( see Family Tree, below ) " is that in the best Irish genealogical sources and is not contradicted by contempoary sources.

Goodman has also made controversial statements that the artifacts found at Calico Hills may be as old as 500, 000 years and if proven would be the oldest human artifacts in the world, which would place human origins in the Americas.

The axiom of choice produces these intangibles ( objects that are proven to exist, but which cannot be explicitly constructed ), which may conflict with some philosophical principles.

Some Protestants feel that such claims of apostolic succession are proven false by the differences in traditions and doctrines between these churches: Roman Catholics and Eastern Orthodox consider both the Church of the East and the Oriental Orthodox churches to be heretical, having been anathematized in the early ecumenical councils of Ephesus ( 431 ) and Chalcedon ( 451 ) respectively.

For a first order predicate calculus, with no (" proper ") axioms, Gödel's completeness theorem states that the theorems ( provable statements ) are exactly the logically valid well-formed formulas, so identifying valid formulas is recursively enumerable: given unbounded resources, any valid formula can eventually be proven.

There are other genetic mutations which are proven to be associated with albinism.

The assumption that P and NP are not equal is currently not proven.

While proven useful in the past, barbiturates are no longer commonly used in psychiatry ; thus the option of either benzodiazepines or ECT.

This figure only includes reserves classified as " proven "; exploration drilling programs by mining companies, particularly in under-explored areas, are continually providing new reserves.

In many cases, companies are aware of coal deposits that have not been sufficiently drilled to qualify as " proven ".

* If the Venerable was not a martyr – all non-martyrs are " confessors " as they " confessed " or bore witness to their faith by how they lived their lives – it must be proven that a miracle has taken place by his or her intercession: that is, that God has shown a sign that the person is enjoying the Beatific Vision by God performing a miracle in response to the Blessed's prayers.

In Connelly v DPP ( AC 1254 ), the Law Lords ruled that a defendant could not be tried for any offence arising out of substantially the same set of facts relied upon in a previous charge of which he had been acquitted, unless there are " special circumstances " proven by the prosecution.

The following are the indirect methods that have proven useful:

It has also been proven that the benefits of CIAT are retained long term.

Depression, anxiety, and social withdrawal are all factors which have been proven to negatively affect a patient's chance of recovery.

One of the most common is that some claims made by a fundamentalist group cannot be proven, and are irrational, demonstrably false, or contrary to scientific evidence.

Gabon is sub-Saharan Africa ’ s third-largest crude oil producer and exporter, although there are concerns that proven reserves are declining and production has declined as well.

Although they are thought to have been used in Europe much earlier, gambesons underwent a revolution from their first proven use in the late 11th and early 12th centuries as an item of armour that simply facilitated the wearing of mail to an item of independent armour popular amongst infantry.

While higher HDL levels are correlated with cardiovascular health, no incremental increase in HDL has been proven to improve health.

Information about facts, especially empirically proven facts or facts derived from specialized experience, are more easily transmitted in the exercise of authority than are the expressions of values.

Packs of blank cards are also sold for those who wish to create their own cards, an activity that has proven so popular that online collections of homebrew INWO cards now list thousands of cards.

While Dr. Hill and Dr. Mennill are themselves convinced of the bird's existence in Florida, they are quick to acknowledge that they have not yet conclusively proven the species ' existence.

Consumer advocacy groups such as Public Citizen or Food and Water Watch maintain that the safety of irradiated food is not proven, in particular long-term studies are still lacking, and strongly oppose the use of the technology.

This framing sequence, which has proven controversial, suggests Trip Tucker did not die in the events of " These Are the Voyages ..." and is alive in the early 23rd century, though the reason for this is not explained.

James W. Ziglar, former head of INS who left the agency early in 2002, said his objections to the program were proven correct: " The people who could be identified as terrorists weren't going to show up.

Some early theories have been proven wrong by modern linguistics ( yet continue to be cited ), while others are still being discussed in the academic community.

In response to protests from other senior officers that something was amiss as proven by the loss of the entire supply ship network in early 1941, in the middle of 1941 and again in the middle of 1942, Raeder ordered investigations into the security of German codes, but in both cases, it was concluded that the British were not reading German codes because the Enigma machine was considered to be unbreakable.

There are numerous theories concerning when the text was completed, and concerning the identity of the author or authors, but archeological recoveries have proven that the Art of War had roughly achieved its current form by at least the early Han dynasty ( 206 BC – AD 220 ).

The early history of the Hmong has proven difficult to trace.

Neither rumor was ever proven, but Edith proved to be bored with her marriage very early on and focused her energy on Norma, who she decided would one day become a famous concert pianist.

During winter and early spring, New Jersey in some years is subject to " nor ' easters "— significant storm systems that have proven capable of causing blizzards or flooding throughout the northeastern United States.

Mandeville was founded in 1834 and was developed as a health resort for wealthy New Orleanians, because it was believed that ozone was both salutary and naturally emitted by the numerous trees in the area ( both beliefs later proven false ), giving rise to an early name for the region — the " Ozone Belt ".

While both Egyptian hieroglyphs were typeset into fonts at an early date and the typeset used has become quite standard, hieratic being a cursive writing system has proven difficult to typeset.

The magazine's influence is based on two pillars ; firstly the moral authority established by investigative journalism since the early years and proven alive by several impressive scoops during the 1980s ; secondly the economic power of the prolific Spiegel publishing house.

Biblical scholar Thomas L. Thompson notes that the methods of " biblical archaeology " have also become outmoded: " and Albright's historical interpretation can make no claim to be objective, proceeding as it does from a methodology which distorts its data by selectivity which is hardly representative, which ignores the enormous lack of data for the history of the early second millennium, and which wilfully establishes hypotheses on the basis of unexamined biblical texts, to be proven by such ( for this period ) meaningless mathematical criteria as the ' balance of probability ' ..."

He is often granted top-notch military personnel and equipment under his command, such as Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and Kamille Bidan, but he has proven himself in that he can serve in unfavorable situations such as in the early part of Mobile Suit Gundam and Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ.

The great inventor, scientist and artist, Leonardo da Vinci, was a critic of physiognomy in the early 16th century he said ' I do not concern myself with false physiognomy ... there is no truth in them and this can be proven because these chimeras have no scientific foundation ' He did however believe that lines caused by facial expressions could indicate personality traits i. e. ' those who have deep and noticeable lines between the eyebrows are irascible '

In addition to such variation in rate with genomic position, since the early 1990s, variation among taxa has proven fertile ground for research too, even over comparatively short periods of evolutionary time ( for example mockingbirds ).

By definition, VCs also take a role in managing entrepreneurial companies at an early stage, thus adding skills as well as capital, thereby differentiating VC from buy-out private equity, which typically invest in companies with proven revenue, and thereby potentially realizing much higher rates of returns.

In early December 2006, news came that Brown and Murphy were no longer a couple, and Murphy told a journalist of the Dutch TV show RTL Boulevard at the Dreamgirls film premiere that the parentage of Brown's unborn baby could not be proven until a paternity test has been performed.

This map, although not favoured by early scholars, has proven to be more accurate than several later attempts, although, as with other maps of the lake, the height above sea level was significantly incorrect in many locations.

The findings, however, are not yet conclusive, though the dating of 1093 has been proven false by art historians, who date the relief to early 9th century.

Nevertheless, Napoleon did retain feelings of distrust, or even of fear, towards Fouché, as was proven by his conduct in the early days of 1808.

Although Goodyear is often credited with its invention, modern evidence has proven that the Mesoamericans used stabilized rubber for balls and other objects as early as 1600 BC.

Accusations were not proven to the level of Ramos but the Supreme Court ultimately voided the PEA-AMARI sale for being unconstitutional, and in early August 2008, the Sandiganbayan suspended four government auditors and five PEA officials for their role in the anomalous deal.