While the old term for electrical conductance, the mho ( the inverse of the resistance unit ohm ), is still used, a new name, the siemens, was adopted in 1971, honoring Ernst Werner von Siemens.

While the name's origin, honoring Seth Warner, is clear, the charter does nothing to specify precise usage.

While Tarkington never earned a college degree, he was accorded many awards recognizing and honoring his skills and accomplishments as an author.

While accepting orders for the current model until January 31, 2011, and honoring all Xserve warranties and extended support programs, the company suggested users switch to Mac Pro Server or Mac mini Server.

" While it is commendable that Beck's rally will honor the brave men and women of our armed forces ... organizers present this event as also honoring the ideals and contributions of Martin Luther King Jr. ... My father ... would be the first to say that those participating in Beck's rally have the right to express their views.

While many scholars believe Witte Wieven originated as above from honoring graves of wise women, others think the mythology of witte wieven come from part of the Germanic belief in disen, land wights, and / or alven ( Old Dutch for " elf ") for several reasons: The practice of bringing offerings and asking for help from their graves is very similar to honoring disen, land wights and alfen in Germanic paganism.

While supported by many local residents, it was criticized as being inappropriate given that some might interpret it as honoring the USSR under Joseph Stalin.

While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific / West line are printed in " Kate Shelley Rose " pink, honoring an Iowa woman who saved a Chicago & North Western Railway train from disaster in 1881.

While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Union Pacific / Northwest line are printed in bright " Viking Yellow ," honoring the Chicago & North Western Railway's Viking passenger train.

While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District North line are printed in pale " Hiawatha Orange ," honoring the Milwaukee Road's Hiawatha passenger trains.

While Metra does not specifically refer to any of its lines by a particular color, the timetable accents for the Milwaukee District / West line are printed in dark " Arrow Yellow ," honoring the Milwaukee Road's Arrow passenger train.

While that national dichotomy has stymied any effort at changing the tradition of the national anthem, " America the Beautiful " continues to be held in high esteem by a large number of Americans.

While 2 November remained the liturgical celebration, in time the entire month of November became associated in the Western Catholic tradition with prayer for the departed ; lists of names of those to be remembered being placed in the proximity of the altar on which the sacrifice of the mass is offered.

While it contains much in the way of Native American tradition, it should not be confused with the tribal beliefs of any community of native people.

While the Reno Air Races keep this tradition alive, most air shows today primarily feature a series of aerial demos of short duration.

While most patriarchs in the Eastern Catholic Churches have jurisdiction over a " ritual church " ( a group or diocese of a particular Eastern tradition ), all Latin Rite patriarchs, except for the Pope, have only honorary titles.

While the precepts for monks and nuns differ somewhat depending on which tradition one has ordained in ( Tibetan, Thai Theravadan, etc.

While the Switcheroonie was a one-time publicity stunt, for one artist to take over a feature from its originator is an old tradition in newspaper cartooning ( as it is in the comic book industry ).

While following the tradition that she lived in Italy, he comments wryly that there are now many more temptresses like her to lead men astray.

While the early Restoration Movement had a tradition of itinerant preachers rather than " located Preachers ", during the 20th century a long-term, formally-trained congregational minister became the norm among Churches of Christ.

While Rabbi Kaplan defines Judaism as a civilization, there are many who would not agree, citing millennia of religious tradition and observance as more than simple civilization.

While the abbreviation " YOLD " isn't used in the Principia, and the phrase " Year of Our Lady of Discord " is only mentioned once, it is a Discordian tradition to use that designation.

While it is not called for in the Charter, there is a tradition in Dedham for the Chairmen of the several districts to elect from amongst themselves a chairman.

While the origin of Easter eggs can be explained in the symbolic terms described above, a sacred tradition among followers of Eastern Christianity says that Mary Magdalene was bringing cooked eggs to share with the other women at the tomb of Jesus, and the eggs in her basket miraculously turned brilliant red when she saw the risen Christ. The egg represents the boulder of the tomb of Jesus.

While the Councils are part of the " historic formularies " of Anglican tradition, it is difficult to locate an explicit reference in Anglicanism to the unconditional acceptance of all Seven Ecumenical Councils.

While the Scandinavian tradition preserves some evidence of the álfar as skillful supernatural beings with positive connotations, much like the æsir or " gods ", the elves of Anglo-Saxon and continental tradition are almost exclusively presented as mischievous or malevolent beings responsible for misfortune or illness.

While not enough is known about Hebrews or its background, its dependence on any early Jewish tradition cannot be proved.

While small test programs existed since the development of programmable computers, the tradition of using the phrase " Hello, world!

... While often employing concepts shared with Hinduism and Buddhism, the result of a common cultural and linguistic background, the Jain tradition must be regarded as an independent phenomenon.

While it never baldly advocates the case for broader societal acceptance of homosexuality or for the abandonment of elements of the Jewish religious tradition, those causes are subtly evident in the stark, simplistic picture the film presents of sincere, conflicted and victimized men and women confronted by a largely stern and stubborn cadre of rabbis.

While Greek astronomy — thanks to Alexander's conquests — probably influenced Indian learning, to the point of introducing trigonometry, it seems to be the case that Indian mathematics is otherwise an indigenous tradition ; in particular, there is no evidence that Euclid's Elements reached India before the 18th century.

While Islam shares the Jewish tradition that the first prophet is Adem ( Adam ), it differs in that the last prophet is Muhammad, who in Islam is called Seal of the prophets or Khatim an-Nabuwwah.

While some archaeologists argue that Rome was indeed founded in the middle of the 8th century BC ( the date of the tradition ), the date is subject to controversy.

While tying it to one fixed date would serve to underline the belief that Easter commemorates an actual historical event, without an accompanying calendar reform it would also break the tradition of Easter always being on a Sunday, established since the 2nd century AD and by now deeply embedded in the liturgical practice and theological understanding of almost all Christian denominations.

While many United Methodist congregations operate in the evangelical tradition, others reflect the mainline Protestant traditions.

While man shares this procreative function with all his predecessors in the evolutionary process, he is the only animal with a true non-instinctive and conscious creative ability.

While his predecessors Thales and Anaximander proposed that the arche, the underlying material of the world, were water and the ambiguous substance apeiron, respectively, Anaximenes asserted that air was this primary substance of which all other things are made.

While some of his decisions were influenced by party concerns, more of Cleveland's appointments were decided by merit alone than was the case in his predecessors ' administrations.

While their Roman predecessors were well-educated and had been experienced in warfare, the European nobility of the early medieval period were not renowned for their education, however from the 12th century it became more common for them to read.

While its predecessors tended to restore the status quo ante at the end of each episode, allowing out-of-order viewing, DS9 contains story arcs that span shows — or seasons — and one installment often builds upon those that aired earlier, with several having cliffhanger endings.

While the name is used for all NHL broadcasts on CBC Television ( regardless of the time of day ), Hockey Night in Canada is primarily associated with its Saturday night NHL broadcasts, a practice originating from Saturday NHL broadcasts that began in 1931 on the CNR Radio network and its predecessors, and debuting on television beginning in 1952.

While critics of Duck Soup felt it did not quite meet the standards of its predecessors, critical opinion has evolved and the film has since achieved the status of a classic.

While Manetho names Necherophes and the Turin King List names Nebka as the first ruler of the Third dynasty, many Egyptologists now believe Djoser was first king of this dynasty, pointing out that the order in which some predecessors of Khufu are mentioned in the Papyrus Westcar suggests Nebka should be placed between Djoser and Huni, not before Djoser.

While Kyle had made them children in order for them to grow up and become less cold than their predecessors, this has not worked.

While developed hill forts were of a higher status than their smaller predecessors, they were not all equal and Cunliffe states that the Maiden Castle's monumental defences probably indicate that it was of higher status than other developed hill forts.

While galli were missionizing the Roman Empire, kalû, kurgarrû, and assinnu continued to carry out ancient rites in the temples of Mesopotamia, and the third-gender predecessors of the hijra were clearly evident.

While critically praised, the album was not as commercially viable as its predecessors ( though it was certified Silver by the BPI for sales of over 60, 000 copies ).

While it debuted at number one on Billboards Top R & B / Hip-Hop albums chart, and at number eight on the official Billboard 200, it received a domestic sales total of 328, 000 copies, it widely failed to revive the success of its predecessors and became the singer's lowest-selling effort to date.

While many of their predecessors had been agriculturalists, the newer immigrants proved to be highly skilled tradespeople, which would prove useful for a growing community.

While the first general presidential debate was not held until 1960, several other debates are considered predecessors to the presidential debates.

While the folk heroes of the early-modern period and the nineteenth century served a variety of social and political purposes, the Luther Blissett Project ( LBP ) were able to utilize the media and communication strategies unavailable to their predecessors.

While his predecessors may not have been in favour of it, they had all implicitly maintained that it was ' a good thing ', because it had saved Danish lives.

While the emperor is by far the most frequent portrait on the obverse of coins, heirs apparent, predecessors, and other family members, such as empresses, were also featured.

While avoiding the cruelties and excesses of many of his predecessors, Bethlen established a singular variant of patriarchal but sufficiently enlightened absolutism.

While the series ' predecessors used item shops as a means to obtain items, Mario Party 5 introduces the capsule system.

While Connecticut Yankee is sometimes credited as the foundational work in the time travel subgenre of science fiction, Twain's novel had several important immediate predecessors.

While known for his staunch adherence to apartheid, overseeing as Minister of Justice the Rivonia Trial in which Nelson Mandela was sentenced to life imprisonment, and as Prime Minister the Terrorism Act, the complete abolishment of non-white political representation, the Soweto Riots and the Steve Biko crisis, he nevertheless concluded a more pragmatic foreign policy than his predecessors in an effort to improve relations between the white minority government and South Africa's neighbours, particularly after the breakup of the Portuguese colonial empire.

While there are early predecessors such the Roman-era lorica segmentata, full plate armour developed in Europe during the Late Middle Ages, especially in the context of the Hundred Years ' War, from the coat of plates worn over mail suits during the 13th century.

While its predecessors ' areas were limited to urban locations, San Andreas includes not only large cities and suburbs, but also the rural areas between them.