Following the 2004 season, the Diamondbacks hired Wally Backman to be the team's manager.

Following a meeting in November 2004, several leaders of South America have attempted to make Cuba either a full or associate member of the South American trade-bloc known as Mercosur.

Following the regular season, in which the 12-4 Panthers won their third NFC South division title, they hosted the Cardinals at Bank of America Stadium in the Panthers first home playoff game since January 2004.

Following the elections in 2004, the former MEPs of the group took MEPs from the new member countries on board and together, they registered the new group Independence and Democracy ( IND / DEM ).

Following this action, VeriSign filed a lawsuit against ICANN on February 27, 2004, claiming that ICANN had overstepped its authority.

Following large-scale protests in 2003 — 2004, the law was amended, requiring instruction in Latvian within at least 60 % of the curriculum.

Following an interview in the monthly supplement of Helsingin Sanomat, Lynn's coauthor Tatu Vanhanen, a political scientist and father of the Prime Minister of Finland Matti Vanhanen, was investigated by the Finnish police between 2002 and 2004.

Following the Spine on the Hiway Tour of 2004, the band announced that they would take an extended hiatus from touring to focus on other projects, such as a musical produced by Flansburgh and written by his wife, Robin " Goldie " Goldwasser, titled People Are Wrong !.

Following the resolution of most territorial disputes, trade with China is growing rapidly, and in 2004, Vietnam imported more products from China than from any other country.

Following several years of strong planting, Syrah was estimated in 2004 to be the world's 7th most grown grape at.

Following the end of Buffy the Vampire Slayer, the character maintains a presence in the fifth season of Angel ( 2003 – 2004 ), but does not appear onscreen.

In a statement released on 8 June, Bishop Belo explained: " Following two meetings in 2003 and in 2004 with His Eminence the Prefect of the Congregation for the Evangelization of Peoples, I am offering myself to serve the Kingdom of God on the Missions, outside East Timor, in Mozambique, more precisely in the Diocese of Maputo.

Following the murders of Pim Fortuyn ( in 2002 ) and Theo van Gogh ( in 2004 ) the political debate on the role of multiculturalism in the Netherlands reached new heights.

Following his retirement from politics in 2004, Robinson was employed by the British Columbia Government and Service Employees Union as an advocate on behalf of public sector workers.

Following a convocation of the Supreme Grand Chapter in England on November 10, 2004, there are currently significant ritual differences between what is worked in England and that worked in the USA.

Following a series of tours, including several versions of the Unlimited Sunshine Tour, the band released Pressure Chief in 2004, its second and last album on Columbia.

Following the 2004 – 05 NHL lockout, which eliminated the 2004 – 05 season, the Islanders made several player moves to increase offense for 2005 – 06.

Following the lockout of the 2004 – 05 season, new GM Dale Tallon set about restructuring the team in the hopes of making a playoff run.

Following the cancellation of Angel in 2004, Whedon considered creating a Spike film spin-off.

Following his defeat in the regional elections of March 2004, he decided to leave partisan politics and to take his seat in the Constitutional Council as a former president of the Republic.

Following the tour, SMiLE was recorded, and released in September 2004.

Following the invasion, US sanctions applicable to state sponsors of terrorism against Iraq were suspended on 7 May 2003 and President Bush announced the removal of Iraq from the list on 25 September 2004.

Following the 2003 – 2004 season QPR returned to Division 1 and struggled for consistent form over the next two campaigns before Holloway was suspended amidst rumours of his departure for Leicester City.

Following a frenetic shipbuilding race through the Spring and Summer of 1776 by the British at the north end of the lake and the Americans at the south end, they fought a significant naval engagement on October 11 at the Battle of Valcour Island.

Following his " Indian Summer ", Grace was the sole recipient of the Wisden Cricketers of the Year award for 1896, the first of only three times that Wisden has restricted the award to a single player, there being normally five recipients.

Following a Summer 2011 height survey by The Munro Society, Beinn a ' Chlaidheimh was confirmed by the SMC in September 2012 as having been demoted from Munro to Corbett status.

Following allegations of doping at the 1984 Summer Olympics, samples from suspected drug cheats were never actually tested.

Following the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, the authorities in Sweden immediately sought to ensure that the next games would be held there.

Following the Munich Massacre at the 1972 Summer Olympics, security was tight for the 1976 games.

Following bids from both Stuttgart, West Germany and Helsinki, Finland, the IAAF Council awarded the inaugural competition to Helsinki, to take place in 1983 and be held in the Helsinki Olympic Stadium ( where the 1952 Summer Olympics were held ).

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union, they competed together as one nation for the last time at the 1992 Summer Olympics as a " Unified Team " winning the gold.

* Sheila Fischman, Following the Summer

Following Ishihara's campaign to bid Tokyo for the 2016 Summer Olympics, he has since eased his criticism of the Chinese government.

Following the release of Dusk and Summer, Dashboard Confessional went on a summer tour of the U. S. with special guests Say Anything and Ben Lee, followed by co-headlining an arena tour with alternative rock band Brand New.

Following a reunion between Mavers and John Power, The La's reformed in June 2005 with a lineup of Lee Mavers ( vocals, guitar ), John Power ( bass, backing vocals ), ex-Cracatilla frontman Jay Lewis ( guitar ) and Nick Miniski ( drums ), playing dates in England and Ireland ahead of an appearance at the Summer Sonic festival in Japan and other UK festivals.

Besides appearing in Singin ' in the Rain, The King and I, Summer and Smoke ( 1961 ), West Side Story, The Night of the Following Day ( 1968 ) and Carnal Knowledge in ( 1971 ),

Following the failed attempt to secure the 1996 Summer Olympics, both the city of Athens and the Greek government, aided by European Union funds, undertook major infrastructure projects such as the new Athens Airport and a new metro system.

Following the 1992 Summer Olympics in which Malone helped the American national team, dubbed the " Dream Team ", win a gold medal, Malone expressed opposition to Magic Johnson, who had recently tested positive for HIV and retired from the NBA in 1991, making a comeback to the league.

Following this, the band went on a festival tour in the summer of 2010, promoting their latest album, The Never Ending Way of ORWarriOR, with appearances at such festivals as Wacken Open Air, Summer Breeze Open Air, Sonisphere Festival, Gods of Metal, Rock Hard Festival and more.

Following the publication of The Stones of Summer, Dow was mentally exhausted and spent several months in an Iowa sanitorium.

Following the debacle at the 1908 Summer Olympics, in which France sent two teams, one controlled by the USFSA and another by FIFA, the CFI ruled that FIFA would now be responsible for the club's appearances in forthcoming Olympic Games and not the USFSA.

Following the Montreal 1976 Summer Olympics and in honor of the United States Bicentennial, Franklin Field hosted The Bicentennial Meet of Champions track and field event on August 4, 1976.

Following his collegiate career at Oregon, Prefontaine prepared for the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.

Following the success of Rent, Menzel released her first solo album entitled Still I Can't Be Still on Hollywood Records, Menzel also originated the role of Dorothy in Summer of ’ 42 at Goodspeed Opera House in Connecticut, starred as Sheila in the New York City Center Encores!

Following extensive budget cuts by the BBC World Service, due to the ceasing of funding by the Foreign & Commonwealth Office, the site was earmarked for closure in Summer 2011.

Following his retirement from football, Carlos worked for Puma, the United States Olympic Committee, the Organising Committee of the 1984 Summer Olympics and the City of Los Angeles.

Following the Descendents ' final tours in Spring and Summer of 1987, singer Milo Aukerman had left the band to pursue a career in biochemistry.