Starting in 2004, object databases have seen a second growth period when open source object databases emerged that were widely affordable and easy to use, because they are entirely written in OOP languages like Smalltalk, Java or C #, such as Versant's db4o ( db4objects ), DTS / S1 from Obsidian Dynamics and Perst ( McObject ), available under dual open source and commercial licensing.

In 2004, the Department of Communications redefined the Electronics Communications Act, which consolidated and redefined the landscape of telecommunications licensing in South Africa ( both mobile and fixed ).

Finally, in an echo of the X11R6. 4 licensing dispute, XFree86 released version 4. 4 in February 2004 under a more restrictive license which many projects relying on X found unacceptable.

In 2004, Copyright Promotions Licensing Group ( CPLG ) became Sesame Workshop's licensing representative for The Benelux, adding to their United Kingdom representation.

In 2004, a Dutch company Bazix announced they had become the representatives of MSX Association in Europe, being the English contact for any questions regarding the MSX trademarks and copyrights ( licensing ).

The CPA continued its work as the national broadcasting licensing and regulatory authority until June 2004 when the Iraq Communications and Media Commission ( CMC ) was established as the national regulatory agency that would issue licenses and regulate broadcasting and telecommunications.

In 2004 the Government, trying to placate the Lords and other opponents of a ban, proposed only restriction and licensing of hunting but anti-hunting MPs ( mostly Labour backbenchers ) forced through an amendment which would effect a total ban.

In late 2004, Ironcat signed artist Isabel Marks, licensing her webcomic Namir Deiter.

After Sega's ESPN NFL 2K5 successfully grabbed market share away from EA's dominant Madden NFL series during the 2004 holiday season, EA responded by making several large sports licensing deals which include an exclusive agreement with the NFL, and in January 2005, a 15-year deal with ESPN.

With the release of version 3. 0 in 2004, there were marked changes in Movable Type's licensing, most notably placing greater restrictions on its use without paying a licensing fee.

He presided at the Board of Green Cloth, until the Board of Green Cloth disappeared in the reform of local government licensing in 2004, brought about by the Licensing Act 2003 ( section 195 ).

He was a member of the Board of Green Cloth, until the Board of Green Cloth disappeared in the reform of local government licensing in 2004, brought about by the Licensing Act 2003 ( section 195 ).

In May 2004 the Nemein. Net suite was renamed to OpenPSA and released under Open Source licensing.

On the other hand, if a player opts out of group licensing, as Barry Bonds did in 2004, then manufacturers who depend on the MLBPA system will have no way of including him.

The Deregulation and Contracting Out Act 1994 removed the licensing requirement, but was partially reinstated for agencies in agricultural, shellfish and packing sectors through the Gangmasters ( Licensing ) Act 2004.

In October 2004, Jones announced a licensing agreement with Lime Lite Marketing to create Jones flavored lip balm.

In 2004, Jason Hall of Warner Bros. began " including ' quality metrics ' in the contracts the studio signed with partners interested in licensing Warner movies for games.

In 2004, the Department of Communications redefined the Electronics Communications Act, which consilidated and redefined the landscape of telecommunications licensing in South Africa ( both mobile and fixed ).

Although Moving Shadow experienced somewhat of a resurgence in 2004 and 2005 with acclaimed releases from Noisia and Calyx, the label stopped releasing new material in 2007 but continues to service its catalogue via on-line sales and licensing from its official website.

When Artemis folded in 2004, the Vanguard Classics catalogue was sold to Sheridan Square Entertainment, which is licensing the Vanguard Classics material with no apparent plans to relaunch or reactivate the label.

He was an ex officio member of the Board of Green Cloth, until that body was abolished in the reform of the local government licensing in 2004.

This apparently stems from a deal made in the second quarter of 2004 with revenue in that quarter of $ US 1. 4 million for the licensing agreement.

In 2003, Chuang Yi secured licensing rights to distribute its comics to Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines, and in 2004 branched into the magazine market including licensing of several Disney titles.

Because Guest's children are adopted, they cannot inherit the family barony under the terms of the letters patent that created it, though a 2004 Royal Warrant addressing the style of a peer's adopted children states that they can use courtesy titles.

Her films My Best Friend's Wedding ( 1997 ), Mystic Pizza ( 1988 ), Notting Hill ( 1999 ), Runaway Bride ( 1999 ), Valentine's Day ( 2010 ), The Pelican Brief ( 1993 ), Ocean's Eleven ( 2001 ), and Ocean's Twelve ( 2004 ) have collectively brought box office receipts of over $ 2. 4 billion, making her one of the most successful actresses in terms of box office receipts.

Imports continued to increase more rapidly than exports during the first nine months of 2004 ; Moldova ’ s terms of trade worsened, as higher-priced energy imports outpaced the value of Moldova ’ s main exports — agricultural and agro-processing goods.

The 2004 General Peace Agreement stipulated that the size of the army would be 24, 000 ( equally drawn from FAM and RENAMO ), but due to lack of interest ( pay and prospective terms of service were poor ) that figure was never reached.

Because of economic contraction ( the economy declined by about 2 % in 2004 and 2005 and lost another 1. 4 % in 2006 according to the International Monetary Fund ) the country was moving downwards in terms of per capita income.

The Port of Singapore, run by the port operators PSA International ( formerly the Port of Singapore Authority ) and Jurong Port, is the world's busiest in terms of shipping tonnage handled 1. 04 billion gross tons were handled in the year 2004, crossing the one billion mark for the first time in Singapore's maritime history.

Singapore is ranked second globally in terms of containerised traffic, with 21. 3 million Twenty-Foot Equivalent Units ( TEUs ) handled in 2004, and is also the world's busiest hub for transshipment traffic.

From 2001 to 2006, the race alternated between FOX and NBC under the terms of a six-year, $ 2. 48 billion NASCAR television contract, with FOX broadcasting the Daytona 500 in odd-numbered years ( 2001, 2003, 2005 ) and the Pepsi 400 in even-numbered years ( 2002, 2004, 2006 ), with NBC broadcasting the opposite race in that year.

According to the 2004 Book Summary, Baen Books was the ninth most active publisher in terms of most books published in the genres indicated, and the fifth most active publisher of the dedicated SF imprints, publishing a total of 67 titles ( of which 40 were original titles ).

When he chose not to run again in the June 2004 election, he was one of the longest-serving members in the House of Commons, having been elected and re-elected for seven consecutive terms.

), to the use of foreign terms, it became the standard for most style guides that followed ; thus, the 1926 first edition remains in print despite the existence of the 1965 second edition, and the 1996 and 2004 printings of the third edition, which was mostly rewritten as a usage dictionary incorporating corpus linguistics data.

It was among the top beneficiaries of the EU-15 between 1995 and 2004 ( only behind Spain and Greece in absolute terms, and behind Ireland and Greece in a per capita basis ).

In terms of mobile provision in 2004, however, Iran lagged all the countries mentioned above.

In 2004, Henry Gee, editor of the journal Nature, mentioned the Yeti as an example of a legend deserving further study, writing, " The discovery that Homo floresiensis survived until so very recently, in geological terms, makes it more likely that stories of other mythical, human-like creatures such as Yetis are founded on grains of truth ... Now, cryptozoology, the study of such fabulous creatures, can come in from the cold.

In a referendum in 2004, a constitutional amendment lifted the restriction on the number of terms for president.

The practice of osteopathy is regulated by law, under the terms of the Health Practitioners Competence Assurance Act 2003 which came into effect on 18 September 2004.

Barbara Bilger, the township's third female mayor in 2002 and 2004, was also the first woman to serve two terms as the township's mayor.

In 2004 the terms were modified to read: “ For a distinguished musical composition by an American that has had its first performance or recording in the United States during the year .”

In a study conducted by American City Business Journals in 2004, Los Alamos County topped the list as the best place to live in America in terms of quality of life.

Vajpayee served as the Prime Minister of India from 1996 to 2004 in three non-consecutive terms.

Perry ( 2004 ) argues that the key weakness of the novel is not that he decks out American politicians with sinister European touches, but that he finally conceives of fascism and totalitarianism in terms of traditional American political models rather than seeing them as introducing a new kind of society and a new kind of regime.

Anthropologists from Émile Durkheim through Turner and contemporary theorists like Michael Silverstein ( 2004 ) treat ritual as social action aimed at particular transformations often conceived in cosmic terms.

Following the 2004 elections, the first under the new form of government, lots were drawn to determine which of the newly elected members would serve a four-year term, with the other three serving two-year terms.

In March 2006, Michael Anthony spoke to Japanese rock magazine Burrn !, claiming the brothers did not want him on the 2004 reunion tour, although Hagar did ( and would not play without Anthony ), but he had to agree to reduced royalties and end absolutely all association with the band after the tour in terms of rights to using the name to promote himself.

Recent results have benefited from tougher underwriting standards imposed by the Franchise Board and improved terms and conditions following widespread underwriting losses during the period 1998 to 2001, the September 11 attacks, and large hurricane-related property and energy claims in both 2004 and 2005.