Since his death in 1979, Al Capp and his work have been the subject of more than 40 books, including three biographies.

Since 1979, a facsimile edition of that first edition has been available in four paper-bound volumes.

Since the 16th General Conference on Weights and Measures ( CGPM ) in 1979, the candela has been defined as:

Since then, the country has had two presidents: Francisco Macías Nguema, the former mayor of Mongomo under the Spanish colonial government, and Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo ( Macías's nephew ), who has ruled since 1979 when he staged a military coup d ' état and executed Macías.

Since 1979, President Obiang has been constrained only by a need to maintain a consensus among his advisers and political supporters, most of whom are drawn from the Nguema family in Mongomo, in the eastern part of Río Muni.

Since the 1979 European Parliament election regionalists and separatists have been represented in the European Parliament.

Since 1979, there have been concerted efforts by international bodies to end the practice, including sponsorship by the United Nations of an International Day of Zero Tolerance to Female Genital Mutilation, held each 6 February since 2003.

Since 1979, the USA had required ICD-9-CM codes for Medicare and Medicaid claims, and most of the rest of the American medical industry followed suit.

Since the 1979 Islamic revolution, the Iranian government has executed more than 4, 000 such people.

Since 1979, when the drive to establish a functioning legal system began, more than 300 laws and regulations, most of them in the economic area, have been promulgated.

Since 1979, microwave sounding units ( MSUs ) on NOAA polar orbiting satellites have measured the intensity of upwelling microwave radiation from atmospheric oxygen.

Since 1979 the Stratospheric sounding units ( SSUs ) on the NOAA operational satellites provided near global stratospheric temperature data above the lower stratosphere.

Since 1979 Salt Lake City has had a nonpartisan mayor-council form of government.

Since the 1979 revolution the persecution of Bahá ' ís has increased with oppression, the denial of civil rights and liberties, and the denial of access to higher education and employment.

Since the 1979 revolution, the authorities have destroyed most or all of the Baha ' i holy places in Iran, including the House of the Bab in Shiraz, a house in Tehran where Bahá ' u ' lláh was brought up, and other sites connected to aspects of Babi and Baha ' i history.

Since 1979, Passive Solar Building Design has been a critical element of achieving zero energy by educational institution experiments, and governments around the world, including the U. S. Department of Energy, and the energy research scientists that they have supported for decades.

Since the team's move from New Orleans to Salt Lake City in 1979, the Utah Jazz have worn several uniforms throughout their franchise history.

Since 1979, D-M has been the training location for pilots in the A-10 ; the base was redesignated the 355th Tactical Training Wing on 1 September 1979.

Since 1979, Europe has won nine times outright and retained the Cup once by tying, with seven American wins over this period.

Since the adoption of this form of government, Bay County has had three County Executives: Gary Majeske ( R ) ( 1979 – 1989 ), Kim Higgs ( D ) ( 1989 – 1993 ), and Thomas Hickner ( D ) ( 1993 – Present ).

Since the Mid-Manhattan Expressway that would have connected the route to New York's Interstate 495 ( Long Island Expressway ) was canceled, Interstate 495 officially became New Jersey Route 495 in 1979 with signs being changed in 1989.

Since 1979, Künast has been a member of the German Green Party ( Bündnis 90 / Die Grünen ), first in the Alternative List in West Berlin.

* Middletown Upper Houses Historic District – on Connecticut Route 99 ; Since July 27, 1979

A right to education has been created and recognized by some jurisdictions: Since 1952, Article 2 of the first Protocol to the European Convention on Human Rights obliges all signatory parties to guarantee the right to education.

Since then the Court has appeared to be more open to finding states guilty of torture and has even ruled that since the Convention is a " living instrument ", treatment which it had previously characterised as inhuman or degrading treatment might in future be regarded as torture.

Since the passage of the Human Rights Act 1998, the courts have been able to declare an Act of Parliament to be incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights, but such a declaration of incompatibility has no legal effect unless and until it is acted upon by the government.

" and " Since the signing of the Convention, there have been no disputes among the parties regarding the definition of biological agents or toxins ..."

Since the entering into force of the 1928 Convention Relating to International Exhibitions, the Bureau International des Expositions ( BIE ; ) has served as an international sanctioning body for world's fairs.

Since the advent of the Convention on the Rights of the Child in 1989 ( children defined as under 18 ), almost every country ( except the U. S. & Somalia ) in the world has become voluntarily legally committed to advancing an anti-discriminatory stance towards young people of all ages.

Since the Berne Convention does not offer any guidance on which law shall be applied to determine copyright ownership, this ruling is still the relevant case law in this question and the principle is applied in the U. S. even in other recent cases.

Since its conception in 2005, AirCappella has played outside the College, having represented Vassar at the 2007 and 2009 International Whistlers Convention in Louisburg, North Carolina.

Since the prison was unknown to the international community, its operation by the US was in violation of the Geneva Convention of 1929, which the U. S. had ratified.

Since the Anglo-American Convention of 1818, Oregon had been jointly occupied by both the United States and the United Kingdom.

Since Canada ratified the Basel Convention on August 28, 1992, and as of August 2011, Environment Canada's Enforcement Branch has initiated 176 investigations for violations under EIHWHRMR, some of which are still in progress.

Since the gathering was held by a bolting faction of a Convention formally called by the Social Democracy of America, subsequent party histories do not regard this first organizational meeting as a formal " Convention " — although the party organ established at the same time, The Social Democratic Herald, did consider it such.

Since 1975, when they were first awarded, they have been handed out at the World Fantasy Convention.

Since denominational institutions could not receive public funds, the Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec decided to reorganize the university, creating two federated colleges.

Since the churches were located chiefly in the central provinces, the name was changed in 1888 to " Baptist Convention of Ontario and Quebec " ( BCOQ ).

Since then, the European Court of Human Rights ( ECHR ) has ruled that the trial violated Articles 6 ( right to a fair trial ) because the defendants had been refused legal aid and had only been represented by volunteer lawyers, and Article 10 ( right to freedom of expression ) of the Convention on Human Rights, again because the defendants had been refused legal aid, and awarded a judgment of £ 57, 000 against the UK government.

Since 1999, the Hungarian Baptist Churches Convention is affiliated to the Baptist Union of Romania alongside other 15 territorial communities ( or associations )-Arad, Bacău, Brăila, Bucharest, Cluj, Constanţa, Craiova, Oradea, Sebiş ( Arad County ), Sibiu, Suceava, Hunedoara and Timişoara.

Since then Protocol 6 of the Convention has called for nations to outlaw capital punishment except in time of war or national emergency, and at present this pertains in all countries of the Council.

Since its opening day, it has hosted seven NBA Finals series with the Lakers, three WNBA Finals, the 2000 Democratic National Convention, the 2002 U. S. Figure Skating Championships, the 52nd NHL All-Star game, two NBA All-Star Games ( in 2004 and 2011 ), the Pacific-10 Conference Men's Basketball Tournament, since 2002, the WTA Tour Championships, from 2002 – 2005, UFC 60 in 2006, UFC 104 in 2009, the inaugural Latin Grammy Awards in 2000, the annual Grammy Awards, since 2000, with the exception of 2003, the 2009 World Figure Skating Championships, the Summer X Games indoor competitions, since 2003, as well as numerous concerts and HBO Championship Boxing matches.

Since 2000, the United Nations General Assembly has been negotiating a Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism.

Since it is located halfway between the cities of Geneva and Lausanne, many international companies and organizations have offices in Gland, among others Sun Microsystems, IUCN ( International Union for Conservation of Nature ), the Ramsar Convention and World Wide Fund for Nature.

Since the first Convention in 1946, nearly 269, 000 attendees have heard the challenge to participate in God's global mission.

Since its opening day, the arena has hosted the 1960 Democratic National Convention, the 1968 and 1972 NCAA Men's Basketball Final Four, the 1992 NCAA Women's Basketball Final Four, the 1963 NBA All-Star Game, and the boxing competitions during the 1984 Summer Olympics.