Since the summit has been barren of soil cover, red spruce have been slowly ascending back towards the top in a process known as ecological succession.

Since the ascending node is the point of intersection between the ecliptic and the plane of the lunar orbit where the Moon is ascending from the South to the North, it is sometimes called the North node.

Since the leader has more than likely removed a great deal of gear as he or she climbed the route, and the rock being relatively featureless, it makes ascending necessary to ascend the route.

Since the implementation of the Statute of Westminster 1931 in each of the Commonwealth realms ( on successive dates from 1931 onwards ), the Act of Settlement cannot be altered in any realm except by that realm's own parliament and, by convention, only with the consent of all the other realms, as it touches on the succession to the shared throne.

Since that time there has been a series of pretenders, supporters of the Bonaparte family's claim to the throne of France are known as Bonapartists.

Since Ōtomo had weak political support from his maternal relatives, the general wisdom of the time held that it was not a good idea for him to ascend to the throne, yet Tenji was obsessed with the idea.

Since Raymond was his nearest relative in the male line with a strong claim to the throne, there was concern about the extent of his ambitions, although he had no direct heirs of his own.

Since the historical Midas of the 8th century BC and Gyges are believed to have been contemporaries, it seems most likely that Herodotus believed the throne was donated by the earlier, legendary King Midas.

Since his sons have gone to the land of the Lamanites to preach, he has no heir to receive the throne.

Since his accession to the throne in 2005, King Abdullah has taken steps to rein back the powers of the ulema, for instance transferring their control over girls ' education to the Ministry of Education.

Since the implementation of the Statute of Westminster 1931 in each of the Commonwealth realms ( on successive dates from 1931 onwards ) the Bill of Rights cannot be altered in any realm except by that realm's own parliament, and then, by convention, and as it touches on the succession to the shared throne, only with the consent of all the other realms.

Since Louis XV's son, Louis, the dauphin, had died nine years earlier, the throne passed to his grandson, the conventional and unimaginative Louis XVI.

Since Philip's older brother, the Duke of Burgundy, was second in line to the French throne after his father, there was little expectation that either he or his younger brother Charles, Duke of Berry, would ever rule over France.

Since Harthacnut was already on the Danish throne, this reunited the North Sea Empire.

Since Tiglath-Pileser came to the throne in 745 BC, Menahem's tribute would have to be in 745 or later, yet the " longer " chronology gave Pekah, successor to Menahem and Pekahiah, a twenty-year reign that started before this, in 752.

Since he has a fairly legitimate claim on the throne himself, is on better terms with his neighbours ( Begma, who objected to Duke Arkans ), and has given up his vendetta on Amber, Random is letting things stand.

Since Seleucus ' legitimate heir, Demetrius I Soter, was still a hostage in Rome, Antiochus, with the help of King Eumenes II of Pergamum, seized the throne for himself, proclaiming himself co-regent for another son of Seleucus, an infant named Antiochus ( whom he then murdered a few years later ).

Since Hermocrates died in 407 BC and Artaxerxes did not come to the throne until 404 BC, Chariton is anachronistic in having Hermocrates alive during Artaxerxes ' reign.

Since Mauregatus had ascended the throne in a coup d ' état with regional support in 783 and the succession of Bermudo proceeded without incident, it is probable that Mauregatus had procured a change in the ranks of the palatine nobility and that Bermudo was thus put forward as the candidate to, like Mauregatus, prevent the succession of Alfonso II, the son and heir of Fruela I.

Since Mustafa was the eldest, he took precedence over his brother to the throne.

Since 1301 the title has generally been granted to heirs-apparent to the English throne, and from the late 14th century it has been given only in conjunction with that of Prince of Wales.

Since then, some Spanish legitimist claimants to the French throne have borne the title even to the present day, as does a nephew of the Orléanist pretender.

In a statement issued to the Iranian people from her parents ' home in Germany, Soraya said, " Since His Imperial Majesty Reza Shah Pahlavi has deemed it necessary that a successor to the throne must be of direct descent in the male line from generation to generation to generation, I will with my deepest regret in the interest of the future of the State and of the welfare of the people in accordance with the desire of His Majesty the Emperor sacrifice my own happiness, and I will declare my consent to a separation from His Imperial Majesty.

Since then, the term Peacock Throne has consistently been misused to refer to the throne of the Pahlavi monarchy.

Since the House of Braganza acceded to the throne of Portugal in 1640, the male heir of the Portuguese Crown was known as the Duke of Braganza and Prince of Brazil until 1822, or sometimes also as Prince of Beira.

) Since they both were ruled by partially sinicized Xiongnu with a Chinese throne name Liu, the Chinese scholars often conditionally combined them into a single Han Zhao state.

Since the deposition of Maximilian I of the House of Habsburg as Emperor of Mexico in 1867, there has been a pretender line of accession to the throne through his adopted son, the grandson of Mexico's first emperor, Agustin I.

Since 2005, he has been a member of the Public Chamber of Russia.

Since about 2005, computer scientists have attempted to develop automated methods to infer aesthetic quality of images.

Since 2005 Alicante has been home to Ciudad de la Luz, one of the largest film studios in Europe.

* Since 2005 Major redevelopment and modernization of the station and surrounding area.

Since the 2002 civil war in Côte d ' Ivoire, relations between it and Burkina Faso have been filled with accusations of Burkinabé support for rebels on one side and claims of mistreatment of Burkinabé workers on the other .< ref > Blaise Campaoré :<< La crise ivoirienne inquiète le Burkina >>, Le Figaro, December 11, 2005 </ ref > Côte d ' Ivoire remains Burkina Faso's largest regional trading partner in spite of their disputes and tens of thousands of Burkinabés continue to work in the Ivory Coast.

Since then, Nike then Adidas have had more overt branding on the shirts, with sponsors Scottish Provident ( 1997 ), NTL ( 2001 ), Zurich ( 2005 ) and HSBC ( 2009 ).

Since 2005, Lee has written the Boston Herald's poker column every Sunday.

Since 2005 BJU has been accredited by the Transnational Association of Christian Colleges and Schools, a national accrediting organization recognized by the Department of Education and the Council for Higher Education Accreditation.

Since about 2005, Oi Polloi ( from Scotland ) have recorded in Scottish Gaelic.

Since 2005, the world's top selling brand of inkjet and laser printers has been HP which now has 46 % of sales in inkjet and 55. 5 % in laser printers.

Since June 2005 the Istrian Y extends from the Slovenian border in Istria and the A7 connects Slovenia to Rijeka.

Since the establishment of the Revolutionary Government of Cuba in 1959, the country has sent more than 52, 000 medical workers abroad to work in needy countries, including countries affected by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and the 2005 Kashmir earthquake.

Since 2005, the Bengals wear white for September home games where the heat could become a factor.

Since 2005 the black rooster has been the emblem of the Chianti Classico producers association.

Since 2005, the winners of the Deutscher Filmpreis, also known as the Lolas are elected by the members of the Deutsche Filmakademie.

* Cycling Since 2004 the Marcha Ciclotourista has been held in La Oliva and the Criterium Ciclista has been held in Corralejo ( also part of the La Oliva municipality ) since 2005.

Since 2005 they've been allowed to freely display their work along some sections of riverside retaining walls in designated " Graffiti Zones ".

Since 2005 Brinkmann and Walfield started researching Coyotos as a new kernel for HURD.

Since the 2005 general election the government has floated the idea of voluntary mergers of local councils, avoiding a costly reorganisation but achieving desired reform.

Since 2000, Jersey's " external personality " has developed, recognised in the preamble to the States of Jersey Law 2005 which refers to " an increasing need for Jersey to participate in matters of international affairs ".

Since then it has been open source software, originally under a license particular to AT & T but, since the 93q release in early 2005, it has been licensed under the Common Public License.

Since 2005 Kashubian has enjoyed legal protection in Poland as an official regional language.

Since then her films have included the romantic comedy Wimbledon ( 2004 ), the romantic science fiction Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind ( 2004 ) and Cameron Crowe's tragicomedy Elizabethtown ( 2005 ).

Since the summer of 2005 Lithuania has been part of the International Security Assistance Force in Afghanistan ( ISAF ), leading a Provincial Reconstruction Team ( PRT ) in the town of Chaghcharan in the province of Ghor.

Since 2005 use of MUMPS is either in the form of GT. M or InterSystems Caché.