*** Microsoft AppFabric, based on the earlier. NET Application Server and the caching technology ( formerly codenamed " Velocity ").

*** Microsoft SQL Server Modeling Services ( SSModS ) released ( formerly codenamed " Oslo ")

*** Dennis and Gnasher ( 2009 TV series ), the latest series based on the Beano comic, released on September 7, 2009.

*** Washington District of Columbia and U. S. territories 2009 ( Proof Only )

*** Washington District of Columbia and U. S. territories 2009

*** 2008 – 2009 Israel – Gaza conflict – the frequent Hamas Qassam rocket and mortar fire launched from within civilian population centers in Gaza towards the Israeli southern civilian communities led to an Israeli military operation in Gaza, which had the stated aim of reducing the Hamas rocket attacks and stopping the arms smuggling into the Gaza Strip.

*** Tivoli Japan, a Japanese version, in Kurashiki, Okayama, based on the park in Copenhagen ; went bankrupt in 2009 and closed

* Channel 61: WGTU-DT2 " Northern Michigan's CW " ( The CW ) *** The CW 61 channel is no longer in operation in Traverse City ( as of June 2009 )

*** In 2009 won the Seiun Award as the Best Foreign Language Novel of the Year in Japan for 2008

*** Beginning in 1969 and continuing through 2009, with some exceptions, the format was geographic — most recently Eastern Conference vs. Western Conference.

*** The first game in 2009, which took place after the season, employed a format similar to that of recent MLS All-Star Games, with a team of WPS all-stars taking on a visiting foreign club team ( specifically Umeå IK of Sweden ).

*** " The Gong Beater " ( with Clint Langley, in 2000 AD # 1635-1638, May – June 2009 )

*** " The Amber Smuggler " ( with Clint Langley, in 2000 AD # 1662-1665, November – December 2009 )

*** Volume 6 ( hc, 256 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3781-5 ) includes:

*** Sins of the Father ( collects # 213-216, hc, 168 pages, 2008, ISBN 0-7851-3002-0 ; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3003-9 )

*** Original Sin ( collects # 217-218 and X-Men: Original Sin one-shot, hc, 144 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3038-1 ; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-2956-1 )

*** Salvage ( collects # 219-225, hc, 168 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4173-1 ; tpb, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-3876-5 )

*** Dark Avengers / Uncanny X-Men: Utopia ( includes # 226-227, hc, 368 pages, 2009, ISBN 0-7851-4233-9 ; tpb, 2010, ISBN 0-7851-4234-7 )

*** Gambit ( with David Yardin, one-shot, 2009 )

*** 2009 Tour de France, the 2009 competition

*** The Sinestro Corps War, Volume 1 ( includes # 14-15, hc, 176 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1650-1 ; tpb, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-1870-9 )

*** The Sinestro Corps War, Volume 2 ( includes # 16-17, hc, 192 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1800-8 ; tpb, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2036-3 )

*** The Resurrection of Ra's al Ghul ( hc, 256 pages, 2008, ISBN 1-4012-1785-0 ; tpb, 2009, ISBN 1-4012-2032-0 ) includes:

*** Ricoh Caplio R2 ( 5 megapixel, larger screen, no viewfinder )

*** The Los Angeles Lakers have announced they will retire the number for likely future Hall of Famer Shaquille O ' Neal on April 2, 2013.

*** 4 channel sound ( Lynx II with panning )

*** Unlimited number of high-speed sprites with collision detection

*** Hardware 16-bit × 16-bit → 32-bit multiply with optional accumulation ; 32-bit ÷ 16-bit → 16-bit divide

*** Charbroiling-direct dry heat on a solid surface with wide raised ridges.

*** Gridironing-direct dry heat on a solid or hollow surface with narrow raised ridges.

*** Griddling-direct dry or moist heat along with the use of oils and butter on a flat surface.

*** Mine Exploder T3E2 Flail: E1 variant, rotor replaced with steel drum of larger diameter.

*** The muzzle mouldings are the tiered rings which connect the face with the rest of the muzzle, the first of which is called the lip and the second the fillet

*** The Spring and Autumn Annals is chronologically the earliest annal ; consisting of about 16, 000 words, it records the events of the State of Lu from 722 BCE to 481 BCE, with implied condemnation of usurpations, murder, incest, etc.

*** Ganges and Indus River Dolphin, Platanista gangetica with two subspecies

*** Fermentation ( food ), the process of converting sugar to carbon dioxide and alcohol with yeast

*** Normal anatomical shunt occur due to Thebesian veins which empty into the left ventricle and the bronchial circulation which supplies the bronchi with oxygen.

*** Outstanding National Duet for " Higher " with Robert Bradley ( Winner )

*** Double-sideband modulation with carrier ( DSB-WC ) ( used on the AM radio broadcasting band )

*** SSB with carrier ( SSB-WC )

*** Lobster roll, made with a New England-style hotdog bun

*** Lap slide guitar, with a conventional wooden guitar box.

*** Biellmann spin, an upright figure skating spin in which the skater executes a one-foot spin while holding the other foot extended over and behind the head, forming a teardrop shape with the body

*** Port: institutional branch based at a military installation in situations where groups of members will be detached for long periods, as with ships at sea ( may be a part of a larger local group or report directly to a principality or kingdom )

*** Off-Broadway – professional venue in New York City with a seating capacity between 100 and 499, and for a specific production of a play, musical or revue.

*** Proletcult Theatre – theatrical branch of the Soviet cultural movement Proletcult concerned with the powerful expression of ideological content as political propaganda in the years following the revolution of 1917.

*** 1963 – After the overthrow of the Diem Regime in early November 1963, U. S. President John F. Kennedy increased the number of U. S. military advisers from 800 to more than 16, 000 to cope with rising guerrilla activity in Vietnam.

*** 1966 – After 1966 with the draft in place more than 500, 000 troops are sent to Vietnam by the Johnson administration and college attendance soars.

*** Zony or Zetland, a zebra / pony cross (" zony " is a generic term ; " zetland " is specifically a hybrid of the Shetland pony breed with a zebra )

*** " Ischemic cardiomyopathy " is a weakness in the muscle of the heart due to inadequate oxygen delivery to the myocardium with coronary artery disease being the most common cause.