In 2009, the American Anthropological Association's Commission on the Engagement of Anthropology with the US Security and Intelligence Communities released its final report concluding, in part, that, " When ethnographic investigation is determined by military missions, not subject to external review, where data collection occurs in the context of war, integrated into the goals of counterinsurgency, and in a potentially coercive environment – all characteristic factors of the HTS concept and its application – it can no longer be considered a legitimate professional exercise of anthropology.

However, recent classifications have abandoned Mon – Khmer as a taxon, either reducing it in scope or making it synonymous with the larger family ( Diffloth 2005, Sidwell 2009 ).

* Bertrand Russell, ( 1779 – 2009 ) Why I Am Not a Christian, ISBN 0-671-20323-1

* 2009 – A 6. 3 magnitude earthquake strikes near L ' Aquila, Italy, killing 307.

* 1894 – Gertrude Baines, American super-centenarian ( d. 2009 )

* 1920 – Jack Cover, American inventor of the Taser gun ( d. 2009 )

* 1986 – Tara Osseck, American model, Miss Missouri 2009

* 2009 – Zimbabwe officially abandons the Zimbabwe Dollar as their official currency.

* 1925 – Joe Bowman, American and marksman and boot-maker ( d. 2009 )

* 2009 – Chrysler automobile company files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.

* 2009 – Seven people are killed and 17 injured at a Queen's Day parade in Apeldoorn, Netherlands.

* 2009 – Terror act in Azerbaijan state oil academy: 13 students died.

* 2009 – The Burmese military junta and ethnic armies begin three days of violent clashes in the Kokang Special Region.

* 1947 – Peter Krieg, German director, producer, and writer ( d. 2009 )

From January – September 2010, bilateral trade with the United States measured approximately $ 150 million, on track for about a 30 percent increase over 2009.

The best current ( 2009 ) estimate of the International Astronomical Union ( IAU ) for the value of the astronomical unit in meters is A = m, based on a comparison of JPL and IAA – RAS ephemerides.

* 1921 – Jack Kramer, American tennis player ( d. 2009 )

* 1933 – Dom DeLuise, American actor and comedian ( d. 2009 )

* 1949 – Ray Nettles, American football player ( d. 2009 )

* 1950 – Jim Carroll, American poet and actor ( d. 2009 )

* 1933 – Pat Crawford, Australian cricketer ( d. 2009 )

* 2009 – Nikolaos Makarezos, Greek army officer ( b. 1919 )

The second generation was led by Fernand Braudel ( 1902 – 1985 ) and included Georges Duby ( 1919 – 1996 ), Pierre Goubert ( 1915 – 2012 ), Robert Mandrou ( 1921 – 1984 ), Pierre Chaunu ( 1923 – 2009 ), Jacques Le Goff ( 1924 – ) and Ernest Labrousse ( 1895 – 1988 ).

* April 2009 – The US Treasury names AllianceBernstein as one of the three asset managers to help value and manage the TARP assets

* 2009 – North Korea launches its controversial Kwangmyŏngsŏng-2 rocket.

* 2009 – NASA successfully launches the Ares I-X mission, the only rocket launch for its later-cancelled Constellation program.

He appeared to indicate that he did not see purchase of Russian launches for NASA crews as politically viable following the 2008 South Ossetia war, and hoped the new US administration will resolve the issue in 2009 by extending shuttle operations beyond 2010.

In fiscal year 2009, NASA budget allocated $ 2. 98 billion for 5 launches to the program, including $ 490 million for " program integration ", $ 1. 03 billion for " flight and ground operations ", and $ 1. 46 billion for " flight hardware " ( which includes maintenance of orbiters, engines, and the external tank between flights.

2009: BAM launches the Bridge Project, a transatlantic partnership with London ’ s Old Vic and Neal Street Productions ; productions of Chekhov ’ s The Cherry Orchard and Shakespeare ’ s The Winter ’ s Tale, directed by Sam Mendes, open at BAM before touring the globe

In a catalog listing known launches up to July 2009, the Union of Concerned Scientists listed 902 operational satellites.

In August 2009, the NASA assistant associate administrator for the Launch Services Program stated that NASA might purchase additional Delta II launches beyond those it had planned at that time.

* 2009: Palm ( now a division of HP ) launches the Palm Pre smartphone with the Palm Touchstone wireless charger.

* 2009 National Bank launches Private Wealth 1859, a complete and integrated new line of personalized products and services, dedicated exclusively to the specific needs of affluent clients

In June 2009 Coventry University launches the University's iTunes U site which now has over 600 educational podcasts and videos for anyone to download for free.

In autumn in 2009 Maersk Line launches a new graduate programme called the Maersk Line Graduate Programme ( M. L. G. P ).

After several shows promoting the album, Dark Funeral launches the fifth studio album in 2009, Angelus Exuro Pro Eternus.

Nov. 2009 Travelzoo launches Travelzoo Network in UK

In 2009, Chevrolet launched the Cobalt's eventual successor, the Chevrolet Cruze ( based on the new Delta II platform ), in Europe, with launches in other markets ( including the US ) following in 2010.

It launches in Spring 2009 with another collection of clothing after resigning with its distributor and partner Marc Ecko Enterprises.

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On August 8, 2009 Alexander Leonov, Director of the Russian Machine Building Research and Production Center, said " we are ready for test launches.

As of 2009, only the single-engine Centaur ( SEC ) has been used, and no launches using a dual-engine Centaur ( DEC ) are currently planned.

Three of the last four launches have ended in failure, including the February 24, 2009 launch of the Orbiting Carbon Observatory mission and the March 4, 2011 launch of the Glory mission.

* 2009 — Syngene partners with Sapient Discovery to expand integrated drug discovery offerings ; Syngene and DuPont Crop Protection Forge Alliance Partnership ; Bristol-Myers Squibb and Syngene open new R & D facility at Biocon Park ; Biocon launches BASALOGTM-long lasting basal insulin for Type 1 & Type 2 Diabetics ; Biocon inks partnership with ISB to launch the Biocon Cell for Innovation Management ; Announces strategic collaboration with Mylan to enter the global generic biologics market ; Biocon and Amylin Pharmaceuticals enter into a global development and commercialization agreement for a novel peptide hybrid.

In 2009 and 2010 the Poker Channel continued to expand its availability in Europe, including launches on all cable platforms in Portugal ( Zon, Meo, Cabovisao ); Neufbox ( SFR ) in France ; Austria Telekom, Vectra and UPC in Poland, and making the channel available to all subscribers of Focussat, DigiTV and UPC Direct in Eastern Europe in Czech Republic, Romania, Hungary, Slovenia and Slovakia.