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 ).

For the Construction of RN7 Canada Pledge US $ 75 and IDB US $ 31 Million for the construction of the road which started in 2009 ; it did suffer major setback because of the earthquake also.

Construction of a new Terminal 2 complex to replace the old terminal building and adjacent Queen's Building began in 2009 with the first phase expected to open in 2014.

Construction of the new field began in 2007, and was completed in December 2009, in time for the 2010 season.

Construction of the Dubai Metro began in march 2006 ; it opened for the public on 9 September 2009.

Construction of the Varese-Mendrisio section ( long ) is expected to begin in 2009.

* Denis Savoie, Sundials, Design, Construction, and Use, Springer, 2009, ISBN 978-0-387-09801-2.

Construction was finished in the summer of 2009 and uses underground geothermal energy to heat and cool the building.

Construction on the building, which has of lettable space, began on 17 March 2009.

Construction of the new residence at the University of Calgary broke ground Friday, May 15, 2009.

Construction resulted in the complete closure of portions of the expressway in 2008 and 2009.

Construction work on the Great Yarmouth Outer Harbour began in June 2007 and was completed by 2009, it is a deep-water harbour on the North Sea.

Construction on this bridge started in October 2008 and is expected to be completed in July 2009.

In 2009, the City of Leeds Board of Education authorized the construction — completed by the Wyatt Construction Company — of two new schools, Leeds Middle School and Leeds High School.

Construction is said to start in 2008 or 2009.

Construction on the southbound lanes was completed in late 2009.

A portion of the old courthouse still stands near the current ( 3rd ) courthouse. New Justice Center October 2009 Construction began in 2008 on a new Justice Center because of the demand for a more modern courthouse and for an " official " county jail ( to save on transport of inmates to neighboring Lebanon in Marion County ).

Other hurricanes, such as Diana in 1984, Bertha and Fran in 1996 and Floyd in 1999, have caused damage to the island, though nowhere near as catastrophic as that of Hazel. Construction began on a $ 64 million bridge project in November 2007, with a December 2009 completion date.

Construction of a train link, Kehärata, to the centre of Helsinki began in the spring of 2009 and the line is planned to go into operation in 2014.

Construction began in March 2009 for an extension to Dulles Airport to be built in two phases and opening in 2013 and 2016.

* Jeffries, L. ( 2009, forthcoming ) Opposition in Discourse: The Construction of Oppositional Meaning London: Continuum.

Construction started in 2004 and was suspended due to projected cost increases in 2009, but resumed in 2010.

Construction on this interchange, which cost $ 31 million, began in April 2009.

Construction started on the new facility in the summer of 2009 ; over 130 new jobs will be created.

Construction began in August 2009 and is expected to be completed in 2014.