`` We the people of the Confederate States, each state acting in its sovereign and independent character, in order to form a permanent federal government, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity -- invoking the favor and the guidance of Almighty God -- do ordain and establish this Constitution for the Confederate States of America ''.

In its defensive formulations, the theory will attack conscious change on the grounds of the independent existence of the community.

The Fisher Body division, long controlled by the Fisher brothers under a voting trust even though General Motors owned a majority of its stock, followed an independent course for many years, but by 1947 and 1948 `` resistance had collapsed '' and its purchases from Du Pont `` compared favorably '' with purchases by other General Motors divisions.

So, for all practical purposes, it was an independent nation and by now had its own organized government ( unrecognized outside its own borders ).

In addition to asparagus, the production of hops plays a major role locally, the region having its own label, and there are still three independent breweries in the area.

This peculiar thing, called Mind ( Nous ), was no less illimitable than the chaotic mass, but, unlike the logos of Heraclitus, it stood pure and independent ( mounos ef eoutou ), a thing of finer texture, alike in all its manifestations and everywhere the same.

This led to the first of a number of periods in which an outside power controlled Athens ; Often the outside power set up a local agent as political boss in Athens ; but when Athens was independent, it operated under its traditional form of government ; even the bosses, like Demetrius of Phalerum, kept the traditional institutions in formal existence.

* 1849 – Hungary declares itself independent of Austria with Lajos Kossuth as its leader.

Today its focus is on ethics and it is known as the Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs, an independent, nonpartisan, nonprofit organization, whose mission is to be the voice for ethics in international affairs.

The SS-TV was an independent unit within the SS with its own ranks and command structure.

One independent group which had been active in NFL exhibition promotions in Atlanta applied for franchises in both the American Football League and the NFL, acting entirely on its own with no guarantee of stadium rights.

Since its inception in the early 1990s, the group has carried out bombings, kidnappings, assassinations and extortion in what they describe as their fight for an independent Islamic province in the Philippines.

The National Museum of Computing, an independent voluntary organisation, rents space from the Trust to house its collection of historic computers.

It was also the capital of an independent state under Edward, the Black Prince ( 1362 – 1372 ), but in the end, after the Battle of Castillon ( 1453 ) it was annexed by France which extended its territory.

Its first editor, William O. Eaton, just 22 years old, said " The Herald will be independent in politics and religion ; liberal, industrious, enterprising, critically concerned with literacy and dramatic matters, and diligent in its mission to report and analyze the news, local and global.

* Ark narrative ( 1 Samuel 4: 1b-7: 1 and 2 Samuel 6: 1-20 ): the ark's capture by the Philistines in the time of Eli and its transfer to Jerusalem by David-opinion is divided over whether this is actually an independent unit.

The party is keen to maintain its independent identity however, and argues that the need for a modern Liberal force in British politics has never been greater.

The " H-H-L " team impressed Hollywood with its success ; as Life wrote in 1957, " fter the independent production of a baker's dozen of pictures it has yet to have its first flop ... ( They were also good pictures.

The Cypriot Church claimed Barnabas as its founder in order to rid itself of the supremacy of the Patriarch of Antioch, as did the Archbishop of Milan afterwards, to become more independent of Rome.

For example, the CIA World Factbook uses the word in its " Country name " field to refer to " a wide variety of dependencies, areas of special sovereignty, uninhabited islands, and other entities in addition to the traditional countries or independent states ".< sup id = Note_1 >

In the later twentieth century, however, powerful and general theoretical methods were developed, making combinatorics into an independent branch of mathematics in its own right.

On 11 August 1960, Chad became an independent country and François Tombalbaye became its first President.

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.

In October 2009, when visiting Yerevan, the World Bank ’ s managing director, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, warned that Armenia will not reach a higher level of development unless its leadership changes the " oligopolistic " structure of the national economy, bolsters the rule of law and shows " zero tolerance " towards corruption.

On August 21, 2009 it was announced that the institution had changed its name to Crandall University in honour of Rev.

The following day, on 26 June 2009, the patriarch announced that he would not unveil the Ark after all, but that instead he could attest to its current status.

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

Namco Bandai has purchased a 34 % stake in Atari Europe on May 14, 2009, paving the way for its acquisition from Infogrames.

On 26 September 2008, the university announced its intention to return swimming to a varsity status in September 2009.

In 2009, American Media was taken over by its bondholders to keep it out of bankruptcy.

In March 2009, U. S. District Court Judge Panner ruled in favor of the Santo Daime, acknowledging its protection from prosecution under the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.

In 2009 its share of the vote reduced slightly, but it remained the dominant party with 65. 9 % of the votes.

Abergavenny Cricket Club is one of the oldest in the country and celebrated the 175th anniversary of its foundation in 2009.

In December 2009, the growth of tourism, with consequences for both the ecology and the safety of the travellers in its great and remote wilderness, was noted at a conference in New Zealand by experts from signatories to the Antarctic Treaty.

Since its original 1973 Broadway production, the musical has enjoyed professional productions in the West End, by opera companies, in a 2009 Broadway revival, and elsewhere, and it is a popular choice for regional groups.

The 2009 novel Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy takes its title from Housman's poem " Reveille ", and a line from Housman's poem XVI " How Clear, How Lovely Bright ", was used for the title of the last Inspector Morse book The Remorseful Day by Colin Dexter.

During the Financial crisis of 2007 – 2010, Bulgaria marked a decline in its economy of 5. 5 % in 2009, but quickly restored its positive growth to 0. 2 % in 2010, in contrast to other Balkan countries.

Norway saw its first finding in February 2009, when cows at two farms in Vest-Agder in the south of Norway showed an immune response to bluetongue.

* Coogan, Michael D. ( 2009 ) A Brief Introduction to the Old Testament: the Hebrew Bible in its Context Oxford University Press

On June 26, 2009, Jeff Immelt, the CEO of General Electric, called for the U. S. to increase its manufacturing base employment to 20 % of the workforce, commenting that the U. S. has outsourced too much in some areas and can no longer rely on the financial sector and consumer spending to drive demand.

Fat Albert performed its final JATO demonstration at the 2009 Pensacola Homecoming show, spending their 8 remaining JATO bottles.

On June 5, 2009 the city of Gainesville, Florida, officially renamed and dedicated its downtown plaza the Bo Diddley Community Plaza.

Frommer's, the American travel guidebook series, listed Belfast as the only United Kingdom destination in its Top 12 Destinations to Visit in 2009.

The United States is by far its largest trading partner, accounting for about 73 % of exports and 63 % of imports as of 2009.

In 2009, Cuba ranked 51st out of 182 with an HDI of 0. 863 ; remarkably high considering its GDP per capita only places it 95th.