* 2009: Staff of The New York Times, " for its swift and sweeping coverage of a prostitution scandal that resulted in the resignation of Gov.

In June 2009, then-Nevada Governor Jim Gibbons signed the most stringent punishments nationwide for child prostitution and pandering.

In 2009 Las Vegas was identified by the FBI as one of 14 cities in the U. S. with high rates of child prostitution.

The proposal, which would have instituted a $ 5 tax per act of prostitution, with the proceeds partly being used for a sex worker counseling agency, was voted down in the Taxation Committee in April 2009.

India's federal police said in 2009 that they believed around 1. 2 million children in India to be involved in prostitution.

* Davies, Nick Guardian newspaper “ Inquiry fails to find single trafficker who forced anybody into prostitution ” 20 October 2009

According to a report in the Daily Telegraph ( Australia ), illegal brothels in Sydney now outnumber licensed operations by four to one ; according to a 2009 report, in Queensland only 10 % of prostitution happens in licensed brothels, the rest remains either unregulated or illegal.

In 2009, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged all countries remove bans on prostitution and homosexual sex, because " such laws constitute major barriers to reaching key populations with HIV services ".

In 2009, the Dutch justice ministry announced plans to close 320 prostitution " windows " from Amsterdam.

In 2009 he said: (...) involvement of gangs and organised crime in street prostitution has become evident (...) Street prostitution also attracts offensive litter, disorder, drugs and intimidation.

Since the House of Representatives of Japan was dissolved on 21 July 2009, the amendments to the law against child prostitution and child pornography on the table were withdrawn.

In 2009, the laws in the United Kingdom ( UK ) changed in relation to escort agencies and prostitution.

By the 2000s, the positive-sex position had driven various international human rights NGOs to actively pressure the Chinese government to abandon its official policy of banning prostitution in post-reform China and recognise ' voluntary ' prostitution as legitimate work ( Jeffreys 2009 ).

At a press conference in March 2009, he insulted the first two rivals by claiming they would end the season with no honours – and accused the Italian sport journalists of " intellectual prostitution " on their behalf.

In the UK, prostitution itself is legal, but associated activities such as kerb crawling, soliciting in public, keeping a brothel and pimping are not ; and the Policing and Crime Act 2009 makes it illegal to pay for sex with a prostitute who has been " subjected to force " and this is a strict liability offence ( clients can be prosecuted even if they didn ’ t know the prostitute was forced ).

In Rhode Island, prostitution was legal " behind closed doors " from 1980 until 2009.

In 2009 the Dutch justice ministry announced the appointment of a special public prosecutor charged with closing down prostitution windows and coffee shops connected to organized crime syndicates.

was introduced in the House of Representatives of the Netherlands in 2009 and amended in 2010 which would ban prostitution by people younger than 21.

Between 2009 and 2010, Berlusconi was involved in a prostitution scandal leading to his divorce: he was revealed to having had close acquaintance with pre-18-year-old girls, and several call girls presented proofs of having had sex with him and having been paid for that.

In 2009, BBC crime drama Silent Witness incorporated the practice of necklacing into a storyline surrounding a prostitution ring in South Africa.

" In July 2009 a rise in prostitution was reported along McMicken Avenue ; police said that new development is pushing the women out of other parts of Over-the-Rhine into a smaller area.

In early 2009, due to the recession, State Sen. Bob Coffin ( D ) proposed legalizing prostitution statewide for tax purposes.

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.

Several robot cities have been planned for the country: the first will be built in 2009 at a cost of 500 billion won, of which 50 billion is direct government investment.

In the 1998 version, Alliaceae were a distinct family ; in the 2003 version, combining the Alliaceae with the Agapanthaceae and the Amaryllidaceae sensu stricto was recommended but optional ; in the 2009 version, only the broad circumscription of the Amaryllidaceae is allowed, with the Alliaceae reduced to a subfamily, Allioideae.

* Murder is Easy ( 2009 )

England is the current holder after winning the Ashes in 2009 and again in the 2010 / 11 series in Australia.

Although, as of 2009, none of the extrasolar planets detected by ground-based astrometry has been verified in subsequent studies, astrometry is expected to be more accurate in space missions that are not affected by the distorting effects of the Earth's atmosphere.

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.

As of a storm in spring 2009, the sign is no longer there although the supporting posts are still visible.

* 215: 511 Philadelphia, PA was deprecated by state-wide use of 511 as road info in 2009 ; PA is the 36th state to adopt the system.

Another example is when a few passengers and flight attendants teamed up to subdue Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab who attempted to detonate explosives sewn into his underwear aboard Northwest Flight 253 on December 25, 2009.

In New York, the New Normannii Reik of Theodish Belief was founded in 1997 and is led by Dan Halloran, but in 2009 many members split off and formed the Arfstoll Church of Theodish Belief, White Marsh Theod, and Álfröðull þjóð.

In 2007, she wrote that she did not want to belittle the issue but was sceptical of the claims that specific actions would prevent catastrophe, then in 2008 that her doubts had been “ crystalised ” by Nigel Lawson's book An Appeal to Reason, before stating in 2009 that " There is no climate change, hasn ’ t anybody looked out of their window recently?

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

* 2009 – Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori is sentenced to 25 years in prison for ordering killings and kidnappings by security forces.

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.

In his New York Times review of the 2009 Broadway production, Ben Brantley noted that " the expression that hovers over Trevor Nunn's revival ... feels dangerously close to a smirk ... It is a smirk shrouded in shadows.

Cycling is a growing mode of transportation in Atlanta, more than doubling since 2009, when it comprised 1. 1 % of all commutes ( up from 0. 3 % in 2000 ).

He is married to Hillary Rodham Clinton, who has served as the United States Secretary of State since 2009 and was a Senator from New York from 2001 to 2009.

Lieutenant general Yurij Viktorovich Zhadobin is the Minister of Defense since December 4, 2009.

Building new highways is one of the top goals of the 2009 elected government of Boyko Borisov, therefore new roads and highways are regularly opened for use.

It is held bi-annually, last time October 2009 and next time October 2011.

Here is a table of the contents of the BBC Red Button ( as of December 2009 )

It has, since March 2009, also provided the mechanism by which the Bank's policy of quantitative easing ( QE ) is achieved, under the auspices of the MPC.

Starting in 2009, vehicular traffic is banned at Times Square between 47th and 42nd Streets, and at Herald Square between 35th and 33rd Streets as part of a pilot program ; the right-of-way is intact and reserved for cyclists and pedestrians.