In the 2009 Brazilian soap opera Caminho das Índias ( Portuguese for " The way to India ") hijras are shown in some occasions, especially at weddings and other ceremonies where they are paid for their blessing.

In 2009, the Diocese of Niagara in southwestern Ontario became the second diocese to authorize the blessing of same-sex unions when Bishop Michael Bird approved a gender-neutral rite for the blessing of civil marriages.

In 2009, the Bishop of the Diocese of Ottawa authorized the blessing of same-sex unions in a single parish: the Church of St John the Evangelist.

In July 2009, the General Convention of the Episcopal Church in the United States of America adopted a resolution allowing individual bishops to choose whether or not to allow the blessing of same-sex unions within their bishoprics.

In particular, he was invited to play at the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow because the organizers wanted to give a " more Russian appearance " of the contest.

It was unveiled in a ceremony at Qufu on September 24, 2009.

On 5 November 2009, at a ceremony in Washington D. C., he was awarded ( in absentia ) the Vincent Scully Prize by the National Building Museum.

Leary received an honorary doctorate and spoke briefly at his alma mater's undergraduate commencement ceremony on May 16, 2005 ; he is thus credited as " Dr. Denis Leary " on the cover of his 2009 book, Why We Suck.

The induction ceremony was on December 1, 2009 in Sacramento, California.

As part of the official welcome ceremony of a foreign head of state, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is inspecting a Serbian Armed Forces | Serbian guard of honour | guard of honor escorted by President of Serbia | Serbian President Boris Tadić, on the former's visit to Serbia in 2009.

File: Barack Obama speaks to Stephen Hawking. jpg | President Barack Obama talks with Stephen Hawking in the Blue Room of the White House before a ceremony presenting him and 15 others the Presidential Medal of Freedom, August 12, 2009.

On Remembrance Day, 2009, The Prince of Wales attended the national ceremony in Ottawa with Governor General Jean — both wearing Canadian military dress.

The state-run Turkish Radio and Television Corporation ( TRT ) started its 24-hour Kurdish television station on 1 January 2009 with the motto “ we live under the same sky .” The Turkish Prime Minister sent a video message in Kurdish to the opening ceremony, which was attended by Minister of Culture and other state officials.

The Revolver Golden Gods Awards is an annual awards ceremony established in 2009 by Revolver Magazine.

Following his U. S. premiere Benigni performed his last presentation in 16 June 2009, in Buenos Aires, Argentina where he was awarded as Honorary Citizen of the City of Buenos Aires in a ceremony held at the Legislative Palace of the City in homage to the notable Italian diaspora and culture in Argentina.

The Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham palace in 2009 at the ceremony of Trooping the Colour.

In 2009 the Forum presented a rebroadcast of the ceremony awarding the 2009 Nobel Peace Prize to President Barack Obama.

On January 31, 2009, Ebert was made an honorary life member of the Directors Guild of America during the group's annual awards ceremony.

On March 22, 2009, the Hebrew Institute of Riverdale, an Orthodox Synagogue, held a formal ceremony officially giving Ms. Sara Hurwitz the title MaHaRa ” T – Manhigah Halakhtit Ruchanit Toranit.

Gabriela Montero at a Steinway grand piano at the Inauguration of Barack Obama | inauguration ceremony for US President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009

In 2009, a bottle of 1825 Perrier-Jouët Champagne was opened at a ceremony attended by 12 of the world's top wine tasters.

Following a Football Association led campaign to persuade FIFA to award medals to all the winners ’ squad members, Bonetti was presented with his medal by Gordon Brown at a ceremony at 10 Downing Street on 10 June 2009.

A newly established non-competitive award, The Isabelle Stevenson Award, was given for the first time at the awards ceremony in 2009.

During the inauguration of President Barack Obama on January 20, 2009, the Bush and Obama transition teams agreed to name Secretary of Defense Robert Gates as the " designated survivor " and he was taken to a secure location instead of attending the ceremony.

EFD have promised that for the first time they will publish a list of the top ten performers who will be honoured at an award ceremony in December 2009.

Students at the Majuro Cooperative School raise the Republic of Marshall Islands flag at a flag raising ceremony during a Pacific Partnership 2009 community service project

While the museum is located in Cleveland, prior to 2009 the induction ceremony was annually held in New York City ( except in 1993, when the ceremony was held in Los Angeles, and in 1997, when the ceremony was held in Cleveland ).

In 2009, on her album Running for the Drum, Buffy Sainte-Marie released a new version of " America the Beautiful ".

More than 20, 000 people were forced to leave the Democratic Republic of the Congo in 2009, an action the DR Congo said was in retaliation for regular expulsion of Congolese diamond miners who were in Angola illegally.

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.

A paper published at the same time as the 2009 classification proposed seven subfamilies for the families recognized in the very first APG classification of 1998.

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

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

On 10 September 2009, following an Internet campaign, British Prime Minister Gordon Brown made an official public apology on behalf of the British government for " the appalling way he was treated ".

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.

In 2008, effective January 1, 2009, the ADAAA broadened the interpretations and added to the ADA examples of " major life activities " including, but not limited to, " caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working " as well as the operation of several specified " major bodily functions ".

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In 2009, Aachen was ranked 8th among cities in Germany for innovation.

The building work for the stadium which has a capacity of 32. 960, began in May 2008 and was completed by the beginning of 2009.

* Stewart, David, O. Impeached: the Trial of President Andrew Johnson and the Fight for Lincoln's Legacy ( 2009 ) Simon and Schuster, New York, NY.

" Resource: Engineering & Technology for a Sustainable World 16. 5 ( 2009 ): 20-22.

In September 2009 criticism over the seven-figure salaries earned by various coaches at Arizona's public universities ( including ASU ) prompted the Arizona Board of Regents to re-evaluate the salary and benefit policy for athletic staff.

In 2009, plans for a $ 24 million expansion to the campus, including a new academic building, a second residence and a sports complex were unveiled.

Although they failed to make the playoffs in 2009, the streak ended when the team rallied to win their final three regular season games to record back-to-back winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.

It was announced at the 2009 state of the franchise meeting that the Falcons would wear 1966 throwback uniforms for a couple games during the 2009 season.

The Atlanta Falcons wore 1966 throwback jerseys for 2 home games in 2009 – against the Carolina Panthers on September 20 and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on November 29.

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

In November 2009 at the Teatro Salieri in Legnago occurred the first staging in modern times of his opera Il mondo alla rovescia, a co-production between the Fondazione Culturale Antonio Salieri and the Fondazione Arena di Verona for the Salieri Opera Festival.

Koeman became the manager for AZ on 17 May 2009.

On 22 May 2009, Dirk Scheringa announced a cooperation with Bayern Munich ; the club has first-option rights for the AZ contracted players.

This production was recorded on DVD, and subsequently won the 2009 Grammy Awards for " Best Classical Album " and " Best Opera Recording.