He has written and produced seventy-three full-length plays in Scarborough and London and was, between 1972 and 2009, the artistic director of the Stephen Joseph Theatre in Scarborough, where all but four of his plays have received their first performance.

Among the most successful of these was Batman: Arkham Asylum ( 2009 ), which was released by Rocksteady Studios to critical acclaim ; review aggregator Metacritic reports it as having received 92 % positive reviews.

The CSU received only 42. 5 % of the vote in Bavaria in the 2009 election, which constitutes its weakest showing in the party's history.

Thirty years later, on March 6, 2009, Philips received an IEEE Milestone award with the following citation: " On 8 March 1979, N. V. Philips ' Gloeilampenfabrieken demonstrated for the international press a Compact Disc Audio Player.

In 2009 Cronenberg received the Légion d ' honneur from the government of France.

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.

It received 16. 5 % of the vote at the 2009 European Parliament elections, putting it in second place ahead of the then governing Labour Party.

In January 2009, the IFF and the sport of floorball received recognition from the Special Olympics.

" Brittan adds that although Plant ( 2009 ) comes out in the end against Hayek's doctrines, Plant gives The Constitution of Liberty a " more thorough and fair-minded analysis than it has received even from its professed adherents.

Finally with the arrival of Paranormal Activity ( 2009 ), which was well received by critics and an excellent reception at the box office, minimal thought started by The Blair Witch Project was reaffirmed and is expected to be continued successfully in other low-budget productions.

The zoo received the Park Scout Award for the fourth year running in 2009 / 10, placing it among the best zoos in Germany.

In August 2009, a British Asian man from Birmingham, England received a suspended sentence after making derogatory comments to a police officer, who was of Irish origin.

As an example, Mexico started to export irradiated guava to the U. S. in 2008 and mango, sweet lime, manzano pepper in 2009 ; and has received approval for citrus and star fruit with exports to initiate in 2012.

On 8 December 2009, Caron received the 2, 394th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

From 2006 to 2009, the Louvre lent artwork to the High Museum of Art in Atlanta, Georgia, and received a $ 6. 9 million payment to be used for renovations.

In August 2009, Michigan and Detroit's auto industry received $ 1. 36 B in grants from the U. S. Department of Energy for the manufacture of electric vehicle technologies which is expected to generate 6, 800 immediate jobs and employ 40, 000 in the state by 2020.

For example, TransEnterix of Durham, North Carolina received U. S. Food and Drug Administration approval in October 2009 for its SPIDER Surgical System using flexible instruments and one incision in the navel area instead of several, allowing quicker healing for patients.

Between 2007 and 2009, campus security and local police received reports of 8 forcible sex offences, 5 robberies, 9 aggravated assaults, 409 burglaries, 2 cases of arson, and 15 cases of motor vehicle theft, affecting a community of around 13, 000 students and employees.

In 2006 he received the Grand Cordon of the Order of the Rising Sun from the Emperor of Japan and in 2009 he received the highest honour of Papua New Guinea, the Grand Companion of the Order of Logohu.

According to the Good Universities Guide to Australian universities, starting salaries for Macquarie graduates have been ranked as the highest in Australia for ten consecutive years ( 1998 – 2007 ) and in 2009, the university received 5 star ratings in six different performance categories including non-government earnings, staff qualifications and toughness of admissions.

Along with Collins and Aldrin, Armstrong was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom by President Richard Nixon ; in 1978, President Jimmy Carter presented Armstrong the Congressional Space Medal of Honor in 1978 ; he and his former crewmates received the Congressional Gold Medal in 2009.

In 2009 he received the Prince of Asturias Award in the category Arts.

NIST's 2009 budget was $ 992 million, but it also received $ 610 million as part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.

However, the team finished the 2009 season with 64 wins and 98 losses, making it the worst record in the 2009 American League season.

Although the Bombers were competitive during the first quarter, the Crows dominated from that point on, winning 26. 10 ( 166 ) to 10. 10 ( 70 ), handing the Bombers their worst finals defeat and ending their 2009 campaign.

* 2009 – Bushfires in Victoria left 173 dead in the worst natural disaster in Australia's history.

Latvia had the worst economic performance in 2009, with annual growth rate averaging − 18 %.

In July 2009, while undergoing radiation therapy, he was interviewed by the Washington Post: " I recovered very quickly after my surgery, and I've been hoping that my better-than-average constitution will keep the worst effects of radiation at bay.

In a May 11, 2009 interview with Larry King, Ventura twice stated that George W. Bush was the worst president of his lifetime, adding " President Obama inherited something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy.

Off-season moves failed to help the Oilers as they had their worst NHL season ever, finishing in thirtieth place in 2009 – 10.

A report released in 2009 by the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale gave Cap ' n Crunch's Crunch Berries the worst nutritional score of any cereal marketed to children and families.

In recent years, Haringey Council has become the subject of nationwide criticism over its handling of the welfare of young children in connection with the murder of Victoria Climbie and the death of Baby P. In March 2009, Haringey Council's performance was placed by the Audit Commission in the bottom four of the country and the worst in London.

On August 29, 2009, the county suffered the worst mass murder in Georgia state history, when seven individuals were found dead at a trailer in New Hope Mobile Home Park.

In the 3rd Quarter of 2009, county unemployment was 13. 1 %, the worst in Colorado, and up from 7. 3 % in 2008.

In December 2009, it had the worst unemployment rate of the state of Florida ’ s largest metropolitan areas, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.

John Cleese said in an 8 May 2009 interview that the role of Sybil Fawlty was originally offered to Bridget Turner, who " in the worst move of her life " turned down the part, claiming " it wasn't right for her ".

In 2009, the Monarchs had one of their worst seasons in franchise history.

Rebounding from the worst record in franchise history in 2008, the 2009 Sounds achieved a 75 – 69 record under new manager Don Money.

In 2009 a mystery shopper assessment of fabric and environment listed the station in the ten worst category B interchange stations.

In the 2009 parliamentary election he stated that this election had seen the worst case of media bias against the Progress Party.

In 2009 the station was identified as one of the ten worst category B interchange stations for mystery shopper assessment of fabric and environment, and is set to receive a share of £ 50m funding for improvements.

Federal reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke told a federal commission in November 2009, " As a scholar of the Great Depression, I honestly believe that September and October of 2008 was the worst financial crisis in global history, including the Great Depression.

The next month it was revealed that he missed more than four out of every five Dáil votes in 2009 – by far the worst record of any TD.

New York's run to the finals was further emphasized as a fluke when the club had the worst record in 2009.

Jimmy Cowan, one of the team's few bright spots through this period, was appointed team captain for 2009, but things would improve little over the following two seasons as the team again limped to the worst record of the New Zealand clubs.