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 2009, he received a " worst supporting actor " nomination for a Razzie award for his performance in Miss March.

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.

At the San Diego Comic Con in July 2009, IDW announced the upcoming publication of Al Capp's Li ' l Abner: The Complete Dailies and Color Sundays as part of their ongoing Library of American Comics project.

This situation came to an end on 3 June 2009, when foreign ministers assembled in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, for the OAS's 39th General Assembly, passed a vote to lift Cuba's suspension from the OAS.

She then transferred with the L. A. company, to play the role once again, in the San Francisco production which began performances January 27, 2009.

* 2009: The Alamodome, San Antonio, Texas

" Images of America: Ellensburg ," Arcadia Press, San Francisco, 2009.

Jarmusch ( left ) and Isaach de Bankolé ( right ) promoting The Limits of Control at the San Sebastian International Film Festival in September 2009.

In 2009 a federal court of appeals in San Francisco found that Ashcroft could be sued and held personally responsible for the wrongful detention of material witness Abdullah al-Kidd – an American citizen arrested in March 2003 and held for 13 months in maximum security to be used as a witness in the trial of Sami Omar Al-Hussayen ( who himself was acquitted of all charges of supporting terrorism ).

The San Jose Earthquakes used Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum in Oakland, home of the Oakland A's ( and Oakland Raiders ), for certain games during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

The San Francisco World Spirits Competition, for example, awarded the Kahlúa Especial three silver medals between 2005 and 2007 and a bronze in 2009.

Sculpture of 2x4 on display at the De Young Museum in San Francisco, 2009

* 1927 – Olga San Juan, American comedian ( d. 2009 )

After starting 5 – 0 in the 2009 season, New York lost to the likewise undefeated New Orleans Saints at the Superdome 48 – 27, beginning a four game losing streak, in which they lost to the Arizona Cardinals 24 – 17, the San Diego Chargers 21 – 20 and the Philadelphia Eagles 40 – 17.

San Francisco, California: Jossey-Bass, 2009.

In the summer of 2009, The Presidents performed in San Diego at the North Park Music Thing Music & Media Festival which only showcases local bands.

On January 3, 2009, the San Diego Chargers defeated the Indianapolis Colts 23 – 17 in overtime to advance to the AFC Divisional Playoff round.

On January 11, 2009 the Chargers were defeated by the Pittsburgh Steelers 35 – 24 in the AFC Divisional Game ending the 2008 San Diego Chargers season.

On December 6, 2009, the Seahawks wore their Seahawks blue jersey with the new dark navy blue pants for the first time, in a game against the San Francisco 49ers.

* The 0. 8 true language RubyConf 2009 Keynote Address, San Francisco, CA

* Interview about the design of programming languages from QCon San Francisco 2009

* March 22 – Karl Malden, American actor ( The Streets of San Francisco ) ( d. 2009 )

The GID controversy figured prominently at the 2009 meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in San Francisco, both in presentations in the meeting and in protests outside the meeting ; protesters focused on the attitude of the psychiatric community and tried to make the point that GID is not a mental disorder, as well focusing on the role of Kenneth Zucker in leading the DSM-V Task Force on Sexual and Gender Identity Disorders.

Benigni was feted in San Francisco at a special reception held by the National Italian American Foundation ( NIAF ) in his honor in May 24, 2009.

Since its inception in 2001, Lexington has produced numerous major leaguers including: 2009 National League All-Star Hunter Pence ( Outfielder ) of the San Francisco Giants, John Buck ( Catcher ) of the Florida Marlins, Mike Gallo ( Pitcher ), who is currently a free agent, and Josh Anderson, ( Right fielder ) who is currently a Free Agent.

The trial was initiated in November 2009 at the University of California, San Francisco ( UCSF ) Children's Hospital.

The league announced it would seek new owners to relocate the team to the San Francisco Bay area ; however, no ownership was found and a dispersal draft was held on December 14, 2009.