In 2009, Raisio sold its margarine business to Bunge Limited.

* DASCOM Expands its Global Reach by Acquiring TallyGenicom Key Assets IT Director, June 17, 2009

* DASCOM Expands its Global Reach by Acquiring TallyGenicom Key Assets IT Director, June 17th 2009

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.

Central Europe according to The World Factbook ( 2009 ) Encyclopedia Britannica and Brockhaus Enzyklopädie ( 1998 )

Central Europe according to Columbia Encyclopedia ( 2009 )

The Central African Republic ( CAR ) is classified as one of the world's least developed countries, with an estimated annual per capita income of $ 700 ( 2009 ).

Measures taken by the Central Bank have reduced inflation substantially to 4. 3 % in 2009, and a projected 5. 8 % for 2010.

However, attempts made in closed-door sessions at the Fourth Plenary Session of the 17th Communist Party of China's Central Committee in September 2009 to grapple with these problems produced inconclusive results, although a directive which requires disclosure of investments and property holdings by party and governmental officials was passed.

In January 2009, the Central Bank of Ecuador ( BCE ) put the 2010 growth forecast at 6. 88 %.

* The Comedy Central Roast of Larry the Cable Guy ( Comedy Central, 2009 ) ( as himself )

When Central Park Media went bankrupt in the year of 2009, the licenses for all Anime 18-related products and movies were transferred to Critical Mass.

Despite lowering the Central Bank bills rate, the Central Bank has not changed liquidity indicators for banks or the reserve requirement since 2009, curbing credit growth to 7. 5 % in the first three quarters of 2011.

** President of the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: Ri Kwang-gon ( since April 2009 )

According to the official estimates of the Central Bureau of Statistics of the Netherlands Antilles, the five islands had a combined population of 199, 929 as at 1 January 2009.

The country's economy actually contracted by 1. 5 % in 2009, due to decreased export demand in the US and Central American markets, lower commodity prices for key agricultural exports, and low remittance growth, but saw 4. 5 % growth in 2010 thanks to a recovery in export demand and growth in its tourism industry.

In 2009, the Israel Central Bureau of Statistics reported that Nazareth's population was 69 % Muslim and 30. 9 % Christian.

Although Somalia has had no central monetary authority for upwards of 15 years between the outbreak of the civil war in 1991 and the subsequent re-establishment of the Central Bank of Somalia in 2009, the nation's payment system is actually fairly advanced due primarily to the widespread existence of private money transfer operators ( MTO ) that have acted as informal banking networks.

For 17 November 2009 the Central Bank reported that private sector activity declined by 4. 5 % and that inflation was averaging 26. 7 %.

Futurama would be revived with four direct-to-DVD films between 2007 – 2009 and would return as a series in 2010 on Comedy Central.

In 2009, " Stars and Stripes " launched the blog " Stripes Central " from the Washington, DC, bureau.

In the The Addams Family musical, first shown in Chicago in 2009, the house is located in Central Park.

Mitochondrial DNA sequences in 2009 have identified five distinct California sea lion populations: the US or Pacific Temperate stock, the Western Baja California or Pacific Tropical stock, and the Southern, Central, and Northern Gulf of California stocks.

* Brown, B. V., Borkent, A., Cumming, J. M., Wood, D. M., Woodley, N. E., and Zumbado, M. ( Editors ) 2009 Manual of Central American Diptera.

In 2009, a nationwide survey conducted by the Afghan Central Statistics Office ( CSO ) estimated that the total number of Afghans living inside Afghanistan was about 24. 5 million and by 2011 it reached 26 million.

In October 2009, Dr. Delisle Worrell, who is slated to become the replacement Governor of Barbados ' Central Bank of Barbados and current Executive Director of the Centre for Money and Finance at the UWI Cave Hill Campus revealed that " the average Barbadian now earns between BDS $ 200 and BDS $ 499 per week ...."