November 2009


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2009 Week 49


Other history This is weakly connected to earlier history through classical and medieval times. It is preceded by modern times, particularly the 20th century, and most closely by the early 21st century. It is connected somewhat to the late 2000s through 2008, and is preceded by earlier events of 2009 through the third quarter. It is immediately preceded by October 2009. It is followed by December 2009. Connections to the future, especially the near future and next month, are increasingly indirect. The middle future and far future are less directly connected.	Links to other sites Note: Section beginning with Content is adapted from 2009- Wikipedia More details are given in November 2009- Wikipedia
Sociology As with history in general, modern history, the 20th century, the early 21st century, the late 2000s, 2009, and the fourth quarter of 2009, the examination of peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change gives weight and substance to events of November 2009. Institutions Religion, government, economics, education, and families can be connected to events of November 2009. Religion including particular religions, religious organization, practice, and belief can be connected. 14 Nov 2009 - The Papal ban on discussion of the ordination of women priests was challenged by Willie Walsh, Bishop of Killaloe during his address to the Association of European Journalists in Dublin. 21 Nov 2009 - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI agreed to "seek closer relations" in a meeting in Rome. Government including particular governments, government activities, government practice, and law can be connected. 4 Nov 2009 - The United Nations General Assembly debated on whether to endorse the Goldstone report on the Gaza War. 9 Nov 2009 - Downing Street defended Prime Minister Gordon Brown's habits after the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan labels a misspelled letter she received from him as a "hastily scrawled insult". 12 Nov 2009 - In the Glasgow North East by-election, voters picked Labour candidate Willie Bain as the replacement for former House of Commons speaker Michael Martin. 13 Nov 2009 - Jersey's Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur hosted the 13th summit of the British–Irish Council. 15 Nov 2009 - APEC leaders said a deal on global warming will not be possible before next month's United Nations summit in Denmark. 15 Nov 2009 - Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised for the role of the United Kingdom in sending thousands of children to former colonies in the 20th century. 16 Nov 2009 - One of the United Kingdom's most prolific rapists, known as the "Night Stalker" who was thought to have struck more than 200 times, was charged with 22 offences against the elderly from 1992 to 2009. 18 Nov 2009 - Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Parliament of the United Kingdom and delivered Her Majesty's Most Gracious Address. 18 Nov 2009 - According to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia was the most corrupt of 180 countries surveyed, and New Zealand was the least corrupt. 19 Nov 2009 - European Union / Three new positions created by the Treaty of Lisbon: The Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy was chosen as the first permanent President of the European Council by European Union leaders. British politician Catherine Ashton was selected as EU's first Foreign Minister. French diplomat Pierre de Boissieu was selected as the first Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union. 21 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown traveled to Cumbria to meet victims of the floods that have affected the area. 19 Nov 2009 - The European Court of Justice ruled that airlines will have to pay compensation to passengers who experience delays of more than three hours. 20 Nov 2009 - Officials from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States expressed "regret" at Iran's refusal to accept nuclear proposals. 24 Nov 2009 - An inquiry opened in the United Kingdom over the country's involvement in the Iraq War. 26 Nov 2009 - All pleas to halt British hacker Gary McKinnon being extradited to the United States to face trial for breaking into NASA and military computers looking for UFO evidence failed as UK Home Secretary ordered his extradition. 27 Nov 2009 - Great Britain and Ireland floods: Prince Charles visited areas of Cumbria hit by the recent floods. Hundreds of people attended the funeral held for a police officer who died when a bridge collapsed in Workington, Cumbria. Royal Engineers from the British Army began construction of a temporary footbridge over the River Derwent. 23 Nov 2009 - The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was mistakenly shot dead by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2005, reach a compensation deal with police, resolving "all litigation" between them. 24 Nov 2009 - The trial of two Congolese militia leaders, Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, began at the International Criminal Court in The Hague. 24 Nov 2009 - The European Parliament approved a major overhaul of telecommunications systems in the European Union aimed at boosting the rights of mobile and internet users. 27 Nov 2009 - The International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution 25-3 condemning Iran for developing a secret uranium enrichment site. 27 Nov 2009 - President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso nominateed a new team of commissioners for his second five-year term. 27 Nov 2009 - The World Health Organization reported a one-week global increase of more than 1,000 deaths (85% increase in Europe from the pandemic H1N1/09 virus. 27 Nov 2009 - The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 opened with the following issues on its agenda: discussion of climate change ahead of the December United Nations Climate Change Conference; Rwanda's admission into the Commonwealth of Nations; and Sri Lanka's bid to host the 2011 meeting. 30 Nov 2009 - On St. Andrew's Day, the Scottish Government concludes the National Conversation into Scotland's constitutional future by publishing a white paper for their proposed referendum on independence. Economics including economic systems, Industries, and economic activities can be examined. 13 Nov 2009 - The diaries of Gareth Jones, a British reporter who exposed the 1933 famine in Ukraine, were put on public display for the first time. 2 Nov 2009 - The Royal Bank of Scotland announced cuts of 3,700 staff in the United Kingdom. 13 Nov 2009 - Microsoft admitted that the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool contains code that is covered by the Gnu Public License and offered to make it available under the terms of that license. Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be considered. 7 Nov 2009 - Ashmolean Museum in Oxfordshire, the UK's oldest museum, reopened after renovations. Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be considered. 23 Nov 2009 - The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was mistakenly shot dead by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2005, reach a compensation deal with police, resolving "all litigation" between them. 27 Nov 2009 - Great Britain and Ireland floods: Prince Charles visited areas of Cumbria hit by the recent floods. Culture Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected. 8 Nov 2009 - Sharon Commins and her Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki were awarded the Hugh O'Flaherty Humanitarian Award. 15 Nov 2009 - Four people were hospitalised and at least 60 others were injured at Millennium Point in Birmingham during a performance by JLS. The rest of the event was cancelled. 18 Nov 2009 - According to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia was the most corrupt of 180 countries surveyed, and New Zealand was the least corrupt. 19 Nov 2009 - Irish politicians, including Taoiseach Brian Cowen, called for a controversial football playoff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup between France and Republic of Ireland to be replayed as the Football Association of Ireland lodged an official complaint with FIFA. 20 Nov 2009 - 200 European football matches were under investigation in a match-fixing inquiry, at least three from the UEFA Champions League and 12 from the UEFA Europa League as Europe's biggest ever match-fixing scandal was revealed. 20 Nov 2009 - FIFA turned down the Football Association of Ireland's request for a rematch between France and Republic of Ireland, after a controversial handball decided the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff between the two countries. 20 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: The Irish Defence Forces were deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years falls in one night. The worst affected areas were Cork and Galway, where there is widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at University College Cork were cancelled as the university was submerged. Cumbria, England: A high volume of people, including one policeman, were declared missing, more than 200 people are rescued in Cockermouth and a bridge collapsed in Workington during floods. The body of a policeman was later recovered. 21 Nov 2009 - Protestors gathered at the French Embassy in Dublin in a continuation of the dispute with FIFA over the controversial handball incident in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between France and Republic of Ireland. 21 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown traveled to Cumbria to meet victims of the floods that have affected the area. Ireland's Emergency Co-Ordination Committee met to discuss the flooding. Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley visited the scene of the worst damage in Cork and describes it as "a once in 800 years event". 22 Nov 2009 - Three Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew members were located "in good condition" after their boat capsized off County Wexford in Ireland. 23 Nov 2009 - Flooding in Great Britain and Ireland Residents in Cockermouth, Cumbria, began returning to their homes; meanwhile, the search resumed for a missing woman swept away near Brecon, Powys. 30 Nov 2009 - A new railway station opened in Workington, providing a link across the River Derwent after all but one of the bridges in the town were put out of action by floods. Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected. 13 Nov 2009 - The diaries of Gareth Jones, a British reporter who exposed the 1933 famine in Ukraine, were put on public display for the first time. 19 Nov 2009 - Google released the source code of its open source Operating system Chrome OS. 15 Nov 2009 - Belle de Jour, the best-selling author of The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, identified herself as Dr. Brooke Magnanti, a specialist in cancer epidemiology at the Bristol Initiative for Research of Child Health. Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected. Anthropology including human ecology, physical anthropology, demography, and social foundations can be connected. Particular groups can be considered. Human geography including Asian geography, European geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected. 17 Nov 2009 - South African human rights activist Kumi Naidoo became the executive director of Greenpeace, the first African to head the organisation. 18 Nov 2009 - The population of Africa reached one billion. 21 Nov 2009 - New research concluded that Homo floresiensis, discovered in 2003, was a distinct species and not a previously known species with dwarfism or microcephaly. Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can be connected. 30 Nov 2009 - A study in the journal Pediatrics indicates that if a child is diagnosed with autism early, intervention can raise IQ levels while improving language skills and behavior. Science including biology, earth science, astronomy, chemistry, and physics can be connected. 5 Nov 2009 - An international team of scientists announced that the genome of the domestic horse has been successfully sequenced. 11 Nov 2009 - The discovery of a new dinosaur species, named Aardonyx celestae, in South Africa was announced. 13 Nov 2009 - NASA claimed to have discovered water after the LCROSS satellite crashed near the South Pole of the Moon. 19 Nov 2009 - The discovery of three ancient crocodile species, Kaprosuchus saharicus, Araripesuchus rattoides and Laganosuchus thaumastos, was announced. 22 Nov 2009 - Debate was stoked over whether scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change after computer hackers broke into a server at University of East Anglia, the well-respected climate change research center. 29 Nov 2009 - British scientists at the University of East Anglia, who were criticised, said they would publish their figures in full. 20 Nov 2009 - The Large Hadron Collider, the largest atom collider in the world, was restarted after a fourteen-month delay for repairs. 23 Nov 2009 - The first atom collisions took place in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland. 30 Nov 2009 - The Large Hadron Collider set a new world record for particle accelerations.

Other history

This is weakly connected to earlier history through classical and medieval times. It is preceded by modern times, particularly the 20th century, and most closely by the early 21st century. It is connected somewhat to the late 2000s through 2008, and is preceded by earlier events of 2009 through the third quarter. It is immediately preceded by October 2009.

It is followed by December 2009.

Connections to the future, especially the near future and next month, are increasingly indirect. The middle future and far future are less directly connected.

Links to other sites
Note: Section beginning with Content is adapted from 2009- Wikipedia
More details are given in November 2009- Wikipedia

Sociology

As with history in general, modern history, the 20th century, the early 21st century, the late 2000s, 2009, and the fourth quarter of 2009, the examination of peoples of the world, communities, and social structure and change gives weight and substance to events of November 2009.

Institutions

Religion, government, economics, education, and families can be connected to events of November 2009.

Religion including particular religions, religious organization, practice, and belief can be connected.

14 Nov 2009 - The Papal ban on discussion of the ordination of women priests was challenged by Willie Walsh, Bishop of Killaloe during his address to the Association of European Journalists in Dublin.

21 Nov 2009 - Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams and Pope Benedict XVI agreed to "seek closer relations" in a meeting in Rome.

Government including particular governments, government activities, government practice, and law can be connected.

4 Nov 2009 - The United Nations General Assembly debated on whether to endorse the Goldstone report on the Gaza War.

9 Nov 2009 - Downing Street defended Prime Minister Gordon Brown's habits after the mother of a soldier killed in Afghanistan labels a misspelled letter she received from him as a "hastily scrawled insult".

12 Nov 2009 - In the Glasgow North East by-election, voters picked Labour candidate Willie Bain as the replacement for former House of Commons speaker Michael Martin.

13 Nov 2009 - Jersey's Chief Minister Terry Le Sueur hosted the 13th summit of the British–Irish Council.

15 Nov 2009 - APEC leaders said a deal on global warming will not be possible before next month's United Nations summit in Denmark.

15 Nov 2009 - Prime Minister Gordon Brown apologised for the role of the United Kingdom in sending thousands of children to former colonies in the 20th century.

16 Nov 2009 - One of the United Kingdom's most prolific rapists, known as the "Night Stalker" who was thought to have struck more than 200 times, was charged with 22 offences against the elderly from 1992 to 2009.

18 Nov 2009 - Queen Elizabeth II officially opened the Parliament of the United Kingdom and delivered Her Majesty's Most Gracious Address.

18 Nov 2009 - According to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia was the most corrupt of 180 countries surveyed, and New Zealand was the least corrupt.

19 Nov 2009 - European Union / Three new positions created by the Treaty of Lisbon: The Prime Minister of Belgium, Herman Van Rompuy was chosen as the first permanent President of the European Council by European Union leaders. British politician Catherine Ashton was selected as EU's first Foreign Minister. French diplomat Pierre de Boissieu was selected as the first Secretary-General of the Council of the European Union.

21 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown traveled to Cumbria to meet victims of the floods that have affected the area.

19 Nov 2009 - The European Court of Justice ruled that airlines will have to pay compensation to passengers who experience delays of more than three hours.

20 Nov 2009 - Officials from the United Kingdom, France, Germany, Russia, China and the United States expressed "regret" at Iran's refusal to accept nuclear proposals.

24 Nov 2009 - An inquiry opened in the United Kingdom over the country's involvement in the Iraq War.

26 Nov 2009 - All pleas to halt British hacker Gary McKinnon being extradited to the United States to face trial for breaking into NASA and military computers looking for UFO evidence failed as UK Home Secretary ordered his extradition.

27 Nov 2009 - Great Britain and Ireland floods: Prince Charles visited areas of Cumbria hit by the recent floods. Hundreds of people attended the funeral held for a police officer who died when a bridge collapsed in Workington, Cumbria. Royal Engineers from the British Army began construction of a temporary footbridge over the River Derwent.

23 Nov 2009 - The family of Jean Charles de Menezes, who was mistakenly shot dead by the Metropolitan Police in London in 2005, reach a compensation deal with police, resolving "all litigation" between them.

24 Nov 2009 - The trial of two Congolese militia leaders, Germain Katanga and Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui, began at the International Criminal Court in The Hague.

24 Nov 2009 - The European Parliament approved a major overhaul of telecommunications systems in the European Union aimed at boosting the rights of mobile and internet users.

27 Nov 2009 - The International Atomic Energy Agency passed a resolution 25-3 condemning Iran for developing a secret uranium enrichment site.

27 Nov 2009 - President of the European Commission José Manuel Barroso nominateed a new team of commissioners for his second five-year term.

27 Nov 2009 - The World Health Organization reported a one-week global increase of more than 1,000 deaths (85% increase in Europe from the pandemic H1N1/09 virus.

27 Nov 2009 - The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting 2009 opened with the following issues on its agenda: discussion of climate change ahead of the December United Nations Climate Change Conference; Rwanda's admission into the Commonwealth of Nations; and Sri Lanka's bid to host the 2011 meeting.

30 Nov 2009 - On St. Andrew's Day, the Scottish Government concludes the National Conversation into Scotland's constitutional future by publishing a white paper for their proposed referendum on independence.

Economics including economic systems, Industries, and economic activities can be examined.

13 Nov 2009 - The diaries of Gareth Jones, a British reporter who exposed the 1933 famine in Ukraine, were put on public display for the first time.

2 Nov 2009 - The Royal Bank of Scotland announced cuts of 3,700 staff in the United Kingdom.

13 Nov 2009 - Microsoft admitted that the Windows 7 USB/DVD download tool contains code that is covered by the Gnu Public License and offered to make it available under the terms of that license.

Education including schools, educational organization, cultural institutions, teaching, and research can be considered.

7 Nov 2009 - Ashmolean Museum in Oxfordshire, the UK's oldest museum, reopened after renovations.

Families including particular families, kinship, parenting, and marriage can be considered.

27 Nov 2009 - Great Britain and Ireland floods: Prince Charles visited areas of Cumbria hit by the recent floods.

Culture

Behavioral culture including cultural events, recreation and entertainment, occupations, and customs can be connected.

8 Nov 2009 - Sharon Commins and her Ugandan colleague Hilda Kawuki were awarded the Hugh O'Flaherty Humanitarian Award.

15 Nov 2009 - Four people were hospitalised and at least 60 others were injured at Millennium Point in Birmingham during a performance by JLS. The rest of the event was cancelled.

18 Nov 2009 - According to the 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index, Somalia was the most corrupt of 180 countries surveyed, and New Zealand was the least corrupt.

19 Nov 2009 - Irish politicians, including Taoiseach Brian Cowen, called for a controversial football playoff for the 2010 FIFA World Cup between France and Republic of Ireland to be replayed as the Football Association of Ireland lodged an official complaint with FIFA.

20 Nov 2009 - 200 European football matches were under investigation in a match-fixing inquiry, at least three from the UEFA Champions League and 12 from the UEFA Europa League as Europe's biggest ever match-fixing scandal was revealed.

20 Nov 2009 - FIFA turned down the Football Association of Ireland's request for a rematch between France and Republic of Ireland, after a controversial handball decided the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification playoff between the two countries.

20 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: The Irish Defence Forces were deployed to assist civil authorities after widespread flooding hits the west and south of Ireland after the heaviest rainfall in over thirty years falls in one night. The worst affected areas were Cork and Galway, where there is widespread disruption to public transport and services and several major roads are closed. Lectures at University College Cork were cancelled as the university was submerged. Cumbria, England: A high volume of people, including one policeman, were declared missing, more than 200 people are rescued in Cockermouth and a bridge collapsed in Workington during floods. The body of a policeman was later recovered.

21 Nov 2009 - Protestors gathered at the French Embassy in Dublin in a continuation of the dispute with FIFA over the controversial handball incident in the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying match between France and Republic of Ireland.

21 Nov 2009 - Floods in Great Britain and Ireland: British Prime Minister Gordon Brown traveled to Cumbria to meet victims of the floods that have affected the area. Ireland's Emergency Co-Ordination Committee met to discuss the flooding. Green Party leader and Minister for the Environment, Heritage and Local Government John Gormley visited the scene of the worst damage in Cork and describes it as "a once in 800 years event".

22 Nov 2009 - Three Royal National Lifeboat Institution crew members were located "in good condition" after their boat capsized off County Wexford in Ireland.

23 Nov 2009 - Flooding in Great Britain and Ireland Residents in Cockermouth, Cumbria, began returning to their homes; meanwhile, the search resumed for a missing woman swept away near Brecon, Powys.

30 Nov 2009 - A new railway station opened in Workington, providing a link across the River Derwent after all but one of the bridges in the town were put out of action by floods.

Conceptual culture including philosophy, applied science, mathematics, literature, graphic arts, and language can be connected.

13 Nov 2009 - The diaries of Gareth Jones, a British reporter who exposed the 1933 famine in Ukraine, were put on public display for the first time.

19 Nov 2009 - Google released the source code of its open source Operating system Chrome OS.

15 Nov 2009 - Belle de Jour, the best-selling author of The Intimate Adventures of a London Call Girl, identified herself as Dr. Brooke Magnanti, a specialist in cancer epidemiology at the Bristol Initiative for Research of Child Health.

Material culture including miscellaneous artifacts, communication technology, transportation technology, clothing and dress, foodstuffs, building technology, and industrial technology can be connected.

Anthropology including human ecology, physical anthropology, demography, and social foundations can be connected. Particular groups can be considered. Human geography including Asian geography, European geography, African geography, North American geography, South American geography, and Oceanic geography can be connected.

17 Nov 2009 - South African human rights activist Kumi Naidoo became the executive director of Greenpeace, the first African to head the organisation.

18 Nov 2009 - The population of Africa reached one billion.

21 Nov 2009 - New research concluded that Homo floresiensis, discovered in 2003, was a distinct species and not a previously known species with dwarfism or microcephaly.

Personal studies including biography, psychology, and the human body can be connected.

30 Nov 2009 - A study in the journal Pediatrics indicates that if a child is diagnosed with autism early, intervention can raise IQ levels while improving language skills and behavior.

Science including biology, earth science, astronomy, chemistry, and physics can be connected.

5 Nov 2009 - An international team of scientists announced that the genome of the domestic horse has been successfully sequenced.

11 Nov 2009 - The discovery of a new dinosaur species, named Aardonyx celestae, in South Africa was announced.

13 Nov 2009 - NASA claimed to have discovered water after the LCROSS satellite crashed near the South Pole of the Moon.

19 Nov 2009 - The discovery of three ancient crocodile species, Kaprosuchus saharicus, Araripesuchus rattoides and Laganosuchus thaumastos, was announced.

22 Nov 2009 - Debate was stoked over whether scientists have overstated the case for man-made climate change after computer hackers broke into a server at University of East Anglia, the well-respected climate change research center.

29 Nov 2009 - British scientists at the University of East Anglia, who were criticised, said they would publish their figures in full.

20 Nov 2009 - The Large Hadron Collider, the largest atom collider in the world, was restarted after a fourteen-month delay for repairs.

23 Nov 2009 - The first atom collisions took place in the Large Hadron Collider at CERN, near Geneva, Switzerland.

30 Nov 2009 - The Large Hadron Collider set a new world record for particle accelerations.