Vinson & Elkins LLP (or V&E) is an international law firm with approximately 700 lawyers worldwide headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas.. The firm has offices in major energy, financial, and political centers worldwide, including Austin, Dallas, Dubai, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New York City, Richmond, Riyadh, San Francisco, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C.

2009 was designated as the International Year of Astronomy by the United Nations to coincide with the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first known astronomical studies with a telescope and the publication of Astronomia Nova by Johannes Kepler. It was also declared as the International Year of Natural Fibres by the United Nations General Assembly, as well as the …

2009 Zweite Vereidigung des 44. US-Präsidenten Barack Obama durch Chief Justice John Roberts am 21. Januar 2009 Das Historische Archiv der Stadt Köln stürzt wegen eines U-Bahn-Baus ein.: Bei der Bundestagswahl am 27. September erreichten die Unionsparteien und die FDP zusammen die notwendige Mehrheit für die von beiden Seiten angestrebte Bildung einer …

Avatar (còn được tiếp thị là James Cameron's Avatar) là một bộ phim khoa học viễn tưởng năm 2009 của Hoa Kỳ do James Cameron viết kịch bản và đạo diễn, với sự tham gia của các diễn viên Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Stephen Lang, Michelle Rodriguez và Sigourney Weaver.Phim lấy bối cảnh vào giữa thế kỷ 22 khi con người đang định cư Pandora, một mặt …

The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) (Pub.L. 111–5 (text)), nicknamed the Recovery Act, was a stimulus package enacted by the 111th U.S. Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama in February 2009. Developed in response to the Great Recession, the primary objective of this federal statute was to save existing jobs and …

This list of people in Playboy 2000–2009 is a catalog of women and men who appeared in Playboy magazine between the years 2000 and 2009, inclusive. Not all of the people featured on the cover or in the magazine model in the nude. Entries in blue indicate that the issue marks the original appearance of that year's Playmate of the Year (PMOY).

Outlander is a 2008 science fiction fantasy action horror film written and directed by Howard McCain, and starring Jim Caviezel, Sophia Myles, Jack Huston, John Hurt, and Ron Perlman.The plot is loosely based on the Anglo-Saxon epic poem Beowulf, adapted to a science-fiction backstory involving a spaceship crashing in Iron Age Norway.The film grossed US$7 million …

Die Entführung der U-Bahn Pelham 123 ist ein amerikanischer Thriller von Tony Scott mit Denzel Washington und John Travolta in den Hauptrollen. Der Film kam am 24. September 2009 in die deutschen Kinos. Unter demselben Originaltitel The Taking of Pelham One Two Three wurde schon 1974 ein Film mit dem deutschen Titel Stoppt die Todesfahrt der U-Bahn 123 …

Herstellereigen. Aufbauend auf dem Bentley Mulsanne wurden durch die firmeneigene Abteilung für Individualisierung, Mulliner das Cabriolet Bentley Grand Convertible und die gegenüber der Langversion EWB nochmals längere Pullman-Karosserie Bentley Mulsanne Grand Limousine aufgebaut. Vom Grand Convertible wurde erstmals ein Konzeptfahrzeug auf der LA Auto …

1º febbraio: XLIII super Bowl vinto da Pittsburgh Steelers per 27-23 contro gli Arizona Cardinals.; 3 febbraio – 15 febbraio: Campionati mondiali di sci alpino 2009 in Val d'Isère (); 18 febbraio – 1º marzo: Campionati mondiali di sci nordico a Liberec, Repubblica Ceca; 5 marzo – 7 marzo: Si disputa a Dubai la quinta edizione della Coppa del Mondo di rugby a 7 che ha visto prevalere il …