* In October 2008, a UK-Japan team discovered a shoal of fish, Pseudoliparis amblystomopsis at a depth of in the trench, these are believed to be the deepest living fish ever filmed.

These attacks have produced the broadest, deepest and most rapid reduction in al-Qaida senior leadership that we've seen in several years ."< ref > U. S. Officials: Al-Qaida Leadership Cadre ' Decimated ' by Tom Gjelten, February 14, 2008 < http :// www. npr. org / templates / story / story. php? storyId = 100160836 ></ ref > President Obama's CIA Director Leon Panetta stated that SAD / SOG's efforts in Pakistan have been " the most effective weapon " against senior al-Qaeda leadership.

This exploration also discovered " The Stromatolite Field ", a collection of hollow rock formations that are found along the north-eastern perimeter down to a depth of 40 m. In 2008, permission was granted by SA Water for another diving exploration of the central and deepest parts of the lake.

The Eiksund Tunnel, the world's deepest undersea tunnel, completed in 2008, connects Ulsteinvik by road to the mainland via Norwegian national road 653.

* The concept for the 2008 You Don't Mess with the Zohan movie, which was based on the skits " Sabra Shopping Network " and " Sabra Price Is Right ", focused on Zohan Dvir, an IDF commando soldier, who stages his own death to fulfill his deepest dream — moving to New York to become a hairdresser.

In 2008, the state notified residents of Belvidere, Eden, Hyde Park, Johnson, Waterville and eight towns in the adjacent counties of Orleans and Franklin, that a review of health records from 1995 to 2006 had revealed that residents within ten miles ( 16 km ) of the former asbestos mine on Belvidere Mountain had higher than normal rates of contracting asbestosis.

Between 2003 and 2008, the worldwide rise in copper prices led the mine to double its work force to 4, 000 employees, and increase production by 55 percent to an average of one million tons of ore per day.

In 2008, the state notified residents of the town and twelve towns in the adjacent counties of Lamoille and Orleans, that a review of health records from 1995 to 2006 had revealed that residents within of the former asbestos mine on Belvidere Mountain had higher than normal rates of contracting asbestosis.

In 2008, the state warned residents of Eden and nearby towns that there was a " health risk " for people living within a radius of the mine.

A 2008 report by the department's inspector general found that despite implementation of the Mine Improvement and New Emergency Response Act of 2006 ( MINER Act ), mine safety regulators did not conduct federally required inspections at more than 14 percent of the country's 731 underground coal mines during the previous year.

Tower Colliery was finally closed on 25 January 2008, although production continues at the Aberpergwm drift mine owned by Walter Energy.

* 2008: In a mine collapse, one miner died.

In April 2008, G4S acquired RONCO Consulting Corporation, one of the world ’ s premier humanitarian and commercial mine action, ordnance disposal and security companies.

The mine commenced milling again in November 2008 with plans to mill up to 1Mtpa ( million tonnes per annum ) and produce initially 150kozpa ( thousand ounces per annum ) increasing to 200kozpa.

Despite a considerable reduction in casualty numbers over recent years, down from 875 in 2005 to 269 in 2008, Cambodia's mine and ERW problem still represents a major impediment to the social and economic development of the country.

During 2008, after a fall of 75 % in world zinc prices, one local mine cut 540 of 655 jobs, with flow on effects felt by many other businesses.

* The Talvivaara mine in Sotkamo was to commence operations in late 2008.

The planned opening of the Pike River mine in early 2008 spurred new investments into upgrading port facilities at the town.

Actress Sharon Stone caused significant controversy when she suggested that the 2008 Sichuan earthquake may have been the result of " bad karma ," because the Chinese " are not being nice to the Dalai Lama, who is a good friend of mine.

This number is now very low, following the UK miners ' strike ( 1984 – 1985 ), and the last ' traditional ' deep-shaft mine, Tower Colliery, closed in January 2008.

Further closures left the region with just one deep mine by the early 1990s, and this finally closed in January 2008, by which time it had transferred to private ownership after being sold off by the National Coal Board.

" In British Columbia the Tahltan Nation has thanked the company for encouraging local sustainable development while operating the Eskay Creek mine from 2001 to 2008.

In 2008, yet another study used x-ray diffraction to find the composition of garnierite samples collected at the Falcondo mine in the Dominican Republic.

This is evidenced in Hansard where on March 24, 2008, he is quoted as saying " One personal story-and I think I should share mine.

It was the site in recent times of the Petrila Mine disaster, wherein two methane gas explosions in a coal mine on November 15, 2008 killed at least 12 miners and / or rescue workers.

This ming phase however was short lived, with Mercator going into administration in October 2008 and closing the mine.

By 2008, the mine reached some underground.

In the 2008 financial year, four employees were killed at the TauTona mine, out of seven fatal accidents that occurred at AngloGold Ashanti's West Wits operations and 14 fatalities overall in the year.

Owners of the mine have included Cominco ( 1938 – 1986 ), Nerco Minerals ( 1986 – 1993 ), Miramar Mining Corp. ( 1993 – 2008 ), and Newmont Mining Corp. ( 2008-present ).

Such rates cannot be sustained, but despite reaching 26. 4 % in 2005 ( second highest GDP growth in the world in 2005 only to Equatorial Guinea ), and 2006 over 34. 6 % ( world highest ), in 2008 dropped to 10. 8 %, and dropped further to 9. 3 % in 2009.

This graph shows the proportion of world population in extreme poverty 1981 – 2008 according to the World Bank.

In November 2008, the UK based think tank Demos published an influential pamphlet entitled ' It's a material world: caring for the public realm ', in which they argue for integrating the public directly into efforts to conserve material culture, particularly that which is in the public, their argument, as stated on page 16, demonstrates their belief that society can benefit from conservation as a paradigm as well as a profession:

In 2008, there were 30, 400 main telephone lines in use, making Burundi 178th in the world in terms of countries with the most main telephone lines in use.

In 2008, there were 480, 600 cellular phones in use, making Burundi 156th in the world in terms of countries with the most cell phones in use.

As of 2008, there were 65, 000 internet users, making Burund 167th in the world in terms of countries with the most internet users.

As of 2008 there are more than 60 in use across the world.

In 2008 Anheuser-Busch sold the majority of their stock to Belgian-Brazilian beer giant InBev, to create the largest brewing company in the world.

You wouldn't like me when I'm angry ", became a catchphrase the world over ( the phrase was used again, first in Ang Lee's Hulk ( 2003 ), although in Spanish, and again in the 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk, with an altered version in Portuguese ).

In terms of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index ranking, Costa Rica is 5th in the world, up from the 15th place in 2006.

It received its world premiere in New York City in June 2008.

He was listed on Time magazine's 2007 and 2008 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

The 2008 and 2009 Double FIDO domino world champion from the UK is Darren Elhindi.

In 2008, The Egyptian Lover continues to tour the world and is making a brand new album for 2008.

The former, located in Roissy near Paris, is the fifth busiest airport in the world with 60 million passenger movements in 2008, and France's primary international airport, serving over 100 airlines.

In 2008, Indian Ulama from the world renowned seminary of Deoband have categorically issued a fatwā against terrorism and mentioned that any sort of killing of innocent people or civilians is Haram or Forbidden.

In 2008, there were about 1, 013 franchises with more than 62, 500 outlets, making it one of the largest countries in the world in terms of number of units.

Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and fifth by GDP ( PPP ) in 2008.

In 2006 and in 2008, the World Bank named Georgia the top reformer in the world.

In the 2008 ARWU ranking, Gothenburg University is ranked in the 201 – 302 range when compared to the top 500 universities in the world.

On 12 September 2006, BT announced it would shut down satellite operations at Goonhilly in 2008, and move them to Madley Communications Centre in Herefordshire, making that centre BT's only earth station and the biggest in the world.

Total health spending as a percentage of GDP for Hungary compared amongst various other first world nations from 2005 to 2008

In October 2008, Engdahl told the Associated Press that the United States is " too insular and ignorant to challenge Europe as the center of the literary world " and does not really " participate in the big dialogue of literature.