The building work for the stadium which has a capacity of 32. 960, began in May 2008 and was completed by the beginning of 2009.

An expedition in May 2008 by 19 scientists studied the geology and biology of eight Macquarie Ridge sea mounts, as well as the Antarctic Circumpolar Current to investigate the effects of climate change of the southern Ocean.

The Institute of Medical Psychology at the University Hospital in Heidelberg, Germany has set up a Research Department Ayahuasca / Santo Daime, which in May 2008 held a 3-day conference under the title The globalization of Ayahuasca-An Amazonian psychoactive and its users.

* Barlett, Donald P. and Steele, James B .; " Monsanto's Harvest of Fear ", Vanity Fair May 2008

The public opening was May 21, 2008.

In May 2008, the Navy announced new plans to reposition its forces throughout Brazil.

On May 7, 2008, Borland announced the sale of CodeGear division to Embarcadero Technologies for an expected $ 23 million price and $ 7 million in CodeGear accounts receivables retained by Borland.

Charlton held the record for most appearances for Manchester United ( 758 ), but this was surpassed by Ryan Giggs on 21 May 2008 ( the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final ).

A bocce player of note is Umberto Granaglia ( May 20, 1931 – December 13, 2008 ), who was awarded the honor of " Player of the Twentieth Century " by the Confédération Mondiale des Sports de Boules.

The following is the show routine used on 17 May 2008:

On May 11, 2008 Sudan announced it was cutting diplomatic relations with Chad, claiming that it was helping rebels in Darfur to attack the Sudanese capital Khartoum.

From the UK, direct routes by Astraeus from London Gatwick and Manchester Airport to Sal ceased in April 2008, their website has not been taking reservations since May 2008.

TACV Cabo Verde Airlines opened a route from London Stansted in October 2008 though it was rumoured that flights were being cancelled due to minimum take up though with effect from May 2008, TACV now fly direct from London Gatwick every Thursday to Sal and Praia.

Monet's Le Pont du chemin de fer à Argenteuil, an 1873 painting of a railway bridge spanning the Seine near Paris, was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder for a record $ 41. 4 million at Christie's auction in New York on 6 May 2008.

In recent years, Craven Cottage has hosted several International Friendly matches, including the Republic of Ireland national football team who played Colombia and Nigeria there in May 2008 and May 2009 respectively and Oman in 2012.

In May 2008, the NLCC and The JAM Brands announced a partnership to produce The U. S. Finals-Final Destination.

In May 2008, Gail finally met Ted Page, the father she'd never known and in 2009, Gail's boyfriend, Joe McIntyre became addicted to pain killers, which came to a head when he broke into the medical centre.

After a major rehabilitation program, the company restarted copper production in December 2007 and cobalt production in May 2008.

Dated 31 May 2008 ABC News

On May 7, 2008, following speculation by John Carmack at QuakeCon on August 3, 2007, Doom 4 was announced as in production.

Dismissed by the district court, the case was heard on appeal and the Ninth Circuit issued its ruling on May 21, 2008.

Shortly before his marriage, for example, his future father-in-law Colonel Joseph May helped him find a job teaching at a school in Boston run by the Society of Free Enquirers, followers of Robert Owen, for a lucrative $ 1, 000 to $ 1, 200 annual salary.

However, Bethlehem is affected also by annual waves of hot, dry, sandy and dust Khamaseen winds from the Arabian Desert, during April, May and mid-June.

As of 2006, its annual average rainfall is, though about 80 % of the rain falls between May and September.

On May 16, 2011, the MDA announced that the 2011 edition of its annual telethon would be Lewis ' last as emcee.

In May 2011, The General Theological Seminary of the Episcopal Church, New York, made her a Doctor of Divinity honoris causa at its annual Commencement.

With a mean annual temperature of, the sunniest months are May to August.

In the United States, the New York parade became an annual event that year, and in 1894 was adopted by American president Grover Cleveland to compete with International Workers ' Day ( May Day ).

* The first Saturday in May is the date of the annual Kentucky Derby, the most famous horse race in the United States.

Whitstable, Kent, hosts a good example of more traditional May Day festivities, where the Jack in the Green festival was revived in 1976 and continues to lead an annual procession of morris dancers through the town on the May Bank Holiday.

In their annual report, the Board has criticised many governments, including Canada, for permitting the medicinal use of cannabis, Australia for providing injecting rooms and the United Kingdom for proposing to downgrade the classification of cannabis, which it has since done ( although this change was reversed by the Home Secretary on 7 May 2008 against the advice of its own commissioned report )

Winters are relatively cool and wet, with most of Perth's annual rainfall falling between May and September.

Total precipitation is greatest in May and least in October, and the average annual precipitation is, yet, on average, December and January have the greatest number of days with precipitation.

Following what was becoming familiar annual speculation, Clemens unexpectedly appeared in the owner's box at Yankee Stadium on May 6,, during the seventh-inning stretch in a game against the Seattle Mariners, and made a brief statement: " Thank y'all.

Except for the Southeast Peninsula which is very dry, mean annual rainfall ranges from about in the coastal areas, to about in the central mountain ranges but, from May to October rainfall is heavier while temperatures are a little hotter.

Most precipitation falls between January and May ; precipitation is slight throughout the country, with annual averages ranging from in the Kopet Dag to in the northwest.

The 18th annual event is scheduled for March 2 – May 15.

In May 1969, at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association, Telfer and her Elwyn Institute colleagues reported that case studies of the institutionalized XYY and XXY males they had found convinced them that XYY males had been falsely stigmatized and that their behavior may not be significantly different from chromosomally normal 46, XY males.

Rooming at an inn, where he is introduced to the daughter of the landlord, Willow, Howie notices a series of photographs celebrating the island's annual harvests, with each photograph featuring a young girl, the May Queen.

In February 1992, at the annual BRIT Awards ceremony, May and Taylor announced plans for the concert.

An annual regatta is held, each May, and a raft race takes place each year for the St David's Foundation.

After visiting East Berlin during the annual May Day celebration, she felt that the East German government was dealing better with the residual effects of fascism than were the West Germans.

Jean-Marie Le Pen speaking at the National Front ( France ) | Front National's annual tribute to Joan of Arc in Paris ( 1 May 2007 )

" The Occupational Outlook Handbook report that the median annual wage for news analysts, reporters, and correspondents in the United States was $ 34, 850 in May 2008, with the middle 50 percent earning between $ 25, 760 and $ 52, 160, and the bottom and top 10 percent earning less than $ 20, 180 and more than $ 77, 480, respectively.

* Thursday Night Live: An annual summer series of free, public concerts held in Cheapside Park every Thursday evening from 4: 30pm – 7: 30pm in from May – October.