In 2008, for example, he auctioned an autographed pair of his trousers on eBay to help pay his medical bills.

On 24 January 2008, the same team reported to have synthesized the complete 582, 970-base pair genome of M. genitalium ( a key gene that enables the wild organism to cause disease was knocked out ).

Lui, Chan, and Nosek ( 2008 ) shows that pair programming outperforms for design tasks.

More recently, the band released a pair of albums on September 29, 2008: Snowflake Midnight, and a free MP3 album of instrumentals, Strange Attractor.

In early 2008, Hung starred in Fatal Move, in which he and Ken Lo played a pair of rival triad gang leaders.

At approximately 5: 20 PM local time on April 9, 2008, three tornadoes, including a pair of " sisters ", were confirmed to have hit at least a portion of the town.

The same pair successfully reared chicks in 2007, 2008, 2009 and again in 2010.

The pair went on to co-star with Al Pacino and Robert De Niro in the 2008 film Righteous Kill.

A pair of films which came out in 2008 were based on Mesrine's life.

A pair of films, L ' instinct de mort ( English title: Mesrine: Killer Instinct ) and L ' ennemi public No. 1 ( English title: Mesrine: Public Enemy No. 1 ), recounting Mesrine's career and starring Vincent Cassel in the lead role, were released in France in 2008 and in the UK in August 2009.

Interrogators ( who judge the systems ) have limited time: 5 minutes per entity in the 2003 competition, 20 + per pair in 2004 – 2007 competitions, and 5 minutes to conduct simultaneous conversations with a human and the program since 2008.

These include the Star Wars-themed " Darth Tater ", " Spud Trooper " and " R2-POTATOO ", a 2007 Transformers film-themed " Optimash Prime ", a pair of Spider-Man ( red suit and black suit )- themed " Spider-Spud / Peter Tater ", a Indiana Jones-themed " Taters of the Lost Ark " set ( which, despite the title, was released as a tie-in to 2008's Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull ), an Iron Man 2-themed " Tony Starch " and a " Trick or Tater " version for Halloween in October 2008.

The pair in the German Wuppertal Zoo successfully bred again in 2007, and in July 2008, two siblings were born and mother-reared.

On September 29, 2008, Lehman agreed to sell its asset management businesses, including Neuberger, to a pair of private-equity firms, Bain Capital Partners and Hellman & Friedman, for $ 2. 15 billion.

In 2008, a Subway campaign celebrated Fogle's maintaining his weight loss for a full decade, with Fogle's announcement that he would retire his old pair of pants likely to a museum after a final, " Tour de Pants ", a humorous reference to the Tour de France.

In 2008 the National Bank of Azerbaijan minted a pair of gold and silver commemorative coins for the 85th anniversary of the creation of the Nakhichevan Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic.

The pair had organized a meeting on March 28, 2008.

Here are some of the most notable visitor's to the lake: Red-throated Diver ( 1986 ), Great Northern Diver ( 1994 ), Fulmar ( 2001 ) Great Shearwater ( 1999 ), Leach's Petrol ( 1987 ), Gannet ( 2002 ), Night Heron ( 1987 ), Glossy Ibis ( 1987 ), Spoonbill ( 1995 ), Pink footed Goose ( 1992 ), White-Fronted Goose ( 1992 ), Green-Winged Teal ( 1994 ), Ring-Necked Duck ( 1996 ), Long-Tailed Duck ( 1981 ), Velvet Scoter ( 2006 ), Spotted Crake ( 1995 ), Avocet ( 2011 ), Kentish Plover ( 1981 ), Temmick's Stint ( 2004 ), Pectoral Sandpiper ( 1995 ), Purple Sandpiper ( 1977 ), Red-Necked Phalarope ( 1995 ), Grey Phalarope ( 1987 ), Wilson's Phalarope ( 2007 ), Pomarine Skua ( 1982 ), Great Skua ( 1987 ), Sabine's Gull ( 1981 ), Caspian Tern ( 2001 ), Roseate Tern ( 1994 ), Whiskered Tern ( 2001 ), Cetti's Warbler ( 2011 ), Great Reed Warbler ( 2008 ), Golden Oriole ( 1997 ), Lapland Bunting ( 1966 ), Snow Bunting ( 1997 ), and a pair of Black-winged Stilt staying the summer of 1988.

On 28 September 2008, it was reported that the pair were attacked by the Taliban whilst in Afghanistan to present a Pride Of Britain Award.

During 2008 ISO and IEC have granted the communications protocol, twisted pair signaling technology, power line signaling technology, and Internet Protocol ( IP ) compatibility standard numbers ISO / IEC 14908-1 ,-2 ,-3, and-4.

As of July 2008, pair 3352-3353 is at the New York City Transit Museum.

As of March 2008, after having successfully collaborated in 2007 on The Secret Experiment, cEvin Key has made mention that Edward Ka-Spel is due to show up in Los Angeles sometime soon and that new material could possibly arise from any presumed meeting of the pair.

In January 2008, pair 4192-4193 were displayed in the New York Transit Museum ; this pair was later reefed.

Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire was appointed Chancellor of the university in October 2008, a five-year appointment.

A Wedge-tailed Eagle and Peregrine Falcon were utilised in early 2008 to deter groups of Sulphur-crested Cockatoos from damaging the spire's electrical fittings and thimble-sized lights.

In October 2008, Peregrine Cavendish, 12th Duke of Devonshire was appointed as the third Chancellor of the University.

In 2008, the former Peregrine CEO, Stephen Gardner, was sentenced to eight years and one month in prison for his role in the fraud, which resulted in bankruptcy for the company.

Since the start of the 2008 season, the Falcons have recorded four consecutive winning seasons for the first time in franchise history.

The Falcons had the NFL's second best winning percentage at home during the period of 2008 to 2010 with a. 833 percentage.

The Falcons have qualified for the playoffs three times ( 2008, 2010 and 2011 ) during this period, but lost all three in the first round

On January 13, 2008, the Falcons named former Patriots director of college football scouting Thomas Dimitroff General Manager.

On April 26, Matt Ryan ( quarterback from Boston College ) was drafted third overall in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Falcons.

The Falcons finished the 2008 regular season with a record of 11 – 5, and the # 5 seed in the playoffs.

The Falcons would go on to lose in the wild-card round of the 2008 NFL playoffs to the eventual NFC champion Arizona Cardinals, 30 – 24.

The Atlanta Falcons hold the record among all major American sports leagues for the longest streak of seasons without consecutive winning seasons, a streak that lasted from 1966 – 2008.

The Falcons also wore their all-black uniform in 2007 against the New York Giants, and in 2008 against the Carolina Panthers and against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers ( for the second time ).

U. S. Air Force F-15 Eagles and F-16 Fighting Falcons fly above the Nevada Test and Training Ranges on Nellis Air Force Base, Nev., June 5, 2008.

He was awarded the 2007 Johnny Unitas Golden Arm Award, given annually in the United States to the nation's most outstanding senior quarterback in college football and was selected third in the 2008 NFL Draft by the Atlanta Falcons, making him the highest-chosen BC player in NFL Draft history.

The Falcons men's soccer team are eight-time national champions, winning the NCAA Men's Division III Soccer Championship in 2000, 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 and 2010.

The powder blue became the primary home uniform in 2008, while the navy blue uniform became the new alternate ( similar to what the Falcons did ).

Between 1982 and 2008, the school hosted their home games in the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in downtown Minneapolis until they moved back to campus on September 12, 2009, when their new home, TCF Bank Stadium, opened with a game against the U. S. Air Force Academy Falcons, which Minnesota won 20 – 13.

Having said this, Bates guided the Falcons to a record-equalling run of seven consecutive Premiership defeats by April 2008 with home games against Leicester Tigers and London Wasps plus a season-concluding away trip to Worcester Warriors yet to come.

With the December 2008 demise of the Fresno Falcons only two of the original 1995 WCHL teams-the Alaska Aces and Bakersfield Condors-remain active in the ECHL.

In the 2008 – 09 season, the Saints finished eighth on the table and only losing one game at home to Newcastle Falcons.

During the 2008 / 09 Guinness Premiership regular season the Saints only lost at Franklin's Gardens on one occasion, to the Newcastle Falcons.

In 2008, the exterior of the stadium was repainted from its original color scheme to match the Falcons ' team colors, and the stadium's original teal seats were replaced with red seats in the 100 and 300 levels and black seats in the Verizon Wireless Club Level ( 200 Level ).

Tuilagi also had a spell playing American Football for the Leicester Falcons during the 2008 and 2009 seasons.

* Mike Smith, Atlanta Falcons ( 2008 – present )

On December 22, 2008, Fresno Hockey Club, LLC announced that the Fresno Falcons team would cease operations immediately citing operating cost due to dwindling attendance, lack of corporate sponsorships and the faltering economy.

On March 5, 2008, the Atlanta Falcons released Harrington in a salary cap move.

The contract is estimated to be worth £ 325, 000 a year, which would make him the second highest wage earner in the English Premiership ( Newcastle Falcons prop Carl Hayman tops the list ) He made his Worcester debut in a pre-season friendly against Ulster on 27 August 2008.