According to the ROA National Statistical Service, the average monthly salary during January-June 2008 is 86, 850 drams ( about $ 287 at the time ).

* 2008 – The 2008 Summer Olympics officially opened with the opening ceremony at National Stadium, Beijing, China.

DiFranco went on to perform at the 2008 Democratic National Convention.

Fears were allayed August 27, 2008, when Clinton enthusiastically endorsed Obama at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, saying that all his experience as president assures him that Obama is " ready to lead ".

In 2008 the Brazilian minister of defense has formulated the " Estratégia Nacional de Defesa " ( National Defense Strategy ), that claims to build a strong national industry and make strategic partnerships with allied nations to develop technology together.

** National Biodefense Analysis and Countermeasures Center ( NBACC ; Projected: 2008 )

In a letter dated 18 February 2008, Castro announced that he would not accept the positions of president and commander in chief at the 24 February 2008 National Assembly meetings, saying " I will not aspire nor accept — I repeat I will not aspire or accept — the post of President of the Council of State and Commander in Chief.

The UK's National Health Service announced in 2008 that more therapists would be trained to provide CBT at government expense as part of an initiative called Improving Access to Psychological Therapies ( IAPT ).

In South Australia and Western Australia the two parties compete separately, while in the Northern Territory and Queensland the two parties have merged, forming the Country Liberal Party, in 1978, and the Liberal National Party, in 2008, respectively.

The Cubs successfully defended their National League Central title in 2008, going to the postseason in consecutive years for the first time since 1906 – 08.

The Colorado Rockies began the 2008 season after few offseason changes from the National League champion squad of 2007.

National Geographic Traveler ranked Columbus 11th on its historic destinations list in late 2008, describing the city as " authentic, unique, and unspoiled.

The original 1952 recording of A Child's Christmas in Wales was a 2008 selection for the United States National Recording Registry, stating that it is " credited with launching the audiobook industry in the United States ".

In December 2008, Iran ’ s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Saeed Jalili visited Ecuador.

" Elizabeth I ( 1533 – 1603 )" in Oxford Dictionary of National Biography ( 2008 ) accessed 23 Aug 2011

In 2008, “ First Ladies at the Smithsonian ” opened at the National Museum of American History as part of its reopening year celebration.

The 2008 election was won by the National Democratic Congress under Tillman Thomas with 11 of the 15 seats.

In the early hours of 23 December 2008, Aboubacar Somparé, the President of the National Assembly, announced on television that Conté had died at 6: 45pm local time on 22 December " after a long illness ", without specifying the cause of death.

Since the 2008 Guinean coup d ' état, the head of state has been Captain Moussa Dadis Camara, an army officer and President of the National Council for Democracy and Development.

In the United States, the Society for the Promotion of Good Grammar designated March 4 as National Grammar Day in 2008.

* Full biography: " Evans, Marian &# 91 ; George Eliot &# 93 ; ( 1819 – 1880 )", Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2008

A study of granite countertops was done ( initiated and paid for by the Marble Institute of America ) in November 2008 by National Health and Engineering Inc of USA, and found that all of the 39 full size granite slabs that were measured for the study showed radiation levels well below the European Union safety standards ( section 4. 1. 1. 1 of the National Health and Engineering study ) and radon emission levels well below the average outdoor radon concentrations in the US.

* Cecilia Beaux's Contemporaries Judged Her to Be the Cat's Meow ; History Sees a Bit of a Chameleon, The Washington Post, March 9, 2008, washingtonpost. com

Spacey at HBO Post Emmys Party, 2008

Post offices that are owned by Postbank and TNT Post have been earmarked for closure between 2008 and 2013.

On April 29, 2008 the New York Post reported that Clemens had relationships with at least two other women.

Reviewing a March 2008 concert, The Washington Post described MacGowan as " puffy and paunchy ," but said the singer " still has a banshee wail to beat Howard Dean's, and the singer's abrasive growl is all a band this marvelous needs to give its amphetamine-spiked take on Irish folk a focal point.

The 2008 Believe campaign results included Macy's collecting 1. 1 million letters from Santa Mail Red Letter boxes located in Macy's stores, that were then mailed to him through the United States Post Office " Operation Santa ", and Macy's making a matching $ 1 million US contribution to the Make-A-Wish Foundation for the letters collected by Macy's.

In 2008, a study carried out by the telecommunications arm of the Post Office found that " 404 " had become a slang synonym for " clueless " in the United Kingdom.

On 14 July 2006, he had a son, Jean, with French-Cambodian Helene Bizot ( not to be confused with Hélène Bizot ), according to the issue 3089 ( 31 July 2008 ) of Paris Match and the Phnom Penh Post.

* Gates Assails Pentagon on Resources for Battlefields Washington Post April 22, 2008

* 2008: Staff of The Washington Post, " for its exceptional, multi-faceted coverage of the deadly shooting rampage at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, telling the developing story in print and online.

The Kyiv Post reported on 26 November 2008 that American citizen Robert Fletcher ( Robert T. Fletcher III ; aka " Rob ") was arrested by the SBU ( Ukraine State Police ) after being accused by Ukrainian investors of running a Ponzi scheme and associated pyramid scam netting US $ 20 million.

During the summer of 2008, The Washington Post ran a 13-part series billed, in part, as " a tale of the tabloid and mainstream press pack journalism that helped derail the investigation.

On June 30, 2008, Canada Post issued a postage stamp in its " Canadians in Hollywood " series to honour Norma Shearer, along with others for Raymond Burr, Marie Dressler, and Chief Dan George.

In 2008, Canada Post issued a postage stamp in its " Canadians in Hollywood " series featuring Burr.

On June 30, 2008, the Denver Post reported that 181 individuals, including police officers, paramedics, firefighters, utility workers, and railroad employees had been trained as Terrorism Liaison Officers to report suspicious information which could be signs of terrorist activity.

In August 2008, Lauper contributed an article titled " Hope " to The Huffington Post which encouraged Americans to vote for Barack Obama in the upcoming United States presidential election.

On October 17, 2008, The Post endorsed Barack Obama for President of the United States.

" In 2008, Thomas F. Roeser of the Chicago Daily Observer also mentioned competition from the Washington Times as a factor moving The Post to the right.

In a November 19, 2008 column, The Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell stated: " I'll bet that most Post journalists voted for Obama.

" Post Watch: Family Dynasty Continues with Katharine II ", Washingtonian, February 26, 2008.

It was formed on October 1, 2008 by the merger of Arkansas Post Girl

* Far-Reaching U. S. Plan Impaired N. Korea Deal, Glenn Kessler, Washington Post, September 26, 2008.