According to Alexei Nakamura, as of 2012, there are only 205 Ainu living in Russia ( up from just 12 people who self-identified as Ainu in 2008 ) and they along with the Kurile Kamchadals ( Itelmen of Kuril islands ) are fighting for official recognition.

On August 5, 2008 Dan Haren signed a four-year, $ 44. 75 million deal with the Diamondbacks worth a guaranteed $ 41. 25 million through 2012 and including a $ 15. 5 million club option for 2013 with a $ 3. 5 million buyout.

The following twelve members have been promoted to the status of " Legend " since 1996: Ian Stewart ( 1997 ), Gordon Coventry ( 1998 ), Peter Hudson ( 1999 ), Kevin Bartlett ( 2000 ), Barrie Robran ( 2001 ), Bill Hutchison ( 2003 ), Jock McHale ( 2005 ), Darrel Baldock ( 2006 ), Norm Smith ( 2007 ), Alex Jesaulenko ( 2008 ), Kevin Murray ( 2010 ) and Barry Cable ( 2012 ).

He has remained active in politics by campaigning for Democratic candidates, most notably for his wife's campaign for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination, and then Barack Obama's presidential campaigns in 2008 and 2012.

Construction of the second line started in December 2008, which is due to be opened according to initial forecasts by the end of 2012.

On January 17, 2008, Selig's contract was extended through 2012, after which he planned to retire, but then decided to stay as commissioner until the end of the 2014 season, a move approved by the owners on January 12, 2012, which would take his leadership past his 80th birthday.

However, in January 2008, Selig agreed to a three-year contract extension, announcing he planned to retire after the 2012 season.

They include the Olympics in Barcelona in 1992, Atlanta in 1996, Sydney in 2000, Salt Lake City in 2002, Athens in 2004, Turin in 2006, Beijing in 2008, Vancouver in 2010, and London in 2012.

riels ( KHR ) per US dollar-4, 097 ( 2012 ), 4, 395. 62 ( 2011 ), 4, 145 ( 2010 ), 4, 139. 33 ( 2009 ), 4, 070. 94 ( 2008 ), 4, 006 ( 2007 ), 4, 103 ( 2006 )

In the Clean Development Mechanism, only afforestation and reforestation are eligible to produce certified emission reductions ( CERs ) in the first commitment period of the Kyoto Protocol ( 2008 – 2012 ).

General elections were held in 1974, 1977, 1980, 1983, 1987, 1990, 1994, 1997, 2001, 2005, 2008 and 2012.

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.

There have been eight series sweeps since interleague play began: four by the Cubs in 1998, 2004, 2007, and 2008, and four by the White Sox in 1995, 2008, and 2012.

) Turning Points in Ending the Cold War, ( Hoover Institution Press: 2008 ), pp. 111-140, p. 111 ; < http :// www. hoover. org / publications / books / 8237 > 22-23 February, 2012.

Iceland applied for EU membership in 2009 due to the 2008 – 2012 Icelandic financial crisis.

February 29, also known as a leap day in the Gregorian calendar, is a date that occurs in most years that are divisible by 4, such as 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020.

* Hanley Ramirez ( 2006 – 2012 )-As the main piece of the Josh Beckett & Mike Lowell trade in the 2005 off-season, Ramirez was the face of the franchise during his tenure and a major offensive cog, having a 30-30 season in 2008, winning a batting title and finishing 2nd in MVP voting in 2009, and participating in three All-Star games.

Generation Flux is a neologism and psychographic ( not demographic ) designation coined by Fast Company for American employees who need to make several changes in career throughout their working lives due to the chaotic nature of the job market following the 2008 – 2012 global financial crisis.

The 2008 and 2012 elections were both won by Boris Johnson, the Conservative Party candidate.

Bashir had her term extended in October 2004 to February 2008, again extended in October 2007 for a further five years to 2012, and further extended in September 2011 to February 2014.

From 2008 to 2012, the company was run through a holding company of NRDC, Hudson's Bay Trading Company, which was dissolved on 23 January 2012.

In 2012, Sycamore 8th grader Chad Quan placed first in the Mathcounts national competition.

In 2012, " ASU students ranked fifth among all public universities in National Science Foundation grants for graduate study and 11th among all universities, including the Ivy institutions.

MIT enrolled 4, 384 undergraduates and 6, 510 graduate students for the 2011 – 2012 school year.

In the 2012 U. S. News graduate school rankings, Stanford also placed in the top 5 for every discipline in which it was ranked, except industrial engineering, where it placed, and fine arts, where it placed.

The professional schools of the University of California, San Francisco are among the top in the nation, according to current ( 2012 ) US News and World Report graduate school and other rankings.

In 2012, US News ranked SAIC the second best overall graduate program for fine arts in the U. S. tying with the Rhode Island school of Design.

As of 2012, the university comprises 4, 883 undergraduate students and 2, 187 graduate students.

* The Public Affairs graduate program is currently ranked 104 in the 2012 national universities ' rankings.

As of 2012, the college comprised about 400 undergraduate and 200 graduate students.

Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania, one of the 14 institutions in the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education, had a 2012 enrollment of 10, 000 full-time undergraduate and 846 graduate students.

He was named one of the 100 Most Influential People in the world by Time magazine in 2012. He is a graduate of Theatre, with a BA in Dramatic Arts and MA in Stage Direction from University of Tehran and Tarbiat Modarres University, respectively.

2012 will be the first year since 2003 that grade 12s will graduate from the school.

Student enrollment for the fall 2012 semester is 4, 278 which includes 2, 757 undergraduate students and 1, 521 graduate students.

With a 2012 – 2013 enrollment of 3, 852 undergraduate students and 735 graduate students, the college specializes in academic programs in the liberal arts.

In 2012, RWTH Aachen was selected again as a University of Excellence and altogether financially endowed for one graduate school and two clusters of excellence.

27, 2012, research post graduate students organized a sit-down strike to raise the voice of the voiceless and reiterate the concerns of the RPG students about the serious housing issue.

Fall 2012 graduate tuition costs are $ 485. 00 dollars per credit hour for in-state tuition, and out-of-state tuition is $ 790. 00 dollars per credit hour.

One thing that is known is that regarding the course at Camp Columbia, LT Ralph Faulkner, a graduate of the U. S. Army Signal Corps OCS program at Ft. Monmouth ( 91 years old and still going strong as of Jan 2012 ) was an instructor at that facility.

In May 2012, Yale graduate and former White House intern Karlo Dizon, Democrat, also announced his bid as delegate to Congress.

May 2012 graduate Danielle Brenon was the NAIA Outdoor Track and Field national champion in the marathon.

* SJSU's graduate school of Library and Information Science ranks 22nd in the nation, and its School Library Media specialty ranks 4th nationally, according to U. S. News and World Report ( Best Graduate Schools 2012 ).

* SJSU's graduate program in occupational therapy ranks 31st in the nation, according to U. S. News and World Report ( Best Graduate Schools 2012 ).

* SJSU's graduate program in social work ranks 71st in the nation, according to U. S. News and World Report ( Best Graduate Schools 2012 ).

* SJSU's graduate program in fine arts ranks 81st in the nation, according to U. S. News and World Report ( Best Graduate Schools 2012 ).

* SJSU's graduate program in speech language pathology ranks 87th in the nation, according to U. S. News and World Report ( Best Graduate Schools 2012 ).

* SJSU's graduate program in public affairs ranks 100th in the nation, according to U. S. News and World Report ( Best Graduate Schools 2012 ).