Over half of the tax revenues in the January – August 2008 time period were generated from value-added taxes ( VAT ).

In 2008, effective January 1, 2009, the ADAAA broadened the interpretations and added to the ADA examples of " major life activities " including, but not limited to, " caring for oneself, performing manual tasks, seeing, hearing, eating, sleeping, walking, standing, lifting, bending, speaking, breathing, learning, reading, concentrating, thinking, communicating, and working " as well as the operation of several specified " major bodily functions ".

On January 17, 2008, NYSE Euronext announced it would acquire the AMEX for $ 260 million in stock ; on October 1, 2008, NYSE Euronext completed the acquisition.

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

On 4 January 2008, Dr. Gail Dinter-Gottlieb decided to step down as President and Vice Chancellor of the University before her term expired.

OnStar transitioned to digital service with the help of data transport technology developed by Airbiquity, but warned customers who could not be upgraded to digital that their service would permanently expire on January 1, 2008.

On January 11, 2008, Talk Is Free Theatre presented the Canadian professional premiere ( in concert ) at the Gryphon Theatre in Barrie, Ontario, with a fundraiser performance on January 13 at the Diesel Playhouse in Toronto, Ontario.

The Stephen Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts produced a limited-run revival of the musical from January 11 to 27, 2008.

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.

* On 24 January 2008, Peter Hain resigned his two cabinet posts ( Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and Secretary of State for Wales ) after the Electoral Commission referred donations to his Deputy Leadership campaign to the police.

In the UK in 2009 it was estimated that up to 12 million shoppers appeared at the sales ( a rise of almost 20 % compared to 2008, although this was also affected by the fact that the VAT would revert to 17. 5 % from 1 January ).

led to the January 2008 bulk-sampling of kimberlite pipes in a remote part of Montana.

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On 1 January 2008, the country entered the eurozone and adopted the euro as its official currency, replacing the Cypriot pound at an irrevocable fixed exchange rate of CYP 0. 585274 per EUR 1. 00.

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This eliminated the human reservoir of the disease and reduced hospital admissions to 1 % or less of January 2008 levels.

On 13 November 2008, Cessna announced that a total of 665 jobs would be cut at its Wichita and Bend, Oregon plants starting in January 2009.

In January 2008, shortly before plans to retire to Blackpool, Vera's husband Jack found that she had died in her armchair.

The Australian Government has introduced legislation that requires ISP's to " restrict access to age restricted content ( commercial MA15 + content and R18 + content ) either hosted in Australia or provided from Australia " that was due to commence from 20 January 2008, known as Cleanfeed.

She left the production on December 30, 2007, and later returned from August 26, 2008 until the production closed on January 11, 2009.

Ove Arup and Partners Hong Kong Ltd were the designers of the tunnel and Gammon Skanska and Skanska International Civil Engineering joint venture were the main construction contractors ( contract was awarded in January 2003 ).

on January 8, 1927, he returned to the Grosvenor in high spirits, and looking fit.

In January 1844, Alcott moved his family to Still River, a village within Harvard but, on March 1, 1845, the family returned to Concord to live in a home they named " The Hillside " ( later renamed " The Wayside " by Nathaniel Hawthorne ).

Mueller agreed, and Phillips managed Apollo from January 1964, until it achieved the first manned landing in July 1969, after which he returned to Air Force duty.

Weil returned to France via Sweden and the United Kingdom, and was detained at Le Havre in January 1940.

Anne returned to Thorp Green in January 1843 where she secured a position for Branwell.

He returned to 1st Royal Warwickshire Regiment again, as Commander of Headquarters Company in January 1929 and went to the War Office to help write the Infantry Training Manual in Summer 1929.

In 1600, after the Treaty of Vervins, conflict returned between Henry IV of France and Savoy, and Lesdiguières retook Barcelonnette until the conclusion of the Treaty of Lyon on 17 January the following year.

Charles returned to hosting his 6 Music show from November 2006 and to filming Coronation Street from January 2007.

Prime minister Caambi El-Yachourtu became acting president until Djohar returned from exile in January, 1996.

He returned a third time in January 1859 under the patronage of Czar Alexander II of Russia to find more of the Codex Frederico-Augustanus or similar ancient Biblical texts.

Charlotte returned alone to Brussels in January 1843 to take up a teaching post at the school.

She returned to Haworth in January 1844 and used the time spent in Brussels as the inspiration for some experiences in The Professor and Villette.

In January 2012, a work stolen 30 years earlier from a French museum was returned.

She impressed the Pope so much that he returned his administration to Rome in January 1377.

The project, which used Craig Venter's personal yacht, Sorcerer II, started in Halifax, Canada, circumnavigated the globe and returned to the U. S. in January 2006.

The strip underwent a significant change after Trudeau returned to it from a 22-month hiatus ( from January 1983 to October 1984 ).

With his army rotting away, and personally grieving for his long standing friend Prince Commercy who had died at Luzzara, Eugene returned to Vienna in January 1703.

Essex accomplished nothing and returned home in January 1592.

Mujib returned to free Bangladesh on 10 January 1972 by Zulfikar Ali Bhutto.

He returned to India in January 1548.

When he was discharged in January 1934, he returned to Southwold to convalesce and, supported by his parents, never returned to teaching.

He then returned to 2nd Battalion as a company officer and, in January 1916, received the Military Cross for his bravery at Loos.

Alexander was then in February 1928 promoted to colonel ( backdated to 14 May 1926 ) and was the next month appointed Officer Commanding the Irish Guards Regimental District and 140th ( 4th London ) Infantry Brigade in the Territorial Army a post he held until January 1930, when he again returned to study, attending the Imperial Defence College for one year.