As of April 24, 2008, the average monthly salary is 75, 000 drams ( about $ 242 US dollars ).

Armenian dram per US dollar-310. 00 ( 2008 ), 457. 69 ( 2005 ), 533. 45 ( 2004 ), 578. 76 ( 2003 ), 573. 35 ( 2002 ), 555. 08 ( 2001 ), 539. 53 ( 2000 )

As of early 2008, the wholesale price for abalone meat was approximately US $ 40. 00 per kilogram.

By 2008, sales in the US reached $ 14. 6 billion, the biggest selling drugs in the US by therapeutic class.

** Bahamian dollars per US dollar-1 ( 2008 ), 1 ( 2007 ), 1 ( 2006 ), 1 ( 2005 ), 1 ( 2004 )

Bartók, who had made some recordings in Hungary, also recorded for Columbia Records after he came to the US ; many of these recordings ( some with Bartók's own spoken introductions ) were later issued on LP and CD ( Bartók 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 2003, 2007, 2008 ).

In his book Born Again ( 1976 and 2008 ), Watergate conspirator Chuck Colson describes his path to faith in conjunction with his criminal imprisonment and played a significant role in solidifying the " born again " identity as a cultural construct in the US.

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 )

Costa Rican colones (₡) per US $ 1 – 512. 11 ( September 4, 2010 ), US $ 1 – 559. 51 ( October 24, 2008 ), per US $ 1 – 500. 10 ( December 2007 ), 516. 78 ( November 2007 ), 506. 11 ( April 2006 ), 479. 57 ( July 2005 ), 299. 63 ( February 2000 ), 285. 68 ( 1999 ), 257. 23 ( 1998 ), 232. 60 ( 1997 ), 207. 69 ( 1996 ) and 179. 73 ( 1995 )

Colombian pesos ( COP ) per US dollar-2, 243. 6 ( 2008 ), 2, 013. 8 ( 2007 ), 2, 358. 6 ( 2006 ), 2, 320. 75 ( 2005 ), 2, 628. 61 ( 2004 )

In addition, the already strong cross-border trade links between Colombia and Venezuela were solidified in July 2004 with an agreement to build a US $ 320 million natural gas pipeline between the two countries, to be completed in 2008.

The closures will include the new facility that was opened in August 2008 at a cost of US $ 25M, plus the McCauley Propeller Systems plant.

The largest bankruptcy in history was of the US investment bank Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc., which listed $ 639 billion in assets as of its Chapter 11 filing in 2008.

On July 31, 2008, an unnamed former White House official alleged that the US had imprisoned and interrogated at least one suspect on Diego Garcia during 2002 and possibly 2003.

On February 21, 2008, British Foreign Secretary David Miliband admitted that two US extraordinary rendition flights refuelled on Diego Garcia in 2002.

With the progressive lifting of UN and US sanctions from 2003 – 2008, the two countries have been working together to jointly develop their oil and natural gas industries.

On 3 November 2008, the painting Vampire set a new record for his paintings when it was sold for 38. 162 million US $ at Sotheby's New York.

* In February 2008, HP Enterprise Services signed a US $ 1. 3 billion contract with the Infocomm Development Authority of Singapore, one of the largest IT projects ever undertaken in Asia.

US $ 0. 2 billion ( 2008 )

:* James G. Butler ( US ): 2008 – 2010.

He supported Barack Obama in the 2008 US presidential election and The New York Times has described him as a political liberal.

The 2008 film Cloverfield purports to be video footage shot by witnesses of a monster attacking New York City, and recovered by the US Army as evidence.

* Clinical Practice Guideline: Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence: 2008 Update of the United States Department of Health and Human Services, which will be referred to as the " 2008 Guideline.

For the 2008 Guideline, experts screened over 8700 research articles published between 1975 and 2007.

Limitations of the 2008 Guideline include its not evaluating studies of " cold turkey " methods (" unaided quit attempts ") and its focus on studies that followed up subjects only to about 6 months after the " quit date " ( even though almost one-third of former smokers who relapse before one year will do so 7 – 12 months after the " quit date ").

* A 2008 Guideline meta-analysis estimated that physician advice to quit smoking led to a quit rate of 10. 2 %, as opposed to a quit rate of 7. 9 % among patients who did not receive physician advice to quit smoking.

* According to the 2008 Guideline, based on two studies the training of clinicians in smoking cessation methods may increase abstinence rates ; however, a Cochrane review found " a measurable effect " that such training decreased smoking in patients.

A table in the 2008 Guideline indicates that 2 mg / day of varenicline leads to the highest abstinence rate ( 33. 2 %) of any single therapy, while 1 mg / day leads to an abstinence rate of 25. 4 %.

The 2008 US Guideline specifies that three combinations of medications are effective:

In the 2008 Guideline, " the effect of self-help was weak ," and the number of types of self-help did not produce higher abstinence rates.

In the 2008 US Guideline, there was no meta-analysis of computerised interventions, but they were described as " highly promising.

* Acupuncture: A Cochrane review concluded that acupuncture " do not appear to help smokers who are trying to quit ", a meta-analysis from the 2008 Guideline showed no difference between acupuncture and placebo, and the 2008 Guideline found no scientific studies supporting laser therapy based on acupuncture principles but without the needles ..

The 2008 US Guideline recommends counselling-style support for adolescent smokers on the basis of a meta-analysis of seven studies.

Neither the Cochrane review nor the 2008 Guideline recommends medications for adolescents who smoke.

In particular, the Guideline No. 21 of the Integrated Guidelines for Growth and Employment ( adopted by the European Council and setting the objectives for the periods 2005-2008 and 2008 – 2010 ) calls on Member States to “… promote flexibility combined with employment security and reduce labour market segmentation, having due regard to the role of the social partners ”.

A 2008 quantum physics experiment performed in Geneva, Switzerland has determined that in any hypothetical nonlocal hidden-variables theory the speed of the quantum non-local connection would have to be at least 10, 000 times the speed of light.

In July 2008, History's Monster Quest series featured the Texas carcasses, which were determined to be dogs and coyotes.

In 2008, a rabbinical ruling determined that giraffes and their milk are eligible to be considered kosher.

A 2008 study analyzing the sexual fantasies of 200 heterosexual men by using the Wilson Sex Fantasy Questionnaire exam, determined that males with a pronounced degree of fetish interest had a greater number of older brothers, a high 2D: 4D digit ratio ( which would indicate excessive prenatal estrogen exposure ), and an elevated probability of being left-handed, suggesting that disturbed hemispheric brain lateralization may play a role in deviant attractions.

The Australian Medical Services Advisory Committee ( MSAC ) in 2008 has determined that endovenous laser treatment / ablation ( ELA ) for varicose veins " appears to be more effective in the short term, and at least as effective overall, as the comparative procedure of junction ligation and vein stripping for the treatment of varicose veins.

Clay Bennett determined that as of July 3, 2008 the relocation of the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics would commence.

He ranked seventh in a 2008 poll by Dog Whisperers Cesar Millan that determined the " best-loved television dog of all time.

On February 8, 2008, the Nebraska Supreme Court determined that execution by electric chair was a " cruel and unusual punishment " under the State's constitution.

The nominations for this Academy Award are determined by a ballot of the members of the Editing Branch of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences ; there were 233 members of the Editing Branch in 2008.

However, in May 2008, Dravnel sued De La Hoya for slander, but she dropped the lawsuit after experts determined the photographs had been digitally doctored.

" However, the FDA determined in December 2008 that the rTMS device was sufficiently similar to existing devices that did not require a premarket approval application and allowed the device to be marketed in accordance with Section 510 ( k ) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for " the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adult patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from one prior antidepressant medication at or above the minimal effective dose and duration in the current episode ".

John Walker was hired to coach the soccer team in April 1994 and was determined to get the Huskers into an NCAA tournament by 2008.

In 2008, the Securities and Exchange Commission issued a preliminary " roadmap " that may lead the U. S. to abandon Generally Accepted Accounting Principles in the future ( to be determined in 2011 ), and to join more than 100 countries around the world instead in using the London-based International Financial Reporting Standards.

Subsequently, due to increasing difficulty in speaking over the course of several weeks, Arias went to the Philadelphia Ears, Nose and Throat Associates medical center in the United States on 20 May 2008, where it was determined that he had a nonmalignant cyst on his vocal cords.

In October 2008, Peter Robinson MP, the First Minister of Northern Ireland backed his wife's claims stating " It wasn't Iris Robinson who determined that homosexuality was an abomination, it was The Almighty.

In 2006, a federal court judge determined that the condominium association ’ s rule did not violate the Federal Fair Housing Act ; the district court upheld the opinion on appeal in 2008 ; in 2009, the U. S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit in Chicago reversed the 2008 decision, and the case proceeded.

May 2, 2008, the Attorney General's office determined that there was insufficient evidence to charge anyone present with a crime.

As of May 2008 FASEB Journal announced that Johns Hopkins University and the Hebrew University of Jerusalem have determined that frankincense smoke is a psychoactive drug that relieves depression and anxiety in mice.

However, of those that were determined, political motivations have increased ( 29 % of the determined total in 2003 to 49 % in 2008 ) relative to economic motivations, or when the victim ’ s status as an aid worker was only incidental.

Kanikōsen In 2008, " A Crab Canning Boat ," a 1929 Marxist novel about a crab-canning ship's crew determined to stand up to a cruel manager under harsh conditions, became a surprise bestseller, thanks to an advertising campaign linking the novel to the working poor.

However a 2008 systematic review determined the efficacy of antibacterial mouthrinses for treating bad breath.

In 2007 – 2008 five finalists in each league were determined in fan balloting on MLB. com, from 30 club nominees selected by a special panel assembled by Major League Baseball and MLB. com.