The debate continues unabated – e. g. S. Georg 2004, A. Vovin 2005, S. Georg 2005 ( anti-Altaic ); S. Starostin 2005, V. Blažek 2006, M. Robbeets 2007, A. Dybo and G. Starostin 2008 ( pro-Altaic ).

* 2008 – 2008 Egyptian general strike starts led by Egyptian workers later to be adopted by April 6 Youth Movement and Egyptian activities.

* 1931 – Ivan Dixon, American actor and director ( d. 2008 )

* 1934 – Guy Peellaert, Belgian artist and photographer ( d. 2008 )

* 1948 – Jeremy Beadle, English television host ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Two skeletal remains found near Ekaterinburg, Russia are confirmed by Russian scientists to be the remains of Alexei Nikolaevich, Tsarevich of Russia and one of his sisters.

* 1914 – Dorival Caymmi, Brazilian singer-songwriter, actor, and painter ( d. 2008 )

* 1923 – Francis Tucker, South African race car driver ( d. 2008 )

* 1932 – Cor Brom, Dutch footballer and manager ( d. 2008 )

* 1970 – Karl Unterkircher, Italian mountaineer ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – A military junta led by Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz stages a coup d ' état in Mauritania, overthrowing president Sidi Ould Cheikh Abdallahi.

* 1955 – Gregory Bryant-Bey, American convicted murderer ( d. 2008 )

* 1965 – Mark Speight, English television host ( d. 2008 )

* 1935 – Beverlee McKinsey, American actress ( d. 2008 )

* 1976 – Mark Priestley, Australian actor ( d. 2008 )

* 2005 – Caylee Anthony, American murder victim ( d. 2008 )

Bilateral trade with Russia stood at more than $ 700 million for the first nine months of 2010 – on track to rebound to $ 1 billion mark first reached in 2008 prior to the global economic crisis.

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

* 2008 – South Ossetian War: Russian units occupy the Georgian city of Gori.

* 1931 – Eddie Fuller, South African cricketer ( d. 2008 )

* 2008 – Jake Warren, Canadian diplomat ( b. 1921 )

* 1936 – Yves Saint Laurent, French fashion designer ( d. 2008 )

In early 2008, the State Commission for the Protection of Economic Competition named 60 companies having " dominant positions " in Armenia.

From 2008 the Bombay Sapphire Designer Glass Competition final will be held at 100 % Design in London, UK and the Bombay Sapphire Prize will take place in Milan at the Salone Del Mobile.

Bacardí 8, for example, received two gold medals and a silver from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition between 2008 and 2010.

Club said of the 2008 competition, " Once again, the IF Competition delivers some of the best writing in games.

A number of poets belong to both academia and slam: as noted above Jeffrey McDaniel slammed on several poetry slam teams, and has since published several books and currently teaches at Sarah Lawrence College ; Patricia Smith, a four-time national slam champion, went on to win several prestigious literary awards, including being nominated for the 2008 National Book Award, and being inducted into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent in 2006 ; Bob Holman founded the Nuyorican Poetry Slam has taught for years at the New School, Bard, Columbia and NYU ; Craig Arnold won the Yale Series of Younger Poets Competition and has competed at slams ; Kip Fulbeck, a professor of Art at the University of California, Santa Barbara competed in slam in the early-1990s and initiated the first spoken word course to be taught as part of a college art program's core curriculum ; and poet / academics such as Michael Salinger, Felice Belle, Javon Johnson, Susan B. Anthony Somers-Willett, Robbie Q. Telfer, Phil West, Ragan Fox, and Karyna McGlynn have devoted much attention to the merging of the poetry slam community and the academic community in their respective works.

Also since 2008 the City of Valladolid and the International School of Culinary Arts celebrates the International Tapas Competition for Culinary Schools.

* " Patents and Pharmaceuticals ", a paper given on 29 November 2008 at the Presentation of the Directorate-General of Competition ’ s Preliminary Report of the Pharma-sector inquiry, by the Rt.

* American Society of Civil Engineers Steel Bridge Team went to the 2008 National Competition after placing second in the 2008 Great Lakes Regional Competition.

* The Formula Hybrid Team, of the Society of Automotive Engineers and IEEE, placed 3rd overall in the 2008 International Formula Hybrid Competition held in Loudon, New Hampshire, and placed 6th in 2007.

On 17 September 2008, BAA announced it would sell Gatwick following a report by the Competition Commission into BAA's market dominance in London and the South East.

Qinhuangdao's Olympic Sports Centre Stadium was used as an Olympic Competition Venue ( Football Preliminary ) during the 2008 Summer Olympics.

In 2008, Gordon was a member of the Official Competition Jury at the 65th Venice International Film Festival.

Katrine Gislinge has been a jury member at international piano competitions ,-in 2006 and 2008 at the Tivoli International Piano Competition.

* FIRST Overdrive, the 2008 game for the FIRST Robotics Competition

In 2008 – 09, Doan was selected to the 2009 NHL All-Star Game and won the inaugural Elimination Shootout segment of the Skills Competition, outlasting Marc Savard of the Boston Bruins in the seventh round.

Since joining the LCL the club have won the Walkden Cup ( 2008 ), the Hulme Trophy ( 2009 ), the 2nd XI Last Six Competition ( 2010 ) and the 3rd XI League, the Bryden Trophy ( 2006, 2007, 2008 ).

* Whish, Richard ( 2008 ) Competition Law, 6th Ed.

The Raiders ' Toyota Cup team won 28 – 24 over the Broncos ' team in golden point extra time to win the Toyota Cup ( Under 20s ) Premiership in the lead-up game to the NRL Grand Final on 5 October 2008 .< ref > Raiders snatch golden point premiership, Canberra Raiders, 5 October 2008 </ a ></ ref > In 2009 the team was unsuccessful in defending its National Youth Competition title, finishing eighth at the end of the regular season.

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

Former heavyweight rower Dominic Seiterle is a member of the Canadian national rowing team and won a gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics in the men's 8 + event.

The Danish flag at the medal ceremony for the Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Men's team pursuit | men's team pursuit at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

" GATT and the Cold War ," Journal of Cold War Studies, Summer 2008, 10 # 3 pp 78-109

* 2008: All Summer Long Tour ( 4 nights at Pine Knob with Uncle Kracker & Rev Run )

** 2008 Most Attictive Track for " All Summer Long " ( Nominated )

" Studio Ghibli said the production time would be about 20 months, with release slated for Summer 2008.

Interior hall of Beijing Capital International Airport before the 2008 Summer Olympics

Events are held at the World Rowing Championships and were also held at the 2008 Summer Paralympics.

The special police forces trained to protect the public during the 2008 Summer Olympics used the Segway for mobility.

At the 2008 Summer Olympics, seven of these events were for men while only three were for women.

* Cycling at the 2008 Summer Olympics-Men's Madison

* Kyle Hamilton, gold medalist at the 2008 Summer Olympics in men's eights in rowing

A recent example of weather control was China's preparation for the 2008 Summer Olympic Games.

* Wilma Rudolph's story on the website of the 2008 Summer Olympics

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The opening ceremony of the 2008 Summer Olympics, held in Beijing, China.