The Santa Ana winds were also a factor in the November 2008 California wildfires.

* British Indie Rock band, The Wedding Present released their eighth studio album, El Rey in 2008 which begins with the song " Santa Ana Winds " containing the lyrics " Outside, the Santa Ana Winds are blowing hot / Inside, some things are happening that really should not.

As of 2008 Ana E. Hernandez represents the district.

Katherine Harris was the subject of some popular skits on Saturday Night Live, in which she was played by Ana Gasteyer ; she was also portrayed by actress Laura Dern in the 2008 film Recount, which won Dern a Golden Globe for the role.

At the 2008 Toray Pan Pacific Open, Petrova was unseeded but beat two top – ten players, Ana Ivanovic, the second seed 6 – 1, 1 – 6, 6 – 2 in the second round and Agnieszka Radwańska 6 – 3, 6 – 0 to reach the semifinals, where she lost 6 – 1, 6 – 0 to Dinara Safina, the eventual champion.

On July 4, 2008, Wehbe released her third studio album Habibi Ana ( Arabic: حبيبي أنا, English: " My Love ") which contains 15 songs including the lead single " Mosh Adra Astana ".

* Habibi Ana ( 2008 )

Safina was runner up in singles at the 2008 French Open, 2009 Australian Open, and the 2009 French Open, falling to Ana Ivanovic, Serena Williams, and Svetlana Kuznetsova, respectively.

Harmon was one of five actresses who posed discreetly nude for the May 2008 issue of Allure magazine, alongside Gabrielle Union, Zoe McLellan, Jill Scott, and Ana Ortiz.

In February 2008, the UK NGO Reprieve published a report based on flight logs obtained by Ana Gomes, confirming that over 728 prisoners were flown to Guantánamo through Portuguese airspace, and hence through Portuguese jurisdiction, in at least 28 flights.

In The Other Boleyn Girl ( 2008 ), Mary Boleyn ( Scarlett Johansson ) sang this song in the presence of Katherine of Aragon ( Ana Torrent ).

In 2008, Ana decided to work with Schiller, singing Por qué te vas, which went to Number One in the Sehnsucht album charts in Germany.

On 17 May 2008, Ana Torroja was invited by Aleks Syntek to take part in the macro concert of the Fundación ALAS, in aid of children in Latin America.

Also in 2008, Ibarra composed and recorded the music for video installation art, Madre Selva: Homage to Ana Mendieta, created by Visual Artist and Guggenheim Fellow, Juan Sanchez for his exhibition at Lehigh University's Zoellner Arts Center, in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.

Ana Blandiana in 2008

* ALONSO-MINUTTI, Ana R. ( 2008 ).

An art exhibition, " Aspects of Mel's Hole: Artists Respond to a Paranormal Land Event Occurring in Radiospace ," curated by LA Weekly art critic Doug Harvey, was presented at the Grand Central Art Center in Santa Ana, California in 2008.

In early 2008, Ana Bárbara expanded her entrepreneur side once again by co-sponsoring and partnering with Los Elegidos to open a nightclub titled Bandido.

* 2008 Porque Te Vas ( with Ana Torroja )

At the 2008 Wimbledon Championships, she faced World No. 1 and reigning French Open champion, Ana Ivanović.

In Henin's case, her early exit would be the last time a top seed lost within the first two rounds of any Grand Slam until Ana Ivanovic lost in the second round of the 2008 US Open.

In 2008, Gertz was subpoenaed to the Santa Ana, California federal court to testify in the case of Chi Mak, who was convicted of providing United States Navy technology to China.

On January 4, 2008 Peng, ranked no. 45, beat No. 1 seed Ana Ivanović of Serbia 6 – 1, 6 – 3 in the semi-finals of the silver group ( a competition among all first matches losers ) of an exhibition tournament in Hong Kong.

" Paula and JT broke up in June 2008, citing their hectic work schedules.

Council members as of the 2008 election are James Mosely, William Bullion, Terrie Hicks, Philip Houston and Paula Johnson.

Other movies that were filmed partially in Santa Paula include The Philadelphia Experiment ( 1984 ), For Love of the Game ( 1999 ) Bubble Boy ( 2001 ) starring Jake Gyllenhaal and Bedtime Stories ( 2008 ) starring Adam Sandler.

* Ventura County Star Newspaper Article " Steve McQueen turned to quiet life in Santa Paula before 1980 death " January 13, 2008

* Paula Modersohn-Becker und die ägyptischen Mumienportraits ... Katalogbuch zur Ausstellung in Bremen, Kunstsammlung Böttcherstraße, 14. 10. 2007-24. 2. 2008, München 2007, ISBN 978-3-7774-3735-4

Paula Wagner left the studio on August 14, 2008.

On August 14, 2008, MGM announced Paula Wagner will leave United Artists to produce films independently.

* Uruburu, Paula, American Eve: Evelyn Nesbit, Stanford White, The Birth of the " It " Girl and the Crime of the Century Riverhead 2008

In the 2008 Doctor Who novel Beautiful Chaos, the Doctor briefly mentions being invited to the Royal Planetary Society by " Bernard and Paula ".

He was survived by his wife, Mary Agnes Williams, and six children: Sarita, Kenneth, Paula, Paul Lucas, Mary and Paul Williams, Jr., the 6 '" 1 " newest member as of March 1, 2008 of a Temptations splinter group, The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards.

Neartown is divided among Trustee District IV, represented by Paula M. Harris as of 2008, Trustee District V, represented by Dianne Johnson as of 2008, and Trustee District VIII, represented by Diana Dávila as of 2008.

Midtown is divided between Trustee District IV, represented by Paula M. Harris as of 2008, and Trustee District VIII, represented by Diana Dávila as of 2008.

USA on 1 February 2007 ); Sonata for Organ ( premiered by Robert Green at St David's Cathedral, Pembrokeshire, Wales on 22 August 2007 ); the opera, Far from the Madding Crowd, premièred at the Thomas Hardy Festival in July 2006 ; Mass for Unaccompanied Solo Voice, premiered by soprano Paula Downes at the MIT Chapel, Boston, Massachusetts, USA on 6 March 2008 ; Sonata for Horn, Violin and Piano for the Brahms Trio Prague ( Monica Vrabcová, violin ; Ondrej Vrabec, Horn Czech Philharmonic Orchestra and Daniel Wiesner, piano ), premiered at the Suk Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague on 5 February 2008 ( a CD of this work has now been released on the Czech Philharmonic Artesmon label ); Finished Fields, a setting of four poems by Wilfred Owen commissioned by Jonathan Pugsley ( bass-baritone ) and Duncan Honeybourne ( piano ) and premiered in Weymouth, Dorset on 12 November 2008 ; Concerto for Piano and Orchestra for pianist Duncan Honeybourne and the Central England Ensemble, conducted by Anthony Bradbury in Birmingham Town Hall on 1 March 2009, and given again by the same artists in Coventry Cathedral in July 2010 ; Sonata for Contrabass Flute and Piano for Peter Sheridan, premiered in 2009 in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia ; and Sonata for Clarinet and Piano for clarinettist Angus Merion and Duncan Honeybourne, premiered in Salisbury, UK in January 2010.

In the 2008 general election Pillay was defeated by National candidate Paula Bennett, with a margin of 632 votes.

On November 4, 2008, Abdul Salam poured gasoline on civilian contractor Paula Loyd and set her on fire.

* Paula Rego ( February 1, 2008 – May 25, 2008 )

The concert choir was revived in 2002 by former director, Paula Chenoweth, after being canceled in the mid 1990's and again in the 2008 school year.

In November 2008 Paula Bennett un-seated the long-standing Labour Member of Parliament for Waitakere under the banner " Proud to be a Westy ".