In the Legacy of the Force series ( 2006 – 2008 ), Jaina Solo asks Boba Fett to train her to help her defeat her corrupted brother and ends up helping fight against Jacen Solo's troops.

Several past cast members have made a name for themselves on the international scale with the likes of Temuera Morrison who portrayed Dr. Hone Ropata from 1992 – 1995 and a guest appearance in 2008, being cast in several Hollywood films and being recognized as Jango Fett in Star Wars.

Burton ( 2008 ) argues that Lincoln's republicanism was taken up by the Freedmen as they were emancipated.

In 2008, it was discovered that the inactivation of only two genes in one species of annual plant leads to the conversion into a perennial plant.

From 2002 to July 2008 under Turkmen calendar reform, the month of August was named after Alp Arslan.

In 2008, the world's total arable land amounted to 13, 805, 153 km², whereas 48, 836, 976 km² was classified as " agricultural land.

A bridge was first completed here in 1887, replaced by another structure in 1949, and subsequently replaced with the current bridge which was completed in 2008.

To try to answer this question more definitely, a randomized double-blind study was started in September 2008 and was completed in March 2010.

For this reason, Armenia was virtually unaffected by the Liquidity crisis of September 2008.

It hosted the annual Hall of Fame Game, an exhibition game between two major league teams that was played from 1940 until 2008.

In 2008, Athens was ranked the world's 32nd richest city by purchasing power < ref >

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

In 2008, a former goods shed by the main railway station of Abensberg was converted into a theatre by local volunteers.

The " Theater am Bahnhof " ( Theatre at the Railway Station ) is mostly used by the Theatergruppe Lampenfieber and was opened on 19 October 2008.

It replaces the " sheaves of wheat " design, and was minted until 2008.

On December 1, 2008, the Curb Exchange building at 86 Trinity Place was closed, and the Amex Equities trading floor was moved to the NYSE Trading floor at 11 Wall Street.

The building work for the stadium which has a capacity of 32. 960, began in May 2008 and was completed by the beginning of 2009.

It was not until June 6, 2008 that Japan formally recognised the Ainu as an indigenous group ( see Official Recognition, below ).

On June 6, 2008, a bi-partisan, non-binding resolution was approved by the Japanese Diet calling upon the government to recognize the Ainu people as indigenous to Japan, and urging an end to discrimination against the group.

Its main building was named Albertus Magnus Hall in 2008.

In 2008 the skeleton of Queen Eadgyth, granddaughter of Alfred the Great was found in Magdeburg Cathedral in Germany.

In December 2008, HDMS Absalon was involved in the rescue of putative Somali pirates 90 miles off Yemen in the Gulf of Aden.

The campaign by the name ' Tree Day-Plant Your Future ' was first organized on 12 March 2008, when an official non-working day was declared and more than 150, 000 Macedonians planted 2 million trees in one day ( symbolically, one for each citizen ).

According to Nielsen ( 2008 ) a dictionary may be regarded as a lexicographical product that is characterised by three significant features: ( 1 ) it has been prepared for one or more functions ; ( 2 ) it contains data that have been selected for the purpose of fulfilling those functions ; and ( 3 ) its lexicographic structures link and establish relationships between the data so that they can meet the needs of users and fulfill the functions of the dictionary.

* In 2008, The Library of America selected Runyon ’ s story “ The Eternal Blonde ” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American Crime Writing.

* Development of other content distribution networks on the internet through P2PTV ; EBU Project Group D / P2P, from November 2007 to April 2008, with a trial of selected member channels, thanks to Octoshape's distribution platform.

Lincecum was selected to the 2008 MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium but was unable to pitch due to being hospitalized with flu-like symptoms.

In 2008, Guillermo del Toro was selected as the director, with Peter Jackson as the executive producer.

Denmark, the Netherlands and Norway all allow 25. 25 m trucks ( the Netherlands from 2000, Denmark from 2008, and Norway from 2008 on selected routes ).

In 2008, the film was selected by Empire magazine as one of The 500 Greatest Movies of All Time.

In 2008, The Terminator was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the United States National Film Registry, being deemed " culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant ".

Worldcons through 1970 were selected one year in advance, from 1971 through 1986 two years in advance, from 1987 to 2007, three years in advance, then from 2008 to the present, two years in advance again.

To promote the sequel, the film returned to selected theaters as a one-night-only twenty-fifth anniversary event on July 24, 2008.

In 2008, The Library of America selected Ferber's article " Miss Ferber Views ' Vultures ' at Trial " for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime.

In 2008, the Library of America selected Dreiser ’ s article “ Dreiser Sees Error in Edwards Defense ” for inclusion in its two-century retrospective of American True Crime.

In 2008, Princess Leia was selected by Empire magazine as the 89th of the greatest film characters of all time, with IGN listing her as the 8th top Star Wars hero.

In 2008, Luke Skywalker was selected by Empire magazine as the 54th greatest movie character of all time.

In 2008, Luke Skywalker was selected by Empire magazine as the 54th-greatest movie character of all time.

* Bertha von Suttner was recently selected as a main motif for a high value collectors ' coin: the 2008 Europe Taler.

On June 26, 2008, the Bulls selected Rose as expected, leaving the Heat to select Beasley.

With a slim 1. 7 % chance of winning the rights to draft number 1, the Bulls won the 2008 NBA Draft Lottery and selected first overall.

On June 23, 2008, it was officially announced that team members Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer were selected for the 2008 U. S. Olympic basketball team that participated in the 2008 Summer Olympics in China.

With the 14th pick of the 2008 NBA draft, the Warriors selected and signed Anthony Randolph out of LSU.

Logo of the 40th anniversaryThe 40th Anniversary Suns Team – selected by the vote of the fans through the Internet – was unveiled on January 3, 2008, when the Suns defeated the Seattle SuperSonics, 104 – 96, to celebrate the team's 40th season.