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.

* Guy Penaud, Le Tour de France de Lawrence d ' Arabie ( 1908 ), Editions de La Lauze ( Périgueux, France ), 336 pages, 2007 / 2008, ISBN 978-2-35249-024-1.

* Andrew R. B. Simpson, Another Life: Lawrence after Arabia, The History Press, 366 pages, 2008, ISBN 978-1-86227-464-8.

* Lawrence Hill's Book of Negroes won the 2008 Commonwealth Writers ' Prize Overall Best Book Award.

The 2008 London cast included Amanda Lawrence and Tamzin Griffin, with Tristan Sturrock and Naomi Frederick in the lead roles.

On January 21, 2008, El Records released the record Rebel Poets in America, which included classic poetry readings with jazz accompaniment by both Patchen and Lawrence Ferlinghetti, including such Patchen classics as " The Murder of Two Men by a Young Kid Wearing Lemon Colored Gloves " and " I Went To The City.

* Rebel Poets of America, 2008, ( with Lawrence Ferlinghetti ) El Records / Cherry Red Records ( recorded 1957 )

Since its launch in Paris in December 2008, Global Zero ( campaign ) has grown to 300 leaders, including current and former heads of state, national security officials and military commanders, and 400, 000 citizens worldwide ; developed a practical step-by-step plan to eliminate nuclear weapons ; launched an international student campaign with 75 campus chapters in eight countries ; and produced an acclaimed documentary film, Countdown to Zero, in partnership with Lawrence Bender and Participant Media.

Saint Lawrence Regional School is an elementary school which was closed in 2008, that operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

Members of the Borough Council are Robert Budesa ( R, 2009 ), Lawrence Cuneo ( R 2008 ), Scott McCue ( D, 2008 ), Barbara O ' Brien ( D, 2010 ), Michele Ramsay ( D, 2008 ) and Patrick Sheehan ( D, 2010 ).

New Castle proper is primarily served by four post-secondary education facilities: the New Castle Beauty School for cosmetology students in downtown, the New Castle School of Trades for technical trades in Pulaski Township, the Jameson School of Nursing ( owned & operated by Jameson Health System ) within the city, and the Lawrence County branch of Butler County Community College, which opened in 2008 in Union Township and serves as a de-facto community college to Lawrence County, which doesn't have its own community college.

The Harris County portion is within Trustee District IX, represented by Lawrence Marshall as of 2008.

* Reed, Lawrence W. ( 1981 & 2008 ).

* Epstein, Dr. Lawrence J. December 15, 2008.

In September 2008, over public opposition and in spite of Ontario Ministry of Environment ( MOE ) reports indicating off site leachate impact from the dump and the likelihood of runoff to the St. Lawrence River, the MOE permitted additional dumping at the " Big Ben " site of creosote and bitumin contaminated soils from Domtar's former No-co-rode Ltd. site.

It was commissioned by Carnegie Hall in 2008 and can be heard in full on their website, performed by Todd Palmer and the St. Lawrence String Quartet.

Lawrence Reed served as president from the Center ’ s founding until September, 2008, when he assumed the title President Emeritus and also became the president of the Foundation for Economic Education.

* OSL 3. 0 Explained by Lawrence Rosen, 2007, retrieved January 8, 2008

Lawrence Sheriff School: 2 new buildings spreading into the School Field, 25 June 2008

In September 2008, over public opposition and in spite of MOE reports indicating off-site leachate impact from the dump and the likelihood of runoff to the St. Lawrence River, the MOE permitted dumping at the " Big Ben " site of contaminated soils from Domtar's former No-co-rode Ltd. site.

This project was realized on 21 June 2008, when it was inaugurated by Lawrence Gonzi.

The 2008 issue of the U. S. News & World Report rankings put Sarah Lawrence among the " unranked " institutions, colleges and universities that for a variety of reasons do not adhere to the magazine's guidelines.

From 2004 to 2008, Spader starred as the lead character Alan Shore in the television series Boston Legal, in which he reprised his role from the television series The Practice.

She played the title role in Sofia Coppola's Marie Antoinette ( 2006 ) and starred in the comedy How to Lose Friends & Alienate People ( 2008 ).

In 2008, Dunst starred alongside Simon Pegg in How to Lose Friends and Alienate People, an adaptation of the memoir of the same name by former Vanity Fair contributing editor Toby Young.

Crowe starred in the 2010 Paul Haggis film The Next Three Days, an adaptation of the 2008 French film Pour Elle.

On December 25, 2008, Marley & Me, in which Aniston starred alongside Owen Wilson, was released.

The two have appeared together in the crime drama A Touch of Frost, with Arthur playing police archivist Ernie Trigg ; and again in 2008, in the comic fantasy, The Colour of Magic, where Arthur starred as a character called " Rerpf ".

In March 2008, he starred as Rincewind in The Colour of Magic, and in the two part ITV drama Ghostboat.

In 2008, DiCaprio starred in Body of Lies, a spy film based on the novel of the same name by David Ignatius, set in context of the Middle East and the War on Terror, unfolding the story of three men battling a terrorist organization, and each other.

Christensen next starred with Samuel L. Jackson, Jamie Bell and Rachel Bilson in the film Jumper, the story of a young man who discovers he has the ability to teleport ; the film was released on February 14, 2008 .< ref >

She also guest starred in the TV show Eli Stone in the fall of 2008.

In 2008, De La Hoya starred in a commercial alongside several Mexican boxing champions for Pronosticos lottery in Mexico.

* The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor ( 2008 )-The film starred Jet Li, the resurrected mummy called the " Han Emperor " and may be a reference to Qin Shi Huang.

His musical interests led him to a starring role in the critically acclaimed 2008 comedy air-drumming film Adventures of Power, in which he was re-united on-screen with his co-star Jane Lynch ( from " For Your Consideration ") and starred alongside Adrian Grenier, Chiu Chi Ling, and Shoshannah Stern.

In early 2008, Hung starred in Fatal Move, in which he and Ken Lo played a pair of rival triad gang leaders.

He has also starred in numerous other films and television series including Fortunes of War ( 1987 ), Wild Wild West ( 1999 ), The Road to El Dorado ( 2000 ), Conspiracy ( TV ) ( 2001 ), Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets ( 2002 ), Warm Springs ( TV ) ( 2005 ), Valkyrie ( 2008 ), Wallander ( TV series ) ( 2008 – present ), and My Week with Marilyn ( 2011 ) as Laurence Olivier ( Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor ); and directed such notable films as Dead Again ( 1991 ) ( also starring ), Swan Song ( 1992 ) ( Academy Award nominated for Best Live Action Short Film ), Mary Shelley's Frankenstein ( 1994 ) ( also starring ), The Magic Flute ( 2006 ), Sleuth ( 2007 ), and the blockbuster superhero film Thor ( 2011 ).

Lucy starred as Anne Frank in a production of Anne Frank at the Intiman Theatre in Seattle, Washington, in 2008.

In 2008, she co-wrote and appeared in the Disney Channel original movie Camp Rock, which starred The Jonas Brothers and Demi Lovato.

In 2008, Costner starred in Swing Vote.

In 2008, she starred as Tara Thornton in the unaired first pilot of the HBO TV series True Blood, and was subsequently replaced by Rutina Wesley for that role.

She also starred in the 2008 biopic romantic thriller Death Defying Acts.

In 2008, starred alongside Guy Pearce and Saoirse Ronan in Death Defying Acts, a biopic about legendary escapologist Harry Houdini at the height of his career in the 1920s.

She starred in Richard Jones's critically acclaimed production of The Good Soul of Szechuan at the Young Vic in 2008, and was reunited with Jones in a new musical production of Annie Get Your Gun, which opened at the Young Vic in October 2009.

She starred in the Broadway company of Avenue Q, beginning her run on September 29, 2008.

From 2008 to 2011, he starred as Dr. Raymond Langston on the CBS crime drama CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.