The Draft Environmental Impact Report was expected to be complete by the end of 2008, but has been delayed as planners focus on meeting the legal deadline for the Green Line extension to Somerville and Medford.

Construction on the downtown Medford center broke ground March 2007 and was completed September 2008.

Medford Community Cablevision has been internationally recognized by the Alliance for Community Media in 2008 and 2011 for " Overall Excellence in Public Television "; the highest award presented to a public access facility.

On 15 September 2008, the leaders of the 14-member Southern African Development Community witnessed the signing of the power-sharing agreement, brokered by South African leader Thabo Mbeki.

As of the American Community Survey Three-Year Estimate of 2006 – 2008, the city's population was 67. 0 % White ( 65. 8 % non-Hispanic White alone ), 26. 5 % Black or African American, 1. 0 % American Indian and Alaska Native, 3. 5 % Asian, 0. 1 % Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander, 0. 7 % from some other race and 2. 1 % from two or more races.

* May 23, 2008 – The Union of South American Nations, a supranational union, is made from joining together the Andean Community and Mercosur.

According to the 2006 – 2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of Memphis was:

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According to the 2006 – 2008 American Community Survey, non-Hispanic whites made up 54. 6 % of New London's population.

According to the 2008 American Community Survey, the median income for a household in the county was $ 81, 456, and the median income for a family was $ 90, 171.

Community of Christ membership enrolled in known locations totaled about 250, 000 in 2008.

Since the controversial removal in 2008 of the Feltham Community Association from the Feltham People's Centre ( the former Feltham Hotel ), the town has lacked a dedicated community centre.

According to the 2006 – 2008 American Community Survey, the racial composition of Arlington was as follows:

Census Estimates from the 2008 American Community Survey indicate that the African-American population is 32. 6 %.

Community Radio project Strule FM broadcast for 4 weeks in December 2008.

The 2008 Ofsted report rated Horning Community Primary School overall as ' Good '

In 2008 Dell switched the power sources of the Round Rock headquarters to more environmentally friendly ones, with 60 % of the total power coming from TXU Energy wind farms and 40 % coming from the Austin Community Landfill gas-to-energy plant operated by Waste Management, Inc.

* Indian Community Victim of ‘ Bumiputera ’ Policy, Observer Research Foundation, By Dilip Lahiri, February 2008

* Old Dogs ( 2007 / 2008 )-- Filmed in Redding Community Center, Putnam Park

Greensburg Community Junior High School, which opened in 1957 as the high school building, underwent major renovations in 2008.

( 1934 – 2010 ), as a Republican member of the Jackson Parish Police Jury from 1988 – 2008, Garrett worked to construct the Jackson Parish Community Center, Health Unit, and the Veterans Memorial Park.

* Village of Three Oaks, Berrien County Community Development Department, August 2008.

Adding insult to injury two days later on May 15 heavy rains once again caused severe flash flooding to Novinger ’ s low-lying areas, including once again the Novinger Community Center and log homestead -— both of which had only recently been repaired from damage suffered in the June 2008 flood.

The 2008 American Community Survey conducted by the Census Bureau showed an increase in the Asian Indian, Filipino American, Chinese American, Korean American, and Vietnamese American populations in the borough.

The Community Center opened at the beginning of September 2008.

Most notably was the September 2008 launch of Optimum Wi-Fi by Cablevision.

As the Jets sought to become a stronger franchise and remove themselves from their counterparts ' shadow, the team entered into negotiations with the Metropolitan Transportation Authority in an attempt to build a stadium on the west side of Manhattan, entering a bidding war with TransGas Energy Systems and Cablevision for the rights to the West Side Yard property — Hess, prior to his death, had been approached by former mayor Rudy Giuliani about bringing the team to the West Side when their lease at Giants Stadium expired in 2008.

In April 2007 Cablevision sold their interest in the New England and Bay Area networks to Comcast, and they joined Comcst SportNet in July 2007 and March 2008 respectively.

Time Warner Cable and Cablevision, both of which serve New York Metropolitan Area have also recently picked up the HD channel in late July 2008.

The company sold both Newsday and AM New York to Cablevision in 2008.

On July 29, 2008, Cablevision completed a purchase of Newsday from Tribune.

Until December 1, 2008, MOJO HD was available on Bright House, Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, Mediacom, Midcontinent Communications, and Time Warner cable systems.

In May 2008, News Corporation withdrew its bid, and on May 12, 2008, Newsday reported that Cablevision would purchase the paper for $ 650 million.

amNewYork, along with Newsday, was sold by the Tribune Company to Cablevision in March 2008.

* On July 29, 2008, Cablevision acquired Newsday and amNewYork in a deal worth $ 650m.

Robinson worked for the Los Angeles Times-Washington Post News Service, based at Newsday on Long Island, until the paper was sold to Cablevision in 2008.

Additionally in 2008, ownership of Fuse was transferred from Rainbow Media to MSG Media, a fellow Cablevision subsidiary that owns and operates several music venues around New York, along with its namesake arena.

On May 7, 2008, Rainbow Media ( a subsidiary of Cablevision ) announced that it had purchased Sundance Channel for $ 496 million.

During his post-ABBA career Andersson won four Swedish Grammis awards, and together with Ulvaeus received the " Special International " Ivor Novello award from ' The British Academy of Composers and Songwriters ', twice " The Music Export Prize " from the Swedish Ministry of Industry and Trade ( 2008 ), as well as the " Lifetime Achievement " award from the Swedish Music Publishers Association ( SMFF ).

The loss marked a major turning point in Northern Territory politics, a result which was exacerbated when, at the 2005 NT election, the ALP won a second landslide victory, reducing the once-dominant party to a total of just four members in the Legislative Assembly. The 2008 saw the CLP reverse its earlier election losses, increasing its representation from four to 11 members.

In January 2008, he appeared on the second episode of Thank God You're Here and won.

Despite the drop on popularity of the romantic dramas, some of them have enjoyed big box office and critical success, as the controversial, groundbreaking Brokeback Mountain ( 2005 ) for example, that won several awards and Slumdog Millionaire ( 2008 ), a critically acclaimed romantic-drama that has been nominated for ten Academy Awards, and went on to win eight of them, including Best Picture.

The figure skating team won the national championship five straight times from 2004 through 2008.

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.

In the national elections held in early months of 2008 the DPP won less than 25 % of the seats ( 38. 2 % vote share ) in the new Legislative Yuan while its presidential candidate, former Kaohsiung mayor Frank Hsieh, lost to KMT candidate Ma Ying-jeou by a wide margin ( 41. 55 % vs. 58. 45 %).

The Monarchs have won the Premier League 3 times 2003, 2008 and 2010.

Capello took charge of his first game on 6 February 2008 against Switzerland, in which England won 2 – 1.

In 2008, Marion Cotillard won the Academy Award for Best Actress and the BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role for her portrayal of legendary French singer Edith Piaf in La Vie en Rose, the first French-language performance to be so honored.

At the 2008 Cannes Film Festival, Entre les murs ( The Class ) won the Palme d ' Or, the first French victory at the festival in 21 years.

In 2008 Paolo Sorrentino's Il Divo, a biographical film based on the life of Giulio Andreotti, won the Jury prize and Gomorra, a crime drama film, directed by Matteo Garrone won the Gran Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.

This was won by Inis Mór in a 2 – 0 match allowing them to use the title of Craggy Island until February 2008, while Inis Oírr was given the title of Rugged Island.

The 2008 election was won by the National Democratic Congress under Tillman Thomas with 11 of the 15 seats.

At the July 2008 election the NDC won a comfortable 7 seat majority over the government of former Prime Minister Keith Mitchell.

The 2008 and 2012 elections were both won by Boris Johnson, the Conservative Party candidate.

They have entered two plays into the Capital Fringe Festival in Washington, D. C .. Their 2007 show, For Boston, won " Best Comedy ", and their second show, The Sticking Place, won " Best Overall " in 2008.

Despite recording the most successful home and away season in the game's history, the club went one win short of back-to-back premierships in losing the 2008 AFL Grand Final, but won the 2009 Grand Final against St Kilda.

At the 2008 Olympics, Vijender Singh Beniwal won a middleweight ( 75 kg ) bronze medal and Vikas Krishan Yadav boxer from Bhiwani district won a gold medal in the 2010 Asian Games in the Lightweight category.

On November 4, 2007 the Patriots defeated the Colts 24 – 20 ; in the next matchup on November 2, 2008, the Colts won 18 – 15 in a game that was one of the reasons the Patriots failed to make the playoffs ; in the 2009 meeting, the Colts staged a spirited comeback to beat the Patriots 35 – 34 ; in the most recent 2010 game, the Colts almost staged another comeback, pulling within 31 – 28 after trailing 31 – 14 in the fourth quarter, but fell short due to a Patriots interception of a Manning pass late in the game.

In 2008, Torbay Council finally permitted the film to be shown after it won an online vote for the English Riviera International Comedy Film Festival.

The 2008 – 09 Manchester display, titled " Lindow Man: A Bog Body Mystery Exhibition at the Manchester Museum ", won the category " Best Archaeological Innovation " in the 2010 British Archaeological Awards, run by the Council for British Archaeology.