Dolores Fuller's autobiography, A Fuller Life: Hollywood, Ed Wood and Me, co-authored by Winnipeg writer Stone Wallace and her husband Philip Chamberlin, was published in 2008.

" In 2008, Cruz appeared in Isabel Coixet's film Elegy, which was based on the Philip Roth story The Dying Animal, as the lead female role, Consuela Castillo.

The Fundamental Documents, Cape Town, New Africa Books / David Philip, 2008.

** Philip Rabinowitz ( runner ), South African record breaking sprinter ( d. 2008 )

* Hingston, Philip F .; Barone, Luigi C .; Michalewicz, Zbigniew ( 2008 ) Design by Evolution: Advances in Evolutionary Design: 297

* 2008: Time and Materials by Robert Hass and Failure by Philip Schultz

Altria was formerly called the Philip Morris Cos, and it still owns the Philip Morris tobacco business in the United States, but Philip Morris International has been fully independent since 2008.

Philip Morris International was spun off in 2008.

On March 28, 2008, a similar spin out of Philip Morris International was completed with 100 % of shares being distributed to Altria shareholders.

Hatzopoulos ( 2008 ) summarized the studies involved in the dispute around the tomb and showed that claims against Philip II are scientifically baseless.

In 2008 the astronomer Philip Plait became the new President of the JREF and Randi became the Chairman of the JREF Board of Directors.

On January 29, 2008, the Whitney Museum of American Art branch gallery at what had been the Philip Morris headquarters opposite Grand Central Terminal closed after a 25-year run.

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

Maurice White, Ralph Johnson, Philip Bailey, and Verdine White each received an honorary degree from the Arts and Media College at Columbia College Chicago during the college's 2008 commencement exercises.

As the ecumenical movement has sought to converge each denominational lectionary into a unified Revised Common Lectionary, Dr. Philip Pfatteicher sought to unify different saints calendars ( among Protestants ) by authoring the New Book of Festivals and Commemorations: A Proposed Common Calendar of Saints, August 1, 2008.

** Philip Morris International, tobacco company that spun off from Altria Group in 2008

The modern five-pound issues are not issued for circulation, but to mark events or commemorations of national or Royal significance, including the following: Queen Mother 90th birthday ( 1990 ); 40th anniversary of the Coronation ( 1993 ); 70th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II ( 1996 ); Golden Wedding of Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ( 1997 ); Prince of Wales ' 50th birthday ( 1998 ); Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial ( 1999 ); Millennium commemoration ( 1999 & 2000 ); Queen Mother Centenary ( 2000 ); Queen Victoria anniversary ( 2001 ); Queen Elizabeth II Golden Jubilee ( 2002 ); Queen Mother Memorial ( 2002 ); Queen Elizabeth II Coronation 50th anniversary ( 2003 ); Centenary of the Entente Cordiale ( 2004 ); 200th anniversary of the Battle of Trafalgar ( 2005 ); 200th anniversary of the death of Horatio Nelson ( 2005 ); 80th birthday of Queen Elizabeth II ( 2006 ); Diamond Wedding of Elizabeth II and Prince Philip ( 2007 ) 60th birthday of Prince of Wales ( 2008 ).

Three new artworks were added to the college courts and gardens in the summer and autumn of 2008: " Sailing into the future " by Philip de Konig, " Conversing Figures " by Christophe Gordon-Brown and " Finback " by Ben Barrel.

In 2008, The Nation editorial board was composed of Deepak Bhargava, Norman Birnbaum, Barbara Ehrenreich, Richard Falk, Frances FitzGerald, Eric Foner, Philip Green, Lani Guinier, Tom Hayden, Randall Kennedy, Tony Kushner, Elinor Langer, Deborah Meier, Toni Morrison, Victor Navasky, Pedro Antonio Noguera, Richard Parker, Michael Pertschuk, Elizabeth Pochoda, Marcus G. Raskin, Andrea Batista Schlesinger, David Weir, and Roger Wilkins.

Philip and Andrew Oliver received Honorary Doctorates in 2008 from Coventry University ( in Business Administration ( DBA ) and Technology ( DTech ) respectively ) in recognition of their contribution to the growth of the electronic games industry both regionally and internationally.

Prince Philip took a keen interest in the university whilst in office which has continued since and he visited the university's award winning acoustics laboratories in 2008.

Until early 2008, the club was owned by Darin Feinstein, Bevan Cooney, and Blackhawk Capital Partners, Inc.

Despite entering the 2008 Brownlow Medal count as the favourite once again, Ablett tallied 22 votes to finish third behind Adam Cooney.

On June 13, 2008, a small majority of members of the House of Ariki attempted a coup, claiming to dissolve the elected government and to take control of the country's leadership.

On Domino Day 2008 ( November 14, 2008 ), the Weijers Domino Productions team attempted to set 10 records:

Crane also attempted to buy the Chicago Cubs in 2008 and the Texas Rangers during their 2010 bankruptcy auction.

In the spring of 2008, President Saleh attempted to broker a reconciliation agreement between the competing Palestinian factions Hamas and Fatah.

Originating in the 18th century with philosophers such as Adam Smith, Karl Marx, and Thomas Malthus, political economy attempted to explain the relationships between economic production and political processes ( Ritzer 2008: 28 ; Perry 2003: 123 ).

* Rick Mercer, in an episode of his self-hosted show Rick Mercer Report, attempted to throat sing with an Inuit woman when he visited the 2008 Arctic Winter Games in Yellowknife.

" Although there is no evidence of a direct influence, Rank's ideas found new life in the work of such action psychotherapists as Moreno, who developed a psychodrama technique of doubling ... and Landy of the drama therapy program at New York University, who attempted to conceptualize balance as an integration of role and counterrole " ( Landy, 2008, p. 29 ).

Historically, this festival has attempted to be more inclusive as groups in the past have sung in Creole and for the 2008 celebrations, Samian, " the world's first aboriginal Algonquin-language rapper ", sang at Montreal's celebration.

In 2008, Robertson attempted to sue Linspire's bank, Comerica, in an attempt to get Comerica to refund severance payments which had been made to laid-off Linspire employees.

Levi Bellfield was found guilty of both murders on 25 February 2008 ( as well as a further charge of attempted murder against 18-year-old Kate Sheedy ) and sentenced to life imprisonment.

During the 2008 – 2009 " Dark Reign " storyline, Uncle Ben makes an appearance in the Underworld when Hercules attends the trial of Zeus, directing Amadeus Cho as he attempted to find his parents in the afterlife.

In 2008, the Italian chemists Luigi Garlaschelli and Paolo Boschetti attempted to recreate Mills ' experiments.

In 2008 Edward Vajda attempted to demonstrate Merritt Ruhlen's proposal that Yeniseian was most closely related to Na-Dene in a Dené – Yeniseian family, but the evidence adduced has not been extended to Burushaski.

* The 2008 – 2009 Canadian parliamentary dispute, in which Liberal, NDP, and Bloc Quebecois Members of Parliament attempted to have a vote of non-confidence against the Conservative government and replace it with a coalition government, was unprecedented in the Canadian constitutional system, as formal party based co-operation was rare.

In April 2008, Tatchell attempted to disrupt the procession of the Olympic torch though London.

In July 2008, the government attempted to ease market fears by reiterating their view that " Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac play a central role in the US housing finance system ".

One such voter was Jennifer Siebel, fiancée of San Francisco's liberal Democratic mayor Gavin Newsom ; in 2008, Siebel attempted to change her party affiliation from Republican to Non-Partisan, but " checked the American Independent box thinking that was what independent voters were supposed to do ," according to the San Francisco Chronicle.

In 2007 McKinnon attempted to mediate between Fiji and the Australian and New Zealand governments in their continuing dispute over the appropriate timetable and rules for the holding of Fijian elections in 2008.

In the early 21st Century, pro-choice groups and commentators have attempted to use St Brigid as an example of a Catholic role model who performed an abortion-Choice Ireland proclaimed her as " Ireland's first abortionist " on her feast day in 2008.

In January 2008, keyboard and cornet player Phil Sumner was admitted to hospital in Leeds after being knocked unconscious when he attempted a stage dive from a 12-foot PA system.

She retired from regular tournament play in 2002, and then attempted a return in 2007 and 2008.

A Learjet 60 () attempted to take off from runway 11 of Columbia Metro on September 19, 2008, but crashed into the hillside across a road beyond the end of the runway.

More than a year later, Marvel attempted to conclusively settle in-print ( but not in-story ) all lingering questions and complications regarding the character ; stating as confirmation that the Pryor that appeared in Uncanny X-Men, from 2008 to 2009, was indeed the original from the 1980s stories.