In June 2008, EDuke32 became the only Duke Nukem 3D port to compile and run natively on 64-bit Linux systems without the use of a 32-bit compatibility environment thanks to significant porting contributions from the DOSBox team.

In 2008, the French government provided $ 180 million of the Louvre's yearly $ 350 million budget ; the remainder came from private contributions and ticket sales.

Employees who are 50 years old or over at any time during the year are now allowed additional pre-tax " catch up " contributions of up to $ 5, 000 for 2008 and $ 5, 500 for 2009-2012.

In 2008, a series of studies conducted by the Center for Competitive Politics, an organization whose mission is to " oppose so-called reformers ’ efforts to limit campaign contributions taxpayer funded political campaigns " found that the programs in Maine, Arizona, and New Jersey had failed to accomplish their stated goals, including electing more women, reducing government spending, reducing special interest influence on elections, bringing more diverse backgrounds into the legislature, or meeting most other stated objectives, including increasing competition or voter participation.

Since 2008, access to the secure server ( used for making contributions to the site ) was blocked for people from those countries.

In 2008, he was elected a Foreign Associate of the National Academy of Engineering for " fundamental contributions to computer science, including the development of LCF, ML, CCS, and the pi-calculus.

Parks is perhaps best known for his collaborations with Brian Wilson, and especially for his lyrical contributions to the Beach Boys album SMiLE and Wilson's 2008 solo project, " That Lucky Old Sun ".

Many of her contributions were republished in 2008 in The Pursuit of Laughter.

On 10 October 2008, Suchet was awarded an honorary degree for his contributions to the Arts, from the University of Chichester.

On April 26, 2008, Disney received a honorary doctorate from the California Maritime Academy, for his many contributions to the state and the nation, including international sailing.

In the 81st Academy Awards ( 2008, presented in February 2009 ), Catmull was awarded with the Gordon E. Sawyer Award, which honors " an individual in the motion picture industry whose technological contributions have brought credit to the industry.

For his contributions he was awarded the 2008 Stockholm Water Prize.

In April 2008, the organisers of the Charlemagne Prize and the European Parliament jointly created a new European Charlemagne Youth Prize, which recognises contributions by young people towards the process of European integration.

In 2008, Trichet won the Vision for Europe Award for his contributions toward greater European integration.

Henri Paul Cartan (; July 8, 1904 – August 13, 2008 ) was a French mathematician with substantial contributions in algebraic topology.

The fund also made contributions to Peter Roskam, a Republican candidate for the House from Illinois's 6th district, from 2005 to 2008 and to David McSweeney, a Republican candidate for the House from Illinois's 8th district, in 2006.

In February 2010, The New York Times reported the caucus received 55 million dollars in contributions from corporations between 2004 and 2008.

On January 1, 2008 the studio album Profanation ( Preparation for a Coming Darkness ) was released in Japan with guest contributions by Serj Tankian, Mike Patton and Iggy Pop as well as Buckethead's old friend Maximum Bob and many more.

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J. Lamar Worzel ( February 21, 1919 – December 26, 2008 ), American geophysicist known for his important contributions to underwater acoustics, underwater photography, and gravity measurements at sea.

* In 2009, MITRE ’ s Center for Advanced Aviation System Development's ( CAASD ) Universal Access Transceiver ( UAT ) Technology Design Team received the Federal Aviation Administration's ( FAA ’ s ) 2008 Excellence in Aviation Research Award for research contributions that have improved the safety and efficiency of the national airspace system.

* In June 2008, MITRE was presented with the Secretary of Defense Medal for Outstanding Public Service for " significant contributions in communications, command and control decision-making, intelligence, cyberspace, and warfighter field support, as well as research and development.

In 2008, Clay Shaw was named a Great Floridian by the Florida Department of State, an honor extended to individuals who made major contributions to the progress and welfare of the state of Florida.

* Crafoord Prize in 2008 for decisive contributions to high-energy astrophysics and cosmology.

Such rates cannot be sustained, but despite reaching 26. 4 % in 2005 ( second highest GDP growth in the world in 2005 only to Equatorial Guinea ), and 2006 over 34. 6 % ( world highest ), in 2008 dropped to 10. 8 %, and dropped further to 9. 3 % in 2009.

This graph shows the proportion of world population in extreme poverty 1981 – 2008 according to the World Bank.

In November 2008, the UK based think tank Demos published an influential pamphlet entitled ' It's a material world: caring for the public realm ', in which they argue for integrating the public directly into efforts to conserve material culture, particularly that which is in the public, their argument, as stated on page 16, demonstrates their belief that society can benefit from conservation as a paradigm as well as a profession:

In 2008, there were 30, 400 main telephone lines in use, making Burundi 178th in the world in terms of countries with the most main telephone lines in use.

In 2008, there were 480, 600 cellular phones in use, making Burundi 156th in the world in terms of countries with the most cell phones in use.

As of 2008, there were 65, 000 internet users, making Burund 167th in the world in terms of countries with the most internet users.

As of 2008 there are more than 60 in use across the world.

In 2008 Anheuser-Busch sold the majority of their stock to Belgian-Brazilian beer giant InBev, to create the largest brewing company in the world.

You wouldn't like me when I'm angry ", became a catchphrase the world over ( the phrase was used again, first in Ang Lee's Hulk ( 2003 ), although in Spanish, and again in the 2008 movie The Incredible Hulk, with an altered version in Portuguese ).

In terms of the 2008 Environmental Performance Index ranking, Costa Rica is 5th in the world, up from the 15th place in 2006.

It received its world premiere in New York City in June 2008.

He was listed on Time magazine's 2007 and 2008 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world.

The 2008 and 2009 Double FIDO domino world champion from the UK is Darren Elhindi.

In 2008, The Egyptian Lover continues to tour the world and is making a brand new album for 2008.

The former, located in Roissy near Paris, is the fifth busiest airport in the world with 60 million passenger movements in 2008, and France's primary international airport, serving over 100 airlines.

In 2008, Indian Ulama from the world renowned seminary of Deoband have categorically issued a fatwā against terrorism and mentioned that any sort of killing of innocent people or civilians is Haram or Forbidden.

In 2008, there were about 1, 013 franchises with more than 62, 500 outlets, making it one of the largest countries in the world in terms of number of units.

Germany is the largest national economy in Europe, the fourth-largest by nominal GDP in the world, and fifth by GDP ( PPP ) in 2008.

In 2006 and in 2008, the World Bank named Georgia the top reformer in the world.

In the 2008 ARWU ranking, Gothenburg University is ranked in the 201 – 302 range when compared to the top 500 universities in the world.

On 12 September 2006, BT announced it would shut down satellite operations at Goonhilly in 2008, and move them to Madley Communications Centre in Herefordshire, making that centre BT's only earth station and the biggest in the world.

Total health spending as a percentage of GDP for Hungary compared amongst various other first world nations from 2005 to 2008

In October 2008, Engdahl told the Associated Press that the United States is " too insular and ignorant to challenge Europe as the center of the literary world " and does not really " participate in the big dialogue of literature.