In 2008, psychology professor Benny Shanon published a controversial hypothesis that a brew analogous to Ayahuasca was heavily connected to early Judaism, and that the effects of this brew were responsible for some of the most significant events of Moses ' life, including his vision of the burning bush.

A 2008 Senate investigation found that Biederman also received $ 1. 6 million in speaking and consulting fees between 2000 and 2007 — some of them undisclosed to Harvard — from companies including makers of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for children with bipolar disorder.

Such a tax was in effect for some period of time, raising at least $ AU 290 million after April 2008.

Later in the 2008 primaries, there was some infighting between Bill and Hillary's staffs, especially in Pennsylvania.

Also in 2008 the Brazilian company Embraer showcased the Brazilian military transport aircraft, Embraer KC-390, and some countries already have shown interest in the aircraft, with France even placing orders.

Bartók, who had made some recordings in Hungary, also recorded for Columbia Records after he came to the US ; many of these recordings ( some with Bartók's own spoken introductions ) were later issued on LP and CD ( Bartók 1994, 1995a, 1995b, 2003, 2007, 2008 ).

Chad successfully manages to repel the rebel movements, but recently, with some losses ( see Battle of N ' Djamena ( 2008 )).

The Cairo Governorate was just north of the Helwan Governorate from 2008 when some Cairo's southern districts, including Maadi and New Cairo, were split off and annexed into the new governorate, to 2011 when the Helwan Governorate was reincorporated into the Cairo Governorate.

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.

Many other director's cut music videos contain sexual content that can't be shown on TV thus creating alternative scenes, such as 30 Seconds to Mars's Hurricane, and in some cases, alternative videos, such as in the case of Spears ' 2008 video for Womanizer.

* Bad Robot Productions ( some properties licensed 2008 to 2010 )

* Epic Games ( some properties licensed 2008 to present )

* Lego ( some properties licensed 2001 to 2008, 2010 to present )

A diplomatic crisis followed in 2008 which some attribute partial responsibility to the need of better equipment as well as a new national defence doctrine.

In 2008, Egyptian Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif urged the two countries to focus on two specific projects: the Aljazera project which aims to cultivate some two million acres ( 8, 000 km² ) of land in Sudan, and a joint project to improve food security in agricultural and meat production.

However, in 2008 the Food Festival was cancelled due to numerous complaints of disruption to residents and some businesses in the immediate proximity ; it has been replaced by a series of smaller events, spread out over the year.

The development will include a hotel, some shops and some housing but it was discovered early in 2008 that it is unlikely to be completed before 2020.

Scientists have genetically engineered several organisms, including some mammals, to include green fluorescent protein ( GFP ) for medical research purposes ( Chalfie, Shimoura, and Tsien were awarded the Nobel prize in 2008 for GFP ).

The original film was redone in 2008, updating the computer graphics and re-recording the sound in 6. 1 surround sound, though some members of the cast had to be changed.

Even after development ceased in September 2008 the browser remained popular and in December 2011 was still available in some Linux distribution's repositories, such as Debian 6 Squeeze, although it will not be part of Debian 7 Wheezy.

On 16 July 2008, Donald Tsang announced some " extraordinary measures for extraordinary times ", giving a total of HK $ 11 billion in inflation relief to help families ' finances.

P. Lovecraft: Alone in Space ,” chapter 3 in Emperors of Dreams: Some Notes on Weird Poetry by S. T. Joshi ( Sydney: P ’ rea Press, 2008: ISBN 978-0-9804625-3-1 ( pbk ) and ISBN 978-0-9804625-4-8 ( hbk )), discusses some of Lovecraft's weird poetry.

Hezbollah alongside with some other groups began the 2006 – 2008 Lebanese political protests in opposition to the government of Prime Minister Fouad Siniora.

The Cason-Cross House later became Cochran Mortuary, and as of 2008, Mr. Rooter, a plumbing service, occupies the space.

He won reelection in 2008 by a wide margin over Erik Fleming ; assuming Cochran completes his current term, he will pass Eastland as the second-longest serving Senator in Mississippi's history.

Pickering was considered a top Republican contender for U. S. Senator Trent Lott's seat if Lott had retired in 2006, and in 2007 was said to be waiting to see if Senator Thad Cochran would retire in 2008 ; it is widely speculated that Pickering's decision to leave Congress was based on Cochran's decision to run for re-election.

* Boyd, Grace Bradley and Cochran, Michael ( 2008 ) Hopalong Cassidy: An American Legend Gemstone, York, Pennsylvania, ISBN 978-1-60360-066-8

* George Strait & The Ace in the Hole-February 21, 2003, with Tammy Cochran, January 15, 2004, with Dierks Bentley, February 24, 2006, with Tracy Lawrence and Miranda Lambert, January 18, 2008, with Little Big Town and February 10, 2012, with Martina McBride

Eight CQ reporters have won the " Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress " from the National Press Foundation: Alan Ehrenhalt in 1983, Joan Biskupic in 1991, Janet Hook in 1992, George Hager in 1996, Jackie Koszezuk in 1997, Sue Kirchhoff in 2000, John Cochran in 2003, and Jonathan Allen in 2008.

In 2008, he let singer Lea Anne Creswell come to his home and choose an album's worth of songs, which the artist released with the album title Lea Anne Sings Hank Cochran and ....

Herb Cochran is the current Executive Director, having held the position since 2000 and the 2008 Board of Governors Chair is Thomas Seibert.

He faced incumbent Republican Thad Cochran in the November 4, 2008 general election, and was defeated.

Fleming won the Mississippi primary for the Democratic Party nomination and then went on and faced Senator Thad Cochran in Mississippi's November 2008 Senate election.

In 2008, Cochran and Gemstone began to publish hardcover, re-colored volumes of Frontline Combat as part of the EC Archives series.

In 2008, Cochran and Gemstone began to publish hardcover, re-colored volumes of Crime SuspenStories as part of the EC Archives series.

Between 1992 and 2008, the 1st, 2nd and 16th Jungle Infantry Brigades, the 3rd Infantry Battalion, the 19th Logistics Battalion, and the 22nd Army Police Platoon were transferred by the Army from the states of Rio de Janeiro and Rio Grande do Sul to the Amazon region in accordance with the friendship policy with Argentina.

After the 2008 Mumbai attacks, the Mumbai Police created specialized, quick response teams to deal with terror threats.

The Gendarmerie may call upon the assistance of the Municipal Police in cases of major crime or national security, and ( following revised regulations for both corps introduced by the Government of San Marino in 2008 ) may also call upon soldiers and border guards of the Fortress Guards Corps, in their secondary role as ' Criminal Police Officers '.

In " Turn Left " ( 2008 ), the " Police Box " sign and all other text on the TARDIS is shown as replaced with the words " Bad Wolf ", as is all text in the universe ; this is interpreted by the Doctor as an urgent warning concerning the end of the universe.

Following the city's launch of the so-called " CleanAir Cabs " program the previous year, in August 2008 the Boston Police Department's Hackney Carriage Unit mandated that the city's entire taxicab fleet must be converted to hybrid vehicles by 2015. web | url = http :// www. cityofboston. gov / police / hackney / drivers. asp >

The Kyiv Post reported on 26 November 2008 that American citizen Robert Fletcher ( Robert T. Fletcher III ; aka " Rob ") was arrested by the SBU ( Ukraine State Police ) after being accused by Ukrainian investors of running a Ponzi scheme and associated pyramid scam netting US $ 20 million.

The Police have sold more than 50 million albums worldwide, and were the world's highest-earning musicians in 2008, thanks to their reunion tour.

The Police also headlined the last night of the 2008 Isle of Wight Festival on 15 June 2008 ,< ref > in addition to headlining the Sunday night at Hard Rock Calling ( previously called Hyde Park Calling ) on 29 June.

On December 10, 2008, the California Highway Patrol announced its officers, along with San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department deputies and US Marine Corps Military Police, would jointly staff some sobriety and drivers license checkpoints.

The Belize National Police is a quasi-military unit in Belize with strength of 1200 sworn officers and 700 civilian staff ( 2008 ).

The Police played their final show of their reunion tour at the Garden in 2008.

In November 2008, the Servicio Aéreo Nacional ( National Air Service ) merged with its maritime counterpart, the Servicio Maritimo Nacional ( National Maritime Service ) to become the Servicio Nacional Aeronaval ( National Aeronaval Service ), also the creation of the new Servicio Nacional de Fronteras ( National Borders Service ) as an independent force from the National Police.

A 2008 Report by UK Police Chiefs concluded that only 3 % of crimes were solved by CCTV.

In London, a Metropolitan Police report showed that in 2008 only one crime was solved per 1000 cameras. In some cases CCTV cameras have become a target of attacks themselves.

On February 15, 2008, Audrain County Joint Communications assumed the communications responsibilities for the Vandalia Police Department, Vandalia Fire District and Van-Far Ambulance District.

Huron Police Department, shown circa 2008

In 2008 Jena K. Hargrove became the first female Police Officer to complete the Police Academy under the age of 21 who is from the City of Ville Platte.

( 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.

These establishments continued to operate until 1952, when they were shut down after a statewide crackdown on illegal gambling after the appointment of United States Army Colonel Francis Grevemberg ( 1914 – 2008 ) as superintendent of the Louisiana State Police.

The current Chief of Police is Bruce E. Hall who started in this position in February 2009 following Police Chief Robert C. Holmes Sr. retiring suddenly on New Year's Eve 2008.