In 2008, Penny Sartori, an intensive care nurse from Swansea, published a book about near death experiences following 10 years of research.

In his book The Lost Ark of the Covenant ( 2008 ), Parfitt also suggests that the Ark was taken to Arabia following the events depicted in the Second Book of Maccabees, and cites Arabic sources which maintain it was brought in distant times to Yemen.

In the 2008 book The Star-Spangled Banner: The Making of an American Icon, Smithsonian experts point out that accounts of the event appealed to Americans eager for stories about the revolution and its heroes and heroines.

In 2007, she wrote that she did not want to belittle the issue but was sceptical of the claims that specific actions would prevent catastrophe, then in 2008 that her doubts had been “ crystalised ” by Nigel Lawson's book An Appeal to Reason, before stating in 2009 that " There is no climate change, hasn ’ t anybody looked out of their window recently?

* 1971 – Michael Turner, American comic book artist ( d. 2008 )

In 2008, he provided a foreword for the first book collection of Richard Thompson's Cul De Sac comic strip.

Chaosium released a new version of BRP on June 24, 2008 as single comprehensive book.

In his book Born Again ( 1976 and 2008 ), Watergate conspirator Chuck Colson describes his path to faith in conjunction with his criminal imprisonment and played a significant role in solidifying the " born again " identity as a cultural construct in the US.

In 2008, Martin Sieff, in a review of the book Chaplin: A Life, wrote: " Chaplin was not just ' big ', he was gigantic.

A notable publication is Kris Dhillon's book The Curry Secret, which was first published in 1989 but has been reprinted as recently as 2008.

On 3 September 2008, however, publisher Harper Collins issued a public apology for its book " The Daring Book for Girls " which openly encouraged girls to play the instrument.

* 2008: The Edge of Love starring Matthew Rhys as the poet, directed by John Maybury, written by Sharman Macdonald, and drawing on David N. Thomas ' book Dylan Thomas: A Farm, Two Mansions and a Bungalow.

In January 2008, Dark Horse Comics began releasing a four-part monthly comic book mini-series based on Evil Dead, written by Mark Verheiden, with art by John Bolton, who provided art for the Dark Horse Army of Darkness comic.

* My Sister's a Pop Star ( 2006 ), I'm SO Not a Pop Star ( 2008 ), and the third book in the series, My Life on TV ( 2010 ), by American author Kimberly Greene, use blog posts to move the plot along and introduce key changes in the protagonist's thinking.

Epstein and Prak's book ( 2008 ) rejects Ogilvie's conclusions.

In fact, “ Luke perceives himself to be a Jew .” Finally, Rebecca Denova concludes her book with these words: “ Luke-Acts, we may conclude on the basis of a narrative-critical reading, was written by a Jew to persuade other Jews that Jesus of Nazareth was the messiah of Scripture and that the words of the prophets concerning ‘ restoration ’ have been ‘ fulfilled .’” Finally it should be noted that Strelan in 2008 not only concluded that Theophilus was Jewish but also that Luke was a priest.

Hackman at a book signing in June 2008

It is the second favorite book by American readers, just behind the Bible, according to a 2008 Harris Poll.

* In 2008, IDW Publishing released a comic book sequel to the movie entitled Galaxy Quest: Global Warning.

In his 2008 book Only A Theory, biologist Kenneth R. Miller challenges Behe's claim that the mousetrap is irreducibly complex.

Noted Chicago Tribune columnist Bob Greene penned a 2008 book, When We Get to Surf City: A Journey Through America in Pursuit of Rock and Roll, Friendship, and Dreams, detailing his occasional appearances with Jan & Dean's touring band throughout the 1990s and early 2000s.

* Kitt Peak docent training book, 2008

Tom Moon, former music critic at the Philadelphia Inquirer, included " Forever Changes " in his 2008 book " 1000 Recordings To Hear Before You Die.

110 of the most famous strips have been reprinted in their original size and colors in the 2005 collection Little Nemo in Slumberland, So Many Splendid Sundays ( ISBN 978-0-9768885-9-8 ), a 16x21 inch hardcover book from Sunday Press Books and its sequel the 2008 collection Little Nemo in Slumberland, Many More Splendid Sundays, Volume 2 ( ISBN 978-0976888550 ) with 110 more images.

In a 2008 book, David Neumark and William L. Wascher described their analysis of studies on the minimum wage, from several countries covering a period of over 50 years ( but primarily from the 1990s onward ).

Sunrise is especially known for their mecha anime series ( including Gundam ) such as Invincible Steel Man Daitarn 3 ( 1978 ), Fang of the Sun Dougram ( 1981 ), the Armored Trooper Votoms and Aura Battler Dunbine series ( 1983 ), Blue Comet SPT Layzner ( 1985 ), Patlabor ( 1989 ), The Vision of Escaflowne ( 1996 ), The Big O ( 1999 / 2003 ), Overman King Gainer ( 2002 ), Zegapain ( 2007 ), and Code Geass ( 2006 / 2008 ).

4: Armored Avenger ( Marvel Adventures Iron Man # 13, Iron Man: Golden Avenger # 1, Marvel Adventures Iron Man & Hulk: FCBD 2007, and Marvel Adventures Iron Man, Hulk, & Spider-Man: FCBD 2008 )

2008 Ultraman Mebius Side Story: Armored Darkness

On 28 March 2008, the 3rd Brigade, 1st Armored Division ( HBCT ) inactivated at Fort Riley.

** Armored Core: For Answer-Sept 19, 2008 ( JP: Mar 19, 2008 )

** Armored Core: For Answer-US: September 16, 2008 ( JP: Mar 18, 2008 )

These films in particular, as well as others including Play Misty for Me ( 1971 ), Thunderbolt and Lightfoot ( 1974 ), The Outlaw Josey Wales ( 1976 ), Escape from Alcatraz ( 1979 ), Tightrope ( 1984 ), Pale Rider ( 1985 ), Heartbreak Ridge ( 1986 ), In the Line of Fire ( 1993 ), The Bridges of Madison County ( 1995 ), and Gran Torino ( 2008 ), have all received commercial success and critical acclaim.

* Viking Voyage, called Thunderbolt between 2003 and 2008

( Ironically, in 2008, Marvel Comics did indeed create a Red Hulk — though not Banner, but Gen. Thunderbolt Ross.

* Macross VF-X2 GN-U Dou VF-11B Thunderbolt ( 2008 )

In 2008, Thunderbolt celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Armenia's national debt has increased significantly since 2008 when public external debt consisted of only 13. 5 percent of GDP.

Even in the last pre-crisis year, 2008, the Bulgarian economy was growing rapidly at 6. 0 %, despite significantly slowing down in the last quarter.

Internet penetration has been rising significantly over the past few years: the ratio of households having an internet connection has risen from 22. 1 % ( 49 % of which was broadband ) in 2005 to 48. 4 % ( 87. 3 % of which was broadband ) in 2008.

Windows Server 2008 builds on the technological and security advances first introduced with Windows Vista, and is significantly more modular than its predecessor, Windows Server 2003.

Most foreign and domestic corporate debt indices also suffered in 2008, posting losses significantly worse than the average hedge fund.

In 2008, the suppliers of the custom fuel failed to tender for a renewal of the transit agency's contract, leading to a negotiated contract at a significantly increased cost.

The hypothesis was significantly expanded in the 1960s by Soviet linguists, notably Vladislav Illich-Svitych and Aharon Dolgopolsky, termed the " Moscovite school " by Bomhard ( 2008 ), and it has received renewed attention in English-speaking academia since the 1990s.

Both exports and imports of fish and sea products grew significantly in the recent years, reaching correspondingly $ 2, 415 and $ 2, 036 millions in 2008.

In addition, the Albers EDGE program ( Education for Global Executives ) was honored in 2008 as the only academic institution to receive the President's " E " Award, which recognizes persons, firms, or organizations that contribute significantly in the effort to increase United States exports.

In 2008, inflation was tracking at 20. 3 % for the first half of the year, higher than the 3. 4 % in 2000, but down significantly from 160 % in 1988.

During Putin's first premiership and presidency ( 1999 – 2008 ), real incomes increased by a factor of 2. 5, real wages more than tripled ; unemployment and poverty more than halved and the Russians ' self-assessed life satisfaction rose significantly.

In October 2008, " An updated lifecycle assessment study for disposable and reusable nappies " by the UK Environment Agency and Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs stated that reusable diapers can cause significantly less ( up to 40 per cent ) or significantly more damage to the environment than disposable ones, depending mostly on how parents wash and dry them.

Attendance at the pride parades has been increasing significantly since 2008, with an estimated participation of 3, 500 people in Delhi and 1, 500 people in Bangalore in 2010.

In 2008, the team at GANIL, France, described the results from a new technique which attempts to measure the fission half-life of a compound nucleus at high excitation energy, since the yields are significantly higher than from neutron evaporation channels.

According to Sendall ( 2008 ), blogs, wikis, and social networking skills are found to be significantly useful in the classroom.

But in June 2008 a series of heavy rains led to flooding of the Chariton, and more significantly, left flash flood waters of Spring Creek and Davis Creek to back up from the river into Novinger.

In September 2008, the DØ collaboration reported detection of the, a " double strange " Omega baryon with the measured mass significantly higher than the quark model prediction.

Mill operating margins have been significantly affected in the 2006 – 2008 time-frame by rising energy costs.

Finally, in 2008, a spectroscopic measurement gave a significantly lower value of 46 %.

A phylogeographic study in 2008 of 1150 volunteer Y-chromosome DNA haplogroups appeared to support the idea that the number of forced conversions has been significantly underestimated, as 20 % of the tested Iberian population had haplogroups consistent with Sephardic ancestry.

In December 2008, NS & I dropped significantly the interest rate ( and therefore the odds of investors winning a prize ) due to the corresponding significant drop in the Bank of England base rate during the " credit crunch ", leading to strong criticism from Members of Parliament, financial experts, and holders of premium bonds ; many claimed that Premium Bonds were now " worthless ", and somebody with the maximum £ 30, 000 invested who has " average luck " would win only 10 prizes per year compared to 15 in the previous year.

Slow progress in UWB standards development, the cost of initial implementation, and performance significantly lower than initially expected are several reasons for the limited use of UWB in consumer products ( which caused several UWB vendors to cease operations in 2008 and 2009 ).

For a general idea on how an empowered women can impact a situation monetarily, a study found that of fortune 500 companies, “ those with more women board directors had significantly higher financial returns, including 53 percent higher returns on equity, 24 percent higher returns on sales and 67 percent higher returns on invested capital ( OECD, 2008 ).” This study shows the impact women can have on the overall economic benefits of a company.

In a review of the Department of Finance Robert Wright, a Canadian economist, singled out the policies of the PD's and Fianna Fáil's 2002 election manifestos as contributing significantly to the 2008 property market crash.