By 2008, the Sesame Street Muppets accounted for between $ 15 million and $ 17 million per year in licensing and merchandising fees, split between the Sesame Workshop and Henson Associates.

In May 2008, Sesame Workshop began production on a new version of The Electric Company that began airing on PBS Kids GO!

* Kermit Love ( 1916 – 2008 ), creator of the Sesame Street characters Big Bird and Mr. Snuffleupagus.

The 2008 – 2009 recession, which led to budget cuts for many nonprofit arts organizations, severely affected Sesame Street ; in spring 2009, the SW had to lay off 20 % of its staff.

Sesame Streets 40th anniversary was commemorated by the 2008 publication of Street Gang: The Complete History of Sesame Street, by Michael Davis, which has been called " the definitive statement " about the history of the show.

Veneman is an Honorary Member of Rotary International ( 2008 ), received Sesame Workshop ’ s Leadership Award for Children ( 2006 ), and a Humanitarian Award from the United Nations Association of New York ( 2006 ).

He was married to Sesame Street writer Annie Evans on August 9, 2008 on the set of Sesame Street, in the Kaufman Astoria Studios in Queens, NY.

** 283-2 Sesame Street Playground ( 30 September 2008 )

In 2001, K ’ Nex broke from this trend and introduced a line of toys using the BattleTech / MechWarrior label, and later launched the OCC ( Orange County Chopper ) line of toys in 2006 and a line of Sesame Street building sets in 2008.

Currently, they also serve distributor for television and / or movie product released by Lifetime, HBO, CNN, Cartoon Network, Turner Entertainment Co., truTV ( known as Court TV until 2008 ), TCM, TNT, American Girl, King Features, Peanuts, Sesame Workshop, National Geographic Society in the U. S., and product from the NBA, NFL, and NHL.

On December 1, 2008, the Curb Exchange building at 86 Trinity Place was closed, and the Amex Equities trading floor was moved to the NYSE Trading floor at 11 Wall Street.

In 2008, Victoria Court, an apartment building full of luxury flats, was started on Victoria Street.

" Dungeons & Dragons In a Digital World ", Wall Street Journal, July 1, 2008.

According to a 2008 article in The Wall Street Journal, Dartmouth graduates also earn higher median salaries at least 10 years after graduation than alumni of any other American university surveyed.

* Before the 2008 season, the temporary luxury boxes installed for the 1999 All-Star Game were removed and permanent ones were added to the State Street Pavilion level.

Among the many remakes or " reimaginings " of other popular horror films and franchises are films such as Friday the 13th ( 2009 ), A Nightmare on Elm Street ( 2010 ), Children of the Corn ( 2009 )., Prom Night ( 2008 ), My Bloody Valentine ( 2009 ) and The Wolfman ( 2010 ).

Ice-T with Christopher Meloni shooting Law & Order: SVU on Broome Street ( Manhattan ) | Broome Street in SoHo, New York City ( October 10, 2008 )

A fifth area casino, the 7th Street Casino, opened in Kansas City, KS in 2008.

* 2008 – Accident Fund Insurance Company of America announces the renovation of the Ottawa Street Power Station and addition of modern buildings connected by an atrium for their new headquarters.

* 23 East 22nd Street, ( New York City, 2008 – 2010 )

In a January 2008 overhaul of the ITV network the Sunday episodes of Coronation Street and Emmerdale were moved out of their slots.

Street Fighter IV, which incorporated online multiplayer modes, was released in early 2009 to critical acclaim, having garnered praise since its release at Japanese arcades in 2008.

Hubbard, the former chair of President Bush's Council of Economic Advisers, has worked at the intersection of the private, government and nonprofit sectors and played an active role in shaping national and international economic policy, including the deregulation policy leading up Wall Street bank failures in 2008.

One estimate was that Wall Street firms employed close to 200, 000 persons in 2008.

Another estimate ( 2008 ) was that Wall Street provided a fourth of all personal income earned in the city, and 10 % of New York City's tax revenue.

It first appeared in a Singled Out story in 2008 and also in a Bash Street Kids story in 2010.

He returns in the Bash Street Kids Annual 2008.

After many failed attempts on reaching agreement between the two communities, Ledra Street was reopened on 3 April 2008.

On 3 April 2008, the Ledra Street crossing was also reopened.

On 11 October 2008, John Cale, James Dean Bradfield ( of the Manic Street Preachers ), Fyfe Dangerfield of the Guillemots and others appeared on stage at the Royal Festival Hall in London.

In June 2012 the Accountancy & Actuarial Discipline Board concluded that no action should be taken against Ernst & Young or any individuals in connection with the auditing of the Wall Street firm before it collapsed in September 2008.

File: Houston Street at the Bowery 2008. jpg | Houston Street at the Bowery in 2008, including part of a mural dedicated to Keith Haring

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 ).