Year 408 (CDVIII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Julian calendar. At the time, it was known as the Year of the Consulship of Bassus and Philippus (or, less frequently, year 1161 Ab urbe condita). The denomination 408 for this year has been used since the early medieval period, when the Anno Dominicalendar era became the prevalent method in Europe for naming years.
All the planets in our solar system orbit close to the sun’s equatorial plane. Of the eight confirmed planets, the Earth’s orbit is the most tilted, but even that tilt is still small, at just seven degrees. It was natural, then, for astronomers to expect that planets orbiting other stars would behave the same way – forming and evolving on orbits aligned with their host star’s equators ... An Explosion Of Exoplanets ... NASA, ESA, M ... ....
When asked how he would like people to react to his death, Muhammad Ali responded by telling them his "recipe for life" ...Frost asked Ali ... In response, Ali said ... Applause followed, and a voice said....
Redding, California (CNN)Donald Trump sought to tout his support among African-Americans on Friday by pointing out a black man in the crowd and calling him "my African-American.". "Oh, look at my African-American over here. Look at him," Trump said. "Are you the greatest?". The remark didn't generate a noticeable response from Trump's audience ... There's no ill will intended, obviously." ... Read More ... "That was me seriously ... ....
Move to remove Catholic bishops from office if they fail to sack known child abusers is response to demand by victims. @cajuk. Catholic bishops who fail to sack paedophile priests can be removed from office under new church laws announced by PopeFrancis. The move, announced by the pope on Saturday, answers a long-running demand by victims of abuse to make bishops responsible if they fail to stop clergy sexually abusing parishioners ... ....
HOUSTON (AP) — The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by four this week to 408, the first gain in months and halting a slide that pushed the count to record-low levels amid… ... ....
Oil explorers put drilling rigs back to work in U.S. fields for only the second time this year as supply and demand come closer into balance. Rigs targeting crude in the United States rose by 9 to 325 this week, Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday. Explorers have idled more than 1,000 oil rigs since the start of last year. Natural gas rigs were trimmed by five to 82 this week, bringing the total for oil and gas up by four to 408... ....
An Argentinean man defended his home by hacking four burglars with a Samurai sword... The burglars got into a car and began to drive away with the equivalent of $408 stolen from the home before the driver lost control and crashed into a car in front of them ... PhotoCredit....
The nationwide drilling activity number increased to 408, up four this week and marking the first weekly increase since Oct. 21, 2015. Despite this week's gains, the count is down 290 this year and is off 79 percent from 1,929 on Nov. 21, 2014 ... ....
Pirates left-hander Jeff Locke will be facing the Angels for the first time in his career in Saturday's game at PNCPark, with Jhoulys Chacin making a last-minute start to oppose him. Scheduled starter Nick Tropeano was scratched because of an undisclosed injury after the Angels' 9-2 win on Friday night ... • Mike Trout has a .353 career batting average in June (144-for-408) ... ....
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(Source. Cadillac). Cadillac sold 22,239 new vehicles globally in May, a decrease of 3.8 percent, as deliveries of the brand's two all-new products, the CT6 prestige sedan and XT5 luxury crossover, commenced with customers. Cadillac sales in China rose 30 percent in May. China is the world's largest market, and Cadillac's growth there continues to accelerate ... In the U.S ...GLOBAL SALES BY PRODUCT LINE. May-16. May-15. % Change ... 408 ... 8,408 ... 14,408....
ANALYSIS/OPINION.. With my pal Allison, I popped by MangoTree (929 H Street, NW, 202/408-8100) for what I was promised would be an absolutely amazing lunch. And it's always nice when the result lives up to the hype. Particularly where District cuisine is concerned. In a city that is fast ... ....
ANALYSIS/OPINION.. With my pal Allison, I popped by MangoTree (929 H Street, NW, 202/408-8100) for what I was promised would be an absolutely amazing Thai lunch. And it's always nice when the result lives up to the hype. Particularly where District cuisine is concerned. In a city that is ... ....
Houston • The number of rigs exploring for oil and natural gas in the U.S. rose by four this week to 408. The first gain in months halted a slide that pushed the count to record-low levels amid collapsed energy prices. A year ago, Houston oilfield services company Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday, 868 rigs were active. The U.S. rig count peaked at 4,530 in 1981. Utah was one of nine states in which the number of operating rigs did not change ... ....
(CT)/2.00 p.m. (ET) ... Should you miss the conference call, a playback will be available by calling 1-800-408-3053 or 1-905-694-9451 from August 4, 2016 at 5 p.m. (CT)/6 p.m. (ET) until September 4, 2016 ... ....