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1999 Season Review

A Season of New Winners Fan-favorite Dale Jarrett won his first Winston Cup Series title with consistency on the NASCAR circuit in 1999. In the series' 34 races, Jarrett finished in the top…

Brewer's: Pendennis

(Arthur). The hero of Thackeray's novel, entitled The History of Pendennis, etc. Major Pendennis. A tuft-hunter, similar in character to Macklin's celebrated Sir Pertinax M'Sycophant.…

Prasna-Upanishad: First Question

First QuestionAdoration to the Highest Self! Harih, Om!1. Sukesas Bharadvâga, and Saivya Satyakama, and Sauryayanin Gargya, and Kausalya Asvalayana, and Bhargava Vaidarbhi, and Kabandhin…

Movies and Film: India

IndiaMovies and FilmAsian Film HistoryTwo Chinas, Two CinemasHong Kong: Cantonese, Kung-Fu, and a New WaveBenching the Benshi: Japan's Illustrious CenturyThe Master: The Art of Akira KurosawaIndia…

Light Welterweight (139 lbs)

Year Final Match1952Charles Adkins, USADecision, 2-11956Vladimir Yengibaryan, USSRDecision1960Bohumil Nemecek, CZEDecision, 5-01964Jerzy Kulej, POLDecision, 5-01968Jerzy Kulej, POLDecision, 3…

Brewer's: Moses' Horns

Exodus xxxiv. 30, “All the children of Israel saw Moses, and the skin of his face shone, ” translated in the Vulgate, “Cornuta esset facies sua.” Rays of light were called horns. Hence in…

World Series 2008 by the Numbers

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Related Links Record of World Series Games World Series Club Standings World Series Single Game and Single Series Records Our National Pastime 30…