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Major Bouts, 1997-98: Middleweights (160 lbs)

DateWinnerLoserResultTitleSiteOct. 11Ryan RhodesYuri EpifantsevTKO 2—Sheffield, ENGNov. 18Bernard HopkinsAndrew CouncilWu 12IBFUpper Marlboro, Md.Dec. 5Keith HolmesPaul VadenTKO 11WBCPompano…

nebula

(Encyclopedia) nebulanebulanĕbˈy&oobreve;lə [key] [Lat.,=mist], in astronomy, observed manifestation of a collection of highly rarefied gas and dust in interstellar space. Prior to the 1960s this…

Gates, Bill

(Encyclopedia) Gates, Bill (William Henry Gates 3d), 1955–, American business executive, b. Seattle, Wash. At the age of 19, Gates founded (1975) the…

The Contender

Director/Writer:Rod LurieDreamWorks Pictures; R; 132 minutesRelease:10/00Cast:Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges Released in the midst of campaign season, The Contender is a well-timed…

The Auroras

The “northern lights” (Aurora borealis) as well as the “southern lights” (Aurora australis) are upper-atmosphere phenomena of astronomical origin. The auroras center around the magnetic (not…

Methodism

(Encyclopedia) Methodism, the doctrines, polity, and worship of those Protestant Christian denominations that have developed from the movement started in England by the teaching of John Wesley.…

SETI@home

Search for extraterrestrials with your desktop computer by Gerry Brown Related Links History of SETIRadio AstronomyArecibo ObservatoryEncyclopedia: SETIA teraflop is a measure of a computer's…

2000 NBA All-Star Game

West, 137-126 49th NBA All-Star Game. Date: Feb. 13, at The Arena in Oakland, Calif.; Coaches: Jeff Van Gundy, New York (East) and Phil Jackson, LA Lakers (West); Co-MVPs: Tim Duncan (33…