boxing
boxing Sport of fist fighting between two people wearing padded gloves within a roped-off ring. Boxers are classified in eight divisions according to weight: minimumweight (under 48kg/105lb), fly, bantam, feather, light, welter, middle and heavyweight (more than 88kg/195lb). Professional bouts are scheduled for four to 15 rounds of three minutes' duration. A fight is controlled by a referee in the ring, and ends when there is a knock-down (a boxer is unable to get to his feet by a count of ten) or a technical knockout (one fighter is seriously injured). If both boxers finish the scheduled number of rounds, the winner is determined by a ringside referee or three judges. Boxing developed from bareknuckle fighting when the Marquess of
Queensberry's rules introduced timed rounds and padded gloves in 1866. Despite worldwide popularity, boxing is under increasing pressure to introduce further safety measures or be abolished, with brain damage, comas and deaths becoming worryingly regular. The international sport is now controlled by three major rival organizations: the World Boxing Association
(WBA), the World Boxing Council
(WBC), and the International Boxing Federation
(IBF).
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Frank Gumma Sr., founder, American Vending Sales Inc.
Magazine article from: Automatic Merchandiser; 10/1/1997; 700+ words
; ...in the area, owe much to the two Franks: Frank Gumma Sr. and Frank Saverino Sr. It is difficult to...vend product brokerage on the premises of Frank Gumma, the equipment distributor. Gumma learned the distribution side of the business working...
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Distributor of the Year: Vince Gumma: American Vending Sales, Elk Grove Village, Ill.(Reader's Choice Award)
Magazine article from: Automatic Merchandiser; 12/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...That's one of the roles that Vince Gumma, the Automatic Merchandiser Readers...serves. Technology and innovation lead way Gumma, president of American Vending Sales...to a higher level of professionalism. Gumma's interest in technology began at an...
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India : R&R plan for Gumma Cement plant in Himachal, yet to be prepared Kapoor.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 8/25/2009; 578 words
; ...likely to be uprooted by establishing the Gumma cement plant in Chopal, even as the company...based India Cements for setting up the Gumma plant was signed on May, 2006. However...that a clinker unit is to be set up in Gumma and grinding unit at Poanta Sahib. In...
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India : HP to expedite Gumma Cement Plant constn.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 8/25/2009; 649 words
; ...Byline: shiv03 The Himachal Pradesh Government has issued directions to India Cement Limited to begin the construction work of Gumma cement plant so that it could become operational in its scheduled time. Himachal Pradesh Industry Minister Kishan Kapoor...
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Gumma to fill SB Board vacancy
Newspaper article from: Barrington Courier-Review (IL); 5/15/1997; 449 words
; ...morning approved the appointment of Frank Gumma Jr. to serve the remaining two years of...of village president. "I've known (Gumma) to be involved," Graft said. "He...on an issue before making a decision." Gumma said he thought about joining the board...
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AVS elects Vincent Gumma president.
Magazine article from: Automatic Merchandiser; 9/1/2001; 312 words
; ...Ill.-based vending equipment distributor, recently elected Vincent Gumma as president. The board also elected Frank Gumma Sr. as senior vice president. Vincent Gumma has served as executive vice president during his 16 years with the company...
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Gumma Muu Muu
Newspaper article from: Honolulu Star - Bulletin; 10/9/2000; 207 words
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Scouts execute projects to earn Eagle badges
Newspaper article from: Schaumburg Review (IL); 9/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...project to earn the highest scout rank. Joe Gumma, a member of Troop 399, is almost finished...s, where I attended elementary school," Gumma, 16, said. To complete his project, Gumma had to contact the school, determine a location...
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JAPAN GOVT TENDER - CLINICAL SKILL EDUCATION SYSTEM.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 2/18/2003; 551 words
; *** Asia Pulse Tender *** GUMMA UNIVERSITY TO PROCURE CLINICAL SKILL EDUCATION...Director-General, Administration Bureau, Gumma University (2) Classification of the...October, 2003 (5) Delivery place : Gumma University Faculty of Medicine (6) Qualifications...
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JAPAN GOVT TENDER - X-RAY ABSORPTION MEASURING EQUIPMENT.
News Wire article from: AsiaPulse News; 7/9/2003; 700+ words
; ...Pulse Tender *** ADMINISTRATION BUREAU, GUMMA UNIVERSITY TO PROCURE X-RAY ABSORPTION...Director-General, Administration Bureau, Gumma University (2) Classification of the...February, 2004 (5) Delivery place : Gumma University Faculty of Engineering (6...
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Gumma
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Gumma , prefecture (1990 pop. 1,966,287), 2,446 sq mi (6,335 sq km...and Takasaki. The prefecture is mountainous and has many hot springs. Gumma's economy is based on the production of wheat and raw silk. Sulfur and...
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gumma
Book article from: A Dictionary of Nursing
gumma ( gum -ă) n. a small soft tumour, characteristic of the tertiary stage of syphilis, that occurs in connective tissue, the liver, brain, testes, heart, or bone.
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Burakumin
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Cultures
...by Osaka (143,305), Fukuoka (135,956), Nara (62,175), and Okayama (56,687). In eastern Japan, Saitama, Gumma, and Tochigi prefectures have relatively high numbers of Burakumin. There are no known Burakumin in the northernmost prefecture...
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gum
Book article from: The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
gum2 viscid secretion from trees. XIV. — (O)F. gomme :- Rom. * gumma , for L. gummi , var. of cummi — Gr. kómmi , of Egyptian orig. Hence gummy XIV. gum vb. †treat with aromatic gums XV; fasten or stiffen with gum XVI.
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Maebashi
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Maebashi , city (1990 pop. 286,261), capital of Gumma prefecture, central Honshu, Japan, on the Tone River. Now a silk textile center, it was formerly the castle town of the Matsudaira clan.
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