tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70422258799427315402024-03-12T23:05:56.973-07:00the drug atticpolybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-37375577765611266502009-09-16T19:58:00.001-07:002009-09-16T20:24:06.106-07:00Best Kanye West VMA Parodies<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pinoytutorial.com/bestandworst/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/BestParodiesofKanyeWestVMAinterruption_DED7/twinoy_thumb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 559px; height: 362px;" src="http://www.pinoytutorial.com/bestandworst/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/BestParodiesofKanyeWestVMAinterruption_DED7/twinoy_thumb.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.pinoytutorial.com/bestandworst/wp-content/uploads/2009/08/BestParodiesofKanyeWestVMAinterruption_DED7/Perezhiltonspoof_thumb.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; 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width: 400px; height: 309px;" src="http://ec.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/shaq.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s2.buzzfeed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2009/9/15/10/kanye-ruins-swayzes-moment-21933-1253026286-2.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 425px; height: 277px;" src="http://s2.buzzfeed.com/static/imagebuzz/terminal01/2009/9/15/10/kanye-ruins-swayzes-moment-21933-1253026286-2.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://wtfoodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kanye-pokemon.png"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 489px; height: 306px;" src="http://wtfoodge.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/09/kanye-pokemon.png" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><object width="425" height="344"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/T0PwqvwyG54&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/T0PwqvwyG54&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="425" height="344"></embed></object><br />And many more I missed on <a href="http://www.zimbio.com/Kanye+West/articles/Crlkns0E4B_/Kanye+West+VMA+Interruption+Sparks+Latest">Zimbio</a><br /><object width="560" height="340"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/v/VxKIcrDsJAs&hl=en&fs=1&"><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/v/VxKIcrDsJAs&hl=en&fs=1&" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="560" height="340"></embed></object>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-77775330204864842652009-08-12T15:12:00.000-07:002009-08-12T15:18:14.659-07:00Are Pop Cans Too Small?I remember fondly as a kid drinking a can of Coca-Cola everyday for lunch. It wasn't healthy but man was I pumped for recess afterwards. It was like childrens' steroids. The point of this memory is that I would never finish the entire can of coke and would pour about a quarter of the remaining coke down the drain. Now I am an adult and I could probably down 3 or 4 or those same cans without pausing for a breath.polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-4584067946842961042009-08-10T14:35:00.001-07:002009-08-10T14:35:24.999-07:00What is Business Casual?<p>The phrase business casual has long elicited many questions about what it actually describes. Although many people still are unsure about what exactly is business casual, it is still a popular attire requirement among companies and events.</p> <p>Business casual attire was first designed allow people to be more relaxed and comfortable, while still maintaining a professional image. For men this meant no tie, buttoned shirt, and slacks. For women, a blouse or shirt with a skirt or pants was deemed appropriate.</p> <p>A recent trend emerged where people, likely still confused by the term, pushed the limits of what was considered business casual. Many opted for the standard t-shirt and jeans, believing it to be business casual as long as they were well kept. This trend in grossly incorrect and should not be followed when practicing business casual attire.</p> <p>The acceptable lower limit for how casual business casual can be should be a neatly pressed polo shirt with khaki pants, and leather shoes. A dressier version consists of a long-sleeve button shirt, with the tie being optional. For women, a pants or a skirt to the knee accompanied with a blouse or knit sweater is as casual as it can get. Pants should have a solid color - no patterns - and can be neatly pressed and tailored. All accessories should be fairly conservative, which can include a small purse or briefcase. Grooming should of course be clean and neat, but can vary depending on the situation.</p> <p><span class="mceItemHidden">If all else fails, remember this simple creed: it's always better to overdress than to <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">underdress</span>. So don't make the same mistake that many people do and skip the jeans for your next business casual event.</span></p>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-16322707435611890242009-08-10T14:33:00.000-07:002009-08-10T14:34:37.043-07:00Humans, give youself a pat on the back<p>Think about all of the events that have taken place for you to be reading this article right now. This article was written in Canada, yet the entire world of humans can potentially be reading it instantly after it has been posted on the Internet. You may be saying well what's the big deal, this sort of stuff happens all the time. However, it is important to recognize the marvel that is the Internet, one of the uncountable innovations that humans have created. Surely if the baboons had beat us to developing the Internet and we saw them being able to do the things we could do, we would be amazed.</p> <p>In this world that we share, there are millions of species out there. It is fair to say, that each species has its own inherent advantages. Humans can not breathe underwater like a fish, nor fly like a bird, or outrun a giraffe (despite those Man vs Beast specials on Fox). Fortunately, the advantage that we humans have been given is limitless. We have been given intelligence.</p> <p>With our intelligence, we are able to invent way to mimic other species. We have invented scuba gear to swim with the fishes, airplanes to fly with the birds, and cars to speed by giraffes (possibly an idea for Man vs Beast 2). We know more about the world than any other species and know more about ourselves as well. On top of that, we even know more about other species than those species themselves. We are so dominant that we have even learned to train them as pets. Hell, we've even created species of our own. If God created all of the animals, we've succeeded so much as a species that we're threatening to replicate our creator. How many issues are there out there where humans are supposedly “playing God”?</p> <p><span class="mceItemHidden">If we go with the angle that God created us, obviously he would foresee our great intelligence and limit it somehow. That is why we have language. In the story of the Tower of Babel, humans believed that they could <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">uild</span> a tower into the sky to b<span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">uild</span> their supremacy. To prevent this God made all of the people learn different languages so that they could not work together. Imagine today a man from New Delhi working on a project with a woman from Compton. Aside from the obvious language barrier, there are too many differences whereas if it were two elephants from those parts, they could still communicate with each other. Therefore, we have wasted our potential. Imagine what could be possible if 6 billion of the smartest species on Earth worked together. The cure for cancer would be solved by lunchtime. Some people have realized this and are working on developing a universal language.</span></p> <p>Humans have their faults as well. No other species kill each other at the rate that we do, especially when it is not for survival. If we saw World War Two played out with bears instead, it would be the most absurd, horrific sight of life. A group of black bears begin to round up all of the polar bears they can find and begin systematically killing them. Soon most of bears of the world intervene and fight each other on the ground, in the air, and at sea. Animal Farm has nothing on this tale.</p> <p>Nevertheless, the purpose of this article is just to remind yourself how awesome humans are. We have made the greatest impact on this world (not necessarily a good impact) and now control the fate of it. Not bad for a relatively young species that has only been around for 200,000 years.</p>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-30346575828194793502009-08-10T14:31:00.000-07:002009-08-10T14:32:49.938-07:00Student's Haiku Assignment<p>Here’s my poetry,</p><p>I hope you like it a lot,</p><p>And give a good grade.</p>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-38618009865184640002009-08-10T14:27:00.000-07:002009-08-10T14:30:55.469-07:00The Buffalo Sports Jinx?<span class="mceItemHidden">Don't get me wrong. I love the Buffalo Bison, the sports team and the <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">delectible</span> dish. But the city's two professional sports teams, <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">NFL's</span> Buffalo Bills and <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">NHL's</span> Buffalo Sabres are the bottom dwellers of their respective leagues. No one should be surprised of course that bo<span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">th</span> teams are struggling financially. The city of Buffalo, located just past the Canadian-U.S. border, barely passes a population of 250,000. I think some high schools in California have more people. In fact, Buffalo is the 69<span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">th</span> largest city in the United States meaning that Anchorage, Alaska is probably better suited for a professional sports team. Anything to see more of Sarah <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Palin</span>. Of course, smaller markets have survived like Green Bay but the Packers have a history and culture of success behind them. What does Buffalo have?</span> <p><span class="mceItemHidden">For those too young to remember, the Buffalo Bill have had the unfortunate distinction of appearing in four straight Super Bowls without winning a single one. In 1971, the Bills had the league's worst record (1-13), fewest points scored (184), and most points scored against (394) a record that still stands today. To make matters worse, their star player was O.J Simpson. The only Bill more cursed than Simpson would probably be Scott <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Norwood</span>.</span></p> <p>The Sabres of the NHL haven't quite had th<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.buffalorising.com/assets_c/2009/06/remember%20the%20aud-thumb-505xauto-3701.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; float: right; cursor: pointer; width: 316px; height: 280px;" src="http://www.buffalorising.com/assets_c/2009/06/remember%20the%20aud-thumb-505xauto-3701.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>e same ineptitude at the Bills. It is, after all, a tough act to follow. But the Sabres can be the proud owners of the "Bat Curse". Back in 1975, extreme heat in Buffalo caused much of the arena to fog up. Amidst the fog, Sabres player Jim Lorentz swung and killed a bat with his stick. Firstly, why is there a bat in a hockey arena. Secondly, this evil omen led to Buffalo losing the series and can be the reason why they have never won a championship in Buffalo since. Want another evil omen? The Sabre's 1999 cup run feature their leading scorer named Satan. That run ended when Brett Hull famously scored a triple-OT goal with his foot in the crease, which was illegal back then.</p> <p><span class="mceItemHidden">Sure Buffalo hasn't had a <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">presence</span> in the NBA since way back to the Buffalo Braves but that team eventually moved to <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Los</span> <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Angeles</span> to become the worst franchise in sports, The <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Los</span> <span class="mceItemHiddenSpellWord">Angeles</span> Clippers.</span></p> <p>With the rumoured move of the Bills to Toronto when owner Ralph Wilson dies (quite a morbid rumour I must say), Buffalo fans will be getting screwed once again. Add on to the fact that the Sabres have never really been financially stable and 15% of their season revenues come from Canada when the Leafs come to town. The prospective move of the Phoenix Coyotes to Hamilton will only steal almost all of those ticket sales spelling impending doom for the city of Buffalo. Did I say "impending"? I meant continuing doom.</p>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-496716876166114452009-08-10T14:25:00.000-07:002009-08-10T18:53:47.204-07:00"Things could always be worse..." - Adrienne E. Gusoff<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/picable/2009/06/19/1075329_It-Could-Be-Worse_620.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 576px; height: 500px;" src="http://s3.amazonaws.com/picable/2009/06/19/1075329_It-Could-Be-Worse_620.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-59036234859762879032009-08-10T14:21:00.000-07:002009-08-10T14:24:05.547-07:00A Quick History of Chocolate<p>On Christopher Columbus’s last trip to the New World still looking for a route to Asia, he caught his the Old World’s first glimpse at chocolate. Of course at the time Columbus thought they were almonds and noticed that traders valued it very highly. Columbus thought nothing of them and left for Panama before his death in 1506. Columbus never found that passage to Asia nor did he ever taste those “almonds” that were actually cacao beans.</p> <p>Cacao plants can be traced back to Mayan times in 600 A.D. The Mayans drank a hot beverage called “chocol haa” by mixing the beans with hot water, vanilla, hot chili powder, and other spices. By 1000 A.D. cacao beans were so popular they were used as forms of <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://quazen.com/recreation/food/a-history-of-chocolate/#"><span style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;color:#5984a7;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;">currency</span></span></a>.</p> <p>The first European thought to have tasted chocolate was conquistador Hernan Cortes in 1519 in a ceremony with the Aztecs. At first, it took a while for Europeans to get used to this new taste. Jose de Acosta described chocolate as “scum-like” and that it “disgusts those who are not used to it”. Italian historian Girolamo Benzoni wrote about his experience as “bitter”. Still some found a use for this new product. Chocolate was boasted for its medicinal value and one advocate claimed that “he who drinks a cup of this liquid, no matter how far he walks, can go a whole day without eating anything else.” That man’s mother should have told him that that would spoil his appetite. Spain took a fondness to chocolate which they liked served in a hot drink they called “cacahuatl”. The name was eventually changed to “chocolatl” combining the Mayan word for hot and Aztec word for water.</p> <p>By the late 1600s, chocolate was a popular drink among the aristocracy, bringing in heavy tax revenues for royalty but Europeans begin to experiment cooking it. From this emerged French chocolate biscuits and chocolate cakes from Spain. Italy even tried making chocolate soup, <a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://quazen.com/recreation/food/a-history-of-chocolate/#"><span style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;color:#5984a7;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;">liver</span></span></a>, and pasta.</p> <p>The chocolate revolution began in 1828, when Dutch chemist Coenraad Johannes Van Houten (great grandfather of Milhouse) invented a hydraulic press that could separate cacao butter from ground up cacao beans. The remains were then ground into what is now known as cacao powder. The first man to figure out how to make chocolate into <a id="KonaLink2" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://quazen.com/recreation/food/a-history-of-chocolate/#"><span style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;color:#5984a7;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;">molds</span></span></a> was Francis Fry who sold under the name “Chocolat Delicieux a Manger” or Delicious Chocolate for Eating”. Swiss chemist Henri <a id="KonaLink3" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://quazen.com/recreation/food/a-history-of-chocolate/#"><span style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;color:#5984a7;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;">Nestle</span></span></a> was the first make powdered milk and later combined the powdered milk with chocolate for the world’s first chocolate milk. He also brought us the Crunch bar.</p><p>The last man in the story of chocolate is Milton Snavely Hershey. Hershey once owned the world’s largest caramel factory but gave it all up to focus on building a chocolate empire. Hershey used the principles of mass production and planned to create the world’s largest chocolate factory. He bought thousands of <a id="KonaLink4" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://quazen.com/recreation/food/a-history-of-chocolate/#"><span style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;color:#5984a7;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;">acres</span></span></a> of farmland to supply enough milk and built a town in Pennsylvania just to house the enormous <a id="KonaLink5" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://quazen.com/recreation/food/a-history-of-chocolate/#"><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;color:#5984a7;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(89, 132, 167); font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static; background-color: transparent;">workforce</span></span><span style="position: relative;" id="preLoadWrap5"><div style="position: absolute; z-index: 4000; top: -32px; left: -18px; display: none;" id="preLoadLayer5"><img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /></div></span></a> at the factory. Hershey spread his Hershey bars and kisses everywhere. Soon there were sold in newsstands, grocery stores, bus stations, and restaurants. His factory made 100,000 pounds of chocolate a day enabling him to sell bars at 5 cents a piece. The government sent chocolate to troops during World War One because it didn’t spoil and had a lot of sugar. The soldiers loved the taste and by World War Two the average G.I. ate 50 pounds of chocolate a year. The U.S. Air Force was the largest purchaser of M&Ms which helped energize bomber pilots during long missions over North Africa. Number two on that list is the <a id="KonaLink6" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://quazen.com/recreation/food/a-history-of-chocolate/#"><span style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;color:#5984a7;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: rgb(89, 132, 167) ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 14.6667px; position: static;">Army</span></span></a> which issued M&Ms to soldiers situated in regions that were too hot to sustain ordinary chocolate. When the war ended, the chocolate craze was ready to take hold in America and millions of obese kids later, we couldn’t imagine life without it.</p>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-70113351192459810472009-08-10T13:51:00.001-07:002009-08-10T13:53:08.772-07:00Racial Composition of US Presidents<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy7G5Izs1c4nbw7lMGF4mrATuZKz_M8b0iOe53uj23YesJuOkna1jCgaXFZ9SQ4QY_kWdqFgU1Ndf8tT8TpU5OkcnwCz6CEfL2SvPi6qtkOpRqpqLMlboRn62LXBZ-Z9evBQvznBTSqGF/s1600-h/presidentsusa.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 241px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEy7G5Izs1c4nbw7lMGF4mrATuZKz_M8b0iOe53uj23YesJuOkna1jCgaXFZ9SQ4QY_kWdqFgU1Ndf8tT8TpU5OkcnwCz6CEfL2SvPi6qtkOpRqpqLMlboRn62LXBZ-Z9evBQvznBTSqGF/s400/presidentsusa.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5368440787228160322" border="0" /></a>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-23218757165701756782009-08-10T13:49:00.000-07:002009-08-10T13:50:23.469-07:00"Life is like computer cables...""Life is like computer cables. 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<br />- Kevin Lee
<br /></span>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7042225879942731540.post-22164879470137696912009-08-10T13:28:00.000-07:002009-08-10T13:51:09.853-07:00A Primer on the Rules of Amateur Boxing<span style="font-family: georgia;">Amateur boxing is most known as the form for Olympic boxing but is also popular in amateur circuits and at the collegiate level. Two key differences are that the matches are shorter and headgear is worn balancing the scales between power and technique. As a result, the focus in amateur boxing is to score points (through clean punches). Penalties such as excessive clinching deduct points from the tally. </span><p style="font-family: georgia;"></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" face="georgia" class="MsoNormal">Matches are typically four<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.olympics.org.uk/images/sports/Boxing300x4001.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 247px; height: 329px;" src="http://www.olympics.org.uk/images/sports/Boxing300x4001.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a> rounds of two minutes as seen in the Olympic and Commonwealth Games and the Amateur Boxing Association. </p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" face="georgia" class="MsoNormal">There are 11 weight classes in Olympic boxing starting at light flyweight (106 lbs) and ending with super heavyweight (over 201 pounds). The differences in weights between classes increases as the classes become heavier. For example, flyweight ranges between 106 and 112 pounds while heavyweight is between 178 and 201 pounds.</p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" face="georgia" class="MsoNormal">Scoring in the Olympics is done electronically. Usually a panel of five judges are given a button for each boxer. When a judge observes a clean punch (above the belly button) he or she pushes the attacking boxer’s button. If three out of five judges simultaneously award points to one side, that boxer is awarded a single point. Barring a knockout or other premature end to the fight, the boxer with the highest point total wins the match. If at any point one boxer is ahead by 20 points before the fourth round, the referee will end the match due to outscoring. Judges use a white stripe on the boxers’ gloves and the space above a boxer’s belt to determine whether a blow was landed and if it is a legal location.</p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">There are four basic punches that can be thrown: the jab, hook, cross, and uppercut. The jab is a quick straight punch to the head with the lead hand. The hook is also thrown with the lead hand but is more powerful and has some lateral movement as the elbow is slightly bent. The cross is similar to the hook but is thrown with the back hand. Lastly, the uppercut, which is a upward punch thrown with either hand, has potential for major damage.<span style=""> </span></p> <p style="font-family: georgia;" class="MsoNormal">In the United States, amateur boxing is sanctioned by the Amateur Athletic Union, Golden Gloves Association of America, and USA Boxing. USA Boxing holds a national tournament to pick their national Olympic team. </p>polybathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12662714206337516551noreply@blogger.com0