Posts Tagged ‘organizations’
Posted by Nicolae on October 1st, 2008 under Gambling addiction, Society
Tags: addictive, Alcoholics Anonymous, attendance, behaviors, compulsive, Gamblers Anonymous, gambling, help, hopelessness, identification, international, links, meetings, members, membership, organizations, Problems, recovery, requirements, solutions, Twelve Steps, Twelve Traditions, variables, Video, willingness •
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Gamblers Anonymous is an international organization of men and women who share their experience, strength and hope with each other to solve their common problem and help others to recover from a gambling problem.The only requirement for GA membership is a desire to stop gambling.
The GA group is based on the Alcoholics [...]
Posted by Nicolae on August 9th, 2008 under Basketball Guide, Rules, Sport
Tags: basketball, equipment, fouls, international, NBA, organizations, playing, regulations, Rules, Tournaments, violations •
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Measurements and time limits discussed in this section often vary among tournaments and organizations; international and NBA rules are used in this section.
The object of the game is to outscore one’s opponents by throwing the ball through the opponents’ basket from above while preventing the opponents from doing so on their [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 16th, 2008 under Mahjong, games
Tags: bulletin boards, China, games, links, mah-jong, mah-jongg, Màhjeuk, Màhjeung; 麻雀; Máquè, Mahjong, mahjongg, Májiàng, organizations, players, print matter, references, Rules, skills, strategy, websites, 麻将, 麻將 •
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Mahjong
Players
4
Age range
> Any
Setup time
2-5 minutes
Playing time
0-3 hours
Rules complexity
High
Strategy depth
Medium
Random chance
Yes
Skills required
Tactics, observation, memory
Mahjong (Traditional Chinese: 麻將; Simplified Chinese: 麻将; pinyin: Májiàng; Cantonese: Màhjeung; or Chinese: 麻雀; pinyin: Máquè; Cantonese: Màhjeuk; other common English spellings include mahjongg, majiang, and hyphenated forms such as mah-jong or mah-jongg) is a game for four [...]
Posted by Nicolae on June 16th, 2008 under Soccer, Sport
Tags: competitions, football, games, governing bodies, international competitions, organizations •
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Governing bodies
The recognised international governing body of football (and associated games, such as futsal and beach soccer) is the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The FIFA headquarters are located in Zurich, Switzerland.
Six regional confederations are associated with FIFA; these are:
Asia: Asian Football Confederation (AFC)
Africa: Confederation of African Football (CAF)
Central/North America & [...]