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NBA heads into lockout again.

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The 2011–12 NBA season , the 66th season of the National Basketball Association (NBA) is contingent upon the adoption of a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) between the owners of all 30 NBA teams and the NBA's players. The current CBA, which was ratified in 2005, expired at 11:59 PM on June 30, 2011. If the season is played, the 2012 NBA All-Star Game would be on February 26, 2012 at the Amway Center in Orlando, Florida with the Orlando Magic hosting the game. Here’s the latest report about the lockout, courtesy of NBA.Com. NBA heads into lockout after sides can't get deal done By Steve Aschburner, NBA.com Posted Jun 30 2011 7:52PM - Updated Jun 30 2011 8:22PM NEW YORK -- Parting amicably but most definitely parting, NBA owners and players exited a final three-hour bargaining session Thursday, walked through a hotel lobby and headed directly into the uncertainty of the league's first labor lockout in 13 years. Do not pass "Go?" Do not collect anot

Biblical Accommodation.

Biblical Accommodation Biblical Accommodation   is the adaptation of words or sentences from the   Bible   to signify ideas different from those expressed therin. Thus, if a sinner excuses his fault by saying, "The serpent deceived me", he applies the scriptural words of Eve (Gen., iii, 13) to express an idea which the sentence does not convey in the Bible. Similarly, a blind person might use the words of Tob., v, 12, "What manner of joy shall be to me, who sit in darkness, and see not the light of heaven". Here, again, the words would have a meaning which they do not bear in Sacred Scripture. This accommodation is sometimes incorrectly styled the accommodated, or accommodative, sense of Scripture. From the definition it is clear that it is not a sense of Scripture at all. The possibility of such accommodation may arise, first, from some similarity between the ideas in the sacred text and the subject to which the passage is accommodated; secondly, from the fact

Azkals, Sri Lankans battle to 1-1 standoff.

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Azkals force 1-1 tie By FRANCIS SANTIAGO June 29, 2011, 8:39pm Nate Burkey MANILA, Philippines — Filipino-American midfielder Nate Burkey made a spectacular debut last night, lifting the Philippine football team to a 1-1 draw against a stubborn Sri Lanka side in the first leg of their qualifying series for the 2014 FIFA World Cup at the Sugathadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka. The highly-favored Azkals looked unlikely to salvage anything from the highly-physical game after midfielder Chathura Gunarathna gave the home team the head start in the 41st minute. Gunarathna silenced a small Filipino crowd when he drove a fierce hit into the top-right corner of the net after the Azkals’ wall failed to block his right-footed shot that slightly hit the head of Rob Gier off an indirect free kick. Azkals German coach Michael Weiss immediately sent in Burkey to replace ace striker Phil Younghusband, still recovering from a right leg injury. The switch paid off with almost immediate effect after

Total Football.

Total Football " Total Football " ( Dutch :   totaalvoetbal ) is the label given to an influential tactical theory of   association football   in which any   outfield   player can take over the role of any other player in a team. It was pioneered by   Dutch   football club   Ajax   from 1969 to 1973, and further used by the Netherlands National Football Team   in the   1974 FIFA World Cup . It was invented by   Rinus Michels , a famous Dutch football trainer/coach (who was the coach of both Ajax and the Netherlands national team at the time). In Total Football, a player who moves out of position is replaced by another member of the team, thus retaining the team's intended organisational structure. In this fluid system, no outfield player is fixed in a nominal role; anyone can be successively an   attacker , a midfielder   and a   defender . The only player fixed in a nominal position is the   goalkeeper . Total Football's tactical success depends largely on the

Keysi Fighting Method.

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Keysi Fighting Method Keysi Fighting Method Also known as KFM Focus Hybrid Country of origin Spain , Creator Justo Dieguez Serreano, Andy Norman Parenthood Jeet Kune Do   Concepts & Spanish   Street fighting Official website http://www.keysikfm.com/ Keysi Fighting Method   (KFM) is a method of   self defense   that is based on natural fighting instincts and several   street fighting   techniques, developed by Justo Diéguez Serrano from his fighting experiences in the streets of   Spain . The system was founded with the help of Andy Norman. Both founders, Justo Diéguez and Andy Norman, are certified   Jeet Kune Do instructors under   Dan Inosanto .   The Keysi Fighting Method became famous after it was used in the fighting choreography of the movies   Batman Begins   and its sequel,   The Dark Knight . Description KFM was created in the 1950s on the streets of Spain and i