In Her Wake (Ten Tiny Breaths 0.5)

In Her Wake (Ten Tiny Breaths 0.5) Ebook

by K.A. Tucker 


Before you knew him as Trent in Ten Tiny Breaths, he was Cole Reynolds—and he had it all. Until one night when he makes a fatal, wrong decision…and loses everything.

When a drunken night out at a Michigan State college party results in the death of six people, Cole must come to terms with his part in the tragedy. Normally, he’d be able to lean on his best friends—the ones who have been in his life since he could barely walk. Only, they’re gone. Worse, there’s the shattered body of a sixteen-year-old girl lying somewhere in a hospital bed, her entire life ripped from her because of a case of beer and a set of keys.

Everyone assures him that they know it wasn’t intentional, and yet he can’t ignore the weight of their gazes, the whispers behind his back. Nor can he shake the all-consuming guilt he feels every time he thinks of that girl who won’t so much as allow him near her hospital room to apologize. As the months go by and the shame and loneliness festers, Cole begins to lose his grip on what once was important—college, his girlfriend, his future. His life. It’s not until Cole hits rock-bottom that he can begin to see another way out of his personal hell: forgiveness.

And there’s only one person who can give that to him…

What If by Rebecca Donovan

What If Ebook

by Rebecca Donovan

A new novel by the USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestselling author of The Breathing Series . . . 

What if you had a second chance to meet someone for the first time?

Cal Logan is shocked to see Nicole Bentley sitting across from him at a coffee shop thousands of miles from their hometown. After all, no one has seen or heard from her since they graduated over a year ago.

Except this girl isn't Nicole.

She looks exactly like Cal's shy childhood crush, but her name is Nyelle Preston and she has no idea who he is. This girl is impulsive and daring, her passion for life infectious. The complete opposite of Nicole. Cal finds himself utterly fascinated-and falling hard. But Nyelle is also extremely secretive. And the closer he comes to finding out what she's hiding, the less he wants to know.

When the secrets from the past and present collide, one thing becomes clear: Nothing is what it seems.

Lady Midnight by Cassandra Clare

Lady Midnight 

Cassandra Clare 

Los Angeles. It’s been five years since the events of the Mortal Instruments when Nephilim stood poised on the brink of oblivion and Shadowhunter Emma Carstairs lost her parents. After the blood and violence she witnessed as a child, Emma has dedicated her life to to discovering exactly what it was that killed her parents and getting her revenge.

Raised in the Los Angeles Institute with the Blackthorn family, Emma is paired as a parabatai with her best friend, Julian Blackthorn. A series of murders in the city catch her attention — they seem to have the same characteristics as the deaths of her parents. Could the murderer be the same person? And her attention isn’t the only one caught: someone has been murdering Downworlders as well. The Fair Folk make a deal with the Institute: if the Blackthorns and Emma will investigate the killings, they’ll return Mark Blackthorn to his home. The catch: they have only two weeks to find the killers. Otherwise it’s open war between faeries and Nephilim.

The Shadowhunters of the Institute must race against time to catch the killers, even as they begin to suspect the involvement of those closest to them. At the same time, Emma is falling in love with the one person in the world she’s absolutely forbidden by Shadowhunter Law to love. Set against the glittering backdrop of present-day Los Angeles, Emma must learn to trust her head and her heart as she investigates a demonic plot that stretches from the warlock-run nightclubs of the Sunset Strip to the enchanted sea that pounds the beaches of Santa Monica

10th 12th Pass Govt Jobs 2014 (6029 Vacancies Opening)

10th 12th Pass Govt Jobs 2014 (6029 Vacancies Opening)

Indian National candidates / Students, who have holding 10th and 12th Qualification get Government Jobs recent recruitment notification. 10th 12th Pass candidates called for various posts in Govt Sectors such as Indian Army, Indian Navy, Railway, UPSC, Banking, Police Departments, Under Ministry departments and Govt public sector units.
Minimum Educational Qualifications: 8th Pass, Matriculation, 10th Pass (SSC or equivalent), 12th Pass (HSC, 10+2, Intermediate or equivalent) courses studied under State Board or Government approved Organizations or Institutions.
10th & 12th Qualifying Govt Jobs Posts: Assistants, Clerk (LDC), Attendant, Driver, Constable, Village Administrative Officer (VAO), Stenographer, Data Entry Operator, Junior Assistants, Peon etc.
10th and 12th Pass Government Jobs List – Last Updated on 25th November 2014.

Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Western Sector, CRPF, Navi Mumbai invites applications from eligible Indian Nationals (Male & Female) for recruitment to the post of Constable  (Technical & Tradesmen) (Male / Female) - 2014. The last date for submission of application is 20th December 2014.

Age Limit: (As on 01/01/2015)
For CT/DVR -> Between 21 to 27 Years (Candidate should not have been born earlier than 02/01/1988 and not later than 01/01/1994).
For all other posts except CT/DVR -> Between 18 to 23 Years (Candidate should not have been born earlierthan 02/01/1992 and not later than 01/01/1997).
Educational Qualification: Matriculation or equivalent from a board, or university recognized by the Central or State Govt.
Technical Qualifications:
For CT/Driver -> Should possess "Transport Vehicle" driving license and pass the driving test at the time of recruitment.
For CT/Fitter -> Should possess 02 year ITI Certificate in Mechanic Motor Vehicle issued by National Council for Vocational Training approved by DGET, Ministry of Labour, GOI Or Diploma in Automobile issued by All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE) approved by Ministry of Human Resource Development, which is an apex body.
Fore Tradesman -> Must be proficient in respective trades.
Experience: Must have one year experience. Wards of CRPF personnel who have undergone training in ITIs run by CRPF are exempted from one year practical experience. Their technical knowledge and aptitude for the job will be considered for their enrolment in CRPF.

Selection Process:

a) FIRST PHASE (STAGE-I) -> Height bar and 05 Kms race for the post of Constable (Driver and Fitter) only, Physical efficiency test, Screening of Testimonials, Physical Measurement / Standard test.
b) SECOND PHASE (STATE-II) -> Written Test
c) THIRD PHASE (STAGE - III) -> Trade test (practical assessment in two mode (Objective & Subjective) (qualifying in nature)
d) FOURTH PHASE (STAGE-IV) -> Medical examination
e) The Schedule for first phase (Stage -1), third phase (stage-3) and fourth phase (stage 4) Recruitment is tentative.
f) WRITTEN TEST - 01/03/2015 (Sunday).

Application Fee: Rs.50/- only is required to be paid by means of crossed IPO/Demand Draft/ Banker's Cheque drawn in favour of the Deputy Inspector General of Police of concerned application receiving centre by the male candidates belonging to General and OBC categories. The IPO/Demand Draft/Banker's Cheque should be purchased/drawn after the date of publication of advertisement and should be payable/en-cashable at Post office/Bank where the applicationreceiving centre is situated. Applications of Male candidates belonging to General and OBC categories will be straightaway rejected if application fee, as above, is not attached alongwith the application. Candidates belongs SC & ST category, all female candidates and Ex-Servicemen are exempted from payment of application fee.

How To Apply: Eligible and desirous candidates should send their applications in the proforma. Application forms duly completed in all respects and after affixing latest passport size photographs be sent to the authorities, as mentioned below, located within the State of domicile of the candidate so as to reach there on or before 17:00 hrs on 20/12/2014. It should be super-scribed on the envelope that "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF CONSTABLE (TECH & TRADES) IN CRPF -2014".

STATE OF DOMICILE	DETAILS OF APPLICATION RECEIVING CENTRES	AUTHORITY IN WHOSE NAME IPO/DD/BANKER'S CHEQUE TO BE DRAWN
ANDHRA PRADESH & TELANGANA	THE DIGP, GROUP CENTRE, CRPF, KESHOVGIRI, HYDERABAD, TELENGANA, PIN-500005	THE DIGP, GC CRPF HYDERABAD
KARNATAKA	THE DIGP, GROUP CENTRE, CRPF, YELAHANKA, BANGALORE, KARNATAKA -PIN-560064	THE DIGP, GC CRPF BANGALORE
KERALA	THE DIGP, GROUP CENTRE, CRPF, PALLIPURAM (PO), THIRUVANANTHAPURAM (DIST), KERALA - PIN-695316	THE DIGP, GC CRPF PALLIPURAM
TAMIL NADU	THE DIGP, GROUP CENTRE, CRPF, AVADI, CHENNAI, TAMILNADU- PIN-600065	THE DIGP, GC CRPF AVADI
MAHARASHTRA	THE DIGP, GROUP CENTRE, CRPF, TALEGOAN PUNE, MAHARASHTRA-PIN- 410 507	THE DIGP, GC CRPF PUNE
GUJARAT	THE DIGP, GROUP CENTRE, CRPF,CHILODA ROAD, GANDHINAGAR GUJRAT- PIN-382042	THE DIGP ,GC CRPF GANDHINAGAR

Women's Football

Women's Football

Women's association football, more commonly known as Women's football or Women's soccer, is the most prominent team sport played by women around the globe. It is played at the professional level in numerous countries throughout the world and 176 national teams participate internationally.

The history of women's football has seen major competitions being launched at both the national and international levels. Women's football has faced many struggles throughout its history. Although its first golden age occurred in the United Kingdom in the early 1920s, when one match achieved over 50,000 spectators, The Football Association initiated a ban in 1921 that disallowed women's football games from the grounds used by its member clubs. The ban stayed in effect until July 1971.

Competitions

The Munitionettes' Cup

In August 1917, a tournament was launched for female munition workers' teams in northeast England. Officially titled the Tyne Wear & Tees Alfred Wood Munition Girls Cup, it was popularly known as The Munitionettes' Cup. The first winners of the trophy were Blyth Spartans, who defeated Bolckow Vaughan 5–0 in a replayed final tie at Middlesbrough on 18 May 1918. The tournament ran for a second year in season 1918–19, the winners being the ladies of Palmer's shipyard in Jarrow, who defeated Christopher Brown's of Hartlepool 1–0 at St James' Park in Newcastle on 22 March 1919

The English Ladies' Football Association Challenge Cup

Following the FA ban on women's teams on 5 December 1921, the English Ladies' Football Association was formed. A silver cup was donated by the first president of the association, Len Bridgett. A total of 24 teams entered the first competition in the spring of 1922. The winners were Stoke Ladies who beat Doncaster and Bentley Ladies 3-1 on 24 June 1922.

The Championship of Great Britain and the World

In 1937 and 1938, the Dick, Kerr's Ladies F.C. played Edinburgh City Girls in the "Championship of Great Britain and the World". Dick Kerr won the 1937 and 38 competitions with 5-1 score lines. The 1939 competition however was a more organised affair and the Edinburgh City Girls beat Dick Kerr in Edinburgh 5-2. The City Girls followed this up with a 7-1 demolition of Glasgow Ladies Ladies in Falkirk to take the title.

The 'revival' of the women's game

The English Women's FA was formed in 1969 (as a result of the increased interest generated by the 1966 World Cup), and the FA's ban on matches being played on members' grounds was finally lifted in 1971.In the same year, UEFA recommended that the women's game should be taken under the control of the national associations in each country.

During the 1970s, Italy became the first country with professional women's football players on a part-time basis. In 1985, the United States national soccer team was formed and in 1989, Japan became the first country to have a semi-professional women's football league, the L. League - still in existence today.

FIFA promotes the development of football for girls and women and is committed to creating opportunities for female players, coaches, referees and officials to become actively involved in football.  

In view of this, FIFA is constantly developing new initiatives and programmes specifically designed for women's football development that can be adapted to the specific needs of all FIFA Member Associations.

The growth of the women's game in the coming years will be huge. In order to better address the increasing demand for knowledge about women's football and to give development tools to its member associations to be able to develop the beautiful game, FIFA has published the Women's Football Resource Kit.  

The Women's Football Resource Kit provides information about the following subjects:
- Best practices, case studies and key findings from all over the world;
- FIFA ambassadors for women's football;
- Health and fitness for female football players;
- Information about women's football today in FIFA's 208 member associations.

FIFA hopes that this new publication will be useful for associations, administrators, players and coaches alike. The kit will help to arm those working day to day in football with the tools and practical knowledge to help them to achieve results.

5th FIFA Women's Football Symposium

Hundreds of representatives from all over the globe will assemble in Germany this week as FIFA hosts the 5th FIFA Women’s Football Symposium.

The event, which coincides with the final week of the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup™, will be held between 15-17 July at the Steigenberger Airport Hotel, Frankfurt.

The last symposium was held at the 2007 FIFA Women’s World Cup in China and since then women's football has continued to expand exponentially and is a key driver of growth for the sport of football all around the world.

The 2011 Symposium will bring together over 550 representatives of FIFA’s Member Associations from each corner of the world to discuss the on-going and future development of women’s football.

“The symposium offers an opportunity for the world football community to gather and examine methods to develop and promote the women’s game,” said Tatjana Haenni, FIFA's Head of Women's competitions.

Women’s football is probably the most popular women’s team sport on the planet, but there is still work to be done in many areas so that the game can continue its exponential growth.

Tatjana Haenni, FIFA's Head of Women's competitions

“Women’s football is probably the most popular women’s team sport on the planet, but there is still work to be done in many areas so that the game can continue its exponential growth. The sport must further develop, from grassroots to top level and, in order to be even more successful, it must establish itself as a professional sport, meaning more media coverage, more support from the economy and more women in football are needed.

“The overall objectives of the 2011 symposium will be structure, increasing participation and promotion of the game.

“It also allows the gathered Member Associations the forum to exchange ideas, share experiences and review their strategic approach to women’s football.

“The weekend of the FIFA Women’s World Cup Final will provide the perfect backdrop as it demonstrates the power and excellence that the women’s game can offer at its most elite level.”

Elite speakers
FIFA Director Thierry Regenass (Member Associations and Development) will introduce the first topic ‘The Structure of Women’s Football in Member Associations’. Other FIFA Directors that will be presenting topics during the three-day event are Mustapha Fahmy (Competitions), Nicolas Maingot (Communication), Niclas Ericson (TV), Thierry Weil (Marketing).

Keynote speakers include Dr Theo Zwanziger (President, German FA), Lydia Nsekera (President, Burundi FA) and Kelly Simmons (Head of National Game, England FA).

Over the two and a half days, the focus will be on a number of key sectors within the game such as ‘Increasing participation and competitions’ and ‘Promoting the game: Communications & Sponsoring’. The various topics will feature interactive onstage group discussions with a diverse assortment of panellists, each knowledgeable in the women’s game.

The FIFA President, Joseph S. Blatter will bring proceedings to a close on the morning of 17 July, with the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final to be held that evening in Frankfurt.

Football Development Here

Football

Football:

Football refers to a number of sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball with the foot to score a goal. Unqualified, the word football is understood to refer to whichever form of football is the most popular in the regional context in which the word appears: association football (also known as soccer) in the vast majority of the world; gridiron football (specifically American football or Canadian football) in the United States and Canada; Australian rules football in Australia; Gaelic football in Ireland; and rugby football (specifically rugby union) in New Zealand. These different variations of football are known as football codes.

Various forms of football can be identified in history, often as popular peasant games. Contemporary codes of football can be traced back to the codification of these games at English public schools in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries The influence and power of the British Empire allowed these rules of football to spread to areas of British influence outside of the directly controlled Empire, though by the end of the nineteenth century, distinct regional codes were already developing: Gaelic Football, for example, deliberately incorporated the rules of local traditional football games in order to maintain their heritage. In 1888, The Football League was founded in England, becoming the first of many professional football competitions. During the twentieth century, several of the various kinds of football grew to become among the most popular team sports in the world.

Common elements

The various codes of football share certain common elements. Players in American football, Canadian football, rugby union and rugby league take-up positions in a limited area of the field at the start of the game. They tend to use throwing and running as the main ways of moving the ball, and only kick on certain limited occasions. Body tackling is a major skill, and games typically involve short passages of play of 5–90 seconds. Association football, Australian rules football and Gaelic football tend to use kicking to move the ball around the pitch, with handling more limited. Body tackles are less central to the game, and players are freer to move around the field (offside laws are typically less strict). Common rules among the sports include.Two teams of usually between 11 and 18 players; some variations that have fewer players (five or more per team) are also popular.

·         A clearly defined area in which to play the game.

·         Scoring goals or points, by moving the ball to an opposing team's end of the field and either into a goal area, or over a line.

·         Goals or points resulting from players putting the ball between two goalposts.

·         The goal or line being defended by the opposing team.

·         Players being required to move the ball—depending on the code—by kicking, carrying, or hand-passing the ball.

·         Players using only their body to move the ball.

In all codes, common skills include passing, tackling, evasion of tackles, catching and kicking.^[8] In most codes, there are rules restricting the movement of players offside, and players scoring a goal must put the ball either under or over a crossbar between the goalpost

The Rules of Football

The rules of football are officially referred to as the "Laws of the Game".  The Laws of the Game are described very precisely (approximately 150 pages) on the FIFA website here.

There are 17 laws in total, each one briefly summarised below.

Field of Play.  The game can be played on either natural or artificial surfaces, the surface must be green and rectangular in shape.  The two long sides of the rectangle are called touch lines and the two shorter sides are called goal lines.  The field is divided in half by the halfway line.

Ball.  Must be spherical, made of leather (or similar) 68-70 cm in circumference and of a certain pressure.

Number of Players.  Two teams of no more than 11 players (one of which is the goalkeeper).  A game cannot start if either team has less than 7 players.

Equipment.  Players must wear a jersey, shorts, stockings, shinguards and footwear.

Referee.  The referee ensures the Laws of the Game are respected and upheld.

Assistant Referees.  There may be at most 2 assistant referees.

Duration of the Match.  The game is played in 2 halves consisting of 45 minutes each.  The half time interval must not exceed more than 15 minutes.  At the discretion of the referee more time is allowed to compensate for any stoppage during play e.g.  Due to substitutions or care and attention of injured players.

Start and Restart of Play.  A kick-off starts play at the start of the match or after a goal.  A kick-off involves one player kicking the ball, from stationary, forward from the centre spot.  All players must be in their own half prior to kick-off.  A coin is tossed pre-game,  the team which loses the toss are awarded the kick-off to start the game whilst the team that win the toss are allowed to choose which direction they want to play.  After half time the teams switch direction and the other team will kick-off.  After a goal is scored, the team which conceded the goal will kick-off to restart play.

Ball in and Out of Play.  The ball is out of play once a goal has been scored or when the referee has stopped the game.  The ball is in play at all other times.

Method of Scoring.  The ball crosses the goal line inside the goal mouth.

Offside.  It is an offence for a player to be in contact with the ball when they are closer to the opponents' goal than both the ball and the second-last opponent.   The offside rule exists to ensure there are always opponents (generally the goal keeper and a defender)  between a player receiving the ball and the goal.  Without the offside rule, play can become boring with repeated long balls being kicked to a player stood next to the goalkeeper for an easy goal.

Fouls/Misconduct.  These are many and varied, broadly speaking it is an offence to use excessive force whilst playing the game either deliberately or undeliberately or to handle the ball (unless you are a goal keeper).  The referee may show the yellow card to caution players for less serious offences and the red card for more serious offences resulting in the player being sent off.  Two yellow cards are equivalent to one red card.

Free Kicks.  Are given by the referee for fouls and misconduct. A free kick can either be direct or indirect.  A goal can be scored directly from a direct free kick.  A goal can only be scored from an indirect free kick if it touches at least one other player first.  The free kick must be taken from a stationary position with that position varying depending on whether the free kick was given inside or outside the goal area and whether it's direct or indirect.  The opposing team must be a minimum of 9.15 m from the ball when the free kick is taken.

Penalty Kicks.  Are given against a team when they commit an offence which would normally be awarded a direct free kick inside their goal area.  The ball is kicked from stationary from the penalty spot.  The opposing team must be outside of the penalty area and at least 9.15 m from the ball.

Throw-in.  Used to restart play after the whole of the ball has crossed the touch line.

Goal kick.  Used to restart play after a goal has been scored.

Corner Kick. Is given when the whole of the ball crosses the goal line and was last touched by a member of the defending team (and no goal was scored).  A corner kick is taken from inside the corner arc closest to the point where the ball crosses the goal line.  The defending team must be at least 9.15 m from the ball when the corner kick is taken

The rules of football are officially referred to as the "Laws of the Game".  The Laws of the Game are described very precisely (approximately 150 pages) on the FIFA website Here

Cricket-Recent Developments

21ST-CENTURY DEVELOPMENTS

The advent of Twenty20 cricket (T20) and the wild success of the IPL in the first decade of the 21st century led to a period of great innovation in the game. The new, truncated form of the game privileged batting, partly by restricting the placement of fielders and shortening the boundaries. To counter free-scoring batsmen with heavy bats, bowlers began to perfect a great variety of different balls (deliveries). Disguise became an essential part of the bowler’s armoury. Slow spin-bowling, which forces the batsman to generate “pace” (that is, to provide the bulk of the power to propel the batted ball, whereas fast bowling contributes more force to the batsman’s swing), proved a surprisingly effective weapon. Among the new shots that became commonplace for batsmen in T20 cricket was the reverse sweep, wherein a right-handed batsman, in mid-delivery, changes hands to swing at the ball like a left-hander (or a left-hander swings like a right-hander). Batters also began employing the scoop, a shot played almost vertically over the wicketkeeper’s head. Test cricket also benefited from these new techniques and from the new era of creativity, not least from the introduction of the doosra, a delivery disguised to look like an off-spinner that actually turns away from the right-handed batsman like a leg-spinner. Developed by the Pakistan off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and taking its name from the Urdu expression meaning “the other one,” the ball was perfected by Muttiah Muralitharan of Sri Lanka,

In the early 21st cent., Twenty20, a new version of cricket with a much faster, more compressed format, emerged in India. A typical Twenty20 game lasts about three hours, in contrast to the regular cricket's customary five-day test match. Twenty20 is played by a much younger and fitter group of cricketers, whose vigorous athleticism is also in sharp contrast to the play of the older, traditional players. In 2007, 27 games were played by 12 countries in the first Twenty20 world tournament.

Cricket also followed other sports in its use of video technology in making onfield decisions. Initially, from its first trial in 1992, only line decisions such as run outs were decided by referral to a third umpire off the field. But in 2008 a new referral system, in which players were allowed to refer any onfield decision to the third umpire, made its international debut in a series between India and Sri Lanka (it had been put on trial in English county cricket in 2007). Each side receives two referrals every innings (down from three when the system was first tried out). Referrals that result in the umpire changing an original decision are not counted against this total. The system was designed to eradicate an umpire’s innocent but obvious mistake and has been greeted with more enthusiasm by players than umpires.

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