The Camp Nou al Sánchez Pizjuán airlift does not work
The debate on the future of Rakitic is installed in both Barcelona and Seville. In Barcelona, due to Barça’s desire to get a financial return from a footballer who has little more than a year left on his contract and who seems determined to return to a Sevilla that, far from it, will be one of the suitors who pay the most for him. In the Andalusian capital, meanwhile, there is debate about the suitability or not of making a high bet for a 32-year-old footballer. And if that were not enough, in Nervión there is also an evident fact: while the players who pack their bags towards the Camp Nou usually succeed, those who take the opposite path are synonymous with disappointment.There is no doubt that Barcelona has filled Seville’s coffers by signing players like Daniel Alves, Keita or Rakitic himself, in addition to others like Adriano or Lenglet one step below. But these high investments gave a spectacular return with the Barça shirt. By cons, whenever Sevilla has gone for a culé player, his performance in Nervión, for some reasons or others, has not been at the level of expectations. Munir’s case is the most recent example. Arrived as a star signing of the 2019 winter market, at no time has he made a place for himself in the Lopetegui team, being currently the player least used in the last ten games by the Basque coach. But the most distant example of the present century was also very disappointing. It was the case of Javier Saviola, whose transfer was celebrated in style but did not have the importance expected of him in a team that achieved its first European title in the only year that the Argentine militated in its ranks, in the 2005-06 season.The list of disappointing transfers from Barcelona lengthens with the return of Aleix Vidal last season, the transfers of Deulofeu and Denis Suárez in the 2014-15 season or the signing of Martín CáceresAlthough the Uruguayan had to be a soldier in one of the most unstable Seville of this century. Rakitic, by quality and by predicament (he was captain in his last season in Nervión) has little to do with the aforementioned footballers. And possibly no one better than the Croat to break a disastrous statistic that, although out of the corner of its eye, in Sánchez Pizjuán is taken into account.
Dayot Upamecano aims to be one of the most famous names in the next transfer market. The French central defender, as AS could know, is one of the great objectives of Real Madrid, which is very well placed to undertake the operation. However, the fact that he ended his contract in 2021, his concern to make the leap to a big one and his price and salary, affordable in the crisis caused by the coronavirus, make have more than one suitor.As reported Sky Sports, Manchester United and City also follow closely. What’s more, they both have more than enough reasons to go looking for a central defender. The ‘red devils’ have defensive problems and have on the exit ramp a Smalling and Phil Jones. The other mancuniano team, meanwhile, has dropped in benefits behind and they need another guarantee footballer to compete with Stones and Laporte. Otamendi It was close to leaving last season and his future is uncertain. Even so, three defenders seems insufficient for a leading club. Meanwhile, Upamecano looks from a distance at the possibility of leaving. AS learned that he is already pressuring his club to leave next summer. Leipzig has a problem: either it gives in at the request of its footballer or it lets him go free and he does not enter an amount that can be around 50 million euros. The balance begins to decline towards the side of the sale and Madrid has already taken a step forward. The center-back is young, with a lot of projection and to the liking of Zinedine Zidane, an expert in exploiting young French talents. Another point that plays in its favor is its salary. Actually, Upamecano charges just over two million euros. Whoever bets on it, will not need to raise the card too much, something to value in the deep economic crisis that is coming. Meanwhile, Leipzig is already working on spare parts. Malang Sarr and Tanguy Kouassi are two of the names on the table. Everything indicates that his promising center-back will end up leaving, but Madrid must be careful. Manchester United and City are also on the prowl and are not the only ones on the continent …
LOUISVILLE, Ky (AP):Go ahead and pity Kentucky Derby favourite Nyquist. He has the unenviable task of following in the hoof prints of Triple Crown champion American Pharoah, and so far isn’t getting the respect expected for the only undefeated horse in the race.Nyquist heads into the Run for the Roses today at Churchill Downs as the early 3-1 favourite in a full field of 20 horses. Deservedly so, based on a record that includes being a champion at age two, victories at four different tracks in the east and west, and an ability to overcome all sorts of obstacles in his races.Still, Nyquist isn’t the buzziest of horses. Heck, even his owner J. Paul Reddam said that as a fan he’d bet against his horse. Handicappers and racing fans haven’t been talking up the bay colt named for Detroit Red Wings player Gustav Nyquist (Reddam is a fan) either.Nyquist has won his seven races, including four prestigious Grade Ones, by a combined 15 lengths – an average of just over two lengths. He rarely does more than he needs to and nothing dazzling. He tends to drift out in the stretch, which could indicate the distance he’s run is about as far as he wants to go. He doesn’t even have any markings – no blaze on his head, no white stockings on his feet.JUVENILE CHAMPIONHis sire, Uncle Mo, was a juvenile champion and the 2011 Derby favourite scratched the day before the race with an illness. Nyquist is one of his three offspring in the race, but nobody knows if Uncle Mo’s first crop of foals can run the classic distance of 1-1/4 miles because there is no proven pedigree.Yet Nyquist has a supporter in Bob Baffert, the Hall of Fame trainer who guided American Pharoah.”He does it workmanlike, but he does it fast. When you’re fast and you stay out of trouble in a 20-horse field, that’s a big edge,” Baffert said. “He’s got the heart, and a horse with heart will go further than they’re supposed to go.”In a year of can-you-top-a-Triple-Crown winner, Nyquist has already done so financially. He’s earned a record $3,322,600, including a $1 million bonus for winning the Florida Derby in his last race.None of the doubt deters Doug O’Neill, who trains Nyquist.”I’m optimistic we’re going to win,” he said. “He’s definitely shown us that he’s going to run a big race.”
“It will be purely mental until the end of the championships. Know that every point matters … Use our crowd to your advantage and give them something to cheer for and bring this one home to 2A North Street, where it belongs!” Clive Pullen (KC) “For the Lions, remember, Lions we are kings of the jungle, and Champs is our jungle. Keep a steady head, go out there and do your best, always fight to the line. Never say never, never give up. We will come out victorious!” -Warren Weir (Calabar) “I want to tell you to remain focused, continue the hard work and remain humble as best as possible.” – Ristananna Tracey (Edwin Allen)
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FORT ST. JOHN, B.C – The Fort St. John Chapter of 100 Women Who Care’s deadline for accepting nominations is approaching.The deadline for nomination submission is Friday, July 19, 2019, at 4 pmThe 100 Women Who Care started in 2017, as a group of local women who come together for one evening to help infuse financial help into local charities. At the event, the women listen to three nominated charities who present their stories to the women. By sharing who they are, what they are doing in the community, and why they deserve the support.- Advertisement -Each attending woman brings $100 to the event, and casts her vote towards the charity she feels deserves the donation. When you multiply $100 by 100 women there is a quick infusion of funding for the chosen charity.To view the FB Page; CLICK HERE
Christina Aguilera stands with then-fiance Jordan Bratman at the Elton John Foundation Oscar Party in West Hollywood in February. The two were married Saturday in Napa Valley.Aguilera marries fiance in Napa Valley ceremony Christina Aguilera has found out what a girl wants, and now she’s married him. The 24-year-old pop singer tied the knot with music executive Jordan Bratman in a Saturday evening ceremony at Staglin Family Vineyard in Northern California’s Napa Valley, Us Weekly reported on its Web site. Sources told the magazine that Aguilera, her hair decorated in jewels and pulled back in a bun topped by white flowers, walked down the aisle in a Christian Lacroix gown, which she found at Paris Fashion Week. The couple exchanged wedding bands, designed by London jeweler Stephen Webster, in front of about 130 guests, including Aguilera’s longtime manager Irving Azoff, her mother and her team of dancers. 160Want local news?Sign up for the Localist and stay informed Something went wrong. Please try again.subscribeCongratulations! You’re all set! AD Quality Auto 360p 720p 1080p Top articles1/5READ MOREBlues bury Kings early with four first-period goals Aguilera and Bratman arrived in Napa Valley on Wednesday to kick off wedding festivities, with a Japanese-themed rehearsal dinner held Friday night at the Auberge Du Soleil resort, Us reported. The newlyweds were scheduled to depart Sunday for an extended honeymoon at an undisclosed location, sources told Us. Bratman, 28, proposed to Aguilera in February while on vacation in Carmel. Their hotel room was filled with rose petals, balloons and gift boxes, and each had a present and poem. “When I got to the last box, there was a ring in it,” Aguilera told People magazine. “He got down on one knee and said, ‘Will you do me the honor of being my wife?’ I’ve been floating ever since.” – Associated Press 
The Little 4 Conference champion Hoopa Valley Warriors boys’ basketball team suppressed the visiting St. Bernard’s Crusaders 78-45, completing a sweep of the Little 4 for the first time since the 2013-14 season.George Navorro led the way for the Warriors in the win with a team-high 37 points. The senior also finished with seven rebounds, seven blocks and three assists. Dennis Young followed with 14 points and six rebounds.“I’m just really proud of the team and all the hard work they put in,” …
Share Facebook Twitter Google + LinkedIn Pinterest Motorists can expect gasoline prices this summer to remain considerably lower than what they were last year even though they have been edging up in recent weeks, Purdue University energy economist Wally Tyner said.“The best bet for this summer is that gasoline prices will generally remain below $3 a gallon, except in California and Hawaii, where they are normally higher than the rest of the country,” he said.Tyner noted that while the national average price was $2.69 per gallon last week, it was 98 cents lower than at this this time last year.Tyner explained some key drivers of gasoline prices:Crude oil inventoryIt continues to rise despite U.S. production of crude oil dropping in April for the first time since 2013. (With crude oil in the range of $50 to $60, it is not profitable to invest in some of the shale oil fields.) High inventory levels tend to keep prices down. Tyner said inventory currently is at 485 million barrels, compared with a normal inventory of about 350 million barrels.Global demandDemand has grown slightly faster than had been predicted earlier, so that could nudge prices higher.Supply disruptionsAny supply disruptions could lead to a short run of price spikes. In addition, Tyner noted that there continues to be instability in important oil producing countries such as Libya, Iraq, Nigeria and Venezuela.“Greater instability or political or military unrest in any of these countries could cause prices to move higher,” he said.In the longer term, Tyner said a nuclear deal between the U.S. and Iran resulting in a lifting of sanctions could increase the flow of Iranian oil on the world market, lowering gasoline prices.“That could result in a price drop at the pump of as much as 30 cents in 2016,” he said.
The Wikimedia Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the popular Wikipedia, just released its first official iPhone application for Wikipedia. Wikipedia Mobile, which is available for free in the App Store now (iTunes link), gives users access to iPhone-formatted Wikipedia articles. The truth, however, is that this isn’t a very good application and doesn’t really go beyond anything the regular mobile Wikipedia website doesn’t already do. Indeed, the app is basically just a wrapper for the mobile Wikipedia site.There are already a number of very good Wikipedia apps out there, including Taptu’s Wapedia (iTunes link), Wikiamo (iTunes link) and Wikipanion (iTunes link). The official Wikipedia app doesn’t add anything new here. While other apps at least include features like the ability to easily browse tables of content for apps and include in-page searching or the ability to save posts for offline reading, the official Wikipedia app doesn’t feature any of these functions. The only ‘advanced’ feature in the app is its ability to track your browsing history. frederic lardinois A Web Developer’s New Best Friend is the AI Wai… Tags:#NYT#Product Reviews#web Of course, this is only a first attempt and we laud the Wikipedia Mobile team for releasing this app as an open-source application. However, the fact that the search field is populated with “::Home” when you first open up the app shows that the app still needs a lot of polish before it can compete with the ‘unofficial’ apps. For now, if you just want a lightweight way of accessing Wikipedia articles from your phone and you don’t want to install an app, just use the official mobile site. 8 Best WordPress Hosting Solutions on the Market Why Tech Companies Need Simpler Terms of Servic… Top Reasons to Go With Managed WordPress Hosting Related Posts 