" THE HAGUE nike air force 270 black purple for sale , March 18 (Xinhua) -- Dutch soccer club AZ Alkmaar have attracted Billy Beane, general manager of the Major League Baseball club Oakland Athletics, for an official advisor role.
The 52-year-old Beane is going to give AZ advice in the areas of high performance and innovation. In almost two decades as GM of the A's Beane has evaluated players based on a statistical analysis and he achieved surprising results with this method.
With his low budget team he beat the big market clubs on a regular base. Beane even became the subject of Michael Lewis' 2003 book on baseball economics, Moneyball, which was made into a 2011 film starring Brad Pitt as Beane.
""I am truly excited for the opportunity to be part of AZ Alkmaar in an advisory role,"" Beane stated in a press release. ""Despite being a great football club with a storied history, they face many of the challenges we have with the Oakland A's. My love for football and AZ's vision of the future of the club made this an attractive pursuit.""
""We've had a lot of contact with Billy In the last few months,"" reacted AZ's director of soccer Earnest Stewart. ""His knowledge and ideas are impressive. Also Billy's soccer network is excellent. We have already noticed that Billy thinks two steps ahead in the area of innovation. That's what really connects with the ambitions of AZ.""
AZ are currently fourth in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football leagues. They became Dutch champions in 1981 and 2009.
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Each day people drive their vehicle but most have no idea how the car runs. It is hard enough for many people to find some time to get their car to an auto mechanic to have it checked over from time to time. It isn’t difficult to have the outlook, out of sight, out of mind, but just because the electrical system is out of sight, does not mean that it doesn’t need to be maintained.
On the surface, the electronic system of a car looks to be tangled mess of wires. In fact, the small cables that wind throughout the car, are just a minor portion of the large system that delivers electricity that the car needs to perform. The electrical system of a car is extremely complex and sophisticated with elements like the voltage regulator, fuse panel, solenoid, starter and battery. Although it may seem the battery is the most important part of the system, the other elements are important as well. The power demands of the system are actually powered by a 12-volt battery.
The battery power is consistently being recharged by the generator, or alternator. The alternator along with the engine are connected by a belt, and this method keeps generating the battery, which keeps the car working. Electricity that is generated by the battery is sent to the starter to start the car. Thus, should you have a dead battery, there is no way your car will be able to start. That’s the reason the electric battery is such an important part of your car’s overall system. It retains all of the power needed to make the car move, and also to permit the things such as clocks, radio and car alarm to function.
The battery pack works by having six cells that are separated into negative and positive plates through insulators. A mixture of water and sulfuric acid, creates an electrolyte substance that they are then absorbed in. Electrical power is likewise created by the alternator, which is also necessary to run the ignition and engine controls. The belt-driven alternator is used to turn AC power directly into DC power. The component of your car that uses the majority of electricity is the starter. The battery sends power to the starter but is controlled and administered by the solenoid and ignition switch. Once you get into your automobile and start the ignition switch, a lot happens, quite quickly to make your car start.
The electro-mechanical system of your vehicle couldn’t be complete without the fuse panel, which connects to every electrical device in your car. The panel consists of fuses that prevents the power system from overloading or short circuiting. If you have a sense of the importance of the electrical system and the basic principles of how it works, it will help when the time comes to have your car repaired.
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MADRID, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- FC Barcelona coach Luis Enrique expressed his frustration after his side crashed to their second defeat of the season.
Second half goals from Michael Krohn-Delhi and Vicente Iborra were enough to give Sevilla their first win over Barca since 2007, despite Neymar pulling a penalty back for the Catalans with just over 15 minutes to go.
Barca hit the post four times in the game and laid siege to the Sevilla goal in the closing minutes, but it was not enough to give them a point or dispel the feeling that all is not right with the side.
"In order to fully evaluate the game, I am going to wait to see it again perfectly and to assess it as it deserves to be looked at," said Luis Enrique in his post-game press conference, during which he missed his side's missed chances.
"It's incredible that we are going away from here with just one goal, but we had 10 bad minutes in which they (Sevilla) penalized us and we have to congratulate them for their effort and the result," he added.
Luis Enrique admitted that he liked his side to have more control of games and said he always looked to create as many chances as possible.
"You want that because the best players normally take them. We are not at our best right now, but that is going to change, I have no doubt about that," commented the Barca coach.
CHANGSHA, China, Sept. 25 (Xinhua) -- China wrapped up first place in Group C at the FIBA Asia Championship with an 84-67 victory over Jordan here on Friday.