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The 1990 Lexus LS400 was a broadside shot aimed at the European luxury automakers, and it hit home. Smooth V-8 power, a comfortable interior, restrained styling, and impeccable reliability made it a winner. The original LS400 also successfully launched the Lexus brand, making it one of the most significant automobiles of the 1990s. Four decades ago, Toyota's chairman Eji Toyoda directed the full might of his family company towards the creation of a new flagship. The numbers beggar belief: 1400 engineers, 2300 technicians, nearly two million miles of testing, and a billion dollars spent. Six years later, in January of 1989, the LS400 debuted at the Detroit auto show, launching Lexus and changing the luxury car game forever. This LS400 up for auction on Bring a Trailer—which, like Car and Driver is part of Hearst Autos—is a first-year example with just 66,000 miles on the odometer. That's basically nothing in LS400 terms. The LS400's 4.0-liter V-8, with an aluminum block and heads, has long proved itself to be durable and smooth in operation. And the early V-8s are non-interference engines, so even if a timing belt does break, it shouldn't cause major damage. The two-tone silver paintwork here really outlines a design that has aged in a timeless fashion. Modern Lexus products are a lot more shouty, all sharp angles and big grilles. The LS400 is the epitome of Roosevelt's “Speak softly and carry a big stick,” and that quiet assurance extends to its very low cabin noise at speed. Rather famously, Toyota once stacked a tower of champagne glasses on the hood of an LS400 as the wheels spun at 145 mph on a rolling road. The message was simple: Our new flagship is the most polished product we are capable of making. Lexus was putting the Mercedes-Benz S-Class and the BMW 7-Series on notice. https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a46244885/1990-lexus-ls400-bring-a-trailer-auction/

Mikel Arteta cuts a disconsolate figure at Craven Cottage. Photograph: Mark Greenwood/IPS/Shutterstock Arsenal ‘A painful day’: Arteta says defeat at Fulham is low point of Arsenal’s season Gunners slip to meek 2-1 defeat at Craven Cottage ‘What happened today, it cannot happen again’ Ben Bloom at Craven Cottage Sun 31 Dec 2023 18.56 GMT Mikel Arteta bemoaned Arsenal’s meek New Year’s Eve 2-1 defeat at Fulham as the club’s worst performance of the season, warning that they will come nowhere near challenging for the title if they repeat it. From their position at the top of the table a few weeks before Christmas, Arsenal have now dropped 11 points in their past five games, leaving them in fourth place at the turn of the year. Fulham track back against Arsenal's Bukayo Saka Misfiring Arsenal are a team without a plan B when Bukayo Saka is foiled Read more Goals from Raúl Jiménez and Bobby De Cordova-Reid enabled Fulham to win a game from behind for the first time in more than a year after Bukayo Saka’s opener. It was no less than the hosts deserved from a dominant performance. “It’s a painful and sad day,” said Arteta. “What happened today, it cannot happen again. If we do that again we’re never going to have the chance to do what we want to do. “Today could have been a beautiful day to end the year top of the league. We have to look at ourselves in the mirror because today’s performance is the worst we’ve had this season, that’s for sure.” The manner of the defeat was startling. When Arsenal lost 2-0 at home to West Ham on Thursday they had 77 touches in the opposition box and took 30 shots. At Craven Cottage, they were second best in all facets. “Against West Ham we lost a game that we fully deserved to win,” Arteta said. “Today was a very different story. We simply weren’t good enough. We didn’t have enough rhythm, enough purpose, enough threat. “Defensively we were second best. It was easy for them to win the first and second ball, and have the opportunity to run. We were never at the levels required. We didn’t deserve to win the game, that’s very clear and simple.” After his side halted a run of three straight league defeats without scoring, Marco Silva described the victory as one of Fulham’s best this season. “The last few months, we have been deserving of this kind of result against a top side because we have been so close,” he said. “It’s the best way to finish the year. For us it was really important to finish on a high. The best way is to play against title contenders and do it at Craven Cottage, which is the perfect afternoon for us. We were the best team on the pitch and we deserved the three points.” https://www.theguardian.com/football/2023/dec/31/a-painful-day-arteta-says-defeat-at-fulham-is-low-point-of-arsenals-season

Yang Guang and Tian Tian have been wowing crowds in the UK for the past 12 years, but now it's time for the Giant Pandas to return home to China, as ITV News Scotland Reporter Louise Scott explains Visitors have two weeks to see the UK's only giant pandas at Edinburgh Zoo before they are returned to China. Access to giant pandas Yang Guang and Tian Tian will be restricted from November 30 by the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS) and the pair’s enclosure closed off as zoo officials prepare to ship them back to China in early December. Giant panda Tian Tian will be heading back to China in two weeks. Credit: RZSS Yang Guang and Tian Tian arrived in Scotland in December 2011 as part of a 10-year agreement between RZSS and the China Wildlife Conservation Association, which was later extended by two years. Giant pandas generally live between 15 and 20 years. Despite efforts to breed the two pandas, female Tian Tian, whose name means Sweetie, has not produced a cub during her time with Yang Guang (Sunshine) in Edinburgh. Tian Tian and Yang Guang are the only two giant pandas in the UK, and come December they will be headed back to China. Credit: RZSS David Field, RZSS Chief Executive, said, “With more than a million species at risk of extinction and our natural world in crisis, Yang Guang and Tian Tian have had an incredible impact by inspiring millions of people to care about nature. “That added interest in the pandas’ departure this year has allowed us to connect many more people with the conservation causes that RZSS is actively involved with, and with nature more generally. “Through scientific research by our expert veterinary and keeper teams, working alongside the University of Edinburgh, we have made a significant contribution to our understanding around giant panda fertility, husbandry, and veterinary care – which has been of real benefit to efforts to protect this amazing species in China. “It is encouraging that in recent years the outlook for giant pandas in the wild has improved, which gives real hope for the future.” Want a quick and expert briefing on the biggest news stories? Listen to our latest podcasts to find out What You Need To Know... https://www.itv.com/news/2023-11-17/last-chance-to-see-uks-only-giant-pandas-before-they-return-to-china

“Too often we focus on the to-do, not the ta-dah!”: What has Rhik got on his list this year? Photograph: Pål Hansen/The Observer The Observer New year Resolution revolution: how to make new year promises you’ll stick to It’s self-improvement season and the air is thick with vows to do better next year. Most will be abandoned before January’s over. But is there a way to make better, stronger intentions that might actually stick? Rhik Samadder Rhik Samadder @whatsamadder Sun 31 Dec 2023 10.00 GMT Afew weeks ago, I was asked at a party what my new year resolutions were. I found the very idea laughable. I’ve never made any – because I’m perfect, and delusional. I also didn’t think anyone did. I straw polled my friends, who were equally dismissive. “Nobody chooses to do anything,” pronounced Charlie, “they just happen.” Mimi, an artist, does make them – but only at solstice. “Ghastly to have everyone doing the same things at the same time.” James’s only resolution was “the Mountain Goats one.” He’s referring to the song This Year by the band of that name, which pledges: “I am going to make it through this year if it kills me.” This left me thinking a few things. First, I have very intense friends. Second, what are resolutions? Are they now a legacy pastime, like Auld Lang Syne? Something we joke about, rather than actually do? Resolutions fail, we know that. A YouGov survey at the end of 2022 found that just 28% of people managed to stick to all of their resolutions last year. But people do self- evidently still make them, and 53% managed to carry out at least some of them. Perhaps what we don’t take as seriously is the classic formulation: a bullet point list, written on 1 January. “There’s definitely a more consistent conversation, rather than people waking up once a year and realising improvement is needed,” says Gretchen Rubin, host of the wildly po[CENSORED]r Happier podcast. Rubin’s bestselling books are a font of productivity tips, habit-formation methods and motivational insights. It makes sense that for life-hack devotees, self-improvement is a rolling programme, and they employ more sophisticated strategies. My most put-together friend, Victoria, checks in on herself via a dedicated journal, broken into four categories: personal, career, financial and wellness. (I once saw her making a spreadsheet of her favourite nuts.) I’ve heard of others who focus on decluttering, consolidation and self-expansion. Rubin sets herself a word of the year, a personal challenge and, finally, writes a varied list of things she wants to do. “For people who don’t like resolutions, it’s a way to play with the idea.” ‘Even if we resist trendy thinking, we may be 'making resolutions with a fantasy self in mind.’ Photograph: Pål Hansen/The Observer I’m not that organised. I have a rebellious instinct and resist much of self-help. I believe making individuals responsible for improving their lives, and accountable for failures thereof, obscures social forces beyond their control. Yes, I am fun at parties, why do you ask? “Maybe they’re a cover for looming anxiety,” suggests Anna Cutteridge, a psychotherapist with the School of Life in London, who shares my reluctance. Resolutions are often made in a spirit of guilt about festive indulgence, she notes, and can mask a deeper, existential horror: starting another year as ourselves. “It’s a weird switch to flip – in January, I don’t drink alcohol and I go to the gym and I’m a different person.” If you’re upping exercise or cutting carbs, the middle of winter is the worst time to start. Yet experts, including Cutteridge, believe the symbolic threshold of a new year can lend energy to new habits. In behavioural science, the “fresh start effect” describes the motivation we feel with certain milestones. They create a sense of separate chapters in our experience – a helpful boundary between the “old” us and who we wish to be. January 1 is an arbitrary date; that doesn’t mean it isn’t powerful. As a disorganised person who wants to be less pessimistic and judgmental, maybe it’s time I took a fresh look at the futile to-do list of the goody two-shoes brigade. New year resolutions date back 4,000 years, to ancient Babylonians vowing to pay their debts. The first recorded use of the phrase, however, appears in a Boston news-paper from 1813. The article lambasts readers who sin all through December before making mealy-mouthed promises, “with the full belief that they shall expiate and wipe away all their former faults”. (We’re still looking at you.) In its first outing, the phrase is already dripping with shame, self-delusion and hot takes. It’s a very western phenomenon, says Cutteridge. “A tickbox of the perfected self, very individualistic.” Where we exert our will, other cultures have fun. Nowhere more so than South America. At new year, Brazilians jump seven waves while making seven wishes; and neighbouring Colombians eat a grape for every chime of the clock at midnight. Argentinians leave the past behind, shredding old documents and flinging them like confetti. Peruvians, meanwhile, settle scores with an end-of-year fist fight. But they always hug it out. Should we make resolutions less self-centred? In Buddhist countries, bells are rung in the streets to wish good luck to all. The Japanese laugh as midnight rolls in, a generous offering to those around you. I’m charmed by the Romanian and Belgian custom of talking kindly to one’s livestock at New Year. Yet to paraphrase Bart Simpson: I don’t have a cow, man! Rubin insists there is no dilemma in prioritising our own happiness. “Research shows happier people are more interested in the problems of the world and other people,” she points out. They are more likely to vote, donate money and volunteer time. They have the emotional wherewithal to turn outwards. “If it’s selfish to want to be happier, we should be selfish, if only for selfless reasons,” she concludes, like a zen koan. OK, I’m sold. Let’s make some resolutions. How to know what to want? Even at this point, things are not so simple. Cutteridge relates a tradition among the friends with whom she spends 31 December. They each write a note to themselves, containing a wish. This is then handed to someone else and forgotten about; until next year, when the note is handed back. The idea is to see if it came true without conscious effort. Frequently, there’s another effect. “You open up the envelope, and you laugh. ‘This is what I wanted? This is what mattered to me?’” The lesson is perturbing. “We’re not good at knowing what will make us happy.” We develop throughout our lives, she explains, and frequently make choices barely recognisable to us even a short time later. She quotes her colleague, philosopher Alain de Botton: “If you’re not embarrassed by the person you were last year, are you really growing?” All sorts of strange ideas capture the zeitgeist, too, persuasive in their ubiquity. Think of the currently po[CENSORED]r “hustler” mentality that draws fatuous inspiration from the habits of mad CEOs, and negs us all into thinking we should get up at 4am to do intermittent fasting. Even a glance at the evidence suggests the most effective habit any aspiring millionaire should focus on is being born into money. Even if we resist trendy thinking, we may be making resolutions with a fantasy self in mind. I could decide I want to become a professional dancer, as I love to dance. My vulnerable achilles, inability to pick up choreography and general ancientness will have their say in the matter. Conversely, we may decide a particular resolution sounds too much like hard work – forgetting that growth is rarely comfortable. OK, park that – let’s talk about the how to actually follow through. Here, Rubin is my good angel, overflowing with practical tips. “Don’t break the chain” is one of her most po[CENSORED]r tools. Doing something every day is the best way to form a habit. It creates momentum, lowers the difficulty threshold and eliminates the effort of making a decision. It’s the same reason why abstention – from say, sugar – can be easier than “everything in moderation”. Let’s put some skin in the game. I don’t think I actually want to be less judgmental, when I think about it. It’s part of my job. So what do I want? I’m not proud of this, but I’m sick of being sensitive and tattered. I want lots of money. “That doesn’t mean anything!” objects Rubin. Resolutions should be concrete. What does my path to money involve? Do I want to switch careers, get a degree, invest in new tools? “It’s like saying, ‘I want to learn Italian.’ You can’t wake up one morning and learn Italian.” Abstract wants are wishes. Her advice is to focus on daily actions we can control, not outcomes. Identifying steps that can be taken every day lets us apply a frame of: “Did I do it, or not?” Yet Cutteridge says we should also avoid being overly prescriptive. “Turning a desire into a tickbox makes it lose all meaning.” She gives the example of someone who wants to be a better parent. Defining the achievement narrowly might make them grow rigid. “It may be more about staying open, communicating with your kids about how to do better. The bar can shift.” “Pairing” is another way to up one’s motivation. Allow yourself your favourite podcast only when you’re in the gym, for example. I’ve used this poorly in the past, pairing a two-minute run with a slice of lemon drizzle cake. This is the heart of my problem with resolutions: they seem so joyless. They are often a way of being hard on ourselves, agrees Rubin. But there’s no reason they can’t be pleasurable, such as diarising more time for reading, or other things I enjoy. I’d never thought this. A resolution can be delicious. She also recommends topping up one’s motivation with a “halfway there” day on 2 July; a chance to look back at what we’ve achieved so far. “Too often we focus on the to-do, not the ta-dah!” What are some of her fun pledges? “I want to take more naps,” she smiles. Deciding on a good resolution, and meeting it, ultimately share the same root: self-knowledge. Figure out your tendency, says Rubin, in particular how you respond to expectations placed on you, by yourself and others. Do you like the social accountability of a group? Or do you respond better to individual motivation and a customised routine? Reflect on what has worked for you in the past. If a resolution isn’t sticking, trust that – and try a different approach. “When an activity aligns with your core values, you are more likely to stick with it,” says Cutteridge. Find meaning in the change you’re making, and a fuller you will emerge. An awareness of your temperament, and striking a balance between concrete steps and core values seems to be the key to a good resolution. Sadly, I don’t think “golden toilet-level wealth” makes the cut, though it would be nice. And so this year I’m making a list, and checking it twice. I’m armed with good intentions and sound advice. I’ve arrived at seven rules that feel manageable and exciting. Or perhaps I just wish I was on a Brazilian beach. There’s always next year. Rhik’s seven resolutions Keep it simple and you just might stick to them 1. Write one sentence, idea or observation each day just for you. Keep creative. 2. You don’t need snacks or sugar. Your mouth is simply bored. Instead, get into herbal teas, tisanes, infusions and decoctions. Bore people with it, if you must. 3. Walk 10,000 steps, five days a week. Good for the stomach, inside and out. 4. Go out of your way to pet animals. Two legs good, fur legs much better. 5. Don’t take people in your life for granted. See them anew and keep telling them good things about themselves. 6. Brush your teeth after supper, so when you’re tired, you can simply slip into bed. 7. Get in the sea. https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2023/dec/31/resolution-revolution-how-to-make-new-year-promises-that-you-will-stick-to

Israel’s far-right finance minister says Israelis who would replace the Palestinians would ‘make the desert bloom’. Israel’s Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Palestinian residents of Gaza to leave the besieged enclave, making way for the Israelis who could “make the desert bloom”. Smotrich, who has been excluded from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s war cabinet and discussions of day-after arrangements in Gaza, made the comments while speaking to Israeli Army Radio on Sunday. “What needs to be done in the Gaza Strip is to encourage emigration,” he said. “If there are 100,000 or 200,000 Arabs in Gaza and not two million Arabs, the entire discussion on the day after will be totally different,” he said. He added that if the 2.3 million po[CENSORED]tion were no longer there “growing up on the aspiration to destroy the state of Israel”, Gaza would be seen differently in Israel. “Most of Israeli society will say: ‘Why not? It’s a nice place, let’s make the desert bloom, it doesn’t come at anyone’s expense’.” In response, Hamas said Smotrich’s call to displace two million Palestinians and keep about 200,000 in Gaza is “a war crime accompanied by criminal aggression”. In a statement, Hamas added that the international community and the United Nations must take action to stop Israel’s crimes and hold it accountable for what it has done to the Palestinian people. Sara Khairat, reporting for Al Jazeera from Tel Aviv, said Smotrich’s comments “tie into a narrative that many are starting to believe that Israel wants to re-occupy Gaza”. “Pushing the idea that they want to push the Palestinians out”, Khairat said, would be reminiscent of scenes from the “Nakba” (catastrophe), the ethnic cleansing of Palestine in the wake of the 1948 war that accompanied the founding of the state of Israel. Most Palestinians displaced after the Nakba ended up in neighbouring Arab states, and Arab leaders have said any latter-day move to displace Palestinians would be unacceptable. In a speech on Sunday, Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas rejected any move to force Palestinians to leave their homes. “We will not allow displacement, whether from the Gaza Strip or the West Bank,” he said. Smotrich’s far-right agenda Smotrich, whose far-right Religious Zionist Party draws support from Israel’s settler community, has made similar comments in the past, setting himself at odds with Israel’s most important ally, the United States. But his views conflict with the official government position that Palestinians in Gaza will be able to return to their homes after the war. Smotrich’s party, which helped Netanyahu secure the majority he needed to become prime minister for the sixth time almost exactly a year ago, has seen its approval ratings slump since the start of the conflict. Opinion polls also indicate that most Israelis do not support the return of Israeli settlements to Gaza after they were moved out in 2005 when the army withdrew. Israel withdrew its military and settlers from Gaza in 2005 after a 38-year occupation, and Netanyahu has said it does not intend to maintain a permanent presence again, but would maintain security control for an indefinite period. However, there has been little clarity about Israel’s longer-term intentions, and countries including the US have said that Gaza should be governed by Palestinians. https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/12/31/israeli-minister-reiterates-calls-for-palestinians-to-leave-gaza

The celebrations come as ongoing conflicts raise security concerns and lead to muted or cancelled festivities. 31 Dec 2023 Revellers across the world are celebrating the countdown to a New Year with fireworks and brightly lit signs – offering a hopeful start to 2024 for some. Sunday’s celebrations come even as the globe’s ongoing conflicts raise security concerns and lead to muted or even cancelled festivities. New Zealanders were among the first in the world to celebrate the arrival of 2024 with a fireworks display in Auckland. The fireworks illuminated the cloudy night sky and were accompanied by a laser light and animation show. Sydney, Australia hailed 2024 with a dazzling fireworks display featuring silver and gold pyrotechnics to mark the 50th anniversary of its famous Opera House. Fireworks illuminated the night sky and were accompanied by a laser light and animation show during New Year’s celebrations in Tokyo. Metro Manila, Bangkok, Seoul, Singapore, Beijing, Moscow, Istanbul, and other parts of the globe also celebrated. Here are some pictures as the world bids farewell to 2023 and welcomes the New Year. Fireworks burst from the Sky Tower in Auckland, New Zealand, to celebrate the New Year. [Hayden Woodward/New Zealand Herald via AP] People release balloons in front of the Tokyo Tower during a countdown event. People in Tokyo celebrated the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, the zodiac sign of 2024. [Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images] People carry an illuminated "mikoshi" or portable shrine during a countdown event to celebrate the New Year in Yokosuka, Japan, south of Tokyo. [Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters] Fireworks explode over Rockwell Center in celebration of the New Year in Makati, Metro Manila, the Philippines. [Eloisa Lopez/Reuters] Fireworks light the sky over the Grand Palace during New Year celebrations in Bangkok, Thailand. [Athit Perawongmetha/Reuters] People gather to listen to a music concert to celebrate New Year's Eve at City Hall in Surabaya, Indonesia. [Juni Kriswanto/AFP] People attend a ceremony to celebrate the New Year in Seoul, South Korea. [Kim Hong-Ji/Reuters] Fireworks light up the Marina Bay ahead of the New Year celebrations in Singapore. [Edgar Su/Reuters] Artists react during the New Year's Eve celebration at Shougang Park in Beijing, China. [Tingshu Wang/Reuters] Fireworks explode over Victoria Harbour to celebrate the New Year in Hong Kong. [Peter Parks/AFP] People visit India Gate for the New Year celebrations, in New Delhi, India. [Amarjeet Kumar Singh/Anadolu Agency] Children and their parents ride a carousel at a Christmas market set up in Red Square and decorated for the New Year and Christmas festivities in Moscow, Russia. [Marina Lystseva/AP Photo] Istiklal Avenue is packed with people ahead of New Year celebrations at Taksim Square in Istanbul, Turkey. [Hakan Akgün/Anadolu Agency] A traditional street musician walks past people having a drink as residents celebrate the last day of the year in the northern city of Thessaloniki, Greece. [Sakis Mitrolidis/AFP] A man wears 2024 fancy party glasses and wig during a rehearsal for New Year's Eve celebrations at the landmark Puerta del Sol Square, in Madrid, Spain. [Isabel Infantes/Reuters] https://www.aljazeera.com/gallery/2023/12/31/photos-new-year-2024-celebrations-around-the-world

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