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Egyptian giants Zamalek of Egypt suffered a surprise 2-1 defeat to Ethiopia's Welayta Dicha in the first leg of their African Confederation Cup last-32 fixture. Zamalek have been African champions five times - a record bettered only by their Egyptian neighbours Al Ahly - but they have not lifted an African trophy since winning the 2003 Super Cup. Making only their second appearance in the second-tier Confederation Cup, they were beaten by a side playing in Africa for the first time this season. Ethiopian Bezabeh Meleyo and Egyptian Emad Fathy exchanged first-half goals and Yared Dawit scored the winner 12 minutes from time. Despite the setback, Zamalek look set to emerge overall winners in the African equivalent of the UEFA Europa League. Another Egyptian club, Al Masry, were also in east Africa and drew 2-2 with Simba of Tanzania in a Dar es Salaam thriller. Three of the four goals came from penalties with John Bocco and Ugandan Emmanuel Okwi converting spot-kicks for the hosts and Ahmed Shokry for the visitors. Egypt football legend Hossam Hassan coaches Masry and the Port Said club seem likely to advance. Elsewhere on Wednesday, CARA Brazzaville, who conquered Africa 44 years ago, trounced newcomers Ben Guerdene of Tunisia 3-0 after making a great start by scoring after only three minutes. Cabwey Kivutuka got the Brazzaville outfit on the scoreboard, Christ Ngoma Mbo netted midway through the opening half and Racine Loamba sealed victory 11 minutes from time. Nigeria's Enyimba, who won back-to-back African Champions League titles in 2003 and 2004, look set for a place in the play-offs round during April after a 2-0 win away to Energie of Benin. A fifth-minute own-goal by Lanignan Bolarinwa put the home team on the back foot and they fell further behind soon after when Austin Oladepo struck. On Tuesday, African giants Raja Casablanca of Morocco and Club Africain of Tunisia - clubs expected to go far in the 2018 African Confederation Cup - found themselves in trouble. Three-time African champions Raja missed a penalty and conceded a late goal to only draw 1-1 at home against Nouadhibou of Mauritania. Club Africain fell 3-1 at Renaissance Berkane of Morocco and the result was nearly worse for the visitors who scored two minutes into stoppage time. Morocco trounced Mauritania 4-0 in the 2018 African Nations Championship (CHAN) opener two months ago and a similar score-line was expected in favour of Raja Casablanca. But the hosts could not break down the Nouadhibou defence and when they were awarded a penalty just before half-time, Abderrahim Achchakir had his kick saved. The Moroccan club finally broke the deadlock on 70 minutes when young substitute Mohamed Khaldane finished off a Mahmoud Benhalib cross. A mistake by Ayoub Joulale gifted Samba el Voullany an equaliser eight minutes later and the outsiders will be dreaming of claiming another prized scalp when the clubs meet again. Former African champions Club Africain, who reached the Confederation Cup semi-finals last year, fell three goals behind away to Renaissance Berkane of Morocco with 14 minutes remaining. Mohamed Aziz and Togolese Fo Doh Laba scored in the opening half and Lahcen Khamiss added a third Berkane goal. Veteran Saber Khalifa reduced the arrears two minutes into additional time when he converted a penalty and set up an intriguing return match in Tunis next weekend. On a night of upsets, South Africa's SuperSport United shrugged off disastrous domestic form to force a 0-0 draw at Petro Atletico of Angola, who had hit five in their previous continental home match. Having won just three of their last 20 matches, SuperSport - the 2017 Confederation Cup runners-up - must have feared the worst when they faced Petro. Their dismal run of results triggered the departure of coach Eric Tinkler last week with Zimbabwe-born assistant Kaitano Tembo taking temporary charge. SuperSport held their own despite giving several young fringe players starting places, but were lucky when Tresor de Sousa was foiled by the woodwork to drawn 0-0. African Confederation Cup last-32 first leg fixtures: Tuesday Petro Atletico (Angola) 0-0 SuperSport Utd (South Africa) DC Motema Pembe (DR Congo) 1-1 Deportivo Niefang (Eq Guinea) La Mancha (Congo Brazzaville) 3-0 Al Ahly Shendy (Sudan) Belouizdad (Algeria) 3-0 Nkana (Zambia) Renaissance Berkane (Morocco) 3-1 Club Africain (Tunisia) Raja Casablanca (Morocco) 1-1 Nouadhibou (Mauritania) Wednesday Costa do Sol (Mozambique) 0-1 Cape Town City (South Africa) Energie (Benin) 0-2 Enyimba (Nigeria) Djoliba (Mali) 1-0 APR (Rwanda) Port Louis (Mauritius) 0-2 Fosa Juniors (Madagascar) Maniema Union (DR Congo) 2-2 USM Alger (Algeria) Olympic Star (Burundi) 0-0 Al Hilal Obied (Sudan) Al Ittihad (Libya) 1-0 Akwa Utd (Nigeria) CARA (Congo Brazzaville) 3-0 Ben Guerdane (Tunisia) Simba (Tanzania) 2-2 Al Masry (Egypt) Welayta Dicha (Ethiopia) 2-1 Zamalek (Egypt)

https://www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/europe-energy-prices-and-future-green-transitions-by-daniel-gros-2021-11 Societies that cannot accept today’s energy prices are unlikely to prepare adequately for the green transition, regardless of their long-term net-zero promises. They are instead likely to act too late and thus too suddenly, which will be not only economically costly, but also politically untenable. BRUSSELS – This month represents an important milestone in the fight against global warming – and not only because of the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP26) currently underway in Glasgow. Although many countries announced ambitious emissions-reduction targets in the run-up to the gathering, these often extend a generation into the future, to 2050 or even 2060. gros153_PHILIPPE HUGUENAFP via Getty Images_EUoilprice What Europe's Energy Crunch Reveals DANIEL GROS thinks countries’ responses to current price spikes may prefigure the course of their green transitions. 1 Add to Bookmarks Previous Next Meanwhile, governments in Europe and elsewhere face an immediate energy crisis in the form of surging gas and oil prices. And how they react to it will reveal much more than their long-term net-zero pledges do about their ability to manage the concrete challenges of the green transition. The current energy-price spike is a classic case of an accident that was waiting to happen. Years of low prices, combined with regulatory pressure on banks to reduce their exposure to brown industries, have naturally depressed investment in fossil fuels. A faster-than-expected rebound from the COVID-19 recession, plus somewhat colder weather in the Northern hemisphere, were then enough to drive up prices to their highest levels in a decade. Elevated fossil-fuel prices are in principle ideal drivers of a green transition, because they make renewable energy more competitive. But the problem is that consumers had become accustomed to low prices and are now up in arms about the sudden surge. The phenomenon is not new. Many Central and Eastern European countries faced a similar issue when they lost access to cheap energy supplies from the Soviet Union in the early 1990s. Until then, energy prices in the region had been so low that most buildings were not adequately insulated, and heating was not even metered. The switch to market prices caused particularly acute problems for large numbers of retirees living in shoddy apartment buildings, because their pensions were suddenly lower than their heating bills. For most economists, the solution was clear: governments should raise energy prices to market levels, and use some of the increased revenues to pay poorer households a lump sum to cover the higher cost. All the major multilateral and European institutions – including the International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the European Commission – supported this approach, and the region’s governments implemented it gradually over time. Bundle2021_web4 Subscribe to Project Syndicate Enjoy unlimited access to the ideas and opinions of the world’s leading thinkers, including weekly long reads, book reviews, topical collections, and interviews; The Year Ahead annual print magazine; the complete PS archive; and more – for less than $9 a month. SUBSCRIBE NOW Central and Eastern Europe has not yet fully solved the problem – housing remains less energy-efficient than in Western Europe – but most countries in the region have made substantial progress. One interesting lesson from their differing performance is that the quality of a country’s governance strongly influences its rate of energy-efficiency improvement. For example, Estonia, which often tops regional governance rankings, has boosted its energy efficiency faster than some Western Balkan countries, where the quality of governance is much poorer and energy-market distortions remain. In Bulgaria, about 33% of the po[CENSORED]tion report that they feel unable to keep their home adequately warm – a key element in the European Union’s definition of energy poverty. The corresponding share in Estonia is less than 3%, despite the fact that winters there last much longer and the number of heating degree days is over 50% higher than Bulgaria’s. Increasing energy prices gradually while providing income support to the needy seems straightforward but is hard to implement in practice. There will always be groups in society that have other valid claims for income support, and raising prices steadily over time requires careful, limited interventions in the energy market. Dealing with a large increase in energy prices – as many European countries are now doing – is thus always a test not only of government, but also of society as a whole. A key feature of a resilient society is its ability to avoid a build-up of vulnerabilities, including in the energy sector. Spain, where the government is currently panicking in the face of sharply higher household electricity prices, provides a striking example. The government previously encouraged families to take out electricity contracts at spot prices, which seemed like a great bargain when prices were low in recent years. But such arrangements become politically untenable when spot prices suddenly double or triple. Similarly, adjustable-rate mortgages were widely po[CENSORED]r in many countries during the period of low interest rates that preceded the global financial crisis, but these products proved highly damaging when rates spiked in 2008-09. But the Spanish government is now doubling down on its earlier mistake by promising that households will not pay more for electricity than they did in 2018. Spain’s electricity dilemma highlights the cost of prolonged periods of low energy prices. Politically, of course, they are very convenient. But they lead firms and individuals to build business models and livelihoods on cheap energy, thus making any eventual upward price adjustment much more difficult. France’s “yellow vest” movement, often cited as an obstacle to green policies, provides another example. The uprising that began in 2018 consisted mainly of people whose jobs and lifestyle depended on commuting by car – and thus on cheap gasoline. They represented a small proportion of French society (the number of yellow vest activists remained low), but a highly vocal one

According to a study published last month by the International Trademark Association, “Gen Z Insights: Brands and Counterfeit Products,” 72 percent of young Indonesian consumers expect to purchase fewer counterfeit goods in the future. These Gen Z consumers, aged 18 to 23, are notable for their individuality, morality and flexibility. Their willingness to change comes as welcome news—given that the study also indicates that 87 percent of Indonesian Gen Zers have purchased fake goods in the past year. One of the main drivers: it’s easier to find fake goods than authentic goods, they say. At the same time, 96 percent of participants in the study agreed that respect for people’s ideas and creations is important. The study points to an interesting contradiction: young Indonesians respect innovation and creativity, but at the same time violate other people’s intellectual property (IP) by purchasing counterfeit products. With the right mix of policies and education, the ease with which counterfeits are available could be reduced, and young consumers can protect themselves and support innovation in Indonesia. Double down on promotion of innovation Indonesia’s Creative Economy Agency (Bekraf) has been promoting Indonesia’s creative culture and innovation potential since the agency’s establishment in 2015. Bekraf should continue working to promote Indonesian brands, and their creators, and facilitate a future marketplace that is free of counterfeits and safe for consumers. According to Gen Z Insights, young Indonesians say the most reliable sources to learn about counterfeits are brand creators and employees, followed by media and social media influencers. Hearing directly from those affected by illicit trade, and making sure that respect for IP is part of the innovation process should not be overlooked. Agencies like Bekraf or the Intellectual Property Office can play a role in promoting these voices. Make cross-border supply chains safer and more secure Many fake goods come from overseas, including dangerous counterfeit pharmaceuticals, which account for up to perhaps 25 percent of the country’s US$2 billion pharmaceutical markets, according to the Indonesia Anti-Counterfeiting Society. Recent amendments to Indonesia’s customs laws have been helping some brands prevent the importation of counterfeits. For example, recently Indonesia enacted a customs trademark recordal system, whereby brands can file their trademark registration with customs and provide vital information to help officials at the border prevent counterfeit trade. While these provisions have been helpful, requirements that the brands filing their trademark registrations with customs must have local enterprises effectively excludes many smaller overseas brands from playing a part in the cleanup. Free Trade Zones (FTZs), while certainly helpful to reduce red tape and speed up business, contribute significantly to the manufacture and trade of fakes in Indonesia. Sometimes fake components are imported—for example, from Singapore to the island of Batam, in Indonesia—processed in Indonesia, then either shipped back overseas and into the global supply chain, or leaked into the Indonesian market. Tighter provisions to prevent transshipment of counterfeits and better oversight to prevent IP violations within FTZs is needed. Prevent the sale of counterfeits—especially online Finally, young Indonesians are well-known for being internet savvy and are the country’s largest online consumers. But unlike in physical markets, spotting a fake online can be more challenging, as clever counterfeiters trick consumers through the use of easily copied photos of authentic goods and clever use of domain names that give the impression of being authorized sellers of a brand. The police should prioritize and coordinate with government task forces dedicated to cybercrime to build awareness within the government about the importance of tracking online IP crimes, such as the sale of fake goods. After taking down these websites and online stores, the police should secure arrests for any criminal violations and prosecutors should take the cases to the court. Bringing these cases into the public eye can help reduce the demand for counterfeits, suggests the Gen Z Insights study. In Indonesia, those who do buy counterfeits say they would change their behavior if a fake product is dangerous or bad for their health (75 percent), if money spent on the products supports organized crime (75 percent) and if purchasing fake products means they have to pay a fine (75 percent). The future is authentic Indonesia’s multicultural society, spanning the world’s largest archipelago, is bursting with creativity born from a tradition of indigenous cultural expression, trade and exploration. Gen Zers recognize the value of appropriate purchasing choices: supporting creators, innovators and protecting themselves and loved ones from dangerous counterfeits. Now, it’s a matter of acting on this. With the right support, they can fulfill this vision—and make Indonesia’s marketplace an authentic one

The whales, which were nearly hunted to extinction, have returned in huge numbers to their ancestral feeding grounds off the coast of Antarctica, according to research published Thursday. In the journal Scientific Reports, researchers for the first time shared details of massive feeding frenzies among fin whales near Elephant Island. More than once, they observed about 150 whales — lunging and diving with mouths wide open — gulping down krill. The scientists also completed abundance estimates, finding a higher concentration of fin whales there than in other regions known for sightings, including off the coast of California. Previous research suggests only 1% to 2% of fin whales survived commercial whaling, which took off in the Southern Hemisphere in the early 20th century and continued until restrictions in the 1970s. Documentation of feeding frenzies in densely-po[CENSORED]ted waters where whales gathered generations ago and before they were hunted at industrial scale suggests that the species has rediscovered an important habitat and that the po[CENSORED]tion is recovering. The species’ strong return to the feeding grounds rich with krill is “raising hope that fin whales are on their way to pre-exploitation numbers,” the researchers wrote in the Scientific Reports paper. Video footage of the fin whale “aggregation,” as the researchers call it, first caught public attention in a 2019 BBC documentary series called “Seven Worlds, One Planet” that was narrated by David Attenborough, the famous British naturalist and broadcaster. The researchers on the Scientific Reports paper, who collaborated with the documentarians, added new data and further analysis of the whales. “I’d never seen so many whales in one place before and was absolutely fascinated watching these massive groups feed,” Bettina Meyer, a co-author of the study who is a biologist and professor at the Alfred Wegener Institute, said in a news release. Fin whales feeding at the northern coast of Elephant Island, Antarctica, in April 2018, filmed from the RV Polarstern.Sacha Viquerat Fin whales, once considered endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, were upgraded to "vulnerable" in 2018. The International Whaling Commission is in charge of setting global catch limits for commercial whaling. The quota for fin whales was dropped to zero in 1976, the study says. In 1982, the commission decided to pause all commercial whaling. Iceland, Norway and Japan are among the nations that have hunted whales commercially since. Scientists and other observers began to notice an increase in fin whale sightings in the waters between South America and Antarctica beginning in the early 2000s, and have long suspected that the area near Elephant Island was becoming a hot spot for fin whales. In the Scientific Reports study, the researchers quantified fin whales’ presence by using a helicopter aboard an icebreaker ship. Flying allowed researchers to survey and collect data about the whales from above and determine the creatures’ density. Fin whale researchers Helena Herr, left, and Sacha Viquerat pose on the RV Polarstern after returning from a helicopter survey flight.Bertie Gregory Many whale species pass habits or information about feeding sites through generations. Research suggests whales pass this information through mothers. The location of the Antarctic feeding sites might have been lost to generations of fin whales until now because their po[CENSORED]tions were so decimated and disconnected by whaling, the study suggests. “… This could be a good sign that, nearly 50 years after the ban on commercial whaling, the fin whale po[CENSORED]tion in the Antarctic is rebounding,” Meyer said. The study says the whales’ presence could have environmental benefits because they recycle nutrients in their waste that benefit the growth of phytoplankton, which forms the foundation of the food web in the waters off Antarctica

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Pictured here, the Final Edition launched at the end of 2015 was Mitsubishi’s way of saying goodbye to a legend – the Lancer Evolution. Since then, company officials have repeatedly said the Evo is unlikely to come back, and even if it would, a performance SUV would be more likely rather than a rally-inspired sedan like the original. If a new report published by Autocar is to be believed, something must’ve changed in recent times as an all-new Lancer Evo sedan is apparently in the pipeline. Citing undisclosed “Japanese-based sources,” Autocar alleges the eleventh generation of the Lancer will spawn a hot Evolution version with a powertrain derived from the Renault Megane RS. Bear in mind the report doesn’t refer to the current-gen French hot hatch, but to the next iteration of what is currently the fastest front-wheel-drive production car at the Nürburgring. In its hottest form, the Megane RS Trophy and its record-breaking Trophy-R sibling pack a turbocharged 1.8-liter gasoline engine with 296 horsepower and 295 pound-feet (400 Newton-meters) of torque. Thanks to a rumored implementation of a 48V mild-hybrid setup engineered by the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi alliance corroborated with a bump in displacement to 2.0 liters, output will reportedly be pushed to as much as 341 hp and 319 lb-ft (433 Nm). Even if these output numbers are legit, they’re still far less impressive than the mighty Lancer Evolution X FQ-440 MR, which had 440 hp and 412 lb-ft (559 Nm). By the way, the U.K.-only special edition limited to 40 units is still regarded by some as being the most powerful production four-cylinder car ever made, eclipsing even the upcoming Mercedes-AMG A45 S with its 416 hp and 369 lb-ft (500 Nm). Getting back to the Lancer Evo XI, the report goes on to specify the car would ride on the CMF-C/D F4 platform developed by the alliance, with standard all-wheel drive. Autocar doesn’t say when the next generation of the sedan is scheduled to come out, but the Evo flavor is unlikely to debut in the next several years. That is if Mitsu does indeed plan to go after the Subaru WRX STI once again and is not busy repurposing another iconic nameplate for a crossover as it did with the Eclipse

Jude Bellingham has been suspended for Real Madrid’s next two LaLiga matches after his red card against Valencia at the weekend. The 20-year-old England midfielder was sent off after he remonstrated with referee Jesus Gil Manzano, who blew for full-time seconds before Bellingham headed in what would have been a winner for Real. The Spanish football federation (RFEF) competitions committee confirmed Bellingham had been banned for two matches for “attitudes of contempt or disregard towards referees, directors or sports authorities”. It confirmed Bellingham had also been fined 600 euros (£513) with his club fined 700 euros. However, he will be available for the Champions League and starts this evening against RB Leipzig.

The conference, attracting hundreds of people from the mining and oil sector, has become the springboard for tourism recovery. Quito maintains its commitment to convention tourism with the celebration starting this Wednesday of a new face-to-face event, the Expominas and Expo Oil and Power, in an attempt to recover one of its main tourist vectors. The international conference, which is held at the Metropolitan Convention Center and attracts hundreds of people from the mining and oil sector, has become the springboard for tourism recovery, after a pandemic that hit this industry in an unusual way. "Unfortunately in 2020 everything was canceled or postponed, or it was done in a hybrid way (face-to-face and virtual)", described to Efe Lourdes Robalino, commercial manager of the Hilton Colón hotel in Quito, who nevertheless sees this year signs of a recovery that he believes that will be consolidated around 2022 and 2023. A recovery that takes time to come because these are events that require "two to three years, even more" of organization "to later reap very good fruits," he said. ONE OF THE MOST PROFITABLE SECTORS The Expominas and Expo Oil and Power, which focuses on one of the most developed sectors in the Andean country in recent years, is the first private event with this scope of national and international participation, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. Last week the "Open for Business Ecuador" was also held with a thousand people, but in this case called by the national government. Until the pandemic, Meeting, Incentive, Conference and Event Tourism (MICE) was the fastest growing tourism in the last decade worldwide, and experts considered it one of the most profitable . For everything that surrounds it, from hotels to "souvenirs", passing through food, transport or excursions, "it carries a very strong economic issue", Robalino described, remembering that the proportion of spending between a normal tourist and one of conventions is of "1 to 3". "We have bet on this segment, and the city of Quito is going that way," he said. Quito hosted 42 events of this type in 2019, with approximately 12,100 participants and a patent income of approximately 7.3 million dollars, year in which it also began a process of targeting this industry that it left at FITUR 2020. "It has spectacular means: very good connectivity, an excellent hotel and gastronomic offer, not to mention it. It's ideal, it has everything!", Sandra Rodríguez, executive director of the event organizer Saro Meeting Design / Discovering, highlighted. Americas. In his opinion, the reopening of the Metropolitan Convention Center will contribute to this recovery, where until October a temporary hospital for patients with covid-19 operated, as well as the new policy of the municipality to give a strong boost to the sector. 90.00 SQUARE METERS FOR CONVENTIONS With more than 90,000 square meters of spaces for events, the city seeks to imitate other capitals of the world that have built their tourism strategies on the basis of MICE tourism, such as New York, Barcelona or Buenos Aires. "Currently it is difficult to talk about projections. However, the economic reactivation is becoming stronger and the events begin to develop in a face-to-face and hybrid format, hoping that the segment will have an upswing in mid-2022 or by 2023", ratified Irene Guijarro, director of MICE in the public company Quito Turismo. During 2021, the city captured fourteen international and seven national conventions for the next few years, already in person since restrictions have been lifted from many countries and the covid-19 has remitted in the country. This is shown by the last two events, "Open for Business" and "Expominas and Expo Oil and Power", in which public and private efforts converge to awaken the sector and "apply for international congresses for the next few years". Also the preparatory efforts that were made between 2019 and 2020 with the MICE Alliance of South America, which seeks "a joint alliance between countries in the region to apply for larger events," according to Guijarro. Another strategy has been the recent entry into the Hybrid City Alliance (HCA), a new group that will promote Quito to carry out hybrid events at the international level, and the participation of the Municipality in specialized events of the International Congress and Convention Association (ICCA )) and at FIEXPO, one of the main fairs in this industry. EFE Link: https://www.ecuavisa.com/noticias/ecuador/quito-apuesta-al-turismo-de-convenciones-para-reactivar-la-economia-AE1071763

Hosting guests at home is the ultimate exposure. I have always found that my eBay mismatched tumblers, previously imperceptibly creased tablecloth or unknowingly un-plumped cushions all leap to the forefront of my vision as soon as guests pass over the threshold. Luckily, friends and family usually find it within themselves to overlook these minor hiccups. However, the festive season does seem to open our hearts and front doors to wider circles of acquaintances, be they new partners of your friends, extended family or colleagues, who you may want to impress. Work Wife, if you’re reading this, of course we’ll do that dinner at mine, soon. This is far from an etiquette manual, but a collection of some tips and tricks for contemporary entertaining. From your first festive dinner party to New Year’s Eve cocktails, here are a few hacks and buys to get you through the entertaining season. Jazz hands not included. The phenomenon of tablescaping is all the rage, and should be on your entertaining hit list. Instagram could burst with all the place-setting content. In fact, 2019 has been the year that this type of viral imagery has extended beyond the realm of the wedding pin board, and into the interiors and lifestyle arena. According to Alison Howell, design development manager at Burleigh, the trick to eye-catching table styling is dynamic levels that play with scale. “Introduce height as well as lower lying pieces to create an undulating line across your dining table,” she advises. “Mix and match large serving terrines with smaller bowls or lower lying platters. Gone are the days of pared back, restrained and understated table-settings.” Another great way to achieve this look at Christmas dinner parties is with glassware. So pair taller wine glasses with shorter water glasses, and, if you are drinking wine, display your decanter proudly on the table. Mix tall and short table vases for greenery at different heights, always bearing in mind the eye-level of your guests, assuming they will want to see the person opposite. (But of course, do take this on a case-by-case basis!) A great selection of classic, contemporary and highly modernist glassware can be found at LSA International. Another source of wonderful tips and tricks for tablescaping is Willow Crossley, an Oxfordshire-based florist whose sustainable and seasonal approach allows freshly cut flowers to be a part of your table decoration all year round. “I make a real effort with the table. It’s my thing,” she says. “It feels wrong not to have some sort of decoration at home.” Crossley believes that table decoration really doesn’t have to break the bank, and that rustic eclecticism can be achieved with some creative thinking. “I don’t think there should be rules, but my top tip is planning. Simple swaps such as mismatched, coloured glassware, coloured candles and ribbons around the napkins can have a massive effect. Use lots more candles in the evening to make it more grown up and glamorous, and in the day keep it fun, bright and entertaining.” She also advises hosts not to forget about their guests, who should feel free to contribute to the overall table. “Ask guests to bring napkins, glassware, vases and accessories,” she says. I ask Crossley what her Christmas table will look like this season, and it’s set to be the stuff of tablescaping dreams: “This year, for me, more is more. I’m going to create a blue and white tablescape with flower-filled Burleigh jugs down the middle and punchy full-on gold splashes. I think blue and white is one of my favourite combinations – I used it recently for a wedding at Aynhoe Park. I’m going to use a highly graphic fabric tablecloth, beautiful blue and white china, napkins with big velvet bows and coloured candles.” Many argue the kitchen has usurped the dining room as the domestic setting for entertaining over the past few years, with the kitchen island counter just as much of an opportunity to wow guests with your playful table styling. A far cry from the kitchen’s original role, unseen in some back alley of the home, the contemporary kitchen is a multi-functional space. At Christmas, the kitchen is often the beating heart of any household entertaining guests, so it needs to look and feel the part. There are some structural measures you can take when entertaining in the kitchen to ensure it functions for its myriad uses. Tom Howley, who runs a bespoke luxury kitchen brand, suggests altering your seating and lighting arrangements to streamline evenings spent entertaining at home. “When hosting a dinner party at your kitchen island, guests will want to interact with the host while they prepare the food,” Howley says. “This requires an element of multifunctionality that can be achieved through strategic lighting and seating solutions to encourage guests to relax and enjoy the kitchen. One layout solution would be to ensure the seating area around the island counter does not interfere with access to the stove-top, fridge or drinks cabinet. There should be no seating close to this area. This way, the host can focus on cooking and fetching more drinks without tripping over their guests’ shoes! In turn, the most effective lighting solution is to specify a lighting scheme that allows bright task-lighting over the countertops where food preparation is taking place, and warm, low lighting for the guests. There may only be a couple of metres between these two very different light sources, but it makes a world of difference to your guests’ entertaining experience and the chef or the host’s cooking experience.” Where possible, a home bar within a drawing room or a separate space away from the bulk of an evening’s festivities is a wonderful late night retreat. Robert Soning, founder of design-led property developer Londonewcastle, believes a dedicated home bar space is a relic of the 1950s that shouldn’t be lost to the 20th century. Soning says: “If you’re after a home bar or an aesthetic talking point for you and your friends to gather around then there are a few things to consider. Firstly, space, especially considering the “conservative” size of most inner-city homes. If you have the space to include a fitted bar in the kitchen or living room, ensure the scale of the furniture works in the space. However, if space is more limited, a simple bar trolley sourced from a vintage supplier such as Vinterior, 1stdibs, or even eBay, or a contemporary piece will create a similar, sociable atmosphere. You can also think outside the box and substitute a sideboard or console table for your home bar.” Finally, if you have attended a festive dinner or drinks party, sending a thank you note is a wonderful way to express your gratitude to the host. Papier has a beautiful selection of thank you notes to suit any host or attendee, including collections with top designers such as Matthew Williamson and Luke Edward Hall.

Cocker spaniels Hugo and Spencer - along with their owner Hollie Jenkins - have been "bagging" some of Scotland's highest mountains. Munro-bagging involves walking, and some cases climbing, to the tops of mountains more than 914.4m (3,000ft) high. There are 282 in total, and Hugo and Spencer have been up 89 of them so far. Ms Jenkins, who lives in Edinburgh and works in vet healthcare marketing, took up the pursuit last year. Her first Munro was the UK's highest mountain - Ben Nevis, near Fort William. "Hugo and Spencer have a great time," said Ms Jenkins. "As of Sunday, they have done 89 and been back up 12 of them." The dogs gradually moved up from progressively long walks in the Pentland Hills near Edinburgh in 2020 to Munros last year. Ms Jenkins is a member of a Facebook group of dog owners who regularly head into the mountains, and she has also seen her Instagram page recording Hugo and Spencer's adventures grow to 125,000 followers. The dogs wear protective clothing such as coats and boots for their paws on trips in cold conditions. Outdoors organisation Mountaineering Scotland has information on its website about taking dogs into the hills.

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MARCH 14, 2020 04:54 JST A concept car for the electric SUV that Nissan plans to release in Japan this year. (Photo by Hiroyuki Koizumi) TOKYO -- Nissan Motor will sell electric-drive versions of all new and redesigned models to hit the Japanese market starting in fiscal 2020 as it shifts further away from gasoline power under tighter emissions rules, Nikkei has learned. The automaker will roll out an electric sport utility vehicle as early as the second half of 2020 and an electric version of its mainstay Dayz minicar in 2021. Nissan will also offer hybrid versions of the Kicks SUV, which comes to Japan this summer, and of the Note subcompact. The X-Trail SUV will also be offered as a hybrid when redesigned next year. These hybrids will use the company's proprietary e-Power system. A quarter of Nissan's new-vehicle sales in Japan in fiscal 2018 consisted of the Leaf electric car or e-Power hybrids. It aims to expand this share to 50% in fiscal 2022. Higher sales of electrics and hybrids are expected to help reduce the automaker's battery procurement costs. Nissan's move is part of a wider industry trend of stepping up electrification. Volkswagen plans to electrify all its models, while Toyota Motor seeks to sell hybrid, plug-in hybrid or pure-electric versions of all its autos worldwide by 2025. Nissan aims to generate 50% of sales in Europe and 30% in China from electric-drive vehicles in fiscal 2022.

The former England captain on Australia’s ‘freak’ run machine, the psychological battles all cricketers face and why less could be more for the future of Test cricket “As cricketers we fail all the time,” Alastair Cook says as he remembers how, exactly a year ago, on 10 September 2018, his final Test match innings unfolded like a beautiful fairytale. “You score a hundred every now and again but you get out between 0 and 20 far more often. If you get 50, you feel bad because you should have got a hundred. Even if you get a hundred, you feel you should have got 150. So you’re always failing.” Cook had worried about bagging a pair in his last Test but he made 71 in the first innings. Then, driven by the determination which means only Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Jacques Kallis and Rahul Dravid scored more runs than he did in his 161 Tests, Cook hit a magical 147 in the second innings. His new autobiography still carries an opening line in which Cook apologises to his teammates for getting out in that game against India at the Oval. He was only 33, and fitter than ever, but Test cricket had drained him and sealed his international retirement. England, who failed to win back the Ashes when they were beaten by Australia at Old Trafford on Sunday, have missed Cook terribly. His tenacity and the sheer weight of his runs would have tempered the domination of Steve Smith. But Cook has been refreshed, while playing county cricket for Essex, and produced a fascinating and layered book which delves into the psychological challenges of the game. Written with the consistently excellent Michael Calvin, Cook’s autobiography is a timely read at the end of an exhilarating yet flawed summer for English cricket. From an incredible World Cup final to a gripping Ashes series where his former teammates have veered from the heroic to the shambolic, Cook has been absorbed. Yet it seems right to start with Tuesday’s anniversary of his final innings. He and Calvin have written an evocative first chapter about that blissful day, even if much of the book covers darker terrain, and Cook says, “One day I’ll watch it ball by ball. On the highlights you look quite a good player – but I played and missed five times in a row against Mohammed Shami. When I finally hit one I had a massive smile.” Cook grins again. “Most people get the terrible phone call saying you’re dropped, and never playing again, which takes a long time to get over. The fact that I went out on my own terms, with an ending like that, made it so special. I had 30 of my friends in the box when I got that hundred. You can’t buy that sort of stuff.” England can’t buy another opening batsman like Cook. They are being made to pay for neglecting the basics of Test cricket while prioritising the World Cup. “The country is going through one of those little periods where they’re a bit short,” he says of the dearth of opening batsmen. But Cook concedes that, once Andrew Strauss retired in 2012, none of his 14 subsequent opening partners lasted. That “little period” stretches across seven years. Sam Robson was interesting,” Cook says as he picks out one of the 14. “He did ok, and scored a hundred in his second game, but kept on getting out the same way. In Test cricket there are few hiding places and you’re not used to the scrutiny.” Preparing for his final Test innings in 2014, Robson seemed transfixed as he watched a montage of his previous dismissals on television. “It wasn’t his fault,” Cook says. “The TV was on, we’re waiting to bat and he saw himself get out again and again. Unfortunately he was out the same way and hasn’t played since. It would be interesting to ask Sam what he remembers of his Test career [with an average of 30.54 after seven caps] and how he would change it. Sam felt the difference between county and Test cricket and those are the players the ECB should speak to so we can help educate the next guys.” Has Cook spotted any county batsmen who could emerge as significant Test players? “I’ve seen some good players but not an obvious one where you go: ‘Ohh!’ Harry Brook at Yorkshire looks a serious talent – particularly against spin. [Rob] Yates at Warwickshire is definitely in my mould and grinds it out. He’s very organised.” Brook is 20 and Yates only 19 and so it will take time for England to develop new batsmen. Rory Burns and Joe Denly, who batted doggedly on Sunday, will open for the second successive match when the fifth Test begins on Thursday. Smith has been the overwhelming difference between the teams as his Ashes scores have been 144, 142, 92, 211 and 82. “He doesn’t look like he’s one of the best ever,” Cook says wryly of Smith’s style, “but he’s operating on a different level. I’ve always had Lara, Ponting and Kallis as the three best batsmen I’ve ever seen. Smith [30] is younger than me but what he’s achieving is phenomenal. He’s redefining what is possible as a batsman. The MCC manual talks about side-on movement but Smith stands in a much more open way and still plays incredibly well. “He is a freak in terms of his ability to play the kind of unorthodox shot, on all-fours, he used to get to his 50 on the first day [last week]. His God-given talent, apart from his work ethic and hand-eye co-ordination, is extraordinary. He nicks the ball far less than any other player ever – maybe with the exception of Don Bradman. Smith just doesn’t miss a ball on his pads.” In his book, Cook returns to the 2017 Ashes, which Australia won, when he and England’s players shared a few beers with Smith’s team. Cook remembers that, “David Warner, a couple of beers into his celebration, mentioned that he used substances attached to the strapping on his hand to accelerate the deterioration of the ball during a first-class match. I looked at Steve Smith who shot a glance that said, ‘Ooh, you shouldn’t have said that.” Did the Australians use sandpaper to tamper with the ball before they were caught doing so in Cape Town in March 2018? “Stuart Broad sums it up pretty well and says they got the ball to reverse swing in that Ashes. Why change what you’ve been doing? Why suddenly use sandpaper? People know what was going on. But it’s been the best thing for Australian cricket because they realised it wasn’t acceptable. The win-at-all-costs culture they created isn’t what the Australian public needed or wanted. They’d gone too far.” Australia have retained the Ashes but, at Headingley, Ben Stokes hit a monumental 135 not out as England passed a target of 358 – after being bowled out for 67 in the first innings. Cook describes Stokes as one of the cricketers to whom he is closest. He also says Stokes is the best team player he has known in putting his desire for England’s success above personal milestones. “Cricket is such a stats-based game for each player but no-one knows Tiger Woods’s average round. They just know Woods has won 15 majors. As cricketers we’re judged on the average we have from being a 21-year-old who’s just come into international cricket to the day you retire. What should matter is the impact you have on games. Stokesy will always have an average around 35, and 30 with the ball, but that’s misleading. He wins massive games of cricket.” Cook believes that Stokes has been transformed by the assault charges brought against him in a Bristol court after a violent altercation in 2017. He was cleared eventually and Stokes has been making up for it ever since. “Bristol had a major impact on him because he realised what he could have lost. I feel I’ve said a couple of things to him at certain times, or had his back on certain things, that have helped him. “When he came in under my captaincy he was rough around the edges. But in his second Test he played an unbelievable innings in Perth when there was such a crack in the pitch. I’m mentally fairly decent but it was unnerving and I went out first ball. Ben batted incredibly [scoring 120]. The fact he played like that, at 22, makes him the maverick he is. I did guide [Stokes] a little and had that affinity with him. But the last thing I want is to take any credit for what he’s done. I think the Bristol case made him realise that not many people can bat, bowl and field like he can – and he had to make the most of his talents.” Cook was in the commentary box, on Test Match Special, when Stokes and Jack Leach put on 76 for the last wicket to seal that Headingley victory. “I was actually on air,” Cook says of the moment Stokes hit the winning four. “There are some great clips on the internet of me and Glenn McGrath. I didn’t realise it but Glenn threw down his headset – I wish I’d seen that. But you’re engrossed in the game, living and breathing it.” He is still so close to the England team that, after the match, he joined them in the dressing room. “I was very conscious not to overstay my welcome. But I wanted to see Ben and congratulate him personally. I know life moves on and you are replaceable but I was lucky enough to have a beer with the guys.” Was there bedlam in the dressing room? “It was more shock. Normally with a Test win the music’s blaring but we watched the highlights round the tiniest screen. Everyone was like: ‘Oh my God, what’s just happened?’” Neither Australia nor England are great teams, despite the presence of Smith, Stokes and some very fine fast bowlers, but they have produced a riveting series. “Test cricket is changing,” Cook says. “That’s obviously down to the influence of T20 and the fact that batters now have to master three formats. I had to master one. There are times when the one-day game is so formulaic. Every time you open the batting you’ve got to score at least eight runs an over. In Test cricket that doesn’t happen. There are times you’ve got to suck it up and bat for a draw.” Have the Ashes given Cook renewed hope that Test cricket will continue to thrive? “[Last] week we had two Tests. Old Trafford and West Indies against India who are the biggest powerhouse. They were lucky if they had 25 spectators. Manchester was sold out every day. But that’s not the reality of Test cricket away from England. Something needs to be done.” What is Cook’s solution? “Franchise cricket is here to stay because of the money. But the best way of protecting Test cricket is to have less of it. Make it more of a marquee event. Not a case of ‘Oh, we’re playing an Ashes again in 14 months.’ If we play less Test cricket it becomes more special. And then the best players don’t have to choose between franchise and Test cricket.” How has Cook replaced the intensity of his consuming career? “It’s more a loss of a goal. All I ever wanted to do was play cricket for England and be successful. Now it’s over, there has been a transition and playing for Essex has helped. It’s not like you’re falling off a cliff. But I haven’t missed Test cricket because I was ready to go. Of course there have been moments I’ve thought: ‘Oh God, I’ll never do that again.’ But, ultimately, I was very satisfied with my career – which makes it easier to step away.”

(CNN)Donald Trump reasserted his dominance within the GOP this week, helping lift J.D. Vance to victory in a crowded Ohio Republican US Senate field. But that's not preventing other Republicans with national ambitions from attempting to assume the role of kingmaker in primaries over the next month -- even if it means being at odds with the most influential person in the party. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is on the opposite side of his onetime boss in two upcoming races. Pompeo has gone a step further than just endorsing Dave McCormick in the Pennsylvania Republican US Senate primary, holding a news briefing to question Mehmet Oz's Turkish citizenship Friday -- the same day Trump is scheduled to hold a rally for Oz. Pompeo is also supporting West Virginia Rep. David McKinley in his primary battle next week against Rep. Alex Mooney, who has Trump's backing. (The two incumbents are facing off due to redistricting.) Like Pompeo, Texas Sen. Ted Cruz has lined up behind McCormick in the May 17 Pennsylvania primary, which recent polling has suggested is close. Cruz is looking to bounce back after his preferred candidate in the Ohio primary, Josh Mandel, lost. Cruz joined Mandel on the campaign trail in the final stretch of the race, even mocking Republican candidates for talking too much about Trump. Meanwhile, former UN Ambassador and South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley appeared in a new TV ad this week for Rep. Nancy Mace, who is facing a challenge from the Trump-backed Katie Arrington in the June 14 primary in South Carolina. Mace was critical of Trump in the immediate aftermath of the January 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol, but she ultimately voted against his impeachment. Pompeo, Haley and Cruz would by no means qualify as "Never Trumpers." They are all, however, eyeing the White House -- and searching for ways to differentiate themselves. Endorsing like-minded candidates is a way to not only exert influence and gain allies, but also to demonstrate a vision for the party. Of course, if Trump decides to run again in two years, these Republican contenders would face very narrow paths to the GOP nomination. But if they decide to go forward with presidential campaigns -- whether that's with or without Trump in the race in 2024, or even farther down the line -- the groundwork they are laying now could pay dividends. https://edition.cnn.com/2022/05/06/politics/republican-kingmakers-2022-primaries/index.html