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Liverpool will chase a sixth win from six UEFA Champions League games on Tuesday when they face Girona in Catalonia. The Premier League leaders saw the Merseyside Derby with Everton called off over the weekend so have been able to rest while the Spaniards went down to Real Madrid in La Liga. Girona have lost major key pieces from last season's success and have struggled to replicate anything close to that incredible form which saw them finish third. Artem Dovbyk, Savinho, Eric Garcia, Yan Couto and Aleix Garcia have all moved on which has left Michel with a totally different side to the one he had last year and 22 points from 16 games places them eighth in the top flight. The hosts first-ever meeting with an English team will come against a Liverpool side fresh from not having played bitter rivals Everton over the weekend. Storm Darragh forced the EPL clash to be postponed so Goodison Park's final Merseyside Derby will have to wait. Still atop the Premier League by at least four points with their game in hand, Slot's Reds were held 3-3 by Newcastle United last midweek which ended a seven-game winning run. Liverpool have multiple goals from each of their last nine games across all competitions and a 100% winning run in Europe. Here are our storylines, how you can watch the match and more: How to watch and odds Date: Tuesday, December 10 | Time: 12:45 p.m. ET Location: Estadi Montilivi - Girona, Catalonia, Spain Watch: Paramount+ Odds: Girona +600; Draw +375; Liverpool -225 League phase so far Girona did beat Slovan Bratislava already this year but have lost to Paris Saint-Germain, PSV Eindhoven, Feyenoord and Sturm Graz. Currently 30th, the Spanish outfit would go crashing out of Europe if they remain below the 24-team cutoff point. Meanwhile, Liverpool lead the way by two points in the 36-team field and have already booked at least a playoff berth with three games to spare. The Reds are on a two-game winning run away at Spanish opposition having failed to win any of the eight before that. Team news Girona: Arnau Martinez is back but Viktor Tsygankov will be out so Yaser Asprilla could start while one of Bryan Gil and Arnaut Danjuma seek a start. Yangel Herrera is also back available while Jhon Solis could return having missed the Real loss. Possible Girona XI: Gazzaniga; A Martinez, Lopez, Krejci, Gutierrez; Martin, Romeu; Asprilla, Van de Beek, Danjuma; Miovski. Liverpool: Alexis Mac Allister is suspended in the Premier League and the Champions League so is unavailable with Alisson Becker, Federico Chiesa, Diogo Jota, Kostas Tsimikas, Ibrahima Konate and Conor Bradley all out. Curtis Jones could partner Ryan Gravenberch without Mac Allister while Mohamed Salah can set a new personal best assists tally in the UCL by teeing one more up. Possible Liverpool XI: Kelleher; Alexander-Arnold, Gomez, Van Dijk, Robertson; Gravenberch, Jones; Salah, Szoboszlai, Diaz; Gakpo. Prediction This one should be straightforward enough for Liverpool who will keep marching towards the round of 16 and do so with minimal hassle from Girona who are simply making the most of their remaining time in Europe. Pick: Girona 0, Liverpool 2.I was an attendee at the International Conference on “Reimagining of the Electricity Industry for the Future” held on 28 November 2024 organised by the Sri Lanka branch of The Institution of Engineering and Technology. The event was well attended and enlightening. My sincere thanks to the organisers for staging this impressive event. Panellists from India shared their experiences of the rapidly changing and expanding electricity industry in their country with grid unbundling, ambitious renewable energy (RE) penetration plans and private sector participation through competitive bidding. India – an industrial economy with a large population and covering an extensive land mass – and Sri Lanka have similarities (electricity and RE trends) and differences (over 70% coal fired electricity generation in India). The India experiences gained on the RE front from the technologies utilised and commercial strategies adopted have significant relevance to the planners in Sri Lanka. The panellists from Sri Lanka presented the electricity sector expansion plans for meeting the GoSL goal of 70% RE based electricity by the year 2030 and meeting the 5% per annum growth in demand forecasted over the same period. Attaining these milestones will be challenging, and these are known to the planners. This narrative focuses on the challenges faced. These are, a) the quantum of investment required for developing the power plants and transmission infrastructure, b) LNG procurement, c) climate change induced weather patterns impacting hydropower output (excess rainfall and long duration droughts) and d) securing land for RE plants (wind and solar). A combination of the above factors leaning in the negative direction will lead to excessive use of fossil fuelled plants and diesel generation that results in a higher electricity production cost. Power cuts in the future cannot be ruled out. This presents a serious dilemma for a government that is committed to reducing the consumer electricity tariff. The notes that follow are based on extracts from the writer’s submittal to the PUCSL Stakeholder Consultation on the Draft Long Term Generation Expansion Plan (LTGEP) 2025-2044 and opinions expressed at the conference during the Q&A session and at forums elsewhere. Local businesses will not be able to raise the estimated investment of over $ 2 billion required for constructing plants and related infrastructure by the year 2030. Some of the factors that discourage investment flow and impede rapid development are the current sovereign credit risk ratings, state of the economy, risks associated with the principal sector player – the CEB, uncertainties associated with ongoing power sector reforms, cumbersome regulatory framework and seeming ineffectiveness of the regulator – PUCSL, expressions of environmental concern and geopolitics that influences project financing and development. To overcome these challenges, Sri Lanka must address several key factors that are listed below: 1. Improve Sovereign Credit Risk Ratings: Sound economic policies and demonstration of fiscal responsibility helps to attract international investors. 2. Enhance Economic Stability: Controlling inflation, reducing debt, and fostering economic growth to make Sri Lanka a more attractive destination for international financing. 3. Address Sector-Specific Risks: Risks posed by CEB - the key sector player, through reforms and improving the efficiency and transparency of the institution to build investor confidence. 4. Streamline Regulatory Framework: Ensuring the effectiveness of the PUCSL to create a more conducive environment for investment. Removing other bureaucratic bottlenecks is also necessary. 5. Mitigate Environmental Concerns: Addressing stakeholder concerns and ensuring that RE projects comply with environmental standards, and streamlining the approval process to help attract environmentally conscious investors. 6. Navigate Geopolitical Influences: Building strong diplomatic relations and overcoming geopolitical challenges effectively to help secure international financing. By focusing on these areas, Sri Lanka can improve the ease of doing business and can create a more attractive environment for international investors and secure the necessary financing and technical and business capabilities to achieve its electricity growth rate and RE goals. The CEB LTGEP 2025-2044 refers to the expectation of LNG supply to about 700 MW of dual fuel (diesel, LNG) power plants by the year 2027 (“heavy dependency in future”). While this is a complex subject that is best left to experts and analysts to address at other forums, the writer has red flagged this matter in the belief that the probability of attaining this milestone within the next decade is extremely low. Thus, the lack of LNG supply will result in thermal plant operation on expensive diesel fuel that will lead to an increased electricity tariff. SL hydropower plant operations face the risk of major disruption due to extreme variations in rainfall. This is a global phenomenon. A long period of drought and heavy rainfall over a shorter duration of time makes this promising resource less reliable. The inter-year variability is evident from comparing the hydropower reservoir generation capacities during the high hydro period (Dec-Jan) to the low hydro period (Jun-Jul) with the variability significantly increasing within the past decade. This will have a disruptive effect on the hybrid national power system (fossil, hydro, variable RE) requiring considerable backup capacities to make up for dry years. Additionally, in good hydro years the valuable resource is wasted through dam spillage. The risks of long periods of drought will force excessive reliance on thermal generation and diesel fuel driven plants for meeting the electricity demand driving up costs and tariffs, or alternatively, power cuts which can be even more costly. The LTGEP features a significant quantum of solar and wind capacity additions. Land zoning is key. Initial environmental examinations must be conducted and fatal flaws (if any) identified. If this work is not performed upfront with land secured under State mandate, the RE development program will be disrupted and delayed. Sri Lanka Sustainable Energy Authority has the legal basis for securing such land, but its powers have not been effectively used. Land use planning in the context of utility scale wind and solar is essential. Wind farms can be subject to dual use where agriculture, animal husbandry, forestry, process industries, etc. can take place. Same is the case with solar (agrivoltaics) and floating solar PV. The typical physical footprint of a wind farm is less than 3% of the extent of spread on the land occupied. Clearing forest land and allocating scattered housing plots in RE resource rich land may be politically expedient, but hurts the national interest. Agrivoltaics is the dual use of land for solar energy production and agriculture. Many agricultural activities can be combined with solar, including plant crops, livestock, greenhouses, etc. When locating wind farms close to avian habitats, the study of wind industry practices in migratory bird rich regions in many parts of the world should be conducted for addressing concerns about avian issues. SL specific guidelines should be formulated by a multidisciplinary team that consists of various stakeholders. This is not a black and white issue, and compromises must be made for the sake of the overall national interest. In the case of solar, priority needs to be given to using roof-tops or covered spaces before using agricultural, fallow or forest lands. This requires improved incentives, strengthened distribution networks, and clear regulations and importantly, good governance. The risks identified above make it imperative that SL pursue an aggressive path towards RE dominance with utility scale wind and solar + distributed generation via roof top solar and micro grids. Wind/solar hybrid plants with battery energy storage systems (BESS) help to improve project economics and enhances grid integration. Benefitting from distributed solar on roof-tops and covered spaces will require working with prosumers. A prosumer is a producer/consumer of electricity and an electric utility subscriber with roof top solar, BESS and smart controls who is subject to a market rate electricity tariff with ‘time of hour’ metering, peak demand charge and demand side management programs. The subscriber will be financially incentivised to adopt state of the art technologies to control consumption during high tariff rates and shave peak demand level by shutting off appliances. With a sizable SL population resident in rural regions the development of micro grids for rural electricity supply based on Solar PV with BESS will also provide benefits such as curbing electricity demand from fossil fuelled plants and help to reduce transmission and distribution losses. Harnessing RE resources offers energy security and creates avenues for investment with skilled job opportunities opening for management, financial and technical specialists. SL is aspiring to be a digital economy. As the world increasingly shifts towards digitalisation, this transformation is aligned with sustainable practices. Green technologies must drive a sustainable digital economy. This course firmly aligns with national development goals. (The writer is a Management Consultant and Renewable Energy Specialist. He can be reached at: .)668 lucky casino 。

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Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. And this wasn't on a whim: He knows how to play and even brought his own chess set. Before the San Antonio Spurs left New York for a flight to Minnesota, Wembanyama put out the call on social media: “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there,” Wembanyama wrote. It was 9:36 a.m. People began showing up almost immediately. Washington Square Park is a known spot for chess in New York — Bobby Fischer among others have famously played there, and it's been used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game. Wembanyama was there for an hour in the rain, from about 10-11 a.m. He played four games, winning two and losing two — he told Bleacher Report afterward that both of the losses were to professional chess players — before departing to catch the Spurs' flight. Wembanyama had been trying to get somewhere to play chess for the bulk of the team's time in New York — the Spurs played the Knicks on Christmas and won at Brooklyn on Friday night. The schedule never aligned, until Saturday morning. And even with bad weather, he bundled up to make it happen. He posed for photos with a couple of dozen people who showed up, braving a morning of cold rain to play chess with one of the NBA's biggest stars. “We need an NBA players only Chess tournament, proceeds go to the charity of choice of the winner,” he wrote on social media after his chess trip was over. Wembanyama is averaging 25.2 points and 10.1 rebounds this season, his second in the NBA after winning rookie of the year last season. The Spurs play at Minnesota on Sunday. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBANone

Victor Wembanyama went to a park in New York City and played 1-on-1 with fans on Saturday. He even lost a couple of games. Not in basketball, though. Wemby was playing chess. And this wasn't on a whim: He knows how to play and even brought his own chess set. Before the San Antonio Spurs left New York for a flight to Minnesota, Wembanyama put out the call on social media: “Who wants to meet me at the SW corner of Washington Square park to play chess? Im there,” Wembanyama wrote. It was 9:36 a.m. People began showing up almost immediately. Washington Square Park is a known spot for chess in New York — Bobby Fischer among others have famously played there, and it's been used for multiple movie scenes featuring the game. Wembanyama was there for an hour in the rain, from about 10-11 a.m. He played four games, winning two and losing two — he told Bleacher Report afterward that both of the losses were to professional chess players — before departing to catch the Spurs' flight. Wembanyama had been trying to get somewhere to play chess for the bulk of the team's time in New York — the Spurs played the Knicks on Christmas and won at Brooklyn on Friday night. The schedule never aligned, until Saturday morning. And even with bad weather, he bundled up to make it happen. He posed for photos with a couple of dozen people who showed up, braving a morning of cold rain to play chess with one of the NBA's biggest stars. “We need an NBA players only Chess tournament, proceeds go to the charity of choice of the winner,” he wrote on social media after his chess trip was over. Wembanyama is averaging 25.2 points and 10.1 rebounds this season, his second in the NBA after winning rookie of the year last season. The Spurs play at Minnesota on Sunday. AP NBA: https://apnews.com/hub/NBAITV I'm A Celeb star Dean McCullough 'replaced' as viewers beg 'please' after reactionDusty May, No. 14 Michigan try to continue strong start vs. Arkansas