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'Make America Green Again' Is A New Campaign To Bring Back 'Victory Gardens'
By Brian Spaen
May 17 2019, Updated 5:58 p.m. ET
Limiting plastic use and adding plant-based meals to our diets are easy and common ways to fight climate change. Another fulfilling way to participate is by creating and maintaining a local garden, whether in a community area or at home. Green America is bringing back "Victory Gardens" from earlier World Wars, only changing the focus to winning against carbon emissions.
When the United States were fighting in World War I and II, local communities and troops were supported by fruits and vegetables from Victory Gardens. A massive push led to eight million tons of food, or 40 percent of the produce consumed in the US, grown by close to 20 million gardens by 1944.
Since that time, our country's population has more than doubled to over 323 million citizens. That amount of people is causing havoc to our environment in terms of carbon dioxide emissions. According to the Environmental Protection Agency, the transportation and electricity sectors each represent 28 percent of total greenhouse gas emissions.
Meet Jes, our food campaigns associate, who's growing a #ClimateVictoryGarden at her home in Colorado, as part of our new series, How Does Her Garden Grow? Follow along and feel free to reply with questions you have for Jes! https://t.co/5wbWUax57m pic.twitter.com/e8Wc0ptWRI
— Green America (@GreenAmerica) May 22, 2018
More beef consumption, relying on independent vehicles to reach our destination, and the rise of plastic use are some of the major contributions to climate change. The land use and forestry sector has seen a nine percent drop in carbon sequestration, or the process of removing these emissions from the atmosphere, between 1990 and 2016.
"Hotter days, longer periods of drought, and more intense storms are becoming the new normal, and species around the world are already feeling the effects," said Nikhil Advani, lead specialist for climate, communities, and wildlife at the World Wildlife Fund.
"While we work to ratchet down emissions, it's critical we also improve our understanding of species response to climate change and develop strategies to help them adapt."
"Making American Green Again": Largest-ever Victory Garden push since World War II launched to combat climate change while producing 12 million tons of high-quality food. https://t.co/m9w7gzCTX4 #climate #cooking #gardening #gardens #food #foodie #organic pic.twitter.com/tTdpCjDtm2
— Scott Stapf (@stapf) May 22, 2018
Green America is looking toward Victory Gardens to negate this increase in greenhouse gas emissions. Instead of helping out war efforts, they're looking to help improve those carbon sequestration numbers. They're doubling the amount of gardens from the World War II era, setting a goal for 40 million gardens by 2030.
It doesn't take much time or effort to plant a garden in our own home, and more residential areas are building community areas for growing fruits and vegetables. There's no need to invest in expensive alternatives and there's no commitment to a lifestyle change. People can save money by growing produce instead of purchasing it at grocery stores.
"Americans want to take actions that have a direct impact on climate change. They are also increasingly concerned about the chemicals on store-bought produce," Todd Larsen, executive co-director of consumer and corporate engagement at Green America, told Inhabitat.
"Climate Victory Gardens gives us all a way to reduce our impact on the planet, while ensuring the food we feed our families is safe and nutritious."
In order to successfully maintain a Climate Victory Garden, Green America created a checklist for planters to follow. Guidelines include planting perennials, ditching chemical use, composting organic waste to garden fertilizer, and rotating plants and crops. For composting, coffee filters and grounds, cardboard, yard waste, and some produce scraps can all be used.
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Tuscaloosa Car Accident Attorneys Say Auto Safety Features May Increase Accident Risks For Alabama Drivers
Oct 24, 2014 - Car Accidents by Cross & Smith
On October 7th, AAANewsroom released a new warning that hands-free technology is not necessarily risk-free. They have issued significant warnings about distracted driving and hands-free devices in the past. However, the new report looks specifically at how poor design and errors can seriously reduce driver attention to the road. Our Tuscaloosa car accident attorneys recommend that clients do their homework before using any hands-free system while driving. If the use of a system is not second nature, just say "no."
Some Car Models Rank Better Than Others
It is well known that hands off the wheel and eyes off the road are only two factors that contribute to distracted driving. Keeping the mind engaged on driving is critical. Many of today's complex, confusing and error-prone hands-free systems are failing — whether drivers engage in talking, texting or even changing radio stations. Tests on changing radio stations and voice dialing revealed that some vehicles were better than others. Using a five-point category scale, where five was the highest cognitive distraction rating, AAA reports the following results:
Toyota's Entune® system rated 1.7, the lowest cognitive distraction rating, making it a better choice than many other systems.
Hyundai's Blue Link rated 2.2.
Chrysler Uconnect™ ranked 2.7.
Ford SYNC with MyFord Touch® ranked 3.0.
Mercedes COMAND® rated 3.1.
Chevrolet MyLink® had the highest rating in the test, at 3.7.
While the AAA report predicts that these systems will continue to improve over time, it is clear that drivers need to understand that these systems do not typically equate to safe driving. Our Tuscaloosa car accident attorneys have seen too many collisions caused by distracted drivers. We want everyone in Alabama to remain safe on the road.
Tips For Safe Use of Hands-free Systems
It is natural to want to make use of hands-free technology, but it is vital to ensure that all drivers in Tuscaloosa and elsewhere in Alabama are safe on the road. Our car accident attorneys recommend choosing a safe system, and then taking it one step at a time, as follows:
Learn while off the road: Every system works differently, and you need to know what to say and do to perform the hands-free tasks you want to do. Keep practicing until the tasks become intuitive. Then practice some more in low-traffic situations.
Check for system errors: In spite of testing by manufacturers, errors happen. You need to do your own extensive testing of commonly-used features to make sure no problems are likely to distract you during a critical moment on the road.
Avoid using systems in busy traffic: Even if you know every detail about your system, heavy traffic — or even notoriously dangerous roadways — are conditions that call for one hundred percent of your brain power. Regardless of whether you dislike the song playing on the radio or you receive a call or text from your favorite person, these hands-free opportunities can wait.
Unfortunately, you cannot prevent other drivers from distracted driving, so always remain watchful for signs of distractions in nearby vehicles. Over time, we believe that hands-free system improvements will create safer roadways. Until then, use caution.
Think You Know All About Distracted Driving? Think Again, Says AAA, June 12, 2013, By Nancy White, Director, AAA Public Relations
Distracted Driving, What Research Shows and What States Can Do, 2011, published by Governor's Highway Safety Association
More Blog Entries:
Tuscaloosa Traffic Accidents — Cell Phones Not Only Distraction, Tuscaloosa Car Accidents Blog
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Learning connector lessons with single pair Ethernet
September 09, 2020	// By Nick Flaherty
Riky Comini, Global Director of Industrial Automation at Molex talks to Nick Flaherty on why Europe is key for the newly standardised single pair Ethernet connector technology
A new standard for single pair Ethernet (SPE) is gathering speed with multiple companies joining the SPE industrial partner network to avoid making the same mistakes as the past with prorietary connector systems.
The partner network, based in Rahden, Westphalia, Germany, started with HARTING, TE Connectivity, HIROSE, Würth Elektronik, LEONI, Murrelektronik and Softing IT Networks, and now includes companies such as Molex, Amphenol ICC and Lütze alongside seven others.
Molex is taking a broader view of the technology as a key element for the next generation of connected industrial and factory automation systems as part of Industry 4.0, starting in Europe. It want to move away from being a connector supplier to a system consultant.
"I think Europe is probably ahead, and probably the first massive adopter considering the players here," said Riky Comini, Global Director of Industrial Automation at Molex (left). Comini is responsible for product management, business development and engineering globally.
"The Molex position is we have learned a very good lesson from the past and we are using that experience to collaborate with a series of players that are going to drive something good for the customer and for the market," he said. "Most of the development for networks in general has been fragmented."
He points to the Molex Ultra-Lock connector system for networking. "Ultra-Lock was invented in 2000 and presented to the market but the fact that we kept it closed meant the industry struggled with adoption," he said. "We have all these connectors but if the market isn't going to adopt it there's no point."
So the international specification of IEC 63171-6 for SPE and multiple companies with the same interface for connectors and a common form factor is a new way of approaching the market. "This gave us good inroads into understanding the market," he said. "It's a multi-source connector but the adoption will be much higher."
Next: Wider engagement through single pair Ethernet
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When it comes to keeping your business clean, you want only the very best to do the job. Not only does a clean business attract more customers, but it also ensures that your employees are healthy and able to work. When it comes to finding office cleaning companies in NYC, you want only the very best, and that means researching carefully before you hire. With that in mind, read on below for a few of the top tips for finding the most reputable cleaning services in NYC.
The first thing you should do is research carefully any companies that you are considering. It's best to talk to other people in your building to see what office cleaning companies in NYC they are using. You want someone that is well-known, well-respected, and highly recommended in the area. Once you have a few possible choices, then you can narrow it down to a single company and go from there.
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Personnel Today Awards 2015 winners: Kessar Kalim is HR Business Partner of the Year
By Jo Faragher on 2 Dec 2015 in HR transformation, HR strategy, PT Awards
Kessar Kalim won HR Business Partner of the Year before being made Overall Winner of the Personnel Today Awards in 2015
Kessar Kalim, HR business partner at Cafcass, was crowned HR Business Partner of the Year, before going on to win the Personnel Today Awards 2015 Overall Winner, the first individual ever to take home the winner-of-winners prize. Here we take a look at his HRBP entry and those of our runners-up.
Kessar Kalim, Cafcass
Cafcass is a non-departmental public body that gives advice to family courts, makes provision for children to be represented and provides information, advice and support to children and their families. It is the largest single employer of social workers in England, with around 1,700 staff.
HR Business Partner of the Year Award: Our judge
Angela O'Connor, CEO, The HR Lounge
After being declared "inadequate" by Ofsted in 2009, Cafcass needed to address issues such as high absence levels, low compliance by staff, and poor management information systems. The organisation introduced a new workforce strategy with the objective of receiving a "good" assessment by 2014, which it achieved.
What Kessar did
Made a significant contribution to the overall HR transformation at Cafcass, particularly in addressing sickness levels and helping to embed a new workplace culture.
Joined as an HR administrator in 2009 and has risen quickly through the ranks: completed his CIPD Masters in Human Resource Management and became HR business partner in 2014.
Now provides support for managers in Birmingham, London, Surrey and Sussex, encompassing a business unit of around 400 staff.
Supported the development of the equality and diversity programme, which was rated "outstanding" by Ofsted.
Provided support for a pilot programme where Cafcass has led and advised social work teams in Birmingham City Council.
Took part in Cafcass' job evaluation panel and a programme to update pay scales – the latter required moving around 1800 staff from an eight-point payscale to a 10-point payscale.
Helped with promotion of diversity events, reviewing feedback and moving training from entirely paper-based process to fully online.
Benefits and achievements
Cafcass has reduced sickness absence levels from 16.2 days per social worker per year to 7.3 days in 2014: Kessar has supported staff in their return to work and in building resilience.
Intervention in Birmingham City Council has led to improvements in employee engagement, with staff grading the project 4 out of 5.
In London and Surrey/Sussex, 100% of managers met their performance assessments. In London and Surrey/Sussex, 100% of managers met their performance assessments.
Feedback from diversity events showed that 100% would use their learnings in their practice.
"He works tirelessly to ensure that advice is available, balanced, and ensures that managers and staff feel supported": feedback from Richard Morris, head of service.
Judge's comments
"I loved the business-like nature of the submission which linked the strategic objectives, the line of sight between what he did and the resulting outcomes."
RUNNERS-UP
Tina Byford, Royal Mail Group
Royal Mail Group delivers a six-days-a-week, one-price-goes-anywhere postal service to more than 29 million addresses across the UK. Its aim is to be the best delivery and marketing mail business in the UK. In October 2013, it floated on the London Stock Exchange.
Following privatisation, the Royal Mail Group needed to respond to competition in a unionised environment, while still responding to regulatory demands and the expectations of shareholders. Royal Mail Operations is the largest part of the company, with 130,000 employees, and is responsible for collecting, sorting, distributing and delivering six days a week.
What Tina did
Took over role of head of HR for West Midlands Delivery Directorate (52 delivery units in West Midlands area) in June 2014, acting as strategic business partner to the West Midlands Delivery Director.
Drove concept that employee engagement needed to be based on great leadership every day, rather than an annual, survey-based event.
Undertook listening sessions where colleagues could discuss issue; ensured appropriate follow-up.
Shared engagement survey results with unions and engaged union colleagues with subsequent action plans.
Focused on six delivery units with lowest engagement index scores to formulate action plans with their managers, unions, and employee representatives.
Coached and supported managers to improve performance conversations and ensure high quality of personal development plans.
Developed a number of talent programmes including: Next steps (front-line colleagues wanting to move to management); Elevate (temporary managers moving to permanent first line manager roles); Management Development Programme (supporting middle managers to more senior roles); Springboard/Spring Forward (female career aspirations).
Key contributor to Continued Efficiency Programme aimed at streamlining organisational design and deployment. Integral role in people cost reduction plan to remove more than 100 full-time heads from the business.
West Midlands came top nationally across many measurement scores, moving up from mid-table the previous year.
All units achieved self-imposed "stretch" targets after the 2015 engagement survey.
Zero formal disagreements in 12 months.
Employee engagement survey gained 89% response rate (up 4% year on year) and employee engagement index rose by four points to 53.
Review of allowances has saved £192,000 for West Midlands, having worked closely with finance department.
Reduction in sickness absence of 3.3% compared to prior year.
Sixty-five people left the business through voluntary redundancy and 35 through retirement/ill-health, addressing some long-term absence issues and meeting targets for cost-reduction plan.
A nice, well-rounded entry showing how HR can add real value to the business.
Diana Peeva, AAYA
AAYA is a London-based hospitality business, set up to develop and deliver hospitality concepts and manage their operations. The brands AAYA has worked with include The Duck and Rice, Busaba Eathai and Parc Chinois.
AAYA has launched two high profile hospitality concepts in 12 months: Babaji Pide Salonu, and The Duck and Rice, and was supporting the development of two more in 2015: Princi London and Parc Chinois. The company needed to recruit and train new teams to deliver high quality products and services, and establish a strong set of systems and values.
What Diana did
Defined reporting and operational lines to create a cohesive team and operation.Outlined duties, responsibilities and contributions to create engagement at recruitment stage and a career development framework.
Developed online recruitment system with applicant tracking system, candidate management, talent pool capabilities, multi-job posting and legal compliance.
Defined a training index outlining job-specific learning, levels of knowledge and assessment.
Worked with in-house subject experts to design and deliver training content.
Designed an online learning platform which can act as a tool for personal and professional growth. This encompasses: an LMS, assessment/diagnostics, learning plans, training records, job levels content, analysis tools and a social platform.
No spending on agencies means £50,000 in recruitment savings.
System has attracted and managed 5,438 applications, recruiting more than 200 team members in six months.
Retention of team members is 70%.
Learning system supports all operational departments and has reduced cost of training by £20,000.
All induction and statutory training is completed on time with online records of assessment.
Learning platform has attracted more than 8,000 views.
"Two good projects are described in this entry…. both were delivered on time and to budget."
Fiona Thompson, ATS Euromaster
ATS Euromaster is a nationwide tyre company with 340 centres across the UK.
Six years ago, the company was charged with reversing a long record of financial instability – at its lowest point the business recorded a loss of £27 million. HR director Irene Stark wanted to differentiate ATS Euromaster from the competition by making customer care an integral part of the way people work. She asked Fiona Thompson, Group Head of Learning and Development, to come up with a viable solution.
What Fiona did
Fiona and the HR customer care team assessed current practices and reviewed how each team interacted with internal and external customers, collating real data.
Uncovered poor customer service examples and gathered evidence to present to managers.
Decided to introduce SMILE: Putting the customer first, which highlights five critical touch points on the customer journey where employees could add or destroy value. S – state (of mind and environment); M – meet and greet; I – in the customer's shoes; L – live the company values; and E – engage (with each customer until the end of the transaction).
Launched SMILE at day-and-a-half event to the top 60 people in the business, then selected eight people to become group facilitators to show this as a business, rather than solely HR, initiative.
Every team in the business has attended a condensed version of this event, including fish and chip suppers. There has also been a series of 90-minute SMILE workshops as refresher sessions.
Worked with internal communications to come up with materials to encourage employees to participate.
SMILE has become part of people's objectives, and each team completes a quarterly SMILE action plan.
Irene Stark, Group HR Director: "Fiona's approach to internal and external customers, has united people in operations, sales and head office."
Employees' understanding of the importance of customer care has increased: in latest survey, 70% said they agreed strongly that "we regularly use customer feedback to improve our processes", a 13% point improvement on last year.
ATS Euromaster's Net Promoter Score (NPS) has increased by over 27% points – it currently stands at 80%.
Internal measurements show that those centres that have a higher engagement score, NPS and better turnover tend to also outperform other centres in profitability, productivity and customer service.
"Some nice work here including an innovative approach to development such as the fish and chip suppers. Like the real data approach to customer feedback."
Gordon Latham, Warwickshire County Council
Warwickshire is one of the fastest growing commercial regions in the UK, and the County Council is the largest employer in the area, employing 18,000 people with a total spend of more than £670 million.
There are now more than 4,000 academy schools nationally, and almost 60 of these are in Warwickshire, funded directly by the Department for Education and employers in their own right. With freedom to run their own staffing arrangements, this created significant challenges from an HR perspective, for example in maintaining long-standing bargaining arrangements. Furthermore, some schools were moving away from the local authority to choose alternative HR providers.
What Gordon did
Came to Warwickshire in new post of Schools HR Business Partner in 2013.
Developed code of practice/behaviours for trade union representation and an employee relations consultation framework.
Reviewed number of consultative forums and developed a more streamlined, stakeholder-led process.
Persuaded trade unions that academy schools needed to participate in the new framework to maintain a similar level of financial support for their activities.
Worked with schools to get on the agenda of head teacher forums, and connected with Governor Services and School Improvement colleagues.
Successfully won back lost customers and secured new business for the LA's HR services and enhanced its reputation.
Policies are available for use by customers within a month after a consultation commencing.
Established himself and the HR service as a highly credible and valued partner to the Council.
Won PPMA award for promoting positive employee relations.
Feedback: "Gordon has done a great deal to ensure the strategic support to schools is recognised and valued. His support for the schools advisory team is superb and we are seeing their confidence and skills grow as a result."
"He has clearly moved employee relations from a low base using a range of approaches."
Sarah Martignier, Harrods
Harrods is one of the world's best known department stores based in Knightsbridge in London, with 330 departments offering a wide range of luxury products and services, from clothing to jewellery, personal shopping and interior design. The Harrods Group also operates the Harrods Bank, Air Harrods, the Harrods Estates and Harrods Aviation. It employs more than 5,000 employees across 20 industries.
Worked with Orion Partners to move towards the Ulrich Model of business partnering, establishing a shared services hub to handle transactional HR.
Moved from newly promoted junior HR business partner (formerly an ER advisor) to become top performing business partner, supporting some of the most challenging stakeholders in the business.
Led on talent management project, working in close partnership with head of learning.
Established remuneration committee for the Harrods Bank.
Designed complex transformation programme for the IT function.
Worked with store services/cleaning department on developing customer service skills.
Nominated for and won the Harrods Award for Excellence (nominated by CFO, CEO of Harrods Bank and director of store operations).
She was the first internally promoted business partner post-restructure.
CFO feedback: "Sarah brings a refreshing 'can-do' approach to every part of her job and doesn't let barriers get in the way of achieving the best result for the organisation."
CEO Harrods Bank: "Sarah is an excellent business partner. She lives and breathes Harrods and its values. A fantastic example to everyone of what it means to work here."
Judge's comment
"She sounds good and there is some nice feedback."


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We strongly believe that diversity and inclusion lead to better business results. In order to establish a diverse and inclusive corporate culture and to gain better access to more talent, METRO has developed a company-wide diversity approach. Our goal is to create an open work environment in which individual differences are respected, valued and promoted. We strive to build a workforce in which each individual can develop and use their unique potential and strengths.
Equal opportunities at work
We promote equal opportunities at work for men and women. METRO aims to further increase the proportion of women in executive positions. We have made progress towards this goal again during the past financial year. The objective is for 20% of employees on the 1st management level below the Management Board and 35% of employees on the second management level below the Management Board of METRO AG to be women by June 2022. At the end of financial year 2018/19, a share of 11.6% of women were employed in the first management level below the Management Board and 34.1% in the second management level below the Management Board. Additionally, the Supervisory Board has stipulated the objective of having at least one female member appointed to the Management Board of METRO AG by June 2022. As of 1 November 2019, Andrea Euenheim was appointed to the Management Board of METRO AG as the new labour director. She is succeeding Heiko Hutmacher, who is leaving the company as of 31 December 2019 at his own request. METRO AG will achieve the target set by the Supervisory Board already in 2019.
Furthermore, METRO has set a voluntary target for the share of women in executive positions at METRO Wholesale. By June 2022, 25% of managerial positions on levels 1–3 (including store managers) of METRO Wholesale locations worldwide will be filled by women. At the end of the financial year, the proportion of women in management positions in levels 1 to 3 (including store managers) at METRO Wholesale was 24.2%. We will incorporate these goals in our succession planning and recruitment activities.
In 2017, METRO established a Diversity and Inclusion Committee, which created a long-term strategy and is pursuing to promote diversity within the organisation and harness it to benefit the business. As part of this strategy, the committee agreed on individual goals for the group companies with the Management Board of METRO AG, which are monitored using specific key performance indicators. Another task of the aforementioned committee is to support the METRO companies in achieving their goals with best practice sharing and newly developed initiatives. In 2019, METRO AG held its first Diversity & Inclusion Days at the Düsseldorf Campus in order to make diversity and inclusion in the corporate environment more tangible for employees. With a total number of 350 participants events on 5 dimensions (sexual orientation, disability, gender, ethnicity, age), the event was very successful and will be repeated in 2020 at the METRO Campus in Düsseldorf.
METRO is actively participating in various initiatives, such as the Diversity Charter, the LEAD Network and Prout at Work. Beyond that, various employee networks have been established. In 2018, METRO launched the Women Leadership Programme (WLP). Following the successful completion of a pilot programme in June 2018, the Women Leadership Programme was rolled out at METRO AG, METRO Wholesale and the service companies in 2019.
Life phase-oriented programmes
We offer various opportunities for part-time employment and support our employees in caring for relatives. In addition, the head office in Düsseldorf operates 3 kindergartens with spaces for children from the age of 4 months. The staff speak German and English to the children.
A central element of HR policy that harnesses the diversity of employees for corporate success in terms of gender, age, ethnicity, beliefs, sexual identities and potential disabilities.
Wholesale, METRO Wholesale
The METRO Wholesale segment comprises the METRO Wholesale sales line of METRO AG with 678 wholesale stores across 34 countries worldwide. This also includes the delivery business (Food Service Distribution) with the METRO delivery service and companies like the delivery specialists Classic Fine Foods, Pro à Pro and Rungis Express.
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With the calendar flipped and the final month of the MLB season upon us, the Red Sox have an opportunity to flex their muscles and build on their American League East lead with a three-game series vs. the Tigers. The best teams in the AL record-wise kick off the series Monday at 1:35 at Fenway Park. The Red Sox (82-56) lead the AL East by 5½ games, while Detroit (80-57) leads the AL Central by 7½ games. Boston earned its lead with a three-game sweep of the White Sox. The second-place Rays, who entered a three-game series with the Athletics just 2½ games behind the Red Sox, dropped all three games in Oakland. After tying Boston with a win over the Yankees on Aug. 24, the Rays have lost seven of their last eight games, while Boston has claimed eight of its last nine. The Red Sox'€™ 5½-game AL East lead is their largest since July 5. The Tigers find themselves in a familiar position at the start of September. They'€™re well on their way to winning their third straight AL Central title. With 25 games remaining, Detroit leads Cleveland by 7½ games. One potential determinant of the series will be the health of the Tigers slugger Miguel Cabrera. The reigning AL MVP and Triple Crown winner missed the last two games with due to issues with his groin and abdomen. Cabrera is threatening to claim the Triple Crown again, as he leads MLB in batting average (.358) and RBIs (130). His 43 home runs puts him four behind the Orioles'€™ Chris Davis. Team president/CEO/general manager Dave Dombrowski, during an interview on Monday's Dennis & Callahan show, expressed optimism that Cabrera will play at some point in this series, although he was not listed in the team's starting lineup for the opener. Two series ago, the Red Sox lucked out in missing Dodgers starters Clayton Kershaw and Zack Greinke on its West Coast trip. The Red Sox receive a similar stroke of luck this series in not facing former AL MVP Justin Verlander and current AL ERA leader Anibal Sanchez. Instead, Boston will see a formidable trio in Doug Fister, Max Scherzer and Rick Porcello. Boston dropped three of four in its only matchup this season with Detroit in mid-June. Here are the pitching matchups. Monday: John Lackey (8-11, 3.19 ERA) vs. Doug Fister (11-7, 3.81 ERA) Tuesday: Jon Lester (12-8, 3.99 ERA) vs. Max Scherzer (19-1, 2.90 ERA) Wednesday: Ryan Dempster (7-9, 4.75 ERA) vs. Rick Porcello (11-7, 4.44 ERA) WHO'€™S HOT: RED SOX '€¢ Jacoby Ellsbury broke out of a slump with a big series against the Orioles to begin last week. He carried that hot streak into the White Sox series, as the Red Sox center fielder is batting .423 in his past six games. However, Ellsbury left Sunday'€™s 7-6 win over the White Sox with a hand injury. His removal was precautionary, and Red Sox manager John Farrell said he did not expect him to miss any time. '€¢ The successful experiment of Koji Uehara as a closer continued against Chicago, as he earned a pair of saves. Uehara worked 2 1/3 innings against the White Sox and allowed zero baserunners while striking out three. The 36-year-old'€™s last earned run came on June 30. Uehara'€™s mind-boggling stats this season include a 1.17 ERA, a 0.620 WHIP and 83 strikeouts against only nine walks. '€¢ David Ortiz spent the past series terrorizing White Sox pitchers. Boston'€™s designated hitter went 5-for-9 with four walks and one double over the three games. He drove in six runs, including three in the series finale. His big series followed a putrid six-game stretch in which Ortiz failed to register a hit in 24 plate appearances. WHO'€™S HOT: TIGERS '€¢ Part of the reason for Detroit'€™s August surge has been the play of DH Victor Martinez. Martinez, who returned from a torn ACL suffered before last season, is locked into a 15-game hitting streak, and his 44 hits in August led the major leagues. Martinez entered the first Boston series on June 20 hitting .226/.279/.326. He now sits at .298/.352/.419. '€¢ Middle infielders Omar Infante and Jose Iglesias led the way in Detroit'€™s series with Cleveland. Infante, the team'€™s second baseman, smacked a pair of home runs and collected five RBIs, in the second game of the series. Iglesias, who was acquired by the Tigers from the Red Sox at the trade deadline to play shortstop in place of the suspended Jhonny Peralta, collected five hits over the three-game series. '€¢ The Tigers added depth in their lineup Sunday by calling up infield prospect Nick Castellanos. The 21st-ranked prospect by both Baseball America and MLB.com will provide depth in the outfield and possibly platoon with lefty-hitting Andy Dirks. Castellanos, always known more for his bat than his glove, hit .276/.343/.450 in 136 games at Triple-A. WHO'€™S NOT: RED SOX '€¢ Felix Doubront could not escape the fourth inning of his start Sunday, as the White Sox knocked him out after 3 2/3 innings. The lefty allowed seven hits and four runs and did not factor into Boston'€™s 7-6 victory. Doubront breezed through the first three innings without allowing a run, but he stumbled in the fourth when he allowed five hits and all four runs. '€¢ The Red Sox rapped out 29 hits and 18 runs in the series with Chicago. None of those hits belonged to Jarrod Saltalamacchia, who failed to register a hit in either of his two starts against the White Sox. The switch-hitting catcher is hitless in his last 10 at-bats. '€¢ After showing shaky control in an outing vs. the Orioles, Brandon Workman allowed a run in an inning of relief Sunday. The rookie gave up a pair of hits and walked a batter in 1 1/3 innings of work. His shaky outing comes directly after he walked three batters in a relief appearance against Baltimore. WHO'€™S NOT: TIGERS '€¢ Joaquin Benoit blew up in the eighth inning of Detroit's 4-0 loss to Cleveland on Sunday. Mike Aviles broke a 0-0 tie with a grand slam off Benoit, who walked the bases loaded before allowing the dinger. In just one game, Benoit'€™s ERA jumped from 1.48 to 2.13. '€¢ Fister, Monday's starter, looks to overcome a poor previous start. Fister allowed 13 hits and seven runs in five innings in a 14-4 loss to Oakland on Wednesday. The righty has allowed eight or more hits in his last four starts. '€¢ Justin Verlander turned in a vintage performance Sunday. He threw seven shutout innings with six strikeouts against the Indians. The performance deviated from what'€™s been a disappointing season for the former AL MVP. Verlander, who averaged a 2.52 ERA and a .987 WHIP in his previous two seasons, sports a pedestrian 3.59 ERA and a 1.34 WHIP.


Recently, Nike and Parra renewed their long-running partnership with the colorful Parra x Nike pack which dropped on July 21. It comprised an Air Max 1, an Air Zoom Spiridon, and a matching tracksuit. Since then, several creatives from the sneaker community have taken it upon themselves to transfer or reinterpret Piet Parra's eye-catching artwork on to other Nike silhouettes.
The sneakers were hotly anticipated and sold out almost instantly upon their release. While the Air Max 1 was the most sought-after model of the pack, there was also a Friends & Family version of the sneaker that a very select few received from Nike. Those lucky enough to receive a pair stunted on Instagram and gave us a lesson in how to style the kicks. Those that did not get lucky, however, either had to settle for resale or — in the case of the examples below — got creative.
Scroll through a selection of our favorite Parra x Nike custom sneakers below and leave your thoughts on each design in the comments.
Mache Customs brought Piet Parra and Virgil Abloh's work together on a custom OFF-WHITE x Parra x Nike Air Jordan 1. The definition of hype.
Is it just us, or should more brands and creatives collaborate on the Nike Air Monarch?
WHAT IF… 1/1 for @pietparra #loudsoulscustoms ? @stanbirch ? @pietparra AF1 "What if…" Custom . To all those who will take a Big L tomorrow morning… Don't ever forget that someone like me is creating things for you. Wait for the next shots ! .
@loudsoulscustoms did some great work on these Air Force 1s. Would you cop?
Sneaker fiend @roogknows mocked up the Air Force 1 in the friends and family colorway.
Edwin Lanni, aka @hed_win, put his photoshop skills to work on this Parra x Nike Air Max 97 mockup, which we think would have been just as good as the original Air Max 1.
What do you think of the customs and mockups above? Leave your thoughts in the comments.
Next, read our interview with Piet Parra on his latest Nike collaboration.


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The Chloé lookbook opens with a merino wool tank and maxi skirt accessorized with gold body chains that are a nod in the direction of Gabriela Hearst's 17th century muse, the painter Artemisia Gentileschi. On a Zoom call last week, Hearst was talking up Gentileschi; both her artistry and her against-the-odds success (painting was not a typical woman's profession 500 years ago) appealed to the designer. Also, "she did paintings of heroines," Hearst said, adding that if Gentileschi had been born a man, we'd know more about her.
Allusions to the baroque era are a throughline of the new collection. There are graceful trumpet sleeves on a knit dress, a demure lace-up bodice on a hemp and linen number, and quilted puffers shaped like doublets made from leather or recycled nylon. Decoratively speaking, the offering's harlequin motifs on knit separates and the color-blocking of a leather slip dress and poncho-cape are linked to the same time period.
But historicism isn't really Hearst's motivation. She quickly established her Chloé aesthetic after arriving at the Paris label two years ago. What drives her is the work she's doing to produce fashion more sustainably, and if she can lift up women makers in the process, all the better. Among the brand's partnerships with social enterprises are a new one with Madagascar's Made For a Woman, the artisans of which have creations handwoven hats for the collection.
A partnership with Teva has yielded a group of its familiar sport sandals made completely with recycled materials. And via an ongoing collaboration with the jeans legend Adriano Goldschmied, Hearst has developed a new wash that requires 80% less water than typical denim. Other jeans pieces have been made from post-consumer denim, "trash basically," Hearst said. She's as enterprising as ever.
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ActiveCampaign Email Deliverability Report for the year 2021 (September)
In this email deliverability report for ActiveCampaign (September 2021), there are, among other things, depth details on the deliverability of emails in comparison with other providers and how good the delivery rates in the numerous industries and with different email providers are.
Email deliverability for ActiveCampaign and other providers comparison
A total of 6.764 emails were sent with ActiveCampaign. A total of 5.853 emails were delivered to the recipient's main mailbox. Of all emails sent, 729 emails ended up in the spam folder. 182 emails were lost on the way to the recipients.

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86.53 % of 6.764 emails sent with ActiveCampaign ended up in the recipient's main mailbox. 10.78 % of all emails were moved from the email providers to the spam folder after successful delivery. 2.69 % of all emails sent did not reach the recipients.

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Mike Review: Hulu's Tyson Biopic Lands With a Thud
I, Tonya director Craig Gillespie takes on the life of the infamous boxer
Trevante Rhodes, Russell Hornsby, Harvey Keitel, Laura Harrier, Li Eubanks, Olunike Adeliyi, B.J. Minor
Sam Rosenberg
August 19, 2022 | 12:00pm ET
The Pitch: Violence has shaped much of Mike Tyson (Trevante Rhodes)'s life. Growing up in the Brownsville neighborhood of Brooklyn, Tyson dealt with brutal beatings from bullies as often as he received and witnessed verbal and physical lashings at home. Fighting back seemed to be the easiest solution to the hate and hurt he faced, and the bloodier and harder his blows against his peers got, the stronger his determination to make a name for himself became.
After a few stints in juvenile detention, a teenage Tyson got the chance to take his street brawling to the ring with the guidance of renowned boxing trainer Cus D'Amato (Harvey Keitel). Tyson's prolific wins early in his burgeoning career earned him fame and wealth, launching the wunderkind from downtrodden obscurity into the bright and shiny American cultural spotlight. D'Amato even went as far as to act as a surrogate parent to the fatherless Tyson, a meaningful gesture were it not for D'Amato's irony-free insistence that he'd help turn Tyson into "a beast" and "a monster."
As Tyson continued to embrace his celebrity lifestyle, a turbulent marriage to TV star Robin Givens (Laura Harrier) and a credible rape allegation from beauty pageant queen Desiree Washington (Li Eubanks) quickly upended his momentum. Boxing promoter Don King (Russell Hornsby) stepped in to support Tyson in averting these crises, but his own opportunistic agenda created even more financial and personal issues for the prizefighting champion.
Told across eight chapters in the Hulu miniseries Mike, Tyson's journey is a tragic, all-too-familiar portrait of unresolved trauma, the painful pressures of fame, and how the intersection of the two reinforce an unrelenting cycle of self-destruction and hubris.
An Automatic KO: Collaborating for the second time with I, Tonya screenwriter Steven Rogers, filmmaker Craig Gillespie's newest directorial undertaking, Mike, adapts the life of infamous boxer Mike Tyson, spanning from his upbringing in the mid-70s to the late 2010s. The result is a thin and haphazard drama that does a disservice to the talent of its well-cast lead, and flattens the nuances behind Tyson's complex background and tumultuous history.
Like with Gillespie's other unauthorized dramatization Pam & Tommy, Mike stirred controversy from Tyson himself, who lambasted Hulu for "stealing my story" and confirmed plans to produce a show of his own with Jamie Foxx playing him. Even without Tyson's creative involvement, Mike barely makes a dent.
Right from the start, the limited series seems totally uninterested in interrogating the inner lives of its characters, instead constantly repeating information about them via voiceover as if worried the audience's attention will wane and speeding through exposition like it's in a rush to get to the next part. Along with its obnoxious fourth-wall breaking and a shoddy structure that hopscotches around time and place with careless abandon, Mike handpicks tropes from every celebrity biopic of the past decade and blends them into episodic mush.
Mike (Hulu)
Sound and Fury, Signifying Nothing: Despite Tyson's criticisms, it's still possible to take artistic liberties and produce a thematically rich tale out of how race, class, and gender affected his status as a young Black male athlete in America. Take, for example, Michael Mann's commanding depiction of boxing legend Muhammad Ali during the social upheaval of the '60s in 2001's Ali. Or Scott Alexander and Larry Karaszewski's compelling 2016 miniseries The People vs. O.J. Simpson, which effectively captured the multifaceted cultural scope of football star O.J. Simpson's 1994 trial.
With Mike, however, Gillespie and Rogers simply apply the same method they used for I, Tonya, reconciling Tyson's contradictions as both an abuser with material power and a victim of circumstance to sensationalist, slapdash effect.
The first crucial mistake Mike makes is having each episode feature cutaways of an adult Tyson recalling details from his difficult childhood and relationships to an auditorium filled with nameless, faceless spectators. This blunt framing device — of Tyson addressing an anonymous audience, speaking directly to the camera, and gesturing at the slideshow of photos behind him — technically riffs on Undisputed Truth, Tyson's one-man show from 2013, but ultimately stands as a lazy and overbearing attempt to immerse us in his struggles with the limelight.
Such a heavy-handed style might sort of be the point, an aptly abrasive way of emulating the thrust of Tyson's experiences. But without letting the images speak for themselves, Mike constantly undermines itself with self-reflexive commentary, not letting its most pivotal beats a chance to breathe without some sort of meta interjection.
From the excessive narration and the slo-mo imagery to the exhausting camerawork and the on-the-nose soundtrack, Gillespie's elaborate Scorsese cosplay is about as off-putting and clumsy as the writing's forced levity and allergy to subtext.
Almost every single dramatic moment is spelled out, to the point where you could anticipate from a mile away any given scene you'd expect to see from a work of this genre. Insert a raunchy montage of Tyson's sexual exploits here, throw in a scene of Tyson getting taken advantage of by King or D'Amato there, add in a moment where a close family member tells Tyson that he's being mistreated, and voila, you have your biopic!
Russell Hornsby
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Tierra del Fuego National Park & The End of the World Train
Popular Day Trips in Ushuaia
Ushuaia: Beagle Channel & Sea Wolves Island Catamaran Cruise
Ushuaia: Off-Road 4X4 Lakes Tour
Ushuaia: Penguin Watching Tour by Catamaran
Ushuaia: 8-Hour Vinciguerra Glacier Trek
Ushuaia: Helicopter Scenic Flight
Duration options: 15 minutes - 1 hour
Ushuaia: Gable Island and Penguin Colony with Canoeing
From US$ 245
Ushuaia: Beagle Channel by Boat, Hiking, and Seafood
Ushuaia: Walking with Penguins Experience and Marine Museum
Our most recommended Ushuaia Day Trips
1. Ushuaia: Beagle Channel & Sea Wolves Island Catamaran Cruise
Start the tour in the local tourist dock and board a modern and comfortable boat. Set sail and cross the wide Ushuaia Bay until you reach the Beagle Channel through Paso Chico. Then, navigate around the Bird's Island where you can appreciate species of the Tierra del Fuego's seabirds such as skuas, black-browed albatross, steam ducks, cauquenes, cook seagulls, and gray seagulls. After that, reach Sea Lion Island which also belongs to the Bridges Archipelago and is inhabited by 2 different species of sea lion. Arrive at the Les Eclaireurs (The Illuminators) Lighthouse where you will find imperial and rocky cormorants colonies. Hear the story of the collapse of the SS Monte Cervantes in 1930. Next, descend into Puerto Karelo to see the authentic shelly deposits (conchero's) of Yamana peoples. Enjoy a guided hike here which lasts takes approximately 20 minutes, finishing at a panoramic viewpoint where you can capture excellent photographs. On the return journey, marvel at the incredible views of the surrounding mountain ranges and sumptuous vegetation which surround the city of Ushuaia.
2. Ushuaia: Walking with Penguins Experience and Marine Museum
Meet your guide in the port of Ushuaia, then admire scenic views as you travel by bus and boat to Martillo Island on the mystical Beagle Channel. Visit the famous Harberton Ranch, which was founded in 1886 by the Anglican missionary Thomas Bridges, and learn about the unique history of the location. Then it's time to explore the island, home to a colony of Papúa (Gentoo) and Magellanic penguins. Wander along the island's many nature trails as you get up close and personal to these friendly and charismatic penguins. Take photos and admire the penguins in their natural habitat, which they also share with other birds including cormorants, petrels, vultures and skúas. After a 1-hour walk across the island, head back to the ranch and enjoy some free time to explore the historical buildings as well as visit the Marine Mammals and Sea Birds Museum. At the end of the experience, return to the city and relax whilst marvelling at the beautiful landscape that unfolds along the way.
3. Tierra del Fuego National Park & The End of the World Train
After pickup in Ushuaia, travel towards Tierra del Fuego National Park. Along the way, stop to admire the panoramic views over the Beagle Channel. Cross the river and arrive at the End of the World Station. Choose to ride along the embankment used by the old convict train. Passengers who do not wish to ride the train will wait at the end of the train line. Continue to the national park, an area reserved to protect the native subantarctic flora and fauna. Follow the path through the forest to Lake Roca, a glacial lake framed by mountains and forest. Look out for different native bird species, and spend 30 minutes in this beautiful place. Cross Cormorants Island and visit a beaver dam on the way to Lapataia Bay. See the beautiful coast, and traces of the ancient native settlers that used to live in the region. Walk along the footbridge, take photographs, and enjoy the feeling of being at the end of the world. Return to Ushuaia, where your tour will end.
4. Ushuaia: Private Tour Tierra del Fuego National Park
Start the day with the pick-up from your hotel in Ushuaia. Once in the car, you´ll head west in the direction of the National Park. While you leave Ushuaia city, you´ll start to have nice views of the Beagle Channel and the Andes Mountain Range. After 20 minutes, you´ll be driving along the historical and beautiful Pipo River Valley, where the prisoners from the Old Penal Colony of Ushuaia were harvesting wood for over 50 years with the aid of a narrow gauge train. At only 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Ushuaia, you´ll find the famous train "The End of the World", which is a reconstruction of the old train of the prison and were you´ll spend some time discovering this wonderful attraction. Then it will be time to go inside the park either by car or by train (one hour ride). Once in the national park, you´ll continue west for about 25 minutes to reach its end at the coast of Lapataia Bay. This gorgeous bay of the Beagle Channel has a big symbolic value because the end of the route 3 is also the southern end of the Pan-American Highway. After spending some time walking and discovering the coast of the bay and taking pictures, there´s no other choice but to start driving in the other direction. Departing from the end of the Pan-American Highway, you´ll go to visit the stunning Roca Lake, which was carved and formed by the action of glaciers for over 10,000 years. After enjoying a cup of tea or coffee with the great scenario this lake offers, you´ll start heading east on the route 3, getting closer to the city. But before leaving the park, you´ll reach the coast of the Beagle Channel again to visit Zaratiegui Bay this time. This gorgeous bay with a magnificent landscape holds a special sub Antarctic evergreen forest as well as the typical "End of the World" post office. In this cozy and traditional post office you will be able to stamp your passport with special stamps and also send postcards from the furthermost point of America to anywhere in the world. From here, you´ll return to Ushuaia which lays 20 minutes driving from this bay.
5. Ushuaia: Off-Road 4X4 Lakes Tour
During this full-day tour, explore the landscape of Tierra del Fuego on exciting off-road trails in a 4x4 vehicle. Discover the natural beauty of the area on routes that are not frequented by tourists. High up from the Andes Range, see Lake Escondido, a small wonder hidden in the bottom of a valley. Then discover the gigantic and imposing Lake Fagnano, which will be the highlight of the day. Cross the forest and the rivers through challenging mud roads, between trees, passing the coast of the lakes with an experienced driver-guide. Complete your experience with an authentic Argentinian lunch in the Fuegian forest, with a bottle of Malbec.
6. Ushuaia: Helicopter Scenic Flight
Enjoy the breathtaking beauty of the mountains, islands, glaciers, city, and harbor. You will be able to choose from 3 different tours: Ushuaia Scenic Tour (7 min): This flight will give you an excellent view of the city, Golondrina Bay, Susana Mount, Martial Glacier, Presidio and Ushuaia Port harbor and bay. Emerald Lagoon (15 min): Fly over Ushuaia city, and get a clear view of Olivia Mountain. From there, continue on to Cinco Hermanos Mount, the peatlands of Carbajal Valley, Tierra Mayor Valley, Emerald Lagoon, and finishes off over Ushuaia Bay. Landing at the Andes (30 min): Fly over Ushuaia and then be taken east to see Olivia Mountain's summit of almost 4,350 feet. You'll be driven through the Carbajal Valley with its imposing peatlands until you'll reach the Esmeralda Lagoon, a high mountain lagoon. After flying around the mountains you'll get to a stop area, where you'll get the most dramatic views from Ushuaia and the Andes Range. Get ready to toast with champagne at the top of a mountain.
7. Ushuaia: Tierra del Fuego National Park Tour with Lunch
Start the day with a pickup from your hotel around 8 AM and head for the Tierra del Fuego National Park where you'll visit the most relevant sites with priority given to the natural attractions away from the tourist-dense locations. Walk some short, low-difficulty trails and make the most of your time with some expert information from your guide with lots of attention to detail. See all of the most popular panoramic points of interest within the national park, and visit Ensenada Bay, Cormorant Archipelago and, of course, Lapataia Bay, the end of all roads in South America. You'll also see the rivers and lagoons within the national park, including Acigami Lake where lunch will be served in a quiet environment accompanied by drinks. Savor the food, company, and surroundings before returning back to the city around 2:30 PM.
8. Ushuaia: Penguin Watching Tour by Catamaran
Start the tour in the local tourist dock and board a modern and comfortable boat. Set sail and cross the wide Ushuaia Bay until you reach the Beagle Channel through Paso Chico. Then, navigate around the Bird's Island where you can appreciate species of the Tierra del Fuego's seabirds such as skuas, black-browed albatross, steam ducks, cauquenes, cook seagulls, and gray seagulls. After that, reach Sea Lion Island which also belongs to the Bridges Archipelago and is inhabited by 2 different species of sea lion. Arrive at the Les Eclaireurs (The Illuminators) Lighthouse where you will find imperial and rocky cormorants colonies. Hear the story of the collapse of the SS Monte Cervantes in 1930. Next, continue sailing East into the wonderful landscapes of the Beagle Channel surrounded by stunning mountain ranges. Admire both Puerto Almanza on the Argentina coast and the Puerto Williams Naval Base on the Chilean coast. After that, head onwards to Martillo Island, also known as Penguin Island where you will have the opportunity to observe a colony of Magellanic and Papua penguins in their natural habitat. Make the return journey back to the dock, where your tour will end.
9. Ushuaia: Gable Island and Penguin Colony with Canoeing
Join this active excursion to take part in the most comprehensive day tour of Tierra del Fuego. In addition to Gable Island, visit the Harberton Ranch and the penguin colony on Martillo Island. Leave Ushuaia toward the east until you arrive at Lasifashaj River. There, preparations will begin to paddle inflatable canoes along the river and the Beagle Channel. You will be provided with rubber boots, trousers, and life jackets to paddle downstream and to the sea in the Beagle Channel. At the sea, you will see wildlife, including a variety of seabirds and maybe even some sea lions. Then, arrive at the Harberton Ranch and take a motorboat towards the Isla Martillo. From the boat, you can see penguins at their breeding site. Continue on your motorboat to the main attraction of the day, the huge Gable Island, where a hot lunch awaits you with Patagonian wine, soft drinks, and mineral water. Next, hike to explore this wonderful island along beaver dams, through the forest, and along the marine coast until you reach the boat that will take you back to Puerto Harberton. Then, take the bus to Ushuaia.
10. Ushuaia: Full-Day Off-Roading and Horseback Riding Lake Tour
Head off on a full-day excursion in the wilderness of southern Argentina with a jeep tour, followed by horseback riding, and a walk around marvellous lakes with the majestic Andes Mountains surrounding you. Start your day bright and early with a pickup at your hotel, and head straight to the lake region by driving on the national route N°3, where you will cross peat valleys and the Andes Mountains through the Garibaldi Pass. Continue along the road through old trails used for logging, marvelling at the deep valleys around you as your expert local guide tells you the history of the route and the mountains. Once you cross the iconic Andes Mountains, catch a glimpse of the glorious Lago Escondido, a large lake, before descending to its borders, where you'll begin your off-roading adventure. Once there, stop for a rest to meet your horses, and to enjoy a delicious snack. Then, hop on your horse, especially chosen according to each person's riding experience, and enjoy a leisurely ride for 30 minutes. Next, tuck into a local lunch on the side of one of the largest lakes in Argentina, the Lago Fagnano, including an Argentine platter of cheeses and charcuterie as a starter, followed by meat with grilled vegetables, salads, and tea or coffee. After the meal, take a walk to enjoy the immensity of the Lake Fagnano up close, before returning to Ushuaia for an approximate 5 PM arrival.
Top Attractions in Ushuaia
1 Beagle Channel
2 Museo Marítimo y del Presidio de Ushuaia
3 Isla Martillo
4 Glaciar Vinciguerra
5 Galería Temática Historia Fueguina
6 Tierra Mayor
7 Cerro Castor
Things to Do in Ushuaia
1 Ushuaia Cruises & Boat Tours
2 Ushuaia Day Trips
3 Ushuaia Tours
4 Ushuaia Trekking
5 Ushuaia Bus & Minivan Tours
6 Ushuaia Air & Helicopter Tours
7 Ushuaia Transportation
8 Ushuaia Culinary & Nightlife
9 Ushuaia Ski & Snowboard
10 Ushuaia Safaris & Wildlife Activities
11 Ushuaia Canoe & Kayak Tours
12 Ushuaia Nature & Adventure
13 Ushuaia Sightseeing Tours
14 Ushuaia Jeep & 4WD Tours
15 Ushuaia Sailing Trips & Tours
16 Ushuaia Tickets
17 Ushuaia Hiking
18 Ushuaia Nature & Panorama
19 Ushuaia Fishing Tours
20 Ushuaia Children's Activities
Cities in Argentina
2 Rosario
3 Ushuaia
4 San Carlos de Bariloche
5 Salta
6 El Calafate
7 Mendoza
8 Cafayate
9 San Ignacio, Argentina
10 Córdoba, Argentina
11 Puerto Iguazu
12 Puerto Madryn
13 El Chalten
14 Tigre
15 Jujuy
16 San Martín de los Andes
17 Purmamarca
18 Tilcara
19 Ezeiza
20 San Miguel de Tucumán
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What people are saying about Ushuaia
Really enjoyable half day tour. Pick up on time. Very friendly guides. Nice easy walks in the park, all at a gentle pace. Guide was informative. Lovely scenery. I thought the lunchtime food was ok, husband really enjoyed it. The wine flowed. It was a great trip in the Tierra del Fuego.
Ushuaia: Tierra del Fuego National Park Tour with Lunch Reviewed by Ann, 3/6/2020
The guide was next level really, the tour itself is one you don't want to miss for sure. Many tours can't get you on the island but on this trip you can see the dolphins from 20cm away.
Ushuaia: Walking with Penguins Experience and Marine Museum Reviewed by Janek, 12/6/2021
Very nice tour and everything was good organised ! The boat is comfortable, guides speaks spanish and english. We saw a lot of birds and sea lions !
Ushuaia: Beagle Channel & Sea Wolves Island Catamaran Cruise Reviewed by Petr, 3/23/2020
Very nice relaxing pace tour. Luciano the tour guide was well spoken and provided great commentary. , Everything was well organized and informative.
Tierra del Fuego National Park & The End of the World Train Reviewed by William, 3/11/2020
Great excursion! The view from above is simply extraordinary! If possible, take it and do not hesitate!
Ushuaia: Helicopter Scenic Flight Reviewed by Anna, 3/9/2020
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December 29, 2020 December 29, 2020 Daily Drunk
Bowling With Lebowski
It had absolutely nothing to do with doing something obligatory with my son. It was my weekend for custody, and I truly loved hanging out with him. I missed him every moment of the day he wasn't around. I recognized I wasn't going to win any father of the year awards; although in fairness I had managed to come up with enough creative ideas for our weekend get-togethers to get me firmly anointed as "Fun Guy" very much to my ex-wife's chagrin.
But bowling?
I hated it. Absolutely nothing about bowling appealed to me in any sense of the matter. Trying on countless pairs of shoes often worn by society's lowest common denominators for whom socks were an unnecessary luxury made me cringe. In an environment so hyper focused on avoiding germs and contact, I would have to lovingly finger several balls, none of which would ever remotely fit, resulting in a ridiculous blister, or popped and dislocated joints.
Invariably, my son would want to eat something in the perennially "B" rated cafe in the alley. Where microwaving was considered a high form of culinary achievement. At best, it would be stale, flavorless pizza that would be considered a masterpiece if you made it at home with a jar of ragu in your toaster oven. At worst, we would experience a slight touch of food poisoning from severely undercooked wings.
As much as I pleaded for alternatives, his heart was set. We were going bowling. The great equalizer. The United Nations of Sports, where all were created equal, and as a bonus, you were encouraged to enjoy an alcoholic beverage as a participation trophy.
The alley was a beehive of activity with the droning faces of fathers in similar predicaments slogging about, casting the occasional furtive glance at the one bowling alley waitress slinging cocktails. Eager kids darted about between lanes and the ubiquitous video games and rigged claw machines that made more money than most hedge fund managers.
We were granted a stroke of luck to have an empty adjacent lane in our pod. No superfluous small talk with lane mates encouraging their picked up spares, or how fast the children grew.
For my son's sake, I maintained an even demeanor even as my foot slid into the unnaturally moist shoe. Our selection of bowling balls took on a Westminister Kennel Club level of evaluation until selecting ones unlikely to dislocate shoulders and provide a modicum of blistering.
Before we could start, a disheveled homeless man took the adjacent lane. He wore flip-flops and slid his bare foot into a bowling shoe thankfully produced from a bag he carried. I stared too long because he caught my gaze as he flicked his sunglasses up and placed them in his rakishly unkempt hair. I couldn't help but marvel how any adult actually owned their own bowling ball and shoes. Then again, I was an elitist asshole because I owned my own golf clubs and multiple pairs of shoes for different course conditions.
"Nice shoes," I offered politely, hoping to put a period on all future interaction.
"They work," he responded offhandedly.
A cocktail waitress severed our connection when she served him a cocktail glass of milk. I failed to contain my snicker, and he responded by raising his glass in a silent toast.
As my son prepared to bowl, I pressed the button that set the automatic bumpers to protect against throwing a gutter ball. This elicited an unexpected torrent of energy from my otherwise placid lane mate.
"Hey man, you can't use those."
"Listen, we're just trying to have some fun here. Neither of us is very good, nor take it seriously. It's kind of ridiculous, really."
I made it a point of staring at his shoe and ball bag when I said this to emphasize my disdain for the sport.
My lane mate was unfazed.
"There are no bumpers in life, man. Sometimes we hit the gutter, sometimes it's straight and narrow, but you have to learn somewhere. You can't be there to put up bumpers for him all the time."
I was furious.
He was right.
The homeless guy whose bowling gear cost more than the clothes he wore was giving me life lessons on how to raise my kid.
Twice I turned to tell him to mind his own fucking business, but he just stood there serenely, almost beatific. I was bowling next to Saint Brunswick of the Waxed Lanes who sipped milk and grinned like a Cheshire Cat.
I took down the bumpers despite my son's protestations. I explained that he never used training wheels to learn to ride a bike, and he wouldn't need bumpers to learn to bowl. Whining morphed into exasperated acquiescence and he launched his first ball.
He clipped two pins and was ecstatic.
"Far out man," my neighbor waxed enthusiastically.
The waitress returned and asked if he wanted another White Russian. Before he could answer, I told her to bring two, on me.
He raised his glass and nodded towards me, "The Dude abides."
With ball in hand, he danced a sleepy samba down the lane and launched a perfect ball for a strike.
Dutch Simmons established a creative writing program for his fellow inmates while incarcerated. He has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, won the Secret Attic Short Fiction Contest, and was a finalist for the Texas Observer's Short Fiction Award and the Julia Peterkin Flash Fiction Prize. He is a fantastic father, a former felon, and a Phoenix rising.
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Rdio Mobile Streaming: Now Free For All
Technology Articles > Entertainment > Music > Rdio Mobile Streaming: Now Free For All
I've been waiting for this. Have you been waiting for this? Rdio is now launching a free music streaming app for iOS and Android. Previously, customized Rdio streaming stations were only available for Premium Rdio users. Now, that service is free for everyone.
While Rdio claims that the new free customized radio service is part of the company's marketing plan, it's actually a way to stay relevant. Rdio faces some tough streaming competition from other companies offering streaming options, so this is a way to stay on top of people's minds.
It's also worth mentioning that Rdio is one of the few streaming options available in Canada. So, yeah, this is kind of a big deal for Canadians seeking a streaming radio service that's both free and customized.
How Rdio's Customization Works
How does a company like Rdio collect music preference or user tastes? Well, that's an interesting question. Rdio, like most other companies, is constantly searching for information about what you like. This is kind of an ingenious marketing tactic. You don't want to search for songs on your own, so Rdio does it for you. Sounds good, right?
Well, it can be. Now that Rdio has made this service public for all Android and iOS users, it's even better. Why? Because you get something for free, and that, in turn will bring back more users to Rdio. So, what does Rdio get out of it? Money, of course! But, who cares? What you want are Rdio songs that you don't have to bother collecting on your own. How do you get those?
Where to Find the Rdio Apps
This part is really simple. Just head to your app store, pick the Rdio app, and go nuts. Once you've downloaded the app, Rdio will start collecting your song preferences. If you connect to Facebook, Rdio will also pull your preferences from your Facebook profile. The whole system has been designed to customize your listening experience.
If you haven't tried Rdio, give it a shot. This is one music streaming service that will please your ears. What about premium users? Do those that pay for the Rdio mobile app get more options and features? Here's the catch: you only get the free streaming mobile option for 14 days. After that, your trial will expire and you go back to the ad littered version.
Costs (If You Want to Pay)
If you love what Rdio offers, you can sign up for the premium service for $5 per month for web access, and $10 per month for both mobile and desktop access. Is Rdio worth the price? If you're in Canada, you don't have much choice. If you live elsewhere, you'll find that Rdio is a great option too.
Sure, there are lots of music streaming choice out there, but Rdio is one of the best in this reviewer's opinion. Got one that you like better? Don't love Rdio? Let me know what you like to listen to below.


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Q: mysql command for showing current configuration variables Can not find a command that displays the current configuration of mysql from within the database.
I know I could look at /etc/mysql/my.cnf but that is not what I need.

A: Use SHOW VARIABLES:
show variables like 'version';

A: As an alternative you can also query the information_schema database and retrieve the data from the global_variables (and global_status of course too). This approach provides the same information, but gives you the opportunity to do more with the results, as it is a plain old query.
For example you can convert units to become more readable. The following query provides the current global setting for the innodb_log_buffer_size in bytes and megabytes:
SELECT
  variable_name,
  variable_value AS innodb_log_buffer_size_bytes,
  ROUND(variable_value / (1024*1024)) AS innodb_log_buffer_size_mb
FROM information_schema.global_variables
WHERE variable_name LIKE  'innodb_log_buffer_size';

As a result you get:
+------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------+
| variable_name          | innodb_log_buffer_size_bytes | innodb_log_buffer_size_mb |
+------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------+
| INNODB_LOG_BUFFER_SIZE | 268435456                    |                       256 |
+------------------------+------------------------------+---------------------------+
1 row in set (0,00 sec)

A: What you are looking for is this:
SHOW VARIABLES;

You can modify it further like any query:
SHOW VARIABLES LIKE '%max%';

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