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Home Culture Comedy Golden Gilson
Golden Gilson
After killing at Just For Laughs, Gilson Lubin spikes up his career
by Glenn Sumi
GILSON LUBIN headlining at Yuk Yuk's Downtown, through Sunday (August 29), Thursday and Sunday 8:30 pm, Friday-Saturday 8 and 10:30 pm. $10-$17. 224 Richmond West. 416-967-6425. Rating: NNNNN
For a guy who recently made a big splash at the Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, Gilson Lubin is looking pretty relaxed. "I'm having fun," he says quietly, over a coffee in the NOW Lounge before his headlining gig this weekend at Yuk Yuk's Downtown. "It's been a good year. But I think it's over now."
More likely, it's just about to begin.
Lubin walked away from the high-profile Montreal festival with a development deal from Spike TV. In the inaugural Spike The Mike competition, he beat out nine other comics - who had each made noise at the fest - and now gets to create and/or host a new show.
"First off, I need cable to find out what kind of shows they have," he says, beginning a humble little bit that feels like it's been developed in the few weeks since his win.
"I hear they're edgy. I'm not that edgy. I hear the demographic is a lot of guys from their late teens to 35. Those guys beat me up a lot, so I don't know if they'll listen to me. I'm not much of a leader. I'm the kind of guy who says, 'Well, if that team wants to win and we want to win, why don't we try to find some sort of agreement? Cuz I'm not going to fight them. '"
Maybe not, but these days people are fighting over him.
"I had no clue how many agents and managers I had until I won this thing," he laughs. "A cousin called and said, 'Have you told them to call me?' My family wanted to see my contract, and I was like, 'Grandma, you don't understand!'"
It's not like the win came out of the blue. Over the past three years, while honing a clean act that draws heavily on his wide-eyed introduction to North American-style racism after moving to Toronto from St. Lucia at 11, Lubin's racked up an impressive resumé.
In 2002, he won the Laughs Across America and Las Vegas Comedy Festival contests. Last year he picked up the best newcomer Canadian Comedy Award before taping his own Comedy Now special. Currently he's part of the Sunday Night Live sketch troupe the Sketchersons, which is helping out his acting chops. He's got his eyes focused more on dramatic film than TV.
He's come a long way for somebody who was evicted from his apartment in 2000.
"That was the lowest point," he recalls. "I was being evicted. I was couch-surfing every night. I had to decide whether to pack it all in and move back to St. Lucia or do something with my life."
Winning a scholarship to the Humber College Comedy program kept him afloat, boosted his confidence and introduced him to friends like fellow stand-up Linda Ellis.
Trying out material at Kenny Robinson's All-Black Comedy Night helped make him find his voice.
"The Nubian show has the toughest crowd. It forces you to find out who you are in a second," he says. "You can go up there and put on a hat and try out an accent, but after the first boo you're back to your true self. You can go to an all-white audience and lie about things, but black people know you."
One of his first stand-up experiences opened his eyes to cultural stereotypes.
"I had this great rush of energy and hung out after the show. This guy comes up to me and I figure he's going to ask me some questions. Instead he wants to buy some weed. True story. Hell, I wouldn't know the first place to find weed."
Lately, Lubin's developing material that's a bit more personal, no matter how painful.
"It took me a while to find the humour in, say, having bad credit as a teenager or my dad getting his car repossessed," says Lubin.
"The thing is, people can't feel sorry for you while you're up on a stage telling it. If it's real, they'll relate."
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Glenn started writing for NOW's theatre section in 1997. Currently, he edits and contributes to the film and stage sections. He sees approximately 280 live stage shows and 150 movies a year. His mother once described his job as "Seeing The Lion King"
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'Divided they stand, divided they fail': opposition politics in Morocco (2009)
Cavatorta, Francesco
The literature on democratization emphasises how authoritarian constraints usually lead genuine opposition parties and movements to form alliances in order to make demands for reform to the authoritarian regime. There is significant empirical evidence to support this theoretical point. While this trend is partly visible in the Middle East and North Africa, such coalitions are usually short-lived and limited to a single issue, never reaching the stage of formal and organic alliances. This article, using the case of Morocco, seeks to explain this puzzle by focusing on ideological and strategic differences that exist between the Islamist and the secular/liberal sectors of civil society, where significant opposition politics occurs. In addition, this article also aims to explain how pro-democracy strategies of the European Union further widen this divide, functioning as a key obstacle to democratic reforms.
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Core-periphery analysis: a tale of two nations (1996)
Jacobson, David; Mack, Richard S.
Bias, unreliability and omission have been documented in traditional sources of trade data; the lack of service data in trade statistics is the most frequently cited shortcoming. Current trade liberalization is likely to exacerbate these deficiencies. This paper develops and applies a location quotient based methodology for analysing core-periphery dualism, thus obviating the use of trade data. Our application to the European Union shows agglomeration in core areas of high technology, large scale manufacturing, and producer service industries. Peripheral countries are shown to specialize in agriculture, extractives, low technology manufacturing, and standardized production. Detailed examination of two peripheral economies, Ireland and Denmark, finds that each departs from the mean of peripheral nations. A comparison of proxied trade data to actual trade data indicates that the location quotient method is a statistically viable means of proxying trade patterns.
Economic surveillance and financial markets (2018)
Doak, Elliott
International organisations such as the EU, IMF, and OECD represent some of the most powerful institutions in the global economy. All three survey their members in a process designed to detect economic threats and evaluate domestic policy. This is one of the most important tools available for preventing financial crises. Each IO uses a combination of peer and public pressure to stimulate reform among its members. While scholars have begun to examine the surveillance function of IOs in greater detail, many questions remain. Specifically, we have a relatively low understanding of the impact that economic surveillance has when released to the public. This thesis examines the impact of economic surveillance on a crucial set of public stakeholders – financial market participants. Most research that has explored this question previously has conceptualised surveillance by IOs differently. Additionally, these studies have also only examined reactions to surveillance by one organisation. By ...
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ELearning and the Lisbon strategy: an analysis of policy streams and policy-making (2008)
MacKeogh, Kay
Under the Lisbon strategy, education and training form an essential element of the social pillar which aims to modernise the European social model through investment in human resources and combating social exclusion. Up to 2004, elearning was promoted as a key element in achieving the strategy especially through the Elearning Action Plan (2004-2006). This paper will analyse the process through which elearning emerged as a policy measure in implementing the Lisbon strategy. Using Kingdon's policy streams metaphor (Kingdon, 1995), this paper will outline the policy and problem streams which coalesced in the late 1980s, opening a 'policy window', and which pushed distance learning onto the EU political agenda in the early 1990s. These included the accretion of 'soft law' around the area of vocational education and training since the Treaty of Rome in 1957; the challenges offered by the emerging new information technologies, declining industries and changing demands for skills; the adop...
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Food labelling requirements in European Union law (2000)
MacMaoláin, Caoimhín M.O.
This study, the first of its kind, essays a detailed survey of the Irish law on food labelling and its related literature. The preponderance of Irish law on food labelling may be ascribed to Ireland's membership of the European Union. The thesis commences by describing, analysing and evaluating the legislative methods employed by the European Union. The thesis finds that the European Union proceeds in diverse ways to achieve what is assumed to be a single end instead of adopting any one method whereby each Member State simultaneously changes its own law to achieve harmony. The thesis shows, by taking specific examples such as honey, chocolate and genetically modified foodstuffs, that throughout the European Union, identical food products are marketed in different ways and with different labelling requirements, and the same product, such as yoghurt, may require to be differently labelled, depending on the national law applicable. The thesis then compares and contrasts the evolution a...
Medical interpreting and the law in the European Union (2012)
Phelan, Mary
In 2011, the Danish government announced that from June that year it would no longer cover the costs of medical interpreters for patients who had been living in Denmark for more than seven years. The Dutch Ministry of Health followed with an even more draconian approach; from 1 January 2012 the cost of translation and interpreting would no longer be covered by the state. These two announcements led to widespread concern about whether or not there is a legal foundation for interpreter provision in healthcare. This article considers United Nations treaties, conventions from the Council of Europe and European Union law. European Union member states have been slow to sign up to international agreements to protect the rights of migrant workers. The European Union itself has only recently moved into the area of discrimination and it is unclear if the Race Directive covers language. As a result, access to interpreters in healthcare, where it exists, is dependent on national anti-discrimina...
Student perceptions of the use of ICTs in European education: report of a survey (2003)
Téarmaíocht don Aontas Eorpach. Taithí na hÉireann: Tionscadal GA IATE/ Terminology for the European Union. The Irish Experience: The GA IATE Project (2013)
Bhreathnach, Úna; Cloke, Fionnuala; Nic Pháidín, Caoilfhionn
Tugann an staidéar seo cur síos cuimsitheach ar théarmeolaíocht na Gaeilge i gcomhthéacs fheidhmeanna aistriúcháin an Aontais Eorpaigh. Tháinig riachtanais phráinneacha téarmaíochta Gaeilge chun cinn in 2007 nuair a tugadh stádas teanga oifigiúil de chuid an AE don Ghaeilge. Tráchtann an staidéar seo ar an bhfreagairt a tugadh ar na riachtanais sin, agus cuireann sé an obair i gcomhthéacs na hoibre téarmeolaíochta a rinneadh i gcás theangacha 'nua' eile an AE, teangacha a bhain amach stádas oifigiúil in 2004 agus in 2007. Tugtar mioneolas ar IATE, comhbhunachar sonraí ilteangach fhorais agus chomhlachtaí an AE agus leagtar béim ar leith ar ról thrí mhórinstitiúid an AE, an Coimisiún, an Chomhairle agus an Pharlaimint. Is é Fiontar, Ollscoil Chathair Bhaile Átha Cliath, i gcomhairle le rannpháirtithe an tionscadail in institiúidí an AE agus i seirbhís phoiblí na hÉireann, a thiomsaigh an staidéar. ***English*** This study provides a comprehensive description of Irish-language term...
The foreign policy behaviour of Armenia, Georgia and Azerbaijan (2017)
Loda, Chiara
This thesis considers the South Caucasian Countries as small states but also as states with agency in foreign policy who seek to mitigate the asymmetry between themselves, the West and Russia. This thesis argues that these states can resort to strategic narratives, as proposed in their official state foreign policy discourses, in order to influence their self-projection vis-à-vis these greater external players. This dissertation is based around the assessment of two case studies of foreign policy activity per country, one chosen from the domain of (relatively) traditional or "hard" foreign policy concerns around security and trade and a second from the so-called softer range of foreign policy activity. In the case of Armenia, the focus is on the withdrawal from the European Union Association Agreement talks and on the strategic use of the Armenian diaspora. In the case of Azerbaijan, the study focuses on the state's energy strategy and on its public diplomacy strategy. In the case o...
Towards a national policy for languages in education. The case of Ireland (2013)
Bruen, Jennifer
This article presents an approach the development of national policies for foreign languages in education and applies it to the case of Ireland, a small, primarily Anglophone, EU member-state with a highly open economy and an increasingly diverse population. The approach proposes an analysis of the language ecology and language ideology of a state in its broader socio-economic context in order to create a basis for determining the optimum linguistic landscape. This process in turn assists in the identification of the language policy decisions and initiatives capable of encouraging individuals in the creation of such a landscape. The findings for Ireland indicate that a suite of measures are required to ensure that competence in at least one foreign language is fostered at every stage in the education system. These include the introduction of languages in a creative and holistic manner as compulsory elements at primary and secondary levels and their retention as a requirement for en...
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Hello Lloyd: You can plainly see craters. I see roundish areas at the bottom of the large crater that could be craters.
Hello again Lloyd: I'd be happy if there were craters on the rim. I believe craters on the rim can only be electrical!!! Steve Smith has shown us many examples with the Tpods. The crater under discussion doesn't seem like a slam dunk to me. But i haven't been there.
To my eyes, the most obvious craters run on the outer rim from SSE to about SW. Granted, most are not round, more elongated, but I believe these to be electrical excavations. Crater rim glows have been reported on the moon for centuries, I believe, and St Elmos fire from mountain tops, and other sharp or pointy features, on the earth. The charge density would be higher on the sharp edge of the rim, making for a more attractive location for charge equalisation.
Slightly off topic. I was looking at some of the Olympic mountain peaks through my bins. this morning, from here on Vancouver Island, just to see how the snow/ice was doing, and I got to wondering about the 'bowls' that the glaciers sit in. All around them are some very jagged pointy peaks, which suggest (through electrical eyes anyway!) a 'sucking up' of these peaks, rather than a pushing up from colliding plates. If so, could the snow/ice bowls also have been from electrical forces? I'll have to have a look on Google Earth and see if I can spot anything supporting the idea.
Although I haven't made comment on your posts in the other threads michael, I have been observing, and you have given me much to think about on the origins of Vancouver Island, and the features found thereon. I'm hoping to post some observations and proposals, in the appropriate areas, at some future date. Anything that gets the ol' brain cells churning is good, thanks michael!
Hello Gary: I agree they could be craters. I want them to be craters. Just not classic examples like the rest of the Solar System provides.
Blowing snow creates dunes. They [the snow dunes] reproduce the original shape of the mountain before erosion. I think most of the erosion was electrical.
Sand does the same thing to the Namib Dunes. The mountains that underlie the dunes are electrically eroded dunes. The sand then recovered the mountains [fossilized dunes] recreating the original shape. The original process was probably wet [precipitation]. Today there is no water to erode the round basins. Look at the ridges.
I hope this isn't jibberish.
The cirque geology you observe in the Olympics is fairly well understood by the dynamics of weathering and erosion from ongoing glacier formation. At the head of the glacier, the ice "eats" away [by alternate expansion/contraction] at the sides of the mountain producing amphitheatre shaped "cirques" ultimately carving the summit back to the "horn" shape so well exemplified by the Swiss Matterhorn.
I don't doubt there are many formations attributable to 'regular' weathering conditions, but the Olympics, viewed from some altitudes in Google Earth, do seem to take on that electrical look. I had a quick browse, and found what I think are questionable features, from the standard point of view. The resolution is not that good, but there is a ridge just below center image here that I think shows 3 or 4 'bowls' along the ridge.
Pure speculation of course, but when so much of science seems to be pointing us in the wrong direction on many fronts, I have to be open to alternatives.
Hello Matt: I was referring to the cornice, not the bowl. I spent a lot of time in Mammoth CA. The ridge of the snow bowl reforms every year with a snow dune.
Many mountains have snow ridges that mimic the original uneroded ridgeline, IMO.
I had the pleasure of two trips to Hurricane Ridge [above Port Angeles] this summer, where you get to observe the cirques close up and personal. Hurricane Ridge is in a cirque, so it is easy to see the erosional process in front of your face. I'm warming slowly to the concept of electrical cratering, but mega-auroral or EDM excavation of mountain ranges does not appeal to my sense of Occam. I think it does a disservice to the unifying power of EU to push its extreme characteristics beyond the range of observability.
1) My understanding (such that it is) is that weathering tends to soften things, not sharpen them, and at a glance I'd have to categorize the Matterhorn as "sharp" (as opposed to the Appalachian Mountains in America, which are old and soft). That's hardly a scientific opinion, I realize, and I'll readily admit I've done no experiments to back this up, but isn't that the general understanding?
2) Regarding the Matterhorn specifically, I've read from several sources that the "horn" itself is not native to the (immediate) area – that it rests on dissimilar strata and was either moved to its current location by glaciers (one view, the accepted view), or thrown by EM forces (another view, and one I think likely while acknowledging that it is not a proven fact). Also, the horn is upside-down, i.e. the geologic column of fossils is reversed, with the oldest on top and the youngest on bottom.
I'm warming slowly to the concept of electrical cratering, but mega-auroral or EDM excavation of mountain ranges does not appeal to my sense of Occam. I think it does a disservice to the unifying power of EU to push its extreme characteristics beyond the range of observability.
I think the key issue here is "…beyond the range of observability". I know there is no need to lecture you about "scaling" – I'm pretty sure you're clear on the subject. But like it or not, we happen to be living in a NON-mega-auroral, NON-EDM excavating age (at least locally). This may skew the application of Occam's Razor.
I mean, if we spent out lives dodging auroras randomly flashing into arc mode, and seeing asteroids blasted from space before they ever got close to the atmosphere, and had to have the concept of "glaciers" patiently explained to us since we'd never heard of such things, the supposition that glacial weathering COULD produce cirques would garner Occam-inspired gut laughter. We don't live in that world, obviously, but I propose to you that since we have reproducible experimental reasons for believing such phenomena are well within the bounds of the "historically possible", and that the application of Occam is so individually subjective, that it would be inadvisable to dismiss "mega-auroral or EDM excavation of mountain ranges" as failing the "simplest explanation" test. It might actually BE the simplest feasible explanation, if all things are actually considered.
Personally, I start with the assumption that all solid bodies in the universe (and I include stars and gas planets in that description) are "essentially fulgurites", and work backwards from there. So I'd naturally ask "why should I believe that such-and-such a geologic structure was created by something other than EM forces, since the whole planet was? Or: Why consider glaciers in this particular case when we have a simple EM explanation already built in?" I'm not saying "Glaciers" is the wrong answer – I'm not saying glaciers didn't carve Hurricane Ridge – I'm saying I'd personally want some pretty strong evidence if I was going to override my tendency to naturally attribute its formation to EM forces.
That's "bias", I admit, but I don't think it is an unreasonable one.
Occam's Razor operates within the bounds of the assumptions of its wielder.
Beyond the range of observability? I'd say the observability is there, it is the willingness (OK, maybe naivety ) to interpret the observed for what it (IMVHO) really is, that is the issue.
Eeesh. Read my last post on the "Duning" thread, if you care to. I'm think I'm finished over there, maybe this time for good.
webolife wrote: Eeesh. Read my last post on the "Duning" thread, if you care to. I'm think I'm finished over there, maybe this time for good.
Webolife, I hope I didn't offend you - that was certainly not my intention at all. For what it is worth, I value your input and enjoy reading your posts.
No offense taken. Neither unwillingness nor naivete are my problems.
I understand very well that observation is always through the colored spectacles of personal perspective.
Even the most "objective" observation will be tainted by an underlying belief. Glowing gas to one, Birkeland currents to another. The first Russian cosmonaut declared unequivocally that there was no God in space, while the first American astronaut quoted, "The heavens declare the glory of God." O-ists see nothing but objects in motion, while ID-ers see order and purpose. There are IMO true facts in the universe, and it is only through dialogue with folks of a different viewpoint that we are able to increase the scope of that perspective toward true understanding. Hence my signature line.
The hexagonal craters are electric. I couldn't post the images, but at the linked page you will see a well defined, hexagonal electrostatic discharge crater. An example of scaling, too, as it is magnified 27,000X.
One of the images also reminds me of some excavations with an 'outlet', like the ones formed by water when mars was supposedly warm and wet. I won't say Mars was never warm and wet, perhaps its surface, along with the water was ripped off and landed on us, but I don't think any of the present features were water formed.
Good photos. The middle photo on the bottom row, to me, looks the most interesting. It shows electrical damage forming rift features like the Valles Marineris.
Has anybody put any numbers to how high a voltage, what current, the distance, and the length of time needed to form craters and scars of the size we see on the Moon and Mars? A lot is made of the scalability of plasma, and small-scale structures give very attractive examples of the possibility of electric craters, but I suppose the question is whether the numbers are plausible and add up when looking at scars that are miles, or even hundreds of miles, across.
If such numbers could be found, so the amount of electricity needed to explain everything could be quantified and suitable plausible sources identified (or preferably predicted), then it would help the EU cause quite a lot. At the moment I think that the biggest problem that people have with the EU theory is the disbelief of mind-boggingly large electrical events having happened when the worst we experience in our daily lives is rather mild atmospheric lightning, not to mention the argument that it couldn't be electrical because consensus theory doesn't allow for so much electricity to occur. Electrical discharge damage is pretty much inevitable and unavoidable on a small scale in the universe; ideally a good scientific argument is needed to show that the universe is agnostic to scale and so it is inevitable and unavoidable on all scales up to and beyond the planetary and galactic scales. I think a lot of EU-sceptics are willing to accept the similarity between EDM and extraterrestrial features, and they're willing to accept the scalability of plasma, they're just not willing to accept that the scalability has ever manifested itself.


The Elizabethan Inn-yards were a fore-runner to Elizabethan Theatres - such as the Globe Theatre. Elizabethan Inns were always popular. Not only did they provide alcohol but they also provided rooms and lodgings for the Elizabethan traveller. The above picture of the White Hart Inn-yard illustrates a typical inn-yard detailing the courtyard and the balconies and rooms. Travelling minstrels and troubadours often entertained in these inns.
Elizabethan acting troupes travelled the country and sought lodgings at inns or taverns and before long entrepreneurs, like James Burbage, started to produce plays at inn-yards - a popular and profitable idea. Burbage would negotiate with the tavern owner, or vintner, in order to stage a performance at the inn. The plays attracted more customers so everyone shared in the profit. During the Elizabethan era the usual form of transport was on horseback, so all of the major inns had large cobblestone yards. A large number of these inns were located in the capital of England in London, the centre of Elizabethan trade. The courtyards of these inns were where the first plays in England were performed - and the name 'inn-yard' was born. Alternative venues were in the houses of noblemen, town squares or, in extreme circumstances, just on open ground - especially at local fairs.
An additional fee was added on if they wanted to go up to a balcony level.
The London Inn-Yards were restricted and 'The Theatre' is born.
The activities at the London Inn-yards had been restricted and this caused considerable concern to James Burbage who was making a considerable amount of money from the plays being performed at the London Inn-yards. This, no doubt, prompted him to make the decision to create a purpose built building designed specifically to produce plays. He achieved his goal in 1576 by building 'The Theatre' in Finsbury Fields, Shoreditch, London. It was designed in the style of a Roman open-air amphitheatre, with three tiers of galleries and a covered stage. It was prudently built outside the boundary of the City of London Wall - and out of the clutches of the City of London Officials. The Inn-yards were the first venues for performing Elizabethan plays and are therefore extremely important to the history of the Globe Theatre.


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Q: Should layout quantifier (location) differ between uniform/in/out? I am now setting up layout quantifier (location) for my GLSL shaders. And this question hits me whether those quantifier ID need differ with each other.
Does it have to be:
layout (location = 0) uniform vec3 v1;
layout (location = 1) in vec3 v2;
layout (location = 2) uniform vec3 v3;
layout (location = 3) in vec3 v4;

Or it can be (as the location can be specified as uniforms or inputs):
layout (location = 0) uniform vec3 v1;
layout (location = 0) in vec3 v2;
layout (location = 1) uniform vec3 v3;
layout (location = 1) in vec3 v4;

Thanks.

A: While for vertex shader attributes the layout location is the attribute index,
the layout location for uniform variables is the uniform location.
These are different things.
If you do not set explicit layout locations and read the locations after linking the shader program, you can see that they can be both in the same range.
This can be done by glGetAttribLocation
and glGetUniformLocation
Both of your variants are correct and possible.
Attribute locations must be unique and uniform locations must be unique.
But they don't have to be unambiguous, beyond the location index type.
For more detailed information on layout qualifier, I recommend the OGL and GLSL documentation of the Khronos Group:
Layout Qualifier (GLSL)
Respectively see OpenGL 4.6 API Core Profile Specification - 7.3.1 Program Interfaces.

Each entry in the active resource list for an interface is assigned a unique unsigned integer index in the range zero to N − 1, where N is the number of entries in the active resource list.

While the interface type for uniform variables is UNIFORM, the type for attributes is PROGRAM_INPUT. The location of the different program resources can be get with the instruction glGetProgramResourceLocation by its program interface type and name.

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The Nexus 5 is one of the most highly anticipated smartphones of 2013. However, the features of Google's latest device have hardly been kept 'top secret' as on a number of occasions information about the new smartphone has found its way onto the web, even Google accidentally leaked information on the Play Store.
The Nexus 5 is the latest release from Google. Unlike its predecessor, the Nexus 4, this new incarnation of the Nexus has been manufactured by popular Korean technology giants LG. While the Nexus 5 sports a 4.95 inch display with an impressive screen resolution of 1920 x 1080, it is not a cumbersome device. Indeed, LG and Google have managed to make it both slimmer and lighter than its predecessor as it is just 8.59 mm thin and weighs a mere 136g.
The new device runs on Google's popular Android operating system. The popularity of the Android operating system owes much to the fact that Android is designed specifically for devices with a touch display and the Android Market boasts around a million applications. The Nexus 5 comes preloaded with the new Android operating system, Android 4.4 KitKat. This new operating system is a significant improvement on the previous OS as KitKat has a new, clean design and improved searching and voice control capabilities.
The Nexus 5 is smart as well as beautiful. The new smartphone is equipped with a speedy 2.3 GHz quad-core Snapdragon processor and 2GB of RAM which makes it an incredibly responsive device. The smartphone is available in both a 16 GB and 32GB model, both of which are generous enough for you to store all your favourite apps, music and pictures on the device. In addition, if 32GB is not enough memory for you, the Nexus 5 has a microSD slot which means you add up to a further 64GB of memory.
The Nexus 5 has an 8MP primary camera and a 1.3MP front-facing camera which means that you can take great photographs and make even clearer video calls. The optical image stabilization feature greatly improves photograph quality by reducing the amount of blur, perfect for when you are taking a spontaneous photo. In addition, the Nexus 5 has a new feature what Google aptly dubs Auto Awesome. This clever application allows you to transform you photos into quirky animations, photo booth style photos and stunning panoramas.
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Kätlin Piirimäe (ur. 8 listopada 1995) – estońska lekkoatletyka specjalizująca się w pchnięciu kulą.

W 2013 zdobyła brąz juniorskich mistrzostw Europy w Rieti.

Złota medalistka mistrzostw Estonii oraz reprezentantka kraju na drużynowych mistrzostwach Europy i w meczach międzypaństwowych.

Okazjonalnie występuje także w rzucie dyskiem.

Osiągnięcia

Rekordy życiowe
 Pchnięcie kulą (stadion) – 16,80 (2013) rekord Estonii młodzieżowców
 Pchnięcie kulą (hala) – 16,77 (2016)
 Rzut dyskiem – 46,37 (2014)

Bibliografia
 Profil zawodniczki na stronie World Athletics  [dostęp 13 kwietnia 2017].

Estońscy kulomioci
Urodzeni w 1995

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We have the 4.3 Java Agent running in our IBM WebSphere Liberty server, and can see a lot of metrics already.
However the MBean Domain "WebSphere" does not show any entries.
We have followed the instructions in "Can Not See Excected MBeans", including the "last resort" step of setting the discover-mbeans property. This creates a directory und our <appagent>/conf directory, giving the nodename. Under that, we see an empty "discovered-mbeanservers" directory, but no "discovered-mbeans" directory.
WebSphere Liberty edition is currently not a certified platform.
If you look in the agent logs, you will see either permission or classloader errors relating to JMX access.
In other respects, the agent should function normally.


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The weather is about to turn from Winter to Spring, although there are a lot of positives about being outdoors in the Winter.
As some may know, one of my off-duty passions is hiking and waterfall chasing. You can follow some of the adventures at travelingarkansan.com.
Getting ready for a hiking /waterfall adventure is not much different than planning for retirement. Both need careful consideration. Both need advisors on the best path to take. And both need proper planning to maintain safety and to make sure you come out fine at the end.
Recently, I went to the Richland Wilderness in the Arkansas Ozark Mountains. Having a couple of experienced hikers with me made the somewhat difficult journey fun and safe. I was certainly glad to have their guidance and support along the rocky, wet trail.
While hiking, my thoughts took me to my Boy Scout days. Those were some fun times and I made it to Life Scout, three merit badges short of being an Eagle Scout. That failure to complete is one of the biggest regrets of my life.
But other things I learned in scouting have stayed with me. I'd like to share them with you.
Come to think of it, that Oath is still a pretty good roadmap for living today. Lord knows we could use some of that in our mixed up world.
Hard to think of better words to choose no matter what your profession may be.
Retirement planning is more than just investing. It's mapping out a plan for having diversity in assets and then distributing those assets as retirement income. "BE PREPARED"………..
When looking for advisors to help you with retirement planning, why not use the twelve Points of the Scout Law as criteria? Or for that matter, when choosing anyone to help you with all the things in your life…….
Hiking and the outdoors are really good for getting reconnected to the simple things. Its exercise, fresh air and you get to experience our wonderful world in its most pristine form.
Retirement planning is the key to having a fun-filled and stress-free retirement. It allows you to do the things you have dreamed of but never could. Again, you can reconnect to the simple things.
The main similarity between the two is planning ahead.
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Q: Start mp3 playback via shell command on raspberry pi I am currently working on a raspberry pi, I put an apache server on it and a loud speaker is connected to it as well.
What I am trying to do is to make the raspberry play some set of music by clicking on certain button on the html webpage.
Here is my code:
<!DOCTYPE html>

    <meta charset="utf-" />
    <title>Sons</title>

Voici les son que le cone est capable de produire:

Chien

<form method="post" action=""

    <input type="submit" name="Envoyer" value="Poster"/>

</form>

Alarme

Buzzer

<?php
    if(isset($_POST['exec']))
    {

    if(isset($_GET['action']) && $_GET['action']=='yes')
            {
            $cmd=exec(escapeshellcmd('/usr/bin/mpg123 /var/www/html/chien.mp3'));
            $cmd=exec(escapeshellcmd('mv /var/www/html/test.txt     /var/www/html/images/'));

    if(!$cmd)
    {
            echo "C'est bon";
    }
    else
    {
            echo "Nope";
    }
    }
    }

echo '<form method="post" action="Son.php?action=yes">
<input type="submit" name="exec" value="Executer">
</form>';
?>

So I use mpg123 to play music on the raspberry, it is working just fine when I just type the command in the shell but it does not in the PHP part.
The weird part is that the command mv which just move a .txt file is actually working while the other does not.
Thank you for helping me, I don't really know what to do at this point, I just began learning HTML & PHP so I am still kind of confused.

A: I am new to PHP too but perhaps you are overwriting the first command with the second because they use the same variable name? Or is $CMD the return value of the command?


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How to Make Streets Happier
If it happens that one day you find that the streets are suddenly full of colorful decorations and fascinating designs, the hard concrete floor transformed into a field of grass, amusement facilities added to both sides of the street, children playing whole-heartedly, and adults are relaxing and enjoying the sunshine, you would probably be looking at a street that has undergone a "Happy Street" transformation.
The prototype of the "Happy Street" can be traced back to the 1970s. In 1971, with "quality of life", "mobility", and "sharing" becoming key concepts, cities in the Netherlands, the United States and other Western countries began to build streets that better improved the wellbeing of its people. When this became an indispensable attribute of the street, the city began to further upgrade. The focuses which were previously "quality of life", "mobility" and "sharing" have since shifted to "playfulness", "enjoyability" and "happiness". With this, the concept of "Happy Street" was born. In 2013, Charles Montgomery clearly framed the concept of "Happy Street" in his bookHappy City: Transforming Our Lives Through Urban Design. Happy Street can be understood as a well-designed, welcoming, safe and inclusive public space in the city. It is the emotional infrastructure of a happy city that is often small-scale, simple, cost-effective, and has a special impact on cities and public places where it can improve people's social relationships, even significantly enhancing the happiness of urban residents. After the concept of "Happy Street" was introduced, it quickly attracted the attention of many Western cities. Excited by the successful experiences of constructing happy streets in cities such as Vancouver in Canada, Rotterdam in the Netherlands, and Copenhagen in Denmark, more and more cities in the West have joined the wave of "happiness" since 2015, where it has now become a means of revitalization and street prosperity.
From the practice of Western cities, the construction of "Happy Street" is often inseparable from four major elements: "street facilities", "street interface", "green spaces" and "street colors".
First of all, it has been shown that setting-up more facilities on the streets will allow for more enjoyable urban activities. This approach can increase community attachment and residents' self-identity and is also an important foundation for creating happy urban spaces. According to the types of activities, these "facilities" can be divided into playgrounds, barefoot trails and flash spaces. Among them, the playground treats urban spaces as a "playing infrastructure" and uses a variety of game methods to enable the crowd to interact with the city streets. For example, in Bristol, England, "park and slides" are planted on beautiful but empty streets, so that anyone who walks on the slide becomes a performer, and the people on both sides become the audience. Urban memories and stories are in fact a simple way of using the power of games to promote public participation and interaction between people and cities. Barefoot trails are an upgraded version of ordinary walking trails, and as the name implies, it allows people to walk barefoot. For example, in some high-end communities in Rotterdam, designers and art groups filled small wooden boxes with different types of soil and placed them on the road as barefoot trails, inviting people to walk, play, and even dance on them barefoot, stimulating vitality and liveliness. The flash space is a low-cost, fast, and temporary space. To cite an example, in 2018, Rotterdam experimented with a new modular parklet (PRKLT) project, which temporarily installed colorful parklets outside of schools, usually for a week, to provide students and parents with a space to enjoy their meals, rest and play sports. These "modular parklets" are actually pop-up spaces, and their implantation not only effectively reduces the use of cars, but also brings more laughter and joy to the streets, making the environment happier and more enjoyable to live in.
"Street interface" on the other hand, focuses on the edges of the open street. Danish urban design consultant Jan Gehl once pointed out that, long and lifeless exterior walls will not only speed up people's movement but will also cause uncomfortable physical emotions; on the contrary if a street has different exterior walls, a large number of openings or high functional density in each block, people will slow down. Therefore, for the purpose of intensifying the happy atmosphere in street spaces, opening street edges is a necessary step. In order to eliminate the inherent barriers of closed and rigid building exterior walls in the reinforced concrete forest, Western cities often use social or personalized elements and even stimulating visual elements. Such cities would redesign street interface from the perspective of security, sense of participation, and visual beauty, so as to enhance the happiness of residents.
Industry experts once pointed out that green space plays an important role in promoting social interaction and building community cohesion. Its quality and quantity not only affect people's mood, but also the degree of contact between people. Generally speaking, when it comes to green spaces, people subconsciously think of natural green spaces such as gardens and meadows. The reality is that there are many better options. For example, rooftop vegetable gardens which can be commonly found in cities such as New York and Tokyo would be one such option. In the practice of some Happy Streets, it is quite common for vacant public spaces on the streets or vacant roofs of street buildings to be changed into a vegetable garden closer to people's lives, as a green meeting place for people to engage in conversations. Compared with ordinary gardens and green spaces, these vegetable gardens can more easily bring people a sense of intimacy and comfort, allowing them to eliminate anxiety, relax, and obtain real happiness.
The colors in the streets too, are an important element. Colors penetrate through vision and affect people's feelings. During this process, the reactions and changes that affect people are extremely complex. It includes both spatial perception and mental perception. Therefore, in the process of constructing Happy Streets, the usage of color often takes both aspects into consideration. Spatial perception-wise, the higher the perceptibility of colors, the clearer the spatial experience. The spatial perception mainly comes from two aspects: the overall spatial effect, and the position of the color carrier in the space. For example, in Rotterdam's plan to intervene in some busy intersections by introducing "Happy Street", the overall use of fragmented patterns and tension-filled colors makes the general atmosphere of the intersection softer and more relaxed. Of course, in order to allow people to perceive that they have reached a crossroad more clearly, they should pay special attention to passing vehicles. In the plans, large and elaborate artistic graffiti is installed at intersections to help people orientate themselves with strong visual impact of colors. Other than spatial perception, mental perception is equally important. This of course, is not merely about people's mood, but also because a city's colors are the foundation of its style. The colors are tied to the memories of the city and its essence, highlighting and conveying a high-level urban spirit. The colors of the city make it more vigorous and livelier, allowing one to easily locate its core.
Therefore, urban colors should meet the basic needs of urban residents, and further satisfy the sense of belonging within the culture of the urban areas and its community. This is often not a top-down labeling behavior, but rather a bottom-up operation.


From July 2nd to 5th, 2018, the international rubber and elastomer industry will meet for the German Rubber Conference DKT 2018 in Nuremberg. ARTIS will be exhibiting at this event and Chris will be presenting some of the latest work on sustainable compounding. Please check back nearer the time for more details.


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HAPE is a condition that can effect climbers going to high altitude. It can strike anyone at anytime without warning. HAPE can be deadly if not treated immediately with rapid descent. Tony will recover in Mendoza and for now plans to wait for us to finish the expedition.
We want to thank the Park rangers and Doctor here at BC for their assistance. We also want to express our sincere gratitude for all the kind support provided by the staff of Fernando Grajales Expeditions here in Plaza Argentina, Penitentes and in Mendoza.
We will regroup and keep you posted on our progress.
We finally got off from Penitentes around 1pm on our first day of the three day trek to Plaza Argentina. Today's walk is the shortest of all but still a challenge as it is always hot and seems difficult.
The boy's have now had their first experience setting up the tent that will be their private rooms for the next few weeks. Finally Mario and I arrived in Lenas for the night.
Each of us had a unique experience – Tony learned an important lesson while resting by the side of the trail the mules came running along and he had to dive out of the way to keep from being trampled – Lesson #1: move out of the way of the mules or you may get trampled!!!
Today's walk is the longest of all the days. We walk up the Vacas River to Casa de Piedra. The sun in merciless as there is not a single tree to provide shade. Although the locals all claim that this season is very dry; the recent rainfall has brought out the flowers and made the hillsides green. There seems to be more fresh water along the route than in years past. The days walk took about 7 hours for us all to reach camp.
Casa de Piedra on the 19th January has some special significance to Mario and I. We were reminded that we were here with Scott Williams on his 50th birthday the last time Mario was at this camp. We had a BBQ on that night as we did this time as well. The meat and vegetables were cooked over an open fire by the mule drivers and served hot on a piece of wood. Again a memorable meal prepared by the local mule drivers.
The memorable experience today was spotting a high flying Condor. This huge bird floats on the air currents high above and with it keen eyes can spot a dead animal for dinner from several thousands feet above. The Condor with its white collar around its neck is certainly one of the largest birds in North and South America and possibly in the world.
Today started with a short mule ride across the Vacas River as we start the climb up the Relinchos River valley that flows from the glacier at Plaza Argentina. The climb is over 1,000 meters, this was our steepest climb so far this trip. The trail follows the river and at one point the boys jumped across on the rocks while Mario and I took the opportunity to wash our feet in the cold glacier runoff – chilly but it felt really refreshing. Once across the stream the climb continues past a beautiful rock garden and the old site of Base Camp. We finally arrived at our home from for the next few days – Plaza Argentina .
Plaza Argentina is a developed camp with a wide variety of services available – internet, email, showers, bunk house with mattress and restaurant facilities. We are using Fernando Grajales' services here at Base Camp. Upon arrival in Plaza Argentina the boys found the only vacant "suite" in camp and promptly rented it all for themselves… The reason given was a better nights sleep!!! Fortunately Alex, after an exhausting walk, got nearly 10 hours of restful sleep. Tony was not as fortunate and still found it a challenge to get a good nights rest despite the lavish accommodations…maybe tonight he will have a better nights rest. The rest of us set up our tents and slept well in our private palaces.
Meals are served at 9am, 2pm and 8pm with a tasty variety of well cooked meals. The crew here is doing a great job serving more than 60 climbers who are hungry and tired.
Alex found the walk to BC to be one of the toughest physical challenges so far on this trip. He arrived in camp exhausted, hungry and excited. This was his first time to be in mountains so high. After snacks, drinks and a rest we all enjoyed a dinner of great fresh vegetable soup, lasagna and dessert. Finally Alex was off to recover with a much deserved rest.
Congratulations to all for arriving in BC in good health!!!
This maybe the first time Tony and Alex have had the chance to assemble their personal gear for the climb of Aconcagua. Leigh Ann back home in Dallas did an outstanding job of getting all the needed gear together and packed for the trip to Argentina. Unfortunately she is not here to pack for the climb so together we went through every piece of gear and decided when to use it on the up coming climb. As neither Tony or Alex have ever undertaken such a large challenge in the mountains the gear is proving to be a new challenge far beyond the physical effort required so far…this will change as we climb higher and higher towards the summit.
We are all packed for tomorrow's carry to Camp 1. We will be off in the morning for a 6-7 hour round trip climb of more than a thousand meters to reach Camp 1 where we will drop our loads of personal gear before returning to a good dinner at BC.
Thanks to all who have supported us in preparation of this climb of Aconcagua!!!
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This is a 22-day expedition, led by Jim Williams, a professional mountain guide based in Jackson Hole, Wyoming, who owns Exploradus, which will be providing text updates and maps of the trip as well! Tony and Alex Chang will be making the climb together.
Day 1 15 Jan Arrive in Mendoza.
We'll be updating you right here about Tony's trip as details come in from the field! Check back often!


Handyman London Colney, Hertfordshire: Now there may be a number of reasons why you are attempting to find a local London Colney handyman, maybe you've got some routine maintenance tasks that you've been putting off, maybe you are doing some much needed home improvements or perhaps you've got a critical situation which should be done as soon as possible. No matter which motive brings you here, you will definitely be in search of a local London Colney odd job man you can trust and feel confident in. This is not as straightforward a task as you may expect as there are lots of rogue traders and cowboys around providing a disappointing service, so just what can you do?
Well fortunately there are a few online companies available that perform a lot of the effort for you regarding tracking down the type of people that you are in search of. Among the best of those tradesmen recommendation services is Rated People, that do a pretty good job of showing reviews, testimonials and recommendations for tradesmen who are listed with them, therefore you are able to look at what previous customers felt about the work they had done. This is often invaluable when you are attempting to find a handyman in London Colney and ought to help you make a wise decision about the handyman you choose to use. So why don't you submit details of your forthcoming project and you will soon get up to three price quotes from handymen in London Colney able to carry out the project you need done, after that you can check out their reviews and make a choice.
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The majority of jobs around your house are within the range of the great number of skills a seasoned London Colney handyman or odd job man provides, and is able to use to complete the work you need doing at a reasonable rate.
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Handyman London Colney: There are as you can imagine a wide range of undertakings that you could need a local London Colney handyman for, and below I have outlined just a small selection of the typical reasons you might have to seek out the assistance of a handyman in London Colney, Hertfordshire.
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Five of the biggest names in women's cycling who will retire in 2021
By Laura Weislo
Van der Breggen leads the list of top women hanging up their bikes
Trixi Worrack, Jolien D'Hoore, Anna van der Breggen, Ruth Winder and Kirsten Wild all retired in 2021 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
The women's professional peloton is losing some of its most successful riders at the end of 2021, with the 2016 Olympic champion and three-time World Champion Anna van der Breggen stepping off the bike and into the team car for SD Worx.
The 31-year-old isn't the only high-profile name to retire - some 25 female professional riders have decided to stop racing this year. Cyclingnews looks at five of the most prominent riders on the retirement list.
Anna van der Breggen
Anna van der Breggen celebrates winning the World Championships in 2020 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Anna van der Breggen became one of the sport's most successful riders over her 10 seasons as a professional, setting records for victories in La Flèche Wallonne, winning all three Ardennes Classics in 2017 and taking unprecedented double road world championship victories in 2020.
But success did not come immediately when the Dutch rider made the transition from the junior ranks. In her first elite season with Team Flexpoint in 2009, Van der Breggen hardly made a mark. However, after getting a nursing degree and spending a couple of seasons racing with the Dutch national team, Van der Breggen gained enough confidence and experience to join the pro ranks for good - first signing with the Sengers Ladies Cycling Team in 2012.
Van der Breggen then made enormous strides, winning three stages of the Tour de Bretagne, the GC, points classification and young riders classification in 2012, and went on to claim the European U23 time trial title and finish fifth in the UCI Road World Championships road race.
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In 2013, she continued her upward trajectory, winning the sprint classification in the Healthy Ageing Tour, the Omloop van de IJsseldelta, coming fourth in the Emakumeen Bira stage race and at the Thüringen Ladies Tour as the best young rider. She landed on the podium in the GP de Plouay, her best finish in the then-World Cup, and was fourth behind Marianne Vos at the Worlds road race.
She joined Rabo-Liv the next season and started racking up more victories - Dwars door de Westhoek, the Festival Elsy Jacobs, finished third at the Giro Donne in a Rabo-Liv sweep with Vos and Pauline Ferrand-Prevot, then won the Tour of Norway and two stages of the Lotto Belgium Tour. Van der Breggen firmly established herself as a major contender in 2015, winning Omloop Het Nieuwsblad, her first La Flèche Wallonne, the Dutch time trial title, her first Giro Donne, La Course by Le Tour de France and the silver medal in the time trial and road race at Worlds in Richmond.
By 2016, Van der Breggen was the rider to watch along with compatriot Annemiek van Vleuten and, after repeating at La Flèche Wallonne, she went into the Rio Olympic Games as co-leader with Van Vleuten only to pass her compatriot, lying motionless on the descent after suffering a violent crash. She shook off the horror and won the gold medal - although she could hardly celebrate until much later after Van Vleuten had recovered from a concussion and spinal fractures.
She left Rabo-Liv the next season for Boels Dolmans, where she would remain through the end of her career, leading the highly successful Dutch team and winning three more Giro Donne titles, the Tour of California twice, the road world title in 2018, double world titles in 2020, La Flèche Wallonne five more times along with Liège–Bastogne–Liège (2017, 2018), the Tour of Flanders (2018), among other victories.
Van der Breggen opted to leave the sport on top to focus on starting a family, and will take a role as a directeur sportif with SD Worx.
Jolien D'Hoore was named winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award, pictured during the Flandrien award ceremony for the best Belgian cyclist of the 2021 cycling season organized by newspaper Het Nieuwsblad (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Just one month older than Van der Breggen, Jolien D'hoore was a highly successful track racer from her junior days, where she claimed national titles in both sprint and endurance events as a junior and U23 rider, and on the road, where she claimed the victory in the junior road race at the UCI Road World Championships in South Africa in 2008.
D'hoore continued to combine track and road racing throughout her career, winning U23 European titles in the Omnium, Team Pursuit, and Points Race before moving into the elite ranks, where she won the European and World titles with Madison partner Lotte Kopecky (2016, 2017). She also won the bronze medal in the Omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games.
In 2015, D'hoore signed with Wiggle-Honda, launching the most successful season of her career, scoring 13 victories that year including three stages and the overall Baloise Belgium Tour - a feat she would repeat in 2016, as well as wins in the Omloop van het Hageland, Ronde van Drenthe and Crescent Vårgårda.
She was a four-time Belgian road champion, winner of four Women's Tour and three Giro Donne stages, Ronde van Drenthe (2015), and the Ceratizit Challenge (2016). After moving first to Mitchelton-Scott and then to Boels Dolmans/SD Worx, the victories became less frequent for D'hoore and her last major win came in 2020 at Gent-Wevelgem (2020), where she beat Kopecky from a small group sprint in the rescheduled October edition of the race.
D'hoore closed out her career in the inaugural women's Paris-Roubaix, a race she had targeted, but had bad luck in the rainy, muddy conditions and fought to the finish only to miss the time cut.
"I wish today would've been better but I'm happy it's over. You always want to reach higher but I'm pleased with what I achieved in my career. I'm most proud of my bronze medal at the omnium at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio and also the 2017 world title in the Madison in Hong Kong," D'hoore said.
D'hoore was given a lifetime achievement award at the Het Nieuwsblad gala this fall. She will also return as a directeur sportif with the NXTG team in 2022.
Trixi Worrack
Trixi Worrack (Trek-Segafredo) training in Spain earlier in 2021 (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
After a long and successful career, German Trixi Worrack announced she would retire at age 40 after the first women's Paris-Roubaix. Although her retirement was postponed for a late call-up to the Women's Tour, Worrack ended her career quietly in October.
Worrack's career started in the junior ranks where she placed second to Genevieve Jeanson at the world championships in 1999, and she quickly became successful as an elite, taking wins at the Women's Challenge, Tour de Suisse Féminin and Vuelta a Mallorca in 2001. She joined Equipe Nürnberger Versicherung in 2003 and would remain with the team through its end in 2010. During her time with the powerhouse German team, Worrack won six national titles (three in the time trial, three in the road race) and a silver medal in the 2006 Worlds road race behind Marianne Vos. She also won the overall Tour de l'Aude Cycliste Féminin, Tour du Feminin and Giro della Toscana in 2004, and a stage of the Giro Donne.
After a year with the Dutch AA Drink team, Worrack joined the Specialized-lululemon team (later Canyon-SRAM) and was an integral part of the squad's five victories in the Team Time Trial World Championship.
Worrack won the Tour of California in 2015 and started 2016 with the overall win at the Tour of Qatar, but at the Trofeo Alfredo Binda she was involved in a crash that damaged her left kidney and she had surgery to remove the ruptured organ. With such a major surgery, it was uncertain whether Worrack would return to the sport. But three months later, she was back in action and won the German time trial championship.
Her role shifted to that of a team captain in the later years of her career, where her calm, quiet presence helped keep the team focussed. She followed her former teammate Ina Teutenberg to the new Trek-Segafredo team in 2019, and although she planned to retire in 2020, Worrack kept going for one more season until she and her partner had a baby in 2021 and she decided to stay closer to home.
In the future, Worrack will serve as a trainer for women and junior-level cyclists in her home region of Thüringen.
Kirsten Wild celebrates claiming the Olympic bronze in Tokyo in the Omnium (Image credit: Getty Images Sport)
Dutch sprinter Kirsten Wild brought her storied career to a close after the UCI Track World Championships, where she added another title in the Madison with teammate Amy Pieters, bringing her rainbow jersey tally to nine on the track, in addition to her 109 victories on the road.
Wild raced casually, combining sport with working as a teacher, at first, and then joined the @Home Cycling Team in 2004 where she began competing internationally. She was the best young rider in the Simac Ladies Tour that year and in 2005 progressed further, coming fourth in the Dutch time trial championships and a podium in the Ronde van Gelderland. In 2006, Wild started winning, first in the Omloop door Middag-Husterland and then three stages and the overall Rabo Ster Zeeuwsche Eilanden. A second place at the Dutch time trial championships earned her a selection to the Dutch team for the World Championships in Salzburg, and she gave up her teaching career to race full time with the AA Drink Team.
In 2007, Wild won the Tour of Poland, winning three of the four stages and, at the end of the year, she took to the track with a focus on the 2012 Olympic Games. But her success on the track would come much later - first, Wild won Omloop Het Volk in 2008 and established herself as the sprinter to watch in the road peloton. By 2009, Wild was racking up victories at the Ladies Tour of Qatar and Grand Tour du Montréal where she won three of the five stages, her first Giro Donne stages and her first World Cup at the Nürnberger Altstadt.
By the end of her career, Wild amassed four overall wins at the Tour of Qatar and 10 stages, two wins at the Tour of Chongming Island and seven stages, and major one-day victories at Gent-Wevelgem (2019), Driedaagse Brugge-De Panne (2019) and the Omloop van Borsele five times. On the track, Wild's career highlight was a trio of titles at her home World Championships in Apeldoorn in 2018 (Scratch, Points Race and Omnium) competed in the Olympic Games in 2012 and 2016, finishing sixth in the Omnium and Team Pursuit in London and sixth in the Omnium in Rio before claiming her first Olympic medal with bronze in the Omnium in Tokyo.
Ruth Winder
Ruth Winder (Trek-Segfredo) in the maglia rosa at the 2021 Giro d'Italia Donne (Image credit: Getty Images)
American Ruth Winder chose to retire at the relatively young age of 28 after a successful career on the road and track. She began racing as a teenager in 2009 and found immediate success, winning the junior 15-16 road title. She turned professional with UnitedHealthcare in 2014.
She took up track racing and won her first national titles in 2010, catching the attention of USA Cycling, where she became an integral part of the team pursuit programme ahead of the Rio Olympic Games with Sarah Hammer, Jennifer Valente and the late Kelly Catlin. However, the addition of Chloe Dygert to the team in 2016 pushed Winder down the pecking order and although she went to the 2016 Olympics, the coaches did not select her to race.
The experience soured Winder on the track, and in 2017 she poured her energy into road racing with immediate success, winning the Redlands Classic, Joe Martin Stage Race, and Tour du Feminin - her first international road success - and finished the season as the best rider in the USA Cycling Pro Road Tour. She joined Team Sunweb in 2018 and won a stage at the Giro Donne and led the race for one day then won two stages of the Tour Cycliste Féminin International de l'Ardèche.
Winder moved to the new Trek-Segafredo team in 2019 and began the year with a win on the opening stage of the Setmana Ciclista Valenciana and went on to win her first elite US national championship in Knoxville. She closed the year with another win in the prologue of the Lotto Belgium Tour. In 2020, she carried that momentum into the Tour Down Under, where she took the lead on stage 3 in Stirling and fended off a fierce challenge on the final stage to claim the overall victory. The COVID-19 pandemic shut down much of the season, but Winder returned to help her team claim the opening team time trial of the Giro Donne.
This year, Winder won De Brabantse Pijl and again helped her team win the Giro d'Italia Donne TTT, where she took the leader's jersey for a day, and chalked up her final win at the Tour de l'Ardèche, winning stage 4 on the Mont Lozère.
Winder told Cyclingnews in July, "I'm the Ruth at home with my friends, my family and my fiancé, and I'm the bike-racer Ruth when I'm in Europe. It's become really clear for me that the universe back at home is the one that is pulling me stronger". Winder plans to continue coaching young riders while staying active racing gravel.
2021 women's retirees
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Anna Badegruber (Aut) Multum Accountants Ladies Cycling Team
Madeline Bemis (USA) Rally Cycling
Karol-Ann Canuel (Can) Team SD Worx
Danielle Christmas (GBr) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
Jolien D'hoore (Bel) Team SD Worx
Janneke Ensing (Ned) Team BikeExchange
Leigh Ann Ganzar (USA) Rally Cycling
Kaitlin Keough (USA) Cannondale-Cyclocrossworld
Lucy Kennedy (Aus) Team BikeExchange
Lauren Kitchen (Aus) FDJ Nouvelle-Aquitaine Futuroscope
Claudia Koster (Ned) Team Coop Hitec Products
Silje Mathisen (Nor) Team Coop Hitec Products
Sara Penton (Swe) Drops-le Col Supported by Tempur
Julia Soek (Ned) Team DSM
Maria Vittoria Sperotto (Ita) A.R. Monex Women's Pro Cycling Team
Silvia Valsecchi (Ita) BePink
Nancy van der Berg (Ned) Jumbo-Visma Women Team
Anna van der Breggen (Ned) Team SD Worx
Bryony van Velzen (Ned) Doltcini-Van Eyck-Proximus Continental Team
Emily Wadsworth (GBr) NXTG Racing
Emma White (USA) Rally Cycling
Kirsten Wild (Ned) Ceratizit-WNT Pro Cycling Team
Ruth Winder (USA) Trek-Segafredo
Trixi Worrack (Ger) Trek-Segafredo
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Laura Weislo
Laura Weislo has been with Cyclingnews since 2006 after making a switch from a career in science. As Managing Editor, she coordinates coverage for North American events and global news. As former elite-level road racer who dabbled in cyclo-cross and track, Laura has a passion for all three disciplines. When not working she likes to go camping and explore lesser traveled roads, paths and gravel tracks. Laura's beat is anti-doping, UCI governance and data analysis.