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9 things you didn't know about how the EU spends money
A look inside a new data tool that shows where all the money goes.
By Ryan Heath
The European Commission has just opened a new window on how the EU spends a huge chunk of its budget.
An open data portal allows access to information on EU investments across more than 500 policy programs within six large funds. Internet users can explore the data by country, fund and theme.
Whether your passion is a "balanced fishing fleet," youth employment or the bridges of rural Bulgaria, there is a program and a budget line for you.
But until now, finding out just where the money was supposed to be going was a complicated process that only experts could navigate. Now information is collected in one place, searchable and free to use.
We took a first look around. Here are nine of the most interesting facts about EU spending.
1. Pole position
Which country gets the most money? In absolute terms Poland wins double what any other EU country gets out of various EU investment funds, with close to €86 billion compared to next placed Italy with a little under €43 billion set aside from 2014-2020.
2. The Lithuania lobby
The payments to Poland during the seven-year period work out to €2,232 per person. But Lithuania does better on a per capita basis; the country's total EU subsidies from the listed programs are worth €2,837 per person.
3. There are handouts for Germany, too
Germany is usually seen as Europe's economic powerhouse and pocketbook, but it actually collects a lot of EU development funds. In fact, what Berlin gives with its left hand, it takes with its right, because while EU contributions are paid by national governments, development funds are dished out to specific regions. Germany still has several poor regions on the receiving end of EU largesse, even 25 years after the reintegration of the east and west. So it will take back that €27,872,862,460. Danke!
4. The world's most expensive playing field
EU politicians and officials often speak about the importance of creating level playing fields. The analogy is deployed to explain everything from competition to trade policy, and also to justify why smaller businesses need government subsidies. And the EU gives out a lot of them: Between 2014 and 2020, €63.4 billion will be allocated in an attempt to help small and medium-sized businesses be more competitive globally, for example by providing exactly 370,085 of Europe's 23 million small firms with financial advice.
5. Big spending on climate change
The climate deal reached in Paris was all words, but the new Commission database shows the EU is certainly putting its money where its mouth is 0n the issue of combating global warming. Climate change-related activity is the biggest thematic winner in the EU budget. Though the Commission splits this funding into two separate categories (€44.96 billion for transition to the "low carbon economy" and €29.13 billion for climate change adaptation and risk prevention), added up that's a €64.83 billion for all things climate. But wait, there's more! The EU has also allocated €60 billion for "environmental protection and resource efficiency," contributing to both lower carbon emissions and a skyrocketing green budget.
6. Young farmers: the EU needs you!
The EU wants to fund exactly 175,407 of you to develop your business plan. Please form an orderly queue. The reason? Only 14 percent of farmers in Europe are under 40 years old, they struggle to obtain land, and the ones that do get to rent or buy land tell the EU they need more entrepreneurial and technical skills to thrive in a global market.
7. The target is the achievement
The portal has a section for achievements, but given we are only one year into the seven-year EU budget, the list isn't very long yet. Until it grows, the EU has simply listed its targets as its achievements, clarifying that these are "expected achievements." You know, like the way you always got 100 percent in your exams and are never late for appointments.
8. Oops! Double-dipping on open-space renovation
As you can see from the following graphs, the EU seems very keen on renovating "open space," whatever that means. The database lists two different targets for this.
9. Organic land
The EU's open-plan ambitions pale in comparison to its interest in organic produce. The EU is planning to provide funds to support more than 10 million hectares of organic farmland, an area that is twice the size of Switzerland, as part of its plan to diversify crops and "green" its massive Common Agricultural Policy. The EU has also created an organic logo and runs a kids' corner complete with cartoon books such as Julia and Steven's Adventures in the world of organic farming.
More from ... Ryan Heath
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By Sofia Diogo Mateus
Ireland to fund Erasmus scheme for Northern Irish students
By Laurens Cerulus
EU Confidential #181, presented by Google: Reflecting on 2020
By Cristina Gonzalez
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Germany	Lithuania	Poland


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Wonky (also known as purple sound, aquacrunk, or lazer hip hop) is a subgenre of electronic music known primarily for its off-kilter or "unstable" beats, as well as its eclectic blend of genres including hip hop, electro-funk, chiptune, jazz fusion, glitch, and crunk. It initially emerged in 2008 from the UK's dubstep and grime scenes ...
Cultural origins: Mid 2000s–early 2010s, United Kingdom, Los Angeles
Stylistic origins: Dubstep, hip hop, glitch hop, synth-funk, jazz fusion, crunk, grime, chiptune, G-funk, broken beat, techno, sampledelia
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What in The World Are Unstable, Mid-Range synths??
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I'm listening to some wonky nowadays, and I do hear a lot of synths, but I have no idea what 'unstable, mid-range synths' are. I mean, most wonky is made with software synths I presume, so I guess the terms 'unstable' and 'mid-range' refer to the sound itself and not to the quality of the equipment. But then I come to the point where I fail to see why the synths are either unstable or mid-range. They sound distorted and there's a lot of mid-range, yes, but the same goes for any electronic genre ever. So, I really don't get what 'unstable' and 'mid-range' refer to when we're talking specifically about wonky. Please explain. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 145.116.0.97 (talk) 15:27, 21 March 2009 (UTC) 1. There's nothing to explain: these terms are just jargon, they're slushtalk, poopthinking and gobbledegarble. They are meaningless terms used to describe meaningless music. This is not a criticism of either. 2. Nuttyskin (talk) 11:48, 3 August 2009 (UTC) 1. 1.1. OMFG Nuttyskin is...
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although this genre marginally deserves an article - and might grow into a good one (kode9 is playing a lot of this stuff latey) - i have a bit of a problem with the japantimes ref. i know this is pure WP:OR but anyone familiar with flying lotus' stuff would, i suppose, describe it as instrumental, glitchy hiphop in the vein of Prefuse 73 or maybe some Four Tet - it has very little relation to the music being played in south london and sheffield and places being labeled as 'wonky'. a google or even a look at the pitchfork refs in the article kinda back this up. --Kaini (talk) 22:48, 7 November 2008 (UTC)
Question: should Wonky (music) and Wonky Pop be merged? If so, how? Millstream3 (talk) 17:45, 9 February 2009 (UTC) 1. nope, they're very different things. this music is mainly instrumental, and electronic - it draws elements from dubstep and hip hop. wonky pop is a very different thing. --Kaini (talk) 23:10, 9 February 2009 (UTC) 1.1. OK, thanks for your comments. I'll just people another 2 days to comment... If nothing else, I'll simply cross link using one of those 'Did you mean...' templates and leave it at that. Millstream3 (talk) 09:33, 10 February 2009 (UTC) 1. 1.1. Closing discussion as no further comments. Millstream3 (talk) 20:16, 11 February 2009 (UTC)
can anyone add a list of artists that do wonky? I think that would help this articleMatsuiny2004 (talk) 03:51, 30 December 2011 (UTC) I'll add one to the article. It will include several of the different scenes, including the more modern Wonkystep style scene. 76.110.90.229 (talk) 04:26, 23 May 2013 (UTC)
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What is wonky music?
Though wonky music is united by the tendency to use unstable mid-range synths, every wonky music scene has its own specific traits in sound.
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What is Willy Wonka's full name?
Willard Wonka (nickname The Willy The Wonka), better known as Willy Wonka, is a fictional character who appears in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator.The eccentric owner of the Wonka Chocolate Factory, he has been portrayed by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp in film.
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Is there a musical version of Willy Wonka?
2013 musical adaptation. In 2013, an adaptation of the novel was produced in Theatre Royal Drury Lane starting on 25 June 2013. Willy Wonka in this production was originated by Douglas Hodge. In the play, Wonka decides to open his factory to five children whom can find one of five golden tickets hidden in the wrappers in Wonka Bars.
Is Willy Wonka in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory?
Willy Wonka is a fictional character who appears in Roald Dahl's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. The eccentric owner of the Wonka Chocolate Factory, he has been portrayed by Gene Wilder and Johnny Depp in film.
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William James Willy Wonka is a fictional character who appears in British author Roald Dahl 's 1964 children's novel Charlie and the Chocolate Factory and its 1972 sequel Charlie and the Great Glass Elevator. He is the eccentric owner of the Wonka Chocolate Factory. William James "Willy" Wonka has been portrayed in film multiple times.
Family: Wilbur Wonka (father), (2005 film only)
First appearance: Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (1964)
Created by: Roald Dahl
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Wonky (also known as purple sound, aquacrunk, or lazer hip hop) is a subgenre of electronic music known primarily for its off-kilter or "unstable" beats, as well as its eclectic blend of genres including hip hop, electro-funk, chiptune, jazz fusion, glitch, and crunk.
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rumour about the new Bishop of Salisbury
on Friday, 18 March 2011 at 11.27 am by Simon Sarmiento
categorised as Church of England
Hugh Muir in the Diary column of today's Guardian, is straplined A sensible move by the Church of England – will wonders never cease?
Churchill said the Americans do the right thing when all other avenues have been exhausted – but he could just as easily have been talking about the Church of England. Little is achieved without muddle and controversy. And this sadly characterises the way the powers have handled the future deployment of the Rev Nick Holtam, capable vicar of St Martin-in-the-Fields, who would have been a bishop by now were it not for the fact that his wife of more than 30 years was previously married and divorced. Conservatives on the bench of bishops used the "taint" of the spouse's divorce to effectively veto Rev Nick's elevation. The fact that he's a liberal didn't help. But God might well reflect that the Church of England works in mysterious ways. Sometimes that's good. For it does appear that Rev Nick is going to get a mitre after all. We are told to be watchful of Salisbury. And it is probably no coincidence that the next-door bishop Michael Scott-Joynt of Winchester – the church's arch Tory bishop who spoke out against the appointment of bishops with divorced wives last year – is imminently for retirement. We'll miss him but everything may progress more smoothly in his absence. And we'll get along just fine with Bishop Nick.
Dan Barnes-Davies
Well, amen. Or… for Winch? That would be immense.
Liberal from (the Diocese of) Winchester
Colin Coward
If the rumour is true, that would be wonderful news for the Diocese of Salisbury and the Church of England in general and very good news for me personally since Salisbury is my diocese and the renewal of my PTO is dependent on the arrival of the new bishop.
peterpi - Peter Gross
Regarding divorce, to quote Mel Brooks, "It's good to be the king." Or at least, it was good to be King Henry VIII. Is there a double standard here? God forbid that a woman should divorce, but it's OK for a man? Or, is it that, once divorced, a person is expected to never marry again, and be chaste and virginal? To get themselves to a nunnery or monkery? Are there any cases in English history where a divorced man marrying a single woman caused public grief for the woman? Or is that "honor" only reserved for men marrying, or… Read more »
Well, to be accurate, Hanry VIII wanted not a divorce, but a decree that his previous marriage was null, invalid. Closer to our time of course is the case of the current heir to the throne.
+Alan Wilson was also being talked about.
Randal Oulton
>> the church's arch Tory bishop who spoke out against the appointment of bishops with divorced wives last year
Good Lord, saints preserve him from learning about the founding governor of the church of England.
I just presumed, like most thinking people, that marriage was like chicken pox: best to get it over with while you are young.
Fr Dougal
You wonder sometimes if religious journalists have the brains they were born with. There is no surer way to scupper a candidate for an English bishopric than to leak their being considered (pace Jeffrey John). The CNC and Lambeth HATE confidentiality being compromised.
Jake Fielding
A New Bishop of Stepney is due to be announced Next Week by the Diocese of London
Malcolm+
Scott-Joynt has a track record of mind-numbingly stupid comments, including his claim last year that allowing other religious bodies to do something they wanted to to (host civil unions in their buildings) was an attack on religious freedom.
Despite his Cambridge MA, it is entirely possible that Michael Scott-Joynt may be the stupidest bishop in the Anglican Communion.
Robert ian Williams
Well it will not be a gay or a woman..it will be someone "nice "…married to a professional wife with two children. A safe pair of hands for Rowan.
Laurence Roberts
They both have good ministries and are good people.
Have I mentioned that I do wonder if the day will come, when Church of England people will want to re-consider the nature of oversight / episcope and the form that ministry takes ?
The present format is very problematic.
With unChristian elements of a worrrying nature.
There are many many ways of doing episcope
imagination needed
+ courage ………..
The comments to which Malcolm refers are presumably the ones in the House of Lords on 25 January 2010. See
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/ld200910/ldhansrd/text/100125-0003.htm
The situation in this case is surely different, in that the Salisbury meetings of the Crown Nominations Commission were done and dusted in January, whereas the leaks in relation to Southwark occurred while the process was still in motion.
Will the Dean of Rochester be the next Bishop of Stepney? if so it will mean another evangelical Area bishop replacing a liberal catholic one. Though the Dean is ,I gather , very much an "Open Evangelical"
" This is a permissive amendment and I am utterly persuaded by it. I would be totally opposed to it being a requirement, because many churches would find this utterly abhorrent; but in so far as there are churches and synagogues and other faith places that would like this to happen, it is entirely appropriate and I support the amendment." – Baroness Butler-Sloss, Lords Debate – Tight-lipped C.of E. Bishops in the Lords must have been just a tiny bit pleased that Baroness Butler Sloss – together with Baroness Neuberger -differentiated between those faith communities that would like to allow… Read more »
We do not know if 'the Church of England' would like to hold civil partnerships, as there has been no discussion whatsoever.
I have no doubt some Church of Enland parishes, and ministers would like to, feel called to, even. The leadership will do all it can to prevent them, is my guess.
But it will come later or sooner …
Will Adam
Well called Perry, Dean of Rochester announced as Bishop of Stepney today.
…..and another interesting rumour…the Area Bishop of Edmonton to be the suffragan Bishop of Fulham.Only a new Archdeacon of Hackney to be appointed and the new London team will be complete.
should have added …bar a new Bishop of Edmonton if the rumour is true.As the present bishop doesnt ordain women to the priesthood, this could be an interesting one!!
Malcolm French+
There is no small irony that, while the current Bishop of Edmonton (Suffragan to London) does not ordain women, the current Bishop of Edmonton (Diocesan in Canada) and the previous Bishop of Edmonton (Diocesan in Canada, now Bishop of Christchurch) are both . . . women.
Nigel Taylor
@Perry – I have heard that rumour myself, although I doubt it, you knew +Peter Wheatley better than most people, it's unlikely especially if he decided to join the Ordinariate tomorrow. Although +Richard might decided to do that and leave Edmonton Vacant for a while and eventually give it to Ven Luke Miller or another good Catholic Man. +Peter has been Bishop of Edmonton for 12-14 Years now and it's been a good run but I in due respect think, Edmonton might just need a change. But you're not the only one that has heard about that. It's most likely… Read more »
I remember Bishop Brian Masters, the previous Bishop of Edmonton, and more anglo-catholic one could hardly get!, had a photo of his (female) Canadian episcopal namesake prominently displayed in his study, Malcolm.I suspect he regarded her as a godly lay-woman! I am puzzled by the idea of the present Bp moving to Fulham but perhaps ,if true, it is part of +Londin's "grand plan" to have a team that fully represents the wide spectrum of the diocese.The Edmonton Area has changed a good deal since 1995 when I first went there ( soon after the departures over women priests) and… Read more »
Pace Perry's comment above,I think we could do with more 'godly lay-women' and men in bishops' posts. It would be a bold-ish and creative experiment. I think its day will come.
@Perry: I doubt as well he will join the Ordinariate although he could still remain a Bishop in the RC Church. I would think that +Michael Colclough would be great for the Edmonton Area, a true catholic minded man but still retains the fact that he believes in the Ordination of Women. The problem with +Peter, he's a true Catholic very traditional but liberal as well in the terms of having Women in his Area such as Cindy Kent. Only time will tell I doubt he'll stay till he's 70. It will be Luke Miller or Michael Lawson, who are… Read more »


Pala Fala, the brand new Parsi restaurant at Worli, is gaining popularity for its authentic Sali Chicken, Mutton Dhansak and Patra Fish. They also serve over 100 other not-so-commonly found Parsi delicacies like mouth-watering Mutton Cutlets, Chicken Cheese Croquettes, an entire section dedicated to egg specialties like Sali Par Eendu, Kheema Par Eendu, Bharuchi Akuri and many other classics. Just when you think that this is by far the most elaborate Parsi restaurant menu you have ever come across, you find over 200 delicacies from other cuisines such as Lebanese, Italian, Mexican, Chinese and Indian. The winner, though, is the Parsi buffet priced at Rs 599 all inclusive (available daily for lunch and dinner) that comprises authentic Parsi wedding food such as unlimited helpings of Chicken Cheese Croquettes, Mutton Cutlets, Sali Chicken, Patra Fish, Chicken or Mutton Dhansak, Chapatis, welcome drinks and Lagan Nu Custard. They also have a multi-cuisine buffet priced at Rs 799 (all inclusive) that has a far larger spread including unlimited pizza, pastas and egg counters.
The restaurant does free home delivery from Churchgate to Bandra (and even further for larger orders) and has several promotional discounts when you order from their website. For suburban patrons who may not be able to travel all the way to Worli, Pala Fala also conducts an exclusive 'Parsi Sunday Brunch' with unlimited alcohol by a swimming pool as well as a Parsi Dinner Buffet with unlimited alcohol and karaoke only on Sundays at an upscale venue in Bandra (entry by prior reservation only). There is also good news for Parsis who are bored of the monotonous non air-conditioned 'baugs' as wedding and navjote venues as well as for corporates who are constantly on the lookout for new and unique venues for team gatherings and customer events. Pala Fala has exclusive banqueting venues in Bandra and Marine Lines, where they cater for Parsi food and several other Indian and international cuisines for crowds of 50 to 500 people.
Thanks Kersi for dropping a line. Yes it is indeed a good value!


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Tickets for the "America 1979" screening at the Noor Iranian Film Festival in Beverly Hills, CA are now available for purchase online.
There are two other films in our program block: a documetary about the band "Kiosk" and a short film that's traveled the festival circuit called "More then Two Hours". The program is 80 minutes total with a Q/A after. Wrter/director Lila Yomtoob, actor Soraya Brookhim and associate producer Bill Brissette will be in attendance.
After the screening we are gathering for a casual after party and all are welcome! An RSVP to lila *at* america1979 dot com or through our facebook invite is not mandatory, but appreciated! We will be there from 6:30p-9:30p.


In order to review security situation in the region, Eastern Command Chief Lieutenant General MM Naravane visited HQ IG Assam Rifles (North) and border locations of Eastern Nagaland on February 3-4.
During his visit, he also interacted with troops of Assam Rifles and also called on the Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio and discussed the security situation in the state on February 3, 2019.
On February 4, Lieutenant General Naravane was briefed in detail at HQ IG Assam Rifles (North) about the prevailing security situation and operational preparedness, Kohima Defence PRO Col C Konwer said.
The Army Commander expressed his satisfaction on the security measures and operational preparedness of the security forces.
He complimented the Assam Rifles for carrying out a commendable job with regards to efficiently managing the security situation in the State.
Later in the day, the Eastern Army Commander along with Lieutenant General Rajeev Sirohi, General Officer Commanding, Spear Corps and Major General PC Nair, IG Assam Rifles (North) interacted with some prominent members of Civil Society Organisations, students, civil administration officials, Gaon Burahs and Exservicemen of the State and assured them of all possible assistance to people of Nagaland in their endeavours for peace and development.


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Ohio State commitment Bowen Hardman reflects on official campus visit: 'It was breathtaking'
Buckeye Xtra
The official visit had been a long time coming for Bowen Hardman.
More than a year had come and gone since the Cincinnati Princeton guard had issued his verbal commitment to Ohio State for its 2022 recruiting class, which made the chance to take his first official visit to his future home all the more meaningful. On June 11, Hardman finally got another firsthand look at the Buckeyes program he committed to in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The visit left an impression.
Ohio State recruiting:Chris Holtmann, Buckeyes offer new scholarships in 2023 class
"It was breathtaking," Hardman said. "It was amazing just to get back on campus. Every time you step foot there it's like, 'Oh my gosh.' "
A three-star guard in the 247Sports.com composite rankings, the 6-5, 160-pound Hardman committed to the Buckeyes in May 2020. He had toured the campus on an unofficial visit the previous fall, when he took in a football game and accepted Ohio State's scholarship offer, but the subsequent recruiting pause during the pandemic meant he hadn't been back in nearly a year and a half.
There was a lot of catching up to do, not only with coach Chris Holtmann but with newly hired assistant coach Tony Skinn and the rest of the coaching staff. Time was at a premium, because at least one recruit has been on campus each day in June.
"It was kind of hard to sit down with every single coach, but I was really happy to be able to sit with (Tony) and talk about everything," Hardman said. "You enjoy those moments because you want coaches who are really upfront with you and really real, and they are."
Who is Tony Skinn?:Former coaches praise pending Ohio State hire Tony Skinn's abilities
That included feedback on his potential role when he arrives at Ohio State as well as areas for growth during his senior season. Hardman said he's been adding a driving element to his game to complement his shooting ability, something that has started paying dividends during AAU ball. The coaching staff talked with him about growing defensively, he noted. They also discussed him getting stronger and more physical while also increasing his overall court awareness.
They also discussed the recent changes to name, image and likeness rules.
"As much as we're learning about it, the coaches and staff are, too," he said. "I think there's going to be a lot of great things that come out of it and great opportunities for college players."
As a junior, he averaged 15.1 points and 3.2 rebounds while shooting 37.3% (40 for 107) from three-point range. He's the No. 170 national recruit and the No. 5 prospect from Ohio, according to 247Sports.
"The offense, they're not worried at all because (they feel I'm) very skilled offensively with shooting and being able to drive and compete," he said. "With the defensive part, they said they've seen a really good improvement with me in this AAU season and just growing into my body, gaining more weight and getting stronger."
His host was ostensibly second-year guard Gene Brown III, but Hardman said he spent most of his time hanging out, not only with Brown, but also with his roommates Meechie Johnson Jr. and Zed Key Jr.
"We're all goofballs so we're all having fun, cracking jokes," he said. "We were able to watch a bunch of NBA games and play card games and go through the campus and just have fun. I know a lot of those guys really well. For me to sit back with them and have fun and see how well they are together and see how they have a bond, a friendship, is really huge. It grew on me a little bit like, 'Dang, I'm really lucky to have the opportunity to be here and play with these guys.'
That was a highlight for Hardman, as was a full-on photoshoot that featured him wearing a gray Ohio State jersey with the number 0.
"I was able to take a couple pictures when I was there my sophomore year, but it wasn't as crazy," he said. "It's cool. We really got to do some fun poses."


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The Austin outfit revealed the details on the LP today (January 7), confirming their first album release since 2014. The nine-song collection is being teased with a new single titled "Holda You (I'm Psycho)," which has a bit of a hot-wired Allman Brothers flow to the guitar leads. You'll find a stream of the song below.
Additionally, the quartet have announced a string of North American tour dates set to take place this spring. Sadly, for Canadian fans, none of these take place on our side of the border. All the same, you'll find the listings, not to mention the tracklisting to Stiff, down below.
The cover, putting on display a prickly and precarious growth near the nethers, can be seen up above.
Stiff:
1. Had 2 Know (Personal)
2. Ha Ha Ha Ha (Yeah)
3. Holda You (I'm Psycho)
4. There's A Brain In My Head
5. Take It Easy (Ever After Lasting Love)
6. (I'm The One) Big Big Fun
7. Real Deal Momma
8. Mirrored In Reverse
02/15 Manchester, UK - The Deaf Institute
02/16 London, UK - Islington Assembly Hall
03/23-27 Boise, ID - Treefort Music Festival
03/24 Denver, CO - Bluebird Theater
03/25 Salt Lake City, UT - The State Room
03/27 Portland, OR - Doug Fir Lounge
03/28 Seattle, WA - Neumos
03/30 San Francisco, CA - The Independent
04/01 Los Angeles, CA - Teragram Ballroom
04/02 Solana Beach, CA - Belly Up Tavern
04/04 Phoenix, AZ - The Crescent Ballroom
04/17 Nashville, TN - Exit/In
04/19 Charlottesville, VA - The Southern
04/20 Washington, DC - The Black Cat
04/21 Philadelphia, PA - Union Transfer
04/22 Cambridge, MA - The Sinclair
04/23 South Burlington, VT - Higher Ground Ballroom
04/25 New York, NY - Bowery Ballroom
04/28 Columbus, OH - Skully's Music Diner
04/29 Indianapolis, IN - The Hi-Fi
04/30 Chicago, IL - Thalia Hall
05/01 St. Paul, MN - Turf Club
05/03 St. Louis, MO - Off Broadway
05/04 Lawrence, KS - The Bottleneck
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Scott Thompson reviews the 2010 Retail Systems Multi-channel Summit, which took place at the IoD Hub in London on Wednesday, 15 September.
It's no longer a subject for debate. With a quarter of all retailing set to take place online within the next 10 years, traditional retailers need to become multi-channel. But in many ways they are dealing with a deceptively easy concept: easy to explain but often hard to put into practice. Many retailers are organised in silos and thus not particularly well set up to tackle it. John Lewis, Argos, Tesco and Mothercare/ELC are success stories. But very few others can say that they provide a truly consistent customer experience across all touchpoints.
Although Amazon.com was founded in 1995, it famously didn't make its first annual profit until 2003. But the days of struggle and uncertainty are a thing of the past for e-commerce vendors. According to the IMRG Capgemini e-Retail Sales Index, shoppers spent £4.4 billion online in August, a 15 per cent increase on August 2009, and year-to date e-retail sales were also up 15 per cent on the same period last year. August was also a particularly strong month for multi-channel retailers, showing a year-on-year growth of 25 per cent. Yet the rush to grab a piece of the action must not obscure the fact that retailers, both pureplays and High Street outfits, need to get the fundamentals right before looking at fancy websites and applications. They need to look at all aspects of the customer's journey across their various channels and not just the 'sexy' bits. And they must keep the technology scalable as they strive to achieve their multi-channel visions.
This was the key message to come out of the Multi-channel Summit, now into its third year, which brought together retailers, tech vendors, industry associations and consultants to discuss the burning issues of the day. The conference chairman, Martin Newman, multi-channel consultant and CEO at Praticology, kicked things off by stating that multi-channel customers are worth up to 12 times the value of a single channel customer. Yet retailers aren't fully exploiting this - he is seeing a lot of multiple channel businesses, but not many that can lay claim to being cross channel. "Retailers have bolted on e-commerce, but over time it will become integrated," he said. "My challenge to the retailers here today is - if by this time next year you are not cross channel, I am going to ask you: why not?" he added.
Newman then introduced the first speakers of the day, Nick Rennardson, head of IT and Jo Molineux, head of multi-channel at Republic. The fashion retailer is a fast growing company with further plans for expansion over the coming years. Multi-channel initiatives are at the forefront of its growth plans and IT is critical in developing this format. It has, for instance, recently installed Torex Retail PoS across its 105 stores in the UK and Ireland. It chose the solution as it had outgrown its existing, labour intensive legacy PoS and was looking for a long-term technology partner. Roll-out commenced in March, with Torex and Republic working together to complete 16 stores per week. The platform will enable the retailer to realise its national and international expansion plans, and extend the solution beyond PoS to include multi-channel functionality such as click and collect and in-store customer ordering from a web fulfilment system. "There is so much pressure on technology to ensure that things are working at the front end as well as the back end," said Rennardson.
Such initiatives will help the retailer compete with the likes of New Look and Aurora Fashions, both of which also have major multi-channel plans. "We are moving towards being multi-channel. We are on a journey in terms of integrating our channels," added Molineux who, in her newly formed role, heads up the multi-channel agenda for Republic. "We have to connect the customer journey. Creating a single view of the customer is central to my plans."
Next up was Kees de Vos, director of business consulting at hybris. He joined hybris in 2010 to further re-enforce its focus on the business importance of multi-channel retail. In his role as director of business consulting, he is responsible for driving multi-channel success for hybris clients and helping to communicate its vision to the wider market. He has worked for clients such as Argos, Tesco, Boots, Woolworths Australia and WalMart.
In a presentation entitled 'Key Success Factors to Achieve Cross Channel Commerce', de Vos observed that change is happening at a phenomenal rate but the rate of change is making companies lose sight of customer behaviour. "We used to be in control but commerce anywhere has changed that." Customer behaviour is changing thanks to 'exploding touchpoints' and now more than ever it is important to have a 360 degree view of the customer. "Only a small part of your orders are transacted on a single channel," he said.
Tony Bryant, K3 business development manager for multi-channel, explained how multi-channel retailers that have embraced the challenge of delivering a cross channel proposition, are over coming some of the practical constraints to successful deployment and looking toward new opportunities and channels that can help create more engaging dialogue with their customers. Bryant talked about understanding the next road map for multi-channel. U-commerce reared its head at this point - i.e. the ability to interact and transact with anyone anytime. Must haves in this respect include click and collect, return anywhere logistics, cross channel loyalty management, a single view of stock and customer spend and price optimisation. There is much work to be done. "We are great at driving sales, but perhaps not so great at driving profitable sales."
Delivering the goods
"I'm going to talk to you about the ugly end of multi-channel," declared Huw Thomas, managing director at Paul Mason Consulting (PMC). The ugly end being delivery. Online retailing is largely about presentation. Delivery is an add on but it's fundamental because online retail doesn't work if you can't go that last mile. And the stakes are high. In the IMRG Consumer Delivery Survey 2010, 38.3 per cent of those surveyed said that a poor delivery service either has or would stop them from ordering from a retailer again. Equally a good experience will work the other way.
Thomas believes that for many customers a considerable gap still exists in the product delivery aspects of multi-channel retailing. "There's nothing more important to the customer than receiving the product they have purchased. Retailers invest significant sums in the shiny front ends of their channels but seemingly do not apply the same diligence to the last few yards. That's the journey from the delivery vehicle to the doorstep and the lasting effect of that experience. Poor delivery destroys marketing messages, sales effort and brand image," he said.
He flagged up new research carried out by the Royal Mail which shows that online retailers lost £2.7 billion in 2009 as a result of customers abandoning their shopping carts due to issues surrounding delivery. The report reveals that 52 per cent are failing to meet five of the most important customer criteria around delivery. Eighty five per cent do not allow customers to choose specific delivery dates, 74 per cent do not enable shoppers to specify special delivery instructions, 16 per cent don't offer online order tracking, 54 per cent take three or more working days to deliver on standard orders, and 30 per cent don't display delivery charges.
Technology exists to address these issues, however. Thomas noted that representatives from Shutl were in the audience and that the company is doing groundbreaking work with Argos. Its technology, which connects retailers with local same-day delivery couriers, is allowing central London-based visitors to www.argos.co.uk to get their orders delivered within as little as 90 minutes, or pick a one-hour delivery window between 9am and 9pm.
Social media then made its first appearance of the day as Guy Stephens, senior consultant at Foviance and founder of Where Social Media Meets Customer Service (LinkedIn group), gave an overview of the multi-platform call centre and the shape of things to come. The increasing ubiquity of the smartphone, together with the emergence of the most powerful tools of self-expression that there have ever been, has created not only a customer that is far more vocal, demanding and technologically savvy, but an expectation in them that everything can and will happen 'now'. The moment of truth can literally take place whenever and wherever a customer dictates. What has been the impact of this on how customer service is and can be provided?
"The emerging social media customer service paradigm reinforces the point that the power dynamic is tipping into the hands of a more socially active and vocal customer, happy to help themselves and their friends and in doing so, bypass the need to engage with a company altogether," said Stephens. "It is against this increasingly fragmented and disjointed backdrop that we must interpret the evolution, or indeed revolution, that is taking place within customer service."
He offered up BestBuy as a good example of changing times. "BestBuy's Twelpforce in the US has come to represent what is possible when times are changing. Twelpforce signals perhaps the single most advanced application of social media by a company and on a scale not seen before."
Stephens is something of a trailblazer in this area, having set up the use of social media with customer service during his time at The Carphone Warehouse. The use of Twitter was at times far more cumbersome in communicating with customers than the phone ever was, he commented. As for the cost argument, while there are examples where Twitter has brought savings, the business case for it still needs more work. "For those companies willing to take part, Twitter may well be one of the most important tools it has to engage directly with customers right now," he said. "It is an extremely crude form of communication: 140 characters. It forces brevity of expression, and in doing so, forces a company to confront and decide how it wishes to engage with its customers."
Stephens told delegates about a Carphone Warehouse customer who tweeted that he had received poor service. He then went onto blog about his experience. "I got in touch with him via my Twitter account at the time and although he was going to leave The Carphone Warehouse, he blogged the following in his own words: I turned to Twitter to try to penetrate what felt like a huge, uncaring behemoth that was Carphone Warehouse. And I found Guy Stephens, who appeared to be tackling customer rage in a passionately empathetic way on Twitter. I tweeted him at 8pm; by 8.07pm, I had a reply, rendering me unconditionally blown away. Three months of periodic call centre torture had got me nowhere, but via social media I felt listened to within minutes. True, I was a departing customer, but not before being turned from a 'hater' to a fan."
The final three presentations of the morning session came from SpeechStorm, Sterling Commerce and Maginus. Damian Kelly, director, sales and marketing at SpeechStorm, asked: can your customers reach you in the way they want to? It's important to remember that the real multi-channel experts are your customers. "Customers don't think about multi-channel - they just do it," said Kelly. "Why? It is how they shop every day - in stores, on the web, at home, at work, on the move and on the phone." He then explained why effective service over the phone is at the heart of multi-channel success and showed how leading organisations including Dixons, Comet, AIB, and Vodafone are meeting this challenge.
David Hogg, industry marketing director - retail/CPG, EMEA at Sterling Commerce, talked about changing cross channel retail consumer behaviour: how to improve their experience and loyalty; how cross channel consumer shopping preferences vary by retail sub-sector, geography. He also looked at what can most improve consumers' shopping experience in each channel and told delegates why "save the sale" is such an important opportunity.
Russell Dorset, sales and marketing director at Magnius, has over 20 years' experience in the software industry in a range of senior sales, marketing and operational management roles. He joined Maginus from K3 Business Technology Group where he was chief operating officer. Prior to this, he was a divisional director at Misys. He concluded the morning session with a presentation on channel integration - using technology to connect with your customers. Once again, it was stressed that retailers need to provide a seamless buying experience. A transaction has a beginning, a middle and an end and the customer can conclude things on various channels.
Dorset also highlighted the need to invest and innovate, even if, in testing times, the temptation is to retreat and slash investment budgets. "A focus on cost cutting and efficiency has helped many organisations weather the downturn, but this approach will ultimately render them obsolete. Only the constant pursuit of innovation can ensure long-term success."
The afternoon session kicked off with K3's Tony Bryant and Glynn Davis (freelance journalist and Retail Systems contributor) presenting the results of their 2010 multi-channel movers and shakers study. We ran an exclusive on the top 20 in the last issue of Retail Systems but at the conference the top 70 big hitters were named for the first time. A full rundown can be found at the end of this review. Fret not if you haven't made it into the top 70. The hope is that this will become an annual thing and will be extended to a top 100 in 2011.
This was followed by Steve Haworth, CEO at TeleWare, who presented on:
Unified Communications and mobility in the retail sector. This presentation highlighted the strategic importance that Unified Communications can have for organisations in the retail sector. Haworth examined the key drivers and benefits that are inspiring large retail organisations to adopt a strategy and provided examples that demonstrate how it can help retailers significantly improve performance and customer service.
The catalogue element of multi-channel retailing was next up for discussion. Phil Randles, managing director at Catalogue Development Centre Marketing, has been a board director of several media companies and major advertising agencies but more specifically he has been an independent multi-channel marketing consultant for the last 15 years. In that time, he has advised dozens of businesses at all stages of development from multi-million pound businesses to fledgling start-ups, from UK niche companies to US launches, in both consumer and business to business fields.
In a presentation entitled 'Keeping the wolf from the door', he observed that most multi-channel businesses have moved into areas of operation that are unfamiliar and potentially financially dangerous. His session covered the main reasons why direct businesses falter, the dynamics of how multi-channel businesses integrate their differing routes to market and how to spot the signs before it is too late. "Companies make the mistake of not realising the vital role of fulfillment," said Randles. "It's a case of paying lip service to customer service and showing disdain for the 'punter'."
Last speaker of the day was Steve Bolton, managing partner at multi-channel retail consultants, Retail Pragmatist. His experience includes 10 years at GUS Home Shopping where he was director for merchandise planning and solutions director for the Reality Group. He has undertaken both multi-channel strategy and operational performance improvement work and is currently working with a major High Street retailer on its new distribution network implementation and a European click and collect service provider.
Bolton's session revolved around the challenges of managing customer orders as retailers extend the range of products that they offer online. It's an area where many retailers are falling down. Even a company like Amazon, often praised for its range of products and delivery options, can get it wrong. Bolton mentioned a recent order he placed with the e-tailer, involving five items that were all dispatched separately, causing him a great deal of inconvenience as he attempted to take delivery. New technologies and approaches are emerging, but in many respects technology is outpacing many companies' ability to implement it, he commented.
"As retailers are we in danger of going back to the bad old days?" he asked. He also questioned why many retailers have left it so late to make the push into cyberspace. "We've talked a lot about it today but it's staggering to me that some retailers are only just waking up to this - for instance, Gap, Zara and Morrisons," Bolton added.
Conference chairman, Martin Newman, then gave his closing remarks, commenting that one of the major messages of the day was: think through the customer journey - how convenient is it? Retailers need to think through all the channels with particular focus on the last mile. "This needs to come from the top. The vision has to come from the CEOs etc, it has to be realised from there," Newman said. "It's expensive but you don't have to implement everything at once. You could be implementing some quick wins that could drive future growth."
As for social networking and m-commerce, the former will continue to play an ever-increasing role in driving the purchase decisions of consumers whilst the latter is perhaps not quite 'there' yet, although smartphones such as the iPhone have created the right browsing experience that for the first time enables consumers to really enjoy going online via their mobiles.
Ultimately, the retail sector has been talking about integrated multi channel retailing for the past couple of decades. And yet here we are approaching the end of 2010 and there are still very few, if any, truly integrated or cross channel retailers in the UK. With that thought in mind, Newman concluded with the question that he posed at the beginning of the conference, namely: "If by this time next year you are not cross channel, I am going to ask you: why not?"
Roll on September 2011 and the next Retail Systems Multi-channel Summit.
All of the presentations from this year's Summit can be downloaded at: https://www.retail-systems.com/conferences/multichannel2010
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Q: On collapsing actionbar search recyclerview moves to bottom of screen So the problem is,
When Actionbar searchitem expands recyclerview appears to be correct but as i click back button on searchitem it collapse and recyclerview moves to bottom of screen automatically as shown in below images
Screen 1: When i click on search item of actionbar

Screen 2: When i click on back button of search item

Screen 3: When i try to scroll recyclerview it moves automatically to bottom

I am using following libraries
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.0'

compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.0'

compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:22.2.0'

I am using following fragment layout  clinic_fragment.xml
<android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    android:id="@+id/my_recycler_view"

    android:scrollbars="vertical"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:background="#ffffff"
    >
    </android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView>

My onCreateView() method of fragment class
  @Override
    public View onCreateView(LayoutInflater inflater, ViewGroup container, Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        Bundle arguments = getArguments();
        int pageNumber = arguments.getInt(ARG_PAGE);
        RecyclerView recyclerView = (RecyclerView) inflater.inflate(R.layout.fragment_clinic,container,false);
        recyclerView.setAdapter(new YourRecyclerAdapter(getActivity()));
        recyclerView.setLayoutManager(/*new LinearLayoutManager(getActivity())*/new GridLayoutManager(getActivity(),4, LinearLayoutManager.VERTICAL,false));
        return recyclerView;
    }

My activity layout:
<android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout
    xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:app="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res-auto"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:id="@+id/root_coordinator"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent">

    <android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout
        android:id="@+id/app_bar_layout"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="wrap_content">

        <android.support.v7.widget.Toolbar
            android:id="@+id/app_bar"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="?attr/actionBarSize"
            android:theme="@style/ThemeOverlay.AppCompat.Dark.ActionBar"
            app:layout_scrollFlags="scroll|enterAlways"
             />

        <android.support.design.widget.TabLayout
            android:id="@+id/tab_layout"
            android:layout_width="match_parent"
            android:layout_height="wrap_content"
            android:background="@color/colorAccent"
            app:tabIndicatorColor="@color/colorPrimary"
            app:tabSelectedTextColor="@android:color/white"
            app:tabTextColor="#EEE" />

    </android.support.design.widget.AppBarLayout>

    <android.support.v4.view.ViewPager
        android:id="@+id/view_pager"
        android:layout_width="match_parent"
        android:layout_height="match_parent"
        app:layout_behavior="@string/appbar_scrolling_view_behavior" />

</android.support.design.widget.CoordinatorLayout>

Please Note :
This problem can be solved by removing android:scrollbars="vertical" from RecyclerView  but i want to show scrollbar on scroll hence i can not remove it.
Please help out and thanks

A: This was a known bug that should be fixed. Try upgrading to:
compile 'com.android.support:design:22.2.1'
compile 'com.android.support:appcompat-v7:22.2.1'
compile 'com.android.support:recyclerview-v7:22.2.1'


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We worked with Deaf communities across Scotland to develop the British Sign Language (BSL): National Plan 2017 to 2023, which was published in October 2017.
The plan sets out the steps we will take between 2017 and 2023 to achieve our overall vision: to make Scotland the best place in the world to live, work and visit for people whose first or preferred language is BSL.
Developing the BSL National Plan
We ran a consultation on a draft BSL National Plan and published an analysis of consultation responses in early 2017.
Now that the National Plan is published, listed authorities including local authorities, territorial NHS boards and universities and colleges must publish their own BSL plans by October 2018.
Legislation and the BSL National Advisory Group
The British Sign Language (Scotland) Act 2015 came into force in October 2015. It promotes the use of BSL in Scotland, primarily by requiring certain authorities to develop BSL plans that outline how they will promote and raise awareness of the language.
We set up the BSL National Advisory Group (NAG) to represent the views of people with BSL as their first or preferred language.
The BSL NAG – which is made up of BSL users and public bodies – is helping to inform the development of the BSL National Plan.
Deaf Sector Partnership
We created the Deaf Sector Partnership (DSP) to support early implementation of the BSL (Scotland) Act. The DSP is made up of five delivery partners:
British Deaf Association Scotland (BDA Scotland)
Deaf Action
Deafblind Scotland (DbS)
National Deaf Children's Society Scotland (NDCS Scotland)
Scottish Council on Deafness (SCoD)
Voluntary Action Fund (VAF) provides support and monitoring for the DSP.
From 2015 to 2017 we allocated nearly £900,000 via DSP members to:
support the development of the BSL NAG
support people whose first or preferred language is BSL to be as involved as they want in developing the BSL National Plan
support the inclusion of Deafblind people whose first language is BSL
help public bodies to be more inclusive of people whose first or preferred language is BSL and to help them meet their duties under the BSL (Scotland) Act


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Die Flanders Open waren ein Squashturnier für Herren in der belgischen Hafenstadt Antwerpen.

Das Turnier wurde 1998 ins Leben gerufen und gehörte mit 21.000 US-Dollar Preisgeld in der ersten Auflage zur Kategorie 2 Star. John White sicherte sich den Titel bei der Premiere des Turniers. Im Jahr darauf rückte es mit 35.000 US-Dollar Preisgeld in der Wertungskategorie eine Stufe hinauf. In den Jahren 2000 und 2001 gehörte es schließlich zur Kategorie 5 Star mit 65.000 bzw. 60.000 US-Dollar Preisgeld. Nach Siegen von Jonathon Power im Jahr 1999 und Peter Nicol im Jahr 2000 gelang es John White, die Austragung im Jahr 2001 zu gewinnen und sich damit als einziger Spieler zweimal den Titel bei dem Turnier zu sichern.

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