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Love dies at Olivier Awards, but Smith, Sondheim, Lyttelton soar
Last night's theatre gongs favoured legal blondes and the National
by Matt WolfMonday, 14 March 2011
Audience favourite: Sheridan Smith cops Best Actress in a Musical for Legally Blonde
The Andrew Lloyd Webber musical Love Never Dies emerged empty-handed at the 35th Laurence Olivier Awards, despite seven nominations, but it was a good night for Legally Blonde, Stephen Sondheim, and, so it seemed, pretty well any production lucky enough to play the National's Lyttelton auditorium. And for American playwriting, too, with Clybourne Park following last year's The Mountaintop as a States-side effort that was named Best Play Sunday night at London's equivalent of the Tony Awards.
Indeed, Broadway's annual June pow-wow set a higher-than-usual bar for London's comparatively becalmed Oliviers, which this year were back in an actual theatre - Drury Lane, soon to host Shrek - after several years of being tucked away in the basement of one Park Lane hotel or another. The aim on this occasion: to put on a genuine show, packed out with stars and musical numbers and the sorts of inevitable plugs to remind onlookers that the phrase "show business" keeps one foot in those two camps. Hence, the lengthy plug midway through for The Phantom of the Opera, now 25 years old. Opera may be the operative word; the 2013 Oliviers are due to take place one street away at the Royal Opera House.
As for this year, it can't have been easy for Susan McFadden, the current Elle Woods in Legally Blonde, to lead a performance of that musical's title song even as her predecessor, Sheridan Smith, earned the warmest, most tumultuous applause of any of the winners for a production she left two months ago. On the other hand, had Smith not departed the Broadway export in January, she wouldn't have been free to do the newly opened Flare Path, in which she returns in award-worthy form, playing a former barmaid in Terence Rattigan's wonderful play.
If Smith was the popular winner of the night, there were the abundant surprises that have long characterised the Oliviers, which remain as quirky and unpredictable as the Oscars, Tonys, and the like have become boringly pro forma. Repeating her Evening Standard Theatre Award win from November, a very pregnant Nancy Carroll - baby due in 12 days, she reported - was named best actress in a play for After the Dance (pictured right: Carroll with Roger Allam, named best actor for Falstaff in Henry IV pts 1 and 2 at Shakespeare's Globe). The Lyttelton-spawned Rattigan revival earned four awards even as End of the Rainbow, with Tracie Bennett in scorching form as Judy Garland, went home with nothing.
The Donmar's defining autumn revival of Stephen Sondheim's Passion was passed over for musical revival by another Sondheim entry, Into the Woods, though cheers and cheers again to the Olivier panel for finally acknowledging the definitive performance of Passion leading man, David Thaxton, who took the musical actor category: the first time a Giorgio from that show has triumphed over his Fosca.
A special Olivier to Sondheim himself capped a 12-month period in which the octogenarian musical theatre legend has been fêted to high heaven on both sides of the Atlantic, though rarely with the effortless poise and panache of Angela Lansbury's rendition of "Liaisons", from A Little Night Music, in which the English-born Broadway mainstay appeared in New York last year. Backstage, the composer was careful to extend praise to the various British collaborators who have kept his work a vital part of the London theatre for many decades now, though, curiously, there was no mention of the Trevor Nunn-directed Follies that has been talked up for the Theatre Royal, Haymarket, as part of the Nunn season of work launched on a genuine high with Flare Path.
Elsewhere, it was nice to see Adam Cork win an Olivier for his sound design on King Lear, having last June won a Tony in New York for a separate Donmar entry, Red. And in a year that saw the usual volume of openings, it was fascinating to note a relatively narrow spectrum of winners, starting with After the Dance (four in all) and including Best Director Howard Davies's National Theatre staging of The White Guard (three) and Legally Blonde, also with three - not just for Smith and the musical itself but for co-star Jill Halfpenny.
During the ceremony, Adrian Lester sang - so did Barry Manilow, though in his case thankfully nothing from Sondheim - while co-presenters Michael Ball and Imelda Staunton exuded bonhomie and a blank-faced Rupert Everett introduced his imminent Pygmalion co-star Kara Tointon, her hair piled halfway to Ascot. But enough of this year, what about next, in a season in which musical contestants will include Betty Blue Eyes, The Umbrellas of Cherbourg, and Ghost (whose leading lady, Caissie Levy, was on hand as a presenter, her composer Dave Stewart by her side)?
I don't want to tempt fate, but I'd wager money now that none of those titles is going to have the impact of a show about a tiny yet tellingly self-possessed young girl gifted with special powers. If the 2011 Oliviers were largely about Elle Woods, look for next year's event to be ruled by a wee tyke by the name of Matilda.
List of Olivier award-winners
SOCIETY OF LONDON THEATRE SPECIAL AWARD Stephen Sondheim
BEST ACTRESS Nancy Carroll for After the Dance at the Lyttelton (pictured below left, © Johan Persson)
BEST ACTOR Roger Allam for Henry IV, Parts 1 & 2 at Shakespeare's Globe Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Michelle Terry for Tribes at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
BEST ACTOR IN A SUPPORTING ROLE Adrian Scarborough for After the Dance at the Lyttelton
BEST NEW PLAY Clybourne Park by Bruce Norris at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court (pictured below centre, © Johan Persson)
BEST MUSICAL REVIVAL Into the Woods at the Regent's Park Open Air Theatre
BEST NEW MUSICAL Legally Blonde - the Musical, book by Heather Hach, music and lyrics by Laurence O'Keefe and Nell Benjamin at the Savoy
BEST ENTERTAINMENT The Railway Children by E Nesbit, adapted by Mike Kenny at the Waterloo Station Theatre
BEST ACTRESS IN A MUSICAL Sheridan Smith for Legally Blonde - the Musical at the Savoy
BEST ACTOR IN A MUSICAL David Thaxton for Passion at the Donmar Warehouse
BEST PERFORMANCE IN A SUPPORTING ROLE IN A MUSICAL Jill Halfpenny for Legally Blonde - the Musical at the Savoy
BEST DIRECTOR Howard Davies for The White Guard at the Lyttelton (pictured above right, © Catherine Ashmore)
BEST REVIVAL After the Dance directed by Thea Sharrock at the Lyttelton
BEST THEATRE CHOREOGRAPHER Leon Baugh for Sucker Punch at the Jerwood Theatre Downstairs at the Royal Court
BEST LIGHTING DESIGN The White Guard designed by Neil Austin at the Lyttelton
BEST SET DESIGN The White Guard designed by Bunny Christie at the Lyttelton
BEST COSTUME DESIGN After the Dance designed by Hildegard Bechtler at the Lyttelton
BEST SOUND DESIGN King Lear designed by Adam Cork at the Donmar Warehouse
BBC RADIO 2 AUDIENCE AWARD FOR MOST POPULAR SHOW We Will Rock You
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN AN AFFILIATE THEATRE Lyric Hammersmith for Blasted (pictured below, © Simon Kane/Lyric)
BEST NEW OPERA PRODUCTION OperaUpClose and Soho Theatre's La Bohème at the Soho Theatre
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN OPERA Baritone Christian Gerhaher for his performance in the Royal Opera's Tannhäuser at the Royal Opera House (picture above left, © Clive Barda/ROH)
BEST NEW DANCE PRODUCTION Babel (Words) by Eastman vzw and Royal Opera House La Monnaie at Sadler's Wells, choreographed by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet, at Sadler's Wells (pictured above centre, © Koen Broos/SWT)
OUTSTANDING ACHIEVEMENT IN DANCE Antony Gormley for his set design of Babel (Words) by Eastman vzw and Theatre Royal de la Monnaie at Sadler's Wells
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During the ceremony, Adrian Lester sang - so did Barry Manilow, though in his case thankfully nothing from Sondheim
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Permalink Submitted by David (not verified) on Mon, 14/03/2011 - 10:22
Well, it just goes to show that you never can tell - and now I just don't care. Nancy Carroll is a wonderful actress and turned in a quietly devastating performance, but did I think about that play much afterwards? Hardly at all. And to rate Allam above Jacobi is absolutely bizarre. I suppose Jerusalems don't pop up every year, but are you telling me the merely entertaining Clybourne Park was the best new play? Bah humbug.
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by Tish Weinstock
Aug 27 2014, 9:20am
agyness deyn on boots, boys clothes and launching her label
If Wonder Woman was a real life woman, she'd look a lot like Agyness Deyn. A long way away from her days of working in a fish 'n' chip shop in Littleborough, under the name Laura Hollins, Agyness Deyn is the model turned singer turned actress turned...
Tish Weinstock
The poster girl for androgyny, Aggy has always been something of a style icon, and now she's added one more string to her already sexy bow: fashion designer. Launched earlier this year, with the support of her sister Emily and long time friend Tracy Moore, Title A takes its inspiration from the cool casual and relaxed forms of menswear, tempered with a grown-up sense of feminine charm. We caught up with the most wondrous woman in the world to talk suits, boots, and why it's so good to be a girl.
When and how did Title A come about?
Toward the end of the Doc Martens collaboration (which was an amazing experience, it's such a good company). I had done other collaborations before but for some reason this time I got bit by the bug to create and design really bad and I couldn't stop myself.
Who is the Title A girl?
A woman that wants to feel relaxed and comfortable in her own skin. She isn't chasing the fashion cycle so much as she's chasing things that reflect the discovery of her sense of self.
What's the story behind the name?
It came about from trying to figure out a name for the brand that echoed my attraction to simplicity, but I didn't want to use my name. It evolved into a reference on the growing lack of significance of titles (Mr. Mrs. Miss).
How do you negotiate between your own personal sense of style and the taste of your would be buyers?
I haven't needed to negotiate, yet. We don't quite deal in the avant-garde. It's not what we've set out to do. We hope Title A is helping to fill a void that's been growing as a result of fashion (or, the world of fashion) becoming such a huge part of the mainstream. ?
Why do you think girls love wearing boys' clothes so much?
I would guess its personal for each person. It looks cool. Some people prefer their clothes loose, relaxed and comfortable. It's a comfortable, understated way to show that you don't owe it to anyone to "show yourself off'', because sometimes you just don't feel like it. I love a good bodycon dress as much as the next lady but a suit can be just as sexy - it highlights different attributes.There's also the fact that often things that are considered menswear are just extremely practical garments, so of course women want them.
Do you prefer dressing up or dressing down?
I prefer dressing down for the most part because I feel at ease.
What item of clothing makes you feel the sexiest?
A bad-ass pair of boots seems to do the trick.
What makes you feel the most confident and secure in yourself?
Jeans, a crisp button down and some good, flat shoes.
What about the line is masculine and what about it is feminine?
They're all mixed together but if it were on a scale, the suits and trousers would be on one end and the dresses would be on the other.
Who or what was the inspiration behind the overall aesthetic?
The pull towards practicality, elegance and a straight silhouette. Women: Fran Lebowitz, Donna Tart, Sylvia Von Harden, Dorothy Parker, Patty Smith, Diane Keaton.
How do you want the women who buy your clothes to feel when wearing them?
I want them to feel at ease. I don't want the clothes to distract them from whatever they're up to.
How has your styled evolved over the years? And what kinds of things have triggered change?
I still love weird clothes, but I admire them more as a spectator now. I've just experienced a shift of priorities. I love seeing people decked out, it makes me so happy - but it doesn't feel right for me anymore.
What's your definition of beauty?
Awkwardness, kindness, intelligence.
What's the best thing about being a woman?
La Perla lingerie.
What is your biggest hope for Title A in the future?
For it to become a stable long lasting brand that its customers feel close to. I'd love to create a brand where you know you can always find what you're looking for and you know someone understands what you need.
Hustlin' for the next season.
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King's Quest is a five part episodic adventure following an ageing King Graham as he reflects on his life of adventure with his granddaughter, Gwendolyn. In this episode's tree-pun filled tale we follow a teen-aged Graham as he attempts to become a Knight of Daventry.
Genre:AdventureRating:10+Developed By:The Odd GentlemenPublisher:Sierra Entertainment
King's Quest is a five part episodic adventure following an ageing King Graham as he reflects on his life of adventure with his granddaughter, Gwendolyn. In this episode's tree-pun filled tale we follow a teen-aged Graham as he attempts to become a Knight of Daventry.
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While the original King's Quest was a point and click adventure game, this re-imagined tale has gone a slightly different direction to a "one-button context" style adventure game, so the player can directly control Graham's actions without losing the style and charm of a point and click. The game both looks and sounds beautiful. With an art style that would put Telltale to shame, beautiful scenery and inconceivable voice actors, it's surprising how well it will run, even on laptops or lower end machines.
Throughout the game the player is offered choices on how to build Graham as a character and progress the game. You're often given options allowing for brave, wise, or compassionate choices which open up some branches of dialogue and alter the story as it progresses. The game also features some QTE's and a few puzzles but there's not much to them, without much of the challenge that you'd expect from this style of game, however as this is only chapter one we may just be getting warmed up. Some challenges are impossible to fail allowing you the opportunity to try a lot of different dialogue options or just to mess up a few times. However since there is no way to skip cut-scenes this can get very tiresome.
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The Honor Play might not be the most powerful Android based devices that was released this year, but you can still enjoy a great Android experience especially if you choose to apply a few tweaks. Don't get me wrong, the phone is powerful enough for handling most of the operations that might be performed by an average user. However, if you feel the need of extra power and speed, don't panic as you can easily improve the general performance with some dedicated optimizations and customizations. But, first, you will have to unlock your Honor Play bootloader as that's how you can prepare the Android system for custom operations.
The bootloader is running with restrictions which will prevent processes that aren't supported by your OEM or by Google. Shortly, you cannot tweak the Honor Play unless you first unlock its bootloader. Shortly, that's why you have to follow this step by step guide – as you can already notice this is an operation recommended for advanced and experienced users who are used with third party programs and tweaking initiatives.
The bootloader is a small script or program that runs by default on your device and more important, your phone cannot run without the bootloader program. The script will be initiated each time a boot or reboot process will be completed – so, each time you will power on, off, or restart your Honor Play. During these processes the bootloader will load the Android OS and other start-up programs and features from the ROM memory into the RAM partition. As you can notice, we don't want to modify this program, but we want to remove its factory restrictions so that we can, in the end, gain further control over the Android internal system.
In that regard, once the Honor Play bootloader will be unlocked you will be able to apply different tweaks including the following custom operations: you can gain root access on your Huawei powered smartphone, you can set up a custom recovery image like TWRP recovery, you can install custom kernels and MODs, you can update your smartphone with custom ROMs (such as Lineage OS, AOKP or Paranoid Android), you can remove bloatware, you can flash third party apps from other sources than Google Play, you can make Nandroid backups, you can overclock or undervolt CPU frequencies and so much more.
Of course, achieving an unlocked bootloader isn't an official operation. And, unfortunately Huawei isn't currently offering unlocking codes for the Honor Play. Thus, first of all you need to know that your phone's warranty will get void once you will start to complete the steps that are explained below. And, second of all, you will have to buy the unlock code for your Honor Play from third party developers – in that respect you can choose from different online options. So, get the code and after that return here and follow the steps that are detailed below.
Make a backup on your Honor Play before unlocking the bootloader. It's important to protect your personal data as some files might get corrupted or even wiped out during the custom operation that's described during this step by step guide. Therefore, take care of stuffs like contacts, call logs, texts, images, videos, audio files, market apps, internet settings, calendar info, saved passwords, EFS folder, IMEI / NVRAM data and similar other packages – you can save everything in different ways: you can choose to use Huawei's built-in cloud storage solutions, you can sync the files with your Google Account, you can use an external storage device or you can go to Google Play and download compatible backup and restore tools.
As you will see, a computer is required. There, the Honor Play drivers must be installed as otherwise you won't be able to unlock your phone's bootloader. Moreover, the Android SDK toolkit must be set up on your PC, so learn how to install Android SDK on Windows or how to set up ADB on MAC OS X / Linux. By the way, your smartphone and its USB cable will be required too as a connection between your handset and your computer is also needed.
On your handset you will have to gain Developer Options which can be done easily by tapping repeatedly on Built Number – as you will observe, after 7 or 10 repeated taps you will be prompted with the 'you are a developer' message. Well, after doing so, access Developer Options by accessing Menu - > Settings and check the USB Debugging feature.
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Get the unlock code for your Honor Play.
Then, access the Android SDK folder on your computer.
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Power on your phone and connect it with your computer – do it via USB cable.
In the cmd window first type 'adb devices' and press enter. The IMEI number for your Honor Play should be returned; if it isn't it means that your phone hasn't been recognized by your computer situation during which you will have to reinstall its drivers before repeating this step.
Next, in the same cmd window execute 'adb reboot bootloader' – fastboot mode will be now automatically entered on your Huawei branded device.
Unlock your phone's bootloader by executing in cmd: fastboot oem unlock yourunlockey. Note: replace the 'yourunlockey' with the actual unlocking code compatible with your Honor Play.
When done, in cmd type 'fastboot reboot' as that should be all.
So now your Huawei Honor Play runs on an unlocked bootloader. That's important as you can choose to set up TWRP recovery and gain root access – stay close as we will soon show you how to complete these procedures, or just search through our 'how to' page for more tweaks, tricks and tutorials compatible with your Honor Play. Also, let us know how everything worked for you and in that regard don't hesitate and use the comments field from below. Enjoy.


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Acts 9:4 And, falling unto the earth, he heard a voice saying unto him—Saul! Saul! why, me, art thou persecuting? Acts 9:5 And he said—Who art thou, Lord? And, he, [said]—I, am Jesus, whom, thou, art persecuting! Acts 9:6 But rise up, and enter into the city, and it shall be told thee what thou must do. Acts 9:7 But, the men who were accompanying him, stood speechless,—hearing, indeed, the voice, but beholding no one. Acts 9:8 And Saul arose from the earth, and, his eyes being opened, he could see nothing; and, taking him by the hand, they led him into Damascus,— Acts 9:9 And he was three days without seeing, and did neither eat nor drink.
Acts 9:10 Now there was a certain disciple in Damascus, by name Ananias; and, the Lord, said unto him in a vision—Ananias! And, he, said—Lo! I, [am here], Lord! Acts 9:11 And the Lord [said] unto him—Rise! go into the street which is called Straight, and seek, in the house of Judas, one Saul, by name, of Tarsus. For lo! he is praying,— Acts 9:12 And hath seen a man [in a vision], Ananias by name, coming in and laying on him his hands, to the intent he should see. Acts 9:13 And Ananias, answered—Lord! I have heard from many concerning this man, how many evil things unto thy saints he hath done in Jerusalem; Acts 9:14 And, here, he hath authority from the High-priests to bind all them that call upon thy name. Acts 9:15 But the Lord said unto him—Be going thy way; for, a choice vessel unto me, is this man, to bear my name before both [the] nations and kings, and the sons of Israel; Acts 9:16 For, I, will let him understand how many things he must needs, for my name, suffer. Acts 9:17 And Ananias departed, and entered into the house; and, laying upon him his hands, said—Saul, brother! The Lord, hath sent me,—Jesus, who appeared unto thee in the way by which thou wast coming,—that thou mayest recover sight, and be filled with Holy Spirit.
Acts 9:20 And, straightway, in the synagogues, he began proclaiming Jesus, that, This, is the Son of God. Acts 9:21 And all who were hearing were astonished, and began to say—is not, this, he who destroyed, in Jerusalem, them that invoke this name; and, here, for this purpose, had come, in order that he might lead them, bound, unto the High-priests? Acts 9:22 But, Saul, was the more gaining power; and was confounding the Jews who dwelt in Damascus, shewing, by comparison, that—This, is the Christ.
Acts 9:29 And was both speaking and discussing with the Grecian Jews,—but, they, were setting to work to kill him. Acts 9:30 And the brethren, discovering it, brought him down into Caesarea, and sent him away unto Tarsus.
Acts 9:31 So then, the assembly throughout the whole of Judaea and Galilee and Samaria, had peace, building itself up, and going on its way in the fear of the Lord; and, by the advocacy of the Holy Spirit, was being multiplied.
Acts 9:32 And it came to pass that, Peter, going through all [quarters] went down unto the saints also dwelling in Lydda. Acts 9:33 And he found there a certain man, by name Aeneas, who, for eight years, had been lying prostrate upon a bed, for he was paralysed. Acts 9:34 And Peter said unto him—Aeneas! Jesus Christ healeth thee! Arise, and smooth thy bed for thyself. And, straightway, he arose. Acts 9:35 And all who dwelt in Lydda and Saron, saw him,—and, they, turned unto the Lord.
Acts 9:36 Now, in Joppa, there was a certain female disciple, by name Tabitha, which, being translated, means Dorcas [a Gazelle]. The same, was full of good works and alms which she was doing. Acts 9:37 And it came to pass in those days, that she, sickening, died; and, bathing her, they laid her in an upper room. Acts 9:38 Now, Lydda being nigh unto Joppa, the disciples, hearing that Peter was therein, sent off two men unto him, beseeching him—Do not delay to come through unto us! Acts 9:39 And Peter, arising, went with them,—whom, when he arrived, they brought up into the upper room; and there stood by him all the widows, weeping, and showing the tunics and mantles—whatsoever things Dorcas was making while she was with them. Acts 9:40 But Peter, putting them all outside, knelt down and prayed; and, turning towards the body, said—Tabitha, arise! And she, opening her eyes and seeing Peter, sat up. Acts 9:41 And, giving her his hand, he raised her up; and, calling the saints and the widows, presented her, living. Acts 9:42 And it became known throughout the whole of Joppa, and many believed upon the Lord. Acts 9:43 And it came to pass that, for a considerable number of days, he abode in Joppa, with one Simon, a tanner.


In picturesque Lambert's Hill, this stunning end-unit Townhome is loaded with exquisite updates and thoughtful appointments. This Patterson Model offers a rare expanded 4-bedroom, 4-bath floor plan with a custom main level laundry room & 2 story family room. The kitchen, casual dining, and the family room show off a granite island, stainless appliances, a window wall overlooking the oversized deck, and a gas fireplace. Guest bedroom and full bath on first floor. Newly installed wrought iron spindles line the sweeping staircase leading to a sumptuous master suite. Three closets include two walk-ins and the private bath is designed to pamper. Daylight walkout basement & complete newly renovated bath provide additional living space. Two-zone heat & AC. A truly rare find!
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can't export and ipa
[19:41:08] Running command: xcodebuild -exportArchive -archivePath Joy Hope Messenger.xcarchive -exportOptionsPlist /private/tmp/download/platforms/ios/exportOptions.plist -exportPath /private/tmp/download/platforms/ios/build/device -allowProvisioningUpdates
[19:41:09] 2022-03-09 19:41:09.010 xcodebuild[2250:13261] [MT] IDEDistribution: -[IDEDistributionLogging _createLoggingBundleAtPath:]: Created bundle at path "/var/folders/q3/dxjx12d13p7bvtn3t8_9w6bm0000gp/T/Joy Hope Messenger_2022-03-09_19-41-09.010.xcdistributionlogs".
[19:41:10] ** EXPORT FAILED **

with the following error
[19:41:10] error: exportArchive: "Joy Hope Messenger.app" requires a provisioning profile with the Push Notifications feature.
[19:41:10] Error Domain=IDEProvisioningErrorDomain Code=9 ""Joy Hope Messenger.app" requires a provisioning profile with the Push Notifications feature." UserInfo={IDEDistributionIssueSeverity=3, NSLocalizedDescription="Joy Hope Messenger.app" requires a provisioning profile with the Push Notifications feature., NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Add a profile to the "provisioningProfiles" dictionary in your Export Options property list.}
[19:41:10] error: exportArchive: "WonderPushNotificationServiceExtension.appex" requires a provisioning profile with the Push Notifications feature.
[19:41:10] Error Domain=IDEProvisioningErrorDomain Code=9 ""WonderPushNotificationServiceExtension.appex" requires a provisioning profile with the Push Notifications feature." UserInfo={IDEDistributionIssueSeverity=3, NSLocalizedDescription="WonderPushNotificationServiceExtension.appex" requires a provisioning profile with the Push Notifications feature., NSLocalizedRecoverySuggestion=Add a profile to the "provisioningProfiles" dictionary in your Export Options property list.}

can anyone guest what's wrong? thx

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 requires a provisioning profile with the Push Notifications feature

You did not setup push notifications properly in Apple Dev. There is a thread about it here that can help you out.

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Chat With Me This Sunday!
On October 29, 2015 By Eden RoyceIn black women in horror, Charleston, multicultural horror, short story collection, WritingLeave a comment
I'm honored to announce that Blerd Book Club's October Book of the Month is my short story collection, Spook Lights: Southern Gothic Horror! Squee!!!
I'll be chatting about the collection on Twitter this Sunday at 3 CST. My inspirations, my inclusion of the Gullah language and Geechee culture, and conjure magics. Even if you haven't read it yet, stop by and say hello. Or better yet, pick up a copy here first.
The Blerd Book Club is many minds wrapped around a good book. It is a book club for blerds, nerds, bleeks, and geeks to discuss, review, and reflect on the books they love. Find out more about Blerd Book Club (and maybe join!) on Goodreads here.
Join the Blerd Book Club on Goodreads!
Join me on Sunday, November 1 at 3pm CST (4pm EST) as I chat with Thelonious Legend and Constance Burris about Spook Lights. If you'd like to join the discussion, or ask me questions about the book, use #BlerdBookClub on Twitter.
Support Books By and About Strong Women
On October 26, 2015 By Eden RoyceIn Charity, PublishingLeave a comment
The publishing game can be a challenging one, especially for indie publishers. I've had work published with several independent publishers over the years, and many of them–for various reasons–are no longer in existence.
One company that is doing it right is Spider Road Press, an indie publishing company with a mission to publish and promote literature by and about strong women. (Don't worry guys; you don't have to be a female writer to be published with Spider Road, but you do need to write strong female characters.)
Founded in 2013, in Houston, Texas, Spider Road also focuses on publishing fiction about women from diverse backgrounds. To make things even better, they donate 5% of the proceeds from our book sales to women's shelters and veteran's groups.
But as I mentioned, the publishing game can be tough, especially when it comes to funding for indies. Many times income from sales doesn't always cover all of the press' needs. So Spider Road has started an Indiegogo campaign to raise money to fuel their 2016 projects, which include a novella collection and a flash fiction contest. But there are only seven more days to contribute.
Cover for "In The Questions", the poetry collection which features my poem "Prescription Refill".
One of the prizes you can choose for donating is a copy of the poetry collection, In The Questions, available only by supporting this Indiegogo campaign. Enjoy poems by established poets such as Shae Savoy, Catherine Edmunds, Andrea Barbosa & Teresa Mei Chuc, as well as emerging poets such as Karen Marinaccio, Eileen Brunetto, Melissa Algood and Gay Yellen.
Some other nifty prizes are an exclusive, personalized portrait by artist Genevieve H. Smith, one of the artists featured in In the Questions and an editorial consult with Spider Road's editor-in-chief to make your short story the best that it can be.
Any amount helps. You can read more about Spider Road Press and donate to their Indiegogo campaign here.
Black Girl Nerds Podcast: Halloween Special– This Sunday!
On October 23, 2015 October 23, 2015 By Eden RoyceIn black women in horror, Halloween, Podcast, Southern Gothic, Women in horror, WritingLeave a comment
This Sunday, I am honored to be taking part in the Black Girl Nerds Horror podcast!
In the interview segment, I'll be talking about my book, Spook Lights: Southern Gothic Horror as well as my outreach to other Black female horror writers.
L.C. Cruell will tell us about 7 Magpies, the first all Black, all female horror film anthology: her inspiration for the idea and why this anthology will be an important dent in the horror genre.
A first of its kind: a horror film anthology written and directed by Black women. I'm the third.
Ashlee Blackwell will be telling us about about her creation, Graveyard Shift Sisters–how it came to be, the experience she's gained, and the reception she's gotten from it. (I'm also pleased to say, I write a feature for the GSS blog about other female horror writers of color.)
In addition, Ashlee will talk about her successful #FridayNightHorror, a monthly live-tweet hosted she hosts that selects various movies of the horror genre.
On top of all that horror goodness, we'll be discussing our favorite things about Halloween. (Hint: Scary movies and your horror crush…Every horror fan has one!) You don't want to miss this!
Tune into the Black Girl Nerds Halloween Special podcast on Sunday, October 25th from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m. EST at this link.
If you can't make it, I hope it will be archived, so I can post a link to the show.
Colors in Darkness: A Multicultural Celebration of Horror
On October 17, 2015 October 17, 2015 By Eden RoyceIn black women in horror, dark fantasy, multicultural horror, Women in horror1 Comment
I'm part of a group of alternative female authors–dark fiction writer chicks, if you will. And we brainstormed an idea: What if we put together a multicultural celebration of horror, paranormal and dark fantasy?
Of course, we all agreed and after much discussion and planning, we announce the 1st Annual Colors in Darkness Facebook Party.
Come and Celebrate With The Fear! There will be contests to win spooky prizes, excepts from the dark writings of various authors, and more:
Come join the fun beginning on October 29th. My personal takeover for the even will be on Saturday, October 31 at 6pm EST and 10pm GMT. Find the details here.
Black Beauty Blog Tour: Random Facts
On October 3, 2015 By Eden RoyceIn Book release, Writing2 Comments
Constance Burris is the author of the horror short story, Black Beauty, a cautionary tale about putting too much emphasis on one standard of beauty. I interviewed her for my Graveyard Shift Sisters feature here. She was kind enough to send me a few random facts about her release for her blog tour.
Plot Summary:
At Vista Apartment Complex, life drastically changes for four of its residents when they decide to do business with Crazy Jade—the supposed voodoo witch who can grant your wish for a price.
Shemeya wants the confidence to stand up against the girls bullying her at school, but she soon has to choose between keeping her dreadlocs or living a normal life. After catching her boyfriend cheating, Latreece just wants to have the same curves as all the other girls. Ashley will do whatever she can to have "White Girl Flow", but takes her pursuit too far when she steals from Crazy Jade.
Constance was kind enough to share with us a few random facts about her tale, Black Beauty.
Most of Black Beauty is set in an apartment complex in Oklahoma City
I'm from Oklahoma, and I wanted to write about my childhood. Until junior high, my family lived in various apartment complexes across the city. I didn't realize it at the time, but it was a very social type of living. Apartments are a type of ready-made communities where adults and children have no choice but to interact with each other. It's different living in houses, where you don't have to talk with your neighbors if you don't want to.
Medusa was inspired by a fellow author
One of my favorite authors has dreads down her back. In the TSA line, they patted her hair and treated her dreads like they were snakes. And I thought, "wouldn't that be a cool if her dreads were snakes."
Music Videos and Body Image
Latreece is affected by the images of black women she sees in music videos: big butties and curvy. What happens if you don't fit the stereotype?
Reality Is Stranger Than Fiction
One of the reasons I wrote Black Beauty was because I have a teenage daughter. I had to watch as she went through puberty, be verbally assaulted by boys, and be ignored by boys. Black Beauty is the closest I'll ever get to a self-help book for her.
There will be sequels
Shemeya, Andre, Ashley, and Crazy Jade will have their own stories.
Get your copy of Black Beauty at the links below:
Amazon: Purchase Link Itunes: Purchase Link Barnes & Noble: Purchase Link Goodreads: Connect about it on Goodreads! Book Depository: Pick up internationally!
Graveyard Shift Sister: Constance Burris
On October 1, 2015 October 1, 2015 By Eden RoyceIn Book release, Graveyard Shift Sister1 Comment
Next up on my Graveyard Shift Sisters review and interview series is Constance Burris.
Constance is usually a fantasy author, but when I spoke with her about her latest release, Black Beauty, she said that when she came up with this particular story, she knew it had to be horror. It's the prequel to her fantasy tale, Coal, which is doing brilliantly in the rankings for multi-cultural young adult fantasy.
N'Bushe Wright in Blade
Read the entire review and interview on the Graveyard Shift Sisters website.


Mandy Moore -- Wild Hope.
In a world of narcissistic celebrities where the career lines between pop star and actor are blurry at best, Mandy Moore is a breath of fresh air playing the other side. She has a self-deprecatin g dark sense of humor that endears her even more to the 16-35 crowd, as she releases more albums, stars in more films, and gets more ink in the tabloids. While many celebs try to sell that angle, it usually comes off as disingenuous. In Moore's case, you sense that it's actually sincere and her way of keeping herself grounded. Moore even went so far as to offer to refund money (if she could) to fans who purchased her first two albums (''I feel bad that people wasted their money on such trite, blah pop music"). She also recently kicked it up a notch, BAM! (Emeril style) by saying she's neither a good actress nor a good singer. By in large an overstatement to say the least, but she must be her own worst critic and ego checkmate at the same time.
Moore has a natural enchanting charm (or is that the Neutrogena?) that makes you want to like whatever she does, even if the overall product is mediocre at best or even downright worst. While I haven't seen Because I Said So, I imagine I would feel pretty bad saying that it's (probably) a movie best left never revealed. One also can't help but feel sorry for her when she's linked romantically to perennial Douche of the Year contenders such as Zach Braff and Wilmer "Fez" Valderama. Her (former) record company Epic didn't help her cause by releasing a greatest hits album in 2004, after just 2 and a half albums and a covers compilation (Coverage); saving ipods everywhere from the l aborious chore of utilizing its shuffle function.
Moore's latest music effort, Wild Hope, can be best described as Care Free chewing gum. Nothing you have to hurt yourself thinking about too much, even enjoyable, but unfortunately there's not much flavor left within minutes of the first chew. Wild Hope is breezy like Natalie Imbruglia, Jewel, Paula Cole, or Sarah MacLachlan tunes. It's also nice to hear a female pop artist not snarl bitterly like Kelly Clarkson's recent review of her stay in Negative Town, or dumb it down five shades like Avril and Pink in Sparkle Motion Land. Moore's seamlessly moved on from the teen pop demographic to the adult alt-pop arena, all without alienating her largely teen fan base. Moore co-wrote all of Wild Hope w/ the help of Rachel Yamagata, Chantal Kreviazuk (Clarkson/Lavigne), and Lori McKenna (among others). While the songs are all fine and dandy, there's nothing remarkable or striking about them that commands an album purchase or many repeat listens for casual fans. Moore's voice, while pleasing to the ear, just doesn't have enough separation between her and every other female pop singer going these days.
Wild Hope moves back-and-forth from pop/light rock/country genres, offering at least something for everyone. Most songs lack the huge chorus critical for radio commercial success. "Ladies Choice" features nice string and piano arrangements and sounds like it could've been a quality b-side to Clarkson's "Breakaway". The title track gets grounded in the land of blah, never really taking the listener anywhere. "Gardenia" is a pretty slow piano ballad, but Moore reveals "I'm the one who likes to make love on the floor", which is pretty hott. The slightly laughable, "She likes chocolate in the morning, she drinks her coffee late at night" in the country rock tinged "Can't You Just Adore Her" will make its fair share of eyes roll. "Latest Mistake" and "Slummin' In Paradise" are catchy summer pop singles likely to have the most commercial success. Country/folk song "Most of Me" may be the strongest song here. Throughout Wild Hope, Moore showcases her strong focus on melody and pop instincts, even if the results fall just slightly off the mark.
Say what you will about Mandy Moore's music, I for one will take any future slightly bland and not so adventurous Mandy Moore effort over a White Stripes album any day of the week, especially on days when both have free sendspace files hitting my inbox1, er...albums hitting the shelves at Wal*Mart. While Moore comes off as a jack-of-all-trades/ master-of-none, Wild Hope is solid step in the right direction for Moore trying to put some air between her teen pop days. 7 years ago who would have predicted that of Britney/X-tina/Jessica/Moore, she would be the one flying under the radar toward the most long-term career success?
1Editor's note: "We have no idea what you are talking about, do they have the internet on computers now?"
Yale Bloor, don't blame Gorilla, blame me, as I wrote the review (didn't this happen on Avril too?). I usually don't "slag" Detroit bands, but have no problem slagging Nashville bands. Praise in the form of gratis hookers & blow has been rolling in from my little shoe gazer buddies since the Mandy Moore review was posted. Thanks for reading.


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Geografia
 Francia
 Cergy-Pontoise – agglomerato urbano nel dipartimento della Val-d'Oise a nord-ovest di Parigi
 Pontoise – comune nella regione dell'Île-de-France
 Pontoise-lès-Noyon – comune nella regione dell'Alta Francia
 Puiseux-Pontoise – comune nella regione dell'Île-de-France

Persone
 John de Pontoise – vescovo inglese
 Walter di San Martino di Pontoise – monaco benedettino francese venerato come santo dalla Chiesa cattolica

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Walk? For The Good of My Health!
I have never done anything for the good of my health.
Actually that's not entirely true. I am a vegetarian for reasons of nutrition, which is sort of the same thing. My mother was an abominable cook. If she had to cook Christmas dinner she'd put the Brussels sprouts in to soak the week before, "just to make sure." Quite why sprouts needed such treatment was never adequately explained. Her cottage pie tasted like it was made out of real cottage – a cottage built above a swamp that had been condemned owing to dry riot in the rafters, damp in the basement and a leaky sewage pipe flooding the living room.
Vegetarianism was simply my survival instinct kicking in.
Apart from that singular lapse in the direction of self-improvement the only time I ever think about good health is when I am toasting a friend's possession of it down the pub with a large glass of something no less than 14% vol. Otherwise it simply wouldn't occur to me to do or not do anything in order to make a marginal statistical improvement in the national health.
I don't think that's unusual. For most people the reason for doing something is immediate and tangible. Eat cake, drive to work, sit watching telly all evening – nobody pretends this is good in the long term but in the moment it's just what the doctor ordered. The reward is right here and now. We all like our jam today. Improving health is jam tomorrow. And it doesn't even sound like a preserve most of us would choose if we could help it.
You might have noticed that it's National Walk to Work Week. And I approve. Of the walking that is. I've never had much time for the gainful employment malarkey – that's a definitely overrated activity – but if it gets people out and about, enjoying the streets and the random encounters of city life I can make an exception. But should we be encouraged to walk for the good of our health? Will telling people that walking will make them feel better in the long run make them walk to work – or walk anywhere – more often?
I'm a walker. I walk everywhere. But I haven't much choice as I have bad eyesight, too bad to drive, and you really wouldn't want me on the roads on a bike. Even on foot at a steady 4mph I can be a lumbering menace, especially to children, small people and those snappy toy dogs on ridiculously long leads that infest our streets for no good reason. I have rationalised my condition into a love of walking – a positive rather than a limitation – and this, combined with a thick streak of masochism, has made me a bit of a militant pedestrian. Still, even I admit, walking can be a right pain.
I go visit my mum a lot. She lives in a small village between Leeds and Wakefield. The nearest shop is over half a mile away up a steep hill. The nearest shopping centre is Rothwell, which is two bus journeys. Luckily all her neighbours have cars and the local taxi firm know her well. I often walk to the office in Leeds from here (just shy of eight miles) but it is a miserable, ugly and desolate journey that I'd never attempt after a downpour – the narrow paths are next to massive puddles, you get drenched.
And it's not just bad in the sticks. Try crossing the road near the Playhouse (a four second green man to cross two lanes), the junction just past White Cloth Gallery (you need a degree in traffic management to decode what the signals mean for a pedestrian) or the Wetherspoons entrance to the train station (a steady stream of taxis dropping off and an equally steady stream of people trying to cross, and no lights! You're playing pedestrian skittles whenever you risk crossing here.) And if I want to leave the office and nip to the Coop (which I can see from my window, it's fifty yards away) for a KitKat I have to cross ten lanes of traffic and up to four waits for the green man.
The reason people don't walk more, even for short journeys, isn't laziness or lack of motivation. It's that places are designed and built around making things easy for cars to get around and walking is often a miserable, dangerous and nerve-wrecking experience. Does it matter that walking to work burns off half a muffin if the experience makes me exhausted, frazzled and in the mood to treat myself to a milkshake and double fries?
If we really want to get more people in Leeds walking let's forget the "good for your health" stuff and focus on practical things: slow the traffic, increase crossing times, get rid of most of the street scrap (guardrails! if we melted down the guardrails of Leeds we could build the Tatlin Tower) and make the experience of walking safe, convenient and pleasant.
That would be good for my health. My blood pressure at least.
I'd love to be able to walk to work but I live in Rothwell and work in Horsforth, too much of a challenge even for you!
Ah…the Christmas sprouts…. That's why you come to me for Christmas dinner!
That would be quite a trek. And the Christmas sprouts were the stuff of legend … and legend was the best place for them.


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Vahid Bayatloo (Persian: وحید بیاتلو) is an Iranian football manager who is currently head coach of Khooshe Talaei in Azadegan League. Bayatloo is the youngest coach in the history of the Iranian Premier League and League One.

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1988 births
Living people
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The Career Counselling department is one of the dynamic and forward thinking departments of the School.
The career counseling cell has an enormous responsibility of sensitizing our budding career women about the whole world of career opportunities available to them by providing them vital information on global competitiveness and hence giving them knowledge on the possible roles in this world of global opportunities and fast paced changes in a globalized world.
College counselling at Mayo College Girls School encompasses career development, course selection, and planning for university throughout the Senior School experience. We bridge the gap of information so that many well qualified, brilliant and hardworking students are able to access the opportunities of higher education in India & Abroad
We help and motivate each and every individual to choose appropriate colleges, Universities and institutions for higher studies in India and abroad.
We continuously provide the update and latest information to students on education and career trends as per the international scenario.
We counsel and guide the students, thus making them realize their academic orientation, finally leading to the individual student selection of subjects of choice.
We track the dateline, of various entrance exams, admissions schedule/ notifications of colleges and Universities of national and international level and disseminate the necessary information to the student community at the earliest.
We guide and monitor student admission procedure like application process for national and international Universities and coordinate between parents and subject teachers for the valued letter of recommendations.
We work towards expanding the horizon of the student community by conducting seminars and workshops on various careers. Eminent persons from varied fields are invited for talks and holding workshops.
The school arranges workshops, college fairs, and visits from universities, with a sole purpose of helping the students choose the right colleges/universities. Global universities are brought at their doorstep i.e. at our own school, which immensely helps in preparing students intensively for their dream college.
Following are some of the various workshops and programmes conducted in our school for students to provide them insights into the trending careers worldwide:
Career counseling workshops conducted by ICS Lucknow( this is an annual feature where the needs and requirements of an individual student is assessed and analyzed, thus helping them to take that big step forward in academics in particular in life in general).
Mr. Shiv Dhewan's "One Step Up" (organized annually).
Lateral Thinking workshop by Mr. Pradeep Upadhyay which gives us valuable advice about how to tackle life when we are at our lowest and how to turn negativity into positivity.
Tour of various American Universities
Workshops and presentations by prestigious Universities such as Raffles; LaSalle; New York University, Abu Dhabi, New York School of Visual Art, University of British Columbia and St. Andrew's University to name a few.
These workshops help students to inculcate within them:
Value of the community
Value of perseverance
Value of experience
Value of toil
Value of adversity
Value of aspiration and
Value of success


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Kiwi Music Scene
With the current success of the single Royal by the young Kiwi sensation Lorde you would think that this story was inspired by the songs success. But just before the release of the song my attention was drawn by another great song by a New Zealand band called Naked and Famous.Their song "Young Blood" a cruisy summer type song has been so popular it has been placed as the background music for television advertising. I didn't know that Naked and Famous were from New Zealand, nor did I know where they were from. So I had to investigate other great New Zealand music has flown under the radar.
http://grooveshark.com/s/Magic/36iUKK?src=5
As far as New Zealanders collecting information on their own music, blogs talking about the music scene in New Zealand are mainly only concerned with local acts who have remained there. You have to search further afield to find many who are currently permanently stationed in Australia, England and the United States.
Finn Brothers (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
The first notable New Zealand groups to hit the music waves were great bands like Dragon, Split Enz, Mi-Sex who made great success in Australia and in the case of Split Enz made their way to Britain and also had success there. All 3 of these groups had outstanding albums which can be listened to from end to end like Dragon's album O'Zambezi, Mi-Sex with Graffiti Crimes and Space Race, and Split Enz the breeding ground for the Finn brothers Neil and Tim, who went on to be major influences with the international band Crowded House who were based in Melbourne, Australia
English: Photo of the 7 members of the band Fat Freddy's Drop in Europe in 2008 (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Many a New Zealander had success in the form a solo career in the 80's after a less successful stint with a band to get their breakthrough. Then many of them transferred their careers and success to Australia, some of them ending up in Australian bands. Artists like Margaret Urlich from Peking Man had a solo success with her song "Escaping", Shona Laing famous for her song "I'm Glad I'm not A Kennedy", Kevin Borich from the La De Das, and forming Kevin Borich Express in Australia. Jenny Morris from the Crocodiles, had succes with her songs "Break in the Weather" and " She's Got to Be Loved", Sharon O'Neill from Chapta and her songs "Maxine" and "Losing You", and Jon Stevens whose later success was being the frontman of successful Australian 80's band Noiseworks and a stint as frontman for Australian band INXS after the death of lead singer Michael Hutchence.
http://grooveshark.com/s/She+Has+To+Be+Loved/3RmpBD?src=5
The 90's didn't see much success for the Kiwi's but bands like the Datsuns and the Chills, Straightjacket Fits kept the locals happy at home, while bands like Shihad a heavy guitar based band, Evermore and Supergroove spent as much time in Australia as they did in Aotearoa. Also famous was the one hit wonder from OMD called "How Bizarre" The biggest success was the Finn Brothers with Crowded House.
Since the year 2000 popular and successful bands include electronica group Salmonella Dub, Naked and Famous, Fat Freddys Drop, The Feelers, Shapeshifter, Surf City, I Am Giant based in London, Ladyhawke and Kimbra based in Australia. Also making waves in the music scene have been some of the New Zealand rappers like Scribe, King Kapisi, Deceptikonz and Mareko
So we've compiled a list for you of some of our favourites:
The Old Classics
1 Dragon- April Sun In Cuba
http://grooveshark.com/s/April+Sun+In+Cuba/38Hypa?src=5
2 Six Months In A Leaky Boat- Split Enz
http://grooveshark.com/s/Six+Months+In+A+Leaky+Boat/3WNBA1?src=5
3 Mi- Sex- Computer Games
http://grooveshark.com/s/Mi+Sex+Computer+Games/33to89?src=5
4 The Swingers- Counting The Beat
http://grooveshark.com/s/The+Swingers+Counting+The+Beat/33tqsF?src=5
5 OMC- How Bizarre
Some new favourites
1 Naked and Famous- Young Blood
http://grooveshark.com/s/Young+Blood/2UZzjb?src=5
2 Lorde- Royal
http://grooveshark.com/s/Royals/6D9U8O?src=5
3 Salmonella Dub- Slide
4 Scribe- Not Many
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5 Fat Freddy's Drop- Wandering Eye
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6 I Am Giant- City Limits
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7 Shapeshifter- Gravity
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8 Avalanche City- Love Love Love
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9 Gin Wigmore- Kill Of The Night (this artist rocks)
Like our previous post on the Swedish music scene New Zealand has and always will make some waves
Last but not least let us leave you with a sort of anthem for the young New Zealanders, when they are out and having a good time
http://grooveshark.com/s/Slice+Of+Heaven/4aqbb0?src=5
Finally here's a good link to New Zealand's Hottest 100 of all time http://youtu.be/AMfGodc7rzA
Mexican Pop and Rock
The Best of Canuck Rock
The Best Of French Anglophone/Frenglish Music
More Of Sweden's 2nd Largest Export-Music
Sweden's 2nd Largest Export- Music
Compay Segundo- International Masters of Music 2


State Bank of India, the largest bank in India, owns over 20% market share in deposits and loans with more than 90 million customers. It has the largest overseas presences. Amitabh Chakraborty, president equity at Religare Securities, is positive on the rate-sensitive sector as the interest rate is on the decline, resulting in higher treasury income for the banks.
The Hyderabad-based construction company gets 70% of revenue from water-related business. Currently, its order book size stands at Rs 15,969 crore. Dipen Shah, V-P at Kotak Securities, expects easing interest rates and increasing spending by govt to be positive for the counter.
It is a default beneficiary for catering to priority sectors like power. It has installed equipment for over 90,000 MW for power generation out of total installed capacity of 146,000 MW. The order book size of Rs 10,400 crore shows the revenue visibility for next four years.
It is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses like cigarettes. With gaining market share in its nascent businesses of packaged foods and confectionery, branded apparel, personal care and stationery, Aggarwal from SMC Wealth Management Services, expects the counter to perform better in the months ahead.
It secures a premiere position among companies in the business of speciality therapy. While the recent financial crisis added to the woes of global pharma innovators, Sudip Bandyopadhyay, director and CEO at Reliance Money, expects cos like Sun Pharma with sound technology platform and wider niche generics presence to deliver safer growth.
Punjab National Bank, the second largest public sector bank, it has seen a growth of 28% and 24% in its advance and deposits, respectively, in the quarter ended September last year. DK Aggarwal, managing director at SMC Wealth Management Services, expects the bank to continue lending to agriculture, SMEs and other productive sectors and is positive on the scrip.
It has been on a rapid expansion spree over the past few years, during which it invested around Rs 23,000 crore and plans to invest Rs 13,600 crore this year. Anup Bagchi, executive director at ICICI Securities, expects the sector to remain strong on the back of favourable demand-supply situation and is upbeat on NTPC.
Reliance Industries is expected to benefit from the start of production at KG basin. According to Amar Ambani, V-P at Indiainfoline, higher complexity of its refineries and integrated nature of petrochem complexes will enable it to earn relatively better margins compared to its peers in a cyclical downturn and hence it will have higher premium.
The countrys largest private integrated telecom solutions provider, it is expected to remain dominant in wireless segment. Dinesh Thakkar, CMD of Angel Broking, expects that apart from telecom, there remains value to be unlocked from the tower business and new initiatives like DTH, IPTV and the company?s international forays in places like Sri Lanka.


What is going on in this advertisement?
I'm trying to figure out what is going on in this advertisement by Lufthansa on the back cover of a Fast Company magazine.
The woman is taking a picture of herself with an iPhone 4, but she is taking a picture with the rear camera.
It isn't that easy to frame a good picture of yourself with a camera phone, particularly with an iPhone where you have to hit the shutter button just so with your finger. So any iPhone 4 user would almost certainly use the front facing camera. That way, you can see the image as you frame it up, and you can also more easily see the button to take the photo.
She ought to have the back of the camera toward us. Of course, then it wouldn't be so obvious what she is doing.
So any iPhone 4 user who sees this ad, even if they don't really think it through, may feel that something is off, and sense the lack of authenticity.
I sympathize with the ad designer, though: how do you show in an ad someone using the Internet?
My solution would have been to draw the reader in; tell more of a story. Instead of just showing the woman, show the text messages back and forth to her significant other (who may be waiting for her on the ground.) Or show a whole field of text messages from the air.
Might not show the message that probably gets sent most frequently, something like: "Hey, my flight was delayed 2 hrs. New ETA for pikup at baggage claim is 9 pm."
If the average person's opportunity cost of their time is $20/hr (maybe too high)and it takes 30 seconds to dispose of the junk mail, that is $0.17 per envelope.
So the opportunity cost of consumer's time is $430 million.
If you assume that the cost to print the mailers and send them is $0.50-$1.00, then the cost to the banks is $1.3-2.6 billion.
3. Bad for the environment. 2.6 billion ounces of mail equals 81 tons of landfill.
I've taken steps to stop these unwanted offers, but so far I haven't been successful. I've sent emails to their customer service and to their PR office and gotten no reply in most cases.
While I don't support folks who recommend sending back the mailers filled with a wood shingle, I'm currently trying a technique that I hope will work. I've printed out this form, and I mail it back to the banks in their prepaid envelopes. You can download the form, put in your own contact info, and try the technique too. Perhaps if enough people send it in, it will cause the bank executives to change their processes.
I strongly would encourage you to allow consumers the opportunity to opt out from credit card offers when they register with your loyalty program, or at any time on your website. Even better, have customers OPT IN to receiving credit card offers when they sign up by checking a "Please send me credit card offers" box.
This would not only be friendlier to consumers, it would also save you money, since you are surely sending offers to a lot of people that absolutely, positively don't want them.
By the way: I care about the environment, and sending me all these offers in the mail gives me a bad impression of your environmental stewardship.
Incidentally, when I looked at all these return mailers laid out, it was interesting to me that even though I got offers from a bunch of different airlines and hotel companies, 20 out of the first 28 mailers I sent back were going to the exact same PO Box in Wilmington, DE.
I've also sent a letter to my Congressional Representative and to Raj Date, who is the Special Advisor to the Secretary of the Treasury for the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. You can download these letters, add in your own contact info, and send a letter too.
I'll post a follow up on any responses that I get from these two, and whether my return-envelope scheme is successful.
What if I told you that I know of an airline where you can just call them up, and a human answers the phone within two rings?
Well... I don't. But if I did know of one, I would tell you about it. The experience would be remarkable, so I'd remark about it.
The airline would have to add to the call center budget, of course, but they could reduce their marketing expense, because I would start marketing for them.
Same thing if I could call up a bank, an insurance company, an online retailer, a car rental company, a hotel chain.
In this fantasy of mine, I wouldn't even need to authenticate before asking a simple question that doesn't pertain to my own account.
Meanwhile they probably have a separate team working on a social media strategy and "how to engage the customer and build trust."
How about picking up the phone?
How about answering my email right away, instead of sending me an automated message that says, "We've received your email, and we'll get back to you in 3-5 business days."
I recently spent some time on the phone giving some job search tips to senior marketing executive who is in search mode. We were introduced by a mutual friend, and I was impressed by his background (he just left an EVP of Marketing role at a $2 billion company). My first piece of advice (maybe the most valuable) was to make it easy for people to call him back.
We were scheduled to talk at 3 p.m., but then my schedule cleared up earlier and it looked like I would be busy at 3, so I figured I would try to call him. When I looked at his email, there was no phone number in the body of any of the emails we had exchanged. I had to open his resume on my iPhone, and then copy and paste his phone number.
Particularly if you WANT people to contact you, make it easy for them to do that.
+ Email address. Often neglected. Yes, the recipient will know your email address from the "To:" line, but make it easy for your recipient to copy and paste your email signature into Outlook contacts.
Outlook or any web-based email program makes that easy to do.
2) Smartphone email. Change the default signature setting on your smartphone email to match the signature set up in step 1 above. Apple has enough brand recognition for their products, and you don't need to help them by having your email end with "Sent from my iPhone." Ending your emails with that tag says, "I'm not technically savvy enough to change the default email signature on my iPhone. If you choose to hire me, don't expect me to take much initiative to learn your systems. You'll need to hold my hand."
3) LinkedIn profile: Include your email address in your title, which everyone can see. I do this, and I haven't had a problem with email scammers scraping my email and sending me a lot of spam. If you are worried about this, you could use a disposable email address that you forward to your real address. Also include your email and phone number on your LinkedIn profile. Only your contacts will be able to see that.


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IPL 3: Mumbai India vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore
This promises to be a cracker. Mumbai have won all that they have played and Bangalore the last two.
I would pip Bangalore here on momentum. But there are weaknesses, esp when batting first. Bowling has been traditionally good, going by last season's standard; however this is India and the conditions in Mumbai may not be like last match's Bangalore track. Kallis and Dravid are the staples, one can expect at least 60 from them put togather, if not more. Uthappa is a wild cracker – it may burst big or just fizzle out.
Mumbai have the Jayasuriya factor. Tiwary and Rayudu are also doing well. But the bowling can be suspect at time.
Can't wait for 8pm.
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IPL 3: Cometh the monster
Today is the day. The Monster returns to India and we can hear the crass jingle. Controversies apart, despite my ambivalence towards T20 and the IPL itself, I must admit that I am a bit excited.
Teams I will be supporting this year :
Kolkata Knight Riders – KKR – Wishing Dada and SRK some luck
Delhi Daredevils – DD – A team with Sehwag in it deserves to win
Bangalore Royal Challengers – RCB – Gotta like Kumble, Dravid, et all
Indifferent about:
Chennai Super Kings – CSK – Flat track bullies
Mumbai Indians – MI – Really, if they don't make it to the top 4 this time, there is no excuse
Kings XI Punjab – (what's their acronym really?) – Snore…
Batsmen I will be watching for:
Virender Sehwag – Viru, show us the Say-Wah!g
Sourav Ganguly – a true Dada fan will not lose an opportunity to scream DA-DA!
Mathew Hayden – Mongoose bat or not, he will be one to watch out for
Adam Gilchrist – Too many blistering innings to not watch this man
Rahul Dravid – A from-the-heart Dravid fan will always be rooting for RD!
Others – Greame Smith, Virat Kohli, Shane Warne, Sangakkara, Jayasuriya, Tendulkar, JP Duminy.. this list will grow!
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Mumbai Indians the official IPL chokers: Mumbai vs. Rajasthan
It's now official: Mumbai Indians are the official chokers. Fellow blogger SP says quite straightly that they pulled a South Africa.
It was an incredibly entertaining match, going down to the wire – really down to the last ball. I was hoping for a bowl-out, actually, thought I think even if that had happened, Rajasthan would have won it.
How could have Mumbai lost this? Lost their head in the last 2 overs. Fernando messed up in the final over, Sachin blew it big time. With his cautious ODI-opening-overs-style batting and by pressurizing his team. He seemed to have slowed Jayasuriya down too. Yes, the pitch was slow, understood, but there was a sense that Sachin was waiting for something. And that something never came.
I was rather surprised to see that not much has changed in Sachin's captaincy, after all the years. I also found it baffling that for the last ball, when the Rajasthan Royals needed 2 to win and 1 to tie, Sachin was signalling to spread out the field! Not bringing 'em in. Panic, I guess. Nothing else can explain that. I was also rather shocked to the hear the comments from him the post-match presentation: 'lacked common sense', etc, etc, dissing the team. That wasn't the forum for that!
Meanwhile, thanks to the Rajasthan Royals, the Delhi Daredevils have a place in the semis now. Mumbai will now have to beat Bangalore in tomorrow's match and hope Chennai lose. The Royal Challengers on the other hand have nothing to lose. After having moved up the table enough so as to not end up last, they might go for the kill. Something tells that Dravid might sign off the BRCs with this match and that despite conflicting media reports on his unhappiness with Mallya's ways and his own denying rumors of quitting. Thus the extra motivation for the consolation victory.
I'm not cheering though, for my cheering seems to be jinxed. So I'll shut up, watch, and then write.
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Assorted IPL Ramblings: of the Fab Four of Indian cricket
Tendulkar flops and Jayasuriya rocks. Sachin's most awaited IPL debut came and went without much noise. On a day that was supposed to be Tendulkar's, it was the Sri Lankan opener's fireworks that enlivened the Mumbai crowd. I did not watch most of the Chennai Super Kings's innings, so I cannot comment on that. But Jayasuriya turned it on big time so much to make Sachin look like a high-school boy, except for one four. Sachin looked a bit out of place, to say the least – it might be too early to say this, but for now he looks no better than Laxman or Dravid in the batting department. In fact the latter might end up with more runs (after factoring in the number of matches played). From the CSK's end, for a change it was nice to see Dhoni – and no, he is not part of my fab four, for whatever it is worth – on the receiving end of batting heroics. Even lucky-charm Joginder Sharma couldn't stop Jayasuriya. It was just Sanath all the way.
While Royal Challengers' Dravid is being lambasted from several sides, support has come from a like minded team India colleague and Deccan Chargers' captain VVS Laxman, and this coming from someone in relatively similar position. Laxman has come be known for good gestures, this must be added to the top half of his list. In the match against Kings XI Punjab, Dravs seemed more stressed that ever seen before. When asked about Mallya's salvo, he refused to comment citing reasons for want of a proper forum. I'm wondering what Dravid will do now – quit IPL or wait to be traded? Judging by the anti-auction mindedness of him, I guessing he will probably resign; might be just a matter of time. While that would seem fitting to many, I think he might do a little better in someone else's team, batting at 5 or 7, playing the role of the innings finisher – a role he successfully played for India in some ODIs during his reign as India captain.
Ganguly seems to be on cloud nine after Shoaib's dream IPL debut. Way to make a statement, Shoaib! And it was nice to see the latter on Ganguly side, rather than on the opposing. I had my doubts about Akthar – he is like a wild pendulum – might swing either way. Perhaps with the fitness problems that Akthar has had of later, T20 might be the game for him – all it takes is four overs of concentration.
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Bangalore Royal Challengers Stun Mumbai
Have you heard the Mumbai crowd cheering for Jayasuriya chanting "Su-ri-ya Su-ri-ya"? Have you seen an Indian cricketer (Kohli) pull a catch from thin air? Have you ever seen Zaheer Khan field like a 19 year old? If you haven't seen any of this before, and you missed the Bangalore vs. Mumbai match from last Sunday, you have certainly missed something in your armchair cricketing (aka avid viewing) career.
After a crushing defeat at home, in a contest where Bangalore was written off even before a single ball was bowled, the Royal Challengers, shall I say "pulled an India"? If you are wondering what I meant by "pulled an India", maybe I should qualify that by adding Dravid-ian India. Just like Team India came back to life in their away tours after a devastating ODI World Cup, the Bangalore team came back in a way no one (avid supporter vmminervaincluded) could have imagined. At the Wankhede, where they only had a countable minority of supporters, they stunned the locals to silence.
The Mumbai Indians were no pansies. They had a super hyped batting line up with the likes of Sanath Jayasuriya, Robin Uthappaand pinch-hitting all rounder Shaun Pollock; not to forget a star studded bowling attack in Harbhajan, part-timer Jayasuriya, and former India-cap Nehra. Jayasuriya thrilled for one over and perished. Uthappa entertained with a 38 ball 48, but impressive bowling and fielding from the Banglore side restricted the hosts to a respectable albeit cautiously chase-able 168.
Many things went right for the Bangalore side, most importantly the gritty spirit and fielding. They looked seriously threatened when Jayasuriya mauled the bowling with the crowd madly behind the Lankan bombshell. But the Mumbaikars felt ominously quiet when Zaheer effected a spine-tingling run out to get rid of Sanath. Zaheer seemed almost possessed on the day; I blinked several times to check if the catch or the save was indeed effected by Zaheer. With 20 overs of unbelievable fielding and a tidy bowling spell, he inspired the others to fielding standards that was distinctly un-Indian. Apart from Zaheer, Praveen Kumar did quite well; so did Balachandra Akhil, who, although ended up wicketless with an econ of over ten, did bowl exceptionally well. Like they say, the figures on the scorecard don't tell the whole story.
The Bangalore innings started rather sedately. Chanderpaul faced the first few deliveries bring Wall-Dravid on strike. Jaffer thankfully sat out this game. For one very inspired Pollock over, Dravid looked desperately Wall-ish and in a good amount of anguish. But it changed after he hit one of the most beautiful textbook on-drives and Chanderpaul lashed away in his own characteristic way. Then some drama intervened; if Mumbai's Thornley spilt blood on the pitch, Bangalore's Chanderpaul pulled one onto his knee (with bat speed of 95 kmph) and rolled with pain before asking for a runner. But he almost needn't have; shortly after Kohli's arrival, Chanderpaul hit one over the top, right into Kulkarni's hands. For a short while Dravid (yes, this the Wall I am talking of) steadied the ship with classic shots for four, before being c&b-ed by captain Bhajji. Following that, Taylor and Kohli put on some runs, but in the end it was the South African duo of Kallis and Boucher who took Bangalore home. All this to a very quiet Mumbai crowd and with the Bangalore sit-out cheering a wide "like they had won the World Cup" (quoting commentators).
Bangalore made a charecteristically Dravid-ian statement with their victory over Mumbai on Sunday. There is certainly long way to go, but this has given us Bangalore supporters some hope. Go Bangalore! Show 'em you can!
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