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THE game had the most superlatives this year.
The strongest world rapid and blitz tournament in history were held in Dubai, UAE last June. Eight players from the current top 10 participated, including the world’s top three --Magnus Carlsen (Norway), who won both events, Levon Aronian (Armenia) and Alexander Grischuk (Russia).
Former world champion Vishy Anand also joined along with 28 other 2700 plus rated players. There were also close to 100 GMs who participated.
Only Vladimir Kramnik and Veselin Topalov were missing from the top 10.
The Tromso Olympiad last month was the biggest in history with a record 174 men’s and 143 women’s teams. It also featured the best performance in Olympiad history by the men’s team of China, which did not lose a match and only drew one out of 44 games.
The Sinquefield 2014 tournament last month was the strongest tournament with an average Elo of 2802 and the first ever Category 24 event. Those who played were six of the world’s top nine players. Fabiano Caruana scored seven straight wins for the greatest performance ever and finished three points ahead of the field with 8.5 points.
Another superlative is coming. The Millionaire Chess tournament is offering the biggest prize fund in chess history for an open event. It will start on Oct. 9 and will be held in Planet Hollywood in Las Vegas.
Millionaire chess was founded in 2013 by GM Maurice Ashley and entrepreneur Amy Lee, a unique combination as Maurice is black and Amy is Chinese.
“We understand that chess suffers from a perception problem,” says Ashley.
“Millionaire Chess intends to revolutionize the chess world and hopes to bring in thousands of amateurs from around the world and of all ages.”
Cepca member. Josito Dondon, who is now based in the USA will be playing in the 2200 and under category. Also playing is Wesley So and his gang at Webster University. He is the favorite in the Open category to bag the $100,000 top prize.
Amy Lee is supplying the funding for what she believes will be a three-to-five year investment, with corporate sponsorship and events in other cities to follow.
“I consider this as a business,” she told The New York Times. “In order to bring
sponsors in, you have to make chess exciting. You have to make it fun.”
Amy is Chinese and was born in Vietnam, raised in Canada and has been there since she was eight years old. Her family escaped from Vietnam in 1976. Her parents had nothing left but the four gold necklaces they saved up for as wedding gifts for their children. Amy’s family literally started life anew in Canada.
Child prodigy. A child prodigy has just been killed. An 11-year-old internationally-ranked chess player was shot dead by his father before killing himself. Scotch Plains police of New Jersey found the bodies of 48-year-old Jens Elberling and his 11-year-old son Thomas last weekend. His wife Kate Chou filed for divorce last May, though the divorce had not yet been granted.
Joan DuBois, director of affiliate relations for the USCF confirmed that Thomas was an expert-level player who was ranked as one of the highest child players in the country.
“He was a very, very good player,” DuBois said.
Cepca. Our monthly tournament will be this Sunday at Handuraw Gorordo at 2 p.m. The format is five rounds with handicapping. We will have some kiddie guest players-- Mico Tequillo, Andre Avenido, chess sensation Jerish Velarde and James Andrew Balbona. The sponsor is Fiesta Cebuana of SM Foodcourt. Come, join and enjoy!

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Watch: Brazil Fishermen Save Exhausted Monkey From Drowning, Give It A Ride On Their Oar
A group of fishermen spotted an exhausted monkey swimming in a river and rescued it by giving it a ride on their oar.
The footage was filmed from a fishing boat on a river in Tres Vendas, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.
In the video, the men spot the howler monkey swimming in the distance and realise it is tired.
As soon as the monkey got the oar, it held on to it with its hands. Then, it rode along with the men, holding the oar. They helped the monkey reach a tree branch, after which the monkey disappeared into the trees.
Mail Online quoted the man who shot the video as saying, that he and his friends had gone for camping and fishing. He added that they were leaving and in one last boat ride they noticed the monkey showing signs of fatigue.
"We drove the boat to the point where the animal swam and extended the oar to the animal, which soon clung to not drown. The monkey species is a ''bugio'' and it's an endangered species," he said.
A while ago there was another video involving a monkey and a man, that had gone viral.
Being kind is better than being correct😊 pic.twitter.com/oqXxRzAMgF— Susanta Nanda IFS (@susantananda3) June 10, 2020
In the video, the man can be seen holding up the water bottle for the monkey while the animal sips from it. It's also proof that if approached with love and kindness, animals are more than capable of reciprocating the affection they receive. Unless it's like a tiger or something, then you better watch out.


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5 Stars Out Of 5
May 26, 2017
Marilynn Ham is hands down a favorite arranger of mine. This book is less challenging than her other books but still has that vintage Marilynn Ham sound. The beauty of this book is that it allows the performer to focus on the fact that playing tastefully is much more important than doing all that you CAN do in a piano piece and cramming all the fancy runs and arpeggios you can into a song. Marilynn Ham is a gifted pianist and always knows how to make a song sound impressive but tasteful. Sometimes, that warrants dazzling arpeggios and runs and other times it is better to keep it a little more conservative because often times, less is more. GREAT GREAT book! Marilynn Ham never disappoints and her work is very frequently featured on BBN!

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I saw Matt Alber perform last night in Seattle. This song, The End of the World, really moved me--and before I saw him, everyone said to me, "Oh you have to see this video." I didn't look it up on YouTube until this morning. I was glad I got to hear Matt sing this live first (although it's a great video) because in addition to him being about six feet away from me, I heard his story of making the video and approaching his straight Sicilian barber about shooting the video in his barbershop.
The barber asked, "Matt, you're really gonna kiss a man?"
And Matt told him, "Yes. And it's going to be the most romantic kiss you've ever seen."
And Matt was right. See for yourself.
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Real Men. True Love. Rick R. Reed draws inspiration from the lives of gay men to craft stories that quicken the heartbeat, engage emotions, and keep the pages turning. Although he dabbles in horror, dark suspense, and comedy, his attention always returns to the power of love. He’s the award-winning and bestselling author of more than fifty works of published fiction and is forever at work on yet another book. Lambda Literary has called him: “A writer that doesn’t disappoint…” You can find him at www.rickrreed.com or www.rickrreedreality.blogspot.com. Rick lives in Palm Springs, CA with his beloved husband and their fierce Chihuahua/Shiba Inu mix.

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NRI falls to death from Taj Mansingh
A 48-year-old non-resident Indian (NRI), settled in the United States with his family, died after ‘mysteriously’ falling from the second floor terrace garden of Taj Mansingh Hotel in Lutyens’ Delhi on Wednesday.
The incident took place almost 10 hours after he checked into the hotel after flying into the city from the United States, police said.
Police suspect the man, identified as Mangalam Narendra, was drunk and was looking for a place to urinate when he went to the terrace garden and ‘accidentally’ fell from one of the corners on the back of the lawn around noon. The hotel staff spotted him in an injured condition around 11.30 pm — almost 12 hours later.
Ruling out the possibility of foul play, police said CCTV camera footage shows that the man was alone on the terrace garden when the incident took place. His earphones were found on the overhang below the terrace garden. Police suspect Narendra was trying to stop his earphones from slipping off his hands when he lost balance and fell to his death.
“There has been an unfortunate incident and we extend our deep condolences to the family. We are cooperating and extending our full support,” read a statement issued by a spokesperson on behalf of IHCL.

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Latest Health News on Breast Implants
Breast augmentation is an exciting procedure that can give women the self-confidence that they lost or were never able to have by giving them beautiful, voluminous breasts. However, like all procedures, breast augmentation comes with some risks and plenty of benefits.
Silicone vs. Saline Implants
While both silicone and saline implants are made with a silicone shell, what’s inside the shell differs. Silicone implants are filled with cohesive gel, while saline implants are filled with sterile salt water (saline). While silicone implants are generally considered to feel more natural than their saline counterparts, there are some who also consider them to be somewhat riskier than saline implants.
When a saline implant leaks or ruptures, the saline leaks into the body where it is safely absorbed. The silicone shell deflates, indicating to the owner of the implants a problem. On the other hand, when silicone implants leak or rupture, the gel is not absorbed by the body and there may not be an outside indication of an issue. This kind of rupture is referred to as a “silent rupture.” While this may sound concerning, severe health risks from a silicone rupture are unlikely. The worst you’re likely to experience is some discomfort until the implants are removed and replaced.
It is recommended that women with silicone implants have an MRI three years after their augmentation procedure and every two years after that to check for a rupture. Any ruptured implant of either variety will need to be removed or replaced.
Breast Implants and Mammograms
Breast implants may possibly make it more difficult for doctors to do an accurate mammogram, but there are special radiographic techniques that can be used if the patient notifies the doctor of the implants. So make sure that you do if you have implants at the time of getting a mammogram.
Health Benefits of Breast Implants
The benefits of breast implants extend beyond just the improvement of the breasts’ appearance. According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons, 98 per cent of women who undergo breast augmentation surgery report satisfaction with their experience. 92 per cent reported improved self esteem, and 64 per cent reported experiencing a higher quality of life.
People with high self esteem are at lower risk for eating disorders and other mental health problems, are more comfortable expressing themselves, have more realistic expectations for themselves and others, and are more able to form healthy relationships – both platonic and romantic. There is also evidence to support the idea that people with higher self esteem also experience better physical health than their counterparts with lower self esteem.
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The insect as a defense against predation produces carminic acid which is the substance extracted and mixed with either aluminum or calcium salts to produce “cochineal” (carmine dye.) Carmine is still used today for food coloring and in some cosmetics although other sources have replaced its use. Because of sensitive skin and allergic reaction concerns to some modern and synthetic ingredients in cosmetics and food coloring, research is reexamining the use of insect-derived carmine as a potential non-allergic non-irritant colorant again. In the past, other uses of the crimson dye were for coloring fibers (yucca, woolen and other animal fibre, etc.) that would later be woven into rugs, made into other textiles, and for painting and decoration of household items like pottery.
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When I set the goal of reading 100 books in a year, I never actually thought I’d make it. And halfway through the year, when I reached 50, I considered dropping the challenge all together because it was taking up so much time.
But now I’m reading book #87 (a rare nonfiction, Freakonomics) and I have more books lined up to read — I’m starting to think I may even surpass the 100 mark!
A lot of the 100 are romances, which surprised me as I don’t really consider myself a romance reader. I enjoy reading romance, but I never really love them in the same way I love a good speculative novel (which is why romances rarely get more than 3 stars from me — I enjoy them, but they rarely make me fall in love).
So I suppose it’s no surprise that there are more romances on the to-read shelf. I’m currently finishing off my review for HP Mallory’s To Kill A Warlock, and I have two ARCs waiting in my inbox — No Rest For the Wicca by Toni LoTemio and The Ghost Hunter by Lori Brighton.
I also just read (but won’t review) Her Vampire Husband, which was actually much more enjoyable than I expected. It’s one of the titles available for free download from the Mills & Boon Everyone’s Reading initiative (if you like romance and don’t mind ebooks, head on over and download all the free books!).
Also on my to-read shelf, but moving away from romance, is Cold Ghost by Eva Shandor — a free online serial about yakuza and road trips and more! The story looks solid, although the web design could be improved — I’ll let you know what I think when I get round to reading it!
Finally I’ve also got an ARC of Lazarus by Lori Titus in my inbox, which sounds like a perfect spooky October read. I just had a quick read through the review on Words Well Written and am excited to begin — according to the reviewer, the book “goes far beyond run-of-the-mill zombie fare; Titus has created a taut line between dark and light and has her characters perform a balancing act”.
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HATTIESBURG, MS (WDAM) - In early May, employees at the Gander Mountain on Hardy Street in Hattiesburg started hanging "going out of business" and "liquidation sale" signs on the store windows.
While the Gander Mountain brand is going out of business, WDAM 7 later found out the retailer was purchased by Marcus Lemonis, owner of Camping World, who is working to keep the current store locations across the county. Hattiesburg store manager Gabriel George said the store is going to continue liquidating and be closed for a short time to be "reinvented" as Gander Outdoors under Lemonis' ownership.
Well, while Lemonis is working to keep stores open, he is also turning to social media for help designing the new logo and branding for Gander Outdoors. In a tweet on May 12, 2017, Lemonis announced the new contest:
Since announcing the contest, hundreds of twitter users have been tweeting designs, using the #ganderoutdoors, hoping to catch the eye of Lemonis and a national retailer. One of those graphic designers is Hattiesburg's Ethan Manning.
"I just love the open-ended creativeness, I guess," said Manning. "You're given creative direction, you stay within those and that's what I love about it."
Manning said he didn't even have a twitter account when the contest was announced. He said his friend, Blake, took a screen shot of the tweet and sent it to him. Manning said that night, he stayed up late working on the first of four designs he has tweeted so far.
"It's almost like 'Willy Wonka' approach, like the golden ticket," said Manning. "Here's this reward if you get the best one. I don't know if it's good or bad, but it's fun and I like designing, so."
Manning is currently the graphic designer for Venture Church. He's also done a number of freelance jobs around the Pine Belt, for shops and restaurants mostly in Hattiesburg and Laurel. Manning also helped design the branding for Laurel Mercantile, HGTV's Erin & Ben Napier's store. But, Manning said this process is a little different.
"There's no client interaction, like I can't talk to Marcus to see what he needs or the company needs," said Manning. "The designer needs to figure out what they want on their own, so I'm using it as a challenge to myself to see what I could do."
Lemonis says he will keep the contest open until he finds 100 designs he likes, which he will then narrow down to 25. It appears the public may have an option on voting from there.
Lemonis has also increased the reward for contests. The grand prize winner could see $100,000, with the 99 finalists receiving gift cards to Gander Outdoors.
Manning said he "doesn't think" Lemonis will pick his design, but for him, its about experience.
"Well, I'll try my hand at it and see if I can do it," Manning said. "I mean, if anything, I have something, a learning experience added to the process... a learning experience of what design is."


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Point/Counterpoint: The music didn't die with Buddy Holly; this is the month it lived on
From the column: "Five years and just a few short days later — on Feb. 9, 1964 — the music experienced a rebirth ... (with) the Beatles ... (on) 'The Ed Sullivan Show'."
Although February is the shortest calendar month of the year, it has served as one of the most significant months for momentous musical events — both happy and sad.
On Feb. 3, 1959, a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, took the lives of promising young rock musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J.P. Richardson (known as the “Big Bopper”). In his 1972 classic ode “American Pie,” singer-songwriter Don McLean memorialized the tragic event as “the day the music died.”
Yet five years and just a few short days later — on Feb. 9, 1964 — the music experienced a rebirth. This was when the Beatles, just after flying in from their native United Kingdom, performed live for the first time in the United States on the popular TV program “The Ed Sullivan Show.” The Beatles’ phenomenal success on the U.S. pop charts led to a great burst of creativity in performing and songwriting that continues, even if in fits and starts, to this day.
The two events are connected through the innovations of Holly in his musicianship. Though Holly’s life was cut short when he was just 22 and he had been recording professionally for less than three years, he had already made music that greatly influenced the Beatles and many others. When they first started performing together as teens in Liverpool, John Lennon and Paul McCartney were enthralled not just by Holly’s songs but by his entrepreneurial involvement in every aspect of the music that he performed.
While musicians writing their songs is common today, it was a new phenomenon when Holly began composing his hits such as “Peggy Sue” and “That’ll Be the Day.” When Lennon and McCartney formed the band that would become the Beatles, they recorded “That’ll Be the Day” as their first single and included many of Holly’s songs in their early live performances. But Holly also inspired them to write their own material. As McCartney would recall (in the book “The Beatles Anthology,” as documented by music blogger Aaron Krerowicz), “John and I started to write because of Buddy Holly.”
In tribute to Holly’s band, the Crickets, Lennon and McCartney would also name their band after a type of insect, albeit with a spelling that alluded to their music. Hence, the name the Beatles.
Holly’s influence is also reflected in the Beatles’ use of musical instruments not typical for rock. Their “Sgt. Pepper” album in 1967 featured a range of classical and exotic instruments such as the harpsichord and the sitar.
While Holly would never record concept albums with avant-garde themes such as “Sgt. Pepper” — though he may very well have done so had he lived — he did select atypical instruments for many of his songs. His single “Everyday” featured the celesta, a keyboard instrument with a glockenspiel-like tone. For the recording of “It Doesn’t Matter Anymore,” a song written for him by pop singer-songwriter Paul Anka, Holly commissioned violinists who had played in the New York Philharmonic to add backing instrumentation. This is believed to be the first instance of rock music using classical strings.
Holly would also influence the Beatles and others — directly and indirectly — with his budding entrepreneurship in the music industry. In 1958, he formed a song publishing company named Maria Music, after his wife, Maria Elena Holly. And he began producing other artists, including a young singer from his hometown of Lubbock, Texas, named Waylon Jennings, who would later become one of the biggest stars of country music.
Jennings, who passed away in 2002, talked to me about his memories of Holly for an Investor’s Business Daily article I wrote on Holly’s legacy in 1999. “He had faith in me; he was one of the first people who ever did,” Jennings recalled. He remembers Holly advising him that when dealing with the music industry, “Don’t let them put you in a pigeonhole” regarding the genre of music performed. Jennings took this advice about mixing it up and became famous for melding his country music with rock influences.
Above all, Jennings remembered Holly’s zest to make the most out of every day he was alive. “You’d have to know him to know how happy he was, how excited he was about music, how excited he was about living,” Jennings recalled. Far from Holly’s innovations in music dying with the Feb. 3 plane crash, his legacy lives on in those he influenced, such as the Beatles and Jennings, and those in turn influenced by them.
John Berlau is director of finance policy at the Competitive Enterprise Institute (cei.org), a libertarian think tank in Washington, D.C.. He is also the author of “George Washington, Entrepreneur.


Life in the Andes
This region of the Andes has sustained some 12,000 years of cultural development, from Guitarrero Cave through the Chavín, Huari, and Inca cultures to the present day.
The highland puna has been the breadbasket for countless generations of Andean communities. Fertile glacial plains and mineral-rich rivers provide the nutrients for the rigorous growing cycles of traditional highland crops such as potatoes, and lower elevations allow the production of grains, including quinoa, oats, barley, wheat, and corn. The region also provides pasture for wild and domestic herds of llamas, alpacas, and vicuñas. Various species of birds and waterfowl also inhabit the area, and sightings of the enormous condor are possible.
To this day, traditional life remains a struggle. Indigenous populations continue to eke a meager existence from the land while attempting to keep up with the rapidly changing face of a modernizing Peru. Increasingly, young people are moving away from traditional life to find employment in the cities, mines, or Peru's booming tourism industry.


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For the upcoming matchup against the BC Lions, Ottawa REDBLACKS have decided to start Dominique Davis over long time vet Matt Nichols.
Nichols hasn’t cracked 500 yards in the first 4 weeks, throwing 3 interceptions and no touchdowns. Davis got onto the field towards the end of last week’s loss to Montreal, where he threw for 291 yards, 2 interceptions, 2 touchdowns, ending with 69.7% completions on 33 attempts.
Dominique Davis will be looking to reinvigorate the Ottawa REDBLACKS’ offence, which is ranked last in the league.
Davis and the Ottawa REDBLACKS will take on the BC Lions this Saturday September 11th at 10:00 PM EST
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This is one of the rare tomes that convinces you print will never die. Phaidon’s glorious new atlas of twentieth-century buildings is larger than some coffee tables. Stack a few bricks under it and it could serve as one. Better, though, to lay it on a rug and spend several hours travelling ninety-seven countries to see the 757 buildings displayed in 3,800 photos on its gigantic pages. Skip in a moment from the vernacular forms of African mosques, east to a tranquil tatami-floored shack in Tokyo, then back west to the utopian housing projects of mid-century Paris. Experience the diversity of world architecture, and the past century’s astonishing pace of change. A kind of Earth from Above for lovers of the built environment, this book is an instrument of wonder – a magic window onto our own world.
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The Ravens wasted little time in officially beginning the process to replace offensive coordinator Gary Kubiak by interviewing Denver assistant Adam Gase Monday night.
Serving as the Broncos offensive coordinator in each of the last two years, Gase traveled to Baltimore to meet with head coach John Harbaugh before the Ravens staff traveled to Arizona to coach the Pro Bowl this week. Though interest has been lukewarm for Gase in trying to become a head coach this offseason, Jacksonville and several other teams have courted the 36-year-old to become their offensive coordinator.
Gase has come highly recommended by Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning as he helped orchestrate the NFL’s top-ranked offense in 2013 and No. 4 unit in 2014. However, some have questioned how much of Gase’s success should be attributed to working with a Hall of Fame quarterback who has essentially run his own offense in Denver.
After spending time as an offensive assistant with the Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers, Gase was hired by then-coach Josh McDaniels to join the Broncos staff in 2009 and was retained by John Fox when he was hired in 2011. As a quarterbacks coach, Gase was credited for getting enough production out of quarterback Tim Tebow to get the Broncos to the playoffs in 2011 before Manning arrived on the scene the following year.
The hiring of Gase would likely bring a shift in offensive philosophy as he is known for an up-tempo, pass-happy style that differs from Kubiak’s West Coast offense that worked so well in Baltimore this past season. However, Gase adapted to a more run-oriented attack in the second half of 2014 when Manning struggled through the final weeks of the season with a quadriceps injury, leading you to believe his system can be more balanced.
A certain amount of mystery remains over how successful Gase can be as an offensive coordinator without Manning — or his many offensive weapons in Denver — but his credentials are impressive for someone who didn’t even play college football, let alone compete in the NFL. He began his coaching career as an undergraduate at Michigan State helping out coach Nick Saban, who then took Gase with him to Louisiana State as a graduate and recruiting assistant. Given general manager Ozzie Newsome’s relationship with the current Alabama coach, you can assume the Ravens have done their homework on a man regarded as one of the finest young offensive minds in the NFL.
Should the Ravens decide Gase is the right choice to replace Kubiak, they may need to move quickly given the interest he’s drawn from other teams and the high number of offensive coordinator jobs that remain unfilled around the league.


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Title: Foolish Games (An Out of Bounds Novel)
Author: Tracy Solheim
Published date: December 3, 2013
Genre: Contemporary Romance
Source: Received for a honest review
Book Description (from amazon)
This Hail Mary play for the heart is the latest sports romance in the sizzling Out of Bounds series.
Bridal gown designer Julianne Marchione knows better than to lose her head at a client’s wedding. But, much to her embarrassment, a mix of migraine medication and a smoking hot football player lead to a steamy one night stand resulting in a surprise pregnancy. Julianne has every intention of leaving her NFL hookup far in the past until her son, Owen, is born with a life-threatening blood disorder that requires a transfusion—and Julianne is not a match.
Will “William the Conqueror” Connelly grew up tough, shouldering the stigma of being a bastard child born on the wrong side of the tracks. He refuses to let any child face the same discrimination. When he finds out about Owen, he’s furious that Julianne kept his son a secret. But when he sees her again at the hospital, he realizes that his feelings for her go far beyond anger.
Will insists that Owen recuperate at his home in North Carolina, and he’s adamant that Julianne become his wife—even if it’s only a temporary marriage in name only. But will their simmering attraction ever lead to a real connection? Or are they just playing foolish games?
This is a great book with characters that are easy to relate to from the very first page. Solheim does an excellent job of painting intimate, realistic pictures of every scene in this book – her imagery is pure perfection. She also begins pulling on your emotional strings at the very beginning and doesn’t let go until the very end. Set on the beautiful coast of North Carolina this book is has a deep theme regarding trust. Both Will and Julianne learn to trust themselves as well as each other during their whirlwind relationship. Throughout the book Julianne will make decisions that will make you just stop and say, “WTH, really!?!”, and let’s not forget Will you will just want to plum wring his neck at times. However, even with their faults they are loveable characters. They have real characteristics and personalities that are easy to relate.
This book also has really great secondary characters and secondary story line. It is genius how the secondary story line is woven into the resolution of the main conflict. I’m telling you – you WILL NOT see it coming!! Also, don’t forget to look for and simply enjoy the secondary love story of Will’s mom. It is beautiful and very heart touching. This is a great book that is not too heavy in the football theme or jargon, it is simply a love story that will having you sighing “touchdown” by the end!
Heat Rating: Hot
Reviewed by: A. Lyn
Courtesy of My Book Addiction and More


Russian Minister of Defense, Army General Sergey Shoigu presented data on the work of the Russian defense industrial complex on July 11 at a meeting with journalists.
The Russian Defense Minister said that deliveries of Orlan reconnaissance UAVs to the Russian army have increased 53-fold since March 2022 and that the Orlan-10 and Orlan-30 UAV production plant is operating 24/7.
“Much is being done, if not to say more. All this work started last year, 2022. In the shortest possible time, the defense industry enterprises managed to increase the production of highly demanded weapons, military and special equipment and lethal weaponry necessary for the performance of combat missions. And, most importantly, to ensure their accelerated delivery to the troops,” Sergei Shoigu said.
Source: Rossa Primavera News Agency


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We are excited to announce our bakers have moved in to our new space. 1512 Holly Street Austin Texas 78702. You can still get all the same great baked goods here at Thai Fresh but any special orders should be made at the new space.
All baked goods are baked in house with the finest ingredients. Our bakery offers gluten free and vegan baked goods ranging from Thai sweet sticky rice, strawberry tapioca pudding, gluten free and vegan salty caramel brownies, coffee cakes, traditional French chocolate mousse, fruit pies, cookies, muffins, and flourless chocolate cake just to name a few. We have something for everyone. Our restaurant is not certified gluten free but all of our baked good ingredients are free of gluten. Cross contaminations are possible and we do our best to prevent them. The baked goods and our savory items are prepared at separate times and the surface is completely sanitized before using.
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NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN OFFICIAL REPORTS
California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. (Contra Costa County Super. Ct. No. MSC1601641)
The former residence of plaintiffs, appellants, and cross-respondents Samuel Ng and Angela Leung (plaintiffs) on Acalanes Avenue in Lafayette (Property) was sold in foreclosure proceedings in June 2016. Defendant, respondent, and cross-appellant Six P.I.D., Inc. (SPID) purchased the Property at the foreclosure sale.
In August 2016, plaintiffs filed a complaint seeking to quiet title to the Property. The complaint was brought against Trident Financial Group, Inc. (Trident), the lender; "[a]ll persons known and/or unknown claiming any legal or equitable right, title, estate, lien or interest in the property described in the complaint adverse to [p]laintiff[s'] title or any cloud on [p]laintiff[s'] title thereto" (capitalization altered); and ten Doe defendants. In September, default was entered against Trident. In November, plaintiffs obtained a judgment quieting title to the Property in their favor (Judgment), obtained an order setting aside the deed of trust that was the basis for the foreclosure sale (Order), and recorded the judgment and order.
Trident is not a party on appeal.
In December 2016, respondent SPID filed an answer to plaintiffs' quiet title action and a cross-complaint. In January 2017, SPID filed a motion to set aside the Judgment and Order. SPID argued the Judgment and Order should be vacated on the ground of "surprise" under Code of Civil Procedure section 473, subdivision (b). SPID also argued the Judgment and Order were void because plaintiffs did not serve SPID and because plaintiffs did not comply with the statutory procedures applicable to quiet title actions, including service by publication. Plaintiffs did not file an opposition to the motion. In March 2017, the trial court granted the motion, setting aside the Judgment and Order.
All undesignated statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure. Section 473, subdivision (b) provides in part, "The court may, upon any terms as may be just, relieve a party or his or her legal representative from a judgment, dismissal, order, or other proceeding taken against him or her through his or her mistake, inadvertence, surprise, or excusable neglect."
Plaintiffs appealed from the trial court's order setting aside the Judgment and Order. Plaintiffs' appeal fails at the outset because they failed to oppose SPID's motion below. (Keener v. Jeld-Wen, Inc. (2009) 46 Cal.4th 247, 264-265; In re Dakota S. (2000) 85 Cal.App.4th 494, 501.) Plaintiffs cite no authority they can assert their claims on appeal where they did not object below.
SPID also filed a "protective cross-appeal," alleging that the Judgment and Order are void. Because we reject plaintiffs' appeal, we need not address the cross-appeal. --------
On the merits, plaintiffs contend the trial court abused its discretion because defendant Trident did not object to entry of the Judgment and Order or request that they be set aside. However, although Trident was the only defendant identified by name in plaintiffs' complaint and the Judgment, the complaint and Judgment were also directed against "[a]ll Persons Known and/or Unknown Claiming Any Legal Or Equitable Right, Title Estate, Lien or Interest In The Property Described In The Complaint . . . ." Indeed, plaintiffs were required to name all persons claiming an interest in the Property as defendants to their quiet title action. (§§ 762.010, 762.020, 762.060.) Moreover, section 762.050 provides that, "Any person who has a claim to the property described in the complaint may appear in the proceeding. Whether or not the person is named as a defendant in the complaint, the person shall appear as a defendant." Plaintiffs cite no authority supporting their apparent claim that SPID could not move to vacate the Judgment and Order under section 473, subdivision (b).
The trial court's order is affirmed. Costs on appeal are awarded to respondent SPID.
SIMONS, J. We concur. /s/_________
JONES, P.J. /s/_________


Four people are dead in two separate accidents in Central Ohio. In Pataskala, investigators say a head-on collision on East Broad took three lives. One vehicle crossed the center line. Early this morning, the driver of a pick-up truck was killed when he slammed into a tree in a residential area south of Route 104 [...]
Ohio Senate Wants Welfare Tied To Clean Drug Tests
The Republican-controlled Ohio Senate is nearing approval of a pilot program that would tie welfare benefits to clean drug tests.
The Senate Finance Committee set a Tuesday vote on a provision allowing three Ohio counties to volunteer to administer drug tests to prospective welfare recipients. Those who failed would get treatment and lose benefits for six months or more.
Its author says the provision’s wording avoids legal roadblocks encountered in other states. It’s among dozens of Senate changes to a midterm budget bill to be voted on Wednesday.
The think tank group Innovation Ohio says a recent constitutional amendment in Ohio against federal health care mandates prohibits mandatory government programs that collect health care data.


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This is the moment we have all been waiting for. The tenth release in this series marks the beginning of the stabilization phase of this development cycle in preparation for the upcoming stable release, Wesnoth 1.12.0. Before we get to that point, of course, we will release additional beta versions as we progress in addressing issues reported to our bug tracker. Thus, a feature and string freeze is now in effect for this and future 1.11.x releases.
And now, this is the part where you come into action! In order to ensure all important bugs are solved before 1.12.0 is released, we need your help!
- Players should test these betas and all the various new features and units included for single-player and multiplayer games.
- Content authors should start porting their content to these versions and testing it now to ensure first-time players of version 1.12.0 — or Wesnoth in general — have a chance to play with their favorite add-ons when the time comes.
- Translators should begin work on translating mainline Wesnoth as soon as possible and try to aim for 100% completion before 1.12.0, which is expected to become available within a couple of months. Of course, players with the required language skills can also help — all the instructions to contribute to the mainline translation teams are in the wiki!
Everyone willing to help should report any bugs they encounter, be they issues found during normal gameplay, or when working with WML or Lua for add-on content. Every properly-filed bug report is useful to us, no matter how trivial or obvious the issue may seem to be.
Typos in the English text of the game should also be reported in the wiki so they can be amended as soon as possible.
Without further ado, here is a list of the most important changes since the last development release:
As mentioned above, the stabilization phase of the development cycle begins with this release. In order to facilitate the process for everyone, this and future 1.11.x and 1.12.x versions will only include bug fixes and translation updates.
- No more new features will be added, as this risks introducing new bugs or version incompatibilities affecting saved games, replays, and/or multiplayer games.
- No (incompatible) changes or additions will be made to our WML and Lua APIs, allowing UMC maintainers to port their content from 1.10.x without having to worry about us breaking things behind their backs. Later, this will allow add-ons written for 1.12.x to reliably work with any version from the same stable series.
- No major or unneeded changes or additions to strings — this allows translators to work on translating Wesnoth as fast as possible without their work being set back by changes in mainline, so that 1.12.0 can feature as many complete translations as possible for players across the globe.
- Save and abort: Formerly the host only had an “abort” option.
- Set side to idle: An idle side will not perform any actions, it will never end its turn, the host will not be able to see the map from its point of view, and control will revert to a human side if the game is saved. If gameplay progresses to a side in this state, then the host must assign control to a player by any of the usual means first before the game can proceed.
- “Blindfold replays” option: If a player checks this option in the lobby and then joins a game as an observer, they will see only a black screen until they are given control of a side by the host.
This feature is still experimental — feedback would be highly appreciated.
There are two new game commands as well:
:idle, which toggles the idle state; and
:controller, which is a debugging command querying the current controller type of a side. Additionally, the
:give_controlcommand is now documented — although it already existed in 1.10, it changed names and somehow became undocumented. This command launches a friendly GUI to assist with changing side controllers.
description=. Themes including only a non-translatable
name=will cause both the game and wmllint to generate warnings.
For the syntax details of these
[theme]tag attributes, see ThemeWML in the wiki.
- The list of affected add-ons in the summary is now displayed in a bulleted format when applicable, and add-ons are identified by their regular names (or approximations thereof when those are unavailable) instead of the complete paths to their _main.cfg files.
- Players are encouraged by the game to report any errors found to the add-on authors or maintainers. A new button is available above the detailed report to copy it to clipboard, e.g., for including it in a forum post without having to upload large screenshots or check stderr.
- Parser implementation details (specifically, “value ‘token’ at location”) are no longer included in the report by default since they don’t really help WML authors with debugging. They are still available for core contributors and developers in debug (
- Preprocessor substitution traces (“included from”) are now displayed on separate indented lines in order to avoid a “text wall” effect.
- Parser errors for mismatched opening/closing tags and missing closing tags are worded in a clearer fashion.
Additionally, the format used for logging these errors to stderr has changed:
- Messages for errors from multiple add-ons are now sent to stderr one by one as they happen, rather than printed all at once at the end of the loading phase.
- The indented format used in the UI is used in stderr now as well.
This issue could only be observed on those parts of the Wesnoth user interface using Cairo for font rendering, such as the main menu, the Campaigns menu, and most GUI2 dialogs. The workaround consists of exclusively using grayscale antialiasing (as opposed to RGB subpixel hinting) on Windows. This is considered an acceptable stopgap measure at this time, considering that all other UI elements using FreeType instead of Cairo (e.g., the loading screen, default MP lobby, Load Game dialog) were already limited to this font antialiasing technique.
See bug #21648 for more details.
The intention of this effort is to make the campaign significantly more difficult in accordance with its status as an expert campaign, but still comfortably playable on Medium difficulty by an expert player. On Nightmare difficulty, it is now supposed to be very hard.
Feedback from players would be very helpful to assess whether these goals were met.
There may be many more changes in addition to the aforementioned, including WML and Lua API additions for user-made content creators, translation updates, and fixes for recent and long-standing issues. Most of these items are listed in the full changelog. There’s also an alternative players changelog including only those changes deemed to be relevant for regular players. Finally, an announcement including a list with the most notable changes between 1.10 and 1.12 will be made available along with the 1.12.0 release when it is ready.
New Contributors and Developers
This release includes contributions from aquileia and iceiceice, submitted via pull request on GitHub. Additionally, iceiceice is now a member of our developers team!
Do you want to help shape the future of Wesnoth too? You are always free to join us in the #wesnoth-dev IRC channel on irc.freenode.net to ask for help with getting started!
Source code (391.3 MB) (MD5 sum)
Xdelta from 1.11.9 (11.7 MB) (About Xdelta)
The Windows, Mac OS X, and OpenPandora packages are already available and can be found on the Download page in the wiki.
All known Linux packagers have been contacted, and binaries for your distribution may have already been created. Information about where to get the respective binaries or how to install them can be found on the Linux binaries page in the wiki.
Downloads for other platforms may be found on the Download page in the wiki as they become available.
The multiplayer server for 1.11.10 is up and running. This server can only be used to play with other users of 1.11.10.
The add-ons server for 1.12.x is already running. It was started for this release and it will serve all future beta and RC releases from this series, as well as all releases in the stable 1.12.x series. If you encounter any problems with add-ons not working as expected, please notify the content’s author or maintainer.
If you find any bugs, do not hesitate to report them, but please read the instructions on how to report bugs first! As bug reports in the forums tend to be forgotten, you will get better results using our bug tracker. We require your help for finding and fixing issues, no matter how obvious, trivial or complicated they seem!

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The word "fine" does not so much denote the quality of the artwork in question, but the purity of the discipline. The visual arts has been described as a more inclusive and descriptive phrase for current art practice. Also, today there is an escalation of media in which high art is more recognized to occur.
An art illustration is like a drawing, painting, photograph or other work of art that stresses subject more than form. The point or aim of the illustration is to elucidate or decorate textual information; for instance a story, poem or newspaper.
Drawing is a form of visual expression and is one of the major forms within the visual arts. Common instruments include graphite pencils, pen and ink, inked brushes, wax color pencils, crayons, charcoals, chalk, pastels, markers, stylus, or various metals like silverpoint. Mosaics are images formed with small pieces of stone or glass, called tesserae. They can be decorative or functional. An artist who designs and makes mosaics is called a mosaic artist or a mosaicist.
Fiber art is a style of fine art which uses textiles such as fabric, yarn, and natural and synthetic fibers. It focuses on the materials and on the manual labour involved as part of its significance
Fine art photography refers to photographs that are created to fulfill the creative vision of the artist. Fine art photography stands in contrast to photojournalism and commercial photography. Photojournalism provides visual support for stories, mainly in the print media. Fine art photography is created primarily as an expression of the artist’s vision, but has also been important in advancing certain causes
Sculpture is three-dimensional artwork created by shaping hard or plastic material, commonly stone (either rock or marble), metal, or wood. Some sculptures are created directly by carving; others are assembled, built up and fired, welded, molded, or cast. Because sculpture involves the use of materials that can be moulded or modulated, it is considered one of the plastic arts. The majority of public art is sculpture. Many sculptures together in a garden setting may be referred to as a sculpture garden.
Conceptual art is art in which the concept(s) or idea(s) involved in the work take precedence over traditional aesthetic and material concerns. The inception of the term in the 1960s referred to a strict and focused practice of idea-based art that often defied traditional visual criteria associated with the visual arts in its presentation as text. However, through its association with the Young British Artists and the Turner Prize during the 1990s, its popular usage, particularly in the UK, developed as a synonym for all contemporary art that does not practice the traditional skills of painting and sculpture.
I attended the social networking event at the Thapong Arts Village this Saturday and I say some beautiful art pieces from sculptures, to print, to sketches and oil paintings. I was in awe as I recognised some of Joseph Piet works, and thought of Ann Gollifers artworks, she recently had an exhibition as well – she uses a blend of film, photography and print and my high school art teacher Steve Jobson who has become one of Botswana’s leading artists. I had a random thought: when people buy houses or build houses or even rent them, do they think about what artworks they want in their houses? Do they know where to look? Is it a culture thing perhaps...? Some people are content with not having a single piece of artwork in their houses, not even those framed pictures with the vase on the table – remember those? For those that are now, I would say we need to support our local artists. It is a relevant tune to sing constantly, but note this: the arts contribute immensely to shaping the cultural national identity. LIVE, FREE , GROW ARTS!!!


Kazzy's voice has been silenced by the Digital Millennium Copyright Act(see the details here). Sorry you can't listen to her sing directly. But send her a message and she'll try to work something out.
Your Song (originally by Elton John, with this version inspired by Ellie Goulding)
Some of you have asked about my process when I record. Here is how I do it.
I keep a running list of possible songs on my iPhone as I listen to the radio, watch, TV, go online, whatever. Most of the time something strikes me and I know I just really want to sing it.
I go to amazon.com to find karaoke mp3s that I can use as my accompaniment. Sometimes I get surprised by how many options I have for the one song I am looking for, and sometimes I am disappointed by how few options I have. There have been many times where I have looked and looked for a track I really want and I just can't find it.
I use Audacity, which is a free sound mixing program, to upload my karaoke track.
After I do that, I sequester myself in the den and use my snowball mic to record a track on top of the music track. When I do this I have to use headphones so that the audio track is not getting recorded twice by coming out through the speakers on the computer and back in again through my mic.
Often I combine a couple of singing tracks. For example, if I like the track I lay down, except I mess up on the last line, I record just that last line until I get it right, and then I cut and splice it in. I would say half of my recordings have a cut and paste somewhere within.
Once the tracks are satisfactory, I mess with fine tuning, using Audacity. I normalize the sound so it is more even, I add in a fade in or fade out, I clean up background noise, etc.
Finally, I save all of my recordings to box.net, which is an online storage facility. I currently have 75 recordings saved. Some I am not ecstatic about, but others turned out pretty good.
At box.net I click on a share option and then I post the link here on my blog, or sometimes on facebook.


Router adoption failed
See also attached images with the current status:
We do a weekly scheduled reboot of all Omada devices.
After the reboot of last night the router ends with the status "pending".
After a click on pending, the adoption process starts.
Shortly after, this stops with an error message stating that the username/password is not correct.
If I click retry and enter the (correct!) username and password, the adoption then ends with the error stating that the device is not compatible with the controller.
The controller is the Linux software edition 4.4.6 => tried re-installing the controller => no improvements.
Noticed several Java exceptions in the server.log (located in folder /opt/tplink/EAPController/logs).
Also tried rebooting the router and the controller a few times => no improvements.
Username and password is validated by logging into the router itself.
The router states it is not(!) connected to the TP-Link cloud.
Within the router, the cloud switch is turned off and the url-field below is empty.
Turning this switch to on and providing the URL doesn't make it any better.
The Internet connection and all applications (on-prem and cloud) are working as expected.
Meaning the router seems to be processing traffic? And this more like a cosmetic glitch in the portal?
Please advise - where to go from here?
Kind regards - Will


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Indian food, whether eaten in restaurants, on the streets, or at home, includes an extensive array of qualities that make it delicious, and the cooking manner varies from place to region. Indian cuisine is renowned for its skill in incorporating proper spices into every meal, not just for flavor but also for their nutritional and medicinal worth.
Cooking is a skill that is passed down through generations and hence reflects a diverse range of cultures and civilizations. Since summer days are relatively lengthy at most times of the year, four meals are made each day.
The history of Indian cuisine is renowned, which comes along with a rich tradition. And traditions form the foundation of the Indian dining etiquette. We’re globally known for using a wide variety of grains, herbs, and plants in our cuisines.
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We take pride as we consider food an art form, instilling in us a sense of rose water’s smell, the texture of yogurt and desi ghee, and the use of spices.
From lighter breakfast to heavier lunch and supper meals, interspersed with high tea in the evening, the Indian dining includes a helping of snacks and sweetmeats. Chai, a traditional village beverage, has become a popular quencher worldwide.
Let’s have a look at some of the selected Indian foods you must try.
Bhutte Ka Kees, Madhya Pradesh
Bhutte Ka Kees, renowned succulent street food from Indore, MP, is essentially grated maize cooked with spices and stewed in milk.
The classic dish is a great teatime snack that’s surprisingly simple to make at home with only a few ingredients.
It is a remarkable snack, with a flavor unlike any other dish you’ve ever experienced, making it a must-try specialty whenever you visit the state of Madhya Pradesh.
Bisi Bele Bath, Karnataka
Bisi Bele Bath, which refers to “hot lentil rice,” is an aromatic and spicy meal from Karnataka, India. The preparation involves Ghee butter, tamarind, curry leaves, nutmeg, and vegetables, including carrots, beans, onions, and green peas are blended with moist rice and lentils.
Because the royals of the southern state had access to various vegetable-based side dishes, there were no veggies in its recipe at first.
Bisi bele bath grew in popularity outside of the palace and evolved into a luxurious farmer’s supper served before lunchtime, after a few hours of hard labor in the fields.
Also Read: 5 Healthy Foods You Can Eat During Night
Irachi Ishtu, Kerela
Appams, typical breakfast food in Kerala, are best served with stew or Ishtu. In most feasts, the appam-stew combo is served as one of the courses.
The stew also tastes good with plain bread. It can be made in both vegetarian and non-vegetarian variants. However, it usually consists of beef, lamb, or chicken, but the portions must be extremely small for the flavor to blend in.
Vegetarians can skip the meat and increase the number of vegetables.
Jadoh is a part of special north-Indian cuisine belonging to Meghalaya’s Khasi tribe. It’s created with rice and pork, spiced to perfection, chopped veggies, and eggs or fried fish on top.
This dish is worth trying while traveling to Meghalaya. Also, the recipe is convenient enough to prepare at home.
Chamani Qaliya, Kashmir
The dish Chaman Qaliya is ideal for a midweek meal. It’s easy to cook, healthy, with no complicated ingredients, and takes less than 30 minutes to prepare, making it great after a long day at work.
It also works nicely as part of a weekend thali with rice, chapatis, and a variety of other foods. In any case, you’ll have a great time!
Also Read: Here’s How to Make Cheese Balls at Home
Litti Chokha, Bihar
The famous Litti Chokha from Bihar combines the best of home cooking with a modern twist. Sattu, commonly known as roasted gramme flour, is used as the filler in Litti.
People add a lot of desi ghee to it for an enhanced taste. Litti resembles baati in appearance, but the sole difference is the filling.
Litti has a sattu filling, while Baati has a potato filling. Sattu is also a popular filling for parathas.
Chokha is Litti’s main accompaniment. It has mashed boiled potatoes, eggplant, spices, tomato, and red chilies in it. It improves the taste of litti further. The dish is popular during the frigid winter months.
Khorisa Maas, Assam
Assam is known for its special dish, Khorisa maas. Khorisa is grated bamboo stalks that can be eaten fresh, fermented, or pickled. The perfume of fermented bamboo shoots is one of my favorites.
Shorshe Baata Illish, West Bengal
Shorshe Ilish, also known as Shorshe Bata diye Ilish Macher Jhal, is a popular Bengali dish made with Hilsa Fish and a Mustard Gravy.
It’s always served with a side of hot steamed rice. This traditional meal has brought Bengalis enormous pleasure and satisfaction for generations.
Bafauri is a light snack cooked with chana dal, onions, and spices and eaten with chutneys. It’s a healthier alternative to fried pakodas. Owing to the minimal use of oil, it is nutritious in nature.
It’s a healthful snack that proves attractive to fritter fans. Bafauri combines various vegetables and spices with Bengal gram flour.
India has a diverse range of dishes to offer. Several popular meals worldwide have their origins in India and have gained a large following. As a result, it’s no surprise that Indian cuisine is one of the world’s most popular cuisines!
After having failed relationships with Mathematics, landed in the world of poetry and literature. Since then finding peace within stories, humor, and food. When not finding peace, you’ll find me exploring the best dessert spots in the town.


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The Sound On Sound Festival in Bridgeport, Connecticut took place over the dates of Saturday, September 30 & Sunday, October 1, 2023 with performances from The Red Hot Chili Peppers, John Mayer, Hozier, etc.
The first day of the festival, Saturday, took a little turn due to the unexpected heavy rainfall. And unfortunately a few sets were canceled, one of which included Kieran Rhodes. But, the team at Sound On Sound were very resilient and determined to make day two go as swiftly and amazingly as possible, which they very much did do so.
Calder Allen, all the way from Austin, Texas performed the second day of Sound on Sound 2023. This was also his very first show in the state of Connecticut, he stated.
He performed his new single “Ripple Through” that came out a few days prior as his second song in his set. It is absolutely a strong song that opened up very well and had a great chorus. Make sure to check it out! Calder Allen is a perfect country folk artist if you’re looking for more sounds like Ben Chapman, Parker Twomey, etc.
Gin Blossoms, the legendary American alternative rock band from 1987. “Your favorite band from Tempe, Arizona”, said Robin Wilson, the lead singer upon introducing himself and the band.
The band opened their set with “Follow You Down”, one of their most popular songs from 1996. This is featured on the soundtrack of the film “How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days”, the 2003 romantic comedy featuring Matthew McConaughey & Kate Hudson.
The band played an amazing set, but did show up a few minutes late to their set & had to cut two songs from their set, so the rest “is all hits”, said Robin. “I pronounce this the best set that we’ve done at this time of the day in years”, said Robin before finishing out the rest of the performance.
Margot Price, the American country singer-songwriter all the way from Nashville had an eye and ear catching performance.
She performed her new single “Black Wolf Blues” from her latest EP Strays II (Act II: Mind Travel). If you’re looking for sounds similar to Nikki Lane, Amanda Shires, etc. then you surely should check out Margot Price.
Mt. Joy, the American five member indie rock band had a stellar performance with psychedelic visuals accompanying their songs in the background. Each of which were clearly intentionally made for each of the songs they performed.
Mt. Joy has a very ‘70’s jam rock sound that would suite the ears of young listeners all the way to original Phish die hard listeners. They also did an absolutely insane cover of “Crazy”, which had the crowd hyped up. I would definitely recommend checking them out if you like sounds like The Lumineers, Rainbow Kitten Surprise, etc.
Hozier, Irish musician and singer & songwriter, started his set strong with his song “De Selby (Part 2)” from his newest album Unreal Earth which was released this past August. It was a very strong start and the energy from the crowd was unreal.
Hozier, also known as Andrew, kept the energy up the entire set seamlessly from song to song. During “Cherry Wine” the crowd was very in tune and entranced as he played it solo with just his guitar. “This was my first song ever”, said Hozier, before he began to play the famous strings that we all know and love.
He had a large band on stage with him, including stings, vocals, guitar, etc. and made sure to introduce each member. They all took a bow together at the end of the show. You could absolutely see how close knit the team is and it was a great experience to witness & feel apart of.
John Mayer, local to Bridgeport, Connecticut, closed out the Sound on Sound 2023 Festival with a stellar solo performance with just himself and his guitar.
He shared a story he has never shared in an interview. John stated that his father was the principal of a local high school in Bridgeport for thirty years and he would confiscate the students’ walkmans because they weren’t allowed to have them. Though they could come back and get them at the end of the year if they remembered. “Now that I say that outloud, it sounds kind of terrible”, said John.
He credits his musical education to the students who wouldn’t come pick up their walkmans, his dad would bring home for him and his brother. “I got to listen to bands from AC/DC to Run DMC. So thank you to my dad & the class of 1987-1990 for that”, said John. “He had a whole drawer of throwing stars and nunchucks, so thanks for the fighting skills as well dad.”
“I have made a set list change because ever since the beginning I’ve been vibing with you and I know what you like”, said John. He then performed “Why Georgia” and the crowd absolutely loved it.
John Mayer always kills his shows and knows how to make a crowd happy, but to see him solo with just his guitar was such a surreal & different experience to his normal, big band production performance myself and countless others are used to.
John Mayer ended the night wonderfully and set a great leaving time for the Sound on Sound Festival for 2023. Having the last performer be a local to Bridgeport was very touching and sweet for the locals of Bridgeport themselves.
Overall, the festival was amazing & had an incredible lineup of performers. And incredible food, I forgot to mention!
Emily and I made our way out of the festival trekking through the muddy terrain of the myriad festival goers, but it was all so very worth it. Till next year!