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As any loyal concert-goer knows, there are certain things that work for artists, and others that we'd just as soon forget. Let's be honest, this rings true even when seeing our favorite artists perform.
Now, as one of those aforementioned concert junkies, I've been compiling a mental list of these attributes and it's about time I share them with music lovers and bands alike. Join us after the jump for a rundown of some of our personal DOs and DON'Ts for touring musicians, large and small.
It's officially summer, and Warped Tour has begun! In case you haven't heard, we're sponsoring our own stage for twenty-two dates and bringing over twenty-three artists out to perform on it. We decided to catch up with these artists to get the scoop on their summer plans.
Over the past few years, Phone Calls from Home have become a pop rock staple in their local scene. These boys will be bringing their exciting live show to Warped Tour all month long, with hopes of bringing feel-good vibes to fans new and old. Read on to find out how the band met, what they've been doing this year, and what they hope to accomplish on Warped Tour.
OS: How did you guys all meet and start the band?
PCFH: Dave, Zack, and Jason met in high school and they met Danny when they were on tour and played a show in Alabama.
OS: Like OurStage, Phone Calls From Home is a Boston-bred operation. What's your favorite local venue to play?
PCFH: We played at the Brighton Music Hall recently with Paradise Fears and it was great! Definitely a new favorite for us.
Justin Moore has been called one of the latest outlaw country artists. I was relieved, in a way, when I read Moore doesn't think of himself that way. I don't either.
Maybe the moniker came about because he is one of country music's up-and-coming young guns"pun intended due to Moore's hit song Guns." So is his buddy Josh Thompson. And Kiefer Thompson, of Thompson Square. Scotty McCreery is another. The list goes on.
I formed my impression of Moore after talking to him a few times in the past eighteen months. I found him to be straightforward, honest, down-to-earth and incredibly humble. Let's put it this way"mama would let her babies grow up to be cowboys if they were half as genuine as Moore.
But rather than tell you about Moore, we'll let him tell you about himself in this exclusive Q&A.
OS: So you have been on tour with Blake Shelton on the Well Lit & Amplified Tour. What is that like?
JS: It has been a blast! Miranda [Lambert, Shelton's wife] and I are good friends. We've toured together a lot in the past couple of years. Blake is as down to earth as they come.
OS: What's the biggest difference in your show these days?
JM: This tour is different than any other tour [we've done]. For one thing, we have got production and I never had that before this tour. We have a tractor trailer pulling gear. That all makes a huge difference. The lighting, the staging. It takes so much pressure off me as an artist. People are not only looking at you, they see the cools staging.
It's no surprise that OurStage artists Orange Avenue have named their new record Small Victories. The band has had a countless number of them in their five years together, including being named Buzzworthy by MTV, opening for The All-American Rejects and Rihanna and song placements on MTV, FOX Sports and Teen Nick. Here on OurStage, they've been named one of the top rock bands of 2010, chosen as a Needle In the Haystack artist and won the Video Grand Prize in 2011. With the release of Small Victories just a few weeks away, we caught up with Orange Avenue to learn more about the album and what we can expect from these guys in 2012. PS:There's a free download waiting for you at the end of the article!
OS: You had a song ("Just Refrain") featured in the first episode of The OurStage Panel. What was it like to watch the episode and hear the panelists' commentary?
OA: Very enlightening. It was really cool to see the different outside opinions and critiques, and it was really cool to see the other artists that we were against…it was a nice glimpse of the music industry from the inside. It was a good episode all around. It's a phenomenal thing, what you guys are doing at OurStage. It's awesome for independent bands, it's a phenomenal outlet. Back in the day, we weren't so fortunate to have this tool. We're definitely grateful.
OS: You've been gearing up to release your new album, Small Victories, later this month. What is the meaning behind the title of the record?
OA: It basically means overcoming obstacles to achieve what you want to achieve. Taking things one day at a time, one battle at a time. One small victory towards winning the ultimate war [laughs].
OS: Small Victories will be your third album. How do you feel that you've grown as a band since the first and second albums?
OA: The album itself, if anyone's heard our Reset EP…it's along the same lines. We've definitely grown as far as writing together and individually musically. This is some of the best stuff we've come up with. But there was a serious elimination process that we had to undergo. We came up with around sixty songs, so you can imagine! And every song, somebody had a serious tie to each one… so we went through a process of elimination with our management and our producer. We came up with what we thought was a well-rounded album.
OS: How many songs of those sixty did you end up using for the album?
OA: We actually used nine. We actually took a couple of choice tracks from Reset because we wanted to actually push them and get them a little more exposure, "Just Refrain" being one of them… "No Goodbyes," and "Nightwalk" actually starts off the record. We just always thought that was a great album starter. This is kind of like our dream album. If we could have had the money to do this when we were doing Reset, this is probably what we would have done [laughs]. It's twelve tracks total, but we have a bonus track for those who are pre-ordering to offer them a little something extra.
OS: The first single, "Wondergirl," has a very high-energy, electronic feel to it. Can we expect more of the same on Small Victories? Have you thrown any curveballs in there?
OA: It's very moody, it's not really all high-energy. We just like to give people something that just kind of rocks, to begin with, then get down to the deeper part of Orange Avenue, you know? [laughs] Start with a bang, first of all, and hopefully they come back for more and realize there's more sides to the band than just the fast stuff. There's definitely some moody stuff there.
OS: Who would you say are your biggest influences on this record?
OA: There's tons of them, to be honest with you. The Killers, All-American Rejects, The Used, Muse, Chili Peppers, Radiohead. All of us individually have a lot of separate influences and collectively we agree and have the same as well. I can kind of hear all of that being used in all the songs, like a rollercoaster ride. You can hear those different vibes throughout the entire record.
OS: You play hundreds of shows a year. Do you have any big touring plans for 2012?
OA: Big plans! [laughs] We are in the process of trying to do a small little tour around Florida just as a kickstart to get it going and promote the new record. But every day, good things are happening! We're getting news every day on different things that are popping in and hopefully in another couple weeks, it will be completed where we can go ahead and do everything and really make an impact. Spring break goes off in Florida, so lots of gigs here this time of year!
OS: When are you going to come to Boston? We need to see you up here!
OA: We'd love to do that! The plans are that if this tour that we're speaking of goes well, the next plan is to do an east coast run. We'd love to be there, it's definitely on the list.
OS: Anything else you'd like to say to your fans on OurStage?
OA: Small Victories, 2/21! Order the CD now on iTunes! [laughs] We really worked hard on this album and there's something on the album for everyone. We think people will appreciate the sound that we've come to develop on this third album!
Can't wait for February 21st? Click here to download "Wondergirl" now! And be sure to follow Orange Avenue on Facebook and Twitter for more exciting news, tour dates and future victories.
You can try, but you probably can't put an accurate label on Foxy Shazam. Their eccentric and eclectic mix of punk, soul and straight up rock 'n' roll has earned the band critical praise and performances at Lollapollooza, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Reading & Leeds. Following a summer tour with Hole and the release of their smash self-titled album, the band recently finished a two-month cross-country stint with Free Energy and is preparing for another huge year in 2011.
One might expect that outrageously energetic 24-year-old frontman Eric Nally lives an equally wild life. On the contrary"offstage, he is a soft-spoken, friendly father of two. We had the pleasure of speaking with Eric about touring memories, writing with Meat Loaf, modern day rock stars and what it's like to lead a double life.
OS: You've just finished your fall tour with Free Energy. How were the shows and what were some of your favorite moments from the tour?
EN: We went to the UK for a week in between this tour and that was awesome. I loved that because we sold out London for the first time. It was big for me because we're from Cincinnati, Ohio and it's just really far from home. To sell a place out so far away is an awesome feeling; to bring your music to a different country and do that. I liked playing Montreal because Hollerado, the band that's opening on this tour, is from there. All their crowd was out and it was just really fun.
OS: Foxy Shazam is well known for its incredible, off-the-wall performances. What inspires the band to become so theatrical on stage?
EN: I usually tell people, "that's just the way we were born!" It's just natural to us. We don't have to do any preparation or any pre-show rituals to summon these things on stage, they just come out naturally. It's just the way we came out of our moms, I guess. When I'm on stage, I'm an entertainer…when I'm off stage, I'm a spectator. So I just kind of sit back and watch and soak everything in. When I go on stage, I let it all out.
OS: You've stated that Foxy Shazam are "not concerned with what category it falls into." Do you often find that people are trying to fit you into a genre or compare you to other bands because they're not sure where to place you?
EN: Yeah, that happens all the time. Anybody I ever meet that's an artist…everybody wants to be themselves. But really, in the way that everything works now, it's just what people have to do. I accept that. Everything needs to be compared to something else just so you can wrap your head around it easier, I guess. Either way, I don't mind it, but people do try to compare or group us into a category. Every time it's different, so it's cool.
OS: You've said that you would never want to make the same record again and the evolution of the band's music has certainly reflected that. How do you see Foxy Shazam's music evolving in the future?
EN: I don't know…every record we make kind of stands for where I am at that moment. I'd have to kind of be in the moment to understand, but that's exciting for me. I really like not knowing. It's kind of cool to not think about it and not prepare.
OS: In the song "Wannabe Angel" from your self-titled record, you sing, "For you I wear this mask, at home I take it off." Is it difficult to transition between your life as a rock star and your life as a dad and husband?
EN: Yes, that's exactly what I was trying to say with that. I feel like I'm a completely different person when I'm on stage. It's kind of like a Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde type thing and that's awesome to me. It's like how actors do…entertainers, really. It's just who I am. Being a dad compared to being a professional touring musician…it's just the complete opposite end of the spectrum. I feel so different when I'm not on stage.
OS: Earlier this year, you helped write some songs for Meat Loaf's album Hang Cool Teddy Bear. What was your role in the writing process? Would you be interested in writing for other artists again?
EN: Absolutely! I love being associated with people that have rich history in music and Meat Loaf is obviously one of those people. I just co-wrote two songs with Justin Hawkins who used to be in The Darkness"he's one of my best friends now. It was just awesome. We went there together and we wrote together and sat with Meat Loaf. It was great, I made a lot of good friends through that whole experience. A lot of the other writers that were there were a lot older and have done stuff like that before. That was something that I couldn't believe I was experiencing so early in my career.
OS: Are there any artists in particular that you'd like to write for?
EN: I would love to, whether it's writing or whatever, work with Cee-Lo Green sometime. I think he has the best voice in music right now. I think it's just awesome, it hits me in the right spot. It's the perfect voice for me. I'd love to work with him someday.
OS: Foxy Shazam was one of the first bands featured on ChatRoulette for album promotion, but you aren't a huge proponent of bands using social media. Can you share your thoughts on that?
EN: I feel like the rock star is kind of a dying breed, we're becoming extinct. You don't seem them very much anymore. I think one of the most important things about what that persona was, was that you didn't know them. It was almost like a mythical creature. People would gather backstage for hours just to catch a glimpse…and you don't get that anymore. People know everything that everybody does because of Twitter and Facebook and they're updating constantly. Everybody's so human now, I guess, which is fine. That's how it's always been, everybody's just a person. But I think there was this certain mysteriousness about the artist and that's not really around anymore. So I kind of try to keep that going. I think it's important to have people make their own stories about you rather than know the hard facts because chances are the hard facts are extremely boring (laughs).
OS: Foxy Shazam has recently announced some big touring plans for 2011. Can you tell us about the tours and festivals you'll be playing next year?
EN: In January, we have a tour with Circa Survive. That will be awesome because I've heard their new record is great. I haven't heard it but I'm really anxious to! I've heard a lot about that band and I know a lot of people who know them and they say they're great guys and that's really important to me, to share a tour with people that are nice. I'm really excited about that one, I think it will be awesome. Then we go to Australia [for the Soundwave Festival] in February and I'm really looking forward to it. I just love taking my music to different countries. I've never been to Australia, so it will be awesome. We have a bunch of days off in between the shows there so I'm going to do a lot of sight-seeing.
Check out this live video of Foxy Shazam performing "The Rocketeer" and don't miss them on their upcoming tour dates, listed below!
Dec 16 Detroit, MI – Shelter
Dec 17 DeKalb, IL – House Cafe w/Victorian Halls & 'Richardson' Richardson
Dec 18 Minneapolis, MN – Popsickle Festival w/Motion City Soundtrack, Minus The Bear & more!
Dec 19 Kalamazoo, MI – The Strutt w/Their Teeth Will Be of Lions
Jan 14 Richmond, VA " The National w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 15 Charlotte, NC " Amos Southend w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 16 Ashville, NC " Orange Peel w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 18 St. Louis, MO " Pop's w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 19 Omaha, NE " The Slowdown w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 20 Des Moines, IA " People's Court w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 21 Grand Rapids, MO " Orbit Room w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 22 Columbus, OH " Newport Music Hall w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 24 Cincinnati, OH " Bogarts w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 26 Baltimore, MD " Rams Head Live w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 28 Rochester, NY " Water Street Music Hall w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 29 Albany, NY " Northern Lights w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Jan 30 Allentown, PA " Crocodile Rock w/Circa Survive and Anberlin
Feb 26 Brisbane, AU – Soundwave Festival w/Iron Maiden, 30 Seconds to Mars & more!
Feb 27 Sydney, AU- Soundwave Festival w/Iron Maiden, 30 Seconds to Mars & more!
March 4 Melbourne, AU – Soundwave Festival w/Iron Maiden, 30 Seconds to Mars & more!
March 5 Adelaide, AU- Soundwave Festival w/Iron Maiden, 30 Seconds to Mars & more!
March 7 Perth, AU – Soundwave Festival w/Iron Maiden, 30 Seconds to Mars & more!
The word "sponsorship" may conjure images of sporting events or awareness marches, but musicians can certainly be sponsored too. In a world where record sales hardly add any change to the artist's bank account, sponsorships are hugely beneficial to off-setting expenses racked up by travel, promotion, merch and more. In addition, sponsors can significantly improve an artist's advertising, publicity and promotion.
While there are several types of sponsorships out there, the most common for the music industry is a sponsorship where a band or artist is given free products to wear or use by the company. For example, a band can be sponsored by clothing companies, who gives the members free clothes to wear on stage or in photo shoots. A band could also be sponsored by a gear company who gives them free instruments, amps, etc. to play. The hopes for these companies is that fans and fellow musicians will see a band or artist using their products and, as a result, desire the same products.
Obviously, sponsors want to pick bands and artists that are talented, professional and have a large fan base. If you're not quite there yet, aspire to start with a smaller company that offers sponsorships to local bands. After all, the likelihood is slim that the company sponsoring your favorite major label act will sponsor your band too. Like large corporations, local organizations need advertising too, and it will be much easier to set that up if you're a local act.
If you think you're ready for a larger-scale sponsor, there are a few things you'll need to think about first. Before you get started, you need to decide which sponsors would be appropriate for you. For example, if you're a rapper, you probably don't want to propose a sponsorship to a clothing company that sells shirts at Hot Topic. It's important to remember your music's target demographic and consider companies that your fans might support.
Next, you will need to craft a proposal letter. This letter serves as an introduction of your band to the company and explain how you can mutually benefit from a partnership. Start by giving a BRIEF synopsis of your band's background (no more than ten sentences) and include some facts about each member. Mention any major career highlights, including opening spots for well-known acts, statistics of sales from past releases and press clippings. Include a description of past tours, venues played and your average draw in a few markets. Along with this letter, you should include a few photos of your band and links to live performance videos.
A few final tips: try to send out as many proposals as you can and don't get discouraged if you're turned down. Remember that professionalism is key, so don't be afraid to have a manager help you with this project. And if you're chosen for a sponsorship, be sure to read through any legal documentation thoroughly with your band and any of your team members so you know exactly what the sponsor expects of your partnership.
When indie rock band The Format announced their hiatus in early 2008, thousands of fans were devastated by the news. Luckily for them, frontman Nate Ruess had a new project up his sleeve. Teaming up with members of Anthallo and Steel Train, Ruess hit the studio a few months later to record the first fun. record, Aim and Ignite. In anticipation of the record release, the band hit the road, opening for pop rock powerhouses Jack's Mannequin and Paramore.
The eclectic and whimsical Aim and Ignite received fantastic reviews across the board and left fans in eager anticipation of what's next to come. As the band rounds out a few UK dates with Paramore and 2010's hottest new rapper, B.o.B., we caught up with Nate to find out more about the story behind fun., touring and plans for a new release.
OS: You're well known as the former lead vocalist and lyricist of The Format. For those who haven't heard fun.'s music yet, how does it differ from The Format's?
NR: Just different songwriters. Different approaches to writing songs. Different songs. Different band. Same vocals.
OS: Rounding out the fun.'s lineup are Jack Antonoff of Steel Train and Andrew Dost, formerly of Anthallo. How did the three of you come to collaborate on this project?
NR: It's something we all had talked about in the past. And the time window opened up when The Format broke up. So we flew to Jersey and got to work.
OS: Your debut album Aim and Ignite is very eclectic, at times sounding like indie pop and other times sounding like a Broadway musical. Which artists were the biggest influences on that record?
NR: The Xanadu soundtrack. Really that was all we collectively listened to at the time. Otherwise, we all bring different influences to each song. I like how unique that is.
OS: Your song "Walking the Dog" was used in an ad for Expedia.com. What was it like to see your music in a national television commercial?
NR: I didn't see it for a long time and then one day I was walking through the airport and saw it. I wanted to grab some random person, shake them, and say, "Hear that? That's me. So stop judging how I look."
OS: You've toured multiple times with Paramore and Jack's Mannequin. What do you enjoy most about touring with those bands?
NR: The music, the members, their crew and their fans. All great things.
OS: Speaking of Paramore, you've embarked on three straight months of touring, including some dates in the UK playing stadium shows with them and B.o.B. How did you prepare for those dates?
NR: I built a mock stadium in my bathroom and I just practice my arena moves.
OS: You were recently signed to Fueled By Ramen. Why did you decide to choose to sign with them and how has it changed things for fun.?
NR: The ink is still really fresh. So nothing has changed yet. Hope it eventually does though. We went with them because we've known them for a long time and thought they could supply us a nice balance of artistic creativity and sheer power.
OS: What can fun.'s fans expect in terms of a new record? Any release plans for 2011?
NR: Working on it now. Plan on really digging deep into the new songs once we get home from tour. Not sure what it's going to be stylistically. I do know these are my favorite lyrics I've written so far. Hopefully it will be out summer 2011.
Don't miss out on the fun! Check out the band on tour this fall with Steel Train and The Postelles:
11/18 – Newcastle, UK @ Metro Radio Arena with Paramore & B.o.B.
11/19 – Manchester, UK @ Manchester Evening News Arena with Paramore & B.o.B.
11/20 – Aberdeen, SCT @ AECC Arena with Paramore & B.o.B.
11/27 – New York, NY @Webster Hall with Steel Train and The Postelles
11/29 – Montreal, QC @ La Sala Rossa with Steel Train and The Postelles
11/30 – Toronto, ON @The Mod Club Theatre with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/2 – Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/3 – Boston, MA @ Royale Night Club with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/4 – Rochester, NY @ Water Street Music Hall with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/5 – Charlottesville, VA @ Jefferson Theater with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/7 – Tampa, FL @ The Orpheum with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/8 – Fort Lauderdale, FL @ Culture Room with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/9 – Orlando, FL @ The Social with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/11 – Atlanta, GA @ The Loft with Steel Train and The Postelles
12/13 – Ashland, KY @ Paramount Arts Center with Steel Train and The Postelles
Having already offered up successful rock groups like Sum 41, Billy Talent, Finger Eleven and Alexisonfire, Canada is now bringing us punk group Broomfiller.
With energetic guitars and quick, straight-forward drum beats, Broomfiller's sound is reminiscent of bands like Anti-Flag, Alkaline Trio and MXPX. The vocals, provided by frontman Richard Leko, are characteristically punk: a style in which casual yelling is preferred over technically "correct" singing. But if you can't get behind that, you'll be happy to know that Broomfiller are not one-trick ponies. Their slower numbers, such as "One Last Time" and "I Won't Leave You There" from their 2006 album Enter the Storm, are closer in style to Nirvana and Staind. Leko's vocals are deeper and much more focused on these tracks, which are still strong even when up against the more complex structure of the group's fast punk songs.
After one listen to the intro of "Windsor Bukkake," you'll definitely begin to wonder what Broomfiller's live show must be like. One thing's for sure, these guys are no strangers to the road. They have toured extensively across Canada and the US since 2002, including spots on the Vans Warped Tour and performances at the International Pop Overthrow Festival and Canadian Music Week Festival.
In addition to touring and recording two albums, Broomfiller have been racking up awards in both Canada and America. They took home "Best International Artist" at both the Empire Music Awards and the Orange County Music Awards and were nominated for the same title at the Southern California Music Awards. They've also been nominated for "Best Punk/Alternative Group" at the South Bay Music Awards and "Best Independent Album" at the Toronto Independent Music Awards in addition to reaching the Top 10 of the Punk Charts three times and the Best of Rock Chart here on OurStage, where they stayed for fourteen weeks!
Get your air guitars ready and check out Broomfiller in the player below!
There's no question that the music industry has changed drastically in the past few years. As the power has shifted from the major labels to nearly anyone with Internet access, it's hard to tell what artists really need to do to get their careers off the ground. After all, it could take years of constant touring, promoting, spending money you don't have and sleeping in a van to finally get your big break…or you could become a celebrity overnight thanks to YouTube, MySpace and Twitter.
So, what's the deal with record deals, anyway? Should you try to get signed on an independent ("indie") label or a major label? Do you even need one at all?
In general, indie labels tend to be like small businesses. They typically sign a small number of semi-established acts and have much less funding than a major. Examples of indie labels include Epitaph, Victory, Saddle Creek and Fueled By Ramen. On the other hand, major labels have big budgets and are similar to corporations. They are fast to sign acts with huge followings and many marketable qualities, and can put much more money into their artists' careers. Examples of major labels include Warner Music Group, Universal Music Group, Sony BMG and EMI.
Essentially, in order to know what kind of label you want to be on, you need to figure out who you are as an artist. Try to compile a written plan for your career. What is your genre? Target audience? What are other acts your target audience likes and why? What have those acts done that helped them succeed? Do some shopping and start a list of labels you like that will help you realize your goals. Once you have the list narrowed down, you'll need to learn how to effectively and appropriately get the attention of A&R executives.
If the idea of being on a record label doesn't appeal to you, fear not: it is possible to have a successful career as a musician without a label. Let's not forget that when Radiohead released In Rainbows without a record label and at any price the customer chose, they saw 1.2 million downloads before it was even physically in stores! With so many free outlets available (including OurStage, of course!), more unsigned musicians are able to be discovered without having to send out demos and press kits to add to the growing pile at an A&R's desk.
Do you need a label? Not necessarily. Ultimately, the choice is up to you. But whether you choose to stay unsigned or try to get signed by a label, always keep your ideal goals in mind and stay true to what makes you unique!


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Ciabatta dough proofing -- recipe from The Breadbakers Apprentice book
Preheating the oven
Blurry... but two ciabatta loaves and two italian bread loaves in the oven. This isn't "fire in oven" cooking as with pizza.
3 ciabatta loaves cooling
The 2 Italian loaves cooling
The ciabatta slices have the denser texture, while the italian bread had a lot of very open air pockets that formed.


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I love these things.
Ooh, surrealism. I'm diggin' it.
Where did it place?
Where did it place?
It didn't. Regardless, I didn't think it deserved to place 'cause it wasn't finished. I might take out the Starbucks logo and finish it when I have the time in the future, just to have as my own piece. It's never a loss to me 'cause I'm always improving my trade and expanding my portfolio.
Very Cool.
Makes me wish it was colored....but still a great drawing! I liked the cheese melting and paint chucky parts the most :b
wow, this is awesome!
good luck, to you in the contest,!
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Just purchased on line was at store in 3 days, Price was good compared to other electric tillers, Used in my raised bed garden once so far, seemed to work okay, just make sure you keep the wheels on, if you dont the tiller will go too deep and trip the tiller breaker shutoff, was doing this for a while....Amost ready to take back..... then put wheel set back on adjusted depth, no more tripping...Doahhh..... Would suggest this only be used in prepared beds, not sure how it would do in rocky or new beds. Eectric is great for starting and stopping to remove rocks in the way, also no fumes.. Great in tight areas, cut right thru mint roots. Probably would do the same on the cord if not careful......Just use common sense.
The cultivator can be used at 6" as well as 10", which makes it very useable for small areas and between rows.
This is pretty easy to assemble. Doesn't have much power. When I used it in my small backyard garden it got hot and shut off; my garden is only 10 x 25' -- weeds would ravel around the tines and you have to stop and unravel often. I am a single female and mixing gas and oil didn't appeal to me so I went electric. I guess in hindsight, I should have gone gas powered.
I was more than satisfied with the power this put out. You do have to push it, it doesn't move by itself, but it did a fantastic job on breaking up hard ground.
Assembly instructions are a little confusing at first, but easy to understand. the depth instructions are backwards. Easy to operate and works good in gravel sandy soil which is what I'm prepping for a lawn and garden.
It is a terrible product. I piece of junk. I have to return it as soon as possible. It does not do anything worthwhile. It barely scrapes the surface of the ground.
This is an amazing tiller, works wonderful for an electric models super easy to put together and run. Great value


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Are there any good Mobile applications available for Ubuntu where I can send sms, view sms and manage a normal Phone from Ubuntu, even syncronising with Evolution?
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Not sure about synchronizing with evolution. But Gnokii seems to have other features. There are some other applications as well. You can use synaptic manager and search for other similar applications.


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Fragile X syndrome
Other Names for this Disease
- Marker X syndrome
- Martin-Bell syndrome
- FRAXA syndrome
- Fra(X) syndrome
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X chromosome.[1] This condition causes a range of developmental problems including learning disabilities and cognitive impairment.[2] It is the most common form of inherited intellectual disability in males and a significant cause of intellectual disability in females.[1] Other signs and symptoms may include symptoms of autism spectrum disorders, seizures, and characteristic physical features.[2] Fragile X syndrome is caused by a change (mutation) in the FMR1 gene and is inherited in an X-linked dominant manner.[1][2] There is no cure yet and treatment is based on the symptoms present in the person. Early physical and education therapy is recommended.[3]Fragile X syndrome is a genetic condition involving changes in part of the
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- Fragile X syndrome. MedlinePlus. 2016; http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001668.htm.
- Fragile X syndrome. Genetics Home Reference. April 2012; http://www.ghr.nlm.nih.gov/condition/fragile-x-syndrome.
- Saul RA & Tarleton JC. FMR1-Related Disorders. GeneReviews. April 26, 2012; http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK1384/.
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- Genetics Home Reference (GHR) contains information on Fragile X syndrome. This website is maintained by the National Library of Medicine.
- MedlinePlus was designed by the National Library of Medicine to help you research your health questions, and it provides more information about this topic.
- The Merck Manuals Online Medical Library provides information on this condition for patients and caregivers.
- The National Human Genome Research Institute's (NHGRI) website has an information page on this topic. NHGRI is part of the National Institutes of Health and supports research on the structure and function of the human genome and its role in health and disease.
- The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has a report for patients and families about this condition. NORD is a patient advocacy organization for individuals with rare diseases and the organizations that serve them.
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- Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man (OMIM) is a catalog of human genes and genetic disorders. Each entry has a summary of related medical articles. It is meant for health care professionals and researchers. OMIM is maintained by Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine.
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Houdini: Magic Doesn't Just Happen
We all know about those movies with the great special effects: The Matrix, Armageddon, The X-Files Movie, Godzilla, Lost In Space. The list goes on and on. Up until now, most of those effects have been done on SGI workstations. SGI has been a leader in this field for many years. However, in the past few years, a migration to low-end, low-cost, Intel-based PC hardware has occurred. This migration has included Windows, the only OS considered to work well on those Intel desktop computers. That situation is about to change.
Side Effects Software (http://www.sidefx.com/), a graphics software company founded in 1987 in Toronto, Canada, is porting its only product, Houdini, to Linux. This is big news in the graphics world. Houdini is the software used to create many of the stunning effects in the movies I just mentioned. To those in the graphics arts world, this is the equivalent of Oracle, Corel or Lotus porting to Linux. It gives credibility to the platform in an area where it had been mostly a curiosity.
Linux has had a major role in a few movies in the past. Darryl Strauss' article (LJ, February 1998) about Digital Domain's Linux render farm for Titanic proved that, but Linux hasn't been used as the primary graphic artist's platform for these movies. Like so many other industries, the film and video industries have been using Linux as a server, a box off in the corner happily crunching numbers or dishing out files over high-speed networks. Now, Linux gets to take center stage on the desktop.
Side Effects' Houdini product is a complete 3-D solution, encompassing modeling, compositing, lighting, particle systems, texture management, rendering and animation features. Currently in its third release, Houdini was one of the first modeling and animation products to adopt a procedural approach to 3-D. Recently, Houdini received an Academy Award for "Technical Achievement", presented to four of the company's original developers. Used by companies like Digital Domain, Blue Sky/VIFX Studios and Centropolis Effects, Houdini is a heavyweight in the film industry.
Previously, Houdini has been supported only on SGI Irix workstation class systems. They recently announced support for Windows NT. The port to Linux comes at a time when many hardware vendors are looking for reasons to bring their high-end graphics cards into the Linux fold. Paul Salvini, Director of R&D at Side Effects Software, talks of it as the "chicken and egg" problem:
Doing a product like this for Linux required hardware acceleration to make it really viable, but hardware acceleration often requires applications in order to warrant drivers to be written. From a graphics workstation point of view, Linux isn't ready. There haven't been that many proper drivers for hardware acceleration for OpenGL under Linux. There are a number under development, but as far as state of the art, there aren't that many in production. The reason is that there aren't any applications pushing the need for these drivers. The applications want the drivers; the drivers are looking for applications.
Linux is a viable, popular, rendering platform. Many houses that formerly used SGI servers for rendering are moving to, or at least considering, low-cost Linux platforms for their rendering farms. This might be due to their familiarity with UNIX or concerns with Windows NT stability or even if they just prefer not to have a mixed UNIX/NT environment.
With Linux, most of the current software development is driven from the bottom: what happens in the kernel drives what happens with applications. Side Effects thinks, for the high-end graphics market at least, this needs to be a bit different. Houdini is an application, with low-level needs that aren't quite available the way Side Effects wants them. Salvini said:
What will happen is the missing pieces underneath will just naturally fill in—development is being driven from the top of the software chain. This is an exciting change in the way development happens for Linux.
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The airline serving south-east New South Wales has won the right to continue its operations there for another five years.
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Widespread blackouts across South Australia have now eased.
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State Emergency Services (SES) crews in Gippsland are on stand-by today as a deep low pressure system moves across Victoria.
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A southern suburbs council is proposing a 1 per cent rate increase to cover the cost of becoming environmentally-friendly.
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State Emergency Service (SES) units in southern Victoria are expecting call-outs today because of forecast wild weather.
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Severe weather has battered western Victoria and the strong winds are heading for Melbourne.
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A man who broke into a house, abducted a five-year-old girl and repeatedly raped her has been sentenced to an additional 13 years in jail.
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New 'Potter' Won't Come in 3D
In the latest sign of Hollywood studios' growing ambivalence over converting movies into 3D, Warner Bros. on Friday said it canceled its planned 3D release of "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part I," saying it ran out of time to properly convert the film into a 3D format.
Warner Bros., a unit of Time Warner Inc., will now only release the penultimate "Potter" installment on Nov. 19 in a 2D version, as opposed to releasing it in both 2D and 3D.
The film's final installment, however, will appear in 3D when it hits theaters next summer.
After James Cameron's 3D blockbuster "Avatar," which opened last December, became the highest-grossing film of all time, Hollywood studios rushed to produce 3D movies to take advantage of audience enthusiasm for the new medium—and the higher ticket prices it allows theater owners to charge. But that rush also created a divide in the Hollywood community over the best way to produce 3D films—and the quality of 3D needed to satisfy audiences hungry for films in the flashy format.
Earlier in the year, industry champions of 3D, including Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc. Chief Executive Jeffrey Katzenberg, criticized Warner Bros. for what they viewed as a sloppy, last-minute conversion of "Clash of the Titans." Despite the criticism, the movie performed well at the box office.
Those critics argued that films like "Clash" would turn audiences against the format because the 3D was of such poor quality.
To release a 3D movie, studios can either "author" a film in 3D, where they produce and shoot it in 3D, or they can convert a 2D film into 3D after it is finished. The former is more expensive and requires significant planning and expertise on the part of the filmmaker, while converting a film after it is finished can cost as little as $5 million.
"Avatar" was authored in 3D, for example.
Even in the wake of "Avatar's" outsized success as a 3D movie, the recent box-office performance of some 2D films over the summer has proved that movies don't need to be in 3D to strike a chord with audiences.
The latest "Twilight" installment hit theaters this past June in 2D format, but it has since taken in almost $700 million world-wide. And Chris Nolan's psychological 2D thriller, "Inception," became one of the biggest box-office hits of the summer. Warner Bros and Mr. Nolan, in fact, briefly considered converting the film into a 3D format, but decided against it because they couldn't achieve results deemed good enough in tests.
In a statement Friday, Warner Bros. said quality issues stood at the forefront of canceling its 3D release of "Potter."
"Despite everyone's best efforts, we were unable to convert the film in its entirety and meet the highest standards of quality," the statement read. "We do not want to disappoint fans who have long anticipated the conclusion of this extraordinary journey."
Director David Yates added that the decision "underscores the fact that Warner Bros. has always put quality first."
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Saints Row 4 pops up on artist's resume
Saints Row 4 has surfaced on the LinkedIn resume of artist David Payne, where it states he was the lead prop and weapon artist for the title.
The resume, brought to our attention by a tweet from Superannuation, shows Payne has been working on the Saint's Row series since its second offering, and he's currently working on the stand alone expansion to SR: The Third, Enter the Dominatrix.
If the resume entry is correct, the game is slated for current-gen consoles.
Back in November, THQ's Danny Bilson told X-Play Volition was already working on Saints Row 4.
"I already know what Saint's Row 4 is about, and it is wilder than this one," he said. "It's a good example of how you take what you have and you say, 'What can happen in the next?'"
Last night, during its financial call to investors, THQ announced the Saints Row franchise has shipped 11 million units world wide, and Saints Row: The Third had shipped 4.25 million units.
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Isabella (Millais painting)
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|John Everett Millais
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|Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool
Isabella (1849), also known as Lorenzo and Isabella, is a painting by John Everett Millais, which was his first work in the Pre-Raphaelite style, created shortly after the formation of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood in the previous year. It was first exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1849, and is now in the collection of the Walker Art Gallery in Liverpool.
The painting illustrates an episode from Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron novel Lisabetta e il testo di bassilico (1349 - 1353), reprised by John Keats's poem, Isabella, or the Pot of Basil, which describes the relationship between Isabella, the sister of wealthy medieval merchants, and Lorenzo, an employee of Isabella's brothers. It depicts the moment at which Isabella's brothers realise that there is a romance between the two young people, and plot to murder Lorenzo so they can marry Isabella to a wealthy nobleman. Isabella, wearing grey at the right, is being handed a blood orange on a plate by the doomed Lorenzo. A cut blood orange is symbolic of the neck of someone who has just been decapitated, referring to Isabella cutting off Lorenzo's head to take it with her after finding him buried. One of her brothers violently kicks a frightened dog while cracking a nut.
Millais and his colleague William Holman Hunt had both produced drawings illustrating episodes from the poem, but only Millais worked his up into a full painting (Hunt's 1868 Isabella and the Pot of Basil used a completely different composition). Both drawings used distorted perspective and angular poses characteristic of medieval art, by which the Pre-Raphaelites were influenced.[1] Millais also draws on the precedent of William Hogarth's satirical depictions of an arranged marriage Marriage à-la-mode.
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|Pre-Raphaelites: Curator's choice - Millais's 'Isabella', Tate Gallery
The painting is structured with deliberately distorted perspective, elongating the right hand side of the table and flattening the figures ranged along it. Following Pre-Raphaelite theory, Millais almost eliminates chiaroscuro and exaggerates the intensity of juxtaposed colours and tones - as evidenced in the flat black tunic set against the sharply modelled white cloth of the servant at the right, whose lower body virtually disappears as his yellow stockings semi-merge with the background.
Millais also carefully characterises each figure with equal precision. Another distinctive Pre-Raphaelite feature is the inclusion of images and patterns within the image as a whole. Each of the plates has a distorted picture glazed into its surface. The base of the bench on which Isabella sits contains a carving depicting a kneeling figure under which appear the letters PRB (standing for Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood).
The central motif of the thuggish brother's kicking leg and upturned chair further disturbs the equilibrium of the composition, as does the deliberately confusing "crowding" of the figures on the table and elaboration of motifs.
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- Birmingham Museums & Art Gallery's Pre-Raphaelite Online Resource Several studies pencil on paper for Isabella painting.


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Helena Stamos waited in a long security line to board the cruise ship Alexandra's Dream. She gripped her oversize leather portfolio in one hand, her purse in the other. She'd truly intended to leave the portfolio behind on this vacation, but at the last moment she'd snatched it up before running out the door to her taxi.
Naples was hot, dry and sunny—a marked contrast to the damp London weather she'd left behind instead of her paintings and sketches. She'd accepted a new contract to design costumes for next fall's production of Tosca, and ideas were coming to her with too much force to ignore. She'd have to get them down on paper, even if it meant turning her brief vacation into a working one.
Though she'd finally slept the night before, she was exhausted from the weeks leading up to the dress rehearsal for her last play. Her only brief respite had been two weeks ago, when she'd joined this same ship for a few days to meet her half-brother, Theo, for the first time. Although she had known about Theo's existence for a while, she was still trying to get used to the fact that she had an older brother, one who looked disconcertingly like her father, Elias. "Ms. Stamos!" exclaimed Gideon Dayan, who oversaw security for the ship. "You don't need to wait in line. I'll send your things through right away."
Several passengers turned to look at her, trying to figure out why she was special, and Helena smiled at them politely. "That's all right, Gideon, really. I'm just another passenger. It will only take a few minutes."
"Suit yourself." He nodded to her. "Welcome aboard. It's good to see you again—I'd stay to chat but I need to get a report to Captain Pappas."
Helena tightened her grip slightly on both handbag and portfolio at the mention of Nikolas Pappas's name. "We'll catch up later, then."
Dayan bypassed the line and vanished into the massive, dark-blue belly of the ship.
"Are you famous?" A little redheaded girl standing in front of Helena looked up at her through inquisitive hazel eyes. "Is that why the man said you don't have to wait in line?"
Helena laughed as the girl's parents turned around, obviously a little embarrassed. "No, sweetheart, I'm not famous. I've just done some work on board the ship, so the staff knows who I am. And that's why I can get on in the middle of a cruise like this." The other passengers were simply reboarding from a shore excursion and had been sailing with Alexandra's Dream for a few days already.
She didn't feel the need to announce to everyone that her father owned not only the ship but also the cruise line.
"Oh. Well, even if you're not famous, I like your bracelets." The little girl pointed at them. "They make music."
Helena threw the strap of her purse over her shoulder and extended her left arm to let the girl examine the wide stack of hammered-gold bangles. "Thank you. They were a gift from my mother."
"Pretty. What did you do on the boat?"
"Angela, it's rude to ask personal questions," said her mother in an American Southern accent. "You don't even know this lady's name."
"My name is Helena, Angela, and it's quite all right." The parents introduced themselves as Connie and George Tripp, from Arkansas. This was the family's first cruise.
"We're pleased to make your acquaintance," said the little girl, as if she were reciting the words from an etiquette book. She dimpled, responding to Helena's warm smile.
"It's very nice to meet you, too. And to answer your question, I worked on the interior design, which means that I helped choose furniture and fabrics and paint and lights—that kind of thing."
"Wow. Did you go to school for that?"
"No, I studied art in school, sweetheart. But it helps." Angela's face lit up. "That's my favorite!"
"Is it?" Helena asked as they moved forward in line.
"What do you like to do, draw or paint or make things out of clay?"
"Paint. And I like papier-mâché, even though it feels so goopy and slimy and cold when you put your hands in it."
"Yes, it does," said Helena, chuckling. "So what did you make with papier-mâché?"
"A big mask of a alien!" "An alien," corrected Angela's mother.
"Wow! That sounds exciting," Helena said. "I make masks sometimes, too, for plays and operas and movies."
"Movies?" Clearly, the little girl was awed. Helena nodded, but she really didn't want to talk about herself or her work. She was more interested in Angela. "So what color was your mask?"
"Purple. And green. With silver thingies—"
Their conversation was cut off when it came time for the family to place their belongings on the conveyor belt to be screened. Angela had to put her 101 Dalmatians knapsack down and watch it go through.
Helena didn't mention the fact that she thought the costume designer for Glenn Close's Cruella De Vil was brilliant. The little girl might think she approved of people wearing puppy fur, which certainly wasn't the case.
"Bye, Miss Helena!" Angela called as she and her parents got the green light to board. "So can we be friends on the boat?"
"We certainly can. I'll probably see you in the children's center, where my niece works. How's that?"
"Okay! Bye!" And Angela disappeared with her parents into the crowded corridor.
So adorable. Helena put her purse and portfolio on the conveyor belt and tried not to think about the baby she'd lost. Had it been a little girl? And could it possibly have been as long as a year and a half ago that she'd been pregnant?
She fingered her bracelets, turning them on her wrists in a nervous habit she'd been trying to break for years. Then she put the thought out of her mind, slipped the bracelets off and dropped them into a plastic bowl. She walked through the metal detector.
"Welcome to Alexandra's Dream, Ms. Stamos," said a female security clerk in a blue uniform as she handed back the jewelry. "Your luggage has been delivered to your suite."
"Thank you." Helena took her passport back, along with the plastic ship card that served as her ID and credit on board. She slid the stack of bracelets back onto her wrists, dividing them this time so that six adorned the left and six the right.
The bracelets jangled like her nerves as she tucked her hair behind her ears. She picked up her things, took a deep breath and moved toward the stairs, bracing herself once again to see Captain Nikolas Pappas—the man who'd broken her heart fifteen years ago.
The excited buzz of the other passengers filled her ears, but her mind traveled hundreds of miles and tiptoed through time zones that no longer existed.
Instead of the plush, carpeted floor beneath her flat ballet slippers, she imagined the steel floor of a Greek freighter, studded with bolts and stamped with an ugly pattern. The still Mediterranean air was replaced by a crisp, bracing wind that whipped her long, dark hair around her face.
Instead of the excited conversations all around her, she heard the rough groaning of a massive industrial engine propelling the vessel into the harbor at Newport, Rhode Island, where the ship was making a delivery stop. Huge crates full of Italian antiques were unloaded with the aid of forklifts, chains and big, strapping Greek men.
Fifteen years ago Helena had joined the freighter in New York, deciding to try a sail across the Atlantic to Spain instead of the confinement of another boring flight. Her father owned the freighter, so even though she was an art student short of cash at the time, she could travel free.
She'd looked like an art student, too—in ragged, paint-stained jeans and a faded black tank top, her fingernails bitten and blackened by the charcoal and oil crayons of her advanced life-drawing class. She'd been bare of any jewelry except a pair of silver earrings shaped like dolphins. One simply didn't wear "bling" to art school. It was far more chic to be desperately poor, spout existential philosophy and say the F-word a lot.
So, even though Helena couldn't bring herself to sprinkle her speech with obscenities, she kept her 18-karat gold bangles in the pocket of a ratty ski parka and her hefty diamond studs in a plastic pill box under a cotton ball and some aspirin.
Still caught up in the past, she heard the clatter of giant chain links as the ship's anchor dropped at Newport. Sailing had always been one of her deep loves—she felt an affinity for the water that she couldn't explain. Her mother, Alexandra, had teased Helena that she was a reincarnated naiad, one of the nymphs in mythology who gave life to rivers, streams and lakes.
It was cold on the freighter deck, and goose bumps erupted over her skin as she watched several burly guys grapple with the large metal containers and swing them off the freighter via chains and a massive hook on a crane.
One of the men in particular caught her eye. Deeply tanned, broad-shouldered and tall, he seemed to work harder than all the rest. When he finally paused on top of one of the containers to take a breather, bending over and leaning his hands on his knees, he turned his dark head and looked right at her. Then he winked and she experienced an odd sense of recognition even though she'd never set eyes on him before.
It was an exciting but unsettling feeling, and she smiled back at him as she shivered.
He stood immediately and untied the army-green jacket around his waist. Before she could register what he was doing, he tossed it to her—and she put out a hand instinctively to catch it.
Under his unwavering gaze, she slipped her arms into it and waved her thanks. He nodded, grinned and gave her a jaunty, two-fingered salute before turning back to work.
That was Helena's first glimpse of Nick Pappas, and as she stood there swimming in the folds of his big jacket, she couldn't help taking another. Perspiration glistened along his bronzed neck and shoulders, highlighting the bunched muscles and catching the sun. He was truly breathtaking. She stayed there, mesmerized, as she watched him work. She pulled his jacket more tightly around her, hugging it. And when she was sure he wasn't looking, she buried her nose in the rough cotton lapel and inhaled his scent, which was pleasantly musky and held a hint of Seville oranges from an aftershave.
She stood there for a long time, the sketchbook under her arm ignored, pretending to be fascinated by the play of the dark waves, the salt spray and the golden light reflected off the water. But out of the corner of her eye, she watched him. He was a natural leader, getting everyone to work together for maximum efficiency. His deep, hearty laugh rang out when other workers cursed instead. And when he gulped water from a two-liter bottle, she wondered if he kissed—or made love—so thirstily.
Why didn't they bring him into her art classes? Instead, she had to make contour drawings of bony old men and fleshy, overblown female models who didn't look their best under the harsh fluorescent lights.
Helena wanted to know his name, but it looked as though she'd have to wait until he came to reclaim his jacket….
THE FRONT EDGE of a walker jabbed her in the calf, bringing her back to the present and Alexandra's Dream.
"Oh, I beg your pardon, madam!" said an elderly man. "It's a little crowded—I didn't mean to do that."
"No worries," Helena said with a smile. "I was daydreaming, so I may have stepped back."
She needed to stop thinking about Nikolas Pappas, anyway. Why couldn't she forget the past? Probably because she had unwelcome suspicions about why Nick had left her so suddenly, without a word…and why, despite a scandal on his former ship, her father had put him in charge of this one.
They weren't suspicions she wanted to entertain, and whatever the circumstances of their parting, he had always struck her as a man of integrity. She'd once have staked her life on it. But now that he'd risen so high in Elias's employ, she couldn't help but wonder. Had Nick been paid off to leave his employer's daughter alone?
Helena tried once again to push the ugly thought away. She didn't want to have such doubts about Nick or her father. Pappas was clearly very good at his job, and Elias hired the best.
She was finally able to squeeze into an elevator among the throng of passengers, and she tried to push all thoughts of Nick out of her mind. There was no reason to obsess over the past, and if he had indeed taken some kind of deal from her father, then he wasn't worth the time of day.
They each had very separate lives now, despite their occasional limited encounters on board Alexandra's Dream. And they were complete opposites.
Nick was a man in a white uniform; she was a woman in a low-cut scarlet dress. He was formal and she was passionate. He operated with all the discipline of a navy man; she flew by the seat of her creative pants.
A flash of recognition, a polite greeting, a brief smile for the past follies of youth—that was all that would pass between them; nothing more. So why did her palms sweat and her stomach turn over each time she boarded Alexandra's Dream?


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