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Still no word from Heather, who was the original winner of the Wonderland fat-eighths. So I've drawn another winner, and I really hope you won't think this is rigged, because the new winner is ...
#58, Felicity!
Felicity said: "Aren't you lovely to pay your good luck forward! Thanks for the giveaway! I'm really digging Anna Griffin's Darcey Collection (Windham Fabrics) these days. Great basics."
And the reason I hope you won't think this is rigged is because Felicity commented on yesterday's post, "Is it wrong of me to hope your no-reply winner doesn't contact you and I get another chance at the Wonderland?" So when I drew #58 today, I thought to myself, "Wouldn't it be hilarious if #58 was Felicity?" And sure enough, it actually was! I swear, it's true! Thanks for the laugh, Felicity. I needed one today. : ) Sending you an email now.
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
A New Winner
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9 comments:
- Heather A said...
That's FUNNY! Congratulations, Felicity! The stars have aligned just for you!
- February 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- Heather A said...
By the way, just in case someone mistakenly thinks I'm the Heather who missed out ... not so. I'm the "other Heather" who is wishing I'd been "that Heather".
- February 15, 2011 at 1:26 PM
- Marjorie's Busy Corner said...
- February 15, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Megan said...
:) Very funny! Congrats Felicity!
- February 15, 2011 at 1:48 PM
- felicity said...
Ha ha that's the best thing I've read all day. I really need to start channelling my powers toward winning the lottery!! But this F8 set will tide me over nicely until then. Thanks, Lee!
- February 15, 2011 at 2:54 PM
- Kristie said...
Congrats, Felicity!
- February 15, 2011 at 3:12 PM
- Elizabeth D. said...
That's too funny - and I agree, Felicity, put your mind to the lotto next time!! :)
- February 15, 2011 at 3:13 PM
- Live a Colorful Life said...
Yes, Felicy, dream big! But in the meantime, this is awesome!
- February 15, 2011 at 3:28 PM
- Heather said...
Ugh! That was ME! And I just changed my settings. Congrats, Felicity! :)
- February 15, 2011 at 9:21 PM
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By Corrine Ruth, NAMI Policy Intern
In 2008, Congress declared July as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month (NMMHAM) in honor of author and advocate, Bebe Moore Campbell. Her close experience with a family member living with a severe mental health condition compelled Campbell to write multiple books on the topics of mental illness, treatment and recovery within a family setting. But she did not stop there.
Campbell fervently believed that the national dialogue surrounding mental illness should acknowledge diverse communities. She became a prominent advocate for mental health education and support for minority populations. NMMHAM is inspired by Campbell's efforts to include people of all communities and backgrounds in the national conversation on mental illness and increase awareness of mental health issues that, without distinction, affect us all.
Minority Mental Health Is Not a Minor Issue
As Campbell emphasized, mental illness is associated with unique concerns for minority groups. Research shows that stigma towards mental illness is especially high in minority communities, making it more difficult for individuals to talk about their concerns with family members and peers and discouraging them from seeking treatment. In Campbell's own words, "People of color…feel the stigma more keenly. In a race-conscious society, some don't want to be perceived as having yet another deficit". People from culturally diverse groups often face additional barriers to mental health care such as financial cost, accessibility of treatment and language difficulties.
Every person dealing with a mental health problem should have access to quality care. Every community should be aware of the importance of mental health, the sings of mental health conditions and where to find the support they need. This is why NMMHAM is an exceptional opportunity to spread the word about these issues, raise awareness and mobilize communities.
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During the month of July, to celebrate NMMHAM and honor Campbell's legacy, NAMI State Organizations and Affiliates across the nation will be focusing on how we can better address the mental health needs of people from culturally diverse groups and increase awareness of minority mental health issues locally.
The celebration kicked off on June 26 with an exciting legislative event organized by NAMI California at the State Capitol building in Sacramento. Together with Assemblyman Sebastian Ridley-Thomas, NAMI California leaders presented a resolution proclaiming July as National Minority Mental Health Awareness Month state-wide. At the event, a variety of speakers testified to the importance of recognizing minority mental health, including Senator Jim Beall, who recently led efforts to enforce mental health parity in the state budget, and individuals from diverse backgrounds who shared their experiences dealing with mental illness.
Many additional exciting and creative events are planned for this month ranging from art shows and music festivals to educational presentations and forum discussions. We encourage you to join us in celebrating mental health awareness and diversity!
Here are some suggestions for things that you can do to spread the word about the importance of minority mental health:
- Share your unique story about how you or someone you love has been affected by mental illness to let others know that they are not alone. We've put together some tips about including information about your community when sharing your story for NMMHAM.
- Participate in our July 10 NMMHAM Celebration webinar on bridging the gaps in access to culturally competent mental health care and support for minority communities.
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- Visit www.nami.org/nmmham for more resources and ideas on how to get involved.
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In general, this build is the counterpart of the Burst Healing Build. However, instead of healing with burst healing, you are healing with use of HOTs. There are a number of folks out there who really like the effects of Creature Comfort and Radiance combined, which require a different load-out of passives. By removing the direct healing from this build, you free up a few passive slots. These can be replaced as you wish, however I just included Sublety into the build.


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A Sunday spent in the pool, and out of the pool in sun-never mind the cancer causing rays! soaking up the vitamin D and deep heat relaxation-I finally feel like it's June, although I had to go all the way to Texas where it's 95 in the shade, to find it. The end of the day brings the inevitable question: what's for supper? and a summer answer is so easy: some beef on the grill, tortillas still steamy from the tortilleria, pico de gallo, guacamole, sliced 1015 onions and Farmer Lumley's tomatoes washed down with Shiner Frost and for dessert: East Texas blackberries big as an eyeball, Poteet strawberries, sliced early peaches on vanilla ice cream with Gertie's sugar cookies. I never knew Gertie. But a lot of recipes for baked goods are attached to people's names in my recipe file box: Polly's biscuits, Jessie's cornbread, Mary cake, Granny bread. And Gertie's sugar cookies. Because I was allergic to eggs, Mother made eggless sugar cookies when I was a kid: you smashed the balls of dough into even circles with the bottom of a glass buttered and dipped in sugar. The absence of egg meant the cookies were crisp and brittle, not fragile because the dough had been worked enough, and lightly baked, just pale brown around the edges. But when we got together with the cousins, we had big, tender, short sugar cookies that (being nerdy, bookwormy children with inflated vocabularies) we dubbed "epitomes." As good as a sugar cookie could get. The recipe came from my maternal aunt's husband's mother's family maid, Gertie, thereafter immortalized in a cookie that happens to be the best you can eat with early summer berries and ice cream. Here's how to make them.
1 cup butter, room temperature
2 cups sugar
4 egg yolks
3 Tbsp. milk
2 tsps.s vanilla
1 tsp. baking powder
3 1/2 cups flour
pinch of salt
Cream butter and sugar until light. add egg yolks, one at a time, then milk and vanilla.Sift dry ingredients and add gradually. Be careful with the last cup of flour; you may not need it. Dough should be soft as possible. Chill dough, then roll into balls and flatten. Brush with egg white and sprinkle with sugar. Bake at 350 for about 8 minutes.
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What the Future Holds for Survivors
Hester Hill Schnipper, author of the newly revised After Breast Cancer: A Common-Sense Guide to Life After Treatment (Bantam), is an oncology social worker who counsels women with cancer. She was diagnosed with breast cancer 12 years ago. Then, unexpectedly, her doctor called with bad news: She had cancer again. Here, she answers our questions about how it feels to get a second diagnosis and what the future holds for survivors.
The Facts of Cancer Recurrence
Q. Aren't more women living past the five-year mark? Isn't that when a woman is told she's cured?A. Yes, there are more survivors living past five years. But the word cured should never be used with a breast cancer survivor. Anyone who works in oncology doesn't use it, and women who are diagnosed learn not to use it. There is still the belief that after five years, cure is a reasonable word to use with breast cancer. But with breast cancer, the most you can hope for is another year of NED — no evidence of disease.
There's a sick joke in oncology circles that the way you know somebody was cured of breast cancer is when she drops dead many years later of something else. The challenge is to learn to live with uncertainty, and to live as if it's not going to come back.
Q. What's the likelihood that a woman who has already survived one bout with breast cancer will develop it again?A. Those who have already had one breast cancer have slightly more than a one percent chance annually of developing a second primary breast cancer. That risk doesn't ever decline. Each year it's one percent. If you had breast cancer once, clearly your body has demonstrated that it knows how to make a cancer. It makes sense that you would be at a higher risk than someone who has never had cancer, and that your body might choose to do it again.
Q. Is a recurrence a new cancer or a regrowth of the original disease?A. It's a regrowth, but it's also true that a woman can develop a new cancer. There are two general kinds of recurrences: a local recurrence, which means, for a woman who has not had a mastectomy and still has breast tissue, a few cancer cells were left behind after surgery or radiation. The new tumor is often in the same area of the breast that the first was, but not always. It's still potentially treatable with surgery. It is also possible to develop an entirely new cancer in the same breast as your original cancer. That's called a second primary breast cancer.
The other general kind of recurrence is a distant recurrence; it's also called metastatic disease, because it recurs outside the original affected breast. (A local recurrence doesn't count as metastatic disease.) Metastatic cancer means that the original cancer shows up in some other part of the body. So if you have breast cancer cells that show up in your lung, it's not lung cancer, it's breast cancer in your lung. And it's treated with drugs that are used to treat breast cancer. Breast cancer that has spread or metastasized is defined as either lethal or terminal — whichever word is least scary. Although the hope is that you are going to be able to live for many years on treatment, you will be on some kind of treatment for the rest of your life.
Q. You faced the disease again after 12 cancer-free years. Is your situation typical?A. There are two truths about breast cancer recurrence. The first truth is that the longer you stay well, the more likely it is that you will stay well. Sixty percent of all recurrences happen in the first three years following diagnosis. But the remaining 40 percent can happen any time. The second truth is that it can come back at any time. Women who are estrogen receptor positive take Tamoxifen or an aromatase inhibitor, or both, as I did, for maybe a decade. And there is a feeling among experts that there may be more late recurrences than there have been in the past because those newer treatments keep any remaining cancer cells in check and create a longer disease-free interval. This is speculative, because studies haven't concluded anything yet.
Dealing with Cancer Again
Q. How do you help a woman through a recurrence? What are the things she should know?A. The first thing to understand is that you are probably feeling the way you felt the first time. With any breast cancer diagnosis you think, "I'm going to be dead next week." But even with a diagnosis of metastatic or recurrent breast cancer, that's not the situation. Many women do well and live long, normal lives, even though they will be showing up at the doctor's office or the hospital for treatment regularly.
The good news is that she probably is already well plugged in to physicians, nurses, her caregivers, so it's not the search for "Who can I find, who can I trust to take care of me?"
Q. Should you stay with your original team?A. When you are diagnosed with metastatic or recurrent breast cancer, it's a good time to think about your doctor. If you're confident and content, that's great. But if you're not, a recurrence can be a good time to change. Even if you really like your doctor, this might be a good time to get a second opinion, because there are different strategies for treating metastatic or recurrent breast cancer. You could consider a clinical trial — which some women look into the minute they are diagnosed with recurrent breast cancer. If your cancer is hormone receptor positive, you might choose to start with hormone treatments, which are certainly much less invasive. Or you might, like some women, choose to start with chemotherapy, thinking "Let's try to hammer this," and then pull back to hormonal treatment when things seem to be under control.
Q. If a patient diagnosed with a recurrence is in a panic and wants to get a second opinion fast, is the clock ticking?A. A recurrence is not usually a medical emergency, although obviously it causes a psychological one. You really do have some time to decide. You shouldn't wait months, but it's perfectly okay if it takes weeks to see somebody. And it's not as hard to get appointments as you think. Call the office and explain that you want a second opinion; many physicians are able to squeeze in second opinions faster than they're able to squeeze in a new patient, because it's a one-time thing.
Q. Do support groups work for women with a recurrence?A. I run the psychosocial oncology program at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston, so I'm a big fan of newly diagnosed women finding other women who've had breast cancer to talk to. And I'm a supporter of women who have a newly diagnosed recurrence talking to somebody else who's living through recurrent breast cancer. The caveat is connecting with somebody who's had a similar situation. If you've just been diagnosed with a single bone metastasis, say, you don't want to talk to somebody who's got breast cancer spread throughout her body and is terribly sick.
A Caregiver's Struggle
Q. Can you talk about how you felt with your own recurrence?A. I went to that appointment the way I always go to my yearly mammograms, not being very worried about it. My first breast cancer showed up as a lump, but not on a mammogram — which is not unusual — so I didn't have a historically based worry. And it had been 12 years of perfect exams, so it was not at the front of my mind.
At our hospital, a woman who has already had one breast cancer has her film read by the radiologist while she's there. So I left my appointment knowing that I needed a biopsy. I had it a few days later. Then I had to wait for the pathology report to come back. That gave me three or four days to be worried. The day the report came out, the radiologist tried unsuccessfully to get me, so he called my husband, who is the chief of oncology at the medical center, generally not a good move, because information should first be given to the patient, but okay given this weird situation. Then my husband called me on my office phone. It was 2:50 in the afternoon, and he said, "The report came in, and it's not what we wanted. The surgeon can see you at three."
By the time I hung up the phone with him, people were starting to show up for a support group I was leading. I had no time to think about what to say. I just blurted out that I had a patient emergency and I had to leave, and please start without me.
My meeting with the surgeon was short — all we needed to talk about was when to schedule the surgery. I wasn't interested in reconstruction, so there was no need to go through that whole conversation. I knew that I couldn't face all that surgery. It works for many women, but it wasn't the path for me.
When I walked back into my office, there was this lively support group discussion in progress. After a few minutes there was a pause, and somebody asked me if the emergency worked out. I took a deep breath and said, "Actually, I was the emergency." Then I told them what had happened: The pathology report showed a new primary cancer in the same breast where my previous cancer had been. As you can imagine, people were upset, because they like me and care about me. They were also scared to death.
Q. It's complicated, because you're a role model.A. Absolutely. I've been everybody's life insurance or talisman, and I know that it's been very soothing to lots of women through the years, women who don't even know me, just to know about me or to see me walk through the treatment area and think, "Look, she had breast cancer umpteen years ago, and she's fine." My recurrence really blew the lid off that sense of security. And everyone knows that my husband is the head of oncology here, and they wonder to themselves, "If they can't even keep Hester safe, how are they going to keep me safe?" My experience has been very hard on my patients.
My surgery was the following week. A simple mastectomy without reconstruction is psychologically hideous, but as surgery goes, it's not bad. They're not poking around in your abdomen or anything. The recovery was pretty straightforward, and then I came back to work and started chemotherapy in a few weeks. That was harder. In spite of the advances in chemotherapy in the years between 1993 and 2005 — and certainly the nausea control is better — the chemotherapy itself is much more intense. And I was 12 years older. I'm 57 now. Physically, it was a much more difficult experience than it was the first time.
Q. What were the side effects? Did you lose your hair?A. Today's drugs guarantee baldness, which I hadn't had to experience before. I had learned from so many women how to handle that: I didn't wait for my hair to fall out. Ten days after having my first chemotherapy, about a week before my hair would have started to fall out, I had my head shaved. I knew I couldn't bear the slow, here's a handful, there's a handful. I told myself, just do it. But I found being bald excruciating. I hated the way I looked: I felt very public, and very vulnerable, at work. Yet at the same time, working in oncology is the best possible place to work, because half the people who are here on any given day are bald.
Q. It must be hard for patients to see you sick with their disease.A. It became an issue with every single appointment. For women I thought I would see just one time, I didn't bring it up unless they did, although I would wonder, "Do they know?" If it was somebody I was going to see in an ongoing way, I needed to tell her, because she was going to find out. So it was very tricky clinically.
Q. Do you think your breast cancer has made you more effective as a caregiver?A. The first time, although I would have much preferred not to have breast cancer, it absolutely made me better at what I do. I don't think the recurrence has done that. It's just more of the same. Physically I feel fine. I don't like the way I look. Before I shaved off my hair, it was brown and chin-length. Now it's gray and so curly, I have to keep it very short. When I look in the mirror, I don't know who I'm looking at, my hair is so different. I'm okay about the flat-chested part. I wish I could take credit for this phrase, but I stole it from somebody: "I feel as though I'm in the witness protection program." I look so different than I looked a year ago.
Q. How do you know what to hope for?A. You know, I've worried since 1993 about the possibility that I might die of breast cancer, so I'm still worried. But I'm not more worried. I know a whole lot more about the science and the biology of breast cancer than I knew in 1993. I became a very motivated student in the intervening years and took a fabulous course that the National Breast Cancer Coalition puts on for breast cancer advocates. It's called Project LEAD and teaches you about the science of breast cancer. So I know enough to believe that my second breast cancer, as breast cancers go, was a pretty good breast cancer. There are always surprises — you never know for sure — but this ought to be okay. So I'm optimistic. But like every other women who has had breast cancer, I often think about it coming back.
Predicting Recurrence
Today's technology can give you an idea of your risk. Here's what to do, rather than lying awake at three a.m., worrying.
Know that the odds are in your favor. "Most women [85 to 90 percent] with small cancers won't have a recurrence," says Lowell E. Schnipper, MD, chief of hematology/oncology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Hester's husband of 11 years. "And the majority of those with larger cancers and lymph node involvement will stay healthy." But some will face cancer again.
Get the details. Doctors look at the size of the tumor, the number of lymph nodes involved, and how similar to normal cells the cancerous cells appear (this is known as the tumor's grade — a high so-called nuclear grade usually means a faster-growing group of tumor cells).
Find out your receptor status. Pathologists run a series of tests to see if your tumor cells produce receptors that bind estrogen and progesterone, as well as a protein called the HER-2 receptor. "Twenty percent of all breast cancers produce too much of the HER-2 receptor, and those cancers grow faster and are often more likely to recur," Schnipper explains. (Those women are candidates for Herceptin.) "Oncologists use the test results to estimate the risk of future recurrence. You'll use this information to decide with your doctor whether/which type of systemic treatment, in addition to local treatment, is appropriate," Schnipper says.
Put in some computer time. You and your oncologist will look at the data and come up with a prediction based on your age, your health, and the lab results. "Most oncologists use an online program, such as Adjuvant Online, to calculate the chances that a recurrence will occur," Schnipper says. It can also compare the projected recurrence risk of several treatments, helping you decide whether to go with hormonal treatments, chemotherapy alone, or a combination of hormones and chemo. The goal is to weigh benefits of a certain treatment against possible negatives, such as the odds you'll have side effects.
Skip the body scans. "Survivors should have annual mammograms and breast exams performed by a physician. These detect cancer as often as 80 percent of the time," Schnipper says. "There's just no point in obsessive scanning." Because finding a cancer three months earlier doesn't usually increase life expectancy, frequent scans are not recommended unless a new problem is suspected.
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Originally published in MORE magazine, October 2006.


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I felt as if I raced through
A Notorious Countess Confesses
, which is testament to how much I enjoyed reading it. I think though in the end that I liked it less than my favorites of the Pennyroyal Green books, which for me are
What I Did for a Duke
Like No Other Lover
I Kissed an Earl
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How the Marquess was Won
, which I know wasn't a fan favorite in the series. What I did like and agree with others is that Long is such a nice writer - able to convey so clearly romance, heartbreak, passion, and wicked comedy all in one book. This book is a bit quieter I found than her others, but that seems to suit the couple's story here. Unlike many of her other books, I found the hero to be a bit bland, whereas Evie is the more complex and interesting of the couple. She's wonderfully self-aware and unrepentant, and easily side steps any 19th-century stereotypes of the "hooker with a heart of gold." Adam didn't work for me nearly as well because he's near perfect rather than shades of grey, or enough grey. I would agree too that this book is not at all an "inspirational" romance. In fact, I would say that religion is less of a calling here than a vocation for a young middle class man who admits frankly in the opening chapter that it was the Church or the military and he didn't look forward to being shot. God and various incarnations seem to be invoked in this novel more during lustful moments than any other time. Adam does have a calling though, which is to nurture and protect others, more in the spirit of social welfare or community organizer, and in this respect he is brilliant at his job. My main criticism of the book, and it's not a big one, but I'll put it out there, is that the conflict is largely external. Social prejudice against a courtesan serves as the obstacle here. Even though Adam has reservations at times that Evie is toying with him and he has to face uncomfortable feelings of jealousy, the real problem is social disapproval and the judgmental attitudes of others. Can these realistically be overcome? Early in the novel it seemed possible though by the end, without giving it away, I wasn't so sure and the very end of the novel didn't quite work for me. All in all, this was a very good read though and I still thoroughly am enjoying her characterization of small town life.
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I agree with much of what you say, Blackjack 1; however, I think Long is very crafty in how she gets around the women's natural objections toward a courtesan in their midst. I, personally, don't usually like novels with prostitutes as heroines. Long manipulates the plot so the women have to choose whether to side with our heroine when she defends the value of women in response to a boorish husband's public denigration of his wife. Added to that is Evie's clever lure to these women to befriend her in order to learn what she knows about men (I do not mean sexually). I think you are right, Blackjack 1 to imply that the village's decision at the end may not be realistic, except that Evie has married into the aristocracy, thus giving her a sheen of respectability. I loved the final scene in the church with members standing, quoting the Bible. No one should be put off from reading this book, IMO, by its treatment of religion. In short, I loved it. It is the best book I've read in quite a while.
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I love this discussion, because I really, really loved "What I did for a Duke", for me it was one of the best books ever. The couple was so well matched, in my mind the age difference was absolutly no issue, I could not say if they are so special together because or altough those years between them. But I have to say that my parentes were 16 years apart, and I never realized that this could be a bit extraordinary till I was an adult....
So I do have a question: in this new book, "A Notorious Countess Confesses" are there some glimpses (better more) of Alex and Genevieve, the couple in "What i did for a Duke"?? I would sooo love to hear/read from them again!
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I don't recall Genevieve and Alex being in this one, though I think they are mentioned once. Colin, Ian and Olivia are in this story, with more sequel baiting surrounding Olivia and Lyon, which makes me wonder whether there were any Easter eggs concerning their relationship in
How the Marquess Was Won
. I didn't read that one, but have read all of the others.
I enjoyed this one, but it's not my favorite.
Like No Other Lover
is still my favorite of the Pennyroyal books.
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Alex & Genevieve do not make an appearance in this book though they are alluded to once. Surprisingly, Violet makes an appearance to help further the Olivia/Lyon plot along, and the unmarrieds are here as well (Ian, Jonathan). Will Seamus be a new hero soon? And I was a little surprised by how much of Colin we see here.
Yes, I do agree with the assessment that Evie is generating some pro-women sentiment in her support for the Pennyroyal Green women for what they contribute to their community. She is smart and strategic and I enjoyed her characterization greatly. I enjoyed too her conversations with the women, particularly with Amy and her encouragement of Amy's essential worth as a person. I don't particularly have any problem with a courtesan as a main character but prejudice is a
obstacle to overcome and I wondered if enough happens to allow a community to accept a former courtesan. Women clung to their morality and sexual mores and used them for social power. There was a small niggling doubt as I read the conclusion to this novel, but I can accept it on its own terms. The novel embraces the idea of a happy resolution, and just as with
What I Did for a Duke
, we are meant to believe in this happy ever after.
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Posted: Wed Nov 07, 2012 8:39 pm
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Eggletina wrote:
Colin, Ian and Olivia are in this story, with more sequel baiting surrounding Olivia and Lyon, which makes me wonder whether there were any Easter eggs concerning their relationship in
How the Marquess Was Won
. I didn't read that one, but have read all of the others.
Yes, there was sequel bait regarding Olivia and Lyon in
, highlight if you want to read:
The heroine, Phoebe, has a very expensive pair of gloves that are her most valued possession. She catches Olivia staring at them with a stricken look and Olivia is very insistent about finding out who gave them to Phoebe. Later on, we find out that Lyon had the gloves custom made for Olivia, but she rejected him and he gave them to Phoebe and kissed her right before he took off.
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You know, the same kind of age gap that you see in WHAT I DID FOR A DUKE is there in BEAUTY AND THE SPY. It just isn't mentioned. But if you do the math, the hero is 17 and fighting a duel at least a year before the girls are orphaned. It's less noticeable because the hero acts younger than his age and the heroine acts older. That doesn't mean I didn't like the book. I did. It just amused me that no one ever commented on the age gap.
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I don't consider 38 to be middle-aged, so I would call a romance where one partner is in their mid to late thirties and the other is in their twenties a May-August romance.
Whether I find such a age difference icky depends on the respective maturity of the people involved and the whole context.
In my favorite romance by Georgette Heyer, These Old Shades, the hero is in his forties and the heroine isn't even twenty yet. And I love this couple.
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We like our historical characters to be more than modern people in costume - until they do something entirely period appropriate and squickie.
jaime wrote:
In my favorite romance by Georgette Heyer, These Old Shades, the hero is in his forties and the heroine isn't even twenty yet. And I love this couple.
In 1886, 49 y.o. bachelor US President Grover Cleveland married 21 y.o. Frances Folsom - his ward! - in the White House. Just imagine that happening today.
PS - John Philip Sousa (of the Marine Band) was of the opinion that young Mrs. Cleveland had the most advanced and developed musical taste of any of the First Ladies he served.
"Or perchance when the last little star has left the sky,
Shall we still be together with our arms around each other,
And shall you be my new romance?"
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Finished the Notorious Countess Confesses last night. Loved it. Loved the dialogue between Adam and Evie, loved Evie, loved the chemistry and the development of the relationship between the two. JAL is one of my very few autobuy authors anymore, and this novel is an excellent example of why.
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Finished the Notorious Countess Confesses last night. Loved it. Loved the dialogue between Adam and Evie, loved Evie, loved the chemistry and the development of the relationship between the two. JAL is one of my very few autobuy authors anymore, and this novel is an excellent example of why.
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What a wonderful book! A true pleasure to read!
I have enjoyed most of Julie Anne Long's previous books, and this one will rank near the top. Beautiful prose; interesting and complex characters, particularly the protagonists; humorous dialog.
I must admit to suspending disbelief at the climactic sermon scene, but what a glorious ending. This is why we read romance, after all...
I do have a question - I seem to have a memory of meeting Adam in one of her previous books, and there being a bit of magical realism. I seem to remember him healing someone, through his touch. If I am not mistaken, that is why he came to the attention of the Everseas. If this is the case, it is interesting that this bit of magic appears only in the subtlest way in his own book.
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I forgot to mention in my earlier post that I did have a bit of a "you're kidding me" reaction to names in ANCC: a somewhat religion-centered story with the h/h named Adam and Eve?
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[slight spoiler}...I too anticipated more explanation for Adam's supernatural, for lack of better word, abilities. I was led to believe in the previous book that he had special skills that are maybe akin to being a healer and that this would be fully explored in his own book. Though there is one scene in
referencing back to Adam's talent, there isn't a discussion or exposition in the book to explain this or why it's important to his story. For instance, Evie doesn't question Henny's rapid return to health and takes Adam's role at face value. Perhaps we're meant to associate Adam's power with his religious beliefs or that his power led him to his vocation. I still read this book more as Adam as nurturer and caretaker rather than Adam as spiritual leader as the religious elements of the novel are not emphasized nearly as much as the theme of community bonds. I sensed an ambivalence in the book about religion, I guess.
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I'm about half-way through this book and the (lack of) editing is really bugging me!
Another poster has already mentioned some of the gaffes. I could add some more (like "He...grasped her wrists, raised them to his shoulders--she obeyed by looping them about
neck"--should be
neck), but the constant shifting between "Lady Wareham" and "Lady Balmain" was the worst.
It's an okay read, in terms of the story line, but the poor editing is really impeding my enjoyment.
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The following people were arrested on felony charges by law enforcement agencies in Davidson County, and, unless noted otherwise, were either placed in the Davidson County Detention Center or released from custody and are scheduled to appear in Lexington District Court on the date given:
• Jamaica Ann Kee, 27, of 6013 Fox Grove Place, Midlothian, Va., was charged with felony possession of a stolen motor vehicle and was served with a fugitive warrant for unauthorized use of a motor vehicle in Amelia County, Va., $25,000 and $500,000 secured bonds, Monday and Oct. 7.
• Jodie Sue Blackwell, 32, of 281 King Richard Drive, was charged with felony larceny of chose in action, felony uttering forged instrument and felony obtaining property by false pretense, $1,000 secured bond, Oct. 21.
• Sally Marie Reich, 41, of 4914 Heritage Woods Court, Greensboro, was charged with felony financial card theft and felony financial card fraud, $1,000 secured bond, Oct. 9, Thomasville.
• Brian Cody King, 18, of 428 Quaker Drive, Apt. D, Asheboro, was charged with felony breaking and entering and felony larceny, $5,000 secured bond, Sept. 23.
The following larcenies more than $1,000 were reported to the Davidson County Sheriff's Office and the Lexington Police Department:
• A motorcycle valued at $30,000 was reported stolen from a home on Gene Hege Road between 8 a.m. Friday and 3:09 p.m. Sunday.
• A television valued at $1,130 was reported stolen from a home on Leonard-Berrier Road at 6:27 p.m. Friday.
• A riding lawn mower valued at $1,500 was reported stolen from a home on Old Thomasville Road near Wallburg between 10 a.m. and 2:43 p.m. Friday.
• An engagement ring valued at $1,100 was reported stolen from a home on Emlee Street between 1 p.m. and 1:54 p.m. Sunday.
• Two televisions valued at $1,300 were reported stolen from a home on Link Circle between 4 p.m. and 8:06 p.m. Friday.
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Everett Williams
Everett E. Williams passed away August 9, 2011 in Spokane. He was born November 21, 1928 in Darlington, Idaho to Edward and Minnie (Wallace) Williams. He moved often, growing up and therefore attended many schools. He graduated in Deer Park. After high school, Everett joined the Air Force, where he also took college classes. He then became the manager of Sprouse-Reitz stores in the Hillyard and Garland locations of Spokane before moving to Colville to manage the Sprouse-Reitz. In 1978, he and his wife, Marilyn, bought the Fonk's 5¢-$1.00 store and changed it to Fonks Pet and Variety. For 20 years, they had the store and worked side by side with many wonderful employees (including their own three daughters). They sold pets and supplies, yard goods, sewing notions, crafts, stationary and many other items and services. They became well known for their wonderful popcorn, caramel corn and other goodies in the front of the store. Everett and Marilyn were also well recognized as Colville sweethearts, driving their big yellow Plymouth, sitting side by side, wherever they went. At home, Everett loved to garden and build. They proudly built their own home they lovingly shared for 39 years. Everett is survived by his loving wife and soul mate, Marilyn of 39 years; by his daughters, Lori Murray (Jim) Monroe; Linda Anderson (Don), Colville; Arlene Bradeen (Bud), Kettle Falls; seven grandchildren, Shonn Anderson (Cora), Sunshine Rains, Kodii Anderson, Shalyssa Rosario (John, Brendan Anderson, Tashina Anderson (Ricky), Khiana Anderson; eight great-grandchildren, Kyran, Kailani, Shaylianah, Kaianii, Kelton, Lilly, Decan and Payton. Everett is also survived by his sisters, Joan "Williams" Easley, Loon Lake, and Mary Williams, Spokane. Everett was preceded in death by his parents, Edward and Minnie Williams and by his brothers, Corwin, Ethan and Irwin.


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Thomasville woman charged after stabbing incident
Published: Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 4:26 p.m.
Last Modified: Sunday, January 27, 2013 at 4:26 p.m.
A Thomasville woman has been charged with assault after police officers allege she stabbed another man in the chest Saturday.
Naema N. Henderson, 24, of 809-E Martin Luther King Drive, was charged with felonious assault. She was placed in the Davidson County Detention Center with a pending court date of Feb. 27. The amount of his bond was not available.
Officers responded to 809 Martin Luther King Drive in reference to a possible assault, according to a Thomasville Police Department press release. Davidson County EMS had been dispatched to the location for a sick call and discovered a male at the residence with a stab wound to the chest area.
The male was transported to Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center for treatment, and officers began to investigate the incident.
Detectives responded to assist with the investigation and were able to identify Henderson as a suspect.
The victim is recovering from his wounds, and his name is not being released at this time, according to the press release.
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how was your year? mine was shit. RATE IT.
let's see, i was supposed to go to japan but couldnt, this summer was the most depressed i've ever been in my life, school sucked as always
hm the good is harder to list. anime convention was rockin as always, obvious highlight of the year becaue everything else sucked. that probably does it for the good.
LETS HEAR YOUR YEAR(this is an exercise in creative rhyming)


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This report comes after Hurricane Sandy devastated island nations in the Caribbean before landing on the north east coast of the United States, providing a wakeup call on climate change just prior to the Presidential election.
Also released this week, the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) warned that Greenhouse Gas Emissions Gap Widening as Nations Head to Crucial Climate Talks in Doha, while the European Environment Agency has warned in a new report Climate change evident across Europe, confirming urgent need for adaptation. A recent Price WaterhouseCoopers report warned that Business as usual Carbon emissions heading towards 6°C (10.8°F) of global warming this century. So there is widespread agreement from science and scientists, energy experts and experts in global economics and accounting that we are facing a climate meltdown.
The International Energy Agency warned in their 2011 World Energy Outlook report that we are on a 4-6 degree Celsius trajectory and that 80 percent of carbon emissions infrastructure has already been built and is in operation. We cannot afford to add any new carbon intensive infrastructure that will continue to pollute for 30-50 years, yet the World Resources Institute reveals nearly 1,200 Proposed Coal-Fired Power Plants, the majority in India and China.
But grassroots action is having an impact: thousands rallied against coal across India, and a very first Arab Day of Climate Action (Photos) organised by the Arab Youth Climate Movement occurred on November 10. In the US, the Sierra Club reports victories in stopping the coal rush.
Hundreds of people are blocking a street in Milano protesting for the eviction of a skyscraper of 32 floors they were occupying. Torre Galfa, near Stazione Centrale, has been taken the 5 of May by Macao, a group of artists, video makers, journalists, immaterial workers to make a new arts center, to strengthen relationships between art and society and protest against abandoned buildings. The tower, quite new, was abandoned since 1996 in a town were many new skyscrapers are built for the Expo 2015 and nobody knows if they will ever be used. For 8 days thousands of people came in Torre Galfa, a huge space freed for performances, lectures, workshops, ideas, and also where everybody restlessly worked to make the place safe and warm. Also academies, universities and intellectuals wanted to get a chance to help the creation of Macao. Macao was experimenting a partecipative process (and is still doing that in the street) that was changing the concept of art and culture, fighting precarious work and uncertainty, protesting for neglected buildings wich are maintained only for finance and capital logics, while people who want to share, create, research, do actions, be critical against the solutions offered to solve the economical crisis, which are far away from the needs of people, are excluded from institutional places.
Viewpoint Discrimination and Selective Prosecution at Work in Charges Against Independent Journalists Santa Cruz County District Attorney Bob Lee has embarked on a full frontal assault against independent media in Santa Cruz by including four regular contributors to the independent news website Indybay.org amongst the eleven people charged with multiple felonies and misdemeanors after the occupation of a vacant bank building on November 30th, 2011. District Attorney Lee apparently believes it is his duty to dictate how events such as the occupation of the vacant bank at 75 River Street should be reported on by the media, and if he does not approve of the coverage, then journalists risk the DA bringing charges against them. Read More | Full Press Release from Indybay | En Español Pictured: Bradley Stuart Allen and Alex Darocy are Indybay photojournalists and Indybay editors who were reporting on the occupation. More Coverage: KPFA Evening News Speaks with Bradley Stuart Allen | Day Three of "Conspiracy" Frame-Up Hearing | Bogus Attack on Journalists Around November Protest Goes On and On | Preliminary "Conspiracy" Hearing for Two Reporters in the 75 River St. Persecutions | NPPA & Reporters Committee Seek Dismissal of Charges Against Photojournalist Covering Occupy Protest
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The reactions of biscyanobis (5-chloro-1,10-phenanthroline)iron (II) and of Tetracarbonyl-5-nitro-1,10-phenanthrohnemolybdenum(0) with cyanide ion
Outer-sphere electron transfer reactions of aqua(5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1-aceta to) nickel(II) and (III).
The outer-sphere oxidation of the nickel(II) complex of the deprotonated pendant-arm macrocycle, 5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1-acetate, [NiL1(OH2)](+) by bis-(1,4,7-triazacyclononane)nickel(III), [Ni(tacn)(2)](3+) has been studied in aqueous perchlorate media. The rea...
Structure and kinetics of oxidation of amphiphilic nickel(II) pentaazamacrocycles by peroxodisulfate and by a nickel(III) pendant-arm macrocycle
Three nickel(II) pentaazamacrocycles bearing pendant alkyl tails have been synthesized, and the crystal structure of one (bearing an octyl tail) is reported. The redox potentials of the complexes, for oxidation of the nickel(II) centre, is 0.72 V (versus S. H. E.) in all cases, indicating that the p...
Redox kinetics as a probe of the supramolecular interaction of alpha- and beta-cyclodextrins with amphiphilic nickel(II) complexes of pentaazamacrocycles bearing aliphatic tails
Host-guest interactions between alpha- and beta-cyclodextrins and nickel(II) polyazamacrocycles bearing aliphatic pendant arms (n-butyl, n-octyl and n-dodecyl) have been investigated, using redox kinetics as a probe, to estimate binding constants. Electrospray mass spectrometry shows the formation o...
Kinetics of interaction of the [Pd2Cl2(tppz)](2+) cation with guanine in aqueous DMSO, and solvatochromic properties of the complex in aqueous DMSO mixtures
The binuclear complex bis-(chloropalladium(II))-tetrakis(2-pyridyl)pyrazine chloride, [Pd2Cl2(tppz)]Cl-2 has been synthesized and characterized. The complex shows solvatochromic behaviour in aqueous DMSO solvent mixtures. The kinetics of nucleophilic substitution of the complex by guanine is reporte...
Synthesis and x-ray crystal structure of meso-5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane-1,8-di- (1-methyl-naphthalene).
The pendant-arm macrocycle, meso-5,5,7,12,12,14-hexamethy 1,4,8,11-tetraazacyclotetradecane- 1,8-di-(1-methylnaphthalene) has been synthesized and its single crystal structure determined. The molecule crystallizes in a primitive monoclinic cell, with the space group P2(1)/a (#14). The cell dimension...
Kinetics of reactions of Schiff-base complexes of iron (II). Part 6. The preparation and kinetics of reactions of multidentate ligand complexes
Preparations of iron(II) complexes of bi-, tri-, quadri-, quinque-, and sexi-dentate Schiff bases are reported. The Schiff-base ligands are derived from pyridine-2-carbaldehyde, phenyl 2-pyridyl ketone, pyridine-2,6-dicarb-aldehyde. or 2,6-diacetylpyridine, and appropriate amines. All these complexe...
Initial state and transition-state contributions to solvent effects in the reaction of 2,2'-bipyridyl with nickel(ii) in aqueous methanol
Gibbs free-energies of transfer of the peroxodisulfate anion from water into aqueous methanol and into aqueous acetone
Solvent effects on discrimination of the dissociative substitution of pentacyano(ligand)ferrate(II) complexes in alcohol-water mixtures
Solvent effects on the discriminatory properties of the transient [Fe(CN)5]3? intermediate in the dissociative (D) substitution at the complex ions [Fe(CN)5L]3?(L = 3- or 4-cyanopyridine) are described. The solvents employed are methanol?, ethanol?,...
In an attempt to generate new platinum compounds that may be effective in the treatment of cancer, as well as having a lower toxicity than traditional platins and being orally viable, we are studing the synthesis and reactivity of platinum complexes of tetraazamacrocycles bearing carboxylato pendant...
Kinetic data are reported for ring opening of benzocyclobutene-1,2-dione, 3-phenylcyclobutene-1,2-dione, 4-methoxy-3-phenylcyclobutene-1,2-dione, and 3,4-dimethoxycyclobutene-1,2-dione with the zerovalent platinum complexes [Pt(trans-PhCHCHPh)(PPh3)2] and [Pt(PhCCPh)(PPh...
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Diaxial complexation in a sterically hindered nickel-(Iii) tetraaza macrocycle: an electron-spin-resonance study
Structure, solvatochromism, and solvation of trans-[Co-III(cyclam)(NCS)(2)](NCS) and the structure of [Co-II(Me(4)cyclam)(NCS)](2)[Co(NCS)(4)]MeOH
The structures of trans-[Co-III(cyclam)(NCS)(2)](NCS) and of [Co-II(Me(4)cyclam)(NCS)](2)[Co(NCS)(4)]. MeOH have been established by X-ray diffraction methods. The solvatochromic behavior of the trans-[Co(cyclam)(NCS)(2)](+) cation in several binary aqueous solvent mixtures is reported. Transfer che...
Kinetics of substitution and oxidation reactions of the iron(II)-2,3,5,6-tetrakis (2-pyridyl)pyrazine-cyanide system
The kinetics of nucleophilic substitution by cyanide ion at the bis-(2,3,5,6-tetrakis (2-pyridyl)pyrazine)iron(II) cation, [Fe(tppz)(2)](2+) have been measured, and the crystal structure of the product [Fe(tppz)-(CN)(3)](-) anion is reported. The kinetics of oxidation of bath [Fe(tppz)(2)](2+) and [...
Initial state and transition state solvation in the peroxodisulphate oxidation of dicyanobis(2,2'-bipyridyl)iron(II)
Solvent effects on the kinetics of peroxodisulphate oxidation of dicyanobis(2,2-bipyridyl)iron(II), [Fe(bipy)2(CN)2], in aqueous methanol have been analysed into initial state and transition state components; the latter dominate the observed reactivity trend.


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RENO, Nev. - Shaena Kuehu and Yinka Olorunnife paced the Idaho women on Wednesday, as the Vandal women advance to the Western Athletic Conference semifinal round with a 75-63 win over New Mexico State at the Lawlor Events Center.
Kuehu scored a career-high 22 points on 7-of-15 shooting, along with 10 rebounds and four assists for her second career double-double, while Olorunnife went a crisp 9-of-11 from the floor, 3-of-4 from 3-point range and scored 23 points with 10 boards, four steals, and two assists.
The win moves Idaho to 11-19 overall and gives the Vandals the seventh win in their last 10 games. New Mexico State's season ends with an 18-12 overall slate. Idaho will now face Fresno State at 12 p.m. (PST) Friday with a championship game berth on the line.
"It feels great," Idaho senior Charlotte Otero said. "We've done so many things this year and I'm really proud and happy to be a part of this team, and knowing that these are the girls who are helping to make my senior year keep going as far as it can go."
After the first half was primarily a one-possession affair, the Vandals exploded out of the blocks to start the second. Three straight baskets after a Rachele Kloke free throw to start the second half gave the Vandal women eight points of breathing room at 41-33 just four minutes into the period.
After NMSU rallied back to tie, Idaho went on what was the game-winning run. The Vandals scored eight straight points after NMSU took a 45-44 lead on a Crystal Boyd free throw at the 12:17 mark. The Aggies fought back to within one point at 58-57 with 4:35 remaining, but Otero slammed the door shut with a 3-pointer on the ensuing possession and the Vandals stretched their lead to 12 by the final gun.
"Every time they made their runs, one of these guys right here (Kuehu, Olorunnife and Otero) made a big shot to keep us in front, and I thought it was important that we keep the lead down the stretch," Idaho head coach Jon Newlee said at the postgame news conference. "It just seemed like big shot after big shot. They'd hit one and then we would."
Idaho took advantage of a bevy of NMSU mistakes by turning 14 Aggie turnovers into 22 points, while also limiting NMSU to four second-chance points.
The Vandals shot 44.4 percent overall and 43.5 percent from 3-point range, while NMSU was just 35.4 percent from the floor and 38.1 percent from 3-point range. Idaho hit seven of its 15 attempts from 3-point range in the second half and tied a season high with 10 made 3-pointers.
"It's huge for the program, it's huge for the kids that are coming next year and it's huge for the kids that are coming back - which is everyone but Char," Newlee said about the impact of the win. "They understand that we're capable of doing that, of getting to the semis and going beyond. It's another step forward in getting this program up to the level that I want it to be at."
The first half went as expected after the two regular-season nail-biters. Idaho took a 33-31 advantage into the break. Turnovers were key in the period, as the Vandals scored 13 points off NMSU miscues.
Ally Sisel-Kumpfer came up big in a reserve role in the half, as she grabbed three rebounds, scored four points and played solid defense in eight minutes of the opening stanza.
After falling behind by as many as seven points, Idaho closed out the half with a 12-5 run to take the two-point lead in the break. Idaho shot 45.5 percent in the first half, but the Aggies stayed in by shooting 50 percent from 3-point range.
Idaho lost both regular-season games against Fresno State this year, but the Vandals swept the Bulldogs last year and have played FS close in three of the last four meetings. The two teams have never met in the WAC Tournament before.


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Jeezy's TM103 coming soon. What y'all think of the first clip?
Honestly I think It's because Atlantic controls this site, and they post this sh*t because they're on the label too. Plies is destroying hip-hop and Jeezy is debatable. Either way this song makes Lupe look so much better.
Idk y Lupe would put a dumb song like this up I like to hear from real Mc's when I come on here not these whack niggaz I think it is because Lupe wants us to really see how much of the truth he really is I can tell
I think he posts the videos because he likes the artist. I like it because I like Young Jeezy. To Be Honest tho it is basically like any other video in a club , the ending is a little different but nothing really new.:)
I think Lupe posts this stuff just to remind us how good he is. Haha that's all I'll say. I agree with the previous comment. It's catchy, but not real nas/lupe rap.
It sounds really good ... typical for Young Jeezy. Plies part is also dope and his voice is good for this beat. The end of the video reminds me of the video from Joe Budden "In My Sleep" from his album Padded Room. But the song is dope ... not True Hip-Hop for me ... but some Street Hip Hop. Y.C.


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