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June 3, 1999
(214) 827-6239
Release # 99-119b
PRODUCT: Cigarette lighters - C & H Trading, Metairie, La., is voluntarily recalling about 40,000 disposable cigarette lighters and luxury. Disposable lighters are metal with rubber coating that come in red, blue, silver, chrome or black. The recalled lighters come in the form of cars, grenades, elephants, crocodiles, motorcycles, guns or phones. The cars are made of metal and plastic and have red or green. The phones are plastic and are colored black.The other novelty lighters are bronze colored metal. The lighters were made in China. No labels on the lighters. Small establishments retailing in Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, Texas and Washington lighters sold from October 1998 through March 1999 for about $ 1 to $ 3. A C & H exhibition held in November 1998 in Louisiana also offered lighters for sale.>
PROBLEM: The lighters have no mechanism for handling strength required by federal law. The young children could ignite the lighters creating, creating fire and burn hazards. Incidents / Injuries: None reported. WHAT TO DO: Consumers should stop using the lighters immediately and return them to the store where purchased for a refund total. Consumers who bought the lighters in the exhibition may obtain reimbursement directly from the company. For instructions on returning the company lighters to obtain a refund or for more information, consumers should call C & H Trading, to collect at (504) 456-9251 between 9:30 am and 4: 30 pm CT Monday through Friday. Commission Consumer Product in the United States protects the public from unreasonable risks of injury and death from 15,000 types of consumer products under the agency's jurisdiction. To report a dangerous product or a product-related injury and for information on the fax service at the request of the CPSC, as call the CPSC Hotline 'at (800) 638-2772 or CPSC's teletypewriter number ( 301) 595-7054. To order a press release through fax on request, call (301) 504-0051 from the handset of your fax machine and enter the number of the statement. Consumers can obtain this release and recall information products at the CPSC website at http://www.cpsc.gov
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Date: Saturday, July 4, 2012
Time:11:15 a.m.
Place: Grant Park/Lollapalooza Grounds
Who: Many celebrities
For the past 2 years the Celebrity Kickball game at Lollapalooza has been quite entertaining. Most observers that arrived at Lolla early on Saturday ran into the game in full kick-ass mode. Some walked right past as the likes of Elijah Wood (Lord of the Rings) and Aaron Paul (Prison Break) showed the crowd their kickball skills, or maybe lack of. This year Aaron Paul is back and will be joined by Chris Holmes, Greg Corner, Har Mar Superstar, Ryan Paradise, Dave Ziebarth, Kaylee from Gossip Girl and more!
So where do you find the kickball game? The game starts at 11:15 a.m. and last year it took place in front of the North side stage, which would be The Red Bull Soundstage this year.
FYI this year the game is presented by Groupon and Fender donated a trophy for the winning team!
For more info: http://do312.com/event/2012/08/04/2012-do312-celebrity-kickball-game-presented-by-groupon


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I know its now on BRADFORD RUMOURS thread, but it was never a rumour so popped it on here in case anyone missed it. solid player. similar to Scruton, hopefully he can have same impact as hes improved for us no end
What do saints fans think as youve signed Mccarthy scarsbrook to replace
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Growing up in Ghana, Ezekiel Ansah played soccer and basketball. In fact, he'd never even seen an American football game until he moved to the United States in 2008.
Five years later, he's on the verge of being a top 5 – or, at worst it appears, top 10 – pick in the 2013 NFL Draft. And while there is undoubtedly some risk in taking the supremely athletic but inexperienced Brigham Young defensive end, given the premium NFL teams put on edge rushers, his tantalizing potential as a field-tilting pass-rusher makes the risk worth it in the eyes of some.
"He's enjoyed as meteoric rise up the board as any other players in my 35 years covering the draft," said ESPN NFL Draft analyst Mel Kiper Jr., who predicts Ansah will go second to Jacksonville, fifth to Detroit or eighth to Buffalo. "Anywhere between two, five and eight is where he could come off the board, which is amazing considering he was off the radar, completely undrafted when the season began – a guy undrafted when the season began, now all the way up clearly in the top 10, maybe even the top five."
One reason Ansah could wind up in Detroit is because of his fantastic Senior Bowl showing in January, when he was coached by Detroit head coach Jim Schwartz and the Lions' staff. After a strong week of practice opened scouts' eyes, Ansah was even better on game day, registering 1.5 sacks, a forced fumble and a pass breakup.
"Part of that whole evaluation is how guys do at practice. You guys have seen the Senior Bowl. Everyone surrounds the field and analyzes every little thing. It's not a whole lot different than guys vertical jumping and running the 40 at the combine," Schwartz said. "I think the most important thing in football and scouting is how they play. He played well in the game. The thing that's most important and what you can't lose sight of is what the game day looks like, and he's done a good job and has put together some good game tape."
"Some guys have played football for a really long time. A guy like him, who's sort of new to the game coming in, from really a different background, it was interesting to see him grasp new concepts. It's one thing when you're out of school three or four years and can learn as you go, but to see him go and improve everyday and practice, have the game that he had, very productive game … he's obviously a guy that's talented physically, he went a long way to answer a lot of questions about his background and aptitude."
Because of his fantastic athleticism and seemingly limitless upside, Ansah has drawn comparisons to New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul, who's registered 27.5 sacks in his first three NFL seasons after entering the league as the No. 15 overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft. Pierre-Paul had bounced around in college (winding up at University of South Florida after Fort Scott Community College and College of the Canyons) and was viewed as raw by scouts entering that draft, but he's panned out quite well for the Giants.
"I hate to compare players, but he is a long, tall, big athlete, probably a little bit raw. But you want to coach those kind of guys," said Giants general manager Jerry Reese, who drafted Pierre-Paul. "There are probably some similarities there."
The 6-foot-5, 271-pound Ansah and the 6-5, 278-pound Pierre-Paul do have some physical similarities, and their football paths are a lot alike, too. Pierre-Paul was born in Florida to Haitian immigrants, then played high-school football and was a one-year wonder at South Florida, playing 13 games for the Bulls with seven starts and registering 45 tackles (16.5 for losses), 6.5 sacks, one interception (returned 18 yards for a touchdown), three pass breakups, and two forced fumbles before declaring for the draft after his junior year.
Ansah, meanwhile, came to BYU on an academic scholarship and his first two years there, he tried out for the basketball team – and was cut. Finally in 2010 he went out for football, and last season as a senior, he had had 62 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks.
"I was really athletic. I didn't want to just sit around and go to school. I wanted to do something. Since basketball didn't work out, I wanted to do football," Ansah explained. "I never played the game so I didn't know much about it. That's why I tried basketball the first two years."
Ansah isn't the only defensive lineman who'll come with risk when the first round of the 2013 NFL Draft kicks off Thursday night. Florida State defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd is uber-talented but has lapses in intensity, as many big guys do; his FSU teammate Bjoern Werner is raw like Ansah; and Utah defensive tackle Star Lotulelei was diagnosed with a heart condition that raised concerns.
Still, teams will take the risks with the hope of finding difference-makers, both at end and tackle.
"You can probably never have enough," St, Louis Rams general manager Les Snead said. "Because if you're going to chase a quarterback around all day, the 300-plus pounders tend to get tired."
1. Ezekiel Ansah, DE, Brigham Young (6-foot-5 1/4, 271 pounds, 4.63 seconds in the 40-yard dash): Born in Ghana and came to BYU on an academic scholarship in 2008 before trying out for the football team in 2010. … Saw limited action (six games) in 2010 on special teams and as a defensive end and again in 2011 (12 games) on special teams and as an outside linebacker before bursting onto the scene last year as a senior, when he had 62 tackles, 13 tackles for loss and 4.5 sacks. … Has terrific length, exceptional athletic ability and incredible speed but is a one-year wonder who is still learning the game.
2. Sharrif Floyd, DT, Florida State (6-2 5/8, 297, 4.92): Played 13 games as a true freshman in 2010 before becoming a full-time starter in 2011 (46 tackles, 6.5 tackles for loss, 1.5 sacks) and 2012 (46 tackles, 13 tackles for loss, 3.0 sacks). … Showed good versatility playing along the line and has exhibited excellent explosiveness, athleticism and natural ability but must also prove he can play with the requisite intensity all the time.
3. Star Lotulelei, DT, Utah (6-2 3/4, 311 5.15): Broke through in 2011 with 33 tackles, nine tackles for loss and 1.5 sacks before starting 12 games at nose tackle last season and registering 42 tackles, 10 tackles for loss and five sacks with four pass breakups and three forced fumbles. … Was prevented from working out at the combine because of a heart condition but has been since cleared by doctors. … Powerful, potentially dominant player who could live up to his name and be a star if he is healthy.
4. Sheldon Richardson, DT, Missouri (6-2 1/2, 294, 4.88): Redshirted in 2010 because of a wrist injury and saw his first action in 2011 at Missouri, registering 37 tackles, eight tackles for loss and two sacks. … Underwent offseason shoulder surgery before 2012 season before putting up 75 tackles, 10.5 tackles for loss and four sacks as a junior last year. … Extremely athletic playmaker with who lacks great size but is incredibly gifted and could become dominant player at NFL level.
5. Bjoern Werner, DE, Florida State (6-3 1/4, 266, 4.83): Intriguing German immigrant who played only two years of high-school football in the United States before coming to Florida State. … Played as a true freshman in 2010, registering 20 tackles, six tackles for loss and 3.5 sacks. … Became a starter in 2011 and had 37 tackles, 12 tackles for loss and seven sacks, along with an interception and a forced fumble. … Had 42 tackles, 18 tackles for loss and 13 sacks last season as a junior. … High-effort player who has good instincts for being still somewhat raw.
Datone Jones, DE, UCLA; Corey Lemonier, DE, Auburn; Cornellius Tank Carradine, DE, Florida State; John Jenkins, DT, Georgia; Kawann Short, DT, Purdue; Johnathan Hankins, DT, Ohio State; Brandon Williams, DT, Missouri Southern State.
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Related Reading
Cisco Cookbook
Author's note: Cisco includes many subtle but useful features in its IOS that you can use to improve your network's efficiency and reliability. This recipe from Cisco Cookbook shows how to use a feature called "Frame-Relay Traffic Shaping" to ensure that the router doesn't overrun the capacity of the individual PVCs in a Frame Relay WAN. This is different from the more common Generic Traffic Shaping, which controls the packet rate for the entire interface. The recipe also shows how to use adaptive Frame-Relay Traffic Shaping, allowing the router to adjust how fast it sends packets to avoid intermittent network congestion problems.
You want to separately control the amount of traffic sent along each of the PVCs in a Frame Relay network.
This first example shows how to configure Frame Relay traffic shaping using point-to-point frame relay subinterfaces:
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#interface HSSI0/0
Router(config-if)#encapsulation frame-relay
Router(config)#interface HSSI0/0.1 point-to-point
Router(config-subif)#traffic-shape rate 150000
Router(config-subif)#frame-relay interface-dlci 31
Most Frame Relay carrier networks are sufficiently overprovisioned, meaning that you can actually use much more capacity than your contractual Committed Information Rate (CIR). So you might want to apply traffic shaping only when you encounter Frame Relay congestion problems, and then only to reduce the data rate until the congestion goes away:
Router#configure terminal
Enter configuration commands, one per line. End with CNTL/Z.
Router(config)#interface HSSI0/0
Router(config-if)#encapsulation frame-relay
Router(config)#interface HSSI0/0.1 point-to-point
Router(config-subif)#traffic-shape adaptive 10000
Router(config-subif)#frame-relay interface-dlci 31
These examples are different from the one that we showed in Recipe 11.10. In this recipe we don't want to control the entire aggregate traffic flow, and we don't care about the traffic based on application. Here we want to ensure that every Frame Relay PVC using this interface is shaped separately so that they don't overrun the amount of bandwidth purchased from the WAN carrier. If you have 20 PVCs on an interface, it is fine to send the maximum per-PVC bandwidth to all of them simultaneously, but you will suffer from terrible performance problems if you try to send all of that bandwidth through a single PVC.
Usually you will purchase a particular amount of Frame Relay bandwidth, or CIR, from the WAN carrier for each PVC. So the first example shows how you can force the router to only send 150Kbps through the PVC with DLCI 31. It is important to remember that you can have different CIR values for different PVCs. You may need to have a different Frame Relay traffic shaping rate on every PVC.
The second example assumes that a lot of the time there will be very little congestion in the carrier's network, so you should be able to safely use some of the excess capacity. The Frame Relay protocol includes the ability to tell devices when there is congestion in the network. There are two types of congestion notifications, which are just noted as flags in the header portion of regular user frames. If a router receives a frame with the Forward Explicit Congestion Notification (FECN) flag set, it knows that the frame encountered congestion on its way from the remote device to the router. If the router receives a frame with the Backward Explicit Congestion Notification (BECN) flag set, a frame encountered congestion on its way from this router to the remote device. Please refer to Chapter 10 of Cisco Cookbook for a more detailed discussion of these Frame Relay protocol features.
The traffic-shape adaptive command tells the router that when it sees frames with a BECN flag, it should reduce the sending rate on this PVC. By default, this command will back off the sending rate all the way to zero. So, in the example, we have specified a minimum rate of 10,000bps, which would correspond to the CIR for this PVC:
Router(config-subif)#traffic-shape adaptive 10000
In general, this adaptive traffic shaping method is preferred over the static method, because it will give you significantly better network performance when the carrier's network is not congested. However, it is important to remember that the precise implementation of FECN and BECN markings is up to the carrier. Some carriers disable these features altogether, while others use them inconsistently. Since most customers ignore these markings, there is often very little reason to ensure that they are accurate.
You should check with your network vendor before implementing adaptive Frame Relay traffic shaping. We also recommend monitoring your FECN and BECN statistics for a reasonable period of time before implementing them, to verify that they are reliable.
Chapter 10 and Recipe 11.10; Recipe 11.12 from Chapter 11.
Author's note: You can use the logging feature with Cisco Access Lists to keep track of how often certain types of packets pass through your network. This is often a good way to detect patterns of abuse or attempts to violate network security. The only problem is that the sheer volume of log messages generated this way can make analysis very difficult. This recipe provides a script to scan and analyze the log files automatically for you.
You want to analyze the log entries created by logging ACLs.
The Perl script in Example 19-1 parses a router syslog file and builds a detailed report of packets that were denied by logging ACLs. By default, the script will parse every ACL log message that it finds in the syslog file on a server. You can also look for messages associated with a particular ACL by specifying the ACL number or name as a command-line argument.
# logscan.pl -- a script to extract ACL logs from a syslog file.
# Set behaviour
chomp ($acl=$ARGV[0]);
if ($acl = = "") { $acl=".*"};
open(LOG , "<$log") or die;
while (<LOG>) {
if (/IPACCESSLOGP: list $acl denied ([tcpud]+) ([0-9.]+)\(([0-9]+)\) ->
([0-9.]+)\(([0-9]+\), ([0-9]+) /) {
$foo=sprintf("%16s -> %16s %3s port %-6s",$2,$4,$1,$5);
$moo=sprintf("%3s port %-6s",$1,$5);
printf ("Connection Summary:\n");
foreach $i (sort { $quad{$b} <=> $quad{$a} } keys %quad) {
if ($n++ >= $ntop) { last };
printf ("%6s:%s\n", $quad{$i},$i);
printf ("\nDestination Port Summary:\n");
foreach $i ( sort { $port{$b} <=> $port{$a} } keys %port) {
if ($n++ >= $ntop) { last };
printf ("%6s: %s\n", $port{$i},$i);
printf ("\nSource Address Summary:\n");
foreach $i ( sort { $srca{$b} <=> $srca{$a} } keys %srca) {
if ($n++ >= $ntop) { last };
printf ("%6s: %s\n", $srca{$i},$i);
Note that we have had to split the line that begins "
if (/IPACCESSLOGP: list"
across two lines so that it will fit on the page. If you decide to use this
script, please type this as a single line.
It's a good idea configure your access lists so that they log all of the packets that they deny. This is particularly true for security-related ACLs. You can then use these log messages for security or audit purposes. Unfortunately, this level of logging can create a large number of messages, which makes analysis difficult. This Perl script automates the most difficult part of this analysis by parsing a large file of ACL log messages and building a report that can help to identify potential problems.
The report produced by the script has three sections that summarize connections, destination ports, and source IP addresses. The connection report displays the top 10 most common connection denied attempts including the source address, destination source, and destination port number. The destination port summary displays the top 10 most frequently denied destination ports. Finally, the source address summary displays the 10 hosts whose connection attempts were most frequently denied. In each case, the script looks at both TCP and UDP ports.
The following is a sample report:
Connection Summary:
195: 172.25.1.1 -> 172.20.100.1 tcp port 23
13: 172.25.1.1 -> 172.20.100.1 tcp port 22
8: 172.20.1.2 -> 172.25.1.3 udp port 53
6: 172.20.1.2 -> 172.25.1.1 udp port 123
6: 172.25.1.1 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 23
4: 172.20.1.2 -> 172.25.1.1 udp port 162
4: 172.25.1.1 -> 172.20.100.1 tcp port 21
4: 172.20.1.2 -> 172.25.1.1 udp port 53
3: 172.25.1.1 -> 172.20.100.1 tcp port 80
2: 172.20.1.2 -> 172.25.1.3 udp port 123
Destination Port Summary:
206: tcp port 23
14: tcp port 22
12: udp port 53
8: udp port 123
4: tcp port 80
4: udp port 162
4: tcp port 21
2: tcp port 443
1: tcp port 6000
1: tcp port 79
Source Address Summary:
222: 172.25.1.1
24: 172.20.1.2
3: 172.25.1.6
1: 192.168.4.217
1: 172.25.1.9
1: 10.2.3.134
1: 172.25.1.4
1: 172.22.1.9
1: 10.23.55.121
1: 172.25.1.3
This report can help identify troubling behavior that warrants further
investigation. For instance, address
172.25.1.1 has
attempted to telnet to
172.20.100.1 195 times. This may
not have been evident by scanning the log file by hand.
The script can also build a report based on the messages received from a particular ACL number or name:
Freebsd%./logscan.pl 122
Connection Summary:
2: 172.25.1.6 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 443
1: 192.168.4.217 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 23
1: 172.22.1.9 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 6000
1: 10.2.3.134 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 23
1: 172.25.1.9 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 23
1: 10.23.55.121 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 79
1: 172.25.1.1 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 22
1: 172.25.1.6 -> 10.2.2.2 tcp port 23
Destination Port Summary:
4: tcp port 23
2: tcp port 443
1: tcp port 22
1: tcp port 6000
1: tcp port 79
Source Address Summary:
3: 172.25.1.6
1: 10.2.3.134
1: 172.22.1.9
1: 192.168.4.217
1: 172.25.1.1
1: 172.25.1.9
1: 10.23.55.121
Before you can use this script you must modify the variable $log. This variable must contain the full directory and filename of the syslog file that you wish to scan. The script is then ready to launch. The only other variable you may want to modify is the $ntop variable. This variable defines how long each section of the report will be. By default, the script is set to display the top 10 matches in each category. However, you can set this number to any number you prefer. Note also that, as in the previous example, if there are fewer than $ntop matches in any category, the script will show only the matches that it actually finds.
For more information on logging and remote logging to a syslog server, please see Chapter 18 of Cisco Cookbook.
Chapter 19's Recipe 19.8; Recipe 19.9; Chapter 18
Editor's note: Check back to this space next Tuesday for recipes on a little-known IOS feature called IP Multicast Helper, and on a simple way to ensure that the routers never send unimportant messages.
Kevin Dooley is an independent networking consultant who has been designing and implementing networks for more than ten years.
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"Dancing with the Stars" professional dancer Kym Johnson has spoken out regarding her unfortunate injury during a show rehearsal on Friday that resulted in the ballroom beauty being transported to the hospital.
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"Kym Johnson was admitted to the hospital today immediately after falling and injuring her neck during practice," a "Dancing with the Stars" rep told Access in a statement released Friday evening. "After several tests, she was cleared by the medical staff, though she is bruised, sore and currently wearing a neck brace. Kym plans to continue with Hines Ward in the competition and resume rehearsals as soon as possible."'DWTS' pro taken out of studio on stretcher
Access caught up with Johnson's fellow pro dancer Mark Ballas on Friday, who offered his well wishes for her.
"Kym got a little injured today and went to the hospital and we're just praying for her and hoping that she'll be alright," Ballas told Access at his rehearsal with Chelsea Kane in Los Angeles. "She's a tough cookie. I'm sure she'll bounce back and she'll be ready to get out there with Hines [Ward] and take care of business. But we're wishing her the best."
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Johnson is scheduled to perform three grueling dances with Ward on the hit ABC show next week, as the competition enters its semifinal round.
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So, long story short -- I exclusively breastfed for the first two weeks. It was physically working, but emotionally/mentally? Not so much. I struggled with severe PPD and had to quit. There is nothing I wanted more than to be able to successfully breastfeed. It was the hardest thing I've ever done giving her the first bottle of formula. I literally bawled like a baby.
Anyhow, I'm in a rhythm now and I really, passionately want to try to relactate.
I have 300 domperidone pills on the way, hoping they arrive sooner rather than later. I hate waiting!
A friend of mine is shipping me her Medela PISA so I don't have to shuck out a lot of money for one in case this doesn't work.
Tell me what has worked for you. I would love some encouragement. How much Fenugreek and Blessed Thistle should I take? Should I start it now or wait to take it with the domperidone?
I know realistically, I probably won't produce enough to exclusively pump (I'm not interested in trying to breastfeed at this point--at all, I'm ONLY wanting to pump), but even if I could just get enough to give her one bottle of breast milk a day, I would consider that a HUGE success.
FWIW, when I was breastfeeding, before my milk came in, I was able to pump 1.5 ounces of colostrum. Once my milk came in, I was able to pump around 3ish ounces with a manual hand pump. So I *was* responding to pumping relatively well, so that gives me hope.


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He's a hefty hipster with a refined palate and a filthy tongue.
Action Bronson, an Albanian immigrant who got his start as a chef before changing course to pursue rap music, continues to cook in both worlds.
Some songs bear foodie-friendly titles such as Shiraz and Brunch. In Tapas, featured on his 2012 Blue Chips recording, the 30-year-old New Yorker boasts: "I'm known to eat expensive lunches / From the farm right to the table / Air straight to the plate / I doubt you can relate / Figs at the peak of their ripeness."
On the spoken-word menu, too, are veal, snails, roasted bone marrow and creme brulee.
Don't get too comfortable: Most passages in his lyrical cookbook are, well, rather unsavory. And his shows are raucous affairs cloaked in marijuana haze.
A recent deal with and forthcoming album due out on Atlantic Records hasn't compelled Action Bronson — whose stage name is an homage to Charles Bronson, his grandfather's favorite actor — to dilute the broth.
"Have you listened to my music?" said the man born Arian Asllani, a culinary-school graduate who will perform tonight in the A&R Music Bar. "You can't put me in some ready-made Trey Songz love song. It just doesn't work.
"I'm a free spirit, man. I run wild."
In between several audible burps, he discussed his recipe for success.
Q: Can you compare working as a chef to being a rapper?
A: It's hard when you're looking at it from the outside. It sounds weird, but it's very, very similar. You have to be creative, think quickly on your feet, work well under pressure — boom, boom, boom. All of those things come into play.
Me, I'm always on time. That's one good thing. People like that.
Q: What made you leave the kitchen?
A: I started making rap money. People were giving me money to rap. I said: "(expletive) it." This is what I've always wanted to do, really, just being an artist.
Q: Do you prepare meals on tour?
A: There's not much cooking going on when I'm on the road. Places usually don't have kitchens. When they do, we're usually not there long enough. I try and eat as good as possible, use the weight rooms.
Shows take a lot out of you. I drink this juice, this ginger (expletive); it's incredible. My whole body feels better.
Q: Your music has sampled artists such as Peter Gabriel and Phil Collins. When does a melody catch your attention?
A: It's all spontaneous. ... I listen to so much music. It's crazy: We're almost spoiled in how much good music we can access.
You have to be choosy and pick wisely. As soon as something strikes my ear, that's when you know it's right.
Q: You've been rapping for several years, but your mother hadn't seen you perform until this month. What was that like?
A: It was amazing, you know. She's lived with me for 30 (expletive) years. I'm her only boy. Just having her there felt 100 percent.
She gave me the money to make my first mix tape. She did everything for me. She's the best woman.
Q: Other rap musicians such as Coolio and 2 Chainz have published cookbooks. Might you follow their lead?
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I'm going to be putting out a cookbook, of course — some real (expletive). I don't have a signature dish. I do everything. Everything's done with masterful skill.


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A spritz of powerFebruary 13,2013Its kind of amazing, given our politicians obsession with self-promotion, that we havent yet seen a line of congressional colognes.
Think about it. Actors, athletes, models and singers have signature scents. Snooki has two. So why not one for the chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee?
Or for Marco Rubio?
He could deliver the Republican response to President Barack Obamas State of the Union address not just as an immigration reformer with an eye on 2016 but as the pitchman for Amnesty by Marco Rubio, the eau de toilette for the man or woman who craves a clean break, a new beginning. I imagine a top note of citrus, nodding to Rubios native Florida, and a middle note of tea, nodding to his party-within-a-party.
Harry Reid, the Senate Democratic majority leader, could be the face and spirit of Nevada Naughty, named for his home state and his habit of playing rough. I detect a whiff of desert wildflowers. Vanilla, too. Also some nutmeg, clove and coriander. No, wait, thats my lentil soup recipe.
From John Boehner Im getting tobacco. And leather. And I dont mean his cigarette dependence or dependably tanned skin. I mean his sporty new scent, Acqua di Speaker. It comes not just in a spray and a splash but also in a shower gel, for those times when you want to wash away the stink of lobbyists and emerge feeling refreshed and smelling like Camel Ultra Lights.
And John McCain could channel his spooky fury into a fragrance for the grudge holder who has never suffered a slight that he didnt avenge. Its name would be Payback, and it would smell of sour grapes and scorched earth.
Its past time for lawmakers, and not just in the nations capital, to get in on the aromatic action. The distinction between a headliner in politics and a headliner in movies, music, fashion or sports has pretty much evaporated. Its all show business now, all relentless marketing and meticulous brand management, and Chris Christie is just Beyonce with shorter hair, bigger lungs and a less rigorous workout routine. She calls one of her colognes Midnight Heat. He could call his Autumn Hurricane, to capture the pummeling force of his personality and the event that made him, politically speaking, destinys child.
With signature scents, our designated leaders might be much more appealing. The television cameras could pan the senators, representatives, Cabinet members and Supreme Court justices in the Capitol on Tuesday night and wed see not just a snake pit of bitter enemies taking a rare time-out. Wed behold a human potpourri of nose-tickling possibility.
Why, theres Eric Cantor, who recently joined the Republicans reinvention mission with talk and tweets about transcending partisanship and helping the little guy. Hes worried about immigrant kids. Hes oozing empathy for working moms. And hes wearing Eric Cantors Eau de Changement, a chameleon of a cologne that makes you smell harsh at certain times, approachable at others. Eau de Changement keeps voters guessing. Paul Ryan wears it, too.
Sonia Sotomayor may turn up in the Capitol for Obamas remarks. Shes taking a breather from the tour for My Beloved World, her memoir, which is just the first chapter in a new saga of Supreme merchandising. Next comes her scent, Black Robe, with currents of jasmine and bergamot, in a bottle shaped like Lady Justice.
Of course Hillary Clintons stratospheric approval ratings demand a cologne all her own. It should be a symphony of spices and flowers from the different continents she visited as secretary of state, a bouquet of international ambition, with a moniker to match. All our diplomats will wear Beyond Borders, or theyll wear nothing at all.
Itll be unisex, while Bill Clintons signature scent will be a musky number for men only. Itll use cedar, incense and wormwood to rewrite history, and be called Unimpeachable.
The way I figure it, politicians arent making much progress in fixing the budget or saving the post office. But they just might be able to make America smell a little better. A more perfect union eludes us. Perhaps we should set our sights on a more perfumed one.
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WATERLOO Ginny Dybenko, a former senior corporate executive with both Bell Canada and Syndesis, has been named by Wilfrid Laurier University as the new dean of the Laurier school of business and economics (SBE). Dybenkos business accomplishments, along with her focus on international partnerships, put her at the top of a competitive selection process for the five-year term, which begins in September.
A seasoned, senior-level executive, Ginny brings broad experience, as well as strengths in marketing and communications technology, to her new role, explains Dr. Sue Horton, Lauriers vice-president: academic. She will serve as a terrific ambassador for the Laurier SBE to the business community and beyond. We are confident that Ginnys leadership abilities, coupled with her enthusiasm and vision, will help take Laurier to a new level of excellence and worldwide recognition.
Dybenkos corporate experience includes her most recent role as vice-president of partnerships, marketing and communications at Syndesis, a high-tech company in Richmond Hill. There, she successfully connected the company with the global marketplace, assisting in its transformation from a startup to a recognized market leader. During her long and productive career at Bell Canada, Dybenko pioneered a number of leading-edge technology initiatives and held numerous vice-president roles, in which she directed business units from Advantage call centres to advanced communications. She was also heavily involved in developing Canadas first nationwide broadband communications network connecting universities and research institutions across Canada.
I'm truly excited to have been selected as the next dean of the Laurier school of business and economics. In this role, I intend to help build strong partnerships and a mutually-beneficial dialogue between the corporate community and academia, says Dybenko.
There is no other university in Canada today with the level of creativity and flexibility that is evident in the Laurier SBEs innovative curriculum - which is why it is so popular with students, states Dybenko. "There is a dynamic nature to the school, unlike any other business school I've seen. I plan to market Laurier's critical value throughout the world."
Dybenko will apply her business knowledge to the development of the Laurier SBE, and to its international marketing efforts. Her plans include a unique program with a significant international focus. The Waterloo region is highly dependent on trade with the United States and other leading nations. Few schools fully understand the importance of this topic, explains Dybenko. I believe that a focus on international studies will attract government, private sector and academic interest, and will uniquely position the Laurier SBE in the global market. It will also allow students to walk out confidently, understanding the business world from a broader perspective, which will be attractive to employers in Canada and abroad.
Horton echoes the importance of Dybenkos focus, stressing that this interest in international issues supports the Laurier SBEs overall strategic plan.
Dybenko also has a keen interest in connecting with Laurier students, calling them the real heart of the school. She wants to stimulate and encourage the connection students have with the school, spend time with them to address their challenges and to design programs to suit their needs. I want to expose Laurier's business students to Canadian business leaders as much as possible so that they will gain a better understanding of the realities of the business world, says Dybenko. The connections Ive made with corporate executives across the country and internationally will help me bring the real world in.
Dybenko augments her business experience with an extensive academic background. Ginny has always made it a priority to maintain a foot in both business and academia, explains Horton. She has done an outstanding job on the board of governors at the Universityof Western Ontario [UWO] over a period of five years while also chairing UWOs advisory council for Western engineering and serving on UWO's science external advisory council."
Dybenko holds a bachelor of arts in honours mathematics from UWO and a master's degree in mathematics from the University of Waterloo. She is the chair of the Youth in Motion Education Foundation, a member of the International Womens Forum, the recipient of a Canadian Ambassadors Award and an honourary adjunct professor at UWOs school of engineering.
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SPRINGFIELD More than 100 police officers and federal agents arrested close to three dozen alleged heroin and cocaine dealers and accomplices Wednesday in a sweep to counter the escalating drug problem in the Springfield area.
Vermont State Police Col. Thomas LEsperance said 33 people were arrested during Operation Precision Valley and that arrest warrants were being sought for an additional three people, all suspected drug dealers originally from New Jersey.
Of the 33 people arrested, 22 were residents of Springfield, six were residents of New Jersey, and one resident each came from Chester, Weathersfield, Hartford, Clarendon and Mount Holly.
Those arrested ranged in age from 18 to 47. The charges included selling heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine, manufacturing drugs and aiding in drug-related crimes.
In some cases, different generations of the same family were arrested, according to court records.
Two homes one in Ludlow and another on Mount Vernon Street in Springfield were searched by police.
At an afternoon press conference at the Springfield Fire Department, LEsperance and Public Safety Commissioner Keith Flynn outlined the goals and accomplishments of the massive sweep, the second such effort by the Vermont Drug Task Force this year.
A similar but larger sweep was held in Bennington earlier this year, resulting in the arrest of 47 people.
Flynn said stopping the flow of heroin, cocaine and crack cocaine into the Springfield area wasnt enough; the community has to work at defeating the demand for such drugs.
And LEsperance said this was the perfect time for Springfield parents to have a hard talk with their children about drug use.
Use this to have a conversation with your kids, he said. Parents have to have courage and this has to start at home. Shut the news off and look your child in the eye.
Springfield should think about hosting a methadone clinic or other drug-treatment options for residents who have a drug problem, Flynn said.
After Wednesdays arrests, he said, local medical facilities should be ready to deal with people who are suddenly without the illicit drug of their choice.
The arrests came after a six-month investigation, said state police Lt. Matthew Birmingham, head of the sweep effort. He said there was no firm evidence to show organized gang activity, though some defendants may claim to be members of the Jersey Boys gang to intimidate people.
But he said there was no doubt that Vermont was on the receiving end of organized, illicit drug activity.
Springfield got a rude and violent awakening to the infiltration of drugs into its community last July, when an argument over a drug debt resulted in a shooting in downtown Springfield in broad daylight. No one was seriously hurt in the shooting and the main perpetrator, Terrick Craft, is still in jail, awaiting resolution of his case.
For the Springfield Fire Department, whose station and vast parking lot were taken over by the massive law enforcement effort, one of their own was the first person arrested and arraigned: Matthew Neathawk, 25, of Springfield, a firefighter and a full-time employee with the towns Public Works Department.
Fire Chief Russell Thompson said he immediately suspended Neathawk from the fire department, and that he had no inkling that Neathawk was involved with illegal drugs.
According to court records, Neathawk and his girlfriend, Amber White, sold heroin to a confidential informant many times this spring in the parking lot at the McDonalds restaurant in Springfield and in the parking lot of Jasinskis Market on Park Street in Springfield.
Springfield Town Manager Robert Forguites, who attended the police press conference, said the town needs more information about Neathawks charges before deciding his status with the highway department.
Neathawk was jailed at Springfield prison for lack of $5,000 bail.
A large group of people attended the afternoon press conference: The town had been inundated with police cruisers since early in the morning, and a helicopter from the U.S. Border Patrol hovered overhead.
Officers from law enforcement agencies across southern Vermont helped to make the dozens of arrests, process the suspects, and take them to White River Junction court for arraignment.
Earlier in the day, one team of police, accompanied by a reporter and photographer from the Rutland Herald, was sent out to arrest a Springfield woman on Lockwood Avenue, but while en route, the team learned the woman had just turned herself in at the Springfield Police Department.
Armed with another folder and another arrest warrant, the team, led by state police Detective Lt. Todd Illingworth and Trooper Jake Bloom, went looking for a woman who was an alleged associate of a group of suspected drug dealers arrested on Easter Sunday in downtown Springfield.
The officers, dressed in dark green fatigues, joined by a Homeland Security officer from Derby Line, first went to an apartment building on Wall Street in downtown Springfield, then out to a house on Chester Road in Chester.
Peering in the windows and knocking on the doors, the officers were stymied. A For Sale by Owner sign was out front and there were no vehicles in the driveway.
The officers then headed off to North Springfield for another address, and again no one was home. The officers fanned out, talking to neighbors, but didnt get any clues.
So the officers headed back to the Chester Road house and started talking to neighbors. One neighbor gave the officers a tip to talk to a woman who worked at an automotive store in Springfield who might know the woman.
The two police cars one a marked cruiser and another the detectives unmarked car pulled into the automotive store and the woman told them the wanted woman might now work at a convenience store in North Springfield. The officers again headed back north.
Their tenacity paid off, and they came out of the store with Marie Townes, wanted for being an accessory to drug trafficking. They drove her to the Springfield Police Department for booking, and eventual transport to the criminal court in White River Junction.
The town has been coping with the issue of drugs and violence ever since last summer, said Kristi Morris, chairman of the Springfield Select Board. There has been some progress, he said, but obviously not enough.
Morris said Springfield, a generation ago a booming manufacturing center in Vermont, had fallen on tough economic times, a fact that may be contributing to the drug problem.
People clustered around the posters of accused drug dealers and accomplices who had been arrested earlier in the day, trying to decipher the faces and the facts.
Springfield Police Chief Douglas Johnston praised the collaborative effort between the local police departments, state agencies and federal agencies to arrest the alleged criminals. In addition to the Vermont Drug Task Force and Springfield Police, the Windsor, Windham and Rutland County Sheriff Departments; the Vermont attorney generals office; and Ludlow, Chester, Hartford and Bellows Falls officers helped in the sweep. Federal agencies included the Drug Enforcement Agency, Homeland Security Agency, Homeland Security Investigations, the FBI and the U.S. Marshals.
Forguites said the town had changed its zoning laws to prohibit a medical marijuana dispensary, but had not acted against a methadone clinic.
Interim School Superintendent Zach McLaughlin said the community both town and school officials, along with service agencies had been struggling with the issue for the past year.
But so far, he said, a unified voice and approach has been elusive.
(Correspondent Eric Francis contributed to this report.)
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Topic: Fantasy reading suggestions? (Read 7174 times)
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October 09, 2011, 10:10:37 PM »
Hi, folks! :)
As my first post on the boards, I didn't want to anchor myself into the figureheads discussions over in the Gaming sections, and get into an argument over whether trolling has a place in modern gaming, whether anyone gives a damn about Falco, or the latest Geralt's banging. -.-
So, I decided, as an avid reader, if anyone could suggest some good readin' in fantasy that's come out recently. I've been quite lacklustre in this department over the year due to studying and want to get back onto the "bandwagon, so to speak.
So, suggest some titles, and help a fellow fan out!
Much appreciated.
Last Edit: October 09, 2011, 10:12:10 PM by Holtz
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What kind of fantasy? It's a large genre.
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Military, The Epic or Urban. Let's go from there.
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October 10, 2011, 08:53:39 AM »
I always pretty much suggest the same stuff but I'll just keep doing it until more people read things I read :P
For Military I really liked Glen Cook's "Instrumentalities of the Night" series. Well the first two books at least, never got a chance to read the third one yet. His "The Black Company" series is supposed to be pretty awesome.
"The Prince of Nothing" series by R. Scott Bakker is a great read, it's pretty subdued as far as a lot of the fantasy elements go, at least through the first book and a half. The main point of the series is about Anasûrimbor Kellhus, a warrior trained in secret, he has the ability to essentially read people's thoughts through observation and can see the outcomes of any decision that can be made. No one is allowed to leave the land where he was trained but one day his father disappears, he trains and leaves to find his father and bring him back. He eventually uses his "powers" to convince people he is a messiah and takes over a holy war. Tons of other stuff happens and Kellhus isn't trying to find his father because he loves him. Kellhus can be all things to all people but he is only there for himself. The series itself is rather mature in the sense of language, violence and sexuality. There are scenes of rape, murder and incest so that can really throw people off but there are moments of genuine emotion and lots of philosophy at the heart of the story.
My favorite fantasy series is "The Malazan Book of the Fallen" by Steven Erikson, it's a 10 book series, incredibly epic high fantasy that has so many storylines and characters I couldn't even being to explain it in any detail. It's epic due to its scale, whole worlds are brought together and destroyed, past and future all exist in parallel, armies and destroyed and ascend to Godhood. It's high fantasy as everything is magic, Gods are ever present but even then that doesn't mean they can be outsmarted, used, or destroyed. One decision and you are suddenly the protector of a patron God, only you're the one person that doesn't know it yet. The first book takes some getting used to, I gave up on it halfway through and just picked it up 6 months later just to finish and then it hit its stride and I read the next 3 books in quick succession...then I caught up and was reading them as they came out.
The world is actually based on a D&D world that Erikson and his friend made in the 80s, they wrote the storyline together and each claim ownership of certain characters and events. In addition to the main series Erikson writes novellas that follow two characters that are essentially just evil as shit but they're comedies and actually quite funny. His partner, after the main series started selling very well got his own book deal and writes one off novels of the events that surround everything in the main story which makes for a really nice change of pace.
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October 12, 2011, 12:12:00 AM »
I know that this answer is similar to asking "What's a good RPG series?" and being told Final Fantasy......BUUUUT....George Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire series is REALLY good. Fifth book just game out, I recently finished it and pretty much love the hell out of it. Huge sweeping epic about a civil war. Even the villains are fun to read about. Just be careful getting attached to characters.
I started the Mistborn series by Brandon Sanderson (big shout out to Daggerstrike for the suggestion like...two years ago) and I really dig it. The magic "system" is pretty cool, it's all based around different metals that people can utilize that give them different abilities and powers.
Sanderson also has a huge first of seven (?) book series called The Way of Kings. It's pretty awesome. The prologue sold me 100%. Basically a group of heroes that are supposed to protect humanity for thousands of years all of a sudden give up and walk away.. Interesting premise, great main characters. Ripped through the 1,000+ page (hardback no less) book in about two weeks. (I'm typically slow with my books).
The last big suggestion I have is the tremendous Kingkiller Chronicles by Patrick Rothfuss. I will say this now, Patrick Rothfuss is my favorite author in Fantasy (and second only to Hemingway for all time). The first book is The Name of the Wind and if I gave you a general description, you'd be like "Wow, sounds exactly like Harry Potter" to which I would hand you the book, smack you, and tell you to read it and then say that with a straight face. Pat's writing style is so clean, simple, but complex at the same time; you'll be hooked just on how he describes stuff. He's basically the Anti-RobertJordan or the Anti-StephenKing. Takes two paragraphs describing something better than either of the aforementioned would do in four pages. Truly a master. His blog is pretty legit too (patrickrothfuss.com)
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October 12, 2011, 12:40:15 AM »
With the military thing, I was also going to recommend The Black Company. Since it's already been done, I will say that I enjoyed the Runelords books by David Farland. Not quite as military as Glen Cook's books, but I think you'd still like them.
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October 12, 2011, 02:09:16 PM »
Little late to the topic, as some of my suggestions have already been covered.
I recently read the first Black Company and ended up really liking it. It takes a bit to get used to the style, though.
Martin is a no brainer. I'm a bit over 600 pages into book 5 and really digging it. I can't imagine how the next 2 books are going to bring it all to a close.
I keep hearing about these books by Baker and Erikson, but have avoided them due to the time requirement. When a book can take more than a month(often longer) to get through, a 10 book series is quite daunting.
I like topics like this, because they remind me of what I'm missing. I also hate them, because I know I will never get to it all.
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It's not military but I'm going to warn you anyway: stay away from the Wheel of Time series. I'm on book 4 and it feels like I'll finish all of them just before it's time to take a long dirt nap if you know what I mean. It's good story but there's so much wrong w/ it ...
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October 12, 2011, 06:04:14 PM »
Wheel of Time is definitely a "your mileage may vary" series. Some people love it, some can't stand it. I think even those of us who love it feel like it went off the rails for a while around book 8 (if I'm correctly remembering the point where it really ground to a halt).
You know what you might want to try and find? The "Legends" books. Here's the first one:
They have short novels by famous fantasy authors, set in their own universes, but they attempt to write them so that you can enjoy them whether you've read anything else of theirs or not. I have the first two, and they're both great.
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David Anthony Durham's Acacia trilogy (recently completed!) is an outstanding 'The Epic,' but also has some great character development. Durham is primarily a historical writer, and but his attention to detail extends to creating a believable world and genuinely fascinating characters. Highly recommend.
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Quote from: GrimReality on October 12, 2011, 02:09:16 PM
I keep hearing about these books by Baker and Erikson, but have avoided them due to the time requirement. When a book can take more than a month(often longer) to get through, a 10 book series is quite daunting.
Baker shouldn't take *too* long as the series is a trilogy although he is following it up with a second trilogy. I found the third book took awhile but that's because there's some pretty heavy emotional stuff happening in it and it reflected a bit too closely with my life at the time so I had to put it down for a bit.
Erickson though...It's a 10 book series, with at least 4 novellas, 3 stand-alone novels, an upcoming encyclopedia and two more trilogies. So ya, if you wanted to read everything it would take a damn long time.
I actually had another book series I wanted to mention but I forgot what it was while typing that response. Maybe I'll remember later.
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Tossing my hat into the Wheel of Time ring, I do have to say that if you can make it to book 6 (The Lord of Chaos) the ending is pretty damned satisfying, but the next few books (sans Winter's Heart because the end has HUUUUUGE ramifications in the series) are pretty meh. After RJ died, Brandon Sanderson took over and I have to say, The Gathering Storm and Towers of Midnight are pretty fucking good. Just one to go and I'm very hopeful.
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October 14, 2011, 02:32:44 AM »
First of all, thank you for the replies.
I've actually read everything by Brandon Sanderson. ;D. He was one of the only authors I made time for during study. Elantris and the Mistborn Trilogy had me hooked beyond anything else.
Right, I'll say right now that when I was younger, I read the entirety of the Wheel of Time, as much as was out in the early 2000's.
First of all, it's an epic of incredible proportions.
I got lost in that series when I was younger, when I was able to stand winded, baggy description.
Not so much now. I can still stand reading it, but my tolerance for an epic being overly descriptive is thin.
So, from this thread:
I'll be buying the Black Company, Erikson's first two books of the Malazan, and I dunno. That should keep me busy.
P.S Patrick Rothfuss is God, or a close Avatar of one. The Name of the Wind was one of the only novels I read this year and I am so glad I did. Kvothe is amazin'
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October 30, 2011, 04:32:53 PM »
They are not new.... nor do they match what you asked for... but I'm gonna suggest them anyways because, like you, they are completely outside the realm of the typical stuff I like and I have found them to be endlessly entertaining.... The Discworld Novels by Terry Pratchet!
Maybe, as I said, this suggestion is useless, but I've been reading em' as of late because they slipped by me throughout the years and holy-heck are they great.
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Rather surprised that no one's mentioned Terry Goodkind yet, although I would definitely put him in the same category as Robert Jordan....you will either love him or hate him. I personally think his
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I've been reading Jacqueline Carey's
Kushiel's Legacy
trilogy very recently, and I do have to say it's quite good; better than I expected, in fact (provided you're willing to accept that the main character is a sexual masochist...if you can get by that, the level of deep intrigue is easily a match for George Martin or Frank Herbert, in my opinion).
Hopefully, one day, my name and work will be added to one of these threads. :)
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