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2. Dominance by Will Lavender


Amazon description:
THE PROCEDURE HAS BEGUN . . .

Fifteen years earlier. Jasper College is buzzing with the news that famed literature professor Richard Aldiss will be teaching a special night class called Unraveling a Literary Mystery—from a video feed in his prison cell. In 1982, Aldiss was convicted of the murders of two female grad students; the women were killed with axe blows and their bodies decorated with the novels of notoriously reclusive author Paul Fallows. Even the most obsessive Fallows scholars have never seen him. He is like a ghost. Aldiss entreats the students of his night class to solve the Fallows riddle once and for all. The author’s two published novels, The Coil and The Golden Silence, are considered maps to finding Fallows’s true identity. And the only way in is to master them through a game called the Procedure. You may not know when the game has begun, but when you receive an invitation to play, it is an invitation to join the elite ranks of Fallows scholars. Failure, in these circles, is a fate worse than death. Soon, members of the night class will be invited to play along . . .

Present day. Harvard professor Alex Shipley made her name as a member of Aldiss’s night class. She not only exposed the truth of Paul Fallows’s identity, but in the process uncovered information that acquitted Aldiss of the heinous 1982 crimes. But when one of her fellow night class alums is murdered— the body chopped up with an axe and surrounded by Fallows novels—can she use what she knows about Fallows and the Procedure to stop a killer before each of her former classmates is picked off, one by one?

This book contains so many of my favorite things to read-mysteries within mysteries, literary mysteries, a mystery game, secrets from the past, and so many twists and turns you will never ever see coming.
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ciaimpala
21 April 2012 @ 01:13 pm
I made 80 icons for this challenge, from the movies Midnight in Paris, Rent, 13 Going on 30, Legally Blonde, Red Riding Hood, and The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo. All are snaggable; credit is very appreciated.

Icons )
 
 
ciaimpala
16 April 2012 @ 08:10 pm
THEMES
EndSepiaNegative spaceBorderMini picspam
Two in oneOutsideSmileAnguishColor splash

CATEGORY - SEQUENCE
Cat #1Cat #2Cat #3Cat #4Cat #5

ARTIST'S CHOICE
AC #1AC #2AC #3AC #4AC #5

Some textures used by pandravirus :)
 
 
ciaimpala
For the 100 Things Challenge, I'm doing 100 Books I Love You Might Not Have Heard Of :)

1. The Observations by Jane Harris


This is a really clever take on the gothic genre, containing a maid with a secret past, a mysterious employer and her often-absent husband, and a collection of diaries that may hold the key to solving the mystery of what happened to all the previous maids.
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ciaimpala
12 April 2012 @ 10:02 pm

+ Post a list of your five favorite acts/kinks to read about. Check out this list if you need some inspiration. At the bottom of your post, add what fandoms/pairings you're interested in.
+ Read other people's lists; the master list of lists is here.
+ Post comment-fic based off of other people's interests.

Acts and Pairings )

Written by me:
Hawaii Five-0 & Sherlock (BBC), Steve/Danny & Grace, Sherlock/John, domesticity, hurt/comfort, journeys, for [info]siehn: http://siehn.livejournal.com/78154.html?thread=318794#t318794
Lost/SPN, Shannon/Ruby, scars/tattoos, angst, secrets, for [info]joyyjpg: http://joyyjpg.livejournal.com/233924.html?thread=1502404#t1502404
Hawaii Five-0, Steve/Danny, domesticity, love, jealousy, for [info]jacquelin825: http://jacquelin825.livejournal.com/42497.html?thread=235521#t235521
Written for me:
The Avengers, Steve/Bucky, Reunions, by [info]siehn: http://ciaimpala.livejournal.com/151128.html?thread=1029464#t1029464
Hawaii Five-0, Steve/Danny, Domesticity, Future Fic, Happiness, by [info]jacquelin825: http://ciaimpala.livejournal.com/151128.html?thread=1030488#t1030488
Sherlock (BBC), Sherlock/John, Reunions, by [info]wandersfound: http://ciaimpala.livejournal.com/151128.html?thread=1035096#t1035096
Revenge, Nolan/Jack, Domesticity, Happiness, by [info]scripps: http://ciaimpala.livejournal.com/151128.html?thread=1037656#t1037656
 
 
ciaimpala
01 April 2012 @ 07:38 pm
10 THEMES

Centre CropChoiceCoolDuplicateGroup
JealousyOutsideRomanceSpaceWarm



5 CATEGORY - ONE IMAGE/FIVE ICONS
0102030405



5 ARTIST'S CHOICE
Artist's Choice #1Artist's Choice #2Artist's Choice #3Artist's Choice #4Artist's Choice #5
 
 
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Originally posted by [info]zelda_zee at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Originally posted by [info]mickeym at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Originally posted by [info]nrrrdy_grrrl at All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Originally posted by [info]mangacat201

All U.S. Internet Providers will be policing downloads by July 12, 2012
Seriously. WHAT THE FLYING FUCK WORLD.

"File-sharers, beware: By July 12, major US Internet service providers (ISPs) will voluntarily begin serving as copyright police for the entertainment industry, according to Cary Sherman, chief executive of the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA). The so-called “six-strikes” plan is said to be one of the most effective anti-piracy efforts ever established in the US."

The article goes on to give details. After six notices, internet providers will decide to throttle a person's internet speed, or cut it off altogether. I don't know if they will crack down on torrents only, or if it is up to the internet provider. I get the sense it is up to the internet provider. So some people could get away with downloading non torrents, while others might get their internet service cut off. I urge you to click it and read, as we all know people who download.

No more downloading eps of your favorite shows for vidding, gifs, or fanfiction art. No more downloading screencaps possibly. I'm so sorry my friends. I don't even know if BT Guard will work to protect you, but I would google it if I were you. It is a professional service that supposedly can protect you from the invasive eyes of your internet provider.

Just, my friends, please make each other aware. Please be aware of the date JULY 12TH. Mark your calendar and double check with your internet provider by then. If you start receiving notices of downloaded activity, this is why. And your internet service could be throttled or cut off.

Fox News confirms this:
http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/03/17/us-isps-become-copyright-cops-starting-july-12/

Youtube video explaining this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5OG0R-yS-c



ETA: Petition for RIAA and the Obama Administration: Stop ISPs from launching a massive copyright spying scheme this July 12th