HUZZAH!!HUZZAH!!
my CGL order came in today: 2nd Star league assault lance and Ilkhan"s Eyes Only hardcopy
opening the front cover (not the first page), I saw an AWESOME picture: Snow Raven warships (with Outworld Alliance fighter support) being harassed by Capellan dropships while pounding some planet.

on a different note, it looks like I did NOT get a pay raise, but a reimbursement for something.