Finally!  My copy of A New English Translation of the Septuagint (NETS) has arrived!  It will be an invaluable part of my thesis research.  Moreover, it is a needed addition to any Biblical scholar's library.  It has very good introductions to each book or section.  NETS is meant to be the sibling to the NRSV (it reads the same when the Greek allows), so it makes comparative studies very easy.  To say the least, I am excited.