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Title: Thraxas Author: Martin Scott Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 0743471520 Pages: 442 Keywords: fantasy, detective, humor Reading period: 12 August, 2007
Thraxas is an middle-aged minor sorceror and retired warrior, who is entirely too fond of the bottle, his grub, and the racetrack. He long ago fell from grace at the palace in the city of Turai and now makes ends meet by discreet private investigations. He is occasionally aided by Makri, a gladiator-turned-barmaid and would-be university student, who happens to be part Orc, part Elf, and half human.
This book was published as two separate novels in Britain, Thraxas and Thraxas and the Warrior Monks. The plots are fairly forgettable, but fun while you read them and move along at a good clip with jokes thrown in.
The second novel of le Carré's Karla Trilogy, following Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy and preceding Smiley's People.
The "Circus" (MI6) is in sorry shape after the mole "Gerald" was unmasked. George Smiley, now head of the Circus, must go on the offense. They find a trail of money leading to a Hong Kong businessman, Drake Ko. Jerry Westerby, a newspaper reporter and occasional agent, is sent out to Hong Kong to shake Ko's tree.
Smiley is a secondary character here. Jerry is the honourable schoolboy of the title, a big, bluff, middle-aged aristocrat and second-rate newspaper hack. Jerry travels all over South-East Asia, against the backdrop of the fall of Saigon, in his efforts to track down leads. The half-crazy pilots that he encounters in the jungle evoke the world of Joseph Conrad.
Jerry himself becomes increasingly unhinged as he becomes obsessed with Ko's roundeye mistress, Lizzie Worthington, to the great alarm of his Circus minders, with ultimately tragic results.
Highly recommended.
Pidgin (formerly known as GAIM) talks multiple protocols, including MSN and Google Talk. To configure, follow the instructions.
For Google Talk (XMPP), you may also need to set some advanced settings. At least, I have needed this at my last two jobs.
Title: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Author: J.K. Rowling Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Publisher: Scholastic Copyright: 2007 ISBN: 0545010225 Pages: 759 Keywords: fantasy Reading period: 2-3 August, 2007
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Rowling demonstrates that she really has been building up to this finale across all seven books, laying down material in earlier books to be picked up here.
After a brief, happy interlude at the wedding of Bill Weasley and Fleur Delacour, Harry goes on the run with Ron and Hermione. A coup has taken place in the Ministry of Magic. A puppet minister has been installed, with Voldemort reigning behind the scenes. Mudbloods are being rounded up. Snape is the new headmaster of Hogwarts.
They spend months on the run trying to track down the horcruxes, with little success. They do manage to break into both the Ministry of Magic and Gringotts Bank. Eventually, they learn of the Deathly Hallows, three legendary objects that can conquer death. Harry becomes obsessed with them, to the despair of Ron and Hermione.
Eventually, they make their way back to Hogwarts for the climactic battle with Voldemort. They witness Voldemort killing Snape to take possession of the Elder Wand, one of the Hallows. Harry retrieves Snape's final thoughts and views them in the Pensieve, and learns that Snape had been Dumbledore's spy all along and had killed Dumbledore at his behest.
Harry battles Voldemort, coming to the very brink of death, but finally triumphs. Several of his allies die in the Battle of Hogwarts. An epilogue set nineteen years later, shows many of the surviving students congregating at King's Cross station to send their own children off to Hogwarts.
I found this to be a very satisfying climax to the series, darker and weightier than the earlier books, but without the padding of The Goblet of Fire or The Order of the Phoenix. We learn a great deal more about the backstory of the series. In particular, we learn about the young, flawed Albus Dumbledore and his manipulative ways. Not only Harry, but also his brother Aberforth and Snape were pawns in Dumbledore's plans.
Highly recommended, if you read the entire series.
(See the Wikipedia article for more details.)
Title: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince Author: J.K. Rowling Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Scholastic Copyright: 2005 ISBN: 0439784549 Pages: 652 Keywords: fantasy Reading period: 1-2 August, 2007
At the end of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, the reborn Voldemort finally revealed himself to the world. Harry is no longer being dogged by ill-founded claims that he is lying, making his sixth year at Hogwarts easier. Elsewhere in the magical world, Voldemort and the Death Eaters are wreaking havoc.
Dumbledore belatedly takes Harry somewhat into his confidence and reveals that Voldemort has split his soul into several pieces to assure his immortality. Only if these fragments, which are hidden in horcruxes, are all destroyed, can Voldemort be killed.
Dumbledore and Harry travel to a distant cave to retrieve one of the horcruxes. They return to Hogwarts to find it under attack by the Death Eaters. Dumbledore is killed by Snape. After the funeral, Harry vows not to return to Hogwarts, but instead to track down and destroy the remaining horcruxes.
Harry matures in this book from the whiny, angst-ridden adolescent of the previous book. His public recognition, the confidences of Dumbledore, and his developing relationship with Ginny Weasley certainly help. Dumbledore's death after Sirius Black's death are traumatizing events that scar Harry but leave him more determined than ever to bring down the killer of his parents.
I worked at Atlas Solutions, a subsidiary of aQuantive, from October 2005 to July 2007.
Google bought our largest competitor, DoubleClick, for $3 Billion in April 2006. In the following five weeks, all the other major web advertising companies were bought up, culminating in Microsoft paying the stupendous sum of $6 billion for aQuantive. The Microsoft-aQuantive deal closes in mid-August.
To put it mildly, I was not excited at the thought of becoming a Microsoft employee yet again. Cumulatively, between 1992 and 2005, I spent 10 years at Microsoft as an employee or contractor, including a year and a half on Cairo, seven years on IIS, and a year on FlexGo.
Nevertheless, I had absolutely no desire to go back to being a Microserf. I don't like Microsoft's business practices, I'm sick of the evil empire vibe, I'm tired of the hostility to Open Source, I don't want to work for asshats like Steve Ballmer, and I have old scars from my earlier tours of duty that trigger my fight-or-flight response. I've done my time in the Redmond saltmines and I just want to be a productive member of society now. Microsoft is like a gravitational black hole: it warps everything in its vicinity. Life is too short to work at a company whose values are fundamentally different to my own.
Your mileage may vary. I know many decent people at Microsoft who are doing good work. I applaud them, but I do not wish to rejoin them.
That's not to say that I think everyone should flee Atlas. Having Microsoft on your resume is a definite plus, and it's the right choice for many people. I think everyone should make their own cost-benefit analysis and decide if they want to work for Microsoft or not. I've written code that literally runs on hundreds of millions of machines: http.sys, available on all Windows XP SP2 machines, Windows Server 2003, and Vista. There are few other companies where you can have that kind of reach.
However, Microsoft and Atlas have very different corporate cultures. Microsoft is a hard-assed, hard-driving culture. Atlas has a far more reasonable pro-work-life-balance culture. I've seen several alpha-male types being rejected by the team-fit interviews at Atlas who would have fit in just fine at Microsoft.
Microsoft claim that they will make few changes to aQuantive and Atlas. Certainly, they would be incredibly foolish to kill the golden goose after spending such an enormous amount. I really hope they have the sense to leave well enough alone.
Anyway, I'm not going to find out first hand. I spent a few weeks looking around in June, and I found a new position at Cozi.com. My last day at Atlas was Friday, July 27th. I'll miss my old team in Emerging Media. They were the best team that I ever worked on, and I'm proud of the Video-on-Demand and In-Stream web video products that we built.
My criteria for a new job were that it should be a small company, somewhere in downtown Seattle or Fremont, within an easy bus ride of my home in Beacon Hill, doing something reasonably interesting. From 1992 to 2005, all my jobs were on the Eastside, while I lived in Seattle proper. I never, ever want to commute across Lake Washington again. Atlas has 300 or 400 employees, aQuantive has 2600, and Microsoft has 78,000. I wanted a small company, where it's really possible to make a difference.
On Monday, August 6th, I'll be starting work at Cozi.com, building groupware products for families: shared calendars, lists, messages, photos, Outlook integration, and so on. Cozi is in the Smith Tower, three blocks from Atlas's Pioneer Square location. Cozi is a two-year-old startup with 18 people when I signed on, and they flattered me by aggressively pursuing me. I have high hopes that it's going to work out.
Cozi recently raised $4 million in a second round of angel financing. We consider our biggest competitor to be pencil and paper and we like to consider ourselves as a digital refrigerator magnet. The Wall Street Journal's Mossberg Solution and Lifehacker have favorable reviews of the released product. PodVentureZone has a multipart interview (mostly transcribed) with Robbie Cape, Cozi's CEO and co-founder.
Cozi's vacation policy is 2+2. Everyone gets two weeks off when they choose, and the company closes for a week at Christmas and a week in August (this week). I've spent the last week doing a lot of cycling around the Seattle area. We're going to Ireland and Italy at the end of August, and Emma couldn't take any more time off.
Back to work next week. Wish me luck.
Last night, I unwittingly bought some habenero peppers when I was shopping for ingredients for Afghan Chicken. They tasted hot, but not too hot, when I nibbled a couple of small pieces. I cut them up with my bare hands. By the time that I was finished, my fingers felt as if they had been burned! As if I had burned them with steam or something. It took several hours for the pain to go away. Fortunately, I didn't rub my eyes or more delicate mucous membranes, while I still had the habenero oils on my skin.
The chicken itself was fine: not too spicy. The cooked-up onion marinade had a definite burn, but adding fresh yogurt kept it manageable for the spice wimps.
I'll pay more attention to what I'm buying in future.
Title: An Oblique Approach Author: Eric Flint & David Drake Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 1998 ISBN: 0671878654 Pages: 480 Keywords: alternate history Reading period: 18-21 July, 2007
Title: In the Heart of Darkness Author: Eric Flint & David Drake Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 1998 ISBN: 0671878859 Pages: 480 Keywords: alternate history Reading period: 22-24 July, 2007
Title: Destiny's Shield Author: Eric Flint & David Drake Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 2000 ISBN: 0671578723 Pages: 576 Keywords: alternate history Reading period: 25-27 July, 2007
Title: Fortune's Stroke Author: Eric Flint & David Drake Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 2001 ISBN: 0671319981 Pages: 512 Keywords: alternate history Reading period: 28 July, 2007
Title: The Tide of Victory Author: Eric Flint & David Drake Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 2002 ISBN: 0743435656 Pages: 576 Keywords: alternate history Reading period: 29-30 July, 2007
Title: The Dance of Victory Author: Eric Flint & David Drake Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 2006 ISBN: 1416521372 Pages: 512 Keywords: alternate history Reading period: 31 July, 2007
Contrary to my usual practice, I read the entire Belisarius Series back to back. Blame Emma: she keeps getting Eric Flint books out of the library and slinging them my way.
Belisarius was a real-life sixth-century Roman general based in Constantinople, the capital of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire.
In the far, far future, two races descended from mankind fight a proxy war to change the past. The 'New Gods', repulsed by the mongrel offshoots of the human race, bet on the Malwa empire of India, with its rigid caste system. At ruinous expense, they send a cyborg named Link back to the sixth century. With gunpowder technology, the Malwas quickly conquer the rest of India and start eyeing the Persian and Roman empires.
A crystalline race send one of their number, Aide, back in time to help Rome's greatest general, Belisarius, fight the Malwa, and keep Earth's history, as much as possible, on its previous trajectory. Aide's vast knowledge of our history and technology augment Belisarius's native cunning and immense grasp of strategy and tactics, and eventually overcome Link and the Malwa.
The books juggle multiple viewpoint characters, weaving together a complex tapestry of plots, spread over six books. The action flows from Constantinople to Persia, Alexandria, the Axumite (Ethiopian) empire, Arabia, and most of all, to India. The characters are for the most part likeable and larger than life. Most, but by no means all, of the Malwa and their allies are repellent. The battles are many and the carnage vast, as the authors get to cherrypick the tactics of Earth's greatest generals.
In the end, Link's fatal flaw is its lack of understanding of humanity, that only the soul matters, of the importance of love and redemption.
I had a NameValueCollection embedded inside a larger object. I needed to serialize the larger object into XML and back. Unfortunately, NameValueCollection is not XML serializable. Why I do not know.
A blog comment from Tim Erwin got me started in the right direction. Implement IXmlSerializable and do the work by hand in ReadXml and WriteXml.
Tim's implementation turned out to be overly simple. It didn't handle an empty collection well, nor did it leave the XmlReader in a good state.
I used SGen to examine the deserialization of a List<String> to figure out what else needed to be done.
The following ReadXml seems to work. If I expected to receive XML from untrusted sources, I would make this more robust.
public void ReadXml(XmlReader reader) { if (reader.IsEmptyElement) return; while (reader.Read() && reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.EndElement && reader.NodeType != XmlNodeType.None) { if (reader.NodeType == XmlNodeType.Element && reader.LocalName == "Header") { reader.MoveToAttribute("name"); string name = reader.Value; reader.MoveToAttribute("value"); string value = reader.Value; Add(name, value); } } reader.ReadEndElement(); } public void WriteXml(XmlWriter writer) { foreach (string name in nvc.Keys) { writer.WriteStartElement("Header"); string value = nvc[name]; writer.WriteAttributeString("name", name); writer.WriteAttributeString("value", value); writer.WriteEndElement(); } } public XmlSchema GetSchema( ) { return null; }
I also found that I needed to implement custom Equals and GetHashCode, as the NameValueCollection implementations didn't seem to do what I wanted.
// Have to override GetHashCode() as two apparently identical NameValueCollections // will have different hash codes. public override int GetHashCode() { int hash = nvc.Count; foreach (string name in nvc) { hash = 757 * hash + 101 * nvc[name].GetHashCode() + name.GetHashCode(); } return hash; } public bool Equals(HeadersCollection that) { if (ReferenceEquals(that, null)) return false; if (ReferenceEquals(this, that)) return true; // Have to explicitly compare the contents of the collections // as NameValueCollection.Equals doesn't seem to do what we want. // Note: this is independent of order. if (nvc.Count != that.nvc.Count) return false; foreach (string name in nvc) { if (nvc[name] != that.nvc.Get(name)) return false; } return true; } public static bool Equals(HeadersCollection headersA, HeadersCollection headersB) { if (headersA == null) return (headersB == null); if (ReferenceEquals(headersA, headersB)) return true; return headersA.Equals(headersB); } public override bool Equals(object obj) { if (obj is HeadersCollection) return Equals((HeadersCollection) obj); return false; }
Title: The Order of the Phoenix Author: J.K. Rowling Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Publisher: Scholastic Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 043935806X Pages: 870 Keywords: fantasy Reading period: 14-15 July, 2007
Having just seen the new Harry Potter movie, I decided to reread this book and the Half-Blood Prince before the release of the final book, next weekend.
The movie omits vast swathes of plot, of course, but delivers a competent retelling of the book.
Voldemort came back to life at the end of the previous book, but only Harry Potter has seen him and few, apart from Dumbledore and the reconstituted Order of the Phoenix, believe him. A tinpot dictator from the Ministry of Magic, Dolores Umbridge, is sent to Hogwarts to clamp down on troublemakers. Harry goes through his fifth year, studying for the OWL examinations, fighting with Umbridge, and being increasingly troubled by dreams linking him to Voldemort.
The book is entertaining and moves the Harry Potter saga along, but it's too long. Rowling, like Stephen King, is too much of a publishing phenomenon for editors to have a strict hand with her.
Harry is in full-blown, awkward adolescence: sulky, misunderstood, clumsy around girls, and rebellious. He fights with all of his well-meaning friends, Ron, Hermione, and Sirius.
In the movie, particularly, I thought that Harry was ill-used by Dumbledore as a pawn in the struggle against Voldemort. The book allows for more nuance. A lot of grief and misunderstanding could have been avoided if only Dumbledore had been forthcoming much earlier. Of course, that would have ruined most of the plot.
Title: The Accusers Author: Lindsey Davis Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Publisher: Mysterious Press Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 0446693294 Pages: 369 Keywords: historical mystery Reading period: 5-11 July, 2007
The Accusers is one of the more recent titles in Lindsey Davis's long-running series about Marcus Didius Falco, an informer (private detective) in ancient Rome. Davis's prose is slyly witty with an occasional leavening of snark.
Falco and Associates look into the death of a senator who committed suicide after being convicted of corruption. Was it really suicide? A complicated courtroom drama ensues.
On a par with other books in the series. Entertaining, amusing, and plenty of plot twists.
Title: Dead I Well May Be Author: Adrian McKinty Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Pocket Books Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 0743470567 Pages: 367 Keywords: crime Reading period: 4 July, 2007
Michael Forsythe is an illegal immigrant from Northern Ireland, working for a crime boss in Harlem in 1992. When he sleeps with his boss's girlfriend, he and three others are set up to take the fall for a drug bust in Mexico. He breaks out of a hellhole prison, losing a foot and his friends along the way, and makes his way back to New York to exact revenge.
McKinty writes lush, atmospheric prose, with a good turn in dialog. Forsythe grows from a bright, feckless teenager, with a future ahead of him in crime, into a hardened, vengeful survivor.
Title: Ally Author: Karen Traviss Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Eos Copyright: 2007 ISBN: 0060882328 Pages: 388 Keywords: SF Reading period: 30 June-3 July, 2007
This is the sequel to Matriarch, one of the very first books I reviewed, back in December 2006.
As with its predecessor, this book does not admit of an easy summary and it too should be read in sequence.
The themes include alien contact, ecocide, genocide, the undesirable consequences of immortality, and the clash of personalities. The plot is character-driven and fast-paced, with multiple twists.
Title: Pyramid Scheme Author: Dave Freer, Eric Flint Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 Publisher: Baen Copyright: 2001 ISBN: 067131839X Pages: 418 Keywords: SF, humor Reading period: 27-29 June, 2007
Pyramid Scheme is another humorous science fiction novel from the authors of Rats, Bats, and Vats and The Rats, The Bats, & The Ugly.
An alien probe, in the shape of a pyramid, lands in Chicago and starts growing rapidly. It captures some of the people in the vicinity and sends them into an alternate universe, where most of them die within hours. A handful survive and start to thrive. The new universe contains the Greek and Egyptian gods and characters from Greek mythology, including the ever-untrustworthy Odysseus.
The plot is too silly to explain further, but it's an enjoyable romp, as the core characters triumph over the odds.
Title: Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy Author: John le Carré Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Publisher: Scribner Copyright: 1974 ISBN: 0743457900 Pages: 317 Keywords: spy, thriller Reading period: 23-26 June, 2007
After panning Prior Bad Acts and Adept, I needed to read a good book. I found it in John le Carré's classic cold war spy novel, Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy.
George Smiley, quiet, unassuming, pudgy, and easily overlooked, is recently retired from the Service (MI6, the British intelligence agency). He is secretly tasked with finding a mole in the highest reaches of the Service, run by Karla, a KGB spymaster. The mole can only be one of the four most senior men. Smiley begins piecing together the evidence from stolen files, interrogating former colleagues, and re-examining his own past.
This is not at all the typical spy novel, full of fast-paced car chases and shootouts. The book is subtle, cerebral, and character-driven, with little action. Smiley may not be capable of running across the street, but he can certainly run a sting operation.
Le Carré masterfully weaves a web of deceit and intrigue, which enmeshes the reader. He depicts a world of moral ambiguity, painted in shades of gray, where motives are murky.
Title: Adept Author: Robert Finn Rating: 1 stars out of 5 Publisher: Snowbooks Copyright: 2004 ISBN: 1905005571 Pages: 446 Keywords: occult thriller Reading period: 18-22 June, 2007
A ninja with improbable abilities steals an ancient Tibetan artifact in London. David Braun, hunky insurance investigator cum martial artist, sets out to recover it with the aid of Susan Milton, an American researcher. I can tell you no more, because I could't bring myself to finish it.
It is rare that I abandon a book halfway through once begun, though perhaps I should more often. Adept is ludicrous and clumsily written. I found it impossible to suspend my belief.
Title: Prior Bad Acts Author: Tami Hoag Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Publisher: Bantam Copyright: 2006 ISBN: 9780553583595 Pages: 525 Keywords: crime Reading period: 16-17 June, 2007
Karl Dahl is about to go on trial for the obscene murders of a woman and her two young children, and everyone wants to lynch him. Judge Carey Moore rules that Dahl's prior criminal record is inadmissible. Hours later, she's beaten up in the courthouse parking garage. Is it (a) an enraged member of the public, (b) the family of the murder victims, (c) a hit man sent by her estranged husband, or (d) the sidelined detective driven out of his mind by the horrors of the case? Then Karl Dahl escapes....
The whole book is like this: one over-the-top plot device laid on top of the next. It is fairly effective at keeping the adrenaline flowing, but otherwise has little to recommend it. Empty literary calories. It would have been a better book if most of the plot had been left out.
Title: Hearse of a Different Color Author: Tim Cockey Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Publisher: Hyperion Copyright: 2001 ISBN: 0786889632 Pages: 382 Keywords: mystery, humor Reading period: 13-16 June, 2007
Hitchcock Sewell is an undertaker who finds the murdered body of a waitress on the front door of his funeral parlor, one winter's evening during a wake. Hitch and his weatherwoman girlfriend, Bonnie, become obsessed with finding out who killed the waitress.
This is a fairly amusing comic mystery, with a semi-plausible but twisted plot. Hitch is a sympathetic character, albeit one who drinks too much and whose eye wanders.
Title: Proven Guilty Author: Jim Butcher Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Roc Copyright: 2006 ISBN: 0451461037 Pages: 479 Keywords: fantasy Reading period: 9-12 June, 2007
Ninth book in the Dresden Files series of urban fantasys.
Harry Dresden is a wizard who consults with the Chicago Police on weird crimes. Molly, the rebellious teenaged daughter of an old friend, leads him to a horror fiction convention where the fans are being attacked by real monsters. Given Harry's smart mouth and talent for drawing trouble upon himself, it's not too long before he's captured by a sadistic villain who tries to auction him to his many enemies on eBay. He escapes but then has to lead a rescue mission into the land of Faerie to save Molly.
Entertaining, fast-paced, funny in places, and a little less grim than some of the previous books in the series. The back story continues to develop and Harry's relationships with the ongoing characters evolve, mostly for the better.
I made my radio debut this afternoon. The Wild Geese Players of Seattle read a couple of short excerpts on KBCS from James Joyce's Ulysses, as a foretaste of the readings we're doing next weekend.
This year's reading is of the Nausicaa chapter, wherein Leopold Bloom reposes on a beach to recover from clashing with the Citizen in the previous chapter, and flirts at a distance with young Gerty MacDowell. This is the infamous masturbation chapter that led to Ulysses being banned for obscenity.
There are two readings.
Sat, June 16th, 4:30pm Elliott Bay Bookstore 101 S. Main St, Seattle, WA 98101.
Sun, June 17th, 6pm Pike Pub and Brewery 1415 First Ave, Seattle, WA 98101.
I will be one of several readers giving voice to Leopold Bloom. It is likely that Jim McDermott will once again be reading with us.
Title: Roma Eterna Author: Robert Silverberg Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Publisher: Eos Copyright: 2003 ISBN: 0380814889 Pages: 449 Keywords: alternate history Reading period: 5-9 June, 2007
Rome has never fallen to the barbarians. The eternal city has stood for 27 centuries. Its empire has ebbed and flowed, from weak emperors who submitted to their co-emperors in Constantinople, to mad ones who drain the treasury, to conquerors who spread the might of Rome across the globe.
The premise is interesting, but the execution is weak. The book is written in a Micheneresque style: a series of disjointed chapters set decades or centuries apart. The viewpoint characters usually have some connection to the emperor of the time. Reviewing the front matter moments ago, I see that "sections of this book have been previously published in somewhat different form, copyright 1989, 1991, 1994, 1998, 1999, 2002, 2003". It's clear that it was cobbled together from a series of short stories.
Title: The Portrait Author: Iain Pears Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: Riverhead Books Copyright: 2005 ISBN: 159448175X Pages: 211 Keywords: fiction Reading period: 3-5 June, 2007
In 1912, Henry MacAlpine is a well-known British painter, living in self-imposed exile on a small island off the coast of Brittany. His old friend, William Naysmith, the renowned art critic has come to see him and have his portrait painted. Over the course of several sittings, we come to learn why MacAlpine has left London and why he has lured Naysmith to see him. Naysmith has misused his great influence as an art critic to destroy several painters.
It's extremely rare to see an entire novel written in the second person. The Portrait is written as a series of MacAlpine's monologues addressed to Naysmith. It's a difficult technique, but Pears pulls it off. He reveals the backstory with great skill, painting verbal portraits of MacAlpine and Naysmith, while MacAlpine paints Naysmith. Pears is an art historian as well as a novelist, and he marries his two interests to great effect here.
Title: The Black Death, second edition Author: Philip Ziegler Rating: 3 stars out of 5 Publisher: Penguin Copyright: 1998 ISBN: 014027524X Pages: 339 Keywords: history Reading period: 6 May-3 June, 2007
After reading Doomsday Book, I decided that I wanted to know more about the Black Death. And I learned a great deal from Ziegler's book.
The Black Death killed one-third of the population of Europe between 1347 and 1350. It was hugely traumatic for the people of the time, with their profound ignorance of medicine and science, and it was widely viewed as a punishment from God.
Ziegler spends the first few chapters showing how the plague affected Italy, France, Germany, and other European nations, but most of the book concentrates on England. He describes the state of medical knowledge, the deleterious effects on the Catholic Church's influence, and the social and economic effects. He recreates what it must have been like in a village as it succumbed.
This book was first published in 1969 and seems to have been only lightly revised in 1998. It by no means represents current thinking amongst historians as to the causes or effects of the Black Death. Still, the book is well written and approachable, shedding light on the period.
Title: The Far Side of the World Author: Patrick O'Brian Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Publisher: W.W. Norton Copyright: 1992 ISBN: 0393308626 Pages: 366 Keywords: historical fiction Reading period: 27 May-1 June, 2007
This is the tenth of Patrick O'Brian's Aubrey-Maturin novels, and it provides much of the basis for the film Master and Commander.
During the War of 1812, Captain Jack Aubrey is sent in pursuit of an American frigate, which has sailed around Cape Horn into the Pacific to seize British whalers in the South Seas. Aubrey and his good friend, the surgeon Stephen Maturin, overcome many obstacles during the pursuit: the ship is badly damaged at one point, crew members are murdered, and Aubrey and Maturin manage to get themselves marooned not once but twice on remote islands.
I received a boxed set of the 21 novels for Christmas a couple of years ago, and I've been working my way slowly through the series. Slowly, because I find that if I read several books in a series back to back, they start to blur together, and these books are so good that I want to savor them. Some argue that this series is one 6000-page long novel, since the books are so clearly linked in a sequence.
O'Brian draws you back into the world of 18th-century seafaring, writing in the style of the period, thick with authentic nautical detail. Long tales of adventure and travel and friendship between two very different men. The wretched tedium of months at sea; the thrill of the chase; the horror of battle.
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Course No. DRG221/321/421 Credits: 3.0
Faculty Amber Kempthorn
This course will explore strategies for representation beyond direct perception, moving past the use of the traditional still life, landscape, or model as subject. How can a drawing describe the world that is beyond the range of our common visual observations? Different approaches to drawing, including free-association, metaphor, and mapping are explored to help define and circumvent personal barriers. Required for Junior Drawing Majors.
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Marc Bergevin continues to piece together the 2012-13 edition of the Montreal Canadiens. Friday afternoon the team announced the signing of defenseman Raphael Diaz to a two year deal. Financial terms of the deal were naturally undisclosed by the team, but Renaud Lavoie of RDS tweeted it at $2.45 million over the two years. It's a 33% raise over the $900K he made last year with the Canadiens. This puts the Habs with seven roster defensemen under contract. P.K. Subban is the remaining RFA on the Canadiens roster. Habs fans shouldn't be in panic mode over P.K. not signing yet. Remember, Carey Price didn't sign his first RFA deal until September 2, 2010.
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I have always had a passion for photography, and I had planned to make use of the Travel Enrichment Grant to conduct a comparative study between the West Indian communities in London and New York City. I specifically employ photography as the medium for my study and research in order to bring to light the peculiar identity form of West Indian culture and experience. New York and London are two cities wherein large populations of West Indian immigrants reside. And one of the goals of my research was to analyze West Indian immigrants, particularly young adults, form their communities in the two foreign cities and countries.
Initially, my project focused on photography, but as my time progressed in London I wanted to know and explore West Indian history in London and ways they preserve their culture. As a result, photography was no longer employed as medium for my study and instead I used interviews of West Indians living in London as way to find out how they have adapted and preserved their culture.
There was a lot I did not know, and I have learned that the life of a West Indian in Britain, as compared to a West Indian in New York City, follows different patterns of adaptation. Race strongly shapes every aspect of West Indians' new American and British life. West Indians' ethnic and cultural diversities are rendered invisible because race is their only noticeable characteristic. However, through dance and music such as Soca, Chutney and Calypso, West Indian immigrants were able to look past the colour of their skin to maintain their cultural identity in countries that can seem so strange.
This research was especially important to me because I am a West Indian immigrant. I was born in Guyana but when I migrated to America, I resided in Bedford-Stuyvesant/ Crown Heights, a community of the Borough of Brooklyn, consisting of immigrants from the Caribbean. Living in this neighborhood made my years in America an easy transition. That is because the position of African Americans as part of America allowed me to balance my ethnic and racial identities. Unfortunately, it wasn't until I stepped out of Brooklyn and attended St. Lawrence University that I became confused because I was confronted with my West Indian immigrant identity. However, the experience from doing this research in London I was able to gain more knowledge of my culture. I was able to highlight the power, beauty, strength and variety of the African Diaspora within my West Indian community and myself and I am proud to share it through my study abroad experience.
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A prolactin test measures the level of the hormone prolactin, which is made by the pituitary gland , in your blood.
Pregnant women have high levels of prolactin, which helps make breast milk. During pregnancy, prolactin levels increase by 10 to 20 times. After the baby is born, prolactin stays high if you are breast-feeding. In women who do not breast-feed, prolactin levels return to normal soon after they give birth. After months of breast-feeding, prolactin levels may also return to normal levels even if you still breast-feed.
The pituitary glands of men and nonpregnant women also make prolactin but it is not clear what it does in the body for these people.
Prolactin levels are different throughout the day. The highest levels occur during sleep and shortly after you wake up. Prolactin levels also get higher during times of physical or emotional stress.
Many medicines can cause prolactin levels to go up. Tumors of the pituitary gland can sometimes cause prolactin to be made. A damaged pituitary gland may not be able to make normal amounts of prolactin so levels will be lower.
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A test for prolactin is done:
- To find the cause of abnormal nipple discharge, or if a woman is not having periods (amenorrhea) or if a woman is having a hard time becoming pregnant (infertile).
- In a man when a pituitary gland problem is suspected. Also, a prolactin test may be done to check levels if a man lacks sexual desire or if he has trouble getting an erection (erectile dysfunction). Prolactin levels may be checked when a man's testosterone levels are really low.
- To see whether a tumor in the pituitary gland (called a prolactinoma) is making large amounts of prolactin.
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Do not eat or drink for a certain number of hours as instructed by your doctor before having a prolactin test.
A blood prolactin test is usually done about 3 hours after you wake up, sometime between 8 a.m. and 10 a.m.
Emotional stress or strenuous exercise just before the test can raise prolactin levels. You may be asked to rest quietly for up to 30 minutes before having your blood drawn.
Stimulation of the nipples can raise prolactin levels. Avoid nipple stimulation for 24 hours prior to prolactin testing. A woman having abnormal nipple discharge should not do anything to cause more discharge before the test.
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[.147–.148] [Deleted September 1981]
[.149–.150] [Deleted March 1978]
[.151–.152] [Deleted March 1978]
[.153–.154] [Deleted March 1978]
[.155 —.156] [Deleted March 2013, effective May 31, 2013.]
[.157–.158] [Deleted March 1978]
[.159–.160] [Deleted March 1978]
[.161–.162] [Deleted March 1978]
[.163–.164] [Deleted November 1997]
[.165–.166] [Deleted March 1978]
[.167–.168] [Deleted March 1978]
[.169–.170] [Deleted March 1978]
[.171–.172] [Deleted August 1989]
[.173–.174] [Deleted March 1978]
[.175–.176] [Deleted March 1978]
[.177–.178] [Deleted March 1978]
[.179–.180] [Deleted March 1978]
[.181–.182] [Superseded March 1975]
[.183–.184] [Superseded March 1975]
[.185–.186] [Deleted March 1978]
[.187–.188] [Deleted March 1978]
[.189–.190] [Deleted March 1978]
[.191–.192] [Deleted March 1978]
[.193–.194] [Deleted March 1978]
[.195–.196] [Deleted March 1978]
[.197–.198] [Deleted March 1978]
[.199–.200] [Deleted March 1978]
[.201–.202] [Deleted June 1982]
[.203–.204] [Deleted March 1978]
[.205–.206] [Deleted March 1978]
[.207–.208] [Deleted March 1978]
[.209–.210] [Deleted March 1978]
[.211–.212] [Deleted March 1978]
[.213–.214] [Deleted March 1978]
[.215–.216] [Deleted August 2011, effective November 30, 2011]
[.217–.218] [Deleted June 1991]
[.219–.220] [Deleted June 1991]
[.221–.222] [Deleted June 1991]
[.223–.224] [Deleted June 1991]
[.225–.226] [Deleted June 1991]
[.227–.228] [Deleted June 1991]
[.229–.230] [Deleted December 1992]
[.231–.232] [Superseded June 1976]
[.233–.234] [Deleted August 2011, effective November 30, 2011]
[.235–.236] [Deleted March 1978]
[.237–.238] [Deleted March 1978]
[.239–.240] [Deleted March 1978]
[.241–.242] [Deleted March 1978]
[.243–.244] [Deleted March 1978]
[.245–.246] [Deleted March 1978]
[.247–.248] [Deleted March 1978]
[.249–.250] [Deleted March 1978]
[.251–.252] [Deleted March 1978]
[.253–.254] [Deleted August 1989]
[.255–.256] [Deleted March 1978]
[.257–.258] [Deleted March 1978]
[.259–.260] [Deleted March 1978]
[.261–.262] [Deleted March 1978]
[.263–.264] [Deleted August 1989]
[.265–.266] [Deleted March 1978]
[.267–.268] [Deleted August 2012]
[.269 —.270] [Deleted April 2012].
.271 Question—A member's firm consisting of one certified and one noncertified partner has been dissolved. One account was retained which the two practitioners plan to continue to service together. Should the audit report be submitted on partnership stationery?
.272 Answer—It would appear proper for the audit to be carried out jointly by the two former partners. The opinion should be presented on plain paper and signed somewhat as follows:
John Doe, Certified Public Accountant
Richard Roe, Accountant
Such a signature would leave no doubt as to whether a partnership existed, and the client and others would have the assurance that both accountants participated in the audit.
.273 Question—A member's firm wishes to institute the designation "nonproprietary partner" to describe certain high-ranking staff who were former partners of merged firms who did not qualify for partnership in the merging firm. With this title, they would be eligible to participate in the firm's pension plan. In holding themselves out to the public they would be required to use this designation. Is there any impropriety in the proposed title?
.274 Answer—The use of the designation "partner" should be restricted to those members of the firm who are legally partners. Those who are not parties to the partnership agreement should not hold themselves out in any manner which might lead others to believe that they are partners. The use of the designation "nonproprietary partner" by one who is not in fact a partner is considered misleading and therefore is not permitted.
.275 Question—May a member be a partner of a firm of public accountants, all other members of which are noncertified, and at the same time retain for him or herself a practice of his or her own as a CPA?
.276 Answer—Rule 505 [ET section 505.01] would not prohibit such a practice. However, clients and others interested should be advised about the dual position of the member to prevent any misunderstanding or misrepresentation.
[.277-.278] [Deleted December 1998]
[.279–.280] [Deleted August 2011, effective November 30, 2011]
.281 Question—Is a member who has formed a partnership with a noncertified public accountant ethically responsible for all the acts of the partnership?
.282 Answer—Yes. If the noncertified partner should violate the Code, the member would be held accountable.
[.283–.284] [Deleted March 1978]
[.285–.286] [Deleted March 1978]
[.287–.288] [Deleted August 2011, effective November 30, 2011]
.289 Question—When two partnerships merge, is it permissible for the newly merged firm to practice under a title which includes the name of a partner who had retired from one of the two firms prior to the merger?
.290 Answer—Rule 505 [ET section 505.01] of the Code of Professional Conduct states that partnerships may practice under a firm title which includes the name or names of former partners. Since the retired partner was once a partner in one of the merged firms, it would be proper for his or her name to appear in the title of a newly created firm.
[.291–.292] [Deleted September 1999]
[.293–.294] [Deleted November 1989]
[.295–.296] [Deleted November 1989]
[.297–.298] [Deleted March 1978]
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[.315–.316] [Deleted December 1998]
[.317–.318] [Deleted June 1991]
[.319–.320] [Deleted March 1978]
[.321–.322] [Deleted March 1978]
[.323–.324] [Superseded August 1975]
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[.327–.328] [Deleted March 1978]
[.329–.330] [Deleted March 1978]
[.331–.332] [Deleted March 1978]
[.333–.334] [Deleted June 1991]
[.335–.336] [Superseded by interpretation 501-3.]
[.337–.338] [Deleted March 1978]
[.339–.340] [Deleted March 1978]
[.341–.342] [Deleted March 1978]
[.343–.344] [Deleted March 1978]
[.345–.346] [Deleted March 1978]
[.347–.348] [Deleted March 1978]
[.349–.350] [Replaced by ruling No. 85 under rule of conduct 102 and ruling No. 18 under rule of conduct 301.]
[.351–.352] [Deleted August 2011, effective November 30, 2011]
[.353–.354] [Deleted August 2011, effective November 30, 2011]
[.355–.356] [Deleted December 1992]
[.357–.358] [Deleted August 2011, effective November 30, 2011]
[.359–.360] [Deleted November 1993]
[.361–.362] [Deleted June 1991]
[.363–.364] [Deleted April 30, 2006.]
.365 Question—In what circumstances may a firm include the AICPA-awarded designation "Personal Financial Specialists" on the firm's letterhead and in marketing materials?
.366 Answer—It is permissible under rule 502 [ET section 502.01] for the designation "Personal Financial Specialists" (PFS) to be used on a firm's letterhead and in marketing materials if all partners or shareholders of the firm currently have the AICPA-awarded designation. An individual member who holds the designation may use it after his or her name.
.367 Question—Rules 302 [ET section 302.01] and 503 [ET section 503.01] prohibit, among other acts, the receipt of contingent fees for the performance of certain services and the receipt of a commission for the referral of products or services under certain circumstances. When is a contingent fee or commission deemed to be received?
.368 Answer—A contingent fee or commission is deemed to be received when the performance of the related services is complete and the fee or the commission is determined. For example, if in one year a member sells a life insurance policy to a client and the member's commission payments are determined to be a fixed percentage of future years' renewal premiums, the commission is deemed to be received in the year the policy is sold.
.369 Question—May a member purchase a product from a third-party supplier and resell the product to a client without violating rule 503 [ET section 503.01]?
.370 Answer—Yes. If a member purchases a product and resells it to a client, any profit on the sale would not constitute a commission. Purchasing entails taking title to the product and having all the associated risks of ownership.
.371 Question—A member has contracted with a computer-hardware maintenance servicer to provide support for a client's computer operations. Would it be a violation of rule 503 [ET section 503.01] for that member to bill the client a higher service fee than that charged the member by the service provider?
.372 Answer—No. The increased fee would not constitute a commission.
.373 Question—May a member's spouse provide services to the member's attest client for a contingent fee or refer products or services for a commission to or from the member's attest client without causing the member to be in violation of rule 302 [ET section 302.01] or rule 503 [ET section 503.01]?
.374 Answer—Yes, if the activities of the member's spouse are separate from the member's practice and the member is not significantly involved in those activities. The member, however, should consider whether a conflict of interest may exist as described in rule 102 [ET section 102.01] and interpretation 102-2 [ET section 102.03].
.375 Question—A member refers computer products of wholesalers to clients of the firm through distributors and agents. A payment is received by the member from the wholesaler if the clients purchase the computer products. Must the member consider rule 503 [ET section 503.01] in connection with this payment?
.376 Answer—Yes. Section 91.02 [ET section 91.02] of the Code of Professional Conduct provides that a member shall not permit others to perform acts on behalf of the member that, if carried out by the member, would place the member in violation of the rules. Therefore, the member would be held responsible for the actions of the distributors and agents.
Rule 503 [ET section 503.01] provides that, if a member or the member's firm performs for a client a service described in rule 503 [ET section 503.01], the member may not recommend or refer to that client for a commission any product or service, or receive a commission for a recommendation or referral. This prohibition applies during the period in which the member is engaged to perform any of the services described in rule 503 [ET section 503.01] and during the period covered by any historical financial statements in such services.
If the products are referred on a commission basis to clients for which the member is not engaged to perform any of the services described in rule 503 [ET section 503.01], rule 503 [ET section 503.01] would not be violated as long as the commission is disclosed to the client. However, any subsequent performance of services described in rule 503 [ET section 503.01] during a period in which the commission was received would constitute a violation of rule 503 [ET section 503.01].
.377 Question—Individuals associated with a client entity who are currently on opposing sides in an internal dispute have each issued separate requests calling for the member to supply them with records pursuant to interpretation 501-1 [ET section 501.02]. Does the member have to comply with all such requests?
.378 Answer—In providing professional services to individuals, partnerships, or corporations, a member will usually deal with an individual who has been designated or held out as the client's representative. Such a representative might include, for example, a general partner or a majority shareholder. A member who has provided the records to the individual designated or held out as the client's representative has no obligation to provide such records to other individuals associated with the client.
[Revised, effective April 30, 2006, by the Professional Ethics Executive Committee.]
.379 Question—May a member who is in partnership with non-CPAs sign reports with the firm name and below it affix his or her own signature with the designation "Certified Public Accountant"?
.380 Answer—This would not be improper, provided it is clear that the partnership itself is not being held out as composed entirely of CPAs.
[Formerly ruling No. 7 under section 291. Transferred from section 291.013-.014, April 1995.]
.381 Question—If the relationship of a member who is not an owner of a firm is terminated, may he or she take or retain originals or copies from the firm's client files or proprietary information without the firm's permission?
.382 Answer—No, except where permitted by contractual arrangement.
[Revised, effective December 31, 1998, by the Professional Ethics Executive Committee.]
.383 Question—A member or member's firm (member) provides for a contingent fee investment advisory services, or refers for a commission products or services of a nonclient or a nonattest client, to the owners, officers, or employees of an attest client or to a nonattest client employee benefit plan sponsored by an attest client. Would the member be considered to be in violation of either rule 302 [ET section 302.01] or rule 503 [ET section 503.01]?
.384 Answer—No. The member would not be in violation of either rule 302 [ET section 302.01] or rule 503 [ET section 503.01] provided that, with respect to rule 503 [ET section 503.01], the member discloses the commission to the owners, officers, or employees or to the employee benefit plan. The member should also consider the applicability of interpretation 102-2, Conflicts of Interest [ET section 102.03], and his or her professional responsibility to clients under Rule 301, Confidential Client Information [ET section 301.01].


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Three Morningside College student jazz ensembles will perform on Saturday, Dec. 6, at 7:30 p.m. in Buckingham's Snack Bar, located in the lower level of the Olsen Student Center, 3609 Peters Avenue.
The public is invited to the free event, which is sponsored by Morningside's Academic and Cultural Arts Series (ACAS).
The student jazz ensembles are: Jazz Anonymous, comprised of Andrew Johnson of Bronson, Iowa, on trombone and Gina Gernhart of Kingsley, Iowa, on alto saxophone.
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School Membership(s)School Assoc. | Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Christian Schools International (CSI) Middle States Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools National Association of College Admissions Counselors |
Religious Affiliation | Christian (no specific denomination) |
Grades Offered | Grades Prekindergarten - 12 |
Learning Difference Programs | Yes |
Year Founded | 1971 |
Student Body
Total Students | 808 students |
Student Body Type | Co-ed |
% Students of Color | 21% (MD School Avg.: 30%) |
Students by Grade |
Academics and Faculty
Total Classroom Teachers | 80 teachers |
Student : Teacher Ratio | 11:1 (National school avg.: 13:1) |
% Faculty w/Advanced Degree | 55% |
Average Class Size | 20 students |
Number of AP Courses | 9 courses |
List of Courses Offered | Link to List of Courses |
Advanced Courses | AP English Language and Composition; WP English Literature and Composition; AP Biology; AP Statistics; AP Calculus; AP Spanish IV; AP U.S. History; AP American Government and Politics; AP Macroeconomics; AP Physics |
Average SAT score | 1820 |
Classroom Dress Code | Casual (uniform attire khaki pants, polos, jackets not required) |
Finances and Admission
Admission Deadline | None / Rolling |
Tuition Notes | Visit our website at www.aacsonline.org. |
% on Financial Aid | 30% |
Acceptance Rate | 84% |
Admissions Director | Caroline Stone |
Admissions Associate | Heather Schulte |
Total Sports Offered | 14 sports |
Sports | Baseball, Basketball, Cheering, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, WrestlingBaseball, Basketball, Cheering, Cross Country, Field Hockey, Football, Golf, Lacrosse, Soccer, Softball, Swimming, Tennis, Volleyball, Wrestling, |
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HIGH EXPECTATIONS: We have high expectations for our students. They are encouraged and expected to do their best, whether we're talking about character development, academics, or other activities. Our students learn the value of a strong work ethic and gain confidence as they set and achieve personal goals.
DEDICATED TO SERVICE: We teach and model the importance of service. 100% of our students participate in community service projects. TOP NOTCH TEACHERSJust as we have high expectations for our students, we also have high expectations for our teachers. They each undergo a rigorous evaluation and interview process prior to being hired. They must demonstrate their love for students and the art of teaching. They must be masters in their field and their lives must exemplify biblical wisdom and the love of Christ.
CHRIST-CENTERED: It's not just education as usual with Bible classes tacked on. What does it mean to live your faith? We teach how to live a Christian life within our culture; how to apply a Biblical worldview to everything we do, preparing our students for a lifetime of learning and work within the Kingdom of God.
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Holiday specials: Classic apple and pumpkin, plus pear-raspberry, apple-cranberry, vegan apple-cranberry, and walnut pie. All of them are priced at $20.
To order: Last chance to place an order (phone only) is 10 pm on Sunday, November 18th. For more information on how to order, hop here on the Mission Pie website.
Holiday specials: Pumpkin pie, pecan pie or apple pie with a crumb crust, all priced at $11.99 for small, or $19.99 for large. Owners Kris Hoogerhyde and Anne Walker also add a personal favorite for Thanksgiving: Pumpkin bundt cake with salted caramel glaze for $16.99.
To order: Cut off time for ordering is Sunday the 18th. Pick-up is either on Tuesday or Wednesday. You can order pies by calling 415-241-9760, or in person at the creamery or Bi-Rite Market.
Holiday specials: Classic apple, sugar pie pumpkin, brown butter pecan, gluten-free bittersweet chocolate pecan, pear blackberry crumble—all priced at $35.
To order: Email firstname.lastname@example.com or call (415) 742-0484 to order. Today is also the cut-off for shipping pecan pies or salty honey walnut pies by ordering here. Three Babes offers pickup locations throughout the city for Thanksgiving Eve, and Thanksgiving morning. There's a three pie minimum for deliveries ($15) on Thanksgiving Eve and Thanksgiving day. The Babes are also setting up shop at 18 Reasons from 9 am to 1 pm for anyone who needs last minute, super fresh pie on Thanksgiving day.
Holiday specials: Owner and baker extraordinaire Jen Musty is offering 9" pies in three Thanksgiving flavors: Roasted pumpkin ($20), tart apple cranberry with brown sugar crumb topping ($23), and bourbon pecan ($25).
To order: Order by Friday the 16th for pickup on Tuesday or Wednesday at the FiDi kiosk or the shop on Polk Street. Email email@example.com or call 415-674-1069.
Holiday specials: Pecan, cranberry butter, apple, pumpkin, or pear-grape for $26 a pop. This 7x7 review from earlier this year will shed a little more light on what you've got to look forward to with a Butter Love Bakeshop pie.
To order: Place an order for delivery by filling out the form online. You can also pick-up your pie at Pig & Pie in the Mission. More information on ordering is here.
Holiday specials: Pastry chef Alan Carter offers slightly out-of-the ordinary flavors like pumpkin hazlenut mousse pie, apple cranberry, pear sour cherry, huckleberry, pecan, chocolate pecan, and coconut cream. We're also partial to the not-particularly-Thanksgiving-y blackout cake. The price range here is $30 to $34 and we can promise a an expertly kneaded and shaped dough.
To order: Call 415-861-0198. Pick-up only.
Holiday specials: The famous green chile apple, caramel apple, Mexican chocolate pecan, pumpkin, vegan pear-cherry, vegan sweet potato, candied yam with marshmallow and pecan praline, and orange cranberry cheesecake. All of the pies are $30, except the cheesecake, which is $45.
To order: Call 415-614-9411 or order in person at the stores in Nopa or the Castro. Pick up from either location on the 20, 21, and 22nd from noon to 9 pm, or on Thanksgiving day from 9 am to noon.
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