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Fiction review: ‘Calf,’ by Andrea Kleine

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Childhood torment elbows its way into fiction almost as a matter of course, but rarely so explicitly as it does in Calf.

In a preface that serves as a sort of key to her debut novel, performance artist Andrea Kleine reveals that a historical event fictionalized in the book had a direct impact on her adolescence, and the gruesome scene that results highlights this feast of Reagan-era violence and psychosis.

It’s December 1980, and a wayward, Fort Worth-born fan has just murdered John Lennon. Ten-year-old Tammy is settling into a new home in Washington, D.C., but the move cannot ease the alienation she feels from her disinterested family.

In Dallas, Jeffrey Hackney also feels “like an alien from another galaxy.” Disregarded by his college classmates and a disappointment to his Bible-thumping father, Jeffrey aches for Lennon-level stardom — or even the fame achieved by Mark David Chapman for killing Lennon.

We know from the preface that Jeffrey is Kleine’s stand-in for would-be Ronald Reagan assassin John Hinckley Jr., so when Jeffrey moves to Los Angeles to become a songwriter and grows fixated on starlet Amber Carrol (i.e., Hinckley’s Jodie Foster), we pretty much know where this train is headed. At least, we think we do. And soon the only questions become how, when and to what end will Jeffrey’s and Tammy’s story lines converge.

If you’re wondering about the true-life connection to the author, here it comes. In the asylum to which he was committed, Hinckley carried on a romance with Leslie DeVeau, a woman committed for the murder of her 10-year-old daughter. That case, sensational at the time, has been largely forgotten, except by those whose lives were affected.

“DeVeau’s daughter was my friend,” Kleine writes in her decoder-ring preface. “She was killed on the eve of my twelfth birthday party.” Calf’s DeVeau stand-ins are Valerie and her daughter, Kirin, a friend of Tammy’s sister.

It’s less convoluted than it sounds, and Kleine never leaves the reader behind, a trick she manages partly thanks to her eschewal of coyness.

For instance, she does little to prevent the reader from pegging Valerie as the child-killer early on, but the eventual murder scene is so chilling that it could hardly have benefited from the element of surprise.

“There was a hole and red was gushing out,” Kleine writes with the cool restraint that defines her style. “Valerie thought this was good.” It’s a stunning set piece, and hazarding a guess I’d say the novel’s genesis lies in this scene, which Kleine writes as if she has imagined it repeatedly over the past 35 years.

Oddly, it’s in her portrayal of Tammy, the character ostensibly most analogous to herself, that Kleine falls short. For one thing, it’s unclear why she would choose to have the murdered girl be friends with Tammy’s sister rather than with Tammy herself. It would be unfair to state authoritatively that Tammy equals Kleine, but if she does — and it’s certainly the impression we’re given — why not go all the way and allow us to view Tammy grieving for a friend rather than simply mulling the death of a mere acquaintance?

What’s even less understandable is Kleine’s presentation of Tammy as precocious in all of the tired ways — “Was there somewhere a script for real life,” she wonders in the middle of performing a school play, “and if so, did that script say that Kirin had to die?” — and why, though she gets as much page time as Jeffrey, her narrative often reads as diversionary filler, keeping us from the more captivating story line.

Though the wait usually proves worthwhile. Jeffrey’s well-paced descent into insanity is harrowing, and Kleine skillfully evokes his crushing need even for simple acknowledgment. When starlet Amber, with polite dismissal, says, “You look like you could be a rock star,” Jeffrey’s internal response is, “This girl was the one person in the entire universe who got him.” Commence idée fixe.

The inevitable convergence of the two main story lines might have set off fireworks for the reader, but instead the scene is superfluous. It comes off as obligatory, as if Kleine could justify neither its omission nor its inclusion.

The climax lies elsewhere. And though you’ll assume you know the rest, Kleine has other ideas. I won’t spoil them, except to say that those surprises are part of what make Calf a qualified success. In matching the alienation of the Reagan ’80s with the shocking violence that touched her own young life, Kleine has created a dark and memorable novel bound to upend a reader’s expectations.

David Duhr is books editor at the Texas Observer.

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Day 38 — An Outdoor Adventure

Halloween is beautiful and sunny.

So, MUNI and I had an outdoor adventure. I set up the tripod and used the remote control to come up with several shots where I looked good reflected in MUNI’s beauty. I edited and posted the best shot without waiting for this blog. Sorry!

Day 38 - Galen and MUNI Posing in the Backyard

Day 38 – Posing in the Backyard

Not too much else going on in the pack. The humans were away a lot. So, despite the fine weather, most of the dog day was spent sleeping. Between a  meeting I had at the office and then having to go out and see costumed people before dark, the girls were virtually neglected!

We all did spend time together watching TV after dinner. MUNI fits right in, and snuggles on the bed.

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MONTREAL: Canadian aircraft and transport company Bombardier will cut 5,000 jobs globally and sell off its ageing turboprop line in a bid to “streamline” operations, the struggling firm announced on Thursday.

The reduction of seven percent of its workforce across the organisation will occur over the next 12 to 18 months, while key aerospace engineering team members will be redeployed to its business segments.

The cuts will be concentrated in the aerospace business and will affect 3,000 workers in Canada, company spokesman Simon Letendre told AFP. Bombardier has had to slash more than 15,000 jobs in its aerospace and rail divisions around the world since 2015.

The Montreal-based group also announced the sale of “non-core assets” totalling around $900 million, including the Q Series turboprop aircraft programme and the de Havilland trademark, which was sold for some $300m to a Canadian investment fund.

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ISLAMABAD, Nov 15: Senate Chairman Mohammadmian Soomro will take oath as the caretaker prime minister on Friday morning after dissolution of the National Assembly on completion of its five-year term, sources told Dawn.

The sources said Gen Musharraf disclosed his choice for the premiership at a farewell dinner he hosted at the presidency for the outgoing members of the National Assembly belonging to the ruling coalition.

The appointment of Mr Soomro as the caretaker prime minister, primarily meant to oversee the next general election, surprised political observers here as the government had all along been saying that a “non-political” and “non-partisan” person would be given the job to ensure free and transparent elections.

The appointment of a neutral personality was one of the major demands of the opposition parties. The leaders of all major opposition parties on Thursday said they had not been consulted by the government over the names for the caretaker set-up.

Mr Soomro is a confidant of Gen Musharraf and won the Senate election on a PML-Q ticket from Sindh.

The sources said Mr Soomro would not quit his Senate office after taking oath on Friday and would resume his duties as Senate chairman after the general election.

The sources said that besides Mr Soomro, a 17-member cabinet was also expected to be administered oath by President Pervez Musharraf at a ceremony to be held at the Presidency at 10.30am.

The caretaker cabinet contains a few people who had previously served in the cabinet of Gen Musharraf when he was the chief executive before the Oct 2002 election.

The sources said Inamul Haq, a former foreign secretary, would take oath as the caretaker foreign minister while former State Bank governor Dr Ishrat Hussain would be the finance minister.

A former defence secretary, Saleem Abbas Jilani, is likely to take oath as defence minister while ex-Wapda chairman Tariq Hameed would hold the water and power portfolio.

A surprise inclusion in the caretaker cabinet is that of Salman Taseer, a businessman and former PPP stalwart. He has been asked to take charge of the commerce ministry.

Senator Nisar Memon is tipped as the information minister and Afzal Haider, a former member of the Council of Islamic Ideology, is likely to be appointed law minister. Barrister Saif Muhammad, who came to the limelight during the hearing of the case against the suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry, would be his deputy.

Abbas Sarfaraz Khan, who had served as Federal Minister for Kashmir Affairs in the previous Musharraf cabinet, is again being given the job. Similarly, another member of the previous Musharraf cabinet, S.K. Tressler, is expected to be a member of the caretaker set-up.

The sources said Ijaz Rahim, a former secretary in the Sindh government, Nisar Mohammad Khan, a veteran PML-Q leader from the NWFP, and Pir of Taunsa Sharif Khwaja Attaullah have also been included in the caretaker cabinet.

Raja Tridev Roy, who has served Pakistan as ambassador in a number of countries and already enjoys the status of a federal minister for life, is also likely to take oath as minister. Mr Roy is a fiction writer and leads the Buddhist community in the country.

Besides these, there are some unfamiliar names in the caretaker set-up, eg Hameeda Dharejo, Dr Abdullah and Dr Abdul Qadir.

Mr Soomro served as Sindh governor from May 25, 2000, to Dec 26, 2002, before contesting the Senate elections. He comes from a prominent political family of Sindh which has been active in public life since 1923.

His father, the late Ahmed Mian Soomro, was deputy speaker of the West Pakistan Assembly and a member of the Senate, helping establish the Senate committee system.

Born on Aug 19, 1950, Mr Soomro earned a B.Sc degree from Forman Christian College, Lahore. He obtained an M.Sc in physics from the Punjab University, followed by an M.Sc in operations management from the Northrop University, US.

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Before the outgoing assembly, only the first National Assembly which came into existence after the 1970 elections, had completed four parliamentary years.

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Favorite movie: The Blind Side

Favorite TV show: The Office

Favorite musical artist/song: American Pie by Don McLean because I can’t not sing all 8 minutes and 34 seconds of that song.

Favorite pro athlete/why: Matt Anderson because he is a phenomenal volleyball player.

Favorite smell: Bonfire in the fall

Favorite home-cooked meal: My grandma’s mashed potatoes

Game-day rituals: 20-minute power nap, eat a Panther Paw form Main Street Deli at 5 p.m. sharp, and I always do a handstand in a back hallway before we play then visualize my team coming out on top.

Person who would play me in a movie/why: Lena Dunham…Not sure why, I took a BuzzFeed Survey and that’s what they told me.

Words you live by: “Everything happens for a reason” and “You get what you work for”

Biggest influence/why: My parents because they have taught me all the morals I have grown up with like hard work, honesty, and love.

I am most annoyed by: Slow walkers in the hallway

I can’t live without: Volleyball

Most embarrassing moment: My pants fell down while I was jump roping in kindergarten

In 10-years, I’ll be: Hopefully living in South Carolina and being a graphic designer and volleyball coach.

Best thing about volleyball: I get to play a game I love with people who end up my best friends. There is always something new to learn and skills to improve on. It’s an intense sport where every play matters.

Worst thing about volleyball: There’s nothing bad about it.

Vegetable I just won’t eat: Squash kind of grosses me out

Favorite junk food: Banana ice cream with bananas and peanut butter from Cold Stone

Favorite school subject: Art

Last DVD or video game I bought: MarioKart

Person whose brain you’d like to pick: My dog’s so I could see what he thinks about all day.

Love to trade places for a day with: My dog

When I’m bored, I like to: Draw

Worst habit: Waiting too long to put my clothes away so that the pile is taller than I.

On your bedroom walls: Hundreds of black and white pictures I have taken along with artwork and photos of old rock-n-roll artists.

Talent I’d most like to have: I wish I could fly.

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Wednesday, December 20, 2017

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Layering Shades of Blue

Wearing blue always makes me feel happy. Blue is one of my all time favorite colors whether it be for clothing, furniture or other decor! I enjoy wearing layers of color and today's post is all about layers of blue.

Here, you can see I'm layering a navy turtleneck with a sky blue zip up vest and a medium blue patterned scarf. The blue jeans add another dimension of blue to the outfit.

I tried just wearing the turtleneck with the vest but found that the scarf really pulled the look together. Go look in your closet for items that you have in different shades to see how you might create a layered look. How about shades of brown, pink, purple or red or green? Layering similar colors adds depth and texture to your style, so give it a try! Only 4 more days until Christmas! Time is flying by. I made it through the grocery store today and was determined to get every food item I needed for the holidays today because I know it gets crazier the closer it gets to Christmas day! It's a short and sweet post today, but I hope it gives you some ideas for layering color!

Until Next Time,

Karen said...

This is really a great idea and I'm going to be trying it! I like how you have the different shades rather than matching. Have a wonderful Christmas Debbie!

Lazy Daisy Jones said...

Hi Debbie!
blue is my favourite colour, it looks beautiful on you too!
best wishes and happy holidays

Sharon said...

I really like the blue family too, and your entire blue outfit looks great! I especially like your scarf. Great idea to blend different shades of the same color.


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Delicious Choc Chip Cookies

If you are looking for something extra special to have as a treat with a cuppa, these choc chip cookies are it.  They are rich and moist and full of choc chips.

500g room temp butter
11/4 cups firm packed brown sugar
1 can condensed milk
2 cups SR flour
3 cups plain flour
500g choc chips

Pre-heat oven to 180 degrees Celsius.  Prepare cookie sheets with baking paper. With an electric mixer cream butter, sugar and condensed milk until light and fluffy. Sift flours and add to creamed mixture. Mix well. Stir in choc chips.  Roll 2 tablespoons or one cookie scoop of mixture into balls. Flatten to make 5cm cookies. Bake 15 minutes, checking after 12 to make sure the bottoms don't burn.  Remove from oven and onto cookie sheets to cool completely.

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NASA's Wallops Flight Facility plans to launch a rocket Friday carrying college student science projects.

Liftoff of the Terrier-Improved Malemute sounding rocket is scheduled for between 9:30 and 11:30 a.m. at the Eastern Shore of Virginia space center. If delayed, the launch has backup days of Dec. 7-10.

Engineers are calling it the Multiple User Suborbital Instrument Carrier, which produces the tidy acronym MUSIC. The payload will consist of several Wallops engineering department projects, as well as experiments from West Virginia University.

The tests are designed to confirm ionospheric and upper-atmospheric theories and measure space weather activity, NASA officials said in a statement Thursday.

"The mission is allowing engineers at Wallops that have not had experience with sounding rockets to gain a familiarity with these suborbital missions," said Carsell Milliner, MUSIC mission manager from the Wallops’ Sounding Rockets Program Office. "The work being done will result in a standard payload carrier with predefined mechanical, telemetry, power and attitude control capabilities."

Other technologies set to be tested during the 17-minute flight include a solid state altimeter box, a self-inflating flotation system for water recovery and gauges to take measurements to improve future flights.

The launch is expected to be visible from southern Delaware to the mouth of the Chesapeake Bay. The Wallops visitors center will be opening at 8:30.

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-Keep up on oral hygiene: This means you need to brush twice a day, floss once a day, and rinse your mouth daily. These things can remove the bacteria from around the bridge and along the gumline to help you prevent dental issues and to help you keep your bridge in the best shape possible.

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A Child of the Mariel Boatlift

Leif Parsons

Thirty-four years ago, more than 125,000 lives were changed forver when they emigrated from Cuba to Florida.

It is only now that Miami is beginning to look like the city I imagined I’d find on May 11, 1980, when, dazed and heartsick but hopeful, I stepped off a boat named Mañana that carried me, along with my family, from Cuba to Key West in about 18 hours.

I was 16 years old, and though I didn’t know it then, we were part of one of the largest waves of migration this hemisphere had ever seen: With the encouragement of the Cuban government, more than 125,000 Cubans left the island in the span of five months aboard 2,000 vessels in what came to be known as the Mariel boatlift. Reluctantly, the United States received us with “open arms,” as President Jimmy Carter urged Americans to do. We were fleeing Communism; the Cold War raged on.

There was much I had to get used to: a new city, new language, life without my extended family, high school and all the cheerleaders looking like Farrah Fawcett. I missed my neighborhood, my friends and my home—a crowded apartment in what was once a middle-class neighborhood of well-designed houses, many with postage stamp–sized gardens, and an abundance of movie theaters.

My idea of the United States was limited to the occasional American film that made it to Havana. King Kong—the 1976 version—was one of the last I remember watching in awe; while others focused on the girl or the ape, I was focused on the city toward the end of the film. Was that where my uncle worked? Sometimes we’d get pictures from him, bundled up against the cold in New York or Connecticut.

I imagined everything in “El Norte,” as we called the United States, would look and feel the same—cold and white, still and perfect in its harshness. In the 1960s and ’70s, when I was growing up in Cuba, we knew more about Europe and Africa than about the States. I could easily find books by Tolstoy or Guy de Maupassant; it was not so easy to find J. D. Salinger’s or Arthur Miller’s.

The encounter with Miami was an immediate and total disappointment. I’d thought I’d find tall buildings crammed together, twinkling lights at night and hundreds of people walking on wide avenues.

Instead, upon arrival in Key West, I saw what to me looked like crumbling shacks (now I see them for what they are: charming wooden cottages), chickens everywhere and narrow sidewalks.

In Hialeah, a suburb of Miami, where my uncle lived and where we stayed for three months, there were streets with no sidewalks, unscented flowering gardenia shrubs, velvet curtains that kept houses cool against the relentless tropical sun, plastic-covered furniture and bleached patio chairs that blistered my skin.

That first summer of my discontent, everything seemed fake and ugly. I drank gallons of orange juice and walked in malls, where, I was told, I could look but not buy anything. I remember my uncle taking me to the beach, because I craved the ocean, only to return home sadder than ever: The sand was gray instead of white; the water was dirty. And, worst of all, where was everybody?

I’d walk home from school completely alone, passing by exquisitely manicured yards that no one seemed to enjoy. Pristine pools and boats seemed to go unused. Up until the day the boatlift ended, in September 1980, I thought I would go back to my Santos Suárez neighborhood and resume the life I had left behind, protected by ancient poinciana trees and by the soothing sounds of a city that never seemed to retreat behind closed doors.

Of course I didn’t. Time passed, and I, too, began to discover the pleasures of shade and air-conditioning in the summer. I found plenty of poinciana trees in South Florida. Miami does have pretty beaches—though not like the beaches of my childhood (is anything ever like the memories of childhood?).

I made friends who used their backyards and their pools and even their boats. Eventually, I acquired a backyard as well and planted avocado and mango and lemon trees. Hurricanes uprooted some of them, but others still stand. The house is in a neighborhood I like, where people walk to bookstores, theaters and a main street with the irresistible name of Miracle Mile.

Through the years Miami finally got its tall buildings—construction is booming—and a public transportation system that, though limited, works very well. In certain parts of downtown Miami, it is possible to see both the sea and the twinkling lights of the ever-expanding city. It’s not New York, but it’s easy to imagine King Kong climbing any of these new buildings and feeling quite at home.


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Throughout the 20th century, Victoria Street was a constant hubbub of activity; a prime city centre location, thronged by eager shoppers frequenting one of Derby’s principal thoroughfares.

Generations of Derbeians had shopped at Ranby’s (later Debenhams), Woolworth’s, the General Post Office on the corner of St James’s Street and numerous smaller establishments, including Brown’s the jewellers, shown in the foreground of this January 1993 view (top).

It is January 2, in fact, and a thick fog which had descended on the city, is still lingering at 10am. Debenhams, its New Year sale now in full swing, has an almost ghost-like appearance while Brown’s illuminated shop window sends out a warm glow into the damp street, its own winter sale advertised by a window sticker.

Across the road, the old Woolworth’s building has new tenants including Tandy, JJB Sports, Evans clothes and, next door, Booze – a cheap liquor store. City Transport buses dominate the scene and, despite contributing to the poor air quality, create a sense of busy activity, luring hundreds of people to their Victoria Street stands, with services to Blagreaves Lane, Sinfin, Alvaston, Boulton, Chellaston and Sunny Hill all using the street and adding enormously to its footfall.

Terroir Bistro is launching a new restaurant at the new and unique setting of The Post House in Victoria Street
Terroir Bistro is launching a new restaurant at the new and unique setting of The Post House in Victoria Street

How different it is today, with the architecturally merit-worthy building, which formerly housed the Debenhams department store that closed in 2007 and relocated to the Intu shopping centre, standing empty and forlorn as it awaits a purchaser, and far too many other shop units unoccupied. There are some hopeful signs of rebirth with the impressive Cosy Club in the old Royal Hotel building and Post House restaurant in the former Tramways Office (later Post Office).

Footfall is much reduced, however, with many suburban buses terminating at the bus station on the Morledge and, though the highly successful Cathedral Quarter is a short distance away, 21st century Victoria Street, awaits its reawakening.

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After playing bit parts in movies, Snoop Doggy Dogg may be about to land his first starring role.

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Another attempt to save Medicare money by substituting lower-priced community services for expensive institutional care has fallen prey to costly abuse.

The national health insurance program for the elderly and disabled says it will bar 80 community mental health centers in nine states from service after investigators found patients watching TV or playing games instead of getting psychiatric help."The intention was that but for this intensive psychiatric therapy the beneficiaries would have to be committed to an institution," said Medicare administrator Nancy-Ann DeParle. "You walk into these places and people are playing bingo and eating lunch."

Medicare has problems with abuse across the board. Government auditors estimate about 11 cents of every dollar spent by the program is wasted on error or fraud.

But new benefits offered in the 1990s with the goal of saving money, as well as improving patients' quality of life, by keeping them out of hospitals and nursing homes have proven particularly vulnerable to profiteers.

Last fall, after the Health and Human Services Department inspector general reported rampant abuse, the Clinton administration had to block any new home health care companies from joining Medicare for several months to get the problem under control. A similar report critical of community mental health centers is expected from the inspector general next week.

On Tuesday, Medicare sent letters to 20 community mental health centers in Florida, Texas and Louisiana, giving notice they no longer can participate. Letters will be sent to 60 more centers in a total of nine states - also including Alabama, Tennessee, Georgia, Mississippi, Arkansas and South Carolina - in the next few months.

The agency would not release the names of any centers until they had been notified.

At some of the mental health centers, as many as 90 percent of patients do not have serious enough mental illnesses to qualify for the special care, DeParle said. Those who do qualify are not getting the care they need and will be helped to find other places to go.

"There are beneficiaries who use this service who need it and we want to make sure we work with ... those beneficiaries and their families to make sure they have other options," DeParle said.


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ALBANY, N.Y. — Opposition is forming against Gov. David Paterson's directive to state agencies to recognize gay marriages legally performed in other states and countries.

The Rev. Duane Motley of New Yorkers for Constitutional Freedoms says the Democratic governor is circumventing the Legislature and courts and slapping New Yorkers in the face.

Motley says granting government benefits to gay couples will come at a cost to the state even as Paterson calls for cuts in spending because of looming deficits.

Motley says Paterson shouldn't force the state to recognize gay marriages when they remain illegal in New York.

Paterson is directing agencies to recognize gay marriages performed legally elsewhere when granting state employment and other benefits.


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RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Amber Pennell was trapped for five days in her mangled pickup truck, hidden under vines in a steep ravine in western North Carolina only 150 feet away from a four-lane highway.

Seriously injured and without food and water, she might have died if rescuer Tommy Courtner hadn't spotted tire tracks and damaged foliage by the side of the road on Monday.

When he stepped farther down into the ravine to investigate, he saw part of a white truck obscured by kudzu. Courtner called out her name and Pennell raised her hand from the wreckage.

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[bur-guh-mot, -muh t]
  1. a small citrus tree, Citrus aurantium bergamia, having fruit with a rind that yields a fragrant essential oil.
  2. Also called essence of bergamot. the oil or essence itself.
  3. any of various plants of the mint family, as Monarda fistulosa, yielding an oil resembling essence of bergamot.
  4. a variety of pear.

Origin of bergamot

1610–20; < French bergamote < Italian bergamotta < Ottoman Turkish; compare Mod Turkish bey armudlu literally, bey's pear (bey bey + armut pear (< Persian) + -u 3rd singular possessive suffix); Italian form perhaps by association with Bergamo, Bergama, with -otta as alteration to a familiar suffix; the citrus apparently so called from its resemblance to the pear

noun, plural Ber·ga·mos.
  1. a Turkish rug characterized by a long pile, floral or geometric patterns, and red-orange hues.
Also Bergama, Ber·ga·mee [bur-guh-mee] /ˈbɜr gəˌmi/, Ber·ga·mot [bur-guh-mot, -muh t] /ˈbɜr gəˌmɒt, -mət/.

Origin of Bergamo

after Bergama Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2018

Examples from the Web for bergamot

Historical Examples of bergamot

  • No more were bergamot or southern-wood, although vegetable in their nature.

    My Lady Ludlow

    Elizabeth Gaskell

  • Perfume with oil of bergamot or any other perfume preferred.

    Housekeeping in Old Virginia

    Marion Cabell Tyree

  • Is it tufted with myrtle, or shaded with a grove of lemon, orange, and bergamot?'

    The Heroine

    Eaton Stannard Barrett

  • Since you did not disdain my gifts, I send you some conserves of roses, jessamine, and bergamot.

  • Then Nancy Levett came, bringing with her a milliner, Mrs. Bergamot.

    The Chaplain of the Fleet

    Walter Besant and James Rice

British Dictionary definitions for bergamot

  1. Also called: bergamot orange a small Asian spiny rutaceous tree, Citrus bergamia, having sour pear-shaped fruit
  2. essence of bergamot a fragrant essential oil from the fruit rind of this plant, used in perfumery and some teas (including Earl Grey)
  3. a Mediterranean mint, Mentha citrata, that yields an oil similar to essence of bergamot
    1. wild bergamota North American plant, Monarda fistulosa, with clusters of purple flowers: family Lamiaceae (labiates)
    2. a garden plant of the same genus, usually M. didyma (bee balm), grown for its scarlet or pink flowers
  4. a variety of pear

Word Origin for bergamot

C17: from French bergamote, from Italian bergamotta, of Turkic origin; related to Turkish bey-armudu prince's pear; see bey

  1. a walled city in N Italy, in Lombardy. Pop: 113 143 (2001)
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Word Origin and History for bergamot

type of citrus tree, also its fruit, both similar to bitter orange, and the essence prepared from the oil of the rind of the fruit, 1690s, from French bergamote (17c.), from Italian bergamotta, named for Bergamo, town in Italy. The name is Roman Bergamum, from a Celtic or Ligurian berg "mountain," cognate with the identical Germanic word.

Earlier (1610s) as a kind of pear deemed especially luscious, in this sense ultimately a Romanic folk-etymologization from Turkish beg-armudi "prince's pear" or "prince of pears," influenced in form by the other word, but probably not from it (the town is on the opposite end of the peninsula from where the pear grows). Also used of garden plants of the mint order with a smell like that of oil of bergamot.

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Protein (good) 11g 23%
Calories 320 cal 19%
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Total Fat 4g 6%
Saturated Fat (good) 0g 0%
Trans Fat 0g 0%
Total Carbohydrate 60g 26%
Sodium (bad) 0.67g 29%
Cholesterol (good) 0g 0%
Dietary Fiber 2g 8%
Sugars (good) 2g 5%
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Breaking The Worst Moulds Of Freelancing

Freelancing has really boomed over the past few years. A bit part of it is thanks to the fact that the internet allows many to work wherever they want. But it’s also because the financial crisis saw a lot of skilled people getting laid off who later found work on their own. It’s now become a viable working lifestyle for many individuals. But many of them also helped to grow some bad assumptions that can trap you if you’re not careful. Here’s how you break many of worst moulds created by freelancers of the past.

Breaking The Worst Moulds Of Freelancing

The instability

When you start working as a freelancer, there’s a good chance you’re going to face periods where you get no or very little work. It’s a reality of running your own enterprise, unfortunately. It’s why you also have to be smarter about finding and qualifying leads. Don’t waste time on sites where freelancers bid on jobs, only to race to the bottom in terms of price, taking on jobs that aren’t worth the time to take them. Consider lead generation specialists like Freelance Leads. Think about taking on contract work on a longer term basis as well as short-lived jobs. This gives you some diversity so that even when you’re having trouble bringing in new clients, you still have work and revenue.

The image

Your name isn’t going to precede itself. If you want more leads and you want to be able to set your own terms and really succeed, you need to work on your personal branding. This means setting up a site, this means going on social media, it means creating a portfolio, and it means nurturing word-of-mouth. You have to be ready to put work into your image.

Breaking The Worst Moulds Of Freelancing

The standards

You also have to be ready to hold yourself accountable and improve your own standards of working. Time-management is just the beginning. Think like a professional. If you don’t have a suitable office space at home, it might be smarter to use coworking spaces like Grosvenor St Pauls. Set rules for when you start and finish the work day, and dress like you’re actually going to work, even if you’re not meeting clients face-to-face.

The relationship

Clients aren’t always willing to offer a fair deal. Many of them are going to have an idea of what they’re willing to pay, but you can stop them from trying to fit you into their budget. Take control and assert your own price point, as well as your own packages in what services you offer. Not all clients are going to try and get the upper-hand in the relationship, but by having solid rates and services outlined in your website, you can put an early stop to those that will.

Breaking The Worst Moulds Of Freelancing

The responsibility

Freelancers have to take on a lot. Communication, branding, scheduling, accounting, not to mention the work itself. Software tools like Planscope can be a great help in managing all those different responsibilities. If you’re getting a steady stream of work, you should also consider getting a virtual assistant on board to help you organise it all.

There are tons of benefits to freelancing. You can be your own boss and dictate your own working life. But there are also risks, and hopefully, the tips above help you navigate and better understand them.
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At Fox & Murray Funeral Home & Cremation Services, we have proudly served Ogdensburg, New York, families since 1913. We pride ourselves on exceptional customer service and attention to detail. For many years, we have been credited with multiple recognition awards for giving back to the Ogdensburg community.

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In addition to our funeral service operation, we also provide a medical transport service and a monument sales and service division to better meet your needs.

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We are centrally located in the city of Ogdensburg at 528 Franklin St. and are privileged to provide exceptional service to families in Ogdensburg, Lisbon, Morristown, Heuvelton, Hammond and the surrounding Lawrence County community. Our handicap-accessible facility offers a warm atmosphere and is located on a one-way street to offer additional parking.

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For many years, the Fox firm was associated with the Order of the Golden Rule, an association of funeral homes whose purpose was to provide progressive methods in the ever-changing world of funeral service. In 2010, Fox & Murray Funeral Home and Cremation Services joined the Dignity Memorial® network, North America's largest network of funeral, cremation and cemetery service providers.

All of our services are designed to help you through one of the most personal and challenging stages of life and we are committed to helping you with compassionate, professional and personal service. With the backing of an organization that embraces high-performance standards and promotes continuing education to all staff members in every location throughout the network, you can trust that you and your family will receive the very best of care.

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It is our privilege to serve the Ogdensburg community. Please contact us if you need immediate assistance or would like more information about our funeral and cremation services.

Front exterior building at Fox & Murray Funeral Home and Cremation ServicesWhen our firm was originally established in 1913, it was operated under the basic principles of compassionate service to area families in their time of need.

The firm’s heritage brings nearly a century of continuous service in the Ogdensburg area, first as McGillis Undertaking Parlor, then McLellan Funeral Home under the ownership of the late Archibald McLellan, followed by Dennis “Ted” McLellan, who continued the operation of the funeral home for many years.

Generations of service

In 1955, the firm was renamed Fox-McLellan Funeral Home under the ownership of the late Charles T. and Dorothy E. Fox. They operated funeral homes in Heuvelton, Lisbon and Hammond, New York. Their son, Richard, joined the firm in 1967 and purchased the business in 1979.

Richard and his partner, Kenneth J. Cole, operated the firm until 1999 when funeral directors Richard and Sandra Fox retired. Mr. Cole retired on disability a short time later. David J. McLellan, the 3rd generation of the McLellan family, assumed the position of licensed manager at the firm.

The funeral home today

With the retirement of the McLellans in 2005, the funeral home’s name was changed to Fox & Murray Funeral Home and is now managed by Patti Murray and her husband, David.

Over the years, additional services were added to the business known today as Fox & Murray Funeral Home & Cremation Services. Today, we are proud to be a Dignity Memorial provider.

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CLASSIC MERE QUACKS: ‘Cartoon was chance for some shop window fun’

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As part of the Diss Express’ 150th anniversary this year, cartoonist Mike Webb has agreed to dip into his archive and pick out some of his more memorable creations.

This cartoon, from the mid to late 1970s, featured Mr Black’s chemists shop in Mere Street, Diss, now the jewellers Every Cloud.

Mr Webb told the Diss Express: “This is not much in the way of a joke, more an excuse to have fun with the window display.

“I don’t know who the chap on the right is, but I used to see him around Diss.

“For anyone who remembers me from Harleston in the 60s, that’s Jim Penguin on the coin-operated scales.

“Peeping in from the left, with a horrible 70s haircut, is me!”

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Sony CEO Sir Howard Stringer has revealed that the PlayStation 3 console has so far shifted an impressive 800,000 consoles in Europe, dismissing claims that the widespread availability of units is a sign that the console is flagging post PAL region debut.

He explained that approximately 100 million GBP in revenue was generated by the PS3 in the first two days of sale, which Stringer described as probably the ‘largest consumer sale in history’. “Perhaps we lived up to the expectations in Europe in a way that perhaps we didn’t in Japan,” the CEO added, referring to the larger games line-up in PAL regions over US and Japanese launches.

Stringer also said that Sony’s financial position was improving after some bad results, but that the job wasn’t quite finished. That much, in Europe at least, was evident by the revelation of lay-offs across the continent this week.

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Hoes do a good job of cutting the weeds in half, separating the stems from the roots.

Hand tools are some of the most effective ways to get rid of weeds from the garden, but they're labor intensive. Tools help the gardener because they don't add chemicals to the garden. For organic gardeners, tools should be your first line of defense against weeds. Shovels are good for digging out large clumps of weeds because it removes the roots and stems. Pitchforks do the same thing, but they leave more of the soil in place. Hoes do a good job of cutting the weeds in half, separating the stems from the roots.

There are several weed removal chemicals on the market. You have to read the label carefully to see on which plants it works and on which ones it doesn't. And remember, some products wipe out everything — not just the weeds.

You have to be very careful when using any kind of chemical treatment in your garden. Wear gloves, a long-sleeve shirt and long pants to protect your skin. Wear goggles to protect your eyes. Follow the directions on the label exactly and don't use on a windy day. Use a piece of cardboard as a backboard for the spray. Hold it in front of good plants to keep the chemicals from their leaves. If you get a weed control chemical on a plant you want to keep, wash it immediately with lots of water before the chemical can dry on the leaves.

Mulches and top dressings are one of the most effective ways to prevent weeds from popping up in the garden. Weeds need light, air and water to dig their roots in. By covering the soil before they have a chance to get started you save yourself a lot of work later. Newspaper is a cheap way to block weeds. Just lay 2-3 layers right on top of the dirt. Reapply newspaper every few months to make sure weeds aren't finding their way into your garden.

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I’ve been tracking the Dodgers’ bizarre inability to hit a three-run home run for the past week, and in that time the problem has only grown worse.

Not only is today the one-month anniversary of the one game this year they’ve homered with more than one man on base, they haven’t homered with anyone on base since May 1. That’s 12 consecutive solo home runs.

The leaky bullpen — which has surrendered 79 runs in 155 2/3 innings, allowing small leads to become small deficits and small deficits to become large ones — is the No. 1 reason for the Dodgers’ struggles this year. But the team’s inability to put the hammer down is right up there.

With runners on base in 2017, the Dodgers homered once every 27.8 at-bats. This year, that figure has doubled to once every 55.3 at-bats.

This can’t go on much longer.


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    Odamex 0.6 Preview #3 - Rock The Vote

    Each Monday, the Odamex development team will put out a new preview video for its soon to be released and highly anticipated 0.6 version. These videos cover some of the new settings and features that will be available upon the release of Odamex 0.6. The third video was released today, entitled Rock The Vote. The first video, A Comfortable Migration, and the second video, Music & HUD are also available in case anyone missed them. For more information regarding these videos and Odamex development, be sure to visit the Odamex website.

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