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Main Office: Rochester
Serving refugee families in Rochester and Southeastern Minnesota Counties
Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program (CCRRP) has a rich history of serving primary refugees in our community since 1975. The Refugee Resettlement Program meets the regional needs of the refugees designated to resettle here, either through family reunification or as "free cases" assigned to our local community. New refugees are at their most vulnerable as they enter the United States. As the only resettlement agency in Southeastern Minnesota, CCRRP seeks to address the most fundamental needs of all new refugees such as access to shelter, food, clothing, income, medical care, education, and employment.
Operating under the umbrella of United States Conference of Catholic Bishops/ Migration and Refugee Services (USCCB/MRS) in collaboration with Department of State/Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (DOS/PRM), CCRRP carries out refugee services to address needs by providing direct case management and networking with the intention of building financial independence. Financial self-sufficiency is achieved through acquiring safe and stable housing, asset building, financial literacy training, and basic employment soft skills training which assists refugees in gaining the ability to secure employment, a more sustainable and significant source of financial independence. We also provide cultural, transportation, shopping and budgeting orientations.
The Year at a Glance
We saw a large number of refugees this year with a total of 195 individuals (representing 73 separate cases) in FY 2016. Refugee individuals and families we cared for came from Iraq, Syria, Somalia, Burma (Myanmar), and Ethiopia. We saw cases consisting of one individual to cases comprised of 2-9 individuals.
Our Mission
As a program, our greatest strength is our intensive client-centered case management. Goals established for refugees are intended to: address immediate social/educational needs, attain a stable environment, develop skills for employment, understand basic financial principles, and promote seamless integration. The process we utilize entails an intake and assessment, goal development, intervention, referrals, monitoring and reassessing throughout the service period and transitioning services seamlessly to other service providers at the end of the 90 day resettlement period. The goal of resettlement is empowering individuals with the knowledge and skills that will assist them on the road to self-sufficiency. Refugees want what many Americans want: to feel a part of their community, gain employment, and ultimately find a place to call "home."
A Refugee Story
Aline, like many refugees before her, came to the United States because of war. Aline was a young mother of 5 children. When war broke out in the Democratic Republic of Congo her husband was one of the first to be killed. She stayed hoping that things would calm, and she was very hesitant to leave her home land. Unfortunately, that hope ended late one night when Aline and her children were forced to flee from terrorists who started their house on fire. "We fled into the bush in the middle of the night and walked and walked until we reached Uganda."
Aline quickly realized there were many refugees already in Uganda and no future for them there, with limited resources and the constant fear that someone would recognize them and report their whereabouts to those seeking to harm them. "I knew we would not be safe until we left Africa," Aline said. Unfortunately, the refugee process moves very slowly. Aline and her children lived in constant fear for 10 years until they were finally granted refugee legal status and were able to travel to the United States a year and a half ago.
Now Aline and her family call the United States "home." During the first 3 months in the United States the Catholic Charities staff assisted her in securing safe and stable housing, clothing, food, and enrolled her youngest into school. Aline and her daughters enrolled in ESL classes and participated in employment services, finding employment very quickly. A year and a half later, Aline and her children work as well as attend school, with her two oldest now working their way through college.
Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement continues to facilitate the Match Grant employment program, which assists refugees that arrive with work history and some fluency in finding employment within 180 days after their arrival. Match Grant services include resume building, employment soft skills training, interviewing skills training, job search assistance, and post-employment advocacy and mediation. Our program also facilitates the Refugee Cash Assistance program. This is a government-funded program for single adults.
Refugees' gaining financial literacy skills has been recognized as one of the most important components to helping refugees move towards financial stability. We provide each refugee that arrives through our program with two classes on financial literacy that cover topics such as the difference between needs and wants, establishing savings, setting long-term financial goals, asset building, and various budgeting techniques. Classes are provided in various languages and interpretation assistance is also provided.
Volunteers/Organizations Making a Difference
In fiscal year 2016, we saw an increase in volunteerism from our local community members. Several groups from various faith traditions participated in volunteering as Family Mentors, or collected important household items (beds/tables/chairs, new pillows, etc) and created Children's Welcome Baskets, Hygiene Bags, Cleaning Supply Kits, and Survival Kits. These kits/baskets continue to be a wonderful way to individuals and groups that want to support refugees in our community, to assist them in gaining the basic items needed as they establish themselves in the community. Each family, depending on the size, receives an estimated $1,000-$2000 dollars in donated items, completely from the generosity of the people in our community. We are so thankful for the support from all the communities in Southern Minnesota that have helped us this year.
Catholic Charities Refugee Resettlement Program's mission is to meet the needs of newly arrived refugees by providing one on-one-case management to guide them on their new journey and empower them in their new life.


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Let his days be few; and let another take his office.
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EXPOSITORY (ENGLISH BIBLE)Office.—See Note, Psalm 109:6. Evidently some post of power and influence.Psalm 109:8. Let his days be few — The days of his life. Let him die an untimely death. So did Ahithophel, and so did Judas; both hanging themselves. And let another take his office — Made void by his death. This is the clause which St. Peter has cited and applied to Judas, in his discourse to the disciples, at the election of Matthias into Judas's place. He cites, at the same time, a clause from Psalm 69:25; Let their habitation be desolate, and let no man dwell therein. This latter sentence, though in the plural number in the Hebrew, yet is applied by St. Peter in the singular number to Judas. The passage in this Psalm is singular, "yet applicable," says Dr. Horne, "not to Judas only, but to the whole nation of the Jews; whose days, after they had crucified the Lord of glory, were few; who were dispossessed of the place and office which they held as the church of God, and to which, with all its honours and privileges, the Gentile Christian Church succeeded in their stead, when the Aaronical priesthood was abolished, and that of the true Melchisedek established for ever."
And let another take his office - So every man acts, and practically prays, who seeks to remove a bad and corrupt man from office. As such an office must be filled by someone, all the efforts which he puts forth to remove a wicked man tend to bring it about that "another should take his office;" and for this it is "right" to labor and pray. The act does not of itself imply malignity or bad feeling, but is consistent with the purest benevolence, the kindest feelings, the strictest integrity, the sternest patriotism, and the highest form of piety. The word rendered office here is in the margin "charge." It properly denotes a "mustering, an enumeration;" then, care, watch, oversight, charge, as in an army, or in a civil office. In Acts 1:20, this passage is applied to Judas, and the word - the same word as in the Septuagint here - is rendered in the text "bishopric," in the margin, "office." See the notes at that passage. It had no original reference to Judas, but the language was exactly adapted to him, and to the circumstances of the case, as it is used by the apostle in that passage.
office—literally, "charge," Septuagint, and Peter, "oversight" [1Pe 5:2].Let his days be few; the days of his life. Let him die an untimely death.
His office, made void by his death. He also implies that his enemy was a man of power and reputation. Acts 7:52, and their days as a nation and church after the death of Christ were very few; within forty years, or thereabout, their city and temple were destroyed.
And let another take his office; or bishopric, as the Septuagint version and the Apostle Peter call it; who cites this passage, and applies it to Judas, in Acts 1:20. His office was the office of an apostle, an high and honourable one, the chief office in the church: it was a charge, as the word signifies; a charge of souls, an oversight of the flock; which is to be taken not by constraint, but willingly; not for filthy lucre's sake, but of a ready mind. Judas took it for filthy lucre's sake, and it was taken away from him, and given to another; to Matthias, on whom the lot fell, and who was numbered with the apostles in his room, Acts 1:21. This is true also of the priests, Scribes, and Pharisees, who were divested of their offices in a very little time; three shepherds were cut off in one month, Zechariah 11:8. There being a change of the priesthood, law, and ordinances, there was a change of offices and officers; new ordinances were appointed by Christ, and new officers created, on whom gifts were bestowed suitable to their work.Let his days be few; and let another take his {e} office.
(e) This was chiefly accomplished in Judas, Ac 1:20.
EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)8. Let his life come prematurely to an end (Psalm 37:35-36; Psalm 55:23), and let another man succeed him in his post of authority: or perhaps, let his life be short and withal dishonoured by degradation from his office. Cp. Isaiah 22:19 ff. The rendering let another take his store is less probable.
The second clause is quoted together with Psalm 69:25 in Acts 1:20. Judas was the antitype of the man who requited love with treachery, and the words of Scripture are appealed to as a solemn sanction for filling up his office by the election of another Apostle.Verse 8. - Let his days be few. There were Divine promises that "bloodthirsty and deceitful men" should not "live out half their days," which might naturally be regarded as justifying this wish (see Psalm 55:23; Proverbs 10:27; Ecclesiastes 7:17). And let another take his office. Τὴν ἐπισκοπὴν αὐτοῦ, LXX. Applied by St. Peter to Judas (Acts 1:20). Jeremiah 17:14, cf. Deuteronomy 10:21. The God whom the Psalmist has hitherto had reason to praise will also now show Himself to him as worthy to be praised. Upon this faith he bases the prayer: be not silent (Psalm 28:1; Psalm 35:22)! A mouth such as belongs to the "wicked," a mouth out of which comes "deceit," have they opened against him; they have spoken with him a tongue (accusative, vid., on Psalm 64:6), i.e., a language, of falsehood. דּברי of things and utterances as in Psalm 35:20. It would be capricious to take the suffix of אהבתי in Psalm 109:4 as genit. object. (love which they owe me), and in Psalm 109:5 as genit. subject.; from Psalm 38:21 it may be seen that the love which he has shown to them is also meant in Psalm 109:4. The assertion that he is "prayer" is intended to say that he, repudiating all revenges of himself, takes refuge in God in prayer and commits his cause into His hands. They have loaded him with evil for good, and hatred for the love he has shown to them. Twice he lays emphasis on the fact that it is love which they have requited to him with its opposite. Perfects alternate with aorists: it is no enmity of yesterday; the imprecations that follow presuppose an inflexible obduracy on the side of the enemies.
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Stress. Parents know it well. Having children causes stress and worry every day. And, if you're predisposed to stress, it'll get more intense after having kids. The calmest person could turn into a worrying wreck when children are involved. In a lot of ways, we should embrace that stress. We stress because we worry, and we worry to keep our kids safe. If we didn't, we would be failing as parents. But, there has to be a happy medium, right? Everyone needs to unwind now and again. Otherwise, stress could tear you in two. In fact, it's been proven to cause serious health issues. We've all heard the big risks- heart disease and an increased risk of stroke being just a couple. But, stress also puts you at risk of lesser known issues. If the biggies weren't enough to convince you to take it easy, these might do the trick.
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Stress is known to play a significant role in hair loss. In extreme circumstances, it can cause conditions like alopecia and telogen effluvium. Why? Because stress sends your body haywire. It affects hormones and general body functions. You may find that your hair thins, or falls out when you're under extreme stress. And being a parent can be pretty extreme! Hair loss is a vicious cycle. Parenting stress may cause initial loss. Stress about losing that hair will then take over and cause the problem to worsen. If you're worried this is happening to you, there are steps you can take. It might be worth talking to a hair transplant expert or consulting with your doctor about it.
Many of us think stress leads to weight loss. No one wants to eat when they're stressing, right? This is true in some cases, but it's not always the case. Not to mention that weight loss has health implications of its own! But, stress can actually lead to weight gain. Worse, it leads to weight gain around the abdomen, which is what most commonly causes obesity. High levels of stress can increase cortisol production, which causes a fat build up in this area.
Okay, this is definitely a worse case scenario, but it is something we should all be aware of. A study among caregivers under high levels of stress revealed a 63% higher death rate than in those without responsibility. That's a significant enough amount to give any of us pause for thought. So, giving yourself some time to relax may actually save you in the long run. We all want to live a long and prosperous life for our children. Taking some time for ourselves to just breathe may do more for our health than we realize.
This post is not meant to give medical advice. Please consult a medical professional with any concerns.


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Nadine V Long Sleeve Gown
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All dresses listed are in Australian sizes. Model is wearing size 8. Model is 174cm / 83cm-Bust / 65cm-Waist / 91cm-Hips.
BUST: This dress is low cut and fitted across the bust. Refer to the size guide for specific measurements.
WAIST: Fitted.
HIPS: Fitted. Women with wider hips may consider sizing up.
LENGTH: This dress is floor-length. Please note that our model is 5'9" and wearing heels. The hem may be too long for shorter women.
UNDERGARMENTS: As this dress features a plunge V neckline, bra lines may be visible. Consider a strapless bra, or choose not to wear a bra and use hollywood tape.
FABRIC: Fabric has no stretch.
GREAT FOR: Tall, Hourglass, Pear, Full Bust body types.
Since sizing and cut varies between dresses and brands, please use this chart as a general guide. The sizing in this chart applies to this dress ONLY. If you need assistance selecting the proper size, please contact our friendly customer service team.
This full length gown by Alex Perry features a plunging V neckline and darted bodice for perfect fit. It has a cinched panelled waistline and a fitted skirt with a centre front split up to mid-thigh. Both classic and sexy, hire this dress to wear to your next evening function and stand out!
This dress looks beautiful on curvy body shapes and has a flattering feminine silhouette. Rent this dress for its understated elegance. Pair with black or nude heels and gold accessories for a classic look. You could also style it with a pair of statement shoes to add a modern twist on this timeless piece. If you are after a different style, we have a wide range of floor length dresses to choose from. For more style tips read our guide on evening wear dress codes.
Alex Perry is hailed as one of Australia's premier couturiers and since the launch of his label in the early 90s, he has received much acclaim from top Australian fashion magazines including Australian Vogue for his exquisite and glamorous gowns. Now Alex Perry is known as the designer to the stars and has a long list of celebrity devotees including Elle MacPherson, Megan Gale, Miranda Kerr and Linda Evangelista.
The fastest shipping method is automatically applied at checkout to ensure your order is with you by 8pm on your requested date. Our shipping fee ranges between $10.95 - $15. This fee includes the delivery to you, and the return back to us (in a pre-paid satchel). The delivery fee only applies to full bookings. Standard Try On orders are free of shipping costs, however there is an additional fee of $15 if you wish to receive your Try On order on the same day.
Returning your rental item is very simple and free. Simply place your item in the pre-paid return bag provided by GC, and drop it at your nearest Post Office or the yellow Express Postal Box.If your rental period ends on a Sunday or a public holiday, just drop your item in the nearest yellow Express Postal Box on the return date. It will be shipped back to us in the next business day.We take care of dry-cleaning too so you don't have to worry about it.
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You can book up to two dresses to try on within the convenience of your home for $30. For more information on our Try On service, please visit this link.
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"The reason I chose DLD was because I was offered a flexible study programme, which I was unable to find elsewhere. The staff were helpful and were always able to address any issues that arose. Teaching was approached in a calm manner, you were encouraged to work hard, but were also given the responsibility and freedom to make your own decisions. My favourite subject while studying at DLD was Economics as I enjoy discussing issues, which are happening in the world."
Aleksie has gone to Royal Holloway, University of London to study Economics and Management.
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Algiers Tram/LRT
SYSTRA was part of a consortium working on a Design-Build-Maintenance contract which also included the construction of a maintenance workshop and depot as well as the maintenance of fixed installations and rolling stock.
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This is Algeria's first tram/LRT system. It has been designed to transport between 150,000 and 180,000 passengers a day, with a capacity of 6,800 passengers per hour in each direction and 400 passengers per train set.
SYSTRA was responsible for:
- Reviewing and approving specifications;
- Finalising the preliminary engineering phase;
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Sporting Clays 9:00 am
October 6, 2019 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
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An event every week that begins at 9:00am on Sunday, repeating until December 30, 2019
The Sporting Clays track will be open. Non-members must contact the Sporting Clays Director at 888-823-4251 xt 808 to make arrangements to get into the Club.


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Aarons Workshops have been designed in-house to meet market demand for those needing a solution to their need for extra space. Manufactured and engineered to meet council and building regulations, our Workshops will qualify for a Class 10A Building Permit, which our stores can even arrange on your behalf. Our Workshops serve a range of purposes including extra storage, backyard rooms & timber workshops. They come in a large range of standard sizes and you can personalise your Workshop with a variety of options and window/door locations. Extend your living areas and increase your property's value and versatility with Workshops starting from as little as $68.00 per week* with Zip Money.
If you require a 1A habitable dwelling for your teenager or other family member, without the need for a kitchen or laundry, our Workshop range can be fitted out to become a bungalow style home in your backyard. These 'Cabins' are a more affordable alternative than a Granny Flat, whilst maintaining the same modern features. Ask in store for more information.
Currently in NSW and ACT, regulations state that you can have a structure in your backyard under 20m2 without a Permit, so if you live in NSW/ACT and are looking for a simpler, even more affordable space solution, then view our Studio range.
(Building Permits: At Aarons, we have an in-house team who can take care of the entire Building Permit process for you, from carrying out an initial site inspection, to providing engineered drawings, all the way through to final certification. The process can take between 8 and 16 weeks, depending on your individual situation. Our fee covers standard costs associated with gaining a Building Permit for a Class 10a structure. For more information on Building Permit costs, inclusions and recommendations, please see our detailed permits information page).
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What is the difference between an Aarons Studio and an Aarons Workshop?
An Aarons Workshop has been engineered to meet tough council guidelines and is permissible as a Class 10a structure. Our Studios on the other hand will not pass a permit application and are only appropriate in council areas where a permit is not required. Please refer to your council guidelines. See our Permits Information page for more.
Are Workshops Insulated?
Yes. We use sisalation paper insulate on the inside of our walls and roofs to help regulate moisture, reduce summer heat and winter cold. Workshops do not include full insulation bats, however the stud walls are the correct depth to add this.
My property is unlevel, does that matter?
The posts are supplied at 600mm and are able to accommodate a fall of up to 400mm. However we can provide posts to the extreme length of 2450mm to accommodate any amount of fall.


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Attending the American Craft Beer Fest came at a cost... A 4 hour round trip with today's gas prices, 45 minutes in line, $40 spent each (not including parking, food, and the previously mentioned gas), soar feet and some serious exhaustion and even a little dehydration...
Was going to the American Craft Beer Fest really worth it? I've had a full night's sleep to and plenty of time to ruminate over it and I can honestly say, YES IT WAS!
I posted my initial thoughts last night here, but I think Kenn summed it up perfectly when he said...
"It's not about spending $40 for 4 hours of 'little beers'... it's more about the experience..."
Getting there not half the fun, but not bad...
Logistically, getting to the fest was a breeze, traffic was light, parking was ample, and the ticket purchasing and line waiting portions of the day were very tolerable. Parking was ample, anywhere from $10 - $12 for the day, or if you had plenty of change in your car, you could fill a parking meter and get enough time for the session for about $3-$4. Next year, consider bringing quarters.
The mean man scares me daddy...
I caught a brief glimpse of Todd Alström, while I was purchasing my ticket, and really wanted to say hi and snag a photo op with him. But he was really busy, and I wasn't sure he ever forgave me for that time I mistakenly broke his forum rules and "pimped my blog" there. He had given me a stern talking to, and there's only so many Mia Culpas a guy can give... Actually, I'm kidding... Todd was very gracious, and forgiving... I'm really just a little afraid of him and his facial hair, not to mention that crazed look in his eyes... LOL!
Who are these people?
Waiting in line gave us a chance to size up the crowd we would be spending the early afternoon with. We decided that if you "added everyone up and divided by how ever many folks were there" you'd get an average guy in his mid to late 30s with moderate to high beer knowledge, looking to broaden his horizons a bit and have a good time, essential someone much like myself. Now don't get me wrong, there was also a fair amount of female beer drinkers in the crowd, as well as some older and some younger folks. One guy commented that this would be the place to go if you were a single lady looking for a guy. Especially if your idea guy loves beer. So there you go ladies, this may be the venue for you!
Can you feel the excitement?
There was a very tangible sense of excitement in the crowd, waiting for the doors to open and the event to begin. Everyone was nice, I did not encounter a single drunken idiot, not even in the mirror! As the crowd got larger, and the room got a little louder, folks remained calm, jovial and courteous. If someone bumped into you, they smiled and said they were sorry. Unplanned discussions on various beer related topics would pop up between small groups of friends and complete strangers alike. It wasn't uncommon for a random person to say, "Hey have you tried this beer yet? You gotta try it, it's perfect!"
There was a wide variety of beers and breweries to choose from. Some had longer lines than others, but the lines moved quickly. The good folks serving up their beers were more than happy to discuss the finer points of products to help educate.
Unsung heroes we salute you!
The real unsung hero of this fest were the lowly rinse bucket swappers. Now I don't know if that's and official title, but that's what I called them. In between samples, you go to one of the many rinse stations set up through out the fest. There you find 4 cooler jugs of clean water to rinse out your sample cup with. After swishing a little clean water around, you dump it into a bucket. Those buckets quickly filled with a mixture of beer, water, and what ever other unpleasant substances folks decided to dump in them. And they filled up quickly. This is where the lowly rinse bucket swappers would swoop down and save the day by changing out those nasty buckets and refilling the all important water jugs. With out them, the fest floor would be a sticky, stinky mess and it would be nearly impossible to get a quality untainted sample. Heroes I tell you, heroes!
What did we get out of this day?
We got the chance to hit the open road, leave town and have a little adventure. Once at the fest we got to try a wide variety of beers in styles we may not have been overly familiar with. Kenn learned that he really enjoys Porters and Stouts, but not so much the Imperial Stouts. I got to try some interesting things like blended beers, oak aged beers, etc...
Beers of note from my point of view were:
- Terrapin's Oak Aged Rye Square
- Opa Opa's Raspberry Wheat
- Clipper City's IPA (shockingly balanced enough even for Kenn's IPA hating self)
- Allagash's Tripel
- Bear Republic's Crazy Ivan (a blend of their American Red and their IPA, delightful)
- Ithca Beer's Cascazilla (smooth, hoppy and well balanced)
- Ommegang's Bier de Mars (an amped up version of their Rare Vos).
So I gave Twitter another try, and sorta twitter blogged my way through the fest... Looking at the text messages I sent, I'm not sure if this little service I provided was of any use or entertainment value to anyone who may have checked it out.
That being said, it served a purpose for me. I didn't need to take extensive notes to remember the event. The twitter updates serve as memory joggers for me the next morning. That being said, there's only so much you can say in a sentence or two while typing on your cell phone, especially if you have clumsy monkey hands like me...
I may try to do something like this again, in the future, but I'll need to have some twitter updates planned. In other words, an outline to follow and twitter on. Cover the scene, what is the atmosphere at the event, twitter that, and then check that off my list. What was my first beer of the event, twitter that with a 1 sentence review, and check that off the list. Ask Garrett Oliver something deep, twitter that and his response, then check that off the list, etc.
My free-form Twittering amounted to a lot of gibber jabber to someone that was not there next to me all day long. I need to take a more organized approach next time. But all those people, all that beer, it was all very distracting, and a lot to encapsulate via twitter updates... Besides, the more I typed, the less beer I could enjoy...
Next time I'll bring extra video cards and get a couple short interviews as well... It was a learning experience, but over all, still a lot of fun...


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The Lord sure has given me plenty of opportunities to test my management abilities in the last month!
From troubles with our rental house that have required building crews in and out all day, house-hunting for a permanent place, and two of our children requiring two hospital stays in as many weeks, the last month has been one upheaval after another. (I'm sure you have all have times of extraordinary business or family upset, and so you'll forgive me for my recent blog-battical!)
I wanted to share, over the next week or two, four of the specific lessons I've learned about FEMA; Or, how to apply your Bootcamp for Lousy Housekeepers Family Emergency Management Assessment to real life.
Be Prepared!
Prepare your plan. As covered in Chapter Eleven of Bootcamp for Lousy Housekeepers, and previously blogged here, preparing a good FEMA plan is something that must be done BEFORE you get into a desperate situation. When your life is simple, your days are running on schedule, and your family is happy and healthy, you may be tempted to skip over the FEMA chapter and move on to more fun and seemingly "necessary" tasks. However, only the Lord knows when your smooth days will turn bumpy. If you've waited until you're on the way to the hospital with your sick child, it's already too late to think calmly through your FEMA plan! It may seem tedious, but your husband, family and friends will appreciate the effort you've put into setting a plan in place for your home when you're unavailable to run it yourself.
Prepare your home. Preparing yourself for a potential Yellow or Red Day around the corner also means that your home must be maintained to Green Day status every day! The point of FEMA is to ensure your home runs smoothly in your absence or illness so that you don't have to worry about it and are able to focus on the trial at hand. If you have let your Daily Focus Block tasks fall by the wayside on your simple, stable days, there is no way your family will be able to function at a maintenance level on the Yellow or Red ones. What does that mean? If you've fallen off the Bootcamp wagon, hop back on today and get your house back up to whatever standard you have set for yourself. Remember, maintenance comes AFTER you've de-cluttered, organized and deep cleaned. In the midst of trials, you don't want your family to struggle to put together simple meals or find clean laundry.
He took Summer Break too literally!
It was such a blessing to this momma's heart to be able to take the chore cards out of my oldest son's chore packet last weekend and divide them (by ability) between his two next-younger siblings. My eldest had already trained them in his tasks, and with minimal supervision from me, they seamlessly took over his work. His siblings are happy to complete his daily tasks until his broken leg is healed, and I'm not overwhelmed with extra chores in addition to caring for my hurting son.
Next post in this series: Be Specific.
Now, go re-read Chapter Eleven, work on your plan, and be prepared!
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Kamal Haasan, in a recent interview, has said that he wanted to make a film on Babri Masjid demolition but refrained from doing so as it would attract controversy and protests. This does not mean that the star backed-off in fear but simply did not want to rake up a controversial issue, say sources.
In fact, Kamal was working day and night and was deeply involved in the discussions to begin this film soon but finally has to put it in cold storage.


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Wednesday 6th October 2010
LATEST R&V NEWSLETTER 6th October 2010
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Sunday 12th October 2008
Theatre Review | AUGUSTA | Bare Boards...and a passion @ New End Theatre, Hampstead
Augusta, Alan Frankss new play, which is at the New End Theatre Hampstead, is that seemingly rare breed nowadays, a quintessentially English play with an international cast. Set in the penthouse apartment of a successful writer of biographies, Augusta explores the relationship between a biographer and his fractured muse. It is an engaging, very witty play with that heady mix of comedy and dark, dark tragedy. Kevin Quarmby [more]
Saturday 11th October 2008
Theatre Review | THE GLEE CLUB | Manchester Library
Miners. Doncaster. 1962. For a twenty-first century audience, post-Thatcher and Scargill, this scenario might as well be Artesian well sinkers in a 1500s whorehouse. Richard Camerons play The Glee Club transports us comfortably to a world of grime, soot, and a Britain on the cusp of change, as six miners (one of whom is a musical director) form an a capella vocal group, and meet weekly to rehearse for the upcoming gala festival. Of course, this being a drama about working class men in the north of England, they also share their lives, fears, hopes and private peccadilloes. Matthew Nichols [more]
Saturday 11th October 2008
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Saturday 11th October 2008
Theatre Review | UPRISING / IN YOUR ROOMS | Hofesh Shechter @ The Lowry, Salford Quays [tour]
Both of Hofesh Shechters pieces, Uprising and In Your Rooms, start with deliberate red-herrings, wrong-footings, and sleights of hand. Uprising, a startling, brave and politically charged piece, resonates with fury, darkness and a struggle for emancipation. It starts, however, with its all-male company of eight offering a classical ballet pose. Okay, it seems to say. We can do this. No hassle. And instead, were dazzled by the kinetic rage of struggle, of male aggression and camaraderie breaking down into something more pitiful and bleak. Matthew Nichols [more]
Friday 10th October 2008
Theatre Review | NO MAN'S LAND | Duke of York's Theatre
Pinters work, which revels in the absurdity and the beauty of language, tends to speak for itself. The words themselves take the drama most of the way, so all it requires is a strong delivery from the actors to do it justice. Joanna Bedford [more]
Friday 10th October 2008
Theatre Review | THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA | Nós do Morro @ Barbican Pit
The Brazilian creative venture founded by the actor Guti Fraga, Nós do Morro, explodes into the Barbican Pit space with its heady, energetic and youthful adaptation of The Two Gentlemen of Verona. Fragas company of actors are drawn from the Vidigal community to the south of Rio de Janeiro. Vidigal is no smart suburb, no comfortable training ground for artists and performers supported by parental and grandparental bank accounts. Vidigal is a shanty town, one of the infamous favola, rife with gang violence and uncomfortably high mortality rate among its population of over forty thousand persons. Kevin Quarmby [more]
Friday 10th October 2008
Theatre Review | THE NORMAN CONQUESTS | The Old Vic Theatre
I was only able to see two of Alan Ayckbourns comic trilogy Table Manners, Living Together and Round and Round the Garden so missed out on the marathon press event at which all three plays were staged consecutively (the cast must have been exhausted). Harriet Davis [more]
Thursday 9th October 2008
Thought for the Day | WASTE | Almeida Theatre
At the preview performance I saw, Samuel West's production of Waste was unbearably DULL and SLOW. It wasn't just me reflecting the wasteland of my own disillusioned soul. I saw two couples sneak out of the theatre at the interval. I heard comments afterwards on the lines of 'the actors didn't seem to really care or be interested in what they were saying'. Michael Brabazon [more]
Thursday 9th October 2008
Theatre Review | RADIO GOLF | Tricycle Theatre
You have to applaud Nicolas Kent. Along with his political tribunal which have set new benchmarks in dramatic truth-telling and holding the British political establishment to account, he has also been a consistent champion of the work of black writers British as well as Afro-American. There is probably no other London theatre that can equal his track record for revivals which include such memorable productions as James Baldwins The Amen Corner and Blues for Mr Charlie, Howard Sacklers The Great White Hope, Abram Hills Walk Hard Talk Loud and the unmatchable Lorraine Hansberrys A Raisin in the Sun, the mother of them all. Carole Woddis [more]
Thursday 9th October 2008
Theatre Review | THE WALWORTH FARCE | NT Cottesloe Theatre
The Walworth Farce is one of the rare modern plays which manage to blend farce and tragedy with potent effect. Written by Enda Walsh and produced by the Irish company Druid, The Walworth Farce is both deeply disturbing and darkly humorous. Jason Millar [more]
Thursday 9th October 2008
Theatre Review | LOVE'S LABOURS LOST | RSC Courtyard Theatre
A magnificent tree sprawls its aged branches across the Courtyard Theatre stage. Shards of green and yellow glass hang suspended from the heavens like sparkling dew-encrusted autumn leaves. Coloured lamps shine through the leaves which glitter and glow as they slowly revolve with the slightest movement of air. We are in a magical sylvan world outside the walls of the King of Navarres court. Kevin Quarmby [more]
Thursday 9th October 2008
News | SYBIL THORNDIKE & JOHN RUSKIN AMONG SUBJECTS for STR LECTURE PROGRAMME
Six or more evening meetings are held monthly in London by The Society for Theatre Research during the winter for members, their guests, and the general public, at which lectures (given by invited speakers) are followed by discussion and refreshments. [more]
Wednesday 8th October 2008
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Tuesday 7th October 2008
Theatre Review | WASTE | Almeida Theatre
Harley Granville-Barkers Waste, (written in 1907, banned by the Lord Chamberlain, and then revised by the author in 1926), is a study of a potentially great man brought low, but it is not a tragedy the language of epigrams and repartee does not lend itself to tragedy and his self-conscious characters keep us at arm's length at all times. Claire Ingrams [more]
Tuesday 7th October 2008
News | THE WAY FORWARD FOR BRISTOL OLD VIC
Bristol Old Vic today outlined details of its Three Phase re-development programme, beginning with news of a series of events to take place from December 2008 in King Street. [more]
Monday 6th October 2008
Interview | HOWARD BARKER | The Dying of Today | Arcola Theatre
Howard Barker good-humouredly describes it as outrageous that he is not better known in the UK. In fact, he thinks its a scandal that he is not presented in theatres in this country. A scandal indeed, especially as Barker will have no less than five opening nights to attend in Paris next April when a season of his plays is presented in the French capital. Kevin Quarmby [more]
Saturday 4th October 2008
Theatre Review | MEMORY | Clwyd Theatr Cymru @ Pleasance Theatre
How do we address the human effect of historys salient events in a fictionalised form? There are many plays which go down the route of presenting the most telling incidents in a notable persons life, artfully re-arranging them into a semblance of art (Never So Good, Howard Brentons recent Macmillan biography, is a case in point), and there are others which attempt to encapsulate big themes in the small, private dramas of imagined people. Adam Sheldon [more]
Friday 3rd October 2008
Theatre Review | PARADISE REGAINED | Royal Court Theatre Jerwood Downstairs
Back in April, Paines Plough produced Shoot / Get Treasure / Repeat, a culmination of sixteen short plays by Mark Ravenhill. Paradise Regained is the epilogue, and feels more like a filler than a stand-alone play. Harriet Davis [more]


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Did you know that chocolate can reduce insulin resistance and improve memory? The good nutrients in chocolate are flavanols, as I wrote at "Cocoa Cuts Diabetes Insulin Resistance."
Last week, I reviewed new research, the full text of which is free online at "Cocoa flavanol consumption." This was a randomized double-blind study of 90 people who for eight weeks consumed either 48 mg, 520 mg, or 993 mg of flavanols in a drink. Those people in the intermediate and high intake groups showed clear improvements in insulin resistance, memory, and other variables, including their blood pressure and lipid profiles.
But we can't eat just any chocolate bar or drink just any cocoa to get a decent level of flavanols. How much good nutrition we get when we eat different chocolates varies tremendously.
Avoid the Dutch process
Dutch-processed chocolate is much lower in flavanols than natural-processed chocolate. And even among the brands of natural cocoa, great differences in the amount of flavanols exist, and few of the products show how many milligrams of flavanol they contain.
Two brands of cocoa, however, do show the amount of flavanols they have, and they each have a lot. CocoaVia, produced by Mars Botanical, the scientific division of the giant candy company Mars Inc., comes in several forms. CocoaWell, produced by Reserveage Nutrition, also comes in several forms. The difference between these brands is that some of the cocoa-like flavanols in CocoaWell are contributed by other flavanol-containing ingredients while CocoaVia is made from a cocoa extract.
I have been using only the CocoaVia products, because the flavanols in cocoa are a proven source. After reading the studies showing that cocoa will help my insulin resistance and my memory, I started to consume two CocoaVia products, vegetarian capsules and unsweetened dark chocolate. I haven't tried their other current products, sweetened dark chocolate, cran-raspberry, and variety packs of unsweetened, sweetened, and cran-raspberry. Each of these have 375 mg per serving, meaning that we need only two servings per day to get the more than the intermediate amount of flavanols that provided clear improvement to the people in the new research.
Avoid the old versions
CocoaVia is now also selling a discontinued product, summer citrus. But this product has only 250 mg per serving. Late last year Mars changed the formula to provide the higher flavanol content and to eliminate salt, carrageenan, and soy, replacing them with maltodextrin and sunflower lecithin. Other vendors are also still selling those less potent products.
The ingredient maltodextrin in the reformulated CocoaVia product particularly captured my attention. It is a carbohydrate, which I closely limit in my diet because carbs raise our blood sugar.
The tough choice between taste and carbs
Each serving of CocoaVia's unsweetened dark chocolate provides 4 grams of total carbohydrate. That's actually not much, but I do limit myself to no more than 50 grams of carbs per day.
The vegetarian capsules, on the other hand, have only 1 gram of total carbohydrates. But the unsweetened dark chocolate tastes wonderful, at least after I add some no-calorie stevia, and the capsules don't have any taste.
So I compromise. When I want the great taste of chocolate as well as its health effects, I will drink the unsweetened dark chocolate that day. When my health is all that I care about, the capsules will certainly do the trick.
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Last week was Squeaks' birthday (see my nauseatingly sentimental post below,) and we had overnight guests and parties and Buzz took off and it turned into a several day Bachanalia that taught me that a.) I am not 25 anymore with regards to the drinking, b.) cards against humanity is amazing, and c.) my family are horrible people. But funny. Horrible and funny.
And then I spent all day Saturday cleaning. Literally. All day.
And honestly, it was glorious. I really enjoyed myself.
I am old.
We woke up and the birthday girl got dressed exclusively in Rainbow Dash's spring 2017 line.
The house was decorated for her, as per her specific requests.
She received presents from us (makeup, natch) and was given chocolate chip pancakes.
We had barely finished digesting when she requested Culver's for lunch, and well, you can't say no.
Catboy accompanied us and also enjoyed himself.
Catboy also got into the cupcakes and we had a very stern talk about licking things and putting them back.
She had a wonderful party with literally everyone we know.
Then things got real. Hilariously real.
The next morning she and her friend played with glitter and paint and succeeded in getting it in between each and every floorboard! I know! Impressive!
Then after I basically burned the house clean, I was able to relax with a book while other people watched football.
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Three royal houses ruling three interplanetary systems are on the brink of collapse, and they must either ally together or tear each other apart in order for their people to survive.
Asa is the youngest daughter of the house of Fane, which has been fighting a devastating food and energy crisis for far too long. She thinks she can save her family's livelihood by posing as her oldest sister in an arranged marriage with Eagle, the heir to the throne of the house of Westlet. The appearance of her mother, a traitor who defected to the house of Galton, adds fuel to the fire, while Asa also tries to save her sister Wren's life . . . possibly from the hands of their own father.
But as Asa and Eagle forge a genuine bond, will secrets from the past and the urgent needs of their people in the present keep them divided?
Author Tessa Elwood's debut series is an epic romance at heart, set against a mine field of political machinations, space adventure, and deep-seeded family loyalties.
I am such a massive fan of sci-fi novels. Ever since reading Jennifer L Armentrout's phenomenal Lux series I have loved books about aliens and outer-space. This one sounds so great and original that I really can't wait to read it. This is one I will probably get on my kindle on release day.


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There are several animal species that are extinct and some are brink of extinction due to expansion in population. But there are certain sea creatures that are extinct. There are several reasons such as inability to acclimatize in climate changes, water contamination and poaching. Here are some extinct sea creatures.
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At about 45 feet (14 meters) long, the Tylosaurus was one of the largest members of the mosasaur family of marine reptiles. The Tylosaurus was a large, water-bound lizard that evolved from its land-based ancestors. These beasts roamed the seas roughly 65 million years ago.
Tanystropheus was a 6 metre long reptile that dated from the Middle Triassic period. It is recognizable by its extremely elongated neck, which measured 10 ft long longer than its body and tail combined. This unique feature made this specimen a natural fisher, able to pluck a variety of seafood fresh out of the water without even getting his collar wet.


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After World War II, the chemical industry in the western countries was developed in a way that favored economic benefits at the cost of safety and environmental protection. Chemical catastrophes and events in which agitated habitants around the factories sought for self rescue emerged one after another; complaints were heard everywhere. Chemical manufacturers from different countries were urgently looking for a way out.
In 1984, Canadian Chemical Producers Association (CCPA) took the lead in launching the Responsible Care, who resolved the crisis and won more commercial opportunities as well.
In 1988, The Chemical Manufacturers Association of USA (CMA) officially carried out the Responsible Care regulations.
In 1990, Association of International Chemical Manufacture (AICM) was created by USA, Canada, Japan and some European countries.
In 1991, AICM formulated the essential articles of Responsible Care.
In 2007, China Petroleum and Chemical Industry Association launched the campaign for promoting "Responsible Care" in Beijing on behalf of China Petroleum and Chemical Industry.
It represents a harmonious cooperative relationship between chemical enterprises and the surrounding public and communities. Enterprises have to change their ways of responding to the ideas or suggestions from the communities or the public from passive to active, or they should take voluntary actions.
Responsible Care should be implemented as a whole system in the entire company, and it is an autonomous activity under sustained improvement. It is rather the implement of a concept, than an independent or brand new plan of safety, health and environmental protection that is imposed on the existing system. As far as morality is concerned, all committed companies have a principle, that is, the safety and health of employees are above all; in addition, they also take activity in the work of environmental protection. As far as management is concerned, the concept of "Responsible Care" should also be carried out throughout management, so as to lower the risk level of chemical industry to the minimum.
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George Fielding of Jersey (
Channel Islands) was baptised at St. Mary's Parish church on 22 November 1804.
He was the sixth of eight children to Jean (John) Fielding and Jeanne Payn baptised at St. Mary although their first born was apparently a Jean (John) baptised at St. Peter in May 1782.
During June 1829 at St. Helier, George married Sophie Le Sueur of the same place - the
Island's main town, parish and port.
Three children of George and Sophie's marriage were baptised – George in August 1830, John in August 1832 and Anne Sophie in 1835 – all in
St. Helier.
George's father was reported in several sources as a former soldier named John who had served in the 30th Regiment and 41st Regiment of Foot, mostly in
. He had supposedly been pensioned-off in 1826, and then settled in the Gaspée ( India ) where he died in 1850. Canada
A John Fielding was buried at St. Mary in 1820 and there was a related family of that name in the Parish. This branch seems to have originated with the marriage there of Charles Fielding of the Company of Invalids under a Captain Terrot, to Ann Heller of St. Helier, in 1772.
Captain Charles Terrot of the Invalids was Irish but of Berwick-Upon-Tweed and lived to be the oldest officer in the service. He died aged 82 in 1794 but his son, Captain Elias Terrot, was killed in
. India
The "Company of Invalids" was the very same 41st Regiment founded by Col. Edmund Fielding (from
Glastonbury, ) in 1719. This was originally formed out of the more able residents of Somerset and was made up of those soldiers who had already been retired wounded or by reason of infirmity or age, from active combat service. Chelsea Hospital
The Company soon became a "garrison" unit but 300 men were sent to
Jersey in 1735 to suppress the riots that followed devaluation of the local currency.
Edmund Fielding came too as a Major General and was described as the "Acting Governor" of the
Island but whether any of the subsequently resident Fieldings were related to him is not obvious. His more famous sons were Henry the author and John the police reformer and they had both served as London Bow Street Magistrates during the eighteenth century.
Henry died in
Lisbon 1756, John in 1780 but only Henry had children. London
There was a related line based at Northumberland which included Charles Fielding, an army captain whose son Charles John Johnson Fielding died in
in 1767. India
In 1740, Admiral Anson's voyage of circumnavigation and plunder set sail from
with 249 sickly men from the 41st on board but not one returned. England
Edmund's own fortune was diminished at the card table and gambling on the notorious "South Seas Stock" but he was posted all over the world during his very active military career.
Thereafter it was usual to have two companies of the 41st stationed in Jersey so it is likely that the John Fielding reported as George's father could have served with them in the
Island besides the other reported Indian duties. Except that from 1782 until 1808 he was busy fathering children in Jersey so would probably not have been overseas then.
An Amice Fielding of St. Mary married a Miss Magdeline Payne of St. Peter (at St. Mary) in 1810 and their son Amice was baptised at St. Peter the following year.
Thus there were some evident familial links across these two Parishes between the Fielding and Payn(e) lines.
The St. Helier Fieldings were also linked.
At St. Peter there were at least thirteen Fielding baptisms from 1782 to 1830 commencing with Jean (John) son of Jean and Jeanne Payne, the parents of George (later living in
St. Helier).
Ann Heller, wife of Charles Fielding (of the 41st) died in
St. Helier in 1788.
At St. Peter, William Fielding, a "soldat" had been buried on 8 March 1781. He was possibly injured at the "Battle of Jersey" on 6 January when a French mercenary force invaded.
Two named Jean (John) Fielding, respectively the sons of Francois and Amice were buried in 1816 and 1821. An Amice was buried there in 1841.
Evidently, there was an extensive network of Fieldings in
George's wife Sophie was buried in
St. Helier on 23 February 1835 aged 32 years and 8 months.
Their 4 days old daughter Anne Sophie had been buried just 11 days earlier.
For George there was even more tragedy on 18 February because that was the day when son John was buried aged 3 years and 5 months.
A 9 months old Anne Sophie, daughter of John Fielding and Emile [sic] Andrews had also been buried there on the last day of that same dreadful year.
Cholera raged in St. Helier during the 1830s and throughout much of
Europe. The disease was a likely cause of these Fielding deaths so it would not be surprising if George had decided to move away from the unhealthy and personally unhappy Island at this time.
Amelie Marie, the wife of Philippe Fielding died in 1840 aged just 21 years.
George Fielding had supposedly started his working life connected with fishing activities off the coast of
There were several named "Payn" with shipping interests in
Jersey but it is not obvious whether George Fielding commenced his sailing life on their vessels.
The Rose cutter for example, was registered at
Jersey in 1823 as commanded by Philip Payne and her part-owner was John Le Sueur but there is nothing known to link them with similar Fielding marriage connections.
Philip might have been the same owner of the Queen Charlotte smack of Jersey seized for smuggling at
in 1807. The Mary cutter seized at Dartmouth in 1821 was owned by Le Sueur the merchant and Le Sueur the blacksmith… Plymouth
George Fielding's only known appearance in the Jersey Shipping Register was on 17 August 1832 when he was declared as master of the Samuel & Julia cutter of 39 tons.
This 48 feet long vessel having a running bowsprit (favoured by smugglers for flexibility and speed), was built at Plymouth (Devon) in 1815, subsequently increased and re-built being wholly owned by John Chevalier of Jersey.
Later that year Chevalier sold a half-share to mariner Edward Querée of
Jersey before disposing of the remainder.
The cutter remained on the Jersey Register in 1835 but it is not obvious there where she was employed or if George retained command.
According to the Jersey Merchant Seamen's Benefit Society records, George Fielding of St Mary (age 31) was only master of the Samuel & Julia for one month (7 March to 7 March) in 1836. He had not been engaged on any other vessels because this was his "first payment" into the funds of the Benefits Society which was only founded in 1835.
So George possibly had been absent on occasions from Jersey during these difficult years and had moved from St Helier to St Mary, no doubt following the death of his wife and children in 1835.
Philip Payn (age 51) also appeared in the Society's ledger as master of the same cutter for one month only in the autumn of 1836 from which it can be deduced that she was employed in short trading voyages. Under Philip Bailhache's command the same year she is described as a "coaster".
It was a trip to Liverpool that supposedly introduced George to the
trade in which he presumably learned his ocean going skills. Newfoundland
Although Jersey enjoyed an extensive
Newfoundland and Canadian commerce and it was not unusual for such small craft as the Samuel & Julia to cross the Atlantic, a voyage of discovery or trade with her to Liverpool would seem more likely for George. His term of one month as master should have been long enough for such a voyage.
Larger vessels regularly sailed from Jersey to world-wide destinations and it may have been significant that Robin and Company of Jersey included partners John Robin in Liverpool, Thomas Pipon of Brighton (
), Robin and Lempriere of Jersey with others. Sussex
They owned many vessels and extensive fishing interests in
and other places but they also utilised smaller craft from time to time and many were built in Paspebiac. Their Calm (48 tons), Peace (59 tons) and Storm (45 tons) registered at Newfoundland Jersey in 1826 were all Canadian built and returned there during the 1830s and 40s.
George Fielding might well have sailed with this Jersey company or others who traded via
Liverpool to other places.
About a dozen mariners named Fielding are recorded in the early years of the Benefit Society's ledgers with both Thomas (aged 20) and Amice (28) sailing on the Gaspée built Grog brigantine in 1839. She was a Robin & Company vessel but on a voyage from
Newfoundland to "a young seaman named Fielding" was elsewhere reported as having drowned in 1839. Oporto
In the ledgers' index, Amice had "drowned" added alongside his entry.
It is certain that George sailed for several years from
Liverpool where he became "well known" just as he was soon to become notorious across the world.
The Actaeon was one of his commands for
Liverpool owners Lockett & Co. after 1836.
She was an 1834 Canadian built ship (later rigged as a barque) of 510 tons, variously declared as sailing from Liverpool for Cape Horn and
. Sydney
W & J Lockett were originally wine importers but their business expanded during the 1830s when they exported textiles to Asia and
South America, returning with cargoes of timber, tea and sugar.
It was said that George treated his crews badly, was quarrelsome, bullying, and provided inadequate food. On arrival at destinations some crew members invariably deserted "and it was a rare circumstance for him to bring back the same crew which sailed."
His character was described as "a bold and sanguiry ruffian" but he was abusive both at home and on board his ships. Physically he was "a stout well-built man with prominent and rather strongly marked but by no means unpleasant features."
George spoke French, Spanish, Portuguese and Dutch which must have made him an ideal employee to negotiate deals overseas for his merchant employers.
He "married" at least twice after leaving
Jersey so must have been reasonably attractive to women.
The rules against bigamy in differing jurisdictions were still lax at this time and George might have entered into several relationships. With Sophie dead in Jersey he was free to marry again and it is likely that his surviving son George junior moved with him to
His new wife in
Liverpool (if they were married) received much physical abuse at his hands and they lived apart for "several" years "but he allowed her nine shillings per week which she received at the Parish office."
George was also reported to have established a Gaspée home too, possibly with another wife.
Shortly before sailing from
Liverpool on the Vitula in October 1842 he had proposed marriage to the "respectable young lady attached to a popular hotel" but her friends managed to prevent it. Their intervention was to prove fortuitous.
During July 1838, Myers & Co, another important Liverpool based merchant/shipping business had received a trial consignment of just thirty sample bags of guano (sea bird excrement used mostly as an agricultural fertilizer) from Valparaiso on the Heroine (probably the snow owned by William Tapley).
William Myers, who was also a farmer, tried it on his land and distributed the remainder "to interested parties for trial."
Following this experiment, Myers speculated on the first full cargo of 327 tons of guano which arrived at
Liverpool in June 1841 on the Charles Eyes, master Moss for owner Chapman. She was a Liverpool built barque (1829) and was declared sailing to Cape Horn from Liverpool in Lloyds Register for 1839.
William Myers must have had every confidence in the new product because his firm was soon sending out other vessels in search of more guano. The trade very quickly emerged as a substantial and lucrative business.
The Vitula was a handsome
Quebec built (1840) barque of 295 tons (460 tons burthen) re-registered at Liverpool in February 1841. Her owners included William and Joseph Myers & Co who would soon be negotiating a contract with the Peruvian Government which secured to them all the guano from within that country.
She sailed under George Fielding's command (owners curiously declared as Rintoul & Co. – a
Glasgow firm – in Lloyds Register) for Buenos Ayres ( ) with twelve years old son George on board making his first long voyage, alongside a crew of sixteen men. Argentina
A fine portrait of the vessel leaving Liverpool hangs in the
Guernsey Museum
http:www.bbc.co.uk/arts/your paintings/the-barque-vitula-in-liverpool-bay-136445
At Buenos Ayres no cargo could be obtained so the Vitula was sailed around the dreaded "Cape Horn" for
George next proceeded to the Peruvian Island of Chincha with the aim of obtaining and smuggling a cargo of guano and it seems (according to contemporary reports) that illicit-trading was already in the blood of this Channel Islander.
Quite why it was necessary to resort to subterfuge whereas the principal
Liverpool owners of the Vitula were seeking a monopoly deal with the Peruvian government is not at all clear.
Perhaps George was undertaking a speculation of his own?
However, whilst the loaded barque lay at anchor a party of fifty Peruvian soldiers managed to board (using the Vitula's own boat).
Captain George was found with a large knife in hand trying to cut the tethering hawser alongside a supply of fire-arms but his crew - except for the mate - had fled below deck. Following a short engagement, the barque was seized and George sustained s serious gunshot wound in the shoulder. His clothes and shoes were soon soaked with blood and he looked dangerously pale but survived long enough to be carried the fourteen miles to Pisco harbour in a Peruvian government schooner.
The Vitula followed under a crew of soldiers and was soon tied up under a strong guard with a Peruvian flag flying at the mizzen and an upside-down English ensign beneath.
George was taken to hospital and his wounds dressed but he remained very poorly for a couple of days.
Still very weak, he was then transferred on a donkey with two men giving support back to the Vitula when "all the city came to see him." His crew was also loaded on board and with the schooner as escort, they set out for
. Lima
Every night the crew was shut in below deck but Captain George was detained in his cabin, under guard.
On arrival at
Callao ( Lima harbour) the crew were put in prison for nine days whilst George was initially allowed to walk around on parole. But he soon abused the privilege and his freedom was restricted when news of his plan to seize the Vitula was leaked to the authorities. Callao
Under detention again he communicated with his son George, who was not imprisoned because he looked even younger than his thirteen years, persuading him to smuggle a "puncha" into the prison. Wearing this anonymous cloak George escaped.
For the next two days he hid under wood shavings and debris at the dockyard premises of the South Pacific Steam Co. emerging only to seek a British vessel to convey him and his son to
or further afield. Valparaiso
The fate of the Vitula's crew is not certain but they would at best have had to find berths and employment on homeward bound vessels. At worst they could have faced further imprisonment or forced labour shovelling guano or breaking the rocks in silver mines.
To discourage any thoughts of re-possession, the Vitula was unrigged at her moorings under cover of the castle guns.
Then, following condemnation, she was sold by the Peruvian government for 15,000 dollars.
Myers & Co. the owners back in
would not have been happy. Losing an almost new barque together with a cargo would prove a very expensive venture especially if the "smuggling" element nullified any insurance policies. England
George must have been very apprehensive about his return to
Eventually, George and his son secured a passage on the Essex for
England but the relationship between the Captains soon tired and the Fieldings were put ashore at . Valparaiso
(The Essex was probably the
London registered barque of 329 tons under Captain Oakley for owner Sands on a passage to and from New Zealand and .) Sydney
Once again George had some difficulty in finding a British vessel prepared to take him and his son aboard at
. Both the Captains of the Jeremiah Garnett and Valparaiso declined to help them. The former vessel, a 447 tons ship under the command of Captain Davies, had loaded 4,000 bushels of wheat and 700 bags of flour for delivery at Belfast Sydney from . Valparaiso
But, eventually the two distressed Jersey mariners engaged the interest of Mr. Thomas Byerly, the mate off the Saladin barque of
Newcastle, bound, for owners Joshua Johnson & Cargill. London
Some of her crew, including an apprentice, had deserted at
. So the boy with his badly wounded and impoverished father might have offered to perform some duties during the long voyage, although a "free passage" was the negotiated deal. Valparaiso
George Jones, a one legged sail-maker from
had also joined at the Chilean port to work his passage home but he was to double-up as cabin steward until they had rounded the Horn. County Clare
built in 1835 as a snow rigged vessel by Hopper & Co. and registered at 243 tons Saladin was always commanded by Captain Alexander "Sandy" MacKenzie. Newcastle
Initially intended for the Mediterranean trade she suffered badly in one storm, barely limping into
. Plymouth
After this she was altered and re-rigged as a 550 tons barque to sail the South American routes.
This 1844 voyage was also planned to be Captain MacKenzie's last because he and his dog Toby would be retiring from a life at sea on their return to
. England
The Saladin, commanded by MacKenzie and his dog with a crew of eleven men plus the two Fieldings as passengers, was carrying 90 tons of copper, silver bars, bags of gold, a chest of 20,000 dollars (7,000 in some reports) and a hold full of guano. It was the sort of valuable cargo that induced mariners to behave strangely…
Unfortunately, Captain MacKenzie was a Scot with a taste for drink and his behaviour
was at best already unpredictable and often cruel.
Within a few days of putting to sea on 8 February 1844 he and Captain George had fallen out so that they would not even eat at the same table. Jones acting as steward said that he scarcely had a civil word from MacKenzie.
George, obviously more accustomed to issuing the orders afloat than receiving them, soon had some very dark thoughts evolving in his mind.
At first he began suggesting to several members of the crew that the ship might be attractive to pirates and he wondered what they would do if an attack should happen? Of course, he was really just sounding them out and he soon discovered that several men would be quite keen to be rid of their autocratic and often drunken Captain MacKenzie.
Even when the mate warned MacKenzie about possible trouble, his words were ignored. A similar warning from Jones the sail-maker/steward provoked the response "You damned Irishman, I want to hear nothing!"
Once the Saladin was safely past
Cape Horn, George revealed his scheme - to those with a grudge - to help him assume his next command.
Armed with axes, an adze and hammers from the carpenter's chest, George selected the kindly mate Thomas Byerly as the first victim. At about midnight on 15 April, Byerly was at the wheel, in charge of the back watch but not feeling well was resting on a hen-coop. George Jones, in company with several others, namely Tregaskis aka Johnston, Hazelton and Anderson ("the Suede"), set about his head with an axe and then threw his corpse overboard
The Captain was the next intended but Toby's growling woke the carpenter Allen and he came to see what was happening.
He was soon mortally wounded but managed to cry out before or soon after he hit the water. The conspirators used this as a pretext to shout "man overboard!" which drew Captain MacKenzie out from his cabin to meet his assassins. He put up some resistance but Fielding joined in with the others wielding an axe and they were soon heaving the body over the side.
Seamen Samuel Collins and Thomas Moffat were similarly butchered and disposed off after they emerged from their bunks to go on watch.
No further mention was made of the dog in contemporary accounts but there were to be no happy endings on the Saladin on this dark night, so his fate was predictable if not certain.
Having assumed some sort of command, Captain George Fielding now required the surviving six members of the crew to swear an oath of loyalty on the late Captain MacKenzie's bible and he set a course for
. There they proposed to scuttle the vessel and run away with fortunes in their pockets or some other absurd plan. Newfoundland
George announced to his son that "I am Captain now" but the response from the youngster - "It was a pity that I had not a blow at
" - was probably more a display of bravado amongst the men than of serious intent. Sandy
Captain George also made a show of throwing overboard the collection of axes and fire-arms that would be dangerous in the wrong hands. But it was soon revealed that he had secreted a brace of pistols and some other harmful hand-tools in his own cabin and the mutineers suspected a plot to kill them.
Taking the initiative, the six crewmen seized George and his son.
George initially offered to jump over the side but restrained with his son they were both tied-up hand and foot and left to stew in the cabin overnight. Captain George pleaded that they might kill him quickly but in the morning, no doubt after a heavy night's drinking, the mutineers dragged them on deck threatening to throw both into the sea alive.
George junior had been untied for some reason but when he realised what was to happen he resisted and shouted for help in a state of terror. Whilst clinging to his former allies he tore some of young
Galloway's clothes but it made no difference.
Screaming, he followed his father into the water.
So far as George Fielding and history are concerned, that was the end of his brief career as a pirate. It had lasted just a few days.
With nobody competent to sail the barque she still (somewhat surprisingly), reached the coast of
under the command of cabin-boy John Galloway "as the only man who could take the sun and work out the reckoning." Nova Scotia
In true piratical tradition, the Saladin name at the stern was concealed with a tarpaulin and the slightly sinister-looking figure-head, that had guided the barque through most of the world's oceans, was disguised with black paint.
Inevitably, once the Gulf of St Lawrence was approached, the limitations of young Galloway's skills were revealed and the Saladin's sailing days ended when she was run aground off
on 21 May. Country Harbour
From this situation, the fate of the six drunken mutineers was almost assured and they were soon rounded up and sent for trial at
. Halifax
It had been obvious to those who boarded the doomed anonymous barque, with her decks littered with empty bottles, papers destroyed, cargo looted and no entry in the log since 15 April that the survivors' claims of men falling from the tops or dying from disease, were not true.
The Saladin soon became a wreck, broke up and sank to the bottom although some cargo had been salvaged and sold off. The guano, according to the Lloyds agent, was a total loss.
The Chronique de Jersey newspaper for Saturday 6 July published a pre-trial account (from a Lloyd' source) of the "Horrible Mutinerie at Assassinants en Mer."
This was based upon a standard, syndicated version of events that appeared around the world and was not tailored in any way to satisfy any
Jersey based interest in the local boy turned bad. Although was labelled as "a Suede" there was no indication that Fielding and his son were Jersey-born Anderson
Following a Vice-Admiralty court trial on 22 July 1844 four of the crew - George Jones, William Tregaskis aka Johnson, John Hazelton and Charles Anderson - were found guilty of piracy and publicly executed eight days later.
William Carr and John Galloway were only tried for the murders of Captain Fielding and his son but were judged not-guilty and were released. There was some suggestion that by being cooperative and making full statements initially they had received leniency before (or beyond) the court.
It was to be the last piracy trial in
and the bodies of the executed pirates were buried rather than being gibbeted for public display on Mauger's Beach according to past tradition and practice. Nova Scotia
Ironically, that Beach was named after Jersey-man Joshua Mauger who had built up a huge business empire in
before 1760 founded on smuggling, ship-owning, general trading, gin-distillation, slavery and privateering. He was lucky not to face charges himself in 1756 when his Musteka privateer turned pirate… Nova Scotia
At the time of the Saladin piracy trial a woman claiming to be George Fielding's Gaspée widow was reported to be in attendance complaining of her future poverty.
News of the mutiny, wrecking and trial was carried to Liverpool on the Caledonia Cunard Company Steamer from
Boston and and it was soon published all around the world. Halifax
Liverpool another George Fielding widow expressed no surprise after learning of his fate but lamented the loss of "her son."
A notice appeared in several English newspapers on 28 December 1844 advising that no Peruvian or Bolivian guano could be imported by any other than the only agents in this country viz Anthony Gibbs & Sons of London or William Joseph Myers & Co of Liverpool…
By way of a footnote, Albert W. Hicks alias Johnson was the last man to be executed for piracy in the
on 13 July 1860. United States
He had barbarously murdered the master and two crew members on an oyster smack and threw the bodies overboard in
harbour. But whilst awaiting his hanging on New York Liberty Island he supposedly dictated a very long confession of his extensive piratical career. Some of this was reported in the New York Times following the execution.
Mostly it was the rambling of a fantasist – or perhaps a creative journalist – but it did include the unlikely claim that Hicks had participated in the Saladin mutiny in 1844. It also offered these lines, supposedly composed by the condemned pirate;
" I shipped on board the Saladin
As you may well understand,
Bound to
South America
Capt. KINZIE in command,
We arrived in that country
Without undue delay
When FIELDING came on board,
Ah! Cursed be that day!
He first persuaded us
To do that horrid crime;
We could then have prevented it
If we begun in time,
I stained my hands in human blood
Which I do not deny
I shed the blood of innocence,
For which I have to die".
Sources for this article include wikipedia ; Howell, Douglas E (October 1995) "The Saladin Trial: A Last Hurrah for Admiralty Sessions" – The Northern Mirror.
Lloyds Lists and Registers; Illustrated
News; London
The Jersey Shipping Registers and Indexes to Baptisms, Marriages and Burials at the Jersey Archives ; Le Chronique De Jersey at the Jersey Reference Library; Jersey Merchants Seamen's Benefit Society Ledgers at Le Societé Jersiaise Library.
Google Images "Saladin" figurehead 1844 to see an illustration.


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