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Fresnillo records 1700s
Anyone have a link to records for Fresnillo in the early 1700's?
i dont know the answer to this question, but if you find out could you please post the information. there are several people who are looking for this information also. Also looking for late 1600s Fresnillo records too.
Hi Danny,
Yes, if I find Fresnillo records, of course I will post here in NR.!
Juan de el AGUILA, a person I am researching (trying to confirm or rule out if he is aka Sebastian de el Aguila) lived in FRESNILLO before he moved to ASIENTOS. This is noted in his record of marriage with Maria Lopez de Nava in 1724.
Dn Sebastian de el Aguila was married to Dna Maria Thereza LOPEZ DE NAVA and their son was Dn. Diego Xavier de el Aguila. In his info matr., Dn.Diego states that he is from Asientos and from another doc I read, I know that he had a house at Tepezala in 1759.
Are Juan de el Aguila and Sebastian de el Aguila the same person??? That is what I want to find out.
I am trying to find the info matrimonial for Dn. Sebastian de el Aguila and dna Maria Thereza Lopez de Nava, to see if he is identified as just Sebastian or Juan Sebastian and/or if he states he ever lived in Fresnillo. As for Maria Thereza, if she states that that she lived in HUEHUCAR that would also make it more likely she is the same woman mentioned in the marriage record for Juan de el Aguila and Maria Lopez de Nava in 1724.
However, before I begin a search for Fresnillo records, I am going to look through more info matr from Asientos. So far I have covered all of 1723 and early 1724. No luck. Sebastian applied for marriage somewhere else, or else long before 1724, and so maybe is not the same as the one from the 1724 marriage. So I may as well finish the roll of film. Never know what might turn up.
I'm looking for people that also appear in Asientos records but says they're from Fresnillo. they must be close. Right now I'm also looking for the marriage of Francisco de Calderon and Juana de Avalos y Villasenor who it says are from Fresnillo, but I can't find those records. based on their daughter's marriage, i'd guess they were married some time around 1690 or later.
Hi Denise,
I also have some pieces that may assist you, I have the following:
Diego Narciso López de Nava y Mayorga, son of Joaquín López de Nava and Josefa Romo de Vivar, born in Huejúcar (Calvillo, Aguascalientes) was married on 30 Sep 1748 in Asientos to Agustina Brigida Serrano Hernandez.
Josefa López de Nava y Mayorga is mentioned as the deceased wife of Antonio Serrano y Gentil Gallardo when he marries secondly to Inés de Avila y Elizalde on 2 Jan 1744. I am not sure who the parents of Josefa, but have her as a possible sister of Diego Narciso López de Nava, since both used Mayorga as well and was from Huejúcar both in the Asientos area.
Another sibling would be Andrés María López de Nava, baptized on 14 Mar 1728 in Las Pilas, Asientos, Ags. who married Ana Catarina Lozano de Gardea y Castorena on 2 Jun 1754 in El Sagrario, Aguascalientes, Ags. Their children would marry into the Díaz de León and Rincón Gallardo families.
On another note, yet related, I also have the following baptismal record:
Pedro Nolasco López de Nava y de la Aguila baptized on 4 Mar 1749 in Tabasco, Zacatecas, just west of Calvillo (Huejúcar). He was the son of Gabriel López de Nava and Josefa de la Aguila.
The church at Calvillo was built in the early 1770s, most people would have gone to Tabasco, records start in 1747. This Gabriel is probably a son of Gabriel López de Nava y Mayorga and Nicolasa de Valenzuela y Soto. Gabriel and Nicolasa are a key couple in the region of Tabasco, Calvillo, and Jalpa. I have 15+ dispensas, several marriage and baptism records that all lead back to this couple.
Daniel MdTC
Hi Daniel
Thanks for the info! Especially about Calvillo, Huehucar and Tabasco!
Could you send me the link for the image of Pedro's baptism, if you have it?
I had seen Pedro Nolascos name in indexed records (the baptism) and then also his parents names in the death record of his sister Juana (who was married to Joseph Romo de Vivar) - and noted the Aguila connection. I'd like to see who the padrinos were for Pedro's baptism. It's interesting to note the presence of the Aguilas in Zacatecas - yet another place to look for the information I need.
I suspect that Diego de el AGUILA's mother (Dna Maria Thereza LOPEZ DE NAVA) is the sister of Gabriel Lopez de Nava, and if I can make that link it would be great since that family (Gabriel's) is well-documented several generations back from there by Danny C. Alonso and others. The key is finding the Info Matr for Dn Sebastian de el Aguila and Dna Maria Thereza Lopez de Nava. There is also an Antonio de Aguila who was a testigo at their marriage, and he had a daughter named Juana. They must be related to Diego but I dont know exactly how. Hope to find that out.
Hi Daniel
Thanks again for the information you provided here in your reply of 7 August 2018 to my post, "Fresnillo records 1700s" from 5 august 2018.
The names are very interesting! Trying to connect them with information I have. I re-read the IM for Diego Xavier de Aguila and Rosalia de Villalpando - it's mostly about the case against him brought by the brothers of the other girl he had promised to marry (and had a child with). This girl's name is PAULA MARGARITA LOPEZ DE NAVA. Here are the other names and relationships I was able to pull out of the records:
Image 312 - BERNARDINO - father of Paula - uses title Dn.
Image 335 - CORNELIO - sister of Paula - referred to as Lopez de Nava, and with the titles Dn. and Dna.
Image 341-342 - ANTONIO - brother of cornelio - referred to as Lopez de Nava and signs his name that way too. Addressed as Dn.
DIEGO XAVIER DE AGUILA is also in one place - image 13 - titled Dn. He and Paula are primos hermanos and the case is summed up on image 346.
Do have any idea how any of these Lopez de Nava connect up with the ones you know of from Huejucar?
Towards the end of the records - image 346 - there is a statement that all the Navas named in the case live in VALLE DE HUEJUCAR, from which Diego Xavier de Aguila was banished for a number of months.
Here is the link to the IM:
Here is the full citation:
"México, Aguascalientes, registros parroquiales, 1620-1962," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-XX8S-FS5?cc=1502404&wc=M6QX-429%3A64895301%2C64895302%2C65651701 : 20 May 2014), Asientos > Nuestra Señora de Belén > Información matrimonial 1754-1757 > image 310 of 640; parroquias Católicas, Aguascalientes (Catholic Church parishes, Aguascalientes).
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- Travel east from the Barradin Estate to Lakeside County. Head south to Ashford. Take the southeast bridge to Regent Valley. Once in Regent Valley, follow the road to Fort Ranik.
- Deliver the message from Barradin to Lord Darrin.
Obtained from
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- "I recently received word from Devona that a Charr Ranger has been sighted south of the wall. Thom and I will begin scouring the countryside for this creature.
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From a note to clients by analyst Daniel Ives that landed on my desktop Thursday:
Our Asia checks continue to give us confidence based on supply chain tea leaves that Cupertino is in the process of producing between 75 million to potentially 80 million iPhone 11 units heading into the September launch period. This is roughly in line with the year ago period and speaks to our thesis that despite the myriad of China challenges and macro swirls, Apple is seeing stable demand and still feeling confident…
From an overall unit perspective, we believe Apple is on a trajectory to sell between 180 million to 185 million iPhone units in FY20 with relatively stable ASPs on the heels of moderating iPhone headwinds, despite many of our peers yelling fire in a crowded theater. In China specifically around demand, while the environment remains complex for Apple to navigate, thus far we have NOT seen many cracks in the armor…
The installed base of Apple remains the golden jewel and key to the valuation and our bullish thesis, as with 900 million active iPhones worldwide and roughly 1/3 of those poised to be in the window of an upgrade over the next 12 to 18 months.
Maintains Outperform rating and $245 price target.
My take: This is Ives' standard bullish case. His note also offers a bear case:
The temporary US/China ceasefire is reversed, tariffs are ultimately placed on the iPhone and throw a large wrench into the iPhone product cycle; China demand doldrums remain into FY20.


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At least seven soldiers were confirmed dead and one soldier remained missing after a French military helicopter crashed off the coast of the central African state of Gabon, the French government announced Sunday, dpa reports.
One soldier was found dead shortly after the crash, while five bodies of the six missing were found by rescue divers later Sunday. One of the three people rescued alive later succumbed to his injuries in hospital.
The Cougar helicopter in which the accident took place had been participating in a joint manoeuvre with the military of Gabon, a former long-time French colony.
The cause of the accident was still unknown. French President Nicolas Sarkozy called for a speedy and complete investigation into the accident.
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Email marketing is the third most influential source of information for B2B buyers behind only colleague recommendations and industry-specific thought leaders (Wordstream). It's no wonder, then, that 87% of B2B marketers use email marketing to generate leads. But email can do so much more than lead generation: companies in every industry use email to nurture existing leads through the sales funnel, strengthen customer loyalty, and build awareness of their brands.
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Among the new items Smashburger introduced this year was Tater Tots, which is great because tots are trendy and they travel well.
Most importantly, they're not French fries.
Higher demand for fries, CEO Tom Ryan said, has put many suppliers at production capacity and has driven up prices. Almost on cue, Del Taco Restaurants Inc. on Thursday said fries are among the more inflationary items it sells.
It's not the only thing. Earlier this year, Buffalo Wild Wings Inc. said chicken wing costs are increasing. Del Taco said cheese prices are on the upswing, along with avocados and the aforementioned fries, which hurt its margins in the third quarter and sent its stock plunging Friday.
Piper Jaffray Analyst Nicole Miller Regan said in a note this week that beef trimmings and coffee in particular have been inflationary through September.
This is all bad news from a profit perspective.
Labor costs are going up, thanks to a combination of rising minimum wages and labor shortages in many parts of the country.
Couple that with weak overall sales and you have a recipe for trouble.
Consider Del Taco. Its same-store sales have been strong, thanks to sales of more premium items, price increases and more customers. And its restaurant margins were down 170 basis points in the period. Imagine what it'd be like if its same-store sales were down.
Restaurants are used to food costs, and they can do things to control them, such as marketing items that don't cost as much. Buffalo Wild Wings changed its Wing Tuesdays promotion to sell boneless wings instead, for instance. Smashburger developed those tots, which Ryan said has helped the company overcome higher fry prices.
And there's at least one school of thought that suggests the industry could actually see higher demand, even with higher commodity costs.
As we spoke about frequently in the past two years, divergent pricing between restaurants and grocers could be hurting restaurant sales. If commodities start increasing again, grocers will be less likely to discount and then could return some of the industry traffic lost the past two years.
And, it could get all those discounts off the table. Those discounts could be hurting Del Taco, which suggested that its traffic slowed in the first five weeks of the current quarter in part because many chains are selling value items.
"The trend could help to minimize heavy discounting tactics and/or help promote the return to a more normalized pricing environment across the restaurant industry," Miller Regan wrote.
Jonathan Maze, Nation's Restaurant News senior financial editor, does not directly own stock or interest in a restaurant company.
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Youth Sports - La Mirada Soccer
I am sure my challengers and I agree on the importance of youth development and youth programs. I have been heavily involved in youth sports and youth development in La Mirada. However one of my challengers, AGAIN, is misleading you when it comes to the La Mirada Soccer Association incident which took place this year. The statement on his platform claims the following:
"With just one week before the start of the La Mirada Soccer Association season, the city voted to suspend the organizations field use thereby canceling the season for thousands of kids. This affected hundreds of families and never should have happened. Hundreds of parents and coaches stormed the city council meeting and for hours during public comment demanded that the city reinstate the field usage."
Not only is this a false narrative designed to evoke an emotional response, but also everyone involved in this incident knows exactly why and how this incident took place, including my challenger.
The La Mirada Athletic Council has specific rules which govern the City sports programs. When you don't comply with the rules the La Mirada Athletic Council takes action NOT the City Council. LMSA was not compliant with the LMAC rules for years. Unfortunately the action taken by LMAC did in fact suspend facility usage for certain soccer teams.
The La Mirada Athletic Council made that decision based on the long history of violations of LMSA, it was not the City Council. My challenger, through his own statement insinuates that it was the City Council that took such actions: that is FALSE.
It was the La Mirada City Council that stepped in and saved the soccer season and reinstated the facility usage privileges.
Again, my challenger has not relayed the facts and created a false narrative to try and gain an advantage.
Our children should never suffer based on the actions of adults. The adult leaders of these organizations need to work together to ensure this situation is resolved and does not occur in the future.
No community in Southern California is unaffected by the current crisis of the expanding homeless population. Unfortunately the short sighted policies from Sacramento have had a devastating effect on our communities and have no doubt played a significant role on the ever-growing homeless population.
There is no one solution to this situation, but I do know from my over two decades of experience in law enforcement, that we CAN NOT arrest our way out of the homelessness crisis. There needs to be a holistic approach which is fundamentally based in a "shared responsibility" with the public, private, and faith based organizations. We need to help those who want it, provide for the indigent, assist those that are in need of mental health treatment, and take an enforcement posture when absolutely necessary.
The Safe Parks Initiative (SPI) is fundamentally based in the implementation of technology, but also augmented by motion enhanced lighting, foot beats and a volunteer mounted unit. The proposed park for to pilot this initiative is Creek Park.
The streets of La Mirada are the main arteries for ingress and egress for all those entering and exiting our city. Unfortunately, those who chose to make victims of our residents also travel these streets freely. They drive main roads in, commit a crime, and leave on these roads, such as Imperial Highway, Rosecrans, etc. This free and unobstructed travel is about to be over....
The Safe Neighborhoods Initiative focuses on our respective neighborhoods and ensuring that the residential streets have the same protections as the Safe Streets Initiative (SSI). Instead this initiative will require the collaboration of community members who want to initiate such safeguards of their own accord.
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Medicaid physician fees increased 15.1 percent, on average, between 2003 and 2008. This was below the general rate of inflation, resulting in a reduction in real fees. Only primary care fees grew at the rate of inflation--20 percent between 2003 and 2008. However, because of slow growth in Medicare fees, Medicaid fees closed a small portion of their ongoing gap relative to Medicare--growing from 69 percent to 72 percent of Medicare. The increase in Medicaid fees relative to Medicare fees resulted from relative increases for primary care and obstetrical services, but not for other services.
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Refugees, who were forcibly returned from Idomeni at the Greek/Macedonia border to Athens on Wednesday night, queue for food outside Tae-Kwon-Do Stadium in Athens on Thursday morning
After spending Autumn working with refugees arriving in Lesbos Broadsheet's Olga Cronin returned to the Greek island this week.
Olga writes:
On Sunday, November 29, the EU struck a deal with Turkey. In return for €3billion, visa-free access to Schengen zone countries for the citizens of Turkey and a speeding up of the process of allowing Turkey into the EU, Turkey promised to stem the flow of refugees travelling from Turkey to the Greek islands.
The agreement was made as high numbers of people seeking refugee protection – the majority of whom are from Syria and Afghanistan – continue to travel from Turkey to Greece on inflatable rubber dinghies.
The number of people who have died this year while trying to cross the Aegean Sea is unknown while, according to the UNHCR, more than 3,440 people have died trying to make the journey across the Mediterranean.
After the EU/Turkey deal was struck, the chancellor of Germany Angela Merkel – named this week as Person Of The Year by Time magazine – said the agreement would help "keep people in the region" and out of Europe.
According to the latest figures from the UNHCR, 768,916 people in total travelled across the sea to Greece between January and December 8 of this year – 58 per cent men, 26 per cent children and 16 per cent women.
A total of 447,958 – or 58 per cent – landed on Lesbos alone.
Chios and Samos islands have seen the second and third highest number of arrivals with 105,691 and 91,243 landing on its shores respectively during the same time period.
Although it's less than two weeks since the EU/Turkey deal, and fluctuations in the number of people arriving are common – with numbers commonly dropping in tandem with political events such as a visit of a politician or dignitary to an island or Turkey's recent general election – the UNHCR figures indicate the smugglers, perhaps inevitably, may be changing the route upon which they send people.
The winter weather is also likely to be a factor, but smugglers offer those travelling in bad weather a discount.
The daily number of people arriving on Lesbos island decreased dramatically in just a matter of days, from 2,462 on Sunday, November 29 to 1,337 on Friday, December 4.
Boats are very much still arriving on Lesbos, with the figure rising to 3,231 on Monday, December 7, but the location of where the majority of boats are arriving has changed dramatically from the north of the island – where the Turkish coastguard activity has been most visible to date – to the south.
The coastline of northern Lesbos – just six kilometres from Turkey – is unrecognisable from how it looked just a few weeks ago and volunteers and rescue teams present in northern Lesbos now feel it's a waiting game in regards to deciding where they should place their efforts.
Gone is the necklace of washed-up bright orange lifejackets along the northern coastline, due to a substantial clean-up operation – with a mountain of thousands upon thousands of lifejackets piled high in a dump outside Eftalou – while the unofficial camps outside Skala Sikaminias and in the car park of nightclub Oxy, outside Molyvos, no longer have the swarms of people huddled outside trying to sleep on cold, muddy ground, often without any shelter or blankets.
The south of the island is receiving more and more boats every day, prompting volunteer and rescue groups to send teams to the south, and volunteer groups to increase their night-time operations in Camp Moria where, as of the weekend, all nationalities must register and where those not from Syria must sleep – often outside, in mud or on a section of pavement, without blankets.
Sadly, the change has come at a time when the north has seen a substantial increase in both volunteers and returnee volunteers arriving.
New infrastructure and provisions have also been put in place.
The International Rescue Committee has built a camp on the so-called dirt road between Eftalou and Skala Sikaminias, equipped with enough tents to provide shelter for 1,500 people and is scheduled to open in a matter of days, while Médecins Sans Frontières and Greenpeace have launched three rigid hulled inflatable boats (RHIBs) – strengthening the huge rescue efforts of the Spanish Pro-Activa Open Arms lifeguard volunteers who have been present on the island since September.
Much like the south of Lesbos, the other Greek islands have also experienced significant change. Chios, which lies south of Lesbos, saw a sudden spike in arrivals from Turkey with the figure jumping from zero on November 28 to 2,139 on November 29 – placing tremendous pressure on the locals who have led the effort to provide for those arriving, along with the skeletal number of volunteers who were present at the time.
Those working at Tabakika in Chios – a freezing cold and rundown former factory building which serves as a Frontex hotspot and where smoking area-type heaters heat the area officers register arrivals while those waiting to register go without – are currently trying to work out how to provide food to those arriving as the prospect of opening a food station has prompted fears of attracting rats.
Refugees waiting to register may leave the camp to buy food in local stores but, for those who don't have any money, they could face remaining in their wet clothes and living off of water and crackers provided by the UNHCR for up to three days.
A clothes distribution hut is in place in the camp but it is only opened when there are three volunteers present. If there are fewer than three present, as is often the case, men, women and children sitting in wet clothes must remain in them.
Those helping people off boats try to offset this by hurriedly trying to provide dry clothes – mostly donated – from the back of their cars as soon as refugees reach the shores.
Depending on the number of volunteers present at a given time, and what they have in their car at the time a boat arrives, this can amount to just a pair of socks with a small plastic bag in lieu of dry shoes.
In an effort to prevent – in children especially – hypothermia, volunteers hand these little bundles out, telling people to take their wet shoes and socks off, to place the dry socks on, followed by the plastic bag, and to then put their feet back into the wet shoes.
A bus system is in place in Chios whereby, once a boat arrives, volunteers can call for a bus – which is organised by the local authorities – to come and collect people and take them to Tabakika. The police running the buses charge €3 per adult while children on the near 60-seater coaches can travel the 10-minute or so journey for free.
After registering, refugees can go to a makeshift camp set up in the shadow of the Castle Of Chios, called Souda, to sleep. Just a few minutes' walk from Tabakika it is equipped with two 250-capacity tents and multiple IKEA shelters. Souda is cleaned daily.
On Samos, between November 28 to 30, the number of arrivals rose from zero to 517 while Kos saw the number of arrivals rise from less than 50 on November 29 to 229 on November 30, rising again to 378 on December 7.
Leros also saw the number of arrivals rise from zero on November 28 and 29 to 264 on November 30.
In the meantime, as the number of arrivals from Cesme in Turkey to the shores of Chios rises, so does the death toll.
On Tuesday, it was reported that six children, including a baby, died when a dinghy – believed to have been bound for Chios – capsized off Cesme.
Separately, it was reported Wednesday that at least 11 people, including five children, drowned and 10 are missing after a boat sank off Farmakonisi island.
But change isn't only afoot on the Greek islands.
On Wednesday night – the eve of the 67th anniversary of the United Nations General Assembly adopting the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which states that "everyone has the right to seek and enjoy in other countries asylum from persecution" – approximately 2,400 refugees were rounded up and forcibly put on buses in Idomeni, at the border between Greece and Macedonia, and sent to Tae-Kwon-Do Stadium in Athens.
The move followed several weeks of authorities only allowing the citizens of Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq to pass through the border, putting a blanket ban on those from other countries and prompting smugglers to offer those stranded other methods of getting further into Europe.
The ban disallowing those not from Syria, Afghanistan and Iraq to pass forced them to camp out in squalid conditions while some sewed their lips shut in protest. Last week a Moroccan died after he was electrocuted. It's been reported he had climbed on top of a train carriage when he came in contact with electric cables.
It's also been reported that, prior to these people being put on the buses, journalists were removed from the area to a place two kilometres away and that some were asked to delete photographs. Volunteers were also removed.
Following the eviction of those at the camp a volunteer in Idomeni wrote on the Facebook page, Forgotten In Idomeni:
"When the camp was re-opened, it was clear that people didn't have time or weren't given the opportunity to gather possessions. Refugees reported from inside the camp that people were dragged from tents and some were beaten. Others gave up and left peacefully. All hope lost."
After refugees register on the Greek islands, Syrians are given a document which allows them to stay in Greece for six months while all other nationalities are given a document which orders them to leave Greece, or return home, within 30 days.
Many of those who had been in Idomeni were there for three weeks meaning their deadline to move is fast approaching.
Different treatment for different nationalities isn't uncommon in Greece.
In Lesbos, only Syrian families can sleep in a camp near Mytilene called Kara Tepe – which has facilities much more favourable to those provided at the barbed wire-fringed former prison that is Camp Moria, just two miles from Kara Tepe.
As thousands of refugees continue their journey from the Greek islands, via ferries, to Athens and more and more buses return from the border with Macedonia to the Greek capital, many long-term volunteers and solidarity groups on the islands – who are largely dependent on the testimonies of other volunteers via Twitter and Facebook for details of events on the ground – are starting to feel that perhaps Athens will be their next stop.
It's likely smugglers feel the same.
Previously: A Drop In The Aegean
Pic: Daphne Tolis
Related: Smugglers are least bad option for border returnees (IRIN, Andrew Connolly)


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There will be plenty of sore legs this weekend as two brave teams of Allcooper staff prepare to step up for one of their toughest ever challenges - Trek the Night.
Our two groups of adventure-seekers - including a Ladies Team and Men's Team - have volunteered themselves to embark on a 40-mile walk along the famous Cotswold Way, all in the name of charity.
Trek the Night is a gruelling overnight hike, heading south to north along the Cotswold Way. The walk covers a distance of 40 miles and those taking on the challenge will start their journeys at the stroke of midnight. In teams of 3 or 4, participants will walk through the night and past sunrise the following day.
Trek the Night is a popular team event that is organised by the charity, Action Medical Research. The aim of Trek the Night is to raise as much money for Action Medical Research as possible through sponsorship and donations raised by each team taking part.
The route itself begins at Rednock School in Dursley and ends at Cleeve Hill Golf Club in Cheltenham. You can see the entire route on the map below.
Read more about Trek the Night here >
Action Medical Research is the leading UK-wide charity saving and changing children's lives through medical research. For 65 years they have helped pioneer ways to prevent disease and develop treatments benefiting millions of people. Their research has helped to beat polio in the UK, develop ultrasound, fight meningitis and prevent stillbirths. But they urgently need to develop more new treatments and cures for sick babies and children and can't do it without our help.
Read more about Action Medical Research >
Since signing up to the Trek the Night challenge back in February, our teams have tasked themselves with raising as much money for the cause as possible.
From running Prize Draws to organising charity Quiz Nights, both teams really have gone out of their way to generate funds for the cause. At the time of writing, they have together raised a combined sum of over £2,000 - what an achievement!
Representing our Trek the Night Ladies Team are four trekkers who help keep our customers safe and secure from our Head Office in Gloucester.
Jess Newman
Jess is a Project Manager and works within our Installations Team to ensure our larger security and fire safety projects are delivered to the highest standards, on time and on budget.
When asked what gave her the motivation to take part, Jess explained:
"It's a great team event which will challenge us physically and mentally. I've always wanted to run a marathon, but I can't run - so walking 14 more miles with the team seemed like the next best thing. It's for an amazing charity and will be an achievement to be proud of!"
Sally Parsons
Sally has been with Allcooper for over 10 years and also works within our Installations Team as an Administrator. Sally helps coordinate our Engineers and liaises with customers to ensure their systems are installed at a convenient time and to their satisfaction.
Samantha Parsons
Samantha is a key member of our Finance Team and assists our customers and suppliers with accounts queries and invoicing.
Chelsea Cooper
Chelsea is member of the Cooper family and helps manage the signalling requirements of our monitored security systems. This includes helping customers with their monitoring accounts and dealing with our partner Alarm Receiving Centre.
Commenting on why she decided to take part in Trek the Night, Chelsea explained:
"I like to challenge myself and try new things. Trek the Night provided me with the perfect opportunity to do so, while helping a good cause in Action Medical Research. I have even surprised myself with the training and realised how enjoyable walking can be!"
Click here to donate to our Ladies Team on JustGiving >
In our Men's Team, we have three trekkers who are used to travelling long distances - but usually in their Allcooper vans!
Andrew Compton
Andrew is a Service Engineer at Allcooper. Based in the Gloucestershire area, Andrew helps to keep our security systems working to their optimum ability, every day, by carrying out maintenance visits for our customers across the county.
Michael Stiles
Like Andrew, Michael is also a Service Engineer. Michael predominantly supports our residential customers in Gloucestershire, maintaining Intruder Alarm systems to help keep our customers' homes effectively protected.
Matt Conlon
Finally, we're pleased to introduce Matt, who is also a Service Engineer but is based in the West Midlands area.
When asked about his reasons for joining Trek the Night, Matt said:
"My daughter was in a special care unit after she was born, so I have seen first hand the incredible work done by doctors, nurses and charities like Action Medical Research in helping support sick babies and children. So, challenging myself whilst supporting a great cause is why I decided to sign myself up for Trek the Night."
Click here to donate to our Men's team on JustGiving >
On behalf of everyone associated with Allcooper, we wish both our teams a safe and successful Trek the Night challenge. We know you will do us, yourself and the team at Action Medical Research, proud.
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Nansen Camp is camp for families and youths who want to enjoy and experience outdoor life in a safe and secure setting. Our camps take place in various locations off the beaten track throughout Norway. Safety is a major concern for us. But we are aiming for you to get a bit out of your comfort zone, so be prepared to learn new skills and get ready to challenge yourself!
We also have a very strong passion for the environment and environmental protection. Most of our camps takes place in or near a national park, and throughout your stay you will learn and experience how we work with natural protection at our destinations.
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Carnival Cruise Lines Expands 'Concierge Club' Program to Include Shipboard Credits for Milestone Cruises
Members Earn Shipboard Credits of Up to 75 Percent of Cruise Fare, Even Free Cruises, Based on Number of Voyages Taken
Carnival Cruise Lines has expanded its "Concierge Club" guest recognition program to provide members with shipboard credits when they achieve a "milestone" cruise with the line.
With the new shipboard credit benefit, "Concierge Club" members who sail on their 25th, 50th and 75th "Fun Ship" cruise will receive a shipboard credit representing 25, 50 or 75 percent of their cruise fare, respectively, for that particular voyage. Those sailing on their 100th "Fun Ship" cruise earn a complimentary Caribbean, Mexican Riviera or Alaska voyage of up to eight days in length. This new milestone cruise benefit is in addition to the wide range of amenities and privileges that "Platinum" cardholders already receive.
Carnival's "Concierge Club," which was created exclusively for "Platinum" cardholders who have sailed with the line 10 or more times, provides a variety of amenities and privileges to recognize longtime guests for their loyalty and support.
"The 'Concierge Club' has been met with incredible response since being launched last year and this new shipboard credit benefit is just another way of Carnival recognizing and thanking our loyal and valued guests," said Gerry Cahill, Carnival president and CEO.
Prior to their "milestone" cruise, guests will receive a personalized letter from Cahill informing them of the shipboard credit or free cruise they will earn in conjunction with their next milestone cruise.
Carnival has also established a special toll-free line, 1-877-CCL-VIPS (1-877-225-8477) that is staffed on a 24/7 basis and designated specifically for questions regarding the new shipboard credit/free cruise benefit for "Concierge Club" members.
In addition to the rewards for significant milestone cruises, all Platinum cardholders are entitled to the following shipboard benefits and features:
* Petit fours and/or canapes delivered to cabin one evening
"Carnival Concierge Club" members also receive a special Welcome Aboard letter from Cahill in their stateroom detailing the exclusive amenities and privileges available during their cruise.
Shipboard credits and free cruises received for milestone cruises are non-transferable and non-refundable. Certain other restrictions apply.
Carnival is the largest and most popular cruise line in the world, with 22 "Fun Ships" operating voyages ranging from three to 18 days in length to the Bahamas, Caribbean, Mexico, Alaska, Hawaii, New England, Canada, Bermuda, Europe, the Greek Isles and South America.
he line currently has three new ships on order, including the 113,300-ton Carnival Splendor, set to launch Carnival's first Northern European cruise program July 13, 2008, and the 130,000-ton Carnival Dream and Carnival Magic -- to be the largest "Fun Ships" ever constructed when they enter service in June 2009 and October 2011, respectively.
or additional information on Carnival's "Fun Ship" vacations, contact any travel agent, call 1-800-CARNIVAL or visit carnival.com. Carnival Cruise Lines, a unit of Carnival Corporation & plc (NYSE/LSE: CCL; NYSE: CUK), is a proud member of the exclusive
World's Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Holland America Line, Princess Cruises, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises, and The Yachts of Seabourn. Sharing a passion to please each guest, and a commitment to quality and value, our member lines appeal to a wide range of lifestyles and budgets. Together, we offer exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world's most desirable destinations.
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President, Vice President's best wishes on Maha Shivaratri
Shivaratri, thought to be the day Lord Shiva was born, is one of the four nights called Kaalratri, Moharatri, Sukharatri and Shivaratri, and is regarded as one of the greatest festivals in the holy scriptures of the Hindus—the Puranas.
This day is celebrated on the lunar month of Falgun and is believed to instill faith in those destined to live in trouble.
The Skanda Purana, another holy text of the Hindus, also mentions the significance of the Shivaratri.
The religious belief is that if one offers milk, Dhaturo (a kind of intoxicating plant) and 'Belpatra' to Lord Shiva and observes a night-long fasting, he/she will receive heavenly blessings.
The festival which is regarded as a national festival consists of 'warming' Lord Shiva in the belief that the Lord also feels cold on this day and people organize bonfires at public squares, houses, temples and shrines and perform prayers to please Lord Shiva.
Four kinds of worships including Mahadip, Akhandadip, Lakshya Batti and Dipotsav as well as offering of Belpatra will be performed in four phases tonight, while classical dances are performed at the Kailashkut and Kirateswor Music Ashram.
In Kathmandu, thousands of devotees from within and outside the country, predominantly from India, throng the Pashupatinath temple from early morning and queue up for hours for the darshan of Lord Shiva.
President Bidya Devi Bhandari has extended her best wishes to the Nepali people living in and outside the country on the auspicious occasion of Maha Shivaratri.
In a message of best wishes on Monday, President Bhandari expressed the hope that festivals like Maha Shivaratri may help build up harmony, peace and tolerance among the Nepali people.
Likewise, Vice President Nanda Bahadur Pun also hoped that this festival may help strengthen mutual cooperation, harmony and brotherhood among the Nepali people.