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It's a vibrant industry, abuzz with innovation, world first launches and solid expansion. While many may believe that social media and online technology is the out front leader in modern sales and marketing, Auckland based company XPO Exhibitions knows differently.
"Trade Shows are enjoying an incredible resurgence in popularity in New Zealand," says managing director Brent Spillane as he today announces the major acquisition of HAYLEYMEDIA's trade exhibition division.
The purchase of The National Safety Show, MHL (Materials Handling & Logistics) Show, SouthMACH and the South Island Hospitality Show will take place on the 30th September 2013.
"People tend to have a preconceived idea that New Zealand is too small to host quality industry exhibitions, but that's just not true," says Brent. "Many world first innovations are being launched at our existing industry events and we estimate hundreds of millions of dollars in trade is happening onsite each year.
"We continue to receive serious attention from local and central government who consider our ten existing B2B Trade events as prime ways to communicate with industry and encourage export growth. One example was an ATEED-supported New Zealand Food Innovation Showcase which took place at our last Foodtech Packtech show.
"XPO has a growing database containing more than 140,000 unique (mostly SME) business visitors who have attended our shows in the past three years. These numbers have been authenticated by the Circulations Audit Board of Australasia who verifies the attendance at each show.
"This surge in attendance is attracting growing marketing budgets from many hundreds of business exhibitors. Businesses are seeing value in selling their business products face-to-face with target industry customers.
"No sensible B2B marketer would argue the conversion rate statistics from selling face-to-face versus a Google ad."
XPO's acquisition will see the four large scale shows added to the company's current line-up which includes the New Zealand Gift & Homewares Fairs, Engineering Machinery & Electronics Exhibition (EMEX), Foodtech Packtech, BuildNZ, Designex and MyBiz Expo.
Adding even more gunpowder to XPO's planned growth and expansion is the recent appointment of Tony Waite, former GM Sales at TVNZ.
"Tony is our new National Events and Sales Director and his appointment is a big statement about where our events business is heading," says Brent. "Tony is leading our new five year plan which includes a new major events strategy for the company. We're on a mission right now to create meaningful exhibitions for growing trade sectors across New Zealand.
"With the addition of HAYLEYMEDIA's trade exhibitions, and our growth into new sectors, XPO is now covering a wider range of industries including engineering, electronics, manufacturing, technology, machinery, safety, logistics and handling, building and construction, design, architecture, gift and home wares, business services, food, packaging and hospitality.
"Our immediate priorities are bedding down the new brands and communicating the good news to our customers," he says.
"The HAYLEYMEDIA team have worked tirelessly to create strong show brands. We plan to build and further grow the shows – cross selling the new shows to our existing customers, as well as giving new customers reasons to consider our event format.
"XPO will be rolling out our bespoke visitor registration technology to the newly acquired shows. This allows exhibitors to better qualify and followup leads via permission-based scanning to retain visitor contact details. The acquisition also allows XPO to extend value to our growing list of event sponsors who are offering products and services tailored to each industry."
Sponsors include Ford, BNZ and 2 Degrees Mobile who are all enjoying exclusive engagement in their respective fields with industry visitors at events. "Ford Motor Company of New Zealand recently reaffirmed its belief in the power of XPO by extending another two years of sponsorship deals, including many more car giveaways at the shows," says Brent.
In 2010 the Spillane family purchased New Zealand's largest Trade Exhibitions portfolio from dmg world media nz ltd (part of the Daily Mail Group UK).
Those events include three annual NZ Gift & Homewares Fairs, EMEX, Foodtech Packtech, buildnz and designex. The Spillane family have been intimately involved with the NZ Gift & Homewares Fairs since their inception in the early eighties. The acquisition of the three HAYLEYMEDIA shows will compliment and consolidate XPO's current businesses.
HAYLEYMEDIA owner Andy Hobbs is considered one of the most experienced show organisers in New Zealand. A former Christchurch Press newspaper salesman, Andy pioneered the trade show industry in this country in 1972. He sold his company, XPO Exhibitions, to dmg world media Ltd in 2000 (part of the Daily Mail Group UK).
Andy established Hayley Media in 2002. His daughter Rachel Hobbs-Price has been an important part of the business and has been involved one way or another since she was eight years old. She has worked full time with Andy for the last 25 years, in her role as HAYLEYMEDIA's exhibition director.
With the divestment of the trade exhibition arm of his business, Andy will now focus his energies on running HAYLEYMEDIA's leading trade magazines NZ Engineering News, NZ Food Technology and Machinery Seller.
Says Andy: "We think XPO will continue to deliver a quality exhibition experience across the shows and our magazines will continue to advocate and strongly support these events."
From Brent: "Andy has more than 40 years' experience running exhibitions and as the (relative) new guy on the block I'm keen to tap into that knowledge base."
Media Enquiries: Irene Smith firstname.lastname@example.com 09 976 8352
Take yourself back twenty years to the early 90's, in the depths of the Blue Mountains Australia, nestled amongst a national park lay Taylor Road; a quaint village styled street, where neighbours were friends and friends were more like family. Every house was a home, warm and open. Children would flit through each property, stopping briefly for refreshments or supplies and recruiting numbers as they passed. Parents in pursuit would stop for a chat here or a cup of tea there, no one was rushed or stressed, a very happy place to live. To some this may sound like a fairytale, to Anne and John Heng it was simply their past and the inspiration for their heavenly new homeware store, Taylor Road.
In October 2012, Taylor Road was awarded the New Zealand GIA 2012-‐2013 award for Innovation and Excellence in Homewares Retailing. The couple will travel to Chicago in March 2013, for the International GIA Awards, where they will represent New Zealand amongst the twenty plus other national winners from around the globe. To meet the criteria in Retail Excellence required by the US governing body meant that Taylor Road had to excel in the innovation of all aspects of Homewares retailing from visual merchandising, web design, IT, store design through to staff involvement and customer service. With the launch of a brand new online store and retail expansion the Manawatu retailer was primed for an award of this caliber. However the achievement still came as a surprise to the owners, who said that, "although we see customers from all over the lower North Island, being recognised Nationally was really incredible. To be competing at an International level is just unbelievable." It may be an astounding achievement for such a young store, but looking back at the rapid three year evolvement of this homeware gem, it is likely the first of many exciting achievements.
The store first opened in November 2009 as one of three independent franchises of the iconic New Zealand homewares retailer Nest. After Nest went in to receivership in late 2010 the three independents joined forces to continue the sale of some of New Zealand's much loved dinnerware shapes and other quality products, under the group name Home Etc. Two years on, the Palmerston North store has undergone a massive expansion and refurbishment, tripling in floor space from the original Nest store. Now reopened as the independently owned retailer, Taylor Road, the name is one to watch. Partnering with major brands such as Wallace Cotton, TleafT and Ecoya, as well as their own range sourced from around the world, they have provided a quality shopping destination with a real point of difference.
The name and brand, Taylor Road, proposed and designed by Anne and John's 22 year-‐old daughter, Hannah, was selected to embody everything you could want in a home. As she says, "Taylor Road was where I grew up, it was my first home and to me it means family and the enjoyment of being surrounded by a beautiful home filled with beautiful people and beautiful memories. This is what we want people to feel when they are welcomed into our store." And welcomed you will be! A smile seems to be a permanent fixture on the faces of the lovely staff members always willing to help or advise. The calming blue and green tones, will help ease even the most tightly wound up folk, while wide isles have been establish to allow for strollers, wheelchairs and even mobility scooters.
Taylor Road is a store for everyone and has something to 'add a touch of beautiful to every room in your home'.
From all over New Zealand, retailers and the country's top industry suppliers flocked to Christchurch for the first Winter Gift Fair since the tragic earthquakes, with statistics from the event indicating that the city's retailers are doing well: 42% of respondents say their business is growing (just 19% say their business is getting smaller), and 21% of respondents say they have increased their number of store sites in the previous 12 months.
One of just three annual New Zealand Gift Fairs servicing the entire retail sector, the Winter Gift Fair is a key part of a vibrant Canterbury and South Island sector, and was sorely missed last year say visitors to the 2012 event.
"The Christchurch Fair is the only one we do and it's important for our business," says Lindon Sizemore of Dunedin's Sizemore's Pharmacy. "Three of us are here for two full days, so it's quite an investment but it's good for business to be here and find new products and get inspired. I'm glad it's back. It's a nice friendly South Island event, and it's great that the exhibitors went all out this year. It was very inspiring and we found a great theme that we can really run with and that our customers will love. That's the beauty of the Winter Gift Fair. This Fair is very important for our buying. We can see suppliers who don't have reps that come to us, and in just two days we can see thousands of products and get to see the bigger trends picture."
Closer to home, Rangiora's Sue Counihan of The Basket Case, says the Winter Gift Fair was "absolutely fantastic. We need it to be here every year as it's a vital part of our business and it's close enough that we can make the trip without the travel costs of the two Auckland Fairs. We had a great time and did good business, making quite a few purchases and finding a few new suppliers too. Attending a Gift Fair is important because you need to see and hold the product. You need to be able to buy wisely and well. You need to source product that you know will sell and please your customers."
Wanaka's Originz sells only New Zealand-made product and Joel Squires says he makes a point of visiting all three Gift Fairs. "May and June is our downtime so the Winter Gift Fair fits well. The Fairs are good for finding new items as well as being a good excuse for a weekend away. Although the earthquakes didn't make a difference to our business in Wanaka, we're very supportive of anything that helps the people of Christchurch get back on their feet. It's a good thing that the Winter Gift Fair is back, and will help retailers and other businesses here carry on."
Tony and Marie Rhodes run Pot Pourri in Akaroa and enjoy visiting their local Gift Fair. "As buyers it's a nice Fair because it's less pressure than the others and there's plenty of time to get right in and have a good look at things. Because we had the time to talk to people we discovered a great new concept. It's nice to remind suppliers that we're still around, and also top up those products that we're running low on. The visit is also a great motivator when you see how suppliers have product displayed and that gives you new ideas that you can use in-store. With about half the items new every time it's well worth the time to spend a few days at the Fair. We found product we'll be purchasing over the next few months. It's great to have the Winter Gift Fair back in Christchurch."
Christchurch retailers Al and Eleanor Campbell own et elle, a store that was affected by the earthquakes, being closed for six months. "It took that long to find the right new location. We were shuffling stock around Christchurch, storing everything from the old store wherever we could find space. Having the Fair back is great and it's another sign that Christchurch is back in business. It's good to see exhibitors who are regulars as well as new suppliers. It's also much better to touch and feel items than just see them online or in catalogues, particular as our focus in on the upper end of the market. A visit lets you see evolving trends and ask suppliers for their advice, and that's very useful for a successful business. Winter is a quiet time for retail but being at the Fair and talking to suppliers lets you see product and delay or stagger orders. Christchurch people are buying smaller nice things at the moment as they need the nurturing. Purchases of bigger items will pick up when certainty returns and they feel able to make long-term purchase decisions."
Kay Stevenson of The Soap Box in Westport says it's great to have a Gift Fair back in the South Island. "The Winter Gift Fair is smaller than the others but that makes it more relaxed. I go to the Melbourne Fair, which is huge, but always visit the Christchurch one too. It's a great place to make top-up buys and forward purchases for later in the year. I'm pleased that so many suppliers from all over New Zealand have put in so much effort and come back to Christchurch. It's great that they're helping give the city a lift."
One of those suppliers is Robert Hill of Le Forge. "My roots are in the South Island and I'm delighted to come back to Christchurch and try and assist the retail community. We got a great reaction to our presence and that was really gratifying. We felt that we owed it to the people of Christchurch to have a presence, and we got a lot of recognition and appreciation for that. The 2012 Winter Gift Fair was bigger than the one two years ago and well worthwhile for us. The feedback from retailers was that it was the same for them.
"With many new products introduced at Winter Gift Fair, and all good quality, we put in the effort for local retailers and also made sure that the deals were good too. It was gratifying that our effort was appreciated, and we'll certainly be back next time. The Christchurch fair is very important to us. In fact, South Island sales are better per capita, especially for higher quality furniture… I always say that people in the South Island have good taste!
"I really feel for what people in Christchurch are going through. Many retailers have been badly hit and people and their businesses are still suffering. I'm always happy to talk to retailers and see what we can do to help."
The Winter Gift Fair is one of the biggest retail events in the country and early analysis of Winter Gift Fair research makes interesting reading: 83% of respondents say they placed orders whilst at Winter Gift Fair, and 76% of respondents agreed with the statement that 'Winter Gift Fair is a necessary event for South Island Retailers'.
The event is also good for Christchurch's food and accommodation businesses. Exhibitors come from all over the country, but so do visitors: 42% of respondents are from Christchurch, and 27% from Canterbury, but 23% are from Other South Island regions, 1% from Auckland, and 7% from Other North Island areas. 79% of respondents work in companies based at a single site/shop (21% from companies with multiple sites), 70% of respondents are aged between 40 and 60 years, and 92% were women.
Further information: Irene Smith, +64-21-378 202 or email@example.com
Ford Motor Company of New Zealand Limited has cemented its commitment to Kiwi businesses with a two-year partnership that will see six new Fords given away to visitors at NZ's largest and longest running sector specific exhibitions and events.
XPO Exhibitions Ltd, leading business-to-business (B2B) event organiser, has partnered with Ford to give trade visitors to the country's leading food technology, packaging technology, engineering, manufacturing, gift & homewares, build, design, architecture and business services sector specific exhibitions. It's an opportunity for our business visitors to add a brand new Ford to the company asset register, says XPO Director Brent Spillane.
"It's great that one of the country's oldest and most-respected motor companies with a passion for this country has recognised the same in our DNA. XPO has the country's longest-running successful trade exhibition portfolio. We've been successful because we focus on sector specific businesses. We work hard to make our trade events the place that businesses can come to compare, research and buy world leading products and services face to face. It's about ensuring ongoing value for exhibitors as well as visitors.
"Ford has the same values in supporting New Zealand business. Ford dipped its toe in the water at our biennial 'buildNZ designex' event earlier this year by giving away a new Ford Ranger Utility to one lucky trade visitor. The response from the trade was brilliant. Ford saw genuine value from the captive market and an intimate way to market its' leading vehicles to Kiwi businesses," says Brent Spillane.
The XPO/Ford partnership gives the motor company exclusive access as our preferred vehicle partner at the country's premiere business and trade events.
"XPO events attract more than 35,000 genuine trade only visitors every year, and the majority of them are return visitors proving the enduring value of these events. Visitor numbers have been on the increase too. The agreement will allow Ford to capture its own rich business profile data of those attending and entering the prize draws or simply interacting with Ford on their prime exhibition space."
The business events that Ford will be supporting and providing a vehicle prize giveaway include the New Zealand Gift & Homewares Fairs; the EMEX engineering, manufacturing and electronics sectors event; FoodTech PackTech which is for the food, packaging and technology sector; buildNZ designex which supports the building, construction, design and architecture sectors; and MyBiz Expo which helps small and medium enterprises source competitive business services for their companies.
Ford will run a number of show-only promotions before and after the events, giving visitors a genuine reason to buy. Chris Masterson, national marketing manager at Ford says, "It's an exclusive business target audience and one that we just had to jump at – and we are the first major vehicle brand to partner with XPO in this B2B exhibition space. Our vehicles are a great value match for specific business sectors looking at fleet or even personal needs. This is a fantastic new marketing launch pad."
There is more detail on each of these business sector events at www.xpo.co.nz
Further information: Brent Spillane, 09-976 8378 or 021 906 111
Christchurch retailers affected by the massive February earthquake in the region are getting help to get their businesses re-stocked with the latest and greatest gift and homeware items. Thanks to a new fund established by the New Zealand Gift Trade Association and XPO Exhibitions, retailers in Christchurch and affected surrounding areas can apply for a subsidy to attend the Spring Gift Fair in Auckland.
Bill Spillane, chair of the NZ Gift Trade Association and XPO's managing director, says that both organisations are right behind the initiative.
"The South Island retail environment has always been an active and vibrant one, and it was doing well despite the global economic problems. But the two big earthquakes in Christchurch changed things for businesses there. This fund has been set-up to help retailers, who would have visited Christchurch's now-cancelled Winter Gift Fair, to get to Auckland for Spring Gift Fair 2011 in August."
Christchurch retailers who had registered to attend their local Gift Fair, or who normally attend one of the other New Zealand Gift Fairs, can apply for subsidised accommodation in Auckland, says Bill Spillane.
"Through the fund, eligible retailers could pay as little as $23 a night at Auckland's renowned Rendezvous Hotel. XPO is also putting on extra shuttles between all our hotel partners and the ASB Showgrounds, so the only large costs for visitors are airfares and travel from and to the airport.
"Every year for decades the Winter Gift Fair has been a vital part of the South Island retail scene. We're devastated that it can't happen in 2011, and many retailers have expressed their disappointment too. Thousands of South Island retailers do the bulk of their buying at the Christchurch Fair. The products seen and bought there, and the deals done, can make the difference between a retailer having a good year and one they'd rather forget. Modern gift retailing is not a simple business, and successful businesses need to consider market and product trends, customer needs, and be able to negotiate good deals. The Gift Fairs are the premier business tools for these retailers to network and to meet the manufacturers, wholesalers and importers driving some of those trends. Not being able to attend a Gift Fair is a huge blow.
"That's why we're committing a substantial amount to the fund, and we're pleased that our hotel partners have come on board as well, dropping room rates to very low levels. We're aiming to help at least 500 'quake affected businesses get to Auckland so they can buy the stock they need to trade through this tragic event. If they can continue to trade, they can continue to help Christchurch recover, keeping people in employment and contributing to the local economy."
Retailers who believe they are eligible for a subsidy from the fund but haven't received the email from XPO Exhibitions about the offer are encouraged to contact XPO for more information. Retailers can call 0800 367 976 or email
For more information contact:
Irene Smith – Group Marketing Manager
Phone: 09 976 8352 or 021 378 202
In the past few years we have become aware that an online directory called Fairguide have been contacting our exhibitors asking them to "update their free listing details" on our shows.
Please be aware that the fine print of the contract includes a charge of approx US$1531 per year for a period of 3 years.
Please note that we are not associated with and do not endorse those proprietors or others, or that website. We suggest that you make your own decisions and, if appropriate, obtain independent legal advice, before you respond to or deal with those proprietors or others, or that website.
You may also find further information about Fairguide at www.ufi.org/pages/thetradefairsector/fairguide.aspx
StopECG has now published basic advice, primarily be to help those who
have already signed these forms in error - please go to
www.stopecg.org/expo-guide.htm to find out more.
Read what the NZ Herald had to say ...
Now it seems another 'directory service', based in Mexico under the name of EXPO-GUIDE is approaching exhibitors with the request to check the accuracy of their listing details and proceed with its update.
Please be aware that the fine print of the contract includes a charge of US$1676 per year for a period of 3 years.
Again, please note that we are not associated with and do not endorse those proprietors or others, or their websites. We suggest that you make your own decisions and, if appropriate, obtain independent legal advice, before you respond to or deal with those proprietors or others, or their websites.
XPO are not affiliated with, nor endorse, either of these websites.
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This week's Bleacher Report UK Google+ Hangout will focus on the Champions League. I'll be joined, as usual, by former Liverpool, Villa, Forest and England striker Stan Collymore, along with our UK lead writer Alex Dimond and Manchester City correspondent Rob Pollard.
Collymore was in Amsterdam on Tuesday night to watch Mario Balotelli snatch a late equaliser for Milan, and Pollard was subjected to City's humbling at the hands of Bayern Munich at the Etihad. Dimond ran our all-encompassing live coverage on both nights.
We'll touch on Chelsea's comprehensive, Juan Mata-inspired victory and Manchester United's point at Shakhtar. We'll also look at Arsenal's impressive victory over Napoli, which saw Mesut Ozil and Aaron Ramsey continue their form in the Gunners midfield.
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Obama welcomes World Series champion Red Sox
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WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama welcomed the World Series champion Red Sox to the White House Tuesday, praising their triumph on the field while hailing them as a symbol of their city's "grit and resilience" in the wake of last year's Boston Marathon bombing.
President Barack Obama, shakes hands with Boston Red Sox designated hitter David "Big Papi" Ortiz, during a ceremony on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, April 1, 2014, where the president honored the 2013 World Series baseball champion Boston Red Sox. Looking on are Boston Red Sox manager John Farrell, center, pitcher Koji Uehara, second row right, of Japan and Johnny Gomes, left. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Not all of the ceremonial greeting was quite so serious. David Ortiz, Boston's best-known player, presented the president with a Red Sox jersey emblazoned with "Obama" and the number 44 on the back, then promptly took a cell phone picture of himself and the chief executive. "What an honor, thanks for the #selfie @BarackObama" he quickly tweeted.
And Jonny Gomes, an outfielder, strolled the White House grounds dressed in a sports jacket that looked like an American flag, stars on one half, and stripes on the other.
Standing in front of players and team officials, Obama noted that the Red Sox have won three championships in the past decade, more than any other team.
He said sports sometimes "seems like it's trivial, it's just an entertainment. And then, every once in a while, you're reminded that sports represents something else and it has the power to bring people together like almost nothing else can."
Three people were killed and more than 260 injured nearly a year ago in a bombing at the Boston Marathon. The Red Sox staged a tribute to the victims on the field and had "Boston Strong" symbols sewn into their uniforms. "The point is, Boston and the Red Sox were one," Obama said.
"When they visited bombing victims in the hospital, when they played ball with kids getting cancer treatment, when they started a program to help wounded warriors get treatment at Mass General (Hospital), these guys were saying, 'we're all on the same team.' "
Obama, a Chicago White Sox fan, wished Boston good luck this season, then added, "May the best Sox win."


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Your Invitation from Newt Gingrich
Trolling through my e-mail spam collector stacked high with the usual Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Starwood, press releases etc. from both Democrats and Republicans, I was chagrined to actually open what I knew would be the usual rantings from the Right, an invitation to join Newt Gingrich and his band of merry men at the round table for a chicken dinner. I personally know several Republicans who would be only too happy to shell out the bucks for this golden opportunity.
"Our country has a hostile, Democrat-controlled Congress and a popular Democrat president - much like we did in the early 90s - and they are intent on pushing their liberal agenda at our expense. We were up against similar electoral odds in 1994, but we were able to win back a Congressional majority with core conservative ideals to move the power out of Washington and give it back to the American people."
Wow! A chance to sit at the same table with Newt Gingrich and listen to hours of rabid rousting from the far right, who can resist such an offer? All I need to do is send $50 and join the lottery! Well actually, I can because I would rather have a tooth extraction than "... And I'd be honored if you were sitting at my table to discuss the future of our Republican Party."
Once again: Earth to Newt and Friends, isn't this why you lost the 2008 elections? Maybe 65 million voters chose to make a significant change in how our country is being run because of your views!
"I'll put I it this way; its time to end Nancy Pelosi's reign as Speaker by supporting the NRCC's efforts to take back a Congressional majority. Our nation, our national security and our private enterprise depend on this change. As a special thank you to all the contest entrants, you'll receive exclusive access to the live webcast of my speech courtesy of the NRCC. So, please take a few minutes to make a special contribution and I hope to see you at my table on the 8th.
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P.S. Don't forget every time you enter you increase your chances to join me at the dinner. Please visit www.nrcc.org/dinnerwithnewt before May 31st at midnight to make your contribution. I look forward to meeting you. -Newt"
Newt, you aren't my friend & the last thing I would want to do is sit through a dinner posing as a true believer, I'm not an actress!
This is one way to get my e-mail address removed from the NRCC list serve!
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Texas Department of Public Safety troopers made more than 1,400 driving while intoxicated arrests during a 21-day special enforcement period in December and January funded with a Texas Department of Transportation grant.
"These enhanced patrols are designed to protect the lives of all travelers by taking impaired drivers off Texas roadways," said DPS Director Steven McCraw in a press release. "The holidays are packed with celebrations, which means an increased potential for drinking and driving, and I'm confident DPS efforts helped prevent potentially deadly crashes."
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"The numbers from this year are fairly consistent with years prior and they show we are out there working hard," he said. "This grant was for the Christmas and New Year's holiday, but we increase our patrols for other holidays as well."
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Reclamation to Hold Two Public Open House Sessions on the New Melones Lake Area Draft RMP/EIS
Media Contact: Pete Lucero, 916-978-5100
For Release: November 20, 2009
The Bureau of Reclamation will hold two Open House sessions on Wednesday, December 2, 2009, to provide the public with information on the Draft New Melones Lake Area Resource Management Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (RMP/EIS) and receive public comment on the project. The public is welcome to arrive at any time during either Open House to visit with Reclamation staff at information stations, and provide their written comments:
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Llullaillaco in 2006
|Highest point
|6,739 m (22,110 ft) [1]
|2,344 m (7,690 ft) [2]
|24°43′12″S 68°32′12″W / 24.72000°S 68.53667°WCoordinates: 24°43′12″S 68°32′12″W / 24.72000°S 68.53667°W [1]
|Chile and Argentina
|Parent range
|Andes, Puna de Atacama
|Age of rock
|Mountain type
|Last eruption
|May 1877
Llullaillaco (Spanish pronunciation: [ʝu.ʝai̯.ˈʝa.ko]) is a potentially active stratovolcano at the border of Argentina (Salta Province) and Chile. It lies in the Puna de Atacama, a region of very high volcanic peaks on a high plateau within the Atacama Desert, one of the driest places in the world. It is the fourth highest volcano in the world[citation needed], and it is also the seventh highest mountain of the Andes.[3]
Llullaillaco follows the typical Puna de Atacama volcano pattern: it is surrounded by large debris fields and is perpetually capped by small snow patches, though there are no true glaciers due to the extreme aridity.[4] The snow line in this region is the highest in the world, at around 6,500 metres (21,300 ft), which is around 1,000 metres (3,300 ft) higher than in the Himalayas and 2,000 metres (6,600 ft) higher than in the Andes of Colombia and Ecuador.[4]
The peak's name comes from the Aymara for "murky water": llulla= dirty and yacu= water. Other sources propose it to have originated from Quechua Lullac= lie, Yacu= water: "lying (or treacherous) water".
It has been confirmed that Incas climbed Llullaillaco in the pre-Columbian period.[5] Artifacts on the summit constitute the highest evidence of human presence worldwide before the late nineteenth century. Also, the huáqueros may have also reached its summit and those of other mountains in the region during their searches. The first recorded ascent was on December 1, 1952, by Bión González and Juan Harseim.
Climbing routes[edit]
There are several climbing routes that do not require specialized climbing techniques, although the altitude imposes great difficulty and is in itself a dangerous factor. Crampons and an ice axe are needed as most paths cross ice patches.
Land mines installed during the Argentina-Chile conflict of 1978–1982[6] are an additional danger on the Chilean side of the mountain.
During 1983–1985, American archaeologist Dr. Johan Reinhard directed three surveys of archaeological sites on the summit and slopes of the mountain.
In 1999 on Llullaillaco's summit, an Argentine-Peruvian expedition co-directed by Johan Reinhard and Argentine archaeologist Constanza Ceruti found the preserved bodies of three Inca children, sacrificed approximately 500 years earlier.[7] This is the highest Inca burial so far discovered in Tawantinsuyu and is the world's highest archaeological site.[citation needed]
According to contemporary writings by Spanish priests, these children were participants in qhapaq hucha, a sacrificial rite that occurred in celebration of key events in the life of the Inca emperor.
The mummies are those of a teenage girl, nicknamed La doncella ("the maiden"), a young boy, and a six-year-old girl, nicknamed La niña del rayo ("the lightning girl").[8] The latter's nickname reflects the fact that sometime during the 500-year period the mummy spent on the summit, it was struck by lightning, partially burning the preserved body and some of the ceremonial artifacts left with the mummies.
The three mummies are exhibited at the Museum of High Altitude Archaeology (MAAM) in Salta, Argentina, in a rotating fashion, so as not to expose any of the mummies for too long a time at once. Mummies are typically rotated in the exhibit every six months.[9]
Biological analysis of these mummies published in 2013 found significant lifestyle and diet evidence, which included increased coca and alcohol consumption in the year prior to their sacrifices.[10]
Two major geological stages can be highlighted in the history of the volcano: Llullaillaco I, the ancestral primary volcano, dates back to the Pleistocene. Two very eroded cones with associated lava flows, up to 20 km in length, distributed mainly to the West, evidence these stages.
Built upon it, there is a well-preserved secondary post-glacial edifice called Llullaillaco II, which has been active during human history. Many Holocene lava flows are associated with this latter phase; the two most notable are directed north and south of the volcano. These youthful-looking dacitic flows have been dated to be of late Pleistocene age. Moreover, hot avalanche deposits, extending up to 3 km, are associated with one of the southern lava flows. There are still other very conspicuous flows remaining: one of the most striking, apparently caused by partial collapse of Llullaillaco I about 150,000 years ago, extends eastward into Argentina, diverging around the Cerro Rosado stratovolcano 17 km to the East and terminating in the Salar del Llullaillaco. This deposit has not yet been thoroughly studied.
There are reports of eruptions in 1854, 1868, and 1877, possibly causing the youngest lava flows in the area, which are easily recognizable because of their very dark appearance.
See also[edit]
- Corrida de Cori
- Llullaillaco National Park
- List of volcanoes in Chile
- List of volcanoes in Argentina
- List of Andean peaks with known pre-Columbian ascents
- ^ a b "Argentina and Chile, North - Ultra Prominences" Peaklist.org. Retrieved 2012-06-28.
- ^ "Cerro Llullaillaco, Argentina/Chile". Peakbagger.com.
- ^ Andes 6000m peak list
- ^ a b Clapperton, Chalmers M.; "The quaternary glaciation of Chile: a review" in Revista Chilena de Historia Natural, 1994
- ^ Ricker, John F.; Yuraq Janka: Cordilleras Blanca and Rosko; p. 4. ISBN 093041005X
- ^ Main, Douglas (June 20, 2012). "Extreme Microbes Found Near Mummy Burial Site". OurAmazingPlanet. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
- ^ Secretaría de Cultura de Salta Argentina – MISSION AND ORIGINS. Maam.culturasalta.gov.ar (2007-12-16). Retrieved on 2010-12-14.
- ^ Wade, Lizzie (29 July 2013). "'Llullaillaco Maiden' May Have Been Drugged Before Sacrificed". Science Magazine.
- ^ Grady, Denise (September 11, 2007). "In Argentina, a Museum Unveils a Long-Frozen Maiden". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-09-11.
- ^ A. S. Wilson, E. L. Brown, C. Villa, N. Lynnerup, A. Healey, M. C. Ceruti, J. Reinhard, C. H. Previgliano, F. A. Araoz, J. Gonzalez Diez, T. Taylor. Archaeological, radiological, and biological evidence offer insight into Inca child sacrifice.Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2013; DOI: 10.1073/pnas.1305117110
- Siebert L, Simkin T (2002-). Volcanoes of the World: an Illustrated Catalog of Holocene Volcanoes and their Eruptions. Smithsonian Institution, Global Volcanism Program Digital Information Series, GVP-3, (http://www.volcano.si.edu).
- Reinhard, Johan: The Ice Maiden: Inca Mummies, Mountain Gods, and Sacred Sites in the Andes. National Geographic Society, Washington, D.C., 2005.
- Reinhard, Johan and Ceruti, María Constanza: "Inca Rituals and Sacred Mountains: A Study of the World's Highest Archaeological Sites" Los Angeles: UCLA, 2010.
- Reinhard, Johan and Ceruti, María Constanza: Investigaciones arqueológicas en el Volcán Llullaillaco: Complejo ceremonial incaico de alta montaña. Salta: EUCASA, 2000.
- Reinhard, Johan and Ceruti, María Constanza: "Sacred Mountains, Ceremonial Sites and Human Sacrifice Among the Incas." Archaeoastronomy 19: 1–43, 2006.
- Ceruti, María Constanza: Llullaillaco: Sacrificios y Ofrendas en un Santuario Inca de Alta Montaña. Salta: EUCASA, 2003.
- Reinhard, Johan: "Llullaillaco: An Investigation of the World's Highest Archaeological Site." Latin American Indian Literatures Journal 9(1): 31–54, 1993.
- Beorchia, Antonio: "El cementerio indígena del volcán Llullaillaco." Revista del Centro de Investigaciones Arqueológicas de Alta Montaña 2: 36–42, 1975, San Juan.
- Previgliano, Carlos, Constanza Ceruti, Johan Reinhard, Facundo Arias, and Josefina Gonzalez: "Radiologic Evaluation of the Llullaillaco Mummies." American Journal of Roentgenology 181: 1473–1479, 2003.
- Wilson, Andrew, Timothy Taylor, Constanza Ceruti, Johan Reinhard, José Antonio Chávez, Vaughan Grimes, Wolfram-Meier-Augenstein, Larry Cartmell, Ben Stern, Michael Richards, Michael Worobey, Ian Barnes, and Thomas Gilbert: "Stable isotope and DNA evidence for ritual sequences in Inca child sacrifice." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences 104 (42): 16456-16461, 2007.
- Complete description, history, place name and routes of Llullaillaco in Andeshandbook
- Museum of High Mountain Archaeology (Spanish)
- "Llullaillaco". SummitPost.org.
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Wray released a statement on Friday afternoon recounting the allegations
The girl's father, stepmother and stepbrother are accused of abusing her over the course of several years. The three were formally charged on multiple counts in Dane County court on Thursday. The charges against the parents include child abuse and neglect while the stepbrother is charged with sexual assaulting a child.
While noting the girl's family members were innocent until proven guilty, "the accusations leveled against them have created great anguish, particularly in the neighborhood where the victim lived."
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- This article provides a snapshot of the relationship between the internet and gender in the early days of home internet connections in Australia. Based as it is on one of the first qualitative studies of home use of the internet and what appears to be the earliest Australian study of home use of the internet, it helps to fill a gap in the history of the internet in Australia. It draws from 76 in-depth interviews conducted in 1998 with members of nineteen household families who had a home internet connection. At the time of the research, there were a variety of stories in circulation regarding the relationship between the internet and gender The analysis presented in this article presents a more nuanced picture of this relationship in the early days of domestic internet connections. Rather than just comparing the different experiences of males and females, it looks at how gender was constituted in the meanings users invested in particular uses or non-uses of the internet at home, and in particular in the idea of technical mastery.
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Struggling--not only to relate, but to cope. (Miscarriage Part I)
I've classically been a person who doesn't tolerate my own failures well. I'd like to think that this is what drives me to succeed, but I'll be honest, and say that it's caused a few of my "characteristic" (according to my mother) meltdowns.
I truly felt that when I miscarried my baby, I had failed. I had not only failed myself, but I had failed my fiance and my baby by being incapable of doing the one thing my body was made to do--to bring new life into this world. I agonized over it for months. I felt terribly alone, despite support from almost everyone I shared my story with. It wasn't until recently that I decided to look at it a little more objectively, and see what kind of structured research had been done on the topic.
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"I still miss this baby, I still think about him every day, its not over for me." -Vexwyf
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Adolfsson, A., Swanson, K. M., Wojnar, D. M. (2011). Confronting the inevitable: a conceptual model of miscarriage for use in clinical practice and research. Death Studies, 35: 536-558. Accessed April 2nd, 2011.
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Several stars stepped out at the Los Angeles premiere of "Couples Retreat" yesterday, including Vince Vaughn, Jason Bateman, Malin Akerman, and Kristen Bell.
The film centers on a couple that tries to salvage their marriage and invites three other couples to join them at a tropical island resort. Upon arriving at the island paradise to enjoy some carefree fun in the sun, the other couples are disturbed to discover that participation in therapy sessions is mandatory if they hope to remain at the resort.
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As AT&T announced the availability of its third generation (3G) mobile broadband network in Camden in early December, extending access for advanced mobile services, devices and feature-rich audio and video content to customers in the area, two Kershaw County legislators were recognized for their contributions toward helping such technological progress to be made.
Kershaw County now has a DAV/VA van to transport veterans to and from the Dorn VA Medical Center in Columbia.
Snow has them 'in a pickle'!
Baseball, softball registration starts Feb. 1
Training for a private applicator license in order to purchase, use or supervise the use of any agricultural pesticide labeled "for restricted use only" will be held Monday in Bishopville.
Alice Jensen of Elgin was named to the Dean's List for the fall semester at Lycoming College.
The Kershaw County Board of Realtors recently installed its new board of directors. The 2011 board members and outgoing members include (from left) Cathe Epps with Campas Realty, president; Barbara Jordan with Palmetto Homes & Land Realty, past president; Novella Taylor with Coldwell Banker United Realtors, member at large; Diane Martin with Keller Williams Columbia, member at large; Michael Thomas with Palmetto Homes & Land Realty, president-elect; Tiffany Appleton with Coldwell Banker United Realtors, secretary/treasurer; Beth Warnock with Compas Realty, member at large; and Brett McLeod with McLeod & Associates, vice president.
A number of local students were named to the Dean's List for the fall 2010 semester at Coastal Carolina University.
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Kevin J. Watson graduated from basic military training at Lackland Air Force Base, San Antonio, Texas.
First Palmetto Financial Corporation, the holding company for First Palmetto Savings Bank, F.S.B., will hold its 2011 annual meeting of stockholders at 10 a.m. March 21.
Central Carolina Technical College President Dr. Tim Hardee announced the fall 2010 student honors lists. More than 600 students were honored, including 112 Kershaw County residents.
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Legend Of FitzMagic Was Born In Buffalo, Where Jets Hope To Soar SundayWith a playoff berth on the line, New York Jets quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick says he and offensive coordinator Chan Gailey don't have any time to spend reminiscing about their days in Buffalo.
Gailey: Jets' November Loss To Bills 'Made Me Upset To My Stomach'The game film from the Jets' first meeting with the Bills still frustrates offensive coordinator Chan Gailey.
Despite 2 Years Away From NFL, Gailey Has Jets' Offense HummingChan Gailey is leading perhaps the league's most surprisingly dangerous offense into a playoff push.
Gailey Searching For Consistency, Execution From Jets' Offense"I think we have to just try to execute our base stuff," the offensive coordinator said during a conference call Thursday.
Lichtenstein: Jets' Late Play-Calling Blunders Gave Rex The Last LaughOffensive coordinator Chan Gailey made numerous odd play-calling choices on key downs, none of which worked.
Green Lantern: Jets' Surprising Start A Reflection Of Their Impressive Coaching StaffI should know better than to say this, but I'm going to say it anyway. The Jets are the real deal.
Bowles Sets Record Straight -- Yes, Jets Will Have QB Competition In CampAfter some headline-making comments by offensive coordinator Chan Gailey caused some confusion and controversy last week, coach Todd Bowles clarified things a bit Wednesday.
Dyer: Naming Smith The Jets' Starting QB In May Was Bowles' First MistakeThose who do not learn from history are doomed to repeat it.
Chan Gailey Says Jets Are All-In On Enigmatic Geno Smith As Starting QuarterbackThe New York Jets' quarterback competition appears over before it even got started.
Report: Jets To 'Not Just Kick The Tires On, But Pursue' Free Agent SpillerEver since the Jets were mentioned as a possible landing spot for offensive coordinator Chan Gailey they were spoken of in the same breath as pending free agent running back C.J. Spiller.
Chan Gailey Officially Hired As Jets Offensive CoordinatorThe 63-year-old Gailey was out of football the last two seasons after being fired as Buffalo's coach following the 2012 season. But Todd Bowles targeted Gailey early to be a part of his staff, which is beginning to take shape.
C.J. Spiller: Reuniting With Chan Gailey 'Would Be A Perfect Match'C.J. Spiller, who will be a free agent after the season concludes, played for Gailey in Buffalo from 2010-12, and he likes the idea of reuniting with his former coach.


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You collect trading cards, which have different scenes from a movie. For one movie, there are 90 different cards in the set, and you have all of them except the final scene. To try to get this card, you buy 10 packs of 8 cards each. All cards in the pack are different, and each of the cards is equally likely to be in a given pack. Find the probability that you will get at least one copy of the final scene.
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Regulation of efflux-mediated multidrug resistance by the ramR-ramA region in Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium
Abstract number: P2029
Baucheron S., Abouzeed Y.M., Cloeckaert A.
Objectives: To study the regulation of efflux system expression in multidrug resistant (MDR) Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium (S. Typhimurium) DT104 and DT204 strains.
To determine the involvement of two transcriptional regulators in multidrug resistance and in overexpression of the AcrAB efflux pump.
Methods: Identification in the sequenced genome of S. Typhimurium strain LT2 of an open reading frame coding for a putative regulatory protein of the TetR family upstream of the ramA gene whose gene product, homologous to MarA, when overxepressed confers a multidrug resistance (MDR) phenotype in several bacterial species.
Characterisation of the role of this putative regulatory protein gene was done by its inactivation and by complementing experiments. The measure of the expression level of ramA was done by RT-PCR and that of the AcrAB efflux pump by Western blotting. Sequencing of this region was also performed in strains overproducing AcrAB to identify possible mutations involved in deregulation of ramA expression.
Results: Inactivation of the putative regulatory protein gene upstream of ramA in a susceptible S. Typhimurium strain resulted in a MDR phenotype with a 4-fold increase of resistance levels to unrelated antibiotics such as quinolones, fluoroquinolones, phenicols, and tetracycline. Inactivation of this gene resulted also in a 4-fold increased transcription of ramA and a 4-fold increased expression of the AcrAB efflux pump. These results indicated that the gene encodes a local repressor of ramA and was thus named ramR.
In quinolone- or fluoroquinolone-resistant strains of S. Typhimurium overexpressing AcrAB several mutations were identified in ramR which consisted of point mutations resulting in amino acid changes or an in frame shift and also of interruption of ramR by an IS1 element in high-level fluoroquinolone resistant S. Typhimurium DT204 strains. One S. Typhimurium DT104 isolate had a two nucleotide deletion in the putative RamR binding site found upstream of ramA. These mutations were confirmed to play a role in the MDR phenotype by complementing with an intact ramR or inactivation of their respective ramA gene.
Conclusions: The ramR gene coding a transcriptional repressor was identified in S. Typhimurium to control the transcription of ramA. Mutations in ramR appear to play a major role in upregulation of RamA and AcrAB and consecutive efflux-mediated MDR phenotype in S. Typhimurium.
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Purpose: The purpose of this study was to compare energy expenditure derived from regression equations determined from accelerometry with energy expenditure obtained from the doubly labeled water method (DLW).
Methods: Thirteen subjects participated in a 7-d protocol during which total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) was measured with DLW. Simultaneously, during the 7 d, subjects wore a Tritrac-R3D and an Actigraph (ACT). Pearson and concordance correlations and one-sample t-tests were used to determine the agreement of six Tritrac and eight ACT regression equations that convert body acceleration to energy expenditure with the DLW measurements.
Results: Tritrac TDEE determined from the different Tritrac regression equations under- and overestimated TDEE determined with DLW that ranged from −10 to +101%. For ACT, the percent difference between DLW and ACT-TDEE determined with the regression equation developed by Hendelman and Swartz were not statistically significantly different from zero. The mean of the difference was −2 and −4%, but the range of the difference was large for both equations, −29 to +24%. TDEE determined with the six other ACT equations were significantly different compared with DLW.
Conclusion: Of the 14 different regression equations from the literature, only two developed for ACT compared favorably with DLW; however, the difference in TDEE between these two methods was variable and rather large. These results reemphasize the difficulty in converting body movement into energy expenditure on an individual basis from accelerometry. These results imply that researchers may want to avoid using accelerometers to predict energy expenditure in free-living conditions, instead using these instruments only to measure patterns of physical activity.
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