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Police Say Man Charged with Kidnapping Teen Girl Thrives on Conflict
By Candice Naranjo
Sun Aug 3rd, 2014 8:08am America/Los_Angeles
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A police officer who had two decades of contact with the New Hampshire man charged with kidnapping a teenage girl says the suspect is very bright and opinionated and thrives on conflict.
Former Conway Lt. Chris Perley says he's known 34-year-old Nathaniel Kibby since Kibby was 12.
Kibby was arrested Monday at his Gorham trailer and charged with kidnapping Abigail Hernandez on Oct. 9, a week before her 15th birthday. Abby returned to her North Conway home July 20, but investigators haven't revealed the circumstances of her disappearance or return.
Perley says Kibby "was smart, but he was also brutally myopic in whatever view he had."
But the former officer says he never thought Kibby would kidnap someone.
Kibby is being held on $1 million cash bond. His lawyer hasn't commented.
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Eight years ago, I was fresh out of college and eager to start my career in marketing. My first job was an entry-level position with the provincial government. Six months later, I was able to leverage my experience and earned a marketing position within municipal government.
From there, I ended up in Vancouver, worked for a few amazing companies, moved to Europe, pursued a freelance writing career… and eventually found myself back in Vancouver where I landed an amazing job as a Marketing Manager.
The first eight years of my career has certainly seen its ups and downs, and unfortunately this is one of those "down" moments. Due to downsizing, my position – along with many others – was eliminated yesterday. So now, I find myself unemployed.
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At first I was really, really sad. Which is obviously a natural reaction. I enjoyed the people I worked with very much, and the thought of not seeing them every day is hard to deal with. I know I'm going to miss the diverse, challenging work – and it's a company I truly believed in. I also felt bad for the other people that got let go. They have mortgages and families to take care of. It's going to be difficult for everyone. Then I became angry – but angry at myself, and that was the wrong emotion to have. I kept thinking about what I could have done differently, and whether I just didn't work hard enough in the year I was there. I felt stupid and useless. But truthfully, there's nothing I could have done to prevent this from happening, and getting laid off isn't a reflection of my skills as an employee either.
It's been a tough 24 hours as I tried to process what happened. Lots of tears and frustration and pep talks. But that's life. There are bound to be tough times, but it's how you deal with those situations that defines you and makes you into a better person. Most of you know that I've been laid off before by a company, so I know what to expect. I know the roller coaster of emotions that comes along with losing your job, but most importantly I also know that I always come out of situations like this stronger than before. BF said if there's one thing he's learned about me is that I'm resilient, and my mom reminded me that, even in this poor job market, I'm still employable. I landed this last job within 4 days of arriving home from Germany. Not that I'm expecting that kind of result again, but despite how bad I feel now – just a day after this has happened – I know that unemployment won't last forever.
As for my finances, of course this changes a lot of things. I'm eligible to collect Employment Insurance, so I will be applying for that after I receive my last pay cheque and severance pay (2 weeks). I'll have to suspend my RRSP/TFSA contributions and long-term savings goals until further notice, and I have my Emergency Fund if necessary.
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So that's that. I'm going to work hard every day to prove to myself and my future employer that I am a skilled and valuable asset to any team. I'm going to stay positive, stick to a routine, and start networking. I am good at what I do, and there's a company out there waiting to hire a person just like me. I know it. :)


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For those of you that know your TNA history will be all too familiar with how the company very nearly went bust in 2002. The weekly PPV format was not selling as much as the Jarrett's were hoping and funds were starting to run dry. With the company seemingly in dire straits and ready to fold, in stepped Robert Carter of Panda Energy to save the day and purchase a 71% stake in TNA Wrestling. This purchase was made after Dixie Carter, Robert's daughter, had brought TNA to his attention and explained the potential that was present in TNA. Jeff Jarrett still retained a stake in the company and was very much part of the backstage process but more importantly TNA had financial stability.
Okay so brief history lesson over let's move on to my main focal point that there are still fans who believe that Dixie Carter is bad for TNA. Now I am not referring to the on screen character that she portrays on Impact but the actual business woman backstage that has done so much for TNA Wrestling. Think of any major event that has happened in TNA and you can bet that Dixie Carter was a driving force behind it. Happy when Christian Cage debuted at Genesis 2005? Screamed the house down when Kurt Angle headbutted Samoa Joe? Was thrilled when TNA first started airing Impact in 2004? You can thank Dixie Carter for those moments. Yes that woman who fans claim is bad for TNA has was integral behind it all.
Of course some people point out that Dixie doesn't come from a wrestling background and that is true. However those same people should also bare in mind that many promotions over the years were run by "wrestling" people and still fell by the way side. As proven with WCW, JCP, and most of the old territories wrestling people don't necessarily always know what's best for wrestling. Dixie is a fan and know one knows what fans want better than fans.
Obviously over the years not every gamble has come to fruition but at least TNA/Dixie were willing to make the gamble. Lots has been written about Hulk Hogan's time on Impact Wrestling but regardless of whether one deems it a failure or success I would guess that the majority of fans were excited for his debut back in 2010. That's the point that so many people miss is that the decisions Dixie makes are for the betterment of TNA and for us fans. No one can predict the future obviously but we all thought bringing Hogan in was a great decision. Indeed the buzz around TNA before his debut was unlike any other before and that was because Dixie was trying to improve TNA for everyone.
For any fans out there thinking that Dixie is not good for TNA just stop and ask yourself who would you rather have running TNA? Is there anybody else that loves the company as much? Jeff Jarrett maybe but he is currently working on GFW so that would rule him out. No doubt some will point to Paul Heyman and from a creative stand point I agree but from a business stand point just look at who owns ECW now. Is that where we want TNA to be? Absolutely not!!!
We want TNA to be the alternative and so does Dixie. Earlier this year the product was criticized but that was a transition period. Look at the product now though. Great shows playing out before vibrant crowds and once again we have a buzz surrounding TNA. Now there are lots of people responsible for that, a wrestling show is a collaborative effort. John Gaburick has to take some credit, the writers, the talent, and yes, Dixie Carter as well, played her part in not only the on screen side but also in bringing TNA to New York.
I understand that we all get frustrated with the show sometimes and that we think we all know what's best for TNA. I'm no different, but we also need to step back and look at what those in charge are really trying to do. Take the recent confirmation that Vince Russo is a consultant for TNA. Naturally this was met with wide criticism among fans but again why would it be so bad to get the opinion of a man who a) cares about TNA and b) helped produce the highest ratings wrestling has ever seen. It doesn't matter if you like Russo or not what matters is do you really think Dixie Carter would seek advice/help from someone who she thinks would be detrimental to the company? The answer is clearly no.
Obviously mistakes have been made at times just like with every other wrestling promotion, that's just part of the business. However I don't believe that a decision has ever been made because Dixie personally found it amusing or to cut her nose off to spite her face. Dixie doesn't come across as an egomaniac but more as a genuine fan who loves TNA. A fan who has been prepared to take chances to help further the progression of the company. Has every chance worked? Of course it hasn't, but ultimately you can't hit a home run unless you swing for the fences. No fan wants to watch a show that plays it safe and TNA has never done that.
So in closing I am taking a different approach to most fans and looking at the positives that TNA has been achieving recently. Hot shows before even hotter crowds, ratings up, talents being signed to long term contracts and TNA being referred to in a positive manner. So for that I say "Thank you Dixie".
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April is the ideal time for a walk in the Piedmont woods.Along Mallard Creek, choirs of native pinxterflower azaleas with long pistils and stamens sing pink and purple madrigals worthy of Thomas Morley. Closer to the ground you may find blooming bloodroot, bleeding heart, Jack-in-the-pulpit and, if you are lucky, the queen of Carolina wildflowers: trillium.Meanwhile, there's plenty of garden work to do between nature walks.With daffodils and other spring bulbs, deadhead finished flowers as ruthlessly as Henry VIII beheaded unwanted wives. But don't immediately cut off the leaves. Leave the foliage alone until it turns yellow so it can store solar energy to make next year's flowers.Don't fertilize your fescue lawn; it's too late. Most people can't keep up with fescue now, anyway, since it grows so fast. In fact, to keep it a healthy 3 to 4 inches tall, you may have to mow more than once a week.Pick up extra grass clippings so they don't clump on your lawn, even if you normally grasscycle (as you should). You can use clippings for mulch after they dry. Alternatively, when you rake up lingering leaves as part of spring cleanup, mix together grass clippings and leaves to make a spring compost pile or two (a good way to do that is by spreading clippings over leaves and running the mower over everything). They will become black gold for your garden as early as October.On Tax Day, April 15, our traditional frost-free date, University City gardeners can plant summer vegetables and annual flowers. Fortuitously, April is also the time for local spring plant sales, offering a chance to pick up choice varieties while supporting some excellent local gardening programs. Two of the best sales take place here in University City.• UNC Charlotte's spring plant sale takes place on campus at the McMillan Greenhouse, near the corner of Mary Alexander and Craver roads. It begins with a sale from 3 to 6 p.m. April 18 for members only. Dr. Larry Mellichamp, a botanist and the garden's director, said anyone can join on the spot for $25. The sale opens to the general public from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 19 and 20, and from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. April 21. The sale will feature "hard-to-find native and appropriate exotic trees, shrubs, vines, ferns, wildflowers, carnivorous plants and annuals," Mellichamp said."Don't open your windows until May 10." Mellichamp added. "That's normally the last day for wild pollination of spring trees." Between now and then, he explained, pines and hardwoods – such as oaks and maples – will be shedding "tons of pollen." Showy flowering trees such as dogwoods and redbuds do not shed pollen and don't generally cause hay fever.• Central Piedmont Community College's Horticulture Technology Program will have its plant sale from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. April 19 and from 9 a.m. to noon April 20 at CPCC's Cato Campus on W.T. Harris Boulevard at Grier Road, only five minutes from UNCC. CPCC's sale offers an exceptional variety of tomatoes and peppers (including heirlooms), along with herbs, flowers and select shrubs (including a few blueberries).• Another hidden gem on the edge of University City is Whitener's Greenhouses, at 12337 Old Statesville Road in Huntersville. For more than a half-century, this local farm family has been providing transplants to area nurseries and residents, offering an excellent selection of healthy plants at very reasonable prices. Linda Whitener remembers the early days. Whenever cows from their herd managed to get out, they were easy to find, chowing down on succulent veggies and flowers in the then-new greenhouse. Whitener's has warm- and cool-season vegetables and bedding flowers – including tomatoes and zinnias – and also carries some organic products like Fafard's organic potting mix, for starting your transplants at home.Besides those University City options, gardeners may want to explore Winghaven's sale, also Wednesday through Saturday in Myers Park. It offers a wide selection, including a very good collection of herbs and daily special garden speakers and events. And it is never a bad time to visit Renfrow Hardware in Matthews, a local garden institution."We are finally hopping," said Renfrow owner David Blackley. "But the ground still needs to warm up and dry out before the big-time gardeners are out. We like to tell folks that if it can be grown and eaten in these parts, we have it – vegetables, herbs, berries, fruits, crowns, bulbs, corms, seeds and chickens."With such an array of great local gardening sources, who can resist that April urge to get out there and grow something?
Friday, Apr. 12, 2013
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Hydref 2014
Are E-cigarettes harmful to museum collections?
Re-visiting no smoking policies to include non-tobacco replacement products.
AC-NMW has recently banned the use of e-cigarettes from its galleries. E-cigarettes are considered a less harmful version of conventional cigarettes – do they really need to be banned from museums?
What's the problem?
An electronic cigarette, also known as an e-cigarette, is an electronic inhaler that vaporizes a liquid solution into an aerosol mist, simulating the act of tobacco smoking. E-cigarettes use a rechargeable battery to power the vaporizer.
Many people use e-cigarettes as a way of quitting smoking and while this is deemed a positive development, the act of using an e-cigarette does look like smoking which is disconcerting to other people. Users of e-cigarettes should be sensitive to the impression that using the substitute may give to others. For example, there are questions surrounding the appropriateness of smoking e-cigarettes in public, especially around children.
Smoking ordinary cigarettes violates established museum policies and therefore, for the sake of consistency, the use of e-cigarettes has been prohibited at AC-NMW on health and safety grounds (and in line with existing legislation covering smoking in public places) since May 2014.
In addition, there are good conservation reasons against 'vaping' in museums. Electronic cigarettes work in a similar way (with a chemical carrier, such as propylene glycol, nicotine and a cocktail of flavouring chemicals) to scent and smoke machines that historic houses and museums have rejected in the past to protect collections from damage.
What is the effect on museum collections?
What does the science say about the effects of e-cigarettes? A summary report recently reviewed 29 studies on the chemistry of e-cigarettes and found that refill solutions and aerosols contain nicotine, tobacco-specific nitrosamines (TSNAs), aldehydes, metals, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), flavours, solvent carriers and tobacco alkaloids (Cheng 2014). However, not all of those chemicals are necessarily emitted by a user exhaling vapour from an e-cigarette. In fact, the average nicotine concentration in e-cigarette vapour is considerably lower than the amount found in tobacco smoke (Czogala et al. 2013).
In addition, e-cigarette vapour does not appear to contain some of the other toxic products found in cigarette smoke. VOCs, including acetone and formaldehyde, are seemingly not emitted at all (Czogala et al. 2013), or at levels considerably lower than from conventional cigarettes (Schripp et al. 2013) – the slightly different results depend on the analytical methods used. Crucially, acetic acid is emitted by e-cigarettes (Schripp et al. 2013).
Acetic acid is very problematic in museum galleries and collections stores. Airborne acetic acid leads to destructive corrosion of metals and minerals, including calcitic bivalve shells and fossils. And while the levels emitted by each individual e-cigarette may be small, many museum conservators and curators have first-hand experience at dealing with damage caused by airborne indoor pollutants.
Pre-cautionary principle applies in museums
We have a duty to maintain our fantastic heritage, and to care for the collections of Wales to ensure their continued and future preservation. It is best to put the objects first and limit the chemical and aerosol exposure of museum collections by prohibiting the use of both conventional and e-cigarettes in museums.
Cheng, T. 2014. Chemical evaluation of electronic cigarettes. Tobacco Control 23: ii11-ii17.
Czogala, J., Goniewicz, M.L., Fidelus, B., Zielinska-Danch, W., Travers, M.J., Sobczak, A. 2013. Secondhand exposure to vapors from electronic cigarettes. Nicotine & Tobacco Research, doi:10.1093/ntr/ntt203.
Schripp, T., Markewitz, D., Uhde, E., Salthammer, T. 2013. Does e-cigarette consumption cause passive vaping? Indoor Air 23: 25-31.
Wel, mae'r wythnos wedi cyrraedd. Ar ôl misoedd o gynllunio a thrafod, yn hwyrach yr wythnos hon, bydd y #fflachamgueddfa yn cael ei wireddu. Er bod gennym eisoes rhai straeon yn barod i rannu fel rhan o'r #fflachamgueddfa a rhai gwrthrychau o'r amgueddfa i arddangos, fel Billy y Morlo, y gwir yw, nid oes gennym unrhyw syniad beth fydd ffurf derfynol yr amgueddfa hon gan ei fod yn llwyr ddibynnol ar bobl sy'n dod i Ganolfan y Mileniwm ar ddydd Iau a dydd Gwener (9 a 10 Hydref) gyda'u straeon a / neu wrthrychau sy'n ymwneud â, neu 'n eu hatgoffa o Gaerdydd.
Dyma sut y bydd yn gweithio. Bydd y #fflachamgueddfa yng nghyntedd Canolfan y Mileniwm, a bydd rhywun yno o 9:00-17:30 ar y ddau ddiwrnod. Gallwch naill ai roi gwrthrych a'i adael gyda ni, gyda disgrifiad ysgrifenedig neu sain ohono, neu gallwch gael eich llun wedi'i dynnu gyda'r gwrthrych. Os byddwch yn dewis gadael unrhyw beth gyda ni, bydd yn cael ei dychwelyd atoch ar ôl i'r #fflachamgueddfa ddod i ben! Fel arall, os oes gennych stori, gallwch naill ai ei hysgrifennu i lawr neu gael eich ffilmio yn adrodd yr hanes ni, a bydd yn cael ei ddangos fel rhan o'r #fflachamgueddfa.
Dal i fod gyda mi? Da iawn...
Bydd popeth yn wych os yw pobl yn troi fyny. Felly, dyma pam mae angen eich cymorth chi arnom. Wnewch chi os gwelwch yn dda ledaenu'r neges, drwy siarad am y prosiect gyda ffrindiau a theulu a'n helpu i hyrwyddo trwy gyfryngau cymdeithasol. Nid oes rhaid i wrthrychau fod yn rai gwerthfawr neu'n nodweddiadol o amgueddfa. Gall fod yn ddoniol, od, rhyfedd, difrifol, syfrdanol- yn wir, unrhyw beth dan haul cyn belled â bod ganddo stori ynglÅ·n â Chaerdydd. Gall olygu rhywbeth i chi yn bersonol neu gall fod yn rhan o'r stori sefydliad neu gwmni yng Nghaerdydd. Dyma eich cyfle i greu math gwahanol o amgueddfa.
Am ragor o wybodaeth, e-bostiwch firstname.lastname@example.com neu @heleddfychan
I Spy...Nature Drawing Competition
Visitors to our I Spy….Nature pop-up museum at the Capitol Shopping center over the summer were given the opportunity to enter a drawing competition, using our museum specimens as inspiration for their artwork. Nine winners were chosen in three age groups, winning Natural History prizes from the museum shop. As part of the prize, all winners were offered the opportunity to have a special tour behind the scenes at the museum. Several of the prizewinners have already been to visit us and the rest will be visiting us over the next few weeks. All of the winning entries can be viewed here.
The National Waterfront Museum Youth Forum join the fun on Roald Dahl Day
The 13th September 2014 was not your average day at the National Waterfront Museum in Swansea. There was childlike music playing, story-time in front of the caravan exhibition and a strange fellow walking around who seemed to have lost his famous Chocolate Factory. The Youth Forum was also there, collecting stories and memories of caravanning holidays from visitors to the Museum to feature alongside the main exhibit of the family caravan.
Roald Dahl day certainly attracted a lot of families to the Museum, and many of them were more than happy to share their own personal stories of caravanning. We even managed to film a few people, including one person who could only remember the bad weather – this is Wales after all! The weather was a constant theme in the recollections, but happily many people enjoyed caravanning and camping despite the rain. My favourite memory would have to be the person who towed a 2-berth caravan with their Harley-Davidson motorbike, although I wouldn't want to be stuck behind them in traffic! People young and old were sharing their memories and stories of caravanning with their family and friends, showing that caravan holidays are still a popular choice for many people in the age of package holidays.
All in all it was a nice day for the children and families, and we were able to collect lots of memories to travel alongside the caravan when it moves to St Fagans National History Museum as a key display in one of the new galleries.
Daisy Binks Youth Forum Member
Medi 2014
A Window into the Industry Collections
Amongst the new collections we have received in September is this unusual miniature miner's dial. This is a compass-like instrument used underground for the surveying of passages and seams. The engraved plate on the lid of the box of this example shows that it was presented to Mr. W. Meredith by the workmen of Tylecoch Colliery on Sept. 12th 1881. The manufacturer is unknown.
We have been donated two twist boxes this month. These twist boxes were used by miners to carry their chewing tobacco. They were not allowed to smoke underground due to the risk of explosions. The one on the left even contains some original tobacco! Both examples belonged to ancestors of the donor and were both used in south Wales collieries. Twist boxes are fairly common mining related objects. An excellent display can be seen in our galleries in the old pit head baths at Big Pit: National Mining Museum.
This photograph was donated along with the two twist boxes and is a souvenir of the stay in strike at Parc Colliery. The donor's grandfather is one of the men in the photograph.
Finally the certificate below was issued by the Monmouthshire Education Authority to Abraham Evans in 1945.
Mark Etheridge
Curator: Industry & Transport
Follow us on Twitter - @IndustryACNMW
Last Saturday 20th September we ran our annual Beachwatch event at Ogmore Beach in the Vale of Glamorgan. This was part of the national campaign run by the Marine Conservation Society encouraging communities to get out and about to care for their local shorelines. This is the 10th year that museum staff have been organising a Great British Beach Clean at this beach.
In the morning families took part in workshops with museum curators finding out about different types of seaweeds and animals in the strandline and in rock pools. There were fossil hunts where people discovered lots of fossilised bivalve shells and sily lilies (crinoids) in the rocks. Families also helped create our 'Beach Museum' making Landart, inspired by the works of artists like Richard Long.
After lunch the serious work began, museum staff and families scoured a 150m stretch of beach near to the slipway searching for rubbish. Sadly this wasn't a challenge, we collected over 35kg of litter in an hour! Each piece of rubbish found was logged and all this data will be sent on to the Marine Conservation Society who will use it to find out where beach litter comes from and contribute to marine conservation. Over the last 10 years we have seen a change in the rubbish that we have collected on this beach. During initial cleans one of the greatest problems encountered were cotton bud sticks, however these have declined over the years. Sadly one of the greatest problems encountered this year was dog poo in plastic bags and hypodermic needles. Over 65 people took part in the day's activities and we look forward to taking part in Beachwatch the same time next year.
#fflachamgueddfa - Y stori hyd yma
Dyma ddiweddariad am ein prosiect fflach amgueddfa.
Rydym yn creu fflach Amgueddfa ynglyn a Chaerdydd, gyda Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd, gyda cefnogaeth Cronfa Dreftadaeth y Loteri, ar gyfer Cynhadledd Cymdeithas yr Amgueddfeydd yng Nghaolfan y Mileniwm, Caerdydd, ar 9-10 Hydref. Cyn i ni ei greu, rydym wedi gofyn i bobl Caerdydd a thu hwnt i'n helpu i gasglu straeon a gwrthrychau.
Cyn belled, rydym wedi cynnal 3 gweithdy yn Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd. Rydym wedi casglu dros 30 o straeon Caerdydd ar ffilm a chardiau stori a wedi gweld gwrthrychau gwych a gwahanol sydd i gyda a rhywbeth i'w ddweud am Gaerdydd yn eu ffordd unigryw eu hunain. Mae'r broses wedi dod a phobl ynghyd i drafod a rhannu eu straeon am Gaerdydd.
Cynhaliwyd y gweithdy diweddaraf yn Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd rhwng 6-8yh ar 11 o Fedi. Roedd caws, gwin a diodydd ysgafn ar gael i ychwanegu at awyrgylch gymdeithasol y noson. Erbyn diwedd y sesiwn, roedd 20 o bobl wedi picio i mewn a rhannu eu straeon. Fe aethom a camera fideo allan ar y stryd a ffilmio 20 voxpop gan grwp amrywiol o bobl! Roedd rhai yn hynod o ddigri, a byddent yn cael eu dangos yn ystod y fflach Amgueddfa yng Nghaolfan y Mileniwm.
Y Gwrthrych Cyntaf
Corgi polystyren oedd y gwrthrych cyntaf i ni ei dderbyn. Roedd wedi cael ei adael allan gyda'r sbwriel ar stryd yn y Rhath - ond cafodd ei achub, ei olchi, ac mae bellach yn byw yn hapus gyda ei berchnogion newydd mewn ystafell fyw yng Nghaerdydd.
Cynllunio'r fflach amgueddfa
Fel mae'r nifer o storiau a gwrthrychau Caerdydd yn tyfu, tyfu hefyd mae'r angen i ni feddwl ynglyn a sut mae arddangos yr hyn sydd weid ei gasglu. Bydd y Fflach Amgueddfa yn symud i Ganolfan y Mileniwm ar y 9-10 Hydref ar gyfer Cynhadledd Cymdeithas yr Amgueddfeydd felly bydd yn rhaid iddo fod yn hyblyg ac yn hawdd i'w greu.
Rydym wedi dechrau mynd drwy storfa Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd am gasus, silffoedd, seddi, unrhywbeth! Dyma gasgliad o beth rydym wedi ei ddarganfod:
- Bwrdd mawr lle gall pobl eistedd a trafod eu straon. Un syniad o ran arddangos yw rhoddi bocsus clir ar y bwrdd, a'u rhoddi ar ben ei gilydd fel bod yn arddangosfa yn tyfu dros ddeuddydd.
- Ambell i gas hyfryd sydd ar hyn o bryd yn yr orielau celf cyfoes yn Amgueddfa Genedlaethol Caerdydd. Bydd hyn yn caniatau i ni arddangos gwrthrychau o Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd a'r casgliadau cenedlaethol sydd yn dweud rhywbeth am Gaerdydd yng Nghanolfan y Mileniwm.
- Mwy o seddi! Rhai eithaf neis allan o ddefnydd llwyd.
- Ac yn olaf…Billy y Morlo!
Nid ydym yn siwr eto os fydd Billy'n cael dod gyda ni i Ganolfan y Mileniwm, ond rydym yn ceisio gweld os bydd yn bosibl. Mae ysgerbwd Billy wedi bod yn rhan o gasgliadau Amgueddfa Cymru er y 1940au. Daeth Billy i Gaerdydd yn 1912, pan ddarganfu pysgotwyr ef yn eu rhwydi. Cafodd yr enw Billy cyn canfod cartref newydd yn Llyn Parc Fictoria.
Yn ol y son, fe wnaeth Billy ddianc pan fu llifogydd a nofiodd lawr Cowbridge Road. Ar y ffordd, stopiodd mewn siop bysgod leol ac archebu 'dim sglodion, dim ond pysgodyn os gwelwch yn dda'. Aeth yna i'r Admiral Napier am beint, hanner o 'dark', ond cafodd ei ddal a dychwelodd i'r llyn.
Wyddo ni ddim os yw hyn yn wir, ond mae nifer o drigolion lleol yn taeru eu bod.
Dilynwch y blog hwn i ganfod os caiff Billy ddianc eto!
Gwybodaeth bellach
Gweithdy nesaf y fflach Amgueddfa
27 Medi 11.00yb-1.00yh, Amgueddfa Stori Caerdydd
Am fwy o wybodaeth ynglyn a chreu fflach Amgueddfa dilynwch y linc yma (Saesneg yn unig):
Is Content still King?
Graham Davies, Digital Programmes Manager, Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales
"Content is King". The phrase is strong, infallible, sitting proud on his pedestal, a little like the Queen Mother, or the National Health Service. Sacrosanct. But has the time come to question some of our long held adages in the world of digital content and web design? Is content actually 'King' anymore?
Fresh back from an energising few days with the fab team at Culture24 at the Let's Get Real workshops and conference, I am determined not to let the enthusiasm and momentum get buried by the squillions of things in my inbox that greet me now that I am not 'Out of Office' anymore.
The discussions of the last few days have left me pondering over our constantly evolving digital landscape.
Which direction, and how high do we have to throw our digital content ball to get it successfully into the constantly moving net of engagement?
Jessica Riches, in her talk on 'Learning from Brands' seemed very surprised that she was the first of the day to mention the phrase 'Content is King'
This made me think. And think again. About the shift in focus to be more about platforms, the importance of audiences and what channels those audiences use and reside in.
So has the time come to update or even rewrite the rulebook?
1. Content is King?
Surely it's not just raw content that is king anymore. Who your content is intended for significantly alters how it should be written and where it should be published. What is the intent of those people reading it? (as apposed to the intentions of those writing it). So I give you rule rewrite number 1:
Content, Intent and Purpose are the new King, Queen and Jack
By thinking of it this way, you are reminded that content on its own doesn't stand any more. It's equally important to also think of why you are writing it and where the people are who want to read it?
2. Build it and They Will Come?
This fell off its pedestal a long time ago, but if we were to prop it back in place the stonemasons would need to re-carve the plinth to read:
Write it and take it to where they are. Or perhaps better still: Go pay them a visit and have a chat
This helps reinforce the idea that we can't be institutional broadcasters anymore, we should be working with our audience to help them answer what they want to know, rather than what we want to tell them.
To demonstrate this, Shelley Bernstein provided us with a superb keynote speech at the Let's Get Real conference on how the Brooklyn Museum are trusting the audience and developing a wholly user-centric approach to their new responsive museum.
3. Design Responsive Websites
Great, Yes, very good. Although a revision of this phrase can encompass web design by default whilst primarily focussing on content:
Optimise your content to be platform independent
4. Think Mobile First
Yes, we must, and we should make this behaviour ingrained. By turning this rule upside-down, our new banner proclaims (and by its very nature automatically assumes mobile first):
Remember to check the desktop
Think back to those good old days where everything had to be retrofitted to work in IE 6. Who now retrospectively checks that everything reads and works well on a desktop? Not many I'm guessing.
But beware. Herein lies the paradox: Remember, people looking to visit one of our venues are more likely to be looking us up through a mobile device. However, people looking at in-depth long-form curatorial and academic material are predominantly still using desktops.
This is where headline metrics can be misleading, if your website as a whole shows a rise in mobile, that doesn't mean that all the content on the site is being accessed through mobiles. This is why metric analysis is so crucial before we apply blanket statements based on overall trends.
This brings me onto to something bigger I have been mulling over recently...
"Can we put it on the website please"?
Quite frankly, I dislike the term "Website". I often ask what section or area people are actually referring to, for websites these days have come to contain many distinct areas and functions, serving completely separate and different audiences and requirements. Maybe this is the crux of the problem? At the moment we are all busy working on a 'one solution fits all approach'. Shouldn't we be thinking of applying separate templates and content strategies based on different audience requirements within our own websites?
Going back to our rewritten rule number one, and this should be applied within (and throughout) our own organisational websites too.
All this can help us ensure that we consistently put the users needs at the centre of our goals and ambitions. Just by thinking a little differently about our assumptions, we have the ability to take a quicker, more direct route to successful engagement.
Arddangosiadau Tîm Adeiladau Hanesyddol
Mae Elan yn gwirfoddoli gyda fforwm ieuenctid Sain Ffagan. Yn ddiweddar, treuliodd Elen amser gydag ein Uned Adeiladau Hanesyddol ac mae wedi ysgrifennu am ei phrofiad isod;
Arddangosiadau Tîm Adeiladau Hanesyddol
Fel rhan o'r arddangosiadau Tîm Adeiladau Hanesyddol yn Sain Ffagan, es i i Hendre'r Ywydd Uchag i weld saer coed wrth ei waith. Pan gyrhaeddais roedd yn brysur yn gweithio ar ffrâm ddrws ar gyfer y Pentref Oes Haearn newydd gyda phren a oedd o'r safle ac wedi cael ei dorri y bore hwnnw. Roedd rhaid i'r gwaith gael ei wneud gyda llaw heb unrhyw gymorth oddi wrth beiriannau. Roedd e'n fwy na hapus i siarad â ni ynglŷn â'i waith ac i ateb ein cwestiynau. Soniodd ynglŷn â'i hanes proffesiynol, ei fod wedi gwneud NVQ mewn gwaith saer hanesyddol a'i fod newydd orffen ei brentisiaeth ar ôl gweithio yn yr amgueddfa am bum mlynedd. Roedd ei edmygedd tuag at wybodaeth y crefftwyr mwy profiadol yn glir ac roedd yn ymwybodol fod y wybodaeth hon yn dod o brofiad ac nid ar sail cymwysterau.
Esboniodd wedyn sut daethant â'r adeiladau i'r amgueddfa gan ddisgrifio'r cynnyrch terfynol fel 'flatpack buildings' wrth iddynt rifo'r holl friciau o amgylch ochrau'r adeilad cyn ei dynnu i lawr a'i ailadeiladu. Defnyddiodd Dŷ Hwlffordd a Gorsaf Drenau Raglan fel esiamplau. Roedd pwysigrwydd cadwraeth yn y broses hon yn eglur wrth iddo sôn mai dim ond tynnu'r hyn sydd angen ei dynnu ffwrdd roedd rhaid gwneud wrth atgyweirio adeiladau. Esboniodd sut byddai datblygiadau newydd sydd ar droed yn Sain Ffagan yn arwain at waith newydd e.e. Palas y Tywysog o Ynys Môn lle bydd rhaid iddynt drin 480kg o bren! Dyma oedd amser gwerth ei dreulio er mwyn deall sut roedd yr adeiladu'n digwydd yn Sain Ffagan.
by Elan Llwyd
I Spy...Nature Competition Winners
We ran an 'I Spy…Nature' drawing competition across the summer to celebrate our natural sciences pop-up museum and launch of a new exhibition at National Museum Cardiff. Our young visitors used some of the specimens from the museum collections as inspiration for their drawings. We had some fantastic entries and it was extremely difficult to choose the best nine drawings. However, after much deliberation we have chosen first, second and third places in 3 age categories (under 6, 6-9 and 10-13). The winners will be receiving natural history goodies from the museum shop. Many thanks to everyone who took part, we have really enjoyed seeing all of your wonderful drawings.
Pob cofnod
Ffotograffau Hanesyddol (Esmee Ffairburn)
Linking Natural Science Collections in Wales
Project Sain Ffagan Amgueddfa Werin Cymru Project Creu Hanes
Ymchwilio yn Ynysoedd Falkland


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Last year clothing makers were hit with the biggest spike in cotton costs since the Civil War. Hanesbrands hbi -2.189525310912594% Hanesbrands Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD111.68 -2.5 -2.189525310912594% /Date(1419026892756-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 713429 AFTER HOURS USD111.678 -0.00200000000000955 -0.0017908309455587394% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 45155 P/E Ratio 32.37101449275362 Market Cap 11155938399.6252 Dividend Yield 1.0744985673352436% Rev. per Employee 102373 More quote details and news » responded by hiking prices as much as 40%. Shoppers paid up; a familiar brand of underpants or bras, for those who are running low, is always a budget priority.
Cotton costs now have subsided, but Hanes (ticker: HBI) has maintained its pricing power by moving well beyond tighty-whities to add features for which its customers are willing to pay a premium. These include tagless underpants with a cotton/polyester mix ("Comfortblend") that doesn't ride up, moisture-wicking fabrics for gym-goers, and simplified sizing and flexible fits for bras.
The up-market move has given some shoppers pause. Overall revenues last quarter slipped 3% versus a year earlier, Hanes said Tuesday. But operating profit exploded to $85 million from less than $11 million and has set into motion a virtuous cycle for shareholders. Free cash flow is surging. The company is paying down debt, saving on interest payments and further bolstering earnings. It recently introduced a dividend. Shares have surged more than 35% this year, versus an 11% rise for the Standard & Poor's 500 index.
Hanes, with a market value of $4.8 billion, trades now at 14 times this year's earnings forecast, on par with the broad market, but it could move 20% higher in a year as the company comes to more closely resemble the consumer-staples royalty investors are piling into for safety and income: companies like General Mills at 18 times earnings and Procter & Gamble at 19. The new dividend should consume only some 20% of earnings over the next year. The typical dividend-payer in the S&P 500 shells out 33%, suggesting Hanes has plenty of room for payment increases. The company's free cash yield, the wellspring from which dividends come, is over 8%, based on the midpoint of management's guidance for this year's free cash flow. That dwarfs its 1.6% dividend yield.
Without its own big base of stores, Hanes is dependent on retailers for favorable placement of its wares. But its odds improve as those wares grow more lucrative for all who sell them. Wal-Mart WMT -0.9076099604375145% Wal-Mart Stores Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD85.16 -0.78 -0.9076099604375145% /Date(1419026573618-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 11207091 AFTER HOURS USD85.25 0.0900000000000034 0.10568341944574917% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 861735 P/E Ratio 17.379591836734694 Market Cap 274486867213.83 Dividend Yield 2.2545796148426493% Rev. per Employee 219905 More quote details and news » (WMT) is adding 18% more shelf space for Hanes men's underwear, according to Eric Tracy, who covers Hanes for Janney Capital Markets. Macy's M -2.309973466520993% Macy's Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD62.59 -1.48 -2.309973466520993% /Date(1419026748664-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 6191728 AFTER HOURS USD62.589 -0.00100000000000477 -0.0015976993129892955% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 311024 P/E Ratio 14.727058823529411 Market Cap 21611512588.087 Dividend Yield 1.9971241412366192% Rev. per Employee 161988 More quote details and news » (M) will launch the brand by June.
Wall Street expects earnings per share for Hanes to reach $3.45 this year, a 32% increase. Next year's forecast calls for a 16% rise. With that growth, if the stock's price-to-earnings ratio nudges closer to 15 over the next year, stockholders should secure a 20% gain.
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AFTER YEARS OF PRUNING underperforming stores and tweaking its merchandise, Gap gps 0.0243842965130456% Gap Inc. U.S.: NYSE USD41.02 0.01 0.0243842965130456% /Date(1419027006500-0600)/ Volume (Delayed 15m) : 3487195 AFTER HOURS USD41.021 0.000999999999997669 0.0024378352023403218% Volume (Delayed 15m) : 272266 P/E Ratio 14.443661971830986 Market Cap 17375087253.2239 Dividend Yield 2.145294978059483% Rev. per Employee 118993 More quote details and news » (GPS) is once again winning over investors. Shares are up about 20% this year. They remain a good deal at 14 times earnings. Gap's market share in North America rose last year but stands at just 3.9%, leaving plenty of room for gains, according to Jefferies, which calls the stock a top pick. Overseas, market share is a small fraction of 1%; the company plans to franchise Old Navy stores in certain markets beginning next year. Last quarter, Gap reported a 66% jump in earnings per share on 10% higher sales. Jefferies estimates that higher sales of full-price merchandise will gradually raise Gap's operating margins to 13.7% by 2015, from 9.9% last year. That should provide plenty of cash for Gap to continue buying back its stock.
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PARIS, May 21, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- The delayed healing of the coronary artery following physicians' use of drug eluting stents (DES), which increases patients' risks of developing thrombosis, is a top concern today of interventional cardiologists, according to the results of a survey announced at EuroPCR 2013 in Paris.
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The surprising, potentially tragic finale of NCIS Season 9 left lives at risk, the agency's offices destroyed, and 19 million viewers reeling. The repercussions of Dearing's terrorist plot were far-reaching, to say the least.
What can we expect next fall when NCIS returns for Season 10?
With so much up in the air, executive producer/showrunner Gary Glasberg discussed the fate of Ducky, who collapsed in the final seconds of "Til Death Do Us Part," what's next for Tiva, and much more from the finale.
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On the "true" cliffhanger: "[It's] not the kind of thing you can do every year, but in this instance, we thought it was right and appropriate. We'll pick things up with [Dearing] at the beginning of season 10."
"We'll wrap it up pretty quickly - we've done that before as well. It'll probably get wrapped up in the first episode. And then we'll get into a series of self-contained story lines after that."
On when NCIS Season 10 picks up: "I've been playing with this idea of picking up a few hours after we left off. And then somewhere around the middle of the episode, [jump ahead] and get us back into real time."
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On the fate of Ducky (and Palmer): "David [McCallum] and I talked about it for months, and he's been preparing for it. He was absolutely 100 percent willing to play along, and we wanted to be very secretive about it and keep it under wraps, and it's really going to give his character a new perspective on life coming back from what he experienced."
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"As a medical examiner who deals with the dead, and deals with death on a daily basis, to have an experience like that is significant. And we'll play that throughout the season.
On what's next for Tony and Ziva: "I wanted to make sure there was at least one Tony/Ziva moment in the finale and I think that it provided that. The only other thing I'll say is that it was no accident to put them in the elevator together in the end. So, we'll have to see where that picks up with them in the season opener."
On the team's wedding gifts: "Having this team work together as a family is so important to us and it's really important to the fans. I wanted to make sure that that moment was there - I didn't want to rob people of the chance to experience some of the wedding, even though we weren't going to see our people attending it."
"So the thought was to create that little moment in the squad room where we could see them interact as family members. And I hope it was successful. It was a nice little moment for everybody and the gifts were hopefully indicative of who they are. So I'm glad it came through."
On Scott Wolf's role in the finale: "I was really pleased with the way that arc progressed ... it was done in a way that only someone like Scott could pull off. He started off as sort of the standard villain but developed all kinds of complexity as the season went on into this fantastic moment of redemption for himself."
On the (possible) return of Jamie Lee Curtis: "We started playing around with this mysterious background of her ex-husband, from the get go in Season 9. We'll have to see where it takes us and how it unfolds."
"The beauty of NCIS is that we can step away from a character for a very long time and revisit it down the road. That was very much a goodbye that happened between Ryan and Gibbs, and we'll have to see how things unfold when we might be able to see her again."
- Rocky Carroll (Vance) will be back this fall, having signed a new contract, as will Brian Dietzen (Palmer), who just earned a long-overdue promotion to series regular.
- Michael Weatherly, Sean Murray and Pauley Perrette have all SIGNED NEW DEALS for Season 10, and beyond; they came to terms on two-year contracts in July.
- Tony and Ziva will open the season trapped in the elevator ... by design.
- Glasberg says the show may take things further with Tiva this season.
- Robert Wagner and Daniel Luis Rivas will return as guest stars in the fall.
- Billy Dee Williams has booked a guest role as a friend of Gibbs and his dad.
- Jamie Lee Curtis is not coming back in the premiere or foreseeable future.
- A psychiatrist will examine the team in the second episode of the season.
- Palmer will step in as acting medical examiner after Ducky's heart attack.
- Here are the first photos of the Season 10 opener, "Extreme Prejudice."
- The first sneak peek of the episode is out! Check out the new footage!
- We've seen the opener early! Follow the link for NCIS season premiere spoilers!
Aside from obvious relief at the revelation that everyone will be back, what do you think these hints entail for next season? Share your thoughts on the finale, and NCIS Season 10, in the comments!
Steve Marsi is the Managing Editor of TV Fanatic. Follow him on Google+ or email him here.Tags: NCIS, Spoilers
Please can you tell me when Season 10 NCIS starts in the UK? I dont have Sky, or anything like that, but have a Freeview box, and am desperate not to miss the beginning of S.10. Many thanks : )
can anyone tell if the rumour I heard is true???
Is gibbs first wife Shannon and daughter Kelly alive in season 10?????
Hi all, Just to say, please do not stop this series. It makes such a change to watch something you can really get into and feel as if you are an agent yourself taking note of all the evidence and giving the killer his/her just deserves! I am a fan and you could say my family know. It was my birthday last Monday and I had the pleasure of getting an NCIS cake! Black with a yellow 'Crime Scene Keep Out' icing ribbon around and signed by all the team.
"Jamie Lee Curtis is not coming back in the premiere or foreseeable future" THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!! I was so scared she was coming back but thank god she isn't, JLC is a great actress and all but ryan sucked really bad, god that is such a relief that she's not coming back , you rule guys!!!
Hi, where can i get season 10 of ncis, as love the series
when in ncis due in the uk
Well I wish that Ziva woulf end up pregnant with Tony's baby for some reason.I mean yes I know it most likely will not happen but I can hope right?Anyway I wish that Tony and Ziva would hook up already.To me I do not get the whole smash two names together like people have done to get Tiva but I do love the idea of Tony and Ziva together. It would be cool if one night Tony and Ziva 'hook' up and Ziva ends up pregnant and tells Tony,Tony tells Ziva that he loves her and they work things out. I think it would be funny as H**l to see Ziva running after Tony with either a knife(fake of course) or a stapler if she became pregnant with his kid.Tony yelling for Gibbs to help but all Gibbs does is sit at his desk and laughs or something!!
When is season 10 of NCIS due back on UK tv please? Thank You
O.m.g.dont think I can wait much longer for Gibbs and gang to get back,soo love n.c.i.s,I love the way they all jell together,even named my new bike leroy and my dog called jethro plz hurry back.x
NCIS is absolutely the best. Have only been watching since found it in 2011, but have purchased all 9 seasons dvds to watch over & over...always see something I missed, and just love to see certain scenes again & again...
E.g. when Tony was hot on the she-male killer, or when he broke out laughing demonically when he saw a pic of Kate in a wet t-shirt on the wall at a Mexican cantina while on Spring Break. And so many others. We were so happy to see everyone survived season 9 finale...the scene of Ducky on the beach made me want to cry. David McCallum is a wonderful actor...a real treasure. And all of the characters are memorable, and necessary...except Jamie Lee Curtis...sorry, just too much like a dominatrix.
Though she did the most erotic pole dance in True Lies...a classic scene! I hope Ziva will get her edge back...we enjoy seeing her kick ass the bad guys or girls. One last note...didn't like the ending of the season opener. It was an execution vs a fight..."death by cop". Dearing was a bad guy, and deserved to die, but it was too cold for Gibbs, even though he was avenging his NCIS family.


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