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    lstm_cell = tf.contrib.rnn.MultiRNNCell([lstm_cell_1, lstm_cell_2], state_is_tuple=True)
    initial_state = lstm_cell.zero_state(self.batch_size, dtype=tf.float32)
    with tf.variable_scope('lstm1'):
        outputs, final_state = tf.nn.dynamic_rnn(lstm_cell, hidden4, initial_state=initial_state)


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Los Angeles writer and director Lars Jan employs 3D laser mapping technology in the show The Institute of Memory (TIMe). The 90-minute work, which documents privacy violations through the eyes of Jan's late father, has its world premiere this week at REDCAT.
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DOWNTOWN LOS ANGELES - In 2015, the term "privacy" is practically a joke. Online activity and phone calls can be monitored. Facebook and other companies mine and sell personal data and spending habits to advertisers. Google knows your exact location.
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It is an issue not just for privacy advocates, but also artists. The idea of where personal space begins and ends in the digital world is the subject of The Institute of Memory (TIMe), a 90-minute multimedia performance by Lars Jan and his company Early Morning Opera.
TIMe is an intersection of theater, film and new media technology. The show from the Los Angeles-based company will have its world premiere at REDCAT on Thursday-Sunday, May 28-31.
Mark Murphy, executive director of REDCAT, the avant-garde performance space in the back of Walt Disney Concert Hall, said Jan has found a new way to approach theater and tell a story. In other words, don't expect to sit back and watch a conventional narrative with actors talking on stage.
"Lars is exploring some personal and also universal themes and using some interesting new 3D mapping technology to do it," Murphy said. "That is an experiment worth supporting."
REDCAT and the CalArts Center for New Performance commissioned the project in partnership with contemporary art institutions in Boston, Portland, Ore. and Poland.
The production features two performers, original music, advanced 3D imagery, an LED-lined set and a collage of text outlining the evolution of privacy and personal memory. It is filtered through the lens of Jan's estranged, privacy-obsessed father, Henryk Ryniewicz.
"He wouldn't tell me where he was from, if he had any family," Jan said of the man who became a father at age 57. "He had different birth places on various documents. He was an enigma."
Jan said he spent "a few hours a month" with his father from the ages of 4 to 14, then lost touch. Years later, when he knocked on his father's door in Boston, he learned that Ryniewicz had passed away.
Trips to Poland
Jan, who lives in Echo Park, got support on the show from the Polish cultural events website Culture.pl, which helped him conduct research into his father's life.
Jan would come to learn that Ryniewicz had been a Cold War intelligence operative with ties to the CIA as well as a McCarthy-era anti-communist speaker. Before coming to the U.S., he fought for the Polish resistance in World War II.
Jan took two research trips to Poland where he dug up records that shed light on his father's past. He found files on Ryniewicz that existed through government surveillance, as well as military and medical records, photos and letters.
Some were stored at the Institute of National Remembrance in Warsaw, which offers public access to archives once kept secret by the Nazis, who used Polish informants beginning in 1939 to spy on their own family and friends.
"My father was very much a creature of the 20th century," Jan said. "He was taught to hold on to his personal information with extreme vigor and keep it private, even from his own son."
The show is a mix of past and present. Artist Andrew Schneider took a mid 20th-century typewriter and adapted it into a machine that emits light and sound as different keys are punched.
The typewriter is contrasted by emerging technology in the form of laser scanning, said Early Morning Opera video designer Pablo Molina, an Arts District resident who oversaw the interactive design and technology innovation on the project.
Molina and Jan came across laser scanning technology normally utilized by the architecture and engineering industries to scan a room to create a 3D model. They scanned rooms and objects, then manipulated them digitally. The result is an onstage image that has a 3D, almost holographic appearance.
"We're breaking away from the traditional use of this technology," Molina said. "We're showcasing it as the evolution of documentation technology."
Of course, TIMe has a natural tie to modern issues of record keeping, digital eavesdropping and sharing of material. Jan acknowledges that there are shades of Edward Snowden and the National Security Administration that make these topics more relevant now than ever before.
"The government has access to our private information. Everything is tracked and monitored," Jan said. "Many people don't register that as a concern, which is totally different from my dad's era."
"The show explores what it means to live in a world where your body or bedroom can be laser scanned, or tracked on your phone or online," Molina said. "It contrasts the world Lars' dad lived in to the world we live in now."
TIMe speaks to a world of ever-changing technology and how the future of remembering changes by the second. It reminds us that life is more than just pixels, tweets or Facebook "likes." According to Jan, it's about making and keeping memories worthy of holding onto physically, maybe even a hard-copy photo or handwritten letter.
The Institute of Memory (TIMe)runs May 28-31 at REDCAT, 631 W. Second St., (213) 237-2800 or redcat.org.
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The Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella (KKY) UK tour, which saw thousands of Sierra Leoneans turned out to meet the former UN man in Reading and Manchester, came to a grand finale last Sunday, at the Bacon's College Hall in South London.
Hundreds of people queued up in poor London weather to enter the College Hall, with over 200 guests unable to find seats in the limited capacity hall and had to be turned away.
"Should the overwhelming turnout, and support for Dr. Kandeh Yumkella today in London be repeated at the SLPP presidential candidacy election, and of course at the country's presidential election in 2018, there is no doubt Kandeh will win by a massive majority," an elderly member of the SLPP told the Sierra Leone Telegraph last Sunday.
And as 450 people listened keenly to Kandeh's speech, which was full of inspiring examples of the economic development work that he had done at the UN – helping to end poverty across the world, it became quite obvious that the people of Sierra Leone can now, at long last be positive of their future.
Presidential elections in Sierra Leone are at least two years away, but the battle for the presidential candidacy and leadership of Sierra Leone's main opposition party – the Sierra Leone Peoples' Party is already in full swing. And Dr. Yumkella's KKY Movement has planted the former UN supremo's flag firmly, flying high on the campaign trail.
Alhaji Dr. Kandeh Yumkella left his audience across the UK in no doubt last weekend, as to which of the presidential aspirants is most capable of bringing much needed economic, social and political change to Sierra Leone.
After decades of poor governance and poor leadership, Sierra Leone – one of the potentially richest nations in Africa, has gone from being labelled 'a failed state', to a nation ranked at the bottom quartile of the global human development index, along with some of the poorest and most corrupt nations in the world. But Dr. Kandeh Yumkella is promising the people of Sierra Leone to change all of that.
He spoke candidly to Sierra Leoneans across the UK last weekend, about his leadership aspiration and about issues that are currently pushing Sierra Leone to breaking point, including; poor governance, lack of leadership and the crippling Ebola crisis.
Speaking at the packed hall in London, the former UN climate change supremo was in no doubt about the challenges ahead. He told his audience that his aim is to build a political coalition, by working in partnership with all factions within the SLPP and political parties across the country's political spectrum.
Listening to Dr. Yumkella speaking last Sunday in London, it was clear that one was not only listening to a president in waiting, but a presidential candidate with a clear vision, sound policies and leadership qualities that could transform Sierra Leone from a basket case to a food basket.
He seems to have the winning formula for change that Sierra Leoneans have been yearning for, since the country's independence from Britain in 1961.
Kandeh's almost twenty years of helping the UN and world leaders come to terms with the problems and impact of poverty and energy deficit in developing countries, have helped shaped his strong vision for Sierra Leone.
His track record at the UN speaks volumes about his efforts in finding and putting in place, sustainable and innovative solutions to practical economic development problems in developing countries.
Few in the hall would have denied this. But there was widespread concern amongst many in the audience, who believe that the enemies of inclusion and tolerance are working hard to exclude Alhaji Dr. Kandeh Yumkella from contesting the SLPP presidential candidacy election, which is expected early 2016.
The KKY London event was graced by the presence of several distinguished guests, who had travelled from as far afield as Australia, including Donald Robert who is the chairman of the KKY Movement in North America; and Alpha Jalloh – the chairman of the KKY Movement in Australia.
Also, Joseph Maada Kpulun – the former SLPP regional chairman in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, flew all the way from Sierra Leone to deliver a very powerful speech, which had everyone in the audience glued to their seats, as he spoke about the self-destructive internal politics of the SLPP, which he warned must change, if the party is to win the 2018 elections.
The chairman of the KKY Movement UK – Dr. Columba Blango (Photo), who is a former politician in the London Borough of Southwark, delivered the opening speech – highlighting the history of the KKY Movement that has now become a global phenomenon.
He told the audience that with the leadership of Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, not only will the SLPP elevate its chances of winning the 2018 general and presidential elections, but so too will his leadership transform Sierra Leone into an economic powerhouse of Africa.
But he warned those in the SLPP who are hell bent on waging a campaign of calumny against Dr. Kandeh Yumkella's ambition of leading the party towards victory in 2018.
Dr. Blango also spoke about the hard work and tenacity of the executive members of the KKY Movement UK, and complimented the members and supporters of the global movement for their continuing and growing support.
He said that, the growing popularity of the KKY global movement is a testament of the admiration, respect and trust that thousands of people across the world have in Dr. Kandeh Yumkella, whose leadership whilst in the United Nations, has brought enormous respect for all that he stands for.
Described as one of the architects and brains behind the formation of the KKY Movement, Donald Robert – chairman of the KKY Movement of North America, told the audience that Sierra Leone is ready for change.
And that change, he said, can only come with Dr. Kandeh Yumkella at the helm, spearheading the necessary transformation in governance that needs to take place in Sierra Leone, in order to begin to address the enormous challenges that are facing the country today.
The speech delivered by Joseph Maada Kpulun – the former SLPP regional chairman in the Southern Province of Sierra Leone, was described as an honest and deep soul searching account of the invidious politics of self-destruction and character assassination that has long overshadowed the SLPP's potential to once again become the country's greatest political movement since independence.
Speaking about the history of the SLPP, he said that the struggle for power within the party is nothing new. "When the party was founded by mainly northerners who were in the majority, the question of leadership was settled by electing Dr. Sir Milton Margai – a southerner, who then went on to become the country's first prime minister.
This, he said, marked the beginning of SLPP's leadership woes which continued into the 2005 convention in Makeni, and again at the flagbearer contest for the 2012 presidential election. Today, he said, SLPP is facing yet another dirty campaign of vindictiveness and thuggery, as Dr. Yumkella is constantly being denied his rightful place in the party.
This behaviour, he warned could put at risk any chances of the SLPP becoming the ruling party in 2018, if it is not curbed by the rank and file and executive council of the party.
But what was most shocking for many in the London audience, was his revelation that the party does not have a central database, contrary to what is being peddled by some in party central office in Freetown, that the party has a central membership database. "There is no such database that I am aware of," he told the London audience.
This statement was in reference to a letter written by the financial secretary of the party, stating that Dr. Kandeh Yumkella is not a registered member of the SLPP because his name is not on the party's central database in Freetown.
"How can Kandeh's name be found in a database that does not exist," he mused. But he concluded his speech on a high note. He said that the SLPP needs to change as much as Sierra Leone needs change, and this change can only come through the leadership of Dr. Kandeh Yumkella.
As speaker after speaker warned those in charge of running the affairs of SLPP, not to allow egotism, greed, thuggery and tribalism to destroy the party, so too was the call for inclusion and unity grew louder. (Photo: KKY Secretary General – Albert Aiah Dugba).
And then it was time for the speech of the day – the keynote speech by Dr Yumkella. As the chairman announced his introduction, there was an overwhelming standing ovation that lasted about two minutes, before the audience could settle down and remain seated.
It was an exciting moment for the hundreds of KKY and SLPP supporters and well-wishers who had arrived an hour earlier than scheduled, and were lucky to be allowed to enter the hall due to limited number of seats.
Then an eerie silence filled the packed hall. One could hear a pin dropped, as Dr. Yumkella narrated his 30 years of struggle to get to the top of his career, starting as a hard working schoolboy and then a college student in his native country Sierra Leone.
He spoke about his years in America as a university student, doing menial work and struggling to earn money to send home to help his family – an all too familiar experience for many in the audience.
"But whatever task or job that I did even as a student, I did to the best of my ability, because performance, performance, performance is central to my core values," he told the audience.
He reminded the audience of life in Sierra Leone in the 1960 and 1970s, when Sierra Leone was a country full of promise and hope.
He said: "Sierra Leone was a country back then that had high standards both in public and private life – everything seemed then to be working the way they should; a Sierra Leone, where there were strong institutions that worked; there was respect for law and order; respect for property; respect for each other, and above all – respect for human life. Sierra Leone had strong values back then. Things have changed, but we can go back to those traditional values," Kandeh told the audience.
"And this change is what my leadership is offering the people of Sierra Leone." Sierra Leone he said in the last few years – even before the Ebola crisis, had started seeing its GDP growth rising from 5% in 2007 to about 18% in 2011. (Photo: A cross section of the SLPP UK Executives).
"But this economic growth was only as a result of the one-off surge in iron ore export. Sierra Leone cannot build its economy based on one single commodity. This is false economy that will not work. We need to build an economy based on a multi-track approach, and by harnessing the strengths of diverse economic sectors that can create sustainable jobs and wealth for our people," he told the London audience.
"And I am determined to ensure that we change Sierra Leone from business as usual to a country that innovates and competes with other emerging economies.
And so the meeting – the grand finale of the KKY UK tour, ended in London last Sunday on a high and positive note, with a resounding feeling of hope and determination to work towards bringing change to Sierra Leone.
As they leave the hall, several in the audience told the Sierra Leone Telegraph: "Today we leave this hall inspired by the speeches that we have heard.
"But more importantly, we leave here today, going back to our communities to tell those unable to attend, that in Dr. Kandeh Yumkella we have found hope for our country.
Today, a new dawn begins. But the rank and file members of SLPP back home in Sierra Leone must also feel inspired by Dr. Yumkella's leadership. And this is the challenge now for Kandeh and the KKY Movement – to take the message of hope and vision for change to the grassroots in Sierra Leone.
Next month – August, Dr. Kandeh Yumkella will be finally relocating to his native Sierra Leone to begin work in bringing change to Sierra Leone.
Dr. Yumkella told the Sierra Leone Telegraph Editor – Mr. Abdul Rashid Thomas (photo), that he will be travelling the length and breadth of Sierra Leone to first of all help to sustain the gains that have been made in the fight against Ebola.
And then will work with the government and health agencies to see that Ebola is eradicated in the remaining districts, where the virus appears to be entrenched.
But in the meantime, Kandeh will continue his worldwide tour.
He will be in continental Europe this week, followed by a visit to the USA, where thousands of supporters and well-wishers are expected to meet him.
The KKY Movement now seems unstoppable. And with its slogan of "Putting country first", few Sierra Leoneans would resist not getting involved in helping to change Sierra Leone for the better. (Photo: Dr Yumkella – left, talking to the Sierra Leone Telegraph's editor Abdul Rashid Thomas, in London).
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I wish you a good, long life and prosperity, May the Lord guide and protect you to put this country in order.
A new messiah is here with us to relieve the pains and sufferings of our poor and disadvantage people of Sierra Leone, and probably the entire continent of Africa, because Sierra Leone was once upon a time the Athens of Africa. Lets rally around him and give our utmost support to victory. God bless.
Dr Yumkella was quite simply inspiring and represents Sierra Leone's best hope principally because he understands that the political system of patronage politics characterised by rampant corruption must change if our people and country is to make any progress.
Undoubtedly there are many challenges but Sierra Leone is a nation of only 6 million people and is blessed with an abundance of resources. This has been mismanaged by the political elite who give crumbs to their supporters. Kandeh does not have the baggage of other politicians and has a genuine commitment to build a broad coalition of progressives which others with their sectional interests cannot deliver.
I have now done what waa unthinkable, I have registered to become a full member of the SLPP to ensure he wins the delegates he needs for flagbearer. I urge all progressives to do the same, even if you have to hold your nose while doing so.
And like Kandeh if I am told I am not on the party database, I will register again and again.
As long as you have a genuine intention, Allah will be on your side. Pray and fast, for your intentions surely you will overcome.
Who ever alter the statement that your name is not on the database, ask him or her what are the criteria for a Presidential hopeful to be included on the so called database. Be a registered member and pay your dues up to date.
The next step is to meet with Maada Bio and have a one to one dialogue session. Work closely with him. If possible, during your tour in the diaspora, try and meet with him.
I am happy that when you return to Sierra Leone you will work closely with the Government in the implementation of the post Ebola recovery. That is the work of a patriot – to impact your expertise were necessary. I know low minded individuals will say you are playing a double role.
Dr. I wish you good luck.


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We have all heard the phrase New Year New Me. It seems to be overused at this time of year when people take on low fat diets and gym memberships that last a month. However, these same people are willing to point out when others are inconsistent. In sports people are especially willing to call out their team when they are struggling. Throughout this Utah Jazz season there have been many fans that have pointed out how the Jazz are almost always losing after every win.
Some say fire Quin Snyder. Is that really a good idea? Quin has helped the Jazz improve every year so far. He seems to have helped the Jazz overachieve which is why he was a Coach of the Year finalist last year.
Others blame it on Donovan Mitchell. He's having a sophomore slump. His shooting percentages are down. He isn't what he was last year. A lot of this is unfair considering how stellar Donovan was in his rookie season. The sky is the limit for this kid and even Michael Jordan failed against the Bad Boy Pistons before he ultimately succeeded. There is no shortcut to greatness.
The list goes on. Ricky Rubio can't defend fast guards. Joe Ingles can't defend a barstool. Rudy Gobert can't guard the perimeter. On and on fans play the blame game but don't take ownership of their own flaws.
The Jazz have been here before. They were at 19-28 last year. This year they are 18-20 and have played a very difficult schedule. The schedule now gets easier. They play at Cleveland on Friday. Cleveland has the worst record in the league (8-30). They then play at Detroit which is another team with a losing record. 8 out of the remaining 14 teams the Jazz play in January are against losing teams. 5 of those 8 games are at home.
What would Aaron Rodgers say? RELAX! Aaron Rodgers isn't in the NFL Playoffs this year but that's besides the point. The Jazz seriously look like they might have a little better start than last year. This is good because they are unlikely to finish the season 29-6 again. The Jazz are favored to win six out of their next nine. If they win the games they should win and even pick up an upset or two, 24-23 sounds a lot better than 19-28 through the first 47.
The Jazz proved last year they could turn over a new leaf. If they play really bad in this next stretch then tank for Zion. The Jazz won't do that though. They will be a winning team once again and then all the Tank Note haters will jump back on the bandwagon.
This year nothing will be given to the Jazz. They could win 46 games and still miss the playoffs like Denver did last year. The green jersey they wore on Christmas is currently called the "Earned" edition. Every team that made the playoffs last season is currently sporting one of these Nike inspired jerseys.
So far the injury bug hasn't bitten which has been nice. The Jazz will fight and claw their way back to being good. The jury is still out though on whether good can be good enough.
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Millennials and Taxes
The IRS doesn't keep track of how many millennials incur tax debt, but a survey by personal finance adviser NerdWallet found they are more afraid of filing their taxes than any other generation. Eighty percent of millennials, defined by the survey as 18 to 34 years old, fear they will make a mistake, underpaying or overpaying.
Putting aside outright tax cheats, young workers are financially inexperienced and, increasingly, part of a gig economy—driving for Uber, funding their creative work through crowdfunding sites—that requires more care with taxes than some are able, or willing, to take. For example, people who work in contract jobs typically don't have their taxes withheld automatically and need to set up a program of quarterly estimated tax payments on their own.
Digging their tax trap deeper, fewer than 10 percent of millennials go to the IRS when they have a tax question, and only about a quarter seek help from a tax professional, the survey found, compared with 38 percent of all taxpayers who seek help from a tax pro. Instead, most young people turn to friends and family, a largely unreliable if well-meaning group. Millennial taxpayers in particular bemoan the long wait times on the phone with the IRS and the agency's weird penchant for postal mail.
"Someone facing a tax bill they can't pay can usually set up a payment agreement," IRS spokesman Eric Smith said. Indeed, even if the agency isn't so hot on the phone, it will send multiple letters urging debtors to set up plans before threatening them, if necessary, with levies and liens. Resources are available on the IRS website, agents regularly describe payment plans to those who get through on the phone, and accountants work with the agency to devise plans for their clients.
"If you don't contact us, we can take action to collect the taxes," Smith said.
That said, millennials are less likely to own homes than generations before them, so the threat of a property lien doesn't carry the weight it might, and a change of rental address can cut the letters off altogether.
While credit card companies collecting student debt can affect a debtor's credit scores immediately, tax debt doesn't begin to influence them unless levies and liens are issued, and enrolling in a repayment plan won't affect the scores either.
"I don't think anyone should be afraid of the IRS, because as long as you're talking to them, bad things don't happen," said Cari Weston, director of taxation for the American Institute of CPAs.
Millennials who find themselves in debt to the agency have more constructive options than neglecting debt letters and less expensive ones than hiring a CPA. Tax tutorials are available online, and the Society of Grownups, a Brookline, Massachusetts, financial literacy group, offers two classes, "Quarterly Schmarterly" and "Get Off Your Tax." Each costs $30. In one class, a third of those in attendance owed money to the IRS, said Jena Palisoul, director of financial planning.
"Some people get so frightened, they take no action whatsoever," she said, "and that's the worst thing to do."
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The pointer can peek into that address and determine the value that's stored there.
The * operator is prefixed to the pointer's variable name.
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In the past year or so, there has been a noticeable shift in messaging and branding techniques used by communication and marketing professionals to capture the minds of a generation that is quickly becoming the largest consumer population in the country. Millennials (born between the early 1980's and 2000's) are reaching peak spending years and, as the first generation to come of age during the rapid integration of social media and constant connection into our daily lives, professionals tasked with promoting a brands message, product or service are pushing their content in innovative ways with the intent of connecting with this younger, tech-savvy audience. Love it or hate it, Millennials absorb news and information in 140 characters or less, prefer messaging in the form of photos rather than reading long articles, and are more likely than any other group to act on emotion when making purchasing decisions. So what can brands to grasp the attention span of the ADD Millennial generation? Read on to see how some of the country's largest brands are staying ahead of the curve.
All of the feels!
As previously stated above, we (I, myself, am a Millennial) are deeply in-tune to our emotions. We are very observant about the meaning behind things. By "things", I mean ads, photos, products, etc. We're always dissecting what Drake really means in his lyrics and we care about the causes brands align themselves with. Anyone remember watching the Super Bowl commercials and wondering why all of the commercials were incredibly emotional? Millennials, that's why. Almost every commercial tugged on the viewers' heartstrings. Twitter was flooded with deep thoughts and expressions of emotions on Facebook were trending from sadness one minute and happiness the next. Advertisers and marketers understand that millennials are the world's current and biggest consumers. We appreciate when a brand's messaging pushes the envelope of societal norms and seeks to enact change. We also appreciate the humor behind a llama, puppy or cat joke. We're not complicated, just emotional, and the most successful brands tap into our diverse emotions because emotional connection drives sharing. You want to trend on Twitter or come remotely close to "breaking the internet?" Appeal to our emotions.
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Millennials are incredibly visual people. Take a look at the ads below. From first glance, the visual components of the 2015 ad, compared to the 1980's ad, are much more enticing. While the 1980's ad has the product front and center, the 2015 ad shines the spotlight on the people. The ad grabs you with visually appealing colors, graphics and, most importantly, it tells the story of the people shown. It doesn't take long to understand the ladies are having a fantastic time and the idea is to make you want to be that person enjoying that product. We are a generation that coined the term, "pictures or it didn't happen." Even if it's a staged ad, we want to see the impact of a product, idea, or service. Unless we're being introduced to a completely new and innovation product or idea, we don't need an explanation of it's purpose; we want to see it in action. We want to see a little bit of ourselves in the photo, video or meme and we want to see how it will impact our lives. Call us self-centered, but in reality we're very fast paced people who don't want to waste our time on a product or service that doesn't cater to our needs and we won't spend precious time trying to figure out an ad's messaging. In short, we'll just keep scrolling or clicking.
Millennials aren't complicated; we're easy. It may take a little research, but as PR rockstars we understand the importance of getting to know the publics and markets that we want to reach and we stay up-to-date on the ever-evolving tools that allow us to connect our clients to their targets audiences. Brands must realize that they're not communicating to the same people they were 10 years ago and, while the way we communicate and share messages has constantly evolved over time, the social media age is shaking up, and will continue to shake up, how we communicate at unprecedented speeds. The most successful marketing efforts will be those that not only keep up with these changes but remain a step ahead of the competition.
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My daughter, Emma, who has just turned 9 was desperate for a "cooking party". I contacted Deborah at Little Cooks Club and gave her an idea of what I was looking for. Before I knew it, I was sent a beautiful invitation template to use (yay, one less thing for me to worry about) and endless ideas for the party.
We arrived at Little Cooks Club Fourways for the party and I was blown away at the effort Deborah had gone to in setting up. Everything was ready for us and the décor was beautiful!
With a bunch of very excited 9 year olds, we started our lesson. Deborah and her assistant were absolutely amazing with the girls and helped them with every step of the "cake decorating" process. The girls absolutely loved it, as you can see from the pictures!
Again, a huge thank you for the endless effort that went into making Emma's party so special!
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J-K govt formation: PDP-BJP talks run into rough weather
Talks on a proposed alliance between People's Democratic Party and Bharatiya Janata Party for government formation in Jammu and Kashmir seem to be running into rough weather over issues like Article 370 and Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act as both sides try to iron out their differences over the contentious matters.
With PDP asserting during back-channel talks with BJP that the Common Minimum Programme will be a public document, the saffron party, which has 25 MLAs, is finding it hard to give a written assurance on not raking up the issue of Article 370, which gives special status to the state, sources said.
BJP leaders from the state have also made it clear to the party's central leadership that any decision of controversial AFSPA will have to be taken in consultation with the army, which has been fighting militancy in the state for over two decades.
However, both sides are saying that talks are continuing and finalisation of CMP and efforts are on to form a government soon. Last week, there were reports that a government will be formed before the forthcoming Budget Session of Parliament begins on February 23.
Chief spokesman of PDP, Naeem Akthar, said the talks are continuing and "I can say that there are more areas of convergence than differences and efforts have been intensified to iron out these differences."
BJP's Nirmal Singh, whose name is doing rounds for the deputy chief minister, said, "We are hopeful that a stable and credible government is formed in the state soon."
Asked how soon the government in the state could be seen in place, Singh, while maintaining that talks were being held by the central BJP leaders, said, "I can't say very soon but I will say soon we will see a government."
About his views that army needs to be consulted before deciding on AFSPA, he said, "I did mean it as army has to be taken on board before taking any decision on withdrawal of AFSPA."
On reported demand of PDP, which has 28 MLAs, that India should hold talks with Pakistan, Singh said, "This is the Centre's prerogative and I think it should be left to the central government only."
Sources privy to the developments said that PDP wants written assurance that it will not rake up the Article 370 which will be included in the CMP, a decision which BJP is finding difficult to agree upon and has asked the regional party whether it would like to give any assurance on its "self-rule" policy.
Once CMP is finalised by the two sides, the sources said, a structured dialogue between the two sides will begin and will be followed by sealing of the deal by PDP patron Mufti Mohammed Sayeed and Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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HAMPTON, Ga. (February 24, 2019) — Ryan Newman overcame a pair of unlucky, mid-race cautions to drive his No. 6 Acorns Ford Mustang to a 13th-place finish Sunday afternoon at Atlanta Motor Speedway.
Newman rolled off 13th for Sunday's 325-lap event after just missing Friday's final round of qualifying. But 10 laps in, he found himself in the top-10 and remained there for a good portion of the day.
Newman ran 11th at lap 35 for a competition caution, when crew chief Scott Graves called the No. 6 Ford to pit road for adjustments to help manage tight conditions in turns one and two, and loose conditions in turns three and four. After service on pit road, Newman lined up ninth at lap 40.
He went on to finish the opening 85-lap stage 15th, reporting tight conditions. He restarted in the same spot for stage two, before making a green-flag stop at lap 125 for four tires and fuel. By the time stops cycled, Newman was 10th 11 laps later, where he remained when the second green checkered waved.
The No. 6 team gained Newman two more spots on pit road during the stage break, slotting him ninth to begin the final 155-lap stage. He ran 10th at lap 221 when he led the field to a round of green-flag stops, but the yellow was displayed just after the stop, putting him a lap off the leaders.
However, he was able to take the wave around after just pitting and restarted 19th at lap 227. By lap 267 Newman was battling loose conditions and ran 20th, before pitting at lap 271 under green for more adjustments. But, the caution came out again while the No. 6 was on pit road, again putting Newman a lap down to the leaders.
Once again, he took the wave around to restart 18th at lap 282. From there the race ran green for the duration, as Newman picked off five spots in the final green-flag run to cross the line 13th.
Newman and the No. 6 team return to action next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. Race coverage begins on Sunday at 3:30 p.m. on FOX and PRN.


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I titled this post "warmth" for so many reasons. From the warmth of the day we shot this session, the warmth of the processing used for the images–I feel the title fits the post well. But most of all, what I was thinking of when I titled it, was this family. Such a sweet and warm bunch…and it just exudes in their images! No more words necessary, see for yourself.
This little guys loves his Mama!
So this little guy was a tough nut to crack, but once he did, he was all smiles!
They were such a FUN couple and up for anything…LOVE families like this!
And this may be one of my most favorite images I've ever taken!
Thank you Jon and Amy for such a FUN shoot. You all have such a warmth about you that just glows in these images.


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Today's Read: NYC Has a Family Homelessness Crisis
Posted on December 11, 2019 by Jacquelyn Simone
A shocking number of families with children in New York City lack stable housing: Every night, 22,083 kids sleep in City shelters, and in 2017, 1,164 newborns were brought "home" from the hospital to a shelter, which was the second consecutive year in which more than 1,000 babies were born to mothers living in shelters. One of every 10 New York City public school students was homeless during the 2018-2019 school year when including those doubled-up with family or friends in addition to those in shelters. These youngest victims of the citywide housing and homelessness crises face numerous barriers, and even getting to school from a shelter often proves to be challenging. The stress and instability of childhood homelessness are associated with behavioral and health issues, which can have long-lasting ramifications.
In addition to offering youth programs and donation drives (such as our annual Holiday Toy Drive, which ends this week), Coalition for the Homeless aims to help homeless families with children by advocating for more permanent housing so they can move out of shelters and into homes of their own. For nearly two years, the House Our Future NY Campaign has urged Mayor de Blasio to increase the number of permanent affordable apartments set aside for homeless households to 10 percent of his 300,000-unit Housing New York 2.0 plan: 24,000 newly constructed apartments and 6,000 preserved apartments. Additionally, we have worked alongside our partners in the Family Homelessness Coalition to encourage the City to bolster supports for homeless families, such as by increasing the number of Bridging the Gap social workers for schools with high rates of student homelessness.
David Brand summarized key family homelessness data – and, more importantly, spoke with the real people behind those numbers – for City Limits:
A lack of affordable housing is the main driver of homelessness in the city, according to the Coalition for the Homeless. At a staggering scale, and with a profound impact on city life, the affordable housing crunch has exacerbated issues like domestic violence and fueled a crisis that disproportionately affects families of color headed by single mothers across New York City.
Even all the monthly statistics, earnest news coverage and serious policy analyses around homelessness often fails to capture the actual human scope of the crisis. Political window-dressing obscures it. The fact is, a significant portion of an entire generation of New Yorkers — mainly young black and Latino children — are growing up partly in cramped shelters in the South Bronx, coming of age in basement rooms in South Jamaica and navigating adolescence while dragging beat-up suitcases through the Broadway Junction transit hub to their next bed.
Policymakers and most everyday New Yorkers have yet to come face-to-face with the extent of the crisis, even as mass instability takes a lasting toll on individual lives and social networks in the city.
Roughly 70 percent of city shelter residents are families with children, and the vast majority of those are headed by single mothers, according to the Department of Homeless Services. About 15,000 school-aged children (kids from 4 to 17) stay in city shelters each night, DHS says.
On Dec. 1, a total of 21,683 children of all ages slept in a city shelter, according to the agency's daily census report.
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Campaign 2016: Fasten your seatbelts!
For almost certain, Donald J. Trump will be the GOP presidential nominee; however, it is not so certain that Hillary Clinton will be the nominee of the Democratic Party. Mrs. Bill Clinton faces some serious problems with regard to her handling of highly classified national security information. She faces some serious questions related to Benghazi, and there are questions about donations by foreign entities to the Clinton Foundation during her time as secretary of state. But, for now, let's assume the contest will be the Donald vs. Hillary.
Oddly enough, in terms of raw vote totals (not delegates), more people voted against Mr. Trump and against Mrs. Clinton than voted for them. So, how can it be that the two candidates most people were against end up as the nominees of their parties? This suggests something amiss in how the two major parties award the delegates to their national nominating conventions. A topic for another day.
Between now and November, we are about to see how the Major Media will deal with a race between two candidates who enter the presidential arena with high negative ratings and personal backgrounds that present ample opportunities for the worst sort of down and dirty campaigning that could cause voters to stay home in droves.
Erik Rydholm, the creator of ESPN's "Pardon the Interruption," says modern journalism has fallen into three baskets: There is the "what" basket where reporters are supposed to tell us "what" happened. The "so what" basket where journalist try to tell us how the happening relates to the same sort of happening in other places. Finally, there is the "now, what?" basket where editorial writers opine about where the story and the problems it illustrates are headed and what needs to be done about them.
The "what," "so what," and "now, what" trilogy is further complicated by recent advances in communications technology. We are all familiar with the "Old Media," consisting of newspapers, TV, and radio which fit rather neatly into the three baskets. But the "Old Media" face stiff competition from Internet-based news aggregating services such as the Drudge Report, Real Clear Politics, among others, and from the 24/7 cable news services where competition to be first with the news sometimes leads to shallow, inaccurate reporting.
But wait. There's more. Due to social media, we now have billions of people who have, in effect, become their own news networks. Without any training in journalism or any exposure to journalistic standards (assuming, they still exist) billions of people observe whatever they want to observe and report their observations to their friends, neighbors or "followers." Sometimes, their observations go viral.
As a result, the upcoming presidential campaign will be conducted in a journalist jumble of the three-basket Old Media being battered by the 24/7 Internet-based news aggregators and cable news services, and all of the above being hammered by non-journalist, social-media observers who, with some quick strokes with fingers or thumbs, can skew reality as they see it from their window on the world into something far removed from objective reality.
To paraphrase the late Hollywood actress, Bette Davis, "Fasten your seatbelts. It's going to be a bumpy campaign."


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Published: October 12, 2016, 5:03 pm
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Northside community marks sixth annual Pinkout
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ROANOKE (WSLS 10) - For the sixth year, the sidelines at Northside High School were shades of pink on Monday night
Players, students, and fans will mark the annual Pinkout.
We caught up with two breast cancer survivors about why this event is so special.
Last year when we interviewed Melinda Freday about the Pinkout, she had just been diagnosed with breast cancer. She hadn't started treatment, but knew what lied ahead.
A year later, her name is again on the back of a jersey, but more importantly, she's cancer free.
"It's been hard, it's probably the hardest thing I've ever done, but also the most blessed I felt," Melinda said.
She describes all the women honored on the jerseys as sisters.
"I had no idea the fight that they had and now what a survivor means. It's a sisterhood now, I love these girls, it just brings together breast cancer survivors and families who unfortunately lost their loved ones. It's just a special game," Melinda explained.
Dawn Roberts has been to all six Pinkout games, but learned this year her neighbors sponsored a jersey with her name and their son Ethan would wear it.
"I don't like attention, so I was always there to support other people, but when Barbie said that Ethan was going to wear my jersey I told her, I don't think they realize how important that was to me. I didn't realize how much that meant either," said Dawn.
"We just wanted to make her feel special and let her know that we still cared," Ethan Blank said, Northside freshman.
Dawn is five years cancer free this month.
She said the Northside community's continued support truly makes a difference for each family represented on these jerseys.
"It's very important I think to the families, to the boys. They're very proud, you can tell, they're very proud to do this for the families they get to honor," Dawn explained.
It's easy to see a number and a name provide so much support.
Lindsey Ward
After working and going to school in Central Virginia for over five years, Lindsey's made her way back home to the mountains.


A documentary film entitled "The Beatles The Lost Concert" about the birth of Beatlemania in the USA is making a limited engagement in US Cinemas May 17 and 22.
The film includes the full Washington DC concert from 1964 (complete and remastered) and interviews with various people including some Beatles relatives.
It doesn't seem to be sanctioned by Apple or The Beatles though, so our guess is the company behind it has bought the old movie theatre contract from 1964 (see flyer above) and is using is as a legal document to be able to screen the film.
A month after the Beatles' Washington concert, in mid-March 1964, the CBS filming of the Beatles' live D.C. show – together with separate footage of performances by the Beach Boys and Lesley Gore – was shown in selected U.S. movie theaters as a closed-circuit concert. Billed in advertising as - "The Beatles: Direct From Their First American Concert",the complete 90-minute film was transmitted over telephone lines to selected U.S. and Canadian theaters in four separate shows - two each day over the weekend of March 14th and 15th, 1964. This was recreated in 2011 as a one night only event. In 2010, iTunes made use of the Washington DC concert film to advertise the Beatles becoming available for digital downloading. Speculations that the film would then be made available to the general public via an official DVD release have not been fulfilled yet.
The source for all these new editions of the Washington DC Concert film may or may not have been a master tape of the film that was auctioned off by "It's Only Rock and Roll" in 2005 to an unnamed bidder for an unspecified price.


Police have posted a clear warning to parents - after dealing with teenagers too drunk to look after themselves.
"Now though, we have actual police work to do. There's a parade on in town with large crowds to keep safe, traffic management to sort, as well as the usual Saturday night crime and public order issues.
"So, if you don't know where your kids are, it's time to find out."
The post adds: "If they're drunk by a river and they fall in, you've about 2 minutes before they drown, that's if they've good lungs. Off their face on drink and drugs, you can divide that by 4. In the time it's taken you to read this, your child is dead.
"If you've done what you can to keep your child safe tonight, thank you.
"If you haven't, it's time to step up. There's still a crowd about, but we won't be baby sitting them for you. If we come across them for bad reasons, it'll be custody you're called to. Be thankful it's not A&E."


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