Duty of care. Duty of care is the first element of negligence and therefore, in order to discuss further on duty of care, one would have to first define the tort of negligence. In Blyth v Birmingham Waterworks Co, the courts defined negligence as an omission of something which a reasonable man would do and the doing of an act which a reasonable man would not do. In Heaven v Pender, the courts held that the presumption of duty of care arises when one person is placed in a position with regard to another person or property, it is in ordinary sense that if he does not use reasonable ordinary care in his conducts, he would cause danger or injury towards the other person or property. Therefore, ordinary care is required to prevent the occurrence of such danger. In Stovin v Wise, the courts explained that generally there is no duty to rescue a stranger from danger. The duty mentioned above is regarding duty that is imposed by law or in other words, it is a legal duty. Test to determine the standard of duty of care. There are a few test that is used in determining the existence of duty of care. The primary test is the neighbour principle established in the well-known case of Donoghue v Stevenson. In this case, Lord Atkin laid down that the rule that you are required to love your neighbours becomes a law by itself and it requires one to take a reasonable care to prevent any acts or omissions that can be reasonably foreseen to be likely to cause injury to your neighbour. The question posed to this principle is regarding who is one's neighbour in law. The courts held that neighbour in law is someone who is directly affected by one's act or omission. It is a reasonable man's test whereby the courts would have to determine whether a reasonable man would foresee that his conduct would affect the plaintiff adversely. If the answer to this hypothetical question is yes, then the plaintiff is considered to be his neighbour and he owes a duty of care to the neighbour. It is essential to note here that the neighbour principle requires the defendant to be a foreseeable victim and thus, in order for the defendant to be a foreseeable victim, there has to be a close proximity. Therefore, the neighbour principle requires the plaintiff to be of a close proximity with the defendant. The plaintiff would not be a foreseeable victim if there is no proximity between the plaintiff and defendant. In the case of Home Office v Dorset Yacht Co Ltd,nofollow"> the courts held that the principle laid down in Donoghue v Stevenson should be regarded as a milestone in determining whether there exist a duty of care. This principle significantly assist the development of the law of negligence. Prior to the case of Donoghue v Stevenson, there was vagueness in the law regarding civil liability for carelessness. In an 1889 textbook, there was a list containing fifty-six various duties of care. Therefore, the judgment in Donoghue v Stevenson brought an end to the chaotic situation and had introduced the law of negligence as a separate civil wrong. The next test used by the courts to determine whether duty of care is established is the Anns test laid down by the courts in Anns v Merton London Borough Council. This is a two-stage approach laid down by Lord Wilberforce whereby the first is to determine whether there is a relationship of proximity between the alleged tortfeasor and the person who had suffered the loss. If it foreseeable that the carelessness of the tortfeasor would lead the other party to suffer damage, then a duty of care would on prima facie be established. The second stage of this test requires the court to take into account any considerations that may negate the said duty or to reduce and limit the scope or group of persons that the duty will be imposed upon. This two-stage approach in essence is to determine whether it is reasonable to foresee that the defendant's act or omissions will cause any damage to the plaintiff. If it is reasonable to foresee that the defendant's act would cause harm to the plaintiff, then there exist a presumption of duty of care. This test receive heavy criticism in Governors of the Peabody Donation Fund v Sir Lindsay Parkinson & Co Ltd. The courts in this case held that the neighbour principle laid down by Lord Atkin should be proved before the duty of care is presumed to exist but the scope of the duty depends on the facts of the case. The courts should consider whether the duty of care imposed on the defendant is just and reasonable. In Curran v Northern Ireland Co-ownership Housing Association Ltd, the learned judge, Lord Keith, held that the Anns test has been given more importance than it should have been given and held that the test need not be applicable in future cases in establishing the duty of care. The third test used in determining the duty of care is the Caparo test which is derived from Caparo Industries plc v Dickman. In this case, there were three factors that is needed to be fulfilled to establish duty of care. The first is the courts must determine whether the damage caused is reasonably foreseen, the second is whether there is any policy to negate the duty of care and the third is whether it is just and reasonable. If this requirements are fulfilled, then duty of care is established. It is important to note here that all three elements under the Caparo test needs to be fulfilled in order for duty of care to be established. Development in Malaysia. In Malaysia, the courts have used all of the above test. However, the test that is currently used by the courts is the three stage test which is the Caparo test. This can be seen in the case of Majlis Perbandaraan Ampang Jaya v Stephen Phoa Cheng Loon & Ors. In this case, the Federal Court had referred to the Caparo's case do determine whether duty of care exist. The issue that arises in this principle is whether this principle only applies to economic loss or it may extend to all situations. The courts used the foreseeability test and held that this test applies to all situation. The courts only had to determine whether the duty of care which is imposed upon the defendant is just and reasonable. The courts went on stating that it would be rare for the outcome of the test to be not just and reasonable. This test is used in a more recent Malaysian case which is Projek Lebuh Raya Utara-Selatan Sdn Bhd v Kim Seng Enterprise (Kedah) Sdn Bhd. In this case, the courts reiterated that the standard of care to determine negligence is that of the reasonable man and it is an objective test. Another recent case is the case of Jordan Saw Yu Huan v Low Suan Chuan & Ors. In this case, the high court applied the Caparo's test and the courts were of the view that it was just and reasonable to impose such duty of care upon the defendants and held that the defendants in this case had breached such duty of care. Therefore, it is clear that the recent development in Malaysia regarding the standard of care required to establish duty of care is more inclined towards the three-stage approach which is commonly known as the Caparo's test. The courts in Malaysia had followed the Caparo's test because this test requires that the damage caused to the plaintiff to be reasonably foreseen by the defendant. The defendant would not owe a duty of care if he cannot reasonably foresee the damage. Therefore, this test more straight forward as compared to the other test laid down earlier.
(1856) 11 Ex 781 at 784. (1883) 11 QBD 503 at 507.  AC 923 at 930-931.  AC 562 at 580 (HL). Norchaya Talib, Law of Torts in Malaysia (3rd edn, Sweet & Maxwell Asia 2011) 98.  AC 1027. Dato' Mohd Hishamudin Yunus, 'JUDICIAL ACTIVISM — THE WAY TO GO?'  6 MLJ xvii. Thomas Beven, 'Principles of the law of negligence' (1889).  AC 728. Norchaya Talib, Law of Torts in Malaysia (3rd edn, Sweet & Maxwell Asia 2011) 100.  3 All ER 529 (HL).  2 All ER 13, 710.  1 All ER 568 (HL). Norchaya Talib, Law of Torts in Malaysia (3rd edn, Sweet & Maxwell Asia 2011) 106.  2 MLJ 389 (FC).  5 MLJ 360 (CA).  4 MLJ 137.


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Jailed Rights Activist Sours U.S.-Kyrgyz Relations
How did it all go so wrong?
A nasty row has broken out between the United States and Kyrgyzstan over Washington's decision this month to bestow the 2014 Human Rights Defender Award on jailed activist Azimjan Askarov.
In September 2010, Askarov was sentenced to life imprisonment for what Kyrgyz authorities say was his role in inciting the mob killing of a police officer during the ethnic unrest in June that year.
Western governments and advocacy groups have regularly mounted staunch defenses of Askarov, saying that he was framed and later found guilty in a trial marred by irregularities.
The U.S. decision to grant Askarov with an award has enraged Kyrgyzstan, whose government reacted on July 17 with the announcement that it is to repeal a 1993 treaty between the two countries.
The statement said that the award "did not ahere to levels of cordial relations between Kyrgyzstan and the United States and could damage government efforts to strengthen interethnic harmony." The government also argued that U.S. actions were threatening peace and social stability in Kyrgyzstan.
As to Askarov's guilt, Kyrgyzstan says they can be no doubt: "The decision of the court was taken on the basis of undeniable evidence, Askarov's guilt has been proven in all instances. The Kyrgyz Republic stands for the supremacy of the law. The justice system is an independent branch of power."
The most exhaustive account of the Askarov saga has been penned by journalist Philip Shishkin in the 2003 book, "Restless Valley; Revolution, Murder and Intrigue in the Heart of Central Asia." A lengthy excerpt published on Shishkin's website this week allows for a more complex account than the Kyrgyz government is willing to allow for.
It is not immediately clear how the revocation of one of the founding treaties in Kyrgyz-U.S. relations could play out in real terms, but the document makes for ominous reading.
The treaty provides for a tariff waiver on goods imported into Kyrgyzstan as part of U.S. aid programs. It also exempts non-Kyrgyz employees of U.S. government or private aid programs from income and social security taxes.
While hardly damaging U.S. interests, the move stands to hurt anybody benefiting from Washington-funded aid programs. That might have potential to dent U.S. standing among the broader population, if the combination of smear campaigns and lurid conspiracy theories in Russian and Kyrgyz media had not achieved that aim already.
Advocacy groups have long lambasted the West, and the United States in particular, for taking a weak stand on rights issues in Central Asia. As many have argued, Washington has appeared willing to temper criticism as long as those countries could be of assistance in U.S.-led NATO military campaign in Afghanistan.
Kyrgyzstan's strategic value to the United States has all but vanished, however, since Bishkek decided to close the Manas military air transit center outside Bishkek in June 2014.
Washington is taking unusally bold stances elsewhere in the region, too.
U.S. ambassador to Uzbekistan, Pamela Spratlen, may have ruffled some feathers in Tashkent in June by pointedly meeting with that country's most outspoken human rights champion, Elena Urlaeva. While hailing Urlaeva's tireless advocacy work, the embassy discreetly avoided mentioning the episode that precipitated the meeting: a harrowing catalogue of abuse that Urlaeva says was recently meted out to her by police.
Still, these isolated cases may be too little to prompt talk of a major sea change in how the U.S. balances its security interests and humanitarian agenda.
Along with the usual humanitarian assistance, the U.S. embassy in Tajikistan has been busy supporting Tajik law enforcement officials with material and training. All the while, Tajikistan has been intensifying its campaign of repression against the opposition.

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Q: I am trying to render the names on my screen using "Rick and Morty" REST API,but nothing literally renders and my state is not updating I am using an API called "Rick and Morty Rest API", it is based on really popular TV show, I am trying to render names of the character on the screen, but nothing is showing up.
My code for App.js is below:
    state = {
    url: "https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character",
    character: null
  };

  async componentDidMount() {
    const res = await axios.get(this.state.url);
    this.setState({
      character: res.data.results.forEach(function(element) {
        return element.name;
      })
    });
  }

  render() {
    return (

{this.state.character}

    );
  }
}

export default App;

What i have tried to do:

*

*I have set my "state" to two parameters called url and character.

*Using setState i am trying to update my state's character to name(I have a list of names, that is why I have used forEach)

*Finally in the "h1" tag i am trying to render the UPDATED STATE character

*I am getting not getting an error and absolutely is rendering on my screen.
I have pushed everything as it is to my github for more reference: https://github.com/abhinav-anshul/Rick-and-Morty-Database
API link which i am using: https://rickandmortyapi.com/

A: Define the state variable character, as an array:
  state = {
    url: "https://rickandmortyapi.com/api/character",
    character: []
  };

Instead of using forEach, hold the results in your state.
this.setState({
          character: res.data.results
    });

Then map the results inside render, like this:
{this.state.character.map(character => {
       return(

{character.name}

       )
   })}

A: You don't need to iterate through every element while setting the state, which is why you are unable to render anything as your state is still undefined at the end of the loop. Always use alternatives in such scenarios, such as using spread operators or concatenation. In your case, it can be like this:
this.setState({
character: res.data.results
})

After that iterate through your character array using any helper method (map, forEach etc).
It's not compulsory to assign your character to empty array in your state, but it's always a good practice to make the same type of variable/array/object in state, which you are expecting to use later in your code. As for now, your character: null would also work fine.

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The first Boeing Business Jet (BBJ) for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF), shown publicly in Australia for the first time today, introduces a new era of capability for long-distance international travel.
The Canberra-based Air Force 34 Squadron will operate two BBJs under a lease managed by Qantas Defence Services. Able to fly nearly anywhere in the world from Australia with only one stop, the two BBJs, in slightly varying configurations, will be used by Australian government leaders and senior executives traveling on official business. The Australian BBJs, outfitted with a VIP cabin and business class style seating for 36 passengers, were completed by Ozark Aircraft Systems in Bentonville, Arkansas.
Approximately 200 government transport and head-of-state airplanes are in operation worldwide. More than half are large airframes -- the size of a Boeing 737 or larger -- and 80 percent are Boeing products. Many governments are finding the BBJ platform a valuable tool for international transport. In addition to the Australian government, the government of South Africa will begin operating a BBJ later this year. The U.S. Air Force will put its first C-40B, based on the BBJ, into service this fall. And the U.S. Navy operates a C-40A, which is based on the same platform as the BBJ, a Boeing 737-700.
The BBJ is a version of the popular Boeing 737, similar to those already in service in the South Pacific region with Qantas Airways, Virgin Blue, Air Pacific and Polynesian Airlines. The Australian Air Force's Wedgetail Airborne Early Warning & Control (AEW&C) airplanes, currently under development, also are sister platforms to the BBJ.
"We're honored that the Commonwealth of Australia has chosen the BBJ for its VIP transportation needs. It is also great to see the first Boeing Business Jet based in the South Pacific region," said Lee Monson, president of Boeing Business Jets. "The capabilities of this airplane make it ideal to meet the long distances facing any traveler from Australia. And because it is based on the best-selling jetliner of all time, the BBJ brings unparalleled reliability and cost-effectiveness."
The BBJ continues to meet market demand for an executive airplane that can fly passengers more than 6,000 nautical miles (11,100 kilometers) in a comfortable, spacious cabin. Fifty BBJs now are fully completed and in service. The BBJ platform is flexible enough that operators -- such as private individuals, governments, corporations and fractional programs -- can have a passenger seating area as well as an executive lounge, a private suite and a bedroom, if required.
Boeing Business Jets was launched in 1996 as a joint venture between Boeing and General Electric. Designed for corporate and VIP applications, the BBJ is a high-performance derivative of the Next-Generation 737-700. The BBJ 2, announced in October 1999, is based on the 737-800 and has 25 percent more cabin space and twice the cargo space of the BBJ. Both provide unsurpassed levels of space, comfort and utility and are backed by a global support program with dedicated field service representatives.


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A simian fundamentalist is serving a prison term at Remuna police station in Balasore district of Orissa after it allegedly attacked some Hindu children five years ago, reports Soumyajit Pattnaik.
The fire of fanaticism has singed all — from men to monkeys. A simian fundamentalist is serving a prison term at Remuna police station in Balasore district of Orissa. Ramu is sentenced for life in an iron cage on the premises of the police station.
Ramu deserves freedom but his captors are reluctant. Dhir reckons, "Ramu is a pet. I don't think he will be able to fend for himself in the wild. And who knows, he might start attacking members of the rival community again. We are managing well with local help".
The monkey looks docile. Only his eyes with a glint of mischief give him away.
Animal rights activists feel that Ramu should have been handed over to the forest department long ago.
But then, in the time of terror, authorities become flint-hearted. Man or monkey — it does not make much of a difference.


Also this week, Facebook said it would ban adverts for digital currencies.
What's the fuss about Bitcoin?
Other countries have already expressed concerns about such entities. China and South Korea have banned any new virtual currency launches and have been shutting down exchanges on which they are traded.
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority warned investors in September they could lose all their money if they buy digital currencies issued by firms, known as "initial coin offerings".
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Last year, two of the world's largest commodity exchanges, the CBOE futures exchange and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, both allowed trading in Bitcoin futures.
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I know… vanilla beans in mashed potatoes, Holly? Really?
I couldn't just sit around NOT have vanilla bean mashed potatoes in my life, so I came up with this recipe. It's pretty simple – only 5 ingredients. I decided to go with mascarpone cheese instead of white cheddar like in the original version. Mascarpone is an Italian cream cheese and is slightly sweeter and less tangy than traditional cream cheese. You may know mascarpone cheese as the creamy part of tiramisu. I thought the subtle sweetness in the mascarpone would help bring out the vanilla – since our palettes are so used to recognizing vanilla as something essentially sweet, the mascarpone gives a tiny hint of that flavor profile without being overpowering.
I know it's weird, but FMITK wouldn't be FMITK with some random foods paired together for no good reason than being bored and hungry. bloop!
You'll need yukon gold or russet potatoes, butter, vanilla bean, mascarpone cheese and sea salt. Ignore the pepper, I changed my mind mid-way through cooking because I didn't want black pepper specs competing with vanilla bean specs lol. Don't mind me, just keeping my potatoes vain.
Peel and cut the potatoes into equally sized pieces.
Add to boiling water and cook for about 30 minutes, until a fork can pierce the potato without any resistance.
While the potatoes are boiling, split a vanila bean lengthwise and scrape out the seeds.
Add the vanilla beans and pod to the melted butter and set aside.
Once the potatoes are cooked, drain thoroughly and place back into the dry pot over low heat. Mash the potatoes to allow steam to escape and to let any remaining water evaporate. Turn off the heat.
Add in the vanilla bean butter. Be sure to scrape the bottom of the bowl to get all those delicious vanilla beans!
Seeeee all the vanilla beeeeans?
Add in the mascarpone cheese and continue to mash.
Add in 1/2 tsp of sea salt and taste. Adjust seasoning as necessary.
Them beans THO. I had to talk myself out of motorboating this pot of potatoes.
A completely optional yet decadent and delicious but totally unnecessary step: push the mashed potatoes through a fine sieve to get rid of any lumps that escaped the masher. This also creates a silky smooth texture. Again, optional… but treat yo'self! Adjust consistency with melted butter or warm cream if necessary.
Ta-da! Super smooth and incredibly creamy mashed potatoes.
It almost looks like ice cream!
Sometimes I add a little parmesan cheese on top and hit it with the brulee torch, because BURNT CHEESE.
Peel and cut the potatoes into equally sized pieces. Bring a large pot of water to a boil along with a large pinch of sea salt. Add the potatoes to the water, bring back to a boil and cook for about 30 minutes, until a fork can easily pierce the potatoes with no resistance. The potatoes should almost fall apart.
While the potatoes are boiling, melt the butter. Split open the vanilla bean lengthwise and scrape the beans from the inside. Place the scraped vanilla beans and the pod in the melted butter and set aside.
Drain the potatoes well. Place them back into the dry pot over low heat and mash, letting the steam escape and any additional water evaporate. Turn off the heat.
Remove vanilla bean pods from the butter and add to the potatoes. Add in the mascarpone cheese and mash. Add 1/2 tsp of sea salt. Taste and add additional salt if necessary. Mash until desired consistency – be careful not to over mash or potatoes may become gummy.
Completely optional delicious and decadent but totally unnecessary step: Push the mashed potatoes through a fine sieve and to create a super creamy and smooth consistency. Adjust consistency with additional melted butter or warm cream if necessary.


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Applicant acknowledges that payment of an Application Fee does not guarantee a unit and that Applicant must clear background and credit checks before entering into a lease. In addition, Applicant acknowledges that there may be other Applicants at the same time for the same unit. Applicant understands that in all cases, the Application fee is non-refundable.
In addition to the Application Fee, Applicants may be required to pay an Administrative Fee. This Administrative Fee is refundable should the Applicant be declined.
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I am writing a short nonfiction book about a topic that was in the news media/current affairs a few years ago. There is no other book on the topic and I am therefore gathering most of my information from court documents/judgements, online articles and news media/press articles.
I am collating all of this information into book format ie chronicling several years of events pulling it all together, 'sifting through' a lot of articles/data, 100% using own prose and wording. But I am now concerned about copyright as obviously many of the "facts" of the case are sourced from press articles. I don't feel I am "stealing" anyones work as I have for example taken perhaps only one fact from one specific article. theres no extensive extracting from a single source, BUT most of the individual facts in my book will have came from a widr range of international press sources (and its impossible to know who originally discovered the fact as its been used by dozens of writers) and are widely known in public domain.
Am i covered by fair use?
I did look at nlamediaaccess.com but this just seems to relate to businesses copying/distributing articles.
It is worth bearing in mind that facts are not subject to copyright, therefore irrespective of the source, if you are re-telling the story in your own words then there should be very few problems over other people's copyright, even if they are the only source of a particular piece of information.
What you are doing is exactly the reason for section 29 CDPA which permits the limited use of quotations from other people's work within a work of research. Very many works of non-fiction will have been put together on this basis. Where you do need to quote very long passages from another work, then it might be sensible to seek permission on a individual basis (say from a publisher or the author themself). But it sounds as if this will be rare as long as you re-tell the story in your own words.


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M. De Rycke
I. Liebaers
P. Devroey
K. Sermon
A. van Steirteghem
The ESHRE PGD Consortium: 10 years of data collection.
J. Harper, L. Wilton, +8 authors G. Harton
Human reproduction update
BACKGROUND Since it was established in 1997, the ESHRE PGD Consortium has been collecting data from international preimplantation genetic diagnosis (PGD) centres. Ten papers have been published,… Expand
Derivation of human embryonic stem cell lines from embryos obtained after IVF and after PGD for monogenic disorders.
I. Mateizel, N. De Temmerman, +8 authors A. van Steirteghem
BACKGROUND Human embryonic stem (hES) cells are pluripotent cells usually derived from the inner cell mass (ICM) of blastocysts. Because of their ability to differentiate into all three embryonic… Expand
Single-cell chromosomal imbalances detection by array CGH
C. Le Caignec, C. Spits, +9 authors J. Vermeesch
Nucleic acids research
Genomic imbalances are a major cause of constitutional and acquired disorders. Therefore, aneuploidy screening has become the cornerstone of preimplantation, prenatal and postnatal genetic diagnosis,… Expand
ESHRE PGD consortium best practice guidelines for amplification-based PGD.
G. Harton, M. De Rycke, +4 authors J. Harper
In 2005, the European Society for Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) PGD Consortium published a set of Guidelines for Best Practice PGD to give information, support and guidance to potential,… Expand
Methylation imprints of the imprint control region of the SNRPN-gene in human gametes and preimplantation embryos.
E. Geuns, M. De Rycke, A. Van Steirteghem, I. Liebaers
Human molecular genetics
Imprinting is an epigenetic mechanism leading to mono-allelic expression of imprinted genes. In order to inherit the differential epigenetic imprints from one generation to the next, these imprints… Expand
What next for preimplantation genetic screening (PGS)? A position statement from the ESHRE PGD Consortium Steering Committee.
J. Harper, E. Coonen, +10 authors K. Vesela
Since 2004, there have been 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) mainly for advanced maternal age (AMA), which have shown no benefit of performing preimplantation genetic screening (PGS). Ten of… Expand
ESHRE PGD Consortium data collection X: cycles from January to December 2007 with pregnancy follow-up to October 2008.
J. Harper, E. Coonen, +6 authors V. Goossens
The 10th report of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology (ESHRE) PGD Consortium is presented, documenting cycles collected for the calendar year 2007 and follow-up of the… Expand
Markers that define stemness in ESC are unable to identify the totipotent cells in human preimplantation embryos.
G. Cauffman, M. De Rycke, K. Sermon, I. Liebaers, H. Van de Velde
BACKGROUND During human preimplantation development, early blastomeres are believed to be totipotent. It is likely, however, that blastomeres are allocated to a specific lineage prior to any… Expand
ESHRE PGD Consortium data collection XII: cycles from January to December 2009 with pregnancy follow-up to October 2010.
C. Moutou, V. Goossens, +6 authors J. Traeger-Synodinos
STUDY QUESTION How do data in the 12th annual data collection (Data XII) of the European Society of Human Reproduction and Embryology Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis (PGD) Consortium compare with… Expand
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E-Learning Struggles Prepare Districts for What's Next
District leaders say lessons learned when pivoting to remote instruction will help them fill in implementation gaps in the next round.
Chris Hayhurst
Chris Hayhurst is a contributor to the CDW family of technology magazines.
Sometimes the best approach to dealing with the biggest problems involves taking a deep breath and diving in headfirst.
That's the way it was facing the coronavirus pandemic, says Peter Cevenini, CTO at Montgomery County Public Schools in Maryland.
"The situation evolved so fast," he says, "everything we did kind of happened simultaneously."
As circumstances quickly changed and schools began implementing remote instruction earlier this year, IT teams and other district leaders had to do triage on their virtual learning programs to address technical issues, internet access disparities and other challenges that popped up. That experience required a level of problem-solving that will inform how K–12 districts implement remote learning in the future.
"It's the same in almost any district," Cevenini says, "but we have a lot of students who don't have access to digital technology at home. I think the difference in our case had mostly to do with our size."
With its 165,000 students and 14,000 teachers spread across a network of more than 200 schools, MCPS is one of the largest districts in the nation. When the pandemic hit and schools were ordered to close, his department, with help from volunteers, immediately turned its focus to distributing thousands of Chromebooks (the district already had 130,000 on hand) and ensuring students had adequate connectivity. IT staffers set up distribution sites at schools where students could check out loaner devices, and they provided T-Mobile Wi-Fi hotspots to those who lacked internet access.
"We did it in rounds over several weeks, with everyone helping wherever they could," Cevenini says. "That's really the only way we were able to get it done."
It took a similar all-hands-on-deck effort to prepare MCPS teachers for the remote learning plunge, Cevenini recalls. For IT, that work focused on ensuring that teachers had the technologies needed to communicate with students remotely, and it involved maintaining some semblance of consistency for users.
"I've heard from teachers in other districts where every day they're being asked to try something new, as if they didn't have a hard enough job already," Cevenini says. But MCPS picked systems and stuck with them, and now IT staffers are focused on helping MCPS teachers use what's in place "to do everything they need to do."
For example, Cevenini says, MCPS uses Zoom for videoconferencing not only because it's relatively easy to use but also because it integrates seamlessly with the district's learning management system and includes tools such as closed captioning.
"That was really important for our special education community, and so was the fact that we could really lock it down" with privacy and security controls, Cevenini says. While he can't predict what the post-COVID-19 world will look like for education, Cevenini feels MCPS is prepared: "What we've done here in setting the district up isn't just to get us through this pandemic; it's to make sure we have the tools for next time as well."
When that day comes, Cevenini says, pivoting to remote learning "should be as simple as flipping a switch."
I've heard from teachers in other districts where every day they're being asked to try something new, as if they didn't have a hard enough job already."
Peter Cevenini CTO, Montgomery County (Md.) Public Schools
Ready for E-Learning Next Time
K–12 administrators say COVID-19 forced them to pivot to implement remote learning in unimagined ways. Some are still struggling to find solutions to challenges such as ensuring network access for all students and staff as well as accommodating students with disabilities. But administrators are also reporting wins along the way.
"I think we've dealt with it all," says Drew Lane, the executive director of information and communication technologies at Shawnee Mission School District in Kansas.
"Everything from people just being completely shellshocked in terms of what school closures actually mean to denial, anger and then eventually understanding that we can do this successfully, that we have what we need to continue teaching and learning.
The estimated number of students affected by coronavirus-related school closures
Source: edweek.org, "Map: Coronavirus and School Closures," May 15, 2020
In Shawnee Mission's case, Lane says, the district may have been better situated for the transition than some thanks to its early adoption of Cisco Webex. SMSD, a district with 27,500 pre-K–12 students, has used the collaboration platform for about five years, primarily as a communication tool between departments for administrators. When the district implemented its plan for learning continuity after closing its school buildings, Webex "became the core component of that plan — the system we used to coordinate all of our efforts," Lane says.
Those efforts, he explains, included deploying about 30,000 devices to students as well as offering training and informational sessions designed to help teachers provide digital instruction. Teachers had to get through a learning curve, he notes, but soon they achieved small successes, such as using a Webex translation app to deliver personalized content to students who are English language learners.
"It really is those pockets of silver lining that make me think we can figure this out," Lane says. "Don't get me wrong — technology won't solve all our problems. But I think we have a suitable alternative for now."
MORE ON EDTECH: Learn what drives or slows down remote learning.
The Future Impact of Remote Learning
Shawnee Mission administrators are not alone in warming to the potential for remote learning.
"Our superintendent has said many times that we turned 385 years of public education completely upside down in two weeks," says Whitney Oakley, chief academic officer at Guilford County Schools in North Carolina. "What we have now is an opportunity to be innovative and to hopefully change the system for the better."
At GCS, a district with about 73,000 students enrolled across 126 schools, the initial remote learning push focused primarily on student equity, Oakley says. "We have lots of areas of hypersegregated poverty, so we started with the basic needs, such as making sure kids had food."
From there, GCS distributed thousands of devices, relying on donations from local philanthropic agencies to cover expenses, and staffers set up hotspots in safe public spaces, including school parking lots.
"These donated devices are computers that students get to keep," Oakley says. Providing that connectivity remains the district's biggest hurdle for remote learning, she says.
The percentage of eighth grade students who use the internet to do homework every day
Source: pewresearch.org, "As schools close due to the coronavirus, some U.S. students face digital 'homework gap,'" March 16, 2020
"What does that mean for when this is over? We don't have all the answers yet, but we can certainly take the skills we're learning now and use them to develop models that better meet the needs of all students."
Oakley says she has no illusions that remote learning can take the place of in-class education, and she worries about learning loss among students the longer school building closures continue. But as she's worked with teachers in areas like physical education who would normally never use an online platform, Oakley says she has been impressed by the possibilities.
"They're using video and they're setting up daily challenges, and they're having students type into the discussion board about how they felt before, during and after that day's physical activity," Oakley says.
Few physical education teachers would choose this approach given the chance to lead classes in person, but some may come to see it as a valuable adjunct to traditional instruction, she says.
"Everyone's being creative and challenging students in new ways. I can imagine that will eventually carry over to what they do when we all return."
E-Learning Safety and Security
The coronavirus crisis forced many schools to roll out e-learning programs in a matter of days. Unfortunately, that led some to cut corners on cybersecurity and safety, says Linnette Attai, project director of the Protecting Privacy in Connected Learning program at the Consortium for School Networking (CoSN).
"We've definitely seen some missteps, although now I think a lot of districts are making corrections," she says. As they make those corrections, Attai suggests school leaders keep the following in mind:
Keep it simple. Instead of rushing to try new tools, continue vetting the ones the district has been using and implement the security controls they have available.
Rely on documented policies and procedures. They're meant to provide guidance in situations like this, where overwhelmed teachers and administrators alike may unwittingly let their guard down around privacy and security.
Invest in training and work with IT. "It's a very different proposition to teach online than it is to teach in a physical classroom," Attai says. Lean on your IT team for technology training and for advice on new solutions that may advance your e-learning program over the long term.
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SEG is honoring Kay Wyatt with Life Membership for exceptional service in several areas, most notably education. Through Kay's untiring commitment and leadership, numerous SEG educational programs have been defined and implemented.
== Biography Citation for SEG Life Membership ==
== Biography Citation for SEG [[Life Membership]] ==
''Contributed by [[Gary Hoover]] and [[Paul Valasek]]''
Kay's SEG activities truly set a standard for "volunteer"
and her dedication to the advance of geophysical technology has been outstanding. We congratulate her on receiving Life Membership.
== Special Commendation 1998 ==
Kay Wyatt
1 Biography Citation for SEG Life Membership
2 Special Commendation 1998
3 Citation for Special Commendation
Biography Citation for SEG Life Membership
Contributed by Gary Hoover and Paul Valasek
Those who have worked with or come in contact with Kay unanimously come away with the impression that they have been in the presence of one of the most enthusiastic and innovative members of our Society. Kay's tremendous spirit and energy, coupled with her constant striving for success, have led to many contributions in education and technology.
Kay began her geophysics career in 1977 with Phillips Petroleum Company, following bachelor's and master's degrees in electrical engineering from the University of Tulsa and Oklahoma State University, respectively. Kay's initial focus was VSP technology. She is coholder of several patents involving the processing of VSP data and coinventor of the "VSPCDP Stack." Kay's passion for challenges led to the difficult problem of how to efficiently construct complex 3-D geologic models. She and her husband Steve developed an accurate and cost-effective model representation using tetrahedra. Their innovative approach featured a healthy serving of sliced raw potatoes connected by toothpicks to help visualize the elaborate networks of 3-D tetrahedra! Shortly thereafter, perhaps spurred by the work on potato-aided visualization, Kay brought 3-D visualization out of the kitchen and into the computer-aided era. Led by Kay's vision, Phillips' 3-D ModelBuilder pioneered the way for real-time 3-D visualization of complex models.
Kay was also active in 3-D seismic imaging technology. Akey contribution was 3-D DMO in 1989. This was followed by 3-D poststack depth migration in 1990. In 1993, Kay led a team that tackled the grand challenge, 3-D prestack depth migration. As the initial, breathtaking images churned out of the computer, Kay was heard proclaiming a favorite statement, "Awesome ... science in action!" Kay and her team were formally recognized for this achievement in 1994 when they received the Phillips Petroleum Technology Innovation Excellence Award. With several powerful imaging algorithms in the toolkit,
Kay's attention turned toward 3-D velocity model estimation. In 1994, Kay implemented an innovative approach, horizon-based prestack depth migration, which formed the core of a rapid and accurate tool for iterative velocity model building.
Today, Kay is a research leader and enthusiastically engaged in bringing more advanced seismic imaging technologies to the forefront in areas such as 3-D wavefield migration and converted-wave imaging.
Kay's contributions to SEG and GST have been just as outstanding. She joined both in 1977. She served as GST secretary in 1988 and as president in 1991 where she instituted the education chairman position that continues to spread the word of geophysics to science teachers and students. As technical chairman of SEG's Midwest Regional Meeting, she invited science teachers to the sessions, an innovation adopted by SEG's Annual International Meeting.
Kay served as First Vice-President on SEG's 1996-97 Executive Committee where she played a key role in creation of the Distinguished Instructor Short Course and vigorously supported increased aid for the students. Because she is so passionate about assisting students, some refer to her as the "patron saint" for geoscience students. Kay currently chairs SEG's Student Sections/Academic Liaison Committee and is a member of the Research Committee. Kay served on the Ad Hoc Museum Committee that made significant contributions to the enhancement of the museum, including the SEG Virtual Museum on the Web.
Kay's SEG activities truly set a standard for "volunteer" and her dedication to the advance of geophysical technology has been outstanding. We congratulate her on receiving Life Membership.
Special Commendation 1998
The SEG is awarding a Special Commendation to the members of the SEG/EAGE Modeling Project. Particularly deserving of recognition are project leader Fred Aminzadeh, Alain Bamberger, Jean Brac, Norm Burkhard, Pierre Duclos, Tim Kunz, Laurence Nicoletis, Fabio Rocca, and Kay Wyatt.
Citation for Special Commendation
Contributed by Ken Larner
If there is one thing that the seismic exploration community has plenty of it's data — readily in astronomical (or, should we say, geophysical) amounts, and from every part of the globe and from every conceivable environment. Well, it turns out that a large group of geophysicists, and two geophysical societies, thought that we neither had enough data nor had we truly tapped every possible acquisition environment. So, they embarked on designing a survey and collecting massive additional amounts of data — this time from the depths of computers, from four of the world's largest and most powerful computers.
Under the leadership of Fred Aminzadeh, volunteers from more than 50 organizations pooled their creative energies and large expertise, culminating, in the 3-D SEG/EAGE Modeling Project, through which were generated multifold 3-D synthetic seismic data over two complex 3-D geologic models, the Salt Model and the Overthrust Model. These two control data sets are freely available worldwide to academic and industrial researchers for uses (both foreseen and not yet envisioned) aimed at (1) better understanding of problems in imaging data acquired over complex structures and intricate stratigraphy, (2) testing and validation of processing algorithms, and (3) aiding in survey design.
This year, SEG honors the members of the 3-D SEG/EAGE Modeling Project with this Special Commendation, the award established to give "recognition and special commendation to deserving persons for meritorious service to the public, the scientific community, or to our profession."
The number of volunteers involved in this collaborative and highly cooperative effort is far too large to mention here, but special recognition is in order to acknowledge the intensive efforts of Fred Aminzadeh, Alain Bamberger, Jean Brac, Norm Burkhard, Pierre Duclos, Tim Kunz, Laurence Nicoletis, Fabio Rocca, and Kay Wyatt. These and many others put in thousands of hours to design and construct the two geologic models, to design the acquisition parameters, to write, test, and select the appropriate finite-difference modeling software, to schedule the necessary computer resources, and to make available the resulting models and benchmark seismic data. In addition to time taken from their jobs (and therefore donated by their organizations), many of these volunteers have devoted numerous weekends and evenings to the demands of the project.
A project of this scope could not come about without the gracious support of many organizations, including sponsorship by the Society of Exploration Geophysicists and European Association of Geoscientists and Engineers, plus primary funding from the United States Department of Energy Gas and Oil Information Infrastructure. That funding included use of massively parallel computers at four national laboratories, with their high-speed input/output capability, high-end networking, mass data storage, distributed computing, and advanced visualization techniques. Using 3-D finite-difference modeling code developed at Institut Français du Petrole, this mobilized massive computer power still required years of computation in order to produce the three terabytes of data for the two models that will serve the industry as benchmark data for years to come. Because of the dedication and foresight of these volunteers, anyone in the world who has access to the World Wide Web on the Internet can obtain the reports, geologic models, and (with sufficient computer horsepower) the seismic data generated by the project. Truly, the generosity of the many people who, starting from a grand dream have brought about this outstanding reality, sets a standard for the word "volunteer.
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Cumulus Confirms 'America's Morning Show' Rollout
As we posted earlier this week, Cumulus confirmed Friday the latest additions to the NASH Country music and lifestyle brand with the national expansion of "America's Morning Show," hosted by Blair Garner live from Nashville.
"America's Morning Show" is the newest addition to NASH, joining other long-form content including "Kickin' It with Kix" hosted by Kix Brooks and "NASH Nights Live" with Shawn Parr. Beginning Monday, February 10, "America's Morning Show" will expand to a total of 20 Cumulus-owned Country format stations.
Cumulus launched the NASH entertainment brand based on the Country music lifestyle in January 2013 with the flagship NASH FM 94.7 in New York City.
"The expansion of 'America's Morning Show' is just the latest preview of what's ahead for NASH. We're moving full-speed ahead with growing the multi-media content offering that will drive the NASH brand," said John Dickey, Executive Vice President and co-Chief Operating Officer of Cumulus.
"America's Morning Show" airs weekdays from 6 a.m. to 10 a.m. and originates live from Nashville before a studio audience. In addition to Garner, the program is co-hosted by Country music personalities Terri Clark and Chuck Wicks and features news updates by HLN anchor Robin Meade and entertainment gossip provided by Erika Grace Powell. The show features a mix of Country hits, in-studio interviews with Country music's biggest stars and news about the Country lifestyle.
Beginning in the spring, "America's Morning Show" will also be available to WestwoodOne affiliates nationwide. Stations will continue to include local news, traffic and weather segments.
The following is a list of the stations and markets airing "America's Morning Show" beginning Monday:
WKDF/Nashville, TN: NASH FM 103.3
WDRQ/Detroit, MI: NASH FM 93.1
WRKN/New Orleans, LA: NASH FM 92.3
KRMD/Shreveport, LA: NASH FM 101.1
WIWF/Charleston, SC: NASH FM 96.9
WNNF/Cincinnati, OH: NASH FM 94.1
WKOR/Columbus-Starkville, MS: NASH FM 94.9
WXTA/Erie, PA: NASH FM 97.9
WFBE/Flint, MI: NASH FM 95.1
WYZB/Fort Walton, FL: NASH FM 105.5
WTNR/Grand Rapids, MI: NASH FM 94.5
WZCY/Harrisburg, PA: NASH FM 106.7
WXBM/Pensacola, FL: NASH FM 102.7
WPSK/Blacksburg, VA: NASH FM 107.1
WLXX/Lexington, KY: NASH FM 92.9
KQFC/Boise, ID: NASH FM 97.9
WHKR/Melbourne, FL: NASH FM 102.7
WKOS/Tri-Cities, TN: NASH FM 104.9
WLFF/Myrtle Beach, SC: NASH FM 106.5
Philly Radio: Rick Vaughn Returns To Program WRDW
UPDATE 3/11/2014 10AM: Well that didn't last long. Rick Vaughn and Beasley have just parted company. No explanation was givien.
Original Posting....
Program Director Rick Vaughn, who found himself pushed out from CCM+ E/Atlanta last month, will be returning to Philadelphia to program Beasley's Top WRDW 96.5 FM Wired 96.5.
Vaughn starts February 18, reporting to VP/Market Manager Natalie Conner.
Vaughn also programmed CCM+E's WIOQ from 2006-2008 and its WKSC 103.5 FM Kiss FM in Chicago from 2008-20012. While briefly in Atlanta, Vaughn was PD for CCM+E's Top 40 WWPW and Alternative WRDA.
Beasley VP/Programming Justin Chase stated, "We are thrilled to welcome Rick to the Beasley family! By adding Rick's track record of excellence to the top notch talent we have in Philadelphia, Wired 96.5 is poised to have a banner year."
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Vaughn commented, "Wired 96.5 is an outstanding radio station with a rock-solid brand. I am honored to lead our talented, local team onto the next battleground. Thank you, Bruce and the Beasley family, Natalie Conner and Justin Chase for this amazing opportunity to win in Philadelphia and return to the city my family calls 'home'."
Akron Radio: WNIR Weekend Talker Bob Earley Walks
Bob Earley
Bob Earley, a host on talk-radio station WNIR 100.1 FM for close to a decade, resigned Friday morning after a disagreement with management, according to ohio.com.
Bill Klaus, WNIR CEO and station manager, said, "We had a disagreement in the direction of [Earley's] weekend program and he chose to resign."
He declined to elaborate.
Earley said the disagreement began with his plan to have Jennifer Downey, president of erotic-goods chain Ambiance, on his show Sunday. Downey has often appeared in local media, and those appearances are especially common around Valentine's Day.
According to Earley, Bob Klaus — Bill's brother, and WNIR's president and general sales manager — at first approved Downey going on Earley's show, but later balked. After some back-and-forth, Bob Klaus finally said no.
As a local concert promoter and event chairman of the Rockin' on the River concert series in Cuyahoga Falls, Earley said he also had a business connection to Ambiance as one of the sponsors of Rockin' on the River. He was not sure if the chance of frank talk about sex was the only thing worrying the Klauses, or if the Ambiance/Rockin' relationship was part of the problem.
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Earley has been a substitute host on the station since 2005 and has hosted a Saturday and Sunday evening show since 2009. His departure continues a string of changes at the station; besides Piatt and Fuller, WNIR personalities Howie Chizek and Tom Erickson died in June and November 2012 respectively, with Chizek succeeded by Denning and Erickson by Jim Isabella.
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Saturday Aircheck: WMCA's Ed Baer Summer 1964.
Ed Baer
Ed Baer (The Big Bad Bear) plays the hits on "Goodguy Radio" - WMCA 570 AM in New York City. Ed's filling-in for B. Mitchel Reed this warm 1964 summer evening (note: the title slate in the video is incorrect. The year was 1964, not 1954). Ed tells us that BMR will be visiting with two of the Beatles and that radio fans can greet him on his return - complete with JFK flight #. DJ's were as big as the stars they played - especially at WMCA.
Music trivia - Ed plays the top-voted hits of the night including two by the Beatles plus, the Dave Clark Five, The Tokens, Johnny Rivers and others. Diet cola's were new and exciting and there's a catchy commercial here for Coca-Cola's "Tab" soda. About 30 minutes of uncut fun - from 1964 and WMCA.
When the AM broadcast band was opened in 1923 by the Department of Commerce, KFCB moved around the dial, as did many stations at the time. It was on 1260, 1230, 1310, and 1390 before moving to its long-time home of 550 kHz in 1941. KFCB became KOY on February 8, 1929. Today the station is owned by Clear Channel airing a business news format.
Flashback: Radio Goliath Scott Shannon's Amazing Career
Scott Shannon
Scott Shannon grew up an Army brat in Indianapolis, Indiana. He began his radio career during his own Army stint at WFBS 1450 AM in Spring Lake, North Carolina (now WFBX). From there he moved to WCLS 1580 AM in Columbus, Georgia.
Shannon worked full-time in radio at WABB in Mobile, Alabama, where he acquired the name Super Shan.
After a brief stint at WMPS in Memphis he moved to Nashville, where he was the evening disc jockey at WMAK-1300 AM, later becoming that station's program director. Under Shannon's direction, WMAK became the market's top-rated station.
Shannon departed WRBQ-FM Q105 in Tampa in 1983 for New York City.
Shannon is perhaps most famous for his work on Z100 in New York City in the mid to late 80's. Along with former disc jockey Ross Brittain of WABC's popular "Ross & Wilson Show", he founded the "Z Morning Zoo." He was the driving force in helping Z100 become the top-rated FM station in New York City within a mere 74 days of signing on the air. During this period, Shannon also served as one of the original VJs on VH1.
In 1989, Shannon left Z100 in what was an emotional farewell to head to Los Angeles to start up Pirate Radio, KQLZ.
Pirate Radio employed a similar Top 40 concept. As the 1990s began, Top 40 radio experienced a decline, and eventually Pirate Radio struggled as well, leading to Shannon's departure. He was sometimes referred to as "El Diablo" in Los Angeles because of a billboard image that made him resemble the Devil.
In 1991 he returned to New York and resurfaced on Z100's biggest rival, WPLJ. This station had also been struggling since its glory days of the mid 1980s, and Shannon became program director and morning drive co-host.
Shannon created a Top 40 format that was geared more toward the adult contemporary audience, brought in co-host Todd Pettengill to form "The Big Show," and the WPLJ call letters were re-emphasized. The "new" WPLJ has not generally equalled the ratings of Z100, but it has found a niche in the New York radio market.
RT @ScottandTodd: Yes. It's Scott Shannon's last day after 23 fun loving years at @955PLJ. Thanks for all the kind wishes."
— 95.5 WPLJ (@955PLJ) February 7, 2014
In addition to his New York morning show, Scott can be heard across the country on The True Oldies Channel radio network. He also records intros and bumpers for talk radio's "The Sean Hannity Show."
Scott is one of several disc jockeys honored in an exhibit at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
In 2000, FMBQ, a radio trade magazine, named Shannon "Program Director of the Century."
In 2003, he was inducted into the National Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame in Washington, D.C., and in 2006 he was inducted into the National Radio Hall of Fame in Chicago, Illinois.
Scott was also a successful radio consultant in the 1990s for WPLY Philadelphia and WKCI-FM New Haven.
In September 2010, Scott was named Network/Syndicated Personality of the Year at the 2010 National Association of Broadcasters' Marconi Radio Awards.
NYC Radio: Scott Shannon Retires From WPLJ
UPDATE SATURDAY 2/8 6AM: It appears our original headline may be more accurate than we knew. Scott Shannon has indeed retired from WPLJ, but not necessarily from radio. Well-connected radio writer David Hinckley reports in the NY Daily News that while Shannon has not announced future plans...he is "not retiring'. Rather, Shannon insists he just looking for a change. Stay Tuned...
After many successful years together with Todd Pettengill hosting "Scott & Todd in the Morning" on WPLJ 95.5 FM, Scott Shannon announced on the air this morning that he is retiring from WPLJ after 22 years at the station.
Shannon is 66-years-old.
Pettengill will continue as the host of "The Todd Show" during the same 6am-10am drivetime slot. "Scott & Todd in the Morning" has been New York City's longest continuous running radio show.
"Of course I'll miss being a part of the morning show here on PLJ and I might even pop back in from time to time and try to get Todd to play a Rascals song or two," Shannon said.
"Scott and I had an amazing run and I'll miss our mornings together and cherish the memories we made. I'm also very excited about the opportunity ahead with a very talented group of people that I know our listeners are going to love," Pettengill said.
"Scott's contributions to the industry and the station are incalculable and we thank him for his many years of amazing service and dedication to his many morning listeners," said John Dickey, Executive Vice President and co-Chief Operation Officer of Cumulus.
Post by 95.5 WPLJ.
Longtime Executive Producer Joseph "Monk" Pardavila and news anchor Cooper Lawrence will continue on "The Todd Show" in their current roles.
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Cincy Radio: Cumulus Rebranding WNNF As NashFM
Cumulus announces the rebranding launch today of WNNF NASH FM 94.1 in Cincinnati. NASH FM 94.1 joins the growing list of what will eventually be more than 60 owned-and-operated Cumulus Country stations operating under the NASH brand.
The change is effective as of 5Pm Friday.
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The station had been branded as 94.1 Great Country - The 90s To Now.
"We are thrilled to introduce NASH programming content to Cincinnati's large and very active Country music listening audience. NASH FM 94.1 will bring the superstars of country to listeners in authentic, entertaining and informative ways never done before," said Dave Crowl, Cumulus Regional Vice President and Market Manager.
Cumulus launched the NASH entertainment brand based on the Country music lifestyle in January 2013 with the flagship NASH FM 94.7 in New York City. In addition to country radio stations, the NASH brand will include a NASH magazine, concerts/events, online content and television programming.
Stations "Powered by NASH" feature exclusive programming content including "Kickin' It with Kix" hosted by Kix Brooks, "NASH Nights Live" with Shawn Parr and "American Country Countdown."
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Detroit Radio: Personality Mark Pasman OUT At WCSX
Mark Pasman
Detroit loses another veteran radio personality, as Mark Pasman, longtime host of WCSX 94.7 FM's "Motor City Blues Project" was fired last week by the station, according to The Detroit News.
Pasman says he was informed of the move in a "three-minute" phone call. He asked to do one last show in order to thank musicians and listeners, but was turned down.
"After a quarter century of being a model employee, it's kind of crazy," Pasman says. "Asking to say goodbye was not only appropriate, it would have been an amazing show! B.B. King would be calling in, I'd have the Howlin' Diablos in the studio. I'm disappointed I didn't get to thank all these people. I've just been sitting here in tears over all the love I've been getting over the last few days."
Greater Media, owner of Classic Rock WCSX, issued a statement via spokesperson Heidi Raphael in response to the Pasman firing: "The station decided to go in a different direction on the weekends. We are very grateful for the contributions Mark Pasman has made over the years to WCSX-FM."
Post by Bring Back Mark Pasman to Sunday Nights on Wcsx-Fm.
Greater Media also reports that Pasman's 7 p.m.-midnight Sunday night shift will be picked up by Pam Rossi, who also hosts the "Over Easy" show on WCSX Sunday mornings. The Sunday night Rossi show will not be a blues program.
Pasman held many jobs over the decades at Greater Media's WRIF and WCSX, including morning show producer and program director.
Ed Sullivan's Talent Coordinator Recalls The Beatles
"The Night That Changed America: A GRAMMY Salute To The Beatles" air Sunday evening at 8p on CBS TV, exactly 50-years to the day, date and time of their groundbreaking first appearance.
The two hour primetime entertainment special will celebrate the remarkable legacy of the seven-time GRAMMY-winning group and their first appearance on "The Ed Sullivan Show."
Vince Calandra, who was talent coordinator for The Ed Sullivan Show, talks about one of the show's historical highlights, the first American television appearance of The Beatles.
The Beatles arrived at the studio on Saturday for rehearsal the day before their big American debut on Feb. 9, but George Harrison was laid up at the Plaza Hotel with strep throat.
According to a story at the NY Post, The band's road manager, Neil Aspinall, was standing in for rehearsal. Before it got started, manager Brian Epstein rushed over to send him back to the hotel to deal with crises. Harrison's sister, Louise, who'd been taking care of him, couldn't get past security back into the hotel ("You and about 1,000 other women have come here and told us they're George Harrison's sister," Calandra recalls them saying); plus, the band was in danger of being booted out of the Plaza due the mob scene of teenagers forming outside.
Calandra, in matching dark suit and tie, was the next closest thing to a Beatle nearby. It wasn't his normal duds, but he had dressed up for theater plans that night. They put a moptop wig on his head, gave him Harrison's guitar and told him to stand near Paul McCartney.
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Jay Leno Bids Farewell To The Tonight Show
Jay Leno has said goodbye to "The Tonight Show" before, but not like this. According to CBS, the comedian became tearful and choked up Thursday as he concluded what he called the "greatest 22 years of my life."
"I am the luckiest guy in the world. This is tricky," said an emotional Leno, stepping down for the second and presumably last time as host of TV's venerable late-night program.
Jimmy Fallon takes over "Tonight" in New York on Feb. 17.
Leno shared that he'd lost his mother the first year he became "Tonight" host, his dad the second and then his brother.
"And after that I was pretty much out of family. And the folks here became my family," he said of the crew and staff of "Tonight."
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It was a tender finish to a farewell show that was mostly aiming for laughs, with traditional monologue jokes, clips from old shows and a wild assortment of celebrities helping to usher Leno out the door.
LA Radio: KKGO Names Larry Morgan As New Morning Host
Larry Morgan
Radio vet Larry Morgan will be the new morning personality at Country KKGO 105.1 FM.
He will start on Monday, February 17.
Larry's resume includes doing mornings at KSWD 100.3 FM, The Sounds/Los Angeles, KHMX/Houston and he was also the Sr. Vice President of "Top 40 With Ryan Seacrest."
"I couldn't be more excited to be part of the Go Country105 Team," Morgan told allaboutcountry.com. "Everyone at Go Country 105 has created such a great environment. It feels like family there. And the chance to once again wake up Southern California is going to be fun. The opportunity to play a TON of great Country music is a gig I could not pass up."
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Miami Radio: James Crystal Files For Bankruptcy
Last week came news of payroll not being met for 75+ employees, now it's reported that several companies owned by radio businessman James Hilliard of Palm Beach County have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
According to bizjournals.com, James Crystal South Florida and James Crystal Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
Crystal owns news talk WFTL 850 AM and sports talk WMEN 640 AM, home of Sid Rosenberg and Orlando Alzugaray.
Both companies list liabilities between $10 million and $50 million.
Pittsburgh Radio: CC Names Tim Benz Cluster Sports Director
Tim Benz
WXDX 105.9 FM morning host Tim Benz has been promoted to sports director of Clear Channel Media and Entertainment's Pittsburgh stations.
According to post-gazette.com, Benz will oversee sports programming on all six stations (WDVE-FM, WXDX-FM, WKST-FM, WWSW-FM, WPGB-FM and WBGG-AM). He'll do segments about the biggest sports stories of the day on each of the stations and will host a daily show on sports/talk 970 ESPN/WBGG at 2 p.m. weekdays.
Benz has been morning host at the X since 2006. He'll be replaced in morning drive by WXDX evening host Abby Krizner.
WXDX morning show co-host Bob McLaughlin moves to the job of executive producer for Mark Madden's sports talk show, which airs from 3 to 6 p.m. weekdays on WXDX.
Fox Cable Net Revs Spike 14%, Broadcast Up 6%
Cable networks had strong advertising sales growth at 21st-Century Fox in the fourth quarter of 2013 -- with its broadcasting TV ad revenue only up slightly, according to Media Daily News.
Domestic advertising was up 7% for Fox's cable networks, in part driven by double-digit percentage gains at FX Networks and its national and regional sports networks, as a result of viewership increases at Fox's new FXX and Fox Sports 1 network.
Broadcasting advertising revenue registered a small uptick. All this was pulled back by lower political advertising spending at Fox's TV stations and general lower entertainment ratings at the Fox Television Network, specifically from lower ratings at "X Factor."
On the plus side, the higher levels were largely due to National Football League and Major League Baseball programming ratings gains.
Revenue from cable network programming grew 14% to $2.97 billion -- this includes a 15% higher boost in domestic affiliate revenue. Broadcasting revenue was 6% higher to $1.63 billion -- including a 6% gain in retransmission revenue. Operating profit continued to grow with its cable networks, up 2%, while broadcasting operating profit dipped 11% to $218 million.
Norm Pattiz On The Power of Celeb Podcasts
Westwood One Founder Norm Pattiz discusses making podcasts more ad-friendly and the future of digital audio advertising with Adam Johnson on Bloomberg Television's "Street Smart." (Via: Bloomberg)
PA Radio: Personality Fired Because of Estranged Husband
Former WRKW 99.1 FM Rocky 99 and WFGI 95.5 FM Froggy 95 radio personality Nancy Lane was fired, she says because of her estranged husband, according to WTAJ.com.
"It has been a traumatic week," said Lane.
Lane, known to the public as "Daisy or Lexi", was on two radio stations owned by Forever Broadcasting. On Tuesday she says she was terminated because of things her soon to be ex- husband George Lane did.
WFGI 95.5 FM (57kw) 54dBU Coverage
"The papers clearly state because of my estranged husband," said Lane.
Nancy left George Lane last summer after he allegedly burnt the couples Portage home down. Since then he has been supposedly terrorizing her, sending threats to her and her station. He even allegedly hired someone to slash the tires of employees and company cars. Lane said she endured years of abuse.
"I never understood what women who are abused go through until I went through it," said Lane. "You wonder every day of your life what's next? Yes, I am going through the worse time of my entire life," said Lane. "But if this story can help make another employer understand what it's like for someone in an abusive situation – and not fire them because over it, then it's worth it."
WTAJ contacted Forever Broadcasting for a statement but never returned any messages.
Tampa Radio: Daughter Of Personality Found Murdered
Many Tampa listeners know Dave 'Flash' Morgan as the host of the Saturday Night Dance Party on WRBQ 104.7 FM, Q105. But according to CBS Radio/Tampa Bay, his co-workers know him as a dear friend.
Eric Salabirra, Shelsea Sizemore
In what can only be described as horrible tragedy, Morgan has lost his daughter.
According to tbo.com, the bodies of Morgan's daughter Chelsea Lynn Sizemore and her boyfriend were found Wednesday night. Sizemore's 2-year-old daughter was not harmed.
Police believe the boyfriend, Eric Albert Salabirria, might have known something bad was about to happen.
The 28-year-old apparently text-messaged a neighbor to come to his home in north Tampa late Wednesday; that neighbor arrived to find the bodies of the the couple.
A homicide investigation is under way. Tampa police released few details of the crime, saying only that both victims had "upper body trauma."
The department said there were no signs of forced entry into the home, and today detectives said this does not appear to be a random act of violence and that the suspect and victims likely knew each other.
Police tape hung from a breezeway of the home this afternoon, but the neighborhood of single-family homes just blocks from Busch Gardens was quiet.
Neither Salabirria nor Sizemore had criminal records in Florida.
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MA Radio: Longtime Host Larry Kratka Signing-Off
Larry Kratka
Today is Larry Kratka's last day as news director at Gamma Broadcasting, which owns six of the eight commercial radio signals in Pittsfield, MA
"It's a life-changing event," he told the berkshireeagle.com, "but a radio guy never really hangs up the microphone."
He won't need to wake up at 3 a.m. anymore to begin his early shift at WBEC 1420 AM and WUPE 1110 AM / 100.1 FM, where until last August he was the voice of local news. Since then, he has been writing the newscasts for the Pittsfield stations, as well as for WNAW in North Adams and WSBS in Great Barrington.
Kratka said it was his decision to step away after nearly 30 years on the air in the Berkshires. "It's been a quite a run," he acknowledged.
"I turned 66 in August and I said, maybe it's time, because there's been a lot of pressure since Tommy [Tom Conklin] left," he said. His original retirement date last summer was pushed back repeatedly.
In an ironic twist, Conklin, the newsman who was let go in November 2012 in a downsizing, has been rehired to succeed Kratka.
"I love it," Kratka said. "You can't find a better guy to do it. I used to say to him, someday this can all be yours. Little did we know."
R.I.P.: MLB HOFer, Broadcaster Ralph Kiner
Baseball Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner, who was one of the game's most beloved broadcasters, died yesterday at his California home.
Kiner's 10-year playing career began in 1946 with the Pittsburgh Pirates, and for his first seven seasons, he won or tied for the National League lead in home runs each year, ending with a career total of 369. His playing career including stints with the Pirates, Chicago Cubs and Cleveland Indians, and after it was over, Kiner became a New York Mets announcer in their first season in 1962.
He stayed with the team to call games for a total of 52 years, even doing a handful of them last season, and famously had his "Kiner's Korner," where he'd talk to players after the game. Kiner was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1975, in his final year or eligibility, with just one vote to spare.
Baseball Hall of Famer Ralph Kiner in one of his last in depth interviews talks about his career on the field, particularly, and making the transition to the broadcast booth with the expansion Mets.
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Nielsen Reports The Radio Is Always On
Nielsen calls radio the original mass medium and a new report indicates reaches more than 242-million listen to radio each week. That's 90 percent of everyone in the U.S. on a weekly basis. This enormous reach stretches across demographics, ethnicities and geographies as listeners engage every day with stations in their local markets on matters important to them.
Audio is available on multiple platforms, in real time, wherever consumers want to listen on more than 16,000 stations across the country covering 50 different formats. Radio is also a hyper-local medium serving every unique community from one coast to the other.
Audio consumers are listening for more than 2.5 hours every day, and one of radio's best-kept secrets is its ability to reach a highly qualified audience right before they arrive to shop. And audio consumers have money to spend because more than two-thirds of the weekly audience works full-time, tuning in during the working day, away from home.
Nation's Top Formats In 2013:
Country 14.8
News/Talk 11.3
Top 40 8.0
Classic Hits 5.5
Classic Rock 5.2
Hot AC 4.8
Urban AC 4.0
Top 40/R 3.3
Urban Contemporary 3.1
Contemporary Christian 3.1
Mexican Regional 2.8
Adults Hits/+80S Hits 2.1
Active Rock 1.9
Alternative 1.9
All News 1.5
Oldies 1.4
Spanish Contemporary 1.4
Employment Status Determines Radio TSL
92 percent of the people in the U.S. over the age of 12 (242 million people) listen to the radio each week. But what you may not be conscious of is where and when you're most likely to tune in to hear your favorite music, news, talk or sports programming…because it depends on your employment status.
According to Nielsen's new Audio Today report, a large majority of nationwide radio listening happens outside the home by the full-time working crowd. Now, it should come as no surprise that those two factors are directly related; employed consumers are the most likely to leave the home on a regular basis during the weekday. And when they're away from home, they're more likely to use radio than during other times during the day.
Over the course of a seven-day week, 64 percent of all radio listening happens away from home, and 62 percent of the audience between the ages of 18-64 works full time. Both numbers jump even higher if you focus on the Monday to Friday work week, particularly during commuting hours (known as AM Drive and PM Drive in the radio world).
And younger generation listeners aren't tuning in as much as their elders:
While nine out of 10 millennials still listen to at least five minutes of traditional radio a week, young adults are splitting their time with other audio options such as streaming services (including Spotify, Rdio and now Beats Music) and their personal music collections
For millennials and Gen X-ers, country music radio was the most popular format. The boomers had the highest radio engagement of any demo, but leaned toward news and talk as their genre of choice.
Country was the the most popular format in general, with a 14.8% share of all radio listening. News and talk came in second with 11.3%, followed by pop contemporary hits with 8%.
Clear Channel, Horizon Media Form Partnership
Clear Channel and Horizon Media, the fastest growing privately-owned media services agency in the world, announced today a pioneering $100 million, multi-year cross-platform partnership providing Horizon and its clients with exclusive access to select integrated, first-to-market opportunities across Clear Channel's industry leading business and platforms.
This first-of-its-kind alliance will enable the companies to leverage Clear Channel's assets – including out of home, broadcast, mobile, digital and events – to benefit Horizon's clients, proving the effectiveness and ROI of broadcast and out of home through deep integrated marketing partnerships.
The alliance provides Horizon Media with exclusive rights across key events and promotions, including select Artist Integration Programs, World Premieres, customized shows at Clear Channel's iconic iHeartRadio Theaters in New York and Los Angeles, as well as special events created just for Horizon clients. In addition, the agency will have access to the full array of creative talent at Clear Channel Media and Entertainment for special content creation opportunities.
The partnership will also allow for the co-creation of new psychographic targeting systems utilizing Horizon's proprietary tools and insights fused with unique music and consumer research built on Clear Channel Media's industry-leading national reach. The valuable research insights developed throughout the partnership will fuel further media mix model development.
K-C Radio: Alice Doesn't Live At 102.1 FM Anymore
KCKC 102.1 FM Alice 102 morphed into KC 102.1 on Wednesday afternoon, with an adult contemporary playlist reminiscent of how the station sounded when it was Star 102, according to kansascity.com.
The station said the new format will have hits from the 1980s forward, including such artists as Maroon 5, Matchbox Twenty, Voodoo Dolls, Katy Perry, Madonna, Billy Joel, Sheryl Crow and Adele.
The first five songs played on KC 102.1: Pink's "Get the Party Started," Journey's "Don't Stop Believin'," Justin Timberlake's "Mirrors," Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun" and Bruno Mars' "Just the Way You Are."
Promotions director Nikki Vivas said KC 102.1 is "going to be a really upbeat, exciting, very fun station. We see the demand for it."
KCKC 102.1 FM (100Kw) 60dBu Coverage
KCKC had been Alice 102 since January 2011, when it "flipped" from Star 102, an adult contemporary format that had just spent two months playing Christmas music.
In a statement, Wilks Broadcasting owner and CEO Jeff Wilks said: "KC 102.1 is familiar music that is upbeat and delivers a format that Kansas Citians have been asking for. Since the departure of two adult contemporary stations back in 2011" — that would be Star 102 and KUDL, 98.1 FM — "Kansas City has had a hole for this format, and we are excited to relaunch this brand."
Wilks also owns hits station KMXV Mix 93.3 and country stations KFKF 94.1 AND KBEQ Q-104.
D/FW Radio: Jay Shannon To Program KDGE, KDMX
Jay Shannon
CCM+E/Dallas has announced that Jay Shannon has been named Program Director for KDGE-FM and KDMX-FM.
The move is effective March 15, 2014.
Shannon will oversee all programming operations for KDGE-FM and KDMX-FM, and will report to Patrick Davis, Vice President of Operations for CCM+E Dallas.
Shannon is relocating from CCM+E Austin, where he has programmed multiple formats for more than 11 years. He most recently served as VP of Operations for the Austin cluster.
"I'm thrilled for the opportunity to work in an amazing market and be a part of such strong brands like KDGE and KDMX," said Shannon. "Thank you Clay Hunnicutt, Patrick Davis, Deidre Richter and Kelly Kibler for this incredible opportunity! I would also thank Pam McKay for her support and partnership these past seven years."
"Jay has been very successful throughout his time in Austin, and has a knack for developing talent (Editor's note: he's worked with Bobby Bones among others)," said Davis. "He has an outstanding track record and I could not be more pleased to have him join the Dallas team."
Fargo Radio: Mike Kapel To Program WDAY 970 AM
Mike Kapel
Mike Kapel has been named the new program director for WDAY 970 AM, according to inforum.com.
Kapel has worked in the Fargo-Moorhead radio market for 20 years and will take over the daily operations of the Fargo AM radio station.
Kapel has spent most of his career as a morning- show host at area music stations. He has also held a variety of programming and operations management positions, most recently for Triad Broadcasting.
Kapel also hosts a daily radio show from 9 to 11 a.m. on WDAY.
"I am excited to lead the charge into a new era," Kapel said. "As someone who grew up here and as somebody who understands the importance of WDAY to the community, it's an exciting place to be."
970 WDAY is owned by Forum Communications Co., a multimedia information company based in Fargo, that owns dozens of newspapers, websites, television and radio stations and commercial printing plants in North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota and Wisconsin.
Nashville Radio: Someone Wants Bobby Bones To Go Away
Bobby Bones has had quite a week already and now he finds out someone in Nashville really wants him to "go away," accoridng to examiner.com.
Last week, Bobby Bones announced via Twitter that he might be leaving radio to pursue another job offer. Just a day later, the host of The Bobby Bones Show returned to Twitter to let fans know he was staying put after all.
And now Bobby Bones' Twitter lit up with discussion over billboards going up in Nashville that say, "Go away Bobby Bones."
The morning show host sent his trusty sidekick Lunchbox out to the scene to investigate a caller's claims that the billboards were showing up alongside Highway 24 in Nashville. Sure enough, Lunchbox reported from the scene that the billboards were real.
we started this show 11 months ago. just hoping you guys would give us a shot. We're now in 60 cities. and growing. I appreciate you guys.
— Bobby Bones (@mrBobbyBones) February 6, 2014
CBS Makes Successful Bid For Thursday Night Football
The smash hit "Big Bang Theory" will be shoved out of its Thursday night time slot this fall after CBS won the right to broadcast eight NFL games on that night, according to The NY Post.
It is the first time Thursday night NFL games will regularly appear on a broadcast network.
CBS snapped up the hotly contested eight-game package for between $250 million and $300 million, according to sources close to talks.
Fox, Disney's ABC and ESPN, NBCUniversal and Turner also bid.
CBS didn't say where Sheldon Cooper, a lead character in "BBT," and the rest of the sitcom lineup that night would end up — back to Monday nights or moved to a November season premiere — but it is clear why CBS and its rivals vied so hard for the pigskin programming: ratings.
Jim Nantz, Phil Simmns
And dollars.
While "BBT" attracted $316,912 for a 30-second spot, according to Ad Age, NBC's Sunday Night Football got 85 percent higher rates, at $593,700, and ESPN's Monday Night Football charged $325,400.
NFL games attract larger TV audiences than any other regular programming. They also deliver the coveted young male demographic.
Thursday night NFL games had been available only on the NFL Network.
With those ratings not as robust as Goodell would have liked, the league decided to sell half the weeknight slate to a broadcast network — to increase NFL revenues and hopefully tease more viewers to the NFL Network's late season slate of games.
SiriusXM Drops Jocks From Two Music Channels
Pat St. John
UPDATE Monday 2/10/2014: Personality Pat. St. John has re-surfaced on SiriusXM. St. John is hosting 1p to 7p (Eastern) on the 60sOn 6 Channel. Smart Move! He can also be heard midday Sundays on WCBS 101.1 FM in NYC and online.
SiriusXM satellite radio has taken the disc jockeys off two more music channels, 50s on 5 and 90s on 9.
According to David Hinckley at the NY Daily News, this erases several jocks that New York listeners know, including WAXQ 104.3 FM morning man Jim Kerr, Pat St. John (continues to be heard midday Sundays on WCBS 101.1 FM) and Norm N. Nite, all of whom hosted shows on the '50s channel.
SiriusXM saves a few bucks in salaries here. The main goal, presumably, is making those channels music-intensive — a trend that has permeated all of music radio over the last 10 years.
The thinking is that listeners want music, not voices.
Hinckley writes, a good jock is as much a part of radio as the music itself. They're part of the package, part of the deal listeners always had with the radio.
The disappearance of more jocks at SiriusXM also feels disheartening because it takes satellite radio another small step away from what make it so distinctive in the beginning.
XM, in particular, positioned itself as an alternative to terrestrial radio. It played a wide range of music you'd never hear on commercial stations, and it hired jocks like Matt the Cat, a young guy with an old-time personality.
When XM and Sirius merged, a lot of that got squeezed out. Playlists tightened, hosts vanished, older and less well-known music was replaced by newer and more popular. It felt as if someone had hired a top-40 consultant and was holding focus groups.
Pandora Reports 4Q Profit, Increase In Listener Hours
Pandora Wednesday announced a profit of $9 million or a 4 cents a share. Pandora generated approximately $640 million in revenue in 2013, $200 million in Q4. Advertising revenue for the company was up 45% to $521 million for the year and 39% for the quarter to $162 million. Mobile revenue grew 69% in 2013 to $366 million and 60% in Q4 to $117 million.
"Pandora continued growing revenue over 50% year-over-year," stated Brian McAndrews CEO, President & Chairman of Pandora.
"2013 marked notable growth from user metrics to financial achievements. These have largely been driven by our position as a leader in mobile media, both in user engagement and monetization. We remain intensely focused on advancing Pandora's mission to reinvent radio. To fully capture the substantial market opportunity ahead of us, we will continue to aggressively invest in 2014 in sustained audience and engagement growth as well as activities that further accelerate monetization. As such, our bias will continue to be toward revenue growth and capturing additional market share."
Other Business Metrics
Total Calendar Fourth Quarter Ended December 31, 2013 Listener Hours: Total listener hours grew 16% to 4.54 billion for the calendar fourth quarter of 2013, compared to 3.91 billion for the calendar fourth quarter of 2012.
Total Calendar Year Ended December 31, 2013 Listener Hours: Total listener hours grew 23% to 16.70 billion for the calendar year of 2013, compared to 13.51 billion for the calendar year of 2012.
McAndrews also announced plans to extend an olive branch of sorts to its rivals, telling analysts the company plans to "increase engagement" with people across the radio and music industries. "We may not always agree with others in the ecosystem, but it's important that we understand each other's objectives and work to find common ground where we can," he said according to InsideRadio.
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Q: fallthrough in case with different standards in GCC There is a code which needs to be compiled with C++17 as well as with an earlier standards. Compiler: GCC.
I've tried to use different techniques for a different standards. Those works fine separately (without if-else: c++17 - with attribute, c++14 - with a comment) , but if I try to use those together, in one if-else, it's failed.
There should no be "break" keyword, this is an expected logic for the case.
case 10:
    if (/* some condition */) {
    // ... some processing
       break;
    }
    #if __cplusplus >= 201703L
        [[fallthrough]];
    #else
        /* fall through */
    #endif
default:
// ... other processing

The build with c++14 fails with an error like no "else" branch there:

error: this statement may fall through [-Werror=implicit-fallthrough=]

any idea why it happens