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ISPRS Int. J. Geo-Inf. 2012, 1(3), 315-332; doi:10.3390/ijgi1030315
Towards Automatic Vandalism Detection in OpenStreetMap
Geoinformatics Research Group, Department of Geography, University of Heidelberg, Berliner Street 48, D-69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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Received: 8 October 2012 / Revised: 5 November 2012 / Accepted: 16 November 2012 / Published: 22 November 2012
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AbstractThe OpenStreetMap (OSM) project, a well-known source of freely available worldwide geodata collected by volunteers, has experienced a consistent increase in popularity in recent years. One of the main caveats that is closely related to this popularity increase is different types of vandalism that occur in the projects database. Since the applicability and reliability of crowd-sourced geodata, as well as the success of the whole community, are heavily affected by such cases of vandalism, it is essential to counteract those occurrences. The question, however, is: How can the OSM project protect itself against data vandalism? To be able to give a sophisticated answer to this question, different cases of vandalism in the OSM project have been analyzed in detail. Furthermore, the current OSM database and its contributions have been investigated by applying a variety of tests based on other Web 2.0 vandalism detection tools. The results gathered from these prior steps were used to develop a rule-based system for the automated detection of vandalism in OSM. The developed prototype provides useful information about the vandalism types and their impact on the OSM project data. View Full-Text
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(Subang Jaya, Malaysia, 24-26 August 2002)
The APHCA executive committee met informally in early morning on 24 August 2002, while the 26th APHCA session was organized from 24 to 26 August 2002 in Subang Jaya, Malaysia. (the detailed timetable appears in the working paper - APHCA 02/1).
Representatives from fourteen APHCA member countries (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Indonesia, Iran, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, Papua New Guinea, Philippines, Sri Lanka and Thailand) attended the session. There were observers from Viet Nam, International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) and Office International des Epizooties (OIE). Apologies were received from the delegate from Australia and Australian Center for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR).
Saturday, 24 August 2002 - Morning programme
Organizational and procedural matters
The opening of the session was presided over by the honourable deputy secretary-general of the ministry of agriculture, Malaysia, Mohd. Zulkifli Rauf. The honourable Dato Mohd Nordin Haji Mohd Nor, (director-general, department of veterinary services, Malaysia) delivered his speech along with Andrew Speedy, (FAO animal production and health division) and Jose Q. Molina, (chairperson of APHCA). The programme was completed by a welcoming/opening address given by the honorable Mohd. Zulkifli Rauf (all speeches appear as APHCA 02/11).
Adoption of the agenda
The agenda for the 26th session of APHCA was adopted. The delegate from India proposed the motion and the delegate from Pakistan seconded it (working paper - APHCA 02/1).
Election of chairperson, vice chairperson and members of the executive committee
The delegate from Sri Lanka proposed that the current chairperson from the Philippines for the year 2001/02 be re-elected* in the interest of continuity so as to be able to contribute to the commission for the second term. The delegate from India seconded this proposal.
(* The secretary stated that under the APHCA constitution an election must be carried out to elect a chairperson, a vice chairperson and three members of the executive committee but there is nothing against the re-election of the existing executive members. In view of the fact that a 2-year term of the chairperson and the executive committee members will provide a continuous and efficient contribution towards the commission, he suggested all members to consider this matter favorably.)
The chairperson gracefully accepted the nomination.
The chairperson requested India to continue as ex-officer executive committee member, and this proposal was accepted.
The chairperson proposed Dato Mohd. Nordin Haji Mohd. Nor, delegate from Malaysia, be re-elected for a second term as vice chairperson. The delegate from Pakistan seconded this proposal.
The chairperson proposed thatdelegates from Australia, Thailand and Bhutan be considered for a second term as members of the executive committee. However, in view that the Australian delegate was absent from this session, it was suggested that another country be nominated and elected. The delegate from India nominated Pakistan and this was seconded by the delegate from Bhutan.
The delegate from Papua New Guinea suggested that the Australian delegate be contacted after the session regarding the nomination as member of the executive committee for the year 2002/03. The meeting objected to this proposal as a new member (Pakistan) had already been accepted.
The following APHCA executive committee members (for the year 2002/03) were elected:
Jose Q. Molina, delegate from Philippines
Vice chairperson:
Dato Mohd. Nordin Haji Mohd. Nor, delegate from Malaysia
Members of the executive committee:
Delegates from Bhutan, Pakistan and Thailand
Ex-officio member:
Delegate from India
Minutes of the 60th executive committee meeting and the 25th session and minutes of the interim executive committee meeting (APHCA 02/3)
Minutes of the 60th executive committee meeting and the 25th session of APHCA (organized in Manila, Philippines, in September 2001) were accepted with some comments from members. The delegate from India then proposed that the minutes be adopted and the delegates from Papua New Guinea and Pakistan seconded this.
The delegate from India commented on the minutes of the interim executive committee meeting of APHCA (organized in Bangkok, Thailand, in April 2002) that a clarification needs to be given on the type/breed of buffalo in the TCP proposal on buffalo development.
H. Wagner clarified that this TCP proposal is specifically for swamp (water) buffaloes. The delegate from India then proposed that the statement regarding the type of buffalo be clearly stated in the proposal. The secretary accepted to correct this and to alter the proposal to read swamp buffaloes.
Financial statements
Report on APHCA financial status
The secretary stated that account statements were prepared using the FAOs oracle account system which was advantageous as it projected the updated actual cash balance as of 14 August 2002 and works on an accumulation system, so that total contribution since the inception of APHCA are presented.
The summary financial statements have shown that the commission has a healthy account and this will provide flexibility to the commission to undertake more activities.
The summary statement of APHCA account shows an effective cash balance of US$164 567 (without interests), as of 1 January 2002. The financial records on expenditures and balances as of 21 August 2002 were presented. The proposed APHCA trust fund budget for 2003 and 2004 were tabled and the members were requested to examine and approve these proposed budget proposals on the last day of the Session (26 August 2002). (The full statements can be found in the working paper - APHCA 02/4).
The secretary informed participants that, in view of the fact that many APHCA programmes reflected the FAOs objectives and regular programme of work, FAO has continuously contributed to implementation of the APHCA programmes financially. This was reflected in a column of the budget tables.
The secretary emphasized that collaboration from other international organizations is necessary and is needed in conducting jointly organized workshops and training programmes, because of the limited resources available to any single organization.
Scale of contributions
The status of contributions as at 21 August 2002 was presented. The secretary mentioned that since the 1997 Asian economic slow down, the contribution rates have been static. These static rates will be maintained for the year 2001 and the members voted at the 25th APHCA session to reintroduce the yearly increase of 8 percent in 2002.
Since the letters calling for contribution in 2002 did not reflect this approved increase, the members would not be asked to increase their contribution rate until 2003. The secretary extended his thanks to member countries for their contributions.
The delegate from India suggested that the available APHCA trust fund be used on the previously proposed/pending programmes from the 24th APHCA session in Dhaka in which a South Asian (SA) FMD concept paper was presented. The Secretary agreed and urged that the members also raise more concrete proposals/revisions on what to do with the APHCA funds and activities.
The delegate from India, supported by Pakistan, proposed that an allotment be made available for a FMD control programme in South Asia (similarly to the Southeast Asian (SEA) FMD programme in the Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) countries). The observer from OIE SEA-FMD Regional Coordination Unit (RCU) briefly provided some details on the SEA-FMD programme in the ASEAN region, while the vice chairperson/delegate from Malaysia informed that the SEA-FMD programme is run by OIE and cautioned that third party funding as given by OIE to ASEAN for FMD control is only temporary. The Indian delegate made the point that the concept paper for FMD control in South Asia had been proposed two years ago at the November 2000 APHCA Session in Dhaka and yet the Commission has made no further development. She suggested that APHCA should examine the minutes of the meeting held last year at FAO Headquarters in November 2001 where a special session was convened on FMD and which examined this issue. Now APHCA needs to devise a work plan to develop the future action. The chairperson agreed and urged the secretariat of APHCA to include this issue on the work-plan for 2003/04. Maybe the first step should be the development of TCP for funding by FAO.
National currency fund (NCF)
The vice chairperson/delegate from Malaysia raised the use of APHCA NCF. He pinpointed that APHCA was very active in organizing training and technical staff exchange programmes, thus promoting human resource development under the TCDC concept. The use of NFC would facilitate the programmes as such. The chairperson and the secretary requested all member countries, which have their NCF, to consider use of this fund for future APHCA activities. The delegate from Pakistan suggested NCF be used for training purposes (technical capacity building).
The chairperson proposed and encouraged all APHCA member countries to provide a list of technical experts (as well as their fields of expertise) and the training modules which could be offered to other member countries under TCDC criteria, as and when required.
Yearly work (work achieved/performed during 2001/02)
APHCA, together with various co-sponsors, have organized several workshops and training courses. Details of the courses/training programmes can be found in the section - works performed/achieved during October 2001 - August 2002 (working papers of the 60th executive committee meeting and 26th session of APHCA - APHCA 02/5).
The secretary acknowledged the contributions from FAO Headquarters feed resources group for sponsoring the interim APHCA executive committee meeting (in Bangkok) as well as this 26th APHCA session.
The secretary emphasized again the importance of collaboration with other international organizations and institutions (especially those who have jointly worked with APHCA, i.e. OIE, the Japan Livestock Technology Association (JLTA), the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Chiang Mai University of Thailand, Free University of Berlin, the Thai Department of Livestock Development, etc.)
APHCA information unit
The secretary informed that the commission has maintained a website for APHCAs information. He proposed and volunteered to send out information on CD-ROM to the delegates and requested the delegates to further distribute the information using floppy diskettes. The homepage of APHCA will be frequently updated and an information officer from AGA, FAO Headquarters will help to maintain and make this website more interactive. Feedback on the website was requested by the Secretary.
Promoting membership
Recently, China has officially requested to join APHCA (copies of the letter forwarded to all participants). The chairperson thanked Viet Nam for attending this meeting as an observer and urged this observer to persuade his country to eventually join APHCA. Two other countries, Afghanistan and East Timor, recently made general inquiries about joining FAO and APHCA. The secretary clarified that if non-FAO countries have an interest in joining APHCA, the current APHCA members need to approve their applications. This process would not be needed for China who is a current FAO member. However, the chairperson requested all members to read through this letter from China and voice their welcome. Members indicated that they have no objection to China, Afghanistan and East Timor joining APHCA.
Cooperative activities with international organizations and donor agencies (APHCA 02/5).
The secretary briefed the members on cooperation and activities with international organizations and donor agencies.
Other works to be continued and planned for September 2002/03 are presented in the working papers and were explained by the secretary.
The secretary addressed the importance of animal identification and traceability. He explained the problems that arise in Europe from not having a standard identification and traceability system and that APHCA member countries could benefit from this European experience and try to agree at an early stage on a standardized system for this region.
H. Wagner briefed the meeting on the TCP proposal on animal identification and traceability. This proposal would involve all the 15 APHCA countries and its objective is to develop standards and guidelines of animal identification and traceability system. This proposed system is aimed to be tested in three to four states or sub-regions of APHCA. Generally, there is sufficient expertise in this region, but assistance from outside countries would have to be sourced. Especially by those countries which have faced problems in the past. It is desired to focus on retired expertise from the region because full experts are very costly. The services are needed for about three to four months. The International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) and OIE have been approached, but they have only given moral support and no financial contribution. Government employees who are experts in this field are not available. The EU has some funding in these fields, but cannot confirm financial support for this programme. If no financial resources are obtained, these programmes will still be run with the limited finds available.
The delegate from India mentioned that APHCA should be concerned and involved regarding this matter. APHCA should consider using regional expertise in developing new strategies and standards before approaching experts from elsewhere. She stressed that APHCA should address this issue as soon as possible, but in the context of the requirements of small animal husbandry stakeholders as against requirements of commercial producers. This issue can only be up to the requirements of health and trade and should not introduce a costly and unnecessary surveillance system.
The meeting adjourned for lunch at 1240 hrs and resumed at 1400 hrs.
Saturday, 24 August 2002 - Afternoon programme
Special presentations on the on-going and future APHCA activities(APHCA 02/6)
Protecting the environment from the impact of the growing industrialization of livestock production in East Asia (by H. Wagner)
This programme was initiated by the FAO Livestock Environment and Development (LEAD) Initiative and supported by RAP. The dramatic increase in demand and output of livestock products mainly from pigs and poultry in the Asian region was highlighted. It is observed that under market pressure and in a framework of weak regulations, traditional mix-farming systems have progressively split into specialized crop and livestock activities that operate in different geographical areas and under different management rules. This has given rise to concentration of livestock populations (urbanization) and de-connection between livestock and land resources resulting in environmental (surface and ground water pollution, odor), public health/animal health and poverty alleviation issues that finally have an impact on the global environment. To address the issue and in follow-up, a workshop in Bangkok on Global Environmental Facility (GEF) Project Development Framework (PDF)-B Project has been prepared to address the issues. PDF-B Project funding is up to US$ 390 000 allowing the preparation of a full GEF project which is approximately estimated at US$ 10 million. The project has been submitted to GEF - World Bank for consideration. Some delay occurred due to problems in the replenishment of the GEF fund. The proposal should now be considered at its session in November 2002. Participating countries are Cambodia, China, Laos, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam,.
State of the Worlds Animal Genetic Resources (AnGR) (by H. Wagner)
H. Wagner briefed all members on the progress in the preparation for the first report on the state of the worlds animal genetic resources. Representatives from 22 countries in Asia have been trained in a workshop in November/December 2001 in Bangladesh. Trained experts were expected to serve as trainers and resource persons for the report preparation in their home countries. Some financial assistance to complement countries efforts could be secured and so far 10 countries have taken advantage of the possibility. Some countries still have not tapped the funds which have been offered. It was stressed that if necessary expert assistance can be provided. He stressed that the country report is not an inventory of AnGR, nor an update of WWL-DAD and also is not a report to satisfy international reporting commitments. The country report actually provides an opportunity to create vision and strategic directions for the better management of AnGR and to clearly establish priorities for further action and needs. Member countries are at different stages of report preparation in writing the country report. Sri Lanka has already submitted its country report. Malaysia, Viet Nam and a few other APHCA member countries are progressing well. The deadline for submission of the draft report has been extended to end of 2002.
Village poultry development - HOPE-A (by D. Hoffmann)
D. Hoffmann presented a paper entitled village poultry development: getting it right for the benefit of the poor (A component of HOPE-A). All the background material can be found in the APHCA 02/6 working papers. The business session was adjourned on the afternoon of the 24 August 2002.
Sunday, 25 August 2002 - Morning programme
Regional workshop on feed and food safety
In the morning of 25 August 2002, the FAO-APHCA regional workshop on feed and food safety was conducted for the interest of APHCA members. (A write up on the workshop and full papers of the other presentations can be found in APHCA 02/7).
Summary notes from the workshop are as the follows:
The FAO/APHCA regional workshop on feed and food safety was held on 25 August 2002. The participants included APHCA delegates, observers attending the APHCA session and representatives from the private sector in Malaysia. The secretary for APHCA gave his opening remarks. He also chaired the first session of the workshop. A. Speedy (FAO Headquarters) chaired the second session of the workshop and supervised the final discussion.
The first paper entitled Animal feed safety was presented by A. Speedy (FAO Headquarters, Rome). He introduced the topic by highlighting the livestock revolution and the drastic increased production in poultry (meat and eggs) and pigs and the associated increase in the demand for animal feed in Asia. Safety in the feed industry involves several processes such as in sourcing of raw materials, feed mills, transportation, etc. An overview was given on the various draft codes of standards under the codex alimentarius related to feed safety issues.
Using BSE as an example, the emphasis on feed safety issues was highlighted. FAO believes all countries should do surveillance on BSE. FAO can provide assistance for capacity building. There is a need for establishing a data information system. To a question on Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs), it was stated that a committee has been set up to draw up standards for compliance. India requested FAO and APHCA to take up the petition of India with regard to BSE as no cow-slaughter is legally allowed nor is cow beef exported from this country. Hence, the regular BSE surveillance projects need to be modified on these counts for India.
The second paper entitled FAO information resources - feed and food safety was presented by R. Rajah (FAO Headquarters, Rome). She highlighted the problems faced by delegates in retrieving data from the FAO website and provided a step-by-step guide for easy access to information from the website.
The third paper entitled BSE surveillance programme was presented by S.S. Hassan (Veterinary Research Institute, DVS, Malaysia). A successful BSE surveillance programme has been implemented in Malaysia and no cases of BSE have been detected.
The fourth paper entitled The veterinary health mark scheme under the veterinary inspection and accreditation programme by M.K.M. Sharif (DVS, Malaysia). The veterinary health mark logo is a mark of quality given to plants processing livestock products, awarded under the veterinary inspection and accreditation programme of the DVS, Ministry of Agriculture, Malaysia. It also signifies the complete compliance by the plants to the minimal standards of hygiene and sanitation, quality assurance and food safety set by the DVS.
The fifth paper entitled MS ISO 9000 on livestock farms was presented by V. Ng I. Hooi (DVS, Malaysia). He highlighted the objectives of implementing the MS ISO 9000 system on several government livestock breeding farms in Malaysia. The implementation of this system has effected an improvement in efficiency and productivity; better management; greater awareness, commitment and increased competency of staff; greater teamwork and decreased wastage.
A general discussion followed and was chaired by A. Speedy. The first topic discussed was on BSE surveillance. Several countries outlined their activities and views on BSE surveillance. Most of these countries are aware of BSE issues and are on alert. Thailand has an ongoing surveillance programme, but such a programme is costly. Bangladesh and Indonesia stated that they have stopped importation of meat and bone meal. India and Nepal stated that their cattle are not for human consumption and under no perceived risk. Hence, the FAO requirements for BSE free status should not be applied equally to all countries. Irans surveillance programme did not detect any BSE cases. Pakistan has a surveillance system to satisfy trading partners. H. Wagner commented that as funds are rigid and BSE is mainly spread through meat and bone meal and animal imports (particularly dairy cattle), it would be better if screening for BSE is targeted at high risk areas. APHCA was requested to formalize and harmonize a system of BSE surveillance within the Region.
The workshop chairperson invited comments from various countries with regards to similar schemes on feed safety assurance as being implemented by Malaysia. Thailand reported a similar accreditation system was applied to Thai farms, and this was regulated by government agencies. India stated that quality assurance is being practiced for poultry feed. It was also mentioned that there is great emphasis on animal welfare in relation to feed safety. Quality assurance is not new in Pakistan as the country has been very much concerned with feed safety. Now the question arises as to how this quality assurance programme can be practiced at the smallholders level. The present quality assurance programme needs to be fine-tuned before it is applied to the region.
The chairperson questioned the appropriateness of ISO as the right approach to quality assurance on farm. Malaysia clarified its stand on this in the Malaysian context. In Malaysia, each government department is required to have at least one of its activities accredited with MS ISO 9000. The DVS had chosen to implement this standard for some of its breeding farms. However, this standard will not be imposed on private or smallholders farms. Emphasis for livestock farms involved in commercial food production will be the adoption of standards in Good Animal Husbandry Practices (GAHP). As the agenda of the world is food quality and safety, the veterinary health mark has been formulated to realize this objective. The chairperson invited members to propose to FAO-APHCA on how quality assurance programmes such as GAHP can be effectively implemented within the region.
FAO solicited feedback on the usefulness of e-forums to address the above issues. A. Speedy then thanked all speakers for their interesting presentations and adjourned the workshop.
Sunday, 25 August 2002 - Afternoon programme
The APHCA business session continued with presentations by international organizations. Four brief presentations were made as the follows:
1. OIE Southeast Asia foot and mouth disease campaign (by J. Edwards, OIE regional coordination unit, Bangkok)
The Southeast Asia foot and mouth disease campaign involves the coordination of foot and mouth disease authorities in eight of the ASEAN (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) countries. These are Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand and Viet Nam. The campaign is overseen by the OIE sub-commission for FMD in Southeast Asia. The OIE Regional Coordination Unit (RCU) in Bangkok carries out the coordination function. The major sponsor for Phase II of the campaign is AusAID.
Progress and situation update
There are free zones for FMD in Indonesia and two thirds of the Philippines. The OIE-approved free zone in the Philippines was recently expanded to include the Visaya Island group, and East Malaysia is preparing a submission to OIE. FMD is present in other parts of the region and the level of control varies according to capacity.
A major initiative is the Malaysia-Thailand-Myanmar (MTM) campaign for FMD freedom and this involves cooperation between these countries and integrated donor support. It is likely to be a good model for use elsewhere in the region.
Communication is a high priority for the programme and participants were invited to join the mailing list for the OIE RCU quarterly newsletter and other publications.
The OIE RCU conducts meetings, workshops and consultancies to help progress its annual work plan. Meetings held this year include the 8th meeting of the OIE sub-commission, the 1st meeting of national FMD coordinators and a workshop on the MTM campaign. Planned for later this year are workshops on animal movement management (Hanoi, 9-13 September), the MTM Tri-State commission, Geographical Information System (GIS) and disease reporting (Bangkok) and project management (Philippines).
A session on FMD has been arranged for the Federation of Asian Veterinary Associations (FAVA) congress to be held in Malaysia from 27-28 August 2002. The chairperson asked members for any questions or any issues to be discussed. The vice chairperson/the delegate from Malaysia added that in the process of obtaining disease-free status for the region, there would be problems, as different countries would have different experiences and capacities. Thus, the approach of each country will have to be area-based. Malaysia is committed to ensuring continuity using three elements as a basis to create trade. Malaysia hopes to work with other member countries to look at the issue from similar angles and create incentives/approaches towards disease free status.
2. The role of ILRI in Southeast Asia (by D. Gray, ILRI, Philippines)
ILRI was formed in 1993 (Africa). The ILRI programme is active and will be strengthened in coming years in Asia. A nutritionist has been appointed in India, a new liaison scientist was appointed in Beijing, China, and a multi-disciplinary team was developed in the Philippines. Under ILRI regional system projects, smallholder dairy programmes and parasite control are some of the projects undertaken. The most significant is the collaboration of the small dairy workshop (South-South workshop) in Gujarat, India, 2001.
A website www.ssdairy.org is also available and readily accessible.
For the Southeast Asia (SEA) system programmes, there are consultation programmes, and other projects (1998-2001) which include crop animal system research network, sustainable parasitic control, FMD epidemiology, animal genetics resources, smallholder scale projects and food-feed systems. The existing projects are demand-driven and market orientated. ILRI get things done with funds available and bringingthe right people together through FAO. These programmes need to be reviewed and reassessed so as to have a better planning for the future programmes. The publications of ILRI would be advertised by FAO (network of community-based projects in China and Indonesia are examples parasitic control programme). In 2001 and 2002, mapping of livestock holdings of the poverty groups in the world was undertaken. The speaker stressed that animal diseases have a great impact on poverty. In the years 2001/02, ILRIs highlights include livestock poverty mapping, the Bangkok workshop with FAO, the expansion of the SEA team to five scientists, the identification of South Asia as the next priority area and researches organized around five problem research themes.
The five research themes include determining the livestock contribution to pathways out of poverty, accelerating the adoption of livestock innovations of smallholder towards benefit of emerging livestock markets, usage of livestock biotechnology for development and positive contribution of livestock industry to human and environment health.
3. OIE activities in Asia and the Pacific (by T. Fujita, OIE-Tokyo office, Japan)
T. Fujita summarized OIE mandates to collect and disseminate information on animal diseases (including zoonotic), to coordinate research on animal disease surveillance & control and to develop animal health standards.
OIE activities are considered most important for international trade of animals and animal products, in particular after recognition by the World Trade Organization (WTO) as an animal health standards setting organization, furthermore Sanitary, Phyto-sanitary Standards (SPS) advocates the use of standards developed under the auspices of OIE. T. Fujita listed the challenges faced by OIE. One is in the field of zoonosis and diseases transmissible to humans through food. The intervention should be carried out in consultation with the World Health Organization (WHO) and Codex Alimentarius.
Other issues mentioned in his presentation are the OIE regional representations activities which include various meetings and workshops on animal health including aquatic animal diseases for the region, collaboration with FAO-APHCA. He stressed possible future cooperation with FAO-APHCA and collaboration with Japan Livestock Technology Association (JLTA).
4. JICA project on animal disease control in Thailand and neighboring countries (by M. Sasaki, JICA project, Thailand)
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA)s project was launched in December 2001 for five year including six countries in Indo-China, excluding the Philippines and Indonesia. The overall goal is to improve animal health status in Thailand and neighboring countries. The participating six countries are Cambodia, Lao PDR, Myanmar, Viet Nam, Malaysia (collaborating country) and Thailand (core or host country).
In Cambodia, the activities in this and next fiscal years are FMD surveillance and diagnosis, diagnosis on Hog Cholera (HC), Haemorrhagic Septicaemia (HS) and Newcastle disease, animal quarantine and movement control, general aspects on laboratory management.
In Lao PDR, the activities are general diagnosis including FMD and HS, vaccine production, epidemiology and surveillance, animal movement control.
In Myanmar, the activities are FMD vaccine production, surveillance and diagnosis, vaccine production and quality control (HS, Newcastle, Rabies; Brucellosis, etc.), disease surveillance and diagnosis (HC, Newcastle and Rabies), animal movement control.
In Viet Nam, the activities are FMD control, surveillance and diagnosis, epidemiology and diagnosis (PRRS, Rabies, poultry diseases); animal quarantine and movement control.
Malaysia, as the collaborating country is offering training on poultry disease diagnosis at the Veterinary Research Institute (VRI), Ipoh. The country is also offering expert visits in the fields of poultry diseases and related fields, as well as training in FMD and some zoonotic diseases.
Thailand is also offering training and technical services (from its National Institute of Animal Health (NIAH) in Bangkok, veterinary biologic division in pakchong and disease control/epidemiology divisions in Bangkok), which include FMD and other vaccines production, disease diagnostic, etc.
This JICA project sincerely wishes to maintain close collaboration with international and other bilateral donors to fulfill its long-term objectives; that is, improvement of animal health status in the Indo-China region.
Venue and dates of the 62nd executive committee meeting and the next (27th) session
The delegate from Pakistan generously offered to host the next (27th) APHCA session. The chairperson decided to provisionally accept the offer. However, he advised the delegate from Pakistan and the APHCA secretariat to consider the costs involved and the city in Pakistan which is most preferred as the venue. The tentative dates of the next session will be provided later, but the preferred month would be October 2003.
The secretary stated that the theme of the next session would be decided during the next interim executive committee meeting of APHCA to be organized sometime between September 2002 and October 2003. The secretary invited the members to provide suggested themes and agenda items to the APHCA secretariat.
The delegate from India suggested that the agenda for electing the chairperson, the vice chairperson and the other executive committee members should be held on the last day of the session. The reason for this suggestion was to allow members of the commission to discuss and decide on the nominations for the positions. The secretary thanked the delegate from India and will alter the proposed provisional agenda of the next session (i.e., to move item 2 - induction of new chairperson and executive committee members to item 8).
The chairperson reminded the members that their approval on the 2003 budget and the adoption of the minutes of this 26th session would be needed on the last day of the session (26 August 2002) and they should peruse and consider these overnight.
Monday, 26 August 2002 - Morning programme
A field trip was organized in the morning to a farm - the sheeptrade enterprise (M) Sdn. Bhd. This farm is producing goats milk, land raising goats, deer and cattle.
Monday, 26 August 2002 - Afternoon programme
The final business session commenced at 1400 hours.
Members approved the budget with the following changes:
The delegate from India raised the issue of the significant increase in item 5021 (travel), item 5024 (expendable procurement) of the 2003 budget. After intense deliberations, it was concluded that the Item 5024 shall be decreased by US$ 9 000 and the saving of US$ 9 000 from this shall be transferred to item 5013 (consultants). Also, any increase in budget figures so substantial as the present should be justified.
The delegate from India proposed to adopt the budget with these amendments. The delegate from Bangladesh seconded the motion.
Other business
The delegate from Iran proposed that APHCA should carry out a Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCAH) study as it is an upcoming issue in the Middle East. The secretary agreed with the issue and added that Rift Valley Fever has caused a lot of death in Yemen and Oman. Thus, it is good that APHCA consider this matter. The secretary volunteered to assist in uniting concerned organizations for further actions.
Serious discussion on the issue of animal traceability ensued after the delegate from India brought up this issue. It was concluded that traceability does not limit itself to the issue of food safety only but goes beyond into other areas like animal breeding. Therefore, there is a need for member countries to seriously think about this and come out with standard guidelines to be agreed on by all members.
It has been a practice that after a workshop on a particular topic, projects related to it will be identified. On this (after the FAO-APHCA regional workshop on feed and food safety organized on the previous day), the delegate from India requested that a copy of the feed act from Malaysia be used as reference material for other APHCA countries. The secretary will take further actions on this and also advised member countries not to duplicate en bloc, but to discuss with their relevant industries to formulate a practical legislation for their own use. The secretary also encouraged member countries to obtain information on these regulations from the FAO and the APHCA websites.
To increase APHCA membership, the chairperson asked about on the status of the invitation to the South Pacific countries. The secretary informed the meeting that an invitation was sent to Fiji, but had as of yet received no response. The delegate from Papua New Guinea clarified that most of the countries in the South Pacific are small and they worked together as a South Pacific community. A conclusion was made to invite representative(s) from the community to the next APHCA session as observer(s), after which they can decide to be a new member of APHCA.
The vice chairperson/the delegate from Malaysia raised the issue of how to proceed on human resource development under the APHCA TCDC programme and requested the APHCA secretariat in Bangkok to provide guidelines on this matter. He also encouraged member countries to use their national currency fund on relevant matters of their interest.
The chairperson requested the motion for the theme for the next APHCA session in Pakistan. The secretary suggested that member countries could propose suitable themes to be deliberated in the next interim executive committee meeting. He further suggested a theme related to emerging animal diseases for the benefit of the delegate from Iran.
The members again recommended that APHCA should focus on the three main issues which were already identified in the past, i.e., HOPE-A, South Asian FMD and animal genetic resources.
The secretary agreed and suggested that the members should also examine other issues recently raised such as animal traceability, swamp buffalo development, and human resource development within APHCA region.
Proposed provisional agenda for the 27th APHCA session
The provisional agenda for the 27th session of APHCA was circulated to all delegates. The chairperson requested that all amendments to the proposed agenda be forwarded to the secretary of APHCA.
Adoption of the minutes of the 26th APHCA session
The commission provisionally adopted the minutes of the 26th APHCA session and approved the budget revision for year 2003.
Closing of the session
The APHCA chairperson expressed his gratitude to all delegates and observers for their full cooperation as well as contribution to the 61st executive committee meeting and the 26th session of APHCA. He thanked the feed resource group, AGAP, FAO Rome for the interesting workshop on feed and food safety and for their financial support.
He sincerely thanked Dato Mohd. Nordin Haji Mohd. Nor, director-general, department of veterinary services, Malaysia and all his colleagues in the organizing committee for the excellent arrangements, hospitality and hard work that contributed to the success of all the APHCA functions. He also thanked the local secretariat and the APHCA secretariat for their hard work before and during the session.
The secretary expressed his gratitude to all APHCA delegates, observers, his FAO colleagues, and especially the organizing committee and the government of Malaysia for the full support and assistance towards the successful session. The various sponsors for the lunches and dinners were also thanked for their kind hospitality. A full list of participants, observers and the organizing committee can be found in the full report (APHCA 02/10 of the 26th session report). He wished everyone a safe trip home.


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Rand Gains as Fed Optimism Outweighs S. African Current Account
The rand gained, erasing earlier declines, on optimism the U.S. Federal Reserve may signal further stimulus at a meeting this week.
The currency of Africa's largest economy advanced 0.2 percent to 8.1777 a dollar at 3:19 p.m. in Johannesburg, after earlier retreating as much as 0.5 percent. Yields on the nation's 6.75 percent bonds due March 2021 dropped one basis point, or 0.01 percentage point, to 6.58 percent.
The Federal Open Market Committee will discuss additional measures to stimulate the U.S. economy at a two-day meeting starting tomorrow. Fed Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Aug. 31 he wouldn't rule out steps to lower an unemployment rate he described as a "grave concern." The gap on South Africa's current account, the broadest measure of trade in goods and services, grew to 6.4 percent in the second quarter, the widest shortfall since the third quarter of 2008, from 4.9 percent of gross domestic product, the Reserve Bank said in its Quarterly Bulletin released in Pretoria today.
"Generally, the market continues to trade with a positive risk bias ahead of the much-awaited FOMC decision," Benoit Anne, the London-based head of emerging markets research at Societe General SA, said in e-mailed comments. "The rand, which did sell off earlier this morning after a particularly bad current account number, did not waste too much time staging a bounce back."
Debt Crisis
A debt crisis in Europe has damped demand for exports from a region that buys about a third of shipments from South Africa, curbing economic growth. Manufacturing production declined 1 percent in the second quarter, according to Statistics South Africa, and the government and central bank forecast economic expansion will slow to 2.7 percent this year from 3.1 percent in 2011.
The rand is showing a "weaker bias" and will probably end the year between 8.40 and 8.60 per dollar, with the data posing "upside risk" to the currency, Brigid Taylor, the head of institutional flow sales at Nedbank Group Ltd. (NED)'s investment banking unit in Johannesburg, said by phone.
The deficit swelled even as net purchases of South African bonds increased to 74.24 billion rand ($9 billion) this year, 57 percent more than the whole of last year. South Africa's inclusion next month in Citigroup Inc.'s World Government Bond Index is luring money managers who use the gauge to measure performance.
Mining Strikes
"With kind of inflows we're seeing into the bond market, I would've expected to see the deficit a little more contained -- that was not the case," Nedbank Capital's Taylor said. The reading on the current account in the second quarter doesn't "bode well" for the rest of the year, with strikes in the mining industry reducing output, she said.
Lonmin Plc (LMI) workers went on strike at the company's platinum mine in Marikana in the North West province on Aug. 10, demanding higher wages. Police shot dead 34 protesters on Aug. 16 at the Marikana operations following a week of violence in which 10 others died. Many miners have since refused to go back to work while unrest has spread to Gold Fields Ltd. (GFI), where an illegal strike is under way.
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This scenario describes how a partner organization could establish a partnership with a brand owner organization and complete sales channel. This is only an example. Depending upon your organization's business requirements and your partnership program, you and your partners may apply different processes.
The channel manager for TeleMedia Inc. Wireless has developed a partnership campaign to use channel partners to resell TeleMedia mobile phone packages.
Prospective partners receive a campaign email that directs them to the TeleMedia Partner Portal, where they can view information about available TeleMedia Inc. partner programs and apply to become partners.
The TeleMedia channel manager reviews and approves these applications. When an organization is approved, it is given full access to the Partner Portal. It is assigned accounts and responsibilities and its employees are assigned the appropriate user type, power users or standard users.
After being approved as a TeleMedia partner, the electronics department manager for ComTel Networks can expand his stores selection by offering TeleMedia products. The partner store manager logs into the TeleMedia Partner Portal. On the home page, there is a Partner Alert about a promotional campaign for the TeleMedia mobile package which includes partner re-sell incentives.
He decides to upgrade the existing store inventory of mobile phones and promote the mobile package through the newer mobile models along with clearance of older mobile models.
The partner store manager browses the TeleMedia Product Catalog and decides to use the Advisor to find the best deals TeleMedia is offering its partners. After being directed to a mobile package promotion by Advisor, the partner store manager adds the suggested products to the shopping cart, and completes the ordering process.
The mobile package promotion allows ComTel Networks to sell a substantial number of TeleMedia products.
One of the mobile packages offered by TeleMedia is a family package that provides primary phone service with 1500 plan minutes with the option to add multiple mobile phones managed under one service account. Each additional mobile phone receives individual service options at discount rates and shares the primary service minutes.
A ComTel Networks customer purchases a family 1500 plan for his wife and daughter. The next morning, this customer calls and requests to add two new mobile products and services to his account.
This call is handled by a partner employee who is a Power Commerce user. The employee finds the customer's account and all the products and services currently requested by this customer.
The employee orders two more phone products with the service options the customer requested. In the Orders list, the employee selects the open order. The Sales Order form and Line Items list appear. The employee revises the order to add the two additional phone products and with the customizable service options.
The product Configurator appears showing all of the installed products for that customer and the expected state of the customer service profile after the open order is provisioned. The employee customizes the phone packages and submits the order.
The employee has essentially created a supplemental order, which is an order that revises an existing open order. When you submit the revised order it submits an entirely new order and not the difference between your revised order and your previous order. For more details, see Revising a Submitted Order (End User).
Several weeks later, after the service is provisioned, this customer wants to change the service options for one family member in the plan.
A partner employee uses the TeleMedia Partner Portal to look up the customer's account and sees the three mobile phones and service plan options purchased by this customer's account. The employee uses Configurator to change the service options for one phone, and then submits the order.
This employee has modified an order that has already been fulfilled. For more details, Revising an Order (Standard Partner Commerce).
NOTE: This ordering process would be different if the employee were a Standard Partner Commerce user. The employee would work with eCatalog and the Shopping Cart. For more information, see Order Management with Standard Partner Commerce.


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The best vegas lines can be found at the most unlikeliest of places. I was browsing through one of my favorite websites, Scores.com one day not to long ago. If you are not familiar with Scores.com it basically does what it says on the tin. It lists all of the latest scores and results from a variety of sporting events and also includes listings of various events that are coming up. In this respect there are lots a valuable information and links to help you with your future selections as well as the obvious results that Scores.com is famous for.
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What caught my eye was the section on soccer picks. Now soccer is a favorite of mine and it is very rare to see a US centered company offering sports picks of this nature. With the Fifa World Cup etc in everyone's minds I was interested to see which sports picks they were offering on the tournament. By now I was getting very excited about what was on offer and very pleased that I had clicked on the link from the Sports.com website.
I thought that the World Cup sports picks were slightly on the expensive side but I contacted the provider of these World Cup sports picks and he showed me the record so far of which to say it was impressive, would be something of an under statement. I agreed to try one out for a match that he recommended and I'm glad that I did. Germany to beat England , to be honest that was the last result that I expected but I decided to go with it and a winning return left me very happy. Don't tell my wife that though as she is a proud English woman.
Something that I always do, if opening a sportsbook account or basically anything where money is involved, is contact the customer support before hand to gauge the response, and this gives me a good idea of how efficient the company is before I deposit any money. In this case I contacted the Vegas Insider website (remember, the link from Scores.com) and the response was very good. I asked questions about the vegas lines and was answered in a prompt and efficient manner. I was told everything that I needed to know and to be honest, I was given information that I would have happily paid for.
After much thought I have chosen someone who specializes in vegas lines to provide me with sports picks on a regular basis. I have chosen a package which is on the expensive side but in my opinion offers excellent value and the past results leave me extremely hopeful of making a very steady profit over both the short term as well as the long term.
When I think back to that idle click through from the Scores.com website when I was simply looking for more information on Vegas lines, it's funny how things work out but I suppose it can be attributed to the clever marketing from the Sports.com group in that it is easy to access a choice of many other websites from the Scores.com.
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Raymond James Financial Inc.'s RJF, +0.27% fiscal third-quarter earnings rose 9.8% as the regional broker reported higher revenue thanks in large part to growth in its asset-management business.
Weak merger-and-acquisition revenue has strained the Florida-based company, with the capital markets group "underperforming" the company's own expectations this year after clients sped up deals at the end of last year to avoid higher taxes.
The company completed its acquisition of regional brokerage Morgan Keegan from Regions Financial Corp. (RF) last year in an effort to boost its assets and scale. It has said it continues to execute on cost savings initiatives following the Morgan Keegan integration. Chief Executive Paul Reilly said last month the brokerage would focus on organic expansion, but that it would be interested in niche acquisitions if prospective targets presented a "strategic and cultural fit."
For the quarter ended June 30, Raymond James reported a profit of $83.9 million, or 59 cents a share, up from $76.4 million, or 55 cents a share, a year earlier. Excluding acquisition-related expenses, per-share earnings rose to 65 cents from 64 cents. Total revenue climbed 2% to $1.14 billion.
Analysts surveyed by Thomson Reuters most recently projected earnings of 66 cents a share and revenue of $1.11 billion.
Revenue for the firm's private-client group, which oversees most of the company's wealth advisory and brokerage business, rose 8.3% from a year earlier while pretax income for the group declined 12%.
The capital markets group's revenue was down 15% from a year earlier, while profit fell 44%.
Revenue for the asset-management unit's revenue was up 27%, while the emerging-markets segment's revenue also climbed 27%. Proprietary capital revenue fell 31% from a year ago to $19.3 million.
Compared with $21.9 million a year earlier, the bank loan-loss provision shrank to $4.5 million.
Client assets under administration dropped to $405.8 billion from $406.8 billion the previous quarter, but are up from $372.1 billion a year earlier.
Shares edged up three cents to $43.84 after hours. The stock is up 14% this year.
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Horse power -- Davis' two goals lift unbeaten Immaculate girls to win over Newtown
Updated 11:43 pm, Tuesday, October 15, 2013
NEWTOWN -- As far as regular-season high school soccer games go, they don't get much bigger than this: Two defending state champions battling under the lights in front of a spirited crowd of several hundred in a rematch of last year's conference championship game.
Immaculate's Paige Davis scored two goals in less than a minute, and for all 80 minutes, the Mustangs' defense was its usual, impenetrable self in a 2-0 triumph over Newtown amid a playoff-like atmosphere at Blue and Gold Stadium Tuesday night.
Coincidentally, when these two teams met in last year's South-West Conference title game, Davis set up both Immaculate goals with well-placed corner kicks four minutes apart as the Mustangs rallied for a 2-1 victory.
"We knew coming in they were going to want to get us, since we knocked them off last year," said Davis, who was named the MVP of last year's conference championship game. "It's always a tough game with them. We worked hard together, we did it for each other and we pulled out the win."
Immaculate is now unbeaten in an eye-popping 36 straight games, dating all the way back to a 1-0 loss at home against Weston in last year's season-opener. Their run includes a 5-0 rout of Portland in last year's Class S state title game, which earned the Mustangs their ninth state title in 10 years.
"We're not worried about that. We're just worried about one game at a time," Immaculate coach Nelson Mingachos said. "We'll enjoy this one and start preparing for our next game."
Equally as impressive as the Mustangs' unbeaten streak -- perhaps even more so -- is the fact that they've out-scored their opponents 46-1 in their 14 games this year, which includes 12 wins and two ties.
That's a testament to the Mustangs' consistently air-tight defense, which is led by Stephanie Pellegrino, Mackenzie Mitchell, Shauny Alterisio and Jaclyn Daily.
And on the odd chance an attacker happens to break through the Mustangs' back line, there's All-New England goalkeeper Ashley Houghton to contend with.
"Our defense is very solid," Mingachos said. "I'll say it to the end, I think our defense is one of the best in the league, if not the state. We have a good group back there."
Houghton made five saves to preserve the shutout on Tuesday. She made a sprawling save to thwart Newtown's Shelby Tolla from close range with less than five minutes remaining. In fact, Houghton -- "The Human Eraser," as Mingachos called her -- hasn't given up a goal all season, as she wasn't in goal when New Fairfield managed to punch one in during a 5-1 Mustangs win on Sept. 13.
At the other end on Tuesday night, Alyssa Ruefenacht made 10 saves for Newtown (8-3-3) on Senior Night.
"I certainly can't fault my team for their effort," said Newtown coach Marc Kenney, whose team last year bounced back from its defeat to Immaculate in the SWC title game to capture the Class LL state crown. "They worked hard from start to finish. In the second half, we started playing a little better tactically and we started playing better as a unit.
"Immaculate is an excellent team," Kenney continued. "I think both of us are in the same boat where we've both won a bunch of games in the last bunch of years, so this game is always a rivalry a little bit, but it's fun, too. It's obviously clean and we love playing against each other."
Davis' two goals in the blink of an eye proved to be enough for Immaculate. She left-footed home a blast from 31 yards out on a direct kick in the 17th minute to break the scoreless deadlock.
"I saw the wall and I saw the goal and I was just trying to get that finish in," Davis said. "We practice them in practice, and I knew what I needed to do."
She struck again only seconds later off an assist from Caitlyn Linden.
"I knew that was the goal we needed to get a good cushion, but I knew it was dangerous," Davis said. "A 2-0 lead is never safe in soccer, and I knew we needed to lock in on defense and keep it up on offense."
Both teams have just two games remaining in the regular season. Then, it's on to the SWC playoffs, where there's always a chance they could meet again.
In the meantime, be sure to check out a replay of Tuesday's game on CPTV on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. Log onto CPTV.org for details.
Records: Immaculate 12-0-2; Newtown 8-3-3.
Goals: I--Paige Davis 2. Assists: I--Caitlyn Linden. Goalies: I--Ashley Houghton (5 saves); N--Alyssa Ruefenacht (10 saves).


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Hereditary Genius
P. 2, line 10.The title of the work should have been as in p. 363, line 8.
P. 13, line 5.Read a quarter of a million instead of half a million, and
modify the calculation in the next 5 lines accordingly.
P. 22, 5 lines from bottom.Mr. Goulbum's kinships are wrongly stated;
they are given correctly in p. 301.
P. 50, Chapter on Notation.No reference has been made here to a
folding sheet which will be found near the end of the book. Its insertion
was an after-thought for the convenience of the reader, who may unfold
and consult it without the trouble of turning over his page.
*,* I am glad of this opportunity to correct a mistake in an article I published this spring, in
Macmillan's Magazine, on the English Judges. I gave in it, provisional results from unrevised
data, corresponding to those in column E in the table p. 61; but by a clerical error in the
computation, I made the entry under Sons more nearly equal to those under Fathers and
Brothers, than it should have been.
The Genealogical Table of Montagu and North to be placed to face page 97; and the
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Howdy When I wrote Laura Rodley that I wanted to post "Burdocks," she replied that the timing was apt since the burdocks are blooming now. I also asked for photos since I don't have any pics of horses; I was so glad I did because she provided a photo of her horse Cinnamon who is …


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We moved into Harrisburg, PA about two months ago and ordered Limited Basic Cable (which is what we had at our previous home) and have never used a box. Recently we have lost NBC-HD and ABC-HD, which were formerly channels 8.1 and 23.1.
Does anyone know how we can get these channels back?
clearQAM channels can and do get moved around without notice. Rescan your digital TV's tuner to see if they come back.
Had the same problem since Tuesday morning (9/27). Something happened overnight (Monday into Tuesday), and I lost 8-1. 8-2, 27-1, 27-2 and 27-3. I tried rescanning, and then lost the option of even pressing those channels in. Glad to hear someone else had the same problem. I've reported this problem to both WHTM and WGAL in hopes that they can it resolved with Comcast.
Since leaving my earlier message I've heard back from both contacts at WGAL (NBC) and WHTM (ABC27), and they tell me this was caused by an error made by Comcast, and that the system will be rebooted, and everything will be back to normal tomorrow (Friday, 9/30), but you'll need to reprogram or autoscan your HDTV to receive the signals again. Thanks to both gentlemen who helped make this happen faster ...... and a very large BOO! to Comcast for not posting any notice of their SNAFU here on their site.
It is now almost 5:00 pm on Friday afternoon; I have rescanned my HDTV three times since this morning and there's been NO CHANGE ...... I still do not have the missing channels 8.1, 8.2, 27.1, 27.2 and 27.3!
Art39 wrote: ... I still do not have the missing channels 8.1, 8.2, 27.1, 27.2 and 27.3!
FWIW we still have them on the York system.
Found out today that Comcast changed the frequency on the five channels mentioned earlier, and that those frequencies are blocked by the traps outside the homes of limited basic cable subscribers ONLY! Comcast is sending a technician out Wednesday afternoon to "check the traps", at no charge. Someone didn't think this change through very thoroughly, hence the current repercussions. Thanks to Bob Good at WGAL for finally figuring out what happened.
Even if they know what's wrong are they willing to fix it ("look into it") or will a phone call just get the expected "you need to upgrade" response?
I've also contacted WGAL and WHTM and talked to 4 different people from comcast on the phone along with emails back and forth to comcast people. You can read about my story and successful solution at http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?p=21038735#post21038735
What a crazy experience this has been!
Good luck everyone getting a service guy to remove the trap for you (hopefully for free).
Rescanning doesn't help...still doesn't find them.
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Unplug your box from the wall outlet and leave it unplugged for 2 minutes. Allow time for the box to fully restore and reboot your guide and on demand will take up to 45 minutes to fully restore.
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This affected me in Camp Hill along these same timelines, and then today 43.1 downgraded signal quality. If the same thing is happening to comcast customers all over the place, then the problem is NOT with our TVs. It sounds like comcast needed some bandwidth and decided to take it from the Basic customers. To my fellow sufferers - I always start plugging in the next number in the sequence to find a lower quality signal, like when 43.1 went, I then tried 43.2, then 43.3, and finally found the game on 43.5 .
Appreciate your note, however, this is not what happened here. The only thing that occurred during this was the channels in question moved below the old analog trap cut off. The analog traps serve no purpose in the all-digital world and need to be removed (truck roll). The bandwidth changes all the time and is dynamically dependent on the source (in this case Fox43). For what it's worth, when you tune your clear qam tuner to 43-1, you are watching the same exact QAM/Channel/Fox43HD that a customer with an HD box is watching.
As to the numbering sequence of the channels....
Originally these channels were located on QAM 110 and they were moved QAM 68. If you used a clear qam tuner previously to get these channels you might not have known that however. The broadcasters use a data pid on their channel called PSIP. Program and System Information Protocol is a sort of virtual channel map for a clear qam tuner in that it will place the broadcast network channel on the slot of the broadcaster's chosing. If PSIP wasn't enabled, you would find these channels on whatever QAM they are on plus the mpeg slot assignment. Example 68-1 for WHTM-HD instead of 27-1.
Technician was just by and removed the old trap from the line so hopefully all is well from here on.
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It's getting close to what I call 'gas bill' time when lawmakers turn their attention and all the public wrath and outrage they can muster toward high gas prices.
This ritual usually begins as the summer driving season approaches and maybe as we near tax day to boot.
Among the first shots so far is coming from Queens Democratic Sen. Tony Avella who on Friday plans to call for New York City to cap the 4.375 percent sales tax levied on gas.
Unlike state sales taxes, which are essentially capped at 8 cents per gallon since they can't go up beyond the $2-gallon level, the city's tax is based on the price. That means a tax revenue windfall of sorts — if gas prices rise, the city simply collects more sales tax revenue.
The trouble with that, of course, is that consumers end up paying more.
Either way, rising gas prices will almost undoubtedly produce a barrel full of press conferences, hearings and other statements from our elected officials as the session resumes next week and as we approach summer.
A check of the Legislative Research Service, for example, turns up dozens of bills that have been submitted, ranging from breaks on heating oil taxes to exemptions on taxes paid for fueling school buses or fire trucks.
Here is Avella's release:
(WHITESTONE, Queens) Senator Avella will host a press conference tomorrow to announce that he has introduced legislation in the State Senate that would require the city of New York to compute its sales and compensating use tax for gasoline and diesel fuels at a flat, cents per gallon, rate rather than the current percentage per gallon rate.
Currently, New York State taxes consumers a flat rate of 8 cents per gallon for retail gas sales. The flat rate remains constant regardless of the fluctuation in the price of gas. Unfortunately for City residents, NYC charges consumers a percentage of the sale price per gallon of gas on top of the State's sales tax. With the rapid increase in gas prices, the City is receiving an undeserved windfall tax revenue at the expense of its commuters.
WHO: Senator Tony Avella
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Following on from our water bead science experiment, this week we've been enjoying some imaginative space play in our water bead sensory tub. With rockets, aliens and a lunar landscape the children have been stretching their imaginations and playing in a totally different world. Here's how they took their water beads into outer space.
Water bead space play
The children made some aliens to start off with. Although all the water is drained off the water beads once they've swollen to their full size the sensory tub still has some moisture to it, so we decided paper creatures would just go soggy after a while. We wanted to be able to add our characters to the water bead sensory tub so we decided to use permanent markers on foam sheets.
To create the landscape for our space play tub we painted some pieces of card with black glitter paint, which gave us the perfect background. The children then drew some planets and moons on card, covered them with glue, and sprinkled on lots of gold and silver metallic foil pieces. They cut out the plants and used sticky tape to add a thread on to each one so our planets could really go into orbit.
We use an under-the-bed storage box for our sensory tub, which we popped into an empty paddling pool so the children can sit inside and play and any stray water beads get caught before they skitter off across the room. We taped the black card around three sides of the tub to create our universe, with a cotton thread across the top to suspend our planets. B added a swirling Milky Way.
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The muppets on Monday night were not bad. I actually thought they were like the best thing of the night, I mean come on! They are the muppets! So no Micheal Cole vs JR, not like that would have been a good match. The Rock's opening promo, was alright. Despite him going "hell no!" he decides to join Cena anyway. Might as well just have said yes from the start. Also someone said Maryse was released. She was barely on anyway. The Divas as so random nowadays I don't even know half their names beside Kelly Kelly, Beth Phoenix, Alicia Fox, and Melina. Still she was a interesting heel when she held the title and that was pretty much it for her.
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I got so excited when big show told Daniel Bryan to cash in his briefcase. I seriously thought he would become world heavyweight champion. Big Show was a good sport giving up his title shot so Daniel Bryan could cash in his briefcase.
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I think Bryan will get the world heavyweight belt by making Henry submit. It sounds crazy but if he comes in at the end of a match where Henry has used up his energy he could do a submission like the crossface or something similar to win. I don't think they'll turn him heel as Henry would still be the heel trying to win the title back by any means necessary.
I don't think any submission moves will fit on Henry lol.
Or they could have a no dq match and Bryan could go mental with a chair
I honestly don't believe DB should ever win a World title. He may be a good mat wrestler, but he has 0 mic skills and can't carry a WWE-style match right.
Alberto Del Rio or Dolph Ziggler are much better candidates.
I agree, I wonder why Benoiit got over with just his skills and not Bryan though.
Probably cause benoit had the wwe-style of wrestling. Bryan's too focused with his indy past.
On another note I was wondering why Drew McIntyre is rarely used. He seems like a competent enough wrestler
I think it's cause he doesn't get a big enough crowd reaction or sumthin'
They could try him in a rivalry with someone who gets a bug reaction so he gets used to the atmosphere and stuff. Someone like sheamus would fit the bill
Daniel bryan hasn't adapted to the WWE style!? Are you kidding me?
He's done a better job then half the wrestlers at doing the wwe style. Did you hear the pop he got when he knocked henry down with his barrage of kicks? Or did you ever watch any of the daniel bryan vs. miz matches?
D-bryan gets over every match he does, its the WWE's failure on keeping him consitently on t.v. that hurts him. And while I agree his promo skills could be improved, they aren't that bad at all, and I think he still does a good job of getting the crowd behind him in the end.
I agree, but is there any way he could beat Mark Henry
Wrestling's fake, of course he can.
Nor does he even have to beat mark henry, for two reasons. One, because the mitb briefcase allows him to just pin mark henry when someone else takes him out, and two, d-bryan said he's going to cash it in at wrestlemania, and henry probably won't be champion by that point.
Mark Henry should hold it to Wrestlemania, in my opinion. In Kayfabe,nobody has been able to stop him. Guys like Randy Orton,Christian,and Big Show have all failed to capture the WHC (I'm dubious that Show is winning at SS).Sheamus? Sure they've been building him up as a face the last couple of months, but I think he should get the Intercontinental Title before being rewarded the WWE or World Heavyweight Championship. It'd be awesome if the underdog (Daniel Bryan) would be the one who stops goliath (Mark Henry) at the biggest stage of them all;Wrestlemania.
I rather not see Randy Orton as champion again, he's insipid.
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Sheamus with the Intercontinetal Title? I kinda thought he was above that since he's been World Champion a few times now, and has always been impressive as champion. Well before the Nexus showed up anyway. Funny how Randy Orton defeat Cody Rhodes and didn't take his IC belt. It was beneath his level I guess, like you'll never see John Cena go for the US Title anymore. Anyway as for Mark Henry as champion I don't know how much longer it will go on, but he's really been impressive as champion.
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I'm not sure why the Cena or Orton can't go for the I.C title. Back in the attitude era, HHH won the IC title as a main eventer, so did Kane. Undertaker won the tag team titles with Stone cold as main eventers.
What's make Orton and Cena so special?
Oh, and Smackdown's theme sucks so much, I tried giving it a year thinking i'd grow into it but nope.
My only problem with their handling of orton is he should have lost to rhodes in there great match two smackdowns ago. I'm assuming because of their teaming together in legacy that they would be friends in real life, and I'm sure orton would've been fine with it.
I mean, it did nothing for orton, but would've helped rhodes a whole lot. Plus, then orton would have a reason to go after the title(despite that kind of ruining the point of said match, but whatever).
I think they should bring back the hardcore title. When a hardcore title match came up you knew that it was going to be fun to watch
The cruiserweight was a good title too. They would need more people to fight for it. I can only think of sin cara, hunico, and rey mysterio until he retires
I'd love the hardcore title back as well.
Although to be honest, it thrived because of the era it took place in, where stupid stuff happened all the time.
I just don't know if they can match having stuff like viscera chasing crash holly into kids playtents and stuff like that with their restrictions. Not neccesarily pg restrictions, but just the fact they don't let their writers do those kind of things anymore.(which is partly good and partly bad)
On the other side, I DON'T ever want the cruiserweight title back, it never put anyone over, and it just labeled them "you won't be getting the heavyweight title anytime soon guy"
But if they brought it back that could then lead to a return to those days which would be absolutely fantastic