Prosecution Statistics 2006/07 | Ofcom
Ofcom published details on the number of prosecutions and warning letters issued in the Financial Year 2006/7
There were 61 illegal broadcaster (i.e. pirate radio) prosecutions (and convictions), also 31 warning letters sent.
Citizen Band (CB) 1 prosecution (and conviction).
EMC (electromagnetic interference 1 prosecution/conviction and 1 warning.
RTTE (CE equipment - non compliance) 5 prosecutions/convictions and 22 warnings.
Others (Costal Radio) - 1 conviction/prosecution for a hoax call and 7 warnings.
So really a small part of Ofcom's work.
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25 Şubat 2008 Pazartesi
21 Şubat 2008 Perşembe
Connected Urban Development Conference webcast (Feb. 20)
The main website describing this conference is here:
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/ps/cud/ca.html
http://www.cisco.com/web/about/ac79/ps/cud/ca.html
20 Şubat 2008 Çarşamba
Virtual Hosting Blog » Wide Open VoIP: Top 50 Open Source VoIP Apps
Virtual Hosting Blog » Wide Open VoIP: Top 50 Open Source VoIP Apps
Quite a useful page for Open Source VoIP bits
Quite a useful page for Open Source VoIP bits
15 Şubat 2008 Cuma
DawnWatch: Breakthrough agreement on animal testing -- USA Today and Guardian 2/15/08
It is a great pleasure to report that today DawnWatch can share a real milestone for the animals. The Friday, February 15 editions of USA Today and the UK's Guardian include articles headed, respectively, "Agreement could bring end to animal testing; Agencies will develop other methods" and "US to replace animals with robots in toxic chemical tests."
The USA Today article, by Elizabeth Weise (pg 4A) opens with:
"An ambitious program announced Thursday by a coalition of government agencies could lead to the end of animal testing to evaluate the safety for humans of new chemicals and drugs.
"Three agencies -- the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program and the National Institutes of Health -- have signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' to develop and implement the new methods. The collaboration is described in today's edition of the journal Science."
HSUS's Martin Stephens is quoted, calling the agreement a "milestone" and saying,
"We believe this is the beginning of the end for animal testing. We think the (conversion) process will take about 10 years."
The article tells us:
"The Humane Society and other activist groups have long protested the use of animals to test the safety of chemicals, particularly those used in cosmetics and other personal products. The agencies noted that the public's 'unease' with animal testing, in addition to a growing number of new chemicals and high testing costs, fueled the new collaboration."
I take this opportunity to send out heartfelt thanks to every person who has ever publicly expressed that unease.
We learn that, "The EPA has begun evaluating 300 chemicals using the new methods."
And also
"All the data produced will be put into a public database."
That is a breakthrough as too often various companies test the same chemicals over and over again -- historically on animals.
You'll find the full article on line at http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-02-14-animal-tests_N.htm
The Guardian article, by Alok Jha (pg 15) discusses the current extent of animal testing:
"According to the Home Office, more than 3.1m experiments in the UK were carried out on animals in 2006. Of these more than 420,000 were done to test the safety of chemicals. According to the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), more than 100 million animals are used annually in experiments in the US, of which 15 million are used in toxicity tests."
It tells us that "if successful the robots could test a greater number of chemicals more quickly" and that
"The results of the research could have implications for the EU's Reach legislation, which requires retesting all synthetic chemicals used in member countries. Critics are worried that the new rules will increase the number of animals used."
You'll find the full Guardian article on line at http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/sep/20/animalrights.politicalnews
The Guardian takes letters at letters@guardian.co.uk and advises, "We do not publish letters where only an email address is supplied; please include a full postal address and a reference to the relevant article. If you do not want your email address published, please say so. We may edit letters."
USA Today takes letters at http://tinyurl.com/hvsuz
This is no time to stop expressing public "unease" with animal testing. But today we can do it with appreciation for at least this wonderful step in the right direction. Please send letters to the editor.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets. You can learn more about it, and sign up for alerts at http://www.DawnWatch.com. You may forward or reprint DawnWatch alerts if you do so unedited -- leave DawnWatch in the title and include this parenthesized tag line. If somebody forwards DawnWatch alerts to you, which you enjoy, please help the list grow by signing up. It is free.)
Please go to www.ThankingtheMonkey.com to read advance reviews of Karen Dawn's new book, "Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way we Treat Animals” and watch the fun celebrity studded promo video.
The USA Today article, by Elizabeth Weise (pg 4A) opens with:
"An ambitious program announced Thursday by a coalition of government agencies could lead to the end of animal testing to evaluate the safety for humans of new chemicals and drugs.
"Three agencies -- the Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program and the National Institutes of Health -- have signed a 'Memorandum of Understanding' to develop and implement the new methods. The collaboration is described in today's edition of the journal Science."
HSUS's Martin Stephens is quoted, calling the agreement a "milestone" and saying,
"We believe this is the beginning of the end for animal testing. We think the (conversion) process will take about 10 years."
The article tells us:
"The Humane Society and other activist groups have long protested the use of animals to test the safety of chemicals, particularly those used in cosmetics and other personal products. The agencies noted that the public's 'unease' with animal testing, in addition to a growing number of new chemicals and high testing costs, fueled the new collaboration."
I take this opportunity to send out heartfelt thanks to every person who has ever publicly expressed that unease.
We learn that, "The EPA has begun evaluating 300 chemicals using the new methods."
And also
"All the data produced will be put into a public database."
That is a breakthrough as too often various companies test the same chemicals over and over again -- historically on animals.
You'll find the full article on line at http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/2008-02-14-animal-tests_N.htm
The Guardian article, by Alok Jha (pg 15) discusses the current extent of animal testing:
"According to the Home Office, more than 3.1m experiments in the UK were carried out on animals in 2006. Of these more than 420,000 were done to test the safety of chemicals. According to the animal rights group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (Peta), more than 100 million animals are used annually in experiments in the US, of which 15 million are used in toxicity tests."
It tells us that "if successful the robots could test a greater number of chemicals more quickly" and that
"The results of the research could have implications for the EU's Reach legislation, which requires retesting all synthetic chemicals used in member countries. Critics are worried that the new rules will increase the number of animals used."
You'll find the full Guardian article on line at http://www.guardian.co.uk/science/2007/sep/20/animalrights.politicalnews
The Guardian takes letters at letters@guardian.co.uk and advises, "We do not publish letters where only an email address is supplied; please include a full postal address and a reference to the relevant article. If you do not want your email address published, please say so. We may edit letters."
USA Today takes letters at http://tinyurl.com/hvsuz
This is no time to stop expressing public "unease" with animal testing. But today we can do it with appreciation for at least this wonderful step in the right direction. Please send letters to the editor.
Yours and the animals',
Karen Dawn
(DawnWatch is an animal advocacy media watch that looks at animal issues in the media and facilitates one-click responses to the relevant media outlets. You can learn more about it, and sign up for alerts at http://www.DawnWatch.com. You may forward or reprint DawnWatch alerts if you do so unedited -- leave DawnWatch in the title and include this parenthesized tag line. If somebody forwards DawnWatch alerts to you, which you enjoy, please help the list grow by signing up. It is free.)
Please go to www.ThankingtheMonkey.com to read advance reviews of Karen Dawn's new book, "Thanking the Monkey: Rethinking the Way we Treat Animals” and watch the fun celebrity studded promo video.
13 Şubat 2008 Çarşamba
8 Şubat 2008 Cuma
7 Şubat 2008 Perşembe
Mobile Sector Assessment | Ofcom
Mobile Sector Assessment | Ofcom
Ofcom are holding an assessment on the mobile sector, this covers both mobile telephony and general wireless services.
Ofcom's have stated what they plan to assess, but welcome comments on their approach, preferrably by 31st March 2008.
Ofcom are holding an assessment on the mobile sector, this covers both mobile telephony and general wireless services.
Ofcom's have stated what they plan to assess, but welcome comments on their approach, preferrably by 31st March 2008.
Television Transmitter Location Maps | Ofcom
Television Transmitter Location Maps | Ofcom
Ofcom have published maps of the transmitters and coverage areas sand when they are going to be switched over to digitial. The maps are for guidance so that industry and viewers will know when switch-over will occur in their area.
The maps are available for: -
Anglia
Border
Central
Channel Islands
Granada
London
Meridian
South Wales
STV Central
STV North
Tyne Tees
Northern Ireland
Wales
West
Westcountry
Yorkshire
Ofcom have published maps of the transmitters and coverage areas sand when they are going to be switched over to digitial. The maps are for guidance so that industry and viewers will know when switch-over will occur in their area.
The maps are available for: -
Anglia
Border
Central
Channel Islands
Granada
London
Meridian
South Wales
STV Central
STV North
Tyne Tees
Northern Ireland
Wales
West
Westcountry
Yorkshire
4 Şubat 2008 Pazartesi
Student's mouth-to-muzzle saves tiger cub
BERLIN (Reuters) - A German medical student got some unexpected practical experience at the zoo when she gave the kiss of life to a baby tiger choking on a piece of meat, the zoo director said Friday.
The student was passing the enclosure with her toddler son on a visit several weeks ago when she noticed the 4-month-old tiger choking and offered her assistance to the helpless keeper, said Andreas Jacob, director of the zoo in the eastern German city of Halle.
"The tiger tried to eat a piece of meat that was too big and started choking and shaking and then fell over," the student, Janine Bauer, told MDR radio.
"We got the piece out but he wasn't breathing so I tried mouth-to-mouth and heart massage," she added. "After 3-5 minutes he came to, thank God."
The zoo, which held a ceremony Friday to thank Bauer, has decided to call the tiger Johann, after her one-year-old son.
(Reporting by Iain Rogers; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa)
The student was passing the enclosure with her toddler son on a visit several weeks ago when she noticed the 4-month-old tiger choking and offered her assistance to the helpless keeper, said Andreas Jacob, director of the zoo in the eastern German city of Halle.
"The tiger tried to eat a piece of meat that was too big and started choking and shaking and then fell over," the student, Janine Bauer, told MDR radio.
"We got the piece out but he wasn't breathing so I tried mouth-to-mouth and heart massage," she added. "After 3-5 minutes he came to, thank God."
The zoo, which held a ceremony Friday to thank Bauer, has decided to call the tiger Johann, after her one-year-old son.
(Reporting by Iain Rogers; Editing by Ana Nicolaci da Costa)