diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
index 62b835c..1805183 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Broadcast.java
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ import org.json.simple.JSONObject;
 import com.opencsv.CSVWriter;
 
 import altk.comm.engine.Job.CommJobStatus;
+import altk.comm.engine.Job.JobStatus;
 import altk.comm.engine.exception.BroadcastError;
 import altk.comm.engine.exception.BroadcastException;
 import altk.comm.engine.exception.EngineException;
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
     private Queue<Job> readyQueue;
     /** Count of items in scheduler */ 
 	private int scheduledJobs;
-	/** Instantaneous number of jobs being serviced by service provider */
+	/** Instantaneous number of jobs being serviced by service provider and JobStatus not final */
 	private int serviceActivityCount;
 
 	
@@ -1233,7 +1234,7 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
         return 1;
     }
     
-    protected void updateServiceActivityCount(int increment)
+    private void updateServiceActivityCount(int increment)
     {
     	synchronized (readyQueue)
     	{
@@ -1272,58 +1273,9 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
            report.initBase(job, broadcastId, launchRecordId, activityRecordIdParamName, jobReportRootNodeName);
            report.init(job);
            postback.queueReport(report.toString());
-           if (job.statusIsFinal()) updateServiceActivityCount(-1);
         }
 	}
 	
-	/**
-	 * Logs completedJobCount, readyQueue.size(),
-	 * active job count, and total.
-     * Job statistics are collected by length of readyQueue, completedJobCount,
-	 */
-	private void logJobCount(String title)
-    {
-		if (postback == null) {
-			myLogger.debug(title + ": postback = null");
-	        myLogger.debug(String.format("%s: state %s, completed: %d, active: %d, ready: %d, scheduled: %d, total jobs: %d, remaining: %d, postQueue: ",
-	                title,
-	                state,
-	                getCompletedJobCount(),
-	                getActiveJobCount(),
-	                readyQueue.size(),
-	                scheduledJobs,
-	                jobsTotal,
-	                getRemainingJobCount()
-	                ));
-			return;
-		}
-		if (postback.postQueue == null) {
-			myLogger.debug(title + ": postback.postQueue = null");
-	        myLogger.debug(String.format("%s: state %s, completed: %d, active: %d, ready: %d, scheduled: %d, total jobs: %d, remaining: %d, postQueue: ",
-	                title,
-	                state,
-	                getCompletedJobCount(),
-	                getActiveJobCount(),
-	                readyQueue.size(),
-	                scheduledJobs,
-	                jobsTotal,
-	                getRemainingJobCount()
-	                ));
-			return;
-		}
-        myLogger.debug(String.format("%s: state %s, completed: %d, active: %d, ready: %d, scheduled %d, total jobs: %d, remaining: %d, postQueue: %d",
-                title,
-                state,
-                getCompletedJobCount(),
-                getActiveJobCount(),
-                readyQueue.size(),
-                scheduledJobs,
-                jobsTotal,
-                getRemainingJobCount(),
-                postback.postQueue.size()
-                ));
-    }
-
 	/**
 	 * Number of jobs to be completed.
 	 * @return
@@ -1532,5 +1484,21 @@ public abstract class Broadcast
 
 	protected void childAddConfigJSON(JSONObject dataMap) {
 	}
+	
+	public boolean setJobStatus(Job job, JobStatus status) {
+		if (job.statusIsFinal()) {
+			myLogger.warn("Forbidden ttempt to overwrite a final job status '" + job.jobStatus + "' with '" + status + "'", new Exception("info"));
+			return false;
+		}
+		job.setStatus(status);
+		if (status.isFinal()) updateServiceActivityCount(-1);
+		return true;
+	}
+	
+	public boolean setJobStatus(Job job, JobStatus status, String errorText) {
+		if (!setJobStatus(job, status)) return false;
+		job.setErrorText(errorText);
+		return true;
+	}
 
 }
diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
index 2ab632a..f8e4d02 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/CommEngine.java
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ public abstract class CommEngine extends HttpServlet
 			    	// Check for resume
 					if (broadcast.daily_start.length() > 0)
 					{
-						if (timeOfDay.equals(broadcast.daily_start)) broadcast.resume("clock", null);
+						if (timeOfDay.equals(broadcast.daily_start)) broadcast.resume(Broadcast.ACTION_BY_CLOCK);
 					}
 				}
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Job.java b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Job.java
index 79d4aef..dd2098c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Job.java
+++ b/src/main/java/altk/comm/engine/Job.java
@@ -1,7 +1,5 @@
 package altk.comm.engine;
 
-import altk.comm.engine.Job.CommJobStatus;
-
 /**
  * Derived classes may add more class attributes, e.g. list of phone numbers, call status.
  * @author Yuk-Ming
@@ -15,11 +13,9 @@ public class Job
 	 */
 	public interface JobStatus
 	{
+		public boolean isFinal();
 	}
 
-	/**
-	 * Base JobStatus values common to all CommEngine's.
-	 */
 	static public enum CommJobStatus implements JobStatus
 	{
 	    SUCCESS,
@@ -39,6 +35,11 @@ public class Job
 	    FAILED,
 	    NOT_FOUND,
 	    PAYMENT_REQUIRED;
+
+		@Override
+		public boolean isFinal() {
+			return true;
+		}
 	}
 
     public Recipient recipient;
@@ -55,17 +56,16 @@ public class Job
         jobStatus = null;
     }
     
-    public void setStatus(JobStatus jobStatus)
+    void setStatus(JobStatus jobStatus)
     {
         this.jobStatus = jobStatus;
     }
 
-    public void setStatus(JobStatus jobStatus, String errorText)
-    {
-        this.jobStatus = jobStatus;
-        this.errorText = errorText;
-    }
-
+	void setErrorText(String errorText) 
+	{
+		this.errorText = errorText;
+	}
+	
     /**
      * 
      * @return error in text form.
@@ -87,14 +87,8 @@ public class Job
     /** 
      * Derived class must augment this method to handle its own JobStatus 
      */
-	protected boolean statusIsFinal() {
-		if (jobStatus instanceof CommJobStatus)
-		{
-			return true;
-		}
-		throw new IllegalArgumentException("Job status is not a CommJobStatus");
+	final protected boolean statusIsFinal() {
+		return jobStatus != null && jobStatus.isFinal();
 	}
 
-
-
 }