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Currently the CameraLauncher plugin of Phonegap (or Apache Callback) is using Android default API for stream decoding.
It will be very easy to get crash by throwing out the OutOfMemory exceptions while loading bigger image files.
So I add a new method called safeDecodeStream for better stream decoding.
/** * A safer decodeStream method * rather than the one of {@link BitmapFactory} * which will be easy to get OutOfMemory Exception * while loading a big image file. * * @param uri * @param width * @param height * @return * @throws FileNotFoundException */ protected Bitmap safeDecodeStream(Uri uri, int width, int height) throws FileNotFoundException{ int scale = 1; BitmapFactory.Options options = new BitmapFactory.Options(); android.content.ContentResolver resolver = this.ctx.getContentResolver(); if(width>0 || height>0){ // Decode image size without loading all data into memory options.inJustDecodeBounds = true; BitmapFactory.decodeStream( new BufferedInputStream(resolver.openInputStream(uri), 16*1024), null, options); int w = options.outWidth; int h = options.outHeight; while (true) { if ((width>0 && w/2 < width) || (height>0 && h/2 < height)){ break; } w /= 2; h /= 2; scale *= 2; } } // Decode with inSampleSize option options.inJustDecodeBounds = false; options.inSampleSize = scale; return BitmapFactory.decodeStream( new BufferedInputStream(resolver.openInputStream(uri), 16*1024), null, options); }
And then change all the codes which are invoking the Android decodeStream API directly to this method.
//Updated by Bright for safer decodeStream //android.content.ContentResolver resolver = this.ctx.getContentResolver(); //bitmap = android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(resolver.openInputStream(uri)); bitmap = safeDecodeStream(uri, this.targetWidth, this.targetHeight);
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Definitely agree that this is important. I have found lots of OOM errors in strange places on Android before I started scaling bitmaps like this.
I added the suggested method to my Phonegap and it resolved the original OutOfMemory error, but I still experienced two other OutOfMemory errors:
"bitmap size exceeds VM budget" (full trace: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=0SsTgbvF)
And one during com.phonegap.api.PluginResult.toSuccessCallbackString (full trace: http://pastebin.com/raw.php?i=3cgyR5Dk)
I seem to avoid these issues by requesting a low quality (20) and low width/height (400/400)..but I imagine that workaround won't work for all people using the Camera API, and I don't feel great on relying on that as a solution.
Is this meant to be a patch? I see that it's been assigned to 2.0.0 for a fix.
@Pamela Fox: Can you write a ticket indicating what device you ran into this on? I've run into this on very low-end Android devices.
@Joe Bowser: OK, I've filed https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/CB-220
Bright, you code seems to help this issue. Can you sign the CLA:
so we can add it to a future release?
I tested the patch, and I managed to get the same thing as @PamelaFox. However, when I use FILE_URI I don't have this issue at all, however this code isn't used either. I suspect that this is an issue with passing a large amount of data across an intent and manipulating it, which in my experience has always led to disaster. We should probably discuss removing the DATA_URL option or re-thinking it in a later release.
@Simon, my pleasure. I have sent out the CLA by following the procedures. Thanks.
Actually, I think you guys should review the related API usage on this project because I just patched what I used.
The coverage is NOT 100%.
This problem occurs when your application is sent to background and the camera activity is in the foreground. We discovered that our application is being killed because camera takes too much memory and the garbage colector release memory killing background apps. This problem occurs with native Android apps too, so you have to build your own camera app. We resolved this problem creating our camera app described here: http://developer.android.com/guide/topics/media/camera.html#custom-camera
So we created a Camera Activity that is called by a plugin and the problem don´t occured anymore. This way, you app is in foreground preventing the GC to kill it.
@Lucas I think you're right on this one, and I'm going to have to investigate this further. We used to maintain our own Camera Activity and we dropped it because of the device fragmentation issues with Cameras and filters. The solution may be that we have a camera plugin that is implemented separately from the core that people can use if they run into this issue, and we might just have to mitigate the DATA_URL issue.
I recommend that people who NEED a Camera work on a Camera Plugin and concentrate on maintaining that, since that is currently beyond our scope.
@Joe I too am facing the same issue. Asking people to implement their own camera solution for anyone needing to use the camera api is far from ideal. I think you could go some way to mitigating this issue if the cordova app saved it's application state (or rather that of it's plugins) using the onSaveInstanceState hook provided by Android:
Cordova could then check the bundle in the onCreate method to recreate the relevant plugins and allow the intent to be passed back to the application (obviously it would still be up to application developers to maintain their own app's state using the js destroy/resume events).
@Christopher OK, so if you are absolutely required to pass the image as a Base64 encoded stream from your camera API back to Cordova and you can't save your image any other way whatsoever (i.e. File URI), that's when I recommend creating your own Camera plugin. Using DATA_URI for this is not recommended for many reasons, most of which involves the large amount of data that you are going to be passing through intents. I don't believe that SaveInstanceState saves the state of the WebView, and that this is a red herring.
Simple Solution: Don't use DATA_URI for any large images
Complex Solution: If you MUST have Base64 data, write your own plugin because your requirements are unique.
That being said, I really have to try hard to reproduce this error with a DATA_URL on the Nexus S.
@Joe. Sorry I think my confusion was due to the incorrect assignment of issue
CB-193 being merged into this ticket. Essentially when Cordova or any app fires up the camera (regardless of FILE_URI or DATA_URL) then the OS can decide summarily to kill of the app as it's running in the background. This is the issue mentioned in CB-193. You can try this yourself by firing up the camera and then using the task switcher/home key to change to one or more memory intensive apps (e.g. browser)
This issue was particularly prevalent with the camera app on my Galaxy S so I have implemented a workaround by extending CameraLauncher and saving it's state in my Activity's onSaveInstanceState(). I feel that DroidGap.java should be doing this itself so that it can recover from such an event.
@Christopher: If you have a patch, or at least a working code sample, by all means share it. Please open a new ticket and describe what the code does. If the patch is signficant enough, we may ask you to sign a CLA, but it'd save us a lot of time doing this instead of re-inventing the wheel.
It's not much code and I'm only interested in the situation where the app was destroyed after firing up the camera/album app. I'm sure it's easy to extend for other plugins.
Firstly I override CameraLauncher.java just to make public the private vars. I call this CustomCameraPlugin
Then in my activity I add the following:
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) { super.onCreate(savedInstanceState); if (savedInstanceState == null || savedInstanceState.isEmpty()) { super.setIntegerProperty("splashscreen", R.drawable.startup); super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html", 2000); } else { String sCallback = savedInstanceState.getString("callback"); if (sCallback != null) { try { if (sCallback.equals(CustomCameraPlugin.class.toString())) { CustomCameraPlugin c = new CustomCameraPlugin(); c.callbackId = savedInstanceState.getString("callbackId"); c.setContext(this); c.setView(this.appView); String uri = savedInstanceState.getString("imageUri"); if (uri != null) { c.imageUri = Uri.fromFile(new File(uri)); } c.mediaType = savedInstanceState.getInt("mediaType"); c.targetHeight = savedInstanceState.getInt("targetHeight"); c.targetWidth = savedInstanceState.getInt("targetWidth"); setActivityResultCallback(c); } } catch (Exception e) { e.printStackTrace(); } } // add a hash to the url to indicate we need to add the custom callback super.loadUrl("file:///android_asset/www/index.html#new"); } } @Override public void onSaveInstanceState(Bundle savedInstanceState) { IPlugin callback = (IPlugin) this.activityResultCallback; if (callback != null) { String className = callback.getClass().toString(); savedInstanceState.putString("callback", className); if (className.equals(CustomCameraPlugin.class.toString())) { CustomCameraPlugin c = (CustomCameraPlugin) callback;); savedInstanceState.putString("callbackId", "Camera"); if (c.imageUri != null) savedInstanceState.putString("imageUri", c.imageUri.getPath()); savedInstanceState.putInt("mediaType", c.mediaType); savedInstanceState.putInt("targetHeight", c.targetHeight); savedInstanceState.putInt("targetWidth", c.targetWidth); } } super.onSaveInstanceState(savedInstanceState); }
Finally in the webview, I add the following to pick up the modified callback:
if (window.location.hash) { log("Location hash exists ... setting callback"); if (typeof cordova !== "undefined") { cordova.callbacks["Camera"] = { success : savePicUri, fail : unableToTakePhoto }; } else { log(" ... callback setting failed. Cordova undefined."); } }
I notice this issue status is 'Resolved' and resolution 'Not A Problem'. With my Asus Transformer using phonegap 1.7.0, the camera is crashing the application when the picture size is set to 8M. I am using FILE_URI. Here is my code:
navigator.camera.getPicture( function(fileURI){ console.log(fileURI); }, function(message){ console.log(message); }, { quality: 50, destinationType: Camera.DestinationType.FILE_URI, sourceType : Camera.PictureSourceType.CAMERA } );
and the exception:
D/dalvikvm(23824): GC_FOR_ALLOC freed 275K, 81% free 7792K/39239K, paused 33ms I/dalvikvm-heap(23824): Forcing collection of SoftReferences for 31961104-byte allocation D/dalvikvm(23824): GC_BEFORE_OOM freed 28K, 81% free 7764K/39239K, paused 22ms E/dalvikvm-heap(23824): Out of memory on a 31961104-byte allocation. I/dalvikvm(23824): "main" prio=5 tid=1 RUNNABLE I/dalvikvm(23824): | group="main" sCount=0 dsCount=0 obj=0x40a39460 self=0x3f2828 I/dalvikvm(23824): | sysTid=23824 nice=0 sched=0/0 cgrp=default handle=1074562184 I/dalvikvm(23824): | schedstat=( 18895478000 6928031000 33348 ) utm=1662 stm=227 core=0 I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeStream(Native Method) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:493) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:549) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.provider.MediaStore$Images$Media.getBitmap(MediaStore.java:716) I/dalvikvm(23824): at org.apache.cordova.CameraLauncher.onActivityResult(CameraLauncher.java:296) I/dalvikvm(23824): at org.apache.cordova.DroidGap.onActivityResult(DroidGap.java:1145) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.app.Activity.dispatchActivityResult(Activity.java:4649) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:2976) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:3023) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1100(ActivityThread.java:123) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1177) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) I/dalvikvm(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4424) I/dalvikvm(23824): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) I/dalvikvm(23824): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) I/dalvikvm(23824): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:784) I/dalvikvm(23824): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:551) I/dalvikvm(23824): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) I/dalvikvm(23824): D/skia (23824): --- decoder->decode returned false D/AndroidRuntime(23824): Shutting down VM W/dalvikvm(23824): threadid=1: thread exiting with uncaught exception (group=0x40a381f8) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): FATAL EXCEPTION: main E/AndroidRuntime(23824): java.lang.OutOfMemoryError E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.nativeDecodeStream(Native Method) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:493) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.graphics.BitmapFactory.decodeStream(BitmapFactory.java:549) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.provider.MediaStore$Images$Media.getBitmap(MediaStore.java:716) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at org.apache.cordova.CameraLauncher.onActivityResult(CameraLauncher.java:296) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at org.apache.cordova.DroidGap.onActivityResult(DroidGap.java:1145) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.app.Activity.dispatchActivityResult(Activity.java:4649) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.deliverResults(ActivityThread.java:2976) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.handleSendResult(ActivityThread.java:3023) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.access$1100(ActivityThread.java:123) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1177) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:4424) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:784) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:551) E/AndroidRuntime(23824): at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method) W/ActivityManager( 200): Force finishing activity uk.ac.edina.mobile/.AndroidMapper W/ActivityManager( 200): Activity pause timeout for ActivityRecord{415e7bf8 uk.ac.edina.mobile/.AndroidMapper} D/WindowManager( 200): adjustConfigurationLw, config:{1.0 0mcc0mnc (no locale) layoutdir=0 sw800dp w1280dp h752dp xlrg land ?uimode ?night finger -keyb/v/h -nav/v} mLidOpen:-1 mHasDockFeature:true mHasHallSensorFeature:true config.hardKeyboardHidden:2
Hi George,
Maybe the definition of status & resolution is not accurate since the issue is still there.
They just want to put this as scope of plugin which the users/developers have to cope with.
My suggestion to you is to follow my steps as above mentioned and you can go more far.
Good luck!
@George: See
CB-415 for your bug
I tried to implement Christopher's solution, but since the callback server hasn't started when I call setActivityResultForCallback, the pluginSuccess call gets lost in the ether. Same goes if I try to instantiate the callbackServer in my onCreate function because the cb server restarts itself.
Is it worth requesting that the devs implement a way to save and restore plugins from the savedInstanceState bundle?
Still, we have this issue in newer versions. The above function is giving errors. Please let us know if there any fixes.


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Insulin Signals Through the Dorsal Vagal Complex to Regulate Energy Balance
- Beatrice M. Filippi1,2,
- Aria Bassiri3,
- Mona A. Abraham1,3,
- Frank A. Duca1,2,
- Jessica T.Y. Yue1,2 and
- Tony K.T. Lam1,2,3,4⇑
- 1Toronto General Research Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 2Department of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 3Department of Physiology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- 4Banting & Best Diabetes Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Corresponding author: Tony K.T. Lam, tony.lam{at}uhnres.utoronto.ca.
Insulin signaling in the hypothalamus regulates food intake and hepatic glucose production in rodents. Although it is known that insulin also activates insulin receptor in the dorsal vagal complex (DVC) to lower glucose production through an extracellular signal–related kinase 1/2 (Erk1/2)–dependent and phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase (PI3K)–independent pathway, it is unknown whether DVC insulin action regulates food intake. We report here that a single acute infusion of insulin into the DVC decreased food intake in healthy male rats. Chemical and molecular inhibition of Erk1/2 signaling in the DVC negated the acute anorectic effect of insulin in healthy rats, while DVC insulin acute infusion failed to lower food intake in high fat–fed rats. Finally, molecular disruption of Erk1/2 signaling in the DVC of healthy rats per se increased food intake and induced obesity over a period of 2 weeks, whereas a daily repeated acute DVC insulin infusion for 12 days conversely decreased food intake and body weight in healthy rats. In summary, insulin activates Erk1/2 signaling in the DVC to regulate energy balance.
This article contains Supplementary Data online at http://diabetes.diabetesjournals.org/lookup/suppl/doi:10.2337/db13-1044/-/DC1.
- Received July 3, 2013.
- Accepted November 19, 2013.
- © 2014 by the American Diabetes Association.
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River Flooding and Erosion
Bill Dupre, University of Houston-University Park
Students take a real-life situation (river flooding and erosion), use real flood and map data, and make predictions and recommendations as to what to do to help alleviate the problem.
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Influence of Outliers on Correlation
Roger Woodard, North Carolina State University
In this visualization activity, students will observe their instructor create a scatterplot and observe how the correlation coefficient changes when outlier points are added. Students are then given a follow up assignment which guides them through the applet. In addition, the assignment provides insight about outliers and their effect on correlation.
Coke vs. Pepsi Taste Test: Experiments and Inference about Cause
This lesson plan and activity are based on material from the NSF-funded AIMS Project (Garfield, delMas and Zieffler, 2007). For more information contact Joan Garfield at email@example.com
The Coke vs. Pepsi Taste Test Challenge has students design and carry out an experiment to determine whether or not students are able to correctly identify two brands of cola in a blind taste test. In the first ...
Reese's Pieces Activity: Sampling from a Population
This activity is based on an adaptation by Joan Garfield and Dani Ben-Zvi of an activity from Rossman and Chance (2000), Workshop Statistics: Discovery with Data, 2nd Edition.
This activity uses simulation to help students understand sampling variability and reason about whether a particular samples result is unusual, given a particular hypothesis. By using first candies, then a web applet, and varying sample size, students learn that larger samples give more stable and better estimates of a population parameter and develop an appreciation for factors affecting sampling variability.
Simulating Size and Power Using a 10-Sided Die
Erin Blankenship, University of Nebraska at Lincoln
This group activity illustrates the concepts of size and power of a test through simulation. Students simulate binomial data by repeatedly rolling a ten-sided die, and they use their simulated data to estimate the size of a binomial test.
Simulating the Effect of Sample Size on the Sampling Distribution of the Mean
David Lane, Rice University
A java applet that simulates the sampling distribution of the mean. It allows students to explore the effect of sample size.
Simulating a P-value for Testing a Correlation with Fathom
Robin Lock, St. Lawrence University
This activity has students use Fathom to test the correlation between attendance and ballpark capacity of major league baseball teams by taking a sample of actual data and scrambling one of the variables to see how the correlation behaves when the variables are not related. After displaying the distribution of correlations for many simulated samples, students find an approximate p-value based on the number of simulations that exceed the actual correlation.
Using an Applet to Demonstrate Confidence Intervals
Roger Woodard, North Carolina State University
Students will utilize an applet to further expand their knowledge of confidence intervals.
Microsoft Excel Basic Tutorial
Dave Hirsch, Western Washington University
This assignment walks students through the creation of an Excel spreadsheet, step by step. It includes numerical fills via copy, creation of fixed and relative formulas, formula fill via copy, and some summary ...
Conservation of energy of while rolling down a hill
Peter Bohacek
Students analyze video clips of kids rolling down a hill on skates, scooters, and bikes to determine whether mechanical energy is conserved.
Archimedes and Pi
Christina Stringer, University of South Florida-St. Petersburg
Spreadsheets across the Curriculum Activity. Student build spreadsheets that allow them to estimate pi using the same iterative process as Archimedes.
Shift in life expectancy
Holly Partridge
Determining the shift in expected life span over a century and the social and environmental impact
Mineral Density: Teaching accuracy, slope, and percent error in the Earth science classroom
Mary Colson Horizon Middle School Moorhead, MN
This activity is a lab investigation in which students make mass/volume measurements of several samples of the same mineral to determine the mineral's density. Students graph their data and make the connection between their qualitative understanding of what density is and the mathematical/graphical representation of density.


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The website I downloaded this PDF from is http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/default.html
or you can just look at it at the website WITHOUT the page numbers I referenced. I know this is very old hat for most folks here but new to me. Most of the information I got was from here and the UN website. I know it's long but I want to be through on this to not miss anything. If I made some mistakes PLEASE point this out to me. Here it is..........
"The resolution establishes THREE categories of consultative status for NGOs. General consultative status is for large international NGOs whose are of work covers most issues on the ECOSOC agenda. Special consultative status is for NGOs that have special competence in a few fields of the ECOSOC activity. The third category, which is inclusion on the roster, is for NGOs whose competence enables them to make occasional and useful contributions to the work of the UN and that are available for consultation upon request. NGOs on the roster may also include organizations in consultative status with a specialized agency or other UN body. The resolution also formulated guidelines for written statements, oral statements and attendance during meetings."
All NGO's have to support the same UN criteria! Here's the charter criteria in which ALL NGO's must comply to…..http://www.un.org/aboutun/charter/index.html
"In 1993, Member States decided that the resolution 1296 needed to be reviewed in order to update and accommodate changes since 1968" . This of course changed in 1996.
2. Pg. 6 says "…They explained that the requirements for being a DPI NGO had changedsince they first signed up in 1992.…Pg. 12 says"The forms the Watchtower Society signed did not say anything to compromise Jehovah's Witnesses beliefs, nor did it mention ECOSOC's Resolutions."Pg. 20 says"The form the Society signed each year was obviously not a renewal application."
However on page 15 it says"The NGO completes the application form. This did not require a signature back in 1991 when the Watchtower Society became associated, nor did it mention anything about "supporting the UN charter", etc.(the scans sections has a copy of this form)……That is why no signature was needed on the old 1991 application form, nor on the old accreditation forms.And on Pg . 21.…"At the time of the initial application no signature was required on the form"….Looks like to me their story is not straight.
…"These words of resolution 1296 never applied to the Watchtower Society as they were never an ECOSOC NGO. However, the ECOSOC also made another resolution, 1297. What does that say?The WBTS claims to be under the 1297 Resolution and not the 1296. How is that on the UN website I can't find the 1297 Resolution other than it saying "to bear in mind the 1296"…meaning follow that one too? What's the full 1297 Resolution then? Keep in mind that ECOSOC updated BOTH in 1996 with the 1996/31 Resolution.
4. On page 14 it says there's no legal agreement that the NGO's have to promote the UN and write articles WRONG….well I have a 1994 UN DPI handbook and '92 UN press release that says otherwise.
"they didn't have to have a signature on the accreditation form".WRONG……how many legal documents/agreements/applications do you know of that don't require a signature? Also how could there be two names of the WBTS members (and contact info) in the DPI handbook-was this just word of mouth knowledge, or did the UN have signatures (of these two men) and documents to reference who to contact? Does one actually believe that a signature was not required to have a special "ground pass"…which "grant a main and an alternate NGO representative access to all "open" meetings of UN bodies; to DPI photo, film and audio libraries; to the Dag Hammarskjold Library; and, as observers, to the meetings of some 22 NGO committees organized by the Conference of NGOs."?A signature was requested of either the Chief Administrator or the Executive Officer of the organization. I had to sign my signature just to get a library card at my local library. You mean to tell me that to get into a FEDERAL library (via a library card) and UN meetings, you wouldn't need a signature on the application form to have this privilege? I smell some dishonesty here.
6. Pg. 16 has a terrible analogy. To inter into a legal agreement with any association there's a mutual agreement and criteria. Yes the criteria has to be there first to be granted association, but a legal binding (signature) is the ongoing process for the signee to uphold. You can look at any contract and see this. Infringement in many cases as we know can lead to litigation at worst and/or a termination or fine at best.
7. Pg. 17 says "Clearly, complete agreement with the UN was never a requirement of DPI NGOs, and is not today…..Never does an NGO have to agree to only say good things about the UN, or publish articles praising the UN, or other such nonsense." WRONG……any UN DPI handbook (no matter what year) will prove contrary, not to mention the UN public press that's printed every year. I have the 1992 UN public press statement as well.
8. Pg. 19 says "However, some critics claim that the Society is being deliberately misleading. They claim that NGOs had to renew their status with the DPI each year and re-apply. They usually show a copy of a 2005 "Accreditation Form" for yearly status renewal — complete with a place for a signature and date at the bottom."Well, I have a 1999 accreditation from for 2000 showing the same thing (of course this is during the WBTS association as well). The form's purpose is to update the UN of current information of their NGO's, ie to confirm current reps and authorize new ones of the organization.
9. On page 19 it says "In 2002 we instituted the review process for NGOs associated with DPI." WRONG…..it was the 1996/31 resolution that came about in 1996. The review was from 1993 and concluded in 1996. It was the 1296/7 resolution from 1968 that was updated to the 1996/31.
10. Pg. 20 says "During the year (2001) the DPI has instituted a review process for the first time, in order to better measure the effectiveness of its liaison activities with associated NGOs."WRONG…….once again according to the UN website it clearly say 1996. Read number 9. The review "started" in 1993. This PDF rebuttal lists no references to this "fact". I will…….. http://www.un.org/ga/president/55/speech/civilsociety1.htm#general
11. Pg. 24 says "If the requirements and expectations of NGOs have not changed since 1991, as apostates claim, we wonder why the Global Policy Forum would make such a statement. Clearly it is because the critics are wrong, and that the NGO world really has changed "very fast" and the evidence proves it"….quoting this UN statement….."The [DPI & ECOSOC] NGO world is changing very fast, in terms of activities and needs, and UN offices that relate to NGOs must be change-oriented and flexible. The offices should consider a streamlined, web-based application system."Well the March 18th 2002 UN letter from Lyutha Al-Mughairy says that the NGO criteria for association hadn't changed since 1992.
12. Pg. 25 says "So far in this work we have shown how many claims of apostates have proved false."They do not distinguish between ECOSOC and DPI NGOs as far as the UN support criteria. ALL MUST SUPPORT THE UN CHARTER and it's programs!!!
13. Pg. 28 says "Some have uncovered records of Watchtower representatives attending a conference on the holocaust for NGOs….Conferences on subjects such as the holocaust are part of the "extensive library facilities" on offer by the DPI to representatives of it's NGOs."Interesting here in these statements is that the WBTS doesn't deny going to such conferences. In so many words they admitted that their association with the DPI/UN allowed them more clearance than just in the library, but also UN conferences. It says this on the DPI handbook also. One may ask, if they ONLY signed up to use the UN library, why were they at UN conferences also?
14. Pg. 34 It still says in this 2004 letter (I have it) ALL NGOs have the same criteria (even in 1992) , to support the UN Charter-goals and programs including publishing articles about the UN. On the UN website, it has a published list of what NGO is writing of what aspect of the UN. YES they were keeping notes/score for NGOs and their CONTINUED status. THE WBTS claims by using this 04 letter that the rules had changed by then, but they were the same in 92.
Also on page 34 it says "Of course, now the UN is suddenly being very clear about their requirements — over ten years too late. Therefore it begs the question, why did Mr Hoeffel not make it plain and state that the 1991 forms did not include such requirements? We wonder if the DPI is trying to cover-up their own ineptness for not putting such a statement on the original form when it, perhaps, should have been."There is a DPI handbook sent out to potential NGO signees every year with full details and criteria for association. To put all of these same stipulations on the application is both redundant and unnecessary. Surely the WBTS doesn't want us to believe that the "guidelines" for their UN association were only verbal and not written down somewhere. Also to reiterate is that most of the companies I've ever worked for had the company's full rules and regulations in a lengthy handbook. I have also been required to attend an orientation to be fully informed on what I was getting into. The UN has the same such policy.
15. Pg. 63 says "In an earlier chapter we discussed how apostates try to hide the difference between ECOSOC NGOs (which consult the UN on its policies) and DPI NGOs (who have access to UN research materials)— with one prominent apostate ignorantly claiming the difference is "irrelevant". In this case, the same old tactic is used."The ECOSOC consultative status was "made available" with the 1996/31 resolution in 1996. Four years after the WBTS had already signed up as a NGO.
16. Pg. 72 says "The brochure is only sent to new NGOs. The 2005 version says the NGO must support the UN. The Society ended its association in 2001. The 1994 version only says to share the same ideals as the UN charter (e.g. freedom of religion). The Society joined in 1991/2 and that version may not have even existed."WRONG, nothing changed
17. Pg. 72 says "The DPI association is not dictated by press releases. The application form and subsequent accreditation forms made no such statements. UN resolution 13 stipulates the requirements for DPI associated NGOs, and also makes no mention these things. The press officer was mistaken."……by saying " A 1992 UN press release says DPI associated NGOs must support the UN, it's goals, and it's charter."WRONG…….the Paul Hoeffel letter says the same thing as does the UN website and all brochures. If this officer was mistaken on the first press letter dated Feb. 14th 1992, then why was another press letter that was written on Aug. 7 1992, say the same thing? Shouldn't this "mistake/typo" have been corrected? This reasoning makes a person choose on who is right, the WBTS or the UN press officer.
"The UN says the renewal process did not start until 2001/2002, which is after the Society ended the association."WRONG, I have a 1999 Accreditation form for 2000. If the UN said it's renewal forms started being used in 2001 as the WBTS claims, I would like to see where on the UN site they found this. Even on the NGO 1991 registration form it says the DPI needs an ANNUAL report on its (NGO) activities related to the United Nations issues.
Pg. 73 denies this statement…Paul Hoeffel at the UN's DPI said that NGOs must support the UN and disseminate information about it" By saying "….That particular part was him quoting current (then 2004) requirements, not the 1991/2 requirements the Society has on file."WRONG, I have that official letter DOWNLOADED from the UN website and it says...
"4 March 2004
To Whom It May Concern,
Recently the NGO Section has been receiving numerous inquiries regarding the association of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York with the Department of Public Information (DPI). This organization applied for association with DPI in 1991 and was granted association in 1992. By accepting association with DPI, the organization agreed to meet criteria for association, including support and respect of the principles of the Charter of the United Nations and commitment and means to conduct effective information programmes with its constituents and to a broader audience about UN activities.
In October 2001, the Main Representative of the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York to the United Nations, Giro Aulicino, requested termination of its association with DPI. Following this request, the DPI made a decision to disassociate the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society of New York as of 9 October 2001.
Please be informed that it is the policy of the Department of Public Information of the United Nations to keep correspondence between the United Nations and NGOs associated with DPI confidential. However, please see below the paragraph included in all letters sent to NGOs approved for association in 1992:
"The principal purpose of association of non-governmental organizations with the United Nations Department of Public Information is the redissemination of information in order to increase public understanding of the principles, activities and achievements of the United Nations and its Agencies. Consequently, it is important that you should keep us informed about your organization's information programme as it relates to the United Nations, including sending us issues of your relevant publications. We are enclosing a brochure on the "The United Nations and Non-Governmental Organizations", which will give you some information regarding the NGO relationship."
In addition, the criteria for NGOs to become associated with DPI include the following:
• that the NGO share the principles of the UN Charter;
• operate solely on a not-for-profit basis;
• have a demonstrated interest in United Nations issues and a proven ability to reach large or specialized audiences, such as educators, media representatives, policy makers and the business community;
• have the commitment and means to conduct effective information programmes about UN activities by publishing newsletters, bulletins and pamphlets, organizing conferences, seminars and round tables; and enlisting the cooperation of the media.
We expect that you will share this information with your concerned colleagues, as we are unable to address the scores of duplicate requests regarding the Watchtower Bible and Tract Society that are being directed to our offices. Thank you for your interest in the work of the United Nations."
Paul Hoeffel
NGO Section
Department of Public Information
mentions the timeline of everything but fails to mention the criteria/resolution on how the NGO's and the UN collaborate. Once again nothing changed from 1968 to 1996. At least that's what the UN website says. The WBTS might have something else but I prefer to go to the source directly. Also on the timeline it says that in 1994 on a UN DPI brochure….." a new relationship between the UN and the NGO's is now "BEING" created".True, BUT by saying BEING created, they fail to mention that it WAS CREATED in 1996. The REVIEW took place between 1993-96. This is more of a half truth making you believe the policy already changed in 1994 when in fact it hadn't yet. The UN has nothing to gain on the details of their association with the Watchtower by lying, but the WBTS sure does!!!
My rebuttal to the Watchtower NGO A4 PDF Nov 07
by middleman 8 Replies latest watchtower scandals
The website I downloaded this PDF from is http://www.jehovahsjudgment.co.uk/watchtower-un-ngo/default.html
The fun of watching the Watch Tower Society is the "scavenger hunt" game it becomes. It seems to me it will never end. Just when I think we're done, somebody flips over another rock and off we go.
True very true.......THE FUN NEVER ENDS!!! I'm well studied on Watchtower dogma/doctrines/writings but this UN issue is what I really want to know inside out. You know how the dubs love to "fish" or preach the "good news", well when they get a "shark" on the line aka ME, all of a sudden fishing is no longer fun and it's hard to "cut the line". The UN scandal is just the bite they need. Yes pun intended. Blessings.........
Just a point on the signature portion...... it must be said that IF the 1991 scanned form is genuine then there is NO place for a signature.
That said... it may be only a "fact-fiinder" form.... there may be other forms (more than likely) which would require a signature(s) making it binding on both parties. I agree with you. I simply cannot comprehend a venture as this, between large organisations as these two are, not having a formal sheet with signaturies of both parties.
I have often filled out an application request for some service or other but, when the service is finally offered I was required to sign an agreement.
I smell a rat......
I will say this whole issue is the one that really did it for me...... hypocrits!
You should come on over to Topix and post this over there. Thanks.
Kenneson, I would love to. Is there a way I can do color coding etc, so my rebuttal can be read easier? Thanks for reading this long post of mine. Blessings....
Kenneson, I tried to post this on that forum you showed me this is too long. The max over there is 4000 letters. I will just post this link over there. Blessings......
Who is right the WBTS or the so called Apostates.The WBTS say they registered with UN-DPI as an NGO to use the library to support the UN about human rights,freedom of worship,etc.Than when the Guardian reported in 2001 (10 years after the WBTS joined the UN) the WBTS disassociated from the UN.WHY WHY after 10 years of support for humans rights and freedom of worship.Do not human rights, freedom of worship, etc matter anymore.Should not the WBTS be more concern about human rights and freedom of worship more so now that they say we are closer to the end of this system.
PS:There was a letter from a Jones to wbts and a reply from the wbts.They told Jones he was wrong in his assessment of the UN-DPI/NGO and the wbts.
Signature, no signature, what the hell does it matter?
The WT has said all along that any kind of affiliation with the "scarlet colored wild beast" will result in death at armageddon or disfellowshipping from the group of JW's.
The WT grossly neglected their own words. The WT is not only a whore, but in going to bed with the "beast" they committed the gross "sin" of bestiality.
Do I hear a flush? It's the WT going down the toilet.


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The Value Of Good Laptop Cases
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I planted Leeks, Beetroot, carrots and potatoes in late May, The potatoes are in full swing and the carrots have popped up and are quite obvious to the eye.....my problem is where I planted the beetroot and leeks, quite a few weeds have popped up, I dare not pull them up just in case I pull up my veg! should they have started to show yet and will it be obvious when they do....I have tried to identify them by looking for rows but I think maybe my rows were'nt exactly rows...if you know what I mean!? )
Beetroot seedlings will look like tiny beetroot leaves with red stems and leeks will look like tiny tiny chives, often with a bent tip, and yes ... you'll recognise them when they appear
If you have any little plants that have roundish sprawling slightly furry leaves they defiinitely won't be beetroot or leeks so you can pull them up - have you put markers at each end of the rows? If not it's a good idea if you do that next time - gives you a bit of a clue where to look. Things are very slow getting going this year because of the cold weather, my beetroot and carrots are still very tiny and I put them in at the beginning of May, but they'll get going when we get some sunshine for more than 10 minutes at a time - welcome to the joys of gardening
Thank you Dovefromabove....think I may have some weeding to do then!
I did use markers at one end of each row but I must have dropped a few carrot seeds, these are popping up in their neighbours row!! oh well practise makes perfect....I hope.
You need to take the flower heads off immediately because otherwise they won't form properley . They have flower heads have formed because the lovely hot weather and then the rainy weather (dramatic weatheer change), this make the plant think that it is ready to seed.
Hope this Helps,
Hi Loz.
I wouldn't be able to recognise leaks but here's a pic of my beetroot seedlings when they first came up a couple of months ago. Hope it helps.


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Pentagon preparations for a potential government shutdown indicate military tuition assistance and G.I. Bill claims may feel the pinch
The first day of October marks the start of a new fiscal year for the federal government, but Congress is still wrangling over the budget needed to fund everything from visa processing to military education benefits. Progress is currently being delayed by attempts to defund some parts of the Affordable Care Act, though even larger challenges lay ahead in both the House and Senate.
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TCL > June 2014 Issue > Right to Vote, Rule of Law, and Independent Judiciary—Law Day and Beyond
About the Author
Christopher D. Bryan is a litigator at the Aspen office of Garfield & Hecht, P.C., and the president of the Pitkin County Bar Association—(970) 925-1936, email@example.com. A version of this article originally published in the Aspen Daily News on May 1, 2014, at www.aspendailynews.com/section/columnist/162145, and is printed here with permission of the author.
Colorado, like the rest of the United States, celebrated Law Day on May 1. The American Bar Association's celebrations of Law Day are meant to draw attention to facets of our justice system and constitutional form of government.1 The 2014 Law Day theme of "American Democracy and the Rule of Law: Why Every Vote Matters" has meaning to citizens everywhere.
In Aspen and the Roaring Fork Valley, where I live and practice law, and in Colorado generally, we know first-hand the importance of every single vote. Small towns—whether in Colorado's resort communities or in more rural areas—have had numerous elections decided by a few votes or even a single vote. We know that voter turnout matters not only to determine who our elected leaders will be, but also because a highly engaged citizenry that votes and participates in representative democracy means stronger communities, more robust ideas, and, ultimately, a better future for everyone.
The Legal System Leads the Charge
Protecting citizens' right to vote and ensuring eligible voters' universal access to the ballot is among the most important tasks of our legal system, and it is one that many people in our community are involved with—from city staff, county clerks, and elected officials, to the election commissioners, poll watchers, and election judges who volunteer their time to ensure proper elections. Watchdog organizations, lawyers' committees, and civil liberties groups also are important in ensuring legal access to the ballot for everyone, including minorities and underserved populations, and for the orderly administration of processing elections. Of course, all of this requires voters to be well-informed about the candidates and issues on the ballot, and to go to the polls and vote or mail in their completed ballots on time.
Enforcing the Rule of Law and
Supporting an Independent Judiciary
So that "every vote matters," we must be vigilant in ensuring that the rule of law remains intact. In Aspen, in Colorado, and throughout the United States, the rule of law depends on an intelligent, independent judiciary that safeguards the rights of everyone and applies the law equally. Every schoolchild learns that the Judicial Branch is a co-equal branch of government in our three-part system of checks and balances. Law Day is an especially appropriate day to recognize the hard and important work that judges perform in our society.
The federal district, bankruptcy, and appellate judges and magistrates who serve Colorado are an impressive bunch: smart, even-tempered, scrupulous, respectful of the truth, and fair to all sides. Under Article III of the U.S. Constitution, federal judges appointed to district court and appellate court judgeships are nominated by the U.S. President and confirmed by the U.S. Senate; they enjoy lifetime appointments, ended only by impeachment, resignation, or death. Conversely, bankruptcy court judges and magistrates are appointed for a finite number of years. Unlike many federal districts throughout the country, Colorado is lucky to have a highly functional federal judiciary with no current vacant judgeships. Vacancies on the bench can slow down the administration of justice for everyone.
In Praise of Colorado's Judicial System
Our state court judges deserve special mention, for they are the ones who most people in Colorado encounter when they are summoned to jury duty or to appear at a hearing to testify or attend trial as a party. The county, district, and appellate state court judges in Colorado work incredibly hard, day in and day out, with dedicated but over-stretched support staff members, limited resources, and ever-expanding civil and criminal dockets.
Our state court judges decide every legal matter brought in state court: probate, family law and divorce cases, drunk driving, domestic abuse, sexual assault, violent crimes, theft, fraud, property fights, municipal and water matters, business disputes, civil litigation, and many others. By definition, our state court judges must be highly knowledgeable in all areas of the law and be proficient in the rules of evidence and procedure. They also must be able to discern untruthful testimony and pick apart attorneys' arguments; make litigants, jurors, and lay witnesses feel at ease; and maintain decorum in a sometimes seemingly chaotic courtroom.
In Colorado, we have an appointment/retention system for placing judges. A judicial nominating commission (comprising several lawyers and even more non-lawyers) from each judicial district interviews and vets applicants for district court judgeships. The commission then nominates three finalists to the governor, who conducts his or her own review process. The governor appoints a judge to a provisional two-year term. Thereafter, the judge stands for retention by the voters for an additional six-year term. County court judges stand for retention every four years. Judges standing for retention are thoroughly reviewed and scrutinized by a local judicial performance commission, whose members vote for or against retention. This process avoids lifetime appointments and allows voters to remove ill-behaving or underperforming judges, but does not subject our judges to the indignities of judicial elections, and ensures steadiness in the judiciary by avoiding high turnover.
Some states elect judges, which politicizes the judiciary. In judicial-election states, candidates for judgeships have to "run" against one another, raise money from lawyers and special interest groups, and serve under the common impression that their rulings reward their benefactors. Other states impose strict term limits on judges, robbing their citizens of experienced judges who often are at their very best toward the end of their judicial career.
Recognizing Jurists in the Ninth J.D.
In the Ninth Judicial District, which encompasses Pitkin, Garfield, and Rio Blanco Counties, we are fortunate to have exemplary judges. Our county court judges are perhaps the most visible, because they process a high number of misdemeanor criminal cases each year and hear hundreds of small-claims and county court civil cases. Our five district court judges—Chief Judge Boyd, Judge Lynch, Judge Neiley, Judge Nichols, and Judge Petre—are all personable, diligent, thoughtful judges with sharp intellects and commensurate work ethics. They have been faced with one of the busiest dockets in Colorado, and the counties they represent are among the fastest growing in population. From my perspective, their jobs are among the most difficult anywhere, and they surely have earned the right to be called "Your Honor."
Law Day Beyond a Single Day
In celebrating Law Day every year, members of the legal profession and citizens alike are given opportunities to express our pride in and gratitude for our system of justice, our profession, and each other. We can be thankful that we live in a nation where every vote really does matter, and where the rule of law governs. We can feel fortunate to live in a state where judges serve the public interest with integrity. We can be proud to live in a community with judges who treat everyone with dignity, respect, fairness, and equality.
1. See Carparelli, "Preserving Our Heritage of Justice," 37 The Colorado Lawyer 13 (May 2008), www.cobar.org/tcl/tcl_articles.cfm?articleid=5552 (a discussion of the history of Law Day to mark its fiftieth anniversary).


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A ten person committee has begun the process of coming up with a solution for ailing Illinois pension systems. State Senator and republican candidate for governor in 2014, Kirk Dillard, says the fix is long overdue. He says the governor promised Illinoisans that lawmakers would not leave Springfield in July of 2013 without a solution.
"Governor Quinn said last July that he wasn't going to let the legislature go home until we had this done, and he let us slip out of time hopefully this conference committee that actually contains regular members not the four anointed leaders of the legislature will get it done," said Dillard.
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One of the last of Madera County's early crop duster pilots took to the skies Friday afternoon in an aircraft similar to the one he once flew just feet from the crops of local farmers.
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Super Bowl 2012 advertisers spent $3.5 million per spot to put their brands before audiences. The sponsors, including a large number of first-timers, trusted somewell-worn strategies: sex, cute animals, talking babies, celebrities and sex. David Beckham, MatthewBroderick, Elton John and Clint Eastwood. Whichwas most memorable?
OUR PANEL: Susan Jung Grant, assistant professor of marketing, University of Colorado at Boulder; Pasquale "Pocky" Marranzino, chairman/CEO, Karsh Hagen; Glenn Morey, president, Morey Evans Advertising; Mike Sukle, creative director and owner, Sukle Advertising; Daphne Fink Taber, general manager, gyro;Greg Wagner, Denver University, Daniels College of Business.
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From the panel: Mike Sukle: "I'm sure a lot of people may have liked the David Beckham spot, but I'm not a fan. Let's see, get a megastar. Shoot him in his underwear. Shazaam. Sorry, but I prefer something with an idea. Ideas are what endear people and create passionate followers. Megastars, they come and go." Greg Wagner: "David Beckham off the soccer field and into his H&M briefs didn't do much for the women at our Super Bowl party. Is this ad for underwear or tattoo parlors?"
Daphne Fink Taber: "Beckham has a right mix of bad boy, athleticism and style. Great fit for H&M brand. Very stylish ad and I think it will be effective — young women want to be with him and young men want to be him." Susan Jung Grant: "David Beckham in his underwear. Works for me."
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Susan Jung Grant: "When using sex to sell, the sizzle should somehow relate to the experience of using the product. GoDaddy suggests getting a domain name means soft porn. Huh?"
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From the panel: "Pocky" Marrazino: "VW tried to capture same momentum they had from great Darth Vader spot last year. ... did not happen!" Susan Jung Grant: "I'm all for slenderizing the family dog, but what does it have to do with the new Beetle? 'Star Wars' scene comes off as an inside joke." Greg Wagner: "The 'Star Wars' bar ending muddied the message."
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Description: Tapping into the "Twilight"/"Vampire Diaries" zeitgeist, a vampire party is disrupted by the power of Audi LED headlights.
From the panel: Glenn Morey: "Funny spot, minor selling proposition. Makes me wonder how good the car can be." Susan Jung Grant: "Riding the dregs of the 'Twilight' theme that wouldn't die, Audi uses partying vampires to announce its headlights are bright. Really bright. Seems like overkill." Daphne Fink Taber: "Took a specific product point and exaggerated it in an entertaining way."
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Description: Matthew Broderick updates his Ferris Bueller persona, this time playing hooky from work to enjoy the Honda CRV.
From the panel: Susan Jung Grant: "As a Gen X'er, I wanted to love this one. But Honda's take on 'Ferris Bueller's Day Off' ends up being a sad reminder of what Ferris has become. Perhaps this is what we Gen X'ers must come to terms with — CRVs, not Ferraris."
Mike Sukle: "The extended spot was better on YouTube, but nobody here liked it. And that includes some really good ad folks."
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Description: Sir Elton John and X Factor winner, Melanie Amaro, face off in an epic, medieval music showdown, complete with trap doors.
From the panel: Glenn Morey: "I have a giant weakness for big production, star driven, something-for-everyone spots that are Pepsi's legacy. And this one's right up there." Susan Jung Grant: "Pepsi shows it knows how to pick up on populist themes, making it ever-relevant to the next generation. Here it's Soup Nazi meets the Occupy movement."
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The Affordable Care Act, or ACA, was passed in 2010. We've seen a lot of changes since then. We continue to support changes this year and in the years ahead. The ACA provisions that are effective in 2014 and beyond continue to change the health care system. These provisions have an impact on how people buy health insurance and what benefits companies offer to their employees.
We created a series of videos to help you understand how these provisions affect individuals, small employers and large employers. In this one, we'll look at the top considerations for large employers – that's companies with more than either 50 or 100 full-time employees or full-time equivalents. The number used depends on the provision and the state.
*Recent studies show that most large employers will continue to offer health care benefits to their employees through 2015. They will make adjustments to accommodate the new ACA mandated provisions. In 2007, 73% of large companies surveyed said they would continue to offer health care benefits for the next 10 years. Today only 25% make this prediction. They may consider different benefit strategies like a defined contribution plan, where they would give their employees money to buy health insurance on a private exchange. So, the way a lot of people get health insurance may change —even for people who have traditionally received benefits from their employer.
So large employers have a lot to consider:
That is a lot to consider! Let's look at the Employer Shared Responsibility mandate – also known as the Play or Pay mandate. According to this mandate, applicable large employers, those who employ on average 50 or more full-time employees (including full-time equivalents) during the preceding calendar year, have to offer their full-time employees (and in some cases their dependents) access to minimum essential coverage. If they don't, they may pay a penalty. There are also reporting requirements for employers and insurers under this provision. This was effective January 1, 2014, but enforcement of this provision doesn't begin until 2016, for the 2015 plan year.
So what are the requirements?
And what about benefit strategies?
Instead of the traditional method where employees choose from a set of health plans, employers might consider giving their employees money to buy a plan on a private exchange. Private exchanges are kind of like public exchanges — employees shop for a health plan in an online marketplace. But the marketplace is private, so it's not mandated by the ACA. And the employer can decide which plans employees choose from. When it comes to tax credits and subsidies, those are only available on a public exchange, because public exchanges are run by the state or federal government; private exchanges are not.
Other questions may come up when deciding on a strategy.
Answering these questions will help large employers come up with a benefit strategy that works for their employees and meets the ACA mandated requirements.
Let's talk more about taxes and fees.
Health insurers and employers will be assessed new taxes and fees to help pay for some of the health care reform provisions. Some examples of the new taxes and fees are the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute fee (PCORI), the Health Insurance Provider fee, the Transitional Reinsurance Contribution program, and the High Value Plan tax (also known as the Cadillac Tax), which takes effect in 2018.
Some of the money collected from these taxes and fees will be used to fund risk management provisions. These provisions support pricing stability on public exchanges. They offset the risks for insurers who enroll a lot of people with high cost claims. The taxes and fees will also help fund the tax credits and subsidies available on public exchanges.
And what were those reporting requirements?
There are penalties for not meeting the reporting requirements related to the Employer Mandate, but the federal government has delayed them. So generally, the first filing and statements for the 2015 plan year are due the first quarter of 2016. There are also other required reports. Employers already have to give employees a Summary of Benefits and Coverage. They also have to add the aggregate cost of coverage to employees' W2 forms if they file more than 250 W2 forms annually. And employers have to give a Notice of Coverage Options to employees within 14 days of their start date – it explains the availability and options of public exchanges.
There's a lot for large companies to consider as a result of the ACA.
They have to be compliant with all the ACA provisions and evaluate the financial impacts of taxes and fees. They'll need to continue evaluating how they plan to offer health plans to employees, and consider if a private exchange may be an option for them.
The passage of the ACA was an important step in expanding access to the health care system. While there are other important provisions of the ACA, the considerations presented here may have the greatest impact to large companies.
Aetna remains focused on transforming the health care delivery system so that all U.S. citizens have a choice of affordable, simple, health care options. We are committed to fostering compliance with the ACA and helping our customers achieve the same.
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