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I, Vinay Sharma a resident of Brampton have been scammed and cheated by Active Energy. Beware of their sales people knocking door to door & forciblly making their entry into your property promising you lower utility rated and asking to see your utility bills. I my case they have really crossed the limits of even forging my signature on their contract paper which I could only became aware of when I saw their first bill of $ 44.98 on my Enbridge bill. Thats yet another curtain raiser that how come a reputed company like Enbridge has shaken hands with a fraud Active Energy company and allowing their bills to be printed on theirs. Surprisingly when I called Enbridge regarding this they said they have nothing to do with this & I have to call Active Energy. I was very much upset by this answer from Enbridge. But had no option other than to call Active. Amazingly either there is no one in their customer care unit or they are so busy with their scam that I was on hold till my patient expired after 70 minutes when I myself hung up the phone. But I kept calling on them when I finally got hold of a lady who told me that I signed a contract with them & thats the charges are for and will be coming everymonth. I was shocked to know that. But she did send me a copy of contract as an email attachment to me when I came to know for the first time that my signature was forged. Even then it said the contract is only valid if after being signed the owner gets a detailed copy of contract + a pack of registration forms and brochures + I confirm them on phone within 15 days of mine acceptance of contract, all of which I never got. Now they are asking me $500 to get out of this contract. Is there any authority who can act to save people from this scam company hiding under Enbridge and ask Enbridge why they are harbouring such a scam company. I am not revealing the names of this company employees as they are any other employees of any company.
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I am also a resident of Brampton and a door to door salesman from Active energy got to my wife which has a language barrier, he showed to my home as an Embridge representative, my wife didnt know what to do and got her to answer some questions over the phone, he manipulated her to answer the questions while he had the speaker phone on, and he left and assure that she didnt do anything wrong, he did not leave a copy of anything. she told me about it, but i didnt know where to call, since he left no papers. 2 months later i notice that Active energy enroll me in some programs totalling $52.98/ month. I called them and i asked them to send me a copy of this contracts that i never agreed to,they e-mail it, surely they where not signed by my wife. so far I've send 2 letters of cancellations the first one on the grounds of misrepresentations and the second to assure them that the signatures were not of my wife and i included a witness to corroborate, because they asked me to send them 2 pcs of ID to verify the signatures and i dondt feel confortable sending this kind of info to them. Does anyone know what more i can do to cancel this contract?
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If you live in Ontario you will have to will a complaint to the Ontario Energy Board. Good luck.
thanks for the quick reply.
I called OEB and they do not deal with this type of contracts which is total home plan and carbon offset, they only deal with gas related issues. I have to call the ministry of consumer relations. My questions is, is it safe to share ID info with this energy co. to prove the signature are not of hers.
hmm I don't know. If you are afraid to send the ID's in, I would photocopy it and black out or cut out the numbers and other sensitive information before sending them in.
They came to my door and my elderly mother opened it for them – not realizing I was close at hand – they went through selling shpeal and almost got her to sign , when I stepped in – and the SOB told me I had no business sticking my nose into his conversation with my mom. Well I told him to wait just a minute, I came back with my Smith & Wesson 44 and geve him 10 seconds to remove his foot off my floor otherwise I would blow if off. He was kind enough to remove his foot and left quitely
My friend I am also a victim of Active Energy Scam. Their door to door knocking agents are so well trained in their business that once you open your door for them, then you have no escape. It seems they have links very high up in the system and Active Energy is providing shares to all those to enjoy the scammed amount from innocent people as there is no authority out there to really listen to you. Once you are cluched in the only way of your escape is to give them whatever money in the range of $500 to $600 they ask you. No Better Business Beaurow, Lawyer or Court will help you as they have very high links. There products aren't seen anywhere neither they provide you gas nor electricity nor any kind of service yet they keep scaming the innocent people especially the new immigrants who dont know many things and are working hard to setup their families in a new world & hardly any energy left at day end to deal with these scams. Just take it as a learning experience and dont entertain any door knocks. And advertise your experience by all means and media internet etc. I am sure this & type of these businesses will come to a close pretty soon as God is there to do the ultimate justice even when no authority is there to help.
To all concerned, beware of these Energy scamming sharks as there is no one out there to save those getting victimised. Govt. will not do anything to nib this evil as some reviewer is right. Authorities have shaken hands with these sharks and companies like Enbridge or Union gas is harbouring these energy sharks right underneath them. So common people please protect yourself as there is no one out there to save you once you get bitten by them. Just shut the door or never entertain anyone coming up with a word ENERGY. I was scammed by people coming to my door showing Enbridge ID and the bill started pouring to me from a scam company called Active Energy. Govt. should really take this matter as priority before many people get scammed.
my wife just get scammed to active energy.
I read all comment. I need you as witnesses because, I will do whatever to bring them dow. send me an e mail if you are interested. thank you.
yes….I need to bring them down to earth….AS THEY HAVE CHEATED ME…Email me at [email protected]
^ What's your email? Are you going to start a class action lawsuit? My mother got scammed as well.
let the business bureau know. You can get fair compensation from active energy if you press charges… for a forgery under the criminal code of canada $5000 max charged for unfair damages less than $5000 like $500. Then go on a vacation. now a days bogus signature are less common, agents tend impersonate customers on telephone calls in their own companies to approve contract under the new rule, since OEB got strict as of 2012.
I am too a victim of this new scam…shame on this company !
What can be done?
pls advise, I just found out that the 19.99 carbon offset charge is an investment to reduce future carbon emmissions. I was told by the agent that it was going to lower my bill. Things like delivery to you will be replaced by this charge. I am furious as I just called active energy and the agent told me that I am locked in with the for 5 years and its a 240 dollar cancellation fee. He told me that I signed a contract which I didn't and that he was going to send it to me. I am expecting and already have alot on my plate and don't need this. How do I get out of this? The agent actually wrote his name and number and I have also been trying to call him but he's not replying or calling me back.
OMG!!!! my mom just found out yesterday in her Direct Energy bill that Active Energy is and was included in her bill since July of 2011, she was paying around 59.00 monthly. She called Direct Energy and advised that she signed (which she never did nor met this scam bugs) contract for 5 yrs with this people and the only way to cancel is to pay the penalty around 500.00, how did they let this happened, my mom is retired and scam laike this is not acceptable at all, how can she fight this and how can she gets her money back? I felt like this country let us down letting these people do this, and I could not imagine that Direct Energy let this happened without letting her know. So much trust she put with Direct Energy and let her down. What can we do??
Im also another victim,as if you are saing what happend to me,now somthing happen in my heating at home & i called them & left a msg but no one call me back. i called them many time to cancell but useless.my cancellation fee is 500$ , i live in mississauga so i think those people everywhere
They came to my door today and got my mom to sign all the papers. Thanks to everyone here I will cancel immediately tomorrow when I can get them on the phone. They have to provide you with the Disclosure Statement and it allows you to cancel within 10 days and also need verification over the phone with you or else the contract is null. You can also cancel up to 30 days after you recieve your first bill under the contract! There is hope for everyone tricked by these thieves.
Can you please provide more information on the statement about cancelling up to 30 days after you receive your first bill?
i got scammed the same way by JUST ENERGY, their name shows up on my enbridge bill. im paying 250/mth my neighbours are paying 150. i didnt sign a contract apparently i cashed in a cheque for 29.99 from them then in fine print on the back it said u are enrolling with us for 5 years at 33cents/unit whereas the average is 11/cents so im payinng triple the average. can they be taken to court?
Here's what I don't get. Enbrigde is the local gas suppiler and they need to make profit, then you have these private companies like Active Energy and they need to make profit. Active get their gas from Enbridge and sells it at a higher price because Active need to make profit. See what I mean? There's no reason to go with Active to save money, you don't save money, just the peace of mind that your gas price is lock at the same prize and not save money…
I WAS ALSO SCAMMED INTO A 5 YEAR CONTRACT FOR A CARBON OFFSET AND HEATING MAINTENANCE PLAN BY ACTIVE ENERGY. I HAVE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND WOULD LIKE TO FILE A CLASS ACTION SUIT AGAINST THIS COMPANY BUT NEED THE SUPPORT OF OTHERS WHO WERE SCAMMED. IF YOU INTERESTED IN JOINING ME IN THIS VENTURE PLS CONTACT ME BY EMAIL @ [email protected]. LET'S WORK TOGETHER TO PUT AN END TO THIS INJUSTICE AGAINST INNOCENT PEOPLE!!!
I am also scammed by active energy… And would like to file a case against them? Please email me @ [email protected]
Any new news for this scam? I was also scammed by Active Energy, they want me to pay 540 to cancel the contract.
My mom recently found out that she's been scammed by this evil company called Active Energy as well. The contract that the agent said she signed has a forged signature on there. My mom never signed any contract with them, but didn't become aware that she was being charged through her Enbridge bill, until early this year when Active Energy started billing separately from Enbridge. I am totally enraged! Contact me if you want me to join your cause to bring Active Energy down for good, so no more innocent people become victimized.
Same thing happened to me. It was my wife who was scammed. They did not leave any contact info and no copy of contract. It took me about 10 days to figure out it was Active Energy. When I called them, I found that we are in contract of 5 years. The Active Energy refused to cancel the contract without receiving a penalty of $480 even though it was the 11th day (5 business day) of so called "contract". I called OEB and they told me that they would investigate it as Active Energy has clearly breached the code of conduct. Waiting for the investigation to be completed. I am interested in filing a law suit or going to small court. Let me know if anyone else is interested.
I was also scammed by these marketers from Active Energy.They did not leave me any copy of the contract, so when I was surprised to see my Enbridge bill, I called Active Energy and told them that I would like to cancel the so called "contract". They told me I should pay a penalty of around $450 to cancel the contract. Let me know what we can do to fight these scammers.My email is [email protected]
same happened to me I want to take this matter to higher lavel. please let me know if you know any lawyer.
I am an other victim of this scam, Please let me know if you have some thing new, hope to get out of this scumbag..so call" Active energy"
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Please your complaints with the Consumer Protection Branch. Hopefully this helps!
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Place your complaints with the Consumer Protection Branch. Hopefully this helps!
They are doing exactly to us too. Forge the signature, got all information with the lie that they from Government. How can they do this!! God will punish all of them!
I just called the complaints department at Active Energy. I got scammed 1 month ago. TWO very "pushy" sales people came to my door when I was not feeling well and duped me into getting into this contract. No paperworks were left for me to read. I had to wait for my Enbridge bill to arrive before I can do something about it. I am furious!! The only wait to get out of this to pay for the cancellation fee which is about $400.
This is the number I called if you want o complain to Active Energy
I am too, is an other victim of Active energy, I am some how get in the contract with out knowing that is a contract!!! I am retired , can't afford paying this non sences scam! please someone help me .
I am too, is an other victim of Active energy, I am some how get in the contract with out knowing that is a contract!!! I called Active energy, those crook told me to pay 480.00$! I like to supppot those people to lawsuit this scam company and close their business!
Hey all,
I am also a victim of this fraudulent group, well, the way I see it, to some $500 dollars might be alot, to others it might not.
The true matter is, we got scammed in our own homes. It's different for someone to rob you, but not this sort of day light robbery. It is a shame that companies such as Enbridge and etcetera allow this sort of process. The gas suppliers should call us directly first to 100% certify and explain to their customers the information and concerns surrounding these fraudulent companies before making changes on their accounts.
If we have enough support for class action law suit then lets do something about this and save our selves and future victims. This is our country, and we cannot allow this to happen.
We could do something about it, or not, its your call.
Please complete the online consumer inquiry and complaint form provided by the Ontario Energy Board which deals with this sort of matters. I have provided the link below, start with this and we will go from there.
I am just get a mail from a manager of Active Energy, who named Mrs. Melissa Bond. It said " Could you tell me if you will be completing and returning the complaint form I sent on Sept 11, 2012?"
I replied as the following:
I have just read many other forgery cases which are frouded by Active Energy from mail sent by my friend. Those victims of those forgery and fake contracts made by Active Energy are suffering. They wrote their suffering down and put them on line. I am very shaken for what they said. I don't understand that why you and your company do such bad thing to this society? Most of all, is that I find out that your complaint form is just like another set-up, a trap. On the form, the choices of comment on the contract contain three tricky questions, all are drowing people to acccept the contract, not mention any of the forgery. This form would make me accept those two invalid and forgery contracts. How could you still try to make a trap to me while I am telling you that you have made those two forgery and invalid contracts?
active energy came to my door just now. she was VERY pushy, i read everything, i have 10 days to cancell and i must wait for a phone call to confirm. she left me her number too, your all saying i should cancell this now?
ps in the end when she was leaving she was nice and assured me she is not a scam (cause i started to ask her about locals getting scamed by energy companies)
today is now april 2013 i am also a victim, a guy came to my door on nov.28,2012 claiming to be a gov. employee enrolling people to get discount from hydro and gas.so he asked for my compuetr to enroll me coz his laptop is not connecting.he asked for my hydo bill and enbridge to enroll me so i will get the discount. after two mos. i see the enbredge bill active energy with 50 dollars administration fee.i was mad and called them to cancel the contract at the same time i called enbridge and ask what to do .they refer me to ontario energy board.so i called the o.e.board and rellay my story and want to cancel the contract. i said that i never sign for active energy.i callled active energy back and asked them to cancell the contract and i was told to pay 750. 00 for both hydro and enbridge and my credit rating will be destroyed if i cancell,however it did not matter to me at that time what they say because i felt that i was lied to and my privacy has been violated and no way i will be the one to pay for someone's misleading way to run a business.I asked for the contract bec. i never received one in the mail or tel. to confirm it.i received the contract with an email address that they created for me,however i received a letter from them that they will cancel the contract and waived the fee but takes 2 months before there company will disappear in my bill from enbridge then only i could send them the copies of my bill and wait for six weeks before they could refund my money.now i called oeboard again because they have also enrolled me with hydro and want to make sure that one is also terminated or cancelled.i am very upset and now i realized i am not the only victim here.you can reach me at my emal address [email protected]. this happened to me just this month


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The resort (S 0° 46' 238", E 130° 44' 737") is on the north-eastern peninsula of jungle-covered Birie Island. Located just behind the larger island of Batanta (one of the four Rajas), and is about a 2 hour boat ride from the nearest West Papua port of Sorong.
How do I get to Sorong?
The easiest way to get to Sorong is to fly via Jakarta or Singapore. Domestic travelers can also fly via Makassar or Manado.
Trying to book through local airline websites from overseas can be difficult, and we highly recommend purchasing travel insurance and using a booking agent.
Many international carriers provide baggage allowances for Scuba equipment, however domestic airlines are limited. At present the baggage allowance for Lion, Sriwijaya & Express Air are 20 Kg per person; the allowance for Wings Air and several smaller companies is 15kg; any excess baggage must be paid at the airport. Rates for excess baggage are subject to change without notice and vary depend on the airline, aircraft type and location.
We grant daily transfers from/to the Resort for a flat transfer rate EURO 180.00/Pax/Return.
No minimum pax is required which means that "solo travelers" don't have to pay an extra cost to be transferred from/to our Resort. Our staff will meet you at the airport and accompany you to a place to await the transfer. Our transfer departs at 2:00 pm and we kindly advise guests to arrange flights in good time to make this transfer. Early arrivals will be brought to a local hotel lobby where refreshments will be provided. The boat transfer takes 1 ½ to 2 hours, weather permitting.
For guest arriving on early morning flights who would prefer to await the boat transfer in a hotel room, our ground staff can assist with the booking of a local hotel (subject to room availability). To avoid disapointment, please inform us ahead of time if you would like to book this service.
That depends on your Nationality. Most nationalities have a "Free Tourist Visa" meanwhile most some others require a Visa to travel in Indonesia, a Visa-On-Arrival (VOA) is applicable. At present the VOA charge is USD 35.00 for applicants staying in the Country for 30 days. Please check the Indonesian Embassy in your country to see if you qualify for a "Free Tourist Visa". Click here in case you need contact details of the nearest by Indonesian Embassy in your country.
*Our local dive sites are stunning; however there are several other iconic sites such as Passage and Fam who are scattered over the enormous expanse of Raja Ampat that some guests may wish to see while here. We offer trips to these further sites for a surcharge
Any extras such as souvenirs, beverages, gratuities etc can be paid in cash at the resort - we accept IDR Rupiah, US Dollars, and EURO; however, when bringing foreign currency to the area, please be advised that local banks accept only pristine condition banknotes - folded, tattered or older notes (issued before 2006) cannot be accepted by the resort or any local banks in Indonesia. We have credit card facilities at our office in Sorong, which guests can use between transfers. Please note that we apply a 3% credit card surcharge for each credit card transaction.
We have hot and cold water and 24 hours electricity in every bungalow.
220 Volt (CEE European plugs)
Our package offers unlimited dives which means that you have 4 opportunities to dive per day, two in the morning starting at 7.45/08.00am , one in the afternoon at 2.30pm, and one in the evening/or night (Dusk dives or night dives). There is a maximum ratio of 4 divers per guide.
For Dives Within the No Decompression Limits
• Single Dives: A minimum pre-flight surface interval of 12 hours is suggested.
• Repetitive Dives and/or Multi-day Dives: A minimum pre-flight surface interval of 18 hours is suggested.
Please note that Papua Paradise Eco Resort follows the above DAN and PADI guidelines and therefore don't allow any guests to make dives beyond the above suggested time limits.
No. Because of our remote location we dive very conservatively. We do not allow deco diving, and the maximum depth is 30 meters. We do not allow solo diving.
Our house reef is the perfect spot for snorkeling enthusiasts and can be explored by yourself free of charge. A guide can be hired as well as snorkeling equipment.
We're also doing two dives in the morning which is also 2 times snorkeling if the boat can be shared and if the dive sites are suitable for snorkelers which can vary based on sea conditions (Not only big waves or current but also bad visibility), hence the reason why it's better not to pre-book the snorkeling in order to avoid disappointment.
While relatively rare in Raja Ampat, it is possible to encounter occasional small jellyfish or mild stinging hydroids in the local waters after heavy rains, and we recommend that those predisposed to severe reactions bring wetsuits or Lycra suits for snorkeling activities.
Please note that there is no direct access to the sea from the bungalows; the safest way to get in would be from the ends of the two main jetties at the front and back of the resort
Nitrox is free of charge for all guest who dive with Papua Paradise Eco Resort whether you pre-book or just decide on the spot.
Papua Paradise offers a full range of PADI courses from; Open Water Diver, Advanced Open Water, Rescue Diver and a range of Specialties. To book a dive course during your stay, please advise us ahead of time to ensure a place.
(* All guests wishing to complete dive certification at Papua Paradise must produce a current (not older than 6 months) and valid Dive Medical, signed and stamped by a doctor or fill in the PADI Medical Statement which you can find back by clicking here. If any of these items that you can find back on page number 1 of the PADI Medical Statement apply to you, we must request that you consult with a physician prior to participating in scuba diving. Please consult your health care professional for further information)
Papua Paradise has 10 dive vessels:
All equipped with Oxygen, First Aid Kit, life jackets, drinking water and sun cover. Towels & padded camera crates are provided on all dive trips. Hot drinks and snacks are included in all morning dive trips.
For non-certified guests, Papua Paradise offers the PADI Discover SCUBA Diving program - with one of our qualified instructors you can try diving for the first time; no experience necessary and no certification required. There is beautiful snorkelling directly in front of the resort.
There is also a bird watching platform overlooking the local jungle behind the bungalows, and extended bird watching, waterfall and island tours that can be arranged through the resort depending on weather conditions.
In case you want to explore the surroundings of the island on the water then we have kayaks availabe for you which is free of charge for 1 hour during your stay.
And of course, there is always the sun-bed on the balcony of the room and a good book.
Each of the bungalows has a seaview desk next to a power outlet and multi plug power board. There are several "Camera Taxis" (padded wheelbarrows) and staff members ready to assist photographers transporting heavy equipment to and from the boat. A padded crate will be provided for you on the dive vessel.
Open for Diving and Snorkeling year round. Unlike other parts of Indonesia, weather patterns in central Raja Ampat are much more stable, with less distinct dry and rainy seasons. Diving and snorkeling condition are good all year round and water temperature is a constant 28° - 30°C (82° - 86°F), with visibility averaging 10-20m
There is some Malaria present in the Sorong region. The best protection against this is insect repellent and coils, mosquito nets (all provided at the resort), wear light colored clothing, cover up during evening and early morning. For further medical queries regarding travel to Raja Ampat, be sure to consult your doctor.
For children below the age of 12, the direct supervision of the children during all activities in the resort or on our boat trips, at all times, is the sole responsibility of the parents. It's very important to note that we do not offer babysitting services or a children's corner.
We would like to highlight that our Resort is not yet properly equipped to entertain children of a young age. We do not currently have any activities for children except snorkeling and kayaking. Please also note that Papua Paradise Eco Resort is located in a remote tropical island where 90% is tropical forest. Mosquitoes are present and in view of the presence of children at this age malaria prophylaxis is highly recommended.
At present, the nearest recompression facility is in Manado, Sulawesi. In the unlikely event that you require transportation to a chamber, we will directly contact your dive insurance provider and follow their instructions to transport you there. Please be reminded that all certified divers are required to carry Dive Emergency Evacuation Insurance to engage in Scuba activities at Papua Paradise. There is also a local hospital in Sorong (1 ½ hours away by boat) - please check your insurance policy to ensure that you are covered for all contingencies. We very much urge you to purchase DAN diving insurance. We would also like to remind you that this is a very remote part of the world, and prevention is the best medicine in this case!
Papua Paradise is not liable for the refund of any unused, pre-paid dives due to illness or other related indispositions; kindly refer to your travel agent policy, or dive/travel insurance provider.
**We're a long way away from the nearest hospital or clinic. Your safety and health is of paramount importance and we recommend that you take all safety precautions**
All senior staff members are certified PADI Emergency First Aid Responders
Oxygen, basic first aid supplies, as well as an AED (Defibrilator) are available
In the event of general medical emergency, you will immediately evacuated to the nearest hospital, which is in Sorong
In the event of a dive emergency, your dive insurance provider will advise us on the appropriate course of action.
You MUST have dive insurance which covers emergency evacuation.

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Intranet Challenges: Online Work and Communication
A Knowledge Ability White Paper
Dr. John Gundry
June 1997
Published at www.knowab.co.uk/wbwintra.html
A PDF version of this paper is available on request.
One reason for having an intranet is that it greatly increases people's access to an organization's information assets. But a more significant aspect of intranets, we argue, is to increase the amount of work and communication which people do online rather than face-to-face. We describe some of the new challenges that people who are working and communicating online, remote from their colleagues, encounter daily. To meet these challenges, people and organizations must develop specific skills, insights and knowledge if they are to operate effectively in the age of intranets.
Most of today's interest in intranets surrounds the capabilities of this technology for the widespread internal publishing of rich, well-structured organizational information. For example, research data, product libraries, sales packs, development plans, organization charts, departmental profiles and corporate information and procedures can be published widely and in depth in a range of appropriate and attractive media: text, graphics, images, animation, sound and movies. Intranets make this corporate information available through user-friendly interfaces across a variety of platforms throughout the organization. Surely this is the answer to what people in the late 80's were calling the challenge of informating?
Indeed, intranet technology does offer enormous potential to put the information that people need at their fingertips, and to lighten the load in publishing and maintaining that information. But that is not the point of this paper. Here we present another aspect of intranets. We describe the way that intranets will affect the way that people communicate and work with each other. To do that, we need to take a brief look at the first-level and second-level effects of communications technology.
First and Second-Level Effects of Communications Technology
Psychologists Lee Sproull and Sara Kiesler wrote about the phenomenon of first-level and second-level effects of communications technology in their 1991 book 'Connections' [1]. Their argument is as follows:
Second-level effects can indeed defeat the intended first-level effect. Neil Postman writes [2] that Gutenberg, the inventor of printing, was a devoted Christian, and thought that the printing press would advance the cause of the Holy Roman See. In fact it brought about a knowledge revolution which destroyed the monopoly of the Church.
Postman also writes that the Benedictine monks who invented the mechanical clock believed it would regularize their seven periods of daily devotion, which it did (first-level effect). But the clock also brought regularity to life outside the monastery. It enabled regular production, regular working hours, and standardized product. Without the clock, capitalism (a second-level effect, and rather a significant one) would have been impossible. So the clock, which was invented by men who wanted to devote themselves more rigorously to God, ended up as the technology of greatest use to men who wished to devote themselves to money.
Sproull and Kiesler explain that second-level effects occur because the technology changes what people attend to, and how they depend on and relate to other people. They also explain, and we can see from the above examples, that second-level effects are also more significant and long-lasting than first-level effects.
First and Second-Level Effects of Intranets
If we return now to intranets, we observe that the first-level effect of intranets is to enable corporate information to be published more cost-effectively. We argue that the second-level effect of intranets is to lead to new patterns of online communication and the emergence of the online, virtual workplace.
Our argument is reinforced by the personal communication tools (email and web / computer conferencing) now included in web browsers, and by the emergence of the 'network' computers. These technology developments and the phenomenon of second-level effects will accelerate virtual, online working through intranets, both within and between organizations. We can see now the ways in which this is already happening:
Intranets, then, display exactly the characteristics needed to create the second-level effect of accelerating online work and communication. They change what people attend to (the intranet, not the physical office). The ready interpersonal communication they enable (through distributed information and exhibition of knowledge, together with 'one click away' communication tools) creates new patterns of relationships within the organization. After corporate networking in the late 1980's, and groupware in the early / mid 1990's, intranets are the third, and on account of the widespread acceptance of the underlying internet protocols, the most decisive technology to fuel the emergence of the online workplace.
The Intranet Challenge - Competency in Working Online
Given that intranets will accelerate the pace and scope of online work and communication, how will people cope? Will they have the skills to make full and best use of this technology? Intranet publishing has its own skills and challenges, particularly those of presenting continually-accurate information in a well-structured and accessible manner. However, while not underestimating these skills, they are technical in nature and not very different from the well-understood skills of producing a good report or brochure. Publishing on an intranet is not a deeply personal matter of communication, working in new ways, and forming relationships that enable team work.
If, as we predict, a second-level effect of intranets is to accelerate migration to the online workplace, we can also predict very confidently that people will need to be prepared for that online workplace. We know that non face-to-face communication, and online work with remote colleagues, creates completely new challenges, stresses and opportunities for which the Mark I human being is not evolutionarily prepared. Existing communication and work skills, developed over years of face-to-face, collocated work, do not transfer to and sustain high performance online work. In the remainder of the paper we look at some of the challenges of communicating and working online and at strategies to meeting these challenges.
The impact of intranets on organizational life goes far beyond the first level of publishing and access to rich, up to date information. The second-level, less predicted, and more significant effect of intranets is to dramatically increase personal and group messaging, and to create a climate in which work moves online ('the network is the workplace') and in which virtual remote working [3] is regarded as an obvious solution for an increasingly global business environment. The issues raised here about competency in working and communicating online are addressed by the WORKING BY WIRE [4] portfolio of skill development modules offered by the authors. By describing some of the issues we all face in working effectively online, we hope to stimulate readers to reflect on their own situations; and to consider the skills, knowledge and insights they need to gain full value from the promise of intranets.
1. Sproull, Lee, and Kiesler, Sara. Connections: new ways of working in the networked organization. The MIT Press, Cambridge MA. 1991
2. Postman, Neil. Informing ourselves to death. Speech to a meeting of the German Informatics Society, October 11, 1990, Stuttgart, Germany http://www.eff.org/pub/Net_culture/Criticisms/informing_ourselves_to_death.paper
3. Grenier, Ray, and Metes, George. Going virtual: moving your organization into the 21st century. Prentice Hall PTR, New Jersey, 1995
4. WORKING BY WIRE web pages published at www.knowab.co.uk/wbw
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One of them, Richard Anderson, a long-time friend of Sandusky, said he recalled seeing the coach in the university shower room with a young boy but that nothing "inappropriate" took place.
Anderson said that young boys often accompanied Sandusky to football games along with Sandusky's family. He said Sandusky spent a lot of time with children related to Sandusky's charity, The Second Mile.
Anderson also said that college football coaching responsibilities were so extensive that it left little time for family or outside activities. He said Penn State coaches generally worked up to 17 hours a day, at least four days a week, and frequently traveled outside of the area on recruiting trips in the off-season.
"Jerry had a great reputation," he said. He was "well thought of in every regard."
Anderson said that it was "part of my life" to be in locker rooms showering with either fellow coaches or young people.
Many of the 51 criminal counts against Sandusky allege that the former coach sexually abused young people in university shower rooms.
Booker Brooks, another former Sandusky colleague, testified that showering with children following physical activities was a "very common thing."
"Were you naked?" defense lawyer Joe Amendola asked.
"I never shower with my clothes on," Brooks said, drawing laughter from the courtroom gallery.
Before the defense opened its case, the prosecution's last witness, the mother of one of Sandusky's alleged victims, said she felt responsible for encouraging her son to visit Sandusky's home. The boy said in testimony last week that he was sodomized and screamed for help.
The boy said that Sandusky's assaults drew blood. His mother testified Monday that her son often returned from Sandusky's home without his underwear.
When she asked him about it she said her son told her he had an accident and threw the underwear away.
Earlier in court the judge overseeing the child sex abuse trial rejected a defense request to dismiss the bulk of the prosecution's case against Sandusky.
Defense lawyers argued that the exact dates and locations of much of the alleged abuse was not specific enough to establish Sandusky's whereabouts during those times.
And in charges related to two of the 10 alleged victims who have never been found by authorities, defense lawyers said there was insufficient evidence to determine that they were underage.
Judge John Cleland denied each of the motions, saying "sufficient evidence" had been presented to allow the jury to consider the charges against the former coach.
Prosecutors dropped one of the 52 counts against Sandusky on Monday because the statute he was charged under did not apply at the time of the alleged illegal contact.
The charge relates to an accuser identified by prosecutors as Victim 7.
During testimony, the man said the offense happened in 1995 or 1996, but the unlawful contact with a minor statute didn't apply until 1997, prosecutors told the judge overseeing the case. Three charges related to the man are still in effect, including attempted indecent assault.
It remains unclear if Sandusky will testify. His wife, Dottie, is expected to testify as early as Tuesday.
Defense lawyers also were prepared to offer evidence that Sandusky exhibits symptoms of an attention-seeking personality disorder.
In court papers, defense lawyers said histrionic personality disorder may explain the intimate tone of his writings and communications with some of the alleged victims.
Prosecutors presented 20 witnesses in four days last week. There was graphic testimony from eight alleged victims and witnesses of alleged abuse involving two other children who were never found by Pennsylvania authorities.
The testimony included details about gifts and trips to Penn State games that prosecutors sought to tie to escalating physical contact that started out as harmless affection and morphed into forced sexual acts.
On Monday Judge Cleland said the defense expects to rest by Wednesday and the jury could begin deliberations on Thursday. The judge said jurors would be sequestered during deliberations.
Sandusky, 68, could be sentenced to life in prison if convicted of the charges.
Contributing: Associated Press
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