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Peter Pond newsletter :: November 2005 :: #22
This has been quite a year what with computer problems resulting in my getting a new one. Still more new information has come up on Peter Pond in the interim so let's get to it.
BEAVER CLUB MEDAL PHOTOS
It's my pleasure to give you two fine close-up photos of Peter Pond's Beaver Club medal, front and back. I am attaching it with 2 photos of a 1962 Peter Pond-related archaeological dig (see next article) with the intent of including all in an appropriate website spot eventually. I need a new web master, but that's another story. Peter Pond's Beaver Club involvement, and how members' medals were made to serve as nametags, has been discussed in several newsletters already. That included mentioning the current holder of Pond's medal wishes to remain anonymous, a Peter Pond Society member who keeps it as a cherished family heirloom. The medal is one of the few still in private hands and not a museum.
STURGEON FORT ARTIFACTS, SK
Peter Pond Society member and Connecticut State Archaeologist Nick Bellantoni copied and sent a 128-page article ("The Return of Peter Pond: Summary and Analysis of Cultural Resources From Sturgeon Fort, Saskatchewan," by Sharon Thomson, Cultural Resources, Parks Canada, MANITOBA ARCHAEOLOGICAL JOURNAL, Vol. 12, No. 2, 2002). It discusses a series of digs (1962, 1966, 1995) at the Sturgeon Fort site near Prince Albert, SK, on the north branch of the Saskatchewan River. The upshot is that many artifacts ie trade goods like beads, knives, belt and shoe buckles along with gunflints, arrowheads and animal bones have been stored in boxes and bags over the years, first in the United States, then repatriated back to Canada. I suggest it's time to exhibit them someplace, preferably Peter Pond's home state of Connecticut.
What do you think? Would you come to see them? It would certainly call for a second gathering of Peter Pond Society.
Bellantoni has offered to write to Canadian authorities, citing his official title, to discuss ways to get them here. The people who have them stored in Parks Canada offices in Winnipeg are sympathetic but say it involves a lot of paperwork. I am told only one item was ever displayed, a ring, the rest, never. I have no experience with such displays. But judging this involves raw material, it would probably take time and work to create text and graphics to make an attractive exhibit. If and when the stuff become ready to travel, you'll be the first to know.
A little background…As you saw in Peter Pond Society1, Owen C. Furniss found the site in 1942 which led to the cairn being placed there in 1950, named the Peter Pond National Historic Site. But river erosion has taken its toll over the years. Most of the artifacts (numbering to date about 11,000) were unearthed in 1962 (see 2 photos) in a project led by Dr. Norman F. Barka, an archaeologist from the College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, Va. He conducted another dig in 1966. After that he kept what is called the Sturgeon Fort Collection as personal property at his Virginia home until Canadian officials saw fit to "repatriate" the material to Parks Canada offices Winnipeg where it remains today. Apparently between 1966 and 1995, when Sharon Thomson of Parks Canada conducted the last dig, little more was found. That's probably because some 15 feet of the riverbank was washed away during the interim. The commemorative cairn itself was moved back from the river's edge in 1974 and totally replaced when erosion threatened again, as per a previous newsletter, in 2003. All I can gather is that cairn met the same fate as many artifacts over the years, claimed by the river, hence the new and slightly reworded one (currently among website photos).
Needless to say, reading Thomson's article has sent me off in different directions. One was to call Dr. Barka, now retired, in Virginia and ask him how he got interested in Peter Pond. All he said was that I should read the report before he'd comment. I did learn he was directed to the site by Dr. Thomas Kehoe, a friend when both were pursuing doctorates at Harvard. I researched Kehoe and found he was an esteemed archaeologist in Saskatchewan in the 1960's before working at the the Great Plains Museum in Montana and Milwaukee Museum, currently retired in that city. I got the shorter Barka report ("Archaeology and The Fur Trade: The Excavation of Sturgeon Fort, Saskatchewan," Norman F. and Anne Barka, National Historic Parks and Sites Branch, Parks Canada, Department of Indian and Northern Affairs, 1976) thru interlibrary loan. It detailed a list of artifacts found, noting the site was only occupied 1776-80 by a group of traders including Peter Pond "it's most famous inhabitant." This was also the furthest west of any white man's settlement of the time, until he pushed into the Athabasca territory from here to put the Northwest Company on its feet as stern competition for venerable Hudson's Bay Company.
aerial view of the Sturgeon River
dig pits
The attached photos from the Barka report show an , the fort's namesake, has changed locations over the years. This made it hard for me to find the cairn after an all-night drive from Fort McMurray to Saskatoon and the plane home in 1988. I thought if I found the river, I'd find the cairn. But they were not right next to each other. The other photo shows all the dig pits. edging right up to the river.
I researched Thomson and found a fascinating article by her wondering if a site should remain historical even though much of it has washed away, using Peter Pond's Sturgeon Fort as her example. It's entitled "Life on the Edge: The Cultural Value of Disappearing Sites," CRM Online: Cultural Resource Management, Vol. 20, No. 04, Parks Canada: Archeology and Aboriginal Partners. It tells of Thomson's experience with the site.
Peter Pond IN FORT MACMURRAY TODAY
Jeff Morrice of the daily FORT MCMURRAY TODAY sought me out, we had a nice phone interview, and had the story below published in the June 10, 2005 issue on page one. It was just below the main story on a rash of forest fires in the area. There was no link to the online edition for the story so Jeff emailed it to me. He also snail mailed the newspaper itself. Headline: "Peter Pond's legend lives on," with a picture of the top of my website home page showing the Viehman art of him coming through the door with the dogs.
"Almost everyone in Fort McMurray has heard of Peter Pond. But there's more to his infamy, according to a man looking into the explorer's past. There's a shopping centre named after the fur trader, known for being the first non-Aboriginal to paddle the Clearwater and Athabasca Rivers. He's also credited with discovering the oilsands after seeing bitumen ooze from the ground and used to patch birch bark canoes. For many years there was a local hotel with his name (it's now the Travelodge), and a cairn still stands on Franklin Avenue recalling the explorer at the site of the now-demolished Peter Pond school (in front of Furniture Pluss). That's not all. In Milford, Conn., where Pond was born, he has a fan club. The Peter Pond Society, founded by American Bill McDonald in 2000, has regular newsletters and a website. Mcdonald said he got into the Pond business out of his love for paddling. "I've lived in Milford since 1979 and I've always liked canoeing," said McDonald, who's a feature writer at the Connecticut Post in Bridgeport. "I heard about this guy, and he's from the old Milford family -- the Ponds. He's better known in Canada than the States. "Very few people in town care about it, but I've been able to put together a theory that without Peter Pond there would be no (Meriwether) Lewis and (William) Clark (the famous American trailblazing explorers who crossed the U.S. from 1803-06). I had time and I'd gone on wilderness canoe trips before, but I had a goal of retracing Pond's footsteps in Canada. So I found an outfitter who took me on a canoe trip and we went down the Clearwater River." That trip was back in 1988. After researching the man and learning more of the history, McDonald dreamed of writing a book about Pond. While that dream never came through, McDonald did start the Pond society, beginning with the website he says generates a fair bit of interest. "It seems to be (popular). Since I re-did it in 2002 there's been 13,000 hits," McDonald said. "A lot of it is Canadian kids who are doing projects on Peter Pond. Very few American kids, but a lot of Canadian kids." Along with the website, McDonald also puts out a newsletter to 110 members, including a few in Fort McMurray -- most notably Art Avery and Frances Jean. Pond's legend includes a dark side. He was accused of killing two people in Fort Chipewyan, but acquitted. "He was implicated in two murders, but they couldn't pin it on him," McDonald said. "He was feared, he was a big guy -- a big tough brute -- and that's just the way he got things done. That's another reason he's not that popular." The worst of the allegations regarding Pond is the recent belief by some that he was responsible for the spread of smallpox to Aboriginals in Western Canada. Some suspect that Pond had infected blankets with the disease and then given them to local people as gifts of good faith. One study even followed the spread of smallpox through Aboriginal communities and placed Pond at the scene of each outbreak along the rivers he travelled. "That's been a subject of debate on my site for about five years," McDonald said. "Every responsible historian that I know says 'why would Peter Pond want to do that?' You know, wrap up smallpox in blankets and give it to them. That would not make good business sense." While Pond is mired in controversy, McDonald finds it adds to his intrigue. "I think it makes it more interesting because (Pond) was definitely controversial," he said. "He had kind of an erratic personality if you will -- a short temper." McDonald has one more dream for his society -- finding where Pond is buried. "Here in (Milford), he has no grave marker," McDonald said. "The crowning achievement was when I brought in this archeologist and we thought we knew where Pond was buried, but we were wrong." While his first hunt for Pond's final resting place turned up nothing, McDonald hasn't given up hope of finding the 1810 grave site. "Yeah, we kind of petered that trail out. I have an idea of where it is. But nothing concrete enough to go out and pick up a shovel." - - - On the Web: peterpondsociety.com"
I am currently between web masters and know of no other way to present these interesting new links. So consider your membership beneficial in getting a jump on those surfing the web.
Probably the two most significant repositories of Peter Pond information in the USA: Yale University, and Minnesota Historical Society).
A modern day description of portaging Methye Portage by Nova Scotia paddler Joe O'Blenis, recently added Peter Pond Society member writing a book on his cross country paddle trip
A 1908 photo gallery of the Methye Portage area by Frank J.P. Crean. The young girl with the big dogs looks remarkably like my daughter, Meghan, did at that age.
Alexander Mackenzie's account of traveling through Saskatchewan, taken from "Voyages…", including his colorful description of the view down the Clearwater valley from the top of Methye Portage. That view is one of the Crean photos.
SAVE THE BOREAL FOREST
I need to mention this in light of my 1988 Peter Pond canoe trip through this same massive jack pine forest that separates the plains from the tundra. It was so pristine that our drinking water came from the Clearwater River itself. I'm not sure if you can get away with that today. I refer to the September-October AUDUBON Magazine article entitled "The Final Frontier" by Jeff Hull. It discusses how lumbering and other development is causing five acres of the boreal to fall a minute, endangering 300 species of birds that breed there. The boreal is the largest intact terrestrial ecosystem in the world. The word comes from Boreas, Greek god of the north wind. The article ends with urging readers to cancel catalogue subscriptions, shop online instead and buy recycled tissue and printing paper. It says 17 billion catalogues-or 59 for every man, woman and child in the United States-are mailed annually, despite an average response rate of only 2.5 percent. Get more information from: Canadian Boreal Initiative and Boreal Forest Network.
RESEARCHING PETER POND AND MY FAMILY
I end with a personal note, how researching Peter Pond for stated reasons has led me into researching my own background, and the wondrous journey it has also become. I guess I was turned off by all the lore seemingly directed my way in growing up…there are family history books published on both sides of my family… McDonald ancestor landed in Falmouth, Va. 1746…Berry ancestors go back further to the Dutch in Manhattan. But the research skills that came out of the fascination with Peter Pond have put me into a family research mode. It started with the McDonald reunion that took place in Winchester, Va. June 10-12, 2005, the first in 75 years, attended by close to 100. I am named after a Confederate officer who I have reason to believe was part of the same Battle of the Wilderness on May 8, 1864 where my mother's grandfather won the Medal of Honor. Both were gravely wounded, but lived. William N. McDonald is buried in Berryville, Va., Lee Nutting in Bridgewater, Nova Scotia.
There is a further Canadian connection, showing how the fur trade apparently helped save ancestral lands in Scotland.
I "e a passage from one of the McDonald books ("The Glengarry McDonalds of Virginia," by Flora McDonald Williams, George G. Felter Company, Louisville, 1911). It's from Chapter XXIX, "Glengarry Today," by Rev. Peerce N. McDonald, Flora's nephew and my great uncle, on visiting the ancestral castle. It's still there, I've been there, on Loch Garry between Glencoe and Fort William.
"The place is now owned by an English family named Ellice. Mr. Ellice told me that his family had made their money fur-trading in Canada, and that on one occasion when the Indians had attacked the home of his ancestors, the Glengarry men who were then living in Canada came to their rescue and saved their lives. In appreciation for what they had received at their hands, these Ellices bought Glengarry and have ever after that made it their home. Mr. Ellice himself is a charming man, has taken a great deal of interest in the place and its people and has written a book in regard to the traditions of the place. As the old castle is in ruins he has built nearby a handsome new home and has done much to improve and preserve the estate."
Here is the reunion where you'll find a painting of the castle on the home page plus many pictures at the bottom of the links page. You'll also see the Ellice home has become the Glengarry Castle Hotel, about a quarter mile from the ruins. I know of no Ellice book about the place.
I assume the Ellice referred to is Edward Ellice Jr. who became Hudson's Bay Co. deputy governor. That would make him son to Edward "Bear" Ellice, HBC managing director who started as NWC employee, switched to HBC, and oversaw their merger in 1820. He died 1863 and is buried somewhere on the grounds. Here is an interesting article about how the Ellice chief forester's son, Archibald McDonald, grew up on the grounds and became the last HBC chief factor. Archibald's grandson, Edward Ellice McDonald Jr., became a friend of my father (William III, I am William IV, my son William V) as Clan Donald USA high commissioner while my dad was deputy high commissioner. We called him Ellice. So there you have another example of how my study of the fur trade that started with Peter Pond has gone fur circle, and hit home more than once.
The older I get, the more interested in history I get.
Happy Holidays to one and all.


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There is a misconception that ESG action is a one-sided affair, with the responsibility (and benefits) falling exclusively on building owners. However, effective ESG strategies call for collaborative actions from both landlord and tenant, laying out specific roles and responsibilities that produce mutually beneficial outcomes.
Managing expectations and transparency around these collaborative actions can be facilitated by making use of an unexpected but well-known tool: the lease. The concept of green leasing has emerged as a way to improve the sustainability of properties through agreements that provide benefits to all parties involved. Green leases include clauses and operational procedures that advance efficient and carbon neutral buildings, laying out expected actions and results. Examples include lease additions that ensure that those paying for energy efficiency upgrades are receiving the associated savings, agreements concerning data collection and reporting, and guidelines concerning the sustainable use of resources such as electricity and water to minimize waste.
Green leases should not be perceived as replacements to traditional leases. They are better described as leases that go a step further in taking sustainability into consideration, and work to address the existing challenge that leases face concerning the delegation of action and impact. This issue, known as the split incentive problem, emerges when the party paying for sustainability upgrades (typically the landlord) does not sufficiently benefit from the resulting savings, as it is the tenant who typically pays the utility for their power. This can result in inaction, and other scenarios exist where similar barriers are experienced with the roles reversed. By including clauses in a lease to ensure that the actions that drive energy savings, as well the cost savings themselves, are shared between landlord and tenant, these leases can become tools to incentivize beneficial, sustainable behavior by all parties. This will ultimately help owners and tenants alike reach their environmental impact goals and reporting requirements.
A lease does not have to be re-written to become green, and can instead be amended at a time that makes sense for both parties to include the relevant clauses. Oftentimes, the right time for this may align with major clean energy upgrades, such as the installation of solar panels, batteries, or electric vehicle (EV) chargers. Catalyze is happy to support partners who are implementing clean energy solutions with their green leasing strategies, offering our expert advice on best practices and what we have seen implemented alongside our projects in the past.
2. Streamline your measurements: Improve quality and efficiency of data collection
With the widespread adoption of ESG targets, building owners are realizing the challenges associated with not only meeting those targets, but tracking progress made towards them. Data collection can be particularly tricky when there are multiple activities and technologies being tracked, which may be managed by separate partners who each collect and report their data using different methodologies and platforms, leading to a lack of standardization. Additionally, when it comes to meeting regulatory and financial reporting requirements, the need for accuracy is paramount.
Many organizations are finding the ESG data collection and reporting process to be labor intensive, confusing, and ultimately, frustrating. Yet, it is an essential aspect of ESG action, and is needed to establish baseline metrics and assess the effectiveness of solutions for investors, regulators, and tenants. Without quality data, ESG action loses value, and targets become unattainable.
The use of technology and the streamlining of solutions can be combined to provide building owners an edge when it comes to ESG data collection and reporting. For example, Catalyze's REenergyze® software integration platform, available exclusive to our partners, streamlines all aspects of solar, storage and EV charging projects. Not only does REenergyze help effectively navigate the origination, development, construction, operation, and optimization of projects, but it also collects valuable data at every step of the way, ensuring transparency into the energy and financial savings associated with clean energy upgrades.
Because Catalyze manages the entire lifecycle of clean energy assets, from planning to operation, there is no need to collect variable data from multiple sources. The REenergyze platform acts as a one-stop-shop for data, offering uniformity in how data is collected and presented, simplifying reporting processes for building owners. This benefit is further amplified for customers who operate across national portfolios, where property owners may otherwise have had to deal with numerous solution providers across multiple states.
By partnering with Catalyze, you can implement integrated clean energy solutions across national portfolios, streamlining the execution of ESG strategies. Our platform allows customers to also reduce time, effort, and stress allocated towards ESG reporting, providing a distinct advantage over competitors.
3. Integrate forward thinking solutions: Plan around future standards, not today's
A key aspect of establishing leadership on ESG is to implement solutions that will flourish in the long term. Clean energy solutions should be planned with industry trends, emerging technologies, and best practices in mind, looking beyond today's standards and your immediate competitors and pulling from the examples set by advanced markets and leading practitioners.
Renewable energy technologies are great examples of opportunities to plan around future needs. Currently, rooftop solar is experiencing widespread adoption, as the technology has been well established and the resources for its implementation are widely available. And while building owners should absolutely incorporate solar power into their properties, solar alone is no longer a sufficient solution for companies looking to maximize the financial, resilience, and reputational benefits of their clean energy solutions.
The integration of additional clean energy solutions alongside solar is a key opportunity to establish ESG leadership and meet decarbonization goals. For example, energy storage allows building owners to be strategic with the solar power they produce, offering the ability to save this clean, affordable energy for use when power from the grid may be more expensive or carbon intensive. Policies are emerging that further encourage the adoption of energy storage technologies, and it is becoming clear that solar alone will be insufficient to meet the sustainability needs of tomorrow's buildings. Incorporation of battery storage will allow for cost management, emissions reduction, and increased resiliency against potential outages.
Similarly, global trends point to the EV market expanding rapidly. This signals an opportunity for property owners to meet the growing demand for EV infrastructure, particularly in the form of charging stations. By offering such resources on-site, buildings can become more attractive for tenants, and offer an advantage over competitors who have yet to capitalize on this clearly emerging trend. As we expect such clean energy amenities to be standard in the future, the best time to implement them is now, to establish leadership and stand out from the crowd.
Forward thinking solutions are not exclusive to technologies, but can also include strategies. Looking beyond one's current market to advanced markets, where climate regulations and standards are stricter, can be an excellent source of inspiration concerning best practices. These can include European nations, major cities, and other industries.
An example of a strategy to integrate into your clean energy solution is the effective management of renewable energy certificates (RECs). RECs are issued when renewable electricity is generated and delivered to the electricity grid, and holds monetary value that can be traded in markets. There are complexities to navigating RECs and their associated markets, including their impacts on Scope 2 emissions and how REC ownership is determined based on the terms of your clean energy solutions. Leaders in the ESG space will know how to structure agreements to ensure ownership of RECs generated on their properties, helping to further reduce the environmental impact of properties in a more direct and impactful way.
The complexities of navigating various cutting-edge technologies and strategies can be a tall task for most building owners. Therefore, Catalyze is a valuable partner for the clean energy transition, offering expertise on managing the financial, regulatory and technical hurdles associated with such solutions. A trusted partner with proven domain expertise can play a key role in ensuring the effective preparation for the future landscape of the industry, guiding the implementation of integrated solutions and strategies that are scalable.
4. Embrace the 'S': Build on the intersection between environmental and social benefits
In various forums, the term ESG has been used interchangeably with environmental sustainability, as the 'E' in ESG has by far drawn the most focus and action. Yet, there has been growing attention to the responsibility on property owners to have a positive impact on the health, safety, and well-being of their tenants, employees, and/or communities.
16% of the country lives in energy poverty, where over 6% of household income is spent on energy bills. Over 5.2 million households living above the Federal Poverty Line still face energy poverty, with Black, Hispanic, and Native American communities being disproportionately affected. The Inflation Reduction Act includes incentives to drive investment in these communities, enforce strong labor standards, and reduce monthly bills. However, additional action from building owners is a necessary component to addressing such issues, and there is an opportunity to do so in a way that also benefits the environment.
Building owners, even if they don't necessarily represent residential properties, can support the community in addressing its environmental and social challenges. This can be accomplished through clean energy solutions, where the benefits of assets procured by a building can be shared with neighboring residents and businesses. In this way, properties can reduce emissions while also engaging as a leading, active community member.
For example, properties can participate in community solar programs. Real estate can be utilized to house solar panels, where the generated power is delivered to nearby residents and businesses at a reliable, reduced rate. In some cases, these services can be exclusively offered to low- and moderate-income community members. This allows program participants to not only better manage their power bills, but also potentially reduce their own carbon footprints. In this way, building owners can contribute to the community's overall sustainability, while providing a key social service.
Similarly, as EV ownership increases, building owners can open access of their EV charging infrastructure to the community. As a result, residents will have a reduced barrier to entry into EV ownership, and the electrification of the community can be accelerated. Also, with the integration of energy storage technologies, buildings can act as community resilience hubs. As such, during power disruptions, these resilient properties can be one of the only ones in the community that maintain access to electricity. In these times, buildings can open their doors to neighbors for shelter and essential services, providing peace of mind to residents in the face of life-threatening events.
Catalyze has experience implementing projects where the beneficiaries include entire communities. Be it community solar or other creative solutions, Catalyze can provide expert guidance on how such projects can be structured and operated to ensure the maximum benefit to both the environment and the community.
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Hey guys i am trying to understand better LoTR.
I know Sauron was a servant to Melkor.
But after Morgoths defeat he took his place.
Was wondering of Sauron can surpass his master using the ring of power.
Yes and no. Morgoth weakened overtime. Sauron poured his power into the ring, but Morgoth poured his power into the earth itself (and his "creations" like orcs and werewolves) corrupting it. Of course, once he did this he was no longer able to access his power and so, at the time of his defeat, he was greatly weakened. Tolkien himself has said Sauron at his most powerful was perhaps greater than Morgoth at his weakest. Of course, when Morgoth was at full power, he was way beyond Sauron ever was or could be. At that time he was titanic being, a literal dark god, capable of shaping the world and matching the Valar (the gods) on his own.
Thanks a lot i see.
A question. Morgoth created the dragons right?
Morgoth was a vala, the equivalent of a god in the LOTRverse. Sauron was a maia, the equivalent of an angel in the LOTRverse.
And yes, Morgoth created the dragons.
There was just one god, Iluvatar. For thus who know D&D I would rank them this way.


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Northern Light Home Care & Hospice
Volunteering at Northern Light Home Care & Hospice
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Stories from Northern Light Home Health Services Clients
"I can't say enough about the Northern Light team. They have been like family to us. Paul has had excellent care from them. They have been just a phone call away anytime we needed advice or companionship."
~Wife of a Northern Light home health client
Lucy knows that consistency is key in receiving a quality home health service – for the care recipient and her family. When her mother needed shower assistance twice a week after a stay in the hospital, the first service provider they used was disappointing. Then Lucy called NLHCH, whose number was on a list provided by her mother's doctor. Now the same nurse has cared for her mother for two years.
"The consistency is important to us," Lucy explained. "My mother is in and out of the hospital; she's 89. To have a constantly changing set of circumstances makes things more confusing for her. We know we can call the nurse anytime. She can even give us a reality check if we're not sure whether to call the doctor about something."
The nurse who visits her mother "is just great to work with," Lucy noted.
"She has a sensitivity and an understanding of the whole person approach and realizes there is a quality of life issue here," Lucy said. "She also sees how we care for my mother, and can tell us if we could do something to help her."
While her mother lives with Lucy and her husband, they work full-time, and their home is located out of town. It is important to them that the home health service is reliable.
"The first service provider just wouldn't show up sometimes," Lucy said. "And you can't always find the resources that you need – we live out in the country. But with NLHCH, services are becoming more available; it's different from 10 years ago."
Lucy also finds Northern Light's staff to be observant. She feels at ease knowing that staff who visit regularly become familiar with her mother and notice changes in her behavior.
"During one visit, they said, 'Your mom seems really tired and dizzy today.' We had been with her earlier, but had not noticed her feeling that way," Lucy said. "That resulted in a hospital episode because she was approaching dangerous signs. It is a great benefit that they are trained beyond their specific task."
Since her mother cannot be left alone for long periods of time, Lucy noted that Northern Light's home health service is what keeps her living at home, instead of having to move to a retirement community.
"They provide the personal care that she now needs, which I am not able to provide," Lucy said.
As Lucy's mother may require another level of care soon, they plan to visit with a social worker, who can assess her situation.
"Northern Light Home Care & Hospice provides quality care. They are professional and good people to deal with," Lucy added. "We can count on them, and have never felt uncomfortable with any of the staff coming in and doing things. We've been very appreciative of what they've done for us."
~ Client of Northern Light Home Health Services
A retired nurse, Eleanor had heard excellent reviews of Northern Light's service even before she required home health care herself.
One of her knees had been replaced, as well as each of her hips, so Eleanor needed a physical therapist and a nurse to visit her at home twice a week.
"Dee-Dee is a good nurse, and Bill is a great physical therapist," she noted. "I knew they were paying attention to everything that was going on. Bill knows a lot – I know this because whatever he did always worked!"
Eleanor, who is legally blind, said her caregivers' service was always friendly, upbeat, professional and punctual. She also felt that she received the most modern treatments, with positive results.
"I have nothing but praise for them," she said. "I feel very safe with NLHCH, and they made me feel like a part of their team. I know that they will come as long as I need them, and they never made me feel like they were put upon."
Reliability is another key to Northern Light's service, according to Eleanor. Now that she has experienced their care, she knows they will call if they will be late, never leaving her to wait and wonder.
"They'll do what they say, and they make you feel comfortable," she explained. "They are also efficient, and open to suggestions."
After having experienced home health care through a private company out of state, Michael appreciates Northern Light's care philosophy, which he said does not include strict rules or limitations on care, and does provide some leeway for care recipients. Before he moved to Maine three years ago, his daughter, a physician, did some research and suggested he use Northern Light's service once he arrived.
Michael, who is 72 and has had multiple sclerosis for about 35 years, receives a visit from a male home health care nurse once a month. He also has a urinary tract issue which led to a permanent installation of a catheter. Once a month his nurse asks what supplies Michael needs for each issue and orders them. They are all delivered to his home by UPS.
"My regular nurse is kind and concerned; clinically he's very good, and extremely knowledgeable," Michael noted. "He just gets it – and has a lot of empathy. I'm a satisfied customer."
He appreciates the vast array of services NLHCH staff are able to perform.
"Once I was experiencing extra physical limitations. I contacted Northern Light Home Care & Hospice and they recommended and sent over a physical therapist with a Doctorate in Physical Therapy. He taught me so much," Michael explained. "He spent a lot time with me, continuing long after I thought he would stop. It was really helpful."
Michael said he's also been given intravenous medicine at home, a service his regular NLHCH nurse provided. When he was using the private company, he noticed there were limitations to what their staff could do. He also could not get the supplies he wanted from the private company, and was told he had to order and pay for them himself.
"NLHCH gets me whatever I ask for," he said. "I can't say enough about how good their service is. They are outstanding. I have an emergency number to call if I need it, and there is always someone on duty at night, which is helpful."
Michael feels that one of the most important things about Northern Light's service is the sincerity and concern they have for patients.
"All of their staff have a nice touch. Starting with your first impression of them from the receptionist, you know you have someone who will do their best to get you to the right person," he explained. "They are thorough, but it's not like they are just running a business. It's a very kind operation."
Having quite a bit of experience with the medical community for nearly four decades now, Michael said it is important for those interested in this kind of care to get referrals and talk with those who have used the service.
"NLHCH is compassionate, knowledgeable, and most of all, sincere. I put a lot of value in that," he said.
~ Client of Northern Light Home Health Service
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Stories from Northern Light Hospice Services Clients
Mary knows the value of excellent customer service when it comes to hospice care. After her mother was diagnosed with cancer, she was directed to Northern Light Home Care & Hospice by staff at Northern Light Mercy Hospital. Mary has since become a volunteer for NLHCH.
"I am one of six kids, and they didn't care if all six of us called on the same day asking questions," Mary said. "We didn't know what we were supposed to be doing, but their support was unbelievable. It's not an easy situation; they held our hands and walked us through the process.
Northern Light's nurses provided the medication Mary's mother needed, and gave her baths. At the initial meeting, NLHCH gathered all of the pertinent information, so Mary's family did not have tell their story over again to other staff. They also provided the family with literature that helped explain this difficult time.
"They really guided us in so many ways. The literature provided insight on what to expect; what was coming up," Mary explained. "The unknown is what is so scary, and this really helped us understand."
But what was most important to Mary and her family was the solid communication between them and Northern Light's staff, most notably with Linda Hopkins. She said they could always reach someone when they needed them, giving the whole family a feeling of trust.
"It's amazing how they worked with us, always answering our questions thoroughly," she added. "They put us all at ease and said, 'If there is anything you need, just call us.' Once, three of us called the same day without knowing, asking for advice on how to deal with our father. We were comforted and never felt like were bothering anyone."
Mary's family also were impressed with the high level of service NLHCH provides, noting their informed, detail-oriented and thorough approach. They also valued Northern Light's team work in the way they went above and beyond to provide the best care.
"The oncologist came to my mother's house for a visit. What doctor makes house calls anymore?" she said. "It was just out of the realm, something that we didn't expect. But things like that can bring peace."
Mary said she hopes more people will use Northern Light Home Care & Hospice when they need it. She found a support group NLHCH offers especially helpful for herself after her mother passed.
"Even though it can be hard to have strangers come into your house and help, know that you will have amazing support. You just feel comfortable right away with them, and you will never be alone in this process," she said.
~ Client of Northern Light Hospice Services
For Jeanne and her husband, Paul, who suffered from emphysema, Northern Light's personal touch was what made their hospice care so special. Jeanne said that his nurse, Lisa, who visited once a month at first and later more often, understood Paul's sense of humor, and they clicked.
"Lisa was a sweetheart doll," Jeanne said. "Paul was always introverted and unsociable, but he was not nasty. I wasn't sure he was gonna go for the hospice. But Lisa knew he was just pretending to be cranky and that he was a sweetheart, too."
Ann, a social worker with NLHCH, visited with Jeanne and they would talk for about an hour, and Jen, a chaplain, would also visit. Although Paul was not interested in talking with the social worker or the chaplain, Jeanne said they were "so good about always offering him the chance to participate if he wanted."
While Paul's doctor's office recommended NLHCH, Jeanne was immediately impressed with the organization. She appreciated the staff calling to check on convenient times for visits, and for arranging a special stay in a nursing home for Paul while Jeanne was out of town for a few days.
Further into Paul's care, they received visits from Pam, another nurse, who reminded the couple of an old friend they had known.
"Pam was a take-charge kind of person, and followed up on Paul's medicines well," Jeanne explained. "That was something he worried about, so she was really helpful."
She also trusted Northern Light's staff completely, and felt comfortable with all who came to their home. Jeanne and Paul agreed to have donations sent to NLHCH after he passed as a testament to their good service.
"I think a lot of them," Jeanne said. "You can't do this job unless you have a heart of gold. It's the people that count."
Now that she has experienced Northern Light's service, Jeanne's advice to others considering hospice is to ask all of the questions you have.
"NLHCH took all of my questions seriously, and always acted professionally and respectfully," she noted. "They were angels, and the biggest help I could have had. They checked with Paul every time they needed to do something. You just can't ask for nicer people."
Jeanne also said that NLHCH did a lot to reassure her that she was doing the right thing, and caring for Paul as well as she could.
"Many of them have reaffirmed for me since Paul died that I treated him well and that I really cared about him," Jeanne added. "To have someone say that out loud is great. They are still calling to check on how I am doing. Before Jen went on maternity leave she called to see if I wanted her to come over and talk."
Timing is crucial in a hospice situation, and to Brad, Northern Light's hospice service had excellent timing in caring for his wife, Judy, as well as incredible skills in uniting his family during this time, even though some live in Colorado.
"They were just right on in their diagnosis of Judy and started visiting at the right time. They interacted with all of us and got to know me and my family," Brad said. "My son and his family live in Colorado, and NLHCH suggested that we have a conference call with them so they could be brought into the loop. All of the nurses were there. It worked so well we started doing it on our own."
Brad said he and his family were pleased with the care they received, and Judy liked all of the people who visited. A difficult time became a positive experience.
"The NLHCH staff were professional, thoughtful and knowledgeable about what they were doing," he said of the team of four, including three nurses and one chaplain who visited every other week, then each week. "They all spent time with Judy to get to know her and understand what she was going through. They really wanted to know Judy, and make her feel comfortable."
Brad had been given positive recommendations about NLHCH from others, and now he knows firsthand why they have such a solid reputation.
"A staff member came to our home and outlined everything they wanted to do, before we got started," he noted. "They let us know what we could expect."
He also suggests that those considering hospice care call NLHCH first, and ask any questions they may have, even concerning health insurance.
"Insurance is complicated, but NLHCH was able to tell me that this was something that would be covered under our health insurance. We weren't sure if it would be."
After Judy passed, a NLHCH counselor called Brad to check on him, and some of the nurses have called as well. He feels confident that if he or his family felt the need to call NLHCH to talk at any time, they would be welcome to do so.
"If I were having personal problems I could talk with them or the kids could call them," he said. "They are so caring."
Stories from Northern Light Telehealth Service Clients
For Jean, who was forgetting to take her medicines, Northern Light's Telehealth service provides a helpful reminder to take the right pills at the right time. She remembers her mother having complications from taking the wrong amounts of pills, and wanted NLHCH to oversee her medicines so she could avoid the same issue.
"I have heart problems," Jean explained. "The Telehealth machine gives me clear instructions on what to do so it can take my vital signs and send them into NLHCH, who sends the information to my primary doctor."
Jean said she is able to set the machine at a time that is convenient for her, and each day at that hour it directs her to weigh herself, check her blood pressure with the provided cuff, and also reviews other signs.
"The machine asks if you slept well the night before, if you are tired, if you have fallen recently, and other questions. You just have to press a yes or no button for each question," she said.
After she is finished, a staff member at NLHCH telephones her to review her vital signs, noting if her blood pressure is up or if they think she should make an appointment with her doctor. Depending on the severity of the situation, they may call 911.
"The machine is a good idea. I know it's very helpful to the doctors because they have used the information," Jean said. "It's convenient and keeps track of things, like my blood pressure which goes up and down a lot."
Jean also noted that she appreciates the calls from Northern Light's staff, and thinks that they are dependable.
"If they say the are going to be here, they are," Jean added. "They are friendly and cooperative."
~ Client of Northern Light Telehealth Services
Northern Light's Telehealth service seems "like a mini check-up" to Kenneth, who has heart problems.
The Telehealth machine in Kenneth's home alerts him at a convenient set time each morning, which he has chosen. It instructs him to check his weight, blood pressure, pulse and other signs, and asks him questions, such as, "Are your legs swollen?" which he answers with the touch of a yes or no button. The information is sent to NLHCH, and a staff member phones him to discuss the findings.
"It's a terrific service," Kenneth said. "NLHCH gets the information and lets my doctor know if there is a problem. They keep after the doctors and make sure they are following protocol. "
Kenneth finds the NLHCH staff to be friendly and excellent with follow through. He said the daily telephone calls put his mind at ease, knowing that everything is OK, and that someone is there to help if not.
"The staff really seem to know what they are doing, and if they say they are going to do something, they will," he noted. "If something is wrong they would tell me to make an appointment with my doctor; once, they even called 911 and took me to the hospital."
He has also utilized other services that NLHCH provides, including physical therapy, nursing and bathing assistance.
"The physical therapist was especially helpful," he added. "You could tell she likes what she does; it just showed. She gave me encouragement and really spent time with me."
Kenneth's wife is also impressed with Northern Light's staff and service. She may have hip replacement surgery in the future and told him that she'd like to utilize their services as well.
"She feels that they have given me good service," he said.
~ Client of Northern Light Telehealth Service
Toni thinks of Northern Light's Telehealth machine as like another person helping to care for her husband, William, who suffers from a heart condition.
"I feel very comfortable with the machine, and it's simple to use," she said. "If the NLHCH staff has questions they call us and ask if things are OK, such as 'Is he breathing well?'" Then they let me know if I need to do something, like call his cardiologist."
The Telehealth machine is connected to their telephone, and is set to give instructions on taking William's vital signs at 9 a.m. "without fail, every morning," Toni said. It's important that William's blood pressure and weight are checked daily at the same time, due to his condition. The information is sent through the machine to NLHCH staff, who then make a call to them to go over the results.
"I am so impressed with the whole thing," Toni added. "It gives me a feeling of security; I would miss it if it were gone. It also reassures me that I am doing OK. You need to know that when you are a caregiver."
But the system is also flexible. Toni said that on Sundays she and her husband normally attend church, so she has let NLHCH know that they may not be able to answer the phone on that day of the week.
"They know that it is a part of our regular schedule, so I don't have to call them every time," she explained.
Toni also appreciates the support she and William receive from Northern Light's staff. Her daughter lives nearby, but works full-time, so Northern Light's service means a lot to her.
"We have the same nurse most of the time, but no matter who visits, they do the best they can for you," she added. "They are caring and professional."
For someone considering the Telehealth service, Tony said she can't imagine that anyone would want to refuse this sort of help.
"This is something that helps both of us, and it doesn't intrude on our lifestyle at all," she explained. "I think it takes special people to do this work; it doesn't seem like an easy job. But, it just comes through that they are here to help you."
Keeping her vital signs in check is important to Alice, who utilizes Northern Light's Telehealth machine to do just that, every day.
The machine is set at the same time each morning to give Alice a wake-up call and provide instructions on checking her weight, blood pressure, and more. This critical information is sent to NLHCH staff, who then phone Alice to review it. If they are concerned for her health, the staff can suggest she make an appointment with her doctor, and they can also call for emergency assistance, depending on the situation.
"It's a good machine to use and it works well," Alice said. "It tells me to get on the scale, sit on a chair, put on the blood pressure cuff, and other things to check my vital signs. All I have to do is press a button."
Alice likes using the Telehealth machine because she can rely on it to keep her vital signs in check and keep track of things on a regular basis.
"It's a helpful service," she noted. "If anything goes wrong NLHCH can call someone to help if I need to go to the hospital or see my doctor. They can even call an ambulance."
She also enjoys Northern Light's staff and the service they provide.
"The people there are friendly and really help me out a lot," Alice added. "They are also very courteous."


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In informatica Christmas Tree EXEC è considerato il primo worm ad aver compromesso porzioni rilevati delle reti informatiche. La sua circolazione iniziò nel dicembre del 1987.

Il worm fu scritto da uno studente tedesco della Technische Universität Clausthal utilizzando il linguaggio di programmazione REXX. La sua propagazione avveniva sfuttando la posta elettronica con messaggi che si presentavano come auguri natalizi. Il worm è anche noto come CHRISTMA EXEC dal nome del file che lo conteneva scritto secondo lo standard per i nomi di file del sistema IBM VM del tempo.

L'esecuzione del codice di Christmas Tree EXEC determinava la comparsa sullo schermo di un semplice albero di Natale realizzato con la tecnica dell'ASCII art ed affiancato da una breve frase di augurio: A VERY HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND MY BEST WISHES FOR THE NEXT YEAR. Contemporaneamente però il worm eseguiva anche la lettura dei contatti di posta elettronica presenti sul computer per poi inviare una copia di se stesso a ciascuno dei destinatari individuati. Questo meccanismo d'azione permise ad Christmas Tree EXEC di raggiungere picchi di diffusione molto elevati per l'epoca e tali da causare pesanti disservizi sulle reti informatiche European Academic Research Network (EARN), BITNET ed IBM VNET.

La modalità di diffusione impiegata da Christmas Tree EXEC è stata ripresa negli anni successivi da altri worm. Nel 2000 ad esempio il worm ILOVEYOU sfruttò le stesse dinamiche diffondendosi tramite posta elettronica. Mentre CHRISTMA EXEC era scritto in REXX e agiva essenzialmente sui mainframe di fine anni ottanta, ILOVEYOU era scritto in VBScript ed era in grado di infettare i personal computer con sistema operativo Windows.

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The One Legged Man Show : Edinburgh Fringe
TOPICS:amputationdisability. amputeeedinburgh fringemusical theatrenews
Posted By: Enable Magazine 15 August, 2016
"I thought I would never be onstage again. I thought 'Who wants to watch a one-legged man perform?' But sometimes you meet the right people at the right time, and things happen."
Nils Bergstrand was shot in 2005 while celebrating New Year on Thailand's Koh Samet, leaving doctors no option but to amputate his leg to ensure his survival.
Ten years on, Nils is marking the anniversary of the shooting with "The One Legged Man Show", a musical show about life with and without limbs.
"I wanted to do it as a gift to myself, for the tenth anniversary since I was shot," says Nils, who is originally from Sweden. "I created the show as something I would have wanted to see when I was newly amputated, when I was depressed and had nothing to live for – I had to create a role model for myself."
The show is a touching and darkly funny portrayal of the story of Nils' amputation, featuring original songs and moving stories about the performer's amputation and his struggle to come to terms with life with one leg.
Video below contains some graphic images and naughty language, but some really catchy musical numbers about amputation.
Nils trained at the Royal Academy of Music in London and at The Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and since his accident has starred in Kristina, a production by ABBA's Björn Ulvaeus and Benny Andersson, and in BBC Radio drama "Marathon Tales."
With "The One Legged Man Show", showing at Spotlites Theatre on George Street, Nils brings a heart-warming story of hope, triumph over adversity and pursuing your dreams as an amputee. He provides a humorous look at the human condition through catchy, energetic piano numbers and moving stories.
Buy tickets here: https://edinburghfestival.list.co.uk/event/590035-the-one-legged-man-show/
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Microsoft has reportedly discontinued Microsoft Lumia 830 recently though the online and offline retailers have it stock. However, now according to a report, the software giant is working on its successor in the form of Lumia 840.
The Microsoft Lumia 840 will be running on Windows Phone 8.1 OS out of the box. Though, Microsoft Windows 10 for phone will be released for the device after the release.
Other specifications of the device includes Qualcomm Quad-core processor, dual SIM functionality, 13MP rear camera with a LED flash and a 5MP front facing camera. The design language of the device is expected to remain same as its successor. It is also reported that Lumia 840 will sport a 5-inch HD resolution display, if not more. More information about the device will be known in coming days.


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We are happy to announce that our paper Streams and Tables: Two Sides of the Same Coin is published and available for free download. The paper was presented at the Twelfth International Workshop on Real-Time Business Intelligence and Analytics (BIRTE) held in conjunction with the 44th International Conference on Very Large Data Bases (VLDB) in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in August of this year.
The BIRTE workshop attracted many participants and hosted a keynote, research, industry and demo session as well as a panel discussion about data stream processing.
In this paper, we introduce the Dual Streaming Model to reason about physical and logical order in data stream processing. This model presents the result of an operator as a stream of successive updates, which induces a duality of results and streams. As such, it provides a natural way to cope with inconsistencies between the physical and logical order of streaming data in a continuous manner, without explicit buffering and reordering. We further discuss the trade-offs and challenges faced when implementing this model in terms of correctness, latency, and processing cost. A case study based on Apache Kafka illustrates the effectiveness of our model in the light of real-world requirements.
The Dual Streaming Model builds on the so-called stream-table duality, which allows you to unify data streams and relational tables into a holistic data processing model. Thus, data streams and continuously updating tables are the two core abstractions in the model. Additionally, the Dual Streaming Model decouples the handling of data that arrives later (i.e., out-of-order) from latency concerns and opens up a design space between processing cost, accepted latency and result completeness for the user that no other model offers.
The wide adoption and growth of Kafka Streams and KSQL among enterprises shows that the Dual Streaming Model solves real-world problems across all types of industries. As a result, we are elated to share our paper for free so you can become the stream processing expert in your company and take the business to the next level.


Greater than 70% of all teen deaths are due to just 3 causes: accidents, homicides, and suicides.
All of these causes are strongly linked to teen drinking and drug use.
Alcohol is responsible for more teen deaths than all other drugs combined.
Over 35% of motor vehicle crash deaths result from teens who drank before they drove.
An additional estimated 25% of crash deaths result from drug use, or riding in a car with a drunk driver.
All together, substance use accounts for almost 60% of accidental deaths among teens.
Research shows that teen alcohol and drug use are associated with serious risks to health and future.
Only 1/4 are getting drunk, less than 1/5 are smoking marijuana, and less than 1/10 are using any other drug.
Lifetime rates are higher, but these rates include students who may have tried drinking only once.
The bottom line: Substance use is not the norm in high school.


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Mayhem and sadness in a week Melbourne finally snapped
By Chip Le Grand
September 24, 2021 — 9.28pm
It is the middle of the afternoon on a brilliant spring day and Tim, a self-employed tradie and father of two, is sitting with a friend on the grassy slope that leads up to Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance. In a quiet voice, he explains the frustration and despair he feels at seeing what is happening to a city where, until recently, he planned to raise his family.
"We've sat idle for 18 months and watched this state deteriorate; people losing their jobs and kids not going to school," he says. "I'm a parent, I'm a husband, I'm a veteran and I have completely lost faith in this government.″
Police move in on protesters at the Shrine of Remembrance in Melbourne. Credit:Eddie Jim
These are not radical thoughts. If you live in Melbourne or Sydney or any place subjected to prolonged lockdown, you might have had conversations like this with people dismayed that, this far into the pandemic, the virus and public health response still has us trapped in our homes. Normally, though, you don't have the conversation metres away from dozens of armoured police bristling with batons and riot shields.
As the police step forward in unison to tighten their containment lines around the Shrine, Tim gets to his feet and with a sigh of resignation, prepares to leave. "I am not here for violence," he says. "I couldn't think of anything worse."
CFMEU officials fend off protesters with fire extinguishers on Monday. Credit:Justin McManus
What could be worse? Pissing on the Shrine. Spitting at people working at a vaccination centre. Frightening people stuck in their cars on the top of the West Gate Bridge while you block traffic, set off flares and belt out a drunken version of The Horses. We've seen plenty of violence, from protesters and the police, in a week of ugly skirmishes in central Melbourne. And there is no certainty things will calm down from here.
The Melbourne protests, triggered by an abrupt shutdown of the building industry and public health orders requiring construction workers to be vaccinated, were condemned by everyone from Prime Minister Scott Morrison to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews and CFMEU state secretary John Setka, a hulking union boss forced to retreat from an angry mob outside his own headquarters.
Nurses facing surging COVID-19 hospital admissions, teachers who this week received their own mandatory vaccination orders and anyone who has suffered in lockdown while obeying the public health orders couldn't help but feel contempt for a leaderless band of miscreants marching through the city.
Condemning the violence is the easy bit. A more difficult task is understanding who these protesters are, what drove them to this point and whether there is more to come as the NSW and Victorian governments pursue their two-speed exits out of lockdown for the vaccinated and unjabbed.
The moment construction workers lost any public sympathy they might have had was lunchtime last Friday, when they set up trestle tables and barbecues on city and suburban streets to protest against the government decision to shut crib rooms, the places where they eat and rest on building sites during shift breaks. It was widely seen as a tin-eared display of petulance from a group of men — 90 per cent of construction workers are men — who had kept their jobs through a pandemic that has stripped so many others of their livelihoods. As the Victorian government's COVID-19 Commander, Jeroen Weimar, put it: "If it means you can't sit with your mates while you have a sandwich that doesn't seem to be a huge burden."
Victorian COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar. Credit:Eddie Jim
The mistake the Victorian government made was closing crib rooms without consultation. Since a significant COVID-19 outbreak at a large construction site in Box Hill in Melbourne's east, Victoria's public health officials had grown increasingly concerned at the spread of cases within the building industry. At the start of last week, Treasurer Tim Pallas declared the construction industry a "major source of transmission" and Weimar described "tea rooms" as the most dangerous places at work.
That Weimar would refer to crib sheds as tea rooms — an archaic descriptor rarely used in the construction industry — reveals the government's failure to seriously engage with building companies and unions about this.
Construction worker and union concerns about not having a place for "smoko" was roundly mocked by people outside the industry. But CFMEU national secretary Dave Noonan says this misunderstands the importance of crib rooms in maintaining workplace safety.
"There has been a failure to appreciate the fact that the majority of construction sites are high-risk areas," he tells this masthead. "It is not safe or appropriate for people to be eating meals where you have tower cranes and heavy plant equipment and concrete pumps operating. The alternative is you will see 400 or 500 workers taking their meal breaks on the streets, which is not a good idea either. I think there is some trivialising of this, particularly by some elements on social media."
Crib rooms on large building sites are subject to strict COVID-19 protocols including staggered meal breaks, social distancing, cleaning and ventilation. When the government conducted a compliance blitz on the construction industry, the problems it found related to technical breaches on smaller suburban sites. John Davies, the chief executive of the Australian Constructors Association, which represents large contracting companies, says that within the industry, crib rooms are seen as carrying a low risk of infection due to the measures in place.
On the day the government announced crib rooms would be shut, it also declared COVID-19 vaccinations mandatory in the construction industry. Workers were given six days to get a jab or lose their jobs. A decision to shut the industry for two weeks was taken three days later.
There is no precedent in Victoria, or anywhere in Australia, for an entire industry being given so little time to get vaccinated as a lawful requirement to work. When national cabinet agreed on June 28 that all residential aged care workers should be inoculated against the virus, it gave workers until September 17 — nearly three months — to get their first dose. Victoria's Minister for Education James Merlino this week gave school teachers until October 19 to get their first jab.
Victoria is not the first state to order a shutdown of all construction or to mandate vaccinations for construction workers. On July 17, as Sydney was entering its lockdown, the NSW government shut the entire construction industry with little notice. Davies says he was blind sided by that decision. "We were engaging with government and we thought we were travelling reasonably well," he says. "It was a real bolt from the blue."
Once the initial shock subsided, consultations quickly began between the government, unions and industry associations about how to safely re-open. When NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard decided that all construction workers living in local government areas with high case numbers needed to be vaccinated to return to work, everyone around the table could see the potential for things to get ugly.
The construction industry, like many of Sydney's LGAs of concern, is ethnically diverse. The jab was only being forced on them; not workers or sole traders living in more affluent suburbs. But they were given some time to comply. The public health order requiring a first jab did not come into force until August 11.
In Victoria, the construction unions immediately saw the risk that mandatory vaccination could bleed into wider social discontent. On the night Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton made his order, a group of four building unions issued a joint statement warning the "heavy-handed mandate by the Chief Health Officer, which was implemented with no notice, has only served to drive people towards the anti-vax movement". Sally McManus, the secretary of the ACTU, raised concern about an orchestrated campaign by right-wing agitators to sow discord among union members. She questions whether mandatory vaccination is the best way of achieving high vaccination rates.
Dave Noonan says his union's reticence towards mandatory vaccination should not be confused with a lack of support for workers getting the jab. "One of our senior delegates, a person with a long history in the industry, spent two weeks in an induced coma with COVID," he says. "We know how dangerous it is. We think vaccination provides the only real path out of the crisis that not only construction but the whole country is in. We think the best way to get people vaccinated is to have lots of education, lots of facts, lots of vaccine and choice of vaccine."
Building companies are more supportive of the Victorian order. It has been repeatedly pointed out this week that workers in an industry that has been allowed to operate throughout the pandemic have no reason to be unhappy with their lot, much less march through the streets. This is true for some, but not all.
Master Builders Victoria CEO Rebecca Casson. Credit:Scott McNaughton
When construction resumed in NSW after their two-week shutdown, large commercial sites were allowed to roster on 50 per cent of their peak workforce. In Victoria until this week, similar sites were only allowed to roster on 25 per cent of their average workforces. The difference is potentially 500 people being able to work compared to 125. In the construction industry, the cost of this ultimately gets pushed down the chain to smaller contractors and family businesses. This is where the pain of lockdown has been felt in construction. "If you are talking about things leading up to this that build resentment in the industry, the 25 per cent cap was problematic," Davies says.
In Melbourne, public health orders allowed up to five people to work on smaller jobs on unoccupied premises but prohibited any renovation work when people were at home. As a consequence, many of the thousands of sole traders and small businesses who make up the building industry have been out of work for much of the pandemic.
Before this week, the most pressing issue facing Victoria's building industry was how and when it could resume operation at a level that would support more businesses and provide a pay cheque to more workers. The government told the industry that before it could expand from 25 per cent to 50 per cent capacity, 90 per cent of all workers needed to have received at least one jab. Rebecca Casson, the chief executive of Master Builders Victoria, says the only way to do that is mandatory vaccination.
"The government had given our industry some very specific targets for vaccination to continue to work and we wouldn't have been able to reach those targets without mandatory vaccination," she says. "It's the tool employers needed. Our industry cannot last on a pilot light forever."
"This shutdown of our whole industry is a bitter blow. We are very disappointed because the vast majority of our industry has been doing the right thing. It is particularly disheartening that those who have taken the time to get vaccinated now find themselves out of work. But we understand the position the government is in.″
Noonan says there was genuine anger when Sydney construction workers living in some suburbs were told they needed to get vaccinated or find another job. "It seemed that working class areas with high migrant populations were being treated unfairly by the government and they did feel angry about that," he says. "But a lot of people ended up getting vaccinated as a path to come back to work." They weren't happy but they didn't block traffic on the Sydney Harbour Bridge or lay siege to the ANZAC Memorial in Hyde Park.
At Melbourne's Shrine of Remembrance, the police after a long, patient stand-off finally move in with rubber bullets and pepper rounds. Throughout the afternoon, the Shrine's chief executive, Dean Lee, has watched on from behind the police lines with growing disgust. When he later inspects the century-old war memorial for damage, he finds broken glass and rubbish and a urine stain on a sandstone wall.
He says he understands why the protesters came to the Shrine, which was built to honour soldiers who died in World War I. "Protesters have obviously chosen it because some of them believe that the values they are seeking to protect are actually enshrined in this place through the efforts of defence personnel," he tells Radio 3AW. "I am here to tell them they are wrong. You do not honour them and you do not respect their service by coming here to pursue your own selfish interests."
Despite the chaotic scenes on Melbourne's streets and COVID-19 case numbers spiking to record levels in Victoria, Daniel Andrews tried to offer an encouraging message. "We are so close. We are so close to meeting those vaccination targets ... ending the lockdown, getting past this thing." It will take more than this to convince those who see the government, the media and the public health advice as part of a bigger problem. On the frayed edges of this protest movement, a cabal of online activists are fuelling a conspiratorial malaise. To them, vaccine hesitancy is just another social fracture to exploit, like same sex marriage or transgender rights.
Most of them agitate anonymously by circulating misinformation about vaccines and COVID-19 on social media apps like Telegram, Gab and the aptly named Discord. Some, like self-styled libertarian Topher Field, operate openly. He was at the Shrine protest and later posted a two-hour monologue in which he argued, between puffs of cigar smoke and sips of Dimple whiskey, that the sit-in was a success and the protesters are winning. He warned of what will happen if police stop people marching. "Do not take away the last option that people feel they have for peaceful change," he said. "Take that away and someone is going to choose to go the other way."
The thread that connects every protester spoken to by this masthead is opposition to mandatory vaccination. Tim, the builder with the young family, says he would rather lose his job than get the jab and is now planning to shift to Queensland. "You can cop a shutdown for two weeks. Other industries have copped that. I'm not here for that. I'm here for mandatory vaccination."
Jake, a CFMEU member, is standing to the side of the Shrine protests. He was out the front of the CFMEU office when things turned ugly on Monday. He marched through the streets on Tuesday, when police were unprepared to respond to thousands of protesters on the streets. Like Tim, he refuses to get vaccinated and doesn't understand why this isn't a valid choice. "It's a shame what Melbourne and Australia has come to," he says.
The protests at the Shrine of Remembrance were widely condemned. Credit:Jason South
After the protesters scatter from the Shrine, Ben Harris, a 41-year-old landscape gardener, sits on a park bench and tries to explain why a seemingly gentle, thoughtful man finds himself dressed like a Hong Kong protester, with protective goggles, an umbrella and a knapsack full of first aid treatments for pepper spray and tear gas.
He says he became depressed during last year's lockdown and for a time, lost his creative energy to work. The thing he feels most strongly now is a sense of disempowerment, layered over so many months of being told what he can't do and where he can't go. "I got on Twitter and started pushing back against the narrative," he says. "That's how I found the contacts for the rallies. I thought, that is something I can do: I can stand up for something and feel human again."
When Harris talks about freedom, he doesn't mean freedom from tyranny or injustice, but something more fundamental. "It is freedom to hug somebody. It is freedom to talk over the phone to someone and they are in a bad place and you just go over and have a beer with them or a coffee. It is these little things and it shits me that in Victoria, all those little acts of love have got this barrier in front of them. It is cutting away at the foundations."
He says he is not opposed to getting a vaccine but is waiting for Novavax, a more traditional flu-style vaccine the federal government has on order, and doesn't like feeling pushed. "I'm just a middle-class bloke who has never gotten in trouble before and now I have to feel fear in this city, this beautiful country."
Within the Melbourne protests, there is mischief and mayhem at work. There is also, at its heart, an overwhelmingly sad group of men who have been shown a way out and will not take the first step.
Additional reporting Chris Vedelago
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