The Tesla Powerwall is an energy storage system for residential use. It has an intelligent design that can let you store power from your solar power system. You can also get power from the grid, so you have the energy to use when the power is down.
With its many features as an emergency power system, the Tesla Powerwall is actually designed to be used for homes with onsite solar power systems. This is so that the power being generated during daytime can be extended way into the night. Let's take a closer look at it with this Tesla Powerwall review for 2018's buyers.
What you will probably first notice in the Tesla Powerwall is that it has a large surface area. It is around 4 feet by 3 feet. But they are really quite thin at just 5.5 inches. Just like many of the creations of Tesla, the Powerwall can be installed at home, and it won't be an eyesore.
You can even work it into being a modern art piece. The Powerwall also has subtle LED lights the gently pulse the green light so that you can see that it is working, especially at night.
You can be sure that the Powerwall can be seamlessly integrated into your solar power system, the grid, or an EV in your smartphone app. This gives you visibility as well as control on the power generation and also its usage anytime.
It will be able to show clearly the generation of power from your solar power system to your battery, home, or grid. It depends on the balance of the generation of power as well as the demand.
You can also analyze it through graphs so you can better understand how your system is working. This is great because then, you can further make adjustments to how you use power so you can be less dependent on the grid.
Energy storage systems at the kilowatt-hour scale for home use are still quite new. Not many homeowners have embraced this technology because of course, it is not cheap. Also added to that is the investment of raising the capacity of the base infrastructure so that the high power that the Powerwalls can produce can be accommodated.
Adding two powerwalls, twenty-four solar panels, and two EV chargers can put a typical home beyond its capacity because of the push and pull of power from and to the grid. You may need an upgrade of your electrical service.
And this may entail running the new service line across your neighbor's property, an electrical subpanel, and numerous 240v electrical circuits.
These kinds of upgrades in the infrastructure are common. That's why it is also a barrier when it comes to the application of cleantech products for home use. However, don't let that discourage you from getting clean energy if you can.
There are always some ways to innovate. For example, with the electric vehicles, the level one chargers that pull 12amps have the ability to push enough energy into the EV, allowing you to offset the daily average driving range.
There are EV chargers with an intelligent design such as eMotorwerks' JuiceBox. They have the ability to make simple appliances convey energy from the wall onto the vehicle. It is a very innovative strategy with the software's power.
These innovations with the EV charging is also apparent with solar panels, inverters, electric vehicles, and energy storage. Procurement, as well as installation, are becoming much easier with innovations like this.
Imagine if every homeowner can apply clean energy into their homes. We will become less and less dependent on fossil fuels. If we look at it, these cleantech products are becoming more accessible to many homeowners.
With enough resources and enough innovation, these clean technologies are more than capable of getting power from the sun and store it to provide energy for EVs, smartphones, computers, and other devices that we seemingly can't live without.
The Tesla Powerwall 2 release date has been highly anticipated, and it's now finally here. However, as for the Tesla Powerwall availability, the units available are still limited until such time that the production of the Powerwall 2 increases.
Two years ago, the first generation of the Powerwall was released. It has the capacity of 6.4kWh. The Tesla engineers immediately went to work and developed the second generation Tesla Powerwall so that you can get twice the storage capacity.
The great thing about it is that it is not as expensive as the first generation model!
The Tesla Powerwall 2 has a storage capacity of 13.5kWh. It also has an integrated inverter with the price of $5500. The first generation Powerwall cost about $7200. You get to have the latest one at about 40% less the cost.
The reduction of the cost was achieved because of the huge battery facility for manufacturing in Nevada. It is known as the Gigafactory. Both the first generation and second generation models use battery cells from Panasonic. These batteries are very similar to the ones used for the electric vehicles of Tesla.
However, with the new generation, it uses a big 2170 lithium battery. The lithium Nickel-Manganese-Cobalt batteries for the Powerwall 2 are made by Panasonic in the Tesla Gigafactory.
The Powerwall 2 has been redesigned completely so that it is more compact and much easier to install and use. There are no more sleek curves. Instead, it has a square shape that is more practical.
It vents on each side so that it can cool down. It also has a LED strip of bright green color. You will probably find it interesting that even with a complex system as this, it just has a simple switch for the on and off on one of the sides.
The second generation Powerwall weighs at 120 kilos. It is not light at all. But don't worry, you can mount it either on the wall or on the ground. Its IP rating is high at IP56.
However, it is still recommended that you install it in a location that is sheltered such as in your garage. Keep it away from direct sunlight as much as possible.
When you purchase the Powerwall 2, you will also have an AC-DC inverter integrated to it. You get more for its price, and you can immediately see that it is better than any Tesla Powerwall alternative.
The power of the inverter is high. It has a 5kW continuous output as well as a 7kW peak. The previous model only had a 3.3kW DC output. With the greater power output, the Powerwall 2 is more compatible with the usual loads of a typical home. And an average household can have numerous electrical appliances running at the same time.
Tesla's Powerwall models are the only batteries on the market today that incorporates liquid cooling with its operating temperature of -20°C to 50°C. However, it is most likely that it will reduce the output when it is already above 40°C.
This reduction of power is a common issue for many lithium-based batteries.But with the liquid-cooling, the Powerwall 2 can release the heat while charging and during high loads.
This allows the battery to have a longer life as well as improved performance even at high temperatures.
The Tesla Powerwall 2 has an AC in and AC out. What this means is that for it to work with your solar power system, it needs to have a solar inverter. You can use any solar inverter because its operation will be independent of that of the Powerwall's.
The AC batteries are more popular because it is easy to install. However, they may not be as efficient compared to the DC systems if they will be used with solar power. This is because of the conversion losses from DC to AC.
This is how it works: The solar energy is DC. It is then converted by the solar inverter into AC. It goes back to being DC when it is stored in the batteries. Then when you use it to power your electrical appliances, it goes back to AC. With all these conversions, you will lose about 3% to 5% of power.
Today, there are several hybrid solar power systems that are available in the market. They incorporate the solar inverter as well as the battery inverter all in one unit. Installation becomes easier, and you will also need less space for it.
It is rather unfortunate that the Powerwall 2 won't be able to function as a power supply backup without requiring some additional components. To do this, you need to have a Backup Gateway and have it installed. This will require some additional cost.
You should also know that the Gateway box is rather large and it is not very pleasing to the eyes. It can communicate with the Powerwall through wifi. Its main job is to keep the house off the grid in the event that there are any issues with the supply of electricity. The Gateway box can detect that.
If you want to use the Powerwall so you can be independent of the grid, you can use it as a backup. However, it is not designed to be your dedicated system for off-grid power. So before you consider completely being independent of the electricity grid, you have to be fully aware of the functions of the Powerwall and what its limitations are as well.
When you purchase the Tesla Powerwall 2, you get a ten-year warranty. You also get unlimited cycles but only if you use it for backup and self-use only. The Powerwall 2 has a better warranty than the first generation model.
But you may find that it is still quite ambiguous. An example here is that if you charge it during winter with off-peak energy, the annual cycles can be much higher. It will also have a reduced capacity at a much higher rate.
But since all of the batteries have reduced capacities after some period, the retained capacity of 70% after ten years is already reasonable.
Tesla has learned a great deal from the first generation model. They were able to address many of the issues raised by the users. This includes the limited compatibility. The battery had a high voltage, so that means it needs a particular hybrid solar inverter for it to function properly.
Tesla was able to address this by making a second-generation model that has an AC battery that can independently operate from the solar inverter, making it compatible with just about any solar power system.
A downside is that the built-in inverter is not capable of isolating itself from the electrical grid so it needs a few more components so that it can function well as a power supply back up. Another thing to consider before you buy the Powerwall is that it is not designed to be used as an off-grid installation.
Overall, the Tesla Powerwall 2 has the best value when it comes to the different battery systems on the market today. It has a large storage capacity at 13.5kWh. It is capable of handing modern homes that use multiple appliances at one.
Another is that it is the only battery system that has incorporated liquid cooling. With this feature, it can outlast other batteries at the same time, especially if you are in a place where the temperature rises considerably high.
Its ten-year warranty and the expertise of the Tesla company for manufacturing these battery systems, you can be sure that you are getting a high-quality battery that can perform excellently.
If you are looking for Tesla Powerwall for sale, then you must know that with its limited release and the Tesla Powerwall availability, you may have to wait a bit to get one. But if you do want to get something similar, there are already plenty of hybrid systems on the market that is also great and have reasonable prices. (You can check our list of best solar battery so that you can get better deal).
Many of these systems also include a backup function and solar inverter, giving you a fully complete unit. Hopefully, this Tesla Powerwall review has given you much insight into the features and what this battery system has to offer you. If you have any questions about it, simply email us, and we'll share more information with you.
By the way, you can read about the Tesla Powerwall price in Australia if you live in Australia.


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Páni z Dubé byli starý český šlechtický rod, patřící k rozrodu Ronovců, který se usadil v 13. století na Českolipsku. Zde získal své rozsáhlé majetky, hrady, města, panství i postavení.

Nejstarší Ronovci
Prvním známým Ronovcem byl Smil z Tuhaně, který měl dva syny, Častolova z Žitavy a Jindřicha z Žitavy. Starší Častolov měl tři syny a dceru. Nejstarší ze synů byl uváděn zprvu jako Jindřich a po letech jako Hynek z Dubé (uváděn v listinách z let 1249–1290). On i jeho sourozenci se usadili hlavně v severních Čechách na Českolipsku a všichni měli rodiny a mnoho potomků. Patřili k důležitým osobnostem českého království. Jejich jména jsou uváděna v listinách té doby v různých podobách, což znesnadňuje dnes určit, do které rodiny ten či onen patří, zda se jedná o syna, otce či bratrance.

Páni z Dubé
Zmiňovaný Jindřich mladší, nejstarší syn Častolova ze Žitavy a později uváděný jako Hynek z Dubé, získal Šluknovsko, Rumbursko a roku 1333 Hohensteinsko. Je předkem Berků z Dubé.

Hynek z Dubé měl tři známé syny:
 Hynek mladší z Dubé ( doklady 1276–1309), měl čtyři syny
 Albrecht z Frýdlantu (statek, ne dnešní město), z Liběšic ( dokladován 1279–1325), měl pět synů
 Čeněk (1279)
Uváděná data jsou roky, kdy jsou uváděni ve známých listinách, dnes uložených v archivech.

Synové měli své rodiny a dali vzniknout mnoha dalším rodovým větvím, například:
 Berkové z Dubé
 Škopkové z Dubé
 Adršpachové z Dubé
 Červenohorští z Dubé

Psali se podle dnes již zaniklého hradu v městě Dubá na Českolipsku.

Přídomek používal také husitský hejtman Jan Roháč z Dubé, který ovšem pocházel z jiného, nepříbuzného, rodu pánů z Dubé.

Odkazy

Reference

Související články
 Seznam českých šlechtických rodů

Externí odkazy
 Genealogie Ronovců

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At some point, either by necessity or by choice, you are going to be confronted with a foreign currency. As long as you stay within a single system, people on the markets around you are going to trade in your currency. However, if you need to buy a commodity from a planet controlled by a different faction, you will have to pay in that faction's currency, which you have to buy first.
To find out the exchange rate of two currencies, you have several options. Entering the FX command shows you a matrix of exchange rates. You can see how much of one currency - the base currency - is worth in terms of another - the quote currency. The base currencies are arranged vertically, the quote currencies horizontally. For example, if a value in the matrix was 2, it would mean that one of the currency in that line is worth two of the currency in that row.
Note that each combination of two currencies occurs twice in this matrix, because all currencies are listed both horizontally and vertically. This is actually not a redundancy, but allows for arbitrage, which will be explained further down below.
To isolate a pair you are specifically interested in, click the respective value in the matrix. Alternatively, you can use the FXP command followed by a ticker, which in this case is two currency identifiers divided by a slash or dot. As an example, have a look at the exchange rate of AIC and CIS by entering "FXP AIC/CIS".
To buy a commodity, you have to place a buy order at a Commodity Exchange. Similarly, to buy currency, you have to place a buy order in a Foreign Exchange window. Unlike Commodity Exchanges, foreign exchange isn't tied to a specific location and can be done from everywhere. Another difference is that you will not be able to select a currency from a dropdown menu like you do a commodity. Instead, each pair of currencies has its own window.
To place an order, open a new buffer and enter "FXPO" followed by a blank. Then enter the currency you want to buy or sell followed by a slash, and then the currency you want to use as payment (to pay in or to be paid in). For instance, to buy Martian Coin for NCE Coupons, enter "AIC/NCC". Then enter the amount and hit the "Buy" button.
Entering the two in the opposite order and then hitting "Sell" would have essentially the same effect, but not quite, as explained in the paragraph titled "Arbitrage" below.
Note that you are trading so-called Lots. One Lot is 1000 units of a currency, which applies to both the currency you are spending and the one you are buying. That means that the spending Limit you indicate is also multiplied by one-thousand. Use decimal numbers like 0.5, 1.001 or 0.75 to fine-tune your bid.
You can view all foreign exchange orders you have placed using the FXOS command. As is the case for Commodity Exchanges, your buy order is not filled until someone else places a corresponding sell order. To withdraw an order that has not yet been filled or just been partially filled, simply click the "DELETE" button next to it.
To view the history of the exchange rate of any currency pair, use the FXP command followed by the desired ticker, for example "FXP AIC/CIS". Select the time window you want to see at the top.
So far, so good. However, it gets more complicated than that. To ensure that you do not make a very common mistake, you need to understand one more thing.
You can see in the picture above that one company is requesting to buy one Lot of AIC. To better understand, think of the AIC as the commodity in this scenario. The currency in which the commodity shall be payed is CIS.
In this screenshot, we have the opposite example. A different company is looking to buy CIS, which is the commodity here, and it is paid in the currency AIC. The exchange rate between all currencies is currently one point zero. You would think that if one company is buying currency A for currency B, and another company is buying currency B for currency A, the two orders should match each other perfectly. Yet, they are both still pending. Why is that?
The reason is that the two base currencies, the ones being bought, are not actually treated as currencies here, but rather - as mentioned above - as commodities. If you look at it like that, these two companies are interested in buying two different commodities, so they don't have anything to do with each other. You can already tell from the commands at the top of these buffers that they are not in the same business, so to speak. The upper one says "AIC" - which is the base currency, the commodity - and after the slash "CIS" - which is the quote currency, the actual money to pay for the commodity. The company's owner entered these values and then hit "Buy".
In the second screenshot, the command is the other way around, which tells us instantly that these two orders cannot match. "CIS" is the base currency, the commodity, and "AIC" is the quote currency, the money. Like the other one, this company's owner placed a Buy order.
What does this second company here have to do in order to match the order of first one, so the trade can happen? Enter the two currencies in the same order the upper one did and then hit "Sell". This way, the commodity is AIC in both orders. One is buying it, the other is selling it.
Why so complicated? In an ideal world, you would assume that the exchange rate from currency A to currency B is the exact reciprocal value of the exchange rate from currency B to currency A. This would mean that if you can get one AIC for exactly 0.5 CIS, you get exactly two CIS for one AIC. However, in reality, there is a small deviation in their exchange rates, meaning that they are not in fact perfect reciprocal values. Actively exploiting this deviation is called arbitrage, which can become a whole business venture in and of itself.


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"You are not one of us!" said the separatist transsexual
The separatists transwomen intensify their attacks on crossdressers and "transgender", immensely fearful of contamination by association.
Separatist ideologue and HBS International general, Rose White, has now declared war on the presence of drag queens in Pride Parades in Calder-dale, Britain. The argument:
"Drag queens – homosexuals dressed as women – and drag kings, women dressed as men, performing as stereotypical crossdressers promote, foster and reinforce the belief among the audience that any bloke in a frock must be a homosexual." she says. "If these people are allowed to perform in the town in the Pride, they must have a prominent sign stating 'We are homosexual men – not transexuals'."
In other words: "You are not one of us!"
This is the same woman who in a recent book called grouped everyone she did not like into the following toxic salad:
"The enemies are Fouratist homos, the public, the press, bigots and fools, ignorant medics, penny pinching political manipulators, BRSS dykes, religious pedophiles, closed homos and unfortunately the unaccepting homos a.k.a. Manginas who themselves try to become HBS [Harry Benjamin Syndrome] in the vain hope that masquerading as a woman will help them refuse to confess that they are just homos and not HBS."
The "closet homos" also include crossdressers and crossdreamers. We are all disgusting gay men in her view.
Rose is definitely at the extreme end of the separatist scale, but the fact is that there are quite a few that share similar conspiracy theories of there being a Transgender Borg Collective of men masquerading as women.
The Borg
Suzan, who writes one of my favorite blogs on transsexual topics, dislikes Rose White intensely. She nevertheless falls into the same trap of turning all non-transsexual transgender people into a conspiracy:
"The Transgender Borg collective are the real problem. They are like a cult demanding every one use the exact same language to describe their personal experiencing of what it means to have been born with transsexualism.
"They insist post transsexual women describe themselves as 'transgender' and 'identify as transgender' while claiming to be non-op transsexuals, which means they will never ever let a surgeon's knife any place close to their male genitals.
"To call them on this is to open oneself to all sorts of abuse including charges of elitism, separatism and essentialism."
I wonder why!
Anyone who has followed the discussions at this blog and over at Crossdream Life will know that there is no cult, but a wide variety of ideas and beliefs about what crossdressing, crossdreaming and other transgender conditions are about.
An autogynephiliac who does not know how to hold his handbag
I have friends who believe in psychological explanations, fetishistic explanations, and cultural explanations. Then there are those, like me, who believe crossdreaming is gender dysphoria, based in biology.
Yes, there are those who believe that all transgender conditions are social constructs with no biological basis. But theirs is only one of many approaches.
I am sure there are also those who try to force transwomen into pigeon holes that do not fit them. God knows there are enough people out there that think that their own life experience should be used as a measuring rod for us all. But that does not mean that there is a monolithic bloc of of non-transsexual transsgender.
As for the argument of whether a woman should be defined by what she has between her legs... No, I won't even go there!
There is no Borg, only suffering people trying desperately to make sense out of their lives.
Redefining words to win the argument
Ashley Love, transsexual activist and role model, has also joined the ranks of transwomen who try avoiding the touch of us untouchables:
"For you see, transgender is a sociopolitical term which is reserved for people who do not conform to gender, such as drag queens/kings, cross dressing and transvestite males, gender queer activists or gender non-conforming people who identify with their physical sex."
It is not. It is the separatists that define the word this way, and Ashley Love knows this. The term "transgender" is as an umbrella term uniting both transsexuals and the groups Love mentions in the paragraph above.
Yes, I know that "transgender" sounds similar to the word "transgenderist", which was coined by Virginia Prince, the famous crossdresser guru. The choice of the word "transgender" as a top category was therefore an unfortunate one. Prince had already included her concept into a bigoted and offensive theory about transsexuals, a theory I definitely do not share.
That does not change the fact that the term, as it was defined by Leslie Feinberg and Holly Boswell, was meant as an umbrella term. People may feel free to disagree with the term, or refuse to use it, but they have no right to turn it into its opposite.
It is personal
I must admit all of this is starting to get to me, because this way of redefining the word "transgender" so clearly an attempt to change the political and social reality, not by arguments, but by changing the meaning of language. It smells of 1984 to me. Something positive is turned into something negative, and all of this because some people are embarrassed by being associated with people like me.
This actually hurts -- a lot. I try to use my intellectual "male" side to cope with all this, deconstructing texts and ideologies in a "male" manner. But my inner woman gets sick of the fact that women can spend so much time on attacking people like me.
Unfortunately, women -- who according to the stereotypes are supposed to be nurturing and supportive -- often end up ripping each others throats out. It reminds me of the girl cliques in the school yard:
"You are not one of us!!!"
It's a wonderful world!
Mind you, it is only women like Rose White who display their disgust in direct terms. Others have a tendency of coloring their rebuttal in sympathetic phrases like "I don't have anything against crossdressers, you know. If they are willing to leave me alone, I will leave them alone."
This reminds me of the kind of people who desperately tried to save the price of their property by stopping black people from moving into their neighborhood:
"Well, I have nothing against Negroes! Not at all! But they will be so much happier among their own!"
There is one phrase in Randy Newman's satirical song "Short People". In between the prejudiced ramblings about the ugliness of short people, comes the politically correct counterpoint:
Short people are just the same
As you and I
(A fool such as I)
All men are brothers
Until the day they die
(It's a wonderful world)
Scandinavian Danes and the like
The transgender/transsexual debate reminds me of the use of the word "Scandinavian" in my part of the world. Scandinavia is defined as the area of Norway, Sweden and Denmark. This means that a Dane is Scandinavian, but she is not Norwegian. Pretty simple really.
Is a Finn a Scandinavian? Formally no, but Finland is one of the Nordic countries, which consists of the Scandinavian countries plus Finland and Iceland.
Are Finns and Icelanders offended if you call them Scandinavians? I mean, would you like to be associated with the arrogant Swedes, the crazy Norwegians and the lazy Danes?
The Finns don't mind, it seems. They brush the topic a side and invite you into their sauna. Polite people, the Finns.
However, you should never call a person from the Faroe Islands a Dane! The islands may be part of the Kingdom of Denmark, but they are a separate territory with their own flag and their own language.
They do identify as Scandinavians, though. They love the Scandinavian Borg.
A transwoman is not a crossdresser
In other words: A transwoman is a woman. She is not a crossdresser, she is not gender queer, she is not something in between. She is a woman.
I am a non-crossdressing crossdreamer living as a man. I do not call myself a woman, trans or otherwise. Although whether I am a woman or not is not for Rose White to decide.
I do definitely have something in common with all these transwomen: a deep sense of gender dysphoria. My outer identity does not fit my inner personality. I feel like a woman on the inside, and find it very hard to adapt to the expected manly manners and beliefs.
Like transwomen I have been forced to reconsider the truths of what society tells me about sex and gender, in particular the idea that all male bodied persons have to feel like and behave like the stereotypical male.
Hence it makes perfect sense for me to have a cross-cutting category called transgender. It points to the fact that in some people the body they are born with is not aligned with the person they are on the inside.
Some may get around this problem by learning how to express their personality in spite of the culturally defined gender roles. For others it is a matter of realigning a male body with a female mind or a female body with a male mind. And some will just have to live with the pain.
We are not Scandinavians!
Fighting for the Non-Scandinavian way.
The problem is, of course, that the classic transsexuals, the HBS crowd and the rest of the separatist do not think of themselves as "Scandinavians".
They are more like -- I don't know -- pure bred Americans -- with not a drop of Scandinavian blood in their veins. (Minnesota remains that embarrassing uncle you do not talk about at family dinners.)
Their argument is that my gender dysphoria has nothing in common with theirs. Mine is caused by a sexual perversion or --maybe -- free choice; theirs is caused by biologically based female sex identity.
Or, as is the case with Suzan and Cloudy, my condition may be innate, but then we are talking about is different kinds of biological inheritance.
Well, the followers of this blog know that I believe transwomen when they say they are born like this. I think there is a biological core to their sex identity (which is not the same as gender identity, by the way). But cannot see how it is possible to argue that transsexuals have nothing in common with many of the "transgender".
Many transwomen start out as crossdressers
Here are the facts:
A large number of crossdreamers and crossdressers suffer from intense gender dysphoria. Yes, some of them manage to include their feminine side in their lives as men, but others do so only by suppressing their dreams, their hopes and their very being.
I have several crossdreamer friends who have considered suicide, but who have struggled on anyway, out of duty to their friends and love for their families. The fact that Blanchard and White thinks of them as self-centered narcissists is therefore offensive beyond words. So let's cut the crap, shall we? These crossdressers and crossdreamers are transwomen. There is no doubt about it. But they are still "Not one of us!"
Note that the majority of transwomen transition relatively late. This especially applies to the gynephilic ones, who, for various reasons try -- for a while -- to adapt to a male existence.
My guess is that one important motivation is their love for women. If you want to find a woman to love, you will try to play the role that you think women will find attractive. And the dominating narrative says that women love manly men.
So they try to be one. They get married. They get kids. And they are still miserable. They are still not in line with their true selves.
I think it is a reasonable guess that a significant number of these late transitioners have a history of crossdressing. That is: While they still had their male bodies they dressed up as women to explore that gender role and to get some relief from all the pretending.
It certainly looks like Rose White did. As Zagria has documented, White has publicly admitted that she once was a crossdresser. That does not mean that she was not a woman then, or that she is a man now. She is a woman.
What it means is that the world is not so easily divided into "us" and "them", as White believes.
Dreaming of sex as a woman
And yes, given that we are all sexual beings, I would also guess that at least some transwomen, while still living in their male bodies, got some sexual relief out of imagining themselves having sex as women. What else could they do? Dream about having sex as men? I think not!
But does getting aroused by the idea of being a woman having sex make them "male fetishists" or "perverted autogynephiles"?
Yes, according to many of the separatists. It does.
This means that the separatists like White, by insisting that they have nothing in common with crossdressers and crossdreamers, stigmatize the large number of transwomen who have had a crossdresser or crossdreamer past, in reality reducing them to perverted men.
I wonder how that must feel for these women. After years of painful self scrutiny they have finally come to terms with who they are, and then they are told -- by other transwomen -- that they are no good.
It doesn't matter if their crossdreaming fantasies subside as they are able to express themselves fully as women. It does not matter if they now dress as women, live as women, breathe as women: They are still crossdressers in the eyes of the insiders.
In the words of Rose White:
"I know one person like this who was the effeminate little boy and is now a unhappy unconvincing homosexual post-op who sits legs gaping and has zero femaleness -- not even a handbag! Others I have had short contact with dress as male as possible and hate women's shops!"
Oh, dear!
I would like to end this post with another song: Peter Gabriel's masterpiece on exclusion and suppression, "Not one of us". Unlike Randy Newman's song, this is not a piece of satire. But it hits you even harder.
It's only water
In a stranger's tear
Looks are deceptive
But distinctions are clear
A foreign body
And a foreign mind
Never welcome
In the land of the blind
You may look like we do
Talk like we do
But you know how it is
You're not one of us
Not one of us
No you're not one of us
There's safety in numbers
When you learn to divide
How can we be in
If there is no outside
All shades of opinion
Feed an open mind
But your values are twisted
Let us help you unwind
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Why we do not want to be seen as being in any way connected with perverts who crossdress -> http://ts-is-liberation.org/Men+in+womens+restrooms
Follow the links, especially those on the lower part of the page. Very enlightening. Facts are facts, and if you wack off in women's clothes, you are NOT one of us.
Quay Summer June 23, 2011 at 3:35 PM
I have to ask the question, have the HBS folks actually read The Transsexual Phenomenon??? I have a copy sitting right here and on page 22 Benjamin has a chart he calls "Sex and Gender Role Disorientation" and he lists six degrees of disorientation. Type 1 he calls transvestite and type 6 he calls true transsexual. This chart makes very clear that Benjamin thought that thought that cross dressers and transsexuals all have "gender role disorientation" just to very different degrees. The HBS folks say that true transsexuals in no way have anything in common with cross dressers, clearly Benjamin thinks they do.
Anon -
So we should declare all men who wear trench coats perverts because some men use them as part of a flashing behavior? You have to be very careful about not mistaking correlation and cause. We'll leave off chicken and egg discussions of which mental issues causes which... and where social discrimination plays into mental illness.
Jhuma June 24, 2011 at 12:43 PM
Why not also include feminine males into the matrix? Why start the zone of transgenderism only from crossdressers?
Feminine males represent the strating point of gender-variance. And they are the ones who will tell you what it is all about when it comes to the gender-variance issues.
Because, they are gender-variant and have many of the same childhood gender variance similar to the tgs yet they are cis-gendered!
Face it, any true transsexual would feel deeply insulted to be referred to in the same breath as you freaks.
And rational discussion parts ways as the true bigot enters on comment five. Nice. Nothing to say, and you say it so damn well.
Nice post Jack. My personal feelings on this "war?" SOME crossdressers/crossdreamers suffer from CONSTANT dysphoria vs others who are completely comfortable in their role of their birthright. Those who exhibit a constant and serious dysphoria are "trans."
Jack Molay June 25, 2011 at 4:22 AM
Mercedes has an interesting view on the conflict.
@Anonymous comment #5:
"Face it, any true transsexual would feel deeply insulted to be referred to in the same breath as you freaks."
A word of advice: If you want to win this struggle, you had better learn som communication skills. You must at least pretend to be a caring human being, if you want to take on the role of a woman oppressed by horrible transgender males. As it is now, you are just confirming what I say in my post. I guess that was not your point.
Elizabeth June 27, 2011 at 4:22 PM
A correction. I believe you imply Prince coined transgenderist and not transgender which is incorrect. Prince coined the term transgender and it was usurped and eventually stolen as an umbrella term.
The term separatist implies that transsexuals were in favor of being under the transgender umbrella and that is a misstatement and not a point of fact. Transsexuals were not part of the transgender community initially but were gathered under the umbrella unwillingly when those who are transgender realized transvestites, cross-dressers, et. al. had zero sympathy in the real world.
It was a political decision.
As to Quay Summer's comment on Benjamin let it be clear Benjamin said Disorientation and not dysphoria and in fact Benjamin considered the first 3 categories social disorders or social problems although he did have great sympathy for most if not all of them.
Type IV was not a true transsexual but a cross between TV and TS with the percentages wavering. Both Type V and Type VI were surgery bound in his opinion.
Again, disorientation is a far cry from gender identity issues which is what TVs and crossdressers have. Transsexuals have a sex identity disorder and if you bothered to read Harry's book you would understand that.
Only in the mind of the transgendered could someone that never wanted to be under your umbrella be accused of being a separatist.
@Elisabeth
Susan Stryker has a good presentation of the birth of the term in her Transgender History. In the late sixties terms like transgenderal, transgenderist and transgenderism popped up, used by people like Virginia Prince and Ari Kane to define a category between transvestites and transsexuals.
A "transgenderist" (not "transgender") was, according to Prince, somebody who was born with a penis but lived like a woman. Prince did not like transsexuals at all.
Stryker: "Trans activist Holly Boswell made an important contribution towards the expansion of the term with her 1991 article 'The Transgender Alternative', ... which claimed 'transgender' is a word that 'encompasses the whole spectrum' of gender diversity... Leslie Feinberg gave this expansive sense of 'transgender' a political charge with hir influential 1992 pamphlet, Trangender Liberation: A Movement Whose Time Has Come."
Both Boswell and Feinberg refused to adhere to the traditional gender stereotypes of the day.
In this sense you are right: Transwomen who completely associate themselves with traditional gender stereotypes will probably find this philosophy frightening, partly because it reflects left wing politics and post-modernist feminism (Butler etc.), and partly because all this talk of a spectrum may lead you to believe there is no true inborn female sex identity.
The fact that Boswell felt SRS was unnecessary has probably contributed to the current separatist tactic of demanding SRS as proof of womanhood. If your enemy is for something, you must be against it.
Personally I have learned a lot from this kind of thinking, but I truly believe the tendency to ignore the biology underpinning sex (=/= gender) identity is a mistake.
That does not change the fact, though: The term was soon used by both "traditional" transsexuals as well as other transgender persons, exemplified by the 1991 Southern Comfort conference in Atlanta. Today it is definitely used as an umbrella term embracing both crossdresser, "gender variants" and transsexuals.
I have no problem with transwomen (and transmen) who argue against the philopsophy of Boswell or Butler or anyone who believes the transsexual identity is a social construct. There are valid reasons for making such arguments. I have made them myself.
My problem is that the current separatist activists use arguments regarding beliefs to determine nature, that is: anyone who do not agree with their beliefs regarding the origin of gender dysphoria, are not transwomen by nature. You cannot do that.
..cont.
If the separatists are right, it is very likely that a lot of people who identify as "gender queer" or "transgender" are truly transwomen, "misled" by leftist philosophies (I am not saying this is the case. I am just saying it follows logically from the separatist premise).
I know for sure that many of the hated crossdressers and crossdreamers are truly gender dysphoric, and therefore most likely tranwomen and transmen.
This exactly the point Benjamin made. (And yes, I have read his book!) Benjamin does not operate with a strict boundary between transvestites and transsexuals.
He said:
"Coming back to the differences between transvestism and transsexualism, another simpler and more unifying concept and a corresponding definition may have to be considered. That is, that transvestites with their more or less pronounced sex and gender indecision may actually all be transsexuals, but in varying degrees of intensity."
The main difference between his categories III ("transvestite"), IV ("transsexual") and V ("true transsexual") is not about gender identity, but about libido. To be a "true transsexual" you should preferably be asexual.
Needless to say, Benjamin here mirrors the gender stereotypes of the day. To be a true woman you have to be an asexual heterosexual!
But it fits well with the separatist agenda, because it makes it possible to say that M2F transpeople who get turned on by the idea of having sex as women, must be perverts. That was not Benjamin's point at all!
Nor did he say that a "coversion operation" can be used as a test for true transsexuality. He only observed that type III's were less likely to ask for one, even if it was "attractive".
The reason I uphold the term "transgender" is not because I believe it in whatever post-structuralist philosophy some consider the official policy of "the transgender borg". I believe the term is useful because it reflects an objective reality.
The borders between the categories are fluid, in intensity (as Benjamin pointed out) and in time (as in late transitioners). This means that transvestites and transwomen have common interests.
As it is now, some separatists are deliberately persecuting crossdressers and crossdreamers (see "freak" comment above).
But all of this does not mean that transwomen are not real women. They are!
Hm, what do you know!
It turns out we are all wrong about the word "transgender", including Stryker and me.
Ehipassiko has scanned several newsarticles from the 1970's and 80's and find that the word was used before 1990, partly as a synonym for transsexual and partly for describing deviations from gender-typical behavior.
In 1985 Christine Jorgensen identified as transgender!
Cristan sums it up:
"So, can we please stop with the whole 'crossdressers pushed that identity on us' stuff? The word was obviously used by clinicians in the 1970s, in the mass-media by transsexuals in the early 80s and then used to describe transsexuals by media in the late 1980s. Our culture was obviously using the term to talk about atypical expressions of gender, concepts of having gender neutrality, cross-gender expression and transsexuality since the 1970s.
All of the concepts covered in the above media pieces exist in the modern usage of the word transgender, so please lets stop pretending and/or claiming that our modern use has nothing to do with its use over the majority of the last 40 years. Our current use of the word evolved in the context of a culture that was using the word 'transgender' in a way more closely aligned to the word's current context than what Virginia Prince had ever intended. Virginia Prince may have coined the term, but our American culture defined it."
SissyMistressMaddie July 7, 2011 at 5:21 AM
I just don't get it. Why can't people ever seem to be content to allow others to be themselves?
And I don't mean in the "as long as they're not anywhere near me" version of tolerance, I mean in the "hey neighbor born as a man living (possibly part-time) as a woman! Wanna come on over for some tea?" kinda way.
I don't understand why no one seems capable of treating others as if they are people rather than just broad archetypes.
There's plenty of perfectly decent trans-folks our there, whether full-time or part-time. There's plenty of perfectly decent homosexuals, bisexuals, queer folks (I love that term, we actually have a term now for people who are attracted to people rather than groups of people, wonderful!), crossdressers, drag-folks, and even erotic-crossdressers.
I've known good folks in all those categories.
I've also known some real bastards in all those categories.
It's kinda a personal thing. You can't really go around saying everyone who does x is y and will always do and be z. It's too broad a statement that will never apply as fully as people would like.
I mean, really, it's bad enough to be viewed as society's outsider if you live even a shade outside the gender/sexual binary you were dealt (let's face it, your gender and sexuality are permanently linked in traditional society's view), do we really need to make further distinctions between eachother?
Do people who've been made outcasts by society really benefit from sub-outcasting?
"I just don't get it. Why can't people ever seem to be content to allow others to be themselves?"
I think the main problem is that too many people have been brought up in atmosphere where love and recognition is dependent on complete adherence to the gender stereotypes.
This creates a terrible dilemma for some transwomen. They are clearly outside the norms of society, as they too easily will be branded as perverted men.
They then try to cope with this problem, not by allowing for diversity (which should have been the obvious choice, in my opinion), but by doing everything they can to fulfill expectations of what a "normal woman" is.
Some succeed, otheres believe they have succeeded. But at this point the other, less than perfect, transwomen, crossdressers and crossdreamers become a threat by association.
Their friends will, for instance, see shows about crossdressers and transsexual prostitutes on TV, and the militants now fear that they themselves will become contaminated. Maybe their friends will that all transsexuals are perverted prostitutes.
This is not logical, as it would mean that all women would be called whores because there are some female prostitutes, but this is not so much about logic, as our desperate need to be loved and respected.
At this point it probably makes sense for the separatists to sacrifice the crossdressers and "perverted" tranwomen on the altar of conformity.
Much of this is also mixed up with a deeply felt misandrogy -- or hatred of men -- it seems. It is understandable, but not a valid excuse for what they are doing.
Lindsay July 8, 2011 at 2:46 PM
"Much of this is also mixed up with a deeply felt misandrogy -- or hatred of men -- it seems. It is understandable, but not a valid excuse for what they are doing."
It would be interesting to know if these "haters" consider themselves to be straight or lesbian.
Most transwomen (androphilic or not) have a greater inner thing for women than for men. This is obvious since they are women.
Jalaram July 19, 2011 at 12:26 PM
Sometimes I think transgenders of certain types are actually responsible for spreading transphobia in society. Yes, I am referring to perverted and obnoxious, loud, flamboyant and highly vulgar shemales and male lesbian prostitutes.
Why can't these trannies express their femininity in a decent well cultured way even if they indeed are very feminine?
Dewey Houck August 3, 2011 at 7:22 PM
I do not crossdress to harm others, and the fact that somebody who identifies themselves as a transexual finds my behavior offensive is very rediculous too me. I can't really take this person seriously because she obviously already takes herself seriously enough for everybody. The truth is, as she may have thought to herself many times before, is that we are ALL messed up in some way or another. Nobody is perfect. We are all human. To say somebody else is less than you because they are not the same as you, or that they harm you because they are different than you, shows a serious flaw in one's character. I agree that some people judge us based on our perceived similarities with others that they have seen, and that will always be true. I am afraid to go out dressed up and tell people what I do for the same reasons. However, I feel comfortable being me because I do not pass my judgments onto others, they stay in my head where they belong. My dressing up in public may offend you, but you telling me so offends me. Who has the greater right to peace of mind?
Liz June 13, 2013 at 7:03 PM
I have so many questions to ask you. But after I saw:
"my intellectual 'male' side"
I had to pick my jaw up off of the floor. I mean, are you saying this ironically or something? Because if you are serious, it's hard for me get past this patronizing and stereotyped language to even continue to read this page.
I guess I was using my "male side" when I got my PhD. SMH
@Liz
Note the quotation marks. I use the term ironically. The rest of the post clearly shows that I do not believe in stereotypes that says that men are predominantly intellectual and women are emotional.
When I use the terms in this way, however, it reflects that fact that I, as a male bodied persons, is expected to react in a disinterested analytical manner.
And what is truly astounding is that some of the HBS crowd is using this against me.
The very people who should know that this blue/pink dichotomy is false, are the one that argue that women are so different from men both intellectually and emotionally, that my male body alone disqualifies me from defending transsexual women in particular and understanding women in general.
This is why I used irony in this post.
I admit, though, that I probably shouldn't have. An internationally oriented blogger should avoid irony, as it is easily misunderstood.
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On Saturday evening, Paris Saint-Germain Handball began their Coupe de la Ligue title defence with the visit of Dunkerque to the Dunkerque au Stade Pierre de Coubertin. A no-nonsense Rouge et Bleu side got the job done 34-23, claiming a place in the competition's quarter-finals.
Although perfection doesn't really exist, Paris' start to the match came extremely close. Thierry Omeyer (22 from 44, 50%) shut out the visitors for the first six minutes, winning all his duels be they from point-blank range or the nine-metre line.
At the other end of the pitch, the Parisian forwards did their jobs perfectly and carved out an imposing early lead (6': 5-0). The situation continued throughout the first half, the northerners unable to find solutions faced with our tight-knit defence and a Titi who could do no wrong (16': 11-3), paving the way for Luka Stepancic to put Les Rouge et Bleu ten goals to the good with a long-range strike (20': 15-5).
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After the change of sides, the show continued and Mikkel Hansen didn't waste any time in finding the back of the net with his 100th goal in the competition (31': 21-14). Meanwhile, Thierry Omeyer wasn't satisfied with his imperious first-half performance and decided to turn scorer (34': 22-15) before getting back to basics and saving a penalty from Florian Billant (38': 24-17). The second half proved more exciting than the first, with Dunkerque proving much more clinical in front of goal, notably through Haniel Langaro (43': 25-19). But it wasn't enough to bother the Parisians, who once again went ten goals in front when Dylan Nahi latched onto a long pass from Titi to score on the counter (48': 29-19).
In the final moments, with the result beyond doubt (53': 31-22), Sander Sagosen struck twice to put the icing on an accomplished win (34-23).
Dominant from the off, Paris Saint-Germain Handball controlled the match brilliantly, leaving Dunkerque little chance. Two-time reigning champions Paris are now in to the quarters! They will find out against whom they are to face off when the draw for the next round is held on 24 October.
Sander Sagosen, Nedim Remili (5 goals), Benoît Kounkoud, Henrik Toft Hansen, Mikkel Hansen (4), Uwe Gensheimer, Luka Karabatic, Luka Stepancic (3), Kim Ekdahl du Rietz, Dylan Nahi (1).
Thierry Omeyer: 22 from 44 (50%).


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The purpose of this article is to describe the transformation that takes place when a healthcare organization integrates improvement knowledge in order to strengthen the organization's improvement capabilities. We present the experiences from a Swedish hospital, and analyze it by using Donabedian's (2003) structure-process-outcome (SPO) model. The case highlights e.g. the importance of focusing on the organization's own knowledge development.


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Q: How do I specify a loss matrix in rpart? I have a basic question - how to I set up a loss matrix to weigh the cost of a false positive higher than a false negative? I am trying to produce a tree in rpart to classify a disease with high specificity.
Any advice would be appreciated, thanks

A: Cost for mis-classification can be used as below:
fit <- rpart(target ~ ., data=dataset, method="class",
         parms=list(split="information", loss=matrix(c(0,1,2,0), byrow=TRUE, nrow=2)),
         control=rpart.control(usesurrogate=0,maxsurrogate=0))

In the above example, I have considered that the cost of mis-classifying a positive example as a negative observation as 1 unit and cost of mis-classifying a negative example as positive as 2 units.

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The public policy challenges facing Northern Ireland
Posted on September 3, 2021 by The Constitution Unit
Following the report of its Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland, the Unit will in the coming weeks publish a discussion paper on the wider political options for Northern Ireland. In the first part of this blog, Alan Whysall, the author of the paper, sets it in the current political context, and discusses the public policy challenges facing Northern Ireland. The second part, which will be published later today, considers longer term destinies, and what can be done to encourage more realistic debate, and ultimately constructive politics, in Northern Ireland.
Politics will resume in Northern Ireland after the summer in deep conflict. But much of the political debate is totemic, neglecting the realities of public policy in Northern Ireland now.
The unreality of the debate reflects the unwinding of constructive politics, such as was seen in the better days following the Good Friday/Belfast Agreement of 1998.
And the increasing talk of broader constitutional destinies is cast in vague and general terms, reminiscent of the Brexit debate; on one side, it often obscures serious issues that constitutional change would raise; on the other, it takes little account of the changing nature of Northern Ireland society.
The discussion paper
The discussion paper will aim, in a neutral spirit, to point up pressing immediate issues that need to be analysed and acted on; and key aspects of the debate about potential destinies.
And it will ask how a spirit of constructive political endeavour can be restored.
Is it practical to think of a renewed Agreement?
The paper will offer some tentative answers to the questions it raises, but it really does need to spark a discussion. Political tensions may once again reach breaking point before very long: and answers to the questions may be needed.
Finally, the paper asks who is to drive the effort towards changed debate and politics. The British and Irish governments have often sought to keep the Northern Ireland political system on the rails, and to impart new impetus. But at present their differences may mean they are challenged in doing so.
So the paper also asks whether others in Northern Ireland can help.
Dealing with the here and now
The Northern Ireland Protocol
The Northern Ireland Protocol looms over Northern Ireland politics. Brexit has been profoundly disruptive. It was the first major change in the arrangements established after the Good Friday Agreement that lacked the cross-community support by which the Agreement was reached – indeed Northern Ireland voted Remain. Hard Brexit inevitably meant more borders somewhere in or around Ireland. The Protocol is the outworking.
The debate has shed much heat and almost no light. The EU has generally demanded rigorous enforcement – though there is a persuasive view that it could take a more flexible position without compromising its fundamental interests.
London, meanwhile, appears to be upping the ante, demanding in its July paper substantial rewriting of the Protocol it signed two years ago.
Unionist leaders once talked of making the best of the Protocol, but in recent months, many have adopted increasingly entrenched positions against it. They now put their faith in a range of approaches – a court case, a vote the Assembly will have on certain parts of the Protocol in 2024, persuading London to take unilateral action. Some urge the collapse of the institutions.
In reality, these approaches have limited prospects of advancing unionist ambitions – unionists now lack their precious majorities in terms of votes, Assembly seats and parliamentary seats – and could be dangerous to them. Certainly pulling down the institutions is a high risk tactic.
But there are strong arguments that the Protocol, properly handled, could bring significant economic benefit to Northern Ireland, which has unique access to both EU and British markets.
With flexibility in Brussels and London, the border in the Irish Sea might largely disappear.
How might this be brought about? A united Executive ought to have substantial leverage, given that Brussels has made great play of its wish to protect the Agreement; London claims the same; and Dublin would probably give strong support. The parties divided have little influence.
Politically, though, moving to such a position would now be a substantial shift for unionism.
And honest debate is at present difficult. Meanwhile, the government appears far from interested in brokering any agreements between the parties.
But Brexit and the Protocol may, if with variations, be with us for a generation. At some stage, accommodations will be needed.
Election challenges and opportunities
The Assembly elections – due in May 2022, but which could happen earlier if there is a political collapse – may raise questions about the fitness of aspects of the Agreement arrangements in changing circumstances. They may also, in bringing home those changes, start to shift fundamental political attitudes.
The elections may, first, see the non-aligned parties, those professedly neither unionist or nationalist, and notably Alliance, substantially increase their vote – as they did in the elections (not to the Assembly) of 2019. Polling last week indicated that they will keep some but not all of the 2019 gains. The Agreement is essentially based on binary politics, and puts those not designated unionist or nationalist at a disadvantage. At some point, this may become unsustainable.
More immediate difficulties may come from the fragmentation of unionism, which last week's poll suggests is in full swing. It shows a further marked decline in the Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) vote, a rise in that of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) but also of the ultra-hardline Traditional Unionist Voice (TUV). If reflected in election results, this would lead to Sinn Féin taking the First Minister post, with a unionist as deputy First Minister. That outcome would be a psychological blow to unionism, though the two offices are precisely equal in powers; and the disarray in unionism would certainly add to instability.
Both of these contingencies could lead to demands for significant adaptations in the Agreement provisions. They are, so far, little discussed.
Economy, society, the public services
Meanwhile, but with much more limited public attention, Northern Ireland continues to have serious issues of economic underperformance, and social fractures leading onto other serious deep-rooted problems; while public services struggle – notably the NHS, which had waiting lists for many treatments well beyond those elsewhere in the UK even before the pandemic.
And there are serious questions about governance, some of them pointed up by the RHI issue last year, but never properly discussed.
Good government and sound public policy are evidently valid objectives in their own right. But they have a broader significance in Northern Ireland: successful devolved institutions underpin stability. If they are delivering, the public – which has not been greatly impressed with their performance – and the players within them will be more resistant to seeing them overturned.
Northern Ireland political culture has rarely had much time for these issues, however.
New Decade New Approach, the deal that restored devolution in early 2020, proposed developing many strategies to improve performance; there have been elaborate Programmes for Government; and successive reports have urged substantial (painful) restructuring of the health service. So there are abundant processes.
But they have limited political or public traction. And so delivery has been painfully limited – for which COVID-19 is only a limited excuse.
Northern Ireland now has a think tank in the field, as for long it did not. And a Fiscal Council is being established, after many years' pressure from the UK Treasury, with some similar functions to the Office for Budget Responsibility in London.
Much further effort may be needed to bolster the institutions' performance, and change their outlook, however.
Arguments about 'legacy' issues – how to handle the legal consequences of actions during the Troubles – have rumbled on since 1998, via various agreements between governments and parties. These issues, though contentious, have never really threatened political stability. That may now change.
There may well be no good answers here – so that, in the short-term at least, sensitive handling, in particular showing the greatest consideration for victims, is at a premium. There are certainly arguments that Northern Ireland looks back too much, and fails to focus on the future. There are arguments that conducting criminal investigations and prosecutions now for far-distant Troubles offences is largely fruitless, offering victims little realistic hope of justice, and potentially damaging. In the current climate, these are difficult arguments to make publicly.
But the British government's paper of July has at last brought all the Northern Ireland parties together – it was unanimously rejected by the Assembly, and widely seen as a response not to any Northern Ireland factors, but to London newspaper campaigns about prosecutions of (a small number of) soldiers for long-past offences.
The proposals are far-reaching: besides ending criminal investigations and prosecutions for Troubles offences, they propose suppressing inquests and civil actions. They effectively grant an amnesty to perpetrators of terrorist offences, are at odds with previous agreements involving the UK government, and very doubtfully compliant with international obligations.
There may be no good answers on legacy issues, but there are surely approaches that better meet Northern Ireland's needs – and ultimately meet UK interests better.
The Agreement: hope and momentum
The Agreement envisaged a new start in many areas. There are a good many successes, and they continue. A striking example is policing, where in marked contrast to its predecessor, the Police Service of Northern Ireland has achieved a large measure of cross-community support.
But in the current atmosphere of polarisation, there are signs of that support weakening, and other areas of Agreement success are at risk of crumbling.
And in other fields addressed by the Agreement, much remains undone – for example in the area of respect for identity, which is tied up with contentious issues like language. A commission established to look at these issues submitted its report more than a year ago, but it has not yet been published by the Executive.
The Agreement generated hope, and caused many to overcome hesitations based on traditional political allegiances to support it. Great political momentum came from the widespread public wish to see the Agreement implemented.
All this has flagged and the debate has again become starkly polarised. There is a marked lack of any vision for what Northern Ireland (whatever its constitutional status) might be over the next decade or two. It is difficult to discern what the Belfast institutions are trying to achieve, beyond managing from day to day.
The pandemic offers only limited excuse. Without ambitions beyond day-to-day survival, the Executive will never impress and will be less resilient to political stresses. Can it be rebooted?
The London problem
The Protocol and legacy issues have contributed to a perception of a London problem, where the UK government and parliament are seen to be lacking interest in, and perhaps understanding of, Northern Ireland issues, according them low priority except when playing politics with them. And, worse, that London is at times willing to heighten tensions that threaten institutional stability, rather than calm them, as governments in the past sought to do.
Recent polling shows a serious lack of trust in British government over the Protocol, and more general disenchantment with it reflects in the Secretary of State's net approval rating in polling of -73. London's approach attracts international criticism, including from the Biden administration.
Dominic Cummings' recent utterances about Irish matters tell of an attitude radically different from that of successive British governments of both parties. He dismissed talk of Ireland, the Union and the rule of law in the context of the Brexit debate as 'babble'. Issues around the Northern Ireland Protocol, he asserted, were 'very low priority'.
Others have not spoken so explicitly, but there is little evidence that this has not been the guiding outlook (or lack of one) in Number 10. Certainly neglect of Northern Ireland interests as compared with Westminster politics was shown in the dismissal of Julian Smith early last year when he had just pulled off a remarkable deal to restart the Executive after a three-year hiatus, a deal that clearly needed nurturing.
If London has any strategic view about even the medium term in Northern Ireland, it is not apparent. There is little sign even of a strategy to preserve the Union: much of what it has done recently is liable to alienate support in the centre ground, which is now the swing constituency.
If we move into greater instability in Northern Ireland, the lack of trust in the British government will mean it is much harder for it to broker a compromise. Poor relations with Dublin further limit the potential for constructive intervention.
The attitudes now shown in London are widely perceived North and South as hostility to Ireland. And they have been paralleled by a resurgence of anti-British attitudes.
Previous governments of all parties have recognised that there are risks to the UK national interest in allowing discord in Northern Ireland to fester; and that a strategic approach is necessary which at times may impact on national policy. For the moment, that perspective appears to be lacking.
There has never been a great understanding at Westminster or across Whitehall of Northern Ireland's politics; nor was there much popular feeling in Great Britain about it, and recent polling suggests that indifference remains widespread. But in government and parliament, there was felt to be a strong UK self-interest in sustaining the peace, and the Agreement.
It is important to redevelop a sense of what a British government focused on the longer term would do.
This is the first of two posts on the future of Northern Ireland. The second post can be found on our blog.
Alan Whysall is a former civil servant in the Northern Ireland Office and now an Honorary Senior Research Associate at the Unit, specialising in politics in Northern Ireland. He was a member of the Working Group on Unification Referendums on the Island of Ireland, but the views expressed in this post are personal views and do not necessarily reflect those of the Working Group as a whole.
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Learn how to increase profits through better pricing at Wood Pro Conference
By Rich Christianson
December 20, 2021 | 1:24 pm CST
Estimates for this full overlay maple kitchen ranged from $24,717.61 to $52,758.86 in FDMC's 2021 Pricing Survey. Editor Will Sampson will take a close look at key factors for these widely varying bids at the Wood Pro Conference.
SAN DIEGO – Estimating what to charge for a custom woodworking project is a delicate balance. Bid too high and the job is lost. Bid too low and the profit shrinks.
FDMC Editor Will Sampson will tackle the pricing quandary at the Wood Pro Conference, April 27, 2022. The veteran woodworking journalist will do a deep dive into the wide-ranging bids submitted for FDMC's 2021 Pricing Survey. He will crunch the numbers bidders used to arrive at their final estimates including shop rates, construction hours, material costs, and other factors.
Results of the latest Pricing Survey were featured in the November 2021 issue of FDMC. Featured projects included a two-toned cherry kitchen, a maple painted inset kitchen, a full overlay maple kitchen, restaurant booths, and bookstore displays.
The Wood Pro Conference is co-sponsored by FDMC and the Cabinet Makers Association. Other sessions of the conference include:
• Opening Keynote by Laurie Haefele, Associate AIA, ASID, NKBA, Haefele Design Inc.;
• Sensei Leadership Workshop by Jim Bouchard, founder of the Sensei Leadership Movement;
• Cabinet Makers Association's Benchmark Survey Results by Amanda Conger, CMA executive director; and
• How to Add Closets to Your Mix by Matt Wehner, co-owner of Cabinet Concepts by Design.
The full-day conference will be capped by a tour of area wood products manufacturing plant.
The Wood Pro Conference will run concurrently with the annual Closets Conference. The conferences precede the Closets Expo and Wood Pro Expo California on April 28 and 29 at the San Diego Convention Center.
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About the 2022 Closets Conference & Expo and Wood Pro Expo California
The Closets Conference & Expo is the annual national event for closet and home storage professionals. It is co-located with Wood Pro Expo California (WPE), a regional marketplace for woodworking professionals. The events are organized by Closets & Organized Storage and FDMC magazines respectively, each part of Woodworking Network. The twin-bill event is scheduled for April 27-29, 2022, at the San Diego Convention Center in San Diego, Calif.
The Closets Expo and WPE each kick off with a separate full-day conference on April 27, followed by the two-day expo, April 28-29, featuring woodworking machinery, supplies, and components. Additional educational programming is offered on both days of the expo. Tours of local manufacturing plants and the popular Top Shelf Design Awards networking reception are also key features of the event.
For information about exhibiting and sponsorship opportunities, contact Laurel Didier, publisher of Closets & Home Storage. For all other inquiries, contact Kim Lebel, show manager.
View the interactive exhibitor prospectus,
More upcoming Woodworking Network events
Executive Briefing Conference, September 15-17, 2022, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, October 13-14, 2022, Spooky Nook Sports Center, Manheim, Pa.
Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO), October 27-29, 2022, Centrexpo Cogeco, Drummondville,Quebec.
FDMC Pricing Survey
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Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada's largest woodworking show.
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Port Authority police arrest man on drunken-driving charge, find warrants from Alpine
January 2, 2018 by PAPBA
At 4:30 a.m., police stopped Rafael Hidalgo, 45, who had changed lanes west of the bridge's upper level without signaling, crossing two lanes of traffic and back across two lanes, Port Authority police spokesman Joseph Pentangelo said in a statement. When the officer stopped Hidalgo, who was driving a black BMW sedan, he was unable to supply a driver's license.
The officer noticed a strong odor of alcohol on the Chestnut Ridge resident's breath and his eyes were watery and bloodshot, Pentangelo said. Hidalgo then failed a field sobriety test after he swayed and lost his balance, according to authorities. Police also found that Hidalgo had three warrants from Alpine and was driving with a suspended license.
The car Hidalgo was driving was impounded and he was charged with driving while intoxicated, contempt of court, driving with a suspended license and traffic violations, Pentangelo said.


1 more season here to bring out the youngsters, get some better players in, and I think we will win this league next year, and a lot sooner than the last 3 games.
Then we will be ready to go up.... because as BG says, we are not ready this year.
We're not good enough to showboat, not only that it was showing a lack of respect to the opposition who in the end handled our soft bellied players with considerable ease.
Who the hell do we think we are, the Harlem globetrotters ?


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Animation 4 Business Premium is a new service I'm offering as part of my Business Explainer Video Service, Animation 4 Business. To launch the service I've created the short video below that explains why you might use my Premium service over solutions like GoAnimate and Powtoon. The video is also entered into Reallusion's Animation@Work contest too.
Essentially it's for those situations where you need characters to perform specific tasks unique to your business but you don't want to go to the full expense of creating a custom character from scratch. Visit my site or email me if you'd like more information.
This blog however is more concerned with the behind the scenes stuff of how the above animation was created. So lets get into that.
From start to finish this animation took three days including writing the script, designing my new Animation 4 Business logo, animating the characters and scenes and adding sound effects and music. Note that I didn't storyboard this animation as it really was simple enough to skip that step.
All of the characters are either customized G2 Power Tools Pack characters or ones that came with CrazyTalk Animator 2.
Interestingly it was the ideas for this video ('any action any time') that prompted me to make three customized G2 characters based on U.K. Comedy trio, The Goodies that were popular in the nineteen seventies and eighties in England and Australia.
You'll notice from the image that the 'Graeme' character appears in the video.
By far, the most time consuming part of creating this video was the opening scene with Graeme performing all the different tasks. The entire scene had to be key framed from scratch. I spent a full day on that scene.
In particular you'll notice Graeme's right hand is fully animated and appears to type... well sort of. I realize his hand isn't really connecting with the keys. This is due to the desk and computer being layered in front of the character. With a bit of thought I could probably have made his hand connect but I felt it was animated enough to demonstrate the point.
Another highlight is the items balancing on Graeme's feet. A nice short cut with CTA2 is that you can link a prop to any body part of a character and then, when you move the body part around, the prop automatically follows. Thus these items look a little more precarious just by moving Graeme's feet side to side slightly.
Graeme's face is animated almost exactly like a puppet. All I did was click the record button then move the mouse around to make him look side to side and click the mouse to make him blink.
Unlike GoAnimate and Powtoon's studios, CTA2's camera works exactly like a real camera. When you see the scene transitions, where the camera pans right to the next scene, that is the camera moving and not the props being slid off to the left and new ones being slid on to the right. Makes changing scenes so much simpler.
My new Animation 4 Business logo was designed using DrawPlus X6. I pretty much had an idea for what I wanted, it was just a case of finding just the right fonts. I then saved the logo out as a flash object and imported it into CTA2 as a prop.
The next scene with the three characters performing actions was very simple to create. I just placed the characters and applied motion files that came with CTA2. Same with the logo scene with Graeme walking behind the logo. It's just a motion file called 'walk happy' applied to the character.
All the sound effects were sourced from freesound.org and the music came from freepd.com.
Overall I think I'm really starting to get to grips with CrazyTalk Animator 2. I had no major issues creating this animation. Everything worked pretty much as expected.
My next step will be to get back to my G2 Skate Monkey Custom character that stalled. Partly due to some issues that required me to contact Reallusion's tech support, and partly because these other animation projects came up. However I'm really looking forward to finishing the monkey off and creating another animation series that will feature my own character.
Good story. The characters are well drawn and the dialogue is realistic. The story grabbed me and held me to the unexpected end.


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John Jay Kleiner (February 8, 1845 – April 8, 1911) was an American educator and politician who served two terms as a U.S. Representative from Indiana 1883 to 1887.

Biography
Born in West Hanover, Pennsylvania, Kleiner moved to Medina County, Ohio, in 1850 with his parents, who settled near Wadsworth.
He attended the public schools and assisted his father in agricultural pursuits.
During the Civil War Kleiner enlisted on June 20, 1863, in Company G, Eighty-sixth Regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry, and served until February 10, 1864.

He returned to Wadsworth, Ohio, where he resided until 1867. He moved to Evansville, Indiana, in 1867. He taught in the Evansville Business College and edited the Saturday Argus of that city.

Political career
He served as member of the city council of Evansville in 1873. He engaged in the manufacture and sale of lumber. He served as mayor of Evansville 1874-1880.

Kleiner was elected as a Democrat to the Forty-eighth and Forty-ninth Congresses (March 4, 1883 – March 3, 1887). He was an unsuccessful candidate for reelection.

Later career and death
He engaged in the real estate business and stock raising at Pierre, South Dakota, in 1887.

He moved to Washington, D.C., in 1890 and engaged in the real estate business until his death in Takoma Park, Maryland, April 8, 1911. He was interred at Rock Creek Cemetery in Washington.

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