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Home > Member's Blog > Welcome to the new NEAFP Website

After more than 30 successful years as a Treasury management educational organization, the board of TMANE decided to rebrand as the New England Association for Financial Professionals (New England AFP) to reflect the rapidly changing global, economic, technological, and business landscape. The role of treasury has become more integral to all companies and the skill set required to compete in the global economy has increased dramatically. Our new name reflects our commitment to meet your growing needs.

We have engaged a number of initiatives already this year and plan on rolling out additional strategies over the next several months to make this plan a reality. That is why we have implemented a refresh of our focus on being the “Hub for Financial Professionals”. With that came this new branded website that will allow us to better communicate with our members and allow us to share educational insights with any financial professional looking to stay involved in the community and industry. The website will continue to evolve over the next few months and we plan on launching a fully interactive membership portal that will allow for professional and social networking, member directory search, blogs, forums, and many more features we will be exploring including CTP credit offerings, links/resources and the ability to provide active feedback via surveys, voting and more! We are excited to launch this new site and for the continued improvements we plan on making throughout the year.

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23 Ed Harcourt: Time of Dust

Yes, another EP, but so what? This list isn’t a simple measure of how many minutes a record passes you know? And anyway as we all know it’s not how long it is but what you do with it that counts and a woman’s G-spot is only two inches inside her vagina (ah crumbs, I think I took that analogy a step too far). In fact the brilliant ‘Time of Dust becomes even shorter when you do the right thing and skip the drab and aimless first track Come Into My Dreamland. The remaining five tracks though are a near-enough perfect collection, a thrilling combination of Nick Cave and Jeff Buckley that’s darkly Gothic in parts but nearly always crescendos into grandiose wonderfulness. There’s also BIG brilliant choruses and hooks so pronounced Dustin Hoffman is portraying them in a 1991 film. Also on the 100th anniversary of first World War the fabulous We All Went Down With the Ship couldn’t be more timely.

‘Oooooooooooh, very evocative, yes very good Ed, can we all go home now?’

‘Just there… That’s where I dropped the body…’

‘Jesus… Anyone fancy a pint?’

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Eating lots of fruits and vegetables is good for you. But you already knew that. The problem is keeping a refrigerator stocked with fresh produce can be both costly and inconvenient.

But what if you had clean, living produce—produce you grew yourself—just steps away from your kitchen? You’d probably eat more of it, right?

Spoiler alert: yep.

In fact, research has proven that people (and children, in particular) eat what they grow. Speaking of eating, you’ll likely find that your abundant Tower Garden harvests are more delicious and nutritious than grocery store produce.

Why? Well, much of what you’ll find in the produce aisle is:

  • Grown commercially using herbicides and pesticides
  • Harvested before reaching peak ripeness
  • Shipped long distances (often from other states or countries)

And the result is weeks-old produce with diminished flavor and nutrient levels that might even contain harmful chemicals. The result, frankly, can be food that isn’t very good. (No wonder so many people think they don’t enjoy eating fruits and vegetables!)

But here’s the good news: when you grow your own, you can have produce the way nature intended—fresh, flavorful, nutritious and picked at the peak of ripeness.

And that sounds great. But many of us aren’t “green-thumbed.” Luckily, Tower Garden is…

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About Nell, All I See

Permanently free book and pictures of the ocean

I’ve decided to make my very short story All I See permanently free, so if you haven’t read it, now’s the chance. And tell everyone you know that still haven’t read any of my books and don’t want to spend money on an unknown author: now’s their chance to try my writing without risking anything.

(If you encounter somewhere it isn’t permanently free, tell me and I’ll let my publisher know!)

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Theo and Kieran have been together for five years. They’re very happy…behind closed doors. Theo accepted from the start that Kieran isn’t out to his conservative parents and has a lot to lose if they find out about his sexuality.

But a moment of sadness at a wedding changes things. Theo is faced with a decision: live the rest of his life in secret…or break it off.

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Yesterday I was climbing the walls and feeling like a prisoner in my own home. Sweden isn’t on lockdown like many other countries, but most people are listening to the recommendations from the authorities and are staying home anyway. My husband has been working from home for weeks (I love having him home and told him the other day that I’ll miss him when he has to go back to working at the office again) and we don’t go anywhere that’s not necessary, like the grocery store.

But yesterday, I needed to get out of the house.

“Drive me to the ocean,” I said to my husband. “Okay,” he said, and we jumped into the car and drove the ten minutes to a nearby beach. It was windy and chilly and only a handfull other lost souls had the same thought as we; that they needed the breeze and the clear blue skies and the open water. We walked along the water and I took a lot of pictures, and when we returned home I was happy. Lighter. We followed up our walk with a Skype date with a couple of friends in Malaysia, and a glass of red wine in the sunshine on the patio after that. All in all, it ended up being a lovely Sunday afternoon, despite the state of the world.

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The Seasonal Colors of April

A time for flowers to bloom.

A time to form seeds and shed leaves for the coming rainy months.

And a time to enjoy tropical fruits.

I love the colors this season brings.

(April is the peak of the hot and dry season in Southeast Asia.)

    • Thanks!
      We start getting rain in May, mostly showers. As kids we were told that the first rain of May was lucky.
      The heavy downpours really come in June, though last year it wasn’t until the first week of July. So maybe we are feeling the effects of warming too.
      Thanks for dropping by!

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  1. Lovely series of photos! I particularly like your thoughts about seeds and preparing for the coming season.
    It’s interesting that you mention that April is hot & dry in SEAsia because we’ve had a peculiar amount of thunderstorms this past week in Singapore!

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Damon Albarn Net Worth

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Damon Albarn net worth is
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Damon Albarn Wiki Biography

Damon Albarn is a musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and a multi-instrumentalist, born on 23rd March 1968, in Whitechapel, London, U.K. He is best known as the lead singer of alternative rock band “Blur”, and the co-founder, vocalist and songwriter of the virtual band “Gorillaz”.

Have you ever wondered how rich Damon Albarn is? According to authoritative research, it has been estimated that Damon Albarn’s overall net worth is $40 million, accumulated through a successful music career, which started in the late ‘80s. Since he is still very active in the entertainment industry, his net worth continues to grow.

Damon Albarn Net Worth $40 Million

Damon was born the oldest child in the family, and became interested in music at an early age; his parents had a very liberal approach to their children’s upbringing, so at the age of six, Albarn attended an Osmonds concert. He soon started playing multiple instruments including the guitar, piano and violin and was also interested in composing music of his own. One of his compositions won a heat in the nationwide “Young Composer of the Year” competition. He attended Stanway Comprehensive School, where he developed an interest in drama and started acting in various school plays. This is also where he met his future band colleague, guitarist Graham Coxon. For one year, Damon studied acting at the “East 15 Acting School” in Debden, but left and worked several part-time jobs to support himself.

However, he soon decided to take a music course at Goldsmiths College in South London, where he once again crossed roads with Coxon. Before launching his professional music career, Damon was involved in an odd synth-band “Two’s A Crowd” and later the “Circus”. The latter was formed by his college friend Coxon, and it was soon renamed to “Seymour” and later “Blur”. Their debut single “She’s So High” reached the UK Top 50, and the following “There’s No Other Way” reached the Top Ten. The band went on to release eight more albums, while gradually changing their style from initial baggy beats and Madchester scene to traditional pop sound. The 1994 “Parklife” album could be considered as band’s most successful as it made them the most popular and influential group in England at the time, and considerably boosted Damon’s net worth.

During the mid ‘90s, Albarn spent a lot of time preparing his solo debut “Closet Romantic”, which was released as a part of the soundtrack for the “Trainspotting” movie. In 2000, Damon formed his highly successful virtual hip-hop group “Gorillaz”, which has released another five albums so far. The band has received several awards such as Maximum Vision Award, Best Modern Rock New Artist Clip, and Best Rap/Hip-Hop New Artist Clip, among numerous other nominations, adding further to Damon’s net worth.

Other than his two bands, Albarn also has a notable solo career. He has released one solo album, one live album and one compilation of EP demos., but has collaborated with Malian musicians like Afel Bocoum, British supergroups “The Bad & the Queen” and “Rocketjuice & the Moon” and XL Recordings co-founder Richard Russel.

When it comes to his private life, Albarn had a long-standing relationship with Justine Frischmann, the frontwoman of “Elastica” during the ‘90s but the pair split up in 1998. He has also had a relationship with Suzi Winstanley, with whom he has a child. Damon has been an active supporter of various charity organizations and is known both for his philanthropy and anti-war politics.

Full NameDamon Albarn
Net Worth$40 Million
Date Of BirthMarch 23, 1968
Place Of BirthWhitechapel, London, England, UK
Height1.8 m
ProfessionDrummer, Pianist, Bassist, Multi-instrumentalist, Singer-songwriter, Songwriter, Record producer, Keyboard Player, Actor,Film Score Composer
EducationGoldsmiths, University of London
SpouseSuzi Winstanley
ChildrenMissy Albarn
ParentsKeith Albarn, Hazel Albarn
SiblingsJessica Albarn
PartnerSuzi Winstanley, Suzi Winstanley
AwardsNME Award for Greatest Music Moment of the Year, NME Award for Dickhead of the Year, UK Festival Fitty Award, Song 2, Girls & Boys, Mr Tembo
Music GroupsSong 2, Girls & Boys, Mr Tembo, Blur, Gorillaz, Rocket Juice & the Moon, The Good, the Bad & the Queen, DRC Music
NominationsBrit Award for British Male Solo Artist, Brit Award for Best Producer, Satellite Award for Best Original Score, Danish Music Award for International Album of the Year, NME Award for Best Lyrics, Song 2, Girls & Boys, Mr Tembo
MoviesBananaz, Anna and the Moods, Face
1Productivity can stop. So I'm going to use every second that I've got of musical juice. And when it stops I will, hopefully, take it gracefully. Until then, I'll try to keep getting up in the morning and going to work.
1He was awarded the OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2016 Queen's New Years Honours List for his services to music. He is a singer-songwriter C, composer, musician, and producer in London, England.
2Outspoken critic of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.
3Spent most of the 1990's in Iceland. He owned a home in Grafarvogur, a suburb of Reykjavík.
4He currently lives in Bayswater, London with artist Suzi Winstanley, and their daughter.
5In 1995, he and Blur bassist Alex James was told by fellow Britpop musician Noel Gallagher to 'catch AIDS and die'. Gallagher, however, would apologise for his statement.
6Is left-handed but plays guitar right handed (like fellow Britpop musician and one time rival Noel Gallagher).
7Winner of the 2007 Q Inspiration Award.
8Damon is a big supporter of Chelsea Football Club London, England.
9Began the popular alternative band, Gorillaz. They consist of four animated characters -- Murdoc, Russel, 2-D, and Noodle -- and at live shows, the actual band (including Del Tha Funkee Homosapien) does not appear on stage. Their hit song "Clint Eastwood" is on radio and TV playlists around the world. [2001]
10Daughter, Missy (b. October 1999), with artist Suzi Winstanley.
11Declared his support for independent candidate Ken Livingstone during the 2000 London Mayoral election.
12Is a vegetarian.

Trolls2016writer: "Clint Eastwood"
Go for It2016TV Series lyrics - 1 episode
Oasis in Their Own Words2016TV Short documentary lyrics: "Country House" - uncredited / music: "Country House" - uncredited
Who's Doing the Dishes?TV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2016 music - 1 episode, 2016 writer - 1 episode, 2016
Glastonbury 20162016TV Mini-Series performer - 1 episode
Match of the Day: Euro 20162016TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode
Central Intelligence2016writer: "Song 2"
Alan Shearer's Euro 96: When Football Came Home2016TV Movie documentary writer: "Country House", "The Universal", "Battery in Your Leg" - uncredited
Britain's Got More TalentTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2016 music - 1 episode, 2016
Live Boxing2016TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Brothers Grimsby2016writer: "Parklife"
La gent normal2016TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Big Short2015writer: "Feel Good Inc."
International Test Series 20152015TV Mini-Series writer - 1 episode
Girl in a Band2015TV Movie documentary lyrics: "Girls and Boys", "Country House" - uncredited / music: "Girls and Boys", "Country House" - uncredited
It Was Alright in the 70s2015TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Music for Misfits: The Story of IndieTV Mini-Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode, 2015 writer - 1 episode, 2015
Live Forever! 90's Britpop2015TV Movie lyrics: "Girls and Boys" / music: "Girls and Boys" / writer: "Country House"
My Mad Fat DiaryTV Series lyrics - 9 episodes, 2013 - 2015 music - 7 episodes, 2013 - 2015 writer - 2 episodes, 2013 - 2014
The 90s: Ten Years That Changed the World2015TV Movie documentary writer: "Parklife", "Girls & Boys", "Look Inside America" - uncredited
The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon2015TV Series writer - 1 episode
Scorpion2015TV Series writer - 1 episode
Match of the Day 22015TV Series lyrics - 1 episode
Il ragazzo invisibile2014writer: "Clint Eastwood"
Lucy2014/Iperformer: "Sister Rust" / writer: "Sister Rust"
Keeping Rosy2014lyrics: "Dare" / music: "Dare"
Danville 2nd Ward Young Men2014TV Series writer - 1 episode
Newsnight2014TV Series performer - 1 episode
Britpop at the BBC2014TV Movie lyrics: "Girls & Boys", "Parklife" / music: "Girls & Boys", "Parklife" / writer: "Country House"
Parks and Recreation2014TV Series writer - 1 episode
Britpop at Maida Vale2014TV Short performer: "For Tomorrow"
Impractical JokersTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2014 music - 1 episode, 2014
La força de la vida. El making of del disc i del llibre de La Marató2013TV Movie writer: "Suau"
Todd's Pop Song Reviews2013TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Grand Theft Auto V2013Video Game writer: "Feel Good Inc." - as Albarn
The Family2013/Iwriter: "Clint Eastwood", "To Binge"
Saints Row IV2013Video Game writer: "Song 2"
That Music ShowTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2013 music - 1 episode, 2013 writer - 1 episode, 2013
The World's End2013"There's No Other Way"
The Dumping GroundTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2013 music - 1 episode, 2013
Parenthood2013TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno2012TV Series writer - 1 episode
Pop Charts Britannia: 60 Years of the Top 102012TV Movie documentary writer: "Country House"
Dredd2012writer: "Jubilee Don't Let Nobody Turn You Around"
London CallingTV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode, 2012 music - 1 episode, 2012
The Voice UKTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2012 music - 1 episode, 2012
8 Minutes Idle2012writer: "Hong Kong"
Luck2012TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Cleanskin2012lyrics: "Out of Time" / music: "Out of Time"
Kinect Sports: Season Two2011Video Game courtesy: "Parklife" / music: "Parklife" / writer: "Parklife"
Generació D2011TV Movie documentary writer: "Song 2"
ShowboatersTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2011 music - 1 episode, 2011
Being EricaTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2011 music - 1 episode, 2011
P.O.V.2011TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Butter2011writer: "To Binge"
Movin' on Up2011TV Movie lyrics: "There's No Other Way"
20 to 12011TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front2011Documentary writer: "Girls and Boys"
Peep Show2010TV Series writer - 1 episode
Rude Tube2010TV Series writer - 1 episode
X Factor2010TV Series writer - 1 episode
Madden NFL 112010Video Game writer: "Song 2"
Total Wipeout2010TV Series writer - 1 episode
The Karate Kid2010writer: "Dirty Harry Schtung Chinese New Year Remix"
Formula 1: BBC SportTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2010 music - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010
Fair Game2010/Iwriter: "CLINT EASTWOOD"
Live from Studio FiveTV Series performer - 1 episode, 2010 writer - 1 episode, 2010
Pogruzhenie2009Documentary lyrics: "Song To" Caver
Ànima2009TV Series writer - 1 episode
Jonathan Meades: Off-Kilter2009TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Guitar Hero 52009Video Game writer: "Song 2"
The Real Hustle2009TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
The Love Guru2008writer: "Song 2"
August2008writer: "Double Bass"
Henry Poole Is Here2008writer: "Song 2"
Cloverfield2008writer: "19-2000"
Torchwood2008TV Series writer - 1 episode
Parashat Ha-Shavua2007-2008TV Series writer - 2 episodes
Virgin Territory2007writer: "Tender"
Cold Case2007TV Series writer - 1 episode
Seven Ages of RockTV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode, 2007 writer - 1 episode, 2007
Nancy Drew2007writer: "Dare"
Perfect Stranger2007writer: "Feel Good Inc."
SingStar Pop2007Video Game writer: "Feel Good, Inc."
The Good Night2007writer: "The Universal"
Rock Band2007Video Game writer: "Beetlebum"
South Park2006TV Series writer - 1 episode
Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker2006writer: "Feel Good Inc."
SinchronicityTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 2006 music - 1 episode, 2006
Southland Tales2006writer: "Tender"
SingStar Rocks!2006Video Game writer: "Song 2"
Meine verrückte türkische Hochzeit2006TV Movie writer: "Song 2"
Gorillaz: Live in Manchester2006TV Special writer: "Feel Good Inc.", "November Has Come"
The 48th Annual Grammy Awards2006TV Special writer: "Feel Good Inc."
Ha-Shminiya2006TV Series writer - 1 episode
Girls and Boys: Sex and British PopTV Mini-Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode, 2005 writer - 1 episode, 2005
The Work of Director Jonathan Glazer2005Video documentary writer: "The Universal"
Everything2004/IIlyrics: "Tender" / music: "Tender"
Mayor of the Sunset Strip2003Documentary writer: "Parklife"
Liquid Assets2003TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
The Mother2003writer: "Clint Eastwood"
The Real Cancun2003Documentary writer: "Clint Eastwood" - as 2D
120 Minutes2003TV Series writer - 1 episode
Live Forever2003Documentary writer: "Parklife"
The Pop Years2002TV Series documentary writer - 1 episode
Later... With Jools HollandTV Series performer - 1 episode, 2002 writer - 1 episode, 2002
The Challenge2002TV Series writer - 3 episodes
Blade II2002writer: "Gorillaz On My Mind" - as 2D
EastEndersTV Series lyrics - 5 episodes, 1996 - 2001 music - 4 episodes, 1996 - 2001
Dark Angel2001TV Series writer - 1 episode
Wasabi2001writer: "Starshine" - as D. Albarn
Smallville2001TV Series writer - 1 episode
Angel2001TV Series writer - 1 episode
Star2001/IShort writer: "Song 2"
The Sopranos2001TV Series writer - 1 episode
Brothers2000/IIwriter: "Song 2"
Dude, Where's My Car?2000writer: "It Could Be You"
The Best of Blur2000Video lyrics: "Country House", "Charmless Man", "Stereotypes", "The Universal" / music: "Country House", "Charmless Man", "Stereotypes", "The Universal"
Top of the PopsTV Series writer - 3 episodes, 1995 - 2000 lyrics - 2 episodes, 1994 - 1996
Charlie's Angels2000writer: "Song 2"
Playing Mona Lisa2000writer: "Tender"
The Beach2000/Iwriter: "On Your Own" - as Albarn
Ordinary Decent Criminal2000lyrics: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad" / music: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad" / performer: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad" / producer: "Special Brew", "Come Together", "Film Ballad"
Top of the Pops 21999TV Series writer - 1 episode
Rogue Trader1999writer: "Song 2"
Fast Food1999writer: "SMDU"
Cruel Intentions1999writer: "Coffee & TV"
The Simpsons1999TV Series writer - 1 episode
Spice Girls: Live in Your Living Room1998TV Special music: "Parklife"
OmnibusTV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode, 1998 music - 1 episode, 1998
Dead Man on Campus1998writer: "Cowboy Song"
DariaTV Series lyrics - 3 episodes, 1997 - 1998 music - 3 episodes, 1997 - 1998 writer - 1 episode, 1998
The Lakes1997TV Series writer - 1 episode
The DrumTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1997 music - 1 episode, 1997
Late Show with David LettermanTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1997 music - 1 episode, 1997
Egos & Icons1997TV Series documentary lyrics - 1 episode
House of America1997writer: "Girls and Boys"
Nowhere1997writer: "She's So High"
Welcome to Sarajevo1997as Albarn, "Eine Kleine Lift Musik"
The Place of the Dead1997TV Movie writer: "A Room Full Of Nothing"
Guitars for Goalposts1997Video documentary writer: "Parklife", "Song 2" - uncredited
Trainspotting1996lyrics: "Sing" / music: "Sing" / performer: "Closet Romantic" - as Albarn / writer: "Closet Romantic"
Brit Awards 19961996TV Special writer: "Country House", "The Universal" uncredited
Blur: Country House1995Video short lyrics: "Country House" / music: "Country House"
Nine O'Clock NewsTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1995 music - 1 episode, 1995
The White RoomTV Series lyrics - 1 episode, 1995 performer - 1 episode, 1995
Brit Awards 19951995TV Special lyrics: "Girls & Boys" / music: "Girls & Boys"
Oasis: Live at Virgin Megastore 19951995Video short writer: "Country House" - uncredited

Music Department

P.O.V.2010TV Series documentary composer - 1 episode
Girls and Boys: Sex and British Pop2005TV Mini-Series documentary title music composed by - 1 episode
On the Trail of John Hunt Morgan2003TV Short documentary composer: song "Checkmate" from 'Ravenous'
Ravenous1999orchestrator: additional sequences
Sunnyside Farm1997TV Series composer - 6 episodes

Swim the Channel2016Documentary
The Boy in the Oak2012Short original music by
Gorillaz: Live in Manchester2006TV Special
101 Reykjavík2000
Ordinary Decent Criminal2000
Blur: Starshaped1993Video documentary

Anna and the Moods2006ShortAnna's Father (voice)

Showtime1995Video executive producer
Blur: Starshaped1993Video documentary executive producer

Gorillaz: Live in Manchester2006TV Special

Lucy2014/Ispecial thanks

Blur: Live at Hyde Park, London - 2nd July 20092010Video documentaryHimself - Vocals
Live from Studio Five2010TV SeriesHimself
No Distance Left to Run2010DocumentaryHimself
Shockwaves NME Awards 20092009TV SpecialHimself
Later... With Jools Holland2002-2008TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Interview
Pop Britannia2008TV Mini-Series documentaryHimself
Imagine2007TV Series documentaryHimself / Various
Seven Ages of Rock2007TV Series documentaryHimself - Interviewee
Friday Night with Jonathan Ross2003-2007TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Performer
Scott Walker: 30 Century Man2006DocumentaryHimself
Gorillaz: Phase Two - Slowboat to Hades2006VideoHimself
Essential Gorillaz2006Video documentary shortHimself
Gorillaz: Live in Manchester2006TV SpecialHimself - Vocals / Keyboards
Tout le monde en parle2005TV SeriesHimself
Gargandi snilld2005DocumentaryHimself
How Do You Like Iceland?2005Documentary
Top of the Pops1994-2003TV SeriesHimself / Himself - Presenter
CD:UK2003TV SeriesHimself
Tracks2003TV Series documentary
MTV Supersonic2003TV SeriesHimself
Live Forever2003DocumentaryHimself
Gorillaz: Phase One - Celebrity Take Down2002Video documentary2-D (singing voice)
Q Awards 20012001TV SpecialHimself
Gorillaz: Charts of Darkness2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
Top of the Pops: The True Story2001TV Movie documentaryHimself
The Best of Blur2000VideoHimself - Singer
Blur: Live 131999TV Movie documentaryHimself / Singer
Loladamusica: Blur in Concert1999TV MovieHimself / Vocals
MTV Europe Music Awards 19991999TV SpecialHimself - Presenter
Brit Awards 19971997TV SpecialHimself
Moviewatch1997TV Series documentaryHimself
Egos & Icons1997TV Series documentaryHimself
Tibetan Freedom Concert1997TV SpecialHimself
Sen kväll med Luuk1997TV SeriesHimself
Supergeil1997TV SeriesHimself
Guitars for Goalposts1997Video documentaryHimself
Nulle part ailleurs1996TV SeriesHimself
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Laverne Cox Net Worth

Laverne Cox Net Worth 2021: Wiki Biography, Married, Family, Measurements, Height, Salary, Relationships

Roderick Laverne Cox net worth is
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Roderick Laverne Cox Wiki Biography

Roderick Laverne Cox was born on the 29th May 1972 in Mobile, Alabama USA, and is now a transgender actress, probably best recognized for starring in the role of Sophia Burset in the TV series “Orange Is The New Black”, for which she was nominated for both a Primetime Emmy Award as well as an Emmy Award, the first transgender person to be so honoured. She is also recognized as a producer. Her career has been active since 2000.

So, have you ever wondered how rich Laverne Cox is, as of late 2017? According to authoritative sources, it has been estimated that the total size of Laverne’s net worth is over $2 million, accumulated through her successful involvement in the entertainment industry, not only as an actress, but also as a producer.

Laverne Cox Net Worth $2 Million

Laverne Cox spent her childhood with an identical twin brother in her hometown, where she was brought up by a single mother and grandmother; her brother is M Lamar, who is known as a composer and musician. She went to the Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham, where she initially studied creative writing, then switched to Dance, so then enrolled at Indiana University, Bloomington, graduating with a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance. Later, she enrolled at Marymount Manhattan College in New York City, to study acting.

Thus, her professional career began in 2000, when she made her debut appearance in the short video “Betty Anderson”. She was subsequently cast in the film “The Kings Of Brooklyn” in 2004, which really marked the establishment of her net worth, in the meantime appearing in various clubs and restaurants as a drag queen. In 2008, she began guest-starring in such TV series as “Law & Order: Special Victims Unit”, and “Bored To Death”, after which she appeared in the role of Stephanie in the 2009 film “Uncle Stephanie”, and as a hooker in the film “Bronx Paradise” in 2010, so her net worth was rising consistently.

At the beginning of the next decade, Laverne had a major role when appearig as Cinnamon in the 2011 film “Carla”, directed by Eli Hershko, then as Chantelle in “Musical Chairs”, followed in 2013 when she starred as Genesuis in Eddy Duran’s film “36 Saints”, and later that year was selected to play Sophia Burset in the TV series “Orange Is The New Black” (2013-present). This latter has certainly boosted her net worth, as it is still running today.

Her next major role came in the documentary film about herself, entitled “Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word” (2014), which she also produced, and for which she was nominated for the 2015 GLAAD Media Award for Outstanding Documentary, which added a considerable amount to her net worth too.

To speak further about her career, Laverne also appeared as Deathy in the 2015 film “Grandma”, starring alongside Julia Garner and Lily Tomlin, and was chosen to portray Sheena in the TV series “The Mindy Project” (2015-2017). Most recently, she featured as Cameron Wirth in the TV series “Doubt” (2017), and will appear as Amanda Jones in the film “The Trustee” set for a 2018 release, which will also increase her net worth.

Additional to her career as an actress, Cox has also become known as a producer. Her first project was the reality TV series “Transform Me” (2010), in which she was also one of the official cast, and then the previously mentioned  documentary about herself, for which she won the 2015 Daytime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Special Class Special as the Executive Producer. Most recently, she worked on the film “Free CeCe” (2016). Her net worth is certainly rising.

Speaking about her personal life, Laverne Cox is an openly transgender woman, who has been in a relationship with Jono Freedrix since 2014. Unsurprisingly she is also known as a strong advocate for LGBT rights, and in fact was the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of “Time” magazine. Laverne is still resident in New York City.

Full NameLaverne Cox
Net Worth$2 Million
Date Of BirthMay 29, 1972
Place Of BirthMobile, Alabama, United States
Height1.8 m
ProfessionActress, Reality Television Star, LGBT Advocate, Producer
EducationMarymount Manhattan College, Indiana University Bloomington, Alabama School of Fine Arts in Birmingham
ParentsGloria Cox
SiblingsM Lamar
AwardsGlamour Award for Woman of the Year/The Advocate (2014), GLAAD Media Stephen F. Kolzak Award (2014), Screen Actors Guild Award (2016, 2015), Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Special Class Special (2015)
NominationsPrimetime Emmy Award, Shorty Award for Best Actress (2015), NAACP Image Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress, Critics' Choice Television Award, EBONY Power 100 list (named 2014), World's Most Beautiful Women List (2015, People)
MoviesThe Trustee (2017), Spirited, Freak Show (2017), Free CeCe (2016), Grandma (2015), Bronx Paradise (2010), Betty Anderson (video, 2000), Uncle Stephanie (2009), Laverne Cox Presents: The T Word (2015), OUT Power 50 List (2017)
TV ShowsOrange is The New Black (2013-2018), The Mindy Project (2015-2017), Doubt (2017), Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce (2014), Transform Me (2010), Law & Order: Special Victims Unit, Bored To Death (2008)
1[as one spokesperson for the transgender movement] Some folks, they just don't understand. And they need to get to know us as human beings. Others are just going to be opposed to us forever. But I do believe in the humanity of people and in people's capacity to love and to change.
1The role of Cameron Wirth - her character in Doubt (2017) - was written specifically for a transgender actress.
2Her nomination for Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series - for her performance in Orange Is the New Black (2013) - at the 2014 Primetime Emmy Awards makes her the first openly transgender person to be nominated for an acting award in the history of the Emmys.
3She appeared on the cover of the June 9, 2014, issue of Time magazine, and was interviewed for the article "The Transgender Tipping Point" by Katy Steinmetz. This makes her the first openly transgender person to appear on the cover of Time in the magazine's history.
4She has spoken in many interviews about the bullying and lack of support she received from both peers and teachers as a child in Alabama. Her third grade teacher warned her mother that she was sick and "would end up in New Orleans wearing a dress if we don't get him into therapy right away." As an adult, in her capacity as an LGBT activist, she has lectured at many universities, including New Orleans's Tulane, where she did indeed wear a dress.
5She attended high school at the Alabama School of Fine Arts, a state-wide, public, magnet, boarding and day school in Birmingham. Admission to ASFA is by competitive application and - depending on the area of arts interest - audition. She started as a creative writing major, before later switching to the dance program.
6She was named one of OUT Magazine's 100 most influential gay, lesbian, bisexual, or transgender people for 2013.
7She has a twin brother, musician M. Lamar, who appeared on Orange Is the New Black (2013) in a flashback as the pre-gender transition version of her character, Sophia.
8During an interview with Michel Martin on the NPR talk show "Tell Me More", she revealed that she grew up in Mobile, Alabama.

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Ireland’s Wars: Cromwell’s Winter Offensive

Cromwell’s coordinated offensive, which has become known as his “Winter Offensive”, caught the Royalists completely by surprise. While the winter had been a little bit milder than usual, Ormonde and his lieutenants were in no way expecting any kind of attack from the Parliamentarians that soon. What troops they had were still in winter quarters, meaning that the castles and other garrisons in Cromwell’s path were, for the time being, largely on their own. There was no kind of unified Royalist strategy to counter that of Cromwell initially, Ormonde was simply reacting, waiting to see in which direction Cromwell’s four columns would go before preparing any kind of countermove. For the first few weeks of the campaign, Cromwell and his forces would have relative freedom of movement in their areas of operation.

We shall look at the first month and a half of this new offensive column by column, starting in the far west with Roger Boyle. The Lord Broghill had been crucial in delivering the southern Cork towns and ports into Cromwell’s hands, and now he sallied out with the aim of protecting the far western flank of the whole operation. He only had limited numbers of troops with which to do so, but his task would not be a difficult one, merely to keep what Royalists forces that existed in the area quiet.

They were not many. The area of north Cork, Kerry and Limerick was apparently left in the hands of Inchiquin to guard over the winter, but the former Parliamentarian was a shadow of the commander he once had been. Defeats at Arklow and then at Carrick-on-Suir had humiliated him and reduced his army of troops killed in action and those who deserted. Operating out of the Limerick/Kerry region, he could call upon only a bare minimum of troops. The result was a succession of minor positions in Cork and Kerry falling to the Parliamentarians over the winter and in the early days of Cromwell’s larger offensive, while Inchiquin could only watch from afar. None of them could be said to be too important to the larger war effort, but it was a gradual erosion of Royalist authority in Munster: they no longer had the power to combat Parliamentarian moves in the likes of Kerry, and had to rely on local guerrilla forces to provide some kind of threat. Sometime early in March at a location that sources describe only as “near Limerick”, Broghill and Inchiquin did finally come to blows: Inchiquin appears to have sought out the encounter, weeks after the offensive began, seeking to capture the River Blackwater crossing at Mallow. Broghill moved to counter him. The result was a Parliamentarian victory, with several hundred casualties inflicted on Inchiquin.

O’Brien’s time appeared to be over with the result. Grabbing what soldiers and cattle he could, he fled north out of Munster and took refuge in the safer location of Connacht, across the Shannon. Broghill did not have the numbers to pursue him, or to threaten Limerick itself, but he had done all that was required of him on the far left flank of the overall operation. Royalist power in western Munster was irreparably damaged.

It was the next column over that introduced the larger amounts of drama. This was the largest, under the command of Cromwell himself, several thousand men and plenty of cavalry units. It is indicative of the differences between the Royalist and Parliamentarian positions in Ireland that just before the offensive started Cromwell was visiting his units individually to get the mood of his men and boost their morale, as well as welcoming further reinforcements from England commanded by one of his sons, Henry. Ormonde on the other hand was in Kilkenny, arguing with former Confederates about garrison commanders, away from any semblance of an army.

It would take a while for Ormonde to understand what Cromwell’s exact objective was. This was largely due to the initial direction the Parliamentarian leader took, heading north-west from Youghal and into Cork. It was likely that initial Royalist assessment thought Cromwell might have been aiming for Limerick. After all, an attack on Kilkenny would surely have seen him double back over previous marching routes.

But Cromwell was patient, and willing to set things up to his satisfaction before he tackled Kilkenny. That meant marching into Tipperary – an area that had actually seen surprisingly little fighting in the wars thus far despite its importance to the Royalists – and that meant securing a crossing over the Blackwater. Cromwell achieved this only a few days after leaving Youghal, by securing Mallow, the town Inchiquin would later move to liberate. From there the New Model Army forces under his command took a sharp turn westwards. Their speed is to be noted. The New Model Army, unlike their Royalist counterparts, had the training, discipline and motivation to move fast despite significant numbers of troops and artillery pieces to take care of, further damaging any hopes Ormonde had of effectively countering them. Cromwell had barely been outside of Youghal four days before his troops were in Tipperary, and that was with a very circular route to the county.

Once there, the business of reducing the largest and most important of the local garrisons commenced, aside from numerous minor positions, most of which surrendered without a fight, or simply saw their garrisons flee. Fethard, around ten miles east of Cashel, was one of the first important sites to be deliberately targeted. The castle there had a decent garrison and could have resisted for a time, but its commander declined the opportunity and gave in without a fight. Allegedly the arrival of Cromwell’s troops outside of its walls and its subsequent capitulation took place during a sudden bout of terrible weather: the commander was thus able to boast that Fethard had not fallen without a storm. Cromwell offered generous terms  – allowing the garrison to march away and guarantee’s of the townspeople’s safety – to avoid having to actually fight, an approach he and others in the New Model Army used successfully over and over again.

After that, the position at Cashel surrendered without offering even a token resistance. Royalist spirit and will to oppose Cromwell was disappearing in Tipperary. By now, due to the movement of Cromwell and of other forces, it was obvious that the New Model Army was advancing on Kilkenny. Ormonde and what was left of his government there fled westwards to Limerick and Ennis to avoid the political catastrophe of being captured – a bout of plague in the town would also have influenced their decision – but the Lord Lieutenant was not forgoing a military defence of the town. However, with this flight, Kilkenny’s essentially symbolic role as capital of the Royalist movement in Ireland, once of the Confederates, had ended.

Cromwell’s next major target of importance forced him to meet up with the third column, which was commanded by Colonel Reynolds and Henry Ireton. They had moved north-east from Dungarven with the other larger amount of troops. Moving through Carrick-on-Suir, they continued their course without interruption, reaching the town of Callan at the same time that Cromwell had reached Fethard. They waited until Cromwell and his forces had joined him before attacking, and after a short bombardment the position was taken, most of the garrison killed in the process.

Reynolds and Ireton continued to operate in that general area for the rest of February, with Cromwell doubling back to target Cahir Castle back in Tipperary. He could afford such movements, with the Royalists completely immobile in the face of his offensive. Ormonde was more busy sending letters to the Royalist court on the continent begging for help then rallying his own troops in Ireland, and there were no reinforcements from the Ulster Army forthcoming.

Cahir was besieged on the 24th of February and, like Inchiquin before him, Cromwell was able to take the ancient structure with some ease. Cahir was more a symbolic point of resistance and strength than an actual one, and not even a spirited defence by its commander, a George Matthew leading a unit of the Ulster Army, could save it. He surrendered on terms once a breach was made and marched out with his troops. The capture isolated the nearby Clonmel, a town and position that Cromwell was willing to ignore for the time being. Matthew happened to be the half-brother of Ormonde. When the Royalist commander ordered his appearance to explain his conduct, he simply refused to turn up, another indication of Butler’s crumbling authority.

The last part of the offensive was that of Colonel Hewson, marching from Dublin. His was, first and foremost, a mop-up operation in Leinster, as the men and artillery he commanded proceeded to take the last of the isolated Royalist positions in the province. Hewson had already been active in east Ireland during the winter, helping to deflect some basic attacks Ormonde had ordered in the direction of Arklow, but now he was firmly on the offensive himself. Kilmaog, Maryborough and Athy were all taken with barely any resistance, the kind of forts and castles that had only the smallest and most desperate kinds of garrisons.

The ring around Kilkenny was being tightened now.  As March began and wore on, the Parliamentarians were closing in on Kilkenny from three sides, with Cromwell only ever troubled by the sight of Royalist troops, who never engaged. Leighlinbridge, with a crossing over the Barrow, was captured by Hewson on the 19th. He then moved onto the more substantial position at Gowran, on the eastern border of Kilkenny, where he was joined by Cromwell and Ireton. Gowran is one of the few places that actually attempted a sustained resistance, its commander, a Colonel Robert Hammond, refusing the summons to surrender. Cromwell blew a breach in the walls over the next few days. Refusing to negotiate with Hammond further, he instead made a deal with the castles rank and file defenders, to spare their lives in exchange for their officers, who were nearly all executed on the spot, Hammond included. Such places were part of Ormonde’s own lands, possession of which was now slipping from him.

These are just the most major and notable points that the Parliamentarians captured. The truth is that there are many more, so many that the surviving histories barely mention some of them. Cappoquin, Clogheen, Roghill, Oldtown, Ballihock, Knocktofer, Blackreath, Ardfinnan and Thomastown are just some of these places, nearly all of which were taken without the expense of much blood.

The winter offensive had been a stunning success, with the Royalist position, already battered, now irreparably smashed. They still held on in parts of Munster and Leinster, but in an ever more isolated fashion. They still held very tough locations to capture, but they had increasingly slim hopes of keeping them long-term. On nearly every level, they were outmatched: number of troops, quality of troops, gunpowder, other supplies, artillery, cavalry, troop payment.

Yet, the overwhelmingly one-sided result of this phase of Cromwell’s operations need not have been so totally. If Ormonde had been better prepared, more willing to guard against any early move that Cromwell made, then he could have undertaken counter-measures. If his command was more absolute, his army better brought together, then he may have had the opportunity to face the New Model Army when it was broken its several different parts, and much weaker as a result. Defeat in detail might have been a bit of a stretch, but the Royalists would have had a much better shot.

But all that would have required a degree of authority, preparation and commitment that Ormonde was no longer able to call upon. Cromwell knew this, which was why he was willing to divide the New Model Army in the first place. The Royalist situation in Ireland was weak, in so many respects, and Cromwell was simply taking advantage of that. There were some limited counter-offensives undertaken during this timeframe, but as they directly concern the defence of Kilkenny, I’ll talk about them in detail next time.

By the 22nd of March, Cromwell had reassembled his separated forces into a larger unit at least 4’000 men strong, not counting its strong cavalry and artillery sections. The next goal was Kilkenny itself, but it would not be taken without a fight.

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Ireland’s Wars: The Pigeon Hill Raid

With the end of operations in the west, the attention turned back to the east. The original plan for the Fenian Raids, as envisioned by T.W. Sweeney, was for multiple attacks at different points on the border, as part of … Continue reading

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Dogmatism and Anti-intellectualism in Christianity

By Paul So ~

When I remember my former years when I use to be a Christian there was always this latent fear of the intellect that sneaks behind the scenes of the religious mind. It never really manifested itself until I reached the age of 16. At the time I was interested in studying philosophy ever since I first tried to read about it in the World Book Encyclopedia in the P section, so I asked other church members (both inside and outside my community) about philosophy. I received variety of opinions all of which are negative. I would hear erroneous statements such as “Philosophy teaches evolution”, “Philosophy breeds atheism”, “Philosophers are too abstract, no spiritual life”, “Philosophy denies God”, or “Be careful when you study philosophy” “the devil is out there to deceive you, and it doesn‘t matter if you don‘t believe!”. Even my closest church member who tutored me a little on philosophy warned me about it since it can lead to atheism or disbelief. I would continue to get these similar comments from religious believers. It baffles me because as I begin to study philosophy I would find some prominent philosophers who are religious (e.g. Augustine, Aquinas, Scotus, Locke, Rousseau, Peter van Inwagen, Saul Kripke, Wittgenstein, Alvin Plantinga, etc.) and that philosophy is not biology thus it does not teach evolution, although most philosophers have reached the point that creationism no longer seems rational option to choose (the theistic ones believe evolution is compatible with their faith).

As I grew older I begin to recognize anti-intellectualism manifesting itself in Christianity during my stay in church and after I left church for good. I have had a comment from someone who said “Stop being to technical, just accept things by faith” (this was when I start to doubt the theology of atonement since it made little sense to me). After I left church I begin to see more Christians expressing disdain and fear of reason, and insisting that reason is so severely limited that we can no longer trust it thus we must lean on God rather than our own understanding. Even some Christians who say that we should think for ourselves are hypocritical since they act like most Christians who flatly deny evolution and the big bang.

My personal experience has lead me to the conclusion that anti-intellectualism is latent within conventional Christianity. I think there is an obvious reason why this is the case: anything that resembles philosophy or is philosophy often promotes the values of free-thinking, which is to ask questions and examine beliefs to find out if they are true. This is potentially dangerous to Christianity since religious beliefs can be gradually abandoned once people realize that those beliefs have become untenable. It is often the norm in Christianity that those beliefs cannot be abandoned but rather we must have a unconditional commitment to those beliefs. This unconditional commitment runs very deep in Christianity including the sense of identity among many Christians. This is what most of us would call “Dogmatism” or “Narrow thinking”. Dogmatism is reinforced by our sense of solidarity with the authority and tradition of the churches.

I personally think that there is a connection between dogmatism and low level of critical thinking. Perhaps the connection is that once you have an unconditional commitment to a belief, then you unconditionally believe them to be unconditionally true. If that’s the case, then there doesn’t seem to be any need for critical thinking since the purpose and function of critical thinking is to provide reasons and arguments for why we should accept any conclusions. This makes it sound like the soundness of the conclusion depends on the soundness of the supporting reasons, which makes the whole process of believing a conditional process, rather than an unconditional one, that can change it’s conclusions once the reasons provided are shown to be false. This is unacceptable among many conventional Christians. Also, this seems unnecessary in religion like Christianity. But even worse, there is a hostility to critical thinking in Christianity since critical thinking is a double edge weapon that can be used to undermine the belief system of Christianity. It can support Christianity as well to some extent (which apologists are trying to do) but it can also undermine it, which is why there is a suspicion on critical thinking just as we would be suspicious of the secret double agent who has no allegiance.

But the problem runs deeper: critical thinking requires not only arguments but also evidence which runs contrary to how people think about faith. Of course many Christian set up a double standard in which Christianity does not require evidence while scientific theories do, but even from the perspective of critical thinking this is an unwarranted double standard. Precisely because there is an inevitable lack of evidence and a destitution of reasons to accept Christianity and that the norm of reasons (which is pervasive in philosophy and science) demands that in such circumstances the belief should be abandoned, many Christians would reject the norms of reason (or would reject that it applies to them) in order to preserve their beliefs. The norm of reason is a threat to Christianity. (by norms of reason, I simply mean the general rule of rationality that any reasonable person would accept in order to improve their understanding of reality).

There are Christians who insist that the norm of reason need not be a threat to Christianity since there are available evidence and arguments in favor for Christianity, but this is missing the point: by accepting the norm of reason you are also accepting the risks that comes along with it in a package. That risk is what most of us know to be the risk of being wrong. Nobody likes to be wrong, hell even I don’t like to be wrong (though I must admit it). But the general rule is that every beliefs that we posses always have the risk of being wrong. Such risks are inversely proportional to the quality of evidence or arguments that supports the belief: if the quality is good and sufficient then the risk is low, but conversely if it is insufficient and bad then the risk is high. We can certainly try to minimize that risk by actually supporting our beliefs as much as possible, but in many cases there comes a time when it becomes apparent that some of those beliefs are untenable. When that becomes apparent then we are obligated to abandon it.

Risks that are not successfully minimized by reasons become doubt, which is the very thing that is a sensitive issue to many Christians. While Christians like to pretend that it’s ok to doubt and have uncertainty, they often insist that doubt and uncertainty must be controlled because there is something inherently dangerous about it (very similar to sex…just saying), since it has the power to subvert beliefs. But in the norm of reason the perspective is different: doubt is reasonable when beliefs lack reason, so we should doubt a belief if it lacks reason. That’s a smack to the face to many devote Christians since it’s not ok to doubt something that lacks reason. The norms of reason permits doubt to play a role to undermine beliefs when the risks are unacceptable whereas in Christianity doubt is not permitted but rather prohibited to undermine beliefs; doubt’s only role is to be controlled.

If the norm of reason does exist in Christianity it is a very domesticated version of it. People would allow our cognitive biases distort their arguments and evidences to the point that that becomes the norm of Christianity. They pretend that they provided sound arguments and reasons, hence they must be the “rational Christians”, but I often find that they are as dogmatic as ever. In academic disciplines like philosophy there is always the risk of being wrong, there is always uncertainty: one has to accept those risks and ultimately allow those risks to play their part to undermine our beliefs so we can move on to other beliefs that may seem more promising. This is also true in the natural sciences where the risk would either be the lack of evidence or contrary evidence.

While Christians like to pretend that it’s ok to doubt and have uncertainty, they often insist that doubt and uncertainty must be controlled because there is something inherently dangerous about it In principle there is no exception, in practice it requires discretion to figure out when it’s appropriate to decide when the risks call for abandonment of beliefs, reformation of beliefs, or defense of the beliefs. Of course, such discretion varies in context but ultimately all forms of discretions respond to risk as a way to show respect to the norm of reason. On the other hand dogmatism is the negligence of risk which is essentially violating the norms of reason. Such negligence is based on the assumption that a specific belief is “risk-free”, hence exempted from the norms of reason. However, we know from experience that no beliefs are free from risk, all beliefs are under the constraints and threat of risks. To use somewhat of a caricaturized Darwinian metaphor, beliefs are forced to survive in the wild environment full of risks and constraints: some beliefs survive, others do not; the ones that survive adapt better to risks while others do not. Dogmatism is like being in denial that your beliefs are at risk, it is this grandeur and unrealistic optimism that your belief is very special because it has absolute immunity from risk. When people show you that your beliefs are wrong with evidence and arguments, you ignore them because you act under the assumption that your beliefs are immune to them, as if it has some magical properties that protects it from risk. To sum it all up: “I CANNOT BE WRONG” is what it is.

We all know that this is plainly wrong headed: we cannot take any beliefs for granted. True, there are many benign and trivial beliefs that are less of a suspect but this only means that the risks varies among beliefs: some beliefs are more risky than others, we usually focus on the ones that are riskier. Some of us are intelligent enough to see the risks where most of us had not suspected. But in general no belief is absolutely safe, some are just more safer than others. But we know from our experience that the beliefs we thought were safe were actually not free from risks, and when we explored more ourselves we realize that the risks actually exist for the beliefs we held to be important to us. We all accepted those risks and eventually abandoned those beliefs, but there are other people who are either oblivious to such risks or deliberately ignore it. Instead, people say there is something wrong with the norm of reason itself rather than the belief just like a criminal would insist that there is something wrong with the law rather than his illegal behavior in order to be free from the law. That is the essence of anti-intellectualism in Christianity: it denies that it’s at risk and it criticizes the general norm that informs that the belief is at risk in order to vindicate itself. It also establishes a double standard that the norm of reason applies to all positions except itself. That, to me, is not only anti-intellectual but arrogant because it suggest that there is something exceptional about your belief such that it requires exemption.

Ex-Christians (and other secularists) such as myself reject Christianity because we became aware of those risks. We realize that the risks are unacceptable because they surpassed the threshold but we were initially surprised when our Christian contemporaries denied those risks, it left us disillusioned with Christianity. We found those risks by reading the bible; We found those risks when we studied science, comparative religion, philosophy, psychology and others. We found those risks in our personal experience with abuse from friends and families. We found those risks in many places in life and we all came to the same conclusion. We should be proud of ourselves because we realize one thing: We know that we don’t know, but let’s try to know better without presuming too much.

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Abiy meets Prosperity Party leaders from Tigray

Abiy meets Prosperity Party leaders from Tigray

Prime Minister of Ethiopia Dr. Abiy Ahmed Ali, who is also the leader of the re-branded ruling coalition, Prosperity, met with leaders of the new ruling coalition from Tigray Region.

Dr. Abiy met with the leaders on Tuesday at his office in Addis Ababa where the leaders of Prosperity Party in Tigray region raised several issues, according to the state broadcaster – ETV. The leaders involve Abraham Belay (PhD.), who was CEO of Ethiopian Electric Power (EEP) and recently appointed as Minister of Innovation and Technology.

The report stated that arrest people from Tigray Region, budget and fear of invasion by another country, which was not mentioned by name, were among the questions raised by the leaders to the Prime Minister Abiy.

After loosing its dominance in the former ruling coalition in Ethiopia ((Ethiopian Peoples Revolutionary Front – EPRDF) and within the federal government, the Tigray Peoples Liberation Front (TPLF) has refused to join the newly born Prosperity Party of Ethiopia, led by Dr. Abiy Ahmed.

Some of the hardliners who are in the leadership of the TPLF, who have considered themselves as the only representative of all people of Tigray, have also been indicating their plan to form a new coalition involving people from other ethnic group, which they called ‘federalist forces’.

Following that the TPLF has also announced its separation from the EPRDF (now Prosperity) officially and claimed share from the asset of the coalition. That has followed by the decision of the national Electoral Board of Ethiopia, which decided TPLF to get one forth of the assets of the coalition as the coalition was formed by four ethnic and region based parties (Oromo, Amhara and Southern parties).

As a result many people were questioning about the fate of Prosperity Party in Tigray Region of Ethiopia, which at times has been considered by the TPLF hardliners as a de facto state relying on the arms in the region accumulated during the war with Eritrea and their battle experience as an advantage.

In their statement the leaders of Prosperity in Tigray Region, which was sent to ETV, they stated that some groups who tried to hijack the struggle and sacrifices of Tigray people will not represent the interest of all people of Tigray. They also criticized those who try to undermine the sacrifices and struggle made by the people of Ethiopia for today;s Ethiopia.


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St. Tammany to decide on new casino in November

Voters in a south Louisiana parish will decide Nov. 13 whether they want to clear the way for a $325 million casino development.

The Times-Picayune’The New Orleans Advocate reports that Pacific Peninsula Entertainment wants to build the casino just outside of Slidell on the north shore of Lake Pontchartrain in St. Tammany Parish. The casino would be at the foot of the Interstate 10 twin-span bridges over the lake that connect the Slidell area to New Orleans.

The St. Tammany Parish Council voted 8-6 to put the measure on the November ballot. The vote came after seven hours of sometimes heated debate on June 30.

Parish voters will essentially be asked if they want to undo their 1996 vote to ban casino gambling.

Pacific Peninsula Entertainment, also known as P2E, wants to move its riverboat license from Bossier City, where it operated the now-shuttered DiamondJacks casino. The Louisiana Gaming Control Board must also OK moving the license.

Supporters say a casino would provide much-needed tax revenue and jobs. They add that a local casino, will help keep some St. Tammany Parish and Louisiana gambling money from heading to the Mississippi Coast.

But opponents contend the casino industry often over-promises, and brings with it problems, including crime and traffic, that outweigh the benefits.

Ministers at Wednesday’s meeting said the casino would foster problem gambling that can disrupt families. Others feared reduced property values in the area near the casino.

Some business owners asked for a delay for a study on the possible effects on their businesses.

Supporters of the casino referendum included Slidell home owner Ronald Reeves, who said he thinks the casino would be good for the tax base and bring money to complete needed public works projects.

Parking lots at Mississippi casinos are filled with vehicles bearing Louisiana license plates “as far as you can see,” Reeves said.

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Mellon Foundation honors Christine Korsgaard

The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation recently named Arthur Kingsley Porter Professor of Philosophy Christine Korsgaard among its fourth group of Distinguished Achievement Award recipients. These awards – amounting to as much as $1.5 million each – enable scholars who have made significant contributions to humanistic inquiry to teach and do research under especially favorable conditions.

Korsgaard received the award for developing new ways of explaining and defending a vision of morality as expressing what is unique about human action. Her revitalization of a Kantian approach has aroused international interest.

Radcliffe Fellow Bhabha delivers lectures abroad

Anne F. Rothenberg Professor of English and American Literature and Language Homi K. Bhabha was the keynote speaker this past December at academic events in London and Paris. A current fellow at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, Bhabha, who is the chair of the Committee on Degrees in History and Literature at Harvard, gave talks that addressed the role of the humanities in times of intense global transition.

Bhabha was the keynote speaker at a Dec. 13 seminar organized by the Arts and Humanities Research Board (AHRB) in London. The seminar was one of a series of four held throughout the United Kingdom launching the AHRB’s Diasporas, Migration and Identities program. Earlier in the fall, Bhabha spoke at the London School of Economics as part of the 2004 Ralph Miliband lectures series on Culture in the Age of Global Communications, and he also delivered the keynote speech at the Colloquium on Research and Higher Education Policy held in Paris – addressing themes important to the rapidly changing world of global higher education today.

Drago-Severson receives NSDC award

The National Staff Development Council (NSDC) recently named “Helping Teachers Learn: Principal Leadership for Adult Growth and Development” (Corwin Press, 2004) by Eleanor E. Drago-Severson, a lecturer on education at the Graduate School of Education, the winner of its 2004 Outstanding Staff Development Book award. Presenting years of her research, the book examines how 25 school principals (in a variety of school contexts) support teacher learning, and why they believe their practices are effective.

Hochschild awarded Wilbur Cross Medal

Henry LaBarre Jayne Professor of Government Jennifer L. Hochschild was recently awarded the Wilbur Cross Medal from the Yale Graduate School Alumni Association for 2005. Hochschild, who is also a professor of African and African American Studies at Harvard, will receive the medal – awarded annually to outstanding alumni for achievements in scholarship, teaching, academic administration, and public service – at Commencement this May.

Federico Capasso receives prize in science

The King Faisal Foundation recently named Robert L. Wallace Professor of Applied Physics Federico Capasso a joint recipient of its 2005 international prize for science. Cited as “one of the most creative and influential physicists in the world” by the foundation, Capasso received the award in recognition of his design and demonstration of the Quantum Cascade Laser.

“This revolutionary approach,” according to the foundation, “signifies an imaginative breakthrough in this field enabling a remarkable contribution of excellent solid-state science and laser physics with new solid-state technology.” His Royal Highness Prince Khaled Al-Faisal, director of the King Faisal Foundation, announced the winners in January.

Extension School instructor earns Emmy nomination

An interactive project created by Harvard Extension School multimedia instructor Scott Traylor and his colleagues at 360KID – a Newton, Mass.-based interactive media company – received an Emmy Award nomination this past fall.

A graduate-level instructor at the School for the past 11 years, and the founder and president of 360KID, Traylor and his colleagues were nominated for the Emmy for a collection of interactive television learning games for Sesame Workshop’s Play and Learn Channel in the category of Outstanding Achievement in Advanced Media Technology for the Creation of Video Games. The Emmy was ultimately presented to Jetix Cards Live! Enhanced TV.

Traylor’s company also recently received an award of excellence from Technology & Learning Magazine for a collection of science simulations it created for Discovery Channel School’s 42 CD-ROM series.

Cambridge Health Alliance granted HMS affiliation

Harvard Medical School (HMS) recently granted affiliation to the Cambridge Health Alliance (the Alliance), the nonprofit health-care system that operates hospitals, ambulatory practices, the Cambridge Public Health Department, the Institute for Community Health, and numerous educational programs. Formed in 1996 when the Cambridge Hospital merged with Somerville Hospital, the Alliance is one of 18 hospitals/institutes now affiliated with the School.

HMS Dean Joseph B. Martin and Cambridge Health Alliance CEO Dennis Keefe signed the agreement Jan. 12. “We take great pride in our roles as a teaching hospital system and as members of the HMS community,” said Keefe. “This affiliation will create even stronger ties across our institutions, benefiting staff and patients alike,” said Keefe.

Lieber appointed co-editor of ACS journal

Mark Hyman Jr. Professor of Chemistry Charles Lieber has been appointed co-editor of the American Chemical Society (ACS) journal Nano Letters. His appointment began officially Jan. 1 and will last four years.

Retsinas named ‘power broker’ of home building

Builder Magazine recently named Nicolas P. Retsinas, director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies, as one of the 50 most influential people in home building. In putting together the list, the magazine aimed to highlight individuals who stand out for their “good work” on the housing industry. Other notables on the list include Alan Greenspan, Carl Pope, and Donald Trump.

Tribute set to honor Poussaint

A ceremony to honor Harvard Medical School (HMS) Professor of Psychiatry Alvin F. Poussaint will be held on Feb. 12 in Boston. The evening event – hosted by comedian Bill Cosby and set to include performances by singer James Taylor – will conclude a daylong series of research presentations that includes the inaugural Alvin F. Poussaint, M.D. Visiting Lecture.

The tribute will recognize Poussaint’s decades-long efforts to foster equality in human rights and health care, and to champion positive messages in the African-American community as a columnist, author, and through his work on the “Cosby Show.” Poussaint, who is also the faculty associate dean for student affairs, has helped place more than 800 minority medical students at HMS since 1969.

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The “most premature baby” in the world just turned one

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A premature child whose birth weight was 340 grams has just celebrated his first birthday, CNN reports this Saturday after spotting the information on the Guinness Book of Records. Little Richard Scott William Hutchinson now holds the title of “most premature baby” to survive.

The medical teams had however established that the chances of survival of the child, born on June 5, 2020 in Minnesota (United States), were of the order of 0%. This one was born 131 days before its term and held in the palm of a hand, specifies the American chain.

Discharged from hospital six months later

Parents were unable to stay with their child permanently due to the coronavirus crisis. They therefore made the daily round trip from their home, located an hour’s drive, to the hospital. As for the other family members, they did not have visitation rights during the entire incubation period.

In December 2020, after spending six months in the hospital, the child was finally able to return with his parents to his home. “We are always surprised, but happy. It’s a way of sharing our story of raising awareness about premature births, ”the mother finally said of her son’s first birthday.

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Rajinikanth decides to dissolve Rajini Makkal Mandram | Chennai News

CHENNAI: With no chance of him getting into politics, actor Rajinikanth on Monday determined to dissolve his Rajini Makkal Mandram (RMM). His followers will proceed to undertake welfare measures via his authentic Rajinikanth Fans Welfare Clubs.
Rajinikanth, who returned from the US final week after a well being check-up, met RMM district secretaries and different office-bearers at his Raghavendra marriage corridor in Chennai on Monday morning.
“Unable to enter politics on account of well being grounds, the destiny of RMM got here to the fore. It was shaped and office-bearers have been appointed to pave means for the political foray, ” Rajinikanth stated in a press release.
With no chance of getting into politics within the current circumstances, “RMM is being dissolved” and followers can proceed to undertake welfare measures below Rajinikanth Followers Welfare Golf equipment, he stated within the assertion, issued on the finish of his parleys with RMM office-bearers.

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Home Commodities Ex-Deutsche Bank trader sentenced to prison in ‘spoofing’ case

Ex-Deutsche Bank trader sentenced to prison in ‘spoofing’ case

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A former Deutsche Bank commodities trader was sentenced to 12 months and a day in prison for “spoofing” the futures markets for gold and silver between 2008 and 2013.

James Vorley, a British citizen who worked as a precious metals trader at Deutsche in London from 2007 until 2015, was sentenced on Monday by the Northern District of Illinois. He was found guilty in September along with Cedric Chanu, another ex-Deutsche trader. The pair had faced a maximum of 30 years in jail.

The sentencing is part of a case that the DoJ described in 2018 as “the largest futures market criminal enforcement action in department history”, following the charges brought against Vorley, Chanu and six other individuals.

Vorley and Chanu, who is scheduled to be sentenced on June 28, were convicted of manipulating metals markets through a practice referred to as spoofing.

This involves placing bogus orders to create the illusion of substantial supply or demand, which moves prices. Computers then cancel the orders before they can be executed, allowing the spoofer to exploit the manipulation for their own gain. It became illegal as part of the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act.

“Specifically, Vorley placed fraudulent orders that he did not intend to execute in order to create the false appearance of supply and demand and to induce other traders to transact at prices, quantities, and times that they otherwise would not have traded,” the US Department of Justice said in a statement.

Deutsche paid a $30m penalty to the Commodity Futures Trading Commission in 2018 for spoofing in the precious metals futures markets.

US regulators in recent years have stepped up enforcement action against spoofing, with authorities in October levying a $920m fine on JPMorgan Chase for eight years of giving a false impression of market demand in precious metals and US government bonds.

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Football Tips: Friday’s fab 8/1 BTTS acca from across Europe

PPTV broadcaster Carl Monaghan is on the hunt for goals.

*All prices are bang up to date with our snazzy widgets, while odds in copy are accurate at time of publishing but subject to change.

Arminia Bielefeld v Freiburg: BTTS – Yes

You might remember back in February Arminia Bielefeld nearly landing a massive shock against Bayern Munich in the Bundesliga. They were 2-0 up against the European Champions before conceding late on to draw 3-3.

In five of their last six meetings with Freiburg both teams have got on the score sheet, so this game seems a perfect fit to kick off our acca.

Watford v Reading: BTTS – Yes

Watford come into this game having won their last four on the bounce. They are also very strong at Vicarage Road, winning each of their last six league games. Reading, however, may land a glove here. They are going for the league double over Watford having beaten them 1-0 earlier in the season.

They also have scored at least once in each of their last eight games in the Championship. Watford have 12 goals in their last 12 matches and in Ismaila Sarr have a real goal threat from out wide. The Senegalese winger has 11 goals this season.

The visitors beat Wayne Rooney’s Derby 3-1 last time out, and should be able to land a glove here. I fancy both teams to score in this one.

Metz v Lille: BTTS – No

Lille sit at the summit of the French top flight and proved their title credentials with a 1-0 win at PSG last weekend to go three points clear. They have been brilliant on their travels as well this season winning eight of their last nine away matches in the league.

Lille’s success this year has been built on their defensive rock and they’ve managed to keep six clean sheets in their last seven on the road in Ligue 1. Metz have only managed to score once in their last three games in all competitions and the drought could continue here against a well organised Lille side. Both teams to score – No looks the way to play this one.

Fulham v Wolves: BTTS – No

A lack of firepower and goals has really left its mark on both of these sides. Fulham were leading 1-0 against Aston Villa until the 77th minute last weekend when a late collapse saw them throw away three valuable points in the race to beat the drop. Scott Parker’s men are now the favourites for the drop.

They are three points from safety but are chasing a Newcastle side in 17th who have a game in hand. I expect a nervy performance from the home side and I don’t see a lot of goals in this potentially cagey affair. Wolves have never really recovered from the loss of their main man upfront Raul Jimenez. They have found scoring goals tough this season and have played beneath their potential for large spells.

Fabio Silva and Willian Jose have tried their best to keep this Wolves team firing but in reality only have three goals between them in a Wolves shirt. I fear Fulham could cancel out a blunt under-performing Wolves team, so am siding with both teams not to score in this one.

Friday’s BTTS acca summary:

19:30 – Arminia Bielefeld v Freiburg: BTTS – Yes
19:45 – Watford v Reading: BTTS – Yes
20:00 – Metz v Lille: BTTS – No
20:00 – Fulham v Wolves: BTTS – No

These selections in a four-fold acca will give you odds of around 8/1 with Paddy Power.

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Friday, August 03, 2007

Cavalry band to present concert

The 10th Illinois Volunteer Cavalry Regiment Band – a recreation of the original Civil War-era band – will perform in concert at 11 a.m. Saturday, August 4, in Union Park Plaza, across from the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Museum. The concert is free and open to the public. The band is an affiliated ensemble of UIS Music. Read more>>

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411 rescued and six confirmed dead by Italian coast guard

Six bodies were recovered off Sicily island on Thursday in a day-long rescue effort coordinated by the Italian coast guard which resulted in a rescue of a total of 411 migrants.

“We coordinated four operations from the early morning until evening. Unfortunately during the last one we recovered the bodies of six migrants,” a source from the Italian coast guard told Xinhua late on Thursday.

A total of 74 migrants were traveling on a rubber boat which was found partly deflated in the last rescue operation, the source said.

“There were already people in the water and we managed to save almost all of them except for six who could not make it,” he added.

The source said the exact cause of the deadly wreckage was unknown. “But all of these migrant boats travel in totally unsafe and overloaded conditions. It is obvious that accidents can happen every second, in fact it is almost unavoidable,” he explained to Xinhua.

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) said in a statement published on its website last week that approximately 37,000 migrants and refugees had already arrived by sea in Italy and Greece in 2016, or close to 10 times the total in 2015 by the same date. Enditem

Source: Xinhua

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