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Prime Minister Mizengo Pinda yesterday urged commercial banks in the country to put their trust in small holder farmers by offering them affordable loans to encourage them to invest more in the sector.
The Premier also challenged banks to expand their services in rural areas.
He made the remarks in Dar es Salaam in his speech that was read on his behalf by the Minister for Defense and National Service, Shamsi Vuai Nahodha, at the opening of a two-day workshop for African Rural and Agricultural Credit Association (AFRACA).
"There is a need for financial institutions to change their views of the small holder farmers because once provided with relevant information, they can receive credit facilities and repay smoothly," he said.
Pinda said the agricultural sector attracts a small number of investors due to various reasons such as limited access to credit facilities because most of them lack collaterals.
He advised the banks to establish links with Savings and Credit Cooperative Societies (Saccos) to reduce the cost of reaching out to remote areas.
The premier said that agriculture employs approximately 80 per cent of the country's labour force, most of them living in rural areas, and contributes more than 75 per cent of total export earnings.
Pinda urged workshop participants to come up with resolutions that would help policy makers, regulators and practitioners to embrace financial innovations potential in order to extend financial access in rural areas. Meanwhile, AFRACA Chairman and Dar es Salaam Community Bank (DCB) Chief Executive Officer Edmund Mkwawa said the workshop aims at discussing developmental issues related to interventions that will help expand the availability of rural fiancé and its contribution to economic growth.
Mkwawa said that Tanzania has started to promote rural agriculture and microfinance through the national strategy for enhancing financial services in rural areas.


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(March 8, 2012) The winners of the 36:DA & 36:DV competitions were recognized during the February 19th Student Awards Reception for producing the best audio and video pieces, respectively, over a 36-hour period at the NRB 2012 Convention & Exposition.Posted on March 8, 2012
(March 1, 2012) NRB voiced disappointment after the U.S. Senate narrowly voted today to reject legislation that would promote religious freedom under the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known to many as "Obamacare."Posted on March 1, 2012
(February 27, 2012) Rev. William Richard Skelton, 74, of Cordova, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 16, 2012. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 3, 2012 at Faith Baptist Church 3755 North Germantown Parkway, Bartlett, TN.Posted on February 27, 2012
(February 27, 2012) Focus on the Family received the NRB Radio Program of the Year Award February 21st at the NRB 2012 Convention & Exposition.Posted on February 27, 2012
(February 27, 2012) HOPE FOR THE HEART received the NRB Radio Impact Award February 21st at the NRB 2012 Convention & Exposition.Posted on February 27, 2012
(February 27, 2012) 89.3 KSBJ-FM (Houston, TX) received the NRB Radio Station of the Year Award February 21st at the NRB 2012 Convention & Exposition.Posted on February 27, 2012
(February 17, 2012) The National Religious Broadcasters (NRB), the preeminent association for Christian communicators worldwide, will be addressing some of the biggest "hot button" issues of the day during a press conference at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, February 20, 2012 during the 69th annual NRB Convention & Exposition in Nashville, TN.Posted on February 17, 2012
(February 17, 2012) It is with great sadness that the National Religious Broadcasters announces the death of former NRB Chairman of the Board of Directors, Bill Skelton. He passed away on Thursday, February 16, 2012.Posted on February 17, 2012
(February 14, 2012) The NRB Convention will feature a Public Policy Debate on "Anatomy of Hate: Free Speech Implications" which will take place on Tuesday, February 21, 2012 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center in Nashville, TN.Posted on February 14, 2012
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Even mystery writers get the blogs
As you read this blog, you are part of the current trend of blogging by newspapers experts and also by authors…and just about everyone.
But some people are just discovering the power of the blog.
And just as many have no idea how to do a blog.
That's among the many blog-centric topics that Key West author Michael Haskins and myself discussed during the Write a Better Blog panel. (Yeah, this was at Sleuthfest, which was a couple of months ago, but the info is still fresh.)
The panel – well, it was just the two of us on the podium – lead to some lively discussion among the attendees.
Some who came to our session had blogs, others had them, but stopped writing them, a couple didn't know what a blog was but wanted to learn and others were trying to figure out if they wanted to start a blog.
For authors, it is a way of promoting themselves but many said they wondered how to get the word out about their blog.
Others worried that a blog took away time from writing their novels. Especially when it was agreed on that sporadic posting just doesn't work. You have to post a minimum of three times a week, if not daily.
For me and for Books Editor Chauncey Mabe, it's a chance for us to give you a behind-the-scenes look at book issues and our thoughts on culture.
I also use it do the occasional review, to rant and talk about trends and introduce readers to new authors.
We blog, therefore we are.
Back to author blogs. I'd like to hear from you about your favorite author blogs.
Some of the ones I check in regularly are The Lipstick Chronicles; The Naked Authors; Laura Lippman, Elaine Flinn, Rick Riordan; Jason Pinter; and Poe's Deadly Daughters.
Femmes Fatales.
OK, that's just a sampling of the author blogs.
There are other author blogs I often check on; as well as few select blogs written by my fellow mystery reviewers
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Starting it a few minutes early.
LET'S GO, STATE!! Have a great game, Rahshon and Jiri!
Last edited by Angie; 03-08-2008 at 02:44 PM.
Originally Posted by Firefighter4Cy
I got 99 problems but angie isn't one.
Come on State. Send out Clark and Jiri with a W!!
I bet the entire place is bawling right now!
should be a good day
What? Garrett isn't starting?
It's going to be a long game if we don't defend the three better than that.
I can't see/hear anything here in Florida. Who started? Jiri/Rahshon/Wes/Petey/Brackins?
Nice 3 CLARK!!
Originally Posted by Angie
I can't see/hear anything here in Florida. Who started? Jiri/Rahshon/Wes/Petey/Brackins?
Yes (more letters)
very emotional when they introduced jiri and rah.
Clark is real hot right now. He is playing great!
Originally Posted by rhillary
Yes (more letters)
Sick dunk by Brackins!
Brackins AND 1!!!!!!!
Great pass by Garrett to Brackins
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Islam, As A Philosophy, A Way Of Life And Of Course As A Faith, Has Served Like A Lighthouse For The Whole World. It Has, As A Force, Influenced All Civilizations. Be It Education, Social Fabric Or Science, Islam Has Left Its Impact In All The Spheres. In Fact, Islam Is Basically A Scientific And Progressive Religion.This Series, Unique In Its Presentation, Is Perhaps First Of Its Kind, To Take All The Great Events, Developments And Personalities In Islam, In Its Fold. All The Significant Aspects Have Been Covered In These Volumes. This Multivolume Study Is Based On Original (Holy Quran And Traditions) And Other Authentic Sources: Arabic, Persian And Urdu Books And Manuscripts. For Further Comprehension And Comparative Study, English Books By Muslim Scholars And As Well As Western Writers Have Also Been Consulted At Length. The Painstaking Research And Thorough Study Of Thousands Of Pages By A Team Of Scholars Over A Period Of Time, Has Resulted In An Authentic, Comprehensive, Exhaustive, Exclusive, Gigantic And Still Interesting Work, Which Is Bound To Fill A Big Vacuum In Islamic Studies.This Voluminous Work Is Based On Authentic Sources And Material, Available In Libraries, Institutes And Some Private Collections, As Well. A Rich Bibliography, Along With References Is Provided With Each Volume To Prove The Authenticity Of The Work And In Order To Guide The Scholars And Readers For Further Studies. This Modest Work Should Prove To Be Of Worth For Those, Who Are Kind Enough To Peruse It And May Desire To Make Use Of It For Their Academic Enrichment. Hopefully, These Volumes Would Be Able To Satisfy The Urge Of All Those Who Desire To Know About Real Islam And Also To Create A New Awareness, Regarding This Religion, As A Radical Discipline, Based On Reason And Opposed To Fundamentalism And Dogmatism. Though, A Small Effort, Yet Its Rational Treatment And Radical Approach Make It Different From Other Works On The Same Or Related Subjects.
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The diversion is listed as a possibility after review of more than 100 ideas submitted to the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation.
Bureau officials said the Missouri River Reuse Project will be reviewed as part of a federal study on water supply for the West.
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September 1: Orientation begins; residences open for new students, 9 a.m. Room keys and Orientation Packets picked up in Converse Hall Lobby; first meal for first-year students in Dining Hall.
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November 1: Online submission deadline; off-campus housing request (Spring 2016 semester only).Online submission deadline; Readmissions form for students returning from leave, includes spring housing preferences.
November 20: Last meal in Dining Hall is dinner.
November 21: Thanksgiving recess begins.
November 29: Thanksgiving recess ends; Dining Hall re-opens for breakfast.
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If you ever have done any research into online education you know how confusing and complicated things can be. There are literally thousands upon thousands of different degree programs, courses and classes available. Some universities offer their entire curriculum online. Some universities and colleges combine a mix of online courses coupled with classroom work, and still other online resources offer educational opportunities purely for fun or personal satisfaction. How do you navigate this complex maze to find the online education that is suitable for you?
Online courses offer the flexibility and convenience of continuing your education from your home or office. Many people who take online courses do so because they can fit it into their busy schedules. The demands of career, family and other obligations often leave people with little free time. The advantage of taking online courses is that they are very flexible. You control when and where you take the course.
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Defiance - Aftermath Trailer
As massive Grid Inquisitors and Votanis Assassins threaten life on the New Frontier, the Pilgrims of the Guiding Light prepare to throw the entire world into chaos.
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Something sinister has infiltrated its way into San Francisco. This is your new mission... Find a cure and prevent the same thing happening in town of Defiance.
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Team Defiance will debut the first PvP gameplay to attendees of gamescom 2012 in Cologne, Germany.
Defiance - E3 2012 Trailer
Set to a high-energy BetatraXx remix of fun.'s popular track "We Are Young," the trailer showcases intense cooperative gameplay based around dynamic events called "arkfalls" that appear in both the online shooter and the live action series coming to Syfy. Both series and game were recently announced as launching together in April 2013. Series star Nolan (played by True Blood's Grant Bowler) narrates the video.
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FAIRFAX, Va. (WUSA) -- Spotsylvania County Sheriff's Office authorities say that a man wanted on a probation violation in Fairfax, Va. was found in a hotel on Tuesday morning with drug paraphernalia.
According to authorities, a deputy went to the Econo Lodge Hotel at 5321 Jefferson Davis Hwy to try to find 49-year-old Christopher Perry Peterson of Waldorf, Md. at approximately 10:30 a.m. Tuesday.
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This Day in the Arts: November 1
Michelangelo's Sistine Chapel ceiling is exhibited to the public for the first time.
William Shakespeare's tragedy Othello is presented for the first time, at Whitehall Palace in London.
Stephen Crane, author of The Red Badge of Courage and one of the first American writers to use a naturalistic style of writing, is born.


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A home in Havelock where the homeowner was on vacation went up in flames Thursday.
Twenty firefighters spent the morning battling the house fire.
By the time firefighters arrived, the home was fully engulfed and flames were shooting through the roof.
The Havelock fire chief says the homeowner was on vacation at the time.
The flames were so intense siding melted on the next door neighbors house.
Officials are still investigating.
The home is a total loss.
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480px|A screengrab of the Countdown Intervalometer in action.
Countdown Intervalometer is an easy to use intervalometer script for CHDK. This script should work with most Canon cameras that run CHDK. Special care was taken to avoid using PROPCASE features that would cause compatibility problems with some cameras.
Note: If you want to record longer timelapse sequences with your Canon Powershot camera you should look into getting an external wall power module. It is also possible to buy / make a larger external battery pack that will power your camera for days.
Steps to Load the Script
1. Copy the file counter.bas to your CHDK/SCRIPTS folder on your SD memory card.
2. Turn on your camera.
3. Load up the CHDK menu and then select "Scripting parameters".
4. In the Script Menu open the uBASIC script count.bas by selecting "Load script from file…".
5. Set the parameters for your time-lapse in the script menu.
6. Close the CHDK menus. With ALT mode active press the shutter button to start running the script. After the first photo is taken, the estimated time remaining will be displayed.
7. To stop running the script press the shutter button again then turn off ALT mode.
When the script finishes you will see the following printed on the display:
Sequence Completed 10 Shots Taken in: 00:01:07 HH:MM:SS *** FINISHED *** Countdown Intervalometer>
In the CHDK Script menu there are two parameters you can change. The first is Interval in Sec and the second is Number of Shots. If you want to take pictures forever, or until your memory card is full set Number of Shots to zero.
If you want to take pictures as fast as possible set the camera to continuous photo mode and set the Interval in Sec parameter to zero.
Countdown Intervalometer Screenshots
Version History
Version 1.0 Sept 16, 2010. Created by Andrew Hazelden email@example.com
Version 1.1 updated Sept 19, 2010. Added the perpetual intervalometer mode.
Download the Countdown Intervalometer script: CHDK_Countdown_Intervalometer.zip
You can join the discussion on the Countdown Intervalometer script on the developer's Countdown Intervalometer blog page.
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rem Countdown Intervalometer v1.1 rem An intervalometer script that will take a specific number of photos. rem rem If the Number of Shots is set to zero the intervalometer switches from rem a countdown intervalometer mode over to a perpetual intervalometer mode rem that will continue to take photos until your memory card is full or your rem camera's battery runs out of power. rem rem Version 1.1 updated Sept 19, 2010. rem Added the perpetual intervalometer mode. rem rem Version 1.0 Created by Andrew Hazelden on Sept 16, 2010. rem rem E-mail: firstname.lastname@example.com Blog: www.andrewhazelden.com rem rem To download the latest version check out this blog post: rem http://www.andrewhazelden.com/blog/2010/09/ubasic-countdown-intervalometer-script-for-canon-powershots-running-chdk/ @title Countdown Intervalometer rem i is the interval between photos in seconds. @param i Interval in Sec @default i 10 rem n is the number of shots to take. @param n Number of Shots @default n 99 rem e is elapsed photos taken. e=0 rem r is the number of shots remaining. r=n rem get timelapse start time in ms z=get_tick_count rem q is photo time elapsed temp counter in ms rem v is actual time per photo in ms rem check for perpetual photo mode if Number of Shots equals zero. if n=0 then gosub "perpetual" if n>0 then gosub "countdown" rem get end time using x=get_tick_count rem calculate total timelapse duration p = (x-z)/1000 rem print total timelapse duration rem s is seconds elapsed s=(p)%60 rem m is minutes elapsed m=((p)/60)%60 rem h is hours elapsed h=(p)/3600 cls print "Sequence Complete." print e, "Shots Taken in:" print h;":";m;":";s, "HH:MM:SS" end :remaining rem time remaining subroutine rem s is seconds remaining s=((v/1000)*r)%60 rem m is minutes remaining m=(((v/1000)*r)/60)%60 rem h is hours remaining h=((v/1000)*r)/3600 print "Est. Time Remaining:" print h;":";m;":";s, "HH:MM:SS" return :perpetual rem perpertual intervalometer mode rem run the while loop forever. while 1 shoot rem increase elapsed photo counter e=e+1 cls print "Shot:", e rem interval between photos delay sleep i*1000 wend return :countdown rem countdown intervalometer mode rem run the while loop until there are no shots remaining. while r rem get the start time for this shot q = get_tick_count shoot rem increase elapsed photo counter e=e+1 rem decrease shots remaining counter r=r-1 cls print "Shot:", e, " of ", n rem If we are beyond the 1st shot call the "remaining" subroutine rem to display the time remaining. if e>1 then gosub "remaining" rem interval between photos delay if r>0 then sleep i*1000 rem calculate time between photos in ms v=get_tick_count-q wend return


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FORT WAYNE, Ind. (21Alive) - Cliff Setser, a Baer Field Speedway Hall of Famer, died Saturday age at 83.
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Setser's son, Curtis Setser, and grandson Cory Setser, shared Cliff Setser's legacy with Kent Hormann.
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I also tried the original .mdr exported from FT3, and it yields the same results - so I suspect it's a problem with FT3's import functionality, rather than anything on the Wilbur side. (Which means we're probably stuck getting support from ProFantasy, instead of Waldronate). Subsequent attempts include trying a couple mdr exports from FT3 followed by immediate import - all yield a flat 0 elevation ocean. I then tried fiddling with the import settings - tweaking just one setting at a time, get the same results with any of the byte-size settings, with or withing LSB First, Signed, Wrap Horizontally, or Replace Missing data. I also tried exporting using the Wilbur Binary (mdr) vs the Special Binary (mdr) - both import/export fine with Wilbur, but yield the blank height 0 map when imported into FT3.
Also interesting (or disturbing) - after attempting to open the files in FT3, it seems that the file is corrupted somehow, and will no longer open in Wilbur (which reports a file-type error, with Unknown return code -2) (There are definitely days where I'm glad I'm obsessive about backups... )
I'm currently running FT3 v3.0.9 and Wilbur (64bit) 1.80 on Windows 8 - if it matters. Wilbur's output settings are 32-bit Float, Raster, No Compression, Normal Coding.
I'll keep looking for answers elsewhere - and report back if I find anything useful.


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Catholic Charities USA
Accredited Charity
Meets Standards
2050 Ballenger Avenue, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
2050 Ballenger Avenue, Suite 400
Alexandria, VA 22314
Accredited Charity
Meets Standards
Standards Legend
- Meets Standards
- Standards Not Met
- Did Not Disclose
- Review In Progress
- Unable to Verify
Standards For Charity Accountability
Board Oversight
Oversight of Operations and Staff: Standard 1
Organizations shall have a board of directors that provides adequate oversight of the charity's operations and its staff. Indication of adequate oversight includes, but is not limited to, regularly scheduled appraisals of the CEO's performance, evidence of disbursement controls such as board approval of the budget, fund raising practices, establishment of a conflict of interest policy, and establishment of accounting procedures sufficient to safeguard charity finances.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Size
Number of Board Members: Standard 2
Soliciting organizations shall have a board of directors with a minimum of five voting members.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Meetings
Frequency and Attendance of Board Meetings: Standard 3
An organization shall have a minimum of three evenly spaced meetings per year of the full governing body with a majority in attendance, with face-to-face participation. A conference call of the full board can substitute for one of the three meetings of the governing body. For all meetings, alternative modes of participation are acceptable for those with physical disabilities.
The organization meets this standard.
Board Compensation
Compensated Board Members: Standard 4
Not more than one or 10% (whichever is greater) directly or indirectly compensated person(s) serving as voting member(s) of the board. Compensated members shall not serve as the board's chair or treasurer.
The organization meets this standard.
Conflict of Interest
Conflict of Interest: Standard 5
No transaction(s) in which any board or staff members have material conflicting interests with the charity resulting from any relationship or business affiliation. Factors that will be considered when concluding whether or not a related party transaction constitutes a conflict of interest and if such a conflict is material, include, but are not limited to: any arm's length procedures established by the charity; the size of the transaction relative to like expenses of the charity; whether the interested party participated in the board vote on the transaction; if competitive bids were sought and whether the transaction is one-time, recurring or ongoing.
The organization meets this standard.
Measuring Effectiveness
Effectiveness Policy
Board Policy on Effectiveness: Standard 6
Have a board policy of assessing, no less than every two years, the organization's performance and effectiveness and of determining future actions required to achieve its mission.
The organization meets this standard.
Effectiveness Report
Board Approval of Written Report on Effectiveness: Standard 7
Submit to the organization's governing body, for its approval, a written report that outlines the results of the aforementioned performance and effectiveness assessment and recommendations for future actions.
The organization meets this standard.
Program Expenses
Program Service Expense Ratio: Standard 8
Spend at least 65% of its total expenses on program activities.
The organization meets this standard.
Fund Raising Expenses
Fund Raising Expense Ratio: Standard 9
Spending should be no more than 35% of related contributions on fund raising. Related contributions include donations, legacies, and other gifts received as a result of fund raising efforts.
The organization meets this standard.
Accumulating Funds
Ending Net Assets: Standard 10
Avoid accumulating funds that could be used for current program activities. To meet this standard, the charity's unrestricted net assets available for use should not be more than three times the size of the past year's expenses or three times the size of the current year's budget, whichever is higher.
The organization meets this standard.
Audit Report
Financial Statements: Standard 11
Make available to all, on request, complete annual financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. When total annual gross income exceeds $500,000, these statements should be audited in accordance with generally accepted auditing standards. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $500,000, a review by a certified public accountant is sufficient to meet this standard. For charities whose annual gross income is less than $250,000, an internally produced, complete financial statement is sufficient to meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Detailed Expense Breakdown
Detailed Functional Breakdown of Expenses: Standard 12
Include in the financial statements a breakdown of expenses (e.g., salaries, travel, postage, etc.) that shows what portion of these expenses was allocated to program, fund raising, and administrative activities. If the charity has more than one major program category, the schedule should provide a breakdown for each category.
The organization meets this standard.
Accurate Expense Reporting
Accuracy of Expenses in Financial Statements: Standard 13
Accurately report the charity's expenses, including any joint cost allocations, in its financial statements. For example, audited or unaudited statements which inaccurately claim zero fund raising expenses or otherwise understate the amount a charity spends on fund raising, and/or overstate the amount it spends on programs will not meet this standard.
The organization meets this standard.
Budget Plan
Budget: Standard 14
Have a board-approved annual budget for its current fiscal year, outlining projected expenses for major program activities, fund raising, and administration.
The organization meets this standard.
Fund Raising & Info
Truthful Materials
Misleading Appeals: Standard 15
Have solicitations and informational materials, distributed by any means, that are accurate, truthful and not misleading, both in whole and in part. Appeals that omit a clear description of program(s) for which contributions are sought will not meet this standard. A charity should also be able to substantiate that the timing and nature of its expenditures are in accordance with what is stated, expressed, or implied in the charity's solicitations.
The organization meets this standard.
Annual Report
Annual Report: Standard 16
Have an annual report available to all, on request, that includes: (a) the organization's mission statement, (b) a summary of the past year's program service accomplishments, (c) a roster of the officers and members of the board of directors, (d) financial information that includes (i) total income in the past fiscal year, (ii) expenses in the same program, fund raising and administrative categories as in the financial statements, and (iii) ending net assets.
The organization meets this standard.
Website Disclosures
Web Site Disclosures: Standard 17
Include on any charity websites that solicit contributions, the same information that is recommended for annual reports, as well as the mailing address of the charity and electronic access to its most recent IRS Form 990.
The organization meets this standard.
Donor Privacy
Privacy for Written Appeals & Internet Privacy: Standard 18
Address privacy concerns of donors by (a) providing in written appeals, at least annually, a means (e.g., such as a check off box) for both new and continuing donors to inform the charity if they do not want their name and address shared outside the organization, (b) providing a clear, prominent and easily accessible privacy policy on any of its websites that tells visitors (i) what information, if any, is being collected about them by the charity and how this information will be used, (ii) how to contact the charity to review personal information collected and request corrections, (iii) how to inform the charity (e.g., a check off box) that the visitor does not wish his/her personal information to be shared outside the organization, and (iv) what security measures the charity has in place to protect personal information.
The organization meets this standard.
Cause Marketing Disclosures
Cause Related Marketing: Standard 19
Clearly disclose how the charity benefits from the sale of products or services (i.e., cause-related marketing) that state or imply that a charity will benefit from a consumer sale or transaction. Such promotions should disclose, at the point of solicitation: (a) the actual or anticipated portion of the purchase price that will benefit the charity (e.g., 5 cents will be contributed to abc charity for every xyz company product sold), (b) the duration of the campaign (e.g., the month of October), (c) any maximum or guaranteed minimum contribution amount (e.g., up to a maximum of $200,000).
The organization meets this standard.
Complaints: Standard 20
Respond promptly to and act on complaints brought to its attention by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and/or local Better Business Bureaus about fund raising practices, privacy policy violations and/or other issues.
The organization meets this standard.
Catholic Charities USA meets the 20 Standards for Charity Accountability.
Year, State Incorporated
1950, District of Columbia
2050 Ballenger, LLC
Stated Purpose
"to exercise leadership in assisting its membership, particularly the diocesan Catholic Charities agencies and affiliate members, in their mission of service, advocacy, and convening."
Through its disaster response program, CCUSA assists relief operations of local communities recovering from disasters. CCUSA is also involved in social policy and provides a national voice for the needs and concerns of its members and the people it serves. The organization reports that it advocates for public policies that empower people and alleviate the conditions that perpetuate poverty. The organization also reports that it provides membership services and supports its membership by providing a range of services that promote education, networking, etc. These membership services include web-based training and information, a quarterly newsletter, annual gathering and other printed resources. Furthermore, CCUSA applies for federal grants on behalf of local agencies that want to participate in its programs.
|Distributions to member agencies and other nonprofits
|Member agencies' support
|Program and services
|Disaster response
|Member services
|Social policy
|Total Program Expenses:
Governance & Staff
Chief Executive
Reverend Larry Snyder, President
Chair of the Board
John Young
Chair's Profession / Business Affiliation
Executive Director,Catholic Charities of the Diocese of Yakima
Board Size
Paid Staff Size
*2011 compensation includes annual salary and, if applicable, benefit plans, expense accounts, and other allowances.
Fund Raising
Method(s) Used:
Direct mail, print advertisements, grant proposals, Internet appeals, and planned giving.
Fund raising costs were 9% of related contributions. (Related contributions, which totaled $20,152,174, are donations received as a result of fund raising activities.)
Tax Status
This organization is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. It is eligible to receive contributions deductible as charitable donations for federal income tax purposes.
The following information is based on CCUSA's audited financial statements -consolidated- for the fiscal year ended June 30, 2012.
|Source of Funds
|Other contributions
|Disaster response
|Federal contracts
|Membership dues
|Federal grants
|Combined Federal Campaign
|Investment income
|Registration fees
|Other revenue
|Total Income
- Programs: 75%
- Fundraising: 8%
- Administrative: 16%
- Other: 1%
|Total Income
|Program expenses
|Fundraising expenses
|Administrative expenses
|Other expenses
|Total expenses:
|Income in Excess of Expenses
|Beginning Net Assets
|Other Changes In Net Assets
|Ending Net Assets
|Total Liabilities
|Total Assets
Note: In the above financial section, "other changes in net assets" represents a loss on lease obligations.
An organization may change its practices at any time without notice. A copy of this report has been shared with the organization prior to publication. It is not intended to recommend or deprecate, and is furnished solely to assist you in exercising your own judgment. If the report is about a charity and states the charity meets or does not meet the Standards for Charity Accountability, it reflects the results of an evaluation of information and materials provided voluntarily by the charity. The name Better Business Bureau is a registered service mark of the Council of Better Business Bureaus, Inc.
This report is not to be used for fund raising or promotional purposes.


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Up, Up and Away!
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- "Then we need to steal a sky crane. Unfortunately, I'm not a pilot."
- — Wu Zi Mu.
- "No, me neither."
- — Zero.
- "Hey, don't look at me."
- — Guppy.
- "Or me."
- — Triad member.
- "Shit. I'll fly it, then. We can respray it at the airstrip."
- — Carl Johnson.
Up, Up, and Away! is the second to the last mission in the Heist strand given to Carl Johnson by Wu Zi Mu in Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
Carl Johnson recently seized four HPV-1000 Police motorcycles to be used as outriders to escort the armored van Carl plans to use to haul the off the cash without raising suspicion to his team. His last step would be to somehow obtain an armored van and respray it with the Caligula's Casino logo, but he makes up his mind that he won't raise suspicion to his team by doing a simple carjacking. Zero gives him the idea to hijack a 'sky crane,' called a Leviathan. Carl heads over to K.A.C.C., the fuel depot in Spinybed, northeast Las Venturas. CJ penetrates the compound while keeping soldiers armed with assault rifles at bay. Carl takes down a pair of Hunters using a gun emplacement, before lifting off with the Leviathan. He heads to the depot, and using the magnetic winch attached to the helicopter, lifts an armored van and airlifts it to the airstrip in Verdant Meadows.
Mission objectives
In order to complete the mission the player must:
- Steal the helicopter from the military fuel dump, the gates will open for a military vehicle
- They have sent two gunships to intercept you, use the gun emplacement to destroy them
- The gunships have been destroyed, get to the chopper and get out of there
- Go to the depot and pick up the bank van using the helicopter's winch
- Take the van to the Aircraft Graveyard in the desert
- Land the helicopter in the indicated zone
The reward for completing the mission is increased Respect and the Leviathan will always spawn at the Aircraft Graveyard in Verdant Meadows unless the player has unlocked the Hunter, then it will only spawn when arriving from east.
- A special minigun with unlimited ammo is there, but a jetpack must be used to obtain it. First, use the jetpack until the game instructs you to use the gun emplacement. DO NOT REMOVE THE JETPACK. Then go to the red circle where it will show "Press RETURN to use." Use it even if the jetpack is still on. After using it, you will find yourself with a hand-held minigun with infinite ammo.
- Although the game said that the guards will only open the gates for military vehicles, driving a Rhino in will still sound the alarm.
- The 'sky crane' doesn't have the ability to lift a tank.
- In the Movie "The Losers" the main characters, who have ex-special ops experience, need to steal a U.S. Army variant of the helicopter which the Leviathan is based off of. They imitate a crash between a routine army patrol Humvee and a civilain semi-truck. One of them calls base control and they send the aformentioned helecopter with medevac personal to the crash sight. Once landed the 2 medics rush to the 2 "dead" characters and the 1 alive character with a fake spinal injury, who called base control. One of the main characters snipes the medics with tranquilizar darts attracting the attention of the pilots who exit the chopper and head for the crash site. Another main character, duel-weilding traquilizar guns, shoots the pilots and takes the helicopter's GPS and later straps the GPS to a rocket on a rocket launcher and fires it into the sky much to the confusion of base control. After moving their stolen helicopter to a secure and subtle location they respray it. They then use the helicopter, now armed with a magnet, to quickly take an armored van, that had valuables in it and a heavily-armed convoy escort to a hideout to crack it open and take its valuables. This is very very similair to this mission where you steal a millitary helicopter and use it's magnet to steal an armored van.
Alternate solutions
There are at least three different ways of getting into the depot.
- As suggested by the BradyGames official strategy book, head for the main gate, wait for a Patriot to drive through the gates, and then sneak through.
- Follow the Patriot after it leaves the depot, jack it (it can be tricky to catch) and drive it through the gate.
Both the above solutions will result in Carl getting into a firefight and having to pass through a warehouse to get to the helicopter.
- A third option is to head to Verdant Meadows, get the jetpack, and fly to the helipad. There will be attacks by RPGs and soldiers on the helipad, however. This method also has the disadvantage of not indicating where the gun emplacements are located. However, if the player is carrying a minigun, the two enemy helicopters can be destroyed easily and the helicopter taken.
- On the PS2 version, the L3 button, used for the hover control, does not always work. (Pressing it will simply result in the helicopter lowering to the ground). And the Right Analog control does not always work properly either, making the van pick-up portion of the mission difficult to complete.
Continuity error
Most mission cutscenes are scripted in such a way that if you haven't yet completed a particular mission that is not part of a mandatory strand, it doesn't effect the narrative. However in this mission's cutscene Zero makes a reference to fighting Berkeley, which becomes meaningless if the player hasn't played Air Raid and the other missions of the Zero strand yet (in fact, the Zero missions are completely optional for completing the game, though still required for 100% completion status, so they can be played out anytime before the endgame).


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His answer is that most humans, even very intelligent and clever ones, have too little "sapience."
"Sapience" is Mobus' term for a human attribute that is a combination of judgement (based on life experiences), moral sense (primarily altruism, thinking about the welfare of the group as well as of yourself), taking a long view of the future (strategic perspective), and systems perspective. He thinks that sapience is present in all humans, but very unevenly distributed with a few people having a lot and most people having little. More
Is the Fourth Paradigm Really New?
I have a long-standing interest in the use of data in education, so I've been reading with interest several articles and a book concerned with the so-called "Fourth Paradigm" of science, in which insights are wrested from vast troves of existing data. The Fourth Paradigm is envisioned as a new method of pushing forward the frontiers of knowledge, enabled by new technologies for gathering, manipulating, analyzing and displaying data. The term seems to have originated with Jim Gray, a Technical Fellow and visionary at Microsoft's eScience group, who was lost at sea in 2007. The first three paradigms, in this view, would be empirical observation and experimentation, analytical or theoretical approaches, and computational science or simulation. Earth and Environmental Sciences are well represented in the book, with essays on data-rich ecological science, ocean science, and space science.
I am finding these readings very stimulating and worthwhile. But I question whether this way of making meaning from the complexity of nature is really so new. More
Faculty Professional Development by means of Case Based Reasoning
In contrast, many of my colleagues concerned with the quality of science education in other disciplines moan and groan about how hard it is to get college faculty to pay attention to research on learning or to change their teaching practice. So how–by what mechanism–does the Cutting Edge approach work? Here's an idea. More
What could the President do?
By way of introduction at the meeting, we were asked to provide three minutes of advice to the President as to how he could help improve STEM higher education and in particular the preparation of students for the STEM workforce. Here is my response. There were lots of people at the meeting who could speak to the general question, so I spoke from the point of view of helping faculty be better teachers. More
John Diebold: Implementor Extraordinaire
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Honor Roll and Dean's List at Vol State
Submitted on May 20, 2011 at 4:41 PM
Volunteer State Community College has released the names of students named to the Spring 2011 Honor Roll and Dean's List. The Honor Roll is composed of students who have completed a minimum of 18 semester hours in collegiate level courses in the current semester with a grade point average of at least 3.750. Students making the Honor Roll are as follows:
In Tennessee
Carol Abney of Celina; Ellen Parsons of Clarksville; Stacy Johnson of Columbia; Rickey Clemmons and Kristy Wall of Dickson; Allen Boeninghaus and Zachary Taube of Gallatin; Travis Kimmons of Goodlettsville; Matthew Clifton of Greenbrier; Jennifer Rutter of Hendersonville; Cindy Bradshaw of Hermitage; Fred Kirby of Lafayette; Cameron Howell and Kelly Johnston of Mount Juliet; James Woulfe of Murfreesboro; Laura McDermott of Nashville; Kristie Gosar and Richard Simpson of Portland; Tanya Freeman of Springfield and Courtney Bradley of Westmoreland;
In Kentucky
Anthony Spencer of Glasgow and Glenda Murley of Scottsville.
The Dean's List is composed of students who have completed a minimum of 12 semester hours in collegiate level courses in the current semester with a grade point average of at least 3.750. Students making the Dean's List are as follows:
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Albus Dumbledore
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- "Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!"
- —Albus Dumbledore[src]
Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore (1881- June 1997) was the Head Of Gryffindor House, Transfiguration Professor, Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and finally the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. He was considered by most to be the most powerful wizard of his time.
Early Life
Little is known about Dumbledore's early life. He was born in July or August 1881.[1] His brother, named Aberforth, also was a member of the Order of the Phoenix, and was prosecuted in the Wizengamot for "practicing inappropriate charms on a goat". Aberforth is currently the bartender at the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade.[2]
Albus Dumbledore began his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in approximately 1892, and was placed in Gryffindor. His extraordinary magical talents were apparent from an early age, as later described by the elderly Griselda Marchbanks, Head of the Wizarding Examinations Authority, who personally examined the school-age Dumbledore for his N.E.W.T.s in Charms and Transfiguration. Marchbanks recalls that the young, talented Dumbledore had "done things with a wand I'd never seen before."[HP5]
Dumbledore's family history is marred by tragedy. His sister, Ariana Dumbledore, was viciously attacked at an early age by three Muggle boys who were scared of her magical abilities; Dumbledore's father, Percival, attacked the Muggle boys and was sent to Azkaban for the rest of his life. Meanwhile, Dumbledore's mother, Kendra, locked Ariana up to prevent her from being sent to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. After the attack, Ariana was not sane, and her magic was uncontrolled and dangerous. Eventually, she ended up killing her mother around the time of Albus Dumbledore's leaving Hogwarts, just before he had planned to tour the world with Elphias Doge.
As a result, Dumbledore was forced to stay home and take care of his brother and sister. He explained that as a young man, he expected bigger and better things from wizardry. He regrettably neglected his duty to his family and instead pursued powerful ideas about the world, including the Deathly Hallows, with Gellert Grindelwald. He and Aberforth ended up in an argument over Albus' neglect of Ariana. When the argument became more heated, Grindelwald attacked Aberforth with the Cruciatus Curse, and a duel ensued. Albus rushed to protect Aberforth, and curses were cast in every direction amongst the confusion. A Killing Curse hit Ariana; though the caster was unknown and the targeting was purely accidental, this haunted Dumbledore for the rest of his life and was one reason he sought the Deathly Hallows.
An unknown time, Dumbledore returned to the school as Professor of Transfiguration. He later became Deputy Headmaster, in which capacity he also served in recruiting students for the school. Most prominent among the students he recruited was Tom Riddle, who would eventually take the name Lord Voldemort.
In 1945, Dumbledore defeated and imprisoned the now-Dark wizard Grindelwald. Eventually he was appointed Headmaster of Hogwarts.
Dumbledore became the Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot and Supreme Mugwump of the International Confederation of Wizards. He was removed from these posts during his conflict with the British Ministry of Magic under Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge, but was reinstated when the Ministry was forced to concede that he had correctly warned that Voldemort had returned. He holds the Order of Merlin, First Class, for Grand Sorcery.
Dumbledore refused the position of Minister for Magic at least four times (he was requested for the office before Fudge came to power), believing that lust for power was his own tragic flaw.
As Hogwarts Headmaster
Dumbledore began his career at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry as a teacher in the subject of Transfiguration. His students over the years included Tom Riddle, later known as Lord Voldemort, and Rubeus Hagrid.
Dumbledore's final years at Hogwarts were rocky due to political circumstances.
The death of a student Cedric Diggory during the Triwizard Tournament compelled Dumbledore to announce the return of Lord Voldemort. The news of Lord Voldemort's return was not well received and Dumbledore was removed from the position of Headmaster and forced into hiding. The position of Headmaster was then temporarily held by Dolores Umbridge. In due course, Dumbledore was taken seriously and reinstated as Headmaster only for the Second War to break out in Britain.
As Leader of The Order of the Phoenix
Dumbledore has been credited as the founder of the Order of the Phoenix to combat the army and chaos created by Lord Voldemort. He was known to be a strong leader and significant contributor to the fight against Voldemort until his untimely demise.
Notable members of the Order included the Weasleys, the Longbottoms, the Potters, Hermione Granger, Mundungus Fletcher, Severus Snape, Alastor Moody, Kingsley Shacklebolt, Sirius Black, Remus Lupin, and Nymphadora Tonks.
Accomplishments and skills
- "You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many counts ...but you cannot deny he's got style..."
- —Phineas Nigellus to Cornelius Fudge[src]
Dumbledore is famous as an alchemist who has worked with Nicolas Flamel, the only known maker of the Philosopher's Stone, and is credited with discovering the twelve uses of dragon's blood. He is also capable of conjuring a Patronus, one that takes the form of a phoenix.
His weapon of choice seems to be fire. In his duel against Voldemort he used a fiery rope; when he displayed his Wizarding powers to young Tom Riddle, he did so by setting Riddle's wardrobe on fire, without actually burning anything; in the Cave he also used a vast amount of fire to hold off the Inferi. He is known to be able to conjure Gubraithian Fire (magical everlasting fire). His pet Fawkes is a phoenix, which dies and is reborn in flames
Dumbledore has devised a method of sending messages using a Patronus Charm, a skill he has taught only to members of the Order of the Phoenix. He has claimed to be able to become invisible without using an Invisibility Cloak. Dumbledore is also skilled in Occlumency and Legilimency. He can also produce magic without the use of a wand, and is incredibly skilled at nonverbal use of magic.
He also is capable of sensing magical energy, and the one who cast it. He can lift any charm put on Hogwarts (though this is probably a privilege given to Headmasters, rather than specific to Dumbledore). At the age of 64, he had enough power to defeat the mighty wizard Grindelwald, who at the time had far greater power as he was wielding the Elder Wand. Though he died at 116 years of age as a result of a killing curse cast by Severus Snape, it is questionable how long he would have lived if he were to reach the point where he dies of old age, due to the fact that he was currently dying of a separate curse, and was incredibly old.
Dumbledore is also skilled at conjuring objects. He also has several personal spells. One that stuns several people, and bears the sound of a gunshot, which he used both in his office when the Fudge Ministry attempts to arrest him, and at the Department of Mysteries. He also uses a spell that pulls a running death eater back to him with no effort in the Department of Mysteries.
Dumbledore places great emphasis on memories; he uses them both as a weapon and as a means of research. He uses his Pensieve to show Harry many people's memories that he has collected about the history of Tom Riddle and how he became Lord Voldemort, as well as the events leading up to the creation of the Horcruxes. Also, when Harry stumbles across the Pensieve for the first time and is found in it by Dumbledore, he explains to Harry what it is and how it works.
Dumbledore can speak Mermish, the language of the Merpeople,[HP4] as well as Gobbledegook. He can recognise Parseltongue, the language of snakes, as he demonstrates while he and Harry are inside Bob Ogden's memory; he is able to quote verbatim a Parseltongue phrase uttered by Morfin Gaunt in a later memory.[HP6]
While he is by no means vain, Dumbledore also exhibits no false modesty, readily acknowledging that he is unusually intelligent and an exceptionally powerful wizard. He admits a number of times to Harry Potter in their occasional meetings in the sixth Harry Potter book of the series that he makes mistakes, and since he is rather more clever than most men his mistakes tend to be "correspondingly huger".
Dumbledore is tall and thin, with long silver hair and a long beard. He has blue eyes, which usually twinkle with kindness and mischief, but during the few times we see him angry they burn with a cold blue fire that makes even Lord Voldemort falter. Dumbledore has a very long and crooked nose (looking as if it had been broken at least twice) and long fingers. He wears half-moon spectacles. He once claimed to have a scar above his left knee, of which provenance is unknown, in the shape of a map of the London Underground.
Considered the most powerful wizard in the world, Dumbledore is benevolent and eccentric, an archetypal good wizard in the style of Merlin. It is said that he is the only wizard Lord Voldemort ever feared.
Dumbledore's Chocolate Frog card mentions that he enjoys chamber music and ten-pin bowling. The card also reveals that he has a great affinity for sweets, magical and non-magical, and frequently sets the password for the gargoyle statue guarding his office door to be the name of various sweets. He told Professor McGonagall in Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that he is rather fond of lemon drops. He dislikes Bertie Bott's Every Flavour Beans after coming across a vomit flavoured bean 'in [his] youth'. He is a fan of knitting patterns and once told Harry that one could never have enough woolen socks. His favourite flavour of jam is raspberry[HP6].
While he had been repeatedly offered the post of the Minister for Magic, he had firmly refused to leave Hogwarts.
Dumbledore was murdered by Severus Snape in Harry's sixth year at Hogwarts. Dumbledore planned for his death a year ahead of time with Severus. J. K. Rowling confirmed this at a charity reading on August 2, 2006. (Although there was a small but out-spoken group of fans who disputed his death before it was confirmed in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.) He is survived by his brother, Aberforth Dumbledore.
Dumbledore and Harry Potter
It was Dumbledore who arranged for the infant Harry Potter to be rescued from the cottage at Godric's Hollow where Harry's parents had been murdered. He then left Harry in the care of Harry's Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon in Surrey. Throughout Harry's years at Hogwarts, Dumbledore provides Harry with protection and guidance, and supplements Harry's schooling with additional training and information as he feels it is important. In Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Dumbledore admits to Harry that he has also withheld from the boy knowledge of a prophecy spoken to Dumbledore by Sybill Trelawney which marked Harry as the only wizard who could destroy Voldemort.
His unwavering determination to pursue the fight against Lord Voldemort leads him to break with the Minister for Magic, Cornelius Fudge in The Order of the Phoenix and to be temporarily removed from his position as Headmaster of Hogwarts when control of the school is given to Dolores Umbridge, an appointee of the Ministry.
By the sixth book, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, Albus Dumbledore takes on the role of providing Harry with additional insights into the origins of Lord Voldemort. He does this largely through the use of the Pensieve. He entrusts Harry with the task of getting a final, crucial memory from Horace Slughorn regarding Voldemort's knowledge of Horcruxes. It is in the destruction of one of these Horcruxes that Dumbledore's hand is seriously and permanently injured. Harry and Dumbledore forge a bond in The Half-Blood Prince that is sorely tested in a cave where a horcrux is supposed to be hidden. Harry, who has promised faithfully to follow Dumbledore's instructions, has to force Dumbledore to drink liquid from a goblet that is nearly fatal to Dumbledore just to get a Horcrux.
Also, in the sixth book, Albus continually reminds Harry that love is the greatest magic of all and then shortly there after, immobilises Harry to save him before he dies.
In Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Harry's soul goes to a place where Dumbledore talks to him, and reveals that Harry was a seventh Horcrux that Voldemort accidently created, and that Voldemort was unaware of said creation. He also answers other questions, after which Harry goes back to the physical world. Dumbledore was well known for his steadfast championing of Harry.[3]
Role in the series
Dumbledore is clearly one of the most important characters in the Harry Potter books, as much for the significant role he plays in the fostering and education of Harry Potter as for his leadership in the struggle against Lord Voldemort.
Drawn from the archetype of the wise old wizard, Albus Dumbledore is reminiscent of characters such as Merlin from the medieval tales of King Arthur, of Gandalf from the more recent Lord of the Rings trilogy, and, to a lesser extent, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Yoda of the Star Wars films. Yet J.K. Rowling has nevertheless created a character that lives with his own literary life.
In this series, Albus Dumbledore takes on the role of the mentor or teacher, and although there are obviously many of those at Hogwarts, Harry is more attached to him than any other. The teacher must help their pupil to grow and learn as much as they can, but eventually, the pupil must make the journey without their teacher, just like, as previously mentioned, Yoda and Obi-Wan Kenobi.
Name Etymology
Dumbledore's given names could be interpreted as representing the four primary divisions of the British Isles:
'Albus' may be the masculine form of "Alba", an ancient name for Scotland; 'Percival' is a legendary Arthurian knight from Wales involved in the Grail quest, which presumably comes from his father; 'Wulfric' is an Anglo-Saxon name found in the Anglo-Saxon Chronicle and could be representative of England; and 'Brian' is the name of the real Irish high-king and hero Brian Boru who defeated the Vikings at the Battle of Clontarf near Dublin.
Rowling stated that 'Dumbledore' is an old word meaning 'Bumblebee', and that she imagined him flitting about the castle.
Albus translates from Latin as 'white', traditionally representing good.
Wulfric translates literally as wolf-power, and is reminiscent of another similar name, Beowulf, meaning powerful wolf-bear. Beowulf was a legendary hero who in his youth slew the monster Grendel, a name similar to Gellert Grindelwald, the dark wizard Dumbledore defeated in his earlier days. Beowulf was finally fatally wounded by a dragon(the potion) in a sea cave, when the only one of his knights who would help him was his squire, the orphaned son of some loyal followers(Harry).
Percival is a name from old French, meaning 'pierce the veil'. In le morte d'Arthur by Thomas Mallory, Percival is both hero of the quest for the grail, and narrator of the tale, as is the case for Dumbledore in parts of the story. Percival is the name of Percy Weasley then again indicating they are related. Ron also received a wristwatch like Dumbledore and he used to have Auburn hair rather like the Weasleys.
Traits and Personality
One of Dumbledore's dominant traits is his ability to always give someone a chance if he believes that they are good-intentioned. He hires Sybill Trelawney, for example, to teach Divination even though her abilities as a seer are scant because he recognizes that she does possess a real, if highly sporadic, gift of prophecy. Similarly, Rubeus Hagrid is allowed to become Hogwarts gamekeeper after he is expelled when he has no family to turn to, and Remus Lupin, a werewolf, is given a place as a pupil despite the potential backlash from parents were they to find out.
However,one of the most significant aspects of Dumbledore's character is his unwavering trust in people. His knowledge of people's true personality appears to go beyond being simply a good judge of character. Despite Snape's background as a Death Eater, and despite strong incriminating evidence, Dumbledore trusts him with many important tasks.
As a supremely talented wizard, Dumbledore shows numerous examples of extraordinary powers, such as his battle with Voldemort and rescue of Harry from Voldemort's power in the fight in the Ministry of Magic at the end of Harry's fifth year at Hogwarts. His abilities as a wizard are combined with a cunningness and subtlety of mind that allows him to comprehend human nature and, where he can, turn the better aspects of humanity (love, loyalty, friendship and forgiveness) to Voldemort's disadvantage. Yet despite his many talents and accomplishments, Dumbledore is never in the least arrogant, self-important or pompous and in this he stands in contrast to many of the other characters, from Cornelius Fudge to Voldemort himself.
Dumbledore's one flaw, as he explains to Harry in 1997[HP7], is his desire for power. Although he only ever desires to use this power for good, as he explains to Harry, those best suited for power are those who do not desire it. Ultimately this desire would lead to his downfall, when he attempts to wear Gaunt's Ring and finally unite the Deathly Hallows he recieves the curse which was placed on the item which will ultimately kill him, leaving his arm black and withered.
Dumbledore is known for his odd displays of his whimsical sense of humour.
In his first appearance at the start-of-term banquet in Harry's first year, Dumbledore stands and says he would like to say a few words: "Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!" He then promptly sits down.
Dumbledore's humor is sometimes considered inappropriate by some of the other teachers. A notable example of this was when he was telling the school about The Triwizard Tournament, and the Weasley twins shouted "You're joking!" This prompted Dumbledore to begin telling a real joke, before he was brought back on course by Minerva McGonagall
His legendary sweet tooth and use of treat names for his personal passwords add to this sense of whimsy. It is this humour, and the love of the goodness of life behind it, that places everything in its proper perspective and gives purpose to the battle against the evil that Voldemort represents.
- ↑ According to his citation as Wizard of the Month by J. K. Rowling in September 2007, though the precise date is only known to be in July or August (his eighteenth birthday falling shortly after his completing his studies at Hogwarts)
- ↑ J.K. Rowling's official site
- ↑ Wizard of the Month on J.K. Rowling's website
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The Bloody Baron (late 10th century — early 11th century) was a wizard who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in the Founders' time and was Sorted into Slytherin house. After Hogwarts, he fell in love with Helena Ravenclaw, but she did not love him. He was sent by Rowena Ravenclaw to find Helena in Albania, but Helena refused to return with him and so he killed her in a rage. When he realised what he had done, the Baron stabbed himself with the same knife and died. Since then, he is one of the ghosts that haunts Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, and the ghost of Slytherin house. Covered in Helena Ravenclaw's blood to this day, he earned himself the moniker of the "Bloody Baron".