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- Hermione Granger: "We wanted to ask you if you've seen anything funny lately. Because a cat was attacked right outside your front door on Halloween."
- Harry Potter: "Did you see anyone near here that night?"
- Myrtle: "I wasn't paying attention. Peeves upset me so much I came in here and tried to kill myself. Then, of course, I remembered that I'm—that I'm—"
- Ronald Weasley: "Already dead."
- — Hermione Granger, Harry Potter, and Ronald Weasley ask Myrtle on the attack on Mrs. Norris[src]
"Moaning" Myrtle (c. 1929[1]—13 June, 1943), was a Muggle-born witch who attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and was sorted into Ravenclaw house. She was killed in 1943 by Salazar Slytherin's Basilisk, under Lord Voldemort's orders.
Now, she is a ghost who haunts the second floor girls' bathroom (and occasionally other bathroom facilities) at Hogwarts. She is more commonly known as "Moaning Myrtle".
Hogwarts years
Myrtle was a witch born circa 1929[1] to a Muggle mother and father, making her a Muggle-born.[2] She started her education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry in 1939 or 1940[1] When she arrived at Hogwarts she was sorted into the house of Ravenclaw.[3] While at Hogwarts she was unable to make any friends and was constantly teased and bullied because of this and her physical appearance.
Opening of the Chamber of Secrets
- "Ooooh, it was dreadful, it happened right in here, in this very cubicle. I'd hidden because Olive Hornby was teasing me about my glasses. I was crying, and then I heard somebody come in."
- —Myrtle telling Harry, Ron and Gilderoy Lockhart about her death.[src]
In 1943, some time into Myrtle's education, the Chamber of Secrets was opened for the first time. The Chamber of Secrets was a legendary chamber built by Salazar Slytherin and inside was a beast that only his heir could control. It was believed that Gryffindor student, Rubeus Hagrid had opened the Chamber because he was caught raising Aragog (an acromantula), but it was actually Tom Marvolo Riddle, a Slytherin student. Hogwarts was soon facing closure as Muggle-born students were being mysteriously attacked by the mythical beast thought to be down inside the Chamber.
- "Nobody missed me even when I was alive. Took them hours to find my body- I know, I was sitting there waiting for them. Olive Hornby came into the bathroom- 'Are you in here again, sulking Myrtle?, she said, 'because Professor Dippet asked me to look for you-' And then she saw my body...ooooh, she didn't forget that until her dying day, I made sure of that..."
- —Myrtle to Harry Potter[src]
On her final day of being alive, Myrtle was teased by student Olive Hornby. She had made fun of Myrtle's glasses and, as a result, left Myrtle sobbing. Myrtle then ran into one of the bathroom's stalls, took off her glasses and started crying. Shortly after Myrtle had entered the bathroom, Riddle entered and started speaking in Parseltongue in order to open the Chamber of Secrets, the entrance of which was hidden behind the bathroom sinks. The Monster of Slytherin (a basilisk) then emerged from the Chamber of Secrets' entrance.
Myrtle, still in one of the stalls, recognised the voice as being from a boy. Opening the stall's door, she yelled at Riddle to go away. On Riddle's command, the Basilisk stared at Myrtle, and her eyes met with the monster's. Since looking at a Basilisk's eyes was a fatal act, Myrtle's body fell to the bathroom floor. Her death was said to be the murder that Tom (Lord Voldemort) used to make his first Horcrux: the Diary.
Following her death, Myrtle returned as a ghost so she could haunt student Olive Hornby in revenge for her teasing and insults. Olive recruited the help of the Ministry of Magic to exorcise Myrtle, who was there after obliged to remain at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Myrtle haunted the bathroom where she had died, although she was sometimes seen in other bathrooms, and was even flushed into the lake occasionally. As a result of her haunting, her favourite lavatory was rarely used, and was thus available for clandestine activities such as illegal potion-brewing, as long as one did not mind the company.
The true importance of Myrtle's bathroom was that it contained an entrance to the Chamber of Secrets, the home of the basilisk of Salazar Slytherin. In the 1992–1993 school year, the Chamber was opened again, fifty years after its previous opening, by a Gryffindor first year, Ginny Weasley, who was possessed by the diary of the earlier opener, Tom Riddle. (The diary was a Horcrux, though it was described as a "memory" at the time.) Myrtle later flooded her bathroom in a fit of pique when Ginny tried to dispose of the diary by flushing it down one of Myrtle's toilets.
Hermione Granger used Myrtle's bathroom in 1992 to brew Polyjuice Potion, which Harry Potter and Ron Weasley used to impersonate Slytherin students Gregory Goyle and Vincent Crabbe. Thus disguised, they entered the Slytherin common room to interrogate Draco Malfoy about the Chamber of Secrets. They learned only that, according to Draco's father Lucius Malfoy, the last time the chamber was open a Mudblood was killed.[4]
Harry and Ron later learned from Aragog the Acromantula that the murdered student had been killed in a bathroom, and Harry realised that the student must have been Myrtle. Myrtle was flattered by Harry's request that she tell the story of her death, the manner of which was one of the most important and interesting events of her short life. (It is possible that Harry was the first person to treat it as something worth asking about.) Myrtle remembered only having seen a pair of enormous eyes, but neither Harry nor Ron recognised this as a clue that the monster was a basilisk. Hermione had already deduced the monster's nature by library research before she was petrified, so Myrtle's clue was of no practical importance.
During the 1994–1995 school year, Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry hosted the Triwizard Tournament. Before the second task, the champions had to solve the mystery behind their golden eggs, which, when opened, emitted a harsh screeching sound. The secret was that the noise became speech when heard underwater. One champion, Cedric Diggory, decided to meditate upon the clue in the prefects' bathroom. Myrtle spied on Cedric in the tub, admitting to Harry that it took Cedric a long time to figure it out; nearly all the bubbles in the bath were gone by the time he cracked it. Cedric later suggested to Harry Potter that he take his egg the prefects' bathroom. With Myrtle's hints, Harry was able to decipher the riddle.[5]
Myrtle also appeared to Harry whilst he was in the Black Lake, and pointed him in the right direction to find the village of the merpeople, thereby helping him to reach the Tournament hostages before the other champions.
That same year, Myrtle briefly spotted some Polyjuice Potion in the drains and asked Harry if he had been doing any more illicit brewing, which he denied. Had Harry (or more likely, Hermione) investigated Myrtle's suspicions, it might have been discovered much earlier that Barty Crouch Jr. was impersonating Alastor Moody.
- "…he's sensitive, people bully him, too, and he feels lonely and hasn't got anybody to talk to, and he's not afraid to show his feelings and cry!"
- —Moaning Myrtle about Draco Malfoy[src]
In 1997 Draco Malfoy confided in Moaning Myrtle about his failed attempts to assassinate Albus Dumbledore.[6] Myrtle comforted him, feeling that she understood him, though in fact his situation was nothing like hers. When Draco and Harry engaged in a violent duel, Myrtle, as usual, enjoyed the spectacle. The last time Myrtle was seen by Harry Potter was when she was ordered to leave the bathroom by Severus Snape. It is unknown if she participated in the Battle of Hogwarts.
Physical appearance
- Myrtle: "Don't you think I know what people say behind my back – fat Myrtle, ugly Myrtle, miserable…?"
- Peeves: "Don't forget pimply."
- — Exchange between Myrtle and Peeves
Myrtle was a squat student with dark lank hair with a fringe, pimples and thick glasses. She died in 1943 and became a Ghost, wearing her school uniform for eternity. To some extent, Myrtle bears a heavy resemblance to Harry, almost like the female version of him.
Personality and traits
Myrtle was constantly bullied during her education at Hogwarts, for both her physical appearance and her personality. Myrtle hardly ever smiled and took great offence at the smallest slight, crying rivers of tears and wailing. She was often upset so badly that she tried to kill herself, until she realised that she was already dead. Myrtle did tend to be happy when something bad happened to other students, like when Hermione Granger accidently gained cat fur, ears and a tail after taking a contaminated Polyjuice Potion. She did, however, seem to warm to some male students, including Harry Potter and Draco Malfoy. Myrtle also appeared to be a desperate flirt; she constantly flirted with Harry Potter, and showed her desperation to find love by spying on students such as Cedric Diggory whilst he bathed in the prefects' bathroom. Myrtle liked to take bubble baths when she was alive, due to "all those pretty bubbles"[7].
Harry Potter
- "Harry, if you die down there, you're welcome to share my toilet."
- —Myrtle to Harry before he enters the Chamber of Secrets[src]
During his education at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry was nice to Myrtle so she developed a crush on him. Harry wasn't exactly known to stay out of life-threatening trouble so Myrtle offered to share her toilet with him if the event of his death occurred. She also was more than happy to help Harry during his studies at Hogwarts, with any task; during his Second year she helped him solve the mystery of the Chamber of Secrets and in his Fourth year she helped him solve the mystery of the Triwizard Tournament's second task. During his fourth year Myrtle acted- to an extent- sexually towards Harry, while he bathed in the Prefects' bathroom, causing him to feel uncomfortable as he did not reciprocate her feelings of attraction. She acts coldly to Harry when he has not visited her for a while, but still remains his friend.
Draco Malfoy
- Myrtle: "Don't...Don't...tell me what's wrong...I can help you..."
- Draco: "No one can help me."
- — Myrtle and Malfoy in the boy's bathroom, shortly before Harry uses "Sectumsempra" on him.[src]
Myrtle also got on well with Draco Malfoy, who was Harry Potter's enemy whilst at Hogwarts. Despite Draco being prejudiced against Muggle-borns and constantly bullying and threatening Hermione Granger for being muggle-born, the two managed to become close as both needed company for comfort. They became friends whilst she comforted him during his Sixth year at Hogwarts; that year Draco had become a Death Eater and was feeling the strains of it as he was required to murder Albus Dumbledore. He shared his feelings and thoughts with Myrtle, who listened and comforted him. Also she seems to have taken preference of Draco to Harry as Harry never visits Myrtle when she asks him to.
Olive Hornby
Olive Hornby and Myrtle were very much enemies. Olive teased Myrtle about her glasses during school and constantly bullied her. When Myrtle was crying in the bathroom and then got killed by the basilisk, it was Olive who first saw her dead body. Myrtle wanted revenge on Olive so bad she stalked her where ever she went reminding her that it was her fault she was dead and how horrible she was. Myrtle even went so far to interrupt her brother's wedding, though that was enough for Olive who went to the Ministry of Magic who demanded Myrtle stay at Hogwarts. Myrtle claimed she didn't forget her until her dying day.
Both Peeves and Myrtle resided at the school and were known as bothersome. Myrtle did not like Peeves who took enjoyment in bothering her as he did to everyone. At Nearly Headless Nick's Death day party both Peeves and Myrtle attended, when Peeves heard Hermione Granger complaining about Myrtle he found it as the perfect time to cause trouble. Peeves called Myrtle over, Myrtle did not look happy to see him but Peeves informed her that Hermione was talking about her. Myrtle assuming she was talking behind her back ran off crying, Peeves seemed to enjoy her pain and began pelting her with peanuts. Myrtle later told Harry, Ron, and Hermione that Peeves made her so upset she wanted to kill herself but then of course she reminded herself that she's already dead.
Ronald Weasley
- "Maybe Tom Riddle got thirty O.W.L.s or saved a teacher from the giant squid. Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would've done everyone a favour..."
- —Ronald Weasley unknowingly correctly guesses that Tom Riddle murdered Myrtle[src]
Hermione Granger
It was shown that Myrtle did not like Hermione in the least. At Nearly Headless Nick's death day party, Hermione told Harry and Ron how horrible and whiny Myrtle was. Peeves who over heard this called Myrtle over. Peeves told Myrtle that Hermione was talking about her. Myrtle knew she must be talking about her meanly like most students did, Hermione however who never wanted to hurt Myrtle's feelings tried to tell Myrtle how she was only saying how pretty Myrtle was looking tonight. However Myrtle did not buy this and yelled at Hermione for lying to her and left the party crying. To brew the polyjuice potion Hermione was in Myrtle's bathroom quite a lot as she knew nobody would want to go there because of Myrtle's presence, Myrtle seemed cold to Hermione probably because of Hermione talking bad about her at the death day party. Myrtle did take great enjoyment in Hermione being upset though (also probably because of her talking behind her back at the party) when Hermione's potion turned her into a cat, Myrtle teased and laughed at Hermione only making Hermione feel worse about her cat like appearance. Harry had never seen Myrtle happier than when she was teasing Hermione.
Nearly Headless Nick
Myrtle's relationship with Nick is unknown, though he did invite her to his Death day party. Nick probably invited her because either he liked her, felt bad for her or because of the fact that she is also a ghost and dead. Nick and Myrtle seem not to have the same point of view on death. Nick, of course, celebrates it and Myrtle is highly offended and touchy about it, although she sometimes likes to talk about it at length.
Cedric Diggory
On the year of the Triwizard Tournament Diggory was greeted by Myrtle in the prefects bathroom on the 5th floor. When Harry took his golden egg into the bathroom to have a bath Myrtle talked about Diggory and referred to him as "The Handsome One".
- Myrtle is a type of evergreen shrub that is often overlooked because of its plainness, native to southern Europe and north Africa.
- Myrtle is a variety of the colour green. It is immoderately dark, slightly more so than the colour spinach.
- It is possible she was named "Myrtle" to continue J.K. Rowling's tradition of naming characters after flowers.
Behind the scenes
- The myrtle tree is a close relative of the willow tree. "Moaning Myrtle" is a similar phrase to "weeping willow." Her name is also possibly related to the "Moaning Minnie," the British name for a German WWII artillery shell that made a distinctive moaning whine before it hit.
- Though never seen or mentioned, Ron and Hermione may have seen Myrtle when they went back down the Chamber of Secrets to destroy Hufflepuff's Cup in Deathly Hallows.
- Moaning Myrtle was portrayed by Shirley Henderson in the film adaptations of Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. Being 5' 0½" (1.54 m) and 37 years old when she first played Moaning Myrtle, she is the oldest actor to play a teenage Hogwarts student in the Harry Potter films.[8]
- The myrtle ("Myrtus") is a flowering plant of southern Europe and north Africa. In Greek mythology, it was sacred to Aphrodite, goddess of love and beauty, and to Demeter, goddess of grain and fertility; Pausanias relates it to the tragedy of Adonis. The Roman poet Virgil relates the myrtle to Venus and used them in wedding rituals, something that Jewish liturgy, which deemed it sacred, also used. Myrtle has also uses in Wiccan rituals, and was considered medicinal by the ancients, including Hippocrates, Pliny, Galen and Arabian writers.[9]
- Myrtle's surname is not known, as it has never been said in the canon.
- In one scene of Chamber of Secrets, Ron jokingly suggests that Tom Riddle earned his Special Award for Services to the School for killing Myrtle; this foreshadows the fact that Riddle did indeed kill her.
- Hermione says Moaning Myrtle haunts the bathroom on the first floor. However, when Harry sees the writing on the wall outside her bathroom, she is on the second floor. This may be attributed to the English/European manner of naming the Ground Floor as the one usually with the main entrance, and the First Floor as one floor up from the Ground Floor or America's decision to use different terminology.
- Myrtle is shown to have a crush on Harry throughout the series. In the Goblet of Fire film, the bathroom scene shows her acting sexually towards Harry.
- Myrtle was also the first person to be killed by Lord Voldemort.
- Shirley Henderson's first scene in the film Bridget Jones's Diary involves her character, Jude, crying in a womens' toilets.
- In LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4, Harry and Ron battle Myrtle.
- Hermione and Myrtle have a lot in common. They are both Muggle-born and both Hermione and Myrtle run to the girls' lavatory upon being teased by classmates, a move that puts both in mortal danger (from a troll and basilisk, respectively). But while Hermione is saved by a repentant Ron and Harry, Myrtle is killed by the unfeeling Riddle.
- Some fans tend find similarities between that of Myrtle's haunting of the restroom and of the Japanese urban legend of トイレの花子 Toire no Hanako (lit. "Hanako of the Toilet"). Although this has not been either confimed or denied.
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (First appearance) (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (film) (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (video game) (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (film) (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game) (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 1-4 (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7 (Appears as a ghost or a spirit)
- The Wizarding World of Harry Potter
Notes and references
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Shirley Henderson Coming Back for GoF" from The Leaky Cauldron
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Chamber of Secrets, Chapter 12
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 F.A.Q. question on J. K. Rowling's Official Site
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- ↑ Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (video game)
- ↑ Technically, graduate students such as Albus Dumbledore are still Hogwarts students, and played by actors older than Henderson. Myrtle, being dead and not actively studying, is neither an active student. Although she died in 1943 and must have been 60 to 68 years old when she first appeared in the novels, she stopped aging when she became a ghost, and thus she can arguably be considered a teenager.
- ↑ Myrtle at Wikipedia


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Back when I was in high school, my buddies and I would lend each other our PS2 games. We would gather up the discs we played until our hearts were content, and pass them along so we could try out new stuff. It was a sweet experience that allowed me to try out a wide range of titles that I would have never given the light of day.
One of these titles was Black.
Developed by Criterion Games and published by EA, Black was a first-person shooter that seeped style and class. Action-packed and cinematic, the game blew me away. Destructive environments, loud, gorgeous guns that had weight and power, and a soundtrack that made me feel like a secret agent; the game had it all.
So naturally, I became a fan, and I dreamed of a next-generation sequel.
And that's where Bodycount comes in. Developed by Guildford Studios (composed of the team that made Black) and published by Codemasters, Bodycount was the spiritual successor to Black. It promised to be one hell of a thrill ride, a virtual symphony of destruction.
Sadly, the game didn't live up to the hype.
After finally (a couple months later?) getting a hold of it, I found myself sorely disappointed. It's not a bad game per se, just a badly executed one: It has the occasional fun, edge-of-your-seat moment, but the overall package is just too bland to warrant a purchase.
The game has its moments. When its perfectly channeling its predecessor, it feels like Black all over again. And in some ways, it even improves upon the older game.
Seventeen colorful missions act as explosive playgrounds where the player may reach their destination through a wide variety of paths. Want to charge into battle guns blazing against two warring factions that are engaged in the main street? You could do that. Or you could take the stealthier route through some battered and broken buildings on the side and pick off any survivors along the way. You have options.
The game also serves you a nice selection of guns that pack a punch. Ranging from standard assault rifles to experimental weaponry, each weapon in the game has its own feel and weight, making each gun interesting and unique. It's quite a blast to mow down enemy after enemy with these guns, and you'll really never run out of ammunition as the game is pretty generous with providing it after taking out your foes. The game also controls well, so you'll never have a problem shooting down your attackers.
And then there are the special abilities, which augment your character in a variety of ways. Bullets can be temporarily souped up to cause more damage, you can give yourself a shot to become quick and react faster, your radar can highlight enemies behind cover, and you can even summon a barrage of missiles to rain down upon your enemy.
And thats when the fun stuff pretty much ends.
First of all, the story is non-existent. Sure, there's a underlying bare-bones story about a guy who's a mercenary and has to save the world, but it's pretty much crap. It makes no real sense.
The levels, although colorful and spacious, are pretty bland and forgettable. The graphics aren't really up to par with whats coming out these days, sometimes looking like a PS2 game. They tend to drag on, tasking you to go from point A to point B, with no real purpose other than shooting a couple dozen of baddies. Also, despite having seventeen missions, you'll frequent the same locations over and over and over, making it seem like the developers extended the game time by putting the missions and objectives on repeat. (I looking at you, Target Nexus!) You'll be asking yourself "Didn't I just complete this mission?" a couple of times, wondering why you're putting an effort to play the game.
The destructibility of the environments is overrated. Despite the claim that nearly everything in-game was destructible, I found it to be untrue. Red Faction this is not. Certain objects like glass and planks of wood would come apart and splinter when shot at, and red barrels would conveniently blow apart the walls they were placed against, but when I approached other surfaces and shot at them, some would only chip and spray dust infinitely, never to be reduced to pieces. There were many set pieces I thought I could destroy, only to find that I couldn't.
Character models are also repeated frequently, only distinguishable by the faction they belong to. Occasionally you'll see a tougher enemy that'll look different, but otherwise you'll be seeing a lot of clones here and there.
Due to these issues, I found myself not really enjoying the game, and playing through it only because of the fondness I held for the source material. I avoided as many gunfights as I could just so I could rush through the game as quickly as possible and return it to the store. I didn't even bother to check out the multiplayer modes, expecting the same thing. Bummer.
Despite having classic first-person shooter mechanics and a couple of fun guns, Bodycount is sadly a no go, providing hour upon hour of boredom. There are better shooters around that you can buy. (If you can, try Black!)
Disclosures: This game was obtained via rental store and reviewed on the Xbox 360. Approximately 5 hours of play was devoted to single-player modes (completed once) and none to multiplayer modes.
Parents: The game is rated M for Mature. Contains blood and violence.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing: Game is loud and points you in the right direction. There is no option for subtitles, though.
Images obtained from Bodycount's official website, bodycountgame.com
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Thursday, May 9, 2013
The featured speaker to the 2013 graduating class at Westminster College in Fulton Saturday will be Don Tomnitz, president and CEO of D.R. Horton, Inc., of Dallas, America's largest home construction firm.
Tomnitz has been named three times as one of the best chief executive officers in the United States by Institutional Investor magazine. He also has been included in the Associated Press CEO "Winners" list. Tomnitz was listed as one of the 50 Most Influential People in Real Estate by Bloomberg Business Week in 2010.
When Westminster President Barney Forsythe asked him to speak at this year's commencement, Tomnitz said he agreed because he has many positive memories of his time in college at Westminster. He is a 1970 graduate of the college.
"Westminster was and still is a great place for someone to be all they can be. Westminster gave me the opportunity to participate in many activities. Most importantly, students were able, if they desired, to visit with professors on almost a daily basis," Tomnitz said.
At most large universities, he said, many classes are taught by graduate assistants, not professors. At Westminster the class sizes are small and the professors are available to students.
"At Westminster," Tomnitz said, "students have every opportunity to learn if they choose to do so."
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Would prefer, if I am unable to do so for a time, that someone checks on the rules of the Trace concerning parents and how they effect it. It may be in CoS, but exactly where it is mentioned is not known. Kyouraku-taichou 23:07, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
How It Works?
How exactly does the trace work? I know that it detects underage magic, but it seems to work differently depending on the circumstances. Harry is unable to use magic in his home, even though his aunt, uncle and cousin all know about magic (as the whole thing is designed to hide magic from muggles), but Hermoine states in one of the books (i can't remember which one) that she has been practsing spells over the holidays, with her muggle parents. --Pratstercs 18:43, April 10, 2010 (UTC)
The trace doesn't actually makes it impossible for underage wizards to perform magic. It just alerts the Minestry of Magic to every spell used by or around a witch/wizard younger than 17. However they do not punish for spells used before one attends Hogwarts because young wizards often can't control their powers. This explains Hermione's statement, because she used the spells before attending Hogwarts. Harry could not have performed magic around the Dursleys, because he wasn't 17 not because they were muggles.Coleon 06:48, February 3, 2012 (UTC)
As to the inconsistency regarding Tom Riddle...
I believe that this can be explained if we take Voldemort's birthday into account. Voldemort was born December 31, making him older than his other batchmates. I don't really do much math, but this canon data will show us that Voldemort was already seventeen during his sixth year. This calculation is also applied by Rowling to Cedric Diggory. Although only in sixth year, he was able to participate in the Triwizard Tournament because he was already seventeen. The same goes for Angelina. If we were to count the age based only on the year level, then I guess it would be safe to say that Hermione should be one academic year higher than Harry and Ron, since her birthday is September and she isn't younger than both, as evidenced by her being able to take the Apparition test when Harry and Draco could not (due to the age limit). Thanksherman 14:01, January 6, 2012 (UTC)
At the Burrow
When Harry left the Dursleys' home in Deathly Hallows, his mother's charm broke but the trace remained intact. While at the Weasleys' home, magic was used around him (before he came of age and the trace broke). Shouldn't the Ministry have been alerted to this? And if they were, why didn't Pius Thicknesse get word of it and report his location to Voldemort?
188.8.131.52 06:25, February 3, 2012 (UTC)TheDanya
A possible explanation is that the Fidelus charm was placed on the Burrow because it doesn't transmit any information that could reveal the location. Although this is contradicted by the fact that deatheaters were able to attack the Burrow during the wedding of Bill and Fleur. If the Fidelus charm realy was placed on the Burrow than the deatheaters should have only been able to attack the Burrow, if they were told the secret by the secretkeeper (which is highly unlikely).Coleon 06:40, February 3, 2012 (UTC)
I recall that, in LEGO Harry Potter: Years 5-7, it briefly shows Fudge being aware that Harry is using the Patronus Charm and looking disgusted, presumably because the Trace just activated. Would a .gif of said scene be helpful for this article, and is there anyone here capable of making one? -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 03:28, November 17, 2012 (UTC)
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Sufjan Stevens (/ˈsuːfjɑːn/ SOOF-yahn; born July 1, 1975) is an American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. He first came to wider recognition with the 2000 album, A Sun Came, which was released on the Asthmatic Kitty label he co-founded with his stepfather. He is perhaps best known for his 2005 album, Illinois, which hit number one on the Billboard Top Heatseekers chart, and for the single "Chicago".
"Chicago" is a track from Sufjan Stevens 2005 concept album Illinois, released on Asthmatic Kitty. The song tells the semi-autobiographical story of a young man on a road trip, and his youthful idealism. The track is Stevens' most popular song, and he usually ends his live shows with a version of this song. The song has been recorded in four different versions by Stevens himself, the versions not on Illinois being included on the collection The Avalanche. The track has also been sampled by Chiddy Bang on their single "All Things Go".
A Sun Came is the debut folk rock music album by Sufjan Stevens, released in 2000 on Asthmatic Kitty. It was reissued four years later. Among Stevens' back catalog, A Sun Came is notable for being recorded on four-track.
Marzuki Stevens (born February 16, 1974) is a professional long distance and marathon runner from Detroit, Michigan. Marzuki finished 5th among Americans at the Chicago Marathon on October 10, 2004, and 20th overall at the Boston Marathon, 2006. He qualified for the 2008 Olympic Trials.
Seven Swans is a folk rock music album by Sufjan Stevens. It includes songs about Christian spiritual themes, figures such as Abraham, and Christ's Transfiguration. The songs are primarily "lush acoustic compositions" with Stevens' banjo. The album was released on Compact Disc and vinyl LP; the vinyl was released by Burnt Toast Vinyl.
Illinois (styled Sufjan Stevens Invites You To: Come On Feel the Illinoise on the cover; sometimes written as Illinoise) is a 2005 concept album by American indie folk songwriter Sufjan Stevens. It is his fifth studio album, and features songs referencing places, events, and persons related to the U.S. state of Illinois. Illinois is Stevens' second based on a U.S. state—part of a planned series of fifty that began with the 2003 album Michigan that Stevens has since acknowledged was a gag.
The Welcome Wagon is a Gospel/indie pop band from Williamsburg, Brooklyn, New York. The group consists of Presbyterian minister Vito Aiuto and his wife, Monique. Their debut album, Welcome to the Welcome Wagon (2008) was produced by Sufjan Stevens.
Songs for Christmas is a box set of five separate EPs of Christmas-related songs and carols recorded by independent musician Sufjan Stevens between 2001 and 2006. The EPs had been given as gifts to friends and family of Stevens over the past six years, except for 2004 where he was too busy recording the Illinois album. Though the first three EPs have been available on Sufjan Stevens-related fansites for several years, Songs for Christmas is the first official release of these EPs. Most of the tracks are versions of traditional Christmas songs, with a number of original compositions such as "Sister Winter" and "Star of Wonder". Sufjan Stevens has developed a reputation for being a devoted Christian and many of the songs he chose for inclusion on Songs for Christmas are religious in nature, including his original compositions.
The BQE is a mixed-medium artistic exploration of the Brooklyn-Queens Expressway by Sufjan Stevens. The project originally manifested in the form of a live show, performed on November 1–3, 2007. The show consisted of an original film, directed and written by Stevens, accompanied by an orchestra performing a live soundtrack.
The Age of Adz (pronounced /ɒdz/) is a 2010 album by American singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens, released on October 12, 2010 by Asthmatic Kitty. It is Stevens' sixth studio album and his first song-based full-length album in five years, since the release of Illinois in 2005.
Marzuki was an indie folk rock band from Holland, MI, with a significant fan base in western Michigan in the mid to late 1990s. They were especially popular among Hope College, Calvin College, and Grand Valley State University students. Marzuki's members included Shannon Stephens on vocals and guitar, Jamie Kempkers on cello, Matthew Haseltine (brother of Jars of Clay's Dan Haseltine) on guitar and bass, and Sufjan Stevens on guitar, percussion, and the more exotic instruments (especially the recorder). Their lyrics often explored spiritual or romantic themes.
Michigan (styled Sufjan Stevens Presents... Greetings from Michigan, the Great Lake State on the cover) is a concept album by American indie folk songwriter Sufjan Stevens, released on July 1, 2003 on Sounds Familyre, Asthmatic Kitty and Secretly Canadian in the US, and on Rough Trade in Europe. It is Stevens' third studio album and features songs referencing places, events, and persons related to the U.S. state of Michigan.
Enjoy Your Rabbit is a 2001 electronic music album by Sufjan Stevens. It is a song cycle inspired by the animals of the Chinese zodiac. The album was reworked and rearranged for string instruments and released in 2009 as Run Rabbit Run.
All Delighted People is an EP by Sufjan Stevens released online by Asthmatic Kitty Records on August 20, 2010. It is centered on two versions of Stevens' ballad "All Delighted People". According to the official release webpage it is an "homage to the Apocalypse, existential ennui, and Paul Simon's 'Sounds of Silence'". It debuted at #48 on the Billboard 200 and jumped to number #27 the week after.
"Should Have Known Better" is a song by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens. It is the second track and second single from his seventh studio album, Carrie & Lowell, and was released digitally on March 11, 2015 on Asthmatic Kitty. A promotional CD was later released on Asthmatic Kitty but was not available for sale.
"No Shade in the Shadow of the Cross" is a song by American singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sufjan Stevens. It is the tenth track and lead single from his seventh studio album, Carrie & Lowell, and was released digitally on February 16, 2015 on Asthmatic Kitty and as a 7" on March 3, 2015 on Joyful Noise Recordings.
Carrie & Lowell is the seventh studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens, released through Asthmatic Kitty on March 31, 2015. Unlike Stevens's previous studio album, the electronic The Age of Adz, Carrie & Lowell is sparsely instrumental and marks a return to the performer's indie folk roots. The album was given a one-week preview on NPR.
Sisyphus is the debut studio album from Sisyphus, a collaborative hip hop project consisting of Sufjan Stevens, Son Lux, and Serengeti. It was released on March 18, 2014 through Asthmatic Kitty. The project was commissioned by the Walker Art Center and the Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra's Liquid Music series to accompany an exhibition of the work of visual artist Jim Hodges, scheduled to run from February 14 through May 11, 2014.
Silver & Gold: Songs for Christmas, Vols. 6–10 is a five-EP box set of Christmas-related songs and carols recorded by Sufjan Stevens between 2006 and 2010. It is a follow-up to Songs for Christmas, which was released six years prior. On October 2, 2012, it was announced that Stevens would release Silver & Gold on November 13, 2012 in digital format, CD and LP boxset. On October 24, 2012, a claymation music video, animated by Lee Hardcastle, was released for "Mr. Frosty Man".
The Avalanche (styled The Avalanche: Outtakes and Extras from the Illinois Album on the cover) is a 2006 album by indie rock singer/songwriter Sufjan Stevens, consisting of outtakes and other recordings from the sessions for his album Illinois, released the previous year. The title song "The Avalanche" was also a bonus track on the Illinois vinyl and iTunes release.
Sisyphus (formerly S / S / S) is a collaborative project between Serengeti, Son Lux and Sufjan Stevens.


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Wednesday, April 9, 2014
Westminster College students are inviting area children and their families onto campus for a little bit of Spring fun at their annual Community Carnival this Sunday.
Events get started with an Easter egg hunt at 11 a.m. on the hill, followed by free food, games and activities on campus from noon to 2 p.m.
Julie Hallman, director of student involvement, said the carnival got started as a way to strengthen ties between the Westminster and Fulton communities and has become something students look forward to.
"It's a fun event in the Spring where families can bring their kids on campus for a fun Sunday afternoon," Hallman said. "This is something our students feel really excited about every year — they love spending time with the kids."
Westminster student Jamie Striler, chair of community relations events, agreed that "interacting with the kids" was her favorite part of the carnival last year.
"I really want to get a lot of kids (to come)," Striler said. "People on campus are really excited."
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Every year millions of tourists and locals descend upon Tibet's temples [2] and spin the prayer wheels contained inside. If the mechanical energy [3] generated by the movement of these spinning wheels could be harnessed, we could potentially reduce the size of our current carbon footprint and supplement an inadequate and unreliable electrical grid [4] for numerous individuals. The Prayer Wheel Energy Generator, designed by Taikkun Yang Li [5] does just this by transforming all of those good vibes into electricity [6] that could be used to provide reliable energy for daily needs such as evening lighting.
Taikkun is a student at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago's GFRY Studio [7], and his design was one of our favorite projects presented at this year's Milan Furniture Fair [8]. It is constructed simply around used bicycle parts [9] and a discarded fan motor, making it ideal for efficient production and use in the developing world.
With a spin of the wheel, the device's integrated mechanism generates energy and channels it through an insulated conduit to the local electrical grid. By combining the low-cost efficiency of a bicycle and discarded materials and the long life of 21st century LED lighting, the Prayer Wheel Generator uses the best of both high and low technologies. It is said that prayer wheels [10] are used to accumulate wisdom and merit or good karma and to purify negative energy, and now they may generate electricity as well.
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The Rev. Larry Rice said this week that his organization, New Life Evangelistic Center, will not appeal a federal judge's ruling that denied New Life's claim to the old courthouse.
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Sundogs and Sunflowers audio CD
Sundogs and Sunflowers comprises selected readings from the groundbreaking book that celebrates the proud and rich folk heritage of North Dakota, South Dakota, Minnesota, Montana, northeastern Wyoming, and the Canadian Prairie Provinces.
1. Poker Jim
2. The Man in the Long Coat (Version 1)
3. Glowing Balls of Light
4. The Boy Who Fell into a Grave
5. The Rancher and the Coyote
6. Just a Peek
7. The Girl in the Storm
8. Snow Angel
9. Dig a Hole and Chant/An Egg and a Whispered Prayer
10. More Juleboking Memories
11. Hot Dogs and Lutefisk/The Infamous Lutefisk
12. The Proud Hunter/The East Coast Hunter
13. The Fisherman's Dog (Version 3)/Three Holes in the Ice/Ole and Sven Go Ice Fishing
14. The Hailstorm/The Weather Song
15. Sunflower Seeds
16. Rocks in the Field
17. He Sure Could Take the Heat
18. Ole's Last Meal
19. Folk Medicine
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The Little Country Theatre: 100 years at North Dakota State University
On the occasion of its 100th anniversary, The Little Country Theatre's history and tradition is showcased in this 30-minute documentary.
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All eyes on the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog race are focused on the condition of the trail in an Alaska winter characterized by little snow, an unseasonable meltdown in January and a refreeze that turned the mushy leftovers into hardened ice.
Those factors mean at least two added concerns for the 70 mushers signed up for the Last Great Race. Has the thin snowpack allowed for enough quality training time before the ceremonial start in Anchorage on March 1? And what changes to plans will the mushers have to make if, instead of restarting as usual in Willow on March 2, the Iditarod Trail Committee decides to restart in Fairbanks on March 3?
Organizers said they will decide by Monday if the restart will move north to Fairbanks for the first time since 2003 and only the second time in the race's history.
The trail's year-to-year quirks are always a topic of conversation, but this year the situation seems particularly unusual, Iditarod director Stan Hooley said.
"When people ask me the question, 'Well, what's the trail like?' my response, generally is, 'Which hundred mile section do you want to talk about?' Because you really have to break it down and analyze it in that way," Hooley said Friday. "But in an overall sense, certainly in my 20 years, this is as strange as things have ever been."
Down the trail from Willow, glare ice on river crossings is a major concern, Hooley said. He said the trail committee may decide to enlist the volunteer help of Dave Cruz and his Palmer-based Cruz Construction to have a heavy-duty groomer churn up 60 to 65 miles of ice and hard-packed snow into something softer. That depends on whether ice on the Susitna and Yentna rivers is strong enough to support the equipment. A group will be drilling over the weekend to sample the thickness where the trail crosses the rivers, Hooley said.
Heading through the Alaska Range into Rainy Pass and on to the Nikolai checkpoint, there were reports of more ice, with deep ruts in places, and little or no snow. Keeping dogs safe and sleds upright on the winding, icy, steep parts of the trail, like the Dalzell Gorge, is on the minds of some mushers. As it stands now, braking or planting a snow hook would be difficult, Hooley and others said.
Trail checkers for the Iron Dog snowmachine race also reported open water on creeks and rivers they had to skip across. Hooley said recent cold weather should heal up those areas and building temporary bridges could solve the problem.
"I don't think we've seen an area with open water that we can't look at and say, 'We can fix that,'" he said.
By the end of the week, weather around the Alaska Range was cloudy and snow was in the forecast, even if it was just a little. According to the National Weather Service, scattered snow showers could bring 2 to 4 inches of snow to the region in the next week and temperatures were expected to stay cool.
After that, it's anybody's guess.
"We could definitely use more snow. Even a few inches would make a huge difference," said Steve Perrins II by phone from the Rainy Pass Lodge, which his family owns and operates. "Most of the trail is still doable, I'd say, but there are a few spots where there's open water and hard, frozen ground. That frozen ground could be hard on the dogs' feet."
Perrins and his family, as much as anyone else, were waiting for an answer on the restart location. They make a huge investment each year to be ready for the influx of visitors the Iditarod brings, Perrins said, and a course change would cause the race to bypass them. The extra supplies would become an unnecessary expense, and the scheduled visitors might cancel their bookings and ask for refunds, he said.
"It is a pretty spendy thing," Perrins said.
Restarting in Fairbanks would require a new set of checkpoints: Nenana, Manley, Tanana, then to Ruby and Kaltag. Data for run times between those checkpoints only exist for the 2003 race, under weather and snow conditions for just that one year, making the 2003 information much less valuable than the decades of numbers for the traditional route.
That could even the playing field, said returning 2013 champion Mitch Seavey, who has run the Iditarod 20 times. A restart in Fairbanks might have less effect on mushers with fewer runs on the normal Iditarod Trail, Seavey said. The flip side to that notion is that many years of mushing dogs -- on a variety of trails, not necessarily the Iditarod in particular -- stills gives an advantage to the more-experienced mushers, he said.
"If somebody can adapt, it's going to be me and maybe the rest of the older veterans," Seavey said. "Obviously you have different checkpoints, and different distances, and a different type of terrain, so absolutely it changes a lot of things."
"Different ways to win, man," he said. "The more obstacles there are, the more ways there are to beat other people."
One of those that Seavey is most competitive with is his own son, Dallas Seavey, the 2012 champ and the youngest person to win the Iditarod. While both men said they do not discuss their race plans with each other in any detail, the younger Seavey had similar thoughts about the possibility of starting the race in Fairbanks. Such a move could "rewrite the script," Dallas Seavey said.
"I have to plan for both ways. It really doesn't matter to me either way," he said.
Iditarod strategy is all about choosing from a set of options and making decisions based on different variables as they change throughout the race, Dallas said. Storms, rough trails, high or low temperatures -- many different things affect the race and can put mushers into a "scramble" situation, and that includes uncertainties about a relatively untested trail, he said.
"It's going to come down to making judgement calls on the move," Dallas said. "What is normal on the Iditarod? Every year is extreme in one way or another. That's exactly what the Iditarod is. It's dealing with the unknown."
At least one veteran musher has a strong opinion in favor of moving the restart to Fairbanks. DeeDee Jonrowe, running the race for the 32nd time this year, said she was worried about the dogs' safety on icy terrain and areas of open water. Teams tend to run faster on ice, sometimes to their detriment, and the rougher icy sections will take their toll on the dogs, the sleds and the mushers, she said.
"If we have a safe option, and we know we have a safe option, we ought to take that. It's not about how tough a trail you can run, it's about what's right for the dogs," Jonrowe said.
Jonrowe said she will also pick her team depending on which route they run. A hard trail surface typically wears down bigger, heavier dogs, so Jonrowe would use smaller females if the race stays on its normal track through the Alaska Range, she said.
Planning food drops has been difficult, said Jonrowe, who turned in hundreds of pounds more than usual in case the restart location changes.
"It's a challenge to get your food drops right when it might go one way or the other," she said.
The Seaveys both said they were able to find good snow not far from home but had taken trips north for training runs off the Denali Highway. Jonrowe had done the same but said the cancellation of some mid-distance races had hurt her team's training. And poor trails from warm weather heading into the new year meant she was unable to go on the longer runs she would have liked to log, Jonrowe said.
The early training went well, and the dogs look good now, but as Jonrowe said of the rest of training season, "This one's a little awkward."
Iditarod rookie Lisbet Norris, who has continued to work at her family's feed store in between race preparations, said the limited terrain and ice on the trails she uses in her part of Willow caused her to take fewer dogs on each practice run. With the sled already flying along the ice, it seemed dangerous to train with a larger, faster team, she said.
"It's a numbers game with the dogs. I wasn't able to take out as big of teams as I ordinarily would've been able to," Norris said. "Like it was really only safe to take out six-, seven-dog teams. And I work, I only have so many hours in the day, so I had a hard time getting out all the dogs that I needed to get out."
That can be a problem for any musher with a day job, said Hooley, the Iditarod director. Because of the lack of snow, some mushers had moved their operations, if only temporarily, he said. But work commitments kept others tethered closer to home, Hooley said.
"That's a hardship," he said.
Norris, reached on her cell phone while giving her dogs a snack on a 40-mile run, said her family had pitched in to give her enough time away from the store to run dogs. Two weeks out from the race, when full-time mushers like the Seaveys were thinking more about strategy and staying healthy than training dogs, Norris was putting in the last hours and days getting her team ready.
That, and getting herself prepared for her first 1,000-mile race to Nome.
"I'm just trying to get my head screwed on straight," she said.
Reach Casey Grove at firstname.lastname@example.com or 257-4343. Twitter updates: twitter.com/kcgrove.
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Tonight, Kyla, Jill and I are going to Folk Fest to see Tegan and Sara play in the forest and I'm SO FREAKING EXCITED!!!! We're driving out with coolers, blankets and a tarp in the trunk (things Kyla said are important for Folk Fest... she's a vetern) and we're so excited to hang outside of the office and enjoy a summer night together :)
Wanna hear an embarrassing LA secret? I emailed T&S a few months ago and asked them to guestpost on my blog. There's a lot of filters in their email process and it's unlikely, but I couldn't resist trying! This is what I wrote to them...
Tegan and Sara. Hi T&S, I know this is a long shot, but I'm a HUGE Fan, you've been my favorite band since I was introduced to So Jealous in 2007-- I've been to 3 concerts and will be seeing you live at Folk Fest in July, I own all your albums on cd and vinyl and I got to meet you briefly at your 2010 I&I in Winnipeg... you guys are the best!!! There is no-deadline to my request-- if you would ever be willing to make an appearance on my blog, I would need a diaper. Hope you see this somehow!! xo!!


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One of the ways to help prevent cervical cancer and/or HPV infection is by taking a vaccination with HPV vaccine. I read it somewhere and it says that ideally females should get the vaccine before they are sexually active. This is because the vaccine is most effective in women/girls who have not yet acquired any of the HPV types covered by the vaccine. I'm just wondering, what if the female had sex only once and no protection was used and the guy did not ejaculate into the vagina. In other words, the female is sexually active. Well, if she had sex even once, its still considered as sexually active right? So what if the female is sexually active, like how I described it? Is there any difference? I mean, the female can still take the vaccination but is there any side effects or its the same as a female who is not sexually active since they guy did not ejaculate? thank you (:
"Using condoms consistently and properly significantly reduces the risk of infection by the virus [HPV] that causes cervical cancer among newly sexually active women."
This probably isn't a big surprise for most people but it does take away a tool of the abstinence-only camp. For years they've been disparaging condom efficacy because condoms weren't proven to make a difference with things like HPV.
Between this study and the new vaccine HPV is looking more and more managable all the time.Read more...
The vaccine, Gardisil, is only approved for women and girls right now but its maker (Merck) is looking into its use in boys and men. Hopefully it will be available to males soon since they can also be infected and transmit the virus to their partners. A few things have to be cleared up yet, such as at what age girls should be vaccinated and if pediatricions should include it in their vaccination schedules. The CDC makes its reccomendations June 29th.
The only downside I can see is the cost: $300 - $500 for a vaccine that only lasts four years. Many communities do offer financial help for medical needs like vaccines whether via sliding scales or specific programs so hopefully this will accessible for everyone. Globally, this has the potential save 200,000 lives each year that would otherwise be ended by cervical cancer.
More information on the vaccine: What Does Gardasil Mean For Women?
More information on HPV: STI File: Human Papilloma Virus (HPV, Warts) and Herpes & HPV.Read more...
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Sic Semper Tyrannis is a two star (★★) challenge added in the Fallout: New Vegas add-on Gun Runners' Arsenal.
Challenge requirements
The player must kill President Kimball with any one-handed pistol.
Grants 500 XP upon completion.
- This challenge is not repeatable.
Behind the scenes
- The name of this challenge is a reference to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. The assassin, John Wilkes Booth, yelled the phrase after shooting the President in 1865. It is the state motto of Virginia.
- The phrase itself in Latin translates to "thus always to tyrants", and is believed to have been coined by Marcus Junius Brutus on his assassination of Gaius Julius Caesar in 44 B.C.


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The front cover of my QSL is the photo of one old Portuguese hand-painted tile panel, existing in the garden of my house in Carnaxide, eventually dating from 19th century (unknown artist) , representing our Discovery odyssey during 15th and 16th centuries. AZULEJO (tile in English) is one of the most characteristic manifestations of Portuguese culture. It attained great importance in ornamental composition of peninsular architecture, particularly in Portugal where its continued application carried out for well over five centuries.
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Marvin J. Suomi, President and CEO of KUD International, a worldwide developer of public-private construction projects, has been elected to the Board of Trustees of Education Development Center, Inc. (EDC). EDC, celebrating its 50th year, is a global nonprofit organization that advances solutions to some of the world's most urgent challenges in education, health, and economic development.
Suomi, a philanthropist known for his belief in the importance of higher education, provides scholarships and direct support for liberal arts at several colleges and universities. He serves as President and CEO of KUD International LLC, a subsidiary of Japan's Kajima Corporation, a worldwide project manager and developer, whose projects include museums, educational buildings, and libraries. KUD International is currently involved in building the new Advanced Technologies Park at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev.
Suomi lends his knowledge of business to his work on a number of university boards. He has served as a trustee of Allegheny College, California Lutheran University, Concordia University, Drew University, Finlandia University, University of Hawaii, and the University of Michigan. He is vice chair of the board and a visiting fellow of The Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation, and a lifetime trustee of the Princeton-in-Asia Foundation.
EDC President and CEO Luther Luedtke called the new trustee's expertise and experience invaluable to EDC's mission. "We are very pleased to have Marvin on the EDC board. He volunteers with great enthusiasm and energy and will bring his distinctive business expertise to EDC to advance our goals in education and health around the world," Luedtke said.
Suomi joins EDC trustees Charles Benton, Chairman, Public Media Incorporated; Beatriz Chu Clewell, Principal Research Associate, The Urban Institute; Larry Irving, President, Irving Information Group; Bradley Palmer, Managing Partner, Palm Ventures, LLC; Linda G. Roberts, national education consultant; Vivien Stewart, Asia Society; Deborah Wadsworth, Senior Advisor, Public Agenda; Laura Walker, President and CEO, WNYC Radio; Luther Luedtke, President and CEO, EDC; and Gail T. P. Wickes.


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