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I love to sleep! I truly do. Thus it might seem somewhat strange that I several times a month voluntarily get up at the crack of dawn to eat breakfast different places around Copenhagen. However, my early breakfast club has become a favorite of mine and I want to share it with you. This is a guide to early breakfast in CPH.
The deal is that we meet early enough for us to catch up proporly whilst eating a killer breakfast and still be at the office by 9am. This involves dragging myself out of bed when it's still dark – I admit it, sometimes I snooze those extra couple of minutes and skip the shower, don't tell nobody – every time asking myself why I agreed to this and loving every second of it as soon as I've got the first taste of coffee in my mouth. Here are a few recommendations and a guide to early breakfast in CPH so that you can start up your own early breakfast club.
Guldbergsgade 29
2200 København N
Opens at 7am every day
Mirabelle is beautiful, very hip and 100 % organic. It's a bakery (and café) and they make killer croissants with real butter. We always go for the breakfast combo with a soft boiled egg, seasonal fruit, ham, cheese and bread of your own choosing served on a retro enamel tray. They also serve yogurt, granola and other bakery goods. But please, have a croissant when you're there. The chocolate one is made with my favorite chocolate, Oialla. Mirabelle is quite possibly the early breakfast favorite.
Strangas Dessert Boutique
Åboulevard 7
1635 København V
Mon-Thurs closed
Fri opens at 7.30am
Sat-Sun opens at 8am
We actually haven't managed to have breakfast at Strangas Dessert Boutique yet. However, I've cheated and been here with someone else. Thus, I will allow myself to mention it here anyway. Nikolaos Strangas, the genius behind the brilliant cakes, is such a nice man. I promise you your day will have a great beginning, if it begins at Strangas Dessert Boutique. Besides baking the most extravagant brioche buns (snegle) with cinnamon, berries and chocolate Strangas also offers a morning combo. And don't be fooled by al the sweats – he makes a killer sourdough bread too.
Brødflov (the featured photo)
Falkoner Alle 34
2000 Frederiksberg
Mon-Sun opens at 6am
At Brødflov you'll get a solid brunch/breakfast including apple juice (but excluding coffee) and It'll only take you back 100 DKK. On eco-friendly disposable tableware you'll get rye bread, a sourdough roll, a croissant, tebirkes or a sweet bun (a so-called cinnamon monsters or chocolate monsters, which is fitting considering the size), Greek yoghurt with jam and granola, a soft boiled egg, cheese, jam and ham. You won't leave the table feeling hungry.
Værnedamsvej 5
1819 Frederiksberg C
Mon-Fri opens at 7am
Sat-Sun opens at 9am
I love this place! The decor at Granola is cute and stylish, and the staff is so good at making you fell welcome. The menu is big enough to satisfy whatever breakfast-craving you might have; Croque Monsieur, skyr, eggs (boiled, scrambled, fried or in an omelette), cheese on rye and even oat meal porridge. The last time we were here we both went for a soft boiled egg, cheese on rye and a large americano.
Hørsholmsgade 32
2200 København N
2200 København N
Mon-Fri opens at 8am
Sat-Sun opens at 10am
Auto and Taxa is basically the same café in two different locations. Unfortunately they too open a bit late for the breakfast club, but the breakfast is cheap and good. The coffee is of a varying quality and not included in the breakfast combo. However, for the tidy sum of 65 DKK you'll get skyr with homemade granola, syrup, fruit, soft boiled organic eggs, jam, two kinds of cheese, ham, salami, butter, Oland wheat bread and rye bread.
Smallegade 36
2000 Frederiksberg
Mon-Fri opens at 8am
Sat-Sun opens at 9.30am
Sokkelund, a French-inspired café on Frederiksberg, is also opening a bit too late for the early breakfast club. However, the food, coffee and service is very good. On the menu you'll both find breakfast combos (69-129 DKK) and a lot of French breakfast eats.
Jægersborggade 50, kld. tv
2200 København N
Torvehallerne KBH
Hal 2, Stade 8A, Linnésgade 17
1362 København K
Guldbergsgade 7a
2200 København N
Mon-Fri opens at 7.30am
Sat-Sun opens at 9.30am
Grød (the Danish word for porridge) and that's exactly what you'll get at Grød. As you might already know, I love porridge! Especially on a cold winter morning there's simply no better way to start of the day.
Meyer's Deli
Gammel Kongevej 107
1850 Frederiksberg
Mon-Sun opens at 8am
Another place that doesn't quite live up to the criteria of the early breakfast club (Meyer's Deli opens at 8am). However, they serve a very nice breakfast combo with eggs, sourdough bread, yogurt, sausage and cheese that'll take you back 95 DKK. On top of this Meyer makes a mean cinnamon roll (kanelsnurrer). Make sure to try one of those!
Hauser Plads 30
1127 København K
Mon-Fri opens at 7.30am
Sat opens at 9.30am
Sun opens at 10am
Riccos is a franchise and there's quite a few of them scattered around Copenhagen. Most of them opens at 8am, however the one on Hauser Plads opens at 7.30am. They have a small (59 DKK) and a large (79 DKK) breakfast platter. If you like me need eggs with your breakfast, I suggest you go for the large one. It consists of yogurt, granola, syrup, a soft boiled egg and a freshly baked roll.
Other places I want to try …
Bistro Royal recently began serving breakfast – Alas, also a bit too late (8am) for the early breakfast club. However, they serve scramble eggs with – hold on to your knickers – truffles! I've got to try that.
Sidecar opens at 7.30am – perfect for the early breakfast club.
Bang & Jensen, a classic some say, yet a place I've never been for breakfast. They open at 7.30am – perfect for the early breakfast club!
Clarke's on Elmegade (close to my home – and bed, which is a good thing when you are meeting early). Opens at 8am.
The Yogurt Shop opens at 8am.
FAR's DRENG opens at 8am.
Psst! I'd love to hear from you if you'd like to share your early breakfast place with me and the early breakfast club.


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J. Wellington Wimpy
Odds against Mosby in risky police charges.
What's the only thing worse than failing to bring charges against police officers who commit acts of police brutality? The answer: bringing charges but losing the case at trial. If you don't believe me, Google "Rodney King."
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Story is written by abdl5622
It is nice to know that there is someone like me out there.
"So, what is for lunch mom?"
"I made hotdogs, I hope that is alright with you Jack"
"Yeah I like hotdogs"
"Awesome, thanks mom"
I felt my diaper becoming heavier again as liquid sloshed around inside it.
I sat down at the table with a familiar squish and scarfed down the hot dogs.
I guess I was more hungry than I thought. Well, a lot did come out of me this morning.
I finished up and then had an idea. Maybe he will enjoy something else from my room. Like the toys.
"Hey Jack, let's hang out in my room"
"Sounds like a plan to me"
We went up to my room and Jack sat down on the floor. I followed suit.
Maybe he wants to play with the fire truck?
"So, John, how did this all come to be"
"What do you mean?"
"How did you start wearing diapers?"
"Same and then it just progressed"
Maybe Jack will be messing his diaper by the end of the week if he is anything like me.
"How did you get introduced to the baby stuff?"
That is a good question. I guess mom gave me the pacifier, and the bottle, and the highchair, and the crib, I think I am starting to see a pattern.
"I am actually kind of unsure. It just sort of happened"
"So, this might seem odd, but I am curious"
"What is it like to poop in your diaper?"
Okay, that was a bit of an odd question. But, anything for someone who understands me.
"Sorry, what I meant to say was, how did it happen"
"Which time, the first time?"
"You have done it more than once?"
"I woke up in a very full diaper this morning. It has become just like a wet diaper. As my mom said, diapers are meant for both"
"Anyway, so the first time was when I was at the zoo and we could not manage to find a bathroom. Then just plop, what feels like a warm, gooey, soft serve ice cream filled the rear of my diaper"
"Enough about me, what about you"
"What about me"
"What do you think of all of this"
"The baby stuff, I think it's fine. It might not really be my cup of tea"
He just has not had the experience of a nice pacifier yet. Maybe I will talk to my mom about that.
"Jack, your mom is on her way to pick you up"
Aw, just as I was making a friend.
"I will be down shortly"
"Well looks like this is goodbye for now"
"Unfortunately, it is. How about I come back tomorrow?"
"That would be great"
Jack left the room. At least now I can have this. I thought as I grabbed my pacifier.
I just sat there in an increasing soaked diaper until my mom came upstairs and into my room.
"Looks like you could use a change" she said as she lifted me up.
"So, what do you think of Jack?" she said as she removed my pacifier.
"Jack is awesome. He is just like me. I think he even might like some of the baby stuff"
"Really? What makes you say that"
"He was not really against it. I think he just hasn't tried it. Maybe if he had something of his own"
"Like a pacifier? I think that was the first thing that you liked"
"I might have a spare one around here. I will give it to you to give to him if he wants it"
"Thanks mom"
"No problem baby" she said as she put me down.
We ate a large dinner together and soon it was time for bed.
I went upstairs climbed into my crib with my pacifier as my mom came to raise the side of the crib and tuck me in. Though I just stared up at the ceiling and thought, if someone like Jack exists, there are probably more people like me. I guess I am not that weird if there are other people like me. Speaking of people, it was really nice to have Jack here. I am excited for him to come over tomorrow and I hope he likes his surprise. I thought as I drifted off into a deep slumber.
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Why would the Triwizard Tournament be in 1994?
Somebody please fix this
- That information is correct. The Triwizard Tournament took place during the 1994-1995 school year. Oread 15:16, 6 December 2008 (UTC)
Pure-bloods Only?
I think we need to clarify something - does Durmstrang only admit pure-bloods, or does it simply not admit Muggle-borns? In other words, does it admit Half-blood students? I don't have the Goblet of Fire text with me, but the Lexicon only says "it does not admit Muggle-born students" and references Chapter 11. Oread (talk) 03:46, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
- I quickly skimmed through GoF11 and the bit about Durmstrang's admission policy seems to be drawn from this quote by Draco:
- "Father actually considered sending me to Durmstrang rather than Hogwarts, you know. He knows the Headmaster, you see. Well, you know his opinion of Dumbledore — the man's such a Mudblood-lover — and Durmstrang doesn't admit that sort of riff-raff. But Mother didn't like the idea of me going to school so far away, Father says Durmstrang takes a far more sensible line than Hogwarts about the Dark Arts. Durmstrang students actually learn them, not just the defence rubbish we do..."
- What Draco means by "riff-raff" is unclear. It could apply to Muggle-borns, blood traitors, or both. But Draco calls Dumbledore a "Mudblood-lover," and we do know that, under Dumbledore, Hogwarts had an open-door admission policy when it came to Muggle-borns. This leads me to conclude that Draco meant that Durmstrang does not admit Muggle-borns. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 05:31, 1 April 2009 (UTC)´
- If we said that Durmstrang only admit pure-bloods. It means that Half-breeds including Half-giants like Hagrid or Half-Veelas and also Squibs are not allowed to that school. --ÈnŔîčö(Send me an Owl) 07:25, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
- Exactly. According to the rules of Wikipedia, concluding that Durmstrang only admits pure-bloods based on Draco's quote where he merely states
I think it is possible that it admits Half-bloods too. We should change the Durmstrang, Viktor Krum, Grindelwald and Krum family articles to say that.--Rodolphus 09:44, 1 April 2009 (UTC)
- I agree; it's only clear that Durmstrang does not admit Muggle-borns, which means the students could be pure-bloods or half-bloods. Oread (talk) 01:32, 2 April 2009 (UTC)
- We really should. I'm familiar with this Wiki's guidelines, but to conclude that Durmstrang only admits pure-bloods based purely on Draco's quote where he states that Durmstrang does not admit "Mudbloods" would constitute "original research". All articles on the subject should only state that Durmstrang does not admit Muggle-borns. I very much doubt that Durmstrang only admits Pure-bloods seeing as how Hogwarts would be overrun with plenty of Scandinavian, Slavic and Northern and Eastern-European students (rejected by Durmstrang, which is believed to be located in a Slavic country) if that were the case. 220.127.116.11 03:15, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
- The above entry was written by me, BTW. I forgot to login. Just for future reference should this debate drag on. FallenAngelII 03:16, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
- We really should. I'm familiar with this Wiki's guidelines, but to conclude that Durmstrang only admits pure-bloods based purely on Draco's quote where he states that Durmstrang does not admit "Mudbloods" would constitute "original research". All articles on the subject should only state that Durmstrang does not admit Muggle-borns. I very much doubt that Durmstrang only admits Pure-bloods seeing as how Hogwarts would be overrun with plenty of Scandinavian, Slavic and Northern and Eastern-European students (rejected by Durmstrang, which is believed to be located in a Slavic country) if that were the case. 188.8.131.52 03:15, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
- One thing that I've noticed is that it says that Durmstrang is only 4 stories tall.
- "though their castle is not quite as big as Hogwarts. The castle is only four stories tall and fires are only lit for magical purposes."
- So, I think that they only accept Pure-bloods because they have such a small school. Also, that would explain, as you say FallenAngle, why there is so many students on Hogwarts that come from the Scandinavian countries. VegaGullberg (talk) 16:58, July 4, 2014 (UTC)
- One thing that I've noticed is that it says that Durmstrang is only 4 stories tall.
- Actually VegaGullberg, that's the exact opposite of what FallenAngel is trying to say; they are saying that there aren't that many Scandinavians at Hogwarts and thus it's unlikely that Durmstrang only admits pure-bloods, a sentiment I agree with. --Hunnie Bunn (talk) 19:17, August 14, 2014 (UTC)
- Plus on the pottermore website the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic page, written by J.K. Rowling herself states that "Beauxbatons Academy has a preponderance of French students, though Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Luxembourgians and Belgians also attend in large numbers (both Beauxbatons and Durmstrang have a larger studentship than Hogwarts)." proving that Durmstrang does have more students than Hogwarts. I can only see this being the case if it allowed half-bloods as well.Thefandomguy99 (talk) 03:37, February 5, 2016 (UTC)
The suggestion for the etymology of the Durmstrang Institute is good, but i also wish to offer this (and perhaps include it, if it is deemed relevant).
Durchmusterung when pronounced correctly sounds very close to Durmstrang. Durch - Dur. Musterung - Mstrang. With the appropriate german accent i'm sure you can see what i mean.
Durchmusterung is the name of a star catalogue, which Rowling is no doubt familiar with given the amount of characters named after stars, constellations etc.
Wil 7 02:48, 12 August 2009 (UTC)
I believe it's a reference to the German movement of Sturm und Drang.
220.127.116.11 14:53, October 25, 2010 (UTC) Ava 10:52, 25 October 2010
- That is already mentioned in the article. -Smonocco 15:54, October 25, 2010 (UTC)
- It is obvious that there is a complete lack serious scholarship here.
- The likelihood that Rowling derived the name for Durmstrang from "Durchmusterung", a 19th century star catalog, which means "to sort systematically", is as ridiculous as the possibility that she derived it from "Darmstrang" another German word meaning "intestine extruded." In fact the whole idea is pure "stier darmstrang." And I don't believe that I need to translate that one.
- Rowling has not stated specifically where she got the name for Durmstrang. Pure conjecture suggests that it is a spoonerism for "Sturm und Drang", a German expression meaning "turmoil, ferment" taken from a late19th century German artistic movement, the name of which literally translates as "tempest and urge" or "charge and rush", anglicized to "storm and stress". This and any other conjecture is not canon and does not belong in the Harry Potter Wiki.
- acrobasis01 12:16 13 December 2013
We should not specify where Durmstrang is located in the main article. It was previously stated to have been located in Northern Scandinavia. The only source for this is that one interview where Jo says she "would think" (or whatever) its location to be in Scandinavia... which is ludicrous. Because if so, Jo truly got it wrong this time. While both Norwegian and Swedish are Germanic languages and "Durmstrang" is likely a play of words on the German term "Durm ung Strang", Norwegian and Swedish have moved so far away from their Germanic roots that "Durmstrang" means absolutely nothing in either language. Not only that, you would not pronounce "Durmstrang" the way it is pronounced in either language. Furthermore, the coat of arms of Durmstrang features Cyrillic characters. Norwegian and Swedish utilize Roman alphabets. So Durmstrang is either Russian, in a former Soviet state or German (or possible Austrian or Beneluxian). Unless you're suggesting that the school be located in a Scandinavian country, yet its name and coat of arms are in languages not spoken in any Scandinavian country (as an official language). I have therefore edited the page to read that Durmstrang is located in Northern Europe and I suggest we leave it that way. FallenAngelII 16:21, 14 August 2009 (UTC)
- I agree with you that JKR hasn't really thought out Durmstrang's location very well. However, she did state at a book reading that she imagined Durmstrang being in northern Sweden or Norway, and, for the purposes of this wiki, "Rowling's Word is Law."
- This, I will concdede, is a good reason for listing the school as located in either Sweden or Norway.FallenAngelII 08:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
- As for the Durmstrang's coat of arms, this was designed by the filmmakers for GoF, so the Cyrillic characters on it might not be in line with JKR's vision. However, if one wants to try to rationalize the cultural disparity, Norway does share a small portion of the northeast corner of its border with Russia, so it's possible that the wizarding community there, being isolated like wizarding communities generally are, has become something of a cultural enclave.
- The name is harder to explain away. However, the school has existed since at least 1294, so it's possible it was founded at a point in time when people in Sweden and Norway were still speaking an older, more Germanic language (Old Norse? I'm sorry, but my philological knowledge is patchy, at best.). It's also possible that Durmstrang was named after a German witch or wizard who moved to the region to set up a school. Maybe this person figured they'd face less trouble in placing Dark Arts on the curriculum if the school was located in a remote region of the northernmost part of the continent.
- In 1294, Swedish was very much the same as it is today (it was, of course, different, but largely the same). I imagine it was the same for Norwegian. And though languages are Germanic in nature, as far as I know, no words even remotely resembling "Durmstrang" either in spelling or in pronunciation have ever existed in either.FallenAngelII 08:56, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
- My point is that, yes, it's illogical for Bulgarians to attend a school in Norway with a German name that's apparently written in a Russian script, but that doesn't mean it's not canon, just like Slytherin's first name is still Salazar, even though it makes little historical sense for a British man who's supposed to have lived circa 1000AD to have a Spanish surname for a given name. ★ Starstuff (Owl me!) 06:27, 17 August 2009 (UTC)
- Given that Rowling's word is law, as stated above, this article should be reviewed by someone knowledgeable, as there are about four or five different locations mentioned in different parts of the article. 22.214.171.124 10:24, December 11, 2010 (UTC)
I wonder what language they'd be speaking at such a school with such a diverse student body (and supposedly faculty). I mean, how could a scandinavian student (at least in their early years) be able to communicate with an eastern european student?? Even English classes aren't that adsvanced for 10 year-olds in Sweden and the option to study German is usually not available until you're eleven or twelve (and that is in a muggle school if there is instructors available for that language), Even more confusing is how the Durmstrang students (or at least Krum) seemed to have problem with the English. Thing is, English would have been the most logical language between students in a multi-nationality school. They should be pretty secure with it. Unless, of course, Durmstrang uses some kind of obscure translation spell (in which case there shouldn't have been any language barrier at all during the turnament).
Though I have an odd feeling that Durmstrang isn't Scandinavian at all. I mean, it might be located in Scandinavia but we were never presented to a Durmstrang student with a Scandinavian name. Rather, the institute seems to have heavy slavic overtones. As such, it might be that is owned (privately, I would wager) by someone outside of Scandinavia and that it is adapted for a non-scandinavian student body. That would explain the foregn students, the kyryllic letters, the ridiculous (sorry!) clothes and the foreign name. Given the name I would wager that it was built/originally owned by a German/-ish wizard/witch but that over the century the ownership has slipped eastward and possibly north. Aryllia 10:17, January 25, 2012 (UTC)
If you take a look at the history of Denmark it shows that there is no reason why a German name and cyryllic letters could not appear i the cheast. The Danish empire was spreed out to England, Sweeden, Norway, the Baltic countries, parts of Finland, the Northern part of Germany and Normandy. Between around 900 -1448 these countries and regions were at one point or another part of the Danish empire. [[User:FallenAngelII|http://www.zum.de/whkmla/histatlas/scandinavia/haxdenmark.html00:42, August 1, 2012 (UTC)126.96.36.199]] Durmstrang is obviously Russian. The school's emblem is the double-headed eagle (just as in the Russian National Emblem) and has a Cyrillic inscription of it, Дурмстранг ("Durmstrang"). Since the first time me and my buds read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, we immediately figured out it was located in Russia. Students that came from the "cold north or northeast", with Slavic physical trates and Slavic last names ("Karkaroff", "Krum"), Viktor Krum being Bulgarian (a Southern Slavic country which was part of the Soviet Union). Locating Durmstrang in Germanic lands (such as main Scandinavian lands of Norway and Sweden) because of someone imaginated it is nonsense. I'm changing the information on the main page. Fredbarrett (talk) 04:21, April 23, 2014 (UTC) I would like to point out that Durmstrang isn't really muggle-born friendly, as we all know. So, its doesn't really make sense that a school of that sort would be located in Norway or Sweden. Both Sweden and Norway have a high number of immigrants ( Norway on 18th and Sweden on 25th place according to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_net_migration_rate ). So in that case why would they create a school that only accepts Pure-Bloods (And possibly half-bloods) ?VegaGullberg (talk) 17:12, July 4, 2014 (UTC)
Though I as Aryllia says it could be privatly own... And the wizarding world is cut off from the muggle world, so, it would make sense that they do note share the same, um, friendly point of view in this matter. And excuess me for my bad English, I'm swedish. VegaGullberg (talk) 19:04, August 14, 2014 (UTC)
Finland would be an extremely sensible location for Durmstrang. Finland can be counted as a Scandinavian country. In addition, The Great Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire from 1809 to 1917, which would explain the Cyrillic letters on the coats of arms, as well as the two headed eagle which was part of the coats of arms of both the Empire and the Great Duchy. In addition, the Russian Empire was strongly supremacist and anti-Semitic at times, which would match Durmstrang's policy against muggle-born wizards. In addition, despite remaining publicly neutral, Finland kept amicable relations with the Soviet Union during most of the Cold War, this would explain the amount Russian and Slavic last names among recent Durmstrang students and staff (Karkaroff, Poliakoff and Krumm) as Slavic countries like Bulgaria were under Soviet influence through that period. Finland would also make sense with Harfang Munter -Durmstrang's second headmaster- as Munter is a Swedish word; also, Munter is said to have had a big inclination to dueling and Martial magic, in the same way Sweden has had a prominent military tradition.
Also the new official map of Wizarding schools, locates Durmstrang closer to Finland than to Norway and Sweden. Considering that the only account from where Norway and Sweden are mentioned as possible canonical location of the school, is the summary of an interview made to J. K. Rowling and not an exact transcript of her words. I believe that it is likely that she had just mentioned "Scandinavia" with Sweden and Norway being added only on the written summary. (just to clarify, I'm not Finnish)il Condottiero 04:19, November 21, 2016 (UTC)
OK, so we know that J.K. Rowling has said that Durmstrang is located in the far north of either Norway or Sweden. However, after doing some research into the geography of these two counties I've concluded that only Norway can be the true location of the Institute. We learn in GOF that Durmstrang is located in the far north, as the students wear fur cloaks as part of their uniforms. This fact alone do not establish either Sweden or Norway as Durmstrang's host country. It is Viktor Krums's convrsation with Hermione at the Yule Ball that does this. We learn from Viktor that the castle is situated in a mountainous reigon, and is in close proximity to at least two lakes. Viktor then goes into great detail in describing the climate at Durmstrang, stating that during the winter months there is very little sunlight. The highest point in Sweden is the mountain Kebnekaise at 6926 feet. This is fairly diminutive when compared with Norway's highest mountain Galdhøpiggen which measures 8,100 feet. Sweden's highest peak is not of a significant altitude to restrict sunlight to the degree that Viktor describes, but Norway's certainly is. Furthermore, Galdhøpiggen is surrounded by several major lakes including Gjende and Russvatnet, wheras the northernmost point of Sweden has no lakes, the closest lake being Torneträsk, which is located in the northwest. So, do I have a case? Or have I been reading way too much geography? Is this not a case of Rowling unintentionally making something canon? She herself stated that Durmstrang was in either Sweden or Norway, and Sweden just doesn't match Krum's descriptions, wheras Norway does - perfectly. Jayden Matthews 16:45, December 28, 2010 (UTC)
- Seems fair. Perhaps we should add that it is most likely in Norway and add this information you gathered in the BTS section: one mustn't forget that alternatively Durmstrang can be located in a fictional area of Sweden. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 21:59, December 28, 2010 (UTC)
- Yeah, that's what I was afraid of. I guess I figured that we would assume our world is the same as the wizarding world except in those cases were it specifically differs. At any rate the last thing I want to do is add speculation. I recently tore apart the BTS section for this very reason, so, I'll leave the final say on where this info goes (if anywhere) to you. Thank god for Google Earth, right? Jayden Matthews 22:17, December 28, 2010 (UTC)
Of course I realise that "Rowling's word is a law" so I will not struggle to convince anybody that Durmstrang Institute may be also located on e.g. southern Kola Peninsula or northern Ural mountains, in Russia (the main arguments are: surnames of mentioned students, use of cyrilic alphabet and the fact that geographical description of its location also fits places I mentioned) but I can't agree with argumentation given above. The height of a mountain (especially if we talk about difference of 1200 feet, and 350 m, which is too small to affect insolation) has no influence on amount of light at all, comparing to latitude of a given place. The higher latitude the shorter day becomes in winter and the longer it is in summer (that's why above the polar circle occur polar days and nights). Moreover latitude influence height of Sun at noon. So it's not altitude of mountain but latitude that cause lack of Sun in winter. The only thing we can assume is that Durmstrang Institute is located below polar circle, as Krum mentions that there is much less sunlight, still there is some, so it's on the area where polar night can't occur. Enmebaragesi
Looking from Google Maps, the northernmost parts of Finland are considerably mountainous too, and full of lakes, of considerable size that would permit Durmstrang's ship to transport from Scandinavia to Scotland. If we consider also Finnish History, Finland would be more likely a location for Durmstrang than Norway or Sweden. And the only source mentioning Norway and Sweden as canonical sources is the summary (not an exact transcript) of an interview made to J.K. Rowling, she may have just mentioned Scandinavia with Norway and Sweden being added only on the written version. il Condottiero 04:49, November 21, 2016 (UTC)
Possible depiction
While browsing the internet, I found this image from the book Harry Potter Film Wizardry. It's one of the ice sculptures placed in the Great Hall for the Yule Ball, and I think it may be Durmstrang Castle. Check out these examples of Medieval Norweigian architecture. Jayden Matthews 16:43, January 2, 2011 (UTC)
- I agree. -- SaXon 19:47, January 25, 2012 (UTC)
- I have the Harry Potter Film Wizardry book. It says the sculpture is based on the Royal Pavilion in Brighton. Durmstrang87 (talk) 00:20, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
The Hogwarts building is a castle, the Beauxbatons building is a palace. What is the building for the Durmstrang school.
Bizarre Introduction
From the article:
The Durmstrang Institute is a wizarding school. It is located in the northernmost regions of either Bulgairia,[1][2] although the latter is most likely.[3] Durmstrang has, however, taught students from as far afield as Bulgaria.
What latter? Is 'Bulgairia' a typo, or is it a Wizarding location? If the location is Bulgaria, why is it noteworthy to inform us the school taught people from the country in which the school is situated? I'd fix this myself but I don't know enough about Durmstrang to confirm the correct information.
I think I saw that on HP lexicon, except it was Sweden or Norway, the latter most likely. Maybe someone was confused that Krum was Bulgarian. Durmstrang87 (talk) 00:29, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
Eagle on the Durmstrang Crest
I am German and I know the eagle on our flag. But I don't think that there is a similarity in shape. Harry granger 18:02, August 22, 2011 (UTC) I'm German as well and I do agree. The eagle featured on the Durmstrang crest doesn't resemble the German one. A double-headed eagle was used in the coat of arms of the Holy Roman Empire and later the German Federation, though.. Double-headed eagles are featured in the coat of arms of some German cities like Essen or Cologne, too. The countries featuring a double-headed eagle on their coat of arms today are Russia, Serbia, Montenegro and Albania. (Dyntia 22:40, December 22, 2011 (UTC))
The double-headed eagle was a common heraldic symbol associated with the Germanic and Russian Empires. The eagle makes sense if we consider Finland as a possible location for Durmstrang, following the comments of it being located in Scandianvia. The Great Duchy of Finland was part of the Russian Empire between 1809 and 1917. The Finnish coat of arms was then charged with the Russian double-headed eagle, this would also be in acord to the name of the school written in Cyrillic on the upper part of the crest (just to note, I'm not Finnish). il Condottiero 04:34, November 21, 2016 (UTC)
The D monogram on both side of the stag's head is in the style of the Byzantine Palaiologos dynasty, which introduced the double-headed eagle to Byzantine and later Russian heraldry. NhazUl (talk) 18:26, January 2, 2019 (UTC)
Two questions
Are there any macigal universities? And how many school years you have to spend in Durmstrang. Thank You very much and Greets from Germany XD --184.108.40.206 16:10, February 17, 2012 (UTC)
- ? --22.214.171.124 13:08, March 15, 2012 (UTC)
- Valid question. We do not currently know how many years of study there are in Durmstrang. There are no magical universities England (according to JKR), but as for the rest of the world, we do not know. DisturbedLemon 15:49, April 6, 2012 (UTC)
- Viktor Krum was eighteen when Durmstrang came to Hogwarts in 1994. So he is one year older than both Cedric and Fleur. Could this mean that students attending Durmstrang are there for eight years rather than seven? - User:Simen Johannes Fagerli
Girls at Durmstrang in GoF Film?It was assumed in the move that Durmstrang was an all boys school. I was watching a peice of the movie and I saw this picture. Its the Durmstrang students cheering on Viktor Krum in the thrid task. If you look closely, there are girls in the Durmstrang section. Durmstrang87 (talk) 00:27, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- That these girls are rooting for Durmstrang is not proof of anything; Goyle can be seen supporting Krum, and Roger Davies can be seen among the Beauxbatons students supporting Fleur, but that does not change the fact that they are both Hogwarts students. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 01:49, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- Thats true as you have to remember that Victor Krum is a famous Quidditch player so it wouldn't come as a surprise that some people would be supporting him even if they weren't in his school. Rainbow Shifter (talk) 07:13, August 2, 2012 (UTC)
- Didn't they say in the book that is was a all gender school? Or am I mistaken? VegaGullberg (talk) 17:19, July 4, 2014 (UTC)
Yes, both Durmstrang and Beaubatons were all gender schools. There are small quotes in the book about girls from Durmstrang and boys from Beaubatons but one has to look for them. In the movies they made them single gendered schools for contrast - and did so in a way that was embarrassing - or, at least embarrassed me as a woman. (Vaudree (talk) 22:01, November 8, 2015 (UTC))
There is a rumour...
"There is a rumour about the fact that the Durmstrang Institute has been founded by Salazar Slytherin after he left Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. By this way, it could explain why this school doesn't admit Muggle-born students."
Do we have a canon source for this? Where do this come from? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 220.127.116.11 (talk • contribs).
- It's fanon, added by an anonymous user. I've removed it. Thanks for pointing it out! -- Seth Cooper owl post! 16:37, June 28, 2013 (UTC)
I don't think Durmstrang's Germanic name means much as far as it's location. Like at Hogwarts, even though they speak English, the name "Hogwarts" doesn't mean anything, unless the W.O.M.B.A.T. thing about The location and name of Hogwarts were both chosen by Rowena Ravenclaw, who dreamed that a warty hog was leading her to the cliff by the lake is true. Rabbitty (talk) 17:11, July 1, 2013 (UTC)
I know that it isn't branches of the school around the world, but could one count Durmstrang as an International school? I mean, it's located somewhere in the Nordic countries, while having students from all over the world. From Bulgaria (Krum), and possibly Polan and Germany, (Poliakoff and Grindelwald), and it do happen some from even the UK goes there instead of Hogwarts. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Simen Johannes Fagerli (talk • contribs).
- Simen, signing your posts is your own business, not other peoples'. MinorStoop 12:37, December 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I'm waiting for an actual answer... still. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Simen Johannes Fagerli (talk • contribs).
- :::sigh::: You'll have to satisfy yourself with none, I'm afraid. There's a minimum of politeness required to work on a wiki, which you've always refused to show. Now, other people are no longer willing to put up with your behavio(u)r. At least, I am. MinorStoop 20:02, December 3, 2013 (UTC)
- Can't say you've been any better. Now, since he's decided not to reply, do anyone else have a theory? Please? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Simen Johannes Fagerli (talk • contribs).
- I can't say that I understand what you're asking. Yes, Durmstrang is an international school; it accepts pupils from multiple countries. Are you saying the article should emphasize this fact? It's already implied in the article, but I suppose it's not directly stated.
- And, as hostile as he may be being about it, MinorStoop is correct in saying that you need to sign your posts. An explanation of how to do so is included in the welcome message on your talk page. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 23:09, December 4, 2013 (UTC)
Strenght obsessed?
Don't misunderstand, I just love the more recent descriptions of Grindelwald's time as a Durmstrang students, but on his article, and while is sounds reasonably likely, it says: "He was educated at the Durmstrang Institute, where he excelled at magic and absorbed much of the strength-obsessed and Darkness-flavored school culture."
When it says strenght-obsessed, what does that mean, exactly? Where does it say the focus on Durmstrang is obsessed with making their students 'strong'? I did a little research, and all I could find was this fanfiction where Karkaroff headed Durmstrang and spoke at the Welcoming Feast:
"Another year of magical education awaits each and every one of you. To all those who have never set their foot within these halls before, I welcome you. Welcome to the point in your lives where your training in the study of the many disciplines of magic at last begins. Now: before I can allow you your first meal within the walls of this instiute, it is important that you all understand and that your older students are reminded of, our values. Our motto: Arte Magica Ego Pervenire Successus.
Know that at this fine institution, you will face challenges. At this school you will learn the true meaning of having your potential be put to the test, and we will do our best to ensure that you will not only find your limits, but also surpass them. Know this that it is expected that all students who choose to use magic at this school outside classes, do so to the best of their ability. Through hard work and discipline, you will all become strong, and you will all become powerful. You will learn how to handle the world. Its harsh brutality and its unparalleled beauty. I hope and believe that you all will find your place in this castle. Know that here, it is always possible to receive help for those who request it. Likewise, I take it for granted that your seniors will be available to assist you in your need of guidance outside school hours and scheduled office hours. You are from this day, exclusively part of the elite. From this day forth: You are sons and daughters of Durmstrang. May your stay offer many experiences that you will benefit from. That said, the meal will be served in a few minutes. Be seated."
But where does the exceptionally great writing on Grindelwald's page come from? The text above certainly isn't canon. So question is: Is it just an assumption? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Simen Johannes Fagerli (talk • contribs).
- Simen, signing your posts is your own business, not other peoples'. MinorStoop 12:37, December 2, 2013 (UTC)
- I don't know exactly where that was taken from, but I think it may derive from the teaching of the Dark Arts there, coupled with Karkaroff's overall treatment of his students. However, and as you rightfully pointed out, that could be just a poor assumption. I wouldn't complain (quite on the contrary) if it was replaced by a more objective-sounding, NPoV wording. -- Seth Cooper owl post! 17:38, December 2, 2013 (UTC)
Could someone please insert in the article Pottermore's new info about Durmstrang? Thank you. NazivonS (talk) 15:15, January 16, 2014 (UTC)
Agree. Especially - "Durmstrang once had the darkest reputation of all eleven wizarding schools, though this was never entirely merited." - "The ex-pupil who has done more than any other to cause damage to Durmstrang's reputation is Gellert Grindelwald, one of the most dangerous wizards of the twentieth century."
It seems to me that Gellert damaged Durmstrang's reputation because he did not change his name but Riddle did not damage Hogwart's reputation because he changed his name to Voldemort. Note should be made that, while Gellert's reputation tarnished Durmstrang's own, Durmstrang has the sense to expel Gellert - Gellert is not a graduate of Durmstrang. As far as I can remember, Riddle was held in high esteem by many of his Professors when he graduated. (Vaudree (talk) 22:10, November 8, 2015 (UTC))
Headmaster school position
I read at Talk:Headteacher of Durmstrang Institute during 1792 that the Headmaster/Headmistress school position is called Highmaster/Highmistress. Is that truth? I didn't find this information in this text, should it be added? Andre G. Dias (talk) 09:24, March 29, 2014 (Brazil)
They call the Durmstrang head highmaster in the film, but that's not canon. Pottermore uses the term headmaster.--Rodolphus (talk) 11:15, March 29, 2014 (UTC)
That is a point there - JKR tends to only point out terminology differences if they exist between English speaking institutions - and while they did learn English at Durmstrang, it doesn't seem to be the first language of many of the students. Though it is possible that English was a common language and there were lots of different dialects among those who attended. French seems to be the dominant language at Beaubattons and I presume that Headmaster (I refuse to call anyone other than Umbridge Head Mistress, for obvious reasons - ok, Karkaroff too since he seemed to have siphoned off a bit of the wealth of the school into his own pocket being so much better dressed than the students and the school being cold), was the English translation of the French term.
For the record, Canadian media is more apt to use the term Finance Minister (what we call ours) when referring to the British Chancellor of the Echequer (sp?) though both terms are used. (Vaudree (talk) 22:25, November 8, 2015 (UTC))
Durmstrang is clearly Slavic, not Germanic!
The in-universe elements of Harry Potter's canon reveals a clearly Slavic/Russian origin (school's emblem, Slavic last names, Slavic countries such as Bulgaria explicitly mentioned), and that should be more important than a random interview with JKR. Rowling was probably thinking about countries that she's more familiar with (Norway and Sweden instead of Russia), but their geographical features might perfectly resemble Russian Far Northwest landscapes as well (i.e. Kola Peninsula, which is attached to the Scandinavian Peninsula). In-universe elements in the series demonstrate Durmstrang is Slavic/Russian: Durmstrang emblem, such as (Дурмстранг, which is Cyrillic text that is literally transliterated as "Durmstrang" in the Latin Alphabet) and the 2-headed eagle (which is Russia's national emblem); along with the fact that most students have Slavic last names (i.e. Karkaroff, Krum; being Krum himself a Bulgarian national and Bulgaria a Southern Slavic nation formerly a client state of the Soviet Union). I bet that, if you ask Rowling personally about Durmstrang Russian's origin by exposing the previous arguments, she would accept its Slavic ties (despite the fact that Durmstrang landscapes resemble those fiordos in Norway and Sweden). Fredbarrett (talk) 04:58, April 23, 2014 (UTC)
- Aside from the fact that Rowling's word is law here and thus her interview statements are among the highest form of canon, your arguments have several other flaws. Saying "most" students have Slavic last names based on two students and a headmaster is like saying Hogwarts is actually in Asia because it has students named Patil and Chang. You're also forgetting the very German Grindelwald, also a Durmstrang alumnus. Also, the crest you mention comes from the films, which obviously try to play up the school as Slavic; it also portrays Durmstrang as an all-male school, and we know that's not right. -- 1337star (Drop me a line!) 10:56, April 23, 2014 (UTC)
Magical protections
I think we should mention the school security, this is what we know:
- The school is unplottable.
- Every visitor will be subjected to the Memory Charm so that they can not speak about the schools location.
This is likely:
- One can not Apparate or Disapparate on the school grounds, done to keep out intruders.
How do we know if Karkaroff attended Durmstrang?
I was just reading this article, and apparently Karkaroff is listed as one of the known students to have attended the school. But how do we know if he even attended Durmstrang? The last time I checked, it was unconfirmed which school Karkaroff attended. -- C.Syde (talk | contribs) 07:41, May 6, 2015 (UTC)
According to the "map of magic schools" from Pottermore, Durmstrang Institute is somewhere in Russia or in Belarus or in the Baltic states. Not in Skandinavia.Генеральный Инспектор (talk) 06:19, January 30, 2016 (UTC)
- I completely agree. Pottermore should count for more credibility than ONE unverified blogg/article that was written by a fan 16 years ago. I've stated more reasons in the forum (link: http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Forum:Durmstrang's_Location?t=20160326221006) to why this information needs to be corrected. I'd just like to hear if there are anyone out there who disagrees with me, or have a better source to that "statement" JKR assumedly made. The funny thing is that the Durmstrang wikia page states it as a fact that the school is located in Sweden or Norway, when JKR actually states in the very same article they are referring to that she isn't certain where Durmstrang is. Lokrume (talk) 17:24, March 27, 2016 (UTC)
Finland-Norway border
I just realized that Durmstrang could very well be located in Scandinavia if it was near the Finland-Norway border. It would explain the Slavic overtones, since while Finland is in Scandinavia, it does not have Germanic roots. Both their culture and language have Slavic roots, and they are very different from other Scandinavians. This would work unless some people are still wanting it to be around the highest peaks available up here (I'm from Denmark, so I'm Scandinavian) which is in Norway. Maybe we should ask JKR about this. I wonder if she'd say something like Russia by now instead. Lukas Exemplar (talk) 23:13, November 14, 2016 (UTC)
Speaking for Norwegian HP fans, I would be very disappointed if Durmstrang weren't within reasonable driving distance from my home. :P
You could try contacting her on twitter, but I've tweeted her about sixty-three different and much more interesting questions since 2011, and has never recieved a reply. Think she only ever reply to acquaintances or something. Ninclow (talk) 15:20, January 13, 2018 (UTC)
Durmstrang in the book as well in the movie is coded as Central/Eastern European. If there's any parallel here between the muggle and wizarding world, there would be an equivalent of the Iron Curtain until 1989. Bulgarians such as Viktor Krum would have had trouble getting education at a Western European school, unless they're children of the political elite. NhazUl (talk) 09:29, August 7, 2018 (UTC)


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Peter George, the six-year chief executive of Aim-listed pharmaceuticals company Clinigen, is to leave the helm in November - but he's going out on a high note.
The figures
It's been a good week for UK pharma firms. Clinigen has posted a 25 per cent growth in adjusted earnings per share for its full year to 35p, with reported revenue climbing 84 per cent to £339.9m, from £184.4m the year before, and coming in ahead of City expectations.
Underlying earnings grew 73 per cent to £56m, generating a whopping £49.4m cash in the last 12 months, up more than 200 per cent on the year before.
Read more: Pharma firms have promised to clean up polluting factories
The pharma firm increased its full-year dividend by 18 per cent to 4p.
Shares climbed on the good results, up by some 3.5 per cent in early afternoon trading, despite the disappointment George will be stepping down. Shares are up almost threefold since the company listed in 2012.
Why it's interesting
George built Clinigen from a small private company to an Aim-listed pharma success story with a market capitalisation of some £800m.
During his time as boss, Clinigen's revenues have soared from £21m in 2010 to £340m this year.
George will remain on the board as a non-executive director.
Shaun Chilton, chief executive-designate said:
Our focus now is to drive sustainable growth by capitalising on our market leading positions in clinical trial services and unlicensed medicines and continuing to expand our portfolio of specialty pharmaceuticals.
As well as guiding the company through its Aim float, George also completed two large acquisitions that have bolstered the company's bottom line.
Read more: Allergan to buy pharma firm in $639m buyout
A £225m purchase of rival Idis in April 2015 and the acquisition of Link in October 2015 increased Clinigen's footprint in Africa, Australasia and Asia and in the global supply of unlicensed drugs.
What Clinigen said
Outgoing chief executive Peter George said:
The acquisition and integration of Idis and Link Healthcare have transformed the group over the last 18 months. We have achieved our ambition to become the global market leader in the management and supply of both unlicensed and clinical trial medicines, and expanded our global footprint.
Chairman Peter Allen heaped praise on George, saying:
Peter has done a tremendous job developing and growing Clinigen over the last six years. The board looks forward to working with Shaun.
He has held a number of senior roles in Clinigen over the last four years and been closely involved in its development. He has the international industry knowledge, expertise and leadership skills to take this business forward.
In short
Clinigen has had a very good year and now investors will be looking to Chilton to continue that good run.


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The Krasnals. Whielki Krasnal "Nina Hartley - porno star / from the series Inglorious Basterds / and 'The biggest fuckers' / and Jewish Revenge by Quentin Tarantino" 2009. Olej na płótnie. 40 x 30 cm
Nina Hartley (born Marie Louise Hartman[2] on March 11, 1959 in Berkeley, California) is an American pornographic actress, pornographic film director and sex educator.
Early life
Hartley was born to a Jewish family and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area.[3] She is the youngest of four children,[4] with an older sister and two older brothers.[1] Her parents converted to Buddhism when she was young.[5] After graduating high school in 1977,[4] she attended San Francisco State University's undergraduate nursing school and graduated magna cum laude in 1985. She is a registered nurse.[3]
[edit] Adult film career
In 1982, during her sophomore year of nursing school, she started working as a stripper at Mitchell Brothers O'Farrell Theater.[3]
She made her foray into the world of pornographic movies during her junior year, in 1984. Her debut performance was in the film Educating Nina, which was produced by the veteran porn star Juliet Anderson (better known as "Aunt Peg"), and this proved to be a massive hit. Since then she has gone on to feature in over 400 first-run adult films, and has become one of the most enduring and recognizable performers in the industry.
She said in an interview that she chose the name "Nina" because it was easy for Japanese tourists to say during the time she was a dancer in San Francisco. She chose "Hartley" because she liked the popular camera commercials Mariette Hartley was making with James Garner at the time.
Politically, Hartley considers herself a liberal and an outspoken sex-positive feminist.[6] Addressing other women, she said "Sex isn't something men do to you. It isn't something men get out of you. Sex is something you dive into with gusto and like it every bit as much as he does." Hartley has been an advocate for the adult film industry's right to exist, and, before the rise to stardom of Jenna Jameson, had often been called on when television news programs and talk shows required an articulate, leading adult film actress to support the pro side. She appeared most notably on The Oprah Winfrey Show with fellow porn actress Ona Zee. The two came under hard scrutiny from the mostly female audience, but refused to back down and were outspoken in their support of the industry. She and Ona Zee also spoke out strongly against illegal drugs in the industry.
She was interviewed for Wendy McElroy's 1995 book XXX: A Woman's Right to Pornography. She relates how she was arrested in 1993 in Las Vegas, along with 10 other adult stars (later known as the "Erotic Eleven"), for having performed a lesbian show at an adult video industry fundraiser; an undercover police officer was present in the audience. Threatened with six to 12 years in prison for felony lesbianism and pandering, she was eventually allowed to plead guilty to a misdemeanor.[7]
In addition to her more traditional roles in porn films, she has also produced, directed, and starred in a series of Guide to... films covering the entire sexual spectrum, from basic sexual intercourse and foreplay, to anal sex and bondage.
Hartley crossed over into mainstream Hollywood with an appearance in the 1997 film Boogie Nights, in which she played William H. Macy's serially unfaithful wife. She also appeared in the 1996 Canadian film Bubbles Galore.[8]
Hartley is openly bisexual in her private life,[9] and had what has been described as the longest stable relationship in the adult business, living in a ménage à trois with her husband Dave (whom she met when she was 19), and "wife" Bobby Lilly for 20 years. Hartley has since left that relationship, saying "I was too immature and he was too possessive. It didn't work... It ended up ending because it was the wrong three people involved."[10] She has since married Ira Levine (aka Ernest Greene), a director of porn films, particularly BDSM films[11]. They sometimes work together, as in The Ultimate Guide to Anal Sex for Women, directed by Tristan Taormino and Greene, and O: the Power of Submission, directed by Greene. In both of these films, Hartley plays supporting roles.
Hartley does not have any children due to a combination of a lack of interest and fibroid tumors,[4] though she does have eight nieces and nephews.[1]
Porn actor Lexington Steele stated in an interview in 2001 that sex with Nina Hartley was undoubtedly the best sex he has ever had.[12]
Hartley remains active as of 2008. Appearing primarily in "mature"-themed pornography, she also has a line of "instructional" videos which are marketed under the "Nina Hartley's Guide" brand.[13] In 2006 she published her first book Nina Hartley's Guide to Total Sex.[14]
On October 3, 2008, Hustler announced that Hartley would play the part of Hillary Rodham Clinton in their film Who's Nailin' Paylin?, a pornographic parody of vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin with Lisa Ann in the role of Palin.
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Breoton is garsecges ealond, ðæt wæs iu geara Albion haten. [translation of Bede's "Historia Ecclesiastica Gentis Anglorum," c.900 C.E.]Perfidious Albion translates French rhetorical phrase la perfide Albion, said to have been in use since 16c. but popularized by Napoleon I in the recruiting drive of 1813, a reference to the supposedly treacherous policies of Britain when dealing with foreign powers.
Mahn ... concludes, after an elaborate investigation, that Gr. khymeia was probably the original, being first applied to pharmaceutical chemistry, which was chiefly concerned with juices or infusions of plants; that the pursuits of the Alexandrian alchemists were a subsequent development of chemical study, and that the notoriety of these may have caused the name of the art to be popularly associated with the ancient name of Egypt. [OED]The al- is the Arabic definite article, "the." The art and the name were adopted by the Arabs from Alexandrians and thence returned to Europe via Spain. Alchemy was the "chemistry" of the Middle Ages and early modern times; since c. 1600 the word has been applied distinctively to the pursuit of the transmutation of baser metals into gold, which, along with the search for the universal solvent and the panacea, were the chief occupations of early chemistry.


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Daily News Round #2 for August 24, 2005
- Shuttle Prepares to Host Nation's Largest eSports Gaming Tournament
Shuttle are gearing up to host Taiwan's grand final to this year's massive World Cyber Games Tournament this coming weekend. 150 finalists will be competing for a share of NT $1M in prize money, along with the chance to move ahead onto even bigger and better things at the WCG world finals which will be held later in the year in Singapore. For further info on all the preperations and upcoming happenings, grab a hold of Shuttle's official press release detailing whats to come folks.
Aside from the main competition, key entertainment features will include a song and dance performance by Taiwanese pop sensation and official ambassador for WCG Taiwan, Cyndi, and a celebrity gaming challenge where fans will be given the opportunity to play Cyndi at Counter Strike, while fellow pop star and king of World of WarCraft, Machi, will face opponents at WarCraft III. Other planned festivities include a Cosplay demo and competition where fans will dress up as their favorite game characters, and thousands of cool giveaways, including badges, fans, and giant hands to help spectators cheer on the action.
As organizer for the championship, Shuttle along with its co-sponsors, has developed a special tournament edition XPC and XP17 display on which the games will be played. In total 300 of these distinctive white systems have been produced for the event.
- IDF Fall 2005 Event Coverage!
- Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Coverage of Everything @ Anandtech
- Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Pictures of Intel's Next Generation CPUs @ Anandtech
- Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Intel's New Architecture Details Revealed @ Anandtech
- Fall IDF 2005 - Day 1: Intel Introduces new Microprocessor Architecture @ Anandtech
- Fall IDF 2005: Day 1 Highlights @ LegitReviews
- IDF August 2005 :: Intel VIIV - The Solution - 64 bits @ Hexus
- IDF August 2005 :: NVIDIA Update @ Hexus
- IDF Fall 2005 Day 1: Continued @ XBit Labs


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Friday, January 29, 2016
Stopping Lou Gehrig's Disease in its tracks?
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- Francesca Mcniel said...
As a sign of gratitude for how my husband was saved from the dreaded ALS, i decided to reach out to those still suffering from this.
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McReynolds' Monopoly Striper
by Louis Bignami
Al McReynolds wasn't happy, but kept casting. He and his partner, Pat Erdman of Ventor, had spent much of the night dodging big waves on the Vermont Ave. jetty off Atlantic City. Days of Northeaster storming had churned up a huge surf. Howling 25-knot winds knocked the tops off 8 to 10 foot surf which crashed and boiled around the jetty. Mullet driven inshore by surging waves smashed into the rocks. Stunned, they would flutter down to the bottom or flip across the surface. This dead and dying bait attracted big stripers, and the slicker-clad surf and jetty fishermen who stalk these fish from the shore. It was nearly 10 o'clock on a night better suited to Poe than piscatorial pursuits, but McReynolds kept casting on a "dark and stormy night" fit only for a Snoopy novel.
As McReynolds remembered it, "Some of the swells were so big they broke over the jetty up to our knees, but conditions were just right. We knew there were bass there. We had to stay."
His buddy Pat Erdman had already landed four stripers that, when later weighed, ran up to 26 pounds. This was in addition to a weakfish that nearly went to ten pounds. Erdman wasn't bashful about slipping McReynolds a needle or three about "pilgrims" and such. Erdman's comments became more caustic after each fish he landed.
Erdman and McReynolds had cast their lures and hopes into Atlantic waters for years and they took turns with gibes and quips to pass the slow time between hits. This night Erdman had it all his way, but McReynolds kept casting. He took what little comfort he could in the knowledge that things could be worse. At least the wind that whipped around his ears was from his back. That beat rain and wave spume in the face, the usual pattern along the Atlantic coast in September.
McReynolds, an employee of the Beach Patrol, and, like Erdman, a member of the West Ghost Striper and Brigantine Sportsmen's Club, really knew it wasn't his day when Erdman hooked another fish. McReynolds had spent years on and around the beach and more nights than he could remember casting off Atlantic City jetties at the end of streets with names familiar to Monopoly players. McReynolds seemed to face a night of "Go directly to Jail. Do not pass go. Do not collect $200."
But McReynolds kept casting as he alternately watched Erdman play his fish and the sequence of waves, so he would neither cross Erdman's line nor cast into broken water. A few tails, some swirls and, every now and then, a striper silver in the lights, punctuated the storm surge around the slick black rocks. Then, just visible in the side of a wave barely illuminated by the faint light of the city, Erdman saw a tail, a large tail, a very large tail indeed. "Al, it's a big tail. It's a big fish." Erdman was right!
McReynolds turned, braced himself, reared back and swung his Shimano 10-foot long surf fish. The rod snapped forward. His 5 1/2-inch long Rebel Black-back silver minnow plug sailed out on pink Ande 20-pound test propelled by the wind at his back. McReynolds tapped the spool of his Penn 710 spinning reel with his forefinger to control slack blown off in an arc by the driving wind that flattened the wave tops. The plug splashed into the water and, as McReynolds tried to bring the line tight, disappeared.
McReynolds had made his last cast for the night. It took him one hour and 40 minutes to get his plug back. One hour and 40 minutes is a long time when it's measured out in surging runs in a strong storm surf, and in careful sidesteps on a slippery, storm battered jetty aimed at summer flounder fishermen. Most of all, it's a long time to strain back, arms, hands and wrists against an unseen fish that grew larger in McReynolds' imagination with every minute, every long run and every vibration of the taut line that sang in the wind. Such imagined fish usually shrink at the net or gaff. McReynolds' did not. Erdman had no more jokes, just encouraging words and the offer of help.
Then, as the spent striper turned on its side and came closer, still closer, McReynolds slipped. The striper surged. At the last minute he almost lost the huge fish on the storm wet jetty rocks. It lacked just 20 minutes to midnight.
McReynolds had fished for stripers for twenty-five years. He had even won a major Atlantic City fishing contest. But his biggest fish so far had scaled "only" 39 pounds. McReynolds had his fish of a lifetime, but three generations of surf casters had contributed their efforts. For surf casting didn't really start until after WW II back in the Calcutta or Burma cane pole days when Cuttyhunk linen line either burned your thumb or gave you a shower every time you cast. Back then poles broke often enough so fishermen carried spares. Back then lines had to be rinsed and dried after every trip. Back then, as is still true today, some of the best striped bass fishermen in the world fished the New England Coast. Experts like Arnold Laine, who caught stripers by the ton with a rod and reel commercially. Or the Woolner brothers -- Frank was editor for Saltwater Sportsman.
However, none of these fishermen caught the "Big 'Un" that always lurked behind storm-built shore break. So their names fade. McReynolds' was to suddenly shine. The big fish in hand, McReynolds and Erdman scrambled back in over jetty rocks, stuffed the massive striper in the car and headed for Campbell's Marine and Tackle on the Margate Bridge Causeway. The store was dark, empty. No other shops were open. So they settled down to wait.
At 7 a.m., an employee arrived to open the store and woke Erdman and McReynolds. They hauled the huge fish in and laid it on the certified scale. Suddenly, phones rang at the local paper. Corky Campbell, who owned the shop and was both a member of the International Game Fish Association and its area record representative, rushed down to check the fish and scramble for his IGFA Record Book. It showed the all-tackle record for striped bass as Robert A. Rocchetta's 76-pound linseeds caught off Montauk, Long Island on July 17, 1981 that today stands as the 50-pound line class record. A check of line test records showed the 20-pound class record at 73 pounds, a monster striper caught by Anton Stetzko on Nauset Beach, Massachusetts back on November 3, 1981. These 1981 and 1982 stripers were the remnants of early larger populations. A flush of bigger fish is always the signal that the fishery is in a decline when coupled with the absence of juveniles.
Campbell carefully rechecked the scale. Its pointer stood at the 78-pound 8-ounce mark. Experts later agreed that if the fish could have been weighed immediately, it would have run to 82 or 83 pounds. Even with the morning's shrinkage, it was clearly the world all-tackle record. Campbell measured the fish. It stretched to 53 inches and its girth was 34 1/2 inches. Campbell explained to onlookers that he couldn't determine the fish's sex although it was almost certainly a female -- because any cut or tampering would disqualify the catch under strict IGFA rules.
Doug Long, a New Jersey State Fisheries Biologist, arrived. He estimated that the huge fish, it was later determined to be indeed a female, was between 30 and 40 years old. The fish, carefully iced by Campbell, was sent to Florida for mounting. It's nice to know that a striper born perhaps during WW II could evade a generation of fishermen, miles of nets, and the huge volume of pollution that so heavily impacted the East Coast during this period.
McReynolds had caught a unique fish, one that later, after a certain amount of confusion and conflict, earned him $100,000 from Garcia for breaking the world record. He had, moreover, caught it on 20-pound test line. This didn't set particularly well with some of the surf fraternity, and there were considerable rumors about the fish and where and how it was caught. This didn't seem to sit particularly well with McReynolds who took his winnings and went to Hawaii where he has apparently dropped out of sight.
IGFA investigated the catch carefully; so did others. Nobody could prove the rumored problems with the catch, although some tried. McReynolds' record stood up.
Striper Perspectives
While McReynolds' striper record seems certain to be broken in salt water and likely to be threatened in fresh, it's unlikely that he will lose his 20-pound line test record. There just are not that many huge stripers. Regulations have restricted commercial fishing in many areas of the prime striper country between Cape Hatteras and Cape Cod.
This, plus the rise in saltwater licenses and, at least in part, some restrictions on sport fishing take with slot and other limits should improve the fishery. However, it seems clear that the entire Eastern Seaboard needs a set of uniform provisions to better harvest the migratory populations of this splendid fish.
Author's note: Lou Bignami grew up catching striped bass in San Francisco Bay and was the West Coast Editor for Striper Magazine for many years.


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I shared a number of books and articles this year, but looking back the most impactful read was definitely Tom Greever's 2015 Articulating Design Decisions.
As designers and creative leaders, we rely on our ability to communicate our ideas, inspire our teams' creativity, and solicit and respond to feedback. Unfortunately, these skills are not necessarily part of design curriculum, so we must develop them ourselves and coach our teams as to how to present their ideas effectively.
At a recent design summit for my organization, I used elements of Tom's book for a workshop session, to practice presenting design, giving constructive feedback, receiving feedback, and responding in kind.
Tom's book outlines specific strategies for developing and practicing these communication skills, which are critical regardless of the size of your specific team or organization. I encourage you to check it out, and share it with other designers on your team.
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A copy of the form will be returned to the candidate, committee or party after verification of the applicant's status as a qualified registered voter in Brevard County. The poll watcher must present that copy as authorization to enter the polling place on Election Day.
No candidate, sheriff, deputy sheriff, policeman or other law enforcement officer may be designated as a poll watcher.
Each candidate, committee and political party may appoint one poll watcher per early voting site or polling place during the hours the polls are open.
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milk, food coloring, and a drop of liquid soap.
|The materials for this week's science experiment: milk, soap (in the cup) and food coloring.
|Have fun. Try all different colors and sizes of drops.
|The secret of the bursting colors is the chemistry of that tiny drop of soap.
|Dish soap weakens the chemical bonds that hold the proteins and fats in the milk.
|The molecules of fat bend, roll, twist, and contort in all directions
as the soap molecules race around to join up with the fat molecules.
|During all of this fat molecule gymnastics, the food coloring molecules are bumped and shoved everywhere,
providing an easy way to observe all the invisible activity.
|As the soap becomes evenly mixed with the milk, the action slows down and eventually stops.
|This is why milk with a higher fat content produces a better explosion of color - there's just more fat to combine with all of those soap molecules.
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