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This Florida Couple Had The Perfect Fairytale-Inspired Wedding
Bryan, 29, and Chrissy, 27, didn't have to go far to find one another. In fact, Bryan was right under Chrissy's nose for years!
"I'm best friends with his little sister!" Chrissy exclaimed. "We met in winter 2007 when I was a senior in high school and he was a freshman in college."
They didn't start dating until winter of 2009 and got engaged in February 2015 after a trip to Davis Island Dog Beach with Chrissy's dog Copper and all their friends and family. Bryan placed the ring in a phone case and attached it to Copper's collar, and he got down on one knee then!
As for Bryan's little sister, Kristen? Chrissy and Kristen are still best friends, and she was even the maid of honor at their wedding!
Getting Ready
Chrissy's search for the perfect wedding dress was anything but seamless.
She initially purchased a gown in an Orlando boutique and asked the store to alter it. After six alterations, the boutique still wasn't able to nail it, leaving Chrissy with a totally ruined dress.
Thankfully, Chrissy was able to purchase a sample dress with one month to go until the big day.
To personalize the gown, Chrissy wore her husband's grandmother's diamond necklace, pearl earrings from her mother-in-law and a cathedral-style veil, which was custom-made by the same tailor who altered the gown Chrissy ultimately wore.
The Venue
"I wanted a picturesque fairytale wedding," Chrissy explained.
A fairytale wedding calls for a castle, and Chrissy found just that at The Powel Crosley, a mansion estate built in the 1920s. It was about 45 minutes away from Tampa, Florida, and felt like the inside of a medieval castle to Chrissy. It was also right next to the bay, which made for perfect sunset photos.
The Ceremony
Chrissy and Bryan kept their ceremony fairly traditional, but threw in some modern elements. For example, the two wrote their vows to one another, and read them in private before the ceremony. They then recited the standard vows in front of all their friends and family.
While the walk down the aisle was pretty old school, the recessional was anything but: the couple danced to Will Smith's "Getting Jiggy With It"!
"A Picturesque Fairytale"
The Details
Venue: Powel Crosley Estate | Coordinator: Ideal Design Events | Wedding Gown Designer: Christos | Salon: The White Magnolia | Shoes: Antonio Melani | Hair and Makeup: Destiny and Light Hair and Makeup | Bridesmaids Dresses: Weddingtonway.com | Groom's Attire: Men's Wearhouse | Engagement Ring and Wedding Bands: Sergio's Jewelry | Flowers: Royal Events and Services | Invitations: Elegant Wedding Invites | Music: Fast Breaks Entertainment | Cake: A Piece of Cake and Desserts | Photographer: Anastasiia Photography

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Oh, this is a tough one.
Okay, I predict that thelarmis does *not* eat stuffing, and that Chyll Will *does*.
1) Or Vice versa.
For Thanksgiving dinner to be complete I need a serving of turkey, stuffing, and some kind of potato (preferably mashed) all covered in gravy.
There can and should be tons of other stuff, but that stuff is interchangeable and non-mandatory. And in a lot of years, I even prefer the "other stuff" to the required items, but it's not Thanksgiving without the big 3 plus gravy.
I've never had the sweet potato/yam thing with marshmallows but that sounds like fun.
I don't care for traditional Thanksgiving food--turkey, etc. I don't dislike it, I'll eat it, but it does nothing for me. The sweet stuff after dinner, though, I can roll with that.
[1],[2],[3] Ohhh, this had me giggling like Weeping! Okay, let's play that game; who likes/dislikes what and why? Whaddaya say, thelarmis? Answer after 10 guesses?
Root vegetables!! Plus, my sister-in-law makes the grandmommy's stuffing - lots of sausage and ricotta - sooooo good.
[3] i'm with you jon - those 3 things are what makes it thanksgiving.
my mr. oct. wants me to make arroz con gandules which i will but only in addition to the stuffing and mashed potatoes.
i'm guessing thelarmis does not eat stuffing - a texture issue.
will is more difficult. i'm going to say yes though.
i think riyank got it.
[3] [7] Me too, those are the non-negotiables.
I need a couple of dark green items -- I'd go for Brussels sprouts, broccoli, green peas, some leafy thing, etc. And I can do without the sweet orange roots, personally, but they do look nice. Cranberry sauce, ok if home made. Pies, of course! Preferably pecan, but apple is good too. (Not pumpkin, even though again it does look good.)
8) I'm in charge of bringing b sprouts to Turkey dinner. Think I'll just have to bacon that shit up, huh?
[9] Yeah, those are so good. Like in Mark Bittman's video, right? But simple is good, too. (I do think saute rather than steam is important.)
[9] Great minds think alike. I just bought b sprouts from the farm and applewood smoked bacon from Trader Joes. I am stoked!
Hate yams w/marshmallows. Will not touch.
I agree with Jon; turkey (wing), stuffing, and mashed potatoes are key. The rest is gravy, no pun intended. My brother generally fires up lamb on the grill. Doesn't suck.
I like this holiday even if my pc son thinks it's despicable. It is. Oh well.
Oh, and no pumpkin pie for me either. Sweet potato, no. Any other. Apple works. Anything chocolate.
Folks, I have a sneaking suspicion that thelarmis does like stuffing; it is mostly bread after all, and he's said over and over that he loves bread. It's really a matter of what you put in the bread; so he probably has a recipe all his own he's happy with.
Me, I do eat stuffing (score one for RI and Ms. Oct); but I am still very picky about what's in it. I don't care for many of the stuffing recipes out there, and Stove Top is a stop-gap solution in all senses of the phrase (I do like some Stove Top, but wouldn't go out of my way for it). Like most things in the normal world, it took me a long time to appreciate stuffing as a side dish and not a plate dressing. My Mom had a great recipe that I have not been able to duplicate yet, but I know the ingredients included 1-3 day old bread (aged in the crisper, of course), tiny-diced green and red peppers, onions and some rice, along with seasoned chopped turkey gizzards (the ones that come wrapped inside the bird); seasonings I don't know, but one can experiment. All of this is mixed together in a cast-iron skillet with butter and turkey stock/broth, browned/cooked for about 10-20 minutes, then packed into the turkey before cooking. When it's done, it will be crusted brown on the outside and thick and moist on the inside from the turkey juices seeping into it as it cooks.
I think I tried hers by mistake in my early teens and realized my bigger mistake, and I've been afraid to make it since my Mom passed. Some things are inexplicably sacred to me; her stuffing is one of them.
NO CRANBERRY SAUCE!!! Too bitter.
I'm an either/or concerning rice or mashed potatoes. Love both, but can't have both at the same time.
Will, you are trying to deduce logically what foods thelarmis likes. This is a mistake. I think the only way is to try to feel the vibe, and when I channel percussion the vibe I get is that it's sticky and gross and spent waaaaaay too long inside a bird.
Whereas you tend to be happy with what I think of as comfort food.
If you ever try making it again and you're missing some je ne sais quoi seasoning, you might try sage. Stuffing is one of the very few preparations that people find sage 'normal' in. (We have an organic herb farmer coming to dinner so I'm expecting to get a really good haul of sage, savory, and probably some exotica that I've never heard of.)
[15] You're likely right. I have no business predicting what he likes >;) Comfort food? Yeah, I agree. I'm not big on healthy or exotic cuisine as they tend to be pricey, and there seems to be no good answer to that dilemma except to make more money. You show me a blueprint, I'll show you a healthy king of industry...
I love sage, and stuffing is the best place to use it. It's easy to over and underdo the sage, so I have to be careful.
oh man, this is *hilarious*! i'm sorry i missed it. crazy busy and still have tons to do before heading up to NY for t'day.
i wish i had more time to go thru this and post, but...i don't and the thread is prolly dead anyway...
well, my tv show partner chyll pretty much nailed the turkey. i'm not super set on stuffing, either way. i never went near it as a kid and it wasn't too prevalent as a kid. there are sooo many foods that are always brought up that are 'normal' that i don't eat. usually makes me feel bad. no one ever put stuffing in that category.
looks like something i would like. i know nothing about the different recipes or what can go in it. in more recent years, as i've gotten - shall i say, "daring" - i've quietly taken a scoop and placed it on my dish.
i'll take a taste. there have been some i've liked quite a good bit and others that are just blech. i haven't a clue what's in there that makes me like it or not. perhaps i'll ask about it thursday, but most likely i'll just imbibe a whole lotta beer! : )
i don't usually like the big thanksgiving spread. i usually just eat a bunch o' bird - dark meat, drowned in a ton of gravy. my brothers' sister-in-law usually makes soup and i *love* soup. so i'll fill up on that.
ultimately, i can go either way on stuffing. i don't love it or hate it; know much about it or have strong feelings, either way. i guess it would be good to know how i like it, then have it every year.
sorry if i disappointed anyone! ; )
[15] The blind squirrel occasionally finds the nut >;)


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One of my colleagues at school recently showed me this video after we realised how much our students are slowly becoming completely addicted to their mobile phones. It completely sums up why being present is so important.
I've had a prehistoric Nokia phone for the last 3 years now. It can send text messages and make phone calls, and I use the alarm and notes section for reminders. That's it. No Facebook, no internet, no social media, no apps, nothing. A few people have said I should 'get with the times' and get myself a Smartphone, but the truth is, I'm quite happy as I am. I really enjoy the simplicity and 'not-committed' relationship I have with my phone.
My lovely little Nokia!
I'm not telling you this to pat myself on the back and make myself sound virtuous and like I've got it all sorted. At some stage or other, it probably won't be possible just to buy an 'ordinary' phone and I'll have to get with it. In the future, I might change my mind. I'm simply writing about this to encourage you to think about how you use your phone and whether or not you might be missing out on other things in life. If your phone adds to you life, great, but if you find you're using it as a big distraction from what's going on around you and in your life, then maybe this video might be for you.
Let yourself really experience life, minus the camera lens.
Be present. Take it all in.
Love, Katie xxx
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I have a fancy pants smartphone, but the charging bit has died and I can't afford to get it repaired. At the moment I have to keep charging batteries externally and swapping them in. It's such a faff and means I often have my phone on aeroplane mode or whatever in order to save power. I'm only looking at it a few times a day at the moment and it's great! Might continue like this
I have a old Nokia that only does the basics too. My boyfriend is threatening to buy me an iPhone, but I'm really not interested. I totally agree that people rely on phones and technology way too much and miss what's really going on in life, the company they are with, the places they are visiting and the important things in life.
I love this video, and the many others echoing the same thoughts or idea. I think I am the only adult on this earth without a cell phone. I had one for a while. But, like many, I became consumed with it, and found I was no longer present, my face fixed on my phone. I decided to go without a cell phone for a while, just to see what I thought. And, it was liberating! I never looked back. I never thought it would become a permanent thing. Most of my family and friends haven't loved it as much as I have, for it isn't always easy to get a hold of me. But, I have a home telephone, and that is all I need. It definitely isn't for everyone, but I always attempt to get my loved ones to leave the house every once in a while without a cell phone. It's quite lovely to get lost in the world every now and again. I know it may sound crazy, but I have never once found myself regretting my decision and I am definitely living in the now, eyes forward, ready to see and face the world.


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8.572903 - ROZSA, M.: String Quartets Nos. 1 and 2 / String Trio, Op. 1 (original published version) (Tippett Quartet)
Miklós Rózsa (1907–1995)
Miklós Rózsa enjoyed a highly successful career composing music for motion pictures, beginning in London in 1937 and ending in Hollywood in 1981, but throughout those busy yet reward-filled decades he never lost his passion for the other side of his Double Life (the title of his 1982 memoir). Before he ever thought of composing for films, he had already accrued a distinguished catalogue of concert works—a catalogue to which he continued to add both while he was active in films (especially during the summer breaks that he insisted be written into his M-G-M contract) and beyond. This recording encompasses, in a sense, the alpha and omega of his concert music: the string trio which he began during the spring of his first year as a composition student at the Leipzig Conservatory, and his second published string quartet—his final original work for any ensemble (his subsequent opuses were solo sonatas for various instruments). These are followed by a work written at the height of his film music career, shortly after he had begun his thirteen-year tenure at M-G-M. All three pieces demonstrate that Rózsa, for all the expansive Technicolor symphonic gestures that brought him fame and fortune, was at heart a strict contrapuntist who revelled in the intricacies and complexities of chamber music.
Rózsa completed his String Quartet No 2, Op 38 (actually his third work in the genre—a promising student effort from his conservatory days was never published), during the summer of 1981 at his summer retreat in Santa Margherita Ligure on the Italian Riviera. Its première in Paris on 17 October 1982, was followed by the American première (played by the Granat Quartet) in Los Angeles on 17 April 1983. The Gabrieli Quartet recorded the work for the BBC who broadcast it on 18 April 1987, in celebration of the composer's eightieth birthday.
The first movement, although broadly organized in sonata form, differentiates less between its first and second subjects than is usual in Rózsa's work. The latter (introduced by the cello) tries to introduce a more lyrical element—an effect it almost achieves midway through the movement, but agitated demisemiquaver figures surround it persistently, resulting in a movement that does not let up on counterpoint or conflict until the impetuoso coda based on the first theme (fortissimo double stops in all voices) expends itself in whispered pizzicatos. In the slow movement Rózsa alternates passages featuring cello and viola with others played by the two violins. Except for brief overlaps at the beginnings and endings of new sections, the four instruments never sound together (thus the subtitle: "2+2"). As Rózsa's friend, orchestrator and amanuensis Christopher Palmer pointed out, this was "oddly prophetic" of the composer's final works, "in which the number of lines is further reduced to one." The over-all effect is bleak and sombre, beginning con sordino and ending with eerie, glassy harmonics. The quicksilver Hungarian scherzo which follows is laced with cross-rhythms and sardonic humour. It echoes some of the gaiety found in Rózsa's orchestral works from the 1930s, tempered by a more mature perspective and conciseness. The final movement develops two themes: an impetuous, rhythmic motif and an angular, wider-ranging idea. With shifting metres and frequently changing textures, the composer works his material with assured confidence and unremitting energy from first bar to last.
Rózsa began writing his String Trio, Op 1, in the spring of 1927. The work, initially called Serenade for String Trio, was first performed at the conservatory on 23 March 1928, with the composer himself playing the viola part. His composition teacher, Hermann Grabner, showed it to Karl Straube, cantor of the Thomaskirche and one of the most influential musicians in Germany. Straube was sufficiently impressed to arrange for the work's publication by Breitkopf and Härtel. The young composer was thrilled and felt his future was assured. "There were the lovely baroque angels with my name in the middle and 'Opus 1' underneath," he recalled in Double Life. "I put the score on the music stand beside my bed and I woke up many times that first night just to look at it. My dream had come true."
In 1974 the composer revised the work for its first recording. Recalling that the initial version of the trio was almost 45 minutes long (the published work is closer to 30), he made numerous cuts and rewrote several passages, designating the new work Opus 1a. In Double Life, he acknowledged the trio contains "elements of immaturity" and moments when he was "feeling [his] way," but also observed that "the basic elements of my mature style are, in embryonic formations, unmistakably present already". This is the first recording of the original version published in 1929—the same year the composer graduated summa cum laude from Leipzig Conservatory.
In the first movement the composer alternates two ideas. The first is sternly agitated, always surging forward in search of further development (including a brief fugal passage midway through the movement)—and sounds almost nothing like mature Rózsa. The cello introduces the second theme, lyrical and shaped with Hungarian contours, presaging the sense of longing for his homeland that will permeate virtually all of his concert music to come. Rózsa acknowledged this Hungarian influence in his earliest works in a 1984 interview. "It's hazy", he said, "but it's there". The second movement has the character of a peasant dance, with a contrasting middle section again featuring a lyrical line from the cello—this time against tremolo chords in the violin and viola. After an intervening Largo con dolore wherein Rózsa spins his melodic line around an ever-shifting harmonic landscape, the concluding Allegretto vivo brings a sense of neo-classical clarity. Its playful D major theme anchors a modified rondo form (ABACDA) that concludes with a coda of increasing speed and growing virtuosity. Many of his future works—most notably his concertos—would end in similar breathless fashion.
Rózsa completed his String Quartet No 1, Op 22, in September 1950. He had been under contract to M-G-M for over two years and was working intently on his music for Quo Vadis. It was a prime period in both halves of his double life (he would soon write his violin concerto for Heifetz—one of his most popular works), and it must have brought him great pleasure to balance the colourful and exotic music he was composing for the film with the intellectual rigour of chamber music. The Compinsky Quartet gave the première of the work in Los Angeles in 1951 (Manuel Compinsky often advised Rózsa on technical aspects of writing for strings); it is dedicated to Peter Ustinov, who played the would-be composer Nero in Quo Vadis.
The first movement features two themes. The cello introduces the first, a wide-ranging, expressive melody built in fourths (although answering phrases from the other three instruments move in thirds). The second theme is quicker and far more agitated, announced in the viola and subsequently in the second violin, first violin and cello in fugal fashion. In a highlight of the development, Rózsa combines these ideas in counterpoint—a technique he returns to in the coda, where the viola plays the first theme against the second theme, played pizzicato by the cello. The scherzo, In modo ongarese, frames a rustic peasant dance, first played by the viola and later in the lower register of the cello, with a capricious, playful idea in fast quintuple metre. The dance motif returns on ghostly harmonics in the coda, like a distant echo heard across the night-time sky in the Hungarian countryside. The third movement is a dark Nachtmusik, one of many Hungarian nocturnes Rózsa incorporated into his compositions over the years, but in this case with perhaps a bit more of an acerbic edge. Written while the composer was sailing from Europe (where he had been in Rome working on Quo Vadis) to America, it seems to evoke a particularly nostalgic longing for the homeland he had left twenty years before. All four instruments are muted throughout. The material builds to a ferocious unison climax before slowly winding its way down to a tranquil but not entirely reassuring C major conclusion. The little Lydian-mode figure heard at the end of the third movement anticipates the principal theme of the finale. Again Rózsa suggests a folk-dance, with double-stops thickening the texture and a prominent Lydian fourth on the downbeat. He contrasts this robust idea with more lyrical material in a tightly constructed sonata-rondo form. Rhythmic tension ebbs and flows but never ceases; changing metres and cross-rhythms propel the movement throughout.
Miklós Rózsa made his home in Hollywood for over fifty years. He displayed a genius for writing film music like no other composer, gracing widescreen spectaculars, period dramas, films noirs, war pictures—even a comedy or two—with music that was colourful, emotional, exciting and unforgettable. The works on this recording, however, featuring just three or four players sitting across from each other and engaging in serious, sophisticated, probing musical dialogue, suggest that it might have been on a more intimate soundstage—far from everything Hollywood represents—that his true heart lay.
Frank K. DeWald
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One of our regular magazine clients contacted us earlier this week looking for photos of the Sentinel Lighthouse – they were unable to find one on our website. So we dug through our old slide files and sure enough found this image which we scanned and sent off. We have thousands of old slides like this that may have some value, but most just sit and take up valuable room in file cabinets.
This brings me to a recent Ask Ron question from Valerie McElroy. Valerie and her husband are serous photographers and backpackers, and Valerie asks what should they do with their old slides? Buy a scanner, or maybe have a local shop scan them? Is there a simple solution?
For us the solution was obvious since no one within a 100 miles scanned slides, we bought and have owned a Nikon Coolscan 4000 for many years – this is what we still use. We actually owned a Coolscan 1000 before that.
Today, it seems much easier to find services that will scan slides, I would start with one of them – preferably a local one so you don't have to ship your valuable originals. Begin by giving them a handful of slides and see what the quality is like. Depending on the equipment used, you may find a big difference between scans in both the cost and quality.
I bet you can find a used Nikon Coolscan 4000 for a reasonable price, and that is a pretty good scanner. This would be a good fall back option if you can't find an acceptable scanning service. A new Coolscan 5000 is probably too expensive for what you are doing.
Let me add one more consideration. Getting the scan is just half the battle, maybe not even half! We have found working with scans in Photoshop to be somewhat time consuming and frustrating, and all we are trying to do is get the scan to look like the slide. It is not uncommon for scans to have color casts and other issues that I just don't find in digital camera captures.
Because of the time and expense, we have only digitalized our very best slides. The rest sit in slide cabinets waiting for a request like the one this week so that they can come out and enjoy the light of day. So to answer your last question, Unfortunately I don't know of a simple solution.


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Robert "Bob" Curtis Lachmiller, age 85, of Clontarf, died Sunday, March 3, 2013, at the Glacial Ridge Health System in Glenwood. Funeral services will be at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, March 7, 2013, at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Dennis McManus Officiating. Friends may call for one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are with the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, MN.
Robert "Bob" Curtis Lachmiller was born in Good Thunder, MN to Lila (Kaul) and Frederick Lachmiller on July 17, 1927. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church and grew up in Good Thunder attending Sterling Public School. Bob served in the Korean War from 1950 - 1952 as a private first class and radio operator in the US Army.
Bonnie Jean (Skottegard) Ziegler, age 69, of Benson, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home. Funeral services were held at 11:00 A.M., on Friday, February 22, 2013, at St. Francis Catholic Church in Benson, with Father Paul Timmerman Officiating. Visitation was held Thursday, February 21, 2013, at Zniewski Funeral Home. Arrangements were with the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, MN. www.zniewskifuneralhome.com
Bonnie Jean (Skottegard) Ziegler was born on October 28, 1943, in Minneapolis, the daughter of Ethel Jaeger Skottegard. She was baptized on January 2, 1944, at the First Evangelical Church in Grand Rapids, and she was confirmed on April 14, 1957, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Hopkins. She grew up in Grand Rapids and Hopkins, graduating from Hopkins High School in 1961.
Ronald McRea Mikkelson, 77, of Horseshoe Bay, Texas passed away peacefully February 9, 2013.
A rosary was held 7:00 p.m. Wednesday February 13, 2013 at Clements-Wilcox Funeral Home in Marble Falls. The Funeral Mass was celebrated at 10:00 a.m. Thursday, February 14, at St. Paul the Apostle Chapel in Horseshoe Bay officiated by Rev. Scott Mikkelson and Rev. Ruben Patino.
Entombment was at the Horseshoe Bay Mausoleum.
Pallbearers were Terry Mikkelson, Ryan Schnitzler, Jason Schnitzler, Jake Schnitzler, Rudy Franco and William Hernandez. Honorary pallbearers were Seth Henderson, Doug Ripple, Steve Nash, and Steve Hall.
William "Bill" E. Boutain Jr., 70, of Alexandria, Minnesota (formerly of Clontarf) died Sunday, February 10, 2013 at his home in Alexandria.
A memorial service was held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 16, 2013 at St. Malachy Catholic Church in Clontarf.
William Edward Boutain Jr. was born December 29, 1942 in Benson, Minnesota to William Edward Sr. and Gladys (Swanson) Boutain. He graduated Benson High School in 1961. Bill worked as a Lineman in North Dakota for a few years and was a truck driver out of Montana.
Delmer Loen, age 92, of Benson, died Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the Glenwood Retirement Village in Glenwood, MN.
Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M., Saturday, September 15th, 2012, at the Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson, with Rev. Gary Brandenburg officiating. Burial will be in the Benson City Cemetery.
Friends may call from 5:00 PM to 8:00 PM Friday at Our Redeemer's Lutheran Church in Benson. Visitation will continue at the church for one hour prior to the service.
Arrangements are with the Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson, MN. www.zniewskifuneralhome.com
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Cape Greco is a ten-minute drive from the centre of Ayia Napa and is considered one of the most beautiful places on the island offering sightseeing, cliff jumping and a variety of other activities.
Ayia Napa Monastery is the best known landmark of the Ayia Napa area. It has a charm that represents a time when Ayia Napa was a sleepy fishing village. It seems that in ancient times, the location where the monastery and the village exists today, was covered by thick forest, visited only by hunters from the neighbouring villages.
Famagusta, also known as Ammochostos, is one of the six provinces of the island. It borders to the northwest with Kyrenia province, to the southwest with Larnaka province and to the west with the capital of Cyprus, Nicosia. Nowadays, the estimated population of the non-occupied Famagusta district is around 45.000 citizens.
In the non-occupied area of Ammochostos, there are numerous wonderful beaches and uniquely beautiful coastal zones that each visitors should drop by. The famous town of Ayia Napa is a landmark of the particular district, well-known for its magnificent beaches awarded for their cleanliness as well as the facilities they provide visitors with. Nowadays, Ayia Napa has an international reputation as it attracts thousands of tourists from all over the world every year.
Nissi Beach, Cape Greco, Makronisos Beach, the Sea Caves as well as the famous "Ammos tou Kambouri", are some of the most popular awarded beaches every visitor should call on.
Overall, Ammochostos district is a vibrant area full of energy and youth, perfect for anyone who wants to escape from the stressful everyday life rhythms. In Ammochostos, visitors of different tastes and interests are provided with a variety of options, all serving the same purpose: make each person enjoy unforgettable moments in wonderful restaurants with lovely atmosphere and delicious cuisine, in popular bars and clubs at the city center and of course near the lovely beaches and the uniquely beautiful coasts surrounding the area.


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Reporting changes supported by many, but not Rell
HARTFORD -- Connecticut needs to stop shielding the identity of hospitals where serious medical errors occur and to overhaul its reporting rules, say state officials and patient care advocates.
Sen. Jonathan A. Harris, D-West Hartford, speaking in response to Hearst Newspapers' "Dead By Mistake" series, said he would consider tougher reporting laws when the Legislature reconvenes next February, so patients and their families can get better information on the performance of their local hospitals.
Attorney General Richard Blumenthal said he will urge lawmakers to remove barriers to full disclosure of incident rates across state hospitals.
And Jean Rexford, of the Connecticut Center for Patient Safety, said that patient care will improve only when the state does a better job of making medical mistakes more transparent.
"These hospital executives, who are getting a million dollars a year, have to be for quality care as well as the financial health of their institutions," she said. "Quality has to come from the top, and the hospital boards have to become part of the effort, too. Better reporting equals better care, because sometimes they have to become ashamed. How else can we hold them accountable?"
But Gov. M. Jodi Rell appears disinclined to support any changes. Her office referred questions to the state Department of Public Health, where a spokesman expressed support for the current adverse-reporting procedures and said any move to change those rules would have to originate in the General Assembly.
Meanwhile, Mark Thompson, the executive director of the Fairfield County Medical Association, said the best way to cut down on accidents is to make doctors feel more free to admit mistakes while reforming the system used by patients to sue for malpractice.
Currently, adverse incidents in state hospitals are reported in the aggregate and not attributed to individual hospitals, as part of a 2002 state law.
Blumenthal said the newspaper articles should be used to encourage hospitals to follow best medical practices.
"I think it makes a very powerful and compelling argument for hospital-specific information, and public disclosure of that information, so that patients and their families know the risks and records of performance at specific facilities," he said in an interview, adding that he believed the original legislation was supposed to provide the public with individual data from state hospitals.
"I advocated this statute with the expectation that the information would be made available hospital-by-hospital, and last session successfully supported legislation that refuses reimbursement for botched procedures as a means of incentivizing better practices," Blumenthal said.
The working groups and committees that were developed to implement the 2002 law were made up chiefly of hospital executives and health care industry officials. They designed a system that guaranteed consumers would not know which hospitals were responsible for fatal medical errors or other serious accidents.
Since 2004, when the state adopted national guidelines for which events need to be reported, Connecticut hospitals have had 1,056 adverse events -- an average of about 240 a year. During that time, there have been 107 deaths documented as resulting from adverse events.
But consumers in Connecticut know very little about those incidents.
"I wholeheartedly support taking a look at the reporting system, making sure it's transparent, user-friendly and helps hospitals self-regulate themselves, while supplying consumers with the information they need to make informed decisions," said Harris, co-chairman of the Legislature's Public Health Committee, in an interview.
"Most hospitals want to do the right thing," he said. "The more incentives we have to make sure they self-regulate, the better we are, but on the same token, we don't want a reporting system that raises costs or becomes a disincentive to self-reporting."
Harris said there should be ways for doctors to bring problems to light without jeopardizing their careers. He noted that legislation, which he brought forward this year but failed, could have better managed care and lower costs.
Asked to comment on the series, Rell's office referred the issue to the Department of Public Health. William Gerrish, spokesman for the agency said that the adverse-event reporting has led to improved outcomes over the last six years.
"The program facilitates consistent and quality reporting of adverse event data, which is thoroughly evaluated by nurse consultants at the Department of Public Health," he said. "With the valuable data that is collected through this program, we are able to identify weaknesses in the health care system and address those areas through education, regulation, and implementation of best practices."
Gerrish said that reported injuries from falling patients, pressure ulcers from prolonged stays in bed and hospital-acquired infections have resulted in new protocols to reduce those occurrences.
"The Department of Public Health does not make policy concerning adverse event reporting; rather our role is to implement it," Gerrish said. "If it was the will of the Legislature to provide disclosure of all adverse event data, the department would have structured the program to reflect this policy."
Gerrish said that in recent years, the DPH has taken "major actions" against Hartford Hospital, John Dempsey Hospital, and the Connecticut Children's Medical Center, among others.
Thompson, `of the Fairfield County Medical Association, was noncommittal on the issue of further transparency on the issue of hospital-by-hospital reporting of adverse-events.
All told, 20 states and the District of Columbia now require medical error reporting. Only five states issue facility-specific adverse event reports.
"I'm not convinced that by shining the spotlight on every hospital and health care practitioner that it will necessarily improve the system," Thompson said. "That might discourage doctors from coming forward. If insurers are rating doctors, that could discourage them from taking complicated cases. There's a negative consequence to shining the spotlight.
"We need to have a legal system where physicians can feel safe and comfortable in reporting medical errors, whether by simple mistake or if they did what they were supposed to do and something still went wrong," Thompson said. "We need to have a system where doctors can report those and feel comfortable doing that. We don't have that and that's the problem."
Sen. Gayle S. Slossberg, D-Milford, vice chairwoman of the Public Health Committee, said the newspaper package didn't link better reporting of adverse incidents to improved care.
"I think the question that arises is would a different kind of reporting improve the quality of health care?" she said. "If we could show that level of data would improve the quality of health care."
Slossberg said Connecticut's reporting system might not be as open as Massachusetts, but it had become a useful tool in the campaign for better medical care.
"The question is whether it improves patient care," she said. "Are they reducing the number of errors because of the reporting? In order for us to move forward with anything we'd have to see what we didn't see in the article. In those states where they have disaggregated data have they reduced the number of errors? Because that's what ultimately improves patient care."


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Died and Gone to Heaven Chocolate Layer Cake from Eat Shrink and Be Merry
Crazy as it sounds this comes from one of my favourite low fat healthy eating cookbooks! At the very back of the book, Eat, Shrink & Be Merry! on last page is this insane chocolate cake recipe. Let me know what you think :-).
Ingredients for Died and Gone to Heaven Chocolate Layer Cake from Eat Shrink be Merry:
3 cups (750 mL) granulated sugar
21/2 cups (625 mL) all-purpose flour
1 cup (250 mL)?unsweetened cocoa powder
2 tsp (10 mL) baking soda
1 tsp (5 mL) baking powder
1 tsp (5 mL) salt
3 large eggs
11/2 cups (375 mL)?buttermilk
1 cup (250 mL)?strong brewed coffee, cooled
3/4 cup (180 mL)?vegetable oil
1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla
4 oz (115 g) unsweetened chocolate squares, melted and cooled slightly
Frosting for Died and Gone to Heaven Chocolate Layer Cake
11/4 cups (300 mL)?granulated sugar
1/3 cup (80 mL) unsweetened cocoa powder
1 cup (250 mL) 35 per cent whipping cream
6 oz (165 g) semisweet chocolate squares
2 tsp (10 mL)?vanilla
8 oz (225 g) light cream cheese, softened
1 cup (250 mL) butter, softened
Preheat oven to 350 F (180 C). Lightly grease bottom and sides of three 9-inch (23-cm) round cake pans. Cut circles of wax paper or parchment paper to fit bottom of pans and place in pans. Lightly grease paper. Set pans aside.
Combine sugar, flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder and salt in a large bowl. Set aside.
In another large bowl, beat eggs on high speed of electric mixer for about 3 minutes, until they have thickened slightly and are lemon coloured. Add buttermilk, coffee, oil, vanilla and melted chocolate. Mix on low speed until well blended.
Gradually add dry ingredients to wet ingredients and mix on medium speed until batter is smooth. Divide batter evenly among pans. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until a toothpick inserted in centre of cakes comes out clean. Cool in pans on a wire rack for 10 minutes. Remove cakes from pans, peel off paper and cool completely before frosting.
To make frosting:
Whisk sugar, cocoa, and whipping cream in a medium saucepan. Cook slowly over medium heat, whisking constantly, until mixture comes to a gentle boil. Cook 1 minute. Remove from heat and stir in chocolate until melted. Stir in vanilla. Let cool to room temperature.
In a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter on high speed of electric mixer until smooth. Add cooled chocolate mixture and beat on medium speed until well blended. Refrigerate frosting until desired spreading consistency is reached, about 1 hour. It's important not to let it get too firm, or you won't be able to spread it.
To frost cake:
Place one cake layer on a pretty plate. Spread 1 cup (250 mL)? frosting over top. Repeat with second layer. Place final layer on top. Ice top and sides of cake with remaining frosting. Decorate cake with chocolate curls and/or chocolate-covered strawberries, if desired. Cover and refrigerate. Let cake stand at room temperature for 30 minutes before serving.
From the cookbook : Eat, Shrink & Be Merry! Great-Tasting Food That Won't Go from Your Lips to Your Hips!


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Mun Family History
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Mun Name Meaning
Scottish and English: unexplained; possibly a respelling of Munn, from Old Norse Munni, Munnr, a byname meaning 'mouth'. Korean: there are two Chinese characters for the surname Mun. Although some records indicate that there are as many as 131 Mun clans, only three can be traced. The founding ancestor of the oldest of these, the Namp'yong Mun clan, was named Mun Ta-song and was born in 472. According to legend, he was found by Shilla King Chabi Maripkan in a stone box at the end of a rainbow by a lotus pond. The Chinese character Mun was inscribed in the box, so the king gave that as a surname to the child. The founders of the other two Mun clans were originally named Cha and Kim, but after studying in China they changed their names to Mun (the Chinese character Mun means 'writing' or 'literature').
Source: Dictionary of American Family Names ©2013, Oxford University Press
Similar surnames: Yun, Min, Man, Lu, Sun, Du, Mu, Mon, Pun, Oen


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Pear O'Legs Records Presents: Adam Beattie + Tom Blackburn
Tuesday 6 February 2018, 8pm
£5 advance, £6 on the door
The Harrison, Kings Cross
This event took place on 6 February 2018
We're back for 2018 at The Harrison for more POLR Presents
Adam Beattie and band
Scottish Singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Adam Beattie is now living in London.
He has been active since 2003 and has release 4 albums of original music.
Having roots in Scottish folk music, as well as a lifelong interest in old time jazz, blues and other folk styles, his music spans many genres, but is all held together by Adam's distinctive voice and narrative lyrics.
He tours regularly and plays solo and full-band shows frequently in London.
He has played opening shows for many of his musical heroes; Bert Jansch, Jolie Holland and Sean Hayes.
Collaborated on guitar and bass with Brooke Sharkey, Scott Hirsch and Micheal Chapman.
Adam has recently formed a new group called PicaPica featuring singers Josienne Clarke and Samantha Whates and producer Sonny Johns, which is signed to Rough Trade Records.
He is also part of Band of Burns, an 11-piece band of singers and instrumentalists.
Adam contributes interpretations of Robert Burns songs as well as original compositions, they are booked to play Celtic Connections in Glasgow on burns night at The Old Fruitmarket.
"Incredibly Beautiful" - Mary Anne Hobbs, BBC RADIO 6 MUSIC
Tom Blackburn
Hailing from Wales originally, Tom Blackburn is a folk guitarist and singer who mainly plays in the traditional style.
Influenced by such figures as Martin Simpson and John Doyle, he is an experienced performer on the London folk club scene and is known for his intricate acoustic guitar arrangements of traditional folk songs.
Tom weaves his own original compositions and tunes around older ballads and airs from the English and Irish folk tradition.


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I just came from lunch with a friend and she said something during our discussion that stuck with me, "My kids are the real MVP's."
It's funny that she said that because just this morning I was debating on writing a similar sentiment, just not so eloquently put like that…
Isn't amazing how inspiration can strike us?
I didn't know how to phrase it. I didn't know the words to write, but I knew I wanted to introduce how rad my kids are and how amazing/difficult/frustrating/phenomenal/brilliant/beautiful/messy/fun this life they lead is, but… I didn't have the right words…
They truly are the MVP's. We move every couple of years, sometimes we move continents, sometimes we move states. Every few years they leave behind memories, friends, schools, family, and everything their little hearts know to start a new adventure and the most amazing part is they do it. They do it with eyes wide and hearts open to whatever they face. They are brave
They are little and brave heroes. I'm not sure that they know that, but they make me proud. They welcome the challenges, the language barriers, the new friends, the new schools, the new homes, the newness. Each and every time without fail, and they never cease to amaze me.
They are kind, they are loving to the children in their host country. They are amazing little diplomats. They represent where they come from with a grace and graciousness that astounds me… I watch them on the playground and I think of the lyrics from Louie Armstrong's "What a Wonderful World"
"I hear babies cry, I watch them grow, they'll learn much more than I'll ever know"
Truly… What a wonderful world.
My little citizens of the world, learning more than I'll ever know.
What a wonderful world.
Until Next Taste,


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Even though I don't really know them well, or get the opportunity to ride with them often...I consider myself part of the Scooter Crew. It's an odd little collection of people that seem a little more geared (pun not intended) towards classic Vespa's and lower cc bikes. Kimmie is one of the bigger bikes in the group but I've always felt welcome and comfortable in the group.
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Sadly do to family commitments I was not able to attend Friday night or spend time there Sunday. I was able to spend time going on two wonderful rides around the city of Chain Lakes. It was a perfect day to do that ride, with clear skies and warm but not humid temperatures, and again Winter Haven impresses me with rolling curves, wonderful water views and gently sloping hills. It is a lovely city that is trying to revitalize itself and is filling up with small restaurants and specialty shops.
Again I wish I trusted myself enough to take pics while moving down the road or had a Go-Pro video set up. A few of us even talked about the Go-Pro's and their advantages and disadvantages.
That's the thing that I enjoy, getting into quiet conversations about life, food, bikes, beer, and what ever else we care to talk about. I even got to slide my business card to two different people although that was not why I was there.
I went to spend time with people I enjoy being around. I went to ride. I went to have fun.
Andrew owns an open air Tuk-Tuk, a small auto rickshaw that are often found in Asian countries. He pulled that out for a slow ride through the city as we went as a group for lunch. It was interesting to ride behind him and see the look on people's faces as this small thing went by.
I have to admit that I wanted to ride in the back of it and wave. I have to admit that I was surprised by it's speed. It took a bit of time to pick up speed but once it started moving it maintained a good pace. It was not "fast" by any stretch of the imagination but it held it's own.
|Sitting at the outdoor bar.
|Vespa shoes...that's hardcore.
|Just a few of the bikes
|Mid 80's I believe.
I'm going to try a suggestion and let you know how that goes in a few days.


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LCL offers years of experience and know-how in the field of data centers and co-location. The company has three independent data centers: in Diegem, Antwerp and Aalst.
Thanks to its dynamic team and reputable service provision, LCL has grown over the years into a company with customers in many different sectors. Multinationals, small and medium-sized companies, governments, internet companies and telecom operators call on the services of LCL. The company is ISO 27001 and Tier 3 certified. LCL also resolutely opts for sustainability, and is 14001 certified.


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The Office of the Provost and the Graduate School has named the 2008 recipients of Distinguished McKnight University Professorships. Two MSI Principal Investigators are on this list:
- Professor Judith Berman (Department of Genetics, Cell Biology, and Development)
- Professor Jeffrey J. Derby (Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science and MSI Fellow)
These professorships recognize outstanding mid-career faculty members. The recipients receive a monetary grant and the title Distinguished McKnight University Professor, which they will hold as long as they are at the University of Minnesota.


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Joan Rivers
Joan Rivers is a force of nature and one of the hardest-working celebrities in the world. An entertainment legend of unparalleled accomplishment and talent, she's an internationally renowned comedienne, Tony-nominated actress, best-selling author, Emmy Award-winning television talk show host, playwright, screenwriter, motion picture director, columnist, lecturer, syndicated radio host, jewelry designer and cosmetic company entrepreneur, red carpet fashion laureate, businesswoman -- and most importantly, a proud mother and grandmother. Joan has enjoyed an illustrious career spanning more than four decades in the entertainment industry and beyond, and as her recent accomplishments reveal, she's as robust and hard-working as ever. In 2009, she starred in NBC's hit reality series "The Celebrity Apprentice" with her daughter Melissa, emerging as the Season Two winner. She also celebrated the publication of two critically acclaimed, best-selling books: "Men Are Stupid and They Like Big Boobs: A Woman's Guide to Beauty Through Plastic Surgery" and "Murder at the Academy Awards: A Red Carpet Murder Mystery," both published by Simon & Schuster. She received a Daytime Emmy nomination for her portrayal of Bubbe in PBS' award-winning animated children's series "Arthur," gave life to the character, Dot Matrix in the animated series, "Spaceballs," played an eccentric aunt in two seasons of IFC's popular mockumentary series "Z Rock," and wowed audiences at The Underbelly in London with her comedy show "Unplugged and Uncensored." In August 2009, the iconic funny woman will be roasted, toasted, and honored in "The Comedy Central Roast of Joan Rivers." This will mark the highly-anticipated debut of her new TV Land reality series, "How'd You Get So Rich?", a candid look at the extravagant lifestyles of fabulously rich entrepreneurs and innovators. Joan Rivers is a true pioneer: she created her own brand of irreverent, unconventional comedy and forged her remarkable rise to stardom in the entertainment world. Enduring humiliation and deprivation for nearly a decade playing tawdry clubs, Borscht Belt hotels, and Greenwich Village cabarets ("I was insanely persistent," she says.), her career skyrocketed in 1968 when she appeared on "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson." Within three years she was hosting "That Show With Joan Rivers," one of the first syndicated daytime shows. She soon made television history as the first sole guest host of The Tonight Show. Her own "The Late Show Starring Joan Rivers" helped launch the Fox Network in 1986. In 1989, she returned to daytime television with "The Joan Rivers Show," winning an Emmy Award for Outstanding Talk Show Host and her own star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Joan's unique gifts of humor, compassion, and tenacity have enabled her to triumph over personal tragedy and attain extraordinary professional success. In 1990, she launched the Joan Rivers Classics Collection of fashion jewelry on QVC. The collection became an instant bestseller, and Joan was honored with an ACE Award from the Accessories Council in 1997. The collection continues to be enormously successful, earning a record-breaking 750 million dollars plus in sales to date.
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Some TV programs have sexual content that may have an effect on teenagers' behavior. A study by the RAND Corp. (a nonpartisan, nonprofit research organization) shows that teenage pregnancies were more likely in teens that were exposed to a high level of sexual content on TV, including sitcoms, reality shows and dramas. Teens were interviewed over a three-year period, and their attitude toward sex, and their knowledge and habits, including the TV shows they watched, were evaluated. The media is not the only factor, but the fact that teens spend a lot of time watching television may have an impact on teens' health, and may encourage risk-related behavior. Some popular sitcoms that teens watch may contain sexual dialogue and sexual behavior that influence teens in their social and personal behavior. Over a three-year period, a high level of exposure was found to be linked to an increase in teen pregnancies.
There is no conclusive evidence to support the idea that limiting exposure to sexual content on TV would actually decrease teen pregnancies, and only specific shows were included in the study so that it may not be representative of all teens' viewing habits. The reasons for teenage pregnancy rates are varied and complex, and are influenced by many factors. TV may have an impact, but it cannot be held solely responsible. Shows with sexual content may portray issues in an unreliable and unbalanced way that is not realistic. Teens need to have reliable information and sex education and these are important issues that have to be addressed by parents as their teens go through adolescence. Open discussions with teens about sex and sexual behavior will have more of an effect than limiting exposure to sexual content, which is everywhere and not just on TV.


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- Located on 2 private acres
- 1250 square feet
- TWO full bathrooms!
- Traditional log home construction
- Fully appointed, upscale kitchen
- Furnished in a very tasteful, luxury style with leather furniture and custom accessories.
- Large flat screen, Roku-enabled TV with DVD player & DVD/CD library. Access to our own Netflix account.
- Full size washer & dryer in basement
- Phone (free continental-US long distance).
- Two closed door bedrooms with full size beds
- Three twin beds on loft
- Comfortable accommodations for 4 adults and 3 children
- Central air conditioning and heat.
Here are answers to some frequently asked questions.
1) Do we need to bring linens?
Answer: No. We supply linens. The beds are ready for your stay. Fresh towels are there as well. You may wash and dry them as needed.
2) Do we need to bring cooking utensils and so forth?
Answer: No. We supply all that stuff.
3) Do we need to bring firewood?
Answer: No. We will supply enough logs to get you through your stay. We want you to relax!
4) How do I get the key?
Answer: As your stay approaches, we will send you a key code which will unlock the lockbox adjacent to the front door. Please note: you will need to reenter this code to close the lockbox.


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Monster Jam Peoria Tickets
Monster Jam is a sports competition unlike any other. The show is back with a bang, featuring an amazing lineup of famous monster trucks along with more exciting races, freestyles, wheelies and donuts than ever before. The sight of the gigantic, custom made trucks flying in the air and powering through the dirt tracks will blow your mind away. A phenomenon similar to car crushing is thrilling to watch. Lift up your spirits by booking your Monster Jam Peoria tickets now and join the cheering crowd at the Peoria Civic Center Arena.
Monster Jam is one of the most awaited events of the year. The anticipation level of the crowd keeps rising as the first engine revs up. The monster trucks are around twelve feet tall and twelve feet wide, are armed with 66 inch tires and have a weight of around 10,000 pounds. From the size of the trucks, it is difficult to imagine them soaring thirty five feet in the air, but these trucks do that.
The competition has two different forms; racing and freestyle. The goal in racing is to cross the finish line in the least amount of time. The driver who finishes the race first, keeps on progressing until they win the trophy. Freestyle allows the drivers 90 seconds to show off their skills to the crowd by driving their trucks over the cars and crushing them.
The donut and wheelie competitions add to the thrill of the show, as the drivers pull of some breath taking stunts for the audience. Fans also get the chance to meet their favorite performers and take pictures with them. The tickets of the event tend to sell out quickly, so get your Monster Jam Peoria tickets today and be a part of this exciting sports competition.
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A:Monster Jam Peoria Il Tickets are already available and being sold at our website. Simply visit the event's page on our website and browse the list of available tickets. In case tickets are no longer available, you could leave us your email information or contact details and we would be happy to get back to you to let you know if new tickets do become available.


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Thank God that I was able to spend a wonderful day with my mother. My mother loves plants and flowers. She suggested that we go to the Sentosa Flower exhibition at Sentosa Island, Singapore. The Flower exhibition is from 7 to 17 Feb, and it is part of the Chinese New Year celebration of our nation.
Here are some lovely flowers :
The Singapore orchid :-)
Here are some lovely flowers :
The Singapore orchid :-)
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Brain injuries and concussions are complex with various symptoms that can have a significant impact on your life. Some symptoms may appear right away, while others may not be noticed for days, weeks or months after the brain injury.
At University of Missouri Health Care, our caring, experienced brain injury and concussion specialists are here to help you if you or a loved one experiences a head injury.
Any shock or blow to the head that causes bruising, bleeding, swelling or shearing may result in a traumatic brain injury or concussion. The injury can range from mild to severe and be caused by:
- An accident
- An assault
- A fall
- Sports contact
In some cases, the cause of brain injury or concussion may not be clear.
Symptoms of brain injury and concussion
When someone experiences a blow to the head, lingering brain injury or concussion symptoms may include:
- Abnormal behavior
- Confusion
- Dizziness
- Fogginess
- Headaches
- Memory problems
- Mood changes
- Nausea
- Unsteadiness
- Unusual sleeping patterns
If you experience any of these symptoms following a head injury, see your doctor immediately.
Our brain injury and concussion team
At MU Health Care, we offer an interdisciplinary clinic for evaluating and treating brain injuries and concussions. Our goal is help you return to the highest level of function and independence possible.
Our health care professionals are experts in three key areas of brain injury and concussion care:
- Mizzou Therapy Services. This includes occupational, physical, speech and other therapies.
- Neuropsychology. Our neuropsychologists help you understand and manage how your brain injury may affect your behavior.
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation. This includes inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation for brain injuries and concussions.
Our multidisciplinary team includes clinicians and researchers from:
- Behavioral health
- Neurology
- Neurosurgery
- Physical medicine and rehabilitation
- Sports medicine
- Trauma
Recovering from brain injury
Rehabilitation after brain injury is largely unpredictable as every injury is different. Recovery from a traumatic brain injury is a long, difficult process for the patient, family members and friends.
With the appropriate care, treatment and rehabilitation therapy, people with brain injuries can learn to manage limitations and cope with quality of life changes.


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- "Young man, I'm going to be on you like a numerator on a denominator."
- ―Seymour Skinner
- "I know very little about children."
- ―Seymour Skinner
- "(gasp) Superintendent Chalmers!"
- ―Seymour Skinner's catchphrase after being scolded by Chalmers
Walter Seymour Skinner (non-canonically born as Armin Tamzarian)[5], better known as Seymour Skinner and Principal Skinner is a recurring character in The Simpsons. He is the principal of Springfield Elementary School, and a stereotypical educational bureaucrat. He struggles to control the crumbling school and is constantly engaged in a battle against its inadequate resources, apathetic and bitter teachers, and often rowdy and unenthusiastic students, Bart Simpson being a standout example. A strict disciplinarian, Skinner has an uptight, militaristic attitude that stems from his years in the United States Army as a Green Beret, which included service in the Vietnam War, where he achieved the rank of a sergeant, according to his rank insignia. As a result of his service in the Vietnam War, he is often plagued by horrible memories of his involvement via post-traumatic stress disorder, sometimes even happening at the most inopportune of times. It is also implied that he received a severe injury during the Vietnam War on his posterior to require a metal plate to be installed in it.
In late 2017-early 2018, an old segment of the show featuring Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers having lunch went viral, spawning what has become known as the "Steamed Hams" meme.
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Out of genuine concern for the quality of education of his students, most of Skinner's actions revolve around ensuring the school has adequate funding. His constant desperate, and usually ineffective attempts at maintaining discipline are an effort to receive good reviews from the frequent inspections of his capricious, temperamental, and whimsical superior, Superintendent Chalmers - who makes no effort to hide his disapproval of Skinner. These inspections usually turn awry due to Bart Simpson's elaborate pranks—which playoff Skinner's desperation for order. Over the years of pranks and inspections, though, Skinner has developed a love-hate relationship with each of them; when Skinner was fired and replaced by Ned Flanders, Bart found pranks less meaningful, due to Flanders' lax approach to discipline.[6]
In an accident involving both Skinner and Chalmers, Chalmers showed grief over Skinner before he realized he was still alive. Although he likes to maintain the image of a strict disciplinarian, he is often weak-willed and nervous and has a very unhealthy dependence on his mother who constantly makes demands from him. She addresses him by the nickname "Spanky." Also, it was heavily implied that Seymour Skinner suffers from post-traumatic stress disorder from his days in Vietnam, where he spent eighteen months as a prisoner of war.[7] Seeing his entire platoon devoured by an elephant was one of the many things that led to the development of his post-traumatic stress disorder. Once, his PTSD kicked in in the middle of trying to alert students of a prank that Bart pulled involving heart message candies with crude statements on the PA where he remembered his war buddy Johnny being killed while he was writing a Valentine's Day card for his girlfriend back at home, causing Bart to think he "broke [Skinner's] brain".[8] However, one PTSD related episode didn't deal with the war itself, but rather his experiences after the war, where he was apparently spat upon by people who were presumably anti-Vietnam when he was earlier promised with a parade.[9]
Skinner's unhealthy relationship with his mother began early: it is revealed that Agnes' pregnancy resulted in her failing to win a medal at the Helsinki Olympics in 1952.[10] He originally was quite laid back as a principal, even going as far as to do a jump-flip to catch a Frisbee while telling a student to keep up with his studies, but it all changed when one of his students (Andy Hamilton) managed to fill the pool with worms and locked Skinner in the pool for the whole weekend (plus a Monday and he didn't come out of there until Tuesday morning), causing him to become serious and almost merciless in his approach on rules, even going as far as to shut down the pool and demoting Willie, the swim teacher, to groundskeeper. When Bart attempted to stop Krusty from diving into a worm-filled pool out of fear of Krusty becoming like Skinner, he accidentally blurted what happened to Skinner on the air, causing Skinner to angrily mutter sarcastically that his mother told him that Krusty the Clown was supposed to be a good influence, indicating that he was attempting to repress the traumatic memory. Bart also claimed that Skinner likes dog food when preparing something for Principal Skinner, although it is unclear whether he was being serious about this. Besides his job as Principal for Springfield Elementary School, he also worked as a member of MENSA and was also the acting referee and a major organizer of the annual Civil War reenactment of the Battle of Springfield.
At one point, when the Vice President's Assessment Test was coming up, Skinner and Superintendent Chalmers came up with a plan to lure all of the underachievers away from the test day by faking a perfect score on the pretest and then tricking them into going for a Chopper ride to a Pizza Party in Capital City (going as far as to disguise the School Bus as a chopper). However, when the plan reached fruition, Skinner ended up betrayed by Superintendent Chalmers with the latter tricking Skinner into boarding the bus to "get his sunglasses." He then has to get the kids back to the school, and also saved Ralph Wiggum when he somehow managed to board a garbage barge, to which Skinner impresses Bart and the other underachievers by saving Wiggum using the Conservation of Angular Momentum. Luckily for them, the Garbage Barge was also heading to Springfield Elementary School, so Skinner reads the newly motivated underachievers The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn the rest of the way, and after returning, cancels the Vice President's Test, and also re-institutes dancing in school.
Seymour Skinner has shown to be a stern and strict principal of Springfield Elementary; at times though he has been clueless and incompetent and overpowered by truant students, apathetic and underpaid teachers and what has been officially classified as "the worst school in the state".
Although presenting himself with the self-assured image of an authoritative disciplinarian, Skinner has shown to be a nervous, fidgety man despite his age and position of power he is always milquetoast around his dominating mother and bad-tempered superintendent. It is heavily implied that Skinner's tightfisted, militaristic view of how Springfield Elementary should be run is because of his time in the military as a drill sergeant where his platoon were unruly and uncontrollable buffoons and his tendency to come down hard on truants.
Owing to his militaristic manner of running the Elementary school, he also tended to do meticulous inspections early in the school day, such as placing his finger and stroking the top of a locker to inspect for dust, personally inspecting and comparing the school clock with his pocket-watch to ensure it is accurate down to the very second, measuring the distance between a wall and a waste disposal can, and using a tuning fork to test the ring vibration of a school alarm system, which also gave Superintendent Chalmers, who attempted to go to the Teacher's Lounge at the time without being seen by Skinner to make a secret announcement planning Skinner's 20th Anniversary as School Principal, a very hard time sneaking past him undetected to such an extent that he bluntly said that not only did Skinner have "a rod up [his] butt", but that said rod had its own rod up its butt after barely arriving at the Teacher's Lounge undetected.[11]
Skinner's brand of class discipline is considerably harsh from handing out six hundred days detention for the theft of school textbooks to hanging Nelson by the scruff on a coat hook and shaving the hair off of Milhouse when a swear word was shaved into it. Once, he even had Bart disqualified from getting a free tour of the submarine just because he accidentally dragged water into the school, despite his uncharacteristic excellent behavior beforehand.
Skinner's behavior is often rather spineless and somewhat naive. He holds an unusually close relationship with his mother, who he lives with and who is generally able to control him despite his age. He is highly uncomfortable with swearing, criminal activity, and sexual topics; he was a virgin until his 40's, and he considers certain past actions like stealing a cupcake and briefly smelling marijuana smoke to be shameful and highly troubling. Due to how much he values education and intelligence, he often fails to recognize that others do not share his enthusiasm. He also fails to understand the extent to which his school can be unhelpful to his students, and often expresses total naivety to fairly obvious things (for example, the fact that Mayor Quimby is corrupt, or that Bart stole his car keys to prevent his skipping town).
In moments of extreme incense, Skinner displays uncharacteristic backbone, even towards Agnes and Chalmers. For example, against his mother's wishes, he proposed to Edna Krabappel a woman that Agnes speaks hated due to choosing to not allow her to control him any longer. When he was finally tired of Chalmers yelling at him, Skinner stood up to his boss by claiming that he should try teaching Bart Simpson instead. After this outburst of confidence, he proceeds to call the furbishing company for Springfield Elementary to demand that he didn't want a carpet for the halls but his bravado was quenched when he was asked to hold on the phone. And when a group of lawyers tries to punish him for using a Disney trademark in a school event, he attacks them using methods which he learned in the army.
In addition, under extreme circumstances, Skinner when left extremely incensed can even drive him to borderline murderous actions. An especially notable instance of this was during the Sun Blocker incident, where he proceeded to duck out of the town hall meeting and intended to ambush Mr. Burns when he left. However, he was unable to actually do so because he took his mother's makeup by mistake (he was actually going for camouflage paint), with Superintendent Chalmers stumbling upon this just as Mr. Burns got shot. He also implied that he did dark stuff to Principal Kahoutek and his kid when they beat him to the punch regarding reporting a discovery of a celestial body. However, he wasn't always like this. In fact when Skinner opened Springfield Elementary he was shown to be much more carefree and there was a pool on the school grounds but following a prank where the water was replaced with worms and he was trapped for two weeks turned him into the stern teacher which everyone knew.
Whilst usually considered to be a "square" by his students and peers and it has been proven that he is, Skinner has shown to be a more complex and tortured soul due to his own tragic history. A Green Beret in the Vietnam War, Skinner was said to have been disgraced or betrayed by his country when he returned home and it was heavily implied that he suffered from some degree of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder because of his time in 'Nam. Amongst famous spectacles of his PTSD would be when he saw his war buddy, Johnny, gunned down when he was sending a Valentine's letter and screamed into the school intercom over this memory, making Bart believe that he "broke his mind" and the months he spent in a POW camp where his friend was eaten by an elephant. In these flashes, Skinner becomes dark and melancholy, if not comically but he is quickly able to shake this off.
Even so, Skinner's square tendencies were also evident in 'Nam which implies he has always been, for want of a better term, "unhip" but became more rattled over his time there as a soldier. His guilt over accidentally inhaling marijuana smoke, the fact that stealing a cupcake from his commanding officer was his worst action and how he reminisced of candy bars in captivity then commanding his soldiers to do the same when they began thinking of women instead show these square tendencies in Skinner's personality.
More than anything, however, Skinner is prioritized by making sure that Springfield Elementary is well-funded, prioritizing it above the welfare of the schoolchildren within it. This behavior is displayed by the way he always asks for permission slips from the students parents before a field trip, simply to have them as merits so the school can't be sued if anything dangerous or fatal happens to them outside of the school, even when Uter was trampled and left behind on a Civil War, Skinner was only concerned that they had the permission slips from Uter's parents.
Skinner is incredulously cheap with the quality of Springfield Elementary, amongst them the teachers who are underpaid and the books that are only banned from other schools. The old school bus is heavily dilapidated and worn-down, once exploding simply because a leaf touched it and Skinner once elaborated that the heavy chemical fumes were cause for the low test scores on some other students. Generally though, Skinner is unconcerned with the future of the children and the poor standards of the school, largely because he doubts the students have any future and he rides all of Springfield's promise on Lisa Simpson.
When he did receive a large grant from a board of directors, instead of using it to better fix the school, spends it on a billboard and later on a liquor store. Despite this, he does ultimately love the concept of school, as in his debut appearance, he told Bart that there's "learning afoot" when trying to get him to class (either not aware or not caring that Nelson just threatened Bart with a fight at the school yard); and in Bart's Comet, he reacted with anguish when he learned that President Clinton declared that school was for losers on the headline, being far more in dismay over this than either Bart beating Skinner to the punch of a celestial object or even his accidental release of a vandalized weather balloon (which acted as the reason he had Bart present in the first place) he had just retrieved from learning of the aforementioned event.
Despite Skinner's love for his job, he has had a few relationships in his own personal time. He became smitten with Patty Bouvier (although the feeling was hardly mutual) as Patty was forced into the relationship initially and seemed to abuse him a lot, although Skinner was happy to take it. He proposed but she was too dedicated to her sister to be in a marriage. Edna Krabappel was the longest of Skinner's relationships but she was frustrated of his doting on his mother and he did get cold feet on their wedding day which ended their union but he continued to have feelings for her nonetheless. Skinner had a passionate fling with the substitute music teacher, Calliope, but this reached a subsequent end after three months.
Skinner's Vehicles
Skinner drove several vehicles in several episodes. In newer episodes, he owned a Merkur, which has been mentioned in several newer episodes. In older episodes, he owned a Toyota Camry. He also owned a Volvo, which got destroyed by Bart and Milhouse.
Romantic Relationships
Aside from a short-lived relationship with Patty Bouvier,[12] Skinner's love life has focused on Edna Krabappel. The two dated for several years and became engaged, but later canceled the wedding.[13] Edna has shown she does want to live a life with Skinner, but first wants him to commit to her - namely by not letting his mother, with whom he still lives, control him anymore.[14] Skinner also developed a romantic relationship with the substitute music teacher, Calliope Juniper. However, after Bart had no interest in her daughter, Melody Juniper, she decided to leave and persuaded Skinner to come with her. Skinner left with Calliope and Melody, but came back a few months later with no known explanation.[15].
Skinner wears a blue-grey suit, black boots, a rose petal pink tie, and a lavender shirt. It is sometimes stated that he wears a toupee.
He has yellow skin, short, straight, grey hair styled in a generic fashion, and a large nose. Unlike most Simpsons characters, he has a gap between his eyes.
Non Canon
Skinner's back-story was re-visited in the episode The Principal and the Pauper, where it was revealed that Skinner is an impostor. Born Armin Tamzarian, it emerges that he was a troubled orphan until he was forced into the United States Army during the Vietnam War (although he also had other options such as jail, and apologizing to the woman he stole from and judge he accidentally struck while trying to escape; Skinner stated he would have chosen to apologize instead had he known there was a war going on at the time). There, he was befriended by Sgt. Seymour Skinner, who he came to idolize as the big brother he never had and made him believe there was more to life.
When Sgt. Seymour Skinner was reported missing and presumed dead, Tamzarian returned to Springfield to tell Skinner's mother, but she deliberately mistook him for Seymour, despite believing she knew he wasn't really her son, Tamzarian assumed his former sergeant's identity and followed Skinner's dream of becoming a school principal.[7] It is revealed that Skinner (AKA Armin Tamzarian) was born in New Orleans.
The real Seymour Skinner had been alive after all, and briefly returned to Springfield to take his rightful place as Springfield Elementary School School Principal, but had proved hopelessly unpopular and the Springfielders ran him out of town on the railroad. Judge Snyder granted Tamzarian Skinner's "name, and his past, present, future, and mother", and decreed that no one will mention his true identity again "under penalty of torture" (however, Lisa calls him by his true name teasingly when he comments on her decision of calling Snowball V "Snowball II", without consequences[16]), thus everything returned to normal.[7]
Treehouse of Horror
In the final segment of "Treehouse of Horror III", Skinner is of the many Springfield Citizens who turned into zombie.
In "Treehouse of Horror IV", in the second segment Skinner rides on the school with the children due to his mother hiding his car keys as punishment for talking to a woman the phone. During the bus ride, Skinner eventually becomes annoyed with Bart telling people there is a gremlin on the outside the bus and forces Bart to sit next to Üter Zörker. He then finally gets rid of Bart by sending him to a mad house.
In the final segment of Treehouse of Horror V, he and most of Springfield Elementary School staff eat children after he finds that Jimbo Jones tastes delicious after Doris Freedman spills stew all over him. Causing all of the teachers to become monstrous cannibals as a result. This all turned out to be Bart's nightmare all along.
In the second segment of Treehouse of Horror VII, Skinner gives Bart the prize for winning the school science fair.
In the first segment of Treehouse of Horror VIII, Skinner is one of the people who survived the nuclear explosion but is turned into a horrifying mutant as a result.
In Treehouse of Horror XII, Skinner, as Wizard Skinner, presents many magical performances done by the students of Springwarts Elementary School. Including Lisa Simpson.
In Treehouse of Horror XIII's parody of Dr. Moreau, he was turned a baby joey with his mother as a kangaroo.
In Treehouse of Horror XIV, Skinner's skeletal system is ripped out by the regenerated body of Professor Frink's father.
In Treehouse of Horror XX, Skinner was killed by Bart.
In the opening of "Treehouse of Horror XXIV", he is seen running from Frankenstein's monster, Dracula, the Wolfman, the Mummy, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, the Bride of Frankenstein, the Metaluna Mutant, and the Invisible Man. In the second segment, Skinner is unable to start his car, he gets out of the car when he cannot do it and cries on the ground.
In "Lisa's Wedding", he receives an invitation to Lisa's wedding.
In "Future-Drama", Skinner is the principal of Springfield High School.
In Holidays of Future Passed, Skinner becomes a landlord of The Lofts at Springfield Elementary, a housing block which the school has become, with Bart as one of the tenants. He also tells Bart that he is two weeks late on his rent along with a geography report from thirty years ago.
In "Days of Future Future", Skinner is seen with the skeleton of Agnes Skinner at a restaurant.
In "Flanders' Ladder", Skinner dies at age 119 from a heart attack after Bart launches fireworks into the air saying that "Skinner sucks".
Video Games
The Simpsons Road Rage
Skinner acts as a passenger in the game. If the driver is Bart, a conversation will occur where Bart stammers upon noticing that his passenger is Skinner due to thinking he is in trouble due to technically cutting school, although Skinner mentions that he has no intention of punishing Bart this time around and implies he himself is also "playing hookie" regarding school before requesting him to drive him to a specific destination.
The Simpsons: Hit and Run
In "The Simpsons: Hit and Run", Homer delivers Lisa her school project, because she has forgotten it. He drives quicker than Skinner to the school. The next day Skinner chases Bart on his car after he skips school. His mother can be seen sitting in the back seat. Later, he confiscates a laser gun from Bart and Bart has to destroy his car to get it back. He also asks Lisa for help with some errands, and makes little secret of how overjoyed he is that Bart disappeared.
The Simpsons Game
In the second level of the game, Skinner's revealed to have hired Jimbo, Dolph and Kearney to steal stuff from the museum--he claims that he did it because the school's science budget was cut back so much that he had to steal stuff from the museum just to be able to have visual aid. He's ultimately stopped by Homer and Bart and arrested by Chief Wiggum.
He also takes part of an angry mob led by Marge and Lisa in the fifth level, where he's found near the museum.
When walking around Springfield between levels, Skinner's always seen inside of Springfield Elementary.
The Simpsons Spin-Off Showcase
In the first skit, Skinner and Clancy Wiggum move to New Orleans to combat a newcomer gangster known as "Big Daddy".
Skinner, like Homer Simpson and a few other residents of Springfield, has displayed inhuman or unusual skills. He once tracked Bart throughout Springfield with no visible trail and even walked along the bottom of a river to cross it and then climbed a cliff. He also fought with Bart on a bus and went through a concrete bridge completely unharmed.
Skinner is normally quite passive and submissive outside of school. As a former green beret and war veteran, he occasionally demonstrates he is capable of action in spite of his cowardly demeanor. For instance, he once casually took down the Blue-Haired Lawyer and his two giant bodyguards.
Skinner is also highly intelligent. He is a member of the Springfield chapter of Mensa, meaning that his IQ is at least 130 and is at least in the top 2% of the nation. Other than his membership, however, he does not display extreme intelligence but rather seems like an ordinary man constantly irritated by Bart.
Skinner was also a talented, founding member of the Be Sharps Barbershop quartet.
Principal Skinner first appeared in "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire", which was also the first Simpsons episode to air.[17] Matt Groening based him on "all the principals of [his] youth, rolled into one bland lump."[18] Writer Jon Vitti named him after behavioral psychologist B.F. Skinner.[19] Skinner was originally supposed to wear a toupee, but it was dropped because the writers didn't like "that type of joke".[20] The Simpsons Guide to Springfield as well as one of the Blackboard gags did, however, briefly imply that Skinner did wear a toupee. In the newer episodes it is confirmed that he wears one.
In the first few seasons, Skinner resembles Norman Bates, the main character from Alfred Hitchcock's film Psycho.[21] In later episodes, Skinner's behavior was based on teachers that Bill Oakley and Josh Weinstein had in high school.[22]
Superintendent Chalmers was introduced in the episode "Whacking Day" as a boss for Skinner and Harry Shearer and Hank Azaria, the voice of Chalmers, fell right into the characters and quite often ad-lib between them.[23]
The Principal and the Pauper
In the episode "The Principal and the Pauper", it was revealed that Skinner is actually Armin Tamzarian. Armin was a troubled orphan until he joined the Army and was befriended by Sgt. Skinner, who he came to idolize. Believing himself responsible for the real Skinner being killed, he returned to Springfield to tell Skinner's mother, but she (deliberately) mistook him for Seymour, and he followed the true Skinner's dream of becoming a school principal. At the end of the episode, Judge Snyder granted Tamzarian Skinner's "name, and his past, present, future, and mother," and decreed that no one will mention his true identity again under penalty of torture (this, after the Springfielders ran the real Seymour, voiced by Martin Sheen - who had been alive after all - out of town by way of railroad).
The episode was negatively received by fans and critics over the sudden change of Skinner's backstory. During an interview, Harry Shearer, the voice of Seymour Skinner publicly criticized the episode. He noted that he told the writers after reading the script: "That's so wrong. You're taking something that an audience has built eight years or nine years of investment in and just tossed it in the trash can for no good reason, for a story we've done before with other characters. It's so arbitrary and gratuitous, and it's disrespectful to the audience." In the introduction to the Season 9 DVD Boxset, Matt Groening described the episode as his "least favorite" and in a Rolling Stone interview, he called it a "mistake".
The Simpsons writers have occasionally mocked the inconsistencies in subsequent episodes, it was referenced in "Behind the Laughter" as a 'far-out plot line' to distract from the family's behind-the-cameras turmoil. When Lisa acquires Snowball V and declares, "To save money on a new dish, I'll call you Snowball II." Skinner says, "Isn't that a cheat?" Lisa replies, "I guess it is, Principal Tamzarian." Skinner then replies, "I'll just be moving along." He then nods at Lisa and the new Snowball, and walks off. In the DVD commentary for "The Principal and the Pauper", the producers stated that they intended for the episode's ending to reset the continuity to before Skinner was revealed to be Tamzarian. As such, they said, fans could dismiss the discontinuities created by the notion that Skinner is actually an impostor and consider the episode on its own terms, divorced from the rest of the series. The episode was proven non-canon in "Boy Meets Curl", when a flashback shows the pre-natal Skinner in his mother's womb.
- Skinner's prisoner of war ID number was 24601, which is also Sideshow Bob's prisoner number, a reference to Jean Valjean's prisoner number in Les Misérables .[24]
- Skinner is right-handed.[25]
- Apparently, Skinner has a clown punching beanie in his office to quell stress and anger relating to disruptions, especially ones relating to Bart Simpson, as he was seen punching it to relieve himself of his anger when Bart ended up causing a flood due to misuse of the fire hose on Fire Safety day before talking with Bart's parents.
- Skinner's nickname is Spanky.[26]
- Skinner has been noted to have acid reflux.
- As mentioned in "I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot", when Lisa names her new cat Snowball II to save the trouble of getting a new bowl Skinner calls it a cheat, to which Lisa replies, "I guess you're right, Principal Tamzarian." This is a reference to the episode in which Skinner is revealed to be a fraud, but in the end it's all forgotten and it returns to the Status quo, just like what happens with the new Snowball II.
- Seymour and Agnes live next door to Martin Prince and his family.[27]
- He was once a fourth grade science teacher.
- He is highly allergic to peanuts.
- Bart calls him "Skinny" as he calls Edna Krabappel "Crabby".
- In "Pygmoelian", Principal Skinner is shown smoking a cigarette in Duff Land's Designated Drivers Rockin' Fun Zone.
- Like with Abe Simpson's trait as a WW2-veteran, Skinner's trait as a Vietnam War-veteran isn't mentioned in recent seasons, as this would make him over 60-years of age today.
- He is shown at times to be a social Darwinist: For example, in "Simpson Tide", he only allowed the best and brightest to be safe in a bunker, such as Lisa Simpson, Martin Prince, the championship kickball team and Sherri Mackleberry (he expelled Terri Mackleberry from the bunker because her twin Sherri was considered smarter than her). In "How The Test Was Won", he and Superintendent Chalmers set a trap for Bart and other students (the bullies and Ralph) to send them to Capital City for the day in order to purge the school of failing students. But then it turned out that Gary used Seymour so he can take over Springfield Elementary.
- He speaks Esperanto.
- Skinner holds a diploma from the Springfield Diploma Mill.
- He claims to be "lop-shouldered" from torture in a north Vietnamese prison camp.
- His favorite Star Wars character is Chewbacca.
- He has a similar voice to Kang, Reverend Lovejoy, Mr. Smithers and Dr. Hibbert.
- He doesn't like semicolons; they make him queasy. The reason why they make him feel that way is unknown.[28]
- He shares the same voice as his father.
- He used to have a plaque in the Springfield Hall of Fame, but it was removed and replaced by Homer Simpson's plaque.
- He is 49 years old[29]
External links
- ↑ Treehouse of Horror VIII
- ↑ Treehouse of Horror XII
- ↑ Crook and Ladder
- ↑ Homer's Barbershop Quartet
- ↑ "The Principal and the Pauper"
- ↑ Sweet Seymour Skinner's Baadasssss Song
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 The Principal and the Pauper
- ↑ I Love Lisa
- ↑ Bart's Friend Falls in Love
- ↑ Boy Meets Curl
- ↑ Episode – "The Principal and the Pauper"
- ↑ Principal Charming
- ↑ My Big Fat Geek Wedding
- ↑ Special Edna
- ↑ Flaming Moe
- ↑ I, (Annoyed Grunt)-Bot
- ↑ Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire BBC.co.uk. Retrieved on March 2, 2007
- ↑ Joe Rhodes. "Flash! 24 Simpsons Stars Reveal Themselves", TV Guide,. Retrieved on 2007-08-15.
- ↑ Reiss, Mike. (2002). The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Principal Charming" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Groening, Matt. (2002). The Simpsons season 2 DVD commentary for the episode "Principal Charming" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Simpsonsfolder.com: Continuity
- ↑ Weinstein, Josh. (2005). The Simpsons season 5 DVD commentary for the episode "Sweet Seymour Skinner's Badaaasssss Song" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Jean, Al. (2004). The Simpsons season 4 DVD commentary for the episode "Whacking Day" [DVD]. 20th Century Fox.
- ↑ Les Miserables
- ↑ Please Homer, Don't Hammer 'Em
- ↑ The Crepes of Wrath
- ↑ Grade School Confidential
- ↑ Werking Mom, when Agnes tells Lisa about Seymour's fear
- ↑ "Flanders' Ladder "


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