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Homemade toffee apples
By Emma Lewis
Cooking timePrep: 10 mins Cook: 10 mins
Skill levelFor the keen cook
ServingsMakes 8
Nothing beats the crunch of a toffee apple on a crisp autumnal evening, and these taste so much better than shop bought
Nutrition and extra info
- kcalories
- 278
- protein
- 0g
- carbs
- 73g
- fat
- 0g
- saturates
- 0g
- fibre
- 2g
- sugar
- 73g
- salt
- 0.06g
- 8 Granny Smith apples
- 400g golden caster sugar
- 1 tsp vinegar
- 4 tbsp golden syrup
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- Place the apples in a large bowl, then cover with boiling water (you may have to do this in 2 batches). This will remove the waxy coating and help the caramel to stick. Dry thoroughly and twist off any stalks. Push a wooden skewer or lolly stick into the stalk end of each apple.
- Lay out a sheet of baking parchment and place the apples on this, close to your stovetop. Tip the sugar into a pan along with 100ml water and set over a medium heat. Cook for 5 mins until the sugar dissolves, then stir in the vinegar and syrup. Set a sugar thermometer in the pan and boil to 140C or 'hard crack' stage. If you don't have a thermometer you can test the toffee by pouring a little into a bowl of cold water. It should harden instantly and, when removed, be brittle and easy to break. If you can still squish the toffee, continue to boil it.
- Working quickly and carefully, dip and twist each apple in the hot toffee until covered, let any excess drip away, then place on the baking parchment to harden. You may have to heat the toffee a little if the temperature drops and it starts to feel thick and viscous. Leave the toffee to cool before eating. Can be made up to 2 days in advance, stored in a dry place.
Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2009
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Comments, questions and tips
Success!! So impressed with result.
2 things worth pointing out, literally swish apples in boiling water as left too long they turn brown ( recipe doesn't stipulate how long) and boil steadily or will burn.
Did take alittle while 2 get 2 temp so if have thermometer worth using as did water test at 140c but still chewy so went closer 2 150c.
Look fantastic & very happy with taste. Toffee like glue when hardened so beware when u have 2 clean up after what might get splatted lol!
5* rating!
Hooray!!! What an excellent recipe! I made half the recipe and used braeburn apples instead of granny smith. There was a tiny bit left, so I poured it out onto a greased and lined baking tray. Using the cold water test was fine and worked perfectly, just make sure you have everything to hand next to the cooker! A hit with kids on halloween and bonfire night!
Update: The toffee from my toffee apples melted and became all sticky overnight ("fiona" the same problem on 29 October 2011). After a bit of internet research, I think I've worked out that it was probably because I heated the mixture too quickly (that will also be the reason that it burned) and may also have had something to do with the fact that it's winter so the heating is on (which definitely makes sense - I just didn't think of it last night!)
I used half soft dark sugar and half white caster sugar (because that's what I had in) and it worked very well, although the colour us VERY dark (quite appropriate for Hallowe'en :) ). With the dark sugar it tastes almost a little treacle-y.
I wish I'd realised how much it would bubble up, though! I've never worked with sugar before and I had to switch pans half way through the process because it was in serious danger of boiling over. It made a pretty unpleasant acrid burning smell, too; if anyone has advice to prevent that I'd appreciate it! However it worked well and the apples tasted great :)
I'm very grateful for the tips about putting the apples in boiling water first and the one about how to clean the pan.
My tips for others are:
1. Use a very large pan.
2. Get everything prepared before you start melting the sugar because once you start the sugar, it WILL eat ALL your attention.
I've made toffee apples before but gona try this recipe then make honeycomb with the leftover toffee. Ty for the water tip to remove the waxy will try that, I also add honey to my mixture tasted great, golden syrup was too chewy, also parchement does stick so just rest them on a glass chopping board worked for me, and if you want to wrap them try a florist they have clear wrapping which I use then tie with ribbon :)


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Validated against standard EN 15265. Overall result class B. Also validated against some EMPA empirical test-cell cases in IEA-SHC Task 34 Subtask C. Validation input data files available on request.
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- XML output file for uploading to the Norwegian energy labelling scheme website.
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PC with Microsoft Office Excel 2007 or newer. Mac version might be released in future
Programming Language
Visual Basic
All input fields are shown in one screen, which gives the user a good overview, and makes it quick to use. The popup comments help to make the user interface more self-explanatory, and more accessible for users with less expertise. Despite this outward simplicity, the solution code is as advanced, and has almost as many parameters, as other software with more complex user interfaces. It has accurate algorithms for heat transfer, solar & long-wave radiation with shading with diffuse ray tracing, ground heat loss, etc., and a validated dynamic thermal model using hourly weather data. Can import EPW weather data for any global location. Short calculation time (a few seconds). It calculates hourly indoor temperatures (with optional window airing) and daylight factors, and suggests improvements to the building design, such as window area or shading, to mitigate problems such as summer overheating. Adaptive thermal comfort and conventional PMV/PPD models are both accounted for.
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Reply+11#1 - nyawgga (07/27/2013) [-]
******* went wrong
#140 to #1 - ThatsSoFunnyHeHe (07/27/2013) [-]
I don't really understand.
Why do you mention that it's a survival game as if that means it should make enemies hard to kill.
In survival games enemies are supposed to be difficult, so you really have to think when it's smart to fight, and when it's smart to run/hide/sneak
Why do you mention that it's a survival game as if that means it should make enemies hard to kill.
In survival games enemies are supposed to be difficult, so you really have to think when it's smart to fight, and when it's smart to run/hide/sneak
#89 to #1 - anonhaterrr (07/27/2013) [-]
The fungus on their head acts as an armor that can be hard to penetrate.
Reply-2#30 to #1 - chaossniper (07/27/2013) [-]
play survival mode you cunt you will see that 1 headshot kills you but you need at least 2 headshots to kill most the human ennemies
#29 to #1 - cosmicoverdose (07/27/2013) [-]
And ******* survive shotguns to the chest
#10 to #1 - latinotornado (07/27/2013) [-]
No I think you're mistaken. The only time it takes more than two shots for a human is if they have a helmet on. If they have nothing protecting their head then one shot to the dome and it's over, *****
#9 to #1 - sparkyoneonetwo (07/27/2013) [-]
I really enjoyed the game but, for a "survival game" it didin't feel all that surivaly to me.
#12 to #9 - goondas (07/27/2013) [-]
I found it to be extremely survivaly. Ive never played another game where every single thing you found was so precious. Especially in the first half of the game I never found myself to ever have more than 6 or 7 bullets at any given time, and I was saving them really well too using sneak attacks and melee as much as possible. I was playing on hard though, ive heard that supplies are a bit more generous on the easier difficulties.
#13 to #12 - sparkyoneonetwo (07/27/2013) [-]
It feels more like Metal gear or splinter cell to me all being sneaky and stuff. I didn't really find much survivalness to it.
#14 to #13 - goondas (07/27/2013) [-]
Yes but with one miss step you can find yourself swarmed in seconds fighting frantically to escape or fend of the enemy with very limited resources. Splinter Cell and Metal Gear usually gave you enough fire power to easily have a shoot out with the enemy and survive. With the last of Us you can kill 2 or 3 guys and be out of ammo and have to get creative in how to deal with the enemy.
Reply-1#15 to #14 - sparkyoneonetwo (07/27/2013) [-]
Still don't' feel much like a survival type game to me. Not enough survival type stuff. Just felt like a steath based game to me
#17 to #16 - sparkyoneonetwo (07/27/2013) [-]
Like fallout in hard core mode though it's never hard in that game. Stuff like having to eat and drink and sleep and dealing with normal human like stuff in an environment like the last of us or fallout. Like actually having to survive. Another good example is project Zomboid. YOu gotta eat, sleep, drink, change clothing if you get wet, keep your self calm and not board all with dealing with zombies.
#18 to #17 - goondas (07/27/2013) [-]
Ah I'm starting to see your point. I like doing that in games like Skyrim or Fallout. Even if they arent needed. I essentially like to roleplay. Like i'll never use a fast travel option even when its available, I'd rather have to travel the whole way and plan my route and deal with any disadvantages that some with it. A good game for that is Dragons Dogma. Theres no fast travel option so you have to plan out your inventory and route before hand and try to get to the destination in good enough condition to be able to handle the task/boss and then make it back to town. I loved that game.
#19 to #18 - sparkyoneonetwo (07/27/2013) [-]
I've never played Dragons Dogma
#21 to #20 - sparkyoneonetwo (07/27/2013) [-]
thouse are the best kinda games. To many games are far to easy.
#159 to #2 - asthmaticscotsman (07/27/2013) [-]If it took more than one bullet, you weren't using a Jakobs!
Reply+3#131 to #2 - misticfaggot (07/27/2013) [-]
Swear it to me ,swear to me that everything that you told me about headshots it s true!


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No. 12 Texas A&M peppered the Auburn defense with 19 shots, including 11 shots-on-goal, but the Aggies were unable to find the back of the net in a 2-0 loss to the Tigers in the SEC Women's Soccer Tournament semifinal game at Orange Beach Sportsplex. Continue reading...
It's another beautiful day for an Aggie victory in Orange Beach.
Today's semifinal match against the sixth-seeded Auburn Tigers is set to get underway at 4 p.m. (CT) at the Orange Beach Sports Complex. For those unable to attend in person, you can watch online via ESPN3. Here's the direct link to watch today's match. Live stats will also be available on the SEC website here.
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Playing in their first ever SEC Women's Soccer Tournament, the No. 12 Texas A&M Aggies got a golden goal from Jayne Eadie in the 94th minute of action to register a 1-0 overtime win over the South Carolina Gamecocks at the Orange Beach Sportsplex on Wednesday afternoon. Continue Reading...
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Hey everyone! This blog isn't dedicated towards any females in WWE history only towards the ones refered to as Divas. Keep in mind my list is not based on wrestling skill alone, but rather on the impact these women had in WWE and maybe even the entire wrestling world. The list will be in no particular order and has a brief explanation on why I feel they belong there, but feel free to add your own
Hey guys, Knox here again, hope all is well. Today I'm blogging on underrated divas. Their are many divas that came along in the ranks of the WWE that received and didn't receive credit. You got your eye candy and your actual brawlers that could go with the best of them.
I look back in the past and the WWE catered their time to push people like Torrie Wilson and Dawn Marie, pure
Wrestling had some great vignettes that made you anticipate a return or a debut of a Wrestler, Such as the Mr Perfect vignettes or the Mankind vignettes come to mind. Wrestling also had some great Videos done outside the ring like the NWO videos and the Exciting, spine chilling Video of Austin trying to break in to Brian Pillmans house.... Well these Videos and vignettes are nothing like those ones,
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Why do you hate Canada
Just wondering why there is not one single Canadian date on the new tour? thats some straight up bs... I been a fan since the self titled record, been to family values, and a couple other shows in toronto, i'm feeling kinda punked over this...
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oh yeah the issues tour at skydome, I threw my giant coke at the giant floating creepy doll thing... smoked a whole lot of herbs that night too... ooooh yeah
Re: Why do you hate Canada
They are still releasing dates... They were in Canada for the last 3 tours so I'm sure you'll see some Canada dates...IF the promoters in Canada book them. If you want to see Korn near you, contact your local concert promoter and get them to book them. Thats how it works...don't hold it against Korn if your promoters don't book them. Korn will go wherever promoters book them.
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CleanTech OC Summer Reception
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As sustainability commitments become more common across the board in corporate America, many have been left wondering exactly how sustainability is contributing to "greening the bottom line." Joining us for this important discussion are some of Orange County's largest organizations that are leading the way by making sustainability part of their strategic advantage.
Whether your organization is considering implementing a sustainability plan, or already has and you want to learn more about what you can do next, or you'd like to meet other sustainability professionals in the area, this event is not to be missed. Register today to guarantee your place at Orange County's first program on corporate sustainability efforts that are taking place right here in our own backyard.
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Teresa has held numerous executive roles in supply-chain management, corporate social responsibility, and regulatory and industry-standards compliance. As a transformational leader in the apparel industry, Teresa has held directorships on the Cotton Board, the American Apparel Producers Network, California Fashion Association, and the United States Association of Importers of Textile and Apparel. Her extensive experience in developing corporate social responsibility and environmental programs – as well as successful completion of more than 500 factory audits and 25 supply chain security audits around the world - has spanned a 20-year career.
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Allan's Pool Service, Inc. filed as a Domestic for Profit Corporation in the State of Florida on Monday, November 27, 1989 and is approximately twenty-six years old, as recorded in documents filed with Florida Department of State. The filing is currently active as of the last data refresh which occured on Sunday, June 7, 2015.
Allan Rosier serves as the President Allan's past corporate affiliations include Zombie Walk International, LLC, Zombie Walk LLC , and Afr Enterprises, LLC .
Allan F. Rosier is also the registered agent for the company. Also known as a statutory or resident agent, the registered agent is responsible for receiving legal notifications regarding court summons, lawsuits, and other legal actions involving the corporate entity.
Key roles for Allan's Pool Service, Inc.
Allan F. Rosier
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Transfers will be arranged with a safe and reliable driver (juma) although the fee is paid locally around 45k tish / £20 approx - drive is 45mins from airport. Take Dar Es Salaam road out of Moshi,head to kdc/mbokomu, turn opposite Golden Shower hotel, past Ikulu, 5mins drive, 2nd turning on right past kkkt church, hostel is on left with green gates.
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Aldo Novarese became art director of this Italian foundry in 1952 and they produced many of his type designs in metal. The remnants of the company continues to produce printing presses today, but the Nebiolo type catalog didn't make an official transition to phototype in the 1960s. Various digital foundries (e.g. Canada Type, Elsner+Flake, Linotype, Mecanorma, and URW) have revived their designs.
Garnier-Flammarion 153: Anthologie poétique française, Vol. 1 & 21967
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But as far as I am concerned,, Thats the problem.. More so than the questionable E-mails.
The Ambassadors DID request more security. Like I said. Its the PRESIDENTS responsibility via the Constitution to protect those appointees. He ignored the request,, on an anniversary very dear to terroists. How can you explain that?? Again,,,, pro active or reactive.
Then the video B.S.
The president ingnored his job!! Turned his back on the people who work for us.. He took an Oath.. I bet he payed more attention to fund raising..


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Punch Bowl
Both the extraordinary size and political inscription on this bowl are very rare. The inscription on the inside around the top reads "Success to Trade and Navigation in All Free States—North River." Below is inscribed "August 17, 1792—Albany Packet TWO BROTHERS" and (at the bottom) "Freedom to the Slave G.W." The North River was an old name for the Hudson River. The abolitionist sentiment reflects a late eighteenth-century movement to abolish slavery by gradual emancipation. "G.W." may well refer to George Washington. Although a slave owner, Washington was sympathetic to this abolitionist plan of the Quakers and others. According to his will, Washington's slaves were freed upon his death. The bowl was found buried in the ground near Albany; this history accounts for its deteriorated but evocative condition.
- Attributed To: Cornelius Paulus
- Medium: Earthenware
- Place Made: United States
- Dates: 1792
- Dimensions: 7 1/8 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (18.1 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm) (show scale)
- Inscriptions: Incised on outer band of yellow slip: "Success to Trade and Navigation in All Free States--North River" and the initials "C.P."; incised on inner band of yellow slip: "August 17, 1792--Albany Packet Two Brothers"; inscribed in central medallion "Freedom / to the Slave / G.W."
- Collections:Decorative Arts
- Museum Location: This item is on view in American Identities: A New Look, Everyday Life/A Nation Divided, 5th Floor
- Accession Number: 48.143
- Credit Line: Dick S. Ramsay Fund
- Rights Statement: Creative Commons-BY
- Caption: Punch Bowl, 1792. Earthenware, 7 1/8 x 16 1/2 x 16 1/2 in. (18.1 x 41.9 x 41.9 cm). Brooklyn Museum, Dick S. Ramsay Fund, 48.143. Creative Commons-BY
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- Catalogue Description: Punch bowl, "Two Brothers," slip-decorated red earthenware, interior decorated with two bands and a central medallion of yellow slip on which inscriptions are incised followed by an outline sketch of a sailboat and the initials "C.P." The central medallion is also inscribed. Condition: Slip worn and chipped.
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•Jews were expelled from England by order of King Edward I 723 years ago.
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•The Panama Canal opened 93 years ago.
•Babe Ruth set record of 137 career home runs 92 years ago.
•Bill Cosby was born 76 years ago.
•Dwight Eisenhower became the first president to fly in a helicopter 56 years ago.
•A fire destroyed the entire 6th floor of the National Personnel Records Center of the United States 40 years ago.
•Doctors discovered a cancerous growth in Pres Reagan's colon 26 years ago.
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NEW ORLEANS - A charter bus taking fifth-graders and chaperones from Crestview's Walker Elementary School to New Orleans for a field trip was involved in a fatal accident Thursday morning on Interstate 10.
No students were hurt but a woman driving a Honda sedan was killed, according to New Orleans police.
The bus driver, two adults onboard and a firefighter who responded to the scene suffered minor injuries, according to reports.
The crash occurred just after 10 a.m. on westbound I-10 near the Michoud Boulevard exit, according to Remi Braden, the director of public affairs for the New Orleans Police Department.
Early reports indicated the woman was driving east on rain-soaked I-10 when she lost control of the Honda and crossed the median into the path of three charter buses owned by Kingdom Coach Co. that were carrying students, teachers and parents from Walker Elementary.
The woman's name had not been released as of Thursday night.
Bus driver Linda Baker, of Summerdale, Ala., and at least one parent were taken to a local hospital as a precaution, Kaye McKinley, the deputy superintendent of Okaloosa County schools, said early Thursday afternoon. The Associated Press later reported a third adult on the bus and a firefighter responding to the crash also suffered minor injuries.
Walker teacher Renee Rogers was riding on the lead bus and saw the Honda cross into the westbound lanes. The second bus barely missed hitting the car and the driver of the third bus stop couldn't stop in time despite her best efforts.
"She saved the situation," Rogers said of the driver. "She did not lose control."
When the bus stopped in a marshy area along I-10, chaperones and witnesses rushed to help the people onboard.
"It was amazing," Rogers said.
Men worked to get the children off the bus through a back window, she said. They even carried the students through the water so they wouldn't get wet, she added.
A woman on the scene gave towels to the children to keep warm. She said she also was a teacher and had the towels in her car because she was in the process of moving.
McKinley said a fourth bus was dispatched to pick up those who were riding the bus that was hit.
School officials decided to continue the field trip to give students a sense of normalcy, she said. The group was planning to visit the Audubon Zoo, the Mardi Gras float factory and the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas.
"Kids are pretty resilient, and we really encouraged them to go on with the trip," McKinley said. "There's a lot of adults with them, a lot of parents."
About 103 students were on the trip with six teachers and 37 parents, she said.
Okaloosa County School Board policy requires one adult for every 10 children on a field trip. In this case, it was closer to one adult for every two children.
Walker Principal Jeanine Kirkland drove to the hotel where students were staying to offer support, McKinley said.
Counseling will be provided to anyone who requests it when they return home, she added.
Rogers said most of the children didn't see the crash because it happened so quickly. As of Thursday afternoon, they weren't having too much trouble focusing on the activities on the trip they'd raised money for.
"Everybody's doing OK," she said. "We've couldn't ask for better support."
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Fawlty Towers is a British sitcom made by the BBC and first broadcast on BBC2 in 1975. Only twelve episodes were ever produced (two series, with six episodes each), but the programme has had a lasting and powerful legacy.
The setting is in a fictional hotel called Fawlty Towers, located in the seaside town of Torquay, in Devon, on the "English Riviera" (which was where the hotel that provided Cleese with the inspiration for the series was situated). The show was written by John Cleese and Connie Booth, both of whom played main characters. The first series, in 1975, was produced and directed by John Howard Davies, and the second, in 1979, was produced by Douglas Argent and directed by Bob Spiers.
The writers were married to each other at the time of the first series. By the second, they had been divorced for almost a year, after ten years of union (1968–78).
In a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Fawlty Towers was placed first. It was also voted fifth in the BBC's "Britain's Best Sitcom" poll in 2004.
At the time, Cleese was also a writer on the 1970s British TV sitcom Doctor in the House for London Weekend Television. An early prototype of the character that would become known as Basil Fawlty was developed in an episode ("No Ill Feeling") of the third Doctor series (titled Doctor at Large). In this edition, the main character checks into a small town hotel, his very presence seemingly winding up the aggressive and incompetent manager (played by Timothy Bateson). The show was broadcast on 30 May 1971. Cleese also parodied the contrast between organisational dogma and sensitive customer service in many personnel training videotapes issued with a serious purpose by his company, Video Arts.
Bill Cotton, the BBC's Head of Light Entertainment in the mid-1970s, said after the first series was produced that the show was a prime example of the BBC's relaxed attitude to trying new entertainment formats and encouraging new ideas. He said that when he read the first scripts he could see nothing funny in them, but trusting that Cleese knew what he was doing (having come into this fresh from helping rip up the TV comedy form book with his fellow Pythons), he gave the go-ahead. He said that the commercial channels, with their emphasis on audience ratings, would never have let the show get to the production stage on the basis of the scripts.
The plots are occasionally intricate and always farcical, involving coincidences, misunderstandings, cross-purposes and meetings both missed and accidental. The innuendo of the bedroom farce is sometimes present, (often to the disgust of the politically conservative Basil), but it is his eccentricity, not his lust, that drives the plots. The events that take place in each episode happen in such a way that they negatively affect Basil's personality, and test what little patience he has to breaking point, sometimes causing his mental state to deteriorate to the point where he's all but suffered a total breakdown by the end of the episode (some cut to the credits as he's on the brink of doing so).
The guests at the hotel are typically comic foils to Basil's anger and outbursts. Each episode's one-shot guest characters provide a different characteristic that he cannot stand (including promiscuity, being working class, or being foreign). Requests both reasonable and impossible test his temper. Even the disabled seem to annoy him, with the episode "Communication Problems" revolving around the havoc caused by the frequent Abbott and Costello-esque misunderstandings between the staff and the hard-of-hearing Mrs. Richards (not to mention the contributions from dotty resident Major, the show's other regular character). By the end, Basil faints just at the mention of her name. This episode is typical of the show's careful weaving of humorous situations through comedy cross-talk. The show also uses mild black humour at times, notably when Basil is forced to hide a dead body, and in some of the comments made by Basil both about Sybil ("Did you ever see that film, How to Murder Your Wife? ... Awfully good; I saw it six times") and the guests ("May I suggest that you consider moving to a hotel closer to the sea? Or preferably in it.").
Basil behaves particularly violently towards Manuel (an emotional, but innocent, Spaniard whose almost total lack of English vocabulary has him make some of the most elementary mistakes) including beating the hapless waiter with a frying pan and smacking him on the forehead with a spoon, despite Manuel's piteous pleading, echoing the antics of the Three Stooges. The violence directed at Manuel has been one of the few reasons for negative criticisms levelled at Fawlty Towers over the years. In this, and in other exaggerated physical mannerisms of Basil, Fawlty Towers employs physical comedy reminiscent of the Marx Brothers' fast-paced slapstick humour.
Basil displays blatant snobbishness in order to climb the social ladder, expressing disdain for the "riff-raff" that he believes currently populate the hotel. His desperation is apparent, as he makes increasingly hopeless manoeuvres and painful faux pas in trying to gain favour with the wealthy, yet finds himself forced to serve and help people he sees as beneath him. As such, Basil's efforts tend to be counter-productive, with guests leaving the hotel in disgust and his marriage (and sanity) stretching further and further towards breaking point.
He is terrified of his wife's sharp tongue (in the episode "The Germans", he wishes that it was this that was ingrowing and not her toe). He wishes to stand up to her, but his plans often conflict with her desires. She is often verbally abusive towards him (describing him as "an aging, brilliantined stick insect") and though he is larger physically than Sybil, he often finds himself on the receiving end of her temper, expressed verbally or physically. Basil usually turns to Manuel or Polly to help him with whatever scheme he has planned, while trying his best to prevent Sybil from finding out. However, there are occasions where Basil is shown to lament about the time when there was passion in their relationship, now seemingly lost forever. Also, it seems as though he still does care for her. The penultimate episode - "The Anniversary" - revolves around his efforts to put together a nice surprise anniversary present, involving their closest friends. Things go wrong immediately, as she believes he has forgotten, and leaves the hotel. In an interview for the documentary on the DVD boxset, Cleese claims that this episode deliberately takes a slightly different tone from the others, focusing on fleshing out their otherwise inexplicable status as a couple (as well as saying that, if a third series had been made, there would have been more episodes like this).
In keeping with the general lack of explanation about the Fawlty relationship, not much is revealed of the characters' back-stories. It is known that Basil served in the Korean War - he was a cook for the British Army, possibly as part of his National Service. He grossly exaggerates this period of his life suggesting he spent time in active front line service and proclaiming to strangers: "I killed four men." To this Sybill jokes that "He was in the Catering Corps. He used to poison them." Basil is often seen wearing a military tie, (as well as that of the Royal Agricultural College), and his moustache seems to betray an army background. He also claims to have sustained an injury to his leg during the action, caused by shrapnel, although this tends to flare up at surprisingly convenient times. The only person who Basil shows patience and decent manners towards on a consistent basis is the old and senile Major Gowen, World War II veteran officer, who holds permanent residence at the hotel.
Cleese himself described Basil as thinking that "he could run a first-rate hotel if he didn't have all the guests getting in the way," and "an absolutely awful human being", but says that in comedy, if an awful person makes people laugh, people unaccountably feel affectionate toward him. Indeed, he is not entirely unsympathetic. The "Hotel Inspectors" and "Waldorf Salad" episodes both feature guests who are shown to be deeply annoying in their constant, and unreasonable, demanding. Much of the time, he is an unfortunate victim of circumstance.
In addition to those mentioned above, Basil also refers to her by a number of epithets, occasionally to her face, including "the dragon", "toxic midget", "the sabre-toothed tart", "my little kommandant", and "a rancorous, coiffured old sow". Despite these less than complimentary nicknames, Basil is terrified of her.
Sybil and Basil Fawlty are said to have married on the 17 April 1958 and started their infamous Hotel Fawlty Towers in 1960.
Polly is apparently employed part-time (during meal times), and is an art student whom Basil refers to as spending three years at university. (Polly is not referred to as a student in the second series.) Despite her part-time employment, as the most competent of the hotel staff, she is frequently saddled with many other duties. In one episode, she is seen to draw a sketch (presumably an impressionistic caricature) of Basil, which everyone but Basil immediately recognises. Polly is also a student of languages, displaying ability with both Spanish and German; in "The Germans" episode Basil alludes to Polly's polyglot inclination by saying that she does her work "while learning two oriental languages". Like Manuel, she has a room of her own at the hotel.
During the making of the series, Sachs twice suffered an actual serious injury while playing Manuel. Cleese describes using a real metal pan to knock him unconscious in "The Wedding Party" episode, although he would have preferred to use a rubber one. The original producer/director, John Howard Davies, explains in the director's commentary that he made Basil use a metal one and that he was responsible for most of the violence on the show, which he felt was essential and intrinsic to the type of comical farce that they were trying to create. Later, when his clothes were treated in order to make them give off smoke after he had been let out of the burning kitchen in "The Germans", the corrosive chemicals used went through them and gave Sachs severe burns.
Manuel's exaggerated Spanish accent is an integral part of the humour of the show. Sachs's native language is actually German, Sachs having emigrated to Britain as a child. When the series was dubbed for broadcast in Germany, he became one of the few actors to reprise a role for the foreign translation, although he found the Spanish accent more difficult in German.
The character's nationality was switched to Italian (and the name to Paolo) for the Spanish dub of the show broadcast, while in Catalonia he is a Mexican (still called Manuel).
Major Gowen, played by Ballard Berkeley, is a slightly senile old soldier who holds permanent residence in the hotel, but is one of the few that Basil likes. This is possibly due to his former high-ranking status in the military, making him a symbol of the establishment status that Basil craves. He is often introduced as their "oldest resident". He enjoys talking about the world outside (especially the cricket scores and bemoaning workers' strikes) and is always on the lookout for the newspaper. He seems to have trouble forgiving the Germans due to the World Wars (the best he can say about them is that German women supposedly make good card players). He also has outdated mannerisms towards race, evidenced in the scene where he makes clear the ethnic difference between "wogs" and "niggers" - but in an innocent manner. Despite his good intentions, the Major can cause Basil's devious plans to go catastrophically awry, notably in "Communication Problems" when Basil tried his best to keep his secret (albeit successful) betting from Sybil.
Miss Tibbs & Miss Gatsby, played by Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts respectively, are the other two (often inseparable) permanent residents, who are slightly scatty spinsters. They seem to take a fancy to Basil, and feel as though they need to take care of him, although he switches from being overly kind to utterly rude during various talks with the two women.
Audrey, a mostly unseen character, had one onscreen appearance in "The Anniversary". Audrey is Sybil's lifelong best friend, and mostly appears in the form of gossiping, trivial telephone calls to Sybil. Audrey is used as a source of refuge for Sybil from the hotel and from Basil's ludicrous situations. When times get tough for Audrey (she has a dysfunctional relationship with her husband George), Sybil will offer solutions and guidance, often resulting in the infamous catchphrase "Ooh, I know..." when Mrs. Fawlty tries to commiserate with her problems.
The Paperboy, though only seen in one episode, is significant as he is revealed to be the prankster who rearranges the letters on the "Fawlty Towers" sign to read various (sometimes crude) phrases. The shot of the sign (with the hotel exterior in the background) appears at the beginning of every episode but one, "The Germans", when a shot of a hospital is used, as this is the only episode which doesn't begin in the central location. During the first series, the sign slowly deteriorated throughout the season until almost no letters were left. In the second series, the first episode starts again with the sign spelling 'Fawlty Towers' with a few letters slightly askew, and changes in each subsequent edition, from the correct spelling to various semi-anagrams (only "Flowery Twats" from the 11th episode, "The Anniversary", is a proper anagram using all original letters.) The changes progress as follows:
The first edition of Fawlty Towers was originally broadcast on 19 September 1975. The 12th and final show was first shown on 25 October 1979. The first series was directed by John Howard Davies, the second by Bob Spiers. Both seasons had their premieres on BBC2
Production of the last two episodes was disrupted by a strike of BBC technical staff, which resulted in the recasting of the role of Reg (the wisecracking friend of Basil and Sybil) in "The Anniversary", and delayed the episode's transmission date by one week. The episode "Basil the Rat" was also delayed, not being screened until the end of a repeat showing six months later.
Not the Nine O'Clock News was originally scheduled to debut after an episode of Fawlty Towers and Cleese was to have introduced Not the Nine O'Clock News in a sketch referring to the technicians' strike, explaining (in character as Basil Fawlty) that there was no show ready that week, so a "tatty revue" would be broadcast instead. However, the 1979 general election intervened, and Not the Nine O'Clock News was postponed as being too political. Later that year, Cleese's sketch was broadcast, but its original significance was lost.
When originally transmitted, the individual episodes had no on-screen titles. The ones in common currency were first used for the VHS release of the series in the 1980s. There were working titles, such as "USA" for "Waldorf Salad", "Death" for "The Kipper and the Corpse", and "Rat" for "Basil the Rat", which have been printed in some programme guides. In addition, some of the early BBC audio releases of episodes on vinyl and cassette included other variations, such as "Mrs. Richards" and "The Rat" for "Communication Problems" and "Basil the Rat" respectively.
It has long been rumoured that a thirteenth episode of the series was written and filmed, but never progressed further than a rough cut . Though Lars Holger Holm, author of the book Fawlty Towers: A Worshipper's Companion, has made detailed claims about the episode's content, little further evidence has been unearthed to prove its existence. Holm dedicates a chapter to the story of his opportunity to watch a finished thirteenth episode called "The Robbers". Neither BBC officials nor John Cleese have ever confirmed or denied the existence of this episode.
On the subject of whether any more episodes would ever be produced, Cleese has revealed (in an interview for the complete DVD boxset, which was republished in the book, Fawlty Towers Fully Booked) that he once had the genesis of a feature-length special - possibly sometime during the mid-1990s. The plot (which was never fleshed out beyond his initial idea) would have basically revolved around the chaos that a now-retired Basil typically causes as he and Sybil fly out to Barcelona to visit their former employee Manuel and his family. Of the idea, Cleese said:
We had an idea for a plot which I loved. Basil was finally invited to Spain to meet Manuel's family. He gets to Heathrow and then spends about 14 frustrating hours waiting for the flight. Finally, on the plane, a terrorist pulls a gun and tries to hijack the thing. Basil is so angry he overcomes the terrorist and when the pilot says, "We have to fly back to Heathrow", Basil says, "No, fly us to Spain or I'll shoot you". He arrives in Spain, immediately arrested and spends the entire holiday in a Spanish jail. He is released just in time to go back on the plane with Sybil.
It was very funny, but I couldn't do it at the time. Making Fawlty Towers work at 90 minutes was a very difficult proposition. You can build up the comedy for 30 minutes, but at that length there has to be a trough and another peak. It doesn't interest me. I don't want to do it.
Cleese may also have relented due to the definite lack of Connie Booth's involvement. She had practically retreated from public life after the show finished (and had even been initially unwilling to collaborate on a second series, which explains the four-year gap between productions.)
The decision by Cleese and Booth to quit while ahead, and "pull the plug" before a third series, has often been lauded, as it ensured an avoidance of the possibility that the show's immediately-high status could be weakened with lower quality work later down the line. (Cleese in particular was most likely motivated in making the choice by the end of his involvement with the Monty Python's Flying Circus TV series, which he departed from claiming to have run out of ideas for sketches.) Subsequently, it has inspired the makers of other shows to do likewise. Most notably, Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant refused to make a third series of either The Office or Extras, citing Fawlty Towers' short lifespan as the reason. Rik Mayall, Ben Elton and Lise Mayer, the writers behind The Young Ones, which also only ran for two series (each with six episodes likewise), used this explanation too. Elton also took the decision to end his next sitcom Filthy Rich & Catflap after only one series, despite its popularity.
"devoid of everything that makes good modern comedy. The programme is reminiscent of the post-war university drama society production.....The idea behind Fawlty Towers had the makings of one good sketch for John Cleese, who has in the past been shown to such good effect in original sketch material. The series, however, has over-acting and exaggeration on his part which is embarrassing to watch, writing that has no vestige of wit or skill about it and set pieces that are protracted and neither funny nor slapstick; the whole is pervaded by ill-humour. There is no warmth, no vulnerability of characters, no pathos, no visual cleverness, no funny lines. It is an amalgam of everything that does not reach out to an audience and is the epitome of self indulgence by those concerned. One funny walk and a shouting, bullying tone do not make a comedy series; it is twenty-five years too late for that.....Mr Cleese has to learn (if he has not already done so) not to be deluded by applauding critics just as he must observe those who do not applaud. Fawlty Towers is a try and there have to be many in comedy. But when the try has been made it is time to move on, to change and adapt, bearing the lessons in mind: the most important being a growing awareness of what one is good at doing and what is out of reach of one's ability and personal attributes
Another critic of the show was Richard Ingrams, then television reviewer for The Spectator. Cleese got his revenge by naming one of the guests in the second series 'Mr Ingrams', who is caught in his room with a blow up doll.
In an interview for the "TV Characters" edition of Channel 4's 'talking heads' strand 100 Greatest (in which Basil placed second, between Homer Simpson and Edmund Blackadder), TV critic A. A. Gill theorised that the initially muted response may have been due to Cleese seemingly ditching his label as a comic revolutionary - earned through his years with Python - to do something more traditional. He also admitted that he had been one of that chorus when he was young (despite his mother, Yvonne Gilan, being in one of the episodes; she played the saucy French woman in "The Wedding Party"). According to Gill, "that shows you what I know about this business."
More recently, in a list of the 100 Greatest British Television Programmes drawn up by the British Film Institute in 2000, voted for by industry professionals, Fawlty Towers was placed first. It was also voted fifth in the BBC's "Britain's Best Sitcom" poll in 2004 and second only to Frasier in The Ultimate Sitcom poll of comedy writers in January 2006. Basil Fawlty came top of the Britain's Funniest Comedy Character poll, held by Five on 14 May 2006.
The popular sitcoms 3rd Rock From The Sun and Cheers (both of which Cleese appeared in) have cited Fawlty Towers as an inspiration, especially regarding its depiction of a dysfunctional "family" in the workplace. Arthur Mathews and Graham Linehan have also cited Fawlty Towers as one of the major influence on their sitcom Father Ted.
Several of the characters have made other appearances, as spin-offs or in small cameo roles. In 1984, in character as Manuel, Andrew Sachs recorded his own version of the Joe Dolce cod-Italian song "Shaddap You Face" (with the B-side "Waiter, There's a Spanish Flea in My Soup"). However, the record was not released after Joe Dolce took out an injunction; he was about to issue his version in Britain. Gilly Flower and Renee Roberts, who played Miss Tibbs and Miss Gatsby in the series, reprised the roles in a 1983 episode of Only Fools and Horses. In 2006, Cleese played Basil Fawlty for the first time in 27 years, for an unofficial England 2006 World Cup song, "Don't Mention the War", named after the phrase Basil famously used in "The Germans". In 2007, Cleese and Sachs reprised their roles for a six-episode corporate video for Norwegian oil company Statoil. In the video, Fawlty is running a restaurant called "Basil's Brasserie", while Manuel owns a Michelin Star restaurant in London.
In November 2007, Prunella Scales returned to the role of Sybil Fawlty in a series of sketches for the BBC's annual Children in Need charity telethon. The character was seen taking over the management of the eponymous hotel from the BBC drama series Hotel Babylon, interacting with characters from that programme as well as other 1970s sitcom characters. The character of Sybil was used by permission of John Cleese.


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Now why would a console game need a system requirement? In every console is the same hardware except in a PC. So this says for me they mean the requirements for PC will come up soon. Probably today at E3..


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even though i hated Youk when he was with Boston if he keeps his mouth shut then he can come aboard otherwise no
even though i hated Youk when he was with Boston if he keeps his mouth shut then he can come aboard otherwise no
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I will quit being a Yankee fan if they sign this ***hole. Please!!!!!!!!!!!! Just say no!
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Makes sense for us to bring him in here. It would only be one year.
I would rather jeter play the entire left side of the infield by himself than see this d-bag as our 3rd baseman. I dealt with damon coming to NY and actually liked him alot over time, i dont see how any true yankee fan could welcome youk with open arms, especially with the minimal production he will bring
My contention is still that what we have is better than any thing Youk has to offer. Eduardo Nunez - .292/.330/.393/.723 not to mention his speed on the bases.
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Lawmakers take gifts they voted to ban
SACRAMENTO Even after supporting legislation that would have banned such gifts, more than a dozen state senators accepted Disneyland passes, Pebble Beach golf outings and NASCAR tickets from firms lobbying them for special treatment.
State senators last year overwhelmingly approved a measure that sought to impose a limited ban on some of the smaller considerations that lawmakers get from corporations and other interest groups that employ lobbyists.
The gifts were chosen by a lawmaker who wanted broader reform, but he settled on banning a list of items that he determined could have no possible defense or public policy rationale — concerts, amusement parks tickets, professional sporting events, spa treatments, gift cards and recreational outings such as golf, hunting, fishing or skiing.
The bill did not propose to rein in the more expansive gifts given to lawmakers — tens of thousands of dollars in unlimited travel paid for by foreign governments or nonprofits. Those would still have been allowed under the legislation.
Thirty-four of the Senate's 40 members agreed and voted for the limited ban, which died in the Assembly. U-T Watchdog followed up to see whether those senators went on to accept gifts that seemed on their face as if they would have fallen under the prohibition.
They did — to the tune of $6,150 worth, according to 2012 disclosure forms recently filed.
"I personally believe that such gifts are corrosive to the public trust and for that reason alone the practice should end," said the bill's author, former Sen. Sam Blakeslee, R-San Luis Obispo. "It creates an undue appearance and with some legislators it produces the fact of influence, which should not occur."
Among the gifts senators accepted after voting for the ban were racetrack tickets from the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club, Disneyland Park passes from Walt Disney Co., and a fishing trip furnished by Humboldt Redwood Co.
Senate President Pro Tempore Darrell Steinberg, D-Sacramento, voted with 33 of his colleagues to approve the bill on May 31. About a week later, he accepted a $414 ticket package from California Exposition and State Fair. Steinberg said through a spokesman that he doesn't view that as inconsistent.
"The Pro Tem abides by the reporting requirements as they exist," Steinberg spokesman Mark Hedlund said. "If they change, he will continue to do so."
Senate Republican leader Bob Huff, R-Diamond Bar, went to a Creedence Clearwater Revisited concert as part of a $186.50 package of meals and lodging from the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians.
"My support for the legislation authored by Senator Blakeslee is not diminished," Huff said. "I voted for it before, would vote for it again and will abide by it should it be written into law."
Dan Schnur, director of the Jesse M. Unruh Institute of Politics at the University of Southern California, said lawmakers were attempting to have it both ways by appearing to favor reform measures and then not adhering to them.
"You can call that an example of having your cake and eating it, too,'" he said, "but only if that cake was very, very expensive."


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The Family Concentration prepares students for advanced practice in settings that serve families.
The Family Concentration is directed toward understanding the functions of the family in contemporary society, understanding the roles of members within the family, developing knowledge and skills in a range of therapeutic modalities with families, including the creative use of supporting social structures and community resources.
The concentration focuses on the needs and rights of the family as a whole but also as individual family members, with particular concern for families and family members who are vulnerable.
The conceptual framework of the concentration is built upon the family as a field of practice. Like other Concentrations it is grounded in the systems approach to theory and is anchored in the social justice orientation of the School. It conceptualizes practice at macro, mezzo and micro levels. This conceptual framework is consistent with the purpose and traditional values of social work, liberal arts and the professional foundation and shapes the breadth and depth of knowledge and practice skills to be acquired.
The Family Concentration recognizes the many forms "the family" takes in modern American society and does not imply any normative stance regarding an ideal type in utilizing the singular form in the name of this concentration.
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