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I'm currently in Underwriting waiting with my fingers crossed for an approval but I've had one loan officer tell me to go ahead and withdraw my funds from my 401k so that when I get my conditions back I will be able to provide the documentation showing the funds in my account. Then I had another process tell me to wait until the Underwriters come back with a conditional approval then withdraw the funds? Any advice would be greatly appreciated...Thanks!
If you don't have any weirdness going on with your credit situation, I would go ahead and pull the money out.
If getting thru underwriting is questionable I could see waiting. But it will drag underwriting out.
Thanks I was thinking the same thing just wanted another opinion
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Global Chaos Signals World Currency System Will Be Recast
As the two-year cyclical bearish phase in the gold and silver markets is coming to an end, today John Embry told King World News increased global chaos now signals the entire world currency system will be recast. Embry also spoke with KWN about how Western propaganda is being used to paint a false picture about the harsh reality of what is really taking place around the world. Below is what Embry had to say in this powerful interview.
Embry: Whats going on right now in gold and silver is preposterous. The gold price has been driven down roughly $600 from its peak in August of 2011. But if you really examine whats unfolded in that ensuing period, there isnt anything that would justify the gold price going down to any extent, let alone $600.
This has been a wonderfully orchestrated maneuver by the bullion banks, the Western governments, and their respective central banks. And its destroyed the psychology of most people that dont understand the gold market extremely well....
But what goes unremarked is that when gold was at its peak they used to talk about gold being in a bubble. That was ridiculous because if you looked at returns for capital that gold mining companies were getting, they were adequate at best. If you have a real bubble, the people that are benefitting from it will be making a fortune, but the gold companies most assuredly werent.
Now when youve got gold at $1,285 and everybody is bearish, the mining companies are being slaughtered. If this continues much longer some of them wont exist. You see the write-downs that many large companies are taking in the billions of dollars, and Barrick laying off massive amounts of staff, it just illustrates this is clearly unsustainable.
So I think people should just relax and start buying because gold, silver and the quality mining shares are incredibly cheap.
Embry also added: The thing that is evident, and its been evident for a considerable period of time, is that QE has been non-stop virtually throughout the entire world. They keep coming out with this propaganda that they are going to be tapering it or cutting back, and yet they cant.
You see more and more examples of this propaganda. Today we had the Chinese stock market in a state of collapse, so the Chinese had to come out and assure everybody they were going to provide enough liquidity to shore up their market.
If we look at Japan, the whole Japanese experiment is a joke. Their embedded debt is 250% of GDP, and theyve got an aging and shrinking population. And they are talking about printing their way out of their deflationary environment, but it wont work. Its going to lead to a complete destruction of that entire society.
Over in Europe I see today that Italy is in deep trouble again. Thats not a surprise because really the entire periphery in Europe is in trouble and they are just doing this dance to buy time and pretend they will come up with some solution. But the reality once again is there is no solution.
Then, in the United States, which is the lynchpin of the Western world, you read all of the propaganda that things are getting better, but if you get inside the economic numbers, things arent getting materially better. And if they werent printing the $85 billion a month things would be getting much worse. So the idea you are going to have any significant tapering going on any time soon is preposterous. If they taper we will move into a debt deflation that will make the 1930s look like a picnic.
Eric King: What is going to be the spark to turn the metals around here, John?
Embry: I think there are two things going on right now. As you know, the bullion banks are as aware as anybody about what is coming. They have been massively short for the better part of two decades. They have been effecting the suppression of the gold price.
Now the bullion banks know the jig is up and they are moving rapidly from being massively short, to getting long the metals. At the same time the Chinese, Russians, and others accumulating physical gold dont have any great necessity to see the price rise in the short-term if they can acquire gold from the West at these bargain prices.
But when you get the bullion banks correctly positioned from their perspective, and the Indians, Russians, and the Chinese realizing they cant get any more gold from the West at these prices, then I think you are going to see a dramatic markup in the gold price.
KWN readers around the world have to understand that as global chaos increases, such as we have seen recently, it is a sign we are going to have to recast the entire world currency system. And when that time comes I suspect it will be a basket of currencies, and so the US will lose its reserve currency status.
The new system will be backed by hard assets, one of which most assuredly will be gold, and the gold price could well be revalued overnight in that process. The timing of all of this is imprecise, but its inevitable. So as much as the short-term price action might have people frustrated, it shouldnt disturb their long-term view in the least.
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Good post. I like Embry -- and KingWorldNews
What they are doing is illegal. If you or I manipulated the market in this way we would end up in prison -- probably for life. But the financial elite controls the SEC so the Fed manipulates with impunity.
The reason must be to try to protect the dollar. Is it working? Hellifiknow. But even if it is -- it can't go on for very long.
When will the shyte hit the fan? No way to tell.
But when it does -- gold and silver will go up like a rocket -- and stay up.
Still predicting a world collapse. How many has this been......hundreds?....thousands? Yikes!
Crying 'the end is nye' since the 19th century.
What a sad way to live.
It's not far-fetched to predict a global currency or the dollar losing it's reserve status. It doesn't mean the end of the world. Even if it gets as bad as the great depression, it wasn't the end of the nation, much less the world. On the bright side, technology continues to get better.
The end is near! The end is near!
No...we really mean it this time.
Billionaires Are Dumping Stocks at an Alarming Rate
They include Buffet, Soros, and John Paulson.
PCR: There is no recovery...
And this......
Whistleblower Andrew MacGuire says the Indians/Chinese just purchased 580 tons of gold...
MacGuire says the Fed's downward manipulation of gold and silver cannot continue. It is being driven by naked short selling in the paper markets.
According to PCR, the Fed is doing this to support the dollar -- and to help insiders in the too big to fail banks to make easy money. He calls it recapitalization.
However, the Chinese and Indians are also exploiting the situation to acquire large quantities of physical gold. The Chinese are buying gold with their huge reservoir of US dollars.
580 tons of gold is more than the annual rate of production of all existing gold mines.
That cost what in US dollars? Imagine the inflation this could cause if this flood of US dollars gets flushed into the economy. This alone could push us into hyperinflation.
Macguire says the market will eventually turn against the manipulators. New gold markets are appearing all over the world. Demand has never been higher. When the US/UK manipulators lose control of the market gold/silver prices will soar. Mark
Do Soros and Buffet know something that you don't?
Everyone knows there is a correction coming, but the claim that it will be 90% is laughable. Profit taking at the perceived peak of the market is nothing new and is expected.
Moving out of consumer dependent stocks is no surprise.
My guess is the article is nothing more than someone promoting a book. Do a search and this same Newsmax article is reproduced verbatim on dozens of 'doom and gloom' sites.
If Buffet were 'dumping' stocks it would be all over the financial sites; reducing his exposure by 21% in a stock is NOT dumping. Good grief.
Ya know, there's a difference between predicting a collapse and rooting for it.
He just wants lots of us dead. We're not fit to share the planet with him.
He's a mentally ill goofball.
The knee-jerk reactions to Baja and Gaff are a bit extreme. It's like "Let's skip over any possible economic depression and go straight into Mad Max territory." Let's ridicule them with "the end is nigh!" even though the article is about a temporary crisis and carrying on with a recast currency system.
Something about a wolf. And a boy. And crying.
Was there some fable about a wolf that cried boy?
The best thing that could happen, the best way to avert the next big world war, would be for the too big to fail banks to collapse of their own weight -- in a similar way that Madoff's ponzi pyramid collapsed.
This would benefit the 99% You don't agree?
No surprise that W*gs supports the too bigs. After all, it rymes with W*gs.
I think there is some truth to this article - the Fed is under "heat" because they didn't handle this correction properly. I do think gold has gotten a little undervalued recently, particularly Barrick - I did pick up a little stock on this. I doubt it drops much more than the 33% it has already lost.
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Under previous law, a person could get injured, sue for damages, receive a settlement and then be required to pay the entire settlement to their health insurer as reimbursement for medical expenses."There was no incentive for an injured person to settle for a reasonable sum, if they received no money," Hull said. "Defendants often had to pay an inflated price to settle or risk going to trial because they couldn't reach an agreement," he said. Among those who advocated for the bill was Dustin Strelsky, a 15-year old from the small central Texas town of Rockdale, who was left paralyzed after being hit by a drunk driver. Strelsky's family agreed to release the driver in exchange for his insurance policy but they couldn't reach an agreement with Strelsky's own health insurer. Strelsky's family asked the health plan to let him keep some of the settlement money. The health plan refused and sued Strelsky's parents, claiming they were entitled to 100% of the settlement and that the wheel-chair bound teenager should receive nothing. The case settled only after the Texas House considered the bill in committee.
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Assemblyman James Tedisco (R,C,I-Schenectady-Saratoga) today called upon the governor and commissioner of the Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) to return funding to a program benefiting seniors and disabled citizens. State funding was recently cut for OPRHP's Access Pass program, which provides certain permanently-disabled residents with free or reduced admission to OPRHP and Department of Environmental Conservation facilities. Tedisco said the move disproportionately harmed the state's most vulnerable residents.
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Welcome to the 2010 Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards. We love doing these awards because we get to interact with you, our readers, more than usual. This year, more than 12,000 of you generously took time to participate and share your perspectives on what tools are helping you work and play. We always are fascinated by your preferences and how your usage patterns change over time. This year, we have more categories than ever, so let's get right to the results. Here, ladies and gentlemen, Linux geeks of all kinds, are the winners of your 2010 Linux Journal Readers' Choice Awards.
Honorable Mention: PCLinuxOS
Times they are a changin' (just a bit) in the distribution department this year. Although Ubuntu in all its tasty flavors remains the Roger Federer-esque champion of Linux distros, the dynamics of this category have changed from the past two years. In 2008, Ubuntu was dubbed the "big distro that did" for "unexpectedly leaving its myriad 'rivals' as mere dots in the rear-view mirror". Then in 2009, Ubuntu received the "Energizer Bunny Award" for increasing its popularity and becoming untouchable (for the time being). But what a difference a year can make (just ask Tiger Woods). Ubuntu remains in the commanding lead, but it slipped a considerable 13% from of your votes last year. Meanwhile, a feisty, upwardly mobile distro, PCLinuxOS, grew from the single digits to a full 15%, meriting a worthy honorable mention recognition.
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2. Respond. If you chose to do the above, but STILL have a fire inside you that says to comment or defend yourself, do it. But there are right and wrong ways to handle it. For example:
Give them their own medicine in a way that's appropriate and solely for defense. Overdoing it makes you look REALLY immature and unable to take anything. Make it short and sweet, and if you can try to be humorous about it.
Doing a huge comment back to them is not the right thing. Avoid showing if you're actually upset and stooping directly down to their level isn't right either. Also being a smartass isn't good but if used correctly it can be alright, not always.
3. Ignore all together. If you see a hateful comment it's best to just ignore it, other methods have the possibility of solving the problem, but with the chance of it getting worse for you. The best way to stop it at the source is to ignore and hide the comment.
4. If the "Hate" is actually a critique done very hastily, try to ask them what they really mean, and tell them how they said it was a little too harsh. Or, again, don't respond. (People shouldn't be giving their "two cents" on your picture unless you actually asked for it.)
Really the problem is people don't respond correctly, or go on an impulse, and it ends up making THEM look bad. Remember it is the internet, you don't know anybody anyways, so I guess it doesn't matter. XD But really for your own sake, just try not to reply... and don't get involved in things that aren't your problems. If you have enough on your own, the LEAST you need is MORE by trying to handle your freaking friend's issues as well. Also using your watchers to get a hater down is poo-poo. It makes you look like you're a five year old who can't take a hit. But unless you need a slew of people to report, then I guess it's okay...
Now that that part is covered, let's move on to trolls. What is a troll, though? I bet most of you can answer that. But I'm going to describe it a different way. A troll is a person who likes to screw with people for attention. Your "fixing" him (aka yelling at him to "OMG STAP U TRPLLL!!!:!:!:!!!>!>!!<!<!MM!" makes it worse.) equals his getting more attention. Which is what he wants. So, how do you handle it?
RIGHT ways:
1. IGNORRRREEE! If you know he's a troll, it's a bunch of bullshitting anyways and shouldn't be taken seriously. Move on. Please for the love of god it's not worth it because he won't stop anyways. XD
2. If you're gonna respond... troll the troll. Join in with his act, go along with it. This usually gets them to stop or at least buddy-buddy with you for a while.
WRONG ways:
1. Getting butthurt about it. This makes them happy and only feeds the fire-- and it will just get even worse.
2. Getting your white knights to tell him off... same consequence as above.
MY RULE: REPLY ONCE OR YOU'RE A DUNCE! Replying more than once to a troll/hater is stupid. Just once does the trick. :I Also hating the haters and trolls just feeds the fire and makes it get worse.
Okay, time for art thieves! Everyone gets their art stolen nowadays, right? And since the dA staff barely even cares anymore, what are we to do? You're prolly upset your poor art went to waste at the hands of a thief. But I'm here to show you how to deal with it.
RIGHT ways:
1. Just report the thief and move on.
2. Make a nice comment about why stealing is wrong... if it's a troll thief just do #1 and don't comment.
3. If it's YOUR art stolen, calm down, it's not that big of a deal. YOU'RE the one who posted it free on the internet with no creative commons license, after all.
WRONG ways:
1. Yelling at them to go die because they're a horrible person. It makes you the bad guy.
2. Posting a journal about it sending your white knights once again to handle the problem for you... -.-
Now, I'm just gonna say a few things. :3 This is the internet. It's not serious, and should not be treated as such. Pretty much just ignore the crap and you'll be fine, just don't be a baby about it. Because you know what? In a few years none of it will matter anyways. <3
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Cramer Won't Wait For Tesla
Jim Cramer:
Well it's also allowed him to take an, there's kind of an aggressive accounting stance you can take if you think the car's going to be worth certain amount later. I mean there's everything in the conference call but I urge people that are trading the stock to recognize that you're really trading a short squeeze and we don't know. Short squeezes are wild animals. So I mean at one point today people were using the Goldman report to get out of the stock. This is a stock that is not really a stock. Okay this is a poll. A referendum on a man and a car. I like companies like Ford (F), that are real and General Motors (GM) that are real. But I respect a short squeeze for what it can do and I also respect the man for what he's done.
Debra Borchardt:
I totally respect Elon Musk for, you know, one that he's done what a lot of people did not think could be done and there are a lot of failures in this area.Jim Cramer: Right. Debra Borchardt: Many of the roads to electric cars and the independent car world are littered with failures. Jim Cramer: Right. Debra Borchardt: So he has done something really special here. Jim Cramer: Yes and I've went to look at one of the Teslas and I liked it immensely but they told me that there was a nine month wait so I said no. Debra Borchardt: You didn't put your name on the waiting list? Jim Cramer: No. I think that nine months is an awful long time to wait for a car. Debra Borchardt: All right, but listen. Let me ask you this. If there weren't a nine month waiting list, if they said Mr. Cramer here's the keys and you can drive out now. Would you've had bought it? Jim Cramer: Yes. Probably. Debra Borchardt: And there you go. So Tesla stock look at it. Be cautious about it because if you're looking at it, it really it might just be your just trading the short and not necessarily a pure play on the stock and that's Jim Cramer who could potentially be a future Tesla owner if there's no wait. --Written by Debra Borchardt in New York.
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18th June 2013
Galleries across the West Midlands are coming together to highlight a wealth of art on our doorstep, much of it free entry, to find the most-loved piece of art in the region.
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'Call quality isn't that great'
'Decent choice at the price'
'built-in accelerometer'
'The Samsung Epic 4G offered excellent call quality during my tests. '
'Great battery life'
'Big, comfortable keyboard'
'It packs in enough features to compensate for its price, and to earn a spot on my list of today's best Android phones and my list of today's best smartphones. '
'fairly impressive features'
'The black plastic back of the phone has specks of silver in it, a nice touch, and it's pretty easy to pop the cover off should you want to access the battery or memory card. '
'YouTube HQ is a feature that enhances certain YouTube videos' quality tremendously. '
'Excellent display'
'It also features an exceptionally thin smartphone design with a slide out, full QWERTY keyboard and 4-inch Super AMOLED touchscreen display. '
'It also gets a faster processor and updates to BlackBerry OS 5.0.'
'The sleek and stylish BlackBerry Bold 9700 is T-Mobile's first 3G BlackBerry. '
'Stylish chassis.'
' When the first BlackBerry Bold debuted late last year, I called it the best BlackBerry smartphone yet. '
'impressive colour reproduction'
'Call quality on the BlackBerry Bold 9700 was pretty good.'
'Bold 2) follows in the footsteps of the original premium BlackBerry Bold on AT&T and features a slimmer design, better camera, and both 3G and Wi-Fi connectivity.'
'the video playback was smooth, and I saw no pixelation or distortion.'
'great music phone thanks'
'capable phone'
'Its feature set is rich and functional, and Motorola made some welcome improvements and user interface tweaks.'
'Motorola will need to add a bit more sex appeal to future Android devices to stay competitive, but for now, at least, the CLIQ is solid enough to stand on its own in today's market.'
'The Cliq, with Motorola's Motoblur software for gathering information from social networks, is a decidedly consumer-friendly phone that makes the Droid feel deadly serious in comparison. '
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'The keyboard is decent-- a good thing for a social networking and messaging oriented phone.'
'reliable mobile Web experience'
'Solid feature set'
'Features and Design Via an Android overlay called MOTOBLUR, Cliq intuitively organizes everything on your phone that doesn't involve phone calls, which today is considerable.'
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'With the massive 3.6â€', 480x800 pixel display the Touch Pro2 is a formidable video player, especially since there are programs like CorePlayer which will bring XviD support to the device. '
'Conference call speaker system.'
'business-friendly features'
'high-quality duplex speakerphone'
'gorgeous 3.6-inch display'
'Sound quality was good overall. '
'good quality stereo speakerphone'
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'the overall package looks good.'
'generous 1,000-entry phone book'
'There are additional macro options for close-up shots, which can come out great, plus a face detection option that can lock onto up to three faces in a shot to help get sharp images of people. '
'the phone didn't seem sluggish in applying our location data to pics.'
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'excellent voice phone'
'very good mobile phone'
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'Design and build'
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'the video recording is very good for a camera phone.'
'good looking phone'
'great music and call audio quality'
'The phone sports an accelerometer for automatically switching from landscape to portrait when you rotate the phone and there is also a built-in speaker for listening to music or speakerphone. '
'The video player is pretty good, and having up to 32GB of storage on board means you can fill it with a good 10-15 movies and still have plenty of space for your downloaded music.'
'more responsive capacitive screen type'
'The colour combination of the phone is red on black and blue on white, both makes a super cool look.'
'Good display quality and touchscreen response'
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' The HTC Tattoo is a small and compact Google smartphone that can personalize its hardware and software to let people better express themselves. '
'the live music widget looks slick and works effectively.'
'innovative and fun phone experiences'
'The Browser is good, but really misses multi-touch.'
'proper 3.5mm headphone jack'
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'helpful "Nice phone'
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'One of the Tour's strongest selling features is that it's a world phone, so you can use it to make calls and access data in many countries around the world. '
'The Tour's speakerphone was impressive.'
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'the perfect hardware and network features'
'the perfect phone'
'Snappy, Stable OS.'
'amazingly beautiful, appealing body and features'
'phone cheap helpful and easy'
'the black version of the 8520 will be easier to read in such environments.'
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Looking for Courses in Social Responsibility? Think Yale
Posted by: Louis Lavelle on April 10, 2009
By Mandy Oaklander
The mantra to "do unto others" took a long time to graduate from the classrooms of ABCs into those of MBAs. But studies show that the Golden Rule, in the form of corporate social responsibility, is finally gaining broad acceptance in the most unlikely of places: business school.
In a new study that will be released next week, the Bridgespan Group in March surveyed ten of the nation's top MBA programs that had a reputation for excellent academics and strong social awareness. The results? A 110% average increase in so-called "social benefit" course offerings from 2004 to 2009. Nonprofit management courses grew at a similar rate.
Student demand emerged as the strongest influence on the trend. According to Dr. Nora Silver, director of the Center for Public and Nonprofit Leadership at U.C. Berkeley's Haas School of Business, "This generation of students is among the first…who when they went to college and high school were required or expected to do community service. [They] grew up expecting to be able to integrate…doing some social good with working in any sector."
The study found that after a student push, four factors greatly contributed to the rise in socially responsible course offerings: faculty interest, competition between B-schools, demands of recruiters, and an increasingly global economy.
But all do-gooders aren't created equal. In the social-benefit classroom realm, Yale came out on top, having increased its already-high 45 classes to 95 total course offerings. Berkeley upped its 30 classes to 74, a 146% increase. Wake Forest hoisted its 27 courses to a total of 68, a 152% advance.
Wharton leads the pack percentage-wise with the biggest increase, a whopping 271%. But the number of courses crept up, not so whoppingly, from a mere two to only eight. Cornell lags behind the rest, up just 33% and increasing from nine to 12 courses. Columbia only ended up with a total of 32 relevant course offerings in 2009, its end result near or below the starting number of many other top schools.
The growth of courses on managing social sector organizations increased by the same 110%, but the losers of this advance are more pronounced. Cornell decreased 100%, cutting its only social-sector-minded program. Even though Yale offered the highest number of social benefit classes in the surveyed schools, it dropped to fifth place in the number of nonprofit management classes, having only increased the number from three to seven. Wake Forest had only one class in 2004, but added four more by 2009.
On the brighter side, UNC looks like the number-one choice for those wishing to increase their nonprofit management skills. It began with seven of these classes in 2004—the second-highest number offered at the time—and upped its course offerings to 10, the highest number in 2009. Columbia trails just behind the Tar Heels, jumping 125% from four to nine courses.
Whether or not MBAs are sincere in their desire to save the world is open to question. But it seems that corporate social responsibility, the business world's unwritten equivalent of a voluntary Hippocratic Oath, might be finally getting an academic foundation.


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|11 Perché, fratelli miei, m'è stato riferito intorno a voi da quei di casa Cloe, che vi son fra voi delle contese.
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Sherri clip - starring Sherri Shepherd, Kali Rocha, Tammy Townsend, Elizabeth Regen, Michael Boatman.
Sherri centers around a newly single mom, paralegal and part-time comedienne/actress who tries to get back into the dating scene and move on with her life after divorcing her cheating husband. Sherri finds solace and support among her girlfriends at the office while juggling her hectic life. Also starring in the series are Tammy Townsend (Lincoln Heights), Kali Rocha (Grey's Anatomy), Elizabeth Regen (The Black Donnellys) and Kate Reinders (Ugly Betty).
Five guys form an R&B group and sing and dance their way to the top of the charts - but can they survive the egos, drugs, booze, wrong women and money?
Chandler is incensed when Monica spends a fortune on a luscious pair of black boots but when she discovers that her sexy new footwear thrashes her feet, she puts on a brave front and walks on rather than admit that hubby knows best. Meanwhile, when a wide-eyed Phoebe learns that Ross' young son attends the same school as rock star Sting's son, she angles to meet the celebrity and get concert tickets -- until she runs afoul of his suspicious wife, Trudie Styler. In additon, Rachel tries to mediate between an angry Joey and his pregnant kid sister (guest star Marla Sokoloff, 'The Practice').
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The Pest -- A Miami con man agrees to be the human target for a Neo-Nazi manhunter, in order to collect $50,000 if he survives.
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Miami scam artist Pest Vargas is on the run from the Scottish mob and a German headhunter, the mob after 50,000 dollars, the German guy after his head. Pest dons many disguises in an attempt to evade their clutches.
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Claire moves in with her crazy family after her home is condemned.
Claire's (Alicia Witt) life goes on a downward spiral right after graduation. Her boyfriend breaks up with her, her piano teacher (Harvey Fierstein) is fed up with her lack of concentration and her apartment is condemned after an earthquake. With no place to go, she must move back in with her dysfunctional family, an eclectic group of relatives. A story telling matriarch (Marlo Thomas), spirit-seeing patriarch (Elliot Gould), picture-perfect sister (Molly Hagan) and a meddling aunt (Estelle Harris). After several weeks of moping at home, Claire's best friends, Sabrina (Brooke Langton) and Arthur (Johnny Galecki), convince her that partying is the best solution for a broken heart. And in spite of trying to play it cool like "Mona Lisa", Claire meets Eddie (Ivan Sergei), a self-proclaimed heir to a fish market, who sweeps her off her feet. Life, however, takes an unusual twist when a few uncanny family and friends secrets are revealed.
Claire moves in with her crazy family after her boyfriend leaves and her home is condemned. Her best friends convince her partying will help her broken heart. She meets Eddie but then life takes an unusual twist when family secrets are revealed.
It's a chase, a hunt, a party and a riot in Miami s colorful South Beach as John Leguizamo stars as Pestario "Pest" Vargas, a chameleon-like con artist who can go from being a fast-talking Chinese delivery boy to an unorthodox Orthodox Rabbi in the blink of an eye. It's an ability that usually gets him out of any jam, but Pest will need every face he's got once he attracts the attention of Gustav Shank (Jeffrey Jones), the crazy German who is hunting him (for his head), and the mob (the Scottish mob, that is), who want the $50,000 he owes them. It's an all-out, knock-down, drag-out to the finish, but Pest will do whatever it takes to outrun the psycho hunters and Scottish mobsters and make it to his African American girlfriend's house in time for dinner with her parents-no matter who's offended in the process.
Comedian John Leguizamo is a manic Miami con man who's about to become a hunter's human prey.
Comedian John Leguizamo is THE PEST, a manic Miami con man who's about to become a hunter's human prey. And if you're going to be a target, it's best to be a moving target, as THE PEST proves in this hilarious high-speed hunt that careens from a neo-Nazi's private island to the party-all-the-time streets of Miami's South Beach. Crass, crude and endlessly inventive, THE PEST assumes a wild variety of ethic identities as he evades his predator with attitude intact. A totally one-of-a-kind movie.
Break out the double knits and roll out the Astroturf, because The Bunch is back in a groovy, good-time "romp for all ages" (Bonnie Churchill, National News Syndicate). Mike (Gary Cole) and Carol (Shelley Long) have just one week to come up with $20,000 in back taxes or they'll lose their house to a scheming neighbour (Michael McKean).To make matters worse, Marcia gets a swollen nose on date night, Cindy's addicted to tattling, and Jan's hearing a psychotic inner voice crying "Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!" Of course, these are the Bradys, and when the kids enter a talent contest with a $20,000 purse… well, let's just say,"It's A Sunshine Day"! With appearances by Florence Henderson, Barry Williams, Ann B. Davis, Christopher Knight and dreamy ex-Monkee Davy Jones, The Brady Bunch is "an absolute laugh riot from beginning to end" (Barry ZeVan, Channel America).
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Sherri prepares for a quiet, drama-free Thanksgiving with Bo and her father Redmond, but a revolving door of unexpected guests derail her plans. Kevin invites himself over, Randy arrives unexpectedly and even Paula shows up because baby Julian spikes a fever and needs to see his doctor. Meanwhile at the office, Summer, Angie and Celia pack hot meals for the needy. When the church van is towed, Angie flirts with a handsome cop and convinces him to help deliver meals. Eventually, Summer, Celia, Angie and the cop all end up at Sherri's where chaos reigns: Kevin and Randy spar, Redmond resents sharing his potential leftovers with so many guests, and Paula spills the beans and tells Bo that Julian is his brother. Ultimately, Sherri realizes her new big modern family is something to be very thankful for. Tuesdays at 10 pm et/pt.
Sherri hosts a game night so her friends can finally meet Randy. Celia brings her husband Miles, while Summer and Angie decide to each bring a date for the other. Thinking they'll be well-suited, Summer brings her plumber for Angie, but when Angie shows up empty handed, Summer decides to keep the plumber for herself. Randy seems to be charming Sherri's friends, until his answer to a hypothetical board game question leads Sherri to doubt his morals and his honesty. Tuesdays at 10 pm et/pt.
After Bo tells her he hates her, Sherri volunteers to watch Julian, Paula's new baby. Sherri is suddenly summoned to the office to work on a weekend project and must take the baby with her. Sherri, Celia and Angie are not pleased when they learn Summer has brought them in to organize receipts for law partner Bart Peaslee's upcoming audit. Although Summer is ecstatic when Peaslee shows up at the office, she insists the ladies hide the baby. Taking care of Julian stirs up the motherhood urge in Sherri once again and prompts one of the ladies to reveal she may be pregnant. Tuesdays at 10 pm et/pt.
"Sherri" centers around a newly single mom, paralegal and part-time comedian/actress who tries to get back into the dating scene and move on with her life after divorcing her cheating husband. Sherri finds solace and support among her girlfriends at the office while juggling her hectic life. Tuesdays at 10 pm et/pt.
Sherri considers trick-or-treating as a family. Elsewhere, Celia and Angie throw a surprise party for Summer, whose birthday has always been overshadowed by Halloween; and Sherri becomes annoyed when she keeps running to Paula all over town. Tuesdays at 10 pm et/pt.
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PHOENIX (AP) - Channing Frye scored 29 points, Amare Stoudemire
had 26, and the fast-moving Phoenix Suns overcame the losses of
Steve Nash and Grant Hill to beat the Sacramento Kings 143-127 on
Tuesday night in their final home preseason game.
Nash left in the second half with an injured right ankle and Hill was ejected after getting two technical fouls for arguing with the officials.
The Suns, who broke open the game with a 42-point third quarter, hit a remarkable 51 of 56 free throws in the foul-plagued game. Thirty-six personals were called against the Kings, and starters Kevin Martin and Jason Thompson fouled out
Frye, the Suns' new starting center following the trade of Shaquille O'Neal to Cleveland, scored 16 points in the third.
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Gordon Anderson (2015–)
Paul Harrison (2015–)
|See List of characters
|Mark Thomas
|Country of origin
|United Kingdom
|Original language(s)
|No. of series
|No. of episodes
|43 (List of episodes)
|Executive producer(s)
|Sophie Clarke-Jervoise
Ben Cavey (2012–)
Derren Litten (2012–)
|Geoffrey Perkins (2007–2008)
Jo Willet (2009–)
Ben Carvey (2009–2011)
Francis Matthews (2012)
Lucy Armitage (2014–)
|Benidorm, Spain
|John Ignutius
|Running time
|44–48 mins (2009–)
22–25 mins (2007–08)
|Production company(s)
|Tiger Aspect Productions
|Endemol UK
|Original channel
|Picture format
|16:9 1080i HDTV (2010–)
16:9 576i SDTV (2007–09)
|Original run
|1 February 2007– present
|Related shows
|The Catherine Tate Show
Benidorm is a British sitcom written by Derren Litten, co-writer of The Catherine Tate Show, and produced by Tiger Aspect for ITV. Exploiting the working class stereotype of the popular Spanish tourist destination Benidorm, the television series features an ensemble cast. Set primarily in the Solana all-inclusive resort hotel, Benidorm follows regulars and first-time holiday makers on their holidays abroad. Despite their disparate backgrounds they all have one thing in common-a quest for getting value for money.
On 12 April 2013, along with series six, a seventh series was confirmed which started filming on 24 March 2014. Johnny Vegas as Geoff, Elsie Kelly as Noreen and Crissy Rock as Janey will be returning to the new series, whilst Siobhan Finneran, Steve Pemberton, Oliver Stokes and Sheila Reid as the Garvey family are to be written out.[1] [2] The seven-part seventh series is due to begin on ITV on 2 January 2015 and will finish on 13 February. [3]
The show first aired on 1 February 2007. Critically acclaimed, Benidorm has received two National Television Awards[4][5] and nominations at the British Comedy Awards[6] and BAFTAs.[7]
Series 1 introduced the main characters, the Garvey family: parents Mick (Steve Pemberton) and Janice (Siobhan Finneran), teenage daughter Chantelle ('Telle' – Hannah Hobley) and eight-year-old son Michael (Oliver Stokes). They are on their first holiday abroad, paid for by Janice's mother – the sun-worshiping, chain-smoking Madge (Sheila Reid), who doesn't have a kind word for anyone. Jacqueline (Janine Duvitski) and Donald (Kenny Ireland) have been coming to Benidorm for twenty years and are enthusiastic, middle-aged swingers. Kate (Abigail Cruttenden) and Martin Weedon (Nicholas Burns) are going through a rough patch during their third year of marriage. Within seconds of arriving they realise that the Solana is the worst place for them to make a fresh start. Geoff Maltby (Johnny Vegas), who calls himself 'The Oracle', has an irritating computer-like knowledge of trivia, he claims to be the Lancashire pub quiz champion, and is prone to fits of competitive behavior; he has always come on holiday with his mother, Noreen (Elsie Kelly). Gavin (Hugh Sachs) and Troy (Paul Bazely) are on their first holiday together after setting up a successful hair salon. They consider themselves superior to the other guests but are happy enough to get drunk and snigger at them; later in the series their relationship hits rock bottom when Troy is caught with another series regular.
Also introduced in Series 1 are sexy barman Mateo (Jake Canuso), who flirts with anything that breathes, and Janey (Crissy Rock) the hotel manager and cabaret M.C. at Neptune's bar.
Guest artistes include Ella Kenion, playing a woman who cons the Garveys out of money at the beach but is caught when she turns up at Neptune's, and Niky Wardley, playing Kelly, Mateo's lover until she finds out about his fling with Kate.
The first series was a modest hit for ITV, although critics said it was 'beautifully written and performed'.[citation needed]
Series 2 was broadcast in April 2008 and saw all the main characters from series 1 return to the Solana Resort for eight new episodes. However there were two new arrivals for the Garvey family: Mel Geoffrey Hutchings - the owner of five sun bed shops and "Didsbury's answer to Julio Iglesias"; plus 17-year-old Chantelle's new baby.
Niky Wardley returned as Kelly this time with her mother Sylvia (Wendy Richard) who was a wheelchair riding love rival for Madge, Margi Clarke made a brief appearance as Dorothy, Gavin's estranged mother, and Elliott Jordan played Jack, a British bar-owner in whom Janice found temptation.
Benidorm returned for a one hour summer special which featured all the regular cast plus Jack (Elliott Jordan) and a wanted murderer named Enrique (Christopher Sciueref). Starting with a recap of Mel and Madge's wedding, the main plotline involved the abduction of Janice and Madge by Enrique and a subsequent helicopter rescue from the Solana rooftop. The crew took the opportunity to shoot some areial footage of Benidorm from the helicopter, used as scene bridges in subsequent episodes.[8]
With ratings rising Series 3 followed in October in a new 45 minute format. It was set one year after the summer special as the holidaymakers took up the offer of a free holiday given to them by the Solana Resort. The regulars from series 2 returned but this time Martin did not bring Kate, instead he brought mischievous Brandy (Sheridan Smith) who was not all she seemed. The featuring of well-known guest stars was becoming something of a tradition with Keith Barron playing a very English Deputy Mayor, Tim Healy playing Geoff's transvestite blind date Les/Lesley, Robin Askwith playing Gary, a conman and a thief who was revealed as Brandy's lover, and Una Stubbs making an appearance in the final episode as Martin's mother Diana. Cast regular Kate Abigail Cruttenden made her only Series 3 appearance in the same episode, flying out to help Martin in the aftermath of a mass robbery by Gary and Brandy. It was later revealed she was seeing someone else, dashing Martin's hopes for a reconciliation.
Stuart McGugan played Donald's practical-joking friend Wink, who electrocuted himself to death on-stage at Neptune's, and Lorraine Bruce appeared as one of Madge's estranged daughters.
By the end of Series 3 the show was regularly attracting 6 million viewers and had won two National TV Awards and been nominated for both a BAFTA and a British Comedy Award. Series 4 was commissioned a few days after Series 3 finished airing, however there was some cast changes as Johnny Vegas (The Oracle), Paul Bazely (Troy), Hannah Hobley (Chantelle), Abigail Cruttenden (Kate), and Nicholas Burns (Martin) all left the show.
As filming was just about to begin on the new Christmas special that would precede the fourth series, the production was thrown into chaos. Geoffrey Hutchings who played Mel, died suddenly from a suspected viral infection. As result of his untimely death the scripts had to be heavily re-written, and the storyline became that Mel had died off-screen on a business trip abroad.
The Christmas special, however, aired on Boxing Day 2010 and had some special guests including Marvin Louie Spence who was a member of the Middlesbrough Swingers Association Su Pollard played herself as a guest star. Tim Healy returned as Les/Lesley this time working for Mel and directing the Garveys to Madge's villa. Asa Eliott made a small appearance singing for the Benidorm Palace. Wizzard made a brief appearance at the end of the special singing their big hit "I wish it could be Christmas everyday" whilst that was being played Madge found out Mel had died. Brian Murphy appeared as Noreen's love interest Clive; he proposed to her but did not return in series four.
A number of new characters were created for Series 4 to fill out the cast list again. Following his guest appearances in Series 3 Tim Healey became a full-time cast member as barman Les, with his teenage son Liam Adam Gillen tagging along to Benidorm for a cheap holiday. A whiff of a Benidorm holiday romance was soon in the air for Liam, as he took an immediate shine to new girl Natalie Kathryn Drysdale - but her friend Sam Shelley Longworth has other ideas on their potential romance.
Gavin was given a new holiday companion called Kenneth Tony Maudsley with the story being that Troy was at home caring for his sick dad. Plus, Noreen brought her stressed-out daughter Pauline Selina Griffiths on holiday in place of Geoff. Pauline, having spent the past few years in South Africa with her husband but now going through a messy divorce, is irritable and doesn't make friends easily and later throughout the series became an alcoholic which annoyed and upset some of the regulars
Returning characters for the fourth series included the Garvey family, who start the series embroiled in a typical Garvey holiday disaster. Meanwhile the legendary Middlesbrough Swingers Association lost its two most popular members for the summer as Benidorm once again welcomed back Donald and Jacqueline.
Hotel staff Mateo and Janey continued to watch on through it all as the holiday chaos unfolds around them. There were a few special appearances such as Lucky Kev Neil Fitzmaurice who appeared in a number of episodes and there were one-off appearances as Cilla Black playing herself but now living in Madge's previous villa and Scary Mary Denise Welch and Mr Pink Melvyn Hayes, both Madge's enemies and looking for her to pay up her debts. Michael Fenton Stevens made a brief appearance on the last episode playing a British consulate but he could smell a rat and uncovered Donald and Jacqueline secret.
Ian Reddington made an appearance as Johnny Neptune, who was an old flame of Janice Garvey and friend of Janey.
Natalie Kathryn Drysdale and Pauline Selina Griffiths only appeared in one series but it is possible they could return in the future.
This was the last series to feature Janey Crissy Rock as the Solana manager and regular in the programme
After the fourth series it seemed as if Benidorm might end, as creator Derren Litten said he didn't want to write any more episodes, However, he was persuaded to bring the show back for another series with, other writers helping out (including cast member Steve Pemberton).
The regular holidaymakers got a shock in Series 5 as the Solana resort was now staffed by a new manager... and she means business! Joyce Temple Savage Sherrie Hewson is on a mission to upgrade the Solana resort into a 4 star hotel - at all costs.
Mick, Janice and Michael Garvey all returned to their favourite all inclusive holiday resort, and Madge shocked her family and friends with a surprise announcement. Jacqueline and Donald also returned following Donald's faked death at the end of the last series.
Kenneth is now a Benidorm businessman with his popular new hair salon based at the Solana resort with a new colleague Carmen Alba Ortega Gavin comes out to join him on holiday but where was Troy? It seemed as though their relationship might have broken up.
Noreen was back for some sunshine and flying solo without her son and daughter for the first time, meanwhile Liam was now the newly employed handyman.
Transsexual Les/Lesley continued to don the latest cutting edge fashions at the Solana tropical bar alongside hunky Mateo, who was still on a mission to woo any female that passes by.
Meanwhile Benidorm good time girl Sam returned with a new friend in tow called Trudy Michelle Butterly and they both made it their mission to have a wild holiday.
Asa Eliott reprised his role since the Christmas special, now regularly appearing as the singer in Neptunes, as Joyce ditched Shaun Foster Conley. Elliott Jordan returned as Jack only this time he was pretending not to recognise Janice, he later was revealed to be Liam's new flatmate, but after he showed his true colours Liam changed his mind so Trudy glassed him. Crissy Rock appeared briefly after her daughter, who was revealed to be Carmen was caught out giving the press false reports about the Solana. Michael Fenton Stevens returned to help make it right with Donald and Jaqueliene
Like any other series there were many guest stars including Ian Lindsay who played Mr Dixon, causing a stir and was later revealed to be the hotel assessor. Matthew Kelly played Cyril Babcock, he turned out to be an old flame of Joyce, and was engaged at the hotel as a dance instructor. Shaun Dooley played Mick's brother Pete, he visited Mick while on a stag weekend, but it turned out that no one was getting married. David Bradley played Mick's dad Stan, he visited Mick with his other son Pete for the same storyline. Ted Robbins played Victor. Dhaffer L'Abidine who played Madge's love interest, he turned out to be a conman Siobhan Redmond played Scottish loudmouth Hazel, she was the instructor with a group of Olympic divers performing at the hotel. Naomi Battrick played Hermonie, one of the Olympic divers Kate O'Mara played Barbara Simmonds, a guest at the hotel who, in a case of mistaken identity, was thought to be the hotel assessor, but turned out to be a famous writer.
This was only one appearance from Trudy Michelle Butterly, and it was the last series to feature Sam Shelly Longsworth.
Hugh Sachs was previously a regular character, he made was his last appearance in series five, but hasn't been ruled out to return in future series.
A new family was added to the show at this point. The Dykes, a lively family from Watford, consist of father Clive (Perry Benson) firmly under the thumb of his no nonsense wife Tonya (Hannah Waddingham) - both bring their son Tiger (Danny Walters) with them, and further in the series, their daughter Bianca (Bel Powley) shows up, claiming that her rich boyfriend dumped her while they were holidaying in the Maldives. Both Tiger and Bianca are young, single and looking for fun. Returning to enjoy the newly announced four star hotel treatment are Mick and Janice Garvey, with acid-tongued Madge not far behind. The Garveys also brought Michael, their son, with them again, who has now grown into an adventurous teenager. With Michael and Tiger off on trouble-making adventures around the resort, it isn't long before the Dykes and the Garveys begin to argue.
Other favourites returning to the Solana Resort include popular swingers Donald and Jacqueline Stewart, who intended to claim their free holiday that manageress Joyce Temple-Savage promised them at the end of the last series.
Mateo and Lesley are still working at the hotel, however Liam is now working with Kenneth at his 'Blow & Go' salon - the very discreet and selective hair and beauty emporium within the Solana resort.
Series 6 also saw the return of Martin Weedon (Nicholas Burns) who arrives on the loud and drunken stag do of his rich friend. This time he's very single and finds himself having a 'drunken encounter' with one of the known female holidaymakers.
The Stewarts and the Garveys, alongside cheeky bartender Mateo, are the only original cast left.
Returning guest stars include Matthew Kelly returning as Cyril Babcock, a former dance prodigy and teacher who was living rough in Benidorm. He was since made into Assistant Manager. Elliott Jordan returns to play Jack. He plays a practical joke on Michael and Tiger which leads to Michael punching him in the face. Asa Elliott made further guest appearances in Neptunes.
Guest stars include Ken Morley playing the Head of a local Hairdressing Mafia and Kenneth's uncle, Philip Olivier as Jason - a sexy new barman. Also featured in the series are The Krankies and Rustie Lee appearing as friends of swingers Donald and Jacqueline, legendary Hollywood star Joan Collins arrives as Crystal Hennesey-Vaas, the CEO of the Solana Hotel Group, and also Joyce's high maintenance boss, Janet Street Porter making a cameo appearance as a news reporter and Holly Earl who plays a sexy young girl called Elena catching the eye of Michael Garvey and Tiger Dyke. It is revealed that she likes Michael more than Tiger, who is reluctant to accept this and attempts to steal Elena from Michael.
After the sixth series had aired, ITV confirmed that a seventh series will air in 2015. It was filmed at the Sol Pelicanos Ocas and different locations around Benidorm.
On 21 March 2014, it was announced that the actors Elsie Kelly, Crissy Rock and Johnny Vegas will return to the seventh series.[9] Filming began on 24 March and ended on 4 July 2014.[9] It has also been confirmed that the Garveys will be leaving the cast during series 7, however they will still be in the Series in the first 1 or 2 episodes.[1] In the early hours of the morning of 31 July 2014 Kenny Ireland died after a battle with cancer, with his character Donald Stewart having been written out during filming in June.[10] His former co-star Janine Duvitski will continue to star in Series 7, and she will continue on unless her character is axed or leaves of personal choice.
On 2 December 2014, it was announced that the seven-part seventh series is due to begin on ITV on 2 January 2015.[11]
Cast and characters[edit]
The Solana is the hotel featured in the show where all the cast stay. It is filmed at the Sol Pelícanos Ocas in Benidorm. The Solana is all-inclusive and owns an all-inclusive bar/restaurant, Neptunes.
Neptunes is an all-inclusive bar/restaurant featured in the show owned by The Solana. Most of the characters eat there all the time, and there is karaoke and live entertainment every night - with occasional guest appearances from singers Asa Elliott and Shaun Foster Conley. Neptunes is filmed in Morgan Tavern, which is right across the road from Sol Pelicanos Ocas - where the majority of filming takes place.
|National Television Awards[4]
|Best Situation Comedy
|Best Situation Comedy
|National Television Awards[5]
|Best Situation Comedy
|TV Choice Awards[12]
|Best Comedy Show
- ^ a b Falconer, Daniel (2014-03-21). "Benidorm loses major cast members, brings back old favourites". Femalefirst.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ "'Benidorm' returning for sixth, seventh series on ITV - TV News". Digital Spy. 2013-04-12. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/benidorm/episodes/7/1/
- ^ a b "Winners - The National Television Awards 2008". Nationaltvawards.com. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ a b "Winners - The National Television Awards 2011". Nationaltvawards.com. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ "British Comedy Awards : Awards 2013 : Chortle : The UK Comedy Guide". Chortle. 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ a b "The Guardian". Retrieved 4 April 2014.
- ^ Sandy Johnson, Director, DVD Commentary, S3 Ep1
- ^ a b "Twitter / BenidormTweets: #Benidorm Returning characters". Twitter.com. Retrieved 2014-04-13.
- ^ Jackson, Marc (2013-09-17). "Kenny Ireland dead aged 68 following battle with cancer | Mail Online". Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2014-07-31.
- ^ http://www.comedy.co.uk/guide/tv/benidorm/episodes/7/1/
- ^ "TV Choice awards 2014". TV Choice. (Bauer Media Group). Retrieved 17 October 2014.
External links[edit]
- Benidorm at itv.com
- Benidorm at the Internet Movie Database
- Benidorm at the British Comedy Guide
- Benidorm at British TV Comedy
- Benidorm at TigerAspect.co.uk


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Antique English tin glazed plate hand painted in red, mixed green, dark royal blue and light grayish blue and about 300 years old. The style of decoration on this plate along with its glaze attributes and shape indicate that it was likely produced by a pottery in Bristol between 1710 and 1730. The square brush strokes used to paint the green leaves and the one or two thin green brush-tip dashes placed below many leaves (using just the tip of the square brush) in the central decoration are most common on English tin glazed wares from Bristol. For further reference, this style of painting leaves will be called `square brush leaves with dashes.' There is an early 18th century posset pot with identical `square brush leaves with dashes' as well as very similar Chinese-style floral panels and faux reserves, see Geoffrey A. Godden's `British Pottery An Illustrated Guide' published by Clarkson N. Potter Inc., in 1975, page 45, caption mislabeled on page 43 as Figure #44 and should be labeled #45). The second photo is in black & white photo and is included here to help all those collectors who also have a lot of excellent delftware reference books with photos in black & white.
The shape or profile of this plate is also a very useful dating guide and it fits the shape of English plates produced in the 1600s and early 1700s up to about 1730 (see Archer and Morgan 1977: page 126 Plate shape C; also see Anthony Ray's English Delftware 1968: page 239, Plate shape I). Furthermore, the colors used on this dish included a deep sealing wax red (some of the red has turned muddy and burned off the kwaart covering, see below), a mixed green, two shades of blue (dark blue and lighter pale gray-blue that was used to paint the three fine circular bands used to define outer border from the central motif in the well.
The theme on this plate shows a woman standing and holding a branch in her left hand and a large cornucopia overflowing with crops cradled by her right arm and hand. After searching image archives, a standing woman holding these two items has been used by many European cultures to signify peace (the branch is an olive branch) and prosperity or abundance (the food filled cornucopia which probably has wheat in this case). Roman coins from about 2,100 years ago depict several female women or goddesses standing and holding these same two items (e.g., Eirene on a Roman coin from 70 to 71 AD (CE), Hilaritas, as well as Genius and Concordia).
There are at least four other delft plates depicting a woman holding these items that also date from the 1700s (two in polychrome and two in blue and white). The plate offered here may be among the oldest examples of this particular image on English delftware. A 13 inch charger in blue and white with this image sold for $1429 in 2004 and was described simply as English, 18th century, painted with a woman holding a cornucopia (and branch). The decoration suggests a date of about 1760, however this is just an opinion since the auction description is typically lacking in details.
This is a wonderful and comparatively early example of a English tin glazed plate depicting a female European figure from a time period when the British delftware industry was expanding and breaking away from older themes and motifs. The plate has three pin bar scars on its back side, a well defined small diameter foot ring, with a hole for hanging the plate on a wall. There is an old piece of iron wire threaded through the hole and the hole may have been drilled later rather than pierced at the time of production (I have not removed the wire to confirm how the hole was made, but close inspection under magnification suggests that the hole was drilled later in the same way that delft ware is repaired with staples and drilling.
Finally, this polychrome dish also appears to have a kwaart glaze on it, a technique also used at Bristol and some other potteries around London in the 1690 to 1745 period (Ray 1968: page 87). Instead of a soft sheen, the dish listed here has a shiny glaze from the sprinkling of a powdered lead glaze over top of the tin glaze. Areas where the densest red pigment was added, some of this kwaart was either burned off or somehow mixed with the red to create a muddy dull red. Finally, the color of the glaze seems to be tinted slightly and projects a slight purple or lilac hue seen best on the back side (see all photos). The color of the glaze on the front of the dish is harder to evaluate given the kwaart shine and the polychrome decoration. The glaze, however, is not quite as lilac or dark as it appears on the photo of the full backside of the plate. The best way to gauge the color or hue of the plate is to view how it appears on the very first and third photos. Finally, this delftware plate also comes with my Docs Antiques 100% satisfaction guarantee or you may return it using my return policy for a refund (see full Return Policy details farther below).
SIZE: This plate has a rim diameter of about 7 3/4 inches and stands about 1 1/4 inches tall along its outer rim edge. It weighs about one-half pound (about 230 grams or 0.23 kg) and sits on a well defined foot ring that has a diameter of about 3 3/4 inches. It is a smaller size than typical delft plates and this may be due to its comparatively early date. As such, it is a wonderful example that can be easily hung along a wall (has a hole for adding new hanging wire, do not suggest using the old wire due to age) or displayed in a plate stand on a shelf, mantle, chest on chest or in a china cabinet or hutch and will certainly capture interest and attention in most any setting.
CONDITION: This delft plate is in very good condition with just one very tight, short 1 1/4 inches long hairline at about the 10:30 o'clock position. It is shown from both the back and front in the last two photos with a red pen pointing directly to it. The hairline is not readily noticeable from the front (see all photos). Beyond this, the only noticeable rim chips are also very small and one is located where the hairline starts at the 10:30 o'clock position and the other is at the 5 o'clock position (again hardly noticeable). There are also the typical glaze chips along the very edge of the plate, however none of these penetrate very far if at all into the clay body of the dish. The glaze is shiny and there are no major utensil scratches or knife cuts. Also, the dish has no stains, no repairs and no restorations. A better early English example with a human figure symbolic of peace and prosperity would be hard to find without paying another $175 to $400. Of course, if the buyer is not completely satisfied, then she/he may return this dish for a refund (see our refund policy noted below for full details, insurance is provided for shipping and while we have not had any losses in over seven years, we will gladly instruct the buyer on how to file the proper info should the unthinkable ever happen).
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