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Int or Str: 4d6 ⇒ (6, 4, 5, 6) = 21, Int or Dex: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 6, 2) = 12, Int or Con: 4d6 ⇒ (3, 1, 1, 5) = 10
STR 17, Dex 11, Int 9, Wis 16, Con 17, Cha 16 Paladin me thinks. So do we start on level 2 as well? Starting wealth? Can we get a bit of an up to date campaign synopsis? Any allies that the PCs have made? Organizations? How were you planning on integrating the new characters?
I've caught up on the gameplay thread. Champion should be fun. I'll try to plan out things a bit for the future. Aeron's stats are pretty terrible especially compared to the rest of the group, (great rolling guys). Any chance for a re-roll? 4d6 ⇒ (4, 1, 3, 4) = 12
4d6 ⇒ (2, 6, 5, 4) = 17
Baring that I would even take a 20 pt buy.
Str: 1d10 + 7 ⇒ (8) + 7 = 15
Ummm... Those rolls might be a little too good. Let me know if you would rather I did a 25pt buy. I'm planning on submitting a dwarven zen archer monk, should have something together in a little bit.
Celeador wrote: Fanguar, don't say that, your a great player. I love Barnabas, you got great writing chops. Geez now you make me feel like I was trolling for compliments ;) John Woodford wrote: .... It's not like creativity is a zero-sum game (though, sadly, spare time is). Oh I agree, I wan't saying it wasn't worth the effort. I enjoy creating character concepts, it's just that you invent this individual that you would like to explore and evolve and then poof he/she is gone (At least for me, I don't generally recycle characters). Which is fine, I've always got a couple of concepts kicking around in my head, but it's still disappointing. That being said, PCs are never that far away from oblivion, especially at low levels.
GM Armadillephant: Whoops, had a brain fart and added racial modifier before the point buy. Fixed moved the 2 int pts to Dex, so final stats are now 14 Str and 16 Dex. As for Orin and his wolf, you would be more than welcome to take control of the wolf when needs be. As to whether or not the beast is actually a spirit guide, I think I would leave that up to you. From a roleplay perspective, Orin has his doubts about the whole thing, as his wolf has never eally given any concrete sign (the whole thing with Shalelu is pretty much Orin looking for any sign at all), but has resigned himself to seeing it through to the end. I do think that if the wolf started showing signs that it was more than just an animal, it would force Orin to reevaluate some of his beliefs and I could see him shifting from a pseudo skeptic to eventually a true devotee of the natural world. I actually think that kind of personal development would be a lot of fun to RP.
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Still interested, should have a gnome bard up today. Have a better idea of a build, so I am gonna tweak the stats to 9, 11, 13, 13, 15, 15 (16 with +1 from 4th level), also going to go as middle aged, so -1 to physical stats +1 to mental stats. (HP: 5d8 + 5 ⇒ (8, 4, 6, 6, 5) + 5 = 34)
Sounds interesting: 4d6 ⇒ (5, 4, 5, 5) = 19 =15
So that's a 17 point buy. (added pts to get up to 20) Thinking Gnome Bard (Prankster)
Well here is some details about the kind of player I am and the kinds of PCs I like to play. The Player: A 30 something PBP veteran. Cut my teeth playing AD&D and have continued to game off and on for ~15-20 years, as both player and DM. For PBP, I prefer to keep my posts short and to the point and prefer playing with those who do the same. I never read walls of text posted by anyone other than the DM. I never have inner monologue, have no interest in hogging the focus, enjoy group focused story building and feel that extensive backstories serve no purpose other than to provide hooks for the DM. I spend entirely too much time checking these boards and can post multiple times a day if need be. Combat:Prefer map based combat, as things like reach and AOO are pretty dependant on a good spacial representation of what is going on, but played for years without them. Prefer individual initiative over group initiative and love it when DM's recaps each round before the next one starts. Types of Characters: I prefer melee and divine spell casting classes, but do have an unhealthy affection for gnomish bards. Always play Neural or Good characters, have no interest in playing with Evil PC's. My PC's are always good natured and a little mercenary, and I like my dwarves gruff and my gnomes completely ridiculous.
Guns are pretty fun, but if they are common place, they pretty much make armour obsolete (they are against touch AC) Leadership is flat out broken. You take a feat and get a second character and minions. At 9th level you can have a 7th level cohort and have them take leadership and get a cohort and followers. Rinse and repeat. You don't even have to use them in combat. Set up a shop and have them craft stuff either for you or to sell. For free. For a feat. Or you could take something else to get +2 to trip attacks or whatever.
Guns Everywhere: Guns are commonplace. Early firearms are seen as antiques, and advanced firearms are widespread. Firearms are simple weapons, and early firearms, advanced guns, and their ammunition are bought or crafted for 10% of the cost listed in this chapter. The gunslinger loses the gunsmith class feature and instead gains the gun training class feature at 1st level. Pretty much everyone should use guns instead of other weapons as soon as they can afford one, they hit against touch AC. As for the king/queen role, it doesn't have to be a PC. We could throw whatever puppet NPC up there we wanted. Anyways, my character would be a Human witch, shooting for one of the int based non-leader roles. I will try to put together something a little more concrete shortly.
I was thinking about playing a witch, but re-skinned as a shaman instead of the stereotype. Out of curiosity, would you allow the Ability focus feat from the Beastiary?
Ability focus:
One of this creature's special attacks is particularly difficult to resist. Prerequisite: Special attack. Benefit: Choose one of the creature's special attacks. Add +2 to the DC for all saving throws against the special attack on which the creature focuses. Special: A creature can gain this feat multiple times. Its effects do not stack. Each time the creature takes the feat, it applies to a different special attack. Big fan of E6, sounds like it could be a fun campaign.
Here be the fluff:
Background: Born into the great slave pits of the City of Brass, Grune began his life in bondage. Raised to be the biggest and meanest that he could be, Grune's strength and size caught the eye of the slave masters and he was groomed for greatness. Eventually, he was bought by a wealthy merchant who sent him to the gladiatorial pits, where Grune made a name for himself and the merchant a great deal of money. Eventually, he earned his freedom and was set loose. Thus began his wanderings. Since those beginnings, Grune has travelled the planes, usually as a bodyguard to this or that wizard, sometimes as a mercenary fighting for this or that cause, occasionally signing on as part of a pirate crew sailing the astral sea. More often than not, these adventures would dump him in Sigil. Recognizing it as nexus of sorts, Grune decided that the Cage would make a good base of operation and source of business. So he settled himself into the Hive Ward at the Roaring Balor, and now enjoys the pleasures of Sigil between jobs. Appearance:
Q and A: One contact name - who - and what are they Micha a lantern archon member of the Fraternity of Order. The Fraternity are constantly putting together expeditions in search of this or that lost bit of knowledge and Micha almost always has work for Grune whenever he wants it. One enemy - who and why
Some thing you care about, what and why
OK, since this doesn't seem to be all that combat oriented, I've decided to go with a whip build fighter that focuses of combat maneuvers. I'll throw together the background after I've thought about for a while. Rough crunch: Half-Ogre Fighter (Unbreakable) 6 HP:TBA Favored Class: Fighter (+1 HP) Languages: Common, Str 22 (+6)
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Whip +1 (15ft reach): +12/+7 (1d3+7) x2 [Trip] [Disarm] [Non-lethal] [slashing] [spoiler=Fighter Class Abilities
Tough as Nails: An unbreakable gains Endurance and Die Hard as bonus feats. This ability replaces the fighter's 1st-level bonus feat. Unflinching (Ex): At 2nd level, an unbreakable gains a +1 bonus on Will saves against mind-affecting effects. This bonus increases by +1 for every four levels after 2nd level (to a maximum of +5 at 18th level). This ability replaces bravery. Heroic Recovery (Ex): At 5th level, an unbreakable gains the Heroic Recovery feat as a bonus feat, if he does not have it already. If he already has this feat, the unbreakable can choose any combat feat instead. In addition, he may use this feat one additional time per day for every four levels after 5th (to a maximum of 4 times per day at 17th level). This ability replaces weapon training 1. [/spoiler Traits, Feats, and Skills
[spoiler=Starting Equipment Starting Coins: 16000
Total Spent: 15021gp
Okay, so I decided against going burglar, because I came across the funnest rogue build ever and I must try it. So may I present Weyland Piper, human Rogue (Scout/Knife Master). His whole build will be based off of mobility and knife throwing. Let me know if you would like me to elaborate on anything. Some Rough Crunch:
(Human = 25 point buy) Str 12 (2 pts) Dex 18 (17 pts) +2(racial) > 20 Con 12 (2 pts) Int 12 (2 pts) Wis 12 (2 pts) Cha 10 (0 pt) Trained Skills: Acrobatics +9, Bluff +4, Disable Device +9, Escape Artist +9, Knowledge(Local) +5, Perception +5, Sleight of Hand +9, Stealth +9, Use Magic Device +4, Linguistics +5 Traits: Bullied and River Rat Feats: Dodge and two weapon fighting
Rough Background and DM questions: Weyland doesn't remember much of what happened 'before', but he thinks it was good. He knows he was an apprentice in a butcher shop, but whether that butcher was a family friend or his father, he couldn't say, so much of the past is a haze. What he does remember is that is where he first learn to use the knives and that bit of skill has served him better in the city than anything else he might have once known. I could keep going, but let's keep it brief for the moment * A name and quick description of a younger kid in the gang you look out for
* A time when Grandmother (old Female Human Witch 4) saved you
* A name and description of an enemy in a gang whose territory borders yours.
* An ally or friend you have made in the area outside the gang who will help you out.
I guess I can expand my background, if i have to ;) It's just so sad when a fully conceptualized character dies in the recruitment thread.
Expanded Background: Childhood As a squalling infant, Bahram was rescued from certain doom when followers of Sarenrae destroyed a small cell of Rovagug cultists. Their timely assault found the babe laying on the alter of Rovagug ready to be sacrificed. When the parents could not be found, presumably they had already run afoul of the cultists, he was left in the care of the church. Within the sheltering arms of the clergy he grew up strong and fair. There were other orphans in the care of the church and his childhood was filled with love and laughter, then the dreams began. Adolescence When Bahram reached the age of majority, he began to have dreams of a winged woman wreathed in fire and shining like the sun. In these dreams she called to him and he felt himself suffused with love. When he spoke of these dreams to his elders, they immediately recognized the call fo Sarenrae and Bahram was excepted into the ranks of the acolytes immediately. He excelled at his studies both with the clergy and among the Paladins of order. There was some indecision on his part as to which calling he would follow, but in the end he chose the priesthood due to their stronger connection with their patron. Adulthood
When word arrived of an expedition to resettle Kelmarane, there was much talk of it among the faithful. The opportunity to return the Dawnflower's light to the region was to much to resist, especially with an abandoned temple within the city's ruins and a nearby monastery just waiting to cleansed and re-dedicated. Being one of the Dawnflower's most fervent followers, the church elders asked Bahram if he would be interested in joining the caravan to represent the church's interests in the endeavour. Taking the night to sleep on it before making his decision, Bahram's dreams were once again filled with Sarenrae's presence, something that had not happend in many years. Taking it as a sign of his patron's desire to accept this duty, Bahram now prepares himself to set out to spread the Dawnflower's light. Appearance and mannerisms
Character Concept in Brief: Bahram, NG Suli Cleric of Sarenrae, raised as an orphan within the church. Will use scimitar and shield and probably take the Sun and Glory domains. Traits will be Missionary and Flame of the Dawnflower. Toughness will be his starting feat. Starting Stats:
16 Str, 14 Dex, 12 Con, 16 Wis, 8 Int, 10 Cha Background: Taken off of the streets as an orphan by the Church of Sarenrae, Bahram was raised in the faith. As a youth he felt a deep connection to the Godess of the Sun and when his Suli heritage manifested itself, he took it to be a divine gift, so that he might better serve her. For many years he devoted himself to to the studying the faith, as well as spending time on patrol with Paladins of the order learning the way of the sword. When word arrived of an expedition to resettle Kelmarane, he readily volunteered to join it. The opportunity to return the Dawnflower's light to the region was to much to resist, especially with an abandoned temple within the cities ruins and a nearby monastery just waiting to cleansed and re-dedicated. His the church's blessing, he eagerly prepares for the caravan to set out.


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Professional FMX rider Jeff "Ox" Kargola died Friday morning after sustaining a head injury and internal bleeding during the second day of the Desert Assassins' 2011 Rip to the Tip desert motocross event on Mexico's Baja Peninsula, American Freestyle Motocross Association executive director Leah Steiger confirmed Friday.
"I received a call at 8 a.m. and at that point he was unconscious and we were trying to coordinate a Medevac lift for him," said Steiger, who's also event coordinator for the La Jolla Group. "All AFMXA members have Medevac coverage as part of their membership benefits, but Medevac has to be able to stabilize you before they can even get you in the air. Unfortunately his injuries were just too great, and he passed at Buen Pastor hospital in San Felipe, Mexico early this morning. Now we're just trying to get him home."
Kargola, 27, lived in San Clemente, Calif., and was a member of the Metal Mulisha FMX team. He started riding at the age of 12 and turned pro at 16. He competed in Moto X events at the X Games every year from 2001 to 2010 and won a silver medal in the Best Trick competition at Winter X in 2005. In recent years he'd made a name for himself racing SuperLite trucks in the Lucas Off-Road Racing Series. Last month he won Round 2 of the 2011 series at Firebird Raceway in Chandler, Ariz., and was in sixth place after four stops on the series.
Rip to the Tip is an eight-day, 1,376 mile adventure ride founded by Kargola's Metal Mulisha teammate Cameron Steele. The planned course for this year's event went from Mexicali to Cabo San Lucas, according to Steiger, who notes that Kargola was surrounded by Steele and teammates Ryan Hagy and Trigger Gumm in his final moments.
"I know Brian [Deegan] and the boys are devastated," Steiger said. "The Metal Mulisha is their family and Jeff was like their brother. He will be sincerely and severely missed by everyone in the action sports community."
Kargola was a professional-level member of the AFMXA, a trade association established by freestyle motocross riders and industry leaders to, according to their website, "organize, protect, and develop the sport of Freestyle Motocross in a collective and collaborative manner." His death marks the second for the Mulisha in just over two years -- Jeremy Lusk was killed after an FMX event in Costa Rica on Feb. 10, 2009.
"He was [an] ... all-or-nothing kind of guy, but he could also handle a bike better than just about anybody in the world," said Jay Schweitzer, director of the forthcoming Metal Mulisha video "Black Friday." "I can't even believe the news that he's gone. Just last week I was out shooting with him at Danimal's and he was at the top of his game, riding like I'd never seen him ride before."
Kargola is survived by his wife Jessica and sister Kristy.
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KHARTOUM (AFP) - A Sudanese judge on Thursday sentenced a heavily pregnant Christian woman to hang for apostasy, a ruling which Britain denounced as "barbaric" and left the United States "deeply disturbed".
Born to a Muslim father, the woman was convicted under the Islamic sharia law that has been in force in Sudan since 1983 and outlaws conversions on pain of death.
Meriam Yahia Ibrahim Ishag, 27, is married to a Christian and eight months pregnant, human rights activists say.
"We gave you three days to recant but you insist on not returning to Islam. I sentence you to be hanged," Judge Abbas Mohammed Al-Khalifa told the woman, addressing her by her father's Muslim name, Adraf Al-Hadi Mohammed Abdullah.
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Last year 6th graders participated in a Spring student blogging challenge. The student blogging challenge is back again for this Fall! I have signed us up so that we can participate. This will introduce us to students from different classes. I have put links on the left hand side of this blog, under Related Links, of class blogs that we have either connected with in the past or classes that are part of the Sept student blogging challenge. Let me know if you would like to sign your blog up to participate in the individual challenge as well. The first week challenge can be found here: Student Blogging Challenge Blog.
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"I guess none of the FFL's are willing to come clean. My late father had a FFL, and the price to him was 60% of list. That was the max he had to pay. Sometimes he got 50% off list. " I was manager of a store that did about a million gross a year and I wish I would have knew your father. I don't think we made 50% on any sporting goods.
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I make 10% over Cost! WalMart doesn't get 50% off, nice try!
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Feb 20th, 2003, 04:26 AM
u have to try this....just follow the intructions...
Venus Forever
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:31 AM
Basically, 95% of those numbers you are never going to get, and the rest will always have the same symbol, so it looks amazing, but it isn't.
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:31 AM
I figured it out...every time it reloads the symbols change and all the possible outcomes have the same symbol...took me a minute to figure it out =P
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:32 AM
gahhh you stole my flame venus!
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:33 AM
i know but it took me so DAMN LONG to figure it out....i was going INSANE...i feel really dumb now HAHAHAHAHAHAHHA :)
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Feb 20th, 2003, 04:34 AM
Only a certain amount of answers could result ;)
Venus Forever
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:35 AM
I have seen a similar thing before, except it was a little different. Add this, subtract that, divide this, and no matter what number you picked it always say equalled 4. It's just strange how people come up with these things. Mus have too much time on their hands.:rolleyes:
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:40 AM
Wow. How does this relate to tennis again?
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:40 AM
it got my first one right but the second tie it was wrong.
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:41 AM
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it got my first one right but the second tie it was wrong.
then u made a mistake adding/subtracting cause u should always get the right symbol
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:42 AM
Originally posted by disposablehero
Wow. How does this relate to tennis again?
lol it doesnt but i wanted people to see it because it was driving me INSANE
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:54 AM
sorry i'm just an idiot.
Feb 20th, 2003, 04:59 AM
It is all multiples of 9 that change symbol when you do it again and again, as every number you are thinking of, ends in a multiple of 9..
The way they have it set up in this particular game, it isn't so obvious to see, but that is the case.
Feb 20th, 2003, 05:02 AM
it's just a stupid damn website...
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I'm bewing tomorrow and I wanted to chill my starter so I can more easily decant the spent wort. Can I just pull it right out of the fridge, decant, then pitch while the yeast is cold? Or should I allow the starter to return to room temp. before pitching? Thanks.
I would let it get to room temperature...
Pull from fridge prior to brewing, decant, let it warm up during the brew process.
The yeast will go dormant if you chill it. It should be at the same temperature as the wort it is being pitched into.
I never warm my chilled starters. I figure that the slurry will reach the proper temp quickly when it hits the wort. I'm not even certain that the yeast would become active if you simply warmed it with nothing for them to eat.
Yooper's got it right. Remember that you can create all kinds of problems for yourself by stressing the yeast. You want happy yeasties.
Sounds right. It's not something I worry about because the only time I use liquid yeast is when I'm making a lager, so my 40 degree slurry is going into 48degree wort.
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NEWPORT, R.I. — Going undrafted out of Missouri, no one would blame Phil Pressey if he at some point had some doubts about whether he could be an NBA player.
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Won't say much cause I'll jinx her, but things are going according to the plan
Next up for Tereza is Pavly, who has been in a sort of slump for quite some time now. After a great start of the year in Brisbane her W-L record is 3:6 and the highest ranked player she's beaten since is Amanmuradova at #153. Sure, she's got some decent results among those defeats like a three setter against Wickmayer, but that's still not much by her standards. Of course, she is a very experienced top 30 and Tereza will have a very tough task at hand, but she does have a game that could irritate the Russian and who knows what might happen then.
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caedy12 wrote:Unfortunately I do have collections from a couple of credit cards, and a cell phone company. Many of them are very old now (but not quite old enough to just drop off) and since I have no new credit, my credit score is very low. I did just also get a secured credit card and my plan is to do the same as you and use some of the balance and then pay down every month before it reports. I am hoping that doing that and paying off the collections will improve my score. I am going to look into some of the collections to see if the company will remove them from my report if I promise to pay the full balance we call this pay for delete. I have heard of some people also doing that. I would rather pay the full balances if I can rather than settling. I know that will look better to the banks not necessarily. I know that I am asking for a lot to have my credit score go up so quickly, but any progress will make me feel better at least. I do actually check my credit report often, but I am now finally beginning to formulate a plan to pay off everything. Hopefully it will work out as I hope. Thanks again.
look into the rebuilding credit section.
i am no expert.... and i would double check what i say(LOL).... but i would get 2 secured visas. as well as a secured installment loan(use a cosigner or title to a paid off car as collateral for a 12 month loan).
there is a jewelry co that used to issue a card with no credit check? i think?
look into that. having the 'store card' type credit card will help a wee bit.
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- Indonesia: Young thief gets a public whipping
- Malaysia: New video of judicial CP being administered
- Sudan: A school caning session for secondary boys and girls
- South Africa: Traditional English-style schoolboy caning
- United States: Two students paddled in a Louisiana hallway
- Unknown African country: Vigilante mob whips alleged thief
- School handbooks (with particular reference to Texas and Zimbabwe)
- 1841: "Lashes on the breech" sentences at Australian court
- 1902: Six youthful delinquents get a public spanking in New Jersey
- 1912: 17-year-old chooses a paddling over workhouse
- 1928: Florida mother whips daughter (illustrated)
- 1938: Court orders a birching for Palestine youth found with ammunition
- 1938: Five strokes of the strap each for two Canadian 17-year-olds
- 1950: Spanked wife says "I deserved it"
- 1952: UK teachers say "Keep the cane" (with cartoon)
- 1958: Eight Essex boys caned for rioting
- 1959: Iowa High Court rules spanking wife legal
- 1960: 24 secondary boys caned for complaining about school lunch
- 1961: Typist spanked by boss (illustrated)
- 1961: Nine-stroke caning for three teenage boys
- 1962: Thug, 33, pictured, gets a prison birching (last-ever birching on UK mainland)
- Indonesia: Langsa stands out for its public canings
- Kenya: Village drunks get 20 strokes of the cane
- Malaysia: College student caned in open court for raping girlfriend (with graphic)
- Nigeria: Boy, 16, gets 30 strokes for stealing phones
- United States: North Carolina teacher reprimanded for birthday spanking (with video clip)
- United States: Attempt to abolish paddling in Missouri schools fails
- United States: A Tennessee school board decides to retain CP....
- United States: ...while one in N. Carolina votes to abolish it
- United States: Mississippi headmaster cleared of assault in paddling case (with video clip)
- Zambia: Call for the restoration of school CP
- Zimbabwe: Government asks teachers not to use CP, but does not remove it from statute book
2014's NEWS ITEMS SO FAR IN FULL:
- The Canadian Regulation School Strap: How the strap was adopted, dispensed and ultimately banned, and why it is gone forever. Corporal punishment policy, practice, procedure, regulation, and world, judicial and parental CP influences by Harold A. Hoff
- The Collector's Guide to the School Strap: Scotland, England Ireland, Canada, Australia & Others -- Second edition by Harold A. Hoff
- Just and Painful: A Case for the Corporal Punishment of Criminals, by Graeme Newman
(Full text of book available for free download)- Sons of the Brave: The Story of Boy Soldiers, by A.W. Cockerill
- The English Vice: Beating, Sex and Shame in Victorian Britain and After, by Ian Gibson
- Caning: Educational Ritual, by Joseph A. Mercurio
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- When Caning Meets the Eighth Amendment: Whipping Offenders in the United States, by Daniel E. Hall
- The Caning of Michael Fay: The Inside Story by a Singaporean, by Gopal Baratham (illustrated)
- The History of Corporal Punishment: A Survey of Flagellation in its Historical, Anthropological and Sociological Aspects, by George Ryley Scott (illustrated)
- The Whip and the Rod: An Account of Corporal Punishment among all Nations and for all Purposes, by R.G. Van Yelyr (illustrated)
- Child of the Happy Valley: A Memoir, by Juanita Carberry with Nicola Tyrer
- Red Hannah: Delaware's Whipping Post, by Robert Graham Caldwell (illustrated)
- The Flogging of Singapore: The Michael Fay Affair, by Asid Latif
- Corporal punishment: Is it effective? An empirical study of school punishment records, by Harold A. Hoff
THE ARCHIVE is an ever-expanding collection of news and media items about corporal punishment. Think of it as an electronic press clippings library, now containing over 6,500 clippings.
Within each year or group of years you choose the country you want to research, and the items are then classified by type of corporal punishment and by month.
- The Archive -- 1648 to 1975 (946 items, 38 of which are New!)
- The Archive -- 1976 to 1995 (476 items)
- The Archive -- 1996 (188 items)
- The Archive -- 1997 (222 items)
- The Archive -- 1998 (194 items)
- The Archive -- 1999 (387 items)
(You can also view the links to 1999's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 1999) - The Archive -- 2000 (243 items)
(You can also view the links to 2000's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2000) - The Archive -- 2001 (364 items)
(You can also view the links to 2001's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2001) - The Archive -- 2002 (367 items)
(You can also view the links to 2002's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2002) - The Archive -- 2003 (384 items)
(You can also view the links to 2003's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2003) - The Archive -- 2004 (524 items)
(You can also view the links to 2004's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2004) - The Archive -- 2005 (556 items)
(You can also view the links to 2005's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2005) - The Archive -- 2006 (397 items)
(You can also view the links to 2006's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2006) - The Archive -- 2007 (316 items)
(You can also view the links to 2007's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2007) - The Archive -- 2008 (277 items)
(You can also view the links to 2008's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2008) - The Archive -- 2009 (209 items)
(You can also view the links to 2009's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2009) - The Archive -- 2010 (184 items)
(You can also view the links to 2010's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2010) - The Archive -- 2011 (192 items)
(You can also view the links to 2011's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2011) - The Archive -- 2012 (144 items)
(You can also view the links to 2012's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2012) - The Archive -- 2013 (173 items)
(You can also view the links to 2013's items for all countries combined as a single date sequence at News Chronology 2013) - The Archive -- 2014 (69 items so far, 26 of which are New!)
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- Corporal punishment in US schools (illustrated)
An overview of American school (and college) paddling in the present and the recent past, with relevant documents and external links. Now much expanded, with new pictures and updated statistics.- Caning in Singapore schools
English CP traditions are firmly upheld for present-day secondary schoolboys in Singapore. Detailed article with pictures and links.- Top CP Schools: 1. Purley High School for Boys
Article about a UK state school with a robust caning regime in the 1970s and 1980s.- Top CP Schools: 2. The St John's schools of Canada (illustrated) (with video clips)
Three boys' boarding schools (1962-2008) where paddling was the norm.- Overview: Corporal punishment in British schools (illustrated)
Details of the cane, strap and "slipper" in UK schools before 1987.- School caning in South Korea (illustrated) (with video clips)
A look at this highly successful Asian country where CP was alive and well until very recently.- Timeline: Eric A. Wildman
Chronology spanning 60 years on a remarkable character who made headlines with his pro-CP campaigns and appears to have lived on the proceeds of supplying punishment canes to schools and institutions. With links to over 20 press items and several previously undiscovered pictures, and extracts from two of his publications.- Eric Wildman: 1950s crusader for corporal punishment
Subtly witty essay from 1956.- Stretching Forward to Learn
A first-person account of caning at a UK boys' school in the 1960s.- Corporal punishment: the Friends Reunited evidence
What do the entries in Friends Reunited tell us about corporal punishment in UK schools in the 1960s, 1970s and 1980s? Includes a "Top Fifty CP Schools" feature based on the number of mentions of CP for each school.- Voluntary Corporal Punishment Reduces Suspension Rates by Tim Yancey
Study of an experiment at a high school in Georgia, USA, where paddling was reintroduced, for minor infractions, but purely as an option freely chosen by the student instead of detention or in-school suspension. The program was successful.- The cane and the tawse in Scottish schools
The implements used to punish Scotland's students in both recent and more distant times, and some case studies. (illustrated)
- Judicial corporal punishment in Britain (illustrated)
A comprehensive historical overview.- Judicial corporal punishment in South Africa
Major illustrated feature article in 12 parts.- Birching in the Isle of Man 1945 to 1976 (illustrated) (with video clip)
Overview of the post-war use of judicial CP in this independent British offshore island.- Judicial Caning in Singapore, Malaysia and Brunei (illustrated)
Comprehensive survey explaining everything you ever wanted to know about the court-ordered canings in these three Commonwealth countries in south-east Asia.- The Canadian Prison Strap
In three parts: official views and opinions, recipients' descriptions, and full details of the two different methods used, illustrated with pictures of the various equipment used and of the strap itself.- Timeline: Aaron Cohen
A New Zealand youth caned in Malaysia: Chronology of the Aaron Cohen saga, with 17 archive press items and 4 photographs.
- Corporal punishment in the British Army (illustrated)
Official and less official flogging, caning and spanking down to the present era.- Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part I - 1780 to 1860 (illustrated)
Full details of the flogging of young seamen in the UK Royal Navy.- Kissing the Gunner's Daughter: Part II - The 1860s Ryder Reforms (illustrated)
The birch replaces the cat for the punishment of Navy boys.- Corporal punishment in the British Navy (illustrated)
Developments in the 20th century.- Caning in the Singapore armed forces (illustrated)
Singapore is one of few countries today where formal CP is an official part of the disciplinary regime.
- Caning, birching and strapping in UK reformatories
How it used to be in Approved Schools and other British youth institutions: regulations, theory and practice, with links to key documents.- The Court Lees Approved School Affair
Overview, with links to numerous press extracts, of the 1967 Gibbens inquiry into excessive canings at this UK boys' reformatory. The inquiry led to its immediate closure. A photograph, reproduced here, of a boy's bruised backside was one of the key pieces of evidence. (illustrated)- Injustice at Court Lees
A riposte to the Gibbens conclusions from the staff point of view.
- Spank While you Sell: Corporal punishment imagery in print advertising (illustrated)
Analysis of 15 newspaper and magazine advertisements in which CP is pictured.- Spank While you Sell -- supplementary page 1 (illustrated) (with video clips)
An addendum to the above, with 12 further images.- Spank While you Sell -- supplementary page 2 (illustrated)
Five more advertising images and two video clips.- The Spanking Machine: A Resilient Myth in Popular Culture (illustrated)
Jeremy Bentham's utilitarian whipping contraption, as imagined (or in some cases actually built) by 24 different designers.
COUNTRY FILES, including rules, regulations, laws, official documents, eyewitness accounts, operational procedures
- Those Country files in full
This is gradually being developed into an overview of the CP situation, past and present, for each country. There are many external and internal links to detailed corporal punishment information, including legal, procedural or practical aspects, from official documents or from reliable published reports.
An offshoot of this section is the Present-day online school handbooks pages, organised alphabetically by country and, for the USA, by State. All these schools announce that they use corporal punishment and give varying amounts of detail. There are now about 1,300 of these handbook links, covering Anguilla (1), Australia (3), Bahamas (1), Barbados (1), Bermuda (1), Ghana (1), Kenya (1), Malaysia (9), Namibia (1), Northern Mariana Islands (1), Pakistan (1), Singapore (98), South Africa (3), South Korea (2), Tanzania (1), Zambia (1), Zimbabwe (6) and the USA (about 1,200).
If you are looking for photographs and drawings, go to the picture index.
To find selected key documents on a particular topic, such as birching in schools or female recipients, first try the Topics A to Z pages.
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- [14] The principal in one of your US school CP video clips says that paddling is an option only for boys. Isn't that unacceptably sexist?
- [13] In which year was there the most CP of teenagers in UK schools?
- [12] I am a little troubled by the reference to Eric Wildman, who, I assume, was a founder of your Organisation, in Ian Gibson's The English Vice, p.60.
- [11] I sent in a news item. Why hasn't it appeared in the latest update?
- [10] How do you decide what to include in the website? For example, does it include ALL available news items about corporal punishment?
- [9] Is there any information on the incidence of crime in areas that have banned corporal punishment in schools, compared to those which haven't?
- [8] Is it true that the UK school cane was applied to the hands more often than to the bottom?
- [7] When and why did the cane replace the birch in England?
- [6] Why are you so dismissive of research studies showing that the majority of violent criminals were subject to corporal punishment as children and that therefore corporal punishment of children should be avoided?
- [5] My query is about the police administering corporal punishment. Was this considered a normal, everyday part of a policeman's duties? Did he sign up to it, as it were, when he joined the force?
- [4] How did school corporal punishment vanish so fast in the UK? What was the European Union's role?
- [3] Which US states still permit school paddling and which have banned it?
- [2] I've heard mention of something called an Eton pop-tanning. What is or was this? (illustrated)
- [1] I have to write an essay / speak in a debate about corporal punishment. Can you send me a full information pack as soon as possible?
ESSAYS AND OPINIONSAlthough this website contains mainly factual material, expressions of argument and opinion also have their place, provided they are clearly labelled as such. This section will, over time, develop some lines of argument from a variety of sources about different aspects of corporal punishment. The focus is on views not widely expressed on the Web -- within a pro-corporal punishment perspective, since arguments against corporal punishment overwhelmingly dominate the debate, on the internet as elsewhere.
- Corporal punishment in general:
Corporal Punishment by David Benatar, Philosophy Department, University of Cape Town, South Africa
Dr Benatar considers the CP of youngsters from a moral and ethical point of view. He makes several excellent points, tackling in turn each of several common anti-CP assertions -- that it leads to abuse, that it is degrading, that it either stems from and/or causes sexual deviance, that it "teaches the wrong lesson" (this bit is particularly good) -- and finds none of them especially persuasive. And how refreshing to have a distinguished academic point out that the debate is too polarised, with advocates and opponents alike typically adopting absolute black-and-white positions when common sense would suggest that the reality is a series of shades of grey. Well worth reading.
Hate Mail!
C. Farrell has an exchange of views with a hostile correspondent.- School corporal punishment:
The High School Cane: a Eulogy, a thoughtful comment on the cane's usefulness and efficacy in keeping mischievous teenage schoolboys in order, with some reflections on its wider cultural significance. The author writes from personal experience and a lifetime's careful observation.- Judicial corporal punishment:
C. Farrell's letter to a British politician, 1982 suggesting that you cannot sell the idea of judicial corporal punishment by concentrating exclusively on the deterrence argument, and discussing a number of legal and technical points that need to be addressed in any new proposal.
For further arguments in favour of a return to judicial corporal punishment in the UK, see A fair price to pay, The Guardian, London, 14 March 1998.
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There staff were helpful but they left us to find our cabin the the dark and didn't offer us a torch or check we had one. We spent a good 30 mins in the beginning stumbling around looking for the path and our cabin (which was pitch black as no lights had been left on).
Absolutely fantastic, the staff were incredibly friendly and helpful and the location was exquisite.
Beautiful surroundings, helpful staff. However it felt like there was too much of a commercial element to the site compared to other locations
Runied are 5 wedding annaversary! Have booked there golden cabin that was suppose to have a free standing bath and large glass windows with view in bedroom. This was pictures advertised on! Tv did not dvd player did not work so ended up haveing to walk down to reception three times to get to help within an hour of arrival! Needless to say we left the following day. We would have left that day if we didnt have a few drnks while waiting on cabin getting ready! down the pan! Manager wouldnt excet blame so we lost all our money. DISASTER! DO NOT GO!
An excellent location very quiet but close to Callander which has lots of places to eat
put in disabled accommodation when not requested everything at knee height décor in need of refurb curtains hanging off rails smelt fusty and of urine
A really nice chill out break.
the cabin was lovely in a nice area but I do think the cabins could have been positioned better ours was number 4 and unfortunately the view was marred by reception the bike shed and laundry room directly in front and the car park to the left also we had to complain because people were walking in front of our veranda rather than using the path behind the cabin so we felt we had no privacy at all .considering that cabins position I would have it fenced off with total privacy . as a result rather than chill out and wallow in the hot tub we spent the days out ...which was great and we saw more of Scotland than we intended ... but this was meant to be a rest for me as I have just undergone major surgery and intended it to be more relaxing .. im not sure if I would book this site again for fear of being given this particular cabin again and since I haven't seen the views from the others though they are all facing said buildings I would be a little reluctant its a shame because the cabins are fantastic .


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Shares of RHB Capital (RHBC) Bhd., Malaysia's fourth-largest bank, surged to more than a six-year high after EON Capital Bhd. and Kuwait Finance House made competing bids for the company.
EON, whose investors include Malaysian tycoon Syed Mokhtar Al-Bukhary, yesterday made offers for RHB Capital and its parent, Rashid Hussain Bhd., that may cost as much as 6.33 billion ringgit ($1.8 billion), based on Bloomberg calculations. Rashid Hussain owns 65 percent of RHB Capital. EON shares sank today.
Kuwait Finance House, the Persian Gulf's biggest Islamic investment bank, yesterday bid 2.16 billion ringgit for Utama Banking Group Bhd.'s 33 percent stake in Rashid Hussain under a plan to buy out the group. The suitors join overseas banks such as Australia & New Zealand Banking Group Ltd. seeking a foothold in Asia's biggest Islamic finance center.
``Kuwait Finance would add more value to RHB compared with EON, as it will take it to the next level of Islamic banking,'' said Mushtaq Ibrahim, who manages about $1.4 billion of assets at Amanah SSCM Asset Management Bhd.
Shares of Kuala Lumpur-based RHB Capital rose 28 sen, or 6.5 percent, to 4.60 ringgit, the highest closing price since June 13, 2000. Rashid Hussain shares climbed 5 sen to 1.73 ringgit.
``RHB is the clear-cut winner if this deal goes through,'' said Chan Ken Yew, an analyst at OSK Research Sdn in Kuala Lumpur, following EON's announcement. ``For EON's shareholders, it's a bit mixed.'' A bidding war between EON and Kuwait Finance is possible, he said.
EON stock dropped 5.5 percent to 6.85 ringgit, having earlier plunged as much as 13 percent.
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EON said it bid 1.8 ringgit for each Rashid Hussain share and offered to buy other securities such as loan stocks and warrants. That transaction may cost the company as much as 3.27 billion ringgit, according to the offer prices for each of the five sets of securities.
EON said it will then offer 4.8 ringgit for each RHB Capital share, valuing the bank at 8.75 billion ringgit. The remaining 35 percent of RHB Capital, if EON's offer for Rashid Hussain is successful, would cost EON 3.06 billion ringgit.
The transactions need approval from Malaysia's Securities Commission, the Ministry of Finance and the central bank, EON said. It expects the deal to be completed by the middle of 2007.
Government Stake
The interest from foreign investors follows the central bank's decision on Nov. 15 last year to allow financial services companies to discuss mergers and acquisitions with more than one suitor at the same time.
Malaysia's Affin Holdings Bhd. said last month it's in talks to sell a stake to Hong Kong-based Bank of East Asia Ltd., while Australia & New Zealand Banking Group in November agreed to buy a stake in AMMB Holdings Bhd.
EON is 20 percent owned by DRB-Hicom Bhd. (DRB), which is controlled by Syed Mokhtar. Khazanah Nasional Bhd., the Malaysian government's investment unit, owns 10 percent of EON.
The entry of new shareholders at Rashid Hussain may help the company cut debt and return to profit after it posted losses in the second and third quarters of 2006.
Rashid Hussain's borrowings stood at 3.74 billion ringgit as of Sept. 30, 2006, the company said in November. Some repayments are due in June this year, Bloomberg data show.
Better Prospects
Kuwait Finance said on Feb. 5 its investment group plans to make an offer for the rest of Rashid Hussain after buying the stake from Utama Banking.
The offers from EON and Kuwait Finance aren't the only suggestions to revive Rashid Hussain. The Employees Provident Fund, which owns 31 percent of Rashid Hussain, last month proposed that the company sell its stake in RHB Capital back to shareholders to reduce borrowings.
Rashid Hussain is considering the plan, it said on Jan. 30.
Shareholders of Rashid Hussain should opt for Kuwait Finance's bid because it's worth 2 ringgit a share, Hwang-DBS Vickers said in a report today. RHB Capital shareholders would be better taking EON's offer, according to the report.
``The fundamentals of EON Capital are expected to improve after it acquires RHBC,'' Hwang-DBS Vickers said. EON would benefit from the higher profile of Rashid Hussain's brand and investment banking divisions, it said.
A spokesman for RHB Capital declined to comment or be identified. Salman Younis, head of Kuwait Finance House in Malaysia, couldn't be reached on his cell phone. EON Capital Chairman Syed Anwar Jamalullail was in a meeting, his secretary said. Utama Chairman Nik Hashim didn't return a message left at his office.
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Review this carBy dogman on Tuesday, October 14, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 8,100
overall rating 9 of 10rating detailsPros: "Super quality & refinement. Power. Gas mileage."
Cons: "Steering feel could be a bit better."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"My first expensive luxury (bucket list) car.Great ride for very sporty handling & comfort.Supple & sporty & very comfortable.A pleasure to drive. Super quiet & very refined. Super beautiful quality interior.Oozes quality all over.Gas mileage very impressive for 4,000+lb's.& 4 wheel drive. Easily gets low 30's (3.2 supercharged engine) on the highway with great power (0-60 app. 5.4).Very quiet engine, can't hear or feel it running.MMI & Nav system & electronics very good but needs time to learn proper use.Lots of small quality details.Best paint & fit & finish quality.Very classy in & out . I feel like I need to get dressed up to drive this car."
20 people out of 37 found this review helpful
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By Neoreturn on Sunday, October 12, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 2,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Engine and road noise is very low. safty feature."
Cons: "need be real careful in brake-in period"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 9
"After a lots of internet study and test drive for ~$50K full size luxury sedan, I bought the new A6 2.0T 2015. To be honest,it is my first German car. Here is the good things -- No doubt, the car handling is better than most Japanese brand. Car is beautiful with outstanding interior quality and style. Comparing with BMW 5 2.0T, Audi's 2.0T engine is much quieter at low speed. The 2.0T turbo charged engine gives you enough power to compete with any regular 6 cylinder car. Consider the car is all wheel drive, its MPG is quite impressive and my car easily got 30+MPG without using cruise control, which is over its spec. The voice recognition learning feature makes the voice command real work most time for the people with heavy accent. I remember the voice command in my 2010 Lexus has almost never worked for me. Now here is what you may get disappointed -- if you own this car. As a typical German car with turbo charged engine, it need be take care more careful in its brake-in period otherwise its engine life time may be reduced. Its brake is very good but you may hear some noise in its brake-in period since Audi using metal to metal brake system. Audi connection is a good feature to have but the 2015 A6 is still using 3G provided by T-mobile. T-mobile 3G is pretty slow even with full signal bar in my area (Bay Area). Summary -- If you are looking for a full size luxury family sedan. It is one of best on the market. Audi is the only none-Japanese brand got in top 5 for reliability by consumer report study in recent year."
10 people out of 11 found this review helpful
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By Bean on Friday, August 22, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 4,800
overall rating 9 of 10rating detailsPros: "Beautiful to look at and fun to drive."
Cons: "No sunglasses holder."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Beautiful inside and out. Black on black. Reliable, good acceleration, decent gas mileage. Lots of fun to drive. Price and depreciation fairly steep but, hopefully, you get what you pay for. Definitely turns heads when driving down the road. In one year of ownership have only needed oil changed and tires rotated."
18 people out of 32 found this review helpful
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By katynwood on Tuesday, June 10, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 47,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Interior, acceleration, reliabilaty, style"
Cons: "price, overboosted steering, seat side bolsters"
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"Coming from BMW 5 series for 16 years(e 39's and e 60's) this mid sized Audi was refreshing. No run flats to deal with. Amazing snow performance with winter tires. Great fuel economy typically getting 30 mpg on highway. 3.0 supercharged engine mated to 8 speed automatic gives tremendous acceleration. Car has been 100% reliable in 45 K miles. Only wish is for a wagon to come to USA."
19 people out of 31 found this review helpful
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By jose on Wednesday, May 21, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 32,000
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsLikely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"This is my second A6 (2012), previously owned A6 2008. This car is a completely different animal. fun to drive, great MPG for a car this size. Mine had the prestige package, LED headlamps. I love audi select, the car feels different in each option, is like having 2-3 differents cars. I really believe audi hit a homerun with this one!!!"
7 people out of 9 found this review helpful
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By PortlandAudiOwner on Sunday, May 04, 2014
I own this car - My approximate mileage is 12,200
overall rating 10 of 10rating detailsPros: "Looks, power, fuel efficiency."
Cons: "Rear seat legroom a bit limited."
Likely to recommend this car? (1-10): 10
"The A6 3.0 TSFI truly is the perfect balance of luxury, performance, electronics, driver experience, fuel efficiency and dealer support. The power of the 310 horses combined with the 33 mpg I easily get on the highway seems difficult to match anywhere. The placement in the cockpit of controls for the driver is perfect and intuitive."
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What bottles of milk tell you about the farm bill
Jan 9, 2014
As the negotiations in Congress continue on the massive farm bill, what impact does the government's price controls of milk really have?
California cheese creates a problem for California dairies
Sep 24, 2013
California's pricing system for milk gives cheese makers the lowest price for milk -- a holdover from the Depression era, when making cheese was a way to use up surplus milk. But now cheese makers are dairies' biggest customers, and still get the low price.
Rising milk prices affect foods from pizza to nachos
Oct 10, 2012
Many dairy farmers culled their herds because of high feed prices caused by the drought, reducing the supply of milk. Price increases will flow through many food products beyond a carton of milk.
Milk consumption at lowest in decades
Sep 7, 2012
Americans are drinking less milk as sports drinks, water and other beverages pour it on.
Spilled and spoiled: Exploring two worlds of food waste
Aug 27, 2012
An alarming amount of the food we produce is never eaten. It's a huge waste of land, water, labor, fuel and other resources. How to limit the losses? That depends on where we live.
Spilled and spoiled: In the U.S., consumers are the food wasters
Aug 27, 2012
Where food is cheap and plentiful, consumers are the biggest wasters -- whether at home, in restaurants or at school. But how much of this waste is preventable?
Low milk prices push small dairy farms out of business
Jun 13, 2012
As the costs of running a farm rise, farmers are getting paid less for their milk. That's forcing some farmers to get bigger or auction off their cows.
Milk: Cheaper by the gallon
Mar 13, 2012
Dairy products prices are falling in the U.S. worldwide. What's behind the fall in milk prices? Bigger herds and warmer winter weather.
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Property type | condo |
Minimum Stay | 7 nights |
The best of both worlds! Enjoy a quaint neighborhood in the quiet East End, yet be within walking distance to all the attractions. Steps to Commercial St. and the bay, you can stroll through the Garden District to great restaurants, art galleries and the lively street life in the center of town or walk a couple of blocks to the Provincetown Theatre on Bradford St. Easy access in and out of town with off-street parking for 1-2 cars. You can also catch the Ptown shuttle at the corner. One of only two units, it lives and feels like a single family home wiith over 1200 sq. ft. of living space on two floors, a private yard and no common areas. The house is clean and comfortable with hard wood floors, antiques and Provincetown art. Each upstairs bedroom opens to an upper balcony overlooking the private yard. A fully equipped kitchen with new stainless steel appliances opens to the living room with a HD TV, premium digital cable and Blue Ray player to access the internet. New front loading washer and dryer just installed for the 2014 season. Sliders from the living room to the deck and yard. Full bathrooms (one with a shower stall) on each floor and an enclosed porch/sun room, on first floor for dining and relaxing. Shed on property for storing bikes and beach equipment. Webber grill, Central AC and WIFI. Everything you need for a great vacation!
Rate Period | Nightly | Weekend Night | Weekly | Monthly | Event | ||||
My Standard Rate
7 night minimum stay
Notes |
***Discounts available for two (2) people or less! Please call to inquire.
Fifty percent (50%) deposit due with return of lease. Balance of rent and $400 Security Deposit due 30 days prior to stay. |
Payment is usually accepted in the quoted currency (USD) unless the currency and the amount is specifically agreed in advance with the owner / advertiser.