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The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers is the second film in the Lord of the Rings film trilogy, directed by Peter Jackson. It is an adaptation of the book The Two Towers, the second part of the three-volume novel The Lord of the Rings by J. R. R. Tolkien, although some of the book's events are held over to the third movie, The Return of the King. The film was very well received critically, winning two Academy Awards, and was an enormous box-office success, making over $926 million worldwide. It was the second Middle-earth film adaptation to be released, and the fifth chronologically.
In the Mines of Moria, the wizard Gandalf the Grey battles the Balrog on the Bridge of Khazad-dum in an attempt to allow the Fellowship of the Ring to escape. Gandalf casts the Balrog into the chasm below, but the demon pulls him down with it; the Fellowship believes he is dead, but he continues to fight the creature as they fall down into a huge lake in the depths of the Earth. Days later, the Hobbit Frodo Baggins continues his journey with his loyal friend, Sam, through the hills of Emyn Muil. One night, the creature Gollum wishing to retrieve "his precious" attacks them. The Hobbits capture him, but Frodo understands the burden of the ring and takes pity on the creature. Realizing they are in need of a guide, Frodo persuades Gollum to lead them to the Black Gate of Mordor. In Rohan, Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli are in pursuit of the Uruk-hai, who are on their journey back to Isengard with hobbits Merry and Pippin as captives. Meanwhile, King Théoden, the king of Rohan, is being put in a trance by his steward, Gríma Wormtongue, who is secretly in the service of Saruman. Orcs and Wild Men of Dunland, incited by Saruman, are freely roaming the land, burning villages, massacring the people and destroying crops. (In an attack on one of the villages, a mother sends her two children on horseback to Edoras to warn the King.) Recently, the King's only son Théodred fell victim to them, left mortally wounded in an ambush. Théoden's nephew Éomer interrogates Gríma, labelling him a spy: however, Gríma banishes Éomer, "on pain of death", for undermining his authority, and Éomer sets forth to gather the remaining loyal men of the Rohirrim and leave Rohan. That night, Éomer's army ambush and kill all of the Uruk-hai, thus allowing the two hobbits to flee into the forests of Fangorn. There, Merry and Pippin meet Treebeard, the oldest of the Ents of Middle-Earth.
Frodo, Sam and Gollum traverse the Dead Marshes, evading a Nazgûl riding on a Fell beast. When they finally reach the Black Gate, they find it shut and heavily guarded by Orcs. However, as they watch, an Easterling contingent arrives and the gate opens for them to enter. Sensing a chance, Frodo and Sam make ready to move. However, Gollum, who confirms their fears of capture and insists that any attempt to get in via the Black Gate will only end with the One Ring returning to Sauron, holds them back. He then reveals that there is another way into Mordor, hidden and unguarded. Sam is immediately suspicious, but Frodo gives him the benefit of the doubt, pointing out that he has remained loyal thus far.
Éomer later encounters Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli in Rohan, who tells the group that there were no survivors of the battle the previous night, indicating that the hobbits were accidentally slain. Upon arriving at the battle site, Aragorn picks up the tracks of the hobbits and the trio follows them into Fangorn. There they are approached and temporarily subdued by a wizard masked with shining white light. Initially fearing it is Saruman, the group are amazed when he reveals himself to be Gandalf reborn (after defeating the Balrog in a battle that cost him his life), now known as Gandalf the White. The quartet proceed to Edoras, where they exorcise Saruman's hold on Théoden and banish Wormtongue. The now awakened Théoden has to come to terms with both his son's death and the threat of Saruman. Rather than risk open war and further harm to his people (especially after seeing the two exhausted children who finally arrived from the village), Théoden decides to flee to Helm's Deep, a large stronghold in the Mountains. Gandalf realises that Helm's Deep's defences will not survive the Uruk-Hai onslaught that is surely to come. He leaves to find Éomer, promising to return within five days with the 2,000 banished riders. As they lead the people of Edoras to Helm's Deep, Aragorn and Éowyn, Éomer's sister, form a close relationship. Aragorn tells Éowyn that Arwen, whom he loves, is leaving Middle-Earth to be with her people in the Undying Lands. In the meantime, Wormtongue has fled to Orthanc and informs Saruman of a weakness in the outer wall of Helm's Deep, which Saruman and his army of 10,000 Uruk-hai plans to exploit. Saruman dispatches his army to Helm's Deep, ordering them to spare no one.
The 10,000 strong Uruk-hai besiege Helm's Deep.
Having led the Hobbits south from the Black Gate to the land of Ithilien, Gollum is in turmoil, torn between his loyalty to Frodo and his all-consuming need for the ring. The three travellers then play witness to an ambush of Southrons by Rangers of Ithilien, who take Frodo and Sam prisoner. Meanwhile, on the journey to Helm's Deep, the Rohirrim are attacked by Saruman's Warg riders. During the battle, Aragorn is thrown off a cliff into a fast-flowing river below: Theoden, Legolas, Gimli and the others believe him dead and journey on to Helm's Deep. Elrond comes to his daughter Arwen and implores her to leave on the ships departing Middle-Earth, escaping the troubles of these lands. When she refuses, Elrond, in a devastating speech, uses his powers of foresight and slowly tells her future if she chooses to remain in Middle-Earth with Aragorn. As he is mortal, even if he succeeds in defeating Sauron and becomes King of Gondor, Aragorn will die eventually and Arwen will be left to fade away with her grief when he is gone. Once again, Elrond pleads with her and she yields to him. As she leaves Rivendell, the words of Galadriel, concerning the plight of Men to defy Sauron, come to Elrond in that moment. She questions whether the Elves should wash their hands of Middle-Earth and points out that the Ring has manoeuvred itself into the company of Men, which it can easily corrupt. Galadriel asks if they should abandon Men to their fate, even if it condemns Middle-Earth to fall under Sauron's rule for all time.
Surely enough, Frodo and Sam have been taken to Henneth Annun, a stronghold for the Men of Ithilien, and brought before Faramir, the younger brother of Boromir. Gollum had eluded capture and, in order to save him from death at the hands of Faramir's hunters, Frodo accepts that he and Gollum are bound to each other. Faramir investigates further and learns of the One Ring that Frodo carries. Seeking to prove his worth to his father, Denethor, he decides the Ring shall go to Gondor. In Rohan, Aragorn washes up on the riverbank and is nudged awake by the horse Brego, which formerly belonged to Théodred, and which Aragorn had set free before leaving Edoras. On the verge of collapse, he wills his horse to take him to Helm's Deep, passing Saruman's army of Uruk-hai on the way. His arrival at Helm's Deep is met with relief, but is short lived as the news of the strength of the approaching horde casts doubt upon the likely survival of the defenders. As night falls, a battalion of Elves led by Haldir arrives from Lórien, bearing word of alliance and aid from Elrond. In Fangorn forest, Merry, Pippin, Treebeard and other Ents hold a council to decide on the role of the Ents in the war with Saruman.
The battle of Helm's Deep begins with a flurry of arrows from the defending archers, cutting down dozens of Uruk-hai. Scaling ladders are thrown up against the Deeping Wall and the Uruks swarm up to engage the defenders. At first the onslaught is stayed by the valour of the Rohirrim and of Aragorn and his companions. Suddenly, two crude explosive devices that Saruman created, allowing the Uruks entry into the outer defences, blow up the gutter in the Deeping Wall. Despite Aragorn and Gimli's best efforts, the Uruk-hai manages to penetrate the main gate and soon the stronghold is overrun. In the midst of battle, Haldir is slain and the few remaining Elves fall back. In the Hornburg however, the Uruks have scaled the walls and have breached the gate, forcing the defenders to retreat into the Keep. In Fangorn, Treebeard and the other Ents have decided to not have any involvement in the war, deciding rather to "weather such things as [they] have always done". Despite this, Pippin manages to cleverly take Treebeard to the section of Fangorn Saruman has recently decimated near Isengard. Treebeard is filled with rage at Saruman's betrayal and commands all the other Ents to seek vengeance. The Ents gather and embark upon 'the Last March of the Ents', straight into Isengard itself.
Meanwhile, as Théoden despairs in the besieged Keep, Aragorn refuses to give in and, remembering Gandalf's words before he left Edoras, he takes Théoden, Legolas and the remaining Rohirrim on one last gallant ride to attack the Uruk-hai army in a desperate bid to allow the Rohirrim's women and children to escape into the mountains. The riders storm out of the Keep and cut their way through to the fortress gate. As the riders emerge into the mass of Uruks, the first rays of dawn fall down into the valley and upon the eastern hill, Gandalf appears, accompanied by Éomer and his men. They rush down into the body of the stunned Uruks and rout them: the terrified Uruk-Hai flee into Fangorn, where the Ents and their Huorn allies swiftly exact retribution. Meanwhile, at Isengard the Ents are taking control. They destroy the remaining Uruk-hai population and release the dam placed upon the river Isen, which gushes forth into the plains around Orthanc, drowning the surviving Orc defenders, quenching the fires of its industry and flooding Isengard, and stranding Saruman in his tower.
Away in the East, Faramir has had the hobbits bound and taken to Osgiliath, a ruined city on the banks of the river Anduin between Mordor and Gondor. There a small battle ensues with the Orcs of Mordor, who are led by a Ringwraith again, on a Fell beast. With the help of Sam and Faramir, Frodo narrowly escapes the Ringwraith's efforts to capture him and the Ring (it nearly cost Sam his life because the Ring tried to make Frodo kill him). In an inspired monologue as he watches the Ringwraith fly off, (and as victory scenes from the two battles are seen) Sam reflects on the state he and Frodo are in, on how their story may yet come to have a happy ending, even when so much bad had happened. Frodo is doubtful of this, (especially because he nearly killed Sam) but Sam insists that they must still hold on to what they are fighting for each other and the fulfillment of their quest. Approaching them from the throes of battle, Faramir overhears them and realises these unassuming hobbits have a high doom before them which he can no longer hope to interrupt. He sets them free and helps them on their way. Gandalf and the others now know that things have been set in motion that cannot be undone or avoided. Sauron will surely seek retribution for the defeat of his puppet Saruman and strike at Men again, only stronger and with greater fury: as Gandalf puts it "The battle for Helm's Deep is over. The battle for Middle-earth is about to begin". He remarks that hope now rests with Frodo and Sam, who have resumed their journey to Mordor with Gollum. Feeling betrayed by Frodo when he delivered him into the hands of Faramir's men, Gollum's darker self re-emerges and he decides to reclaim the ring by secretly leading Frodo and Sam to a creature he refers to only as her, which Gollum's lighter self reluctantly agrees to and leads the hobbits on through the woods as Mordor is seen in the distance.
In addition to many characters returning from the first film, The Two Towers featured Éowyn, a noble lady of Rohan who yearns to be a warrior; Éomer, a stalwart Marshal of Rohan and brother to Éowyn; Théoden, troubled king and uncle of Éowyn and Éomer; and his treacherous counsellor, Gríma Wormtongue. The actors were supplemented by a number of special effects creatures including treelike Ents, the pterodactyl-like flying steeds of the Nazgûl and Gollum, widely acclaimed as the best fully realized CGI character in a live-action film. His movements and facial expressions were modelled on the actor who provided his voice, Andy Serkis. Only glimpsed in the first film, Gollum here becomes a pivotal character with the potential to change the fate of the story; he wrestles with inner demons and becomes a source of friction in Sam and Frodo's previously unshakeable friendship.
Filming Locations
|Specific Location
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|General Area
in New Zealand
|Plains of Rohan
|Greenstone Station
|Poolburn Lake
|Maniototo Plain
|Mount Sunday
|Rangitata Valley
|Dead Marshes
|Kepler Mire
|Te Anau
|The Black Gate
|Rangipo Desert
|Lake Taupo
|Helm's Deep
|Hayward's Hill
|Lower Hutt
Differences from the Book
Jackson and his co-writers added several events to the story, notably:
- In the movie, Faramir speaks of taking the Ring from Frodo, for the defence of Gondor; in the book, he denies having any such desire: Not if I found it on the highway would I take it, he repeats. According to Jackson, this does not work dramatically, as Faramir has no "character arc" (i.e. he does not change as a character from his first scene to his last). Jackson justifies this change as a means of making Faramir seem more of a rounded character.
- In the movie, Faramir takes Frodo, Sam and Gollum to the besieged city of Osgiliath, but subsequently lets them go. In the book, Faramir does not take them further than the forbidden pool. In the theatrical version it is not clear how Frodo and his companions get back from Osgiliath to Ithilien, but this is explained in the extended cut - they escape through the ruined city's sewers and so make their way out behind the enemy lines.
- An attack on the Rohirrim travelling to Helm's Deep by Orcs mounted on wargs results in Aragorn's near death; he is revived by a vision of Arwen in a dream sequence. Nothing like this is present in the book. According to the screenplay writers, this was to give Arwen more prominence, being the love interest of Aragorn.
- The Knights of Dol Amroth are not present in the movie as they were in The Return of the King novel.
- Galadriel persuades Elrond (via long-distance telepathy) to send Elven archers to Helm's Deep. Interestingly, they appear nonetheless to be Elves of Lórien, one of whom (Haldir) we met previously in the Golden Wood. Jackson originally planned to have Arwen herself fighting at Helm's Deep and filmed some scenes along those lines, but abandoned that tack. It is still possible to pick her out in the battle, as some footage was used in the Extended Edition. This addition might have been inspired by a single line spoken in passing by Legolas, when he was waiting for the coming forces of Saruman at the walls of Helm's Deep: he wished that he could have had a hundred Elven archers with him to strengthen the defence.
- Arwen has a vision of her future which is taken somewhat loosely from The Tale of Aragorn and Arwen in the books' Appendices.
- Elrond almost forcibly sends Arwen "to the West". Her final decision on the matter, and her reason for making it, is revealed in The Return of the King.
- Gandalf's final fight with the Balrog is shown.
- Like the previous film, Saruman's role is expanded into the main antagonst of this film. However, a notable difference is that Saruman is loyal to Sauron, whereas in the book Saruman sought the One Ring for himself so that he could become the Lord of the Rings.
- In the books, Theoden's weakened state is due to the words of Wormtongue. In the film however, Theoden is literally possessed by Saruman, meaning Gandalf has to take far more drastic action. Gandalf forcibly exorcises Saruman from Theoden using a magical attack, an act which causes physical injury to Saruman.
Two important events from Tolkien's The Two Towers did not make it into the film, but were held over for the next one:
- Gandalf and Saruman's confrontation at Isengard; this was originally intended to appear at the beginning of The Return of the King, but a late decision by Peter Jackson meant that this scene was not part of the theatrical version, though it has since been included in the extended cut.
- Sam and Frodo's encounter with the monstrous Shelob, although this is foreshadowed by Gollum's line ('we could let her do it'). Shelob's lair did indeed feature prominently in the third film. The film makers rationale for leaving this out was that it happened later than the other events shown in The Two Towers: Frodo is captured by the orcs of Cirith Ungol on March 13 at the end of The Two Towers, while the Rohan army had reached Isengard a week before on March 5, and the events of The Return of the King started with Gandalf and Pippin reaching Minas Tirith on March 9.
Five of the characters in the film are presented somewhat differently than their counterparts in the book:
- Faramir requires much more convincing to let Sam and Frodo continue on their quest; in the book he immediately recognizes the wisdom of permitting them to leave freely. He is shown as being a much more flawed character than in the book, but nonetheless one who is still capable of wisdom. On the DVD commentary, Philippa Boyens states that to include the character of Faramir exactly as he appeared in the book would have dealt irrevocable damage to the character of the Ring. In essence, his immediate rejection of it would dismiss the idea that it is alluring (and thus, dangerous) to all. A similar example of this can be seen in the third film where, as opposed to the version of events portrayed in the book where he quickly dismisses any idea of keeping the ring, Sam hesitates to return it to Frodo in Mordor. It should also be noted that the extended edition of The Two Towers establishes Faramir's desperate wish to please his father and show his quality as well as Denethor's desire for the ring to come to Gondor.
- Éowyn in the book has a very limited role; in the movie, she has a larger role, with a kinder, more cheerful character.
- Also, Faramir and Eowyn do fall in love in the Two Towers Film, but in J.R.R. Tolkien's original book they actually kiss at the Houses of Healing and Faramir pledges his love for her and asks her for her hand in marriage.
- Treebeard, chief among the Ents, is unaware of the extent of what is happening on the borders of his forest and has to be tricked into attacking Isengard. In the theatrical release he is not seen sending Huorns to Helm's Deep, but does so in the extended video version (see below).
- Continuing a trend from the first movie, Elrond (who doesn't appear in the book) is much more protective of Arwen and is almost antagonistic toward Aragorn, thus the Thingol portrayal and the "father-daughter theme" are both apparent.
- King Théoden's reaction upon learning of Gríma's treachery differs greatly from the novel: in the book, he offers Wormtongue a chance to redeem himself by riding to war with the Rohirrim, whereas in the film, a dazed Théoden tries to personally execute the traitor. Having achieved victory at Helm's Deep, in the third film Théoden offers Gríma the chance to return to him when they meet at Isengard.
Théoden's attitude towards the coming conflict is also presented differently in Jackson's film: in the book, Théoden chooses to ride to war, and only goes to Helm's Deep in order to assist Erkenbrand's forces, which had been dealt a defeat by Saruman's armies. In the film, he opts to avoid open confrontation, and treats Helm's Deep as a shelter for the civilian population of Rohan. Only the ensuing orc siege forces him into battle. The King's sense of self-doubt is greatly magnified in the film, in order to provide him with a character arc, as was done with Faramir.
- Main article: The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (Soundtrack)
Awards and Nominations
- Academy Awards
- Winner: Visual Effects, Sound Editing.
- Nominee: Academy Award for Best Picture, Best Art Direction - Set Decoration, Best Editing, and Best Sound.
- American Film Institute: Digital Effects, Production Design, Movie of the Year
- Apex Awards: Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Viggo Mortensen), Best Production Design, Best Original Song Score, Best Visual Effects, Best Make-up
- 2003 Art Directors Guild: Best Production Design (Period or Fantasy feature Film)
- Australian Film Awards: Best Foreign Film
- British Academy Film Awards: Best Costume Design, Best Special Visual Effects, Orange Film of the Year (voted on by the public)
- Broadcast Film Critics Association: Best Digital Acting Performance (Gollum)
- Central Ohio Film Critics: Best Cinematography
- Cinemarati Awards: Best Film, Best Ensemble Cast, Best Director (Peter Jackson), Best Film Editing
- Dallas Fort Worth Film Critics: Best Director (Peter Jackson)
- Empire Awards: Best Picture
- Golden Satellite Awards: Outstanding Motion Picture Ensemble, Best Visual Effects
- Golden Trailer Awards: Best Action Trailer
- Hollywood Makeup Artist and Hairstylist Guild Awards: Best Character Makeup, Best Character Hair Styling, Best Special Makeup Effects
- Hugo Award (World Science Fiction Society): Best Dramatic Presentation - Long Form
- International 3-D Awards (computer graphics industry): Best Feature Film VFX (Weta)
- Kansas City Film Critics: Best Director
- Las Vegas Film Critics: Best Director (Peter Jackson), Best Costume Design, Best Film Editing, Best Visual Effects
- Phoenix Film Critics Society|Phoenix Film Critics Society Awards: "Best Picture", "Best Ensemble Acting", "Best Screenplay Adapted from Another Medium", "Best Cinematography", "Best Production Design", "Best Visual Effects", and "Best Makeup" "Gollum's Song", the theme played during the end credits, won the award for "Best Original Song". The song was written by Howard Shore and sung by the Icelandic singer Emiliana Torrini.
- Rotten Tomatoes Awards: Best Film
- Saturn Awards: Best Fantasy Film, Best Costume (Ngila Dickson), Best Supporting Actor (Andy Serkis)
- Visual Effects Society Awards: Best Special Effects, Best Effects in Art Direction, Best Visual Effects in Photography, Best Models and Miniatures, Best Performance by an Actor in an Effects Film, Best Character Animation in a Live-Action Feature Film, Best Compositing and Visual Effects in an Effects-Driven Film
- Followers of the Oscars predicted that the movie had a poor chance of winning Best Picture, because it received no other nominations in the major Oscar categories Director, Actor and Actress. This proved to be true, though the film did win the Academy Award for Visual Effects. It was speculated that the Academy was biding its time for the concluding film, The Return of the King, to be released so that they could honour Peter Jackson for creating such a successful and acclaimed film trilogy. The third film was awarded 11 Oscars in 2004.
The theatrical edition of the movie was released on VHS and DVD on August 26, 2003. The DVD was a 2-disc set with extras on the second disc. This was intended to be a simultaneous worldwide release, but some British stores began selling the videos on Friday 22 because it was a Bank Holiday weekend, much to the ire of the film's UK distributor, which has threatened to withhold advance supplies of subsequent video releases.
An extended version of the movie including 45 minutes additional material was released on DVD on November 18, 2003 with a total of 222 minutes (3 hours, 40 minutes). One of the additional scenes features Sean Bean and John Noble, who do not appear in the theatrical version, in a flashback in which brothers Boromir and Faramir are seen together with their father Denethor. This is available on a 4-disc DVD set, with the movie on discs 1 and 2 including four audio commentaries by the crew and actors, and extensive bonus material on discs 3 and 4.
In December, 2003 there were also limited back-to-back theatrical releases of the extended versions of The Fellowship of the Ring and The Two Towers followed by premieres of The Return of the King, 10 hours and 30 minutes long in total.
- Though Jackson's trilogy refrains from delving too deeply into the religious aspects of Tolkien's Middle-earth, when Aragorn addresses the Elven warriors at Helm's Deep in Elvish, he refers to them as Eruchín. This means, "Children of Eru," with "Eru" being the creator of Middle-earth and counterpart of the Christian God in our own world. Thus, the phrase essentially means, "Children of God." It should be noted that whilst Tolkien clearly established the existence of Eru in his Middle-Earth, the being is not mentioned by name in either The Hobbit or The Lord of the Rings. There is also a line of dialogue from Arwen "May the grace of the Valar protect you". This is a direct reference to the angelic beings known as the Valar, who reside in the west over the sea.
- A rumor released on the internet prior to the film's release said that the movie was to be called "The Twin Towers", but changed to avoid controversy surrounding the September 11 terrorist attacks of 2001. The same rumor stated that the book was originally called "The Twin Towers" as well.
Movie errors
- Eomer's sword falls out after giving the horses to Aragorn and co.
- At one point Pippin's hands are untied before being apparently trampled, but a few seconds later are shown to be tied as he is uncutting them on an orc axe.
- In the extended edition Aragorn tells Eowyn he is 87 as they are on the way to Helm's Deep, but according to the appendices he had his 88th birthday the day that the three met Gandalf the White and they set out for Edoras,.
Home media
VHS and DVD
The Two Towers was released on VHS and DVD in August 2003 in the United States. The date was originally intended to be a simultaneous worldwide release, but due to a Bank holiday weekend in the United Kingdom, some British stores began selling DVDs as much as four days earlier, much to the ire of the film's U.K. distributor, which had threatened to withhold advance supplies of subsequent DVD releases.
As with The Fellowship of the Ring, an extended edition of The Two Towers was released on VHS and DVD in November 2003 with 45 minutes of new material, added special effects and music, plus 11 minutes of fan-club credits. The runtime expanded to 223 minutes. The 4-disc DVD set included four commentaries along with hours of supplementary material.
In August 2006, a limited edition of The Two Towers was released on DVD. The set included both the film's theatrical and extended editions on a double-sided disc along with all-new bonus material.
The theatrical Blu-ray version of The Lord of the Rings was released in the United States in April 2010. The individual Blu-ray disc of The Two Towers was released in September 2010 with the same special features as the complete trilogy release, except there was no digital copy.
The extended editions for Blu-ray were released in the U.S. and Canada in June 2011. This version has a runtime of 235 minutes.
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Apply Psychology to Food Truck Menu Pricing
Pricing psychology is one of the most fascinating areas of menu development for food truck businesses as well as other restaurant owners. Psychologically speaking, a huge difference exists between $9.99 and $10. Pricing theory says that menu items ending in an odd number (fractional pricing) convey a greater bang for your buck than when rounded up to the next whole dollar.
Customers believe that when people price their product fractionally, they've priced it as low as possible, hence the odd number. Customers will completely ignore the last digits, which sets a lower pricing in their head. Research also shows that prices ending in 98 or 99 convey much more savings than all other prices, including 49, 50 or 75.
With that said, many food truck owners feel that adding change to a price creates more problems than the possible increase of sales is worth. Due to the fact that many food truck customers make their purchases with cash, food truck owners find it much easier to simply price menus with whole dollars to prevent the need to spend additional time making change for their customers.
If you choose to use this method and find your food cost for an item is at a 50 cent mark or higher, round up to the next highest dollar; round down anything below the 50 cent mark.
Another example of pricing psychology is the elimination of the dollar sign next to prices on your menu board. By pricing a menu item at 6 rather than $6, you soften the price in such a way that it can cause your customers to disassociate the number they're viewing with the actual dollars in their wallet. A number without a $ is much less intimidating.


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Police are looking into allegations that four junior members of a Massachusetts high school football team hazed a freshman on the team at a practice earlier this month.
Police say the older students at Northbridge High School in Northbridge, Mass., assigned the younger boy a physical task on Aug. 19 which he failed to complete, then pressured him to drink from a jug of urine.
The boy took a sip and spit it out, according to the police report.
However, Principal Michael Gauthier said another student took the container away before it was consumed.
The student has told police he does not want to press charges.
School committee Chairman Tim Doiron says the case will be investigated and handled in accordance with district policy and state law.


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The starting lineup ratings for NBA 2K11 went out yesterday, and centres were notably underweight. None rated 90 or above, a superstar badge (Dwight Howard was 88) and five of the bottom seven players are pivots. One expressed his displeasure.
Ladies and gentlemen, the Washington Wizards' JaVale McGee (pictured, at right), a third-year player out of Nevada. He's also 59-rated, the third worst centre in the game and fifth-worst player overall.
Let's not rip McGee too hard. He saw limited action last year and is considered to have solid potential as a young NBA player. He still averaged four rebounds and nearly two blocks per game despite a 16-minute per game average.
But he's wrong about Antawn Jamison ("Twan" in the tweet above) who is not rated 71. The Cavs' power forward, a former McGee teammate on the Wizards, is actually a 78. Still, McGee's just two points north of the dreaded Darko zone, so I can understand his pique.
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Update #11: 24 hours until our online party and celebration of the fundraising success!
Read more about this on the update page!
No credit card available? Paypal is now an option to participate and contribute to the project: http://turricansoundtrack.com/paypal/
Funding for the project ends on June 3rd and it will not be possible to reserve or buy the limited edition box set after that date!
Chris Huelsbeck presents the Turrican Soundtrack Anthology project and fundraiser!
The back story:
It's been almost 20 years since I released the acclaimed Turrican Soundtrack Album and I have been thinking about a worthy follow-up for quite some time now. I would love to create an awesome and extensive new edition, with all new recordings, but I can't do it without your support! Creating and producing any new album and especially one of this magnitude is a very time consuming and budget-hungry matter--but counting on you and all my other fans out there, it can be made possible!
Details about the project:
I'd like to create a Turrican Soundtrack Anthology Limited Edition Box Set, with nearly all of the music from the Turrican Series of Games. At least 3 CDs will contain these brand new, pristine studio recordings. Even music pieces that were featured on the 1993 Turrican Soundtrack CD will be newly recorded and arranged to update their sound. Highlights will include for the first time: the whole 'Turrican 2 Title', 'Credits' (all versions), 'Metal Stars', 'Tower of Morgul', 'Unidirectional Flight', 'Concerto for Laser and Enemies' and 'Hall of Heroes' - all as full length recordings/arrangements.
Live Orchestra:
Some special compositions (including the 'T2 Title', 'The Great Bath' and 'Concerto for Laser and Enemies') will be recorded as a new arrangement with live Symphonic Orchestra for an additional bonus. The WDR Radio Orchestra & WDR Radio Choir have an exciting new game music concert scheduled for November 16, 2012 in Cologne, that will feature these pieces (this event is not depending on the success of this campaign and will happen in either case). Btw: This is the same orchestra and recording facility that made the acclaimed Symphonic Shades concerts and album possible, and the recordings will be edited & mixed separately from the live concert, so the quality will be exceptional.
The Limited Edition Box Set:
The final product will be a gorgeously packaged true limited edition Box Set, numbered by the manufacturing plant, and personally signed by me. The set will never be produced in this form again after the project is completed!
Also planned is exciting new artwork for the Box Set, cover, and inside booklet as well as a new large poster. Here's a preview demo of what it "could" look like (thanks to Halil Ural, who created this fan art and gave me permission to use it for the preview), but new artwork will be specifically created for this project:
So how do we exactly make this all happen?
I made a complete calculation for the budget that includes my work time in the studio (6+ months), orchestra recordings, CD manufacturing, shipping, art prints and other items and we would need to raise at least $75k. If we reach this goal, the project can and will be produced--including the 3+ CD Limited Edition Box Set, new artwork, as well as some special goodies/rewards for supporters who want to donate even more to the project. If we don't reach this goal, then nobody will have to pay anything and the project cannot happen. However, I believe that this level is attainable: we would need about 1500 supporters who are willing to reserve an awesome 3+ CD Limited Edition Box Set and for a $50 (about 38 Euro) pledge! On a side note: nearly 10,000 people own the original Turrican Soundtrack CD, so we know that there are enough fans out there. You can also further help to make this happen by spreading the word about this project and make this a viral campaign!
What if we go even higher?
If we get even more supporters and a higher budget, I will add more live orchestra recordings and more music (and expand the Box Set with an additional CD for more tracks). I also have really exciting extra perks for the pledge levels above $50, check them out!
Final thought:
Keep in mind, you have absolutely nothing to lose if you pledge and we don't reach our goal. But if we do succeed, you'll know that this project can and will be made and that it will be an incredible and epic follow-up for the original Turrican Soundtrack for its 20th anniversary!
-Chris Huelsbeck
Production Team & Info:
Chris Huelsbeck - Project Creator, Composer, Arranger & Producer
Jan Zottmann (Amiga Immortal Series) - Co-Producer, Liner Notes, PR
Thomas Boecker (Merregnon Studios/Symphonic Shades) - Co-Producer, Orchestra Production, PR
Rudolf Stember - Video Production
Halil Ural - Art
Celal & Ogan Kandemiroglu - Art
Junkboy - Vinyl Art
Kaspar Zenklusen (Relation SCT) - Graphical Layout
Sound of Games - Support, PR
synSONIQ Records - Shipping & Handling
Trademark notice: Turrican is a trademark of Factor 5 - Eggebrecht, Engel, Schmidt GbR ("Factor 5"), used with friendly permission.
Thanks to Julian Eggebrecht, Thomas Engel and Holger Schmidt for their support!
Thanks also to Halil Ural and Mohammed Z. Mukhtar ("Mohzart") for the demo art, Gerhard Weihrauch for the Turrican game video clips/screenshots and T.R.Schmidt for the Turrican audio clip recordings.
We will be shipping from Germany, so if you order from another country, you "may" be responsible for possible import duty or taxes for receiving the package of the Album and other goodies. But the shipping and invoice value will be only for covering the cost of manufacturing of the items, not your full pledge amount, so we don't expect major problems for you.
Below you can find the Q&A section (Please send any questions you have and I will do my best to include them here):
Funding period
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Three philanthropic groups are competing to operate the historic Point Fermin Lighthouse museum as a way to raise funds and provide satellite services for their respective missions.
Also vying for the 3.5-acre property – which was declared surplus by the federal government last year – is the city of Los Angeles, which has run the facility as a museum since 2003.
Altogether, four applications were submitted to acquire the picturesque property at the top of a 120-foot-tall ocean bluff in Point Fermin Park.
The documents are under review, with a selection expected to be announced by the National Parks Service this spring or summer.
Ten groups turned in initial letters of interest to operate the property. But in addition to the city, only three of those later sumbitted complete applications before the deadline: Dana's Hope of Pennsylvania, GivingCare Inc. of Chicago, and Symbols of Love in Fontana.
The property will have to be maintained as a public benefit. Three of the applicants (a representative from Dana's Hope could not be reached for comment) said they will continue to operate the lighthouse as a public museum while using other buildings or the parking lot for expanded events or uses.
Conveyed to the selected applicant at no cost, the property must be used and maintained for education, recreation, cultural or historic preservation or as a park, based on guidelines laid out by the federal government.
The applicants are:
— City of Los Angeles, Department of Recreation and Parks, which currently is operating the lighthouse as a public museum in conjunction with the nonprofit Point Fermin Lighthouse Society.
The city would continue that work – with collaboration of the Friends of Point Fermin Lighthouse and probably other community groups – but also would expand the concept. Specifically, the city would use a guest quarters south of the lighthouse for public events such as exhibits or readings. The outdoor areas also would be used for events and picnics.
"We would utilize that property inside and outside so the public could have access to it," said Mark Mariscal, superintendent of the region for Recreation and Parks.
"Our gut feeling is that the department put a very good application together," he said.
— Dana's Hope, according to the group's website, emerged as a nonprofit when 15-year-old Dana Hardy collapsed while running on her high school track. She was diagnosed with a condition that through the years took her on a medical journey that included a pacemaker, a stroke and finally a heart transplant last fall.
The Dana's Hope website is dedicated to posts about Hardy and her medical progress. While launched by friends and family to raise funds for Hardy's own mounting medical bills, Dana's Hope was envisioned to become a nonprofit for others having transplants.
— GivingCare Inc. got its start in Chicago when Ken Carr and some of his friends began participating in Habitat for Humanity projects.
The group took part in building houses throughout the United States and Mexico, including projects in Watts and San Pedro.
"We're not strangers" to the port town, Carr said in a telephone interview.
After Carr's parents died of cancer, he and his friends started up a nonprofit that would be dedicated to teach people how to care for bedridden loved ones, including practical help in learning how to give baths and change diapers and linens.
Carr said the group would continue to operate the lighthouse as a historic museum – opening it seven days a week with free admission – while also using the property and other buildings as a community center for events and also for classes such as gardening, home health care, exercise, taxes and possibly immigration.
The parking lot area and part of the garage building would be rented out for weddings and parties; a farmers market and art fairs would also help generate funds for the group's mission, he said.
"What's great about the lighthouse is its location and just the beauty of it," he said. "It's a hidden gem."
— Symbols of Love is "dedicated to assisting most anyone in need, whenever possible," said Richard Peacock, founder and president, in an email response to questions about the organization.
Working with a group called Accelerating Ministries, a faith-based organization in Fontana, the group looks to help those who have found themselves out of work, addicted or homeless.
"Symbols of Love Organization reaches out to troubled youth and the homeless, as well as low income families by offering them assistance through many outreach programs," Peacock wrote.
"We have planned for the continued use of the Point Fermin Light Station as a historic tool to educate its visitors of its beautiful architecture and its historic function. We have no plans to alter or change its function.
"We do, however, plan for acoustic music events within the parks as well as gathering works from local artists … and expanding the gift shop to include their merchandise."
The vision, he said, includes bringing in schoolchildren for field trips that would share in the art and music.
A possibility also would be to offer outreach classes in a community center setting, with a focus on the gated guest house.
Follow Donna Littlejohn on Twitter at http://twitter.com/donnalittlejohn
On the Web
Point Fermin Lighthouse: http://www.pointferminlighthouse.org
Los Angeles Department of Recreation and Parks: http://www.laparks.org
Dana's Hope: http://www.danashope.com
GivingCare Inc.: http://givingcare.org
Symbols of Love: http://www.symbolsoflove.org
Notice of Availability for Point Fermin Light Station: http://1.usa.gov/VNtrSk


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After posting a 4-3 record in conference contests, the Liberty Lady Flames have garnered the No. 4 seed for the inaugural Big South Lacrosse Championship, the league office announced this afternoon. The Championship will be held at Richardson Stadium on the campus of Davidson College, beginning Friday afternoon. The Lady Flames will face No. 1 seed Davidson on its home turf at 4 p.m. in the first of two semifinal contests, Friday. The Wildcats earned the No. 1 seed after notching a perfect 7-0 mark to top the Big South standings. Earlier this season at Liberty Lacrosse Field, Liberty fell to Davidson, 12-5. The Wildcats hold the all-time series edge versus the Lady Flames, winning each of the five previous contests between the two schools. The other semifinal matchup pits No. 2 seed High Point (6-1 Big South) against No. 3 seed Longwood (5-2 Big South). The game between the Panthers and the Lancers is scheduled to begin at 7 p.m. The winners of each match will advance to the Big South title game on Sunday. Friday's semifinal contests will be streamed live on the Big South Network, while Sunday's championship tilt will be aired live on ESPN3 at 2 p.m. The Big South champion will receive an automatic bid to the NCAA Women's Lacrosse Championship. 2013 Big South Women's Lacrosse Championship Schedule
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- For a list of all William T. Hornaday Awards, see William T. Hornaday Awards.
William T. Hornaday Awards are presented for distinguished service in natural resource conversation for units, Scouts, Venturers, and Scouters. Scouters may be nominated for recognition for conservation work to the BSA national, regional and local council for a William T. Hornaday award.
Award Requirements
William T. Hornaday Gold Badge
The gold badge is by nomination only and is awarded by the local council to a Scouter. The nominee should have demonstrated leadership and a commitment to the education of youth on a council or district level for significant conservation efforts for a period of at least three years. Nominations are made to the local council. The award includes the gold badge and a certificate.
Hornaday Gold Badge Nomination Form
William T. Hornaday Gold Medal
The William T. Hornaday Gold Medal is the BSA's highest individual conservation award presented to an Scouter.
The gold medal is by nomination only and is awarded to an Scouter. It recognizes unusual and distinguished service in natural resource conservation and environmental improvement at the regional, national, or international level. Nominations must be approved by the Hornaday Awards Committee and by the Conservation Committee of the National Council, Boy Scouts of America. Any recognized conservation/environmental organization may submit a nomination. The award includes the gold medal, a certificate, and an embroidered square knot. Six gold medals may be awarded annually.
Hornaday Gold Medal Nomination Form
Conservation and the Boy Scouts of America have been partners for a long time. Camping, hiking, and respect for the outdoors are a part of the Scouting heritage. Many of the requirements for advancement in Scouting call for an increasing awareness and understanding of the natural sciences. Many former Scouts have become leaders in conserving our environment and protecting it from abuse. Right now Scouts are involved in learning about environmental problems and actively working to make a difference.
This awards program was created to recognize those that have made significant contributions to conservation. It was begun in 1917 by Dr. William T. Hornaday, director of the New York Zoological Park and founder of the National Zoo in Washington, D.C. Dr. Hornaday was an active and outspoken champion of natural resource conservation and a leader in saving the American bison from extinction.
The Hornaday Awards are highly prized by those who have received them: Only slightly more than a thousand medals have been awarded over the past 70 years. These awards represent a substantial commitment of time and energy by individuals who have learned the meaning of a conservation/environmental ethic. Any Boy Scout or Venturer willing to devote the time and energy to work on a project based on sound scientific principles and guided by a conservation professional or a well-versed layperson can qualify for one of the Hornaday Awards. Any of the awards will take months to complete, so activities should be planned well in advance.
See also
- William T. Hornaday awards - List of all William T. Hornaday awards.
- William T. Hornaday awards (Venturers and Sea Scouts) - Silver, bronze and badge awards for Venturers and Sea Scouts.
- William T. Hornaday awards (Scouts BSA) - Silver, bronze and badge awards for Scouts.
- William T. Hornaday award (unit) - Certificate award for packs, troops, teams, crews, and ships units.
External links
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A guineafowl puffer has been successfully introduced into our Blacktip Reef exhibit!
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Like other puffers, this species has the ability to inflate with water or air for protection!
Toby the Blue Lobster Settled into Atlantic Shelf!
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Did you know? The genetic variation responsible for Toby's blue hue occurs in 1 of every 2 million lobsters.
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We give the kids their dinner, followed straight away by a bath or shower and brushing their teeth. This gives them time to play, but without being overstimulated with tv. They then get out of the bath/shower and get dressed in the lounge room. My husband and I then give them kisses and cuddles before bed, and then one of us becomes the 'bedtime train'. We say "All aboard the bedtime train!" and the kids hold on to our waist. We make chugga chugga toot toot noises off down the hallway, get to the first bedroom and say "First stop, Dyllan's room" followed by "Second stop, Roxy's room". The key to bedtime in our house is routine, and the bedtime train makes going to bed fun. The kids very rarely come out of their room once they have been 'dropped off'.
How do you handle bedtime horsing around?
Sometimes, kids will do anything to delay bedtime, and usually that involves a lot of goofing off when they should be settling in. What are your best tips for getting kids to calm down at bedtime and head toward sleep?
Kids are much like Mogwais, you don't want them to turn into Gremlins, thus:
Make sure they eat a healthy meal no later than 6:30pm;
After that, have them take a warm bath or shower;
They should put on their own PJs after shower, and do the routine of teeth and hair brushing;;
Tuck them in bed;
Read a book with them or;
Tell them a story w/ the light off;
Talk to them w/ the light off- it is at this time that they tend to tell you things that they normally wouldn't tell you during the busy day-- when you talk to your kid, you gain their trust and this can really help maintain a good relationship between you and when they are teens;
Set a bed time-- I do 8pm every night;
The result is that they will wake up happy.
I only have 1 child so I admit, its easy for me maintain this routine w/ my kid w/o problems. I don't know what else it would take for more than 1 kid, but I think that this system would work. It's all about routine.
I let them watch a movie or play games on their iPods IN BED for 10 minutes before bedtime. That cuts WAY down on the fights to actually get them into bed and they settle down. I keep the lights dim to help get them sleepy. When their screen time is up, we read a book or sing a song. Then turn the lights out and say prayers together. The rule is "if you give your iPod to Mama when she asks for it, you get it back the next day. But if you don't give it to me when I ask for it, you lose it for a day."
These are all great ideas. I find that creating a consistent routine helps a lot!
I watch "one" more program with young son...we both wind down...then straight to bed.
I have starting giving my kids "reading time" which starts about 30 minutes before "lights out". It really helps them wind down and do anything that they "forgot" to do before bed. Since my kids vary in ages from 6 to 11, anything that has to do with a book counts as reading. My youngest likes to color since she can't quit read on her own. I know that I should read to her but my work schedule sometime keeps me from being able to. Sometimes her older will read to her. My two boys like to read catalogs or comic books. I think it's not really the actual reading that I like about this, it's the quiet time without TV or anything electronic being a stimulant.
I have an 11 yr old son and a 6 yr old daughter. they like to talk when its time for bed. i try to give an extra 10 or 15 min extra of bedtime to do this. i wish they would "talk" during the day but since they seem to always want to at bedtime i let them. my 6 yr old daughter does seem to talk during the day also and we read each nite too. she has to read everyday for school. but they do want to play when they r getting their clothes out for next day and making their bed. so if they go over time limit we dont get to "talk". that usually works.
Laura! We have the SAME problem with our 3 y/o daughter! Its crazy! And she won't stay in her room through the night. she will wait until we go to sleep and will bring in her blanket and pillow and will sleep on the floor next to the bed. The only thing that seems to put her and KEEP her in bed is if she doesn't get her afternoon nap (which is a killer on us!)
Just keep putting her back to bed w/o saying anything.. she will definitely turn around and go back to your room, but you just keep putting her back. Sit there on the floor of her room and whenever she gets up, put her back. She'll get the picture.. (I had that issue too.)
Going without the afternoon nap can be hard at first, but better to have the kids up for an extra hour or two during the day and not have your night time sleep interupted by them. I have a 4 year old and a 2 year old, both of which gave up their afternoon naps at 15 months (their choice not mine). It is hard to have them both up all day, but when they go to bed at 6.45pm, it means my husband and I get to spend time together and have a good night's sleep, with no little ones coming into our room.
All 3 of my girls go to bed at 7pm. The eldest 2 can read or talk quietly for a little while. Occasionally I let them play on their DS but not every night - that's mainly saved for days where they've been particularly good. When it's time for lights out (latest 8pm on a school night) they put on relaxing music to help them sleep. It doesn't always work but most nights it does.
I'm very interested in your answers bc my kiddos are always playn instead of winding down and I've tried everything. It doesn't help they share a room but lights out doesn't mean sleep to them and it's exhausting.
Our family has some wonderful bedtime rituals that help to slow us all down and get us ready for bed. One of our favorite activities is reading before bed. We have a story we've been reading together chapter by chapter every night. In fact. we've almost hit 100 nights in a row! Everyone looks forward to this so much at the end of the day. It's a great reminder, if someone's forgetting to get ready or to settle down, "would you like to read together tonight?" or better yet, "what was (favorite character in the book) up to when we left off?" This usually gets everyone back on track in a timely fashion.
Our other bedtime ritual comes from my background in yoga. Each night we do "pose of tranquility." For those of you who have taken a yoga class, this is a modified savasana pose. It's a relaxation pose that's a perfect seque to sleep.Each night after we read, my daughter will lie down on her bed on her back. We'll put on some of her favorite classical or relaxation music.Starting at her feet, I will gently massage her feet, then her hands and finally her forehead. I'll ask her to take 3 deep, full, belly breaths. Especially after a long or exhilarating day, this is the perfect way to wind down - for everyone in the family:-) Take turns with each other and sweet dreams!
I like the 'savaasana' idea. We read books every night, but after that my kids start chatting with each other and take long time to sleep. I will try this technique today :)
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One of the most popular posts in the history of the OTR (at least judging by the 100+ comments) was my Spirit Airlines Survival Guide, which recommended, among other things, just cutting everybody at the check-in line and pretending that you were there first. Yeah, I'm a classy guy.
We flew Spirit down to Florida again this weekend and a few things have changed since then, so I thought it would be useful to update the Spirit Airlines Survival Guide for 2014.
First – forget everything you know and expect about commercial airline travel. Have zero expectations going in. Pretend you're from a planet where there is no air travel. Wipe clean all memories of flying before. You need to have your mind clear. Clear like Tom Cruise. Level 7 Thetan clear.
Spirit operates on a different, er, plane than all other airlines – their processes and how they charge you are completely different from all other airlines. If you think about your past experiences you will just be annoyed. Clear your mind. Clear.
If you are going to check a bag, buy it when you purchase your ticket. You can buy it later – but you're going to forget. And if you have to do it at the airport they charge you more. If you have to do it at the gate because you forgot to pay the fee for that carry-on bag they charge you for, they will charge you $100, as they did the person in front of me today. You will be unhappy about that.
Please note that, unbelievably, Spirit does NOT charge you to check a car seat.
When you pre-purchase the bags you will have the opportunity to drop your bags off at the Fast Bag Drop. Or, in truth, "fast" bag drop. There will be a line there, and it will not be particularly fast. But it is faster than the non-fast lie. If you are leaving from LaGuardia, they will apparently allow you 50 lbs of bag for no additional charge over the initial baggage charge. But when we got to Ft Lauderdale, they were charging people extra whose bags weighed more than 40 lbs. I don't know why the weight cutoffs were different in each airport. Spirit likes to keep you on your toes.
The bag drop, however, does eliminate much of the "give us your huddled masses yearning to be free" situation I have found in the past, with a tower-of-babbel-like mishmash of languages being spoken as people drag their life's belongings through the never-ending check-in line. If you've checked in online and pre-purchased your bags, this part of your trip has gone much smoother.
You'll find out about the Fast Bag Drop when you print your boarding pass at home, which you should do because they will charge you at the airport. They do not offer a mobile boarding pass option, because, well, I don't know why. But they don't.
Security will take longer than you expect. Spirit does not participate in TSA Pre, and they do not have Elite members, so everyone is on the same line. That means that you will wait in line, and, if you have status on some other airline, you will wait longer than you have waited for a while. Also, everyone in front of you will either be in a wheelchair or have a stroller. I don't know why.
When you purchase your ticket they will offer to sell you your seat assignment. Whether this is a good deal is really up to you – you can buy the "big front seat" which is like a domestic business class seat (no other amenities) for roughly $50 (price varies a bit). Exit rows are $25. They'll charge you $10 for a regular seat in the back.
Keep in mind, though, that they will also just assign you a seat for free when you check in. If you are with a family, you are risking it, of course, that you won't be able to sit with your family. That may be a blessing. If it is not a blessing, you can try switching with people, but, I've seen a few times, the cabin staff aren't thrilled about that because it slows down the boarding process, and they claim to board an A320 with 170+ seats in it in 20 minutes. Yeah, that's right.
Speaking of seats, on the A320 on which I am sitting, there is 28" pitch. It sounds worse than it is because the top of the seat in front of me is right under my nose, but the bottom of the seat in front of me is angled away from me, leaving me with the legroom of a 30-31" seat. The seats do not recline, which is a good thing, because the person in front of you would be staring up at your nostrils.
One positive outcome of the controversial fee to carry on bags is that there will be overhead bin space for your coat, which was a pleasant change. Also there will not be people trying to shove their bags into those overhead bins, clogging up the aisles. When you experience this it will occur to you that charging for carry on bags is not completely insane (I didn't say you'd like it, I'm just saying you'll understand the decision).
I have found an interesting split among Spirit Airlines staff. Many of the employees I have encountered at check-in and at the gate have a certain surliness to them that I think of as the Spirit Ground Staff attitude. They are clearly not happy to see you, and they are not there to help. I've thought a lot about why this might be, and I think the answer is that they are under an enormous amount of pressure to turn their planes around very quickly and that they see their jobs as getting people on the aircraft as quickly as possible. Given that, think of the ground staff as expeditors, not as customer service people.
Cabin staff, on the other hand, have to-a-person been wonderful. They are kind, helpful, funny and casual. We had trainees on the flight down here, and at the end of the flight the lead flight attendant came on the PA and announced that the trainees had completed their training and they were now officially flight attendants, and the plane burst into applause. The lead FA kept asking people to clap louder and louder – it was actually a genuine and very sweet moment.
(On a side note – I was once on a United flight where they announced that it was a flight attendant's first flight ever – she was working the 1255am departure from LAX to Houston, which I assumed was considered the worst flight in the network).
Spirit sells food and drink on board. Nothing is free. Nothing. That bottle of water is $3. Deal with it. That's another reason why I say forget your expectations – they charge for food and water. There's no reason to complain, because they are going to charge you anyway.
There are no power plugs on board, even though the A320 I'm on is less than a year old. There is no video, overhead nor seatback. There is no wi-fi. The traytable is so close to you that you cannot open a laptop on it.
There will be a crapload of children. There will be old people. 75% of the people have appeared never to have flown before, judging by how they went through security. 62% of people will complain about one of the policies I mentioned above (especially if they are charged $100 for a gate-checked bag).
People will complain, loooooord will they complain. They complained about how long it took to pull away from the gate and how long it took to get to the gate when we landed. They complained about how long the luggage took, and the attitude of the flight attendants. They complained about the $3 water. They complained about no video. Complain complain complain. There's a lyric by a group called Sloan that I love: "It's not the band I hate, it's their fans." That's how I feel about Spirit – it's not the airline I hate, it's the passengers.
I guess what I'm saying is this: if you know what you're getting into before you fly them, Spirit can be a spectacular bargain. The things people complain about are ALL things they could have known beforehand. They are free to choose another airline – if they fly JetBlue, I certainly don't blame them. But their rules are their rules, and if you don't compare them to what every other airline does, it actually starts to make sense – why wouldn't they charge for the services that you use, and not charge you for what you don't use? Doesn't THAT make the most sense? (Answer: maybe).
Oh – they were offering to bump people from this flight and giving 2 free roundtrip tickets PLUS $100. PER PERSON. That's a helluva deal. I'm not sure if they would charge you to accept that offer.


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Judge orders mental health exam for waterboarded Guantánamo captive
The military judge presiding at the USS Cole terror trial on Monday ordered the alleged architect of the warship's bombing to undergo a mental health exam to determine if he's fit to face a death-penalty trial.
CIA agents waterboarded Abd al Rahim al Nashiri, 48, threatened to rape his mother and held a cocked pistol to his head among other "enhanced interrogation techniques" to break him after his capture in the United Arab Emirates in November 2002. Defense lawyers have consistently argued that Nashiri suffers from Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder from his torture.
The prosecution sought, and won, an order from the judge, Army Col. James Pohl, that Nashiri undergo a military mental health exam on his competence.
Nashiri, a self-described former millionaire merchant from Mecca, Saudi Arabia, is awaiting a military trial as accused architect of al-Qaida's October 2000 suicide bombing of the USS Cole off Yemen. Seventeen sailors died in the attack, and the Pentagon is seeking the death penalty.
It'll be the judge's job to craft an order for the so-called 706 examination: Instructing whatever entity is responsible for Nashiri's health and well-being to assemble a three-doctor panel with access to Top Secret information and the man himself to evaluate his mental health. First, however, defense attorneys persuaded the judge to hear testimony later this week from an expert on torture, Dr. Vincent Iacopino.
Iacopino is an adjunct professor of medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School and leading member of Physicians for Human Rights, an ethics group. He is also an author of the Istanbul Protocol, which lays out how to conduct a medical examination of someone who's been tortured.
"Iacopino's testimony is important because nobody in this process really understands the full impact of what it means to be the victim of torture," said Rick Kammen, Nashiri's civilian defense attorney.
Kammen, who has lined up his own medical experts to examine Nashiri, wants Iacopino to advise the judge on how to construct his order for the mental health exam for the least damage to Nashiri. The defense team has mental health experts working with Nashiri as well.
The order for the mental health exam capped a day in which the judge proposed ripping out microphones at the defense tables of alleged al-Qaida terrorists to assure attorney-client privacy.
"Let's just get rid of them, problem solved," said Pohl, the chief of the Guantánamo war court judiciary, asking prosecutors to meet technicians overnight on the feasibility of dismantling another feature in the $12 million expeditionary war court that arrived on a barge from the United States in 2007.
By Monday evening, technicians could be seen tinkering with the electronics at the lead defense table where Nashiri sits in the Cole case and Khalid Sheik Mohammed sits in the Sept. 11 conspiracy case, said Navy Lt. Cmdr. Stephen Reyes.
Pohl fashioned the solution after Kammen, who is from Indianapolis, said he had consulted the Indiana Bar Association and got an ethics opinion that he should withdraw from the case because of the possibility of intelligence agencies listening in his privileged conversations at the court and prison camps.
Last week, Pohl ordered the prosecution to disconnect all remote-control mute buttons after a government agent outside the court reached into a 9/11 trial hearing — and muted the microphone of a defense attorney. The lawyer was discussing a defense bid for a preservation order on what's left of the CIA's secret prison network where agents waterboarded Nashiri and other secret captives before they were brought to Guantánamo in 2006.
Despite Pohl's order to the government to disconnect all outside audio kill switches, defense attorneys said they were still concerned that outsiders were listening in on confidential conversations inside the court.
A prosecutor, Anthony Mattivi, then sought to demonstrate that microphones don't pick up conversation from a distance by stepping away from the attorneys podium and continuing to speak. The demonstration appeared to fail: Mattivi could be plainly heard on remote feeds from the court from Guantánamo to an auditorium at Fort Meade, Md.
Throughout it all, Nashiri sat silently at the defense table in court in what appeared to be the white prison camp attire of a cooperative captive.


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where nature is considered an evil, a wild that must be tamed.
humanity is now a plague, a cancer to the ecosystem. stop the machine; society, before we reach total annihilation.
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this is the final truth for global salvation. this is a call to arms for those who put nature above themselves.
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I know everyone is very eager to get results for the Castle. So are we. Essentially we are STILL waiting for a few fans/customers who bought a large number of Castles to return our calls/emails and verify their order. Without their orders we may not be at the min and due to the high number of units bought by these customers we need to verify by phone these orders are legit (I have no reason to assume otherwise, but we need to check).
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The truly excellent London Street Gangs website maps with considerable accuracy gang territories, and describes gang histories, alliances and enemies; of the E13 gangs it says:
Stratford gang members have historically been concentrated mainly around Maryland (home of current gang Maryland Bloods) and around Stratford town centre. Stratford and Plaistow cliques have been allies for a number of years and often come together in conflicts against rivals from Hackney. One of the most infamous members is Carl Dobson, aka Crazy Titch, who headed music crew "Boys in da Hood". He was given a 30-year jail term following the murder of Piff City member Richard Holmes in 2005 on the Chingford Hall estate. There has been an alliance between Stratford Mandem and Plaistow Mandem for some time now although gang names and cliques were less common until the mid to late 2000s. The main Stratford bactches currently are located around Broadway (including Focus) and Redbrick with the Plaistow batches located mainly around the Chadd Green estate (Portway). Other estates south of Stratford centre have their own batches of Stratford Mandem. Independent cliques linked to the Stratford & Plaistow Boys as allies are Thatched House Thugs. Whilst the older generation once had an alliance with Leytonstone, the current generation are in conflict with Leytonstone's Cathall and Acacia Block gangs and the current Maryland generation are no longer aligned to Stratford.The murder site, below, is surrounded by gang territories centred around Council estates.
You know, in these descriptions I can't help but be reminded of Sismondi's 'History of the Italian Republics', that wonderful chronicle of shifting alliances, small battles and the strategies for power of very, very small statelets, some no more than an area of a mediaeval city with a couple of fortified towers. Nor are the manners of the Italian petty nobles much different from those of the East London murder gangs;
All that Gian Maria Visconti preserved of sovereign power was an unbounded indulgence in every vice. His libertinism would hardly have been remarked; he was chiefly signalized by the frightful pleasure which he sought in the practice of cruelty. He was passionately devoted to the chase; but such sports soon failed to quench his thirst for cruelty. The tortures inflicted on mute animals, not finding expression by speech, did not come up to his ferocious ideas of enjoyment He therefore resolved to substitute men for brute animals; and caused all the criminals condemned by the tribunals to be given up to him as objects of this inhuman sport He had his hounds fed with human flesh, in order to render them more ferocious in tearing the victims; and, when ordinary convicts were scarce, he denounced to the tribunals even the crimes in which he had participated, to obtain the condemnation of his accomplices: after which he delivered them to his huntsman, Squarcia Giramo, charged with providing for the ducal chase. He was at last, on the 16th of May, 1412, assassinated by some Milanese nobles.The idea that the rivalries of the Guelphs and the Ghibellines resemble those of the Bloods and the Crips (yes, these are two of the major London gang factions these days) is not a new one, of course. But its setting in London rather than in New York is novel. Time for Andrew Lloyd-Webber, perhaps?