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Rosalind Chao
Rosalind Chao | |
Born | Anaheim, California, US |
September 23, 1957
Ethnicity | Chinese American |
Education | Bachelor of Journalism |
Alma mater | Marywood School University of Southern California Pomona College |
Occupation | Actress |
Years active | 1972–present |
Spouse(s) | Simon Templeman |
Rosalind Chao (/ˈrɒzəlɪnd ˈtʃaʊ/;[1] simplified Chinese: 赵家玲; traditional Chinese: 趙家玲; pinyin: Zhào Jiālíng; born September 23, 1957 )[2][3] is an American actress. Chao's best-known roles have been as a star of CBS's AfterMASH portraying South Korean refugee Soon-Lee Klinger for both seasons, and the recurring character Keiko O'Brien with twenty-seven appearances on the syndicated science fiction series Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine.
Chao is married to actor Simon Templeman.[2]
Early life[edit]
Born in Anaheim, California as a second-generation Chinese Californian,[4][5] Chao's parents ran a successful Chinese American pancake restaurant, Chao's, across the street from Disneyland, and employed her there from an early age.[5] After moving from Garden Grove to Villa Park, California, Chao was enrolled at Marywood, an all-girl school where she was the only non-white student.[6] She graduated from Pomona College in 1978.[7]
For some time, Chao worked at Disneyland as an international tour guide.[8] It was there she met Simon Templeman; the couple would eventually wed and have their reception at the Disneyland Hotel.[8]
Chao's parents were instrumental in her decision to pursue acting;[4] she began at the age of five in a California-based Peking opera traveling company at the instigation of her parents who were already heavily involved, and during the summers they sent her to Taiwan to further develop her acting.[6] She later performed in television commercials and guest starred on TV series in her teenage years. Her first acting role was in the CBS sitcom Here's Lucy, but she was first noticed performing in another CBS sitcom: 1972's short-lived Anna and the King as the eponymous king's (Yul Brynner) eldest daughter.[2]
Dropping out of acting, Chao enrolled in the communications department at the University of Southern California where she earned her degree in journalism. However, after spending a year as a radio newswriting intern at the CBS-owned Hollywood radio station KNX,[6] she soon returned to acting.[2][4]
Remembering Chao from Anna and the King,[4] television producer Burt Metcalfe provided her big break with the role of Soon-Lee, a South Korean refugee, in the final episodes of the TV series M*A*S*H.[2] Soon-Lee married longtime starring character Maxwell Klinger (Jamie Farr) in the series finale "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen",[9] the most-watched television episode of all time (as of 2010[update]). Chao continued playing the character in the M*A*S*H sequel: 1983's AfterMASH, her first role billed at co-starring status.[10]
Chao regularly portrayed the Japanese exo-botanist Keiko O'Brien (née Ishikawa) on both Star Trek: The Next Generation and Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (DS9) with eight appearances in the former and 19 in the latter before DS9's end in 1999.[11] In 2010, a preliminary casting memo for The Next Generation from 1987 was published, revealing that Chao was originally considered for the part of Enterprise security chief Tasha Yar.[12]
Performance credits[edit]
- Here's Lucy (1972)
- Anna and the King (1972)
- Kojak (1977), Grace Chen - The Summer of '69"[13]
- The Amazing Spider Man (1979) - "The Chinese Web"[13]
- Mysterious Island of Beautiful Women (1979), Flower[13]
- Diff'rent Strokes (1981), Ming Li - "Almost American"
- Diff'rent Strokes (1982), Miss Chung - recurring role[2]
- Moonlight (1982)[13]
- M*A*S*H (1983), Soon-Lee - episodes "As Time Goes By" and "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen"
- AfterMASH (1983—1985), Soon-Lee Klinger
- The A-Team (1986), - "Point of No Return"[13]
- Falcon Crest (1986), Li-Ying - recurring role[2]
- Paper Angels (1986) - first lead role on television[2]
- Last Flight Out (1990), Tra Duong[13]
- Star Trek: The Next Generation (1991—1992), Keiko O'Brien - recurring role (8 appearances)[4][11]
- Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (1993—1999), Keiko O'Brien - recurring role (19 appearances)[4][11]
- Murder, She Wrote (1995), Phoebe - "Nailed"[13]
- ER (1999), Dr. Chao - "Humpty Dumpty"[13]
- Citizen Baines (2001), Judith Lin[14]
- The O.C. (2003), Dr. Kim - guest star recurring role[2]
- Monk (2003), Arleen Cassady - "Mr. Monk Goes Back to School"[13]
- Tell Me You Love Me (2007) - recurring role[2]
- Don't Trust the B---- in Apartment 23 (2011) Pastor Jin - recurring role[citation needed]
- Intelligence (2014), Sheng-Li Wang "Pilot"
- The Ultimate Imposter (1979)[13]
- The Big Brawl (1980), Mae[15]
- An Eye for an Eye (1981), Linda Chan[15]
- The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island (1981)[13]
- Twirl (1981), Kim King[13]
- The Terry Fox Story (1983), Rika[2]
- Slam Dance (1987), Mrs. Bell[15]
- White Ghost (1988), Thi Hau[15]
- Denial (1991)[16]
- Thousand Pieces of Gold (1991), Lalu Nathoy/ Polly Bemis[15]
- Megaville (1991)[14]
- Intruders (1992)[14]
- Memoirs of an Invisible Man (1992), Cathy DiTolla[15]
- The Joy Luck Club (1993), Rose[15]
- Web of Deception (1994)[16]
- Love Affair (1994), Lee[15]
- North (1994), Chinese Mom[15]
- To Love, Honor and Deceive (1996)[14]
- The End of Violence (1997), Claire[15]
- What Dreams May Come (1998), Leona[15]
- Three Blind Mice (2001)[16]
- Enemies of Laughter (2000), Carla[15]
- I Am Sam (2001), Lily[15]
- Freaky Friday (2003), Pei-Pei[15]
- Life of the Party (2005), Mei Lin[14]
- Just Like Heaven (2005), Fran[15]
- Nanking (2007), Chang Yu Zheng[15]
- The Rising Tide (2009), Narrator[17]
- Some Girl(s) (2008), Lindsay[18]
- ^ Rosalind Chao (2007). Nanking: 'Nanking - Unscripted' (AOL Video). New York City, United States: Moviefone. Retrieved 2008-06-02.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Rosalind Chao Biography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "Rosalind Chao Biography". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. Retrieved 2008-08-19.
- ^ a b c d e f "Rosalind Chao Biography". Fandango. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ a b Rosalind Chao (2007-02-04). Sundance Film Festival '07 - Nanking Party (YouTube). Gilbert, Arizona, United States: Greening Productions. Event occurs at 00:00:50. Retrieved 2008-06-02. "I grew up with Chinese parents, and I learned nothing about it"
- ^ a b c Hodgins, Paul (2008-02-01). "A career made from scratch". The Orange County Register (Santa Ana, California, united states: Terry Horne). Retrieved 2008-02-02. "Former Star Trek actress Rosalind Chao talks about her latest work with playwright Neil LaBute."
- ^ Pomona College Alumni Directory 2000, p. 40.[verification needed]
- ^ a b "From Outer Space to Disney Parks … Meet the Dads from ABC-TV's 'The Neighbors'". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved 2013-12-06.
- ^ "Goodbye, Farewell and Amen". M*A*S*H. Season 11. Episode 16. 1983-02-28. CBS.
- ^ RJ. "AfterMASH: Main Article" (embedded video). MASH4077TV.com. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ a b c "Keiko O'Brien" (Wiki). Memory Alpha. Wikia. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ "T'Bonz" (2010-08-26). "Star Trek: The Next Generation Casting Memo Unearthed". Retrieved 2010-08-27.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Rosalind Chao - Ovreview - MSN Movies". MSN Movies. MSN. Retrieved 2010-02-15.
- ^ a b c d e "Rosalind Chao Filmography". Fandango.com. Fandango. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Rosalind Chao". The New York Times. Arthur Ochs Sulzberger Jr. Retrieved 2007-12-30.
- ^ a b c "Rosalind Chao Filmography". Yahoo! Movies. Yahoo! Inc. Retrieved 2008-04-09.
- ^ "US-China Institute :: calendar :: the rising tide" (in American English). Los Angeles, California, USA: USC US-China Institute. Archived from the original on 2011-04-03. Retrieved 2011-04-03.
- ^ BWW News Desk (2008-01-15). "LaBute's 'Some Girl(s)' Opens Feb.6 at Geffen Playhouse". BroadwayWorld.com. Retrieved 2008-01-20.
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Although CBS won the evening with viewers, NBC was right there nipping on its heels and snagged the households crown. Also, CBS' debut of "Miami Medical" did well for itself, pulling in 7.6 million viewers, the most for any program on network TV that night. ABC's "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" slipped from its strong rerun performance the week before.
CBS took in an average of 6.5 million viewers and a 4.3 rating/8 share for the night. NBC was breathing down its neck with 6.4 million viewers and a 4.3/8 as well. Third place went to ABC with 4.2 million and a 2.8/5, then FOX, 3.2 million and 2.1/4 and finally The CW, 1.6 million and 1.0/2.
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CBS: "Ghost Whisperer" (5.91 million viewers, 3.9/8 households)
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ABC: "Wife Swap" (3.6 million, 2.4/5)
FOX: "House" rerun (2.8 million, 1.9/4)
The CW: "Smallville" (1.99 million, 1.3/3)
18-49 leader: "Who Do You Think You Are?" (1.4)
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NBC: "Dateline NBC" (6.6 million, 4.4/8)
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ABC: "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" (4.3 million, 2.8/5)
FOX: "Kitchen Nightmares" rerun (4.3 million, 2.8/5)
The CW: "America's Next Top Model" rerun (1.3 million, 0.7/1)
18-49 leader: "Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution" tied with "Kitchen Nightmares" rerun (1.5)
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CBS: "Miami Medical" series premiere (7.6 million, 4.8/9)
NBC: "Dateline NBC" (6.7 million, 4.4/8)
ABC: "20/20" (4.9 million, 3.3/6)
18-49 leader: "Miami Medical" tied with "Dateline NBC" (1.6)
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and they renewed Smallville with less than 2 million? Lol.
Easy there, Andre. :) Granted next to no one watched the show but new episodes haven't really been on for some time. And if you have a network with a lineup of shows that hardly anyone watches, kinda hard to promote new episodes. Know what I mean? In any case, last night's Smallville was entertaining as all get out. They could drop the boring Zod storyline and perhaps continue the comical developments of the main characters relationships. Clark explaining that he now has "control" when knocking boots was priceless.
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Who was it that said, "they'd rather watch a good movie twice, than watch a bad movie once" was talking about this show!!
Andre Braugher has been unable to play the sage/older but wiser character since letting his hair go gray & his belly flip-flopping like a beached whale!
When his character, Dr Raynard freaks out because some blood from a hypodermic dripped on his clean deck shoes, he starts to freak out by taking off ALL of his clothes. When he takes off his shirt, there were layers of fat that should have been surgically removed in the ER before he left! I mean the rolls of fat on him are just ugly & totally unattractive for a man his age. He's not able to pull off being old & letting his hair go gray does nothing for him or the characters he's been playing lately.
He was hot when he was on Homicide: Life on the Streets! He was tall, thin & lookin' mitey fine. But these days, he looks like panhandler outside any Whole Foods store with a cup.
Andre . . . dude . . . please return to the treadmill & exercises of hotness and come back to us who loved you in Homicide.
"This show is sooooooo boring!! I was glad to watch it online because I can press the pause button & check the laundry, run some errands , make sandwich & still come back. The plot will not have advanced one iota."
So the plot doesn't advance when the show is paused? That's so weird.
That was the fastest hour I've spent in a LONG time. I enjoyed EVERY minute of it. Mike Vogel is HOTT!!
Andre you shouldn't judge Smallville only on its ratings during Good Friday. Less people watch televisions during the holidays. Grey's Anatomy had less than 10 million viewers this past Thursday. Would you say that Grey's Anatomy should be moved to Fridays because of that number?


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Gavin Rossdale spent some quality time with his eldest son yesterday. The two guys did the usual manly things, stopping for burgers and of course spending ages checking out the latest car magazines! Little Kingston Rossdale looks like he is really car crazy! He was glued to the spot!
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Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale Have It All!
Monday 10:35 AM, 30/03/2009
Gwen Stefani and husband Gavin Rossdale still look as happy and in love as the day they first met! These two really seem to have family bliss with their two little boys Zuma and Kingston Rossdale. It is not often the little family have a full day together at the moment, as both Gavin and Gwen are getting ready for a world tour. The swings seemed to be the highlight of the day at the Coldwater Park in Beverly Hills.
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Saturday 1:48 PM, 28/03/2009
Kingston Rossdale hung out with his nannies at Coldwater Canyon Park in Beverly Hills yesterday, while parents Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are preparing for their tours. Kingston really enjoyed chasing after a big butterfly kite and was so eager to learn how to fly it himself! He is such a stylish tot, trendy sunglasses and all!
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Gwen Stefani Misses Her Carefree Lifestyle!
Thursday 7:30 AM, 19/03/2009
Gwen Stefani is about to go on tour with her band No Doubt and she says that her kids are going to be totally in charge of the free time during the tour."We'll pretty much be going to all the zoos and different kiddies' places". She admitted that she does miss the selfish days when she had no kids and was on tour, when she could just sleep the whole day if she wanted to. "those days are gone. I just need to accept it!" Having kids is hard work even for celebs!(Female First)
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Gavin Rossdale Strips in the Middle of LA!
Tuesday 10:23 PM, 10/03/2009
Gavin Rossdale still looks pretty good without a shirt on we have to say! The rocker was shooting a video for his new album "Wanderlust". Gavin seemed to enjoy the exciting chase seen and his son little Kingson Rossdale was there to catch all Dad's action scenes too.
Gwen Stefani's Funky Balloon Trick!
Tuesday 12:21 PM, 03/03/2009
Gwen Stefani really seems to be a hands-on mom! She is often with the nanny and the kids at the park and it looks like she is just as creative with kids games as she is with fashion! Her little boy Kingston Rossdale, couldn't seem to get enough of those long blow-up balloons!


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Tesla Motors reps have been hanging out in Europe this week giving test rides in the Roadster and trying drum up sales. The specs of the European car have now turned up online on the site of a
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ummm Jared, they already have. *gives a very dirty look*
May 01 2008 at 11:59 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyOnce again, more PR about the vapor car. So Tesla, when are you going to actually deliver production-final cars to real live customers?
May 01 2008 at 10:39 AM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplySince it was me that posted the linked to post at Tesla Motors I can testify that Finn.no is a Norwegian certified ads page (for cars, jobs, real estate etc., "finn" translates to "find").
As to why the Europeans gets the better car, I guess this is the drivetrain 1.5 specs that we see for the first time :)
oh so they give the germans n the brits better stuff ehh
April 30 2008 at 7:00 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyBelieve it, it's real.
LS2LS7, the current roadster definitely has the 248hp. I've driven it with low gear locked out and the acceleration in second gear definitely corresponds to these power levels.
April 30 2008 at 6:04 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyI can't believe this car has 300HP, I'd be surprised it if has 248HP.
April 30 2008 at 5:42 PM Report abuse Permalink rate up rate down ReplyThis is what I call a shocking car!
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Seán O'Brien could sign for Toulon this weekend
Leinster flanker and Heaslip could still be club team-mates next season – in France
Leinster's Seán O'Brien: his agent Fintan Drury denied that a meeting is scheduled to take place in Toulon this Friday. Photograph: Inpho
Seán O'Brien could sign for Toulon as early as this weekend it has emerged.
The Irish Times has learned that talks with the European champions are at an advanced stage, although last night O'Brien's agent Fintan Drury denied that a meeting is scheduled to take place in Toulon this Friday.
The versatile Leinster, Ireland and Lions backrow is certain to miss the entire Six Nations, having undergone surgery following a dislocated shoulder sustained against Ulster on December 28th.
The 26-year old has played only eight games this season, following the Lions tour of Australia and a succession of injuries.
But that hasn't dampened interest from Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal and head coach Bernard Laporte as they strive to replace the retiring Joe van Niekerk and Perpignan-bound flanker Virgil Bruni.
The exodus also means O'Brien and Jamie Heaslip could still be club team-mates next season. Last month the Ireland vice-captain went to France to hear offers from both Toulon and Montpellier.
Springbok flanker Danie Rousouw may also leave the Top 14 club this summer, while their All Black number eight Chris Masoe is out until August with a knee injury.
Seemingly, the IRFU offer for Heaslip to stay in Dublin was less than the three-year deal that previously made him the highest-paid rugby player in Ireland, but there are appearance-based incentives to top up his salary.
The union's negotiations with Munster pair Paul O'Connell, who needs a two-year deal to make the world cup in England, and Keith Earls are at an equally crucial juncture.
In keeping with Limerick's dominant theme of contracts and public positions, the future of Munster coach Rob Penney was central to conversation in the Treaty city yesterday as the club prepares for this weekend's Heineken Cup visit to Gloucester.
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It now seems to be a matter of when rather than if Penney will sign a contract to keep him with Munster for next season but the coach was reluctant to dwell on the matter for too long.
After a heartening morning session that included Conor Murray and Simon Zebo resuming "managed training" at UL, Munster are in good shape ahead of the turbulent January fixtures calendar and Penney was not overly concerned about his mailing address for next season.
"That's part of something you all know, I'm keen to stay and as I said before, the organisation has been top class to deal with," he said briskly.
"We're focused on the footie at the moment. Garrett (Fitzgerald)'s really appreciative of the fact that he doesn't want to have a distraction. I'm not really interested in a distraction at the moment. I've got something to focus on and we'll just leave it at that for now but it is progressing well and all parties are pretty comfortable at the moment."
Penney is clearly enjoying the challenges of guiding Munster through what might be defined as the post-O'Gara era and if the team's form and attacking style was uneven last year, the opening months of this season have seen a revival of the club's priceless habit of winning eminently losable games.
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The shrill alarms following the 29-23 defeat to Edinburgh in the opening round of the Heineken Cup and falling into a 20-0 hole in Ravenhill against Ulster last Friday night (before losing 29-19) have, of course, illustrated a vulnerable dimension. But as form setters in the Rabo league and favourites to prolong a miserable period for Gloucester, Munster look in good shape.
"Well, performance-wise, we've got a long way to go," Penney admitted. "We're getting some outcomes, which is great credit to the lads, because they're working very hard and deserve to get some reward at the end of the week because they are working well. Whether we're copping too much criticism or not, I don't really know. That's for other people to decide, I just get along and try to do my best for this group and try to get the best out of them."
Penney's willingness to give youth its fling has seen several of Munster's fringe players staking their claim this season. Observing the startling progression of players like scrumhalf Cathal Sheridan and hooker Duncan Casey has, he said, been "a great joy".
The return of Murray and Zebo greatly enhances Munster's attacking threat, while hooker Damian Varley, who suffered what Penney feared might prove a "catastrophic injury" to his foot against Ulster has been cleared by specialists and is also in the equation for this weekend, giving the coaching staff further selection issues.
The old days of players nailing down places at Munster are ending and Penney agreed that the retirement of Ronan O'Gara has made the choice of starting number 10 has made for interesting discussion.


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His recent research has analyzed the theoretical and empirical implications of the introduction of limited-liability business forms for law firms; he has also studied the impact of liability on small-business performance as well as the development of anti-terrorism technologies. Most recently he developed a research agenda on the role that entrepreneurship plays in helping communities cope with substantial job losses.
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Romley, John, Deborah Cohen, Jeanne Ringel, and Roland Sturm, "Alcohol and Environmental Justice: The Density of Liquor Stores and Bars in Urban Neighborhoods in the United States," Journal of Studies on Alcohol (forthcoming)
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After a tweet earlier today from Merlin John, "How do you say, tactfully, to English friends 'There was no St George. Why did you kill our dragon? Happy St George's Day!'" I responded with, "HSE said it was a fire risk and had to go. Sorry."
It made me think though ... in this day and age of blaming politicians what would their excuse be?
Lib Dem - "The Dragon is not a suitable deterrent and had to go. It is a waste that all of those virgins are going to the Dragon when they should be going to our regular army instead."
Labour - "Neither we nor the unions have been happy about the Dragon taking away the jobs from local lads working in the smelting industry. Whilst we respect the super-heated breath of dragons, the time-honour craft of local industry is vital to our great nation."
Conservative - "The Dragon requires very particular care and management, which we have always felt could best be served by the commercial sector, who have a wide range of experience dealing with mythical creatures. I admit that it is a shame that the Dragon had to be gotten rid of but the eating of the management team meant that the company owners, who were the sole owners of the Dragon, felt that to cut their losses they would remove this mythical creature from their inventory and we would not want to stand in the way of a commercial entity like this."
BNP - "We respect that the Dragon was a mighty beast but it is not native to this country, we did not invite it over and so it had to be removed so that our native mythical or wild creatures had the freedom to run amok and kill people."
UKIP - "The Dragon was not killed by true Englishmen and we think it was done in the days of the Normans ... and they are pretty much French ... and France is next to Belgium ... so once again it is down to the mismanagement of the situation by the bureaucracy of the EU over in Brussels!"
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Looks almost as good as the real thing, doesn't it? And that was the thinking behind this hand-knitted iPhone, apparently made by a tech-savvy mother who was fed up with her kids claiming her latest toy as her own. This one is entirely scratch-proof, drool-resistant and won't make an accidental call to the emergency services when one of your little darlings drops it in your coffee.
The basic pattern is based around a pop-tart phone cozy by Bittersweet, but using different coloured yarn, and with buttons instead of 'sprinkles'. But to get that Apple look just right, full instructions for the iPhone are here.


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For those running the hack, any problem with click fraud or Google banning your Adsense account? Seems to me there is a potential for abuse, though I like the concept of sharing rev with other members and providing an oncentive to post. Thoughts appreciated.
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Northern State dropping golf, tennis programs
ABERDEEN, S.D. — Northern State University is dropping golf, tennis and a student service program and shifting the funding for those programs elsewhere.By Associated Press , June 07, 2013
Bakke becomes first-ever state girls tennis champion from Bismarck St. Mary's
GRAND FORKS – Bismarck St. Mary's has a state girls tennis champion for the first time ever. Caitlin Bakke topped Fargo South's Karen Moe 6-4, 6-4 on Saturday afternoon at Choice Health and Fitness to win the North Dakota state singles title. It was a reversal of last year's final, in which Moe topped Bakke in three sets.By Brad E. Schlossman / Forum News Service , May 25, 2013
Red River tops West Fargo for ND state girls tennis team title
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West Fargo advances to girls tennis state championship
GRAND FORKS – Broken finger and all, Sammie Smith and West Fargo are playing for the state championship. Smith, playing with a broken left thumb, beat the West Region singles champion Caitlin Bakke 5-7, 7-5, 6-3 in the decisive fifth match to lift the Packers to a 3-2 win over Bismarck St. Mary's in the North Dakota state team semifinals.By Brad E. Schlossman / Forum News Service , May 23, 2013
Packers poised for a shot at tennis title
WEST FARGO – It's been a long time since West Fargo girls tennis coach Chad Anderson has felt the same level of confidence in his team as he does this season.By Glenn Pursley , May 21, 2013
Grand Forks Red River wins its 13th straight ND East Region tennis title
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Tennis stars Evert, Davenport take swing at acting on 'CSI'
LOS ANGELES — Chris Evert and Lindsay Davenport are taking a swing at acting as guest stars on "CSI." Some script revisions were in order, though, when the retired tennis champions shot their scenes.By Associated Press , January 21, 2013
After winning team tennis championship GFRR take singles, doubles titles
BISMARCK – The reign continues. For the second year in a row, Grand Forks Red River walked away with all of the first-place hardware at the boys tennis state tournament. One day after capturing their 15th consecutive team state championship, the Roughriders added singles and doubles titles to their collection Saturday at Capital Racquet and Fitness Center.By Michael Weber / Bismarck Tribune , October 06, 2012
Red River captures 15th straight team state tennis title
BISMARCK – Grand Forks Red River captured its 15th consecutive North Dakota state boys team tennis championship on Friday. Joey Anderson has contributed to the last five titles, and the junior said it hasn't gotten old.By Michael Weber / Bismarck Tribune , October 05, 2012
Minot, Grand Forks Red River to compete in today's ND state boys tennis title match
BISMARCK – North Dakota's two high school boys tennis regional champions will clash for the big prize this morning at Bismarck's Capital Racquet and Fitness Center.By Michael Weber / Bismarck Tribune , October 04, 2012
Tennis tandem serves as double-duty Deacons
Fargo - Fargo Shanley's Dylan Alderman and Patrick Strom both admit they play more basketball than tennis, but that hasn't stopped them from excelling at the latter this fall.By Tom Mix , October 03, 2012
Red River's Anderson wins East Region singles title
GRAND FORKS – Greg LaDouceur knows it's a toss-up when his top two singles players go against each other.By Brad E. Schlossman / Forum Communications Co. , September 29, 2012
Grand Forks Red River captures 17 straight East Region boys tennis team title
GRAND FORKS - The facility may be new, but the result was the same. Grand Forks Red River easily cruised to the North Dakota East Region boys tennis championship Thursday, beating Fargo North 5-0 in the finals at Choice Health and Fitness Center.By Brad E. Schlossman / Forum Communications Co. , September 27, 2012
Area tennis teams compete at West Fargo Invitational
WEST FARGO – Football might be king on Friday nights, but on Saturday, boys tennis overtook the metro area.By Tom Mix , September 15, 2012
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Chrysler Super Bowl commercial: Why Detroit loves Clint Eastwood (+video)
Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl commercial shouldn't be seen as political. Americans watched the ad and saw Detroit staring back at them – a proud industrial giant, clawing its way back.
Clint Eastwood's Chrysler Super Bowl ad is still getting a lot of national attention, if you haven't heard. Many Democrats think it's an implicit Obama campaign ad, since it talks about "halftime in America" and the return of Detroit from the economic scrapyard. "Remember the auto bailout? Yeah, that was us." That's the Democrat's new mantra.
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Some Republicans are upset about that same thing. Former Bush White House political guru Karl Rove said he was "offended" by the ad. Now, Rove is a pretty smart guy, so he's probably trying to get in the way of Obama wrapping himself in Chrysler's flag. (Think they don't have a flag? You've never been to Chrysler headquarters. GM and Ford have flags too.)
But it's our view that this argument is easily overblown. As we've said, most of America did not view this ad, and think, "Oh, we're so happy the White House provided financing for Chrysler to negotiate a quick managed bankruptcy and end up in the arms of an Italian automaker that used to be known for poor quality!"
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No, they saw that ad, and they saw Detroit staring back at them – a flawed, proud industrial giant that's trying to claw its way back. And it's right that Clint Eastwood was the face of this. He was great in the role, for one. For another, he's beloved in the Motor City.
We're speaking here as a Detroit native, someone whose first job in journalism was a Detroit News paper route. We've got three Bill Freehan autographs. We could hear the Ford tractor plant from our house. Didn't know that Ford used to actually make farm equipment in the Detroit area? Now you do.
Detroit's a shadow of itself now. They talk about letting parts of the city go back to nature. But the city is angry, and proud, and both resentful and grateful to anyone in Washington who will give it a chance.
The headline on the News website this morning was not, "Was Eastwood ad political?" It was "Chrysler's hourly employees to get bonuses early." That's what's important in the Motor City.
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Budgets for salary increases have fallen below four percent, the Conference Board reports.
The sluggish economy has employers scaling back paycheck growth, with annual increases keeping just ahead of inflation, the Conference Board reported this week.
Budgets for salary increases this year have fallen below four percent, with 35 percent of 250 employers surveyed reporting a smaller money pool for executive and exempt employee pay raises than projected last year, the New York-based private research group said.
The survey also found that planned salary budgets for 2009 are set to grow by 3.75 percent for non-exempt employees, 3.8 percent for exempt and 3.9 percent for executives. With inflation expected to rise by 3.4 percent, most employers are budgeting for salary increases at a rate just ahead of inflation, the report said.
The lowest increases were reported in the trade industry, a trend that is expected to continue next year.
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Thailand targets 28 million arrivals 2014 projection would mark 97% rise in visitors since 2009 Queues at Bangkok's Suvarnabhumi airport could get longer next yearThailand is planning to welcome more than 28 million international visitors next year.Unveiling its 2014 action plan in Bangkok this week, the Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) said it wanted to increase arrivals and tourism revenues by concentrating on the promotion of "Thainess", and luring more high-end tourists.TAT has set a target of 28.01m international tourist arrivals next year, 14% more than the 24.5m visitors it expects to receive in 2013. If the 2014 target is achieved, it would also mark a staggering 97% jump in visitor numbers in just the last five years.Along with the rise in arrivals, the TAT estimated that tourism receipts would rise 13% next year to THB1.326 trillion (US$42.3 billion)."Finalising the 2014 marketing plan has been a particularly challenging exercise in view of all the phenomenal and monumental changes taking place both worldwide, regionally, and locally within Thailand, in customer demographics as well as the way the industry does business," said TAT governor, Suraphon Svetasreni."Because Thailand is blessed with an unmatched geographical advantage, and numerous other strengths which have served us well over the years, we had to find ways of adapting our strategies to take advantage of our strengths and address some of the looming weaknesses. We think this plan does that," he added.The TAT said its strategy would focus on driving "higher revenue through Thainess", or attracting more high-end tourists with the lure of Thai culture and quality products. It will also aim to better balance its source markets and distribution of visitors across Thailand, in an effort to reduce visitor congestion in the popular destinations.In terms of the domestic market, the TAT set a target of 136.8 million trips, generating estimated THB700bn in receipts – a year-on-year increase of 9%.Its numbers will likely be helped along by Emirates' announcement it will add a sixth daily flight between Dubai and Bangkok. Share Article Facebook Twitter Google+ LinkedIn Share Related Articles Travel Daily Asia Vietnam targets 7.2 million tourists in 2013 Travel Daily ME Algeria targets 2.5 million tourists by 2015 Travel Daily Asia Thailand targets transit tourists Your Comments


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Top scientists and clinicians from around the world are discussing the latest research in neuroscience, and the care of individuals with nerve and muscle diseases, at the 2012 annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology in New Orleans, April 21-28.
Several experts presented their views of "best practices" for care of people with neuromuscular disorders at MDA's 2012 Clinical Conference, held in Las Vegas March 4-7.
Many questions remain about optimal care in these disorders, but it's clear that attention to heart and respiratory function are of paramount importance.
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More than 500 physicians, allied health care professionals and MDA staff attended the MDA's 2012 Clinical Conference in Las Vegas, March 4-7.
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The biopharmaceutical company Repligen Corp., headquartered in Waltham, Mass., has launched a phase 1 clinical trial to test its experimental compound, RG2833, in adults with Friedreich's ataxia (FA). The trial is the first of a therapy specifically developed to treat the underlying molecular cause of FA.
The phase 1 trial is being conducted at San Luigi Gonzaga University Hospital in Turin, Italy, and will test the safety of the drug.
Respondents to MDA's Transitions Survey — in other words, people with a neuromuscular disease who are in their teens through late 30s — made it clear they had questions about the genetics of their disease, as well as questions about family planning and the value of diagnostic testing.
MDA's Genetic Counseling Webinar, which occurred Feb. 22, 2012, answers many of those questions.
The Muscular Dystrophy Association has awarded 38 new grants totaling more than $12 million to fund research projects focused on its continuing mission to uncover the causes of, and develop therapies for, the more than 40 neuromuscular diseases in its program.
MDA's Board of Directors reviewed and approved the new grants based on recommendations from the Association's Scientific and Medical Advisory Committees, and the grants took effect Feb. 1.
A research team has demonstrated that a cell-penetrating molecule called TAT transported human frataxin protein to its proper place in cells, where it normalized growth, improved heart structure and function, and increased survival rate and life span in a mouse model of severe Friedreich's ataxia (FA).
A large-scale study, supported in part by MDA, seeks to determine the natural history (general disease course) of four subtypes of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT), with particular emphasis on correlations between genetic mutations and symptoms. The four subtypes are CMT1B, CMT2A, CMT4A and CMT4C.
Researchers supported in part by MDA are seeking people with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) to participate in a study to identify genetic modifiers of the type 1A form of CMT (CMT1A) and determine previously unknown genetic causes of CMT.
When talking with Leanne Beers of Missoula, Mont., you can't help thinking that this is one upbeat, optimistic woman.
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Baseball Fans Can Now Sell Their Seats During Games
Tourists visit New York City to do things like take in a Yankees Game or visit the floor of the New York Stock Exchange. Now they can almost do both at the same time.
That's right, the public can now enjoy America's favorite (non-football) pastime while simultaneously engaging in the sort of capitalistic bidding wars that rage on the Stock Exchange floor. How can they do this? By selling empty stadium seats to other fans in the stadium during the game.
You thought being a Red Sox fan in Yankee Stadium was a good reason to start a fight? Wait until you and your son try to outbid other fans for those two seats behind Mariano Rivera as he warms up in the bullpen (during his final season, we might add). The Dad with the most money or faster digital device wins–you know, the better Dad.
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We just learned Mario Andretti will be feted at the annual Road Racing Drivers Club event ...
David Coulthard never knew what he was in for.
On Sunday, when the BBC pundit tried to interview Sebastian Vettel and Kimi Raikkonen for a live broadcast after the race in Abu Dhabi, he was met with some, shall we say, colorful language.
Both Vettel and Raikkonen had Coulthard blushing as they unabashedly swore throughout the interviews.
Raikkonen started, telling Couthard that, "Last time you guys was giving me s*** because I didn't really smile enough."
When it was Vettel's turn, he talked about this third place finish after starting from the back of the pack saying his poor qualifying was, "obviously a chance to f*** it up and we didn't do that."
Coulthard tried to right the ship, apologizing for the language and stating that English was a second language for both drivers, and they should be given some leeway.
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Join us each week as Rob Hunter takes a look at new DVD releases and gives his highly unqualified opinion as to which titles are worth BUYing, which are better off as RENTals, and which should be AVOIDed at all costs. And remember, these listings and category placements are meant as informational conversation starters only. But you can still tell Hunter how wrong he is in the comment section below. This week sees new releases from the Roger Corman Cult Classics line (Humanoids From the Deep and Piranha), an absolutely brilliant French crime drama (A Prophet), the latest from Roman "Oui, dans le cul" Polanski (The Ghost Writer), a hot Bangle (The AllNighter), a pint-sized crime fighter (Kick-Ass) and more! See all of this week's relevant DVD releases after the jump…
What You Should Know About the 'Kick-Ass' DVD Release
Movie News By Neil Miller on June 7, 2010 | Comments (7)Remember Kick-Ass? The movie that set the internet ablaze with vulgarity, violence and a delicious disregard for appeasing mainstream audiences (a disregard that ultimately cost is dearly at the box office). It hit theaters in April and promptly fizzled out thanks to an underwhelming marketing effort and content deemed too hard for the moms and dads of America. That doesn't mean it wasn't a good movie — it was great — it's just a sad story.
Promises promises! Why oh why, Hollywood, do you promise me one thing but then deliver something completely different than advertised?
Box Office: Only Dragons Are Not Losers This Weekend
Box Office By Neil Miller on April 26, 2010 | Be the First To CommentAs predicted, it was a rather abysmal weekend at the box office. After being edged out slightly last weekend by newcomer Kick-Ass, the Dreamworks Animation pic How to Train Your Dragon returned to the top of the charts with a vengeance this weekend, slicing up both The Losers and the J-Lo led rom-com The Back-Up Plan.
The Reject Report: Everyone's a Loser at the Box Office This Week
Box Office By Neil Miller on April 23, 2010 | Comments (3)It's another beautiful and sunny week here at The Reject Report. Alright, that's a lie. It's rather depressing. John Cairns is no longer writing this column, and it looks to be a drab week for Hollywood's bean counters…
8 Comic Books That Should Be Movies
Cinematic Listology By FSR Staff on April 22, 2010 | Comments (22)The fact that the phrase "militarized version of Homeward Bound appears in this feature should be enough to make you read it.
New 'Paper Man' Clip Shows Reynolds In His Super Suit
Movie News By Scott Beggs on April 20, 2010 | Comments (1)For some reason, they also show Ryan Reynolds with bleached out hair. Because that's what Superheroes do.
Culture Warrior: Deconstruction and Difference in 'Kick-Ass'
Culture Warrior By Landon Palmer on April 20, 2010 | Comments (3)As Cole Abaius pointed out late last week, a hyperbolic debate has occurred regarding the alleged potential of Matthew Vaughn's Kick-Ass to "kill" the superhero movie by subverting its conventions, or whether or not such subversions and the very existence of this film stand as evidence that audiences have tired of the conventional superhero film, or the superhero film as a whole. This post attempts to answer such questions by briefly examining Jacques Derrida's philosophy of deconstruction and applying it to genre film theory and, specifically, Kick-Ass.
Why 'Kick-Ass' Succeeded At the Box Office (Even If It Doesn't Feel That Way)
Features By Scott Beggs on April 19, 2010 | Comments (12)It's not nearly as bad as everyone's making it out to be, but it wasn't nearly as huge as most fans seemed to expect.
Boiling Point: Grow Up, Old People (Especially You, Ebert)
Boiling Point By Robert Fure on April 19, 2010 | Comments (30)On Kick Ass, Roger Ebert, and why old people need to grow up and learn a thing or two from us whipper-snappers who know fiction is fake and not a life-map.
This week, on a very special episode of Reject Radio, tears are shed, feeling are shared, and you the listener will be very, very moved.
Box Office: Kick-Ass Gets Knocked Around By Dragons
Box Office By John Cairns on April 18, 2010 | Comments (10)Well, when I said 3-D would fall from the top spot at the box office I once again spoke too soon. How to Train Your Dragon has apparently won what proved to be yet another weekend photo-finish.
Discuss: What Did You Think of Kick-Ass?
Discussion By Neil Miller on April 17, 2010 | Comments (30)So, it's finally out in theaters. That hyper-violent, uber-hyped, hypnotically action-packed movie that everyone's been talking about. Now it's your turn to talk and tell us what you thought…
Kick-Ass Interview: Chloe Moretz Kicks Our Ass in a Battle of Wits
Features By Rob Hunter on April 17, 2010 | Comments (4)Just as Kick-Ass' Hit-Girl has quickly stormed the internet, Chloe Moretz has quickly become one of Hollywood's busiest little actresses. And despite being busy, she took some time to sit down and match wits with our Rob Hunter.
Kick-Ass Interview: Jane Goldman And The Prepubescent Antihero
Features By Rob Hunter on April 16, 2010 | Comments (2)Rob Hunter sits down with Jane Goldman, the dynamite red head with the smooth accent and the sass that contributed to Kick-Ass' intense badassery.
Interview: Matthew Vaughn On Independently Kicking Ass
Features By Brian C. Gibson on April 16, 2010 | Comments (1)With Kick-Ass, Matthew Vaughn wanted to go against the grain and against the studios, and it looks like he may have done just that.
Kevin Carr's Weekly Report Card: April 16, 2010
Features By Kevin Carr on April 16, 2010 | Comments (3)Why 'Kick Ass' Isn't Going to Kill Superhero Movies
Features By Scott Beggs on April 16, 2010 | Comments (2)Fat Guys at the Movies Ep. 160 – Kick Fat at a Funeral
Features By Kevin Carr on April 16, 2010 | Be the First To CommentKevin and Neil invite you to experience a milestone in Fat Guy history… both Fat Guys have seen the new films this weekend, and they pretty much agree. Get your fire-and-bimstone umbrellas ready!
Another Kick-Ass Edition of The Reject Report
Box Office By John Cairns on April 16, 2010 | Comments (1)Welcome to another week of The Reject Report, where we are anticipating strong showings by two new wide-release movies at the box office: KIck-Ass and Death at a Funeral.
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Incineration/Direct-Firing is the most common method of generation. The biomass feedstocks are burned directly to produce steam, which in turn rotates turbines to generate electricity.
Gasification refers to heating biomass while restricting the amount of oxygen and/or steam in the gasifier. This process produces a synthetic gas known as "syngas," containing carbon monoxide and hydrogen. The syngas can be burned in gas engines, used to produce methanol and hydrogen, or transformed into a synthetic fuel via the Fischer Tropsch (FT) process.
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Many people want to climb Kilimanjaro cheaply. But if you have done some research, you have already found that this is not possible. And you probably have also discovered that there are a wide range of prices charged for climbing Mount Kilimanjaro by different outfitters. There are more than 200 licensed operators on Mount Kilimanjaro. The choices may be overwhelming. Do not make your decision based on price alone. Price should be only one component of your overall decision. High altitude trekking is not the place to shop for the cheapest "deal", nor is it the place to overpay needlessly.
We often are asked how we can be priced thousands of dollars less than the competition.
There are minimum expenses Kilimanjaro operators face, such as park fees, staff wages, food, equipment, transportation and other logistical costs. Kilimanjaro National Park (KINAPA) entrance and camping/hut fees by far make up the biggest expense, costing over $130 per climber per day. The other significant expenses are staff wages, food, and transportation costs. Local wages amount to around $30-50 per climber per day (depending on group size). Food costs come out to about $10 per climber per day. Transportation can cost about $100 per trip depending on the route. Add up the daily costs shown above and you can estimate what it costs to fund a Kilimanjaro climb. So instead of asking how we can be priced so low, you should be asking how those other companies can be priced so high?
Do not assume that a high cost operator is providing a superior climb for the money.
Do not assume high budget operators are better simply because they charge more. These operators pitch greater summit success, high safety standards and added luxury... and then they take advantage of climbers by charging exorbitant fees. Do not be misled. It is mind boggling that some operators will charge $4,000, $5,000, even $6,000 per person for large parties on standard itineraries. It should not cost more than $3,000 per person to climb Kilimanjaro! The premium you pay goes straight to the pockets of the operator.
The high priced operators are typically international companies who use foreign guides. But ask yourself, who knows the mountain better? A foreign guide, flown in for a few climbs per year, or a local guide, who has encountered and handled various situations, with hundreds of clients, during his many years of climbing? Who can better tell you about the trail, the wildlife, the fauna, and culture?
The luxuries provided by these operators can be silly. A portable shower - at these low temperatures? The high budget operators heavily market the added safety of using pulse oximeters, oxygen and Gamow bags. But tests show that pulse oximeters are unreliable in the detection of altitude sickness. Some "safe" operators supply oxygen to boost climbers, so they can climb higher - a truly dangerous practice. And the actual use of Gamow bags on the mountain is unheard of, because descent is the best, and always available, remedy. Nonetheless, there are those who are more comfortable paying inflated prices to climb Kilimanjaro.
Ultimate Kilimanjaro offers quality climbs at reasonable rates. At our price levels, we can satisfy all park fees, pay decent wages to staff, supply adequate food and equipment, while still providing great service to our clients. We are adventurers at heart, and therefore we strive to make climbing Kilimanjaro affordable. We don't believe that doing something extraordinary should break the bank.
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It is customary to tip your staff upon completion of your trip. The decision on how much to tip should not be determined based upon whether or not you reached the summit, but by how well the guides, cooks and porters served you while you were on the mountain. Below are some approximate figures on how much to tip your staff on a full eight day climb, provided that their service was satisfactory. The figures are the total tips given by the group, not per client. If you spend less days on the mountain, please adjust your tip accordingly. Solo clients may tip less than these amounts.
8 Day Route (per 12 person group)
1 Lead Guide $100 - $150
2 Assistant Guides, each $70 - $90
2 Cooks, each $70 - $90
2 Waiters, each $55 - $75
38 Porters, each $45 - $65
On an eight day trip, each client should expect to tip between $250 to $300. The figures are roughly $15/day for guides, $10/day for assistant guides, $10/day for cooks, $8/day for waiters, and $7/day per porter. Note that the cook and waiter will also perform the duties of a porter on the trip, and that preparing and serving meals are additional duties.
Each group will have one lead guide. There will be one assistant guide per three clients, one cook per eight clients, and one waiter per eight clients. The number of porters in your party depends on the selected route and the number of days. Generally, there are two porters per person on the Marangu and Meru route, and three porters per person on all other routes. For example, a party of two climbers on an 8 day Lemosho climb would typically have 10 staff total - one guide, one assistant guide, one cook, one waiter and six porters. Make an effort to know your porters and their roles.
It is against company policy for guides or porters to discuss tips during your climb. However, it is common place that after the climb, guides attempt to increase tip amounts for the crew by suggesting specific figures for satisfactory performance. Unless there were extenuating circumstances that justify higher tips, please try to stay close the guidelines above, as gracious tips from customers have raised staff's expectations for ever increasing amounts.
At the completion of your trip, back at the hotel, our representative will give the trip leader an envelope for tip money, along with a tipping sheet. On the tipping sheet, the tip amounts for the guide, assistant guide, cook, waiter and porters are recorded by the trip leader. The tipping sheet and tip money are given to the guide. It is customary for someone in the group to say a word of thanks to the staff prior to handing over the tips. Our representative will make a copy of the tipping sheet. The tip money and tipping sheet are taken to the headquarters for the Mount Kilimanjaro Porter Society in Moshi on the same day, where the tips are distributed to the mountain crew with the supervision and oversight of the organization to ensure fair and proper payment.
Tips can be made in US dollars or Tanzanian Shillings. It is very important that US bills be new, crisp and untorn. Do not tip with marked, wrinkled, torn or old (older than 2002) US bills; they are not accepted in the country.
The suggested tips for the safari are $15-30/day for the guide (who is also the driver).
Donation of Clothing & Equipment
Please consider donating your clothing and equipment to the climb team in addition to tipping them. Remember that the staff climbs Kilimanjaro many times a year and can go through their clothes and gear rather quickly. Your donation is of great assistance to these individuals, many of who are unwilling to spend their money on material goods they consider a luxury rather than a necessity. They will appreciate your generosity tremendously.
There are a couple ways to distribute donated items. The donations can be given directly toindividuals, perhaps those with the greatest need or who were of particularly good service. Or you can give the items to your guide and ask him to distribute them to his team as he sees fit.