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How Much to Tip (and to Whom)
Published on - August 21st, 2012 (by J.D. Roth)
Note: This article is a reprint. Several readers have suggested that one way for Get Rich Slowly to retain my voice although I'm no longer a regular contributor is to re-publish old articles like this. This is a keen idea, especially on days like today when the staff writer hasn't turned in his assignment!
Every time I get my hair cut, I'm faced with a dilemma — should I tip the barber or not? I usually get my hair cut in a small-town shop. I tip $2 on a $12 haircut. If I get to hear stories about Vietnam or histrionic political rants, I tip $3, even if I don't agree with the barber's viewpoints. (I tip because I've been entertained.) Sometimes, if I don't have enough cash, I don't leave a anything at all. Are these tips appropriate?
What about when I pick up Chinese takeout? Should I have tipped the guys who delivered our new gas range last fall? What about a hotel bellhop? A parking valet? Out of curiosity, I did some research on tipping practices in the United States. There's actually significant disagreement about how much to tip for even common services.
For example, you know you should tip your waitress. But how much should you leave? Some people claim that 10% is adequate. Others claim that 20% is standard. But I suspect that most of us learned to tip 15%, and to give more for exceptional service. (The wikipedia entry on tipping currently contains the bizarre claim that "18% is generally accepted as a standard tip for good service".) Which amount is correct?
After browsing dozens of pages, I drafted the following guide. The amounts listed are based on averages or on consensus, when possible.
Food Service
- Barista
- No tip required, though many suggest throwing coins into the tip jar.
- Bartender
- $1/drink (or 15% of total bill). Pre-tip for better service.
- Delivery person (including pizza)
- 10%, $2 minimum (also, also)
- Maitre d'
- $5-$25 for special efforts
- Takeout
- No tip required unless something special is done (also, also)
- Waiter
- 15% for adequate service, 20% for exceptional service. For poor service, leave 10% or less. It's okay to leave nothing for exceptionally poor service, but only if you're sure it's the waiter's fault.
Hotel Staff
- Bellman/Porter
- $1 to $2 per bag, $5 minimum. (Or, just as many places say $1 bag, $2 minimum.)
- Concierge
- $5-$20 depending on the service. $20 if he does something exceptional. Nothing for directions.
- Housekeeper
- $2 to $5 per night, paid daily or as a lump sum at checkout. (Most sites suggest you tip daily.)
- Parking Valet
- A wide range of opinions. Everyone agrees that you should pay when your car is retrieved. Some say to pay when it's parked, too. Most sites say to tip $2, though some suggest $5.
- Room service
- $5 minimum (unless gratuity is included in check)
- Bus driver (not mass transit)
- $1 to $2, if she handles luggage
- Cab driver
- 10%, $2-$5 minimum
- Chauffeur
- 10-15%
- Gas station attendant
- Nothing. Or $2-$4. There's no agreement. (I've never seen anyone tip a gas station attendant ever.)
- Porter/skycap
- $1 per bag. $2 for heavy items, or if porter brings luggage to counter.
Personal service
- Barber/Hairstylist
- Again, little agreement: 10-15%, 15-20%, etc. One person recommends $5 to each individual who shampoos or blow-dries your hair! (also)
- Manicurist
- 15%
- Spa service
- 15-20%
- Masseuse
- 10-15%
- Shoe-shiner
- $2 or $3
- Building superintendent
- Varies —read more.
- Coat checker
- Most sites recommend $1 per coat, though one said $2 to $5 upon retrieval.
- Furniture deliverer
- It depends. Most of the time $5-$20. Some recommend simply offering cold drinks. (also)
- Grocery store bagger
- One site recommended $1-$3, though I've never seen one tipped in my life.
- Mover
- $10-$25 per person (also)
What about tipping at holidays? Tipping service people with whom you have regular contact can build goodwill. I found these recommendations:
Holiday Tips
- Babysitter: one week's pay
- Doorman: bottle of wine or box of chocolates
- Garbage collector: $15 to $25
- Gardener: one week's pay
- Housekeeper: one week's pay
- Janitor: $15 to $25
- Mail carrier: $15 to $20 (up to $20 non-cash)
- Nanny: one week's pay
- Newspaper delivery person: $15 to $25
- Parking attendant: $15 to $25
- Personal trainer: $20 to $50 (tip discreetly)
Some points regarding tipping etiquette:
- If you use a coupon or gift certificate, calculate your tip based on the total before discount.
- Tip above the norm if:
- Service is exceptional,
- You've been a burden, or
- You are a regular client.
- Don't tip if it's not deserved. Poor service should not be rewarded.
- In some circumstances, if you offer an initial tip — especially a large initial tip — you'll get better service.
- If you take up a restaurant table for a long time, tip extra.
- Tip discreetly.
- When in doubt, tip.
What about public officials? When is a tip a tip, and when is a tip a bribe? Kris and I tipped the judge who married us, but even then we had trouble deciding how much to give him. (We gave him $50.)
I suspect that tipping practices vary widely from region-to-region and, especially based upon the size of the city. As always, do what works for you.
Other articles about tipping:
- How to tip in a foreign country
- International tipping etiquette
- Is it better to tip with cash or with credit?
- Tipping at weddings
- Tipping relieves guilt more than it provides incentive
- Tipping etiquette (which is actually the best guide I found)
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Tattoo Artist: 10-20% tip more for multiple session pieces(I usually tip $20 per hour)
It never, ever dawned on me to tip the tattoo artist before! The guy that did mine charged ~$75/hour so $20/hour tip is a bit steep though.
Your tattoo artist charged by the hour? Both of mine charged by the piece. I tipped them $20 both times.
Hello! Love your articles!
Question: So are these percentages based off of tax included or after tax?
Theoretically it is before tax. But most wait persons appreciate it if you do it after tax.
One I've had trouble finding info on: cafeteria-style restaurants. In a way, it's a bit like a barista (there's somebody behind the counter putting food on your plate), and there are cooks & bus staff as well. But nobody comes to the table to take the order, we fill our own drinks. We generally gut-feel it at around 10-15% ("15-20%, minus an actual waiter") depending on quality of food that night, friendliness of the serving staff, the expediency of the bus staff, and occasionally the messiness of our kid. Anybody else have input?
In a similar vein are buffet-style restaurants. There are cooks and bus staff, but no one is taking our order, bringing us food/putting it on our plate, etc. Some places will bring drinks, others are self-serve.
Should I tip? I dunno.
This is exactly the question I always have when reading articles about tipping. I have a favorite buffet restaurant, and I always tip there (works out to about 15%), but they know me when I go in, and bring me extras (including a favorite dish when it's not on the buffet that day, without me even asking). I wouldn't dream of not tipping there.
But there's another buffet I go to, and the only "service" I get is plate-clearing (ie I get my own drinks and such), and I'm never quite sure whether or not to tip there.
If they are bringing lots of drinks and doing a lot of work, I'd go with the 10-15%
If it's mostly just clearing plates and maybe pouring more water, I usually tip about $1 per person at our table — which at the ethnic buffet(s) I go to is…uh, well, yeah, right in the middle of 10-15%!
That's about how I came to the 10-15%, as we're usually 2 adults and 1 toddler at an ethnic buffet or cafeteria-style restaurant. If the kiddo has been well behaved and tidy, we usually do $2 for the two adults that were served; if the kiddo has been particularly energetic/noisy/messy, we toss in another $1-2 for the trouble he caused (though we'll often take a prelim tidying pass at the table to make it less obnoxious for the staff). In one, they keep our glasses full, while beverages are self-service in the other. We bump up the above amounts for the place with higher service, despite both places running about $7-11/adult.
Curious about the Pizza Delivery. They don't make minimum wage and they are showing up to your doorstep with food. Why would they get less than a waiter in a restaurant?
I'm not sure which category above this falls into, but I tend to tip a lot of people that come to our house for various chores. I'll always tip someone that's delivering furniture or appliances. We had some "junk" hauled away and I tipped them also. I typically just give them enough to cover lunch or maybe coffee (depending how long/hard they are here working). I don't really have a specific rule I follow, but if it's hot day, unpleasant work, and I know they are basically general laborers, I try to tip them. I will say, most people are extremely happy/thankful/surprised.
Well, for one, the only service they are providing is delivering your pizza. They aren't "waiting" on you in a similar vein for an hour.
This is why the grocery delivery guy shouldn't get a tip based on the cost of your order, but on the number of bags/amount of work involved.
My husband was a Pizza Delivery Driver when we met in college. He was the one that answered the phone then made pizzas while waiting for deliveries then delivered the pizzas (often times to remote areas in the ice and snow) he used his own vehicle and while he was paid minimum wage I recall monthly repair bills for his vehicle being $500-$1000. He also worked until 3 am and helped clean the kitchen and close the restaurant. Oh and don't forget if you are in an office that has no convenient parking when you ask for delivery at least cover the fines they can accrue if the only space they have to park and get the pizza to you in a timely manner is illegal.
lol.. Cover the potential parking fine? Minimum parking citation here is $50… up to $500. If they park in a no parking zone, the fine is on them. If you are in an office building without convenient parking, how about asking the delivery driver to call when they arrive and meet them outside. As for your husband having car repair fees of $500-1000 per month, sounds like he had a lemon. It probably would have been cheaper for him to buy a new beater each month
Needs an image; I would have loved to Pin this to save/reference for later (on Pinterest)! Thanks for putting the info together!
Is it tacky to simply avoid the use of places that "require" a tip?
Not at all. In fact, I'd call it tacky for a place to require a tip. As personal policy, cocky people who ask specifically for a tip do not receive one from me beyond "keep the change" (so generally < $1.00). Otherwise, I do believe in tipping when people do something that their job does not specifically call for. For example, waitresses are just there to take your order and bring you food. If they do so politely, and constantly keep the drinks topped off, etc, they will get a generous tip. Simply doing your job does not get you a tip (e.g. Hotel housekeeping).
Note that this is my personal opinion, and not fact. If it was fact, it would be included already in your bill.
Coming from a family that is supported by someone in the Restuarant Service industry, you should never tip less than 15% no matter how bad you might think the service is. Tips are how Waiters/Waitresses make their living. The restaurant they work for only has to pay them a server minimum wage which ranges from $2-$3.50 an hour and most servers are then expected to tip out based on their sales not based on how much they make in tips. I agree with the comment listed above if you can't afford to tip you have no business going out to eat. The US has it completely backwards thinking that individuals in the food service industry should not be salaried. Could you live on $40 day? I don't think so. I usually enjoy these articles but I have to admit that someone who has never worked in the industry should not provide guidelines for something they haven't experienced. What is expected is that for normal service 18-20%, for poor service 15% and for exceptional 25% or more. Your point about if you hang out at the table for longer than 90 minutes you should also tip more. I hope you can re-post this and make the adjustments, because you are really hurting hard working people by providing these guidelines. Thank you
Minimum wage for servers can very from one state to another. For example, California minimum wage for servers is the same as for everyone else. I've lost track of what that is..seven-something an hour. Not saying people shouldn't tip appropriately, just that in California (and I'm sure some other states)it's not because they only earn $3 a hour.
Thanks for that, Thea. As I said in my comment to Holly above, I would never have known that. I have now looked up the union-negotiated pay rates in my country (Ireland) for waiters/counter assistants in cafeteria-style restaurants and bar staff, and they are as follows:
For the first 8 months of training: $8.73/hour
Second 8 months of training: $9.31/hour
Third 8 months of training: $10.45/hour
Once you are fully trained in any of these roles, you are entitled to a minimum hourly wage of $11.64 (calculated on an exchange rate of 1 Euro – 1.25 USD)
Other rates are similar, for example a beautician and manicurist is entitled to a minimum hourly wage of $9/hour. A fully trained hairdresser is entitled to $9.72.
I would stand over my previous comment that with wage entitlement like these, there is no general moral obligation on patrons to tip.
Christina above brings up a great point: should you tip on the total bill (after tax) or just your actual food/drinks?
We do a lot of dinner seminars for clients and I tip on the pre-tax total. I don't see why somebody should get 20% on what the government is taking away from me.
I'd guess that most people tip on the tax though. I typically give $4 for my haircut tip. It might be a lot but I know they don't make a lot of of money and it's only an extra $1 or 2.
My intent is to tip pre-tax, but sometimes the situation is complex/confusing enough the math is easier post-tax.
I also tip pre-discount/coupons, unless the discount is to compensate for bad service or other mistake on the part of the restaurant.
Once I went to a restaurant late at night and ordered the soup. They apologized, as they were out of soup for the night. They then brought me the bowl of the soup I ordered, specially made (but unfortunately undercooked). I ate it. It didn't show on the bill, but I tipped as if it had because they were going beyond what was needed to make me happy.
You raise a good point — especially since a lot of debit machines give you the option to tip based on amount or %.
I usually do percent, but now I'm realizing that I may be tipping on the after tax amount. When there's 13% HST on hair cuts and restaurant meals, it will add up!
You should tip for take orders. Think about take out, who helps prepares your meal and ensures that you have the correct items in your to go bag? What about all the extra items you requested? This does not magically appear in a bag from the kitchen. A lot of these tasks are done by the hostess or bartender. If a hostess or bartender is handling take out orders, restaurants will pay these positions higher than a server, but will factor in tips so that they will make up a minimum hourly wage. If people don't tip on take out orders, the person working take out will be working under the minimum wage rate. Just adding a dollar or two will make a difference. You're already ordering food out, so don't be cheap on a worker's tip.
I tip a dollar for any counter service/take out that is not a chain.
As a former barista, I have to bristle at the suggestion to not tip.
A cappuccino, for example, requires that the espresso machine be properly calibrated for extracting the most flavour out of your beans, which have to be ground at a proper consistency to reflect the filter, the roast, and humidity. The barista has to level and tamp the grinds carefully, then pull a perfect shot while working to create thick, glossy microfoam in your steamed milk (and being careful not to over-heat it, which causes the natural sugars in the milk to burn instead of caramelizing to lightly sweeten your drink). Finally, the pour has to accurately mix milk with foam. If it's a busy cafe, the barista will repeat this hundreds of times a day for $10 an hour (or less, it's usually minimum wage).
You recommend not to tip this caffeine artist, but think that the surly college student who opens your bud light is worthy of an extra $1?!
For me it really depends on the cafe.
There's a coffee shop in downtown Portland where coffee and espresso is really an art. I've seen baristas literally dump out espresso and start over if they felt it wasn't the best they could do.
Their "pour over" coffee takes time and some amount of skill to prefect it.
For those folks, tipping is a no brainer for me. For places that are more like a chop shop, I'm less inclined to tip more than whatever loose change I have in my hand.
I tip a dollar a drink at real coffee houses. I live in Seattle, you can get an well executed coffee drink with a great roast – delicious. OR you can get starbucks on any given block, if you're slumming. I don't tip at starbucks/tullys/seattles best. Usually if I'm not spending almost 5 bucks on a latte I'll get drip from 7-11. I get withdrawal headaches so it's coffee or 2 cups of tea, every day.
Every once in a while there will be a mom & pop looking espresso bar, it may not be staffed by coffee nerds, but I'll tip there.
Tip is based on the pre-tax amount.
20% is the standard for sit-down restaurants in urban areas (a result of the higher cost of living-customers expect to spend more and service workers expect to earn more).
How do you tip the garbage collector if you aren't home when they come by?
Not really an answer, but when I was little my siblings and I would keep ice cold cans of pepsi and wait for the garbage man on hot days. When he'd come we'd run out and give him some pop and he'd guzzle them in an instant, AND WE THOUGHT THAT WAS THE COOLEST THING EVER!
How do I tip people like my garbage and mail carriers when I never actually see them in person? They're always by the house when I'm off at work!
If you wanted to tip your mail carrier (I don't) I guess you would leave an envelop in your mail box. As for garbage collector beats the heck outta me. Frankly, it never occured to me to do it.
The problem with this is that oftentimes at Christmas, your regular carrier might be on vacation. I've noticed this year after year. If you put an envelope in the mailbox, it might be that the replacement gets the gift you intend for your regular carrier.
I never catch the garbage collectors, either. So, last Christmas, about a week before Christmas, I taped a sign to the top of my trash can. I addressed it to the collectors & told them to look in the mailbox.
There I placed a Christmas bag for each with hot chocolate packs, a Christmas mug, candies, and a gift card. It worked out since my collectors always come in the morning and the mailman later in the day. I also live in a very rural area.
The collectors always do a great job, so I felt that it was appropriate.
I leave a cooler with water or cokes out with a note for the garbage collectors during the summers and I tape a card with a small gift card to the garbage can at Christmas. I am in and out during the day and I have not notice anyone stealing the cards from the can, but I guess it would depend on your neighborhood.
Do you tip garbage collectors for good service? If so, then my not ever giving them a tip works because I always have to pick up after them, or they leave the can lid open when it's raining. Frankly, all the guy is doing is driving up to the can and working the controls of the thing that picks the can up and dumps it in the back. I do more work taking the cans to the curb and placing them the appropriate distance apart.
US federal law prohibits mail carriers and other federal workers from accepting money or gifts with value greater than $10. Please do not tip your mail carrier more than this amount or you will be placing them in an awkward situation.
For waiters, when in doubt, round up. It's a tough job. Especially if you're tipping on a bill for only 1 or 2 patrons, that extra buck probably means more to the server than to you.
As a citizen of the US I really had not realized there are so many industries that 'require' us to leave a tip. They seem to just be engrained in our mind.
The most obvious is the bar tender and the waiter/waitress.
While as you stated there is an etiquette for leaving a certain amount for certain services I like to stick to those rough standards plus how good/poor of a job they did.
Also as you said, the tip % can be totally debatable depending on where you are in the US. I think certain cities might have different ideals on what is the appropriate amount to tip.
I know I really appreciate it I get an exceptional server. I will take care of them.
I also feel that if the person who completes your service just stays consistent with doing an awesome job perhaps above and beyond the tip you would give them would always be greater than the 'standard' amount, I feel like this is hardly the case as i run into people who do terrible jobs.
I park at a lot and then take a shuttle into my office almost every day with the same driver. I'm thinking at Christmas I should tip the driver but I have no idea how much. Any thoughts? Is it even appropriate? I realize they don't rely on tips and I have no idea how much they are paid, but this same woman drives me safely to (and sometimes from) the office nearly every day, I think that's a service that I should say "thank you" for.
I would think a gift card would be nice. Does he have a favorite restaurant or store? I usually get my hairdresser a gift card to a store where I know she likes to shop.
Give him cash, not a gift card! Maybe a nice, crisp $20 bill (or a $50 maybe). Put it inside a Christmas card if you want to make it a bit classier. A high percentage of gift cards never get used. Cash is like a gift card good at any store!
I'd give her $25-$50 in cash if you can afford it. Even at the high end that's only $1 a week. I suspect you'll be one of the few who do so she'll be extra thrilled.
I always struggle with this. Since I bartender in college I tip $1/drink. In Massachusetts, waiters are paid something like $3/hour so they literally live off tips, but that isn't the case here in Oregon. Plus in China, there is no expected tips. Plus, I never carry cash…
You gotta carry cash to a bar, unless it's some sort of very quiet hotel-type bar that functions more like a restaurant.
In a loud crowded place cash is the way to get fast service, you just stick your hand out with $20 or more (depending on the place), and watch the bartender make a beeline to you within seconds.
(Besides, carrying cash prevents friends from charging their share to your credit card–let them charge it if they want).
What bars don't accept plastic?
I was in a restaurant's bar last night. 20 people, 20 different tabs. We arrived after 8:30pm and the staff was very accommodating. We were there for about 90 minutes. Most people had 1 drink and an appetizer. They added 18% to our bills, giving us separate checks. I added another amount on top of that since they handled this unexpected group so easily. Sure, there was a delay here or there, but they did exactly what we wanted.
They all do, but cash will get you what you want a lot faster.
Also, I know a guy who didn't have as nice friends as you do, and they stuck him in a bar with a $300 tab (this was maybe 10 years ago?). Ouch!
I've used plastic and cash at bars of all types and never seen a difference. Actually bartenders were always pleased when I ask them to start a tab for me. In their mind that almost always guarantees repeat orders even though I rarely add on to it.
Oh yeah "Start a tab" means the possibility of endless drinks ha ha ha. I prefer a cash seatbelt
Another consideration: if you pay with a credit card, you should add a few percentage points onto the tip because the credit card company takes as much as 5% of the money in their fees.
I go to a local, private esthetician school for my facials every once in a while to help with my chronic acne. They charge $30 for a 90 minute facial by one of the students in a spa-like atmosphere. I would not be able to pay full-price for a similar service so I'm thankful the school exist.
Though its a school, should I tip the students? To be safe, I generally do, especially if I feel the services was exceptional. They are generally pleased with the tip, (they are students by the way!) but I wonder if a tip is going overboard.
As an aside, I downloaded the Tip Calculator app for Android on my phone and its very handy for times my math is a little foggy.
10% for cab drivers seems low to me. I usually tip around 15-16%.
I was just in the UK, where a 10% tip for waiters is standard, and never got over feeling like a cheapskate every time I followed the guidelines.
Thanks for posting this! I never know when to tip, or how much. Just the other day I got my hair cut and totally forgot to tip…I felt so bad. I will definitely be saving this page.
The bellman/porter is one I already knew about, but what are you supposed to do if you had no idea that the hotel you booked offered the service – and you have no cash on hand? Do you add the bellman's tip to your credit card upon checkin??
On more than one occasion, we've had every intention of handling our own bags, and were surprised when a bellman insisted anyway. I really don't feel obligated to tip, in those cases, even though I know I "should"…
When I travel I try to start out with a bunch of $5 and $1 since there are so many tipping/cash events in travel…cab/shuttle drivers, sky cap etc.
… And that's why I love living in Belgium. No need to tip any one … Ever. Unless you are extremely pleased by the service. And even then it's still optional. A kind word works just as well.
As an American, I did that whole Eurail trip after college. I was able to pay for my trip because I bar-tended in remote Alaska (no experience necessary). I made $8/hour, but I worked 60+ hours a week (that's how it goes in Alaska), tips would bring my $8/hour up to $20-30 an hour depending on the night.
Anyway, in Paris we had a great time at a bar, and I drunkenly demanded to tip the bar tender, having had just done the same job myself for the first time. He returned the gesture with shots of the most lovely tasting liquor ever. Then, once in a train station the smallest denomination I had on me was a 2-euro coin, I gave it to the lady who cleaned the toilet stall after every use — I've never used a public toilet with such service before — she followed me out of the bathroom to thank me.
I once had a friend who always insisted on overtipping – I think she started at 25% as a base, and that was for mediocre service.
It always irritated me for a few reasons:
1. She would reward servers with a generous tip even if they ignored us for 30 minutes at a time, never refilled our water, etc.
2. She would also try to get me to "add more, because serving is hard." I get that, I do; but I also don't feel that throwing in a few more bucks for bad service is a great idea.
3. This is the big one – it always felt like she was trying to buy friendship with these servers. "Oh, they'll remember me as a great server the next time we're here," she'd say. It always made me feel uncomfortable.
What about guides? Rafting guides, fishing guides, horseback riding guides? How much should you tip?
Tow truck driver/AAA service?
No matter who you are tipping, if you want to make sure all the tip gets to them, tip in cash and give it directly to the person. Unfortunately many businesses keep a portion or sometimes even all of a person's tips that are left on a credit card. It's illegal but all too common. See this blog: http://travel.usatoday.com/destinations/dispatches/post/2012/08/why-you-shouldnt-tip-restaurant-servers-on-your-credit-card/825058/1
I usually tip the bagger at the grocery store, but I shop on a military base where the baggers work only for tips. And I usually tip $1-2.
How does one subtly tip a garbage man? I can't see how it would possibly work smoothly. Perhaps most people know their garbage men better than I do.


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- Exceptional. Very very positivegoodtodineanytimeDined on 9/27/2014My wife and I have eaten at William B's before and really enjoyed the food and the service. We have never had dinner on a "special" occasion before and thought we would try it. The food was wonderful as usual. The service was great as usual and the Champagne was a very nice touch. We will definitely be back. Super Thanks to Ron and the "crew"".Special Features:
- PERFECT....AS ALWAYS!CassCountyGalDined on 9/26/2014We've dined at William B's 3 or 4 times in the last 6 weeks and I'm happy to tell you that every one of them has been a fabulous meal. My husband and I never order the same items and neither of us has had one thing to complain about....the hostess is great, our waiter, Samir, is a gem, and I wish all the chefs lived with me!!! Go, you most certainly will not regret it.Special Features:
- Fine dining - without the fussSis1250Dined on 9/26/2014Excellent food - with pricing most can afford. Food was outstanding and wait staff is well trained. Manager - Ron - remembers your name and is quite charming. Would recommend this establishment to anyone. No need to dress up but can still feel that you are eating at a 5 star establishment. Sam's Town knows how to make everyyone feel good!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Excellent Foodmrscpg3Dined on 9/20/2014Food was excellent - server (Henry) very friendly and informative. Great wine list. Service was a little on the slow side. Noise from band was extremely loud! Not a place for a quiet, romantic dinner if during the band's performance time - but, we will definitely come back - food was great!!!Special Features:
- RetiredduoDined on 9/18/2014I had the 24 oz t-bone and my wife had the prime rib. The food and the service exceeeded our expectations,excellent.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 9/17/2014Had a great meal with outstanding service. When I made reservations I mentioned it was our anniversay and asked for a quiet location. We got what I asked for along with a pleasent suprise at the end of the meal. A cake with candles and a congratulations from the staff. Very nice.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- NatertaterDined on 9/13/2014food was awesome and the waiter was great! We were asked several times if everything was good and we were impressed!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Family hostLonghornDined on 9/12/2014Great menu offering a wide range of options. Food was very good but one of my guests steak was undercooked. This was corrected but took 10 minutes to do so. The wine list was extensive and laid out very well. The service was good, maybe even a little slow but our server had several tables needing his attention. However this was not a problem since we wanted a leisurely pace. All-in-all a nice dining experience.Special Features:
- YES, YES, YES!CassCountyGalDined on 9/12/2014This is our second visit to William B's this month and it won't be our last....the service was impeccable, the food was marvelous, and the ambience was perfect....what more do you need to start a wonderful evening with your hubby or special one....not a thing! Everyone was most courteous, service was not rushed but not too slow....just right. When a meal starts your evening this way the rest is bound to be heaven!! Please do give them a try...you will not regret it. Bon Appetit!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- A Lovely EveningLoveToEatDined on 9/6/2014This was a celebratory special occasion. The atmosphere and noise level were private and quiet. The spinach salad was the best I've ever had. My husband's prime rib was luscious. Highly recommend William B's Steakhouse for anyone's memorable event.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great dining placeCavajava1Dined on 9/5/2014If you are looking for a great meal you will not be disappointed, try the Chicken Oscar or any of the Steaks, I had the special braise rib which was awesome, my wife had the oscar also awesomeness! Everybody always order baked potato to be safe but you have to try the potatoes au gratin. 5 stars plus.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2012Dined on 9/5/2014Good food in a nice dining atmosphere. Steaks and salads are very good. Wine is also at a premium.Special Features:
- Grace's birthday partyconniemoDined on 9/4/2014We were very impressed and I'm pleased this is where we took Mom for her 84th birthday dinner. The staff went above and beyond to personalize her experience.Special Features:
- DisappointingBdaydinerDined on 8/31/2014I ordered the filet mignon and wasn't pleased when I found out it didn't come with any sides. The steak was decent but to me not worth the money. My wife ordered the seafood cannelloni and it was was way to oily. The spinach salad and the red velvet cake was the only two really good things about the meal.Special Features:
- Great Food, OK ServicefundiningoutDined on 8/30/2014Rib a Eye steak "the Chop" cooked perfectly. Excellent taste and melted in mouth. Would say one of the best steaks I have had recently. French Onion soup also very tasty, the ratio of soup broth to onions, to bread to cheese was perfect. My only complaint was the service. Waiter would disappear for long periods. When returned to floor, would wait on others and never stop to check on his other tables. My ice tea remain empty more than full.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DELICIOUS!!CassCountyGalDined on 8/28/2014My husband and I thoroughly enjoyed our entire meal - from appetizer to entrée. We were seated across from the chef's stations and I really enjoyed that. Your chefs are awesome - the food - excellent! Our only request next time will be a new waitperson. He wasn't a bad waitperson but evidently thought we needed entertaining since he never stopped with the foolish comments. I don't go to a restaurant to hear a comedy act....but for the food....which as I said was awesome. We were happy when the meal was over BUT NOT because of the food. On our next visit, we will ask for a new waitperson and I can guarantee you, we will again be completely pleased with the food, and our new waitperson. Go and enjoy, you'll be so glad you did!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Loved it!!KippycatDined on 8/28/2014It had been awhile since my husband and I had eaten here and we knew that one of the chef's had left . No need to worry though !! My husband ordered steak , blackened, medium rare and he said it was possibly the best he had ever eaten. I love their baked potatoes and fried shrimp. We always ask for Samuel and he does a great job making sure we have everything we need.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Quiet and elegant; nothing extraordGuyKDined on 8/26/2014Quiet, relaxed atmosphere; no windows or view however....not recommended for anyone who may be claustrophobic. Although we dined early (6:00 pm) and there was no large crowd, the service was slow. The restaurant specializes in steaks and prime rib. I had the prime rib and it was quite good. Overall I would rate this a three star, nothing extraordinary.Special Features:
- WILDABOUTWBSDined on 8/26/2014THIS WAS OUR FIRST VISIT TO WILLIAM B'S. WE WERE MAILED A COUPON. SO WE WENT OVER LAST TUES. AND SPENT THE AFTERNOON GAMBLING WITH 5:30 RESERVATIONS. WE WERE MOST IMPRESSED WITH THE GREETING WE RECEIVED FROM THE MANAGER AND HIS FOLLOW-UP TO OUR TABLE. OUR WAITER WAS SAMMY WHO WAS THE BEST WAITER WE HAVE EVER HAD ANYWHERE AND, WE HAVE BEEN TO PLACES ALL OVER THE WORLD. THE FOOD WAS FIXED TO PERFECTION AND TIMING OF EACH SEGMENT WAS EXACTLY ON TARGET. SAMMY RECEIVED MY RECORD TIP AND WE EXPRESSED OUR THANKS AND GRATITUDE TO THE MANAGER ON OUR WAY OUT. THANK YOU, ERIC LOGSDON PS: MY WIFE AND I AGREED THAT WE WOULD DRIVE FROM TYLER TO SAMS TOWN JUST TO EAT AT WILLIAM B'S...AND PAY FOR IT.Special Features:
- Nice steak, great service.BigDaddyARDined on 8/16/2014We visited William B's on a Saturday night and the restaurant was fairly crowded. We were seated immediately and the service was very good. Sam, our waiter, guided us through the menu to arrive at our selections. We both had the bone in Chop ribeye steak, both cooked exactly as ordered and the mac and cheese was very good. Some of the casino steakhouses are hit or miss, but I would recommend William B's.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Dinner for 2luv2dineDined on 8/14/2014Our reservation was honored the moment we got there. Excellent service - wonderful food - wonderful service. We always enjoy the whole experience at William B's.Special Features:
- ExcellentHieronimusDined on 8/7/2014First time experience and it was wonderful due to our great server Sammie. We will be back!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 7/15/2014I would like to see bottle wine options in the $20 range. All available selections are +$30. Otherwise an excellent dining experience.
- patheticAdiosDined on 7/9/2014Tunica, Biloxi, Vegas, Sh/BC we have had 72 meals in high end steak houses. B's was an utter disappointment and complete joke from start to finish. Perhaps you should venture next door to ascertain how it's supposed to be done ie. Vintage. We ALWAYS stay at Sam's Town but will give that Circus of your's a wide birth henceforth and dine at 1800, Binions or Vintage. Not enough space here for details so should anyone be interested, call me and I will enlighten. Dan Branson 903 399.2609
- Always GreatBuckVIPDined on 7/9/2014Well to begin with Chef Cedric is missed, I really can't believe that Sam's Town let him get away to another Casino. But Rebecca is a great Chef also and she always takes care of us. Henry is always the best server and takes great care of us everytime. When you meet Ron the Manager he may seem a little strange but don't let it worry you he is a great Host. Don't know what we would do without all these great people at William B'sSpecial Features:
- NickDined on 7/8/2014Flawless service. Food quality is above average. Seafood items perfectly cookedSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- No need to go anywhere else!Sis1250Dined on 7/5/2014Dining experience was 5 star. Food was delicious and a feast for the eyes. Well trained staff who takes care of your every need. I would recommend this restaurant to anyone. Thank youSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Great 40th Wedding AnniversaryOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 6/14/2014We had a very special night to remember thanks to our waiter. I can not remember his name but he did a very good job. The food was very good. My husband got the bone in ribeyed which they butterflied so it would be cooked the way he liked it. Perfect. He brought us a beautiful piece of delicious chocolate cake to share on a plate where happy anniversary was written in chocolate. Thanks for making it specialSpecial Features:
- Awesome!!!!!ExcellentDined on 6/13/2014My husband an I went to dinner for our anniversary, Ron Spanja went above and beyond to make sure our anniversary dinner was perfect, our waiter Henry done an excellent job also on serving us too, our glasses were never empty an our food was amazing. I will have to say this was the best customer service we have ever had, thank you for making our anniversary dinner perfect, we will definitely return!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
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- Always the BEST!!!BuckVIPDined on 5/28/2014We had a business kinda dinner with someone from Oklahoma and decided to introduce them to William B's. The staff made us feel like family as always. the food was amazing as always thanks to Chef Cedric. Ron is a great asset to the restaurant, he always come to our table to visit.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- MrCoopDined on 5/24/2014Wonderful place. Great food, great service. Orea was super.Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Always the BEST!!!!!!!BuckVIPDined on 5/15/2014We eat here weekly but this time we had Friends in from Florida and they have never been to William b's well as usual it was the best service and Food as always, Henry is by far the best server around and the Chef "Cedric" is the best in town and don't forget Ron the Manager he is awesome as well. If you don't fall in love with this food and service then you don't deserve to eat here. See ya!!Special Features:
- Great PlaceJimbellaDined on 5/15/2014Whenever we are close to Shreveport, we make it a point to eat at William B's. We told the staff that we love eating there. We told them that they were as good as the Court of Two Sisters in New Orleans.Special Features:
- ExcellentgrayswayDined on 5/10/2014One of the best Rib eye steak I ever had!!! I live in the Dallas area, but anytime I'm in Shreveport I will be eating here!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- DecentCAMurphDined on 5/10/2014Went there on May 10th for an anniversary dinner. Was promised a complimentary bottle of champagne by the restaurants manager, Ron. Unfortunately, nothing was ever sent to our table. Ron, who seated us upon arriving, never returned for a follow up on our experience. Decent crab cakes. Decent caesar salad. Steak was over-cooked but had great flavor. Great mushrooms and asparagus. Good wine list and spirits selection. I will not be dinning her in the future.Special Features:
- tspolandDined on 5/10/2014we love William B's. It has the best ambiance, the best wait service and the best host EVER!!!! Henry is the bomb.com when it comes to service....the best ever. Chef makes you feel right at home and is excellent!!! We will return at least once a month!!!!Special Features:I would recommend this to a friend.
- Enjoyed eveningKippycatDined on 5/7/2014William B's is always a good place to eat. I love their fried shrimp and crab cakes. My husband and I share the salad and baked potato because they r very large portions. I always look forward to having dinner here .Special Features:
- DLPKFOdsportDined on 5/3/2014I dine there regularly. Never had a bad experience. Steaks and seafood are their specialty. An upscale restaurant with a friendly and professional staff. Good wine selection too. Good for entertaining family, friends & clients. Predictably good food and service and very accommodating to special requests. Located off the lobby of a casino hotel so ask for a table near the back of the restaurant; otherwise, the music from the hotel lobby bar may compete with the soft elevator music in the restaurant.Special Features:
- End of a perfect eveningOpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 5/2/2014Best steak I have had in years. My wife and I had a wonderful dinner here after a long day in the casino. Ou server Larry, made us feel like were his only concern, and even took time to help with menu selections. The food is marvelous, and the open kitchen fills the whole room with such a great aroma as you can smell all the steaks and dishes cooking. A little pricey, our bill for two people was just over $150, but I will definitely go back next time I'm in town.Special Features:
- OpenTable Diner Since 2014Dined on 4/26/2014our waiter's name was Henry and he was very helpful and courteous I would like to commend him on his waiting on us. we enjoyed our mail and was treated very well thank youSpecial Features:I would recommend this to a friend.


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Named on the National Register of Historic Places, this hotel offers Victorian charm combined with modern amenities and is a short walk from area attractions, including cable car lines.
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Nice little hotel, friendly and very helpful staff, great location plus free WiFi
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Location excellent Very clean and breakfast good Cosy bar and excellent value
Just a short walk from Union Square, our room was clean & comfortable. Fridge was provided, & there was a safety deposit box at reception.
The room where breakfast was served was a little bit dark
Great location in a lovely historic hotel
Night life was a little rowdy outside
Room outdated and needed refurbishing. Breakfast very poor. Overpriced for what it is.
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Good value in great location. Helpful staff and overall great stay.
The location The rooms fairly sized and decorated The staff is helpful
The breakfast is average The room cleaning not thorough
It is in a great position at a budget price. The breakfast was adequate.
The room was a disappointment after similar priced hotels in other parts of the US. It was the only hotel throughout our trip where the staff didn't seem to care or greet you with smiles.
5 min walk to union sq and lots of dining and shopping options. Clean and most staff were very helpful and lovely.
Facilities were a bit old (especially the elevator), and the "included breakfast" was very basic. The room had no view other than looking straight into someones appartment and seeing and hearing them talking and eating late at night was a little disturbing.
Great location .. Quiet... Good food on site .....easy access to sightseeing opportunities
No tea or coffee option in the room
The room had no air conditioning and was small with 2 queen beds should only have 1 bed and then there would be more space
Room was comfortable. breakfast was adequate. Staff friendly and helpful. Convenient location near downtown end of cable car and good bus services. Bart trains from airport are a short walk and car rental are close. WIFI was good throughout hotel.
Smell in coridors. Noisy street. Breakfast room very basic.
The whole stay was great, good price, great location, no problems. Great having a bar right next door too.
great breakfast and dining area like the location
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The hotel is in a good position for the cable car and transport. The rooms are not large but adequate and the staff very helpful.. There is a great pub next door for dinner and drinks
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Our visit was good, however we were on the 6th floor our room was stuffy , slept with the window opened. Just for your info, every thing else was good. Thank you
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The rooms are older and the hallway noise is loud. There is one elevator so there can be a wait. They do not offer amentities that are common in nicer places like room service, expanded cable or coffee.
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NEWTON, Mass. — March 8, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — TripAdvisor®, the world's most popular and largest travel community, today announced the top ten "mancation" destinations in the U.S., according to TripAdvisor editors and travelers. From cutting loose with some wild nightlife to spending quality time getting back to nature, these cities offer a wide range of ways to bond with the boys on a guys-only getaway.
1. Strip Appeal: Las Vegas, Nevada
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: Gambling/Casinos
When it comes to breaking away for a journey filled with world class gambling, food and nightlife, nothing beats Vegas. Gents can also satisfy their need for speed at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway northeast of the city, before hitting the town for a flashy evening on the Strip. According to one TripAdvisor traveler, all this makes for "the quintessential guys Vegas weekend!"
2. Apple of their Eyes: New York City, New York
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: City Break
New York makes a great mancation destination for buddies looking to eat at a first-rate steakhouse, bar hop, hit the clubs and spend some very late nights in the city that never sleeps. And no mancation is complete without a stop at Grimaldi's or any number of world-famous pizza locations in the city. One TripAdvisor traveler said, "What we like most about NYC is the abundance of the things to do, and especially the nightlife. Tons of it."
3. SoBe It: Miami, Florida
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: Nightlife
Miami has it all for guys looking to see and be seen at one of the most stylish hotspots in the country. Away from the city's trendy nightlife, the gang can take in the sun and the sights on South Beach, or go to Everglades National Park to enjoy spotting alligators, manatees and other wildlife. According to one TripAdvisor traveler, "South Beach has swanky places to chill, and beer and billiard places to hang out, too!"
4. Takin' It (Big) Easy: New Orleans, Louisiana
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: Nightlife
Nightlife doesn't get much better than in New Orleans, with a hotter-than-ever music scene that has the city jiving at all hours, and cheap beer and food that can keep the guys sustained for days on end while enjoying airboat tours, jambalaya and even a little gambling. One TripAdvisor traveler pointed out, "You can stay entertained for an entire weekend on Bourbon Street."
5. High Alti-dude: Denver, Colorado
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: Outdoor/Adventure
Denver is a perfect hub for a great guys' getaway, with super slopes in nearby Vail, caving opportunities in the Rockies, and the chance to be a cowboy at a true dude ranch. For beer drinkers, it is worth checking out the Great American Beer Fest in September. And according to one TripAdvisor traveler, "Denver has a lot of new and exciting bars and clubs opening all of the time."
6. Beach Boys: Kailua, Hawaii
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On an island of public beaches featuring beautiful weather year-round along with amazing activities like shark diving, Kailua offers a once-in-a-lifetime exotic escape with the guys. One TripAdvisor traveler said, "After visiting Oahu last week, I returned home with only one thought in my mind: how do I figure out how to live in Oahu?"
7. Horsing Around: Louisville, Kentucky
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: Great Food/Wine
Kentucky's Churchill Downs' year-round night horse races and music festivals make it a fantastic spot for the crew, but for a slower pace, guys can take a two-day ride along the Kentucky Bourbon Trail to sample at six historic bourbon distilleries. According to one TripAdvisor traveler, "The bars in Louisville stay open until 4am (every night) so pace yourself."
8. Mancationland: Portland, Maine
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: Great Food/Wine
The Portland area is a terrific option for both enjoying a fun city while also getting back to nature on a green mancation in "vacationland," complete with kayaking, camping, and of course, amazing fresh Maine lobsters come suppertime. One TripAdvisor traveler said, "Portland has plenty to do, great restaurants, and can be a base for driving to coastal spots south or north."
9. A Ghastly Good Time: Savannah, Georgia
Recommended by TripAdvisor travelers for: Culture/Sightseeing
For a little southern comfort, gentlemen can head to Savannah for a weekend filled with golf, grog and ghosts. Aside from award-winning links and the enticing Tybee Island beach, guys can enjoy a historical haunted pub crawl and the Savannah night life. As one TripAdvisor traveler put it, "I wish we could have stayed longer, there was so much left to see and do."
10. Brewin' Mischief: Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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With its famous bratwurst, breweries and big league baseball, Milwaukee is an outstanding mancation spot. Not to mention the city is home of the Harley Davidson Museum, where it's "a fun game to decide which one you would want to own," said one TripAdvisor traveler.
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IU women's basketball exhibition
Indiana finishes off the victory with some playing time for everybody, though it was largely a lackluster second half for the Hoosiers. IU led in scoring by Aulani Sinclair with 15, Quaneisha McCurty with 13 and Sasha Chaplin 11. Hoosiers shoot just 36.5 percent from the field, but Kentucky State was at 21.4 percent. HOOSIERS 77, THOROUGHBRETTES 34
Watch this game for just a few minutes, and there's little doubt what the outcome is going to be. But that's not what matters in this first outing for the Hoosiers. It's about where to be and what to do offensively, defensively and even during time outs. Every break in play is a teaching moment for Curt Miller and staff.
As for the actual game, Aulani Sinclair leads the way with 10 points, Quaneisha McCurty with 8 points and Nicole Bell has 7 points. Simone Deloach has 7 rebounds off the bench. Bell has done a nice job as floor general with veteran Andrea Newbauer still sidelined by injury. Walk-ons Brionna Arnold (4 points) and Carmela Roeschlein provided some key minutes as well in the opening half. Indiana is shooting 13-fo-34 from the field, but Kentucky State is just 2-of-24 from the floor, which is about all you need to know about that. HOOSIERS 41, THOROUGHBRETTES 9
10:06: Midway through the first half, and Indiana is in control as expected. IU with balanced scoring, led by 5 points apiece for Bell and Sinclair. Walk-on Brionna Arnold of Ben Davis has added a 3. Kentucky State has six turnovers, four in the first five possessions. HOOSIERS 19, THOROUGHBRETTES 5
The curtain rises on the Curt Miller era in Bloomington as Indiana hosts Division II Kentucky State in an exhibition game at Assembly Hall. Indiana starters are freshman Nicole Bell at point guard, senior wings Jasmine McGhee and Aulani Sinclair, with sophomore forward Quaneisha McCurty and redshirt junior center Sasha Chaplin.
i quickly scrowled down your page and seeing nothing of note i switched to a different iubb source. then it hit me. i could have sworn i saw the word "Thoroughbrettes". i had to immediately hit the back button to make sure my mind wasn't playing tricks on me. the "thoroughbrettes"?! Really? if chick hoops ever wants to be taken seriously, they can start with not "feminizing" the mascot name. and stop playing like chicks.
and while i'm at it, what's with all these colleges changing their uniforms all the time. if your uniform changes every week it really isn't a uniform. it's a costume. i'm talking to you, oregon.
Go Lady Hoosiers! Thought the women played with more enthusiasm and freedom.
(Can somebody PLEASE throw out the numerous crazy comments that have no relevance to an article?????)


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Rapper, The Game, Puts 2012 Hip Hop Songs On Hold For Reality TV Show
Looks like the Game is getting turnt up on TV for Summer 2012. According to various reports, the former G-Unit star and recent amateur boxer, is going to show his marriage to Tiffany Cambridge via Hollywood networks.
Jamie Foxx 2012 Movie, DJango Unchained
Jamie Foxx 2012 movie, DJango Unchained is stirring a lot of controversey. Rumored to be a comedy slave film, watch the trailer to make your own conclusion. Co-star Leo Dicaprio, Christospher Waltz, Samuel L Jackon, and Kerry Washington.
2012 Dating Advice, How To Get Hot Girls
Need dating advice for the Hip Hop 2012's summer season? Glance these videos once over for a laugh as some dating moves are parodied for educational value. The girls featured look great too.
DresMore Rap Beat Contest
New Hip Hop artists, check this opportunity out. Well-known producer Carlos Paez of Dres'More music is giving a way free beats to rap on via YouTube.
Ti Artist Big Kuntry King Interview With @CKHiD
TI's artist, Big Kuntry King, sat for an interview to talk about his upcoming projects with Youtube's @CKHiD. Check out what the underground ATL Hip Hop star had to say and see BTS footage from his music video shoot.
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Mr Chart Topper aka Roscoe Dash is back with a new Hip Hop song and music video. The single, "IDGAF" is sure to get the old and new school as it rekindles thoughts of past Atlanta Hip Hop star "Ki-Lo".
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Everybody is changing the way they get the vapors in 2012. Thanks to Wiz Khalifa's song "California", people are all interested in Trippy Sticks and here is the latest technology update.
Pioneer of Hip Hop Fashion Online, Rodrick Rainey, Launches Freestyle Writing Blog
The founder of Hip Hop clothing site Sojones.com is giving food for thought via his new blog. Discussing popular issues, ways to make money, and more, check out this interesting launch for the Hip Hop 2012 culture.
Work Hard Play Hard - Wiz Khalifa [ video ]
Pittsburgh Hip Hop superstar, Wiz Khalifa, is back with a new music video and club anthem. A fun video where he even brings the color pink back, there's a lot of great clips in this joint.
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OpenOffice.org has released version 1.1 of its office suite for Linux, Windows and Solaris in a variety of languages, including English, German, Swedish, Spanish and Japanese. New features for version 1.1 include native, one-click PDF export, Flash export, a faster load time, improved MS Office file compatibility and accessibility support. In addition, support for AportisDoc, Pocket Word and Pocket Excel has been added for easier transfer of documents to PDAs and handheld devices. OpenOffice.org 1.1 also offers an open, future-proof XML file format, which allows users to avoid file format lock-in situations. The suite and its source code can be downloaded from www.openoffice.org/dev_docs/source/download.html.
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The upcoming film starring Jamie Foxx and Martin Lawrence as their famous female characters, Wanda and Shenehneh respectively, has a release date.
The film, currently still in development, has a release date of August 19, 2011 according to IMDBPro.
Jamie Foxx will be handling scriptwriting duties.
Foxx popularized the Wanda character during his stint on "In Living Color." Shenehneh was one of Martin's many characters on his 90's sitcom "Martin."
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Financial Crash Sends UC Merced Mathematician into New Territory
UC Merced applied mathProfessor Harish Bhatwatched the financial markets collapse while he was teaching at Columbia University several years ago.
The costly miscalculations by so many major Wall Street firms and the unanswered questions about what went so wrong compelled Bhat to look into the relationship between mathematics and finance's failed models.
"All the formulas people were using weren't as good as they said they were. They weren't on a sound footing," he noted. "It's a good time to repair the damage."
Bhat, who also researches circuits, began studying up on probability and finance. He also began trading stocks online to get a feel for how the market functions. He has since had a paper he wrote with his graduate student Nitesh Kumar accepted for publication in the proceedings from the 2009 Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics Conference on Mathematics for Industry.
The paper, "Markov Tree Options Pricing," questions one of the fundamental assumptions made in the pricing of European stock options - that daily returns of a stock are independent and identically distributed. The assumption is part of the Black-Scholes model, which has been around for decades. Bhat argues that using a Markov chain provides a better way to estimate returns by accounting for the option's changes. It's an example of the university's innovative research into some of society's most-pressing problems.
The proposal represents such a paradigm shift that some have been resistant to it, Bhat said. "People are kind of skeptical," Bhat said. "A visitor from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley was open to the idea, but wanted to see more empirical studies that confirm our findings before tossing out the standard dogma."
The Black-Scholes model provides a neat formula that's fairly easy to use. Bhat's approach is based on an algorithm that takes into consideration a stock's past performance as it gauges potential values.
More people will be convinced this is a better system, Bhat said, as he publishes more papers about it.
He continues to research other causes of the financial collapse that math could help fix. He wants to come up with a formula that could better predict mortgage loan defaults — investment risks — by accounting for geographical differences. For example, people in the Central Valley may be more likely to default than someone living in New York.
Bhat came to UC Merced from Claremont McKenna College. He was drawn to this campus because of the emphasis on applying mathematical solutions to the world's issues and because of the intimate atmosphere that allows for close interaction between professors and students.
"It's a UC campus," he noted, "but its size makes it feel like a small private college."


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"Brazil: Too thuggish for Nick fucking Diaz" is not a good tag line for your country to have. I wonder what Sonnen thinks about all of this?
Stealing is wrong!
Statistically, within 7 meters (21 feet for you 'mericans) an assailant armed with a hand weapon can close the distance and strike you before you can draw your weapon from your holster. Using that line of thought, if they already have their gun on you, you're dead by the time you move for your gun.
Also, pointing your fun at someone is just wrong.
I think it may be a Louisiana thing, but the penalty for murder IS LESS than the penalty for Armed Robbery. Consequently, no one gets robbed, they get murdered.
"Im the man of the hour, too sweet to be sour. What you see is what you get and what you dont is better yet. Im the womens pick, Im the mens regret and if you pick against Chael Sonnen you made a bad bet." - Chael Sonnen
"The only thing I'd bet against Chael Sonnen about is whether or not he's clean." - LoRd pYrO
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Hope you had a great weekend! Find out which movies made top five on our Hot Box this morning, and all week long, we're celebrating moms. At 7:40 am each morning this week, is your chance to win a fabulous Mother's Day prize pack including a $50 gift certificate to Honolulu Chocolate Company, a $25 certificate to Jose's Mexican Cafe and Cantina, one dozen roses courtesy of Foodland, and a $50 gift pack from "As Seen on TV."
Even more, Ward Consolidated Theaters is celebrating 2 years of the Hana Hou Picture show by giving away a four pack of tickets to see Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade on Wednesday, May 15th at 10 pm at Ward Consolidated Theatres.
In other news, check out this full metal rendition of our national Anthem done by Metallica this past Friday night. Click [here] to see it.
And check out the world's smallest flying robot [here].
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Ajna Films is a production company founded in 2000 by Alysa Nahmias. The director-producer and her team have been lauded for telling stories that weave the personal with the collective, and for a taking a balanced perspective on delicate subject matter.
In 2011, Nahmias and co-director Benjamin Murray won an Independent Spirit Award for the Ajna Films feature documentary,
Unfinished Spaces
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Nahmias' producing credits also include
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Colville High continued its impressive and unbeaten run through the September high school volleyball season last week.
But the Indians (8-0), who havenŌĆÖt lost a game yet, much less a match this season, lost standout middle hitter Aubrey Buckner last weekend at Clarkston to a possible season-ending knee injury.
Fellow middle hitter Chantel Nussbaum went down earlier in the week with an ankle injury.
Indians busy this week
The Can-Am Cross Country In┬Łvitational meet, held annually at the Kettle Falls Recreational Area for over 25 years, featured one of its largest-ever turnouts last Sat┬Łurday under sunny, warm late September skies.
The field included 17 high school teams and six junior high teams (325 runners).
The highlights for Colville star┬Łted with Colville Junior High School sixth-grade phenom Kassie Brooks winning the girlŌĆÖs race by half a second, followed by running newcomer T.J. Braun finishing a close second for the Colville Junior High boys.
Chewelah eases
past Kettle Falls
The keys for the Chewelah Cougars (4-1, 2-0) coming into last Friday afternoonŌĆÖs game against Kettle Falls (0-5, 0-3) were to take control early, keep mistakes to a minimum and get through the game healthy.
The Cougars accomplished all three goals, dominating the Bulldogs on both sides of the ball on their way to a 36-6 victory.
ŌĆ£We played up,ŌĆØ said head coach Jim Fisk. ŌĆ£You have to play at a high level all the time in our league.
ŌĆ£Overall, we did a good job; we didnŌĆÖt make any glaring errors.ŌĆØ
DelRae Bultina is not from this area, but she is invested in it all the same. The 53-year-old Burbank resident has been journeying to Gifford for over 20 years with her husband, Marvin, to hunt turkeys every spring and fall.
The bridge at Kettle Falls was built in 1929 to eliminate delays, but lately, it has delayed construction deadlines, traffic, truckers, and emergency vehicles.
Work on the bridge was delayed before construction even started in August, according to Bob Hilmes, the project engineer employed by WSDOT (Washington State Department of Transportation).
The bridge needed repairs over two years ago, according to Hilmes. When two gaping holes opened on the bridge over the past winter due to abrasive snowplows, it became apparent that construc¬tion timetables needed to be pushed up.
Pat is now in GodŌĆÖs memory as he fell asleep in death on Sept. 6, 2012 in Colville.
Pat was born to S.K. and Bonnie Patterson on July 19, 1946 in Roswell, New Mexico. He met his wife Nancy in Del Norte, Colorado. They raised three sons in the Colville area.
Pat loved the outdoors. He was a logger most of his life. Pat loved hunting, fishing, camping, crabbing and cutting firewood.
Margelene L. Snyder went home to be with the Lord Sunday, Sept. 16, 2012, in her home in Asotin. She died of natural causes at the age of 89.
She was the first born to Art and Ellen Earl, March 19, 1923, at the old Lewiston Hospital on Main Street. She attended schools at Tammany, and finished at Lewiston schools through 12th grade.
Donald Edward Bailey passed away Sept. 12 2012 in Bend, Oregon, from complications of emphysema and a lung infection.┬Ā He was born Oct. 7, 1931,┬Ā the second of four children born to Edward M. and Amelia Ruth (Sites) Bailey.┬Ā
Phyllis Diane Schmidt, a lifelong resident of Colville, passed away on Sept. 19, 2012 in Colville at the age of 70. Phyllis was born on March 30, 1942, the daughter of Albert Branch and Clara Belle (Thompson) Williamson.
Phyllis Irene Ramble, longtime resident of Colville, passed away Sept. 19, 2012 at age 86. Phyllis was born March 19, 1926 in Kettle Falls to Clarence and Bessie (Alldredge) Cranston. Phyllis spent her youth on the family ranch on Sherman Creek, attending high school in Marcus and graduating in 1943.