The Hongkong and Shanghai Hotels, Limited -- General Manager Appointed for The Peninsula Manila Oct 31, 2008
He attended the Gloucestershire University in Cheltenham, United Kingdom where he received a Higher National Diploma in Hotel Management. Following his graduation, Mr. Crook worked at The Sonnenalp Resort in Vail, Colorado, USA; the Millenium Gloucester Hotel, London; and The Dorchester, London where he held the position of Assistant Food and Beverage Manager. (PR Newswire)
Seven new players for All Blacks Oct 26, 2008
" In terms of injured tighthead prop John Afoa, Henry said the signs were "pretty good" and that he was recovering well from his injured knee. But he would have another fitness test as soon as the squad assembled in Auckland on Sunday. The All Blacks coaches confirmed that veteran prop Greg Somerville was on standby and would travel to Hong Kong if needed. Somerville is about to take up an English club contract with Gloucester. "We believe it's a very talented team that we have got for this... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Nurses at 2 hospitals vote no confidence in CEO Oct 21, 2008
THE REGION Registered nurses at Beverly Hospital and Addison Gilbert Hospital in Gloucester have taken a vote of no confidence in the chief executive of the two institutions, Stephen R. Laverty. Members of the Massachusetts Nurses Association said in a petition that Laverty created a "punitive organizational culture that continues to be characterized by oppressive management practices" at Northeast Health Corp., the hospitals' parent organization. (Boston Globe)
* World News Quick Take Sep 3, 2008
At a hearing last week in Gloucester, a judge sentenced 34-year-old Akhtary to 60 hours of community service and his former wife, Anne Akhtary, to 40 hours of community service. Anne Akhtary, 43, admitted trying to claim the payout by using a forged death certificate claiming that her husband had died of brain trauma in an accident. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Australian company results Aug 28, 2008
Gloucester Coal has forecast increased profitability this year amid strong prices and demand for coal, after delivering a rise in full-year profit. High oil prices and a stronger production performance push Woodside's profit up 67. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Overheard, out and about, Mrs. Grundy sees all, tells all Aug 9, 2008
She and Don spent the afternoon traveling by bus (coach, as the English say) to Gloucester ("glost-her"), witnessing the beautiful English countryside with its sheep, cottage gardens, fields of blue flax, hollyhocks, magpies, and even a fox. They enjoyed Italian food en route and settled in that night at their Gloucester hotel for a set dinner. (Andalusia Star News, AL)
Missing moneyHow the EU is putting a dampner on England's flood-hit areas May 8, 2008
Barry Dare, leader of Gloucestershire County Council ... Gloucestershire County Council's leader says it is "disgraceful" ... Gloucestershire experienced its worst floods on record in the summer of 2007, with its main electricity substation, at Walham near Gloucester, flooded. (BBC News -- UK)
Westaff sells its business in the United Kingdom Apr 2, 2008
The cash deal included 's head office in Gloucester and 25 offices. Walnut Creek-based Westaff (NASDAQ: WSTF) did not disclose financial terms of the deal or name the buyer. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
Green ideas for the UK Budget Mar 15, 2008
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For the love of bricks Feb 27, 2008
Alastair Stevens, Gloucester, UK. I actually think that Victorian Architecture is starting to go out of fashion and good 'Brutalist' stuff from the 60s is coming back in. (BBC News -- UK)
English cider country a bucolic, alcoholic brew Dec 30, 2007
Harry's Restaurant The Chase Hotel Gloucester Road, Ross-on-Wye 011-44-1989-763161. Expensive but award-winning British cuisine, served in a 38-bedroom country house hotel. (Boston Globe)
Essilor Acquires Prescription Laboratories in the United Kingdom and the United States Dec 6, 2007
Based in Gloucester, England, Sinclair Optical serves the entire English market with a broad array of products that includes stock lenses, prescription lenses and surface treatments. Its full-year sales amount to EUR8 million. (PR Newswire)
From up-turned collars to cauliflower ears, line-outs to player conduct... Oct 20, 2007
" Add your comments on this story, using the form below. I know lots of "rugby fans" but very few have been to watch a league match - revealing themselves as international part-time, armchair fans. Rugby may be "on the up" this week but the proof of the pudding will be in the crowds at domestic games. Andrew, Newbury My wife is an avid football fan and goes to all the Reading home games. Two years ago I took her to see London Irish play Harlequins. She was amazed to see no segregation of fans,... (BBC News -- UK)
I've been a fool, says Johns Aug 30, 2007
Australian rugby league great Andrew Johns says he has been a fool and getting caught with an ecstasy tablet in London is a black mark on his reputation. The retired Newcastle, NSW and Kangaroos star, regarded by many as rugby league's greatest player, was issued with an official caution for possession of an ecstasy tablet in London on Sunday. (Gloucester Advocate, Australia)
Bridgecorp creditors may lose some money Asian financial crisis 'could happen' Milton battling second cancer Geelong pass the test at a packed MCG NSW in grip of coldest July since 1986 Life is Local Haneef 'allowed to leave Australia' Jul 28, 2007
Haneef 'allowed to leave Australia. Dr Mohamed Haneef will be allowed to leave Australia but the government will not reinstate his work visa, Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews says. (Gloucester Advocate, Australia)
Worst floods in 60 years hang on in England Jul 25, 2007
As of Tuesday afternoon, 350,000 people across Gloucestershire were spending their third day without running water; many had also been without electricity for some time ... Trains were operating on emergency schedules, or not running at all, and many of the roads between Worcester and Gloucester were closed. (International Herald Tribune)
Aussies 'anxious about overseas doctors' Jul 25, 2007
Australians have become suspicious of overseas-trained doctors after medical staff based locally and in the United Kingdom were accused of terrorism, the Australian Medical Association (AMA) says. AMA president Dr Rosanna Capolingua told the National Press Club of anecdotal evidence that suggested international doctors were suffering as a result of the recent cases, particularly in teaching hospitals. (Gloucester Advocate, Australia)
Howard urges vigilance after UK threat Jul 2, 2007
The latest terrorism plots in the United Kingdom show Australia's anti-terrorism campaigns are justified, Prime Minister John Howard says. "It is a reminder that in our kind of society, that our society and British are very similar, there are groups of people who hate our way of life and there are groups of people who will do us damage and cause death and injury," Mr Howard told reporters in Sydney. (Gloucester Advocate, Australia)
Harry Potter casts spell on location vacations Jun 25, 2007
Gloucester Cathedral feels equally blessed. "We could potentially attribute 50,000 people over a couple of years to Potter," said chapter steward Mark Beckett. (The Age)
Chinese tourist numbers set to top Japan Jun 19, 2007
Tuesday, 19 June 2007. A decade and half ago, fewer than one in 150 tourists and business travellers arriving in Australia were from China, but the economic boom in China has changed that proportion dramatically. (Gloucester Advocate, Australia)
Read Indepth Article Jun 5, 2007
The exhibition, which has received support from the University of Gloucester, presents a variety of works in many different medias all examining the visual aesthetic between light and shadow and the visible and invisible. Tracing Light runs from the 3rd June 22nd July promises to be an elegant and beautiful exhibition. (AbsoluteArts.com)
Was Bristol Channel Hit By A Tsunami? May 1, 2007
In a paper appearing in the May issue of The Journal of Geology, the researchers explore the area affected by the 1607 flood, extending from Barnstaple (Devon) and the Carmarthenshire coast to the head of the Severn Estuary at Gloucester. They use an established catalog of geomorphic features indicating the presence of tsunamis in coastal landscapes, such as sand layers, overlapping boulder deposits, cavitation, bedrock sculpturing, and landscape erosion. (Science Daily)
The academic life — as others live it Apr 30, 2007
I'm working hard again, on what I hope will be described in much the same way as Prince William Henry, Duke of Gloucester and Edinburgh, legendarily said to the historian of the Roman Empire, "Another damned thick book! Always scribble, scribble, scribble! Eh, Mr. Gibbon?" Every day I spend long hours in the Rare Book Room of the Cambridge University Library, reading books so obscure that even Firestone doesn't have them. But the Rare Book Room has wi-fi; and the splendid room where I work has... (The Daily Princetonian, NJ)
Slave trade shameful - Blair Mar 26, 2007
" Go further In January, Mr Blair held a reception at Downing Street to mark the anniversary of the abolition act. In November, he expressed "deep sorrow" for the slave trade in an 850 word article in the New Nation newspaper and earlier this month, after a meeting with Ghana's president, he said: "We are sorry". HAVE YOUR SAY The west should NOT apologise for something that was perfectly acceptable at the time Martin Brown, UK The Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, told the BBC he should go... (BBC News -- Africa)
New at the table: Gastropubs Mar 11, 2007
The Engineer 65 Gloucester Ave.. 011-020-7722-0950. (Boston Globe)
Microsoft launches new Vista system Jan 31, 2007
Stella Buckley, Gloucester, Gt Britain ... Stella Buckley, Gloucester, Gt Britain. (Times Online)
Australia Day Honours - honouring the achievers Jan 26, 2007
Mrs Barbara Rose LAMB, Gloucester NSW. For service to highland dancing as a teacher, adjudicator and examiner, and to the community of Gloucester ... Superintendent Kam Daryl BAKER, Gloucester NSW. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
