Curtains for Great Eastern.
KOLKATA: On Saturday, Great Eastern Hotel - one of Asia's oldest hotels - shut its doors on guests, concluding a saga of hospitality that spanned 165 years. Its employees, who were given early retirement schemes in February, claim that even its resident 'marching men' have deserted its...

John Kotter stoops to conquer.
Byline: Dibeyendu Ganguly Five years ago, John Kotter created quite a flutter in academic circles when he took early retirement from Harvard Business School at the age of 54. Here was a doyen of the academic establishment, recently ranked the world's foremost "leadership guru" by Business-Week ,...

Govt safety net for retired people.
Byline: Swati Basu People displaced from work can use this programme They are in their mid-50s. They are Early Retirement Scheme beneficiaries and ex-employees of Indian Paper Pulp. When Indian Paper Pulp closed down Pradip Kumar Chakraborty and Anil Saha were mentally distraught...

COUPLE CONNECT ACROSS MILES AND YEARS.
Byline: Paul Denison The Register-Guard EDITOR'S NOTE: Longtime Register-Guard editor and reporter Paul Denison is taking early retirement to leave the country. At the urging of his editors, he agreed to share the story behind his departure. Love can lurk in the darkest places. ...

Mayuga formally assumes top RP Navy position at turnover rites today.
Byline: ARIS R. ILAGAN Rear Admiral Mateo Mayuga formally assumes today the position of flag officer-in-command of the Philippine Navy (PN), replacing Vice Admiral Ernesto de Leon who had filed early retirement from military service. Well-placed sources said Mayuga, a member of Philippine Military Academy...

Villanueva rules Cycling Search.
UNHERALDED Orly Villanueva exploited the early retirement of the big guns to rule the elite pro division over another pair of newcomers in the Manila leg of the Cycling Search Invitational Series late Friday night inside Intramuros. The 23-year-old pride of San Leonardo, Nueva Ecija was a...

Less complete cover.
Reading the article about travel insurance, I felt smug that I have always arranged insurance for the family whenever we have gone on holiday. In 2003, however, my wife was diagnosed with a malignant brain tumour, just 17 days after taking an early retirement from teaching. We...

Puno not retiring, pledges support to Panganiban.
Byline: REY G. PANALIGAN Justice Reynato S. Puno yesterday pledged to support new Chief Justice Artemio V. Panganiban and dispelled rumors that he would opt for an early retirement "in disgust" after the countryas 21st Chief Justice was sworn into office last Wednesday. Justice Puno...

The price of water; studies in water resource economics and mangement.
1843390817 The price of water; studies in water resource economics and mangement. Merret, Stephen. IWA Publishing 2005 154 pages $108.00 Hardcover HD1691 Merret took early retirement from an academic career in...

'Blissing'.
Byline: Rolando V. de la Rosa,OP YES, the word is spelled correctly. I am writing about happiness which we often think of as a state of being. I prefer to see happiness not as a noun, but a verb. I call it "Blissing." When a...