The News Review:

- Monks bless future temple site
- Consistency and instinct are keys to success
- Accor pens Two Mercure Hotels in Koh Samui

Monks bless future temple site
The Newark Advocate
“I think this is absolutely wonderful” Pataskala resident Grace Cherrington said. “I love bringing more diversity into the community. “Granville resident Carol Apacki lived in Thailand during a stint in the Peace Corps and like Cherrington she is looking forward to seeing a Buddhist temple built in Licking County. “I think it’s going to bring a lot of richness to the community” said Apacki adding she envisions her friends from the Peace Corps traveling to Pataskala to visit the temple and floating market. The Columbus Buddhism Center recently presented a rough concept detailing the development to Pataskala officials. Group representatives have said they want to complete the temple by July 4 2011. The rest of the project could take as long as 10 years Vengthisane said.

Consistency and instinct are keys to success
Financial Times
He retains a vivid memory of “all hell breaking loose” when Jack Welch the legendary former chief executive of General Electric received an unwelcome fax after midnight at what had been a relaxed postprandial gathering at the health spa. He remembers with awe Robert De Niro retiring without a drink to his room every night for three months during the making of The Deer Hunter only bringing his wife over to tour the temples when filming was finished. nly once did he consider leaving: during the Hong Kong dollar crisis in the 1980s he felt cheated by the Jardine group’s hotel arm which had become a partner; the management insisted that all employees take a 25 per cent pay cut even though he worked in Thailand and was paid in baht. He provisionally accepted a job in Hawaii and got as far as the Plaza Hotel in New York before waking up at 4am with the firm decision in his head to turn back. “I hadn’t paid much attention at the interview but in bed the voice of the president of the [rundown] hotel came back to me saying he wanted to impress the investors by making a profit in the first year without any investment. It would have been a disaster. “Mr Wachweitl cites consistency as the key to success in a business where middle-age guests frequently show him pictures of themselves as babies – with him in the picture.
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Accor pens Two Mercure Hotels in Koh Samui
ASIATravelTips.com
Each deluxe room has either an ocean view swimming pool view or an outdoor terrace with sun lounge and direct access to the pool. The villas are very private and surrounded by tropical gardens with a sundeck leading to a private pool. The design of each villa is influenced by the traditional housing styles of Thailand. Leisure facilities at the hotel include a fitness centre a large outdoor pool with a Jacuzzi tour desk an Internet lounge and the hotel provides Thai cooking classes. Business meetings and private functions are conveniently accommodated for up to of 100 people. The hotels also boasts wedding facilities in the function rooms or on the beach. n the East of the island is Lamai Beach the location of Mercure Samui Fenix.

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