Businesses Paid For Advertising That Never Materialized Nov 19, 2009
And Jian Locke, General Manager for the Guest House Inn and Suites in Dupont, estimates hes lost $13,000 in trade. These business owners and others claim they were told the military directory would be printed as long as two years ago. (KIRO TV, WA)
Miriam Peters, 100, retired head of Burnham School Nov 14, 2009
Carol Somerville of Washington, D.C., who graduated from Burnham in 1969, talked on the phone with her often when she was manager of Blair House in Washington, the guest house of presidents, during the Reagan administration. Somerville said she would call to get advice on matters such as gloves at dinner, finger bowls, and seating arrangements. (Boston Globe)
Full Story Nov 8, 2009
He was killed a week ago in Afghanistan after Taliban militants stormed the guest house he was guarding. His mother Sandra was inconsolable a few days ago after she heard the news of her son's death. (WSVN-TV Miami, FL)
CAL THOMAS: Enablers and excusers of communism Nov 6, 2009
The group later jumped over a back wall to take refuge in a house behind the guest house, he said. Medvedev: Soviet-era terror cannot be justified. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Elegant country manor in Mesa Nov 6, 2009
One of his favorite spaces is the guest house, which he's turning into a music-practice studio. The one-bedroom separate building has a living room, kitchen and bathroom. (AZCentral -- Home)
Embattled UN rethinking Afghan-Pakistan role Nov 6, 2009
The Taliban said they attacked the guest house because the U.N. was working on the Afghan election, which they viewed as a Western plot. "It's been a few very difficult, dramatic days for us as U.N. family," said Eide, who visited the charred remains of the house where a blue U.N. flak jacket lay covered in ashes. (Rhinelander Daily News, WI)
Afghans Had Advance Intel on U.N. Attack Nov 1, 2009
The gunmen stormed the guest house and it was learned that 5 of the gunmen were UNITED NATIONS FOREIGN STAFERS. This war in Afganastan, Iraq and now Pakistan must come to a close for America. (CBS News)
Eight held in deadly U.N. attack in Kabul Nov 1, 2009
Saleh said the guest house attack was directed by an al-Qaida operative known as Ajmal who fled to the Waziristan area of northwest Pakistan. Pakistani troops have launched an offensive in South Waziristan, stronghold of the Pakistani Taliban. (MSNBC -- International)
U.N. Says Afghan Police, Troops Took Too Long to Respond Oct 31, 2009
Although the guest house was full of U.N. employees, the building itself was a privately owned Afghan business. "Of course we make all efforts to support our international partners at all times," NATO spokesman James Appathurai said in Brussels. (Fox News)
UN critical of Afghan, NATO response to attack Oct 31, 2009
As guests cowered inside their rooms or jumped from windows, two UN security officers fought with three militants who attacked the guest house at dawn Wednesday, carrying grenades and automatic weapons and wearing suicide vests ... Although the guest house was full of UN employees, the building itself was a privately owned Afghan business. (Boston Globe)
Taliban Violence Threatens Presidential Election Oct 30, 2009
In addition to the guest house attack, Taliban militants fired rockets at the Serena, the country's most luxurious hotel. No one was hurt but dozens of Westerners and well-heeled Afghans fled into the basement when the lobby filled with smoke. (Fox News)
Australian's flight from the Taliban over rooftops Oct 30, 2009
First, Mr Robertson started to step onto the balcony of the guest house but shots drove him back inside. As explosions rocked the building, he bolted the door and hid his wife in the wardrobe, hoping the Taliban would believe the room was vacant. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
UN workers scramble over roofs during attack Oct 30, 2009
First, the lanky Aussie started to step onto the balcony of the guest house where he and dozens of other UN workers were staying but shots drove him back inside ... The attack began shortly before 6am when three gunmen wearing green police uniforms broke into the guest house, home to the largest concentration of UN staffers working on the election. (Sydney Morning Herald -- World)
Hero contractor recounts fighting off Taliban Oct 30, 2009
We heard small gunfire, and then we took a bomb that set the guest house on fire ... 29: U.N. officials search through the guest house attacked by Taliban gunmen Wednesday as more details emerge on the attack, in which at least 11 people were killed. (MSNBC -- International)
Murder in Kabul Oct 29, 2009
Frequented by foreigners, the guest house is in a central area of Kabul that had previously been considered relatively secure. Guards and the intruders exchanged gunfire, guests were killed (and nine more were injured), as well as four Afghans. (The Economist)
Taliban attack on UN house leads to panic and heroics Oct 29, 2009
An armed man helped a German whose foot was broken to get out of the guest house, home to dozens of UN staff, that was attacked around dawn yesterday ... First, the lanky Australian started to step onto the balcony of the guest house where he and dozens of other UN staffers were staying, but shots drove him back inside ... The attack began shortly before 6 a.m. when three gunmen wearing green police uniforms broke into the guest house, home to the largest concentration of UN staffers working on... (Boston Globe)
11 Killed in Taliban Attack on U.N. in Kabul Oct 29, 2009
At least 25 U.N. staff were staying at the guest house, most of them advisers for the Nov. 7 balloting ... Flushed and with black stains on his hands and face, Turner said 40 people were staying at the guest house, of whom about 25 took refuge in the laundry room at the back of the building under his protection ... The group later jumped over a back wall to take refuge in a house behind the guest house, he said. (Fox News)
Taliban Target U.N., Luxury Hotel in Kabul Oct 29, 2009
Suicide bomb explosions were followed by a fierce firefight with gunmen who stormed the guest house ... After the firefight the attackers entered the guest house's courtyard ... The guest house had been perceived as a secure residence, with a guard post, a heavy metal gate, more guards inside. (ABC News)
Related: U.S. contractor says he fights off attack in Kabul Oct 29, 2009
The group later jumped over a back wall to take refuge in a house behind the guest house, he said. It was not possible to reach others who had been staying at the guest house to verify Turner's account ... Turner returned to the guest house hours after the attack to collect his personal belongings. (The Pantagraph newspaper)
Click to read:Taliban Claims Kabul Attack on UN: 8 Killed Oct 28, 2009
Gen. Abdul Ghafar Sayedzada, the Kabul police director of criminal investigations, told reporters that three militants armed with machine guns and suicide vests stormed the guest house, killing at least four foreign nationals, two police officers, one other security agent and one civilian. CBS News' Fazul Rahim reports that seven foreign nationals were rescued from the guest house, according to Sayedzada ... He said 20 U.N. staff were living at the guest house, some of them known to be... (CBS News)
Six U.N. foreign staff killed Kabul attack Oct 28, 2009
Edwards said officials were trying to account for several other U.N. workers who were staying at the guest house ... Taliban spokesman Zabiullah Mujahid claimed responsibility for the attack on the guest house and the Serena in a telephone call to The Associated Press, saying three militants with suicide vests, grenades and machine guns carried out the assault. (MSNBC -- International)
12 dead in attack on UN in Kabul Oct 28, 2009
Gunmen attacked the guest house used by U.N. staff Wednesday, killing at least seven people including three U.N. staff, officials said ... Gunmen attacked the guest house early Wednesday, killing at least seven people including three U.N. staff, officials said ... Edwards said officials were trying to account for several other U.N. workers who were staying at the guest house. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Body found burned beyond recognition in western Palm Beach County house fire Oct 26, 2009
A fire damaged the guest house at a residence in a Fox Trails subdivision home near Lion County Safari ... There are two large structures on the property and the one that burned may have been the guest house. (The Palm Beach Post)
Girls sell sex in Hong Kong to earn shopping money Oct 17, 2009
"My first customer was an ordinary man in his 40s. We skipped the dinner part and went straight to the guest house for sex," Sze recalled. "Actually, I was a bit scared, but I knew this was the only way I could get money. This customer wasn't bad, though. We just had sex, he paid, and then he left. I thought this was easy money, and that's why I continued doing this kind of thing.". (CNN -- International)
Travel QA: Finding deals from Phoenix Sep 19, 2009
It's $5,500-$7,000 for the week for the main house, $1,500-$2,000 more for the guest house. That seems a not "out-of-sight" price for the high season. (AZCentral -- Travel)
HINGHAM YESTERDAY'S: New tricks of sleight-of-hand at Loring Sep 1, 2009
Once the guest house for a thriving New England inn, this property has been completely remodeled structurally and with some further renovation will result in a unique two-unit home having 6 and 7 rooms, respectively. The owner s side will have 4 bedrooms, 3 baths, and a fascinating paneled living room. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Liberia: 'Rebel Commander Did Not Take Orders From Taylor' Aug 7, 2009
He said all members of the ECOWAS Committee of Five also had access to the RUF leaders at the guest house. In November 1998, Mr. Taylor said Bockarie also visited Liberia en route to Burkina Faso. (allAfrica.com)
Liberia: Taylor Denies Recognizing Sierra Leone Junta Jul 30, 2009
He explained that ECOWAS leaders were free to go to the guest house and meet with the RUF delegation whenever they wanted to do so. Taylor said that while this was necessary to facilitate the peace process in Sierra Leone, it did not in anyway translate into support for the RUF. Taylor said as a member of ECOWAS, he was committed to bringing the conflict in Sierra Leone to a peaceful conclusion. (allAfrica.com)
Krantz: Dove hunting right of passage Jul 29, 2009
The sun warmed temperatures to the high 50s and in years past we have eaten under the outdoor pavilion, but it was still a little cool, so we ate in the dining room of the guest house ... Ken and Fritz do a combination of napping and reading in the guest house. (ESPN -- Outdoors)
The Walk-Through: Tuscan luxury in St. Helena Jul 22, 2009
Don't miss: The guest house with two bedrooms and a combined kitchen and living room a short walk from the main residence. Size: Three bedrooms and 2 1/2 bathrooms in four structures totaling 4,400 square feet on a 60-acre lot. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Patna: Penury drove Australian to suicide Jul 16, 2009
He had been staying in the guest house since May 29. Text Size. (India Times, India)
Somalia: Two Foreigners Abducted in Mogadishu Jul 15, 2009
Gunmen wearing Somali police uniforms turned up at the guest house, seized the men and took them in a vehicle towards a part of the city run by the Islamist forces. Sahafi Hotel has often accommodated foreign people, government ministers and parliamentarians. (allAfrica.com)
New Log Homes Added To National Sequoia Forest Jul 14, 2009
The guest house attached to the garage is 1032 square feet and has a wood stove. According to the SNF, cabins in the vicinity indicate that similar facilities charge up to $240, and average $194 for older, smaller accommodations. (KERO 23, CA)
Reporters abducted in Mogadishu Jul 14, 2009
Gunmen wearing Somali police uniforms turned up at the guest house, seized the two reporters and took them in a vehicle towards a part of the city run by insurgents, said witnesses. "Two foreigners have been kidnapped this morning by a large group of gunmen," Somali police spokesman Mohamed Ali told AFP news agency. (BBC News)
Six robbers attack Tema Golden Stock Warehouse Jul 7, 2009
The Regional Commander said the police also retrieved a key from the deceased with the holder bearing the number five, believed to be the key to the guest house where he was lodging. He appealed to all hospitals and other medical centres to inform the police of any person who report with gun shot wounds for treatment. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Back at the ranch, all's quiet Jul 3, 2009
Across from the front door of the main home was the guest house where Jackson's friend Elizabeth Taylor stayed when she married Larry Fortensky in 1991, at a Neverland wedding briefly interrupted by a skydiving gate-crasher. Among other things, Jackson left behind dozens of metal sculptures of children in various states of play, They were scattered across the estate, some showing children in modern dress, others looking more like kids who stepped out of a Charles Dickens novel. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Unexpected and ancient, rustic and alluring Jun 28, 2009
The boar whose head sat on the wall had run across the property next to the guest house. I asked him if he had eaten the boar. (Boston Globe)
Journalists may get the 'good' gulag Jun 16, 2009
Choi acknowledged that possibly they will be moved from the guest house, operated by the state security system, to which they have been confined ever since North Korean soldiers picked them up on the Tumen River border with China on March 17 as they were working on a story about human-rights abuses. "From a five-star hotel, maybe they will move to a one or two-star hotel," said Choi. (Asia Times Online)
Suspect in fatal Renton shooting still not charged; but he's in jail awaiting trial Jun 4, 2009
The suspect was apprehended smoking a cigarette while walking away from the Guest House Suites. The suspect was not carrying a weapon when he was arrested. (Enumclaw Courier Herald, WA)
Back To The Future May 24, 2009
Hourlong, docent-led tours of the guest house are available between 11 a.m. and 3 p.m., Thursdays through Mondays. 7 p.m.: End your day at the hottest new restaurant in town, Fig, in the Fairmont Miramar Hotel. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Delta exodus May 22, 2009
They say they seized weapons from the guest house, and showed journalists a stock of rusty rifles, heavy machine guns, anti-aircraft ammunition, and buckets of bullets. "It is worth it, because if we remove one criminal, then the whole level of criminality in the region will be reduced," said JTF spokesman Lt Col Rabe Abubakar. (BBC News -- Business)
Myanmar closes Suu Kyi hearing again May 22, 2009
" Three diplomats later met her at the guest house where she is being held in Insein Prison but they refused to provide details of those discussions. But diplomats said they had not changed their opinion of the trial simply because they had been allowed to attend. Most assume the special court in Yangon's Insein Prison will find Suu Kyi guilty. "The access we had today was welcome, but doesn't change the fundamental reality," British Ambassador Mark Canning told the British Broadcasting Corp.,... (MSNBC -- International)
Custom home has best of many worlds Apr 20, 2009
The same stone has formed the exterior walls of the guest house. The home is built with insulated concrete forms, an energy-saving product made from recycled materials. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
> Best Hospitality Project: Clayton Library Center for Genealogical Research Apr 11, 2009
The current project included renovation and remodeling of the historic William Clayton house as well as the Guest House and Carriage House on the property. The Carriage House received an addition that allows it to host a 100-person conference, and an elevator was installed in the Guest House so it can be used as office space for the Houston Public Library. (Houston Business Journal, TX)
Rahul gives security men the slip Apr 9, 2009
By the time he returned to the guest house, local people were walking along with him. Some even drove past him on their two wheelers, but the security personnel didnt object. (India Times, India -- Community News)
Kalama woman breaks silence over lifelong relationship with Brando family Mar 30, 2009
Hearing the music, his father stood on the guest house balcony and began playing along on the harmonica ... The farm is off-limits to the press because she s got a deal in the works to sell photos of the guest house, which is exactly as Brando left it on his last visit, she said. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Woman strangled to death in Jaipur Mar 25, 2009
Police said Shekhawat, a resident of Malviya Nagar and pursuing a bachelor of education (BEd) degree, had come to the guest house with a man just three hours before the incident ... It appeared that she was murdered by the man who came with her to the guest house. (India Times, India)
Southbury Resident Will Travel to Haiti on Medical Mission Mar 25, 2009
"While in Haiti, team members will stay in a guest house associated with the Healing Hands rehab clinic. That pleases Lauren, who said it wouldn't make sense to her to stay in a hotel that's far removed from the population she'll be working with."It's safe and well-established and also supports the local Haitians who cook and manage the guest house," she explained.An active member of St. James Lutheran Church, Lauren is conducting an awareness campaign among local houses of worship. She plans to... (Voices, CT)
Across the Area Mar 24, 2009
Capt. Elwell said a man entered the Guest House Inn on South Carolina Highway 19, demanded money and fired into the wall. In the other robbery, Capt. Elwell said a man at the Circle K on Jefferson Davis Highway implied he had a gun. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Guest houses for your pets in Delhi Mar 4, 2009
Atheya also holds special sessions with dogs to see whether the pet can adapt to the conditions at the guest house while his owners are away ... "My dog was treated like a VIP," says Ankit Desai who had kept his pomeranian junior at the guest house while he and his wife had gone for more than 15 days on vacation. (India Times, India)
Is Suryanarayana Raju holed up in Chennai? Feb 22, 2009
Nevertheless, it was also learnt that the guest house where Suryanarayana is being put up belongs to a relative of the Raju family. Sources close to the family guessed that Suryanarayana would have gone in a friend's car since all his vehicles remain parked at his residence in Satyam Enclave on the Medchal highway. (Times of India)
Efforts Underway to Name New Bypass After Lt. Col. Stinson Feb 19, 2009
At Fort Gordon s army base, the guest house known as Stinson Hall. bears his name. (Dublin Courier Herald, GA)
Govt concedes flaws in Ambedkar Sthal Act Feb 18, 2009
While crores of rupees have been spent on its face-lifting by putting tones of sand-stones imported from Rajasthan, the government has also extended its area to over 150 acres by merging with it the Gomatinagar Stadium and the guest house adjacent to it. This was challenged in the Allahabad high court by the National Alliance of People's Movement (NAPM) though its writ petition filed in July, 2008. (Times of India)
Toni Erikson; innkeeper worked with mentally disabled Feb 13, 2009
It was 1959 when the couple first bought the guest house on the Cape. They hosted vacationers from across the country and rented rooms to students who spent summers working in Cape restaurants. (Boston Globe)
Vinings home sales hot in frigid market Feb 8, 2009
"We ended up looking like the guest house or cottage house on the street," Betty Smith said. So they sold their split-level to a builder who razed it, and moved into an enormous new home around the corner. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
