13-Apr-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'NEWSMAKER - Berlusconi refuses to go down without a fight (Reuters via Yahoo! Asia News)
ROME (Reuters) - With a nickname like "The Knight", Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi could hardly have been expected to simply surrender.
• 'Seabourn Opens Bookings for 2007-08 Cruises (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ultra luxury small ship specialist Seabourn Cruise Line has opened bookings for its three yacht-like, all-suite ships through the first quarter of 2008.
• 'Tiro man hunted Japanese subs in WWII (Telegraph-Forum)
SHELBY -- Willis Vanasdale, 87, was only half-way through basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center near Chicago when the Japanese bombed Pearl Harbor.
• 'Town prepares ferries for service toIsland Beach and Great Captains Island (Greenwich Time)
BRIDGEPORT -- Dirty seagulls and stray cats picked at shell fragments embedded in the worn wooden dock at Hillard Bloom Shellfish Inc. Massive shellfishing rigs floated in the murky green water, their thick ropes taut and whining.
• 'Your location: (Teen Hollywood)
Jessica Simpson flew into Australia yesterday morning to show her support for her sister Ashlee, who is hosting the MTV Australian Video Music Awards tomorrow night.
• 'Da Kine (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Our Savior Lutheran School is hosting a benefit dinner, "An Evening in Aiea" from 6 to 9 p.m. April 22. On the menu are signature dishes from Sansei Seafood Restaurant & Sushi Bar, dk's Steakhouse, Shanghai Bistro, Kahala Caterers, Hong Kong Harbor View Seafood Restaurant and Thai Kitchen.
• 'SHIP SHAPE (Daily Record)
Inspired by the Royal Yacht at anchor nearby, Britannia Spice carries its customers on an exotic cruise to the cuisines of the mysterious East, offering dishes from Bangladesh, Northern India, Nepal, Thailand and Sri Lanka.
• 'Simpson Family Has Holiday Down Under (ContactMusic)
JESSICA SIMPSON flew into Australia yesterday morning (10APR06) to show her support for her sister ASHLEE, who is hosting the MTV Australian Video Mus
• 'Coasts and culture (Lexington Herald-Leader)
The dour old woman was straight out of central casting, Mediterranean division: short and stocky, wearing a shapeless black dress and shawl, her gray hair in a bun.
• 'Seabourn Pride Will Sail Under London Bridge Again This Summer (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Ultra luxury small-ship specialist Seabourn Cruise Line has announced that, for the summer of 2006, calls of its yacht-like ship Seabourn Pride at London will once again involve sailing under the city's famous Tower Bridge.