27-Feb-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'FAMOUS JEWEL THIEF NOW MESSENGER OF GOD (Miami Herald)
He taps the table. He rubs his watch. He stirs his iced tea. He smooths his marlin-patterned boat shirt. When he's not talking, his eyes dart from his cellphone to the lacquered fish on the walls of the waterfront restaurant to the boats.
• 'PEOPLE: Ledger plans to follow up 'Mountain' with bigger role (Contra Costa Times)
Heath Ledger has probably never been hotter in Hollywood than he is right now, what with his best actor Oscar nomination for "Brokeback Mountain" and his well-received work in the romantic comedy "Casanova." But Ledger is about to cool his career way down to be a stay-at-home dad, reports say.
• ''Skookum' year ahead in the northern sea lanes (Miami Herald)
It's going to be, as they say in Alaska, another skookum year for travel to the Last Frontier state, especially for cruise passengers, who will be able to choose from a variety of ships, itineraries and activities.
• 'Just Be Patient, Pat Riley Says, Cruising By (New York Times)
Holland America Line, one of seven major cruise lines owned by the Carnival Corporation, dedicated its newest ship, the Noordam, in New York last week, and Carnival's chairman and chief executive, Micky Arison, brought an entourage to celebrate with him. It included Corrado Antonini, chairman of Fincantieri, the Italian company that built the Noordam; the actress Marlee Matlin, godmother of the
• 'Club meetings (Bradenton Herald)
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• ''Murph the Surf' redeeming his past by preaching in prisons (Deseret Morning News)
He taps the table. He rubs his watch. He stirs his iced tea. He smooths his marlin-patterned boat shirt. When he's not talking, his eyes dart from his cell phone, to the lacquered fish on the walls of the waterfront restaurant, to the boats.
• 'Jewel thief turned born-again grandpa: the twilight years of ?Murph the Surf? (The State)
CRYSTAL RIVER, Fla. ? He taps the table. He rubs his watch. He stirs his iced tea. He smooths his marlin-patterned boat shirt. When he?s not talking, his eyes dart from his cell phone, to the lacquered fish on the walls of the waterfront restaurant, to the boats.
• 'Television movies for the week of Feb. 26 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
Above the Law '88. Steven Seagal. A Chicago policewoman helps her cynical partner rid his working-class neighborhood of cocaine dealers. (R) (2:00) FX: Wed. 8 P.M., 11:40 P.M., Sat. 6 P.M.