27-Jan-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Luxury yacht serves up eagle tours here (Tribune-Courier)
Birdwatching usually doesn?t include a luxury yacht with warm drinks, premium catered food and first-class amenities, but now, thanks to area marinas and the CQ Princess yacht, it does.
• 'Are megayachts going overboard? (Orlando Sentinel)
Coastal communities, marinas and resorts are racing to meet the growing needs of these boating behemoths and their owners. Whether it's providing a helicopter pad or installing jade-inlaid marble in the master bedroom, William S. Smith III has grown accustomed to satisfying every request from his custom-yacht customers -- except when it comes to finding places where they can park their outsized
• 'EXCLUSIVE: KELLY TO SAIL UP THE ISLE (Sunday Mail)
ACTRESS Kelly Brook and fiance Billy Zane are planning their dream honeymoon... sailing on a luxury yacht around the Western Isles. The star couple are due to wed later this year and want to celebrate in Scotland.
• 'Lithuania, Iraq begin diplomatic relations (Baltic Times)
Lithuania and Iraq formalized diplomatic relations on Tuesday, finalizing an agreement that began a year ago. Diplomatic papers were exchanged by Foreign Ministry Undersecretary Dalius Cekuolis and Iraqi Ambassador to Lithuania Walid Hamid Shiltagh in Vilnius.
• 'Commissions narrows potential routes to Saaremaa to two (Baltic Times)
TALLINN ? A commission charged with selecting the best route and method to connect the island Saaremaa with the mainland has narrowed the choice down to two. One route runs alongside the current Virtsu-Kuivastu ferry and the other across the northern tip of the island of Viirelaid.
• 'NATO summit to stretch Latvia?s security resources (Baltic Times)
RIGA ? The state secretary of the Defense Ministry, Edgars Rinkevics, was quoted as saying that the November NATO summit that will be held in the Latvian capital will test the capabilities of the country?s security resources.
• 'InterContinental Hotels Group Expands Midscale Extended-stay Portfolio In South Florida (Hospitality Net)
ATLANTA -- InterContinental Hotels Group, the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms, announces plans for a new 71-room Candlewood Suites hotel near Ft. Lauderdale's air and cruise port terminals in South Florida. The new property is expected to open late 2006 and will be Ft. Lauderdale's first Candlewood Suites hotel.
• 'Revelry in president?s residency causes scandal (Baltic Times)
TALLINN ? President Arnold Ruutel and his wife have been put on the defensive after reports about their underage grandchildren?s parties in the presidential residency.
• 'He called it a perfect 10, a home away from home and a great opportunity (Miami Herald)
He called it a perfect 10, a home away from home and a great opportunity. Hialeah-Miami Lakes quarterback Thaddeus Lewis returned from his weekend visit to the University of South Florida sounding like he was ready to become the Bulls' latest commitment from Miami-Dade.