15-Jun-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'DES band shines in San Francisco (Mount Shasta News)
Dunsmuir Elementary School music teacher and band director Mike Wright does not believe in keeping his students within the confines of the band room, tediously learning musical notes.
• 'Princess Margaret auction: For sale - The Crown Jewels (Independent)
The items in the Princess Margaret sale at Christie's this week were the crown jewels of a glamorous royal life defined by privilege and wealth. In death, however, their lustre has been tarnished by accusations of greed and vulgarity. Everything from Princess Margaret's diamond-studded wedding tiara to the neo-classical pelmets from her bedroom were up for grabs in a two-day sell-off of her
• 'please add (Interior Design)
to your address book. Andre Arbus, the great French Art Moderne designer, lives on in Le Voyageur, a piece that nods reverently to tradition without sacrificing its modern sensibility.
• 'Lady Sovereign Superfan Gets His Date (ChartAttack.com)
on a high-end date. As previously reported , the superfan started a website called Help Me Get Random With Lady Sovereign in hopes of soliciting funds to use on a night on the town with his favourite rapper. Slow's wish came true on June 9 when he joined Lady Sov following her San Francisco show.
• 'Charles Haughey, Former Irish Premier, Dies at Age 80 (Update2) (Bloomberg.com)
June 13 (Bloomberg) -- Charles Haughey, a four-time Irish prime minister, died today after years of ill health, the government said. He was 80. Haughey was first elected to the Irish parliament in 1957.
• 'Heat builds Wall of support with Jewish fans (The Palm Beach Post)
Miami Heat minority owner Raanan Katz has asked for divine intervention.
• 'Tasting Menu Trend Goes to Sea (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Always a pioneer of innovative cruise cuisine, Seabourn Cruise Line has once again successfully translated a tasteful trend popularized by upper-tier shoreside restaurants to its three intimate, yacht-like ships.
• 'Richie Promised Caribbean Cruise For Weight Gain (ContactMusic)
Socialite NICOLE RICHIE has been promised a luxurious Caribbean yacht cruise with her closest pals by her concerned father - if she promises to put on
• 'Charles Haughey (Daily Telegraph)
Irish prime minister whose career circumvented numerous scandals and an unexplained but remarkably lavish lifestyle.
• 'Company pumps up effort to dredge Tamar (Examiner.com.au)
The company in charge of dredging the Tamar River Basin has spent $300,000 on two new pumps to improve efficiency. But the river will be without a dredging programme for at least another two weeks as annual survey work is carried out on the main dredge.