05-Mar-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Sci-Port event promises to be out of this world (The Times)
"Fly me to the moon." And let me bid on dinner with President George W. Bush. And the chance for a yacht cruise. Or a Middle Eastern feast for 12 prepared by Al Najjar, Sci-Port president and CEO.
• 'Former Rep. Cunningham Loses Battle -- Within Himself (The Sacramento Union)
As a fighter pilot in Vietnam, Randy ?Duke? Cunningham became a legend for fearlessly diving into combat and taking out enemy MiGs. Strapped into a Navy jet, his aggressiveness seemed held in check by one thing?gravity. Years later, the flying ace-turned-congressman decided to test a different kind of limit?his own capacity for excess. Cunningham survived the dangers of war to lose an arguably
• 'Life of crime well behind him, Murphy surfs on in ministry (Fort Wayne Journal Gazette)
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.
• 'Disabled yacht under tow to Lyttelton (Stuff)
A disabled yacht is under tow to the Port of Lyttelton this afternoon after a rescue in Pegasus Bay, about 48km east of Woodend, north of Christchurch.
• 'Mercedes-Benz S550: It almost drives itself (San Jose Mercury News)
I'm more often befuddled than bedazzled by technology. The new Mercedes-Benz S-Class is an exception. This car offers so many neat, useful -- OK, I'll say it, amazing -- gadgets that I'm still abuzz two weeks after handing back the keys.
• 'Disgraced Ex-Rep. Ill-Served by Brashness (AP via Yahoo! News)
As a Navy fighter pilot in Vietnam, Randy "Duke" Cunningham became a legend for fearlessly diving into aerial combat, his aggressiveness seemingly held in check only by gravity.
• 'Cable movie listings Feb. 26-March 4 (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
The Accidental Spy ? ?01 ?PG-13? Jackie Chan, Eric Tsang. A Hong Kong salesman gains possession of a deadly microbe. (S, N, V) 108m ENCORE Mon. 12:40 p.m., 3:10 a.m.