09-Mar-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Ahoy there, playmates (Daily Telegraph)
A cruise can be a great family holiday. Fiona Duncan reveals which are the most child-friendly ships.
• 'Retirement? He's too busy (The Columbus Dispatch)
Tom Brokaw signed off 15 months ago as anchorman of the NBC Nightly News, but he?s still waiting to retire. ??When I said I was shifting gears, I was intending it to be a lower gear, not a higher one," Brokaw said yesterday from his New York office.
• 'Vike-Freiberga scheduled to meet Annan (Baltic Times)
Vaira Vike-Freiberga was scheduled to meet U.N. Secretary-General Kofi Annan on Wednesday during the final day of the Latvian president?s lengthy visit to the United States.
• 'Casino operator opens fifth outlet in Kiev (Baltic Times)
The Baltic region?s largest gambling company, Olympic Entertainment Group, has opened its fifth casino in Kiev, Ukraine. The new casino of 36 slot machines cost a total of 780,000 euros. In the past 18 months, the company has spent 22.68 million litas (6.57 million euros) in the Ukraine.
• 'Centrists to work with right-wing parties on coming up with presidential candidate (Baltic Times)
Ain Seppik, faction leader of the Center Party, said on Tuesday that the party?s ruling board has decided to team up with four other parties ? the Reform Party, Res Publica, Pro Patria Union and the Social Democrats ? to come up with a single presidential candidate who will succeed Arnold Ruutel.
• 'Over the Bounding Main (Incentive)
Small but luxurious ship, sailboat and river barge charters offer incentive groups a great way to cruise. By Leo Jakobson
• 'Aksenoks worried about March 16 provocations; Kalvitis warns against hasty decisions (Baltic Times)
Riga Mayor Aivars Aksenoks suggested this week that a terrorist act could take place during a planned march of Latvian Legionnaires, while a City Council member hinted that the city would not permit the event for fear of public safety.
• 'Leg Four Day 17 1600 Gmt Position Report (Nautica)
As the yachts in the Volvo Ocean Race slow on the final straight north towards Rio de Janeiro, different crew members onboard are emailing in their descriptions of what life is like at the extreme.
• 'Retired anchor hasn't slowed down since signing off (Ohio News Network)
COLUMBUS, Ohio -- Retired anchor Tom Brokaw hasn't gotten a chance to slow down since he signed off NBC's "Nightly News" 15 months ago.