01-Nov-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Frederick Sanders (The MIT Tech)
Frederick Sanders ScD ?54, professor emeritus of meteorology and mentor and friend to an entire generation of weather researchers, died on Oct. 6 after a long illness. He was 83 and had been a longtime resident of Marblehead.
• 'Adventure Down Under ; Shore Excursions on a Cruise From New Zealand to Australia Take Visitors to See Ancient Forests, (RedNova)
By Tom Uhlenbrock Rudy, the Tasmanian devil, huffed and puffed and growled and screeched. But that was about it. He couldn't even stand up and spin like a top. The dark, furry little guy just ran around having a hissy fit while a trainer in his outdoor pen teased him with a bone.
• 'Famous chef caters to Ohio after posh life (Akron Beacon Journal)
Being at the right place at the right time has always been a blessing for chef Richard Metzger. Known to friends and patrons as simply chef Ricardo, he was born into the restaurant business in the back of his parents night club, the Flame, a swanky 1940s-style dining establishment that was located near Cleveland, the likes of which the Tommy Dorsey band or Benny Goodman would have played.
• 'Cruise news (San Jose Mercury News)
Expect to pay a bit more for a cruise to Alaska next summer. Residents in that state recently voted in favor of taxing each arriving passenger $50.
• 'Today: 10/30/2006 (Palm Beach Daily news)
What is your favorite spot in Palm Beach? Other than Cucina, surfing Reef Road. If you could change one thing about Palm Beach, what would it be? That it wasn't so seasonal. I love the cold fronts in the winter and really miss them come summertime. What is your favorite childhood memory?
• 'Multimillion dollar yacht Armstead settles on Red River (The Times)
Cruisin' on the Red River took on a whole new meaning Sunday night with the launch of Shreveport resident Bill Robinson's multimillion dollar 94-foot yacht, Armstead.
• 'REM NETWORK (GlobeSt.com)
Do you agree with ULI: Will retail slow compared to other real estate sectors? CAPE TOWN-Dubai World and London & Regional Properties, the consortium that bought the V&A Waterfront in Cape Town, have announced plans to invest $1 billion in it over the next four years.