25-Sep-2006  (yacht cruise)

• 'Nagin held 'thank you' shindig on yacht (New Orleans Times-Picayune)
Greg Meffert, former New Orleans chief technology officer, wasn't the only prominent city official to throw a party on the Silicon Bayou, the yacht purchased last year by four partners in a technology firm that has received millions of dollars in city work since Meffert's arrival at City Hall.
• 'TOP 10 | Big little lines (Kansas City Star)
The top small-ship cruise lines (and scores), from Travel + Leisure?s World?s Best Awards 2006:
• 'TRAVEL: Cruising Australia and New Zealand (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
? 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.
• 'At the Colleges (The Providence Journal)
New faculty members: The College of Arts and Sciences welcomes the following new members: Andrea Bogie, of Providence; assistant professor, legal studies; Sandra Enos, of Peacedale, associate professor, sociology/service learning; Richard Gibbons Holtzman, of Cranston, assistant professor, political science; Heather Pond Lacey, of Cumberland, assistant professor, applied psychology; and Thomas J.
• 'FSB: Smarter charter (Fortune Small Business via Yahoo! Finance)
We're crossing the Gulf of Argolis: 37°8' N, 22°50' E. The water is placid, without a breath of wind, which is a bit of a disappointment - we've come to Greece to sail, but today we're under diesel power, making nine knots off Plaka on the Peloponnesian Peninsula, about 70 miles southwest of Athens.
• 'Plans to be a marine hub (The Star Online)
STOCKHOLM (Sweden): Malaysia plans to be a destination for yachting and activities related to marine leisure, said Transport Minister Datuk Seri Chan Kong Choy.
• 'Film shot in Malta doing well in the local box office (di-ve)
A film, which made extensive use of the water tank facilities at the Mediterranean Film Facilities, is doing relatively well in the local box office. The film is called "Adrift".
• 'Floating through the middle of the Amazon rain forest, they found one of the world's most exciting game fish. Oh ... (Sun-Sentinel)
il, our Brazilian fishing guide, quietly motors our skiff along the red, rocky bank of the Rio Negro, one of the major rivers in the Amazon basin. We are smack in the middle of the Amazon forest, Brazil's lush, tropical jungle covering an area about twice the size of France. This region boasts the largest rain forest on Earth, but today there isn't even a hint of rain. It's late afternoon and the
• 'Momentum Growing as Sailing Legends and Amateurs Prepare for 20th Annual Pro Am Regatta Week at Bitter End Yacht Club (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
VIRGIN GORDA, British Virgin Islands----Sept. 19, 2006--Preparations are well underway for the much anticipated 20th Annual Pro Am Regatta, being held at Bitter End yacht Club in the British Virgin Islands, October 28 - November 4, 2006.