The Maltese Falcon, a clipper luxury yacht owned by U.S. venture capitalist Tom Perkins, sails out of Valletta's Grand Harbour July 5, 2009. At 289.1 feet (88 metres), the vessel is one of the largest privately-owned sailing yachts in the world. Reuters Pictures 7 months ago

The Maltese Falcon, a clipper luxury yacht owned by U.S. venture capitalist Tom Perkins, sails out of Valletta's Grand Harbour July 5, 2009. At 289.1 feet (88 metres), the vessel is one of the largest privately-owned sailing yachts in the world.

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  1. The Executive Spa Suites by Lifestyle feature exclusive access to a luxury spa retreat for relaxation and rejuvenation of body and mind.
  2. Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Prius hybrid model, which is called 2010 Prius in the U.S., is displayed at Toyota museum in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids, including the luxury Lexus.
  3. A visitor checks out Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Prius hybrid model, which is called 2010 Prius in the U.S., displayed at Toyota museum in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids, including the luxury Lexus.
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  5. Toyota Motor Corp.'s new Prius hybrid model, which is called 2010 Prius in the U.S., is displayed at Toyota museum in Toyota, central Japan, Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids, including the luxury Lexus.
  6. Members of the Medical Examiners Office remove a body from the Peninsula Hotel Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in New York. New York City police say an 8-year-old boy was found dead and his socialite mother near death in a room at a luxury Manhattan hotel.
  7. Members of the Medical Examiners Office remove a body from the Peninsula Hotel Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in New York. An 8-year-old boy was found dead Friday in a luxury hotel room in midtown Manhattan _ the apparent victim of a drug overdose in a murder-suicide attempt by his distraught mother.
  8. Members of the Medical Examiners Office arrive at the Peninsula Hotel Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in New York. New York City police say an 8-year-old boy was found dead and his socialite mother near death in a room at a luxury Manhattan hotel.
  9. A television reporter does a live stand up in front of the Peninsula Hotel Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in New York. An 8-year-old boy was found dead Friday in the luxury hotel room in midtown Manhattan _ the apparent victim of a drug overdose in a murder-suicide attempt by his distraught mother.
  10. New York Police detectives enter the Peninsula Hotel Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in New York. Police say a 9-year-old boy was found dead and his socialite mother near death in a room at the luxury Manhattan hotel, investigating the incident as a possible murder and attempted suicide.
  11. Pedestrians walk past the entrance to the Peninsula Hotel Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in New York. Police say a 9-year-old boy was found dead and his socialite mother near death in a room at the luxury Manhattan hotel, investigating the incident as a possible murder and attempted suicide. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer.
  12. A New York Police vehicle is parked across the street from the Peninsula Hotel Friday, Feb. 5, 2010 in New York. Police say a 9-year-old boy was found dead and his socialite mother near death in a room at the luxury Manhattan hotel, investigating the incident as a possible murder and attempted suicide.
  13. A man cleans luxury cars at a dealership in Athens February 5, 2010. Greece sought on Friday to overcome sceptics about its commitment to slashing its massive fiscal deficit, promising to push through tax laws and other measures to achieve its debt reduction targets.
  14. A man cleans luxury cars at a dealership in Athens February 5, 2010. Greece sought on Friday to overcome sceptics about its commitment to slashing its massive fiscal deficit, promising to push through tax laws and other measures to achieve its debt reduction targets.
  15. A visitor takes a photo of Toyota Lexus' first hybrid model HS250h displayed at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids including the luxury Lexus.
  16. Toyota Lexus' first hybrid model HS250h, foreground, and other Lexus models are displayed at a Toyota showroom in Tokyo, Japan, Friday, Feb. 5, 2010. Toyota Motor Corp. will recall 270,000 Prius hybrid vehicles over brake problems in the United States and Japan, a report said Friday, while the beleaguered auto giant launched an investigation into possible problems with the brakes in two more hybrids including the luxury Lexus.

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