Antiques on Camera and Behind Every DoorNew York TimesThe Dallas company Heritage Auctions had the event filmed on the Queen Mary ocean liner, now a hotel and tourist attraction moored at Long Beach, Calif. Consignors stood awkwardly and sometimes tearfully onstage with Mr. Pennington, pleading for higher ...and more »

Entertainment CalendarLongview Daily NewsIn the Beachway Restaurant, 3061 Ocean Beach Highway. 425-4113. Silver Star: Crazy Ivan, 9 pm-1 am No cover charge. 1032 Vandercook Way. 423-8007. Alston Pub & Grub: Random Access, rock, 8 pm No cover charge. 25196 Alston Road, Rainier.

News & ObserverThe Day's Best | 02.05.12News & Observer(AP Photo/Nati Harnik) – AP Participants of the 20th Annual Polar Plunge Winter Festival run toward the ocean during the 20th Annual Polar Plunge Winter Festival at the oceanfront in Virginia Beach, Va. Saturday, Feb. 4, 2012.and more »

Entertainment CalendarLongview Daily NewsIn the Beachway Restaurant, 3061 Ocean Beach Highway. 425-4113. Cowlitz Valley Old-Time Music Association: Open-mike fiddling, country and other old-time, musical entertainment. 7 pm at Catlin Grange, 205 Shawnee in North Kelso.and more »

The Day in SportsUSA TODAYSwimmers enter the water during the Cole Classic ocean race at Shelly Beach in Sydney, Australia. Football fans pray at St. John the Evangelist Catholic Church near the Super Bowl Village in Indianapolis ahead of Super Bowl XLVI.and more »

Spaceflight NowTwo Intelsat payloads on Sea Launch manifest this yearSpaceflight NowSea Launch's operations team, which manages processing of the rocket and payloads, remains at a home port in Long Beach, Calif. The Zenit 3SL's two lower stages are manufactured by Yuzhmash of Ukraine and a Block DM upper stage from Energia, ...

Coronado's Johnny Downs Jr. 1944-2011eCoronado.com (blog)While he loved the beach and the ocean – surfing, diving, sailing, fishing and kayaking – his primary love was tennis. He was a doubles specialist. He had very quick hands at the net and subscribed to the aggressive serve & volley approach to the game, ...and more »

CNNGo.comSouvenirs we can't wait to buy in 2012CNNGo.comThe eclipse will be viewed from Trinity Beach, North Queensland on November 14. In anticipation of doomsday, December 21, 2012, a group of Italians have already started building an underground bunker. You wouldn't expect Italian tourists to meet their ...

Former East Haddam Resident and BOE Member Donald Coltart Passes AwayPatch.comDon was also a 27th generation great-grandson of William the Conqueror, and through the royal houses of England, France, Ukraine, Germany, Italy, and Denmark had many royal ancestors---some good and some bad. Needless to say, his genealogy is what some ...

Revamped playground excites kidsVictoria Times ColonistThe 25-year-old Peterborough resident and Trent University student finished his Run to Live in a steady snowfall that covered the ground right up to the rocky beach. "By the end, I was running in three inches of snow," he said. "I ran into the ocean ...