Canadians discover long-lost ship ‘fundamental’ to Arctic sovereigntyThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 3:02PMThe HMS Investigator, whose crew discovered Canada’s Northwest Passage, has been found 155 years after it was abandoned and disappeared in this isolated Arctic bay, a historic find and one that may help bolster Canadian claims to Arctic sovereignty
French Defense Giants See Profits RiseThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 2:24PMFrance's defense and aerospace group Thales and military electronics maker Safran both reported a surge in first-half net earnings. Thales' earnings grew more than 10-fold to $180 million, up from $16 million during the same period last year, the company said Wednesday.
Charge laid in police boat mishapThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:49PMA civilian employee of the Barrie police department has been charged after a dinghy flew off a trailer two weeks ago in the city's northwest end. The 21-foot Zodiac came to rest at the intersection of Cundles Road and Livingstone Street West around 8:30 a.m., July 14.[...]
For comedies, how long is too long?Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 1:13PMWent to "Dinner for Schmucks" last night, and while it's not bad (some very funny performances, including two scene-stealing turns by "Flight of the Conchords" alums Jemaine Clement and Kristen Schaal), it suffers from a common problem in Hollywood comedy these days: It's too long. There is, of course, no prescribed length for a movie, though most of them tend to be more than 75 minutes and less ...
Sragow Gets Reel: Four possible Lisbeth SalandersThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 12:22PMThe Daily Beast recently posted an exclusive report naming the four candidates still competing for the role of Lisbeth Salander in David Fincher's English-language adaptation of "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo."
Daniel Craig stars in Hollywood’s first Millennium Trilogy adaptationThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:31AMLOS ANGELES -- British actor Daniel Craig will star in The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo, Hollywood’s first adaptation of one of late Swedish author Stieg Larsson’s record-setting Millennium Trilogy, a Sony Pictures official said.
Disco Roberta set to keep winningThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:24AMA BLOCKBUSTER six-event program at Thabeban Park features a couple of potential rising stars.
Shipping containers auctionThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 11:14AMSHIPPING containers to be auctioned tomorrow.
South Euclid artist dresses up a tiger in blue for charityTuesday, July 27, 2010 @ 4:08PMMaking a work of art out of a tiger is probably a lot easier than making one of a rat. If that is the case, South Euclid’s Nancy Lick picked the right year to become involved in the annual St. Clair Superior Development Corporation’s “Year of the Tiger Art Project” fundraiser to aid Cleveland’s Asian-American community.