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While the local Society scene grinded to a halt last spring due to the pandemic, it is still nice to showcase the organizations which have worked outside of the box to maintain their goals. The traditional Annual Dinner of the Montreal Clinical Research Institute (IRCM) Foundation, which took place recently, is a good example. Reinvented in a virtual mode due to the health constraints of COVID-19, the event was a resounding success. Under the theme of Chercheuses d’espoir, highlighting IRC...

Lifting the standards: Derry duo hold Irish records Gemma Moore and Dolores McGuckin set new targets for 2021 Derry duo Gemma Moore (left) and Dolores McGuckin hold Irish records in deadlifting Reporter: );  ); Two Irish strongwoman records are now held by Derry women after Craigbanes Gemma Moore joined Dolores McGuckin at the top of the sport this year. Earlier this month, Gemma set a new record of 265kg, in the open weight category, in the Shankill Barbell Deadlift Championship, despite onl...

(1) HUGO VOTING REQUIREMENT. You can nominate and vote in the 2021 Hugo Awards if you hold a supporting or attending membership in DisCon III by December 31st, 2020. Membership information is here. (2) AVALANCHE AT THE MOUSE HOUSE. During Disney’s massive investor day presentation on Thursday, innumerable new projects were unveiled (see Shaun Lyon let me run this summary of his notes: This is a huge list of Star Wars stuff that’s just been announced this afternoon, all coming from Lucasf...

(1) HUGO VOTING REQUIREMENT. You can nominate and vote in the 2021 Hugo Awards if you hold a supporting or attending membership in DisCon III by December 31st, 2020. Membership information is here. (2) AVALANCHE AT THE MOUSE HOUSE. During Disney’s massive investor day presentation on Thursday, innumerable new projects were unveiled (see Shaun Lyon let me run this summary of his notes: This is a huge list of Star Wars stuff that’s just been announced this afternoon, all coming from Lucasf...

Barbara Windsor, Kenneth Williams and the cast of Carry On: what happened next? The British comedy institution was a springboard for everyone from the late Dame Barbara to Sid James and Hattie Jacques 11 December 2020 • 9:03am What a Carry On: Sid James and Barbara Windsor were stalwarts of the British comedy series Credit: PA An original of the “bubbly blonde” species, Dame Barbara Windsor, who died this week aged 83, had an extraordinary life and career. Achieving fame as the skimpily-...

Barrelling east, bringing reality to the midwest, and potential headaches for travelers heading home. with that, lets switch gears and get a big picture of the weather with nbc meteorologist michelle grossman. so give us some of the specifics of what were looking at and happening out there. >> hi there, amin. not too bad across the country. the thanksgiving travel that was pretty horrible for most of us. nice for us in terms of travel. dry weather and mild air. so we didnt get that white christm...

Killing reagan will become a movie. now scott free and i produced killing lincoln, killing kennedy, killing jesus. all of which had been ratings, record breakers. say that five times. we are very happy the movies have been solo, you see. and we are close to making a deal on killing patton, which will be amazing. a lot of stuff on that. and that is it for us tonight.

Winds will certainly be a threat as we head through the next 24 hours. we also have heat out to the west. we are looking at record breakers out to the west so in parts of oregon today temperatures will be well above the 100 degree mark. thats your latest on the forecast and well be back with more cycle. a new season brings a new look. a chance to try something different. this summer, challenge your preconceptions and experience a cadillac for yourself.

Going to continue for the next couple of days. were talking this ridge of high pressure pumping up the temperature. so record heat thats what is building over the next couple of days and well probably see record breakers. temperatures over 100 degrees. 108 possibly today and tomorrow. from the rockies into the iowa valley and southeast were seeing thunderstorms starting to pop up from georgia to the florida panhandle. now the 4th of july the heat will be blazing to the west once again. excessive...

Kids, worked as a cashier most of her life living in alberta, canada. the rocky mountains of canada. and shes thrust into this situation where her daughter has been taken hostage half a world away. shes now negotiator. through 15 months shes on the phone every day negotiating, this mom, with these hostage takers. it was really incredible what she did and the power of a mothers love. at the beginning, they wanted $1.5 million, as you said, luke. by the end, she was able to negotiate it down to $6...